Her body was soaring through the air. She acted before she thought of any kind of solid plan, and now she was about to be a pancake on the ground. 'Think. Think. THINK!' her mind raced through the possibilities. 'Wings? No, I didn't learn how to do that... Summoning? I can't summon animals to aid me... Maybe I could try creating something.' She closed her eyes and concentrated, imagining something to break her fall. 'Something soft...'

When she opened her eyes there was a big sphere in the air. She prepared herself for the impact by getting into the fetal position and hoped her object would keep her safe. When she hit the sphere's surface, she ricocheted and was thrown back into the air, spinning wildly. She was so surprised she started to laugh and she made more balloon type spheres for her future landings.

"Hahaha, this is a wonderful trick, mama!" she laughed and bounced uncontrollably to the next few spheres. Her child like attitude returned to her and she put her pursuers in the back of her mind. Back at the mountain, the demon men reached the top and saw the chaotically placed spheres and Kentaoku was completely baffled. Sesshomaru didn't even blink as he used Mokomoko-sama to fly off the mountain, flashing a slight grin back at his stranded rival. Kentaoku growled in rage and started running down the steep mountain. 'I'm not going to give up now. I've come too far for her.'

Meanwhile, Kitshiro was still bouncing away from the demons, enjoying the freedom of gliding and bouncing through the air. She didn't even look back, she knew the sun would be up in a few hours and then she would be relieved from her strange 'curse'. 'What's causing these demons to act so rash? It seems strange, this has never happened before...' She continued to bounce and got lost in her train of thought. 'Perhaps... They want to absorb my power? That's certainly something demons like them would do...' After being thrown up in the air again, she wasn't paying attention and hit her head on something above her. This almost instantly knocked the foolish fox out and she heard the voice of an angry woman screams, presumably, at her. 'Eh, what's wrong with me? Why do I have such bad luck...'

Kitshiro was now officially unconscious and plummeting to the ground once again. Since she had been bouncing she was now closer to the ground, but she was still a good ways away from the bottom and would probably get banged up on the long way down. The demon she had run into was trying to steady her plume, cursing the ignorant fox that ran into her. She had been on a mission of her own and she didn't have time to be thrown off by some idiotic demon. She peered over her feather and saw the fox demon still falling to the ground.

'Hmmm... Something like that may make him happy.' The woman swept down and caught the fox before she hit the ground. She looked back and saw that the spheres that were there before had started to pop and fade. She also noticed a demon in the distance was following the trail the girl left behind. The woman opened up her fan and conjured a gust of wind to push her along faster and blow her and the girls scent away. 'What does a powerful demon like that have to do with this girl? She must have some value. Her aura is overwhelming... Is she-' The woman smirked and continued gliding toward her destination, content knowing she had something her master would enjoy.

Sesshomaru was easily following the girl until the spheres started to burst and fade away. He saw something else soaring in the sky but it disappeared with a gust of wind and Sesshomaru could barely see it anymore. 'Damn, another one in my way.' he growled at the thought and sped up, trying to catch up to the demon that was taking off with his woman. 'My woman. How ridiculous, this Sesshomaru never acts like such a spoiled child. Something about that girl...' He wanted to capture her and after that, he didn't know if he would keep her or kill her. He'd have to have her back in his clutches to know which he would do.

The wind sorceress could see the other demon had started gaining on them, but she wasn't concerned. Her winds scattered the scents and she knew she could travel on foot with the girl. When she reached a part of the forest below, she withdrew her plume and used the wind to glide down to the ground safely with the girl. She summoned Saimyosho to help her find her master and to carry the girl. The girl tossed and turned, seeming to be in pain, but the wind demon ignored her.

