Sango

Kagome was still asleep butshe was panting and sweating heavily. Whatever that demon used was affecting her worse than it was affecting me.

"Sesshomaru, Miroku, InuYasha, and Koga are here," Shippo said quietly.

"Koga? Isn't he still injured?"

"He said that he wanted to avenge everyone."

He was going to say more but we heard footsteps approaching us from behind. Shippo hid in my sleeve once more and I pulled out my hidden blade. The footsteps sounded like bare feet as they slowly grew closer. After moments of painful suspense, I dropped my blade and my eyes grew wide on confusion.

InuYasha

When we got inside the barrier it closed on its own. From the barrier alone I could tell that this guy was powerful. I still never got an answer on how Sesshomaru knew this guy but I planned on finding out no matter what.

"InuYasha," Miroku said lowly, "Something has been troubling me."

"What is it?"

"When we arrived I felt as if we were being watched." I glared at nothing in particular.

"Then you've felt it as well."

"Yeah, I thought it was nothing but now that your saying it..."

"What are you guys mumbling for? We need to hurry up and find that demon! Put your nose to work, Mutt."

"Why you-"

"Alright, lets play nice please."

I huffed, crossed my arms and looked away in annoyance. Suddenly we stopped when we heard footsteps. I drew my Tessaiga and Sesshomaru drew his Bakusaiga. We both waited for moments before a woman appeared.

"Welcome, master has been expecting you," she said. She turned and began to walk away. Sesshomaru put his sword away but I wasn't so quick to do so myself.

"InuYasha," Sesshomaru called out lowly, "you and I shall go. The rest of you find the others."

"What," Koga exclaimed, "I-"

"Your only a hindrance in the state your in. Miroku will also need help finding them."

"Tch."

"Alright. We will find them and take them outside safely." Sesshomaru nodded and walked off behind the woman and I followed. Hopefully they get them out safely.

Kagome

I slowly opened my eyes and saw blurred faces. Someone was calling my name but I couldn't place the voice. After a moment or so my eyes focused again and I saw Sango and Shippo smiling.

"It worked," Sango stated.

"Kagome," Shippo exclaimed jumping into my lap and hugging me, "I didn't know if you'd wake up!"

"I'm fine but, where are we?"

"We were taken by Sesshomaru's brother and was put in here."

"Sesshomaru and the others are here to save us." Shippo's eyes widened a bit then he smiled.

"Thanks again for your help," he said to someone behind us. I turned around and saw Ayame sitting against a wall. She was covered in bruises and cuts and she looked tired.

"Ayame?"

"She heard us and came to us to help."

"Koga said that you'd-"

"Yeah, I know. Keiji can't kill me just yet. He needs something from us."

"Us?"

"Both you and I, Kagome, are important to him. I suppose he kidnapped Sango and Shippo to use them against you, making sure that you don't fight back."

"Why? What does he need from me?"

"He needs me to retrieve a weapon that my pack has been hiding for generations. He needs you because of your abilities."

"My abilities? But-"

"He can't use Kikyo's because she's dead, not only that but your far more powerful than she is."

"How can that be? I just learned how to channel my powers masterfully."

Ayame was going to say more but the door opened and Sesshomaru's brother, Keiji, walked in.

"So your both awake. Thats good since I thought I'd killed you." I glared at him as he walked over to me, watching a shaking Shippo.

"I don't recall you being with us." Before I could stop him, Shippo was out of my arms and across the room.

"Shippo!" He hit a wall and slide to the ground.

"Why you!" I charged at him but he grabbed me by the throat and squeezed tightly.

"You dare raise a hand to me?" Sango was about to attack from behind but fell to her knees. Her faced morphed into horror as she held her head in hysteria.

"Sa...go." Jinko laughed as I struggled to get away.

"Its no use. I will give you two options. Watch as your friends die or comply and sacrifice yourself to me."

I didn't even think twice. I agreed with his terms and he loosened his grip on my neck.

"Good." He went over to Ayame and grabbed her by her hair.

"Both of you are here now so we shall begin."

Miroku

Koga and I went down the long halls that turned every-so-often. Koga grumbled about Sesshomaru's words as we walkedand I was thinking.

"Koga, something isn't right," I said.

"I know that much."

