The uploader was being rather difficult about my editing this. So, I'm apologizing now for any spelling or gramar problems. Anyway, I tried to add a little comic relief in the begining to try to...lighten the mood alittle. InuYasha is a little...worthless in this chapter, but he'll be himself again soon. Thanks so much for all the support. And of course, I own nothing.

For those who are waiting for me to update "Scars", I'll try to have one up today, but TSSoD is my main focus right now (even though "Scars" is why I returned to writing fanfics). And here we go!

Chapter 3

Day 1

Previously on TSSoD:

The small light coming from the fire showed Kagome-sama laying curled on her side with blood pooling around her stomach. A small lump could be seen between her legs. Rin swallowed as she slowly approatched the figures. 'Oh, Kami...' She prayed as she croatched next to Kagome-sama and pulled back the kimono covering the mother and child. Rin let out a small sob as she looked upon the still-born baby. It was a little hanyou girl. She lay curled inside her mother's thighs with the umbilical cord still attached.

His...daughter..was...dead...his mate..was..dead. InuYasha held the baby to his chest and whispered, "My little Izayio." The tightness in his chest began to hurt terribly. InuYasha threw back his head and howled to the heavens.

Kohaku cleared his throught. The others looked at him. "I was returning to retrieve Kirara from Sango when I came across a demonic arua. I followed it to the Western Lands. Kouga was returning to his tribe. Everything was destroyed and everyone was dead. I quickly returned back here and that's when, of course, Sango met me going to check on the kids. What ever Kouga is doing, he most be stopped."

Miroku stepped up to his friend. "InuYasha, just what do you plan to do?" InuYasha jerked his head up and looked into Miroku's eyes. Miroku took a step back. InuYasha had murder in his eyes. "What the hell do you think, baka! I'm gonna hunt the bastard down and kill him! Then I'm gonna find Sesshomaru and demand that he tell me how to bring a soul back from the dead."

Myoga nodded solmenly. "'Tis quite possible. I think someone is pulling the strings behind Kouga. Someone wants InuYasha-sama dead."

"I just got her back. I'm not gonna lose her again." InuYasha stated before turning and walking away.

Sango stood behind them. "Rin's in danger." she whispered.

Miroku turned to his wife. "What do you mean?"

Sango sighed. "She's lost a lot of blood. I don't even know how she made it this long...Some one needs to contanct Sesshomaru...Not it!" Sango yelled at the end.

Miroku, Myoga, and Kohaku looked eachother down. "Not it!" They yelled together. Myoga quickly jumped down from Kohaku's hand and sped off.

"He left..." Sango mumbled.

Kohaku sighed. "I'll go find him. You two tend to the village." The other two nodded as Kohaku turned and walked off. Sango turned to Kirara. "Go with him." Sango told her demonic friend. Kirara meowed and brushed against Sango in her kitten state before prancing after Kohaku in her demonic state.

Miroku turned and began to finally tend to Kaede. Sango turned away from him and tended the nearest villager. The silence stretched out. The two worked to carry the dead to the burial ground. Nearly an hour past before the first of the villagers began to return to the village. Some began to held Sango and Miroku while others worked on repairing the huts. The only sounds were of builing noises or the grunts of those burrying the dead. Only a few words were past in light of the events. No one entered of went near the hut in which Kagome and Izayio lay.

Eventually, Sango wiped the sweat from her brow and went to check on her children and Rin. As she entered the hut, her mouth dropped and she lean on the side of the entrance for support. "MIROKU!" she screamed.

