Disclaimer: I do NOT own Inuyasha though I wished I did and the only character I DO OWN so far is Amidora.

Important: Sesshoumaru has both arms, for those of you that actually watch the Anime, and for my fanfic the fluffy thing he wears is a tail.

Lord Sesshoumaru walked through the woods of the Western Lands. He was patrolling his lands to make sure everything was as it should be. Sesshoumaru’s long silver hair began to sway in the breeze. His amber eyes moved around the outlaying area to see if anything was amiss.

Sesshoumaru heard the loud screeching sound of a snake demon. He ran as fast as he could to the source. When he got there he stopped for a second at the scene before him.

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Amidora got up from the small brook that she had stopped to clean up. It was such a nice day out. Amidora looked at the small grove she was in. Why have I never done this before? Amidora turned around to leave, when a noise from the bushes stopped her.

A snake demon dashed out after her. She just managed to dodge it, but one of its claws managed to swipe her side. Amidora winced in pain; blood began to flow from the wound. The snake demon coiled up and made a loud cry. Amidora put her hand over her wound. She was getting ready for the worst, when a flash of white came out in front of her.

Sesshoumaru leapt out before the snake demon could strike. With one quick movement of his hand the demon fell to the ground in two. Sesshoumaru turned to look at the young woman before him. Her black hair fell down in front of her. Her black eyes were locked onto his. She didn’t look that bad, though she was clearly a human. It was a wonder she was not dead. Sesshoumaru noticed her hand was slightly clinging to her side and he could smell the scent of her blood.

He began to walk up to her, when her eyes got slightly wider. “You’re a demon.”

Sesshoumaru stopped walking. His face and eyes remained emotionless. “Actually, I am a youkai. Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Lands and you are on my lands. Who are you and why are you here?”

“My name is Amidora and I did not know that I had to answer to anyone for simply walking through the forest.”

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes slightly. “Yes you do when you cause demons to come onto my lands and attack you.”

“I did not cause anything to attack me. That thing,” Amidora pointed down to what was left of the snake demon, “chose to attack me on its own accord. Now if you do not mind, I need to be going.” Amidora was about to leave when Sesshoumaru appeared right in front of her. He peered down to her.

“You are injured.”

“I’ll be fine; I will just find a village to rest at for a bit.”

Sesshoumaru put his tail around Amidora’s waist and held her tightly. “You will do no such thing. I do not need you going around telling people that I did not take care of you after rescuing you from a demon on my own lands.”

Amidora looked up at Sesshoumaru. “Well I am sorry if I might stain your presumably spotless reputation.” A hint of sarcasm in her words. “But I already said I could help myself.”

Sesshoumaru wrapped his tail around her more. A smirk formed on his otherwise emotionless face. “And I already said you would not.” With that Sesshoumaru leapt into the air, toward his castle.

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Two fox demons came out from across the bush. They had seen the entire thing. The smaller of the two spoke first. “Do you think we should tell Lord Naraku about what occurred?”

The larger fox demon hit the other on the head. “Of course we should you idiot. Did you feel that woman’s aura right before that stupid youkai saved her? She has powers that one, and she was getting ready to attack that snake demon.”

“Yeah, I know that woman’s aura felt weird. I don’t know what she was. Do you think she was a miko?”

“I don’t know. She could be. Either way we have to tell Naraku.”

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Naraku was sitting in his room pondering over the Shikon no Tama. That hanyou, Inuyasha and his little band were becoming more of a problem than he had first believed. They were collecting jewel shards faster than he liked. He couldn’t let them get the jewel.

Naraku sensed a being coming towards his room. “What is it, Kagura?” Kagura was standing in the door way, a sly look was in her eye.

“Our spies in the Western Lands have reported that Sesshoumaru has brought a woman into his castle.”

Naraku kept a calm look on his face. “Really? Was it a youkai?”

“No, it was not a demon.” Naraku brought his head up an inch. “Then it was a human?”

Kagura hesitated to answer. Naraku turned his head toward her. “Well, Kagura?”

“The spies were not sure, the woman smelled as a human, but her aura looked strange and was very powerful.”

Naraku looked away from Kagura. *Hmmm* “Tell them to keep an eye on this so called human.”

“Yes Naraku” Kagura bowed and then disappeared.

The spies should have been able to tell right off if she was a miko. If she is not a youkai and she is not a human, then what is she? Unless, she is a …no, she could not be that, could she?