To Moongazer128: No, he doesn't know when to give up...heheh. and it'll stay that way XP!! I had no ideas on how to make Inuyasha "nicer" no I just made him a Miroku...eheheheh.

Anyways, here's the ninth chappie!! ^o^

CHAPTER NINE: Link, the strange pointy-eared guy

Kagome smiled in return, and then watched as Kerakuka began glowing a faint green. Kagome's wounds on the outside began healing at an incredible pace, then Kagome stood up straight. "I don't feel any more pain…" Kagome said, smiling weakly. She turned around, and looked over at Hikaro and Mikoa. They were both smiling, and looking up at the sky.

Kagome looked back over at Kerakuka, who was also looking at the sky. Kagome turned around and saw Inuyasha smiling weakly. She walked over to him, and stood beside him. "Look up, Kagome…" He said, tilting his head up. Kagome blinked, and then tilted her head up. A beautiful rainbow, decorated with mist was hanging over the forest.

Kagome smiled, and then looked down. "Happily ever after really does happen…" Kagome mumbled, looking around. Hikaro, Mikoa, and Kerakuka had all disappeared. "I wonder where they we-" Kagome began, but then she fell backwards, unconscious. Inuyasha caught her then lifted her up. "Thanks Hikaro." Inuyasha said, smirking a little. "No problem Inuyasha!" Hikaro said from atop the temple, smiling. He then disappeared into the mist.

Inuyasha smiled, and then walked inside the temple. It was a small corridor, then a door opened, and lead into a HUGE, and I mean HUGE garden. Inuyasha saw a small grassy area next to one of four ponds, so he sat down there with Kagome in his arms. He sat her up, and kissed her gently on the cheek. A few moments later, Kagome woke up. "Hunh…" She mumbled, opening her eyes. "Hey cat-girl." Inuyasha said, smiling. Kagome smiled in return. "Hey dog-boy." She said, smiling.

Kagome looked around, checking out her surroundings. "Where are we, Inuyasha?" Kagome said, looking at him. "Inside the temple…" Inuyasha said, looking around as well. "Okay…" Kagome said, peering over Inuyasha's head. She giggled, and then sat back down. "What's so funny cat-girl?" Inuyasha said, smiling.

"The thing behind you is funny, because I don't believe in ghosts." Kagome said, laughing nervously. Inuyasha blinked, then turned his head. He saw a black figure floating above the ground, holding a lamp with a blue flame inside, wearing a gray and blue coat over it. It laughed, and then disappeared into the ground.

"Shoot! I nearly had it… then I would be able to open the door!" They heard a man's voice say. Inuyasha and Kagome stood up, and saw a man with pointy ears, blue eyes, wearing a green tunic and white leggings, a shield on his back with a sheath over it holding a sword, holding a bow and an arrow.

"Um, hello. Please tell me you aren't monsters I have to fight?" The man said, aiming his bow and arrow at Inuyasha and Kagome. Kagome shrieked, then jolted behind Inuyasha. "Um, I guess that would be a no…" The man said, putting up his bow and arrows. "Who are you two anyways?" The man asked, smiling a little. "My name is Inuyasha, and the one behind me is Kagome. And you would be..?" Inuyasha said, taking Kagome's hand.

"Oh, yes, sorry, I am Link. I'm sort of here trying to save this Sage person…" He said, scratching the back of his head. "Haven't supposed you've seen any sage-ish looking people around here have you?" Link added, looking at Kagome. "Um, not unless it's a girl named Kerakuka who wears leaves and stuff…" Kagome said, sighing. "Nope… the person I'm looking for holding some sort of medallion… I think it's the Forest Medallion. I need these Medallions so then I can kill Ganondorf, or Ganon for short, because he wants to take over this world…"

"Well Link, we can help you." Kagome said, coming halfway out from behind Inuyasha. Her cat ears twitched, and her tail swished back and forth some. "ACK!!! NOT AGAIN!!" Link shouted, leaping behind Kagome and Inuyasha and aiming his bow at the water. A purple gray creature came out of the water, and shot a gray blob at them. Link shot the arrow through the blob, then hit the creature. "That shot would have either really hurt one or both of you or killed you…" Link said, turning around.

Kagome blinked, then walked up to Link. She reached into the pack at his side, and pulled out a sort of orcarina. "The Orcarina of Time… someone I know gave that to me." Link said, looking at Kagome as she put her lips on the orcarina, and began to play it. She played a tune, and then smiled. "That's Saria's Song… my friend…" Link said, sighing. "And by the way, I really need to find this Sage person, and quickly." Link said, running over towards a door.

Kagome ran up and handed him back his orcarina, then she looked at Inuyasha. He sighed and ran up after the two. "Now where do we go to find the Sage?" Inuyasha asked as they appeared in a big darkened room. "I need to light one more of those torches, then I'll be able to go downstairs, where the Sage should be." Link said, putting a map into his pack.

A creepy laugh sounded, then the black figure appeared, holding the lamp with the blue flame inside. "I NEED THAT FLAME!" Link yelled, rushing over to the ghost-like creature. He hit it with an arrow, and then it disappeared. Link stood in the middle of the circular place, with four torches. He looked around then sighed. Fourteen more of the ghosts appearing, and they started dancing around in a circle, laughing.

Kagome smirked then slashed a single ghost four times. All of the ghosts disappeared except for the one Kagome had struck. The ghost disappeared, and then the lamp floated up to the last torch, and lit it. All four of the flames circled the room, then a few feet from Link; a square block rose up, and became a sort of elevator.

"Wow Kagome… thanks!" Link said, walking over to the platform. He stood on it, and then motioned for them to come and get on. Inuyasha walked over then got onto the platform. Kagome stood where she had 'killed' the ghost, completely motionless. "Kagome? Come on, we gotta go. …Kagome?" Inuyasha said, walking over to her. "Kagome?!" Inuyasha said, shaking her a bit. Then from behind her, a man with green skin, wearing strange armor appeared, and grabbed her.

"Phantom Ganon!" Link shouted, watching as the creature laughed, then disappeared beneath the floor with Kagome. "Now we're in deep trouble." Link said, sighing. "Let's go downstairs Inuyasha! She'll be down there, I know it." Link said. Inuyasha nodded then rushed over to the platform.