Note: this story will be a kagome Inuyasha story not like my other one so for all of you Sesshomaru fans sorry and thanks to all my reviews they were all positive for more stories. I was going to go with another story but my friends made me go with this story so enjoy.

Chapter 1: The Darkness

Kagome sighed. "So this is good bye?" she thought as she watched Inuyasha's face fade into darkness. "I never thought it would be this empty." She floated. And floated. Into a never-ending dark abyss, floating along like she was a rag caught in an updraft.

"This is all my fault. And he's probably blaming himself. I wish…" She sighed again.

Wishing wasn't going to help her. Nothing was actually. She knew she was stuck here. Wherever here

was. Stuck in a place far worse than death. Or at least that is what the Demoness said before she sucked Kagome in. In what? A void. A place filled with eternal darkness. Kagome squeezed her eyes shut. She couldn't believe that this was it. No more Shard hunting. No more traveling around with Shippou, Miroku or Sango. No more stupid exams. And no more Inuyasha. She felt the tears come down her face when she thought about him. What was he thinking right now? Was he even OK? She didn't know. Kagome opened her eyes and looked at the darkness. That was the only thing she knew now. The eternal darkness.

"How did this happen? Where did I go wrong?" She spoke out loud. No one could answer her. She thought of the very beginning. The beginning of her day.

Flashback

"It's about time you came back." Inuyasha snorted at her, as she crawled out of the Bone eater's well.

"Sorry…"she said rather sarcastically. "I had to take that Math exam. And I don't think I did well on it…" she sighed and put her backpack over her shoulder.

"Feh."

Kagome rolled her eyes and walked over to Shippou.

"Hi! How are you? I brought you some more pocky."

"Yay!" Shippou snatched the treat out of her hand and started to gobble on it. Kagome smiled to herself. "He's so cute!" she thought.

"Hey. How come that brat gets food, but I don't?" Inuyasha complained as he walked over to them.

"Oh, I brought you some Ramen." She rummaged through her bag and handed him the package. "Do you want it now? I could make it for you." She said as she watched his eyes light up.

"That would be nice," He replied.

"OK then. Say, where's Sango and Miroku?" She asked as she was preparing it for him.

"Oh they should be coming back."

Kagome blinked. "Coming back from what?"

Inuyasha sighed. Kagome guessed she was annoying him. She didn't care though. She wanted to know. She decided to ask him again.

"From what Inuy?" She started, but he cut her off.

"There they are! They can tell you!" He plopped down on the ground and stared at the bowl of Ramen. "Is that done?" He pointed at it.

"Huh? Oh yes. Here." She handed it to him and walked over to Sango. She could tell she was very angry.

"Uh…Sango?" Kagome started.

"PERVERT!" she yelled at Miroku and slammed him on the ground with her boomerang.

"Oh hi Kagome! I'm glad you are back." She said sweetly to her.

"What happened?"

"It seems that Miroku was spying on me while I was bathing at the hot springs."

"Oh… I see."

"I couldn't help it…" He said as he got up. "Oh, is it breakfast now?" He asked as he walked over to Shippou.

"It was, but I'm done!"

"So am I. Let's go!" Inuyasha said.

"But… I just got here!" Kagome exclaimed. She couldn't believe how insensitive he was sometimes.

"I know! Now let's find some shards."

Kagome sighed. She knew this conversation wasn't going anywhere. Plus she was starting to sense something.

"Let's head north. I feel something around there."

"Okay."

"All work and no play, makes Miroku a dull boy." Miroku sighed as he picked up his staff.

"What are you talking about? What work do you do?"

"Why, dear Sango, I could work on you…" he got smacked again.

The whole day was like that. Sango and Miroku were arguing…Shippou was provoking Inuyasha, while they were traveling through some dark forest. Then she appeared.

Kagome felt her presence at once. She was pretty sure Inuyasha did, because he all told them to stop. But they couldn't see her. Not like Kagome could. Kagome knew this Demon was approaching them and coming fast. She turned around and saw her. A black form, or a shadow, stood there, smirking down on them. It had no other color but black. On her face she had a white mask on that portrayed an eerie smile. Her long black hair flowed widely about as she started to walk towards them.

"Kagome, get behind me!" Inuyasha yelled as he dragged her back.

"What's wrong? What's there?" Miroku asked as he got ready to battle.

"I don't know, but I smell it. It smells like death. It's over there." Inuyasha pointed to the spot where she was.

"They don't see me, but you do, young miko." She said as she was coming closer to Kagome.

"You don't see… her?" Kagome stuttered as she looked at Inuyasha.

"You do? Where is it?" He said.

"Right in front…" Kagome stopped. The creature was holding her chin.

"So pretty. I think I would like your body. I haven't had one in a long time."

Kagome tried to scream as she saw the shadow woman's mouth open. It was sucking her in. She felt Inuyasha trying to pull her away, but the void in the woman's mouth was too strong. Kagome turned her head in time just to see Inuyasha's upset face. Then it faded away. Everything was black.

"W... where…where am I?" Kagome asked quietly. She couldn't see anything. Not even her own hands.

"You are in my void. A place far worse than death, where you will be for all eternity! And I shall consume your soul!" The demoness' voice filled her mind with disturbing laughter.

Kagome started to shake and convulse. Finally the voice died out and left her in an empty expanse.

End Flashback

Floating. Kagome didn't know how long she had been. Or how long she was in this void. The events leading up to this just kept on replaying over and over in her head.

"How can I…escape….?" Kagome thought as she clutched the Shikon Shards. "If only I could see…" Suddenly light illuminated from her hands. It was the shards. "That's it! The shards! Maybe I can use it's light to get me out of here." It was a long shot, but anything thing was better than floating for all eternity. Kagome closed her eyes and wished, for light.