Chapter 10 please I really want feed back I have a lot of hits so I know people are reading this. Please review and thank you to those who did; and the people who have been here with me reading every step of the way. Disclaimer: Some of the ideas in this chapter are from the movie Labyrinth. I do not own them.

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Small pathways lead down the steep hill surface. The others were beginning to take the easiest looking trail down. It was steep and she tried to find good footing. Others were slipping and falling so she didn't feel like a complete moron.

It was a miracle she made it down without breaking an ankle it was nice to be on flat ground again. She set Fluffy down finally her arms couldn't take it anymore. They approached the Labyrinth it was even bigger up close walls at least a hundred feet tall. Made of stone she wondered how many people had to slave to make it; and how many people lost there lives in the process.

"What the hell is this?" Inu-Yasha kicked the wall. "It looks like a hunk a junk."

"It would to you; always showing your ignorance of how little you know." Sesshomaru replied to his brother's question.

"What was that?" Inu-Yasha turned to defend himself but Sesshomaru spoke again cutting him off.

"It is our father's protection against intruders. And the only way into the castle is too solve it. None ever successfully solved."

"Then how the hell do we get in?" Snapped Inu-Yasha.

"I have memorized the correct route."

"I thought you said no one had ever solved."

"I' am not no one." Sesshomaru stepped forward pulling the wooden doors open. They creaked with age.

"I'm not no one," Inu-Yasha mocked under his breath. Rin ran forward all the sudden come over with the need to run Fluffy at her heels she wanted to make it into the Labyrinth before anyone else. She rushed through the door jumping over Jaken in the doorway and ignoring the looks that the others gave her. He was already quite a ways ahead. She wanted to talk to him.

"SIN! Get the creature off of me." Rin turned around Fluffy had not successfully jumped over Jaken and was now tugging at the toads little hat he wore.

"Sorry," She pulled Fluffy off him. He growled playfully. "He just likes to play."

"Well you tell it next time it has the urge to play it can play with fire." He resituated his had and strode past them. The others were in and already in front of her again so she made up the rear again. They took al left then a right then a left and another she lost count and direction quite quickly. She would surely fall under the category of no one. She would die in here before she found her way out.

Vines crawled up the walls and debris littered the ground. It was a little scary all and all. Her foot caught a fallen limb and she fell. It hurt like hell she sat up trying to pick the slivers out of her palms her knees was bleeding. She stood up slowly brushing herself off.

They were gone. No were to be seen she was alone. "Kagome, Inu-Yasha?" She began to run. "Wait up she took off blindly turning left then right then right again. She spun around it all looked the same where was Fluffy? Probably still with the group he'd ran ahead to torment Jaken so more.

Her heart-rate quickened she spun in another circle and tore off in a direction shouting names. "Kagome, Inu-Yasha, Sango?" She took a corner to fast and slipped in a puddle of mud. Here breathing became fast and shallow and she felt dizzy. She was going to die in here. How could they not notice she was gone? Or maybe that was there plan all along to lose her because they thought her dead weight. She began to cry.

"My life sucks. I want to go home."

"Your life sucks imagine being a worm."

She looked up was she becoming delusional she thought she'd heard a voice."

"Oh; great now I' m hearing voices." She began to cry even more.

"Well I would hope so. Because if not you'd be deaf and that's something to worry about."

"Huh?" She looked up.

"Over here." She looked around for a moment until she spotted the object that was speaking to her. It was a small fat worm like caliper it was green with large eyes.

"Yeah right here."

"What?" Rin sniffed.

"You said you thought your life sucked; imagine being me having to support a wife and two kids."

"I' m sorry. But I'm lost."

"You're not lost."

"I'm not?"

"Why no you're right here."

Tears filled her eyes again, "No I mean. Oh; never mind." She rose to her feet. Fighting back tears she had to stay calm she took a deep breath.

"I'm perfectly fine." She took another breath.

"Oh?"

"What?" Directed her attention back to the little creature that was shaking his chubby little face back and forth, since he really didn't have a defined head.

"Now you've got something to worry about you're talking to no one."

"I was talking to myself!" Rin snapped back.

"Then you're worse off then I thought."

"Oh; you're no help and what do you know you're only a worm!" She began to walk off she didn't want to carry on the conversation.

