Oh yeah, I forgot last time but here's the disclaimer!

Bakura: Saying that Alice owns Yu Gi Oh is like saying I wear pink.

Sango: And saying she owns Inu Yasha is like saying Miroku isn't a pervert.

Kagome eventually found her way home after a grueling 3 hours of combing over the entire neighborhood trying to find a way out only to come out on the wrong side. After that she'd found the nearest bus and taken it to the stop in front of her house. (1) After climbing up the unnecessarily long stairs, Kagome finally reached home and went straight to the well.

Having the long walk home hadn't helped her to clear her mind. She was really worried about the boy now. 'What could that evil spirit be doing with him? Where'd he take the boy anyway? Wait, it's not for sure that he took the boy. But the boy vanished into thin air so what else could it be!?' Kagome's mind waged war on itself as she unconsciously walked to the well. She was through and looking up from the bottom of the well to blue skies before she finally snapped out of her thoughts. 'Wow… that didn't take as long as I thought…'

Kagome quickly climbed out and started heading along the well used path to the village. It had been about a year since Kagome had first stumbled upon the well and they had gathered most of the jewel. More thoughts on what could've happened to the boy led to her being very startled when Shippo came out of nowhere and hugged her. "You're back!" he yelled excitedly.

Kagome, jarred out of her thoughts, gave a yelp of surprise. "Oh, Shippo. You shouldn't scare people like that."

"But I always give you a hug like that when you return. Why are you back so soon after yours and Inu Yasha's fight?" Shippo said climbing onto Kagome's shoulder and getting comfortable.

"I need to talk to Kaede…" Kagome said distractedly.

~Shippo's POV~

'Oh no. Kagome needs to talk to Kaede? What could've happened in the future that Kagome needs help with?' Shippo had started looking up to Kagome as a mom type of figure from nearly the beginning. He sometimes wondered if she would let him call her okaa-san.

Having lost his original parents he was very protective of Kagome. Or as protective as he could be when they were constantly being attacked by demons and looking for Naraku... Shippo nuzzled a little closer to Kagome to offer some sort of comfort. It must be something really important if she came back so soon…

"Lady Kagome." He heard Miroku say. "I'm sorry about earlier and am glad to see that you've returned so quickly." The fight earlier had been about Miroku being grabby with his wandering hands. Inu Yasha and Kikyou had met up by accident and Kagome was a little upset about this as usual but she let them alone and returned to the temporary cooking fire to make lunch. Miroku had come up behind her and his hands did his thing and Kagome slapped him yelling hentai at the same moment that Inu Yasha returned. Inu Yasha had gotten all protective and was yelling at Miroku about keeping his hands to himself while Kagome was upset with Inu Yasha saying he had no right to yell at Miroku like that and that he didn't need to be so protective of her since he already had Kikyou. The fight had escalated a bit from there until Kagome had decided to go home.

Kagome gave an almost nonexistent grunt and headed straight for Kaede's hut which Shippo figured only he heard since it was so quiet. 'Something really serious must've happened…'

Upon entering the hut Inu Yasha was laying splayed out next to the fire that was kept going in the middle of the hut. "Feh, I knew you weren't really mad. You were just throwing a fit because you caught me with Kikyou." He said cockily but Kagome ignored him. Inu Yasha getting ignored, especially by Kagome, was never a good thing.

"Kaede," Kagome said firmly as Inu Yasha gaped at the fact that he had been ignored. Shippo would've found this amusing if it wasn't for what Kagome said next. "can spirits kidnap people?"

~Kagome POV~

'Ok, here it is. I'm finally going to figure out what happened once and for all.' Kagome was proud of herself. She had gotten the question out without stuttering or anything. She was starting to doubt herself a bit when Kaede finally spoke up.

"What has happened chil' fer yuh to ask such a strange question?" Kaede asked warily.

Kagome just nodded her head. She figured that she would have to tell and had practiced it in her head a couple times since she'd met up with Shippo. "I was really mad at Inu Yasha earlier-"

"Hey!" Came the self righteous outburst from behind her.

Kagome ignored the outburst and continued, "-so I ended up walking around town and getting lost. I was about to head home when I saw a boy with white hair. I thought it was Inu Yasha for a moment but then I realized it couldn't be and ended up following him a bit but that's not the point." Kagome waved her hand in the air as if to wave off that last comment. "When I looked around the corner after him there was a spirit following him. It looked like it was studying him or something and then it noticed me." Kagome gave another involuntary shiver as he remembered his eyes. "His eyes were so cruel and full of hatred… such horrible blood red eyes…" Kagome's eyes fogged over as she got lost in the memory. After a minute Kagome shook it off and continued. "I tried to use a sutra on it but he burned it… he just plucked it out of the air and burned it…" Kagome trailed off again this time her eyes belying her disbelief for what had happened.

