A/N: Hey peoples! Update review time, ne? ::grin:: And I've gotten so many people saying, "No! Tsuberu and Kurai better not have done the ritual!" or "Erk! They BETTER not do it!" lol. I thought those were kinda funny. ::makes glo-stick light up and puts it on:: uu So... time to get updating, ne?

Responses:

Demon-Slayer13: Yesyes! They better hope not! There's gonna be a twist, let me tell ya that.

Lady Sango 7: Hehe. I'm glad some people like it!! I feel loved.

Now, on to the chapter!

Oh yea, DISCLAIMER!!

I don't own Inuyasha or any other characters. And this goes for EVERYTHING and EVERYONE! Plus all the other chapters. Well, except Kurai and Tsuberu. They're mine. You can use them, just please ask or give credit to me. It makes me feel loved. Lolol.

Chapter eight: Ritual

Inuyasha and Miroku just gaped at the old Miko.

Inuyasha snapped out of it first. "What... did you say?"

"Like I said. If they do the ritual, Sango and Kagome will be lost—forever." Kaede said.

Miroku just was in shock until it hit him. "I-Inuyasha... let's go. They can't do the ritual. No."

"Yea." Inuyasha muttered that one word, and the two Hanyou were off.

Sango and Kagome

Kagome woke up and saw where they were.

"Wha...? Erk!" Kagome squealed. "Sango! Sango!! Wake up wake up wake up!!!"

Sango groggily looked up and stared. "A-are? Where are we? What happened? Why are we tied up in green glowy things?"

"I don't know!" Kagome replied. And it was true. The "green glowy things" as Sango described them, were actually spell ropes made to hold Hanyou in.

All of a sudden, Tsuberu and Kurai popped out of the shadows. Literally. They were, well, happy to finally be getting mates.

"Hello, future brides!" Tsuberu said happily to Kagome.

"Yes, konnichi wa, my lovely wife..." Kurai said to Sango.

Sango growled and said, "Stay away from me!"

Kagome was angry, but not angry enough to growl. She didn't want to, either. She kind of liked the attention, but she didn't want it from Tsuberu, she wanted it from Inuyasha.

Sango was angry, and she was plenty of it. She wouldn't stop growling and glaring at the two shadow demons. She wanted to get out so much. It was more than enough.

Tsuberu just looked amused at Kagome; his bride was just being stubborn, that's all. She wanted that OTHER Hanyou, but she was way too good for him.

Kurai growled back. So his woman wanted to be won over, huh? So he would win her over. It wasn't going to be any problem; he would get her as her mate no matter what!

With Miroku and Inuyasha

'I'm so sorry, Kagome! I should have been protecting you!' Inuyasha thought. He was thinking so fast, his mind started to spin. (A/N:Lol. I think mine would too!)

'Sango... I know you're okay but I still am worrying... why?' Miroku thought. His mind was spinning, but not as fast. His was occupied with worry and sadness. His woman had been taken away.

As they ran, their feelings of foreboding grew.

With Sango and Kagome

As it drew nearer and nearer to 3 o clock in the morning, Sango and Kagome's strength was sapping. They were unbelievably weak.

"Why... can't I move?!" Sango said wearily.

"I don't know... Sango, I can barely... talk..." Those were her last words before she collapsed and the ritual began.

Tsuberu was silently undoing Kagome's ropes. Her unconscious body just fell into his arms. He picked her up and said, "Don't worry, my beautiful mate. You will be better soon."

Sango saw all this; she didn't go unconscious. She just couldn't move. Kurai eventually picked her up. "Do not fret, my sweet. The ritual will be over soon."

The warm water had puffs of steam coming from it. It was also white, pure white. Not even translucent. Just, well, white. It was also kind of glowing. Sango thought, 'I don't want to go in there...!'

The two other demons put Sango and Kagome inside the pool of water. Just then, Kagome woke up and Sango felt stronger. Her love and feelings diminished. All that was left was that feeling of strong liking.

Kagome woke up, and then felt that strong feeling of liking.

The Shadow Demon ritual had been completed.

A/N: Oh my gosh!! T-T ::sigh:: My story is almost over! Maybe two more chapters. Or one. I don't know. I hope you guys liked the cliffie! I'm so evil. I've got so mich homework; teachers dishing out a history chapter here, another math page here, Spanish project there. I got to continue all my other fics, too!! Lol. I guess I better go.

R&R!

-Sango-