MC: Woo! Two chapters, back to back! =) You guys should be so proud of me!

When I uploaded this to the story manager, I noticed it was only 606 words. That's not even enough for a good oneshot! Hopefully I'll add more for you.

OH, and I've now started posting on Dokuga. It's an awesome fanfiction site competely dedicated to Sess/Kag fans. =) Updates will be a little slower over there, because I'm kind of just testing the waters. Hopefully once I get everything caught up over here, I'll get over there caught up.

Anyway, I hope you guys have enjoyed the story so far. =)

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Chapter Ten

Kagome sighed wearily as she slowly slid inside her tent, her body aching all over. Miroku had gained permission from Sesshoumaru to construct an obstacle course, wanting to test the soldiers on how far they had come in their training. Kagome had been relieved to see some of the soldiers fail worse than her, but all were saddened when Sesshoumaru had shown up, shirtless and merciless, clearing the whole course in less than two minutes.

"You didn't do that bad." Myoga sighed, hopping out of Kagome's bun and landing on the pillow. "You did make the top fifteen."

"Only because I was the only one that aced the whole archery part of it." Kagome said, smiling slightly at remembering the praise from Miroku and the approving look from Sesshoumaru. "I guess I did okay on the rest."

"You'll do fine." Myoga patted her finger before hopping over to his small backpack on a nearby rock, settling on it as he pulled out a few miniature pieces of paper and a quill.

"What are you writing?" Kagome asked curiously. "You always seem to be writing on something."

"I'm recording your progress." Myoga mumbled, scribbling furiously on the paper. "It's a habit I fell into while I was with your father."

"How did he do?" Kagome brightened up at the mention of her father. Myoga stopped writing, his gaze meeting Kagome's before chuckling. "He actually started out worse than you did."

"Seriously?" Kagome exclaimed, disbelief etched across her face. "I highly doubt that. He was Lord Tashio's general and Sesshoumaru's mentor!"

"Then again, he was in the military for several years before he met your mother." Myoga said matter-of-factly. "He went in a little while after your grandfather did."

"Jii-chan was in the military?" Kagome let her head fall back onto the pillow, her thoughts going a million miles a minute. "So you mean to tell me that Jii-chan was in the military?"

"Well, that is how your grandfather found your father."

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"On my count, men…"

Rogues flooded the village, taking the villagers completely off guard. Gun fire went off, the air smelling like gun powder and burning debris as huts caught on fire, causing a panic throughout the village. Women cried out as children were snatched from their arms, the soldiers that were protecting the village trying to defend them, but to no avail.

"Stupid, American scum!" Rogues called out, slaughtering villagers as they went through the village.

Suddenly there was an army of white imperial horses, their riders covered in armor as they started to cut down the Rogue soldiers. As people fled from the village, a group of riders got off their horses on the outskirt of the village.

"Search for survivors, and if you happen upon a Rogue, kill him. Higurashi, choose three men and head north. Tashio, choose three men and head west. I will take the rest and go east."

Kane Higurashi, along with two of his trusting men, set out along the burnt ruins of what once was a prospering village, his brown eyes scanning every nook and cranny for ambushers.

"Sir, did you hear that?" One of the men mumbled, startling Kane. "What?"

"That noise, sir. It sounded like...crying?"

Kane stopped, straining his ears for any noises. Certainly enough, there were muffled cries coming from one of the ruined huts nearby. The roof had caved in, the dust and grim already beginning to settle. Padding silently across the dirt road towards the hut, Kane peered through a broken window. "Start digging, men. Be careful, though, it may be a trap."

"Sir, here!" One of the men suddenly exclaimed, hurrying towards an untouched basket under the stairs of the home. Kane followed, watching curiously as the soldier pulled the basket from under the stairs. The woven reed was covered in a layer of soot. "By Kami, it's a miracle it didn't catch on fire!"

"Hand it to me." Kane commanded softly, accepted the basket with a nod before settling down on the steps with it in his lap. Taking a deep breath, he slowly lifted the lid off, his brown eyes widening at the sight that greeted him.

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"After that, your grandfather got a leave of absence to take the child home, since none of the few survivors knew anything about the baby."

Kagome sat in disbelief, tears in her eyes as Myoga finished his story. "So Papa isn't Jii-chan's legitimate son? Did anyone else know?"

"Everyone knew of the dashing young foreign stranger that had stolen the heart of a powerful shogun's daughter. I was elsewhere when they met, so that part of the story eludes me. He was too embarrassed to tell me, anyway." Myoga sighed, his dark eyes studying Kagome quietly. "You are definitely your father's daughter."

Kagome just smiled, nestling herself onto her blankets as Myoga went back to his writing. As she cuddled an already snoring Shippo, her thoughts drifting to her family. Oh Papa…I wish you were still here…You always knew what to do…

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Naraku sneered as he watched the last of the soldiers being struck down by his men, blood splattering across fresh fallen snow. "Yes, this place will do nicely."

"My Lord, the army that is training in the west is growing exceptionally powerful." A deep voice murmured from behind Naraku, causing him to clench his teeth. "The General's eldest is training them in combat."

"Ah, the mighty Killing Perfection is following daddy's orders to try and make an army that can defeat me." Naraku chuckled, turning his head slightly to look at the dark figure behind him. "Wonderful. I'll be sure that they have a hearty welcome once they reach this village."

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MC: What an evil beast Naraku is. -shivers- I hope Sesshoumaru'll be prepared for what I'm about to do to him. -grins evilly- And I figured the little background history about Kagome's father was in order, since I had him mentioned a few times already.

Now, I now this chapter isn't much better than before, but I'm honestly trying. I don't want to put too much into one chapter, and then not have hardly anything, or put in a filler chapter for the next. =(
Anyway, i hope you guys are enjoying so far. Maybe next time it won't take me so long to update!