"And? Why are you asking about kidnapping spirits if the spirit just couldn't be cleansed by such a pathetic miko as you? I bet Kikyou could've done it." Inu Yasha said smugly from behind her while snorting.

Kagome's anger flared. She already fought with him once today and now, when this thing obviously had her freaked out, he was going on about how Kikyou could've done it better. "Shut up Inu Yasha! Sit!" Inu Yasha promptly ate dirt. "That's just what happened up to that point! You didn't even let me finish! And this wasn't an ordinary spirit. The aura of pure evil coming off of it was worse than Naraku's! And this spirit was HUMAN!" Kagome shouted as she used up all the frustration she'd been feeling towards Inu Yasha and the damn spirit in one good rant. Well, half a rant. Kagome had to continue with her story.

With frustration coming off her in waves and everyone in the room tense sensing that it was by pure strength of will that she hadn't left already and the fact that she needed answers keeping them silent. Not to mention the fact that it had been stated that this spirit was more evil than Naraku. Kagome struggled with her anger for a moment and took a few deep breathes before she continued. "I was so shocked when the spirit just burned it up that I stopped paying attention for a minute and then when I looked again the spirit was gone. I decided to follow the white haired boy to see if the spirit was following him and also to ask him if he knew why a spirit that evil was following him. Now that I think about it it's stupid to think he would know anything. He hadn't even glanced behind him while this whole exchange took place." Kagome took another deep breath. "The boy turned a corner by a tall fence so I couldn't see him and when I rushed to the corner to see where he went he was gone. There was no where he could've gone so fast. No trees, not a garden he could duck into, nowhere. He was just gone. All I can think is that the spirit must have done it so I ask you again; can spirits kidnap people?" Kagome opened her eyes as she said the last part. She'd closed them while she was still trying to calm herself down and just kept them closed as the memory of what happened had played again in her head.

She looked straight into Kaede's eyes searching for an answer that seemed to elude her. Finally, Kaede spoke up. She didn't look at Kagome as she spoke and busied herself with some herbs she had set before the fire probably making a healing salve of some sort. "I've never heard of that happening chil'." Kaede started warily. She slowly ground some dried herbs up more than they probably needed to be. "All the stories I've heard about such strong spirits has been that they are bound to something. Some place usually but sometimes a thing, usually jewelry of some kind that a person would keep with them. Tell me, did you see any strange necklaces or bracelets on this chil'?" Kaede asked almost warily as she looked up slowly to Kagome.

An image passed through Kagome's mind of the boy holding up a strange necklace with spikes dangling from it. He had been looking at it almost nervously and it had originally been originating the dark energy before the spirit had appeared. "Yes. He was. He had this strange necklace that had even more of that evil energy surrounding it."

Kaede nodded gravely. "Then that necklace is a danger to the boy. You must find the boy and take it away. If it is as evil as you say and wishes harm, then it will kill the boy." Kagome shuddered. A spirit that evil and the boy didn't even know how much danger he was in…

"But how am I supposed to get it away from the boy when the Boy disappeared!?" Kagome said as realization and worry washed over her. "Does this mean the spirit really kidnapped him?" Kagome came to the second realization.

"Feh. So some boy has an evil spirit after him." Inu Yasha said having lost interest. "It's not our job to help him."

"Inu Yasha," Miroku interjected. "you should be kinder to the lady folk. It's obvious Miss Kagome is worried for this young man and wants to help." Miroku was slowly working his hand over to Sango and soon enough…

"Hentai!" was called with the resounding slap.

Kagome meanwhile had had it with Inu Yasha. You could see the flames of pure hatred flowing off of her and knew that Inu Yasha had crossed the line one too many times today. "Inu Yasha…" Kagome said with as much anger in her voice as a lion that had had his food taken away. "SIT!" The resounding thud shook birds from their perches in the nearby forest. "Inu Yasha you heartless bastard! What the hell is wrong with you!? Every time something is wrong with someone around you it's like a disease to help them! So it only matters if your precious Kikyou could get hurt? Get over her already! She's dead!" Kagome was nearly shrieking now and Inu Yasha was trying feebly to crawl out of the hut. "SIT!" Inu Yasha was reacquainted with the dirt. "You are not getting out of this! I never get any respect! I'm just a stupid shard detector. Kikyou can sense shards to! Just go with her already! Miroku may be an incurable pervert but he can still respect people and wants to help others! It's always Kikyou this, Kikyou that… She's a f*cking corpse! In fact, she's not even a corpse! She's a clay pot! Go have sex with almighty clay pot because no one is even half as great as her. No one deserves your sympathy if they can't take care of themselves just as well as Kikyou." You could hear the sarcasm dripping off her voice like poison. "I wish I'd never freed you Inu Yasha." She said with so much venom in her glare you'd be surprised that he didn't turn into a pile of ashes right there. "Leave. Go with Kikyou and Me, Sango, Miroku, and Shippo will find the shards by ourselves and beat Naraku without your help."

