Kagome stared into the fire. It was growing dark, and Seshoumaru had gone somewhere. Her strict orders had been, not to move. She shuddered to think what he would do if disobeyed. However, even if she wanted to run, she had no idea where to go. Digging her hand in her blouse, it clasped over the chain. Pulling it out, she studied the pink jewel that dangled from it. Reflected in the firelight, it almost looked ominous.

I nearly died because of this thing, she mused. "Maybe I should just throw it away."

She nearly jumped out of her skin when a voice spoke from nearby, "Or you could give it to me."

Two orbs of amber stared out of the foliage at her. Her body froze with fear and then as Inuyasha jumped down from the tree, she swallowed. "D-Don't come near me, Inuyasha! Or I'll-I'll..."

"Or you'll do what?"

He smirked at her and she suddenly wanted to bash his head in. Blinking, she furrowed her brow. Who knew she had some homicidal tendencies? Suddenly something occurred to her, and she flashed an innocent smile at him. Wary, the hanyou stepped back. Before he could take another step, Kagome tucked the jewel back in her shirt, and gestured sweetly, "Why don't you sit down, Inuyasha?"

As soon as she spoke the word 'sit', gravity reversed for Inuyasha and twisted in such a way that he fell flat on his face, letting out a yelp. Kagome giggled, "Oops?"

Inuyasha raised his head to snarl at her, "What the fuck are you oopsing about! You did that on purpose, bitch!"

Crossing her arms across her chest, Kagome looked offended, "Don't be stupid, Inuyasha. Why would I do that on purpose? It's not like you were going to kill me or something." She gave him a dry look at that point and continued affably, "I hardly think, asking you to sit down, would be-"

A muffled yelp cut her off, and she stared as his face once again planted itself in the earth. Raising a brow, she smiled, "You're really clumsy, you know that?"

He growled at her and pushed himself to sit on his haunches, giving her a venomous look, "You're one crazy bitch." Kagome rolled her eyes at him, "Do you know any other word, besides 'bitch'?"

Inuyasha sneered, "Yeah, wench."

Kagome let out a sigh, "Whatever. What do you even want from the stupid jewel?" Inuyasha sniffed, "Figured you don't know anything. You're just a stupid girl."

Kagome gave him a smile dripping with sugar, "Sit."

"Fuck!"

As he righted himself again, Kagome asked again, "So what do you want from it?"

Inuyasha studied the girl as she looked at him, curiosity evident in her gaze. She looked just like Kikyou, except more full of life. Whereas, Kikyou had always been pale, this girl was rosy. Her eyes, isntead of that beautiful brown, were blue, crystal blue. But the main difference he found within her and the miko he had once loved was just one thing. Kikyo always looked somber, dull, withdrawn. Kagome was bursting with life. It was is if she was nature itself. And that intensified her beauty. Inuyasha blushed. This girl was beautiful.

"Well?"

He blinked, drawn out of his thoughts. Kagome was staring at him, expectantly. Turning to gaze at some faraway point which only he could see, he muttered, "I'm going to become a full youkai."

Kagome gave him an irritated look, "What was that? Speak up."

Thoroughly frustrated, Inuyasha thundered, "Are you deaf, you crazy wench! I said I'm going to use the jewel to change into a full youkai!"

"Pipe down! What are you screaming at me for! I can hear you just fine!"

Inuyasha spluttered and finally fell silent. The woman was insane. He glanced over at her, and she was studying the jewel again. Turning it around, she kept looking for something which wasn't there. Frowing, she sent a glare at the subdued hanyou, "I can't see anything. How's it gonna change you into a full whatever?"

Inuyasha matched glare with glare, "Youkai! And it's the Shikon No Tama. It grants wishes." Kagome stared at the shimmery bauble in her hand, "It does? Then what was it doing in my body?"

Before Inuyasha could speak, he stiffened and jumped to his feet, snarling into the darkness. Startled, Kagome tried to see what he was looking at, and jumped when a flash of silver phased in front of her.

Seshoumaru's back was to her as he stood silently, assessing the situation.