"Wait, wait," she heard it's little voice call after her.

"What?"

"You'll know you're going the right way if you come to a blue and red door take the next two lefts then a right!"

"Blue and red door 2 lefts and a right." She repeated to herself, "Thank you."

Two lefts and a right later she found herself in front of two doors one blue and one red. She hadn't expected two doors she expected one door red and blue.

She approached with great caution she was learning to expect anything in this little world of horrors.

"Hmmph."

"What?" Rin stepped forward had one of the doors just made a noise.

"Omm ere," not the door but the knocker. She stepped forward.

"Yes."

"Takihk mt ommt."

"What?"

"He said take it out."

She turned the other knocker was now speaking.

"What?" She repeated.

"He said take it out of his mouth."

"Oh," Rin stepped forward a yanked the knocker from the gargoyles mouth.

"Mmm. . . That's better." He moved his stone lips.

"Which way should I go?"

"Red you should go Red,"

"No blue go blue that old fogies a liar."

"One of these doors leads to the castle the other to impending doom!" The red door accented the word doom.

"So one of you is lying?" Asked Rin, "And it's up to me to figure out which one."

"And if you choose wrong it will end with impending doom!"

"She heard you the first time you old coot."

"Shut up!"

"Wait, wait stop." Rin covered her ears. "If the blue door is so insistent that the Red door is wrong then the Red door must be the right door. It makes perfect sense."

"Here," She shoved the knocker back into the old Red doors mouth.

"Mmm nooh!" She knocked three times. It opened. "Thank you!" She stepped through the door. It closed by itself. All the doors seemed to close by themselves. The trail was narrow and dark from the towering walls.

A scream escaped her lips as she felt her foot step and make no contact with the ground. She was free falling. And then hands were all over her body holding her in place.

"Which way do you want to go?" The four hands closets to her had formed a face and were speaking to her.

"What?"

"Up or down?" Another face had formed.

"Well I already no what's up so how about down."

"Down."

"Uh-she said down."

"Wait was I wrong?"

"Down down you go!" They began to chant as they passed her down through the underground tunnel of hands. Millions of them were touching her passing her down. And the entire way they chanted. "Down down!" "She said Down!" It seemed it would never end there grips hurt her fragile body.

"Wait was I wrong?" Suddenly no hands and she was falling again she made contact with the ground. "Wait I want to go up." No response.

It was dark no light she could barely make out the piles of hay that were mounted in random places. It was like some kind of dungeon. She stood up she was filthy covered in muck and dirt the blood on her knee had dried. And the slivers in her hand hurt.

"I want to go back up." No response.

She looked around picking herself up she felt along the wall for any sign of a door. Nothing. What was she going to do? Even if the group had noticed she was gone how would they find her? No one would think of looking down here for her. But she wouldn't cry again crying did no good. She had to figure away out.

"Owww." She smacked her cheek something had just bitten her. She pulled her hand away trying to make out what it was she had definitely smashed it.

"Owww. Is right!"

"What? Who are you?" She felt like an idiot talking to her hand in total darkness.

"The names Myoga. Myoga the flea."

"Myoga?"

"Yes isn't that what I said."

"Sorry."

"It's fine."

"Well Myoga I don't suppose you know a way out of here?" Rin asked hopefully.

"I fact I do," He replied.

"Really?" Asked Rin so far no one in this place could give her a straight answer to go anywhere.

"Yes. . ." The flea seemed to be thinking for a moment. "But what will I get in return for my services?"

"I don't know?" Rin replied she hadn't thought about that.

"Why should I help you if I get nothing out of it?"

"For the knowledge that you're helping a young girl."

"Was that sarcasm that I detected in your voice?"

Rin stopped for a moment what would a flea want that she could possible give. Then it hit her, "If you help me out I'll let you drink my blood." That sound a little strange but she was desperate.

"Hmm. . . Alright but only because I like you!"

"Good now how do we get out?"

"Walk ten paces to your right there should be a small door. Tap it three times and say exit."

"That's it."

"Yes now go it's not rocket science."

Sure enough ten paces to the right she felt a small door she tapped it three times and whispered "exit." It sprung open. But there was a problem it was really small it looked only ten inches tall by 8 wide.

"I'll never get through there."