Inu Yasha was allowed to stand up this time but before he left he turned to Kagome and demanded, "Give me the jewel. I fought the demons to get them so they're mine. Give it to me. Now." Not a smart move for him… Kagome's glare tripled in response to that and she started yelling again.

"No. I found them, I risked my life to help you get some of these and I'm the protector of the jewel!"

"Kikyou is the pro-" Inu Yasha tried to start.

"She is not! Her duty to the jewel died the same day she did! It's mine to protect and I'm not giving it to pathetic, selfish halfbreeds!"

Inu Yasha glared daggers at her. "You'll regret those words." And with that he left to find his dear Kikyou.

Kagome glared at the door way where Inu Yasha had left through and no one said a word. Suddenly a tear fell down her cheek and she started shaking. "Kagome?" Sango asked cautiously before Kagome broke down in sobs. Everyone but Inu Yasha knew how much Kagome had loved him and saying those words must've been like saying them to herself. Her favorite part of herself…

~Ryou's POV~

Ryou was getting worried. Bakura had disappeared into his soul room since right after he'd gotten Ryou home and hadn't appeared since to bother him in some way like he was rather fond of doing. Whether it was waking Ryou up in the middle of the night, stealing his book or just demanding Ryou to cook something Bakura had a very bad habit of bothering Ryou. The peace was very disturbing for him. The clock struck 6. '4 hours and 12 minutes…' He couldn't decide if this record was a good or bad thing.

Ryou was just debating on whether or not to go into the soul room and knock on Bakura's door when a familiar voice sounded in the back of his head. //Ryou. // he nearly melted in relief. Bakura came out in spirit form and raised an eyebrow. //Worried about something Yandonoushi? //

Ryou dropped his book and flung himself at his Yami. "I'm so used to having you around to bother me in some way that I was getting scared you'd forgotten about me…"

Bakura wrapped his see through arms around his hikari. //Really now? I didn't know you enjoyed me 'bothering you.' // he asked while he stroked a piece of Ryou's hair. 'Soft as ever.' He thought to himself.

Ryou frowned. "I don't but it's like my little reminder that you're still around." Ryou nuzzled the side of Bakura's neck with his head. /What were you thinking about for so long? /

Bakura sat down on the couch positioning Ryou on his lap and stroking his hair. Ryou had his arms wrapped around Bakura's neck and was leaning into the see through spirit. "I was thinking about the girl who tried to purify me. She shouldn't have even been able to see me and that paper when threw at me was odd. Like it was made long ago but it also felt like new…"

Ryou furrowed his brows together in puzzlement. That was odd… "How old did it feel? As old as you?"

Bakura snorted. "Silly Hikari, of course not. Maybe a few centuries, not anywhere near my 5 millennia." Bakura sneered the last part.

"Maybe it was just well preserved." Ryou suggested with a shrug then burrowed further towards his yami. Bakura wrapped his arms tighter around him and buried his head in Ryou's hair.

//Mmm… it could be but I highly doubt it. There was also this strange energy coming off of her which is why I noticed her so quickly in the first place. It was like a bright pink light shining from something around her neck. There was also some weird power on the paper she threw at me… //Bakura seemed to frown about this. He didn't like not knowing stuff. //Do you have any ideas itoshi? //

/Hmm… / Ryou frowned as he thought it over. /The necklace I don't know about but from the purifying and the strange feeling you got off the paper I'd say she was probably a miko and trying to help me out since I'm haunted by such an evil spirit. The strange energy is her miko powers and that's probably what allowed her to see you. Maybe it has something to do with her necklace… /

Ryou wandered off into thought a bit while Bakura stroked his hair. //So, // he started keeping up the steady rhythm through his saiai's soft white locks, //where would I go to find one of these mikos? //

/'Kura, you better not be planning to do something to her… /

//I'm not hikari. // Bakura kept stroking his hair. //I just want to learn more about this new power… //

/You can't have it Yami. /

//Why not? // Bakura kept stroking the hair keeping his hikari calm.

