Author's note: Yes... it has been a couple of months since I last posted a chapter and I am deeply sorry for it. But finally, here's chapter 4!

I am taking this story and turning it more "believable" as in distances when it comes to travel and such.

I really hope you enjoy this next chapter.

Chapter 4: The Twilight

Epona's hooves trotting on the ground lightly echoed as Link slowed down the pace. A thin blanket had been placed by Link on Kagome's shoulders since he had noticed she was shivering slightly as the night progressed. It had been a few hours since they left Kakariko Village and they had not encountered a monster so far. However, his gaze was sharp and alert as he guided them through Hyrule Field.

They had made small talk, with Midna occasionally appearing to add her two cents to the conversation. Kagome told him more stories about her friends, with her voice occasionally being overpowered by a slight sadness every time she mentioned Inuyasha. Link listened and whenever he felt her sadness, he would make a joke out of anything just to change the mood, and for that she was grateful. Just not knowing anything regarding her friends, made her afraid. She still wondered why that portal appeared and sucked them in in an unknown land.

She couldn't help but admire the courage he had to face whatever evil was overpowering the land on his own. From what he had told her, he already had defeated an oversized man eater plant and helped a possessed Goron...whatever that was. Whoever Zant was, he was set on causing chaos and fill the world with darkness. Midna always sounded bitter and furious when she would bring him up, but she was determined on defeating him. Link already had a score to settle with him, for kidnapping the children of his village. She could see Link and Midna were not the best of friends, however, they respected each other.

What would happen if she was never able to go back?

The idea of never seeing her friends and her family was unbearable. Besides, who knows what Naraku could be doing if they were gone.

Link felt her change of mood and gave her a gentle squeeze on her hand. Kagome lightly smiled as she wrapped the blanket more tightly around her. At first she had felt uncomfortable being at such a close proximity with Link, since they had only known each other for a few days, however she knew she could trust him and did not have to worry about making a move on her like a certain monk.

It was close to midnight and the sound of crickets echoed with the silent night. They had encountered a small mob of bokoblins when they were not too far from the entrance of the bridge. Link had dispose of them rather quickly when they spotted them and after that, they saw no signs of other bokoblins or other monsters near them. Kagome was impressed by his skills with his swords. He was tactical and strategic, something that she wasn't used to with Inuyasha.

When they reached the bridge, Kagome could not help but feel uneasy. There were no monsters in sight, however, the hairs on the back of her neck were standing up. It did not help the fact that she decided to look over the edge down to a void of darkness where she could easily die if she were to fall. Link kept reassuring her that they were going to be fine, that there was no way that they were going to fall off. She took a deep breath and averted her gaze from the edge.

Halfway on the bridge, Epona let out a whine and started huffing as she looked around, afraid. Link gripped the reins tightly in order to not lose control over her and halted her to a stop. Kagome's heart started pounding as she tried to look around to see the cause of Epona's behavior. A small gasp distracted her and as she turned, she saw Midna's transparent form floating next to her looking up.

Kagome was unsure but followed the imp's gaze to see a portal, exactly like the one that sucked her in, starting to form right above them.

Link cursed as he saw it. He then kicked Epona hard to make her sprint to the other side, adrenaline already rushing through his veins as his muscles tensed.

The wind blew through Kagome's hair, sending chills down her spine as she focused reaching the other side of the bridge. Once they reached the other side, Link jumped down, handing the reins to Kagome.

Before she could ask him what he was doing, Link started rushing back towards the bridge to battle the three shadow beasts that had ascended from the portal. He was quick and swift, his blue eyes narrowing dangerously as he withdrew his sword as he was getting closer.

Kagome's eyes widened, but before she could do anything, she knew that she had to move Epona to a safer area. Once she was farther away from the bridge entrance, she hopped off from Epona with her bow and arrows ready, and started running towards Link's direction.

