Sixty-Four.

They had deviated from the forest a while ago, and were now coasting the base of a hill. Lost in her thoughts, she didn't notice the shift in her companion's aura.

"Stay close", he warned. "We are almost at the cave, and we do not know what we are going to find."

Not at all alarming, Kagome thought sarcastically. Yet she nodded, her fingers following instinct and grabbing an arrow from her quiver.

It didn't take them long to notice that Ah-Uh was nowhere to be seen.

"Sesshoumaru-sama", she started, a bad feeling mounting in her. "Where is your dragon?"

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(100 words.)