Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.

Three days had passed since Kaoru arrived in Kikyo's village. She planned to learn fast. Her plan was working. Kikyo said that within a couple of days, her training would be complete.

Naraku would let go of his control over her once and a while. It was usually at night when he did this. During that time, Kaoru would cry her eyes out and try to plan an escape method, but she never had a chance to use them because she would often cry herself to sleep and by the time she got up, he would be controlling her again.

At the end of today's training as Kikyo's apprentice, Kikyo announced that she could leave and continue her mission.

'Good. Now I can finally escape from this torture.' Kaoru thought. She hated that stupid training class. Kikyo had been nice though. They had developed a liking for each other. She rushed to her hut, got her stuff, and left.

She ran real fast and sniffed out the scent of Inuyasha. She finally found it and followed it to their site. She quietly slowed her pace and sat quietly in a tree, watching.

"So we're to set off for the mountains tomorrow?" Sango asked, making sure she had tomorrow's schedule down.

"Yeah. I'm thinking that Naraku will be around there somewhere. Or maybe not... But it's best if we just check to make sure," said Inuyasha. He made it really obvious that he didn't know what the hell he was doing.

"Can we stop and see Kouga-kun?" asked Kagome. She knew Inuyasha was jealous, but she liked to pay a visit to Kouga every once in a while.

"Not that shit head! No way! Plus, we don't have enough time!"

"I'll make time for it!"

"Feh! My ass!"

"OSUWARI!"

Kaoru listened closely. So they were going to the mountains, eh? Well, that was exactly where she was headed then. She thought she should get a head start since it will take her longer to go all the way to the mountains. They had Kirara to ride on, plus Inuyasha. They could get there in no time. But she was all alone and she didn't have as much stamina as Inuyasha, so she knew she would have to take a rest along the way.

She jumped off the tree, and into the night, in search for a village close to the tall mountains.

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five hours later

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Kaoru was about to just pass out. She was starving and she really needed to rest. She couldn't even jump in the air anymore. She had to find the nearest village, but where could that be? Her mind filled with confusing thoughts and it was getting harder and harder to think.

She started to stop seeing straight. She could feel her body slowly falling to the ground. Everything was darkening and she collapsed.

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"nn..." Kaoru woke up in a small hut. Was she still in Kikyo's village?! Had it all been a dream?!

She got up and looked outside her hut. It wasn't the same village. This one was much bigger. A young girl rushed towards her.

"You're finally awake! Please, don't continue your journey. Not right now at least. You must eat and bathe."

That's right. Kaoru hadn't bathed in what... three or four days? She decided to listen to the girl.

"Thank you. I was only looking to see where I was. What is your name? Did you that find me?"

"My name is Uta. I didn't find you. My Oneesan found you while searching for vegetables. She took you back to our village and told me to care for you. We're at the base of the mountains."

Kaoru looked ahead of her. She saw the huge rocky hills. She looked all around to see if the Inu-tachi were around. She didn't smell them in the air, so she decided that they hadn't come yet.

"Thank you, Uta. Please get me some food. Is there a hot spring nearby so I can take a bath?"

"Yes, there is one a behind your hut. I'll fetch you some food while you bathe."

Kaoru started over to the spring, but then she remembered that she didn't have any clean clothes to change into.

"Uta!" she yelled.

"Yes?" the girl walked up to her.

"Do you have any clothes I can change into? I don't have anything."

"Yes. You look about Oneesan's size, so I'll also bring some of her clothes to you."

Kaoru finally walked over to the steaming pond. She made sure nobody was looking and she stripped off those miko clothes that were covered in dirt.

She stepped into the spring and sat down to relax. "Ahhh.... too bad I don't have any soap to use. It would really come in handy..."

Naraku eased his grip on her life and she could feel herself regain self control. She cryed silent tears.

"Why do you do this to me...?" She started to get out to make a dash for it, but as she did, Naraku took over her body once more. She groaned.

