Yet another boring day. Kagome was laying on her back at the edge of the village. It was a pleasant enough area - quiet but not too far from her friends if anything interesting happened. After yesterday, she decided to stop trying to get their attentions. The let down when it didn't work hurt too much.
A sudden cold breeze whisked past. She sat up and saw Kikyou's soul collectors carrying something large. They were heading into the village! She jumped to her feet at the same time the alarm was raised. They were moving fast. Before Kaede was able to come around from her garden, the soul collectors had made it from the edge of the village to her doorway. Even Inuyasha hadn't made it before the yokai.
Kagome ran to see what was going on. Kikyou had died some time ago, though Kagome never did get the rest of her soul back. So, what were they doing?
Just as soon as everyone gathered, they lowered their parcel to the ground. Kagome couldn't see much past the circle of people. She paced from one side of the road to the other, hoping for a better view. Finally, there was a gap, but as soon as she glimpsed a pile of cloth on ground, she realized the soul collectors were looking at her.
She shrieked as the zipped through the air straight for her. Oh crap! Oh crap! Oh crap! She scrambled back and tripped over a rock. Stuck on her back, with the youkai nearly on her, she screamed and brought her arms up.