angrily, but he ignored it. As if I didn't have enough problems already ... What was he even thinking. He suddenly looked at me and started to speak:
"You probably don't know yet!"
What was he talking about ?! What did he mean?
"Nani?"
Well, I was curious to see what there was to grin.
"Well, Inuyasha!"
He replied succinctly, as if that cleared everything up. Not exactly! What about Inuyasha-kun? Was he hurt? Or were there any difficulties ?! What was it now? Sesshomaru seemed to like the confused expression on my face. So, did he enjoy making me feel insecure ?! And did he like it even more to let me fidget? Oh, so that was it! Just wait! I would find out the answer ... I took my Hiraikotsu and ran towards him, but he avoided it.
"What about Inuyasha-kun now?"
But even this question was only followed by a nasty grin on his part. I rushed at him again, but he dodged quickly. But Kirara interfered and distracted him. I threw my Hiraikotsu again This time I would hit! Wrong thought, because he could just dodge by jumping up. It landed on the ground while I caught the hiraikotsu.
"CRAP ... Well, if you don't want to talk, then I'll have to ask Inu Yasha-kun myself ..."
He smiled nastily.
"Well! ... I deeply regret having to tell you that, but for that you would have to have the ability to talk to the dead ..."
My heart stopped for a moment. No, no that could ... MUST not be true. Inuyasha-kun couldn't be dead, no. I immediately forgot about Sesshomaru. I could take care of that later. I called Kirara and jumped up. Then I rode away with her. I had to make sure that was true.I knew where I was going. To Kaede-sama's village. The rest could wait. However, I also forgot about Kohaku ...

[Rin:]

What was going on there? Did Sesshomaru-sama and this woman know each other? Well, I had to admit that she looked a little familiar to me too. But that wasn't so important now. Fortunately, the two were fighting with each other, so at least I was able to escape unnoticed. But how should I find my way here in the forest? Yes, how ?! It was then that I noticed someone rushing a little further away. I stopped. Moment! That was the woman and that weird yokai who was with her. Was the fight over now? And if so, then where was Sesshomaru-sama? I'd better hurry because I didn't know whether he was looking for me or not. So I wanted to run again when suddenly something suddenly appeared and rammed me into a tree. My head was booming, but I gathered all my strength and opened my eyes with difficulty. Actually, this wasn't necessary! I already knew who it was ... And I was right. His golden eyes fixed me with a piercing look as he choked me with his claw and pressed me against a tree. I held on to his arm because he was holding me in the air, otherwise I would have suffocated long ago. This time I must have taken it too far. I wondered what Sesshomaru-sama's punishment was this time ... I was preparing for the worst when he suddenly held me a little more relaxed. I looked at him a little confused before he suddenly let go of me completely. I immediately fell to the floor. I rubbed my bum a bit right away. Man did that hurt! I decided not to say a word or I might upset him again. It looks like I didn't have to expect a penalty this time. And not only that! He even reached out his hand and apologized to me. But where did this sudden change of heart come from ?! Wasn't he mad at me anymore? I decided to just accept that quietly ... I didn't want to contradict! It could only cost my head ... and I wanted to keep it ...



~ A few hours later: ... ~



[Sango:]

