*flashback to day after they defeated Naraku*

"Kagome I love you, will you please become my mate?" Inuyasha ask with love shining in his eyes

"YES, YES, YES, OF COURSE I WILL" I yelled and hugged my mate-to-be around the neck.

*end flash back*

If only I wasn't so weak then I could have seen the love in his eyes was not for me but, for the slayer (who I now hold a deep hatred for.) Tsk I need to stop remembering the past it hurts too much. It's been a rough 4 months since I left the group. I was a fool to believe the half-breed could see me for me HA I should of known after all those years he spent sneaking off in the night to see the dead miko.

I look around coming out of my thoughts when I heard a soldier walk up to me

"My Lady" he said bowing

"General Hiromasa, report." I replied wearing my cold mask of indifference.

"Your troops are training as you had asked, it seem that one has been lacking motivation and discipline would you like for me to deal out a punishment?" Hiromasa asked quietly looking for any sign of emotion yet, getting none he sighed

"No have all my troops ready for inspection at dawn. I will deal out the punishment then. That will be all General." I said look back out over the horizon. The General bowed once more before returning to his troops to prepare for inspection, for they all knew inspection is never a good sign.

Sighing I walked back inside my study I look over my desk where stacks of scrolls where siting. As I sat down at my desk I pulled out a fresh scroll and began to write.

Dear Lord Sesshomru,

I Kagome, Lady of the soulful ones would like to have an audience with you to discuss an alliance between are lands and people. I will also, be sending a letter to your Half-brother to discuss a alliance.

Thank you,

Lady Kagome

I put down the feather thinking -hmm should I send a letter to the half-breed and followers to also discuss an alliance? Well I have been feeling rather bored lately.. so yes I will do just that. I though with a smirk.

-Did you so soon to forget what he did to us?!- My beast said with an angry thrash at its cage.

-Do not worry beast I did not, it's time for are revenge to happen don't you think we have wasted too much time crying over the half-breed? - I said flinching slightly with how hard the beast with thrashing I was starting to lose my control.

-ENOUGH THRASHING! Are revenge is soon I promise- I said with a mental evil laugh

I pulled out my feather once more and began to write. Heheh…

Dear Half-Breed and followers,

I the lady of the soulful ones would like to have an audience with you, to discuss a futer alliance with your group. For I have heard of the story about how you defeated the vile Half-Breed Narku.

Thank you, Lady of the soulful ones

Hmm. I suppose I should not add my name let them wonder just who I am hehheeh just you wait INUYASHA!

"Hayao deliver these messages quickly go now." I said placing my mask back into place.

"Yes My Lady" he said before jumping out the window. I must say his name sure does suit him fast man he is indeed.

-Indeed- my beast said agreeing

-Western palace- Sesshomaru POV

I was coming back from a morning patrol around my land when I heard the most annoying sound coming my way I sighed for it was my loyal yet annoying retainer.

"Jaken stop the that furiating blubbering" I said with my cold mask of indifference

"YES MY LORD PLEASE FORGIVE THIS LOWLY SERVENT" he said as he repeatedly bowed I started to get dizzy then I see a letter in his hand.

"Jaken what is that letter you hold?" I said cocking an eye brow in a silent question.

"OH yes some man came to the front gates and gave this message to the guards' and said it was from his lady ship and to be delivered to Milord immediately" Kaken said handing me the parchment.

"HN "I said walking back to my study.

As I entered the study I sat at my desk and began to read:

Dear Lord Sesshomru,

I Kagome, Lady of the soulful ones would like to have an audience with you to discuss an alliance. I have also sent a message to you half-brother for an alliance.

Thank you,

Lady Kagome

Hmm isn't Kagome the human miko that follow the half-breed?

-Also, what is the soulful ones? - My beast said with a mental cock to its head

-hmm I don't know I will ask Hanoi to search for any information about the "soulful ones" for I have never heard of such people" I said

"Hanoi" I said knowing that he could hear my call

A man with midnight black hair with ice blue tips and cold blue eyes came in with a bow

"Yes milord?" Hanoi ask quietly

"Find out all you can about these "soulful ones" and report back immediately with any new information." I said dismissing him with a nod

"Yes milord" he replied turning to go back to the libraries.

Hmm interesting….. I though begin to write a letter back to this kagome girl.

-Inu-Tatchi- INUYASHA POV

I jerk my head up in alert of the on-coming person heading areway… and man it's powerful!

"EVERYONE GET UP SOMETHING HEADING ARE WAY AND FAST TOO!" I yelled alerting the woman in my arms and everyone around me.

Miroku and Shippo got up half-heartedly and prepared to fight. I know they were sad because of the disappearance of Kagome.

-Flash back few days after they had defeated Naraku-

I knew I couldn't keep it up much longer but, I know I would be lost without Kagome and everyone else would too. But, I had come to love the slayer Sango... so we had started to talk more and then it become long walks when everyone was asleep.