In her dreams, Kitshiro was starting to remember her past and was trying to put the pieces back together. Her family had disappeared so suddenly, and she couldn't remember the reason she had been put to sleep for so long. In her mind, she was with her parents, her siblings, and some other small animals they allowed in the valley. Then, her memory jumped, her parents were fighting ans the valley was covered in fire. Her siblings cried out and reached for her hands, Kitshiro grabbed them and started running back to their home. Her memory flashed again and she saw her mother, kissing her forehead. The fox's mother pulled back, tears streaming down her face as she tried to smile. 'What did you say mother? I can't hear you...' Kitshiro's memory flashed again and she felt herself coming out of her dream.

"Where.. Am I now?" she turned to the woman beside her, getting no immediate response from her. The woman seemed focused and her eyes were constantly checking her surroundings.

"You'll know soon enough. Go back to sleep girl, it's easier if you just sleep." the woman asserted, only glancing at the girl for a moment before going back to checking out the surroundings. Kitshiro stretched out her hand and grabbed the demon's kimono sleeve.

"What is your name?" Kitshiro asked, still in somewhat of a daze. The demon almost smacked her hand away but in some way it felt comforting.

"My name is Kagura." she muttered. Kitshiro smiled halfheartedly at the stubborn demon and tightened her grip on Kagura's kimono.

"Thank you, kind demons like you are hard to come by." Kitshiro said before she slipped back to sleep. Kagura turned away from the girl and pulled her kimono sleeve, unable to lose the girl's tight grip on her. Another demon emerged from the trees and Kagura easily slayed it, even with only one hand. 'This girl is a lot of trouble.' the wind demon thought, feeling somewhat guilty about what she was about to do. 'She's better off with me than with all those demons that keep popping up.' Kagura convinced herself as she slew another demon. If someone were to look back, they'd see a trail of blood and bodies that went on for miles from the demons Kagura had killed.

Sesshomaru gazed down, looking for some sign of the girl's whereabouts. So far, he had lost her and was irritated beyond words. 'Wind, eh? That means it's probably that pesky wind demon, Kagura. She'll prove difficult to find.' Sesshomaru realized he had to rely on his instincts since his keen sense of smell wouldn't work at this point. He jumped off of Mokomoko and landed gracefully on the ground. He set out through the thick forest, looking for clues. His ears were on high alert. He heard the sound of heavy footsteps quite a ways behind him.

Kentaoku had pushed his legs to the limit, almost collapsing from the strain, but his demonic abilities kept his muscles from blowing out and he actually got stronger with each passing second. 'I can smell small traces of her, but it's fading so fast. 'What's going on up there?' He looked up and saw the spheres the girl had summoned disappeared. 'Damn, when did that happen?' The wolf growled at himself and kept pushing forward. He could sense the other male demon a few miles ahead. 'I can't smell the girl or sense the girl's aura, maybe she's still far ahead of the both of us. I won't lose to a demon like that!' Kentaoku yelled in his head, picking up more speed.

Kagura could see the castle in the distance and knew when she got through the barrier both her aura and the girls' would be completely masked by it. She summoned her plume again and had the Saimyosho place the girl next to her. She glided toward the castle and used another gust of wind to scatter their scents one last time before she entered the castle's barrier. When she was within the walls of the castle, she ordered the Saimyosho to carry the girl again and she rushed to her master. She Ran to his room and knelt before him.

"Kagura, what took you so long?" a hollow voice echoed through the room and sent shivers down Kagura's spine.

"I.. Had some complications. A girl hit me in the air and demons seem to be following her relentlessly. I brought her here, so it would be wise to relocate the castle again my Lord." Kagura advised. In an instant, Kagura was grabbed by the throat and raised high into the air. She choked and gasped but nothing alleviated her pain.

"Kagura, what gives you the right to do things on your own." her master bellowed, tightening his grip. "What's stopping me from killing you right here, right now?"

""T-the girl... She's... Spec...ial! Believe me- Naraku..." Kagura gurgled in pain. Her master dropped her and she collapsed to the ground stayed there, wheezing. Naraku frowned at his incarnation and summoned his Saimyosho to lead him to the girl. 'This better be worth my time...'