/Because mikos are pure and kind and gentle. That's where they get their powers from. Plus they're usually female. /

Bakura frowned before he came up with an idea. //So someone like you could be a miko? //

/Yes, someone like me could be a miko. / Ryou stated before he realized what he said. Narrowing his eyes he pulled back and looked at his yami. /Are you saying I'm girly? /

Bakura, with some hair still wrapped around one of his fingers smirked. //Why yes, I am Hikari. //

/You're heading very fast for no sex for a week. You know that right? / Ryou stated mentioning it almost offhandedly. Almost.

Bakura narrowed his eyes. "You wouldn't."

"Wanna bet?" Bakura considered his options; His hikari might've been a softy but when you pushed him too far he would follow through with whatever he said.

"Umm… Aisteru?" Bakura said trying to calm his hikari. Ryou knew that that was as close to an apology as he was ever going to get so he relaxed against his yami and let him continue to stroke his hair. Ryou was almost purring with all the pleasure the semi-existant hand was giving him. "You're far too easy to please Hikari." Bakura said with much amusement in his voice. Ryou pulled on a lock of Bakura's hair to remind him that he wasn't completely happy with the spirit yet. Bakura shut his mouth and kept petting Ryou's hair until Ryou was almost asleep when he dared to ask a question. "Koi?" he asked slightly.

"Hm?" Ryou asked back to content to make a real answer.

"Where would I find one of these mikos?"

"In a shrine which is one place you're never going to. Not unsupervised at least." Ryou answer annoyed. He had almost been asleep to… "Why do you have to keep asking? It's not like finding that girl again is that important to you is it?" Ryou narrowed his eyes and glared at his yami. "Do you have a crush on her?"

Bakura spluttered for a moment. "Wha? I… no, never… but you're…wha?" Rou giggled at his yami's actions. Playing 'stump the yami' was one of Ryou's and Yugi's favorite games. They talked on the phone sometimes to keep up with each other and each others yamis. Bakura regained control over himself and glared at his innocent hikari. "I do not have a crush on her. I just wanted to know more about them."

"You wouldn't be able to get into a temple anyway. They're all warded against evil spirits." Ryou said and lightly kissed his yami. He patted Bakura on the chest as he stood up and went towards the hallway. "I'm going to the toilet then I'm going to bed." Ryou explained when he saw the slightly disappointed look on his yami's face. "We can have fun in the soul room later." Ryou rolled his eyes as Bakura disappeared after a through eyeing of Ryou and a smirk. Ryou walked the rest of the way to the bathroom murmuring about horny yamis.

~Kagome's POV~

Kagome cried for more than an hour while her friends took turns comforting her. Miroku didn't even lift a finger towards making an inappropriate move towards his distraught friend. Eventually Kagome quieted and lifted her head. Her eyes were red from crying and tired from all that had happened that day.

"I think I'm gonna go home…" Kagome said quietly while shakily getting to her feet. Sango quickly helped her and they walked through the forest to the well with Kagome leaning heavily on Sango. "Are you going to be ok?" Shippo asked quietly from Miroku's shoulder.

Kagome nodded and said in a tired voice, "I just need to go home and sort through my thoughts. I'll be back in a couple days…" with that Kagome disentangled herself from Sango's firm grasp and slipped into the well. Kagome had to use all her strength of will just to climb out of the well. She was numb at this point. Her pain soaked mind had short circuited and all she could think was, 'Get home. Sleep. Ignore Inu Yahsa…' Those 3 sentences repeating in her head like a mantra.

Kagome finally made it to her house after what felt like hours. "I'm home…" She said absent mindedly on auto pilot.

"Kagome! You're home!" Souta called running from the video game room and giving his sister a hug. "Is Inu Yasha here to?" he asked looking around excitedly.

"No." was all Kagome said but it was all she needed to say. The dead tone in her voice tipped her brother and mother, who had just appeared in the doorway to the kitchen, off. Souta looked up and saw the tear tracks. "What happened Kagome?"

"I'm just gonna go to sleep now…" was all she said as she detangled herself from Souta and went quietly upstairs wobbling a bit. They exchanged a meaningful glance. Something was very wrong with Kagome. She usually came home mad at Inu Yasha for something, not depressed.

Kagome lives at a shrine so I would assume that the bus would stop at shrines and stuff.

Ok, I have no plot for this story. -.- I just wanted to write this up but it's getting popular so I don't know what to do… I want to continue but can I mutilate someone plot bunny? I'll just take your idea and horribly morph into my own liking but you will get a chapter dedicated to you!

Pretty much everything in this story is being written before and after school and that's only because I don't have home work now so I don't have a definite schedule for updating and I'm sorry for such short first chapters. I try to make all my updates about 10 pages but without a plot, you're just getting filler. I need plot bunnies to mutilate! And I want this to focus more on Ryou if anyone was wondering. I don't know why it's focusing on Kagome right now…