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InuYasha was searching frantically for shippo but with no sign of his scent, or him for that matter, InuYasha had nothing to go on. He had no way to track Shippo. There for no way to find him. How ever InuYasha was sure that if he didn't bring Shippo back that Sango would complete her promise to skin him alive and he knew if Kagome found out he lost her pup then she would help Sango to kill him after he had been skinned.

He was torn in two. Everything in him screamed to go after her, but everything in him was scared of rejection. On one hand he needed to see her, hold her, breathe her wonderful scent. He needed to know she was real and that she was his. He needed her and no one else. On the other hand he needed her to need him as well. Just thinking of her rejecting him made his fragile humans heart break at the loss of his love and it was worse for his demon. If she rejected him... he didn't know how far his demon would go, and, the thought that she might made his demon scream for the loss of his mate and chosen.

Yes InuYasha knew Kagome was his chosen. Some people called it soul mate but the proper term was his chosen. She was made for him and he was for her. He only had one doubt in that she was the one for him. A half demon can only have another half demon for their chosen.

He didn't understand how it worked but Kagome had shown all of the signs of being his chosen. Her scent calmed and soothed him when he was angry or upset, not always like his chosens should but it was good enough for him. Her presence soothed his demon. He had an overwhelming urge to hold and protect her from the world. He couldn't ever stay mad at her. She was the only one able to break through the barrier around his heart and she had done so in ways Kikyo had never even thought of attempting. Most of all she accepted him for who he was. Demon, Human, Filthy half-breed or other wise.

Only one person had shown more potential and that was his engaged Princess Ky. But for some reason he didn't feel bad for going after Kagome instead he felt it was the right thing to do.

He made up his mind. He would face her but only once he had her pup safe. Then he would find her. He would apologize and tell her everything, but for now he had to find their pup. If she was to be his chosen then all of her pups, even adopted ones, were his to share,care for, raise, and love.

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InuYasha gave up the search five day's later when he had found no trace of Shippo. When he returned empty handed he got an earful from a crying Sango and they had been forced to move on the next day. InuYasha slowly receded into his shell over the next month.

For the next the next nine months he never talked to anyone and you were lucky to get him to look at you. He was twice a feirce when it came to protecting his didn't fight as well when it came down to it. He was completely reckless but beat his opponents none the less.

They always spent the new moon away from any towns or villages because on the new moon InuYasha's poor human heart took out it's pain in any way it could. He would howl and wail and punch or kick things until he started to bleed. Every New Moon was worse than the last. The howls and wails became sadder and more heart broken than ever before. He would punch and kick things so hard for so long that he began to get superior strength even when he was human. Surprisingly he never cried or gave up hope.

He became less and less aware of his surroundings. Then he gave a surprising turn around one day. He began to talk again though he was cold and gave off no emotions for the next two months he stayed this way. Then on the first day of the third month he received a message from his brother telling him he was to come to the castle and help to fight the war for his land. He agreed to do so and told the messenger to tell Sesshomoru that he would be there as soon as he could. The messenger saluted him and took off on his demon horse.

Sango and Miroku were clueless as to how there could possibly be a war going on after all everything they had passed through had been peaceful and relaxed.

~*~*~*~ Three Weeks Later~*~*~*~

As they passed through a town already on the way even though it was only just past dawn they saw the strangest sight. The village elder was smiling and speaking kindly to two neko manta's.

One was black and had silver swirls running through its fur that reminded her of water and wind at the same time. The other Neko was a creamy off-white color with wavy black lines through its fur that reminded her of fire licking its way along a tree trunk and the pebbly ground in the midst of a canyon.

The strangest part was that she could feel spiritual power coming off of them it was feint but there.

She jogged up to the village elder and smiled.

"Umm... sir?" She asked when he paused his conversation to look at her.

"Yes what can I do for you?" he asked kindly.

"Well I was wondering. How is it you came to speak Neko?" Sango asked.

"Well you see..." He told her of the beautiful and powerful Neko/Miko/Hanyou who had kept the war from touching them. He talked of her kitsune kit who she adopted as her own and told Sango that the two neko's here were Akari and Kagaru her Manta companions. He spoke of how she taught him to speak neko so that he could talk to her manta's and understand them in their turn.

"What was her name?" Sango asked.

"She went by the name of Kagome, but we call her Priestess Ky of the Dawn. For she showed up at the dawn of the war and battled to keep all of the west safe from harm even though she hailed from our sister Kingdom in the South." He sighed happily. "You can talk to them if you would like."

Sango nodded wordlessly. She was in shock from hearing Kagome's name.

"Your mistress..." Sango started as she turned to the neko's.

"Yes?" Akari mewed.

"Is her name Kagome Higurashi?" Sango breathed.

They both nodded.

Sango went wide eyed and feinted. Miroku caught her just in time to keep her from hitting the ground.

He glared at the Neko's.

"What have you done to Sango." Miroku growled.

Their eyes went wide at the girls name.

"InuYasha!" Miroku called.

The neko's eyes went even wider.

"What do you want Miroku?" InuYasha asked in a monotone.

The neko's eyes were practically bulging out of their skulls.

Sango got up suddenly.

"Their Kagome's companions!" She squeaked standing up with a concerned Kirara on her shoulder nuzzling her cheek.

InuYasha bent his head and went silent.

"You're the group Lady Kagome traveled with!" Kagaru mewed shocked.

