Following Her Heart by Shadowkat83

Sand

Chapter II

Prompt: Sand (Riku Ryu Random Prompt Challenge)

Words: 312

Kagome once more paused in her trek back towards the campsite. This time her thoughts centered on the elusive hanyou that they were chasing. Catching Naraku was like trying to hold a handful of sand. It slips through your fingers so easily. What they needed was a way to draw him out. But before they could take care of him, they were going to need more help.

Kagome continued on this line of thinking even as their temporary campsite came into view. She was mentally making a list of all of the people that might be able to assist them when the time came. The person at the top of her list of allies was surprisingly enough, Lord Sesshomaru. The demon lord was by far the strongest of allies, none of the others could compare to his awesome power. But to get him to help them defeat the kumo-hamyou was going to be a bit of a challenge. They would need a good reason to approach his small pack.

Kagome let out a breathe that she didn't know that she had been holding. Her footsteps slowed to a walk as she neared the edge of the forest that surround the tachi's small campsite. Her posture was still thoughtful as she headed toward the fire pit in the middle of the camp.

There had to be a way to get the stubborn demon lord to agree to a temporary alliance. But what did they have to offer that would appeal to him. Kagome sat on her sleeping bag as she contemplated the lord that they knew so little about. Knowledge and power seemed to be highest on the list of things, that and the little girl that traveled with him. A bright smile made its way across her face as Kagome thought of her; Rin. That was how they'd get Sesshomaru as a ally.