This will probably be the last chapter for a few days. I'll try to maybe get one up tomorrow. But until then, the middle of next week will be the next update. As of now, I'm conflicted between two different endings. One could mean a possible spin off, the other not. The spin off ending, I don't think anyone would like...Hmmm...I may do one and one as an alternative and see which is the most liked. Anyway, I own nothing.

Chapter 4

Night 1

Previously on TSSoD

"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."

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."

Kohaku looked away from him. "He can't help you." he mumbled. "What?" InuYasha snapped. "The Tenseiga is gone." Kohaku reminded InuYasha.

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

InuYasha walked through the dark corridoors of his halfbrother's castle. He only faintly knew his way around from his few visits as a child. Of course those were days he rarely thought back to. Turning a cornor, he went up a flight of stairs and found himself on the second floor. Looking left, he saw an open door with light streaming out. He could see Kohaku and Sesshomaru's shadows. InuYasha walked towards the door and pushed it open farther. He stepped inside. His eyes narrowed as he looked upon Rin.

Sesshomaru looked up towards his halfbrother. "Why are you here, InuYasha? I thought you recieved my message." Kohaku shrunk away from Sesshomaru slightly.

InuYasha walked closer to the full demon. "Your sword, Bakusaiga, was created from your power. Before the Tetsugaiga absorbed the Tenseiga, you had learned compasion for mortals. That girl," InuYasha pointed to Rin, "That girl is proof, Sesshomaru. Before her you were a heartless, cruel bastard. Do you mean to tell me that your sword did not obtain any of your feelings for Rin?" Sesshomaru remained quiet. In the cornor Jaken began jumping up and down.

"Why you wench! Talking to Sesshormaru-sama that way!"

Sesshomaru stood and unsheathed Bakusaiga. He stared at the blade. "InuYasha, what do you mean by calling me compassionate? What feelings do you speak of that I have for this mortal girl?"

InuYasha's fists clenched. "You always hated the Old Man's feelings for mortals. You hate me because I was born of that love and because he died protecting Mother! When Rin began following you around, you began changing. Sesshomaru..." InuYasha looked away. "I think someone is trying to get to us and they are doing it through them." He again pointed at Rin. Sesshomaru appeared unaffected.

No one spoke, not even Jaken could think of something to say in regards to InuYasha's claim. Sesshomaru turned to the dying girl. He thought back to when he first met her. Her chipped smile was the first thing that had drawn him to her. He again thought to when he smelt her blood and had known automatically it was her's. The way he felt when she woke up in his embrace. His hold on Bakusaiga tightened as he thought of the last time she had died before his eyes. How his heart stopped when she did not wake up and his own Mother told him he was not God. His relief when she opened her brown doe eyes once more at him. The way he choked as he realized he had almost lost her. He knew she could not be saved again. He would need to save her now. Bakusaiga pulsed. Sesshomaru raised the blade and brought the blade down as if to slice Rin. He stopped mere inches above her head and swung the sword to the right and across her body. Rin's injuries magically healed themselves. The room stood in wonder as they watched the girl stir and open her eyes. Sesshomaru watched in silence as her eyes slightly searched for him before landing on him. Rin's face broke out in a smile as she sat up.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin sang.

Sesshomaru's eyes lite up the slightest. Kohaku stepped forward and grinned. InuYasha's stance relaxed. Jaken remained speachless.

"Rin." Was all Sesshomaru said as she jumped up and hugged his leg to her.

InuYasha stepped towards his brother. "Sesshomaru, will you help me?" Sesshomaru turned back to the hanyou.

"You must find your own will." Sesshomaru answered his brother.

InuYasha returned to his irated stance. "What the hell-" InuYasha was broken off by a loud explosion. The occupants of the room looked questioningly at eachother. InuYasha and Sesshomaru ran out of the room. The others quickly followed suit.

Once back in the courtyard, they looked upon even greater destruction than before. As the smoke from the fallen pillar faded, an outline could be seen. InuYasha unsheathed Tetsugaiga and it transformed. Sesshomaru's sword was still drawn.

"Kouga!" InuYasha spat. The wolf demon chuckled as his red eyes flashed. He pointed to Rin who hid behind Kohaku.

"I see that brat is still alive. I'll be sure to finish her this time." Sesshomaru tensed beside InuYasha.