Once Link had reached the Shadow Beasts, he sliced off the arm of the closest beast to him while he barely avoided a clawed hand. He rolled out of the way and tried slicing another beast, barely missing. He knew that he had to be careful on his movements since any wrong move could make him fall to his death. He dodged and blocked the attacks of the shadow beasts with his shield as they tried to advanced towards him. He then proceeded to counterattack their attacks, making quick movements with his swords to cause them damage.

Once Link was clearly visible, she could see that his eyes were glowing with such ferocity that almost made her stop in her tracks. She then saw that part of the bridge was now missing, making them stranded on the other side of Hyrule until they could find another way back to Kakariko. She had a feeling that Link had not noticed the missing part of the bridge yet.

One of the monsters threw him hard to the ground with so much force that he could hear his elbow pop out of place. He dropped his sword and he barely had time to raise his shield with his good arm as the monsters tried to ambush him.

"Link!" she screamed as her eyes widened in panic.

Unfortunately, her scream distracted him and another monster took the opportunity to attack him, sending him dangerously close to the edge of where the bridge was missing. One of the monsters heard her scream and started rushing towards her.

Kagome wasn't sure if her spiritual powers would work on them. They were just monsters, right? For the past two years, she has purified hundreds of demons, however these things were totally different from what she was used to. Her blood kept pumping with adrenaline, her purification powers flickering within her, as the Shadow Beast that had targeted her was just a few feet away. She raised the bow and arrow and glared at the beast. She was not just going to sit and wait for Link to save her. She was tired of people thinking that she depended on them.

With one final prayer, she let go.

The travel through the woods had taken up most of the day. They had decided to travel by foot until they got to Hyrule Field where, according to Rusl, was more than likely be filled with monsters. The sun was high up in the sky and all the travelers were sweating, even Inuyasha.

"You would think the trees would help us but no! We are still roasting with this weather," Inuyasha complained as he walked in front of the group.

Sango and Miroku lightly laughed, glad that he was going back to normal. For most of the trip he had kept to himself, that is until Kirara decided to jump on his shoulder and attempt to create a conversation with him. Her attempts worked since he started talking to her in a whisper. Miroku and Sango had let out a sigh of relief since a quiet Inuyasha was never a good thing.

When they finally reached the entrance of the tunnel right next to the Faron Spring, they stopped to fill their canteens with water while Inuyasha went inside the tunnel to detect any danger. As he was walking, he stepped on a big blue flower on the ground and it wasn't until he felt his foot on pain, that he realized he had been bitten by the flower. He let out a loud yelp as he jumped back to check his now bleeding foot. From the ground, a monster appeared. It had no eyes, just a huge opening for its mouth with fangs and a long, slimy tongue. It kept moving from side to side as it was waiting for Inuyasha to move to strike again.

Rusl, Miroku, and Sango rushed when they heard Inuyasha's yelp. They got their weapons ready as they stared at the creature while Rusl lightly laughed. Inuyasha glared at him as he jumped back as the plant monster tried to bite him again.

Miroku looked questioningly at Rusl and asked "What's so funny Rusl?"

He shook his head, smiling as he drew his sword. He passed Inuyasha and with one quick jump attack, he killed the monster.

"That was a Deku Baba. They're not super dangerous, more like pests. However their bite could cause damage if they grab on to you for long enough."

Inuyasha scowled as he crossed his arms and looked at his foot.

"Wait until I see another one of these! I'll destroy it with my claws!"

Sango and Miroku looked at each other and smiled. They continued with their journey and met up with Coro, the oil and lamp seller. He mentioned on how he had not seen Link since the last time he came to the village and before he left, he purchased more oil. Rusl thanked him and motioned everyone to follow him. Before they were out of earshot, Coro yelled something at them.

"There is various monsters entering Hyrule Field, Ordonian! Be careful!"

They waved him goodbye and made their way to the field, their weapons at the ready.

