A/N oh hey, thank you again for the reviews, I hope you like this one, I'm kind of having a struggle, because I'm studying my driver's manual at the same time, so I'm kind of like...I don't know off here and there. Sorry.

Chapter 3: Puddle rain

A salty breeze brushed across the silence and awareness of Kagome's awoken soul. Inuyasha felt a released sigh come from Miroku, as Shippo rushed to Kagome like a leech. "KAGOME! YOU"RE ALIVE!" Shippo shouted, he stopped, when Sesshoumaru didn't move from his kneeling position, the driving rain beginning to cloud the skies, as the thunder sheltered the trees, rain descended to their knees as the rest of the group hid under the foliage, keeping their distance from the dominance of Sesshoumaru.

Koga and Inuyasha remained in their previous positions, letting the rain drown their ache. Just her breathing and chocolate eyes seemed to tame their rage. Kagome felt her fluttering fears brush by like a lover's hand lifted her from the ground. She couldn't bring herself to speak, she noticed Koga straining control to move towards her, to hold her in his tender arms, to feel her warmth carry his soul to the sunny day behind rainbows. She looked over to Inuyasha, taming his every breath, watching Sesshoumaru like a falcon above; his eyes flickered back at her with an unproven love that heartache dragged on in her bones.

She stood from the ground like a beacon at the end of a dark tunnel. The light from her, glistened to the welcoming eyes of the group, their hearts lingered over her every action, hoping for a word to break the steel of silence. Sesshoumaru's lost memories brought back to the nearness of a hand by her own. 'Why is everyone staring at me like that?' She paused, feeling the itching presence of Sesshoumaru, Kagome turned to look up into his amber eyes, feeling the light that soothed lost causes, and growths of trembling affection.

Sesshoumaru stepped back, enclosing their entrance through his lands, "Leave at once, or the girl dies without a life to save," Sesshoumaru muttered to them all, his eyes welding fear and coward strategy's into their minds. He glanced back at Kagome, knowing his thoughts could be interpreted, 'You tell this to anyone, and I'll have your soul to annihilate.' Sesshoumaru threatened.

Kagome flinched when she head its drawing whisper in her mind, 'how is it I can read your thoughts Sesshoumaru?' she questioned while gazing deep behind his cold features he was so well known for, 'This we will speak of soon, you wench.' Sesshoumaru's thoughts snarled.

His presence dissipated in the rain, as Inuyasha and Koga still stood there, staring at Kagome, relieved from the suffering pain, that stuttered their fears. It was as if they couldn't take a moment's of breath when she began to open her mouth to say a word, "Why are you guy's stareing at me?" she said with half concentration, and half gazing into the presence that was lost once again, of Sesshoumaru.

"We should be going," Mirkou implied. Not taking the exit, the group awaits for Kagome to make a move. She doesn't, and stares into Inuyasha's eyes, feeling dizziness and nausea take over, she gasped into the rain, and felt a cloud of blackness take into her senses. Her limbs grew weaker and weaker, falling to the ground at her knees, the veins through her skin sought no strength, she could barely stay up right, her head rocking back and forth to keep herself steady, flashes of heat burst into her chest, she felt like she was going to pass out.

Inuyasha rushed to her side, raising her to her feet, he could feel her body grow weaker, and weaker, but something drove her to stand and she began to walk patiently across the beaten path.

'I can't let them see such weakness' she hesitated, 'Wait? What? Where did that come from?' Kagome began to argue in her thoughts, of why such words played out in her mind. "Kagome you seek rest, we shall seek camp." Sango implied. She went to her aide, and helped her on top of Kirara, "There, you can sit behind me; we can go slowly if you wish?" Sango questioned. Koga and Inuyasha glimpsed at Kagome ready and eager at her every thought, knowing them, they'd obey her at hand and foot.

Kagome shook her head to concentrate, and nodded, "Don't worry about me, let's just get away from this place. It gives me the creeps." Kagome shuttered. "Well, that sounds like the real Kagome," Miroku chuckled. "Kagome, are you sure you're going to be ok? We can walk if you want?" Shippo suggested. As he climbed up her back, and attached himself to her shoulder.

"She wants to leave, so let's leave for crying out loud," Inuyasha said annoyed. He turned and began to run in the direction to get further away from the western lands.

Koga started to whirl a run into the demonic winds, keeping a pace alongside with Inuyasha, knowing Inuyasha knew more about where they were at then he did. Miroku jogged along, patiently huffing and puffing when the pace became stronger from Koga and Inuyasha gusts of wind.

