A bright flash of light followed by a flux of power alerted the Lord of his new guests. He paused in mid step and seemed to disappear as he could feel the despair and rage flowing from his guest. The sight that met him as he slammed open the door caused him to drop the papers in his hands and rush forward to grab the one he considered a younger sister and her younger brother.

"Kagome!" he spoke beseechingly as he held her and what he realized was her dead younger brother in his arms.

"Brother," Kagome whispered out as she felt tears slide down her face as she clutched Souta's body closer to her own as she stared up at her big brother. She just knew he would help. He had warned her about Enma and his power hungry ways. Sesshoumaru would have a plan and she knew she would need tenseiga.

"Tell me what happened, Kagome?" Sesshoumaru asked as he sat down on the floor cradling her body and that of her younger brother in his lap. He brought a hand up to brush a few stray tears from her face and felt his chest tighten at the look on her face. He felt his own emotions and powers come to the surface and knew that someone was going to die and soon. No one harmed his pack and got away with it.

Kagome gave out a small sigh as her big brother brushed her tears away. Her eyes gained a look of despair as she glanced down at Souta's face and had to fight back more tears. She knew she needed to keep her tears at bay as they would only hinder her.

'But it's so hard to try and act detached. This is my baby brother. The one I swore to love and protect,' she thought but nevertheless she closed her eyes and took a deep steadying breath. "It is Enma. He has my brother's soul," she said while looking straight up into Sesshoumaru's eyes. It didn't surprise her to see the red creeping into his eyes nor to feel his power's swirling around them. She knew it was only his strength of will that kept him in human form.

Sesshoumaru snarled in fury at what he was hearing. He stood up and helped Kagome stand with Souta still in her arms. He then carefully took Souta from her, even though she was reluctant to hand him over. He then turned and headed to his own rooms.

Kagome guesses his path and went ahead to open up the doors. She watched as he placed her younger brother onto the bed. A gold barrier then wrapped around him and she found herself walking until she was right beside it.

"What kind of barrier is this?" she asked as she began to examine it.

Sesshoumaru extended one hand to gently grasp Kagome's chin and turned her head to look at him. "This barrier will preserve his body until we can retrieve his soul. We will return your brother's soul where it belongs," he told her.

Kagome's felt hope begin to spread through her chest. "Does this mean you could bring him back to life?" she asked as her hands came up to clutch Sesshoumaru's shirt.

Sesshoumaru looked down at Souta and felt bad for what he was fixing to have to say but knew he needed to say it. "I can but this barrier will not last forever. Time is of the essence. We must find his soul and find it soon, Kagome," he said while already thinking of strategies to retrieve the soul and what allies they would need to call in. He knew that Enma would be prepared for them and time was of the essence.

"Retrieving Souta's soul is top priority," Kagome stated.

An eyebrow rose as he asked, "And after that?"

"And then Enma pays," she growled out in fury as her power once again rose to the surface. A feral grin spread across her face and when she looked up at Sesshoumaru, she found he had a matching one.

"Agreed," he stated before they both condensed into Sesshoumaru's travel sphere and were gone after one last look at Souta.