When they finally reached it, they saw right away four Bokoblins. Rusl had already mentioned to them that they were dumb monsters, but they could be dangerous if all of them attacked together. Inuyasha wasted no time and jumped high in the air to land right behind one of the monsters. With no time to waste, he sliced it, killing it instantly. He got the attention of the other three Bokoblins but Miroku and Sango jumped in right away into action. They both had to dodge a bit, trying to avoid getting hit by the monster's weapon. The Bokoblins let out screams of agony as they killed them off.

Rusl had decided to stay back and see how his new companions were in battle. He was impressed by their battle tactics, even though Inuyasha's seemed to be head on while Sango and Miroku had watched the monsters before attacking. Each one had their own style, but they all worked together really well.

Once the small area was clear, they decided to take a break and eat some of their food before setting off again. They were able to share more to Rusl about their lives in Feudal Japan and Rusl shared more on his life at the village and about Link.

They were talking for hours until they realized that soon the sun would set. They packed their belongings and got ready to depart. Rusl, Sango, and Miroku would be riding Kirara and Inuyasha would be running. Rusl was skeptical at first since he's never ridden anything besides a goat or a horse, however after traveling for a few hours with Kirara, he took into liking the small cat demon.

With that, they setted off towards the West towards Kakariko Village in hopes of meeting up with Link or finding Kagome.

When the arrow hit its mark, both Link and herself were blinded by a pure pink light. The screams of the beast echoed through the area, its scream of agony was painful to their ears as the horrendous screams got louder. The light kept getting bigger and bigger until it reached the other two shadow beasts. The screams multiplied as the other beasts screamed with agony as they were destroyed. Once the light faded, the only thing that was left of the shadow beasts were piles of ashes, smoke coming from them with the single arrow stuck on the ground.

Her eyes were widened in shock as her body shook as she fell to her knees once the adrenaline faded. Her powers must have grown immensely since the last time she used them. She could feel it in her veins the moment the arrow struck the beast. It was powerful and pure. The thing that amazed her the most is how it spread, lighting the area and destroying the remainder of the beasts. The pure power of purification struck them in their dark core, destroying them from the inside out.

Link could not even fathom what had just happen. It was pure power that he just witnessed. He had never seen anything like it and by the goddesses he felt glad that she was traveling with him. If he would've been pushed another foot back, he was more than likely to have fallen off the bridge and die. As he was getting up, he grunted as he grabbed his dislocated elbow. He held his breath and popped it back into place. He winced at the feel as he grabbed his sword with his good hand and put it away. He looked to see Kagome on her knees and decided to approach her.

"Kagome," he gently called her name, "Kagome, can you hear me?"

Finally it seemed that her eyes were focusing again. She blinked rapidly as she stared at him. Catching him off guard, she started laughing.

His eyebrows rose in confusion as he saw the girl in front of him laughing hysterically, holding her sides as she tried to regain her composure.

"Did you see that Link?! I did that!"

He got more confused. Didn't she tell him that she was a priestess?

"I thought you told me you had powers?"

She looked at him smiling, "Yes! but it has never been like that. It's the first time that its spread like that. It was amazing! I can't wait to tell the others!"

Her joyous smiles was contagious and he couldn't help but start smiling as well.

She then took a good look at him. He had a few scratches and she remembered hearing the bone popping out of place. She had Link call Epona so she could grab the bandages from her small bag. He kept protesting that he was fine and that it wasn't necessary, but her stubbornness won the battle and wrapped his arm with the cloths.

"Are you sure you want to go into the twilight now?" Midna suddenly asked appearing in front of them just as Kagome had finished wrapping him.

He thought about it for a second and then nodded, his voice more deep with determination as he replied.

"We can't waste any more time."

Midna did not say anything, she rolled her eyes and then disappeared.

After a few minutes and eating a quick snack they continued their way. They found some boulders blocking their path but Link easily disposed of them with his bomb arrows. They got on Epona and continued on. Kagome could not help but shake at the feeling of darkness that she could feel coming closer. A few minutes later they finally saw the black and orange wall blocking their way.

