a/n: Hey yall! I know it's been literally FOREVER since I've uploaded and I've got to say I'm really sorry. I honestly didn't realize it's been this long but the summer's gone by so fast. It's not like I haven't been writing, I just haven't been writing fanfic. I've been working on the book that I hope to get published one day about angels and demons and I've got nine 5,000+ word chapters right now. I start college in August and since I'm majoring in Biochemistry I won't have time to write like I used to. So, desperately, I'm going to try to finish this story before I go. That means maybe five more chapters at max but at least I won't leave yall hanging. Well I'll try not to. But neways, I'm sorry it's been forever and hopefully I'll update again within the week. ENJOY THE CHAPPY!

"Speech"

"Demonic Speech"

'Thoughts'

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN INUYASHA... T.T!

Since it's been so long here's a little look at last chapter...

-LAST TIME-

"Eat your fill Inuyasha for when your mate and Kirara arrive there is much to discuss. You and I shall be training twice as hard for the battle that is to come so conserve as much energy as you can. You will need it."

Inuyasha's mood immediately sobered and he sent his older brother a look that told him he was ready to protect his little sister from whatever psycho was after her. Deciding to listen to Sesshomaru's advice he did not ask any questions but instead moved forward to scoop as much stew as he could fit into the bowl into his before grabbing a spoon and sitting back to dig in. All three demons could smell the wonderful cooking at it hadn't taken them any time to each be eating their own respective bowls. It hadn't taken long for Sango to go from depressed to laughing as Inuyasha practically flung the food everywhere in an attempt to get it to his mouth faster. She knew that he was probably just putting on a show to make her laugh, seeing as he was being even messier than usual, but she could not help but feeling more light-hearted at the sight of her brother figure.

As she began to get full she started to wonder where Totosai had wondered off to after she had awoken. Only staying for a few moments to dish out her dinner, the old sword smith had retreated back into his forge room and hadn't come out since. Pausing to focus on her newly enhanced hearing she only had to wait a moment before the sound of hammering steel reached her ears. Curious as to why he would be working on a new sword at a time like this she finished up her food and turned her attention towards Sesshomaru.

"Sesshomaru," she paused for a moment for him to look at her, "what is Totosai doing making a new sword?"

His golden eyes seemed to darken momentarily before returning to their normal color so quickly that she almost missed it. She was sure that if she still had her human eyes she would have.

"He is forging you a new sword Sango; one that you can use with both your demonic and spiritual abilities. Yet another part of the prophecy that I spoke to you about this morning."

For a moment she was completely dumbstruck. Totosai, the demon that had forged the greatest of swords like Tetsaiga, Tenseiga, and Tokijin, was making her a sword. She was honored but worried at the same time. If the upcoming events prompted Totosai to forge yet another amazingly powerful sword what exactly were they up against.

-END-

Chapter 8- The Traitor

When Kagome, Miroku, and Kirara arrived Inuyasha had been quick to demand an explanation from Sesshomaru. She couldn't help but sigh at the fact that as usual he seemed intent that it was something his brother could have prevented and thus placed all blame on him until the story was told.

She was worried that her friends would not accept what she'd become and thus the entire time Sesshomaru explained she kept her eyes glancing back and forth between them. Sesshomaru seemed to notice her discomfort and unobtrusively slid his hand into hers without pausing in his story. She couldn't help but smile at his sweet gesture but did not move her eyes down to their joined hands to make it obvious what they were doing.

Inuyasha had reacted as usual, an annoyed glare that soon turned to interest as her unknown history unfolded. Kagome, honestly the one she was most afraid wouldn't accept her, had broke out in tears at her great-great-grandmother's story and moved over to hug her a few different times throughout the telling. Kirara was never a worry in her mind for her neko loved her more than anything and being a demon herself would have no problem with her mistress' transformation. Strangely though, it was Miroku, the one who she least expected to react badly, that seemed to take the information and her new appearance the worst.

After ensuring that Inuyasha and Kagome were ok with the new her she'd shifted her sole focus to Miroku who she'd noticed had been sending her strange glances since he'd arrived on Kirara. It was odd the way his eyes seemed to stare at her as if she were now horribly disfigured. She did not miss the way he sat furthest away from her and Sesshomaru around the fire, something she'd first attributed to he and Sesshomaru's bad blood but now wasn't so sure of, and how he'd kept a tight grip on his staff since he'd arrived.

