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"Disappear?" Kagome asked. "You mean like poof?"

"Well, not exactly 'poof'," Kaede admitted. "But you have the basic idea."

"I don't want to disappear!" Wailed Kagome. "I'm perfectly happy the way I am." They all turned to stare at her. "Well," she admitted, "not exactly NOW, but you've caught me at a bad time."

"It's settled then," Inu-yasha said, standing up. "We'll leave now."

"Inu-yasha, do you have any idea where you are going or what you're going to do?" Miroku asked.

"Not the slightest." They all fell over.

"Hey, Dog Breath!" Kagome yelled in his ear. "This is a life and death situation, and mine no less! Just what were you intending to do?!?!"

"I thought I'd just go about it the normal way," he told her, perfectly serious. "We go around and kill demons until one of them can give us information. Isn't that the way we normally do it?"

"Yes," Miroku agreed, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "But it clearly hasn't been very effective now has it?"

"What shall we do?" Sango asked, turning to Kaede.

"I suggest you head south, toward the Fire Mountains. There has been rumors circulating about a hermit who has much knowledge in the area of wondering souls and things of the such."

"The Fire Mountains, eh?" Sango said broodingly. "That won't be easy. That mountain range is well known for its demons and monsters, particularly dragons."

"And what do you purpose we do with Kagome's body while were there, all-knowing-one?" Inu-yasha asked Kaede sarcastically. "Take it with us and have it burned to a crisp while we're wandering idly?"

"I think NOT," Kagome told them.

"Yes, while you're in the mountains, you can leave her body here. It should be safe enough."

"I hope so," Kagome told her. "Or even if we do find a way to put me back, I'll have no where to go back TO.

"Can her spirit really go that far from her body? Will her soul be able to return to her normal body, from all the way down there?" asked Miroku, fascinated.

"Well, it is a WONDERING soul, after all," she told him. "It should be fine. And when you do send her soul back, it should return strait here. The body acts like a homing beacon for the soul and should be able to return through any distance, maybe even time."

"Talking about time, all I have to do is go home before I leave, just to get a few more things and tell my family," Kagome told everyone, standing up.

"About that. I'm afraid I have bad news," Kaede told her hesitantly.

"What?" Kagome asked, turning her head as she headed towards the door.

"You can't go back."

"What?!?!" yelled Kagome. "Who's going to stop me?!?!"

"No, you don't understand." Kaede told her sighing. "It is impossible to go back while you're in spirit form. You need a physical body to travel through the well."

"Oh, man," Kagome said, slapping her forehead. "Mom's going to kill me."  

"Also, I have more things to tell you about being a wondering spirit. You can't be physically hurt, but you have normal human limitations. If you walk a long way, it'll feel like your legs are hurting. In addition,'" she said, turning to Inu-yasha, "because she can't be touched, you won't be able to carry her."

"This," Inu-yasha said, turning to Kagome, "Will be a very long trip."

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"Inu-yasha, I'm tired…" moaned Kagome, dragging her legs up the mountain.

"Quiet, wench," he snapped at her. "We just stopped an hour ago. You humans tire to quickly."

"Well, pardon me for be HUMAN," she told him sarcastically.

Inu-yasha still didn't understand the concept of sarcasm. "Good. You should be."

"If I could ware hiking shoes, I would be fine," Kagome grumbled to herself. "But I can't change out of the clothes I died in." Kaede had told them this was another limitation of being a wondering soul.

"What are you mumbling about, wench?"

"Nothing," she pouted.

"Hey!" Sango called from the top where she and Miroku were standing to scout. "There's a cave at the other side of the mountain! Maybe it's the hermit's cave. It's supposed to be around here somewhere."

"Yeah!" yelled Kagome, picking up speed. "I'm going to get a body, I'm going to get a body!" she sang.

"Do you have any idea how stupid you sound?" Inu-yasha told her. He was rewarded with a menacing glare.

The cave was large and dark looking, not the kind of thing you'd expect a human to live in, even if it was a hermit. Kagome, though, seemed completely unfazed. "Hello?" she called. "Anyone home?" The echo of her calls bounced off the walls, repeating 'home' several times, until disappearing into the distance.

"Idiot!" Inu-yasha whispered harshly to her. "These caves are connected to each other, and are miles and miles long. Now everything that lives within twenty miles inside these passages will have heard you."

She clasped her hands over her mouth and whispered, "oops."

"Yes," Miroku agreed, taking a step foreword. "BIG oops."

"Quiet," Inu-yasha told him harshly. "I think I hear something."

They all were instantly quiet. All they could hear was the distant dropping of water. "There's nothing in there," Kagome whispered back.

"Shhh!" he shushed her. "There it is again." Sure enough, from somewhere deep in the cavern, there was a little cry, like the meowing of a cat.

"That's not so scary," Kagome said, turning to them. "It's just a cat."

"And WHY, may I ask, is a cat in the middle of demon infested mountains?" This was an excellent point, so Kagome decided to not push it further. Unfortunately, however, curiosity killed the cat.

"I'm going to go see what it is," Kagome said, trotting off into the cave.

"Ah, wait for me, Kagome-chan," Shippo yelled, trotting to catch up with her.

"Idiot!" yelled Inu-yasha, running after her. "You could get killed in there."

"Stupid," Kagome yelled back from the inside of the cave. "I can't get killed! I'm a ghost, remember?"

"It appears like she isn't the only idiot," Miroku told Sango. "After you, my dear."

"Baka," Sango murmured, but went in anyways.

"Make that three-fold," Miroku said, sighing to himself, and jogging in to catch up with them.

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Hey peeps!

Dream Fox back again with new updates. I tried making this chapter a bit longer, but I have no self-control and couldn't help but stop a bit before I was intending. I just love making people happy (or at least that's what I keep telling myself….)

Actually, I tried making this chapter a bit humorous. My other chapters were pretty emotional and deep, so I tried to make this one a bit light. Is it good, or am I getting rotten fruit thrown at me? Let me know, PLEASE!!! I'm writing my new chapter soon and I want to know what you guys prefer.

Also, I was thinking about writing a new Inu-yasha story. This one would still be updated just as often, but I was getting another good idea. Kagome is a blind psychic girl and Inu-yasha is a boy who can turn himself into a demon. The two are good childhood friends, but when they enter their teens, and just start to discover their friendship might be MORE, Kagome gets kidnapped for her abilities and Inu-yasha has to save her. What do you guys think? Should I do it? I'd really like to know if anyone would actually read it.

I think that was it…

Oh yeah, one more thing! Put me on your favorites list, otherwise, how will you be able to check out my new chapters? I should have one up on Thursday, but you won't be able to see it until Thursday night or Friday, cause it takes so long to get posted. Check back then!

Love and Kisses loyal fans!

Dream Fox