"Half breed."

Inuyasha growled at him, his hand flexing.

Seshoumaru took in Kagome's scent and deduced that she was unharmed. "Why are you here, Inuyasha? I was under the impression that I made it very clear to you to stay away from her."

"What? She's your new pet now?"

Seshoumaru raised a brow, "Kagome is none of your concern. Leave."

Inuyasha looked at him for a few seconds and then smiled smugly, plopping onto the ground, "I don't wanna."

Seshoumaru stared at him, unblinking. But before he could move to remove his half brother, a sft hand latched onto his wrist. He paused to look down at Kagome's face. She shrugged, "I don't want to see another fight right now. Can't you just leave him be? He's not saying anything to me as such."

The inuyoukai frowned and then sent a withering look in Inuyasha's direction who just smirked, knowing he had won the fight. Turning on his heel, he gracefully walked into the forest, returning only seconds later, with a carcass of a deer on his shoulder, skinned.

As dinner cooked, Kagome kept glancing between Seshoumaru and Inuyasha. Both of them had this menacing look on their faces, although Seshoumaru tried to hide it. As the smell of the roasted deer reached her, she nearly drooled. She had only had breakfast and had just tasted the gruel at Kaede's. Speaking of which.

"What happened to Kaede and the villagers?" She gave the silver haired inuyoukai an accusatory look, "You didn't kill them, did you?"

Seshoumaru frowned, "Why do you seem to be under the assumption that I want to kill every person I lay eyes on?" Since that was the only long sentence he had spoken since she had been taken captive by him, she was stunned. She didn't exactly have a proper answer to that. Seshoumaru hadn't tried to kill her once. On the other hand, she narowed her eyes at Inuyasha, "Did you kill them?"

Inuyasha spluttered, "Fuck, bitch! They're fine! I ain't some crazy ass killer!"

Kagome gave him a considering look, "I wouldn't know. You did try to kill me."

Inuyasha scowled at her, "You aren't getting an apology if that's what you're after. I believe in one thing. Either kill, or get killed."

Kagome's eyes widened, "That's a hard core philosophy you have going there. You are crazy."

Inuyasha grit his teeth and jumped to his feet, "Take that back, you bitch!"

"Why don't you sit down, Inuyasha?"

He slammed face down into the ground and Kagome giggled. She couldn't help it. It was funny every time. Even Seshoumaru allowed a small smirk to grace his lips.

Dinner was a silent affair. Kagome kept looking around for some escape route. She wanted to go home. Mama, Souta, even Grandpa. Her scent was tainted with distress and both youkai gave her a considering look. Inuyaha wondered what was wrong with her, and Seshoumaru was torn in wanting to make her happy by letting her go, and wanting her to remember what once was, if that was possible.

"What's you problem, bitch?"

Kagome frowned in Inuyasha's direction, "I have a name, you know."

Beofre Inuyasha could retort, a rock hit on the back of his head, making him cry out. He glared at Seshoumaru who simply raised a brow at him, "Problem?"

"Why the fuck are you throwing rocks at me!"

Seshoumaru returned to staring into the distance, "Consider it a disciplining exercise. You have an unruly tongue, half breed."

Kagome watched the interaction between the two inuyoukai and wondered at their relationship. They looked like brothers, probably were, but they didn't act like brothers. She closed her eyes and wished for the upteenth time that she could go home. Opening her eyes, she eyed her dinner. She should be panicking, growing hysterical, but somethin inside her was calm, way too calm. Well, she smiled wryly, calm always comes before the storm.

Quietly, she resumed her dinner, all the while wondering what was going on at home.

Meanwhile...

The darkness shifted to reveal a mangled creature, it's blood red eyes, distorted. Reaching out a clawed hand, it offered it to it's master, who raised his katana, and sliced.

Blood spurted everywhere, and the youkai smiled as it read the truth.

So the girl was back, was she?

A.N: Okay, I'm going to twist thigs up a bit. I'm tired of following the same storyline. It's done too many times, by too many people. This is MY story and I plan to fuck things up. :D

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