One night as I check to make sure everyone was asleep I got up and woke up Sango it's now or never I guess.

"Sango can we talk please?" I ask with love shining in my eyes

"Sure" she said getting up and looking to Kagome she knew what was going to happen tonight and she knew she might regret it for the rest of her life but, it felt so right.

The two walk hand in hand in the moonlight

"Sango I must tell you I have come to hold feelings for you." I said stopping and turning towards her.

" Inu I-I do to but, what about Kagome she is like a sister to me and I don't want to hurt her." Sango relied look up to the moon.

"Sango she doesn't belong here she not strong enough to live in this time, she is weak always in need of protection." I stopped and walked ahead a few steps "she was just a shard detector nothing more nothing less…. I love you Sango I want you to be my mate and wife." I said look to her holding out a necklace with a blood red crest moon on it.

"Oh Inu... yes I will be your mate and wife" Sango said throwing her arms around my neck.

-End flashback-

Yes I do love Sango but, if only I had known Kagome was there I wouldn't have said all those things about her.

I was yanked out of my thoughts when a man about 6'1" landed on the ground. As the dust settled I could make out a man with midnight black hair and blood red streaks running through it and ending in an orange tip it look like fire. He had molten orange eyes that could pierce through your very soul, it was horrifying. I felt a shiver run up my spine when his eyes look into mine.

"Half-breed My Land has sent me to give you this message." He said walking to me holding out a parchment with a skull seal holding it in place. I gulped. As he handed it to me I unrolled it and read it out loud.

Dear Half-Breed and followers,

I the lady of the soulful ones would like to have an audience with you, to discuss a futer alliance with your group. For I have heard of the story about how you defeated the vile Half-Breed Narku.

Thank you, Lady of the soulful ones

As I finished I look at my group and they all nodded their head so I decided. WE WILL MEET THIS LADY.

"Very well will meet the wench- I was cut off as the man appeared before me and had he deadly claws dripping poison pinned to a tree chocking me.

"Please mister don't hurt him he meant no harm he merely doesn't know how to address her ladyship cause she did not put any name" Miroku said staring straight into the eyes of the man that held me pinned to a tree

"I see well do make sure the half-breed learns, but since it was a misunderstanding I will let you off with a warning" he said dropping Inuyasha to the ground uncerimonialy. Sango rush over to the fallen leader to make sure he was ok. The man merely watched the two with a bored look. When Inuyasha finally stood the man spoke once more but, calmer.

"I have been at fault I suppose. I know all your names yet you do not know mine let me formally introduce myself, I am Hayao her ladyship's personal messenger but, most know me as Hayao her ladyships concubine." Hayao said proudly with a smirk from all the shocked faces of the tatchi.

"So half-breed will you meet with her ladyship or not?" the man now known as Hayao asked.

I look around the camp asking the silent question, with nods from everyone I spoke once more.

"Yes we will go to her ladyship." I said the last words awkwardly.

" very well then I will be back by tomorrow's night fall and I will be bring your half-brother too for her ladyship requested to speak with him as well good night" he said and with those final words he disappeared once more into the night.

-inu-tatchi—Miroku POV

-sigh- why do I still stick around, I love Sago yet she loves Inuyasha I can't bear to see this I think it's time I go my sepret ways.

I though pretending to be resting, then I could feel a VERY powerful arua heading are way as I heard Inuyasha alerting everyone this thing was near. Then BAM! All I could see was dust then a man with midnight black hair and blood red streaks running through it and ending in an orange tip it look like fire. He had molten orange eyes that could pierce through your very soul, it was horrifying and I could feel the power radiating off of him it was immense. I gasped when he look right at me then I heard Inu start to read a letter. After the letter was done I wondered what was the soulful ones I have only heard of the soulless one yet that's all I know. Hmmm perhaps they are one in the same…..

-SANGO POV-

As I lay awake in the arms of the man I love I knew I just knew I would regret this. I sighed and look towards Miroku he was deep in though with a sad expression. She knew kagome had found out for she had seen her at the hot springs hours later talking about leaving. Yet what erks me is that she was talking to someone eles or something eles I think. I am sooooo sorry Kagome I should have told you sooner I sure you would have been mad but, you would still be here now…..Kagome a silent tear escaped her face.

-2 days later- no POV

Hayao was now traveling to the inu-tatchi but, this time with a company- lord Sesshomaru.

As they neared the camp Hayao let his power spike then brought it down again and walked into camp.

"half-breed hurry we have little time to waste." Hayao said while turning and running south

" HEY WAIT UP YA BASTARD" Inuyasha said running after him with sango on his back, Miroku and Shippo on kilala and Sesshomaru on his cloud.

****1 hour later they arrived at a huge clearing. And past the trees they saw a huge Castle?!

Ice blue brick walls with the mark of a black skull engulfed in blue flames on the side. Marking the Soulful Ones…