A/N: Wow chapter 9 already! Well I got a few reviews, but that's okay. The reviews

aren't the most important thing to me, I just like them lol

~New Jap Words~

Hanyou- Half Demon i.e. Inuyasha

Youkai- Full Demon i.e. Sesshoumaru/Kouga

Ningen- human

Ja- A form of Bye

Oyaho- Good Morning

Sengoku Jidai- Inuyasha's Time

Hai- Yes

Oi- Hey

Houshi- Monk i.e. Miroku

Baka- Idiot

Hiraikotsu- Sango's Weapon

Miko- Priestess i.e Kikyo, Kaede, Kagome

Goshinboku- God Tree, Tree Inuyasha was pinned to

Neko- Cat

Hentai- Pervert, i.e. Miroku

Iie- No

Tama- Jewel

Shikon no Tama- Jewel of four souls

Baba- A rather rude or loose term for an elder, Inu calls Kaede this, it can also mean

"Old hag"

I think thats all

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'The Things We Do'

"Chapter 9- "Being Apart"

By: Kagome-chan

Beta Reader: Sango-chan

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"Sango, we have been searching for Inuyasha and Kagome-sama for a while now, yet

We haven't found them." Miroku looked slightly worried.

"When's Kagome coming back?" Shippou sniffled and looked between the adults.

'Something isn't right.' He thought.

"I don't know, Shippou." Sango looked down at Shippou and gave him an apologetic

look.

"They must be in, this can't be good.." Hitomi wondered up to a tree, a familiar tree.

"Must be where?" Miroku asked, leaning on his staff lazily.

"In Trickery Trails, they could.." Hitomi looked at the tree in deep thought.

"Could what?" Shippou asked.

"..die.." Hitomi turned to face the group, but couldn't bring herself to look any of them

in the eye, so instead she settled for watching a rabbit eat grass a few feet away.

"They won't die, Inuyasha will always protect Kagome." Shippou said, trying to block

out the thoughts of Inuyasha and Kagome, dead.

"Shippou, Inuyasha can't even protect himself, let alone Kagome, if they split apart in

there..they may never come out." Hitomi said sadly.

"What happens in there?" Miroku asked quietly.

"Well, my Wing color is only Green, so I only know a little bit, the rank of a Pixie is

based on its Wing Color. Crystal is the Master aka Konna. Gold is next, that would be

a pixie named Sigi. Silver is the next level, which is held by Bonya. Green follows

right after that, which is me Hitomi. Those are the top spots in the Pixie Kingdom.

After Green comes three colors.

Purple: which is held by 3 pixies named, Alisi, Kitsi, and Izusi. Their sisters, triplets

actually. You might meet them later, I don't know. After Purple is Red: which is held

by 10 pixies, I only know one of them he's very nice -insert Hitomi blushing- his name is Athlon.

And finally after Red is Gray: Any other Pixie that hasn't made a color rank yet stays at

Gray, lets see I believe there are 50 Gray pixies. I only know one of them, she's my

Messenger, her name is Tilibra." Hitomi paused a minute to sit down on a tree stump.

"So, Crystal, Gold, Silver, Green, Purple, Red, and Gray. That's rememberable. What

do you mean by Messenger?" Sango asked, slightly surprised by all the Pixie's there

were.

"Messenger..let's see how can I explain it quickly. Every Pixie with a Color, above

Gray, gets a Messenger, to relay messages from one town in the Pixie Kingdom, to

another. The Pixie, who takes a Gray, has to teach it Pixie Magic so that it can rise in

Color level. Currently I'm still teaching Tilibra to fly, and do simple things like sleeping spells. She's a fast learning she may make it to a Red in a year or so.

Anyways, on to what I know about Trickery Trails. To get in you must have a Pixie with

you. You're given 3 mysterious weapons that most people don't even find a chance to

use. The weapon's seem to have no apparent use, but they are very powerful and if

you can learn to use them." Hitomi stopped and took a deep breath.

