Before:

(With Kagura and Kanna)

"Is he really here?" Kagura asked, looking around their surroundings. They were flying over a field…of flowers. Brightly colored flowers. Moreover, their fragrance, even from as high up as Kagura and Kanna were, was almost suffocating.

Kanna did not respond, but quietly looked around their surroundings. The flowers, though short, could hide many dangers, even to demons. Humans sometimes protected such places, though for what reason, Kanna could not grasp. The simple fact of it was, though, that any number of these flowers could be hiding protective spells that would keep Kagura and Kanna from finding what they had come for.

"This smell is killing me." Kagura said. "And these colors are going to make me blind. Let's just find him and get out of here."

Now:

They flew lower, skimming the tops of the flowers and looked around. Everywhere there was the sign of recent activity, but whether it was human, demon, or just animals passing through, Kagura could not tell. She slowed their progress, making the smells around them sharper. Scanning the trees, Kagura saw no sign of their target, but that did not really mean anything. Sesshomaru could hide as no demon could…well, maybe except Naraku.

"Kagura…" Kanna's soft voice came, breaking into Kagura's concentration. "I see them. They are over there," she pointed with her small white off to their right, where Kagura had not yet looked.

"Hmm," Kagura's eyes fixed on the small movements until they came into focus. The…flowers… (She cringed at the word)…around Sesshomaru were all white, with only a few other light colors mixed in. It gave perfect color for him, but not much for the small green demon next to him and the brightly colored girl running around. "Should we walk to them? Less hostile means less of a chance that he will kill us. Maybe"

Kanna only nodded and rose to her feet. As the feather beneath her disappeared, she fell to the ground, and flowers, not far below her. As Kagura was replacing the feather in her hair, she felt a cold chill run down her spine and knew it was Sesshomaru warning them away. However, Kanna ignored it and stepped forward, her steps measured and precise. Kagura, keeping on eye on Sesshomaru and the other on the disgusting flowers around her, in case danger sprang up, followed.

When they were only a few yards away from him, Sesshomaru glanced up at the two advancing females and then back down at Rin, who was now standing by his feet, offering him a handful of slightly crushed flowers. Taking them from her he said, "Rin, move behind me. Jaken," The little toad demon sprang to his feet when his master called his name. "Protect Rin." Glaring at his master, but to afraid to say he was not a babysitter, Jaken moved up beside Rin and stood his ground. Knowing the situation was probably serious, Rin stayed quiet but kept her gave riveted on Sesshomaru.

To be honest, it was one of her favorite pastimes. Sesshomaru was so different then the people she had known back in her village. Not that she could remember much from that time, but what she did remember was not pleasant at all. She remembered her parents, their faces anyways, but not what they were life. She also remembered a few other villages and their children. But mostly all of her memories centered on that one terrible night when she became an orphan…and the day she found Sesshomaru, beaten, broken, and almost dead. She always felt that was when her life had really begun.

But Sesshomaru…he was so strong. Not like anyone she remembered. He was also so kind, even though she always had to look deep to see it. But it was little things, like the way he had taken her flowers, or the way he would look at anything she offered him, even if it was only a river rock she thought was pretty but of no real importance. Moreover, he always, always would comment on the things she showed him, even if it was a simple, "Hmm."

Now however, Sesshomaru was looking away from her, for which she was grateful. She knew how angry and ruthless he could be (Jaken use to love torturing her with evil stories) and so she was glad she could not see his face. She knew it would not be her Sesshomaru's face and she knew that, if she saw it, she would be afraid again. And she never wanted to be afraid of Sesshomaru again. Never.

Sesshomaru did not speak as the two females in front of him finally stopped, now only a few feet away. Knowing Kagura liked to be talkative, he expected her to speak first. However, it was the girl in pure white that opened her mouth first. Sesshomaru noted that Kagura did not look happy about that.

"Sesshomaru," Kanna started, staring fixedly at him, not blinking. "Naraku would like to make a deal with you." When Sesshomaru said nothing to this and did nothing to acknowledge her, she went on. "It is about his coming was." That got a reaction, as they both knew it would.

