Hello!! I'm back!

---You mean, we're back!

Oh, yeah. I've decided to finally update on kidnapped; I'm sorry it's been so long.

---Hikari wouldn't let me help her.

Shut up Kiera. Ahem, anyway, here it is; I'll see you on the review board!

---Yeah, or I'll sic the Dark Magician on you!

Kiera, shut up; you'll scare away my reviewers!

--- -.-'

One month later

Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, and Alara walked on the way to Keade's hut. They had about three more days of travel to go, and night was falling fast. "Inuyasha, come on! Let's make camp!" Kagome called. Inuyasha huffed. "Feh. Weakling humans." Alara winced. "Sit!" Her big brother was now in a crater. "Hot springs, girls?" she asked. Kagome and Sango nodded eagerly, and set about gathering towels, shampoo, and soap from Kagome's time. Kirara began to follow them, but Sango detained her. "No, Kirara, you say here, and play with Shippo." The fire cat looked disappointed, but then Sango whispered in one fuzzy beige ear, "Watch Miroku, too." The cat's mood brightened, and she pranced off, her two tails swishing back and forth.

The three girls made their way to the stream, and got in. As she sunk into the warm water, Kagome sighed. "This is wonderful!" Alara and Sango nodded, but Alara was alert. She had had a bad feeling ever since they had made it to the stream. But nothing seemed wrong, and she couldn't smell or hear anything, so she disregarded the feeling.

Two hours later, the girls were beginning to prune, so they wrapped a towel around themselves and got out. They were in no hurry, however, and sat on the bank to dry off before the fire Alara had made. "I'm surprised the boys haven't come looking for us, yet." Remarked Kagome casually. Sango grinned. "I know why Miroku hasn't, but Inuyasha's a mystery to me." Alara frowned. "You're right." She said slowly. "That is strange." She slowly began to stand up, and the others, following her lead, stood up as well. "Something's here." She whispered.

All of a sudden, three ed out of the forest, ambushing the towel-clad girls. Kagome screamed, and Sango automatically went for her boomerang, only to discover that she had left it at camp. Alara flexed her claws and growled, "Who are you?" A sinister laugh came from the tallest demon, he took a step forward. "Daughter of the dog general, you will know soon enough." He laughed again, and chills went down the three girls' spines. From behind them, two more demons stepped from the forest. Alara quickly turned, and blocked their katana as it headed towards Kagome. "Run!" she yelled. But both Kagome and Sango stood tall. "No, we won't leave you here." Alara shot them a look of gratitude, but it gave her opponanan opening. He slammed the butt of his katana on to one side of her skull. "Alara!" was the last sound the hanyou heard.

Kagome's screa lingered in the clearing. The demons laughed, and tied both her and sango's hands. As both girls wore only towels, it was best they didn't struggle. The lead demon ordered, "Pick the hanyou up. Bring the others, too. They may be…of some use to us…" Sango didn't like at all the look on his face. Both she and Kagome were herded off like cattle, following a procession of demons carrying Alara. They shared a look. Both pairs of chocolate eyes held the same question. What now?