So here is chapter six and I'm sorry it's not up as soon as I had wanted it, I was having an argument with myself on what to include in here and I hope what I decided works for you. If not please don't hate me, just keep reading it'll get better than this chapter. That's only if you don't like it so far. . .

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Chapter 6:

Sango glanced around the clearing first at Miroku then at the two demons entering the clearing, followed by her clothing and then her weapon. She didn't need to look down to know how naked she was, she could feel the breeze and she did notice the heap of clothing not to far off. That was her best bet in order to save some of her modesty, she backed away carefully eyeing the remainder of the Kappas, Miroku, and the new demons.

She draped her kimono loosely over her form and tied it enough to ensure that it wasn't coming undone. Then she focused her attention on the new comers as Miroku sent sutra's flying at the remainder of the demons. She couldn't see them very well thanks to the dimming light, but what she caught were simple furs and a glint of armour.

"Where's my woman?" Kouga asked walking closer so that their human eyes could see him and his pack mate Ginta.

"She had to return home, and I don't think she'll be coming back," Miroku attempt to explain despite it being pointless since Kouga wouldn't accept that explanation.

"What did mutt-face do this time?" Kouga growled and Miroku glanced quickly at Sango.

"They got into another fight like they always do and Kagome wanted to stay home for a while and Inuyasha told her not to return," Sango answered quickly and glanced around the clearing, "Where's Hakkaku?"

"Wounded, we met with Kagura a few days ago and he was one of the few who survived. I was hoping to find Kagome with you, and I knew something was up when I didn't feel the mutt or her around to help you."

There was a long moment of silence as they thought over the situation, Kagome would have jumped at the request not taking anything else into consideration other than someone needing help, and she would have walked into a full scale battle to heal someone. She wasn't there though and there was no other healer in the area that would look at the demon.

"I could look at it, and help to the best of my abilities, but as a monk healing is not what I'm trained in," Miroku said and Kouga had picked him up in an instant racing towards where his back member lay dying, at that moment anything was worth a try.

There were three large wounds across the demons torso, the damage clearly from Kagura's main attack. Yet there was something odd about the wound it didn't look like the wolf's demon blood was trying to heal the wound. There was also a greenish tint to the immediate skin around the wound, and Miroku hazard a guess that Naraku added something to Kagura's attack to make it just a little more deadly.

Miroku looked up at Kouga who was frowning worriedly down at his friend, the demon made eye contact and Miroku shook his head slowly, "I don't think there is anything I can do, you need someone who deals with healing. A demon healer or a Miko." the words were meant to be comforting but it did nothing to help the wolf prince, who had lowered his head in grief and anger.

"If he dies, you die." Was the snarled reply as Kouga's head snapped up to reveal almost completely red eyes, a sure sign that the more animalistic side of the wolf was coming out.

"Koga, calm down," Ginta said and attempted to pull Kouga away from the well meaning monk. Kouga snarled and shoved Ginta back, and said wolf connected with a tree not to far away. The small cracking sound concerned a few in the clearing but Ginta and the others new it was best to stay still unless they wanted to anger their alpha male.

"Alright Kouga I understand," Miroku said softly not wanting to appear weak and at the same time not wanting to challenge the beast. Often times he would just kill the demon, but Kouga was a friend who was reacting to the possible death of a pack member.

Kouga snarled and turned away from the monk, who stayed where he was by the wounded demon he was to terrified to really move anywhere. Not to mention he probably wasn't allowed to move until of coarse the demon healed or drew his last breath.

Miroku looked around the clearing and many members of the pack gave him pitying looks, they had started to accept humans more than just a source of food when they had met Kagome and this was a dear friend of hers. However they did not make a sound no move a muscle, their alpha was looking for someone else to smash through a tree.

Like all basic animals, for they weren't far from that, they had a social standing. Kouga was their alpha and favoured two members above the pack his beta and omega. His beta he trusted to look after the pack and he cared for the omega above all the others being the weakest. His beast was in a frenzy, not only was his Omega lying on the hard ground due to his failure to protect him, and his beta had attempted to take control. Had Kouga been in the right state of mind Miroku wouldn't have had his life bound to a severely wounded demon that had little chance of surviving, and the beta of the pack would have been spared his now cracked and broken ribs.