Suddenly, one of Naraku's plans popped into her head. It was horrible, and she would never do it, but she knew she was going to be forced into it. It was a really good plan, she had to admit.

Uta arrived with a bowl of stew and a fryed fish and some Sengoku Jidai clothes. She set them down next to her.

'Oh great. I have to wear ratty old clothes... Joy' she thought and put on a fake smile. "Thank you Uta."

Uta bowed and then left.

Kaoru gobbled up the food. She was so hungry. It wasn't enough to fill her, but it was enough to keep her satisfied.

She got out of the bath, making sure there weren't any peeping toms first, and changed into the Oneesan's clothes. (A/N: Oneesan means older sister, just so you know.) They were a big tight, but they would do. She thought they looked a lot like Sango's normal clothes. The colors were different though. She wore a pale yellow skirt over a navy blue yukata (spelling..?).

She decided it would be best if she wore a nice pale yellow hankercheif over her ears. She didn't want to be killed by any paranoid villagers. She knew they would stop at nothing to kill a demon. Plus, it would be the perfect disguise for Naraku's master plan.

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with the Inu-tachi

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"There is a village up ahead!" shouted Inuyasha. He carried Kagome on his back and Kirara was carrying Sango and Miroku.

"Let's stop there. We should rest a bit before going to see Naraku," Kagome said while thinking, 'If he is where Inuyasha thinks he is'.

They landed safely and everyone got on their feet. People stared at the odd people setting foot in there village.

"We don't want any trouble!" said a man and he flinched as Inuyasha stepped towards him.

"Neither do we. We just wanted to know if we could rest here."

A small girl, not much older than twelve stepped toward Inuyasha and said, "You can stay as long as you like. My name is Uta."

"Uta, huh?" said Kagome and she patted her head. "What a nice name."

Kaoru was among the villagers standing there. She now understood that Naraku saw this comming. She didn't want to make herself too visible, because Kagome and Inuyasha probably memorized her face. If they saw her, Inuyasha would want to kill her.

Soon, the villagers started leaving for their daily duties, so she left to go inside her hut. Miroku stopped her, just as she had wanted.

"Hello miss. I couldn't help but notice how pretty you were!"

She made herself blush. "Thank you houshi-sama. You are very handsom as well."

"What is your name?"

She had to think fast. "Umm... Herotaski Sinubi!" (A/N: YAY! kyle named one after me so i named one after you! )

"Sinubi-chan, would you bear me a child?"

"Yes. It would be an honor." She couldn't believe she just said that. But she had to. If she didn't, she knew what Naraku would do. He would destroy her. "Meet me in my hut later tonight."

"I shall." he said and walked off. Thank god Sango was talking to Kagome. If she would've noticed it would've been horrible.

As she walked back to her small one-roomed hut, a few tears slipped out. She didn't want to try and seduce Miroku. It would be like having sex with your uncle! She shiverred. Sick. But it was expected of her. She needed to lure him into her trap, then kill him.

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A/N: HOORAY! Finally I got some reviews! Sailor chibi moon, eh? I remember when I was a moonie... I still have all those VHS tapes. Its pathetic. Sorry Sinubi for pairing you up with Miroku. I know you would've preferred Inuyasha, but oh well. Just be glad i put you in at all. I am so tired. It is quarter to one here. Its not really late for me, its just that last night when Sinubi was over, we stayed up until 6 in the morning. Well I stayed up until six in the morning. She was passed out on the floor. It was sorta funny. I was sitting here watching TGS (teen girls squad!) and she is just laying on the floor next to the computer. LOL. Hey people please check out Sinubi's pictures that she drew. If you are a big Inuyasha fan, you'll love 'em. go to: xxxinuyashaxxx dot deviantart dot com thats her. mine is on the last chapter. please reccommend this fanfic to your friends if you like it. I want more people to read it. I guess I'm just not popular!! Well that is about all. Sayonara