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Title: Miko and Shinigami Love

Rating: T

DISCLAIMER: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and Bleach belongs to Tite Kubo. Two respected mangaka! I do not own the characters in any way nor the story plot only the idea of this fanfiction!

MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: Well, he-he last time I updated was in June and I am so sorry about that! Summer began to be more of stressful thing than a relaxing thing. Now that I am a senior in high school, applying and looking at colleges really isn't fun but at the same time exciting! It takes a lot of time away from your life that I haven't even had the time to do my stuff like...writing these fanfictions! But I finally got done sending applications and sending transcripts and taking tests that I found my extra free time! Not to mention, I am in fall break so this really helps to get me relaxed but I don't give promises that the next few weeks will be fast updates as well. I will start volunteering and job hunting in the last week of October so my best guess will be that all my incomplete stories will be updated at least once a month! That I do promise!

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P.S: I know there isn't much action in this but in the next chapter there will be! Promise! Big surprises and twist to come! The rest of the Espada will make a comeback and as well as the Band of Seven!

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Chapter 32: Poisoned Worry

"So how is it looking so far?" asked a cool-smooth voice. Green orbs watched as a tall-tanned Espada jumped down from the trees he had been looking down upon and spying on the miko.

A smirk spread across the new Espada's face: "She is completely on their side."

Making eye contact, the pale Espada stood straight from his leaning position against the tree trunk: "So Kagome is back with her companions, huh? This will be troublesome."

Zenaku shrugged: "Look at the bright side," his smirk grew wider than before, "the moment Aizen-sama hands over the Shikon no Tama and gives us the order, Kagome will no longer exist. She will be nothing but an empty shell."

Closing his eyes, Ulquiorra began to walk away: "That is if those idiots, Grimmjow and Nnoitra, are able to obtain the two shards that wolf demon possess."

Zenaku looked behind his shoulders where Sesshomaru had led Ichigo off to who knows where: "Aizen-sama gave them three days top to collect those two shards." His evil glow in his eyes grew as his vision turned back to stare at Ulquiorra's moving back: "That means that in less than ten days, Kagome will be back on our side."

Stopping in his tracks, Ulquiorra looked over his shoulder with a boring expression written all over: "You think it will work? Knowing Kurosaki Ichigo, he is bound to protect her of every hour of every day."

"Maybe," sighed Zenaku. He looked over to his right, watching as Kagome watched the twin birds fly around her. Her smile held nothing but happiness and pureness. The light laughs that escaped her mouth really brought Zenaku's deadly glare upon her. "But he can't protect her every second…and that is all I need to whisk her away from his grasp."

Chocolate orbs quickly scanned the area to her right. Blinking in deep confusion, Kagome watched as the bushes and branches wrestled against each other due to the breeze. Kagome tucked a strand of hair behind her ear: 'Hm, I was sure I heard people walking.'

A light sigh passed her small lips: "Must have been my imagination. I guess I still have side effects of me returning back to normal." Her vision slid over to watch the direction Sesshomaru and Ichigo had left off to: 'Since when does Sesshomaru-sama train others?' Her thoughts soon drifted off to Ichigo's sudden words that he left lingering around her ears.

-FLASHBACK-

"Shinigami," looking at him, Ichigo gulped, trying to remove the heated color on his face. "This Sesshomaru will begin to train you."

Ichigo's eyes widened: "Right now?"

Kagome looked at both the demon and Shinigami in quick turns of her head: 'T-Train...? Sesshomaru-sama is going to train Ichigo?'

"H-He's going to train you?" questioned Kagome as she looked at the tall teen.

"I asked him to," he sighed.

"But...with what? You don't have your Shinigami abilities..." Kagome's words trailed off. "How is he going to-," she was cut off by the Taiyoukai himself.

"Don't make this Sesshomaru wait, Shinigami. We are leaving once the moon rises. Your training will be a harsh one," turning around, Sesshomaru was soon gone from their sights after he looked at Kagome from behind his shoulder: "Miko, do not follow us."

Kagome sighed: "Well, you better not make him wait."

Not getting a response, Kagome looked up: "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," he began to walk away and follow Sesshomaru's tracks but stopped right in front of the bushes: "Kagome."

Knowing she was listening, he continued: "If I come back from this training...different. Don't be afraid."

"What do you mean?" she tilted her head to the side, confused on his sudden sentence.

"Just know that I am doing this to become stronger and to protect you," Kagome blinked. "I am willing to risk my human self for you."

-END OF FLASHBACK-

'He mentioned he was coming back different…what did you mean by that, Ichigo.' Slowly, Kagome's empty hand came up to her chest as her fingers curled in, almost trying to grasp her own heart to calm down. 'Why do I feel so worried?'

Another tiring sigh blew off: "Don't do anything rash, Ichigo."

