Authors note!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For all people who are a tiny bit confused on what is going on-basically kagome's class has been picked for a game where the students are forced to kill each other off, the rules of the game will be explained in this chapter, oh yeah, the are on an evacuated island, there are no people but there are houses and a general store, and such NOW ON WITH THE STORY!

Kagome sat on the floor beside her dead friend's body.

'Think of something happy' she instructed herself. She tried to summon up an image of Sango, but it did not come, she tried to picture Shippo and Miroku, but she couldn't remember them either, at last she tried to remember Inuyasha, but she couldn't. Desperately she tried to think of the memories from the feudal era, but there were none. Each time she tried to summon up a memory an image of a smirking Sakamochi shot into her head. She lifted her bowed head so she could see the man who called himself Sakamochi. He was in the middle of explaining something.

"If this game lasts over four days, the collars will automatically explode," a gasp was heard from the students.

"If anyone tries to leave the island, the collar will explode, got that? Now every end or beginning of the day I will make an announcement announcing those of your classmates who have been killed. Some of you might think killing your classmates is impossible, but remember, there are those among you who are willing to do it."

Everyone was looking around, glancing at the others pale faces. Whenever anyone's gaze met, their eyes would nervously turn toward Sakamochi. It only happened within a matter of seconds, but their expressions were exactly the some: tense and suspicious, wondering who would take part in the killing. Sakamochi continued-

"Now then, let's see, every two minutes a name will be called and that person will proceed out the door grabbing a bag on the way." he gestured towards a rack of green army bags.

"Each bag contains water, bread, compass, watch, map, pen, and a weapon. Weapons range from chopsticks to guns. Each weapon was randomly selected and placed in the bags. Now, shall we begin? The first student is selected from lottery; we will proceed from their, boy girl, boy, got it? Good."

He pulled an envelope out of pocket. He opened it and pulled out a piece of paper.

"The first one to leave will be.Yoshio Akamatsu. Once you go through the door you will turn right down the hall an proceed to the school exit. Anyone found loitering in the hall will be shot. Hurry up Yoshio!"

Yoshio slowly rose, picking up a green bag as he slowly walked out he door. It sounded like he fell once, nut he got back out as his footsteps faded away.

"Now we will wait two minutes before the next person is called."

In the quiet room several students took a deep, restrained breath.

"Mizuho Inada-your next."

The routine continued ruthlessly on and on like this. But something was different when Sakura Ogawa got up to leave. When passing the desk of her boyfriend, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, she touched the desk and left a piece of paper behind for him, Kagome only hoped Sakamochi did not see. The exchange student Izumi Nanahara was up next. Kagome's thoughts drifted back to the days when she was actually in school. Izumi had never really spoken, she had never smiled, never cried, never showed the slightest interest in anyone. She had no friends, and some of the girls were scared of her. Kagome had tried to become friends with her, but Izumi turned her away. At school Kagome caught glimpses of pain and suffering in her eyes, but if that was what Izumi had been feeling, she never visibly showed it. As soon as Izumi left she re-entered. She shot daggers at Sakamochi with her eyes as she threw her bag at him.

"That is my bag," she said pointing to the middle of the rack.

Sakamochi chuckled,

"Take it."

Izumi grabbed the bag and stalked out shoving a soldier as she did.

"That girl has spirit."

Kagome sat lost in thought, she was so preoccupied she didn't here Sakamochi call her name. Hojo gently shook her shoulder.

"Kagome, time to go."

Kagome looked up at him, her eyes blanketed by pain. She nodded.. Hojo helped her to her feet and she little by little made her way to the rack of bags.

"Hurry up!"

Kagome quickened her pace. All thoughts were gone, she felt hollow. She looked down as a bag was shoved into her hands.

'Let the games begin' she thought sadly.

40 students remaining

Sango leisurely made her way to Kaede's (I think that's how you spell it) hit. She had been off exterminating a demon, and she was back, looking forward to one of Kagome's meals.

'I can't wait to get something warm in my stomach'

Arriving at the intended hut, Sango entered. A gloomy silence hung in the air. Miroku sat huddled with Shippo in his lap. Shippo was whimpering slightly as hushed tears rolled down his cheeks. "What happened?" Sango asked, worry and panic etched in her voice.

No one answered her. She made her way around the hut, looking for some indication of why everyone was disheartened. A small statue in a corner of the hut caught Sango's eye.

'Wonder what this is." She thought.

She made her way towards it. A note was pinned to the side of the statue, it read-

Sango, I have left; I do not expect to ever return. I cannot stay when I know I can never be happy, I was never meant to live or love in your time. This statue is for you, it represents our friendship. If you write your name on one side, and mine on the other, then bury it when no one is looking, our friendship will never break. I will never be totally gone, I will always be with you, all you have to do is look, I will miss you very much, you were like a sister to me. Love always, Kagome.

By the end of the note Sango was crying. She looked at the statue; it was two figures with their arms wrapped around each other. It was carved out of an old oak tree. A part of the note had caught Sango's attention, the part that read-I was never meant to live or love in your time. Awareness dawned on Sango and a single word formed in her head-Inuyasha. He had done something, she could tell. Kagome sounded so heartbroken in her note. She sounded so final. A boiling hatred welled up into Sango's chest. She growled.

'I kill him!' she thought wickedly, 'but first,' her thoughts softened as she looked down at the statue, 'I will fulfill Kagome's last request.

She carved her name onto one side with a carving knife that she retrieved from her bag. As she finished writing Kagome's name, the solid statue split in half. Sango's eyes widened.

"W-what happened, the statue was so firm. Why did it break?"

Little did Sango know all memory of feudal Japan had crumbled in Kagome's mind. She had forgotten completely of the place and people that she cared for. She was blank.

Inuyasha sat in his usual spot in his usual tree. Thoughts of Kagome danced in and out of his head. He wallowed in self pity. His thoughts were interrupted as a cry of fury and grief rose and fell. Inuyasha jumped up. The cry had come from Kaede's hut.

'What's wrong?' he thought franticly, 'that sounded like Sango!'

He jumped from the tree and wove his way towards the sobbing his sensitive ears picked up. His sharp nose picked up the all too familiar scent of fresh tears. As he entered he saw Sango hunched over. Her body shaking violently.

"Sango, what in the seven hells happened?"

Sango's head whipped around. Inuyasha was almost knocked over by the infuriated aura that was resonating from Sango.

"You! What the hell did you do to Kagome? Why did she leave?"

Sango's harsh voice was etched with so much pain and fury that Inuyasha took an apprehensive step back. The air held the acrid smell of blood. Inuyasha glanced down at Sango's hands. They were clutching the broken statue so tightly, the wood was cutting into her flesh, drawing blood. Inuyasha still stood in the doorframe, ashamed.

"Something has happened to Kagome." Came Sango's infuriated whisper.

Inuyasha raised his head, a panicked look on his face.

"What? How do you know? What has happened? Is she okay?"

Sango threw the statue at Inuyasha in a blind rage.

"Our friendship is gone!!!!!!! It is broken! Something happened I can feel it!" Sango doubled over sobbing.

Inuyasha relaxed.

"Feh. Just because you feel something has happened, doesn't mean it has."

With that Inuyasha strode out of the hut leaving behind a heartbroken Sango.

"BASTARD! I'LL KILL YOU!"

That was the last thing he heard before he fled.

Stupid Inuyasha! He should have listened to Sango. Tsk, tsk. Please review!!!!!!! Please?