Kagome's eyes widened at the size of the wall. It was humongous and it seemed that there was no end to it. It was pitch black with just the orange marking giving a hue of light. The magic of the barrier was strong, and she could feel it. She wondered what could be behind out, what she could see if she was able to go through.

He felt tired as soon as he saw it. The dreaded feeling of his whole body twisting and changing was something he could never get used to, even if it got easier to do so the last time he walked into the twilight. He could already see the gloominess, darkness, spirits floating around not having a clue of what is going on with their kingdom.

"Is that it?" She softly asked as she cautiously took a step forward once she got off of Epona.

He nodded, "Yeah. Who knows for how long we are going to be in there for and what we might see."

"That is if she can even go through."

Both Link and Kagome turned to see Midna floating in front of them. Her red eye was filled with despair as she looked at them, her arrogance occasionally showing to cover what she really felt.

How much has she been through? Kagome thought as she stared at her.

"It's worth a shot Midna. If she can't, she can wait where we came from with Epona and camp there until I can get her."

The three of them approached the wall and stopped a few feet away. Midna looked at Link and nodded at him. She went through the wall and next thing they knew, a huge orange hand came through, grabbing Link. With one final look at Kagome, it took him inside.

As soon as he touched the ground, the painful feel of his muscles and bones shifting took over his body, while his left hand was lightly glowing with the triforce mark. The temperature in his body started to rise dramatically and his heart was beating out of his chest. He let out a painful yell as the rest of the transformation ended. This was the last twilight wall, so him transforming was never happening again once he obtained the Tears of Light for the Lanayru Spirit. Or so he hoped.

He shook himself, his black fur moving with his movements and setting right once he stopped. Link saw Midna standing in front of him, no longer a mere shadow. Her eye was glowing with mischief as she looked at him. She seemed a lot happier once they were inside the twilight.

He couldn't get why. Everything was so gloomy.

Before she could say anything, she was stopped as she saw Kagome standing in front of her.

Her eye widened in shock as she stuttered when she tried to speak. She stopped, took a deep breath, and tried again.

"How are you in here?!" she all but screamed at her.

Link turned around and let out a gasp as his electric blue eyes widened in shock, looking between Kagome and Midna, waiting for an explanation.

She sheepishly looked at her, "I sort of um… touched it. Then I saw you guys through it and I just walked. I don't know how."

Midna narrowed her eyes suspiciously. The girl possessed purification powers, maybe thanks to that she was able to come through? As she looked closer at Kagome, she noticed that she was glowing with a pink aura around her. It was most likely protecting her from becoming a spirit like the rest of the humans.

Link knew that Midna felt confused and so did he, however he had fallen into the same conclusion as her. The powers that Kagome had were immensely powerful, and the purity of it seemed to protect her against anything.

Kagome's eyes then turned to Link as she studied his form. He was definitely bigger than a normal wolf and his fur had a unique pattern. She could see the outline of his muscles and his aura was stronger as well. The only way she knew it was Link in front of her (besides the fact that he had already told her about the transformation) was his blue eyes and the earrings on his ears.

She couldn't help but let out a happy squeal. Midna's eye twitched at the high pitch and Link's eyes were wide as he then felt the girl's arms wrapped around his neck.

"You're so soft and warm!" she murmured against his fur near his ear.

Thankfully there was no way she could see the furious blush he would possess if he was in human form. He let out a huff and growled a bit for her to let him go.

She looked at him and sheepishly smiled while rubbing her neck in embarrassment.

She finally took a good look at her surroundings and gasped, "So... this is the twilight?"

Midna let out a giggle, "You don't have to sound so sad about it!"

"Everything is so... dark... and sad. I-I can't believe this is going on in your world Link..."

Yeah, neither do I he thought.

Midna let out an aggravated sigh. It seemed that her companions did not approve and enjoy the feel of darkness around them as much as she did.