"If you learn to use them, it will be a higher chance to live, if not you understand. Plus

only like 3 people have ever died in there. As for what Inuyasha and Kagome will face

it ranges, but they may face themselves, each other, or another person- in a dreamish

mode. Any injury Kagome or Inuyasha suffers in this dreamish state they keep it, but

the person who they are seeing in the dream doesn't get hurt." Hitomi stopped and

took another breath, looking around to see if ANYONE was still following her.

"Face their dreams?" Sango asked.

"In a way. I know very little of Kagome and Inuyasha's relationship or with Kikyou but

they are close and Kikyou remains an issue for Inuyasha so they may face what the

other feels or what they feel about that person. But they don't only have to face these tricks, but traps as well. With easy things like other youkai, to more difficult things like giant dragons! In these traps Inuyasha and Kagome can become injured as well as anyone they have to fight. If they should make it to the End, thats where the toughest challenge will be, most likely. Sometimes you can get right on through the trails and not face to much. But if they succeed in all of this, then they get to face Konna and battle him." Hitomi finally finished, and was actually very happy to be done.

"But what is the final task?" Sango asked.

"I can't tell you, because its different for everyone and I don't know." Hitomi sighed.

"How are they going to face Konna, as a cat and a dog?" Miroku wondered aloud.

"That will be a mystery, but.." Hitomi turned and looked at the tree. "If they make it

through here, I am sure Konna will think of more ways to slow them down,..or stop

them. You understand, that we have no way to help them in Trickery Trails or facing

Konna." Everyone nodded sadly. "Well as sad as it is, if they should die then their

bodies should return to you, or someone else trust worthy by the Pixie's Inuyasha and

Kagome are with." Hitomi moved and sat on a tree stump next to the tree.

"How will we know if they..if they don't make it?" Miroku asked moving to sit under a

blossoming Sakura tree.

"Well, if..if well I would leave this fake body and return to my own." Hitomi pointed at

herself, in Kagome's body.

"What does your real body look like?" Sango asked, sitting a few feet away from Miroku.

'Pervert.' She thought, placing Hiraikotsu between them.

"My form? I thought I already said, I'm a Green Pixie--" Shippou ran up, cutting Hitomi

off.

"Well then why can't you take us into Trickery Trails! So we can see my "Mama" and

"Papa"!" Shippou squealed before realizing what he said. "Umm, I mean Kagome and

Inuyasha..yeah." Shippou felt pretty stupid.

"Thats a rather funny thought, a dog and a cat, having a fox." Miroku laughed at his

own joke.

"Anyways, to answer you Shippou, I can't. I don't have my "Pixie Powers" and even if I

did, there are 3 of you, and 1 of me. Just leave the battle to them." Hitomi said,

closing her eyes, there really wasn't much they could do, yet.

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~Back to Inuyasha and Kagome~

"Fun!" Inuyasha snarled at Kagome.

"Okay, okay no fighting, we should be coming up to something, maybe a trap." Sigi

pushed the two apart.

"Keh." Inuyasha snorted and turned away.

"Don't be mad at me, Inuyasha.." Kagome said sadly, yea right.

"I'm not." Inuyasha said quickly, trying to avoid Kagome crying.

"Okay Okay! Before you two kiss--"

"We AREN'T gonna kiss!" Kagome and Inuyasha yelled together cutting off Bonya.

"Sure you aren't." Sigi picked up. "But come on this first one is a trap and you need

to be on guard! Follow me in here.. come on.. down this path..past that tree." Sigi said

while flying.

"The tree, is looking at me.." Kagome hid behind Inuyasha.

"Yep, the tree is looking at you, I'm sure." Sigi said off handedly and kept flying.

"Wait. The tree is alive?" Bonya suddenly stopped flying and looked at the large

moving tree.

"Eeeep! It's HUGE!" Kagome screeched, hiding behind Piya because Inuyasha had

pushed her away calling her 'stupid'.

"Umm Bonya trees aren't supposed to b..e..alive..." Sigi said turning around just in time to see the tree pick Inuyasha and Kagome up, and into the air, in two vine like hands.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled when the branches pulled them farther apart. Sigi and Bonya flew around their 'Masters' and watched helplessly. They had never ever learned about moving trees in School!

