As the group headed in the direction of Kagome and Sora's kidnappers, Miroku, Sango, and Inu-yasha were deep in conversation.

"We can assume that it was Naraku who kidnapped Sora and Kagome because of Kagura... and Kohaku." Sango said with a look of sadness in her eyes.

All of a sudden she yelped and startled everyone. The next thing they knew, she turned around and slapped Miroku straight across the face. "What was that for?!" she yelled. Calmly the monk replied,

"My dear Sango, you looked so distressed , I merely thought-"

"Keep your lecherous hands to yourself!" was her scorching reply. Riku spoke up and asked,

"Why did they take Sora along with Kagome?" This time it was Inu-yashas's turn to reply and he said roughly,

"I dunno why but I'm gonna get them back."

"I hope they're okay..." Shippo said worriedly.

Silence settled over the group - the only sound came from Inu-yasha's hurried footsteps. He took a running leap and to everyone's surprise, hit an invisible barrier. Landing a bit unbalanced, he said,

"This must be Naraku's barrier - get off kid." Riku got off both happy to stand on solid ground and slightly resentful for being called a kid. Inu-yasha pulled out his sword with a flash of light as the blade transformed and began to glow red. He jumped up and slashed through the barrier. Its surface rippled then broke.

"Maybe you'd better wait here." Miroku suggested looking at Riku, Donald and Goofy.

"No." Riku replied in a voice that implied that he wasn't to be argued with.

"Don't think we're going to abandon Sora!" Donald said in an equally determined voice. Miroku sighed seeing that their minds were made up.

"Quit messing around and hurry up!" Inu-yasha shouted impatiently, already running ahead of them.

"-ora, Sora, wake up!"

"Wha-?"

Sora sat up slowly and everything came back to him. Suddenly wide awake, he realized that the chains binding him were gone. Looking around, he saw that they were in a dark jail-like cell.

"Are you alright?" Kagome asked from his side. Turning towards her he started to answer when he noticed that her left arm hung limply by her side.

"Kagome...what happened to your arm?"

"Oh," she said with a bitter smile, "I tried to fight my way out, but as you can see my attempt failed." Reaching for the Keyblade, Sora said, "I'll try using my magic to heal you, though I'm not really sure it'll work completely." The room grew quiet as Sora concentrated and commanded,

"Curara"

The Keyblade glowed with a soft green light and Sora asked, "Any better?"

"Well, I think my arm is still broken but the pain is less. Thanks."

"Sure. So, do you think there's any way to escape?" Pointing to the bars, Kagome said,

"Look outside." Sora stood up and walked to the bars.

He looked around curiously and realized that their cell was completely surrounded by demons. Returning to Kagome, he sat back down and said,

"There's way too much for me to fight off by myself."

"I thought so. Look, I'm sure that the others are coming to rescue us, so I guess we'll just have to wait until they get here." Kagome said reassuringly.

"Yeah." They were silent for a while. Sora was lost in his own thoughts then asked,

"But why were we captured in the first place?"

"Ummm, well, I know that Naraku is the one who kidnapped us so it makes sense why he wants me...but I have no idea why he wants you."

"Why does he want you?" Sora asked.

"Because...well, I can sense the jewel shards." In response to Sora's quizzical look she continued, "To make a long story short, they greatly increase a demon's strength."

"Do you think he wants the Keyblade?"

"Maybe, but Naraku is very tricky - it may be something completely different." Sora looked around the room in frustration.

"Hmm... hey Kagome, how long do you think..." Sora's voice trailed off. "What's that smell?"

"Sora? What's wrong? What is it?" Kagome asked confused by his sudden silence. Turning towards her, he asked,

"Do you smell that?" Puzzled she sniffed the air then covered her face with her hands and exclaimed,

"Don't breathe it in! It'll put you to sleep!" Surprised by her sudden violent reaction, it took Sora a moment to register what she said. He covered his face but it was no use - he had already breathed in too much of the fumes. The last things he remembered before he blacked out were the sound of footsteps and a door opening.


Yet another cliffie! Whee!

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