Kagome tightened her hold around her bow and looked at the wooden weapon. A small smile came up: "No point in dwelling with worry. I have to become strong myself and finish this chaotic war." Turning around, her two feet began to slowly walk towards the stairs leading to the peaceful town she had grown to love. She descended down the stairs, lower and lower she went until she stopped mid-way at seeing a familiar red covered figure with silver hair. His hair blew to the left and watched as his own eyes were watching the forest where they had meet. His back was towards her, giving Kagome yet another small smile: 'He must have been waiting for me.'

Continuing her quest down, she softly called out his name: "Inuyasha?"

She almost wanted to let out a giggle at seeing his cute white ears twitch at the call of her voice. Slowly, he turned towards her with a slight surprised expression. Blinking, Kagome stopped at the last step of the stairs: "What is with that face, Inuyasha?" she gave him a laugh. "You look like you have seen a ghost."

In a matter of seconds, Kagome found herself in the hanyou's arms, wrapped tightly in his embrance: "I-Inuyasha…?"

"I am glad I wasn't dreaming," he whispered in her ear.

"Huh?"

"I thought seeing you….back to normal was only a dream. I came here to make sure if you were okay and see if you were really back with us," Kagome could hear his strength fighting against his crying emotions. Knowing him this whole time, she knew he wasn't the type of man to show his tears in front of anyone.

A slight pink blush appeared above Kagome's cheeks.

"Sango told me you were training and that orange top came to see you," Inuyasha growled under his breath thinking Kagome wouldn't catch it.

'Is he jealous?' Kagome questioned herself. Looking down at the ground while still being in the hug, Kagome sighed: "I was training to regain my miko abilities."

Inuyasha gave her a small nod: "Did you leave him up there or something?"

He was referring to the Shinigami and Kagome gave herself a mental laugh: "Uh…well…," she looked up at the sky, "he stayed behind." She was actually nervous to tell him that his own half-brother, Sesshomaru, had agreed to train Ichigo. That would surely get Inuyasha fired up to pick a fight with them both and what the group didn't need was a bicker between the joining forces.

Inuyasha quickly smelled her nervous state: "What are you nervous about, Kagome? You never get like this? You aren't one to be afraid or nervous of anything."

Kagome's eyes gave up from their strong willed stage. Her eyes weakened. She closed them slowly: 'That isn't true…'

"Are you alright, Kagome?" whispered Inuyasha into her ear.

"Uh, yeah. I'm just…scared," she replied back after opening her eyes. 'Might as well tell him. He is bound to find out sooner or later.'

"Scared?"

"Of what might happen to Ichigo," once again, by reflex, her hand grasped the bow tighter. " He went to go train."

Tightening his eyebrows, Inuyasha gave the air a confusing look: "I don't see how that should get you frightened, Kagome."

Inuyasha heard Kagome's sigh: "Sesshomaru-sama is training him."

Inuyasha rolled his eyes and nodded: "I still don't see what the big de-," his eyes soon came to widen large. Grabbing Kagome by the shoulders, he pushed her gently so he could see her eye-to-eye: "What?!"

The sound of birds hysterically flying off from the branches were heard along with a very familiar voice echoing throughout the whole forest. Looking behind his shoulder, Ichigo blinked: "That sounded like your brother."

"Half-brother," Sesshomaru lightly growled under his breath, sure that Ichigo hadn't heard that growlat all.

'Same shit,' Ichigo gave him the bored expression he had always given to Renji and the others when their stupidest moments were acted in front of them. Soon enough, Ichigo stopped in his tracks once Sesshomaru had done the same before him. Looking around, Ichigo noticed it was a very peaceful looking place. Nothing but trees surrounding the clearing they stood on. The sound of running water just a few feet away. Looking up, his chocolate orbs caught no glimpse of white fluff.

"This is where this Sesshomaru will be training you, Shinigami," the taiyoukai spoke out, his back still presented to Ichigo's eyes. "This Sesshomaru will not tolerate any complaining and you will do everything this Sesshomaru instructs you to do, Shinigami."

"Yeah," gulped Ichigo. "Whatever you say, Sesshomaru."

"You will address this Sesshomaru as Sesshomaru-sama, is that understood?" Finally, Sesshomaru had turned around to face his pupil.

Ichigo sighed and nodded: "Yes, Sesshomaru-sama."

"This Sesshomaru will start now."

Ichigo's hand slowly came up to face his eyes and soon curled in his own fingers: "But how will I battle without my Shinigami abilities?"

"This Sesshomaru will turn you into a demon," Ichigo was sure he had heard the cracking sound of knuckles and the only one to had done that was none other than the demon in front of him.

"And how exactly will that be done?" his eyebrow curved upwards, afraid of what Sesshomaru had in his mind.

