~*~I know you all hate me. I'm not gonna bother to put up my excuses, which are all valid. On with the fanfic, which is gonna be short...~*~

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'It's so… dark. Why is it so dark? I can't see anything. Where am I? Where is every body?'

A young raven haired girl stood up surrounded by nothing but black. Everywhere she looked, there was nothing. Shivering, she clung to herself and started to walk in one direction.

'It's so cold here. Where is here?' The girl stopped walking and a look of terror fell across her face. 'Who am I?'

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Sango waked into the room to see Inu Yasha asleep beside Kagome's bed, her hand in his. She walked over, grabbed a blanket and covered the sleeping hanyou. Not wanting to disturb the mood, she turned and left, but not before whispering, "Please get better, Kagome-Chan. We all need you."

As Sango was leaving, Kaede poked her head in and saw the two. She sighed and was about to turn away, but something caught her eye. Was that… a spark? She walked over and examined the couple's hands.

'That's odd. Most of Kagome's hand was cold. Her whole body is somewhat cold. It's slowly warming up. Is it possible that Inu Yasha is doing that?'

She reached over to actually touch their hands. As she was about to, a spark flew out again. Kaede jerked back her hand and smiled. 'You're still in there, Inu Yasha. Guide her home. I knew your connection to each other was strong, but I had no idea how strong. You can do it, Inu Yasha. Save her.'

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'What the… Where the hell am I?' Inu Yasha stood up and looked around him, only seeing black. 'Am I… am I still in Kagome's mind? Does that mean I'm still needed in here? I have to find her then.'

He looked around and felt himself pulled in one direction. "Why not?" As he started walking, Inu Yasha noticed the area around him got lighter. He could actually start to see the space before him. "That's weird. Why is it now lighting up? Could Kagome be near by?"

With that thought, the hanyou took off in the direction his legs carried him.

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The raven haired girl continued to cling to herself, shivering from the cold. She sat down and started to rock. "Where am I? Who am I? Why is it so dark? I don't like the dark."

A single tear ran down her face as a feeling of abandonment hit her. Buried deep inside her, though, was a different feeling… hope? Hope that someone would find her. Who could that be though? For some reason, she had faith in this strange person. They would find her and tell her what she needed to know.

Until then, she would just sit there and rock back and forth, trying to warm herself.

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The sparks continued to pop as Kaede continued to watch their hands. Sango had come back in and seen what was happening. "What's going on, Kaede?"

"I believe Inu Yasha is helping Kagome find her way back."

"How?"

"See their hands sparking? I think that's their connection. I'm not quite sure, though."

Sango looked at the two with a new found hope. 'Bring her back Inu Yasha. Bring her back safe and sound.'

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Inu Yasha ran as fast as he could towards wherever his legs told him to go. All around him now was light and he could see what was hidden from view. They were the happy memories- memories of her trips to the past and her life in her time.

One memory popped up that made Inu Yasha stop in his tracks. It was the image of when he had met Kikyo by the tree. She had just been attacked by a huge Soul Snatcher sent by Naraku to kill her. The image was of them hugging very tightly. "I knew she had seen us, but I didn't know it affected her this much. Kami, what have I done to her?"

With a new rush of energy, Inu Yasha picked up speed again and ran to find Kagome. He needed to save her. She had to know everything- especially what she truly met to him.

"I just hope I'm not too late."

~*~That should hold you over for awhile. Get those reviews in and I'll post another tonight if you're all nice… Ja ne! ~*~