Sango nodded.

"Her sister Sango the slayer, her brother Miroku the pervert, and the Hanyou who destroyed her heart." Akari asked.

Sango nodded at the first two but glared at them after the third. "I wouldn't say destroyed." Sango corrected.

"His name was forbidden up until very recently and he is still a sensitive subject. I think destroyed is putting it very lightly. He's supposed to be her chosen." Akari reprimanded.

Sango's eyes were wide.

"She's his... He's her... Their... Chosen." She stuttered and squeaked the last word in neko.

Akari and Kagaru nodded.

Sango put a hand to her head. She felt as though her whole world was spinning.

"Where is she now?" Sango asked.

"At the Western castle." Akari said.

"Wait how did she... you know..." Sango trailed off not knowing if she should say any more.

"She must tell you that of her own accord. It is her tale to tell not ours." Akari mewed.

Sango nodded and got a determined look on her face.

"Please tell her that Sango needs to talk to her and will be going ahead of the others." Sango said.

They nodded and took off. They were not how ever going to the castle they had told her telepathically. But the group didn't know that.

"You're not going to her first Sango." InuYasha growled.

"InuYasha you know as well as I do that she's not going to want to talk to you. So let me go talk to her." Sango begged.

InuYasha growled and clenched his fist but managed a jerky nod. With that Sango was off on Kirara's back flying through the air twords the castle.

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Sango and Kirara flew for a week and as they approached the castle they saw some one standing just outside the castle gates. She landed several yards from the guard and nodded to them as Kirara shifted back into her smaller form and hopped up on her shoulder.

Sango gasped as she saw the woman who stood outside the gate. She was absolutely beautiful. She had long, silky, raven black hair with dark blue streaks that came down to her waist in very slight waves. She had long luscious eye lashes that framed her beautiful midnight blue eyes. Her skin was sun kissed and her complexion was perfect. Her two triangular cat ears sat atop her head and were the same black as her hair with dark blue tips. She had pearly white fangs and teeth and a long, sleek, silky black tail with a dark blue tip that was currently flicking nervously.

The girl walked up to her.

"Hey Sango." she whispered nervously.

"K-Kagome?" Sango asked stunned.

Kagome bit her lip and nodded.

Sango was immediately snapped from her daze and she stepped forward and wrapped Kagome in a huge bear hug the she happily returned.

"I missed you all so much." Kagome said.

"We all missed you too. But uhh... Shippo uhm..." Sango looked away.

Kagome giggled darkly.

"Don't worry he told me everything. InuYasha's dead meat." Kagome hissed menacingly.

Sango giggled but didn't miss the sharp pain that flashed through Kagome's eyes when she said InuYasha's name.

"Okay we'll plan his demise later." Kagome smiled at Sango for that, she was always there for her. "Fist we need to catch up. So you first Miss Lady Ky of the Dawn. What have you been up to?" Sango laughed at Kagome's blush at the mention of the name the villagers had given her.

"I told them to call me Kagome." Kagome mumbled which just made Sango laugh harder witch in turn made Kagome blush a deeper shade of red.

"Okay, Okay enough of that for now Just tell me already." Sango laughed.

Kagome smiled and lead Sango into the gardens and under her favorite Sakura Tree where they sat on a Marble bench and Kagome started and finished her tale in great detail.

"Wow... That's a lot." Sango muttered. Then she grinned. "But anyway on to our tale..." Sango went on to explain everything that had happened in detail and all of InuYasha's actions in excruciating detail. "I really think he's sorry and I know he messed you up and all but you have to see him on the new moon. Once he becomes human...He's killing himself inside Kagome... every new moon all he does is howl and whine and beat on things until he's a bloody pulp. He sounds so heart broken it's made me cry on more than one occasion. He's barely living off the hope that you might forgive him one day."

"I don't know if I can do it again Sango." Kagome said with a sad sigh.

"Tonight's the new moon. Just come with me. He's going to have to get out of the city. Just come on and I'll show you. You don't have to decide at that moment. Just see what he's doing to himself over all of this and then think about it. Okay?" Sango pursuaded.

"...Okay Sango." Kagome sighed.

So they left silently following InuYasha as he raced out of the city and as far into the barren lands that were the plains of the west as he could before the sun set. He finally settled in a large patch of jagged boulders just before the sun sank below the horizon. As soon as he opened his eyes after the transformation he let out a heart wrenching howl that poured tears into Kagome's eyes. Kagome could smell the sadness and pain and regret that laced thickly through his scent.

She forced herself to watch as he pumbled the rocks around him staining them with his blood as he cursed himself over and over for hurting her and driving her away. In the peak of the night when InuYasha could feel his humanity the most he fell to his knees howling his pain to the world and Kagome smelled his tears as he finally let them fall down his cheeks mixing with his blood in the dirt.

When he finally had exhausted himself and he fell to the ground Kagome silently snuck up to him and let a few of her own tears fall as she wiped the tear stains from his cheeks. She listened to his ragged breathing and still thumping heart beat as they both slowly eased and evened out. Kagome lightly rested her hands on his chest and healed his wounds with her spiritual powers and then leaned over and placed a light kiss on his fore head.

She ran back to the castle with Sango following behind her on Kirara. They arrived in the morning and Kagome took Sango to her room and she mulled things over as Sango slept in the guest room across from hers

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