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The group landed in a snow covered forest. Kagome put her I-pod back and picked up a small pile of snow. Sakura started talking about how she has never seen snow before, since she lived in a desert kingdom. Kagome smiled and threw the snow up.

Some snow fell on Sakura and she shivered. "Cold." she whispered. Kagome grabbed her bell and produce a winter cloak for Sakura. She handed it over with a "Here you go". Sakura thanked her and Kagome grabbed her bell again and now had a cloak for herself. She tucked in her wings and put on the cloak. 'Don't want anyone freaking out' she thought bitterly. When humans in her world saw her wings... She shuttered at the memories.

"Let's find a town and get a place to stay" said Fai as he began to walk. A few minutes later, they came to a somewhat small town. The group of travelers went to the one place travelers always go, The Tavern. There, the group got new apparel. Kagome received a purple dress that looked like it was from the 1500's. It showed 'off' a bit more then she would have liked, but it was the only dress she actually liked. Reluctantly, Kagome agreed to have shoes because it was super cold. Kagome kept her original cloak because, well, it was a so comfy! You know how you have something for quite a while and then it gets perfectly worn out. So it looks nice but it just feels right to have it on. - (Sorry, lost my train of thought there)

The Tsubasa group walked into the restaurant area and sat at a table. A man a few tables down was rather loud in talking about a 'true story' about a feather with strange powers in the northern country. "Sounds like one of Sakura's" said Kagome after swallowing some food. "I agree." agreed Fai. "We should check it out." stated Syaoran.

So out on the road they went. After a very long time of walking, they arrived a small town in the north, called Spirit. "Nice name." said Kagome, before she chuckled to herself. They walked in and people closed their windows! "I don't think these people like us." Sakura said with a sad face. "It appears so" responded Fai. Kagome noticed a flash of color in the corner of her eye. She paused and looked over. The thing that caught her eye was a small kitten. It was orange with light brown stripes. The cat's eyes were different colors. One was silver and the other was a golden color.

"Hey, I'll be right back." Kagome called over her shoulder as she walked over to the cat. "Hiya, little kitty." She said as she knelt down and held out here hand. The kitten bit her hand and held on to it. Kagome flinched but held in her pain. "It's ok, I won't hurt you. You can let go." Kagome said in a soothing voice. The kitty let go after a minute and licked Kagome's wound. Kagome picked up the kitten, noticed it was a girl, and held her close.

"So, let's give you a name" she said as she walked over to her fellow travelers. "How about… Sufi? " Her response was a hiss. "Ok, no. What about Kita? " There was a soft purr by her ear. "Kita it is then." Kagome came upon her group of friends surrounded by the villagers. Kita hopped into Kagome's hood of her cloak. "Excuse me." She said as she pushed by the villagers and walked up to Sakura.

"What's going on?" she asked, drawing all of the attention to her. "Who is she?" asked what appeared to be the leader of the group of people. "She is… She is…" Syaoran stuttered having trouble with coming up with a lie. "I am an exotic dancer from a land to the west." Kagome piped in. Everyone looked at her and she just smiled at them. "And how are you connected with a group of book collectors?" the man from earlier asked. She was smiling but on the inside she was freaking out. "That was a great story… I am connected to a group of book travelers because …" "She is my future wife." said Fai, putting an arm around her waist.

Kagome blushed deeply. "Y-yep, that's me." she said nervously. Kagome looked up at Fai and gave him a look that said 'We will talk about this later'. Fai just smiled at her.

Their silent conversation was interrupted by a commotion in the group of people around them. A man stepped through the crowd and offered for us to follow him to his home/work place. The 'book collectors' walked into the man's place and sat at the two couches. The man returned after talking some reason to the villagers. He left to go get some tea.

Kita popped out of her hood and sat herself on Kagome's shoulder. Kagome looked over at Kita and smiled. She brought a hand up to the small kitten and scratched her behind her ears. Kita purred and snuggled up to her neck. Kagome giggled slightly. "That tickles Kita!" she whispered to the kitty, still giggling. "Kagome, what is on your shoulder?" asked Sakura from the other couch. "Oh, this is Kita, a kitten I found today." Kita meowed in agreement.

Kita jumped down onto Kagome's lap and curled up in a ball. Kagome petted her and looked up when the door opened. The man from earlier walked through the door with a tray of tea. "The town's people were very rude. I'm very sorry." He set the tray down. "In this town, Spirit, I am the doctor. I am called Kyle Londat. Let me apologize for before. How about it? Please stay in my mansion instead of the inn." Syaoran was just about to thank the doctor when the door opened and a man stormed in.

