A/N: Of course I do not own anyone except Omnimaru, Amata and anyone not of the Inuyasha realm. Enjoy and review!

Chapter 15: Reunion

"How? You…"

"I'll answer them I promise, but right now I need to know if you've received word of an attack?" She watched as his eyes widened again then narrow in suspicion as his hands tightened around her.

"I overhead some demons about three days ago talking about how they were going to lure you away with an attack on one of your villages. While you are away, they're going to take Rin! They want to kill her so you'll be 'strong again.' I couldn't let that happen!" Kagome panted as her vision narrowed down to a tunnel and she hardly heard Sesshomaru growl as he called for his guards and came up with a plan.

"You're injured," it wasn't a question.

She tried to speak but couldn't for her tongue felt like lead and her breathing picked up as the shock she had been holding back flooded through her.

"She was attacked when we went to leave to find you. The demons from the woods had somehow known she was there and made to stop us. Mama protected us but got hurt; we couldn't get the arrow out and she wouldn't stop until we found you. Can you help her?" Shippou finished in a small voice as he approached the demon lord.

A nod was his answer as he motioned them to follow as he gently picked up the semi-conscious girl. When they reached the entrance Sesshomaru glances at Shinji who stared at him for a moment before nodding as black smoke enveloped his body before dissipating. In his place was a now significantly smaller dragon that ran over to a stunned Shippou and wound his body around him until finally resting his head on his shoulder.

"Kit, what do you know of illusions?"

Startled, Shippou could only gap at the demon lord as they walked before kicking himself into action and answering his question.

"I've trained with Kagome on how to do them; we even fooled Inuyasha into thinking we were someone else!" He stated proudly while puffing out his chest.

Sesshomaru smothered a chuckle at his brother's stupidity before turning to the matter at hand: getting help without asking or endangering his pride. He was about to speak when he caught sight of the boys deep concentration to the girl he held in his arms.

"Mama says you want me to create an illusion of you and leave the castle, while they think you've left you'll be here for the attack." Pausing for a moment he seemed to be listening, "She says I have to take Shinji with me and that if I get hurt she's gonna and I quote, "purify your ass." Shippou smiled as he saw the flabbergasted loon on Sesshomaru's face before the mask was back up; tapping his temple he looked at Kagome before growing worried again.

"I'll do it, but you have to protect her, I've already lost her once; it won't happen again," steel coating the words as he spoke them.

He didn't show his bewilderment but nodded to let the boy know he understood, nodding back Shippou knew Kagome was going to be fine.

Sesshomaru stopped as the soldiers he had called for approached them bowing their respect as they straightened to await their orders.

"New information about the attack has come to light as it is a means to draw this Sesshomaru away from the castle where the real attack will be. I will stay here and confront the cowards as you and a look-a-like will leave giving the appearance that the castle is unguarded." Seeing the slightly confused faces of his troops he turned his cold eyes to the boy before him.

Ignoring everyone's staring he closed his eyes, pulling a leaf from his vest and concentrated with everything he had. Shinji stayed where he was, understanding that he was about to become a part of the illusion in order to do his duty in protecting Shippou.

Shippou smiled as Kagome's aura guided his to do what he needed, even helping him with Sesshomaru's aura and scent. Opening his eyes a bright flash light enveloped him before it faded and everyone stared jaw dropped at the two Sesshomaru's before them.

"Good job Shippou, I'm proud of you, be safe for me okay?" Kagome whispered as she cracked her eyes open to look at her son. A smile cracked across the normally stoic mask startling everyone before it was gone.

"I will mama; promise." The real Sesshomaru held back a twitch at what his mirror image said before turning to his stunned men.

"You will bring the traitors back to be dealt with alive. Once you reach the village let nothing befall the kit or it will be your life. Kit, do not disrespect my body any more than you have; I will not tolerate it." With that said he dismissed them as he began to walk back down the hall, a small chuckle escaping Shippou, now Sesshomaru's lips as he heard his mother tell the real Sesshomaru not to threaten him.

Shaking his head he turned to everyone around him and smiled before announcing in a very Sesshomaru fashion that they needed to be off.

Sesshomaru called for his healers as he headed quickly to the infirmary as he felt the girl in his arms begin to fade. Gently he laid her on her stomach so that what was left of the arrow wasn't pressed upon; he stepped back and let the healers fuss over the girl before he turned to leave.

"Sesshomaru, I may need your help."

"Why would you need this Sesshomaru, Amata?"

The demon that spoke, Amata, was a short tiger demon; her hair was cropped just above her shoulders and was deep, saturated red. Her eyes were a dark evergreen and seemed to flash vibrantly in the light. Her skin held a tan glow and she was dressed in earth tones as her clothes slightly resembled a miko's.

"The arrow is barbed and can't be pulled out; I have to push it through her skin to get it out. I need you to hold her, her demon is rising to the surface and I'm not strong enough, nor are any of the others. Come on Sesshomaru, it won't take too long." Amata sighed exasperated at the silent lord before her; seeing an almost invisible slump to his posture she smiled before leading him back over to the girl.

"I need you to hold her arms down while I push the arrow through."

Sighing deeply, though only Amata heard it, he picked Kagome up once again and settled her on his lap while he clamped her arms to her sides. Amata smiled at his discomfort before setting to the task before her. Unwrapping the bandages she cursed when she saw how inflamed it was and her hands stilled when the girl growled at the movement. Lifting her eyes she met Sesshomaru's before gathering what she needed beside her.