At last I had almost reached the village. I was so relieved ... until I had a clear view of the village from a hill. And what did I find there? A battlefield! Nothing but a battlefield !! Oh no! What if Sesshomaru was right? What if Inuyasha-kun were really dead? Then what about Kagome-san and Kaede-sama? I didn't even want to imagine what was going on with my friends. I immediately hurried down to the village. I had to find her! And alive!
"INU YASHA-KUN !! KAGOME-SAN !! KAEDE-SAMA !! WHERE ARE YOU ?!"
After minutes of searching, I was desperately falling on my knees when I heard a voice:
"Sango ... Sango-san, are ... is it you ?!"Immediately I was startled, my gaze whirled around. It actually said ... ACTUALLY old Kaede-sama, but she didn't look good. She was badly injured and swayed tremendously. She almost fell if I hadn't held her. She coughed heavily.
"Kaede-sama, say! What on earth has happened? Where are the others?"
She coughed very hard and spat blood. Slowly I got a bad premonition ...
"A yokai! He had raided our village! It was at the time when Inu Yasha-kun was human and Kagome-san in their time. He wanted the Shikon no Tama, but Kagome still had it with him. I could do not prevent ... Inuyasha-kun died of his wounds and the village was destroyed. I was just barely able to save myself ... When Kagome-san came back here and learned everything from me, she was angry and desperate at the same time . She gave me the Shikon no Tama so that it was safe ... Well! And you could guess the rest of it. Isn't it so ... Sango-san? "
She waited. I thought for a moment and nodded. I would have done exactly the same ...
"Hai, Kagome-san wanted to destroy the yokai as revenge and became ..."
Kaede-sama nodded and coughed again. There was silence. A calm ... TOO calm silence!
"The yokai was destroyed ... However, it's all over now ... I won't be doing it for long either, so listen carefully to me, Sango-san! You have to take the Shikon no Tama and take care of it. Bring it to you safe place and make it go away forever. Did you hear ?! Just do it ... For Inuyasha-kun ... For Kagome-san ... For ALL of us !! "
She sagged and coughed again. Then she looked at me pleadingly.
"And most of all ... PLEASE DO IT FOR ME !!!"
Her voice was very weak and shortly afterwards she collapsed and stopped moving. Never again ...
"Oh no! KAEDE-SAMA !! WAKE UP, PLEASE !! KAEDE-SAMA !!! KAEDE-SAMAAA !!"
I called desperately and shook her. After a while, I just wordlessly took the Shikon no Tama from her hand and got up. It started to rain in the meantime, but I didn't notice it.
"KAEDE-SAMAAAAA !!!"
I shouted so loud and desperate that I even heard all the yokai running away from it. Why did they do all this to me? HOW SO?! ...

[Sesshomaru:]

Rin hadn't said a word for a while while she followed me. She was probably still a little angry. Either that or she was still in shock. No wonder, after all, I hadn't been treating her gently when I pressed her to that tree. I should have punished her, yes, but then again, I had never really handled her with kid gloves. Besides, who knows ... Maybe then she would really have run away. And that's not what I really wanted to do. I let my mind wander from Rin again and turned to what was happening in front of it.But this one woman had a pretty good pace. She must have been convinced by now that I was telling the truth. She looked really horrified when I told her that Inuyasha, thank God, was dead. But what was this one woman to do with me? Nothing! She was just a naive, stupid, unsuspecting ... Oh, I'd rather forget that again! I didn't feel like going into it. I couldn't explain why I was thinking such nonsense at all, but somehow you could feel sorry for her ... Now that Inuyasha was dead ... Just like the Miko ... ACH, CHIKUSO! Why did I even think so?
Well, I was in a situation like that myself. Back when my faithful servant died ... At that time the great fight against Naraku was going on, who had the entire Shikon no Tama and became a full-fledged yokai. Inuyasha and his so-called 'hero troop' fought against Naraku's descendants while I was busy with Naraku myself. Kouga and his entourage had long since fallen. Naraku had to kill him to get at his splinters. Since the descendants had even managed to destroy Inu Yasha's Tessaiga, he became a yokai again. Of course, to this day it was still a mystery to me how he had managed to keep control of his yokai blood for all those years without Tessaiga ... Well, in any case I fought with Naraku. My servants were supposed to stay in the background, but, as was to be expected, of course, Rin had worried about me and had not listened to me. Of course she came in on Ah Uhn and Jaken even accompanied her. Since I was distracted for a brief moment, Naraku was able to meet me. Rin really wanted to see me and then it happened! She fell from the kite. Naraku was about to give me the coup de grace and hurled lightning at me, but I ignored him. The only thing on my mind right now was Rin. I ran up to her at full throttle and caught her when I noticed the lightning far too late. I knew Tensaiga would help me and Rin. I knelt down next to her and quickly took her in my arms so that she didn't notice anything. I still promised her that everything would be fine. And I was right! Tensaiga was just able to save us with the last of his strength, but it broke. When this was over, Naraku wanted to destroy us for good, but I was still able to fend him off with Toukijin, but that he also destroyed with ease. I just saw both of us dead when this Miko Kikyo shot an arrow at him and managed to remove the Shikon no Tama with the last of his strength. However, she was seriously injured herself. Naraku attacked her and his attack raised a lot of dust. I still remembered Kikyo's painful scream. Even Kagura and Kanna, who were in an unfavorable position, had to believe in it.Inu Yasha's friends were able to survive, as if by a miracle. The attack had just ended and the smoke hadn't quite cleared when Inuyasha himself appeared with a male, still in his Yoka form, and gave him the final coup de grace. He passed out from exhaustion afterwards, I could still remember that well. I was just getting up again with Rin when something important occurred to me: JAKEN AND AH UHN !! I