"What is the meaning of this, Doctor!" he yelled at poor mister Kyle. An elderly man behind him told him to calm down. The man ignored him. "At a time like this, you've let strangers in the town! What are you doing?" Doctor Kyle was calm and answered, "It's because … of times like these. These gentlemen are researching legends and folklore of our culture. They might know something that might become a clue in the next incident." The man narrowed his eyes at the doctor.

"What do these outsiders know?" he asked. "What people that live here don't know." The man moved to leave. "Very well. However, don't let these foreigners out at night!" The man began to leave but stopped when Kagome said something to him. She said, "That was rather rude, sir. I would re-frame from doing so in the future." He looked at her from over his shoulder and she gave him her best glare. He gave a small flinch. She smirked at the man. The man just left and the old man followed him out.

Kagome was grinning happily and on the inside she was laughing hysterically. "Kagome was that necessary?" asked Fai. "Yes, it was. Did you see him flinch? That was funny!" She giggled. "Sorry. I couldn't even introduce you. That was the mayor and Grosham. Grosham owns most of the land in this town. He's a very influential man." said Doctor Kyle. "It seems we've interrupted you at a difficult time. I'm really sorry." Was said but Kagome couldn't tell who. Her vision blurred and she felt lightheaded.

The rest of the people in the room talked about the legend. Kagome heard a few words her and there. Like, 22 children missing and a golden haired princess. Kita looked up at her in a worried way. Kagome smiled at the cat and whispered under her breath, "I'm ok." Luckily, the doctor said they could check out their rooms. Kagome walked into a hallway with the other 'foreigners'. Kurogane started to pick on Mokona but Kagome was not feeling up to interfering. Fai leaned on a window seal while talking to Sakura and Syaoran. Kita was on Kagome's shoulder and meowed. A thin line of sweat appeared on Kagome's forehead. She reached up to wipe it, but at the last minute she brushed her bangs. 'Like I need them to know I'm not feeling well' she thought.

"That was a nice cover-up back there. To suddenly say "buying books" like that… That worked out very well." said Fai. Syaoran then talked about stuff like that happening when he traveled with his father. Their cover up reminded Kagome of something. "Speaking of which, when is the wedding?" she asked in a sarcastic voice. "Well, it was a spur of the moment idea, darling." he responded with a grin. Kagome huffed and looked away.

They continued their conversation and Kagome stole Sakura away. "Sakura, are you alright?" Kagome asked putting a hand on Sakura's forehead. "I'm fine. Really, I am-" then she fainted. "Sakura! Are you all right?" asked Syaoran. He smiled and picked her up. "She just fell asleep" he stated. Syaoran took her to a room and laid her in a bed. He walked out with the other males but Kagome stayed. Kagome did a hand sign and her hands glowed silver. She put a hand on the door knob and closed her eyes. After a minute, she brought her hand back and smiled. "Now, no one with ill intentions can enter the room" she said to the room.

She walked out of the room to see the males standing in the hallway. "Waiting for me?" she asked as she walked past casually. "Yes. We thought you should choose the room you want." responded Syaoran. "Great! Let me have a quick look over and I'll get back to you on that." She walked into a room and she didn't really like it. She walked into a different room and she liked the space but not the color. The next room, she liked the color but it was kind of cramped. The last room was perfect! It wasn't too big, but a decent sized and the color was white, reminding her of heaven. There was a window seat towards where the moon would be. Kagome walked out of the room, walked up to the males and said, "I claim the white room with the window seat."

Kagome kissed Fai's cheek and smiled. "I'm going to take a nap, sweetheart." Fai had a nice pink line of blush across his nose and cheeks. Kagome patted Syaoran on the head and pinched Kurogane's cheek and pulled. "You should be nicer to Mokona, Kur-o-ga-ne." She let go and Kurogane started yelling at her. Kagome walked towards her room and gave a quick wave before entering her room. When the door closed, she leaned against the door and sat down. Kita licked her cheek and meowed. Kagome took a deep breath and cold sweat ran down the back of her neck.

"*Sigh* I should be stronger than this, Kita. But, I'm not. I don't understand. What is wrong with me?" she said/questioned her kitten. Kita cuddled up to her neck and purred. "Thanks" Kagome sighed. She stood up shakily and walked over to her bed. She fell onto the bed and turned to lie on her side. Kita curled up to her stomach and soon fell asleep. Kagome didn't fall asleep right away but after 15 minutes, she did.

…... (Later, that night)

Kagome jolted into a sitting position, with her eyes wide open. She threw the blanket off and went to the window. Kita meowed from the bed and Kagome whispered, "I'll be back later, go back to bed." Silently, Kagome opened the window. She hopped down to the ground and walked up to a tree. Kagome looked up and began to climb the tree. When she was high enough and close enough, she jumped onto the roof of the doctor's mansion. There, Kagome meet a golden haired woman. "Are you the princess that everyone thinks took the children?" Kagome asked.

