DISCLAIMER: For the last time..Inuyasha and Co do not belong to me! ::sigh::

Kagome looked down at the ground. Inuyasha stepped forward and pulled Kagome into a light hug so it didn't hurt her. "You know that whatever you do, I'll still worry", he chuckled. Kagome smiled and kissed Inuyasha on the cheek. "Thank you", she said in a cheerful voice and took his hand. Together they walked back to the hut, hand in hand.

They walked back in. Sango and Miroku were still asleep. "Let's wake them up!", Inuyasha said eagerly. "No, leave them, it's not like we have anywhere to go". "Still.I'm going to wake them up!", Inuyasha proclaimed and stepped forward. "Osuwari", Kagome said in an annoyed voice as Inuyasha fell face forward and hit the floor with a loud thud. This caused Sango's eyes to slowly flutter open.

Turning her head to the left, she noticed she was curled up next to Miroku, who was still asleep. Sango turned a bright pink. Then, she decided to look around the hut, and noticed that Kagome and Inuyasha were both staring at them. Now she turned a bright red and jumped up quickly, stepping away from Miroku. "O-ohayo..I'll make breakfast", Sango whispered and ran out of the hut looking very flustered. Kagome giggled as Miroku also work up and stood up, looking very confused.

"Where did Sango go?", Miroku looked around. "She stepped out to make breakfast", Kagome explained. "Kagome-sama, how is the injury?", Miroku asked her. "It's better, it practically doesn't hurt anymore. Anou.where are the jewel shards, I still have to purify them", she walked over and kneeled down next to Shippou. She picked him up and he yawned and hugged her. He had just woken up also. "Wow, we all slept really late today", she said and set Shippou back on the ground. "They are over there on top of that table", Miroku said and pointed to a tiny table standing by the doorway. "I'll go help Sango", Miroku said and walked out the door.

Kagome ran over to the table and saw the tiny glass bottle. In it, were the six shards from the youkai they faced the day before. "It's still surprising, how easily you defeated it, with one strike, when it had six shards!", Kagome looked at Inuyasha, who was looking very confident. "Well, It just shows how powerful I really am!", he exclaimed in a cocky voice. Kagome sighed and silently took the bottle and opened it, pouring the shards into her hand. Suddenly, Kagome felt a sharp pain in her left shoulder. Then, a blinding purple light erupted from the shards. Kagome turned away quickly, and shut her eyes to avoid the blinding light. A few moments passed and she slowly opened them, turning around and staring down at the shards in her hand.

"Kagome!", Inuyasha ran up to her. "What happened?", he questioned her. Kagome just kept staring down at her hand in shock. Inuyasha was surprised and didn't understand why she wasn't answering him. She just kept staring blankly. Becoming frustrated, Inuyasha shock Kagome lightly, bringing her back to reality. Kagome blinked and looked up at him. "Daijobu ka, Kagome?", Inuyasha asked worriedly. "Yea.I'm fine.but.", Kagome looked down at the shards again.

Growing frustrated at her response, Inuyasha also decided to see what was so interesting. He looked down at the shards in Kagome's hand in confusion. "What the fuck?!", Inuyasha screamed, even more confused then before. Moments later, Miroku, Sango, and Shippou both ran into the hut. "What happened?!", Sango looked around. "What was that light?", Shippou cried and jumped up, clinging to Sango's shoulder. "Kagome, say something!", Inuyasha growled. "The shards.they haven't been purified.", Kagome whispered. "Nani?!", everybody cried out in unison. Then, Kagome felt another sharp pain in her wounded shoulder. Crying out in agony, she fell forward and stumbled into Inuyasha's arms, dropping the shikon fragments on the floor.

"Kagome!", he cried and carried her back to her futon. Laying down, she closed her eyes and fell asleep. Miroku and Sango ran up next to Inuyasha and looked on worriedly. "What happened?", Sango asked as Miroku kneeled down to pick the shards up from the floor. "It didn't work.Kagome didn't purify the shards. They have become even more evil then before!", Miroku explained. 0.o'

AUTHORS NOTE: Hmmm.::sigh:: I got no idea wat to write here.I'm so bored now! I'm 'talking' to my friends on the phone while writing this.but one of them is busy sleeping, while the other is listening to "a moment like this", by kelly clarkson.::sigh::.o well. plus, its so early, its only 3:40 am here! damn im bored.anyways, please r & r. arigato ^ - ^