"Well since now you're here, you better be able to catch up to us. It would be a shame if we lost you in the twilight."

Link glared at Midna but nodded at Kagome as well. He was worried that she would slow them down, however, she had a determined look on her face as he stared at her.

Midna then looked at Kagome and Link. She had an idea but was not too sure if it would work.

"Kagome, get on Link's back. I'll be flying. This will help us to move faster."

She skeptically looked at Link, "You think he can carry me?"

"Even for a mutt, I'm sure he's strong enough."

He glared at her again but turned around waiting for Kagome to get on him. As she got on him, she made sure she was not fully putting her whole weight, afraid that she might be too heavy.

Midna waited for a few minutes before it was time to go. They had a long way to cover since the Lanayru province seemed to have more ground to cover. As they ran along the path, Link abruptly stopped, almost making Kagome fall off his back. He slowly approached a small pouch on the ground and his eyes widened as he knew exactly who it belonged to. Kagome got off his back, giving him more freedom to smell around the pouch on the floor. Midna rolled her eyes and crossed her arms as she waited.

"Well, it seems he's found the scent of his friend."

Kagome looked at her with a puzzle look on her face as she tried to figure out what she meant. That's when she remembered the children mentioning a girl that was separated from them when they got captured by the monsters.

Link then let out a bark, making her snap out of her thoughts. As she looked at him, he saw the look on his eyes. They were excited but filled with concern as well. She quickly got on his back again and he took off towards the direction of the scent he picked up.

As they followed the scent, Kagome couldn't help but admire the determination he had as he ran. Whoever this girl was, it meant a lot to him. His breathing was hard as he continued to push himself to run faster, following Ilia's sweet scent.

The path where the scent was on suddenly opened up to a larger area with grass and a few trees. As they dashed across the stoned bridge, they encountered a Twilit Bulblin Archer. Kagome wasted no time and quickly disposed of it with her arrow and they continued their way. The scent took them to the entrance of what it seemed of Castle Town. They battled a few monsters without any struggles and once the monsters were destroyed, they entered the gates.

Even though the whole area was covered in twilight, Kagome couldn't help but admire everything around her. The tall buildings with shops and homes, the inhabitants, everything was out of a fairytale for her. Her purification powers enhanced her vision and she was able to see the actual forms of the spirits in Castle Town instead of floating orbs.

As they walked along the streets, they followed the scent to a bar. Link stopped right in front of the door with a somber look on his face, clearly worried on what he might face. Kagome patted him on the back and gave him a courageous smile.

"It's ok Link, go inside."

He nodded at her and with his nose, he pushed the door open.

Inside they were greeted by a lot more spirits than what they were expecting to see. As Link walked to the right he enhanced his senses and abruptly stopped.

Right in front of him was Ilia, tending to a sick Zora child. His blue eyes softened as he approached her, wishing so badly that she could see him. She was gently holding the Zora's hand, her green eyes taking a deeper shade as she looked at him concerned. Midna and Kagome decided to give him some space as he sat next to her and tilted his head to hear her speak.

From what Kagome could gather, the child was in great need of medical attention. He had been found on the road by Ilia and brought him to Castle Town, searching for someone to help them.

The faster they found the light spirit, the better for them.

Link then approached a group of Hylian Soldiers talking on how the people weren't able to pray to the spirit spring of Lake Hylia. Link memorized the location where the soldiers were being sent to investigate. He barked at Kagome and Midna and started walking outside.

Kagome saw the determination in his eyes, and with one final look to the girl, she walked out of the bar.

She didn't know if they had been in the twilight for days or maybe even weeks. All she knew was that they had walked and ran and almost killed on the bridge that right under it was Lake Hylia. They had to jump and luckily for them, they landed in water. When they swam to the nearest land, they noticed that the lake was almost dried out and that it would be impossible to reach the spirit's spring. After searching around, Midna had the wonderful idea of using a flying twili monster to travel up the stream to reach the Zora's Domain. Kagome wished badly that she was kidding, but she wasn't. During their travel, she was almost hit by multiple arrows but thanks to Midna's control over the beast, they were able to avoid them.