The princess nodded. "But I have not taken any children." She added. Kagome smiled, "I believe you and I wish to clear your name." The princess curtsied and said, "Thank you". "You're welcome." Kagome turned and opened up her wings. "We should leave for now. Let us meet again" The princess nodded, "Yes, lets." Kagome took off and turned to wave before going to her room's window. She stepped into the room and turned to close the window. Kagome saw the golden haired princess was on the road leading to the forest. She turned and looked at the mansion. Then she went on her way.

Kagome closed the window and hopped into bed. She noticed Kita decided to sleep on her pillow. Kagome gave a tiny push so she had enough room to sleep on it. "Night, Kita" she whispered. Kita gave a tiny meow. Kagome was soon out as a light.

…...… (Next day)

Sapphire eyes fluttered open and with a yawn, Kagome was up. Kagome noticed she was wearing her dress from yesterday. She took it off and held her black bell. She was in a red long sleeved shirt, white vest, and worn out blue jeans. Kagome took her purple dress and laid it on the ground by her crescent moon on her anklet. With a flash, the dress was clean. With another flash, the dress changed to a different color. The dress was now orange. Kagome held her bell and she was in the orange dress.

Kita jumped off the bed and strolled up to her. Kagome picked her up and held close to her bosom. She opened the door and stepped into the hallway. She walked down the hallway and into the kitchen. She looked through the cabinets looking for something to eat. "Oh, look. Nothing I like." Kita gave a slight whine seeing nothing she liked either. "We could go to the tavern for some food. But the villagers…" Kagome sighed and made her way back to her room. The guys were in the hallway talking and looking out the window. Their backs were turned towards her. Kagome smirked and set down Kita, who sat there.

Kagome masked her presence and walked up to them, without a sound. She then said loudly, "Morning guys!" She laughed when they all jumped. Kagome looked over, "Morning Sakura." The guys now noticing Sakura said "Morning" in one way or another. "Did something happen?" asked Syaoran. "Actually…" Sakura began but there was an up roar of voices outside. The group went outside. A woman said that her children were missing and she made sure to lock the door. The men began to blame the golden haired princess. "Then… It wasn't a dream." said Sakura, mostly to herself. The man from yesterday, the leader of town people, asked what she said.

"I saw it. A golden haired woman was walking with a black bird." she responded. Kagome's eyes widened slightly and she gave a quick glance at Sakura. There were whispers about the princess in the crowd. "Please wait. I noticed that the princess had a very sad smile for someone carrying off children." The man walked up to them and said, "You've said enough! You bunch of outsiders! What can you possibly know?"

A tick mark appeared on Kagome's forehead. She punched the man and he went back a few feet. "More than you do!" she growled. "Quite a punch for a wench." he mumbled, rubbing his jaw. "That's it!" Kagome yelled and lunged for the man. Two hands held her arms and another two held her waist. Kagome looked back to see Kurogane holding her arms and Fai holding her waist. "Let me go!" she commanded. Kagome struggled and her eyes began to turn silver. "Are you finished?" said a male voice. It was Grosham. Kagome glared at the man and was going to say "No" when Doctor Kyle walked up. "Did another child disappear?" he asked. "These strangers didn't leave the house last night, did they?" Kagome's eyes went back to her normal color and she stiffened. 'Oh, no!' she thought.

"Even though I had an emergency, the front door was right next to my house. If anyone had left, I would have known! These people have nothing to do with it!" said Doctor Kyle. Kagome relaxed and gave a silent sigh. The two men holding her noticed her reaction, but let it go for now. The old man, mayor, said that they should look for the children. Syaoran volunteered to help out, but the man Kagome punched declined his offer. He gave them a small glare that Kagome returned with more intensity. They had a glaring contest for a while then he walked away. Kagome smirked in triumph. "Wow, he really suspects us!" said Fai letting Kagome go. Kurogane followed his example and let go.

"We are pretty suspicious, aren't we?" questioned Kurogane. "It's because I said something strange…" said Sakura. Kagome put a hand on her shoulder. "No. It's because I punched him. It must hurt someone's pride when they're beaten by a girl." "Besides, I believe what you said about the princess" added Syaoran. "Thanks" she said. Syaoran turned and looked up. "What is it?" asked Sakura. There were a lot of black birds in a tree. The birds flew away after a few minutes and left black feathers to flutter to the ground.

