Kagome walked down the pathway carefully she had Inuyasha and Miroku walking behind her. It had been a day to which she disliked, she had allowed them to rest while she stayed awake and had found a heaven scroll on her own. Inuyasha of course gave her no rest over it while she ignored him the whole time. At the moment they were in walking distance of the tower, she saw it from where she stood leaning to the side. Continuing Miroku warned, "I doubt we're the first here Kagome, we should be very careful."

Turning her eye that Inuyasha had claimed was "dead" caused them to jump because it made no infliction of looking at anything, "Worry about yourselves boys."

She continued walking carefully. Her eyes came over the revenue as she reached pulling out her two swords. They other two reached for their weapons thinking it was a sign of a opponent only then Kagome turned to them, "Be ready."

Raising an eyebrow Inuyasha asked, "What for?"

She kicked down to the dirt jumping backwards appearing behind an intruder who stood before them. She slid down her sword cutting off his arms. Everyone stopped as she kicked him to the side. Miroku narrowed his eyes flinching as he whispered to himself, "this power this blood lust, Kagome when she was a child though she was depressed down deep she would never but this…she is just…"

Kagome glanced to Miroku as Inuyasha yelled, "Miroku! Wake up!"

He jumped seeing that three bodies lay before them. He jumped suddenly his mouth dropped as he bowed in apologies. Not caring at all Kagome turned away taking a deep breath, "Whatever."

Suddenly she felt a sharp pain causing her to fall to her knees the blood and rocks mixing and scratching her knees. She coughed gripping her arm bending over. Miroku appeared next to her as Inuyasha stood in front of her, "Kagome, what's wrong?"

She pulled away from them carefully almost in disgust causing them to jump by the look. She threw her head up as the veins crossed over her chest. She whispered, "It hurts..."

Miroku whispered as he reached into his cloak for the needle she had given him before and Inuyasha in caution, "They are reaching into your arteries now, I thought they were just…damn it."

They laid her down while she struggled. He looked down knowing he'd have to stab her right in the heart with it and the pain that'd cause but instead he swallowed stabbing down with a quick jab. She screamed out loudly causing the birds to fly from the trees. Injecting the liquid Inuyasha covered her mouth so she wouldn't give their position. After a moment the veins quickly receded back to her arm. She took a moment furrowing her eyebrows, "Help me stand…"

They did so throwing an arm around each neck carefully helping her to walk forward. She was feeling pain she felt no movement with her muscles yet she whispered through her lips, "thank you for your help."

Inuyasha nodded, "we're a team right…"

Miroku turned to him as if angry that he used that phrase out of all knowing very well what her response would be yet she said nothing. Her feet dragged in the dirt as she winced painfully while they continued wadding through the forest.

But when they came closer they noticed her necklace, the stone was becoming soft and turning to sand floating around them. Miroku cursed, "My eye…"

It shot up into the air then sprinkled down forming her necklace once again. She attempted to stand yet was unable to as they held her. Turning her body she whispered, "Put your weapons away Gaara is coming."

"Gaara? What is your relation to this guy huh! We're in this forest we can't go around having so many allies."

She growled, "Then maybe you should get rid of some hm?"

There was a moment as Kagome sighed walking forward in a drunken manor smiling, "Gaara."

He stepped forward walking towards her extending a hand to which she took while Kankuro asked, "How are you feeling, you don't look all too hot."

Temari snorted to his attempts of conversation then turned back to Kagome, "What's up sister?"

Gaara answered coldly, "The virus has been reacting again…"

She nodded to him for a moment as his cold voice vibrated down her back. She spoke, "I don't think I introduced my team mates completely here now did I? This is Inuyasha and Miroku."

They nodded suspiciously as Gaara gave them no response and Kankuro and Temari seemed to already hate them. She looked to them calmly then turned away. Taking a deep breath she looked around, "Would you like to escort us to the tower?"

Gaara responded his arms crossed as he looked down to her slouched form. He smirked almost then walked ahead, "Let's go."

Temari stood beside her as Kankuro stood besides her. They made mild conversation while Inuyasha and Miroku asked then ruining the moment, "Why are you helping us?"

Temari turned asking in return, "Who said we were helping you?"

Gaara glared to him with a simple shift of eyes, "We're helping Kagome not you."

Miroku asked then continuing on besides them, "Then why are you helping Kagome?"

Kankuro asked with a smirk, "Why aren't you?"

Inuyasha jumped suddenly reaching to draw his sword while Kankuro stood firm and tall. Temari appeared in front of Kankuro while Miroku stood before Inuyasha. They stared at each other prepared to rip each others hearts out yet Kagome spoke softly, "Don't bother Inuyasha, they'd kill you anyway."

Temari smirked, "Kagome I was disappointed you should have gotten stronger team mates instead of love sick puppies."

Kankuro turned from them coyly continuing to walk, "What a shame."

Miroku snapped finally angry though knowing it was true what they were saying. He griped his staff sliding his foot into the dirt asking, "I beg your pardon? My love life has nothing to do with these exams you have no right!"

Inuyasha pulling up his sleeves in a threatening manor stepped forward until Gaara spoke, "You provide nothing to Kagome but convience."

Kankuro smirked in response nodding, "Yeah, I saw when she fought you stood next to your girls like toys, you didn't stand up for your team mate and you know you need her to continue."

"She needs us too!"

Kagome spoke coolly finally her temper flaring as they could see in her eyes, "I don't need you…remember that. I could continue without Lord Hokage offered me new people but I refused under a favor to you. If Kikiyou and Sango were to kill me, I'd doubt you'd stand in the way."

For a moment everything became silent that is until Gaara pressed a hand into Kagome's back allowing them to walk ahead. Temari blew them a mocking kiss as Kankuro turned continuing to walk. Inuyasha clenched his fists as Miroku attempted to calm him telling him not to worry to which he knew would not stand too long.

((A/N: Going on another road trip won't update for 2 -3 days or so! So you know! Thank you! Love you!))