AN: okay sorry ever one that this took me forever but I have to be in the mood to write in a kind of depressing way, but any way here's chapter three. enjoy.

Chapter 3

"Did I forget something?"

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"Do not play games with me Miko"

"Games?" she said confused "I'm not playing games" Standing she looked around to find the three bandits whom had accosted her, in a bloody heap in the far corner of the clearing.

"Who are you" she whispered one hand shaking as she brought it to her face, her eyes looking at the inu lord as she slowly backed away.

"Do not insult me, you know very well who I am, I will not play these games with you, now change out of that bloody kimono in to something clean and I shall return you to your companions"

Tears were streaming down her face, she didn't know what to do, all her senses were screaming at her that he was a demon and that she should run but he seemed to know who she was and thats what made her pause.

"Um…I know you think I'm playing games with you" she said quietly "But could you please tell me who I am?" Her head was bowed in an act of submission.

The Inu Lord looked down at her, he could scent her honesty he knew she was telling the truth she really didn't know who she was, she didn't know who he was; if he was any other demon he would consider the situation advantageous. It was beneath him to have to tell her who he was, it was beneath him to tell her about herself, it was beneath him to help a human. However he owed a life boon to this human and that was more important than anything else because he hated being in debt to anyone be it demon or human.

"Very well miko, I shall be brief"

"You're going to help me?"

"I owe you a life boon" he said as if that explained it all.

"Uhhh... Okay" She was confused, why would some one like him owe her a life boon.

"Your name is Kagome" He said his baritone echoing through the clearing.

"You have traveled with a rag tag group consisting of a demon slayer, a monk, a hanyou, and a fox kit, for the past three years, two months ago you assisted them as well as my self in the defeat of the hanyou Naraku" that was all he knew in a nut shell and damned if he was going to explain any more.

"Oh" was all she said; she was silent for a long moment after his brief speech.

"Change, Miko and I will return you to your friends"

She looked down at the box, crouching and carefully lifting the lid, Kagome looked down at the beautiful kimono. Dark blue with white cherry blossoms floating across it, the obi blending in with the design.

Silk, she thought, it was silk and from the looks it was very expensive she knew and she wasn't quite sure if such a thing was actually meant for her and doubted the fact that a demon lord would provide it for her.

"My patience wears thin miko"

Sliding behind a rather large tree Kagome put the new kimono on, it fit her perfectly hugging every curve, giving her already womanly body a little help. Picking up the satchel and bow and quiver after slipping on a pair of slipper like shoes she came out from behind the tree; feeling the inu lords eyes upon her heat rushed to her cheeks, it was the look in his eyes there was something there for a brief moment then it was gone.

Wow things were getting weird she just didn't know what to do she didn't know who she was and it was rather disconcerting considering that a demon lord knew more about her than she did. How was she to know she was a miko, hell how was she to know if he really knew anything about her he could be lying to get her to trust him. She just didn't know should she trust the demon lord, would it help her to find out who she really was or would he kill her.

Not knowing what else to do she turned to the forest and started walking towards the setting sun.

Intrigued Sesshomaru stared after the girl for a moment before following her, it was odd that she would pick such an odd direction in which to travel, seemingly at random, this greatly unnerved the Taiyoukai. What was she up to, he knew that she wasn't lying when it came to her memory loss, but why would she choose to go west what purpose did it serve to head toward his stronghold why not take her in the right direction; to the east back to the village of the bone eaters well. Soon enough he would have the answers he needed, until then he would keep her with him after all he did owe her a life boon.

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They had been traveling for hours and there was still no sign of Kagome they had caught her scent but then it had disappeared soon after finding it. Sango was having getting close to hysterics,though it didn't show however both Miroku and Inuyasha were noticing that the longer it was taking to find the miko the more pissed off Sango became.

"Find her InuYasha, or you will wish you had never been born" Sango hissed gripping the hanyou by the collar of his fire rat haori.

"Sango, my love, I do not think that we should treat InuYasha in such a rough shod manor, we need him to find Kagome, even if he was the one whom had put her in this state of mind to begin with" Miroku stated reasonably.

"Yeah Sango, let me...Hey Monk I DID NOT" he said yanking out of the demon huntresses' hold before turning around "I didn't put her in any state of mind" he said pouting slightly.

"InuYasha, please this is not the time to be assigning blame, we need to find Kagome before she does something stupid. I really don't think that she really wants to die; she's not the kind of person who would take her own life."

The monk had a point Kagome wasn't' the type of person to do that, however she had been acting strange lately very distant to every one including Shippo. InuYasha was starting to wonder if she wasn't under some sort of spell, it could very well be causing her behavior; though it was hard to say for sure.

Miroku's urgency had scared the hanyou, the monk rarely ever used that tone with him and the occasions he had were times when some one's life was in danger. Not knowing what else to do InuYasha turned his nose to the wind, they needed to find Kagome it was time he let go of who he was and become a man.

He had been self centered for so long InuYasha wasn't sure if he could be mature though he would try; and trying meant letting go of Kikyo releasing her memory from his heart and allow the gaping hole there to heal. There had been many times where the healing had begun under Kagome's gentle love only to be ripped open again when the clay miko came around again. He regretted his actions when it came to Kagome, he had loved her; he still did and now he wondered if it was too late to set things right between them.

Sango's anger, the monks sarcasm was putting the hanyou in to a panic he really didn't think that Kagome would kill herself; and that's when he scented it.

InuYasha's eyes narrowed as he drew tetsusaiga.

"What is it InuYasha?" Miroku inquired his violet eyes almost piercing the hanyou.

"I smell blood, a lot of it" InuYasha growled out.

"Blood? who's" Sango asked her stomach curling in knots proclaiming her uneasiness.

"Kagome's" whispered the hanyou.

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Some where there's a river lookin for a stream

some where's there's a dreamer looking for a dream

somewhere there's a drifter trying to find his way

somewhere some ones' waiting to hear some body say

I believe in you

"Did you hear that?" Kagome asked the demon lord beside her.

"Hear what? miko, the forest is silent but for the sound of small animals and the movement of our selves"

"A women, I heard a women singing"

"Not only did you loose your memory, miko but you are also going senile as well"

"Hmmm, I could have sworn" she muttered to her self keeping step beside the Taiyoukai.