Kagome walked behind everyone else back to the house. The doctor took them to the dining room and gave us all tea. Kagome inwardly whimpered because she was still hungry and was still feeling sick. Doctor Kyle and Kagome sat at the ends and Sakura and Syaoran sat on one side while Fai and Kurogane sat on the other. "So you saw the golden haired princess?" asked Doctor Kyle. Kagome tensed and decided to no pay attention to the conversation. She sipped her tea and found it hard to not pay attention. "I'm sorry. If I had gone outside then…" Sakura trailed off. "But you thought it was a dream, right?" questioned the doctor. "Yes." "That's understandable. However, to the town people, the legend is the truth." continued Kyle.

Kagome went into a dazed state after that. Her eyes glazed over, but her bangs covered her eyes since her head was lowered. The golden haired princess wanted to talk to her. "I'll try," she told the princess in her head. 'Please, we must talk.' responded the princess. "Alright, I'll be there as soon as I can". Kagome came out of her daze and heard Doctor Kyle say Sakura was the first to see the princess. Fai said "Sakura is the first witness, eh?" Syaoran questioned if he could read the records. Kagome smiled and thought that was a chance to see the princess. Doctor Kyle agreed.

Time Skip!

The group was walking in the forest and Syaoran was reading a book and dodging roots and branches. "Amazing!" said Sakura and Fai agreed. Mokona popped out of Kurogane's jacket and Kurogane yelled "Stop moving around in people's clothing!" Mokona giggled and said "I made him mad!" Kagome was looking down thinking of a good excuse to leave and see the princess. They stopped at a destroyed bridge, which leads to the ruins of the castle.

"There's no way you can cross this." said Kurogane. "Kids, especially, couldn't get across." agreed Fai. Kagome grinned. "You guys couldn't, but I could" she said. Kurogane scoffed, "Cocky much?" "How did people get into the castle back then?" asked Sakura. Syaoran answered, "The bridge probably spanned across here." Fai looked to his left and saw someone on a hoarse looking at the castle. Everyone else turned and looked to. "Who's that?" asked Fai. "Grosham, right?" asked Syaoran. Kurogane also asked a question "What's he doing over there?" "Who knows." said Kagome with a shrug. Then they left.

When they arrived back in town, they saw Kyle talking to a red headed girl and her mother. The doctor knelt down and said something. The girl said something back and then she and her mother left. They walked up to him and Doctor Kyle said "Welcome back." "Who was that girl?" asked Syaoran, watching them leave. "Apparently she was friends with the girl who disappeared last night. She was so shocked that she couldn't eat anymore. Her mother was worried, so I examined her" responded Kyle. "Poor girl…" said Sakura.

They went back to the house and Kagome went to her room to 'check on Kita'. Kita was playing with the sheets on the bed. Kagome sat down for Kita to climb up on her shoulder. As soon as she did, Kagome jumped out of the window. Kita went in her hood before Kagome took off. She ran across town towards an abandoned building. She came to a fast jog as she ran behind the building. She came to a stop when she was close to the princess.

"What do you wish to tell me, princess?" asked Kagome. "The girl, Sakura, must come to the castle." Kagome's eyed narrowed slightly. "Why must Sakura go to the castle?" "She must go to get back her feather." the princess responded. Kagome stepped forward. "Fine, but, you let me know her condition at all times or let me be in the castle too" Kagome demanded. "I understand and agree. You shall be in the castle. Please go tomorrow afternoon" Kagome smiled and hugged the princess. "Thank you" The princess hugged her back. "It is the least I could do" They let each other go and went their separate ways.

Kagome was going to go back to the doctor's place but her stomach growled. Kita was once again on her shoulder and Kagome said to her, "Let's get some food. I'm starving" She walked to the tavern and when she walked in everything went quite. She walked up to the bar and asked for something good to eat. She bent down and held her silver moon charm and came up with a bag of coins. "Will this pay for it?" she dropped the bag on the counter and some coins spilled out.

The bartender nodded, dumbfounded, and left to get the food. The people there either glared at her or ignored her. Kagome didn't notice anything and hummed a song to her-self. She drummed her fingers in a beat, on the counter. The bartender came back with a big piece of chicken, stew, and a loaf of bread. Kagome thanked the man and gave a quick prayer of thanks, before she began to eat.

After a while, the tavern was soon filled with laughter and music. When Kagome finished most of her food, a young man asked for this dance. Kagome agreed and she was lead to the earlier version of the dance floor. The people sitting at the tables watched her dance and couldn't help but smile. Kagome had that feeling around her that made anyone smile, if she was in a good mood anyways. The people began to clap or dance or both. Everything was nice and happy until Kagome felt someone grab her ass. She turned and kneed the man who did it. He fell to the ground with a howl of pain and dripped two men who hit another two guys. Then all the males started to attack one another.

