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The cave was very, very, very, dark. When you first entered, the illumination from the outside sun lit it up enough to see, but once you got deeper in, it was nearly impossible to see your hand in front of your face.

For everyone, but Kagome that is. "What?" she said, starring down at her body. "I'm glowing!"

"Your like one of those stick thingies that make light come out of the other side," Shippo said, entranced.

"Oh, you mean a flashlight," Kagome said, turning towards the little fox demon.

"Hey Kagome," Miroku called, catching up with the rest of them. "All you have to do is take off your clothes and well have enough light to guide us."

Needless to say, he was pounded. "Not FUNNY, Miroku," Kagome told the monk, grounding her teeth together.

"It's probably from your increase in spirit awareness and power," Sango told the girl. "You're most likely subconsciously making your body glow, which is much easier in a non-solid form."

"Boy," Kagome said looking down at herself. "If this is what I can do subconsciously, I'd hate to think of what I could do consciously."

"Come ON!" Inu-yasha snapped back at them. "If were going to find the location of that mewing sound, lets not waste time. This isn't the best place to have a picnic."

"Wow, Inu-yasha," Kagome said, looking up at him. "For someone who was so reluctant to come in, you sure are in a hurry." He wisely decided to ignore that comment.

As they continued on their trek, Sango studied the walls. They were silver blue colored, with little flecks that looked like tiny crystals or tears. Several dagger like rocks hung from the ceiling, making an ever-present dripping sound. It smelled like salt and the air tasted stale and dry. She was constantly watering her mouth to keep it moist.

"There!" Kagome pointed, indicating to a corner. "It's coming from around there!"

She started running towards it, and the rest of the group had to run quickly to keep up with her. As she wheeled around the corner, she came face to face with a…. a….

"A giant lizard?!?!" Shippo cried. And so it was.

The "lizard" was about seven feet high, with greenish colored scales. Its snout was large, with a long, red tongue that flicked in and out of its mouth. Its teeth, on the other hand, were about the size of an arm and a pearly white, which seemed to glow lightly in Kagome's dim light. Its eyes seemed to water as it looked up at them sadly.

"Oh no," Miroku said, taking a step back. "That isn't a lizard, that's a dragon!"

"What?!?!" Kagome said, taking a quick step back. "That's a dragon? I expected something a little bigger and fearsome, not a crying reptile."

"Hey, do you WANT to get eaten?" Inu-yasha looked over at her. "You almost sound disappointed."

"It isn't a full grown dragon," Sango told the rest of them. "That's just a baby, probably around the age of a toddler."

"And how old is that?" Kagome asked.

"About 600 years."

"What?!?!" Shippo cried. "By then I'll be a full adult! I'll be past my prime!"

"You think that's bad?" the monk told the fox sarcastically. "I'll be DEAD."

"It's sad about something," Kagome said gently, talking a step foreword.

"Don't get to close!" Inu-yasha warned. "Or you'll be burnt to a crisp."

"Inu-yasha, I'm dead!" she told him for the second time in an hour. He blushed at his forgetfulness.

"Kagome," the monk called over to her. "Try tuning in your thoughts to the dragon. A normal dragon should have extremely strong barriers, but it's a baby so it won't be as good. Imagine yourself looking out of its own eyes and having the same senses it does. You can probably hear its thoughts."

The girl took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She imagined seeing from inside it, seeing her own body with her eyes closed, and the rest of them watching her. She imagined the salty smell of the cavern overpowering her, as she imagined the dragon had an excellent sense of smell. She could hear the sound of breathing, and taste the rough floor beneath her bare feet.

Suddenly, as the rest of them watched, Kagome disappeared.

"Kagome!" Inu-yasha called franticly, looking everywhere around the cavern. "Kagome, where are you?!?!" The cries echoed softly off the walls of cavern, bouncing around until the disappeared. But no answer came.

"Where did she go, monk!" Inu-yasha yelled, whirling on the bewildered lecher, holding him up by the scruff of his robe. "What did you have her do? I'll personally see to it you'll die if anything happens to her!"

"It was a simple exercise to put her into the dragon," the stuttering monk said. "Her soul just went into the dragon! She has no physical body so she doesn't leave anything behind."

"Just went into the DRAGON?!?! What if she gets stuck? What if she becomes a dragon? It's bad enough having a ghost around, but think of how bad it'll be if she's a dragon!"

"Don't worry," Miroku said, trying to calm the frantic demon. "She'll be fine! It isn't possible to get stuck in someone else's body. That would be like trying to keep water in a glass in the hot, hot sun. Eventually she'll evaporate."

"Thank you," Inu-yasha said, rolling his eyes sarcastically. "It makes me feel so much better knowing she's going to evaporate instead."

"Look, just hold on. She should be back in just a moment."

Sure enough, just a few seconds later, a shimmer appeared on the ground beside them. It was Kagome, but something was seriously wrong. She lay on the ground, sobbing her eyes out.

Hey everyone!

Is something wrong with my site? Not a single person reviewed for the last chapter! Is my story really that bad, or do you people just hate that style? Well, whatever it is, I'm switching back to the old one, because that kind's clearly not favored. Even my supposed "friends" from school were supposed to read and review, but kept "forgetting." Yeah right. They just hate me. What a life I have, eh?

Anyway, I doubt many people noticed, but I'm putting up my new chapter a day late, 'cause of certain real world stuff. I've had lots of homework, plus a load of tests. Not to mention tomorrow's my birthday! All together now…"HAPPY BIRTHDAY DREAM FOX!" Thank you, that makes me feel so much more appreciated.

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