Kagome Higurashi was aware of only one thing at the moment.

Everything was spinning.

As if sensing her sudden dilemma, strong arms instantly attempted to steady her waving body, but even that did little to aid her dizziness. Unaware of the foreign feelings of her body's betrayal, she attempted to remedy her shortage of breath. Yet, even now, it felt as if she could not even do something so simple. Almost instantly, the rise of panic began to surface, as she tried to get a hold of her body.

What was happening to her?

"Hey, it's okay. Calm down."

Turning to a man that she had thought to have had vanished, she nodded in acknowledgment while attempting to take a deep breath. Instead, her breathing became more rapid and shallow. There were so many thoughts running through her head, and none of them would slow down. Gripping on to the chair, she tried her hardest to fight back the creeping blackness that was now approaching.

How had they survived?

Who all had survived?

Where were they located?

Why hadn't they come for her?

"Kagome, are you okay?"

This time, the voice speaking belonged to a female, one that she knew would be nothing short of worried for her. Sure enough, Eri's face peeked behind hakkaku's and was filled with nothing but alarm. Even as the woman continued to speak, Kagome kept her gaze on him. She couldn't lose sight of him. His eyes had widened in confirmation when her name had been called, and now there was the goofiest grin on the man, but worry never left his eyes.

To ensure the ghost from the past wouldn't disappear, she grabbed out shakily for him and clutched on for dear life. The wolf didn't even seem to notice that her white knuckles were gripped to his shirt in desperation. No, he too was too busy staring at her with a whirlwind of emotion. A pack mate that they thought had died. So much was occurring before her that Kagome Higurashi failed to notice the noise of the building door being opened. Or the rough and playful question ringing out that belonged to another familiar voice.

"Hey fucks, where's my welcome?"

Perhaps, if her body had been functioning normally, she would have quickly turned her gaze to where Hakkaku had come from. But it wasn't, and she didn't.

But Hakkaku did.

For a brief second, he threw his head back to the entrance of the room that he knew his pack leader would soon be. Instead of greeting his employer and lifetime friend, he shouted back something that no one in the room had expected.

"Boss, give me a minute."

Anyone that had known Hakkaku, or their employer easily understood how rare such a request was. Must less the oddity of the man having the privilege of being able to demand anything from the boss. Yet, it had also been because of wolfs loyalty that everyone in the room was sure the demand was thrown out for good reason.

And it was.

He needed her to calm down.

To not freak out more.

Turning his gaze back to the woman before him, he once again instructed her on what to do.

"Kagome, I need you to breathe."

And just like that, he made a monumental mistake. He had uttered the one name in the world that would ensure his pack leader would do no such thing as stay put. In fact, the man that had entered the room was in front of the two within mere seconds. There, in all his glory, stood the wolf prince gazing at a woman that he was all but sure he had lost over five hundred years ago.

The distance and shock in the woman's eyes surfaced, and her heart sped up even more. Eyes glazed over, she managed to utter out a question directed at both of them.

"But how?"

The two familiar bodies that towered over in worry hesitated at the question presented to them. No, they had much more important things to worry about. Like the sudden state of the woman before them. Or the fact that she was currently having a panic attack. Her breathing was all wrong, and when she began to attempt to take more breaths, her body simply refused. Even now, her eyes informed them that something was not right. She needed to calm down. She needed to relax. But she couldn't.

And just like that, the very thing Hakkaku had been attempting to prevent, happened.

Just like that, Kagome Higurashi allowed the darkness to engulf her.

But not before hearing a certain wolf prince mumble her name in awe.

In shock.

In Happiness.

A/N: A short chapter as a thank you for all the QUICK and awesome feedback on this story. ;)