Kagome punched, kicked, dodged and blocked. She was kicking serious ass. Then the males stopped attacking each other and attacked her. Kagome knocked out three people before running back to where she was eating, picked up Kita and sneaked out of the building. A few noticed she left, but she quickly took care of them. One of her legs got hit rather hard so she had a limp. She walked through the front door of Doctor Kyle's mansion, forgetting she had left by going out the window.

Sakura and Syaoran were in the main room, in front of the fire. They turned and Sakura gasped. "What happened? And where have you been?" she asked after she rushed over. "Well, I went to the town's tavern and got some food. I danced for a while then a man got a little too friendly so I hit him. Then there was an all out brawl and I think I did rather well" explained Kagome, wincing slightly when she walked over to the chair. "Whose blood is that?" Syaoran asked, pointing at the blood on her dress. Kagome sat down and grinned, "The other guys'."

"I'll get the doctor" said Sakura. "No, it's ok. I just need a night of rest." Kagome said to stop Sakura. "You sure?" asked Sakura, uncertainty written on her face. "Completely." She stood up and stumbled. "I might need some help to my room, though." Sakura smiled and helped her to her room with Syaoran. On the way to their room, Doctor Kyle stopped them and said he would have to lock their doors. "It is alright. Thanks for the help, Sakura, Syaoran. 'Night!" Kagome said over her shoulder before she walked into her room.

Kagome sat on her bed and touched her injured leg. She winced with pain. Kagome sighed and fell on her back and looked at the ceiling. Kita licked her cheek and meowed. Kagome scratched Kita behind the ears and couldn't help but think about Sakura. 'She will be fine for a few hours before I get there, right?' she asked herself. Kita jumped onto her and rubbed her nose against hers. "I take that as a yes." she laughed, but not loud enough to wake anyone. She calmed down and her eyelids began to become heavy. She fell asleep with Kita laying on her stomach.

…...…(the next day)

Kagome awoke to the sound of yelling from downstairs. She jolted into a sitting position and Kita rolled onto her lap. She meowed at Kagome. "Sorry, Kita! I want to see what's happening." She stood up and tripped over the sheets on the floor. She fell on her face, but she quickly recovered. Kagome stood up, opened the door, and walked down the hallway. Kagome stood at the top of the stairs and watched what was happening, while Kita meowed and pawed at Kagome's dress, wanting to be picked up.

Apparently, more children went missing and the citizens blamed them. Kagome sighed when Fai said Sakura has gone missing. She wanted to go to Sakura now, but she had to follow the princess's order about coming in the afternoon. Kagome picked up Kita and continued thinking about Sakura's well being. "Seize them!" was called and Kagome looked up. Two men charged the stairs with weapons and began attacking. Fai tried to calm them down, but it was futile. One of the men managed to pass Fai and charged at Kagome.

Kagome dodged his attacks, with a bored look on her face. Tired of it, Kagome grabbed the weapon and pulled it out of his hands. She then whacked the man with it and he flew into a wall. "Ouch. That had to hurt." Kagome said to her-self, looking at the crater the man made into the wall. Another man reached for his gun, but Syaoran kicked it away and Kurogane took it. Kurogane then said, "If you aim at your prey, you have to be prepared for this to happen." Kagome jumped over the railing and said, "That was totally a ninja saying." "Wow, Kuro-san is amazing!" said Fai. Mokona then piped in "Fai, Syaoran, and Kagome were awesome, too!"

Kurogane and Syaoran talked to the guy while Kagome walked up to the guys behind him. She noticed they had bandages and asked, "Where you guys in the fight last night?" The men nodded and Kagome sighed. "Sorry, but I had to teach that-" "Why are you apologizing?" a man asked. "Because I started it" She explained. The men went wide-eyed, "You started it?" "Sure did."

A man laughed and said, "Well, that was the best fight I've had in a long time." Kagome grinned, "Glad to help. Excuse me; I need to get something from my room." She walked past the men, her male friends, and the doctor. She stepped up the stairs and passed Fai and Mokona. "And where are you going?" asked Fai. "I am going to my room." She responded, not looking back. She walked into the hallway and then into her room.

She cleaned her dress like yesterday and changed the color to blood red with white sleeves. She produced a white ribbon and put her hair up in a ponytail. Kagome then got a white ribbon and put it on Kita. "Now we match," said Kagome, giggling happily. Kita mewed and jumped into Kagome's waiting arms.

