Sesshomaru stared at me, unreadable eyes, but I could sense he was angry.

"I cry… because I can." I brushed the petals of flowers off my clothes.

"Human, why do you cry?" He repeated, as I stared into his eyes, he didn't know it was me… and he was talking to me in this form. "Answer."

"I cry for reason, you need not know, My Lord." I bowed. "How may I assist you?"

He groaned, I knew he didn't like assistance, but I could tell he was searching for me, and certainly, Sesshomaru didn't know where to look. "I'm searching for a demon girl. Did someone pass by with gossamer hair of silver and eyes of sapphires?"

I looked up, as I shook my head, he sighed. "But I did see a girl with such eyes, but I could not tell her hair, as she had a cloth covering her head."

He looked at me intently, as he took a deep breath, to smell the air, he glared at me. "You're lying."

I fell to my knees, bowing to his feet. "Oh My Lord, I would never lie to a demon such as yourself. Please spare my life." I started to cry, forcing my emotions, my demon blood didn't like it at all but it knew if getting rid of Sesshomaru, I had to act like this.

Sesshomaru looked at me with a weird look, I could sense it while my face was in the ground, basically. He sighed, as I sat up, holding my hands together. "If you see the girl, Mika, tell her I will find her. I will not stop till I find her."

"Is that the girl's name?" I seemed to be turning blond, but it was acting, it was fun. "Why do you want to find her, My Lord?"

Sesshomaru glared at me, as he smacked my face. "You have no right to ask such a question, wench."

"I'm sorry, I overstepped my bounds…If I see her…I'll run the other way."

He looked at me, his eyes starting to get glazed with anger.

"Sesshomaru," We turned to the voice, as there stood Inuyasha and Kagome, with the rest of the group of course. Inuyasha groaned, as he noticed the mark on my face. "Whatta yah doin to the lady?"

Kagome looked at me. I rubbed my now sore and red cheek, as she walked over with a handkerchief and an instant ice pack. "Are you ok?"

I nodded, 'The less I say around them, the better.' I placed the cloth on my cheek; it was cold, so nice to feel the icy touch of the ice pack. I looked at Sesshomaru, as he was having a glaring contest with Inuyasha.

"Where is Mika?" Kagome walked between the two, as she stared at Sesshomaru, she wanted answers. She couldn't find her friend at all, since she came back to the feudal era, and she was worried about her.

"None of you business, priestess."

"It is my business, you…" She took a deep breath, trying not to get angry, I smiled a tiny bit, she was a bundle of nerves without knowing where I was, but she didn't even know, I was right in front of her. "Have you seen her or not?"

"She ran away." Sesshomaru looked away, as Kagome sighed. "I brought her to my Mother, so she may learn her past and become stronger, before Naraku tries to kill her."

"Naraku knows about her?"

Sesshomaru nodded, as Kagome and Inuyasha looked at each other, I couldn't take it any longer, I wanted to say something.

"My Lord, if this girl is so important to these people, why…if I may ask, did she run away?" I cringed, awaiting another slap in the face, but all I heard was a deep breath.

"She left…because of this Sesshomaru." Everyone looked at him, but I stared at him, with sadness, 'How could he think it was his fault…Maybe Mother didn't tell him all that happened… Suspected.'

"What did your smell scare her off?" Inuyasha laughed, as I glared at him, he shut up instantly. "Sorry."

I turned to him, as I shook my head, letting my cover down, showing myself, everyone gasped. "I didn't leave because of you…I left… because of your past…Akiko." He turned his sight to me; I could sense the ice crack within his heart. I walked over to him, taking his hand, his skin was so soft.

"Who told you?"

"Mother Taka…She told me, when she noticed the pendant around my neck, was actually Akiko's. She told me the whole story… I needed to leave…I can't be near." I looked at him. "I don't want my heart to be hurt, trying to chase after a man whose heart is incased in ice."

"Mika," He stared into my soul, this time, for the first time, I could see into his own soul, seeing a poor heartbroken teenage self, I wanted to heal him, make him sure love wasn't against him, and make him realize that I loved him.

"Sesshomaru,"

"Um…Mika?" I turned to Kagome, as Inuyasha was gagging and the rest of the gang left, it seemed no one liked that Sesshomaru seemed to have a heart. "I think Inuyasha and I will go, you can find us when you need us." I nodded, as they left, I looked to Sesshomaru.

"Mika,"

"I know that you understand the feelings I told you the other night, but I can't follow them…" I was about to cry, as I stared into his golden eyes, he seemed to actually be sending me vibes that he didn't want to lose me.

"Why?"

"Akiko…Her death is what keeps me from trying to… listen to my heart, to the fullest…" I let go of his hand, as a tear ran down my cheek, he caught it.

"Why do you cry?"

"Because I'm scared…"

"Scared of what?"

"Scared you will hate me…and never forgive me for what I'm about to do." I touched his cheek, as I thought of sleeping gas, I felt power surge in my hands, I sensed him falling asleep, he fell to the ground. "I love you, Sesshomaru, but I have to go my own way." I ran off into the distance, leaving Sesshomaru's unconscious body in the field. I cried, running deep in the forest, I didn't feel like life was worth living, as I felt my form change again, I fell to my knees next to a lovely stream. I stared at my reflection in the wading tides of the water, as I saw that I had transformed into an opposite of Sesshomaru.

My hair had turned black, as if the darkness took away whatever light was left from my gossamer hair. While my eyes had turned into violet purple orbs, I could see that my own stare was even more emotionless than Sesshomaru's. I was staring into the water; I just couldn't believe that this vision of a demon, this reflection in front of me was really me. I didn't feel like myself at all, it felt as if my heart wasn't even in my chest anymore, it was different then it was before, I literally felt like there was a hole in my chest. I opened my kimono, to see a giant scar over my heart, as if it was torn out and I was sewn back together. This body wasn't of my own creation; my emotions took over and created this monstrosity supposedly called a body, I was appalled.

'Appalled? What the fuck? That is not a word I use, nor is monstrosity. Buddha, how did I fend you so…'

"How could you offend Buddha, you stupid child?"

I turned around, trying to stand up, but it seemed that the power in my legs were being suppressed by a stronger force then my own, in my weak condition, I'm not surprised. "Who are you?"

From the shadows of the trees, a young girl with empty eyes and blinding white hair, holding a baby to her chest, came close to me. The child sent this weird chill down my spine. I took a deep breath, noticing that the air smelled of miasma, just like Naraku. 'Was this baby and this girl made from him?'

"Yes, we're detachments from him, creations of his body."

"What do you want from me?"

"We were sent to kill you, but it seems you can't be killed." I gave him a weird look, as the girl moved closer to me, I backed away. "It seems as you've done the same as Naraku…"

Author Note

Hey Humans. Mika here. Little old Phoenix got herself a job, so it'll be a week till she can write another chapter of my fab life. Please be so kind as to fave and review. Also alert, because my life is just gettin interesting. :)