"Of course you will."

"I'm skinny but not that skinny."

"Now listen up here you wont fit if you don't believe you will. Now if you really want out you have to believe you can make."

"But. . ."

"No. No. No arguing. Things are not always as they appear to be. Now believe."

"Okay." Rin closed her eyes but she didn't buy it. She tried to crawl through only her head made it.

"You do not believe hard enough." The flea snapped.

"But. . ."

"No."

"Fine," She closed her eyes forcing all thought of rationality from her mind. And it was as if the door expanded either that or she compressed. But next thing she knew she was outside. "I don't believe it." She looked back the opening was still small and she was still the same size.

"I told you." Replied the flea he jumped from her hand having recovered. He turned to face her. "Now you owe me something. . ." He stopped short as his gaze fell upon her.

"Izayio." (I think that's Inu-Yasha moms name I saw it somewhere once) The flea spoke a name.

"What?" Rin looked at him in confusion.

"Is that really you? No it can't be." The flea seemed to be talking to himself.

"Who?" Rin asked curiously.

"No one I mistook you for some one else."

"Oh well my names Rin." Before the last word escaped her lips the little bug had latched on to her cheek and was sucking until he was so large he fell off. And rolled not able to get up.

"Here." She picked him up and set him in the palm of her hand. Sure enough they were back outside.

"Well thank you." She stood. "Oh, you wouldn't happen to know the way to the castle?"

"Your guess is as good as mine. I was band by lord Sesshomaru when he came into power for my associations with Inu-Yasha. Ungrateful child." He muttered. "I was there when he was born. And this is how he treats me. I've been trying to find my way out of this place. You'd think I'd remember."

Rin smiled. "Well you're welcome to travel with but I don't think I'll have any better luck." She scratched her face the flea bite itched.

"Why thank you Madame."

Rin rose the surroundings were much more appealing then the ones she'd seen so far. It was a bright spacious courtyard with many paths leading off of it.

"Now which one is it?" Rin spoke to herself tapping her chin as she thought.

"Just pick one," offered Myoga. "Will know if it's wrong or not in a little while."

"Okay how about that one." She had just pointed to whatever one she thought had the prettiest entrance.

The walls were covered in a thick healthy fine. She wanted to touch it; she reached out it was beautiful.

"Don't touch it!" Myoga snapped.

"Why?"

"Its illusion fine."

"Say what?"

"Illusion fine it will engulf your body and send you to relive your nightmares and traumas of life. And eventually will total engulf you."

"Sounds pleasant."

"Very much so."

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Lord knows how much time passed but still she trudged on with Myoga sitting on her shoulder. Her knee ached from the fall and it was beginning to darken. The sun disappearing behind the magnificent castle. They must have noticed that she was gone by now. Then I thought of dread filled her mind what if they weren't coming Sesshomaru had said know one had solved it. Maybe they figured she was gone already and to go looking for her would only be suicide on there part.

She had to sit down her knee was screaming she sat leaning against the Labyrinth wall. Making sure not to touch the illusion vine Myoga had warned her about. Soon sleep over came her. In her dreams she dreamed of her family her friends. And then a new dream came; a dark one she was with two people she did not know. And bandits, evil men; the woman told her to hide. She hid under the lose floor board but she heard them scream saw there blood. She was screaming now one of them had a hold of her ankle.

"Milady you must wake up!" A voice in the distance so very faint. "It has a hold of you; your ankle. The illusion vine you must wake up."

But it was too late she knew it she saw the man and woman die over and over again and she was becoming consumed. She felt something sucking on her face. "You must wake up. Fight it."

A flash of light; quick as a whip she was dazed what had happened the dreams had abruptly stopped. Where was she? She had to help those people. No she had to get the vine off her. She opened her eyes. A man stood before her. Tall his silver hair glowing in the moonlight; looking down upon her the most beautiful eyes she'd ever seen a deep golden. An angel.

Her lips were chapped as she tried to speak, "Will you help me save them?" The people she still wasn't completely there. But surely he would help save them. Hadn't he just saved her?

His face remained unchanging starring down at her; a perfect mask. Her eye lids fell. And all was dark.

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There is chapter 10! Sorry I didn't post yesterday but this chapter was quite long and I had a lot of homework from being sick the previous day.

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