Kagome then went back to the main room, to see the guys talking to the doctor. She heard the doctor say, "Well, it's just a rumor! Now then, I'd better get going." He then turned and walked out the door. "Grosham is after the feather." was said when Kagome descended down the stairs. "He's got nothing to do with it." said Kurogane. "That's true, but look, what about yesterday?" asked Fai. (Imagine a flash back when we saw Grosham looking at the castle now)

Kagome sat next to Kurogane and watched Mokona, who as on his head, say, "I've got it! The culprit is Grosham!" Fai leaned forward and ask, "Don't you think?" "It's true he's suspicious" agreed Kurogane. Syaoran stood up for Grosham and Kagome smiled. He was perfect for Sakura. Yes, she planned to set them up. They would make a great couple! "Well, why don't we go to Grasham's?" asked Kagome putting her feet on the coffee table. "Good idea, Kagome!" exclaimed Fai. So off they went, to Grosham's house.

Time skip (Again)

On the way back to the doctor's place, Kagome noticed it was sunset. "Oh!" Kagome gasped and Kurogane looked over at her. "What?" "Nothing, nothing. I just… dropped something! Yeah, that's it. And it's really important to me so I am going to go find it! BYE!" Then she turned and jogged back from where they came. She turned on the road and began to run. Kagome spread her wings and flew the rest of the way to the castle. She landed and kicked opened a door leading inside. She put Kita down and said to her "Now stay here and wait for Mokona and them. When they get here, stay with them and don't lose them, ok?" Kita meowed, and with a nod, sat down. "See ya later!" Kagome said entering the castle.

Kagome ran down the hallways looking for Sakura, but she came upon the missing children. They were turning down another hallway and Kagome ran after them. She came to a walk when she got close enough to them and followed them, seeing where they were going. They turned down another hallway and passed a door. "Kagome!" was yelled from the other side. Kagome looked over and saw Sakura through a bared window. "Sakura! Are you ok?" she asked while she opened the door. Once the door was opened, Sakura said she was fine and that they should follow the children. Kagome agreed and then they ran after the kids.

They came to some spiral stairs and slowed to a walk. They took a cautious look around a corner and saw the children around an ice pillar thing. Sakura walked forward and looked at the top of the ice pillar and said something. Kagome followed after her and looked up as well. 'A feather…? Is that Sakura's?' Kagome asked her-self. The children closed their eyes and the ice around the feather glowed. "I've been waiting for you to come" was said from next to Kagome. Both girls looked over to see the golden haired princess. "You're…" gasped Sakura. "For about 300 years," continued the princess, "I've been waiting in this ruined castle… always… always waiting…" Sakura and the princess looked at each other for a moment and then the princess closed her eyes and started talking once again.

"300 years ago, when I was living, a feather with a strange power was brought to the castle. However, the adults who wanted to obtained this power were soon going to war with each other every day. The ones caught up in this war were the king and the queen. In other words, my parents, who lost their lives. For waging such wars, we received punishment from the heavens. The children around the castle were plagued. But, if they were close to the feather, they would be safe. That's why I gathered the children inside the castle. I returned the children back to the town when they were healthy. I did my best to prevent further fighting over the feather again. The feather was sealed away by a magic-user who resided in our kingdom."

"But in the legend, the children who vanished never returned with their normal appearance." said Sakura. Kagome listened to the conversation but didn't say anything. "That is due to the taboo words. In the past, words that brought unhappiness were never used. That is how the taboo words came about." "Were you the one who gathered the children here?" asked Sakura. "It was not me. It is the work of a cruel person who wants the feather. I appeared in town and attempted to stop him many times. Yet, I couldn't do anything because I am dead" answered the princess. Kagome scoffed and thought 'I'm dead too but that doesn't stop me.'

"Yet, you came after seeing me though. Therefore, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for you kindness to the children" said the princess. Sakura smiled. The princess turned to Kagome. "And I thank you, Kagome, for believing me and trusting me" she said with a smile. "It was no problem" Kagome replied with a smile of her own. The princess then looked at the glowing feather.

"To return the feather to you, Sakura, the pure hearts of the children are required. Join the children in their circle, and with them, retrieve your feather" said the princess. Sakura agreed and joined the circle of children. "You can do it Sakura!" cheered Kagome from her spot next to the princess. Sakura smiled at her, looked forward, and closed her eyes. The feather's glow grew brighter. Some ice broke off and the feather encased in ice flew down to Sakura. Sakura reached for the feather but then hesitated. "There is no need to hesitate, because that originally belonged to you" encouraged the princess. Sakura grabbed the feather and held the feather to herself.

Kagome put a hand on Sakura's shoulder. "Good job, Sakura" she said. "Thanks" Sakura responded. The children then started to walk away. Sakura moved to follow, "Where is everybody going?" she asked. "Yeah, where are they going?" questioned Kagome. "They are going to rest. This was a sanctuary for the children who stated here. They will not feel like captives here" answered the princess. "Well then, I must take them back home as soon as possible" said Sakura. "It's impossible to do that all by yourself" the princess reasoned. "She won't be alone. I'll help out along with the others" spoke up Kagome, stepping forward.