InuYasha had been walking since after sun rise, it was nearly noon and there was no sign of Kouga or his pack. He had tried to find Sesshomaru a few times, but also had no luck. Myoga's words from that morning ran around his head like angry bees. 'Damn, three days...I have three days to find Sesshomaru or Kouga and bring Kagome back...Kouga should be easy, but Sesshomaru...Kuso.' Kagome's smiling face entered his mind and he clentched his hands. He thought of the dead pup he held in his arms. He growled like a rapid dog. InuYasha began to run. The pull of muscle was familiar to him and it helped to clear his mind and stay focused...until he thought of how empty his back was without Kagome clutching onto him... InuYasha stopped and threw back his head and howled. Nearby travels who were unfortunate enough to hear his pain riden howls huddled in fear thinking they were soon to be under attack.

InuYasha's howls strangled off to sobs again as he fell to his knees. He began punching the earth with his fists, cracking the ground and drawing blood. He felt no physical pain. Yes, he had been...depressed those three years Kagome had been back in her time, but...the thought that he might see her one day in some five hundred odd years kept him going; that and going to the well every three days. But now...InuYasha tried to swallow past the lump in his throught...she was forever gone from him...and he had just gotten her back! No...he could not think that way. He would find Kouga and get his answers from Sesshomaru...even if it killed him. So long as she was alive with a little piece of him alive in Izayio, he could die in peace. He would advenge her and bring her back at the cost of his life.

With this prospect in mind, he stood and continued on, cursing himself at the time he had wasted. Sesshomaru first...Kouga second.

Kohaku rode on Kirara's back as her survied the land, searching for Sesshomaru. He shuddered as he thought of his rath when he informed Sesshomaru of Rin's condition. Hopefully her Lord would go easy on him as Rin had always been his friend. Kohaku's fist clentched. Even after he had tried to kill Rin on Naraku's oders, Rin had forgiven him. He never understood how Rin was able to maintain her sweetness and goodness in these times, especailly while traveling with Sesshomaru, the big groutch.

Kirara made a loud sniffling noise as she angled downwards. Kohaku clung on as she plummeted to the ground. Kirara righted herself in time and landed smoothly. Before them was Sesshomaru's palace...or what was left of it. Kohaku jumped down and walked towards the castle. The once magestic building was now in ruins. Several dead demons lay scattered around the courtyard that now looked like a savage battleground.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" Kohaku called. "It's me; Kohaku! I have important information about Rin-chan!" Silence followed his echos. Kohaku threw back his yelled and yelled, "RIN'S IN DANGER!" Hoping that would draw Sesshomaru's attention, he eagerly looked around and...nothing. "Kuso." Kohaku swore. He turned to return to Kirara and was faced with demon-made armor, a fluffy...thing, and a red and white kimono. He looked up and into the calm face of Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru-sama..." he whispered.

Sesshomaru looked down at him with no expression. He looked towards his castle as he walked around Kohaku. Kohaku stood aside as Ah-un followed his master...with Rin laying in the saddle as if asleep. As the party entered the gates, Kohaku ran after them with Kirara behind him.

Jaken stood inside the gates as Kohaku entered. The little green demon was already prattling his excuses to his Lord as Sesshomaru turned to Ah-un and carefully picked up Rin. He cradled the girl in his right arm as he walked further in his courtyard and into his palace enterance. Jaken's stream of apologies stopped as Kohaku made to go after Sesshomaru. Waving his Staff of Two Heads and jumping around, Jaken began a new rant.

"Silly mortal! You can't follow Sesshomaru-sama! Get out of here! Back to your village and away from Sesshomaru-sama's kingdom! Out! Out!" Kohaku dodged Jaken's wild swings with his staff and ran after the demon lord.

Kirara tracked Sesshomaru as Kohaku followed his partner. Kirara stopped outside a closed door on the second floor. Kohaku raised his hand to knock when he heard Sesshormaru's monotone voice tell him to enter. Kohaku pushed to door open and walked slowly in. Kirara stayed outside. The room was one that a normal thirteen year old girl would have. The walls were orange and the furiture was red. Everything was richly made and decorated. Kohaku realized that this was Rin's room. The girl in question was laying on her bed. Sesshomaru had apparantly rechanged her bandages and kimono. Kohaku stood next to Sesshomaru as the demon continued to work over the dying girl.