"I mean, something isn't right here. Didn't you find it odd how Keiji knew we all were coming? InuYasha and Sesshomaru, yes, but why would he expect us as well?"

"Yeah, your right. Come to think of it, before we came in I felt we were being watched."

"InuYasha and I felt it as well. No doubt Sesshomaru felt it."

"So your saying that its all a set up?"

"Not all of it. Kidnapping Kagome has a purpose, I believe but what purpose? It can't just be to lure InuYasha and Sesshomaru. He wouldn't have taken Sango if that were the case." Koga thought on this himself.

"Do you think that he needs Kagome like he needed Ayame," He asked. I saw the pain in his eyes as he spoke of Ayame.

"That can explain why he took Sango along with him."

"Yeah but what really bugs me is why he stopped pursuing my guys. Without Ayame, he can't find the weapon."

"That is concerning." We both became alert when we heard tiny footsteps running towards us. Koga was first to drop his guard though when he sniffed the air.

"It's Shippo."

"Shippo?"

Surely enough, Shippo came running towards us, his head bleeding.

"Shippo," I called out.

"Miroku, Koga!"

Sesshomaru

I could sense her here. Oddly, her spiritual powers were growing drastically, making me narrow my eyes as we walked.

Was she in trouble?

I glanced back at InuYasha, noticing he hadn't picked up on the sudden surge of power. Kagome's spiritual prowess has never been so perfect, its always been poorly controlled.

The closer we got to our destination, the strong I felt my instincts tell me something was wrong.

When we arrived, Kagome was inside of a dark, orb-like, cocoon; dormant and non-responsive.

"Kagome," InuYasha cried before rushing to her. When he touched the cocoon, it rejected his touch, as if to purify him.

"Its no use." I glared at this voice and felt anger course through me, "as we speak, the girl is going into a deathly sleep. If you touch that then you'll just be purified."

"You bastard!"

"InuYasha," I spoke, "calm yourself and think. You can't attack him with force."

"And just how the hell do you know? You expect me to do nothing while Kagome is like this?"

"I'm saying you need use your head. Kagome will be fine."

Keiji appeared behind InuYasha and InuYasha quickly reacted by blocking his attack.

"You're faster than I anticipated."

He pushed InuYasha back but InuYasha recovered himself.

"But I think I'm the stronger one."

"Damn you!" While InuYasha fought Keiji I noticed his underling had left. I also saw Sango unconscious on the ground along with a girl I've never seen before.

"I was hoping to have more time to get the weapon from the wolf girl but no matter, that can always wait." Soon he was behind me but I just dodged his attack.

"So, how's my little brother? Still very stoic, I see."

"Little brother? Sesshomaru, what the hell is he talking about?"

"Oh, you weren't told? InuYasha, from the looks of things you've never been involved in family affairs." Jenko laughed, angering InuYasha further.

"InuYasha, I'm your brother. Of course, our father had us all with different mothers so-"

"What's your plan," I interrupted.

"You were never so rude, Sesshomaru. I don't like thay change." I watched Sango get up and slowly creep up on Kagome to help her. I was sure that humans could touch the cocoon but when Sango was rejected by it, it gained Jenko's attention. He quickly went to kill her but I was faster and blocked his attack with Bakusaiga.

"When did you become a human lover, Sesshomaru? Maybe our father's blood was stronger than I imagined."

"What is your purpose for all of this?"

"My purpose? I think you know that already." He was back to Kagome's side but didn't touch the cocoon. I was beginning to lose patience myself, all because of another human that got close. But for the same girl's sake I had to remain calm.

"Sango, take that girl and find the other's. InuYasha make sure they get there safely," I commanded.

"Isn't that-" InuYasha cut himself off when Sango lifted the girl up from the ground and dragged her from the room.

"Where do you thing you're going?" I blocked Keiji with Bakusaiga once more and he glared. They left the room and I decided to use more power.

"You've gotten stronger. Before, this was enough to over power you. Now its not even a struggle."

"As you've stated, I'm not the same as before, big brother." I let some of my demonic energy leak to give him a glimpse of my power. When I did, the cocoon pulsed and it's light illuminated the room.

"No," my brother said before going to the cocoon.

"This isn't supposed to happen. How is she waking up?" I narrowed my eyes at Kagome and saw a small twitch from her hand.