Sango chose that moment to enter the clearing, bringing with her all the items that had been left behind. Kouga looked up at the demon slayer on the large cat and snarled, his hands flexing dangerously as he prepared to kill the intruder. Had his more sensible mind been intact he would have seen Sango as no threat, and would have never lunged at her with the intent to kill.

Sango was alerted to most of the situation when she locked on to Kouga's red eyes, and even then she had little time to move out of the way. She moved Kirarra back a few feet and watched as Kouga paced the edge of the clearing restlessly watching her cautiously. She attempted to lower Kirarra to the ground and Koga jumped at her, so she moved back into the sky. She wasn't getting into the clearing until Koga calmed down, but Miroku was in danger as long as Koga was in that state.

Sango sat on top of Kirarra completely still and watched as Kouga moved farther back into the encampment, still keeping a steady red eyed glare on her. She watched helplessly as he forced his pack and Miroku to submit and thought as hard as possible on a way to get into the camp. She didn't move and attempted to keep Kirarra from moving, a fast approach might work but Kouga was faster as was his reaction time. She was stuck, and for once she had no idea how to act or what to do and that scared her more than anything.

She watched and waited, and gradually became restless. She patted Kirarra on the neck, letting the demon know what was going to happen and before it registered in her mind she sent Kirarra forward towards the clearing. Kouga was acting within a second heading straight toward the approaching enemy, he jumped and so did Sango sending Kirarra as far as way as possible to avoid the demon cat being injured. She rolled into a crouching position and looked up to find Kouga's snarling face right in front of her own. She attempted to move as far back as possible, but Koga's claws still met with her flesh and she cried out in shocked pain.

"Sango!" Miroku yelled and stood to go to her huddled form, but Ginta stopped him and shook his head. It was to late the demon slayer was sure to die, she should have waited for Kouga to calm down and now she would die.

"You should be more worried about yourself," Ginta said and Miroku sent him a curious look, and as a reply Ginta pointed down at his friend and brother.

Reality was a cruel thing and it crashed full force onto Miroku as he watched the demon he was bound to draw his last breath. They had escaped death only to be killed by allies, this was the end of the line and there was so much that had to be done. There was still Naraku to kill and the only people left to do so was Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Kouga.

He had only a moment to register his fate before Kouga was in front of him with his hand closing around the monk's throat. With little result Miroku clawed at the hand choking the life out of him, three minutes felt like a lifetime as life was being drained from your body. His vision was blurring, his head was aching, his lungs burned, and his tongue fell out of his mouth numb. Only a few more minutes before he'd pass onto the world of unconsciousness and then he'd pass onto the next life, he hoped anyway to have another chance at life.

Through his vision he looked on last time at the red eyed demon, he closed his eyes again and felt a lightness wash over him.

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Music floating through her head startled Kagome awake and glanced down at her laptop with a bit of regret. She had fallen asleep only a little after her favourite movie had started, which had been about two hours ago. She glanced at the clock just above her head, half past one; she was in for one hell of a night again. She had wanted to watch the movie so that she would sleep in the next morning or at least sleep through the night.

She flung her blankets aside and walked toward the bathroom, she took a moment to study her reflection in the mirror. Her lack of sleep was evident in the dark rings under her eyes, she didn't sleep much during the night and she didn't have the time to sleep during the day and one of these days she'd just keel over. She remembered saying and thinking the same things in the past as Inuyasha pushed them farther and farther for one small fragment of a jewel shard, that Naraku ended up getting in the end anyway thanks to Kikyo.

Cold water hit her face and she gasped in surprise despite already knowing that it was coming. She rubbed the excess water off her face and glanced into the mirror again. Now it was only slightly less noticeable, somewhat satisfied with her appearance she walked back into her room and sat at her computer desk. She pulled out a note book and pen from the top drawer of the stained wooden desk, she looked down at the blank page in front of her and tapped the bottom of her pen against her bottom lip thoughtfully.

"What needs to be done?' she asked herself out loud not expecting an answer but wanting one none the less, the silence closed in reminding her of her loneliness, "I need to stop thinking of them," Kagome said and scribbled on the blank page exactly what she had spoken. Beside it she placed a square so that she would keep track of what she had done and what still needed to be done.

"New clothing," she wrote it down, "That'll be easier once I know if Itoe-sama wants me dressed a certain way," Kagome whispered to herself batting away the image of her dressed in a ridiculous maid outfit.