Not knowing what to say or do, Kohaku stood awkwardly as the minutes stretched on. Finally Sesshomaru turned to the demon slayer and addressed him. Kohaku looked up to him.

"Where is InuYasha?" Sesshomaru demaned.

Kohaku put on a brave face as he replied. "He went off to find you and Kouga. He..." Kohaku paused. "He wants you to bring back Kagome and his child."

Sesshomaru looked away from the teenaged boy and to the girl. He faintly frowned. "I do not have the power InuYasha seeks." Kohaku gasped and looked down at the girl. Would she too die?

He was brought back but Sesshomaru's next statement. "However, I will kill Kouga. InuYasha shall not interfere." Kohaku took a step back from the vemon in the demon lord's voice.

"Rin!" Sango called. It was midafternoon and still there was no sign of the girl. When Sango went to check on the children, Rin was gone. The villagers stopped working over the dead and huts and searched for the girl. The woman and children soon returned to the huts and the dead. Soon after that, many men returned to the village. Only Sango and Miroku remained.

"Sango...maybe Sesshomaru came and got her?" Miroku suggested.

"Why would he not tell us then? Rin!" Sango called again.

"Sango, let us return to the village. I need to pray for the dead and Kaede-sama still needs to be burned." Miroku remained her.

Sango's head dropped as tears built up in her eyes. "Why is all this happening now? Kagome and Rin never harmed anyone. And the baby..." Sango's intake of air sounded like a hiss of pain. Miroku came up behind her. He wrapped his arms around his wife.

"Kami only knows, Sango. Our only hope now is to reply on InuYasha." Miroku soothed her.

Sango's body shook as sobs overcame her. "It...just...doesn't...make...sense!" Sango sobbed. "Why would...Kouga...attack them?"

Miroku held his wife. "That, Sango-chan, is what we have to discover ourselves. InuYasha is to overcome with anger and pain to look into why."

The sun was begining to set as InuYasha overlooked Sesshomaru's castle from the tree he was in. He jumped down and ran towards the castle. Since the smell of blood and death still clung to his clothes from Kagome, he easily overlooked the dead demons surrounding the palace. InuYasha stormed in.

"Sesshomaru! Show yourself!" InuYasha roared.

Kohaku appeared in the doorway. "InuYasha." he said.

The hanyou paused. "Kohaku, why is he? Where is Sesshomaru?" InuYasha demaned.

Kohaku looked away from him. "He can't help you." he mumbled.

"What?" InuYasha snapped.

"The Tenseiga is gone." Kohaku reminded InuYasha.

This sudden realization struck InuYasha. His heart clenched. How would he save Kagome now? The setting sun alerted InuYasha to the passage of time. One day had nearly past and he was no closer to saving Kagome or Izayio...or killing Kouga. He had two days and three nights to find the answers as they quickly eluded him. Kohaku turned away from him and walked back into the castle. InuYasha followed suit.

Not to far away from the Sesshomaru's castle lay the tribe of the Western Wolves. The tribe was destroyed and many wolves and demons were dead. The stentch of death was thick in the air. Kouga silently walked through the tribe to his cave. Outside the cave, he droped to his knees in a bow.

"Alpha." he quietly called.

Movement could be heard deep within the cave. The outline of a demon could be seen in the shadows. "Kouga, you have killed them?" It's raspy voice ask. Kouga looked up towards the cave. His once jade eyes were now a dull red.

"The woman and the infant are dead. The girl is slowly dying while the older brother watches." Kouga informed him with a smirk.

The demon in the cave growled. "That's not good enough. I want the other girl dead now."

Kouga bowed lower. "Ofcourse, alpha. The girl will be dead by midnight." Kouga bowed and stood. He turned and ran off into the night.

The secret of why Kouga is doing this will soon be revealed! Reviews are welcome!

~Azarath101