I find it harder and harder to keep true to the characters as they were, but I don't' want them completely unchanged. Sorry if something in the story is out of the norm for the characters. I'm trying to make this work as I go along and some small details were apparently overlooked. Yes, Kirara can talk, Sango and Miroku aren't actually "demon slayer" and "monk", and Shippo is much more mature but I'm really trying to stay to who they are. My apologies in advance.

Inuyasha's mind was a blur, his walk was delayed, eyes distant. And Kagome could feel this.

Where did he say we were going again? Kagome pondered to herself. Her concentration was soon broken by a small hummingbird that fluttered by and into a near by park. Plainly curious, Kagome danced after the small bird, leaving behind the empty-minded half demon.

What will I say to Sango and Miroku? I don't want to worry them since it's been more than two hours, but I don't want to expose Kagome to other people yet. I mean, she's been in the mirror for who knows how long, and alone at that…Inuyasha soon stopped short to notice that he could only hear his own footsteps. Slowly drifting out of his inner mind, Inuyasha was overcome with panic as he found a missing Kagome.

Where did she go? Inuyasha's anger and fear driving him forward to find Kagome. He found her scent, which led to a park. Her trail led in all directions, with no patterns what so ever. Curling around the playground, weaving through trees, over small bridges, Inuyasha finally found what he was looking for. Apparently, she had made a new friend who was perched on her finger while under the shade of a large tree.

The cloud of anger and frustration seemed to have reached Kagome because as she looked at him, her eyes glazed with worry. Feeling completely out of place, Inuyasha sat next to Kagome and watched as she tensed but still kept her finger still for her little winged friend.

"Why did you take off like that? You scared me." His scowl was quite little but most of the initial feeling had left after finding her safe and sound.

Carefully, Kagome held out the little hummingbird on her finger which soon flew off to leave the two alone again.

"Come on. We need to get back." Though his voice was monotone, Kagome could faintly pick up on the tension in his heart. What could he be thinking about? Should I ask? That might upset him more. Slowly, Kagome arose and started to follow her Master. I wonder if he has anything to make music with. Kagome needed a way to refill herself on the now shapeless energy around her. Since it was provided to her most of the time, drawing out energy now would be quite a task.

With each step, energy seemed to start to seep out of her body. Inuyasha turned just in time to catch Kagome as she made her decent to the ground. What was that just now? I felt her for a moment. Stupid! She just fainted, think first! I need to get home fast.

Inuyasha quickly made his way home with his Creature securely in his arms. This soon reminded of his waiting companions. What would I say to them? Looking down at Kagome, who was turning paler by the second, Inuyasha's fear left. Oh well. They'd know sooner or later. Might as well get it over with.

~Inuyasha's House~

"Where is he?" Sango paced unconsciously around the kitchen and into the living room and stopped in front of Miroku; effectively blocking his view of the TV.

Sighing, Miroku stood up and patted Sango's shoulder, admiring her worry, though it was quite wasted. "Don't worry dear Sango. I'm sure Inuyasha is just fine. He just needed to clear his head."

Knock Knock Knock

"See, I bet that's him right now." Miroku made his way to the door with Sango close behind. Opening it, both Miroku and Sango were in shock. "and apparently he brought home a girl?"

Not even giving a simple 'hello', Inuyasha pushed past the two and settled the mystery girl on the sofa to rest.

"Inuyasha, I thought you were going to check out the mirror at the fun house, not pick up some passed out girl!" Though Sango was nothing but curious, knowing that Inuyasha was never the type to check out girls all the time, with combat training taking up most of his mind.

"Inuyasha, may I ask who she is?" Miroku inquired. Clearly fascinated by the girl, though this didn't go unnoticed by Sango. Taking a closer look though, both of them saw matching marks on each other's arm signifying that Inuyasha now had a Creature, and it was her.

"Inuyasha! You found yourself a Creature!" Sango could almost dance with joy for her friend, but held back. Inuyasha's less than enthusiastic face was bumming down the moment. "What's the matter? Why aren't you happy?"

"Sango! Are you blind? She fainted and I don't know what's wrong with her!" Inuyasha lashed out.

This took both Sango and Miroku a moment, thinking she had just been asleep, since they had been so happy for their friend. "Inuyasha, you should be able to pick up on what's wrong with her. She's your Creature after all. There's a bond there." Sango stated bluntly.

"I'm not quite sure Sango. What would help is if we had some information on what kind of Creature she is, in order to find the right way to heal her." Miroku suggested. "Where did you find her Inuyasha?"

"Where do you think? In the mirror." Inuyasha kept his eyes on Kagome as she slept, though not looking peaceful at all.

"Interesting. Did she say at all about who she is or what she is?" The young man prompted again, though quite disheartened when all the answer to his question was a shake of a head. "Well, this is quite a problem. What do you suggest Sango?"

"Maybe we could call in Shippo and Kirara. They might know what's going on with…?"

"Kagome. Her name's Kagome."

Sango couldn't help but smile a little at the softness in his tone as he spoke her name. "I'll go call Shippo and Kirara then." With that, the eager girl left the room.

This left Inuyasha back to his inner thoughts as he watched Kagome.

~ 1 Hour Later ~

"They're here." Sango chirped, letting in the two Creatures.

"Sorry we didn't make it here sooner." Shippo spoke solemnly. Both Creatures bowed to their Masters and waited for further instruction. Miroku led both of them over to the still resting Creature on the couch, with Inuyasha watching closely. "Miroku, who is she?"

"That, Shippo, is Inuyasha's Creature. We were hoping that either of you could tell us something about her so as to know how to cure her." Miroku inquired.

Shippo and Kirara took a quick survey of the mysterious girl, sniffed, then looked at each other curiously.

"What's the matter Shippo?" asked Miroku politely, seeing as how Inuyasha's patience was wearing thin.

"I don't know if you can tell Kirara, but I can't really pick up too much on her besides the wind."

Kirara slightly inclined her head to suggest that she hadn't picked up anything useful either.

"I guess this means that she's a Elemental Class; Wind User." Shippo shrugged lightly. "From what I've learned so far about wind users is that they generally need to replenish their energy from other beings, in this case, her Master."

"You would think she was in that mirror for so long that the energy was always there and never needed." Sango pondered aloud.

"So how do I help her?" Inuyasha's tone was quiet, but his mind was anything but.

"My suggestion is to use the bond that you have and share your energy with her." Kirara suggested.

"And you expect me to do that how?" The half demon's tolerance level was starting to exceed its max.

"You'll have to figure that out on your own. She's your Creature after all."

Sighing aloud, Inuyasha gathered what little focus he had and studied Kagome while holding the hand that marked them as a pair. As if feeling his soul within as a physical thing, he slowly poured some of it into the bond, hoping it was what she needed. Kagome, wake up.

Ever so slowly, Kagome's eyes opened and the color started to return to her cheeks. The room seemed to let out its waiting breath as the girl sat up and surveyed the room.

Sorry to leave the chapter there but I'm completely worn out on what's going to happen next. I'm sorry if this story isn't as well put as you were hoping it'd be. This is purely for fun and all I do is write what I think. I have some good ideas for later events, just wording it is a challenge for me. If you have any suggestions, please let me know and I'll take them into consideration.

I also want to thank runningshadow135 for being the first person to review and for being so awesome! (^_^)