Without warning Kouga attacked. It was clear he was after Rin. Sesshomaru quickly met him and their swords clashed. Kouga chuckled as Sesshomaru pushed him back.

"Swordplay is below me. But I see you flithy dogs still play with swords. Tell me, Sesshomaru, do you chase your fluff?" Kouga laughed as Sesshomaru came at him again. InuYasha's eyebrow twitched and he too joined the fight.

Kouga looked at him as InuYasha raised his sword. "InuYasha, I never understood why Kagome would want a flithy halfbreed like you." He dodged as InuYasha sent an attack at him. "Dogs are discusting. They lick themselves. Mark their territory...oh, is that how dog demon mark their mates? By pissing on them?" Kouga laughed as InuYasha widly swung his sword. Sesshomaru knocked InuYasha out of the way as he began to attack Kouga again. Kouga dodged again as the brothers teamed together and combined their powers. Kouga jumped over the two as the smoke cleared and landed infront of Kohaku. Rin began to shiver. Kouga raised his blade high as Kohaku reached fpr his own sword. Rin screamed for her lord as Kouga brought the sword down.

Sesshomaru turned and ran towards them. As Kouga's sword was mere inches from Kohaku's shoulder and Rin, a loud clang could be heard as two blades met. Rin opened her eyes and saw Sesshomaru shoulder to shoulder with Kouga, holding off his sword. Much like the way he had saved her from Takemaru's sword.

Kouga's eyes widened as Sesshomaru pushed him back. Kouga growled as he realized he was loosing this fight; he was pinned between the dog demon brothers and the girl was out of his reach. Kouga began to grasp at anything to buy him time. As he racked his pain, he grinned as he turned to InuYasha.

"It's nearly midnight, mutt. You're one day closer to loosing that whore forever."

InuYasha's eyes tinged red as he held Tetsugaiga. "You bastard!" InuYasha roared as he ran at Kouga. Kouga jumped and watched as InuYasha was to far into his Wind Scar to pull back. The hanyou swung. Sesshomaru turned and grabbed Rin and pushed Kohaku out of the way of the Wind Scar's path. InuYash turned and faced Kouga, growling.

"I'll slit your belly, remove your guts and put 'em in a bowl!" he thundered as he went at him again. Kouga and InuYasha's blades met as they began the fight again. Rin squirmed out of Sesshomaru's grasp and moved to better see the fight. Sesshomaru shadowed her movements and stood beside her, ready to pull her to saftey. Jaken moved closer towards the castle entrance as Kohaku resheathed his blade.

InuYasha threw more attacks at Kouga, but it was as if he still had his jewel shards and was able to easily dodge. InuYasha swore. Sesshormaru raised his own blade and stepped towards the fight. He sent his own attack at Kouga. This sudden stream of power was to unexpected for the wolf demon and he could not dodge. It hit him and threw him back and into the ground. InuYasha panted and the brothers walked towards him.

"Is he...dead?" Rin meakly asked. InuYasha sniffed and growled.

"No." InuYasha pointed his sword at Kouga's throught as Kouga blinked his eyes. "Talk." InuYasha demaned.

Kouga swallowed and looked towards the brothers. "I have nothing to say." Kouga smirked again as InuYasha growled. Sesshomaru looked at the hanyou.

"InuYasha, stop acting like a common dog." Sesshormaru scolded his brother in his deadly calm voice. InuYasha's ears twitched. Sesshomaru looked down at the wolf demon. "Wolf, if you ever show yourself in my lands again I will kill you. If you ever raise another hand towards Rin I will kill you without a second thought. Now leave." Sesshormaru turned to leave when Kouga's laugh stopped him. Sesshomaru paused.

"These lands are not yours. And they never were that fool Inutaisho's lands either. They belong to the Great Alpha Wolf!" Sesshomaru turned slowly and raised his sword. Without a word, he brought the sword down and severed Kouga's head and body. InuYasha gasped and narrowed his eyes at his halfbrother.

"Baka! Why did you kill him?" InuYasha turned his sword to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru turned and walked away, sheathing his sword. "You know something about all of this. Tell me!" InuYasha yelled after him.

"This no longer concerns you." Sesshomaru said softly. InuYasha narrowed his eyes.

"Damn it, Sesshomaru! Does this have to with The Old Man?"

Sesshomaru paused and turned to face InuYasha. "Before Father's...pointless death it had to do with him. Now, it is my business. My business is my own."