Kagome rolled her eyes, and made room for Sango to climb over Kirara, and held onto her tightly. They glided into the air, and the breeze sunk into her pores, feeling a gasping ache come from her body. "Inuyasha slow down," Sango yelled out. Inuyasha didn't soften his pace, his feet still catching on, as the breeze began to freeze Kagome's nerves, she felt her every movement stiffened, and warped as the breeze still carried on. When she closed her eyes, she heard Shippo say to Sango, "I hope she's going to be okay, Koga and Inuyasha are far too a head of us, and I can barely see Miroku." She felt Shippo climb over to Sango's shoulder and sit in front of her to get a better view of the rain that began to thicken through mist. "I can't see them through this mist. Where are they?"

Sango nodded, as Kagome felt her self go numb seeking warmth from another, but it was never given. Her body slipping from her grip, the rain soaking into her body without effort, she felt herself begin to fly...

Sango feeling the emptiness of Kagome, she looked over her shoulder, and seeing there was nothing of her presence, "Kagome...KAGOME?!" Sango called out. She looked down, seeing her arms stretched out as if a fallen angel just wanted to be held, "Kirara, we need to land, Kagome has fallen." Sango shouted

Meanwhile,...

Miroku had finally caught up with Koga and Inuyasha whom had stopped under a large tree and were sitting further away from each other, waiting for the arrival of for the rest of the group. The rain kept its beat, and Miroku felt like he was going to sink into the ground.

Inuyasha's ears tweaked, hearing Sango call out with concern. "Kagome." He murmured, he stood erect, ready to react to her scent, but nothing. Koga had done the same, sniffing the air eagerly, and nothing, not even a hint of her scent. "If she's in harms way, it's your fault for not stopping." Said Koga.

Inuyasha glared at Koga, "It's because of her; you still have those shards in your legs you forsaken--." Inuyasha growled. "Would you two stop, we're lucky Sesshoumaru brought her back to life, if it wasn't for him, she'd be gone." Miroku shouted, feeling those two become more of a nussience. Miroku shrugged off Kagome's yellow bag, feeling the stiffness of something to slip inside the bag. He placed it on the ground, unsure of the feeling, and opened her bag curiously.

"Miroku what are you doing?" Inuyasha questioned his nerves on edge, 'I can't catch her scent, and the rain is washing it out.'

"Nothing." Miroku responded blankly. Still bending over the bag, he unzipped it, unaware of its noise, and grabbed out a green colored pie. It had a plastic case over it, with 4 slices in it, 'Looks like that pie Kagome was talking about, what was it, keym-lie pie?' his thoughts muttered. Opening the pie case, Inuyasha stifled the smell of it, trying to catch just a breeze of her scent rather then let his body groan for Kagomes strange food.

"What do you think you're doing? My woman may be in danger, and you're eating?!" Koga pleaded. Miroku glanced up at Koga, and shrugged his shoulders. He used the plastic fork inside the container, and gave a taste of it, just the cool of it made his mind wonder into the clouds of pleasure, as its lime taste swarmed amongst his taste buds, "ohp this is gowd." Miroku said with his mouth full. 'I must have the recipe to the making of this keym-lie pie.' Miroku moaned from its taste, that he couldn't resist himself, by scooping out more of this cool tasting pie.

"Stay here Miroku, I'm going to go find out what's wrong." Inuyasha stated. Koga rolled his eyes, "Don't waste your breath, I can find Kagome easier then you can, mutt face." Koga insulted. The both of them dodged through the rain, their shadows hiding the rising dusk through the open field of meadows as their desperate hearts persisted in the search.

Miroku waved back at them, "Dhats fwine wift me." Miroku called out. 'I'll stay here, and eat this keym-lie pie'

{Back to Sango...}

Kirara had landed safely to the ground, she crawled off Kirara's back, calling out "KAGOME WHERE ARE YOU?!" 'That's funny the rain is growing thicker, usually this amount of rain stops, and just pours' Sango thought

Shippo called along with Sango not detecting Kagome's scent either, "KAGOME WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU ALRIGHT?" The both of them paused, waiting for detached words from Kagome if she were afar. "Nothing but rain," Sango muttered.

The puddles began to fill as mud moistened and slithered under their feet. Shippo scurried up to Sango's shoulders from the fright of thunder glazing through the sky.

The puddles began to fill as mud moistened and slithered under their feet. Shippo scurried up to Sango's shoulders from the fright of thunder glazing through the sky. Sango had flinched from Shippo's fright, while she chuckled at his reaction, "You scared me more then the thunder, Shippo."

Shippo buried himself under her hair that swayed to her every movement, the two still calling out to Kagome, as Kirara sniffed the air to catch the scent. "We can't give up, you guys, "we have to find her."

Shippo buried himself under her hair that swayed to her every movement, the two still calling out to Kagome, as Kirara sniffed the air to catch the scent. "We can't give up, you guys, "we have to find her."