Here's another update. It's my birthday tomorrow, and the best present would be reviews. It would make me happy... Remember, I would love to know what you think of my story, even if you think it sucks, I'd like to know.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

_Through the Woods_

They had only been trekking through the rough terrain for twenty minutes, but Kagome was exhausted.

"When are we stopping?" Kagome asked. She would be the first to admit she was scared to ask, but any longer and she was going to pass out. Thorns dug into her skin, and it burned. She couldn't get them out. Then she'd have to stop and Bankotsu would throw a fit. She had already tried once.

Jakotsu sniffed and glared at the staggering miko. "See Bankotsu? Women are pathetic. We should kill her."

"I told you, we need to kill her in front of that army. It'll anger them into attacking." Bankotsu rolled his eyes, and smirked when he heard Kagome tripping behind him. "They're cowards, but it'll be more fun if they attack first."

"You are right I suppose…" Jakotsu seemed to ponder this, and soon decided that it would be the best option.

Kagome tried to ignore that they hadn't answered her question, but it was proving to be difficult. Her skin stun like crazy. She knew she they would kill her for it, but she had to do something. "When are we stopping?" She repeated, but this time in a much harsher tone. Bankotsu stopped in his tracks. Kagome held her breath, she thought that her head would be on the ground before she knew it. Nothing came.

"Are you seriously tired?" Kagome shook her head, yes, thinking it would be the best answer. She chewed on her lip and looked away.

"Really? Jakotsu, maybe you were right after all…" Bankotsu seemed to be contemplating if he should kill her or not. Kagome winced. There was nothing she could do.

Strangely, she wasn't very concerned. The priestess was having trouble focusing. Her legs hurt. It felt like needles were jabbing through them. Sunlight filtered through the trees, giving everything a grainy appearance, and for some reason that made her dizzy.

Kagome sealed her eyes shut, hoping to get rid of the annoying light. Instead, she toppled over.

The last thing she heard was a yelp before she landed on something soft.

"Fuck," Bankotsu growled, he wasn't expecting the stupid girl to pass out on him. There was no way she could have been that tired.

Bankotsu was pulled out of his thought process by a loud shriek. "Get it off me!"

Soon, Jakotsu snapped out of his shock and was prepared to get out Jakotsutou.

"Jakotsu, stop." Bankotsu trotted over to where Jakotsu was having his freak out. He picked the girl off him and looked at her. Was she sick?

He looked down to her legs, which had bleeding red bumps covering them. If he looked carefully, he could see thorns lodged in there. Bankotsu narrowed his eyes. There was something odd about those thorns.

"We should take her to see Suikotsu." Bankotsu suddenly picked Kagome up bridal style and started walking twice as fast as before.

"What? Why?"

"I think he should take a look at this."