InuYasha straightened. "Sesshomaru, what the hell is going on? Did Kagome die for some pointless battle over power?"

"What you seem to believe is a pointless battle is not, Little Brother. The Western Lands are having trouble with a small disturbance, nothing more. The miko died merely because she was involved with one of Father's...offspring. She was killed because you chose to be involved with her."

InuYasha barked a laugh without humor. "That's it then? Your precious Rin is out of danger and that's all that matters. Nevermind that Kagome saved Rin countless times and loved her. Nevermind that Kagome was continueing our blood line." Sesshomaru angerly walked toward his halfbrother.

"Her pup was not continueing any blood line of mine. Any pup of yours is soiled with your human blood."

InuYasha growled. "Sorry I didn't mark my mate for her demonic powers. That I actually loved her. I guess you'll just end up with another bitch of a demon dog like your Mother." Sesshomaru reared back his fist and let it snap forward. InuYasha's head snapped backwards and he fell to the ground. Sesshomaru turned on his heel and stopped. Infront of him stood Rin. She gazed up at him with wide, tearfilled eyes.

"Sesshomaru-sama, please help InuYasha-sama. Kagome-chan has always treated me nicely." Rin begged. Inwardly, Sesshomaru sighed as he walked around the mortal girl. InuYasha shakingly stood.

"Jaken, prepare the last of the guard. We're going after the Alpha Wolf." Jaken bowed and quickly ran off. Rin's face broke out into a smile. InuYasha opened his mouth to speak, but Sesshomaru interupted him.

"I'm going after this Wolf because he attacked my honor. It has nothing to do with your mate." Sesshomaru walked into the palace with Rin chasing after him. The echo of Rin singing could be heard in the courtyard.

"In the mountains in the breeze. In the forest, in my dreams. Lord Sesshomaru where are you? Jaken is serving under you too."

InuYasha looked towards the full moon as he saw once again saw Kagome's smiling face in his mind and the face of his still born pup as he held it in the moonlight.

"I will wait for you, on my own. Please return to me, waiting all alone." Rin's voice faded away.

As the last of the embers from Kaede's cremation began to fade, Sango made her way back to Kagome's hut. Sango took a deep breath as she entered the small hut. Kagome still lay where InuYasha had left her with the infant in her arms. The infant had already been cleaned by Rin, but Kagome was still covered in dried afterbirth and blood. Sango bent down and gently picked the baby up in her arms. She smiled down at the infant with Kagome's hair and InuYasha's dog ears. A tear excaped her eye as she carefully set her done. She then picked up a rag and began to clean off the mother. Sango cried silently as she washed Kagome.

Life had been so cruel to InuYasha. First his Mother and childhood, then Kikyo, and now this. He had finally found enough happiness to rebuild his life when that damn Kouga took it all away in one sweep of his sword. Sango paused. She recalled how much of a shell InuYasha was those three years that he had spent without Kagome. How happy he was when Kagome had finally come back. She shuddered to think of how he would be if he could not bring her back. Sango thought back to how she felt when she thought Kohaku and the rest of her family were dead. She had a few times tried to kill herself and Kohaku to make amends. Would InuYasha try to kill himself? Sango knew that InuYasha would not be able to live with himself if he could not save Kagome. Kagome had been the thing that he treasured above anything, even his life. All of the times he had sworn to protect her...Sango looked at her friend's face. Kagome's chocolate brown eyes were closed and might not ever open again. Sango knew that if she felt horrible about Kagome's death, then InuYasha must have been going through hell.

"Oh, Kami. Why?" Sango whispered.

Footsteps behind her made her look up. "Sango..." Miroku began. Sango turned around, tears freshly falling. "I'm going after InuYasha. I'm going to help him avenge Kagome." Sango let out a sob.

"Promise me you will come back." Sango cried. Miroku kneeled next to his wife and held her in his arms.

"I promise to avenge those we have lost." Sango wailed and leaned into Miroku's embrace. "I...I also promise to return home to my wife and children." Sango looked up at him with tearfilled eyes and they shared a tender kiss. And just like that, Miroku stood and walked away without a look back. Sango kneeled on the ground with tears running down her face.

Yes, Kouga has been killed and Miroku is joining the fight. Next chapter Sesshomaru may give more information as to what he knows about the Alpha Wolf. Review, please! Oh, and thanks for all the support! Those emails are what we authors love to get.

~Azarath101