"In that case, I will lead you out of the castle" said the princess. The other two girls agreed and followed the princess. The princess led them up some stairs and through a ruined part of the castle. Kagome, having some trouble running in her dress, grabbed her black bell and changed into blue jeans, purple running shoes, with a purple top and she still had her cloak. (Her hair was still up.)

While she was changing, Sakura went in front of her and hit someone. "Sakura!" exclaimed Kagome, kneeling next to her. "Sakura, Kagome!" was said and both girls looked to see… "Doctor Kyle" said Sakura. "Thank goodness, you're ok!" he said with a smile. "Syaoran and the others are waiting outside for you. Come, let's go" he held out a hand for her to take. Kagome sensed something 'off' about Doctor Kyle and stiffened when Sakura reached for his hand.

"Don't do it" was said from behind Sakura. Kagome and Sakura glanced back to see the princess. "The one who wants to acquire your feather is… this man" she told them. "What's wrong?" the doctor asked. "Come, Sakura and Kagome" he commanded lightly. Sakura took back her hand. "Sakura?" he asked. Sakura edged away and Kagome moved over to her, ready to make a hit and run. The doctor smirked, "So, you figured it out," took a step "Why don't you give me the feather?" Sakura shuffled back more and said, "No, this belongs to me." "Give it" he said.

"Run!" exclaimed the princess. Sakura began to move and Kagome stood up, ready for anything. The doctor grabbed the chain, that Kagome just noticed, that was around Sakura's ankle. "Princess Sakura!" was yelled to the side, but Kagome already punched the doctor and he let go off the chain. Kagome knelt down by Sakura. The doctor pulled out a gun. "Now, will you give me the feather?" he asked Sakura. "No!" she yelled. "Give it to me!" "No…" she whispered. "Sakura… Run, now" Kagome spoke barely over a whisper. Sakura moved to run and the doctor raised his gun, demanding for the feather. Kagome stepped in front of Sakura and the doctor shot his gun.

The bullet grazed Kagome's shoulder and went after Sakura. A silver barrier surrounded Sakura and blocked the bullet. "What is that?" asked the doctor. Sakura's eyes were wide. "Sakura, run" said Kagome, standing between Sakura and the doctor. "Kagome?" Sakura breathed. "Now" she demanded, the rim of her eyes now silver. The castle began to shake and water shot out from the walls. Syaoran ran over to Sakura and the doctor dropped his gun. "You all must leave, now!" shouted Kagome holding her shoulder. Syaoran and Sakura ran and so did the others. Now it was Kagome and the doctor. "You should leave, now" stated Kagome letting go of her shoulder. "Not until I have the feather" he said and charged at her. She saw a flash and then saw the knife. She quickly dodged, but the doctor ran after Sakura and Syaoran.

Kagome landed on a large rock and watched him run. Her eyes turned silver and her hair began to move in a non-existent wind. She took a step and she was by Sakura and Syaoran. They looked startled and Sakura asked "How..?" "Ability I have. Now we must go" she said looking towards where the doctor was coming. The princess appeared and said "Princess Sakura" Sakura said "Princess Emerald". Syaoran looked but appeared not to see anything. "Now, come with me" said Princess Emerald. Sakura and Syaoran ran after her but Kagome stayed back for a moment then took off after them.

They ran into a giant room with a large statue of Princess Emerald by the wall. "Princess Sakura and Holy Guardian Kagome, there is a hidden door here that is not revealed in maps" said the ghost of the princess before she disappeared. "Thank you" said Sakura, before she walked towards the secret door. "Princess?" asked a confused Syaoran. "There is a door here! Princess Emerald told me!" exclaimed Sakura as Syaoran ran over to her. Kagome watched the entrance while they were talking.

Syaoran kicked the wall and a secret passage was revealed. The two ran ahead but Kagome stayed behind and hid behind the statue of Emerald. The doctor came in and was going to go in the secret passage. "No, you don't!" shouted Kagome before she pushed the large statue. The statue fell and landed on the doctor. Kagome gave a smirk to the fallen statue, feeling victorious. Her eyes began to returned to their normal blue and her hair stopped flowing. She felt a wave of pain in her shoulder and grabbed it.

More water poured out of the walls and the water level was already to her knees. Kagome closed her eyes and concentrated. 'Please, just a little more power and I can teleport' she told herself. The water rose to her hips and she still needed more power. Kagome began to glow silver. The water reached her rib cage. 'There!' she exclaimed mentally. She took a step.