However, since neither Sesshomaru nor Inuyasha seemed to notice the strange looks he was sending her she brushed it off as her imagination. As the conversation shifted to Sesshomaru's plan for he and Inuyasha's training she stood and pulled Kagome off to the side.

"There's a rather large hot springs in the back of the caves if you'd like to accompany me Kagome."

"Oh yes! You have no idea how much I could use a nice hot bath," said Kagome before she ran over to her large yellow backpack that she'd dropped at the cave entrance and grabbed her bath bag and two towels.

"Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, we're going to the hot springs for a little while if you need us," she called out as Kagome came up beside her and handed her a towel.

"Very well. Inuyasha and I are going out to train for a short time but we will be close by."

Waving languidly over her shoulder as she and Kagome both turned their backs to them and headed off in the direction of the hot springs. They passed by Totosai's forge and noticed the old demon was still hammering away on Sango's new weapon. She was unsure how she felt about using any weapon other than Hiraikotsu as a primary weapon but shrugged deciding it could never hurt to carry two powerful weapons around in case she were ever to loose one of them; as she had in the battle with the ogre demons.

When they reached the hot springs in the furthest room-like area within the cave they quickly shed their clothes and slid into the hot water. She audibly sighed as her new senses allowed her to take in the hot water's effect on her stiff muscles as she never had before. In that moment she decided she'd have to make a lot more trips to the hot springs now that she was a demon.

But even as her body relaxed she couldn't get her mind off of the looks Miroku had been sending her the entire time they'd been in the cave talking. Did he hate her now that she was a demon? It was true that as a monk he was obligated to slay any evil demons that threatened humans but he'd never had a problem with Inuyasha and she would never be a threat to humans since she'd been one herself. Deciding that she couldn't contain her suspicions anymore she turned to Kagome who had her eyes closed and spoke softly.

"Kagome, did you find it at all strange the way Miroku has been acting since you arrived to find out I was a demon?"

"To tell you the truth Sango I didn't really notice that much other than the fact that his aura seemed off for some reason. Why? Did he seem different," Kagome asked as her now open honey eyes shone with concern.

"Maybe I'm just overreacting but it seemed like he kept giving me strange looks the whole time. Not really a glare so much as it looked like he was sizing me up to see if he could take me on in a battle."

"I'm sorry Sango I didn't notice him looking at you that way. Maybe you should take him aside and talk to him about it later?"

"Hmm."

After that conversation drifted off and soon they were soaking up the hot water in silence once more. Soon the heat grew too much for Kagome so both girls stepped out of the water and toweled themselves off before redressing and wrapping the towels around their long wet hair. Making their way back to the main room they found only Miroku and Kirara sitting by the fire. To her surprise Kirara was not sitting near Miroku as she usually did but instead on the opposite side of the fire with her big red eyes staring intently at him. So she wasn't the only one to notice Miroku's odd behavior. In that moment she decided that they definitely needed to talk.

However they'd been in the springs longer than she'd guessed and it was already time for dinner. The sun was beginning to set and the boys were coming back in from their training. Since none of them had prepared dinner they would be having leftover stew, which she had no problem with since she'd found out earlier that Totosai was a very skilled cook.

Before going over to the fire to get her food she flipped her head upside down and rubbed the towel around on her hair to dry it a little more before removing it and flipping back upright. Moving over to Kagome's bag she grabbed a brush from it and tried to comb her long dark hair as quickly as she could. After she finished she tossed her towel onto the ground with Kagome's who had quickly tossed hers aside without coming to comb her hair. She envied the fact that the girl could do nothing to her hair and yet it was always immaculate. Her own locks were so thick that if she were to let them go uncombed they would rat and look horrible in a matter of minutes.

Quickly tying her white hair tie in its usual place she walked over to the fire and filled her a bowl of stew before moving to sit next to Sesshomaru. Inuyasha was obviously now aware that their relationship had moved past friendship but she hadn't discussed with Sesshomaru talking to Kagome about it so she had kept her mouth shut until she had a chance to speak with him first.

Dinner went by quickly and uneventfully and Sesshomaru was quick to take Inuyasha back out for some moonlight training that she didn't even care to worry about; the two of them would be fine, it was Miroku she was worried about. After sending Kagome a brief glance she walked over to the monk and asked him to accompany her on a walk.

