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WARNING: Kind of boring, emotional, and just plain sad.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha.

Never take anything in life for granted.

You never know how much something means to you until you lose it, even the most simple possession can mean the world to you once it is gone from your grasp.

Sesshoumaru and Jaken walked through yet another forest on their journey to the village that the girl Kagome called home. Jaken was tired of the walking, but he pushed on for his wonderful lord. He wanted to help him get his body back more than anything, he owed him that much. Sesshoumaru had no need to stop for anything, food and sleep was not something that he needed, after all he was only a soul, there was no body to nourish. Sesshoumaru did let Jaken stop to eat, almost feeling sorry for the toad, but shaking the feeling off after a moment.

The village that they were heading too was still a few hours away, and Sesshoumaru wanted to get there so he could perform his selfless act and leave. He did not want to spend a lot of time on this, he needed to get back and take care of his lands, they could not survive very long without him.

Kagome sat in her favorite clearing, her bow and arrows next to her. She was suppose to be practicing with Kikyou this morning, but she did not feel like going. She always felt like she was not good enough to practice with her, like she was holding her back when she needed help all of the time.

"I just wish I wasn't just a burden on everyone," she said to herself before laying back on the grass.

She stared up into the sky, imagining what it would be like to fly. She imagined how wonderful it would be to get away from everyone, not having people around to look at you funny or to whisper about you. No, she would be free to do what she wanted up there, and she would be happy, alone, but still happy. She could feel how the wind would caress her face, soft and cool, like someone gently touching her face. She would kill for that, but she knew that it was impossible. Flying was not something that humans could do, and no one would ever touch her like that, not with the scar on her face, and there was no way to remove it.

"I guess it is just not meant to be, it is just something that I have to deal with," she said to the wind.

"Being alone is what I want meant to be, nothing can be done about that,"

It was true. Before her accident, she had boys that liked her, a lot of them in fact. She never really gave them much mind, though the attention was nice, but now they wanted nothing to do with her.

"It is just another thing I have to learn to live with," she said before standing up.

She looked around her one last time before going to the field where Kikyou would be training. She was suppose to be training also, but she did not feel like it today. She never really seemed to feel like it anymore, it was just something that she wanted to give up on. Besides, Kikyou was much better than her, its not like it mattered if she improved what little skill that she had. She watched as her sister used her bow with expertise, always hitting her intended target.

Yes, she would never be as good as Kikyou. She would always be weak little Kagome.

As night fall came little could be heard. People were in for the night, all warm and content in their little houses, dreaming of whatever it was that humans dreamt of. Sesshoumaru did not care for such things as dreams, they did not benefit him in anyway. They had reached their intended destination a few hours ago, but it was already too late to do anything. Since Sesshoumaru required no shelter, they stayed in the forest right near the village. Jaken had long ago fallen asleep, leaving Sesshoumaru to his thoughts. They always managed to come back to what he was about to do, help a human with her heartache. It was not something that he could ever imagine himself doing, but then again, he never imagined himself in this predicament.

He was like that for hours, sitting under a tree thinking about his life. How he had everything, and then with one stupid move he lost it all. Questions poured through his mind, and he played the 'what-if' game for hours, but he never got the answers that he so wanted. Before he even knew it the sun was coming up and the little toad youkai was waking up. The day was starting and soon he would have to find the girl and then some how find a way to make her happy. He would have to study her too see what was wrong, and then when he figured it out he should not have a problem finding a solution.

That is what he was good at, thinking and finding solutions for problems. It took a great mind to be able to fix problems, and a great mind was one thing that he was blessed with.

Kagome woke up early that morning, the sun keeping her from turning over and going back to sleep. She hated getting up early, it was just that much longer that she had to pity herself. She much preferred sleep, at least them no one saw her and she could dream about how her life use to be.

"I suppose I should start my chores since I cannot sleep," she said as she got out of bed and then dressed.

She needed to go and get water for her mother to do the morning cooking and the wash, so she put her shoes on and grabbed her arrows before heading outside. It was a beautiful morning, the smell was something that always made Kagome smile. She loved to sit outside on mornings that she could not sleep and just breathe it all in. She made sure that she had her bow with her before hading for the small pond near her house. She did not like to go far, and she was glad for the little pond for that very reason. She walked towards a group of trees, the pond hidden just behind them, with a smile on her face.

Though she still had nightmares about this forest, she could never not love it. It was beautiful and just made her feel at peace, as stupid as it sounds after what had happened. As she got closer to the pond and further into the forest, the same feeling from the other day came back to her. Whatever it was that she was being warned about was here, though she still could not tell what the intentions were. She would have to tell Kikyou to watch out for any suspicious creatures and people that might to around. She would also stay alert, just incase Kikyou was not able to feel whatever it was.

