Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha.. Do u think I would right this story.. Maybe I would.. But that's not the point!! Cause I don't!!

((Yes I'm sorry that chapter Was bad I'm gonna try and make this one much better and thanks for the reviews please keep reading cause I'll keep writing! I'm sorry it took so long I had play practice and also I got grounded.. ^^; whoops!))

Chapter 8: A New Stranger and the Hidden Castle!

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"Who's Naraku?" Said Inuyasha taking a step forward. His arms were crossed against his chest and he was showing how annoyed he truly was. Sango regained herself and looked towards the two.

"He's an evil.. Man.. Or demon.. I think… I heard the Old hags talking about a myth about a demon or human that was the most evilest of evil."

"How is he evil?" asked Miroku looking at her.

"Let me get to that Miroku… Well as I was saying, Naraku killed and slaughtered many poor an innocent people In search for the Shikon Jewel." Inuyasha raised an eye brow.

"The Shikon Jewel…" Sango and Miroku both looked over at Inuyasha. He was in some sort of dream. He wasn't blinking but giving a faraway look like his mind was somewhere else.

"Is their something you want to tell us Inuyasha?" Miroku said looking pretty suspicious of the Hanyou. Inuyasha never left his gaze on the wall.

"That.., Jewel…the Shikon Jewel…I've been searching for it.. For years….I could never find it….That's one of the reasons I was outlawed to the forest. I searched this village only to be almost killed. I had a strange feeling it was here that's why I stayed and every chance I got I looked for it, but that one day…when I almost got killed was when I was the closet to the jewel." Inuyasha was still looking at the wall.

"So that's why the village shrine was attacked." Miroku said looking at the wall.

"Inuyasha… are u saying that the jewel is in this village?" said Sango looking in the direction of the wall.

"I Dunno that's what I thought…But I don't care!" His gaze was on Sango and Miroku. "I only want Kagome back that's all I care about!" Inuyasha glared and stood up. "I'm sick of waiting… " he moved to the door and touched the sheath of his sword. "Are you guys Coming or not?"

"Coming Of course!" called Miroku following.

"Yes we'll back you all the way." called Sango grabbing her boomerang. Inuyasha walked out.

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Kagome opened her eyes her vision had come back to normal. The smell didn't bother her so much anymore. It was dark and cold. Kagome shivered trying to stay warm. She couldn't move her body. Her legs felt like giving away. Looking around she couldn't see very well there wasn't any real light except for a small candle. A small shadow moved towards Kagome and she backed hard against the wall.

"AHH What is that!!" she screamed. The shadow flew upon the floor covering it's ears and rolling into the light. It was a small Kitsune. Kagome stopped screaming and looked at the small, cute Kitsune that was trembling and holding it's ears on the floor. It moved it's hands away from it's ears and looked up with one eye opened. "Oh hi…Are you ok did I hurt you?" The Kitsune opened up his other eye before standing up.

"My ears…"

"Your what?" asked Kagome not getting what he said.

"You asked me what you hurt…I said my ears." He replied softly.

"Oh…I'm terribly sorry you just scared me that's all." Kagome tried to pet him but when moving her arm to she got held back by the cold steel chains. The Kitsune smiled.

"My name is Shippo."

"My name is Kagome and it's nice to meet you Shippo…. Hey why are you down here? "

"I got lost…..and I ended up here." He said sadly.

"I wish I could help you Shippo but I'm a little tied up at the moment." Kagome smiled to him and Shippo gave a warm smile back. He took something out of his pocket and climbed up Kagome's tattered, dirty wedding dress. He started messing around with the chains. Kagome watched curiously. "What is he doing?" She thought to herself and a loud Clink was heard. She felt her arm fall to her side and she looked down seeing one of the chains that was holding her on the stone floor. "He's letting me out! Now's it's my chance to escape!… But I can't leave him here.. I know what I'll take him with me." She thought and smiled to herself as another chain hit the ground. Her arm fell to her side. She looked around eyeing the darkness to find an escape route. "I'm guessing this is some sort of dungeon right Shippo?" She looked over at the fast working Kitsune who as now working on her legs.

"You got that right.. It's a dungeon alright." *CLINK* Another chain fell releasing one of her exhausted legs.

"So exactly how did you get lost?" This puzzled Kagome since she knew he was a demon and demons rarely got lost with their sense of smell and hearing. Shippo stopped working and his head dropped low.

"I…didn't really get lost…I ran away…" He said mumbling softly.

"What was that?"

"I didn't get lost! I ran away!" He was clearly upset and this bothered Kagome. He started working busily again. The last and final chain hit the floor and Kagome fell upon her knees. She grabbed the Kitsune and hugged him cuddling him in her arms. She felt warm tears fall on her arm and she hugged him tighter.