At first she thought that he'd decline but after a few moments he accepted silently and rose to walk outside. It annoyed her that she'd invited him to take a walk with her and he didn't even wait to see if she was coming. In fact, as he walked she trailed behind him until they were quite far away from Totosai's cave and he finally stopped.

She waited for him to speak, thinking that was why he stopped so abruptly, but after a few minutes of silence she decided to speak first.

"Miroku I know that my sudden transformation is probably a shock to you but it's a shock to me too and it's something you're just going to have to accept. I have."

For a moment her statement hung in the air between them like a weight and once again the odd feeling that she'd noticed in the cave came back to her. She also noticed that Kagome had been right about a shift in his aura and so she studied him carefully. When he did finally speak though, it was not what she expected to hear at all.

"Oh no Sango I've known you were going to become a demon since before I even met you. In fact it was my mission to make sure that didn't happen. Oh well, I guess I'll have to go with Plan B," he said in a voice that she'd never heard him use before, a voice that sounded achingly similar to the demon that had attacked her in her village.

"Miroku what are you-"

Before she even had a chance to finish her sentence he whirled around and swung his staff at her head. Ducking swiftly to avoid the unexpected blow she knew that without her demonic reflexes she'd never have dodged that. Miroku wasn't that fast, he'd never been that fast in the entire time she'd known him, how could he possibly be that fast now?

He was moving so quickly now that she was having to struggle to keep out of the way of his blows. She wasn't used to her demonic speed yet and thus could not use it fully. Without a weapon she was very much at the disadvantage and she cursed herself for not bringing any kind of weapon with her since her slayer's suit was still at her village in the weapon's shed and thus her hidden blades along with it. Seeing an opening she quickly kicked out at him, striking him in the stomach and knocking him back a few steps. Taking the opportunity to move back a few jumps she put some space between them before yelling out angrily.

"What the hell Miroku? Explain yourself now!"

"I don't have to explain anything to a freak like you. Regardless, you'll see what I meant in a moment," he hissed out as if she were the lowliest thing he'd ever encountered.

She was about to demand him to stop talking in riddles and tell her what the hell was going on when the metal of his staff suddenly began to melt in his hands and bright green youki glowed from within it. Instantly she recognized it to be the same kind of weapon that the demon that attacked her had wielded and fear immediately settled in her chest. This weapon could suck her soul out of her body and she had no way of combating it.

Without her knowledge a low growl escaped her throat as her body instinctively braced itself for the coming battle. Even if she did fear his weapon she would never surrender to him especially now that she had someone worth fighting for. Knowing that her demonic powers were the only weapon she had left she carefully focused her own youki into her hands as Sesshomaru had taught her earlier. After what happened before she was careful to only allow a controllable amount to focus there.

Miroku apparently realized what she was doing and quickly attacked before she could build up her own offense. Swinging the now demonic staff at her, he moved with such speed and grace that she knew he'd been this powerful all along but had merely played weak to deceive them. No one got this powerful overnight.

It was all she could do to avoid or deflect his attacks with the glowing balls of youki she had formed in her hands. She noticed that the air around them was slowly getting colder and knew that it was another one of her powers but she had no control over it yet. She kicked herself for following him so far away from Sesshomaru and the others but she was sure if she could throw one of her youki balls at him that the explosion would alert the others.

Her thinking, however, distracted her and allowed Miroku to land a solid hit on her left leg that slowed her movements considerably. As he drew back though she knew that was the only chance she'd get to fire her energy. So as she stumbled back from his blow she simultaneously threw the youki in her right hand at him only to have him block with what had once been his staff and had slowly morphed into a sword. For a second she thought that it hadn't worked but as soon as his youki sword came in contact with her own concentrated youki the ball exploded and sent a wave of ice and energy blasting everything within a hundred meters.

As she picked herself up from the tree she'd been slammed against with a little difficulty she smiled at the fact that Sesshomaru and Inuyasha would be there in a matter of minutes even if her attack hadn't killed the traitor she'd once called friend. Opposite of where she landed she saw a dark clothed figure pulling it's way out of the snow and relighting the sword that had been extinguished in the explosion.

"You'll pay for that," he said menacingly as he stood and ran towards her with his sword swinging.

