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The Switch

Chapter Thirty: Splitting up and Secrets

"That's the barrier." Kagome muttered to Yusuke, who had asked her what that purple glowing...THING was. It looked like a half a sphere that surrounded one particularly huge building of some sort. "Inuyasha will be the one to break down the barrier." Yusuke nodded, though a sort of confused look resided on his face.

"How the hell is he gonna do THAT?" Yusuke asked, and Kagome giggled slightly.

"Oh, the usual. Swing his sword around!" Yusuke started to laugh at the comment.

"I HEARD THAT!" Inuyasha barked (no pun intended!). Light giggles were heard, until they saw Inuyasha's glare. They knew better than to mess with the hanyou in a bad mood. "All right, everyone stand back." Inuyasha ordered, and everyone complied. He drew out the Tetsaiga in its full form. A slight wind picked up as the Tetsaiga pulsated a bright red.

"Is this how he breaks a barrier? Make his sword a pretty color?" Yusuke muttered sarcastically. Kagome didn't reply, only looked at the sword intently. Inuyasha swung the sword above his head, and brought it down on the barrier.

Kagome closed her eyes, and others learned to do so after a blinding white light erupted from the barrier. After the winds died down, Kagome and the others opened them again. The barrier was no more.

"Now what?" Kagome murmured. "Do we all go in as a group? Or do we split up?"

"We will spread out once we enter the castle." Sesshoumaru ordered, earning nods in understanding.

"Kagome...do you think that...?" Keiko asked, and Kagome nodded.

They approached the castle, and much to Kagome's humor, the doors were rather large, just large enough to fit a group of people about their size through rather quickly. "It's like he's inviting us." Kurama stated.

"Let us take that invitation then." Sesshoumaru shrugged and once again, everyone went forward.

"Now." Sesshoumaru gave the order and everyone split up.

With Yusuke

"She'll be fine." Kurama reassured Yusuke. Yusuke wouldn't be calmed.

"Why'd she have to go off with Kikyou anyway?" Yusuke grumbled. "It's not like they have some special bond or anything..." Yusuke stopped. "Oh right...reincarnation..."

"They most likely have some pretty important, and private, things to talk about." Kurama put in. "You shouldn't worry about her." Yusuke eyed Kurama.

"That's easy for you to say. What about Keiko? Aren't you going mad that she's not with you too?" Kurama flinched.

"Well...I do have to admit I am a bit worried...but..." Kurama stopped. He was partially lying to Yusuke. He wasn't a bit worried at all. In fact, he thought he might go crazy if he didn't see her within the next five minutes, but being the hot human/youkai fox that he was, he kept his cool around Yusuke.

"Whatever you say, Kurama." Yusuke shrugged, but seemed to calm down somewhat. "I still don't believe you."

"That's your opinion."

With Keiko

"It's amazing..." Yukina murmured. Keiko looked inquiringly at the ice maiden.

"What's amazing?" Keiko asked. Yukina's eyes widened a little, but then turned to their normal sweetness.

"Oh...nothing. I just...thought we would have met up with something by now." Yukina explained. "There were a lot of youkai the first time around." Keiko's eyebrows shot up under her bangs.

"I thought you said you that you didn't go with them the first time." Keiko pointed out.

"Oh...well..." Yukina smiled. "Kagome told me everything before we went back through the well." Keiko shrugged and they both continued walking. 'I hate lying like this...' Yukina frowned, staring at the ground. 'But...it would be...no one can find out that out yet.'

With Kouga

"I'm starting to get on edge. Why haven't we met up with anything yet?" Kouga growled. Ayame put a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"I think we both know the answer." Ginta, Hakkaku, and Tessa's expressions were that of confused puppies.

"Even Naraku is taking us the same way we are." Kouga growled. "We should have all stayed together. He knew we were going to split up."

"Kouga...Ayame...what's going on?" Ginta asked.

"War."

With Kagome and Kikyou

"We both know what to do. That much is assured." Kikyou said, almost gravely, as they walked through the castle walls. Kagome's lips were drawn thin.

"I'm not so sure anymore. What if that information was wrong? What if we are being mislead?" Kagome wondered, her voice starting to shake. "I don't want to lose any of you guys."

"Never as 'What if'. It only makes you worry more." Kikyou instructed Kagome, who nodded and breathed out a heavy sigh.

"I just hope we are right this time."

End of Chappie

TYN: Well...another chapter!

Yusuke: YOU SHOULD UPDATE MORE!

TYN: Well...tomorrow I don't have school (first day of hunting season and we get a day off...how cracked up is THAT?) and the weekend I NEVER have school.

Yusuke: Don't you have a computer at home?

TYN: Yes.

Yusuke: Internet?

TYN: Yes.

Yusuke: THEN WHY CAN'T YOU UPDATE?

TYN: Because I am grounded for failing Biology.

Yusuke: ...read and review...