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I don't own the characters of Inuyasha.

Familiar Taste of Poison.

After five minutes Touga recovered. Since he was a demon it did not take him very long.

"We will fly to the West. Everyone come here." Touga said.

Kikyo was still very uncomfortable about these demons. She thought Kagome was very foolish for helping then. Had it been her she would have just purified Katsuo and left Touga where he was.

Another thing, Why is this Touga demon acting like Kagome is the superior miko?

Kagome was small talking to Touga when Kikyo interrupted.

"Touga, how can we trust you? How do we know your not leading us to our deaths?" Kikyo wondered.

Kagome turned her head to look at her sister like 'seriously?'

Touga looked at the miko who had just spoke.

He really Really REALLY did not like this female. She seemed to remind him of Izayoi.

His Izayoi.

This bitch had all of her worst traits.

Izayoi. Yes he remembered everything. It pained him to do so.

"You have my word that no harm will come to you or your sister. I will protect you if need be." He said.

Kikyo scoffed.

"What good is the word of a demon?" She asked bitterly.

She had no idea why Kagome is so friendly to demons. One killed their father! They never even found the demon responsible. Kagome must have had mental problems she didn't know about.

"Kikyo stop. I want to know why this demon was put under such a spell and by a dark miko no less. None deserve that fate." Kagome said.

Kikyo glared at her sister.

How dare her younger sister disrespect her like that?!

"If he was pinned to the tree then it means he must have done something wrong! Can't you see that my foolish sister?!" Kikyo said.

"I refuse to be like you Kikyo. You condemn beings that are not human like us." Kagome said as she stepped towards her sister.

"You don't like the idea of anyone different than you. You don't give them a chance. The next person you meet could change your opinion on it. You never know. But I will not stay here. I want to understand what happened. I want to know what to do if we come across anyone that needs help like this again. I'm a miko. I help anyone that needs me. If you don't like it then go back to the village." Kagome said pointing her first finger in the direction of the village to make herself clearer.

Kikyo glared at her sister. "I can't leave. I have to protect you. You might need it."

Kikyo knew that she would need to. Her sister always got into trouble.

Kagome turned away from her sister.

"I'm sorry about that Lord Touga. We will come with you if you still allow it." Kagome said with a bow.

Touga looked towards Kikyo and then to Kagome.

"I will. Let's go." Touga said.

Within minutes the sisters were flying on Touga's cloud with the two demons.

Kagome refused to pay attention to her sister.

Kikyo crossed her arms over her chest.

Sulking.

An hour passed and the western castle came into sight. What Touga didn't expect was for his sons to be waiting on him.

He landed in the courtyard.

Sesshomaru watched his father land.

"You left with one human bitch. Then came back two hundred years later with two?" Sesshomaru commented bitterly.

Inuyasha walked up behind Sesshomaru. It's obviously the two didn't get along.

Touga was happy to see Inuyasha all grown up.

"It's been a long time Sesshomaru. It's good to see you too." He paused and looked back at the three behind him.

"Let's go." He said as he walked forward.

Kagome and Kikyo followed. Katsuo stayed behind to talk to Sesshomaru. He knew it was what Touga wanted.

Katsuo bowed to Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

"My lords." He greeted with a bow.

He rose afterward.

Sesshomaru looked at his fathers servant.

"How did he end up sealed to the damned tree? I know The half breeds mother was involved." Sesshomaru asked bitterly.

Inuyasha gave a warning growl. Sesshomaru ignored him.

"That is what the two mikos are following him for Lord Sesshomaru. The miko with the sword freed him." Katsuo said.

Sesshōmaru looked towards the miko with the sword as her form faded in the distance. Touga is taking them into the castle.

He had sent many to pull the arrow from his father in the first hundred years he was sealed to the tree. How did that onna succeed?

Touga stood in the Library with the two mikos. They sat at a table while he stood.

"So you want answers?" He asked them.

Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Katsuo all walked in. Touga then knew they wanted answers.

"We do. If it's not too much trouble." Kagome said politely.

Kikyo looked at her sister and rolled her eyes. She was always all goody goody.

Kikyo sat there also alittle nervous about being in a room with four Demons.

Sesshomaru lightly glared at the miko who spoke. She had no business being here.

"Takemaru was a human who sold his soul to demons. Thus becoming a half demon. He did it so that he could kill me. He wanted Izayoi and I had her. She was a human that I loved. Of course I was with Sesshomaru's mother before." He paused as he took a quick glance at his oldest son and back to the mikos.

"After I had bedded Izayoi she was pupped with Inuyasha. After Inuyasha was born, She turned her eye towards Takemaru. Since he was a half demon he was then known as Naraku. Naraku told Izayoi that if she could kill me, that her and Naraku would raise my pup together. That he would except it." Touga paused with a certain sadness in his eyes as he leaned his hands on the table.

He looked back up at Kagome.

"Izayoi went to a dark miko known as Tsubaki. My human love was known for her aim with a bow and arrow but she was no miko. So she went to the dark miko to get a cursed arrow that would seal me away to sleep pinned a tree for all eternity. Though she loved Takemaru, she could not bring herself to get an arrow that would ultimately kill me. After I was sealed, I had no idea what happened to Naraku, Izayoi, or my newborn son. Though I see now that he is alive and well." He said gesturing towards Inuyasha.

Kagome had tears in her eyes.

"How horrible." She said.

Sesshomaru scoffed.

"It seems to me like you learned your lesson father." He said.