"Fight alone and you are weak, fight together and you are strong." The tree spoke in a Loud taunting voice.

"Let me go!" Kagome hissed, her tails trashing about.

"I can't do that Little Kitty, but I can tell you this, just say "Good-Bye", you'll probably

never see each other again. I'll split you two apart, and chance it if you live or not.

Live and you might just find each other. But think of your heartache, of not knowing if

the other is alive or dead. That despair should keep you down!" The Tree hissed.

"Thats not true, I'll never be alone, Inuyasha is always there for me!" Kagome

screamed as the tree tightened its grip on her and a loud pop and flash of smoke

surrounded her. When the smoke cleared, Kagome, Bonya, and her weapons had

disappeared into a green smoke.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha called, but she was gone. Inuyasha stared at the spot where she

had been just a moment before, the word echoed in his head. GONE. After a minute

another pop was heard and Inuyasha, Sigi, and his weapons disappeared into red smoke.

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~Kagome~

It may have been a few minutes, or hours, she couldn't tell. Kagome landed on some soft grass. Bonya and her weapons next to her.

She was alone. Inuyasha..Inuyasha was gone!

"Inuyasha!" Kagome called, hoping this was all a bad dream, or Inuyasha was just

trying to scare her. When he didn't come out from hiding or anything, Kagome began

to get worried. "Inuyasha?" She called out sadly, he wasn't there. "Bonya, where is

he, where is Inuyasha!" Kagome tipped her head back and hopefully looked at the Pixie.

"Kagome I..I don't know." Bonya checked out their surroundings. 'I've never seen

this part of trails, wonder where we are. What is Konna planning.' Bonya thought,

looking at Kagome whose small cat ears had drooped sadly and a few tears were

running down her black furry cheeks. 'What is planning to do them? What did Kagome and Inuyasha do to deserve this? Except maybe love eachother. Wait! Kagome is..Kagome is Master's 'new love', but she hates him, she loves Inuyasha..This doesn't make sense.' Bonya stopped her thinking and turned to Kagome who was reading the book trying to figure something out, small tears dripping down onto the old yellow stained pages.

"Kagome?" Bonya called out. She waited silently for Kagome to look up at her.

"You're a miko right?" Kagome nodded. "Well then you guarded the Shikon no Tama?"

"Yea..Bonya do you think Inuyasha is close to here? I think I miss him.." Kagome up

on her four paws and looked at Bonya.

"I'm not sure Kagome, I have to be honest with you. I've never been in, seen, or heard

of this part of the trails. I have no idea about anything in here." Bonya flew over to Kagome and rested on her back.

"Thats okay Bonya, after all me and Inuyasha have been through, we will survive this.." Kagome said with a sigh. 'At least I hope so, Inuyasha wherever you are, I'm coming back to you.' Kagome thought.

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~Inuyasha~

"Inuyasha?" Sigi called out after they had landed in an unknown area of Trickery Trails.

"I'm here, what about Kagome?" Inuyasha looked around. "Kitten? Damn your not here are you.." Inuyasha sighed.

"Umm so what do we do now Inuyasha?" Sigi asked.

"Don't know, where are we?" Inuyasha asked the seemlying stressed Pixie.

"I honestly, haven't a clue." Sigi looked at Inuyasha. "I'm sure she's fine though." Sigi said smiling.

"Who?" Inuyasha looked at Sigi curiously.

"Kagome. I'm sure she's fine. Since I know that's what you're worried about." Sigi smirked knowingly at the dog.

"I AM NOT worried about HER!" Inuyasha growled. Sigi just scoffed and looked at Inuyasha with a look that said 'you-are-so-lying-to-me'. Inuyasha gulped and turned away slightly.

"Okay...so maybe I..am." Inuyasha said quietly.

A/N: Another chap done, I think I got it out pretty fast, what do you all think?

Next chapter-10, "May be? Or Will be?"

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