This time as she dodged him she noticed that the energy she'd expended earlier training with Sesshomaru and just then when attacking Miroku was quickly becoming problematic as her movements slowed and it became harder and harder to avoid his attacks. The wound in her leg was still bleeding and aching and though it was healing fairly quickly it slowed her down greatly. Each moment that passed left her struggling to move away from his vicious swings until once again he landed a hit that dug deeply across her stomach and sent her blood flying onto the pristine snow surrounding them.

Twin roars of anger eclipsed her cry of pain as Sesshomaru and Inuyasha arrived just a moment to late. As she fell back Sesshomaru caught her gently in his arms and moved swiftly away while Inuyasha carried on past them to clash Tetsaiga with Miroku's youki sword with a loud cry of "TRAITOR!" She could literally feel the demon within Sesshomaru stirring as he looked down at her bloody figure in his arms.

Since they'd expressed their love to each other she knew she would see more of his anger if she were injured but the sight of the usually smooth stripes on his cheeks becoming jagged and his beautiful golden eyes started to bleed red shocked her. She wanted to calm him and tell him it was alright but she barely had enough energy to keep her eyes open much less talk; her demonic healing slow to kick in since it had to fight the foreign youki before being able to start healing her.

She was sure that were she not bleeding heavily in his arms Sesshomaru would have been violently dismembering the so called monk at this very moment but as it were she was forced to watch as he struggled to keep the demon within him subdued, allowing Inuyasha to battle the one that had hurt her in his stead.

Once the weakest member of the Inu gang, Miroku was now easily keeping up with Inuyasha as the two clashed swords before pulling back to try again to land a hit on the other. When she noticed Kirara land a short distance away with Kagome on her back she didn't even have time to focus on the young priestess before Sesshomaru was suddenly standing beside them with her in his arms. Without even allowing Kagome to dismount Sesshomaru gently set her on Kirara's back with her back to Kagome who quickly took on her whole weight as Sesshomaru stepped away.

"Take her back to the cave. Now."

With that he disappeared and she knew he was going back to help Inuyasha. The only thing that worried her was that while his eyes were no longer bleeding red the purple stripes on his cheeks were still jagged and his voice held a double timber that suggested he was not fully himself. Kagome was about to tell Kirara to take them back to Totosai's as Sesshomaru had instructed when she stopped her.

"No Kagome I can't leave them here to fight my battles. If one of them were to get hurt it'd be all my fault."

Her mouth tasted coppery which she knew wasn't good but she absolutely refused to leave him knowing he wasn't himself. Kagome didn't argue though, she too didn't want to leave her mate to fight without her there, but instead carefully got off of Kirara and helped Sango off as well. Leaning her back against a nearby tree she allowed Kagome to survey the damage. The wound Miroku had inflicted on her leg earlier was now almost fully healed and no longer bleeding. Her stomach though was slowly healing but there was still blood flowing from it so Kagome bandaged it quickly.

As Kagome and Kirara both helped her to her feet they heard a loud roar of pain that had both girls rushing forward through the trees to see which of their men had been hurt. Kagome screamed and her own heart ached to see Inuyasha lying in a pool of his own blood as Sesshomaru knocked Miroku away from him and pushed the battle back. Kagome's body shook, as she had to visibly restrain herself from running to him to stay with Sango.

"Go Kagome I'll be fine. Take Kirara and get Inuyasha off of the battlefield," she pushed herself away from Kagome and leaned heavily on a tree, "I'm a demon now, I'm healing quickly so don't worry about me!"

That made up her mind as the other girl quickly jumped on Kirara and the two flew swiftly to Inuyasha who was pushing himself up using Tetsaiga but it was obvious he was hurt. Knowing that Kagome would take care of him she allowed her eyes to flick back to the battle as Sesshomaru swiped Tokijin at Miroku who was barely able to block with his own sword.

It was obvious who was the better swordsman but the mere fact that Miroku had been able to last this long against Sesshomaru scared her, especially since he'd managed to hurt Inuyasha so badly. Her mind noted that both brothers had been training heavily all day and thus were already at the disadvantage to Miroku who'd done nothing but conserve his energy until just the right time when he attacked. Still, who in the hell was he working for to have put on such an elaborate act for such a long time?