Sesshomaru separated his feet, only having a few inches away from touching each other. He took a sturdy stance like any predator would: "This Sesshomaru will tell you only this once, Shinigami, so listen well." Sesshomaru took a slight pause and continued on with his words. "The sword you have in your hand is called Zangetsu, is that correct?"

"Uh, yeah," blinked Ichigo.

"This Sesshomaru, as a taiyoukai, is to create a weapon from the very fangs of our own beast," he explained. "This Sesshomaru's father, Inutashio, created two very powerful swords. One is in this Sesshomaru's possession, the second is wielded by Inuyasha."

"What does this have to do with me? No offense, Sesshomaru-sama," the question was cut in.

"For a few years, while looking for Inuyasha's sword, this Sesshomaru thought that the heir to Inuyasha's sword was actually this Sesshomaru. While searching for the last sword, this Sesshomaru thought about creating a weapon from this Sesshomaru's fang."

Ichigo attentively listened to Sesshomaru's words. He would be honest to himself and he was very confused to where Sesshomaru was getting at with this information of his. He decided to let Sesshomaru continue without questions.

"A few names this Sesshomaru has thought about on the weapon and one of them…was Zangetsu."

Ichigo's eyes finally showed expression and it was one that he didn't even plan to give to this taiyoukai. His eyes expanded in size, he didn't think that Sesshomaru was actually thinking in naming his own weapon after his or…should it be said the other way? Was it possible that the weapon Ichigo had been wielding since the beginning of his Shinigami experience of been Sesshomaru's own fang weapon he created?

"Are you implying that the sword that I am wielding right now is the one you thought about creating?" Ichigo's eye narrowed down to thin yet thick slits.

"This Sesshomaru is having thoughts that you are all from the future, is that correct?"

'That's right, Sesshomaru-sama never knew that Kagome and I are actually from the future,' his thoughts ran through his head. "Well, Kagome and I are from the future if that is what you are asking. The other Shinigami are from…well, let's just say they are from another world that looks like the past."

"So then this Sesshomaru is implying that you inherited this Sesshomaru's future fang weapon. This Sesshomaru hasn't decided when to create it but it looks like Zangetsu is the name this Sesshomaru will pick."

Ichigo took out his sword from the back of it's wrapping and stared at it, unbelieving what Sesshomaru was telling him: "So let me get this straight, you are saying that the sword I have in my hand is actually the future sword you will create later on from your very own fang?"

"That is correct," Sesshomaru's eyes closed.

"So in other words," Ichigo took a moment pause to look at the sword and put all the pieces together. 'He said that the taiyoukai's have their future generations inherit the swords they create then that means only one thing…,' Ichigo's eyes snapped back up to look at the silver haired demon that was starring back at him as well.

"You are part of this Sesshomaru's blood line. You, Shinigami, inherited this Sesshomaru's sword."

"Wouldn't that have to make me part demon then?"

"If later in the generations of this Sesshomaru's blood line mated humans, it is possible that there is only a low percent of demon inside of you," Sesshomaru's claws shined as he prepared them in front of his face. "But this Sesshomaru will test that. This Sesshomaru will see if there really is a demon inside you and if you are part of this Sesshomaru's family." Sesshomaru's claws began to glow green.

Ichigo took a step back: "A-And how exactly are you planning on doing that, Sesshomaru-sama?"

Before he knew it, Sesshomaru flicked his wrist, the claws stretched out like whips only for them to hit Ichigo straight into his abdomen. Coughing out blood that instant they stabbed, Ichigo's eyes widened as the whips came out from Sesshomaru's pull.

Ichigo fell on his knees and hands, only starring at a blurry ground below. Using his strength, he looked up at the non-moved taiyoukai. His facial expression hadn't changed ever since they got to their location and he surely wasn't changing it just because he wounded him. 'W-What the hell was he thinking? Is he trying to kill me?' A sudden pulse was felt inside his head: 'Ugh!' more blood continued to be spitted out from his mouth: 'W-Why do I feel dizzy?'

"This Sesshomaru's claws are poisonous," he took a step forward. "The effects are very quick since this Sesshomaru's poison runs at a fast pace into the veins."

"W-Why would you do that?!" exclaimed Ichigo, trying to regain conscious. He couldn't take it, Sesshomaru was right, the poison was already circling all through his body and he could feel it burn in a flow. "You were supposed to train me not kill me!"

"If you really are part of this Sesshomaru's blood line, your blood will fight against the poison even if you have a low percentage of being a demon," his eyes narrowed down into a deadly kill. "If you aren't, you will die slowly and painfully and this Sesshomaru will take away the sword that you have in your possession. This Sesshomaru will see if you really are the right heir to Zangetsu."