Kagome opened her eyes to see she was on the snow covered ground. She blinked and looked up. Something wet touched her cheek. "Kita!" she exclaimed. Kita mewed and nuzzled Kagome's nose with her own. Kagome sat up and Kita sat on her lap. "Where is everyone?" she asked into the cold air. Her arm decided to make its wound noticed and made her wince with pain. She looked over and saw the blood flow out of the wound. Kagome took a breath and blew on the wound. Her breath was silver and her wound began to heal slightly. She repeated it until it wasn't as bad and the pain was dulled.

Kagome stood and looked around. She felt Fai's magic power and looked to her left and ran towards it. She stopped suddenly and looked over her shoulder. "I could have sworn someone was watching me…" she muttered to herself. She looked forward and walked on. Little did she know, someone was watching her!

Kagome saw her companions and smiled. "Hello over there!" she shouted and waited for them to turn. When they did, Kagome waved and then jogged over. "Kagome!" yelled Sakura, giving her a hug as soon as she was close enough. Kagome felt hot tears through her shirt. "Hey, what's wrong Sakura? Why are you crying?" questioned Kagome. "I thought something happened to you!" she said into Kagome's shirt. Kagome smiled and petted Sakura's head. "I'm fine. Please stop crying." Sakura looked up at her, a tear rolling down her cheek. "Really? You're ok?" "Yes, I am completely fine." answered Kagome, whipping away Sakura's tears.

"How cute!" cooed Mokona and Fai agreed. The two girls let go of each other and Kagome looked over at the males. "So, none of you cared I was gone, did you?" She put her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes. "Of course we were worried" said Syaoran. Kagome crossed her arms and gave them an 'Oh, really?' look. Kagome sighed and walked ahead of them. "Men, I swear" she grumbled. She turned around and walked backwards. "Come on, let's go to Spirit!" she said, her mood doing a 180. Everyone agreed and then they walked down the road to the town.

The town was in a very happy mood. The children were reunited with their parents when the crew walked into the town. Kagome couldn't help but smile at the scene. "Well, we got the feather. When do we leave?" asked Kagome, before yawning. "I should give Grosham back his history book" said Syaoran, holding up a book. "Well, while you do that, I'm going to go get some food for everyone at the tavern. Say good bye for me" she walked away and waved not looking back.

She walked in and went to the bar. "Hey, I need some food to go" she told the bartender, leaning on the bar. "Ok, I'll go get some" said the gruff man before he walked into the kitchen. Kagome got a bag of coins from her anklet charm and set it on the bar when the man brought her two bags of food. "Thanks" she said with a smile. The man smiled back before going to a different customer. Kagome walked outside to see her group of amigos, in their original clothing, waiting at the edge of town for her.

Kagome walked up to them and gave Sakura a bag. "You must be starving, Sakura" she said, handing food to the rest of them. "Thanks Kagome" were said to her, except Kurogane just said "Thanks". "On to the next world now!" exclaimed Mokona. "Do it already" said Kurogane. Kagome elbowed him and said, "Be nicer, ninja man". "Like you could make me, wench" he told her with a smirk. "Is that a challenge?" she asked. "Of course it is, woman" Kurogane said, getting in her face. "Bring it, Kuro-puu" Kagome taunted, getting in his face. They then had a major glaring contest, which was interrupted when Fai said, "What did Princess Emerald mean when she said someone was always watching us?"

Kagome looked over. "So it wasn't just me…" she said. "What do you mean?" asked Syaoran. "When I was looking for you guys, I felt like someone was watching me" explained Kagome, putting a finger to her chin. "But, I could have been paranoid" she said with a smile. "There is also another thing… I don't understand as well" said Syaoran closing his eyes. He opened his eyes and continued. "The one who told Doctor Kyle about Sakura's feather… Just who in the world is it?" "Couldn't it be the same person? The one watching us and the one who told him about the feather?" asked Kurogane. "I think you might be right" answered Syaoran.

"In any case, it means that someone has been interfering with our journey" said Fai. "Who can it be?" asked Syaoran. Kagome picked up Mokona and asked, "Do you know Mokona?" "Nope!" Mokona then hopped on her head. "I know!" Kagome exclaimed, putting her fist into her other hand. "Who?" asked Sakura. "I was watching this show once and these green, three-eyed aliens would mess with humans and study them!" she said. "Mokana say that show, too!" said Mokona. "It was good, ne?" Kagome asked the bunny. "Yeah! I liked when the guys were abducted when they went cow tipping!" answered Mokona.

While Kagome and Mokona were talking about television, the others in the Tsubasa group gave them weird looks, since they didn't know what it was. "Hey, Mokona, maybe they have a T.V. in the next world" suggested Kagome, hoping it did. "Then, let's find out!" They then began to teleport to the next world. "I'm bored" Kagome confessed, randomly. Kita then popped out of nowhere and mewed in agreement. "Yeah! We're going to land!" cheered Kagome, acting like am excited school girl.

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