She talked and she wrote and before she knew anything else dawn was breaking and she stood stretching her cramped muscles. She crept downstairs and started breakfast and soon Sota joined her downstairs.

"Mornin' 'Gome," he mumbled as he wiped his eyes and sat at the table.

"Good morning." Kagome said happily as she set up the table for breakfast, and the two were joined shortly by the two other members of their family.

They ate in silence which wasn't uncommon recently but it still made the two females agitated, which meant they tended to eat faster and were out the door before either of the males could ask them where they were going. The silence haunted them still as they made their way down the steps of the shrine.

"Would it kill them to act normal?" Kagome smiled slightly at her mother's question and at the fact that it was her way of seeming normal even though her voice was laced with worry and nerves.

"Possibly," Kagome said but nothing else as they drove out of the city. Kagome's stomach twisted and turned as she thought about what was going to happen. She couldn't help the doubt that slipped into her mind, she wasn't use to this energy exchange and she feared that something would go wrong.

She forced those thoughts away and focused more on the thought that Itoe-sama knew what he was doing even if she didn't. That only helped so much and the tension and nervousness in the air harassed and choked the occupants until they were nothing but balls of nerves that could barely get out of the car without jumping.

Susuki was waiting for them when they pulled up and Kagome smiled at her as she took her mothers arm. They walked slowly both rethinking everything, both not voicing their concerns, both to stubborn to admit their fear.

It wasn't long until they were once again kneeling in front of the rice paper screen waiting for the demon to speak. Kagome looked down at the ground and Kagome's mother followed suit, she didn't want to seem disrespectful.

"Shall we begin?" no introduction, no greeting just straight to the point and had Kagome been herself and not attempting to show the demon some form of respect she would have commented. She didn't though and inclined her head to show she had no problems with the idea. The demon looked at Kagome's mother who once again followed her daughters lead, "Very well, Kumiko, Ishimaru move the screens it is time."

"Hai," from the right a young kitzune deamoness and from the left side a young dog demon the met in the middle bowed to their 'master' and slid the screen open.

Both Kagome and her mother glanced up and both ended up gawking at the demon who stood in front of them. Kagome looked on with a slight fascination as yet another male she knew was gifted with soft looking silver hair, his unlike the two others she knew was tied back in a high ponytail and pooled slightly at his feet. Her mother was gawking due to never really seeing a demon and was unprepared for how attractive they were.

"Now sit calmly," he commanded and Kagome's mother shifted uncomfortably as he neared, Kagome would have laughed at it had she not been attempting to remain respectful.

There was no blood shed, which was what surprised Kagome she had thought that most demons dealt mostly in blood, such as blood oaths and life debts. She figured it was a demon thing, but all Itoe-sama did was place his first two fingers, the middle and pointer, on the center of the woman's head. He closed his eyes and Kagome felt his aura swell she watched in fascination as some of his energy swirled around his fingers until it connected with her mother, there it would engulf the woman in a strange blue light.

Her eyes had shut on their own accord and Kagome noted how the bags under her eyes seemed to disappear and how her skin took on a healthier tint. They stayed in that position for a few minutes until Itoe-sama's eyes opened and his hand fell down to his side. Her mother fell to the left where the demon Ishimaru caught her effortlessly with one arm.

"She was sicker than I had thought." was all the demon said as he stood, he looked tired, "I will retire for a few hours make yourself at home. We will talk later we still have some time before your mother will wake, Susuki."

With that the demon retreated, at that moment when he was the weakest he seemed so much like Sesshomaru. Cold and indifferent yet there was something else there, but you wouldn't see it unless you looked closer. Kagome shook her head and followed after Susuki with one last glance after her mother, she seemed a lot better than she had been and that's what mattered.

"So, how long have you known Itoe-sama?" Kagome asked offhandedly as she followed Susuki, her hands were clasped behind her back, which was the only indication of her uncomfort.

"That's a hard question to answer. I guess I've known the demon for a while, but as Itoe-sama I have only known him a short while."

The answer left Kagome more confused than she was before, "What do you mean?"

"He changes his name from time to time. Twenty years with one name then he changes it, many demons do."

Had Kagome hoped to get answers to her questions she was fairly disappointed, nothing Susuki had mentioned so far gave little information on who exactly the demon was. Kagome suspected that Susuki either knew little herself or she knew too much to say, and in reality that didn't help at all. Who is Itoe-sama behind all the fake names?

End.

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