Stretching out his arm, Ichigo's eyes held nothing but pain and despair: 'It's burning…it hurts…I don't believe I am part of Sesshomaru's demon blood! But it does make sense that this could be his sword…his family crest is the moon…ugh! The poison is spreading fast! I have to get out of this or else….' his eyes went back to stare at the demon. 'I will die…K-Kagome!'

In a matter of seconds, Ichigo's whole body pulsed only feeling his heart beat slowly and stop completely. His eyes slowly closed while his reaching hand relaxed from the flexing muscles he had done to reach for help. Nothing but the sound of wind carried the silence around.

"Wait a minute, Inuyasha," spoke Miroku. He was the first to speak after Inuyasha had walked towards his friends and the rest of the Shinigami and explained that Ichigo had gone off with Sesshomaru so Sesshomaru would train him. Miroku held up his palm: "Are you sure that is what Kagome-sama said."

"Why would I be lying?" Kagome pointed at herself as she held Shippou in her arms. "I saw it with my own two eyes. Sesshomaru-sama had led Ichigo to some place and Ichigo himself mentioned that Sesshomaru-sama was going to train him."

"Since when do you call him 'Sesshomaru-sama'?" growled Inuyasha with a twitch on his eye brow.

"Why didn't Sesshomaru or Kurosaki mention this to any of us?" questioned Hitsugaya as he crossed his arms while sitting on a rock.

"For one, that bastard Sesshomaru wouldn't say word to anyone about his doings. He isn't one to talk to everyone in the world on what he is up to, not even to his little green imp!" Inuyasha scoffed as he placed his hands inside his haori's sleeves.

"Then why didn't Ichigo say something?" Rukia shook her head: "The nerve of him. We are all supposed to leave tonight to look for Naraku and Aizen at Mount Hakurei and then they leave off to train? We don't have time for this!"

Sango sighed: "But this is surely taking me by surprise. Never in a million years did I think Sesshomaru-sama would take a pupil or something of that sort."

"Yeah, that is what caught me off guard," replied Kagome as she scratched Shippou behind his ear.

"Should we go look for them?" asked Rangiku as she leaned against the tree that was near Kaede's hut. All were in a circle talking before Inuyasha and Kagome had arrived, talking about the plan they should do once leaving the village in search for the enemies. Kagome had slowly walked behind Inuyasha while he ran towards their companions to tell them the 'gossip' as Kagome would call it.

"Sesshomaru-sama strictly told me not to follow them," Kagome replied into Rangiku's concerning question.

Ikkaku stepped on a high rock, leaning only against one of his bent legs: "Yeah, exactly! He said you couldn't but he didn't say any of us could."

Kagome sighed: "I am pretty sure Sesshomaru-sama meant all of us anyways."

While group talked among each other about the sudden shocking news, Kagome looked down at the ground only with Shippou and Sango noticing.

"Are you feeling alright, Kagome-chan?" asked a concerning demon slayer.

Kagome nodded but didn't break the eye contact with the murky ground: "Yeah but I can't seem to shake off the feeling of being worried for Ichigo."

"What do you mean?" she whispered in question.

"I feel as if something terrible is about to happen," she closed her eyes and took a deep breath in. "My heart itself is telling me to head to where Sesshomaru-sama and Ichigo went off to and check on them."

"Listen to your heart, Kagome-chan," smiled Sango.

"Sango is right, Kagome!" Shippou gave his own sheepish smile. Kagome smiled back at her adoptive son.

She nodded slowly: "You're right…"

Inuyasha suddenly broke into a burst: "I think we should go!"

Kagome mentally gave herself a laugh: "I agree with Inuyasha."

"What?" everyone exclaimed for the exception of Kikyo as she sat on a boulder near the Shinigami captain. Inuyasha was taken back, ever since meeting Kagome, never had she agreed so easily with him without having a bicker between them.

"U-Uh, Kagome, what did you say?" blinked the hanyou.

"I said that I agree with yo-,"

'K-Kagome!'

Kagome stopped in her sentence as she felt her whole body pulse. Abruptly standing up, Kagome looked behind her shoulder in a quick swish as her eyes landed on the forest where Ichigo and Sesshomaru had gone off to. 'W-What was that? I just heard someone call my name.'

Miroku tilted his head to the side: "Kagome-sama? Are you feeling alright?"

"I heard him yell," she whispered but she knew everyone heard her perfectly clear.

"Yell?" asked Renji. "Who?"

"Ichigo…"

MizukixTsukiyomi's Notes: Well that wraps up this chapter! Thank you for reading this far and I promise next chapter will hold a big surprise and twist! Think of it as a new arc to this story but not a whole change to the point where the story gets boring...no! It will still be interesting!

Again, thank you for reading and please tell me what you think!

See you next chapter!