"Hmm," Sesshomaru said, wondering why they would think he would care.

"Naraku is going to war," Kagura explained. "With your brother, Inuyasha, and his little band of friends."

That got another reaction out of Sesshomaru. This one, however, was not expected.

"You will lose," He said, in such a way that Kagura almost believed him. Then again, who could be stronger that Naraku?

Kanna, calm, collect Kanna, sighed. Kagura watched her make this new action and filed it away for further study. Maybe her sister was becoming more emotional. In her mind, she scoffed at the idea. Kanna had no emotions. Just like she herself had no heart.

"Then help us win," Kanna said. "Naraku wants to make a deal with you. If you join him, he will not destroy you. He will also not destroy the girl Rin or the demon Jaken." She paused and noted the slight constriction of Sesshomaru's eyes when she mentioned not killing Rin. "However," she continued, wanting to get a bigger reaction from him, to confirm her suspicions. "If you do not accept this deal, Naraku will take and kill the girl Rin and…" she was cut off when Sesshomaru was suddenly in front of her, a large blade at her throat.

"Choose your next words carefully, demon," he said, no trace of emotion in his voice.

Kanna said nothing for a moment then nodded her head, jostling the blade, which cut a shallow mark into her throat. Ignoring it, she said, "Very well. I have told you what Naraku's will is. We will give you until tomorrow to consider our offer before we come back." She stared pointedly at Rin before taking a deliberate, slow step back. Sesshomaru did not follow.

Kagura looked from one to the other and, taking the silent cue from Kanna, she started moving back as well. Smiling as she took the feather from her hair, she said, "Until tomorrow then." And a moment later, they were soaring away.

As they flew, Kanna was not the only one completely silent. Lost in her own thoughts, Kagura ignored the land around her, knowing Kanna would alert her when, and if, something important happened.

'What was that all about?' Kagura wondered, mentally shaking her head. 'Why would Naraku want Sesshomaru on his side? Again? He knows Sesshomaru hates him…unless…' she closed her eyes as a new thought struck her. 'Unless he wants to use Sesshomaru to get under Inuyasha's skin…' again she shook her head mentally and sighed slightly. 'Then again, there is no telling with Naraku.' She glanced at her sister and added silently to her own thinking, 'But Kanna knows…and she won't tell me.' She felt her stomach constrict at that thought. Kagura loved Kanna, had loved her since Naraku had created her, even though Kanna had no real emotions herself. Is she had a heart, Kagura knew it would break at seeing her own sister, her own Kanna, subjected to the cruelty of Naraku…even though, technically, they were both, in essence, Part of Naraku himself.

Deciding to take a gamble, and to try to get her confused emotions under control, Kagura said, "Kanna, will you tell me why Naraku wants Sesshomaru to fight for us?" She thought in the beat of silence after before adding, "It has something to do with Inuyasha and those friends of his, right?"

Kanna nodded and said, "In a way," which, coming from Kanna, was about as much as Kagura knew she would get from her.

And that hurt. It hurt to know that her own sister felt more loyalty to Naraku then to her. But, she reasoned, wasn't that to be expected? She was, after all, a failed specimen while Kanna was almost perfect. She was quiet, innocent looking, powerful with her mirror, and above all else, she did not have any emotions to, as Naraku put it, hinder her. Honestly, it just meant that she had no opinions of her own and would follow his orders to the letter.

Sighing again, Kagura said, "Will you at least tell me where we are going?"

Kanna pointed off to her right and said shortly, "North. To a mountain range."

Nodding, Kagura adjusted their course a little before settling back in her feather and letting her mind drift with the wind. Although there was nothing she loved more then her sister, the wind was a close second. She loved listening to it and learning from it. The wind always had something to say. So now, as Kanna ignored her, she let her mind roam where the wind went and for a moment, she felt whole, complete…as if she had a heart.

A/N: 0.o Look, I'm not dead!

So, anyways, after about 2 years, I've gotten back into writing…mostly. So…um…enjoy it while it lasts?