"But she probably already knows and is waiting for it,"

It was true, normally Kikyou was very good with feeling the presences of things, be it evil youkai or little baby rabbits. She could always tune into things like that, and even though Kagome had the same ability, it was not near as good. It was just like everything else though, her being the youngest she did not have as much power. Kagome did not mind though, she was use to it and loved what little gifts that she did have.

"I need to get that water back to the house," she said as she quickly walked the rest of the way to the pond.

She dipped her bucket into the water, making sure it was full enough to last them, but also where it was not too full that she could not carry it back. She gave one last look to the forest around her and then made her way back home.

Sesshoumaru had seen the young girl walk to the small pond. He of course did not know who she was, but he could clearly see why she looked so sad. She had a rather large scar on her face, though she was still beautiful for a human, he could see why it would upset her. The scar was long, and somewhat thick, like someone had tortured her by roughly sawing at her face. It did not appear to be as bad as it could have been, but it was bad enough to make the girl pity herself. He decided not to think about it anymore when she walked away, he had a mission to accomplish so he needed to get to work. First he had to find the Kagome girl, and then he had to work out how to heal her heart, or whatever the miko had said.

"Jaken, get up. We have work to do," he said to the other youkai before he stood up and began to walk out of the forest towards the village.

Jaken followed without saying a word, still tired from the long journey. He followed his master to the village, ignoring the strange looks that he was receiving from the villagers. He knew that they could not see his lord, so the looks were obviously reserved just for him. He did not look at them as he kept walking, imitating Sesshoumaru the whole way. He did not know where they were going, but he knew that his master must. In fact Sesshoumaru had no idea where he was going, he just needed to feel like he was doing something. He figured that eventually if they walked around long enough that they would find this girl, but now that he thought about it, that plan was severely flawed.

He stopped in his tracks, causing Jaken to do the same, not wanting to run into, or through, his master.

"Jaken, go around the village and try to find this girl. Do not let any one know what you are doing," Sesshoumaru finally spoke to his lowly servant.

"Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru. Right away," he said with, giving a low bow before he left to do his master bidding.

When Kagome returned with the water, Kikyou was already gone. She had left earlier than normal, making Kagome think that she was out hunting for that presence that she had sensed earlier. She had known that Kikyou would have been the first to feel it, she was crazy to think that she may have gotten better at something than her older sister was.

"Of course she is better Kagome, you already knew this, no sense in being surprised," she told herself as she put the bucket of water in the kitchen for her mother.

She did not bother to say anything to her family as she once again left. She could not help but to feel disappointed in herself for being bested by Kikyou yet again. She really thought that she might have been good at something, better than her sister at one little thing. She laughed at herself for thinking something like that. She decided to go out to the forest again, a place that she always felt at ease, well, almost always. She still had her bow and arrows with her as she walked to her favorite spot. She found herself here a lot lately, but she did not mind. No one ever found her here, she supposed that they did not think that she would ever come back to that spot. That just proved that they did not know her very well.

She may have been a bit afraid at first, but not even that would keep her from the place that felt the most like home to her. Yes, a forest clearing felt more like home than her house did. She did not know why, but nature was something that she always had a big spot for in her heart. She felt like she was meant to live outside, that maybe she was really suppose to be an animal, and someone made a mistake when she was born human. She never told any one that, they already looked at her strangely enough, she did not need another reason for it. She kept a lot of things to herself, wishing that she could tell someone.

Some times when she is out here alone, she would talk to herself about all of her problems, her hopes, and even her dreams. It felt good to let it all out, but not as good as it would feel if she had someone to actually talk to about it, someone to sit and listen, maybe even give her advice.

"Kagome, what are you going out here?" she heard her older sister ask, having not sensed her before.

"Nothing, just watching," she said, not caring if she made any sense today.

"You missed practice again," Kikyou said with a small sigh, she just did not get her younger sister at all.

"I know," was all that she said, not even bothering to look at her sister.

Kikyou did not say anything else as she turned around and walked away, leaving her sister sitting alone on the very spot where she nearly lost her.

"I love you too," Kagome whispered as Kikyou walked away, sure that her sister did not hear her.

Sesshoumaru had walked back to the forest after he sent Jaken to find the girl. He decided that he would wait for the toad to return before he did anything. He needed to know where the girl was so that he could observe her and figure out a plan of action. He did not like going into things blind, and he was not going to start now. He saw the girl through the trees, just sitting there with a bow next to her. He could see the quiver of arrows on her back. He did not picture her as the type to be trained to fight, but then again that may have very well been the explanation to the scar marring her otherwise perfect face.

She looked to be in deep thought, sadness still clouding her face. He watched her for a few minutes, and then he heard a voice come from behind her. He looked and saw another girl that looked like the first, only her hair was straighter and her eyes were different, though only slightly. He could tell that they were related, it was obvious, and he could also tell that the new girl was the older of the two.

"Wait, did she just say Kagome?" he asked himself, not believing that he had found the girl without even trying.

This was going to be easier than he though.