Okay, now that my little nap is done, let's begin.

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Saki and tsuya and the others raced toward the valley, and the smell of Kouga's blood.

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Kouga lay, unconsious and bleeding, near the lake when Inuyasha arrived.

He picked the wolf demon up by the hair and slapped him into consiousness.

"Where's Kagome!?" Inuyasha demanded, resisting the urge to dig his claws into the demon's throat.

"Kagome?" Kouga asked, dazed still.

"Yeah! Kagome! The Miko you Kidnapped! Where the Fuck is she you bastard?!" Inuyasha demanded.

"Kouga!" Came shouts from the distance, Suddenly the remainder of the wolf demon tribe came bounding out of the forrest.

"What have you done to him you wretched mutt?!" Saki demanded, baring his teeth.

"I aint done nothing you stupid wolf! I found him like this!" Inuyasha screamed, shaking the wolf.

"Where am i?" Kouga asked, confused. "Let me go, mutt face." He snarled, empty warning.

"Inuyasha, If you kill him, you'll never find out." Sango said, pointing out the obvious.

Inuyasha growled and tossed the wolf at his pack, "Heal him." He said, before he walked away to inspect the scene.

"Kouga, where have you been?!" Tsuya demanded as he bandaged the wolf prince's wounds.

"I..I don't know, the last thing i remember is seeing that dead witch Kikyou in our woods, and then it's a blank." he said, confused.

"Kagome is somewhere close. i smell her and Sesshomaru too." A wolf said, sniffing the air.

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Blood grunted as he was thrown against the wall.

"I swear, i don't know where she is!!" He pleaded with the white haired demon.

"I don't belive you, Blood, Tell me." Sesshomaru demanded, anger apparent in his voice as he stalked toward the weaker deamon.

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kagome raced along the corridor, she had to find a way out.

She was going down, but down would have to go up sooner or later, right?

She was enveloped by darkness, swallowed by it.

She ran along the wall, falling in several places, twisting her ancle.

She forced herself not to cry out in pain for fear that the fox demons would hear her.

She sumbled to her feet and raced on.

She fell over a soft object and hit her head, knocking her unconsious.

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Rin heard someone coming.

She knew it wasn't Blood, she could smell him.

She knew it was someone that could help her, though, so she stayed still, waited for whoever it was to find her.

Suddenly whoever it was fell over her with a sigh and hit the ground with a slight thud.

She scrambled over the body, finding the head.

"Wake up." She said, pushing on the soft flesh of the face.

The person only sighed and shifted slightly.

Rin pulled the person over against the wall. She could wait.

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Joslin was enraged when he found that the miko was gone.

He tore into rooms, down hallways, into shadows, but there was no sign of the girl.

She had poured oils on herself before she disappeared, and the oils were scented like stone.

growling, Joslin punched the stone.

He looked down at the bloody fist in slight awe.

Shaking it off, he walked down the hallway, slightly more calm than before.

the tribe moved frantically out of his way, frantic to escape.

Suddenly, he was stopped by a young voice.

"Joslin." the girl, Mika, spoke.

Joslin knelt before the girl.

"Lady Mika, can you tell me where your master is?" He asked, wary of touching the blessed.

"She is in the east caves, injured. Blood and others are nearing her now." The girl said, her voice hollow.

"Mika. Lady Mika, thank you." He said, looking away.

They were soon storming toward the east caves, racing time.

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Inuyasha caught his brother's scent and fled toward it, racing into the massive maze of caves.

A thought came to him. He raced back to the miko's jiant yellow backpack and tore into the contents until he found what he was looking for.

It was an electric torch, Kagome had called it a "Flash light."

He clicked it on to make sure it worked before he clicked it off and raced toward the caves again.

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Kouga fought against his companions.

"I have to save her! If you do not let go of me i will tear you apart!" He screamed, struggling.

"Kouga, if you do not rest you could endanger your life!" Tsuya said, holding him still.

"I've put Kagome in danger, and i know she's hurt. I have to save her, with or without your help!" He said calmly.

The pack finally gave in.

Kouga raced toward the caves then, surrounded by the wolves.

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Kikyou cursed, the spell had been broken by that meddling kitsune.

Kouga had found her and had tried to confront her, she had taken him under a spell to get the witch who had her soul.

"Get Kagome, break her spirit." she had told him.

It hadn't worked, She would have to intervene, then.

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I know it took me long enough, but I had a hard time getting typing time recently.

Oh well. Please review.

Grounded in blood, bathing in sunlight.- me.