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When Kagome woke the next morning, she pushed all thoughts about a certain youkai lord aside.
Her friends were relieved to have their Kagome back, making no references to her behavior yesterday.
She played with Shippo, giggled with Sango, and argued with Inuyasha.
Life was back to normal.
Two hours into their walk, she felt the pull of several jewel shards.
A large snake demon made its way towards them, eyes flitting between them before landing on her.
"You… give… me… the… shards," it rasped.
The demon flicked its tail towards her.
The last thing she remembered was excruciating pain.