Her demonic senses drew her attention back to the battle as the youki from Miroku's sword flared and suddenly a bolt of bright green demonic energy shot out. At first she was relieved to see that it was obviously far from hitting Sesshomaru but in the next instant she realized that with the angle it was coming from it was heading strait for her.

Her blue eyes widened in fear as the bright green youki flew towards her so quickly she didn't have a chance to avoid. Instinctively she brought her hand up as if it would somehow protect her but in a flash Sesshomaru appeared before her and blocked the energy with Tokijin just before it could hit her. She could see the strain in his muscles at the speed he'd used to get to her and then intercept such a strong attack without being able to prepare his body. Worry flashed through her but when Sesshomaru lowered Tokijin and put it back in its sheath she noticed that Miroku's aura was now completely gone from the area. She was relieved that he was gone but angered that he'd been able to escape after what he'd done to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru. Her thoughts brought her attention back to her love who was still standing in front of her.

For a moment Sesshomaru merely stood with his back to her and she was about to speak when he whipped around suddenly and took a firm hold of each of her arms with his large clawed hands. Completely stunned by his swift actions she could do nothing as he began to yell at her directly for the first time since they'd met.

"Why in the seven hells didn't you go back to the cave like I told you to? Did you stupidly think that you'd be able to help us in battle in the condition that you're in? You have no weapon! What were you thinking?"

As he'd yelled he shook her by her arms, not violently, but enough that she was actually afraid. She couldn't speak to answer him as tears swiftly built and rolled down her face. Never before had she seen him like this and for his anger to be directed at her broke her heart.

When he realized what he'd done he immediately stopped and stared at her in shock. Never had he yelled at someone the way he'd just yelled at her; she who he loved more than anything in the world, she who would be his future mate. To see her crying because of his inability to control his anger sent a horrible sinking feeling into the depths of his stomach.

Without waiting another moment he pulled her gently into his chest and wrapped his arms around her. With one hand on her lower back and the other cradling her neck he held her to him and immediately began to apologize; something he'd never do to anyone but her.

"Sango, I'm so sorry. I could have lost you just now and I don't know what I'd do if I did," he paused as he tried to think of words that could convey what he'd felt but finding none he just repeated the thing that had scared him the most, "I could have lost you."

Her tiny form shook in his arms as she cried and he knew that it was stupid of him for reacting that way and taking his anger out on her but he hadn't even had his demon fully restrained and the sight of her about to be struck by the bastard monk's attack terrified him. As her crying slowed he looked down to find her big blue eyes staring up at him shining with unshed tears.

"I-I'm sorry Sesshomaru. I should have listened," she said as her voice trembled with sadness and remorse.

"No Sango this is not your fault. I am to blame and I will never forgive myself for attacking you in that way."

Instead of replying she gently laid her head back against his chest and relaxed in his warm embrace. His eyes softened, as he knew that he'd been forgiven. He couldn't help but wonder what he'd done to deserve a woman like her but he thanked whatever god had blessed him with such a wonderful woman.

However, as he inhaled her scent he remembered that she was still injured and despite the fact that her demonic healing was helping, her wound was still open and bleeding. Noting that Kagome must have taken his brother back to Totosai's cave on Kirara he carefully scooped her up into his arms. He needed to get her back to Kagome so that she could heal her. Only then would he be able to relax enough to take in all that had happened and begin to formulate a plan of attack and defense. However, before he could set off her voice drew his attention down to her.

"Sesshomaru," she paused as she looked up at him and waited until his eyes met hers before she continued, "Do you remember how you used to tease me about being a trouble magnet?"

"Yes."

"Well I'm really beginning to think you were right."

a/n: Well there you go... Honestly I don't really think this chapter was so great or worth all you amazing reviewers waiting that long but I'm still trying to get back in the Sesshy/Sango groove. If anyone seems out of character or there are any grammer/spelling mistakes I'm sorry, I'm a bit rusty. Well, except for Miroku, I did that on purpose. Lol. Oh, also... I wanted to let you know that I've drawn two different sketches of Sango's demonic form for this story. I don't have them posted online yet because I don't yet have a scanner but as soon as I get it, probably around August 6th, I'll get them posted to my deviantart account which is Texascowgirl-13 as well. But I'll remind you all again closer to the time... So I know it may not be worth it but plz plz plz READ AND REVIEW!