She now understood Link of how tiring being in a world covered in darkness was.

The temperature was getting ridiculous when they finally landed. The more they walked, the more cold she was. There came a moment that she needed to take a break and asked them to give her a few minutes. Midna gave her an impatient look but agreed. Link finally paid attention to Kagome and saw her that she was shivering like crazy. He mentally cursed at the sight. He had been so focused on getting everything done so he could go back to the bar and see Ilia that he had miss seeing his companion's condition. They found a small cave to rest. Midna surprisingly found some wood a lit a fire. She noticed Link staring and just rolled her eyes.

"If she doesn't get warm fast, it's going to take us forever to find the tears of light."

Kagome sat and she rapidly rubbed her arms as she sat next to the small fire. Link ten thought of an idea, but just hoped that she didn't take it the wrong way. He walked to her and laid behind her. He then curled his body around hers to provide some warmth with his own body heat and fur. A few minutes later, Kagome felt a whole lot better and felt her body warm again. They waited a bit longer before they set off again.

It took them hours to reach the Zora's throne room, since they had to jump and climb stones that were covered in snow, to find all the Zoras frozen under it. Just then, another portal opened with two Twili Beasts appearing from it. It was an easy battle since both Link and Midna performed their combo attack, killing the beasts instantly. Now that nothing was in their way, they started thinking of ways to break the ice to let the Zoras free again. Midna then reminded Link of a piece of the volcano stuck in Death Mountain that would prove to be useful to them. Now that there was a portal in the throne room, it would only take a few minutes to travel to Death Mountain and back. Kagome decided to wait in the throne room to see what she could find that might explain why the Zoras had been frozen. Sure enough, she saw the portal lighting up, announcing the arrival of her friends. She removed herself from the frozen water and watched from the sidelines to see the burning hot piece landing right in the center, destroying the ice and letting the water flow. Now traveling on the province and reaching the spirit's cave would be easier for them.

As they were walking away, the sound of a serene voice talking to them made them stop in their tracks.

Kagome was taken aback by her beauty. She was a female Zora, adorned with what it seemed Royal Armor. But what was clearly obvious was, this was no light spirit, she was a ghost.

She introduced herself as Rutela, Queen of the Zoras. She explained her son was sent to Hyrule Castle to warn the princess of the occurrences since they had felt the evil power coming towards them, but she was executed by the dark one in front of her people after her son's departure. However she feels her son growing weak by the second and asks them to save him.

"Heroes, if you save my son Ralis, I will bestow upon you the power to breathe under water"

Before Kagome could ask her anything else, Rutela disappeared.

"We should head to the lake now, with the water flowing, it shouldn't be difficult to reach the light spirit." Midna said as she floated out of the throne room. Link and Kagome looked at each other and nodded. The faster they found the spirit and help it, the better.

The village was pitch black when they finally reached it, except a few lanterns lit here and there. They spotted a spring similar to the one where they landed on back in Ordona next to a house that had lights inside. Inuyasha's ears perked up as his nose twitched as he looked around.

Rusl motioned them to the house and knocked on the door. A few seconds later, a tall man with olive skin and long black hair opened the door.

"Rusl!" the man exclaimed, "It's so good to see you my good friend."

Rusl nodded and smiled, "Same here Ren-"

Before he could finish, he was tackled to the floor by a small child exclaiming dad as he hugged him tightly.

"Colin, thank the Goddesses you're ok!"

Colin cried hard as he held on to his dad for dear life. The familiar scent of pumpkin and hay hit him as he buried his face on his father's cotton shirt. Seeing Link had helped him with his homesickness, but now having the arms of his father wrapped around him made him realize how much he wanted to be home, with him and his mom, and future sibling. For a child so young, he had seen too much already, and being in the comforting arms of his father made him forget everything.