"Oh it's ok Shippo. You can tell me I'm here for you." Shippo looked up wiping his tears away and looked into her face.

" It was the most beautiful day. The sun was warm and their were no clouds in the sky. The wind was calm and friendly. It was the day of my sixth birthday. I ran in the fields playing with my dad while my mom stayed home to cook lunch. I was running and catching butterflies. I was on my dad's shoulders as he was fishing. I heard my mom call us in for lunch. We ran in and started eating. The wind picked up now and their were dark clouds over head. The sky was gray and dark. I stopped eating and my ears perked up. All of a sudden our house was invaded by a large demon like creature. It went after my mom . My dad jumped in front and knocked the demon down with his fox fire. It seemed like the battle raged on for ages but it only lasted minutes. I was thrown into a room and everything went black. I opened my eyes and open the door and looked around. Everything in our little hut was destroyed. I heard a whimper and saw my dad. He was laying down his eyes were closed. He was breathing heavily. Something picked me up from behind. It was my mom. She was just as badly injured. She told me to get away from here as fast as I could and never come back. I nodded not knowing what to say. I looked back at my dad he wasn't breathing anymore. My mom hugged me and tears landed on my head. A huge blast of dark energy hit us. My mother fell on me. I looked up at her face it was expressionless. I knew she was dead. I looked over and saw a monkey guy in a suit. I cuddled closer to my mother closing my eyes trying to pretend to be not there. It must of worked because he left. I crawled out of underneath my mother and looked down upon my mother's face…." Shippo's voice suddenly left him and he was sobbing into Kagome. Kagome felt tears fall down her face as well. She hugged him tight.

"So that's the reason you ran away….Don't worry Shippo… I promise… I'll take care of you." Shippo's head popped up.

"You will for real!!?" Kagome nodded and was hugged tightly by the cute Kitsune.

"Now for our escape.." Began Kagome.

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Inuyasha walked out and looked around. "I think we better go to the place were Kagome was last." Said Miroku looking at Inuyasha. Sango glanced over.

"So your him!!!" Everyone turned their attention to the one and only Kouga. His eyes were twitching angrily and his lip. "Your that Demon Kagome saved.. The one she left me for!!" Sango looked over smiling.

"She did what?" asked Inuyasha blinking.

"She left me looking like an idiot! Waiting for our lips to meet. I look and she's running out the door!" Inuyasha smirked and Miroku laughed hysterically. Sango couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes and because of you I kill you!!" Kouga got his fist ready. Inuyasha watched as Kouga lunged at him.

"I don't have time for this!!" He punched Kouga in the stomach knocking the wind out of him. "C'mon!" Inuyasha runs off.

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Kagome ran off through the halls searching for a way out. She placed her hand on the door and pushed out opening it. She held on to Shippo firmly. She ran into a Figure falling to the ground. "Oof…" Kagome looked to Shippo who was trembling. "What's wrong?" He pointed and trembled more. Kagome looked up into the face of Naraku. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHH………." He put his hand around her neck to make her stop screaming.

"So Kagome you were trying to escape were you?" Kagome struggled and shook her head. "I don't like it when people lie to me.." He squeezed harder on her throat. Kagome squeaked trying to get air. "Now tell me were you trying to get away?" Kagome nodded and fell to the ground gasping for air. Shippo continued to tremble as Naraku glared and walked away from them. Kagome looked to Shippo breathing deeply in and out. Shippo ran to her hugging her arm.

Naraku turned the corner and cast a Barrier around the room Kagome was in. He smirked and walked away.

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Inuyasha ran around the area were Kagome was last. He stopped where she was last standing an sniffed in deeply getting their scent. Sango looked at him weirdly.

"What is he doing?" Miroku looked over at Inuyasha.

"Oh he's sniffing to see if he can find Kagome's scent." Sango looked around. "It must be hard trying to find scents-"

"I found it!" Said Inuyasha peering up after sniffing. "I found a small scent it's faint but I think I could go after it." Inuyasha jumped up and ran off.

"Come Kirara." Called Sango. Kirara transformed into a large ca demon and both Sango and Miroku jumped on. "Follow Inuyasha."

Inuyasha must of ran forever but he finally got to a large lake. He looked around and sniffed the ground trying to find Kagome and her "Kidnappers" scent.

"Find anything Inuyasha?" called Miroku from Kirara's back.

"Doesn't it look like I'm working on it?!" He said angrily. He had lost her scent and was trying to find it.

"Um Guys…." Stated Sango.

"What?" said Miroku looking at her.

"What the hell is it Sango!!?" called Inuyasha still bent over sniffing.

"Look.." She pointed her index finger at a rather large castle floating over a large lake. Dark clouds floated over head.

"The dark Energy is clearly coming from the castle." Miroku relied looking at Inuyasha.

"Well that's were Kagome is then." Said Inuyasha looking at it.