She prodded the wound as gently as she could, trying to figure out the extent of damage she had suffered, a nod to herself and she settled her hand on the shaft while the other held her shoulder still. A snarl stopped her dead in her tracks, raising her eyes once more she met the red of Kagome's and froze. Quickly Sesshomaru acted, biting down on the junction of her neck, where the shoulder met the neck, and growled soothingly to the frightened demon. Whimpering, Kagome closed her eyes and laid her head on his shoulder letting his growl calm her slightly.

Amata hid a secret smile, while using the distraction to her advantage to quickly shove the arrow through the unbroken skin. Handing the arrow to another healer she added pressure to the wound as she took the bandages handed to her and began to wrap them around tightly.

Amata looked up to see that Sesshomaru hadn't let go as well as closed his eyes while he continued to growl to calm the heavily panting girl. She smiled as she cleaned up and dismissed the rest of the healers from the room, turning back she saw that Sesshomaru had laid the girl down and was preparing to leave the room himself.

"Who is she?"

"A ghost," was all she said before he took off down the hall to see to Rin and the problem at hand.

Amata shook her head a the mystery of it all before turning back to her patient thinking if there was anything else she could possibly do to help her.

Sesshomaru made his way to Rin's room pleased to see his guards had his themselves from sight and detection except from him. He didn't alert Rin he was outside but sensed she was with Jaken and prepared himself to wait for the attack he now knew was coming.

Soon enough he heard shouting from the outside alerting him to the fact that it had started. He itched to go out and destroy them all, but he wanted none to know of his presence: yet. He cracked his knuckles in anticipation of the blood he would spill for the threat against the one he had promised to never let harm befall; not after he had failed Kagome. Shaking that thought from his head he dampened his aura a bit and waited for the perfect time to strike.

Amata started in her chair when Kagome sat straight up and maneuvered herself out of bed like she wasn't even injured.

"You shouldn't be moving yet; your wound hasn't even begun to have enough time to heal!" The tiger demon scolded as she tried to get her patient to lie back down.

"I can't, Rin is in danger."

"Sesshomaru is taking care of her; you need to lay back down and rest."

"There are shadow demons at work." Stating that, Kagome made her way to the door not seeming surprised when the tiger demon came to stand next to her.

"Well, since I can't stop you then I will make sure you don't get any more injured. I'm Amata by the way."

"Kagome," smiling at each other it was then that Amata noticed the red ringing her eyes and had to wonder at the idea that Kagome's demon recognized Rin as her child on some level.

Sprinting down the hallways they drew closer to where Rin and Sesshomaru were; only slowing down when they began to her sounds of battle. A vicious snarl tore from Kagome's through surprising Amata with its anger and the warning it held. When they reached the hall it was covered in blood while the attackers battled Sesshomaru and his guards.

Ignoring the glance Sesshomaru threw her way Kagome made her way to Rin's door and slipped inside, Amata following close behind.

"Kagome? Is that really you?"

Kagome smiled and nodded at the child as she bent down to give her a hug before wiping the tears that spilled down her cheeks. She coddled the child for a bit before telling her to go to Amata and that she had something to take care of.

"How are you…" Kagome's eyes flickered to Jaken shutting him up before she moved and was gone from sight. She reappeared with her hand around the throat of a shadow demon and her other hand raised, claws extended before its face. The demon was all shades of gray and struggled underneath her as she kept him pinned to the ground. Amata and Jaken knew that the demon could have dissipated by now, but something seemed to be blocking any and all attempts that he made to escape. When they looked closer they saw that the hand holding him down was glowing a faint pink and it clicked with Amata that she was a miko.

"Jaken, do you have anything to bind him with?" Kagome asked her gaze never leaving the demon underneath her.

"Unnecessary."

"Sesshomaru! Kagome is back, Kagome is back!" Rin gushed as she smiled at her protector.

He nodded at her before motioning two guards to come in and take the demon away to wait for questioning. He almost smirked at her reluctance to give him up so easily, but it seemed her demon knew he would be displeased if she didn't.

'Is the pup okay?'

Sesshomaru turned slightly startled eyes to meet the hazy red ones of Kagome before nodding letting her know that Rin was indeed alright and that the attack was over for now.

Nodding to him she smiled at Rin before her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fainted; immediately he caught her and once more held her in his arms as they made their way back to the infirmary. Rin kept hold of his pants as they walked keeping worried eyes trained on Kagome still taking in the fact that she was alive, at least for the moment.

Amata watched the interaction between them and could feel her curiosity grow larger and larger by the moment, wondering how they knew each other and why Sesshomaru and Rin seemed to care for her so much. She shrugged it off once they entered the room taking over her care when Sesshomaru laid her down and announced that he was leaving to deal with the traitors and the damages done to the castle. He leveled a stare at Rin and she nodded back, no words needing to be said about the message that had passed between them. Amata just shook her head at their secret language knowing that she would never be privy to that bond, but happy that Sesshomaru had someone to take care of and in his own way: love.

A/N: There ya go another chapter up and waiting to be praised with reviews! She's with Sesshomaru now, what's gonna happen? You'll know as soon as I am showered with your praise!