Renado smiled at the reunion and then turned to the other three that were watching the reunion.

"I take it you guys are Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha." Renado calmly said as he smiled at them.

All three turned to stared at him, surprised that he knew their names. He approached them, clearly understanding their confusion.

"Kagome told me so much about you."

Their eyes widened and quickly rushed to him.

"Where is she?"

"Is she ok?"

With his hands he motioned them to relax and had them come inside to be away from the cold air.

As they were inside, they all sat in cushions and pillows on the floor. Once everyone was comfortable, he took a deep breath and spoke.

"Kagome was here now almost three days ago. She was badly injured, but Link found her just in time. She was able to heal quickly and both of them set off to the Lanayru Province."

Miroku looked at him in confusion, "Why did she leave with him?"

"Link has been restoring peace throughout Hyrule. He just recently helped out the Gorons up on Death Mountain and was heading to the Lanayru Province. He believed that maybe there they might find some answers as to why she was here."

Inuyasha instantly got up, agitated, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Renado shook his head. He reached inside his pocket and took out an envelope addressed to her friends.

"She left this for you if you were to come. Thankfully she was right."

Miroku grabbed the letter and thanked him. Rusl decided to take Colin to the inn where the rest of the children slept and Renado offered to go with him to leave the group to their letter.

"Open it Miroku, maybe she can tell us what's going on." Sango encouraged.

With one look at his friends, he opened it and read it.

"Hey guys! I so wish i could see you right now. I'm ok… under the circumstances. Link found me and thanks to him and Renado I was able to heal, for the most part.

I was so scared and confused when I woke up, but i felt better once i knew i was in safe hands.

What I'm about to write can't be shared with anyone. No one knows at what extent Link has been helping.

According to him, he has been chosen to destroy the darkness that has plague their land. He feels that the light spirit in the Lanayru Province might be able to tell us something as to why we were sent here. If that does not work, we will be going to the Castle where the Princess might be able to give us an answer and help us.

I feel we were sent here for a reason… I just hope that we can return home soon.

I miss all of you very much… tell Inuyasha to not be so hard on Shippo and you guys. I'm ok, I'm in good hands. We will see each other soon. From what I was told, Lanayru Province and the Castle and unreachable at the moment. Just wait for me here, we'll be back soon as we can.

Please take care of yourselves, we'll see each other soon.

-Kagome"

Before anyone could say anything, Inuyasha stormed out of the room.

Sango's eyes were wide at his reaction.

"What's his problem?" she asked, clearly annoyed.

Miroku stared at the door where Inuyasha had gone through, an understanding look on his face as he looked back at her.

"I think I may know why Sango."

Outside, Inuyasha was furious. As he kept on walking away, his heart was racing rapidly and his growl was echoing through the stone walls as he blindly followed a path behind Renado's home.

He couldn't understand why she just couldn't just wait for him. She should know by now that he was going to come for her, rescue her. But no. She went off with a stranger to help.

Help…

That was something in Kagome's nature that no one could take away. She instinctively helped anyone any way that was possible. However she was expecting him to stay in the village for who knows how long while she ran off to help with some guy?

He stopped right in his tracks.

Was that what was making him so angry and upset? Because she was alone with a male that was not him?

It couldn't be. For a long time he had felt that Kagome was not the one for him, even if part of him desired her. He knew part of him belonged to Kikyo...but another part belonged to Kagome.

He let out a frustrated sigh. Why couldn't things be more simple for him?

End of Chapter 4! Sorry for the huge delay. My laptop died and I haven't gotten the chance of buying a new one. Currently using my friend's as I'm typing this T_T

Leave reviews! I'm already working on chapter 7, however I am still reviewing chapters 5&6 before posting them. However it won't be a long wait anymore since they're almost ready. Again, I am really sorry for the delay!