Summary:

Secret genius Kagome Higurashi goes back and forth form the modern day world and 500 years in the past to piece together an ancient jewel that was torn from her side, and that she accidentally shattered, with her best friend/ brother figure Inuyasha. When fighting against their enemy Naraku, Kagome gets sucked out into one of his traps. This one in particular ended up take her straight to Hell. The only thought Kagome can form is 'What The Hell Else Could Go Wrong?!'

Chapter 12

Sesshomaru's POV:

This miko was indeed very powerful. Inuyasha was on his hands and knees, but the miko hadn't even moved from her relaxed stance. Perhaps Otou-sama wasn't entirely wrong to entrust her to me instead of my childish half-brother.

When Inuyasha caught his breath, he growled and took off out of the cave. The miko huffed, "And now he's leaving to go pout, how truly childish." The miko then bowed slightly at her waist, "I must apologize to you my lord. Your honorable father gave me one last order that I must complete before I can become completely yours." At my raised eyebrow she explained, "I was ordered to dispose of the Hanyou Naraku."

"Do you really believe yourself capable of such a task alone?" I asked.

She smiled a reptilian smirk, "With pleasure my lord. The only problem I will have with him, is finding the coward. After finding him, killing him will be simple."

I accepted the truth of her answer. If that cowardly spider hadn't always run away when he was losing, then he would have been dealt with long ago.

Onto another matter, "You said that So'ounga bonded with you."

The miko nodded, "He has become a part of my very being. With this bonding, I also became part Dragon."

"Hmmm," she almost seemed to be holding back on me, "And your attack just now was from your blade?"

She blinked, then smirked again, "Yes, I need not draw my weapon to use him." Very powerful indeed, but she is still holding back. Very well, we can both earn the others trust with time.

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Kagome's POV:

When Sesshomaru finished his impromptu interrogation, we all left the cave. Sesshomaru led the way out with me three steps behind and the rest several steps behind me. I'm not sure where he intended to take us but I followed anyway. Tou-sama told me that I should trust him so I will. Maybe in time I can trust him with my whole self. Until then I will follow him.

I could feel Shippo bounding towards me. Once he had, he climbed up my kimono and perched himself on my shoulder, "Kagome-chan, is that really you?"

"Of course it's me, my silly little kit." I grabbed him and started tickling him.

"He he! ha ha! I give! I give, Kagome-chan!" I stopped and kissed his forehead, "I missed you lots while you were gone. Where did you go?"

I sighed, "I had to go visit the Inu no Taisho. He had lots to teach me."

Shippo's eyes widened with wonder, "Like what?"

"Well he taught me many things, the most important of which was swordsmanship. He made me very strong so that I could better protect everyone." Just talking about him made the ache of his lose a bit worse.

Sango caught up to us then, "How could he have taught you much of anything with so little time?"

"Time flows differently in the underworld. The two months it was for you, was closer to twenty years for me. I have been gone for a very long time." I smiled at her.

"Ah I thought you were a bit overly attached for the small amount of time you've been gone. We thought..." She choked then.

I gave her a soft smile and wrapped an arm around her, "It's okay now, Sango, I'm back and I'm not going anywhere."

She hugged me back, "I'm glad. Anyways, what was Hell like?"

I chuckled, "Well I was staying within the King's castle the whole time, so I had it pretty easy."

"The King?" Sango asked.

"I suppose I should start at the beginning." I spoke still humored.

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A/N:

Please don't hate me! I am so very sorry it has taken so long for me to update. My sister is back home now and I'm starting a new job, so my life has been a little hectic. My new job isn't gonna give me as much time to write as my old one did, so my updates may be sporadic. Again I apologize for the tardiness of this chapter.

~Love, Angel