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Author's Notes: Yay! I got a good response to this! I will right now apologize for how long it took to get this chapter upyou'll have to forgive me. When school lets out I'll have a bunch of time to work on chaptersright now everything is so busy and confusing I'm lucky if I get enough chapters out to update all my stories in two months. I'm sorry. You'll forgive me, right?

Angel in the Abyss

Chapter 1- Barricade

Keeping her gait the same and straight, Kagome continued walking agaisnt the nauseating feelings within her. Everything seemed to be a swirling batter within her body; nothing felt right. In the back of her mind she knew something was wrong, but her stubborn nature and will to keep herself from thinking the worst caused her to forget. All Kagome wanted was to find somewhere familiar. She'd traveled Japan for days and gone everywhere, but this place was so completely foreign that even the grass seemed different.

Nothing was making any sense to her anymore. Her mind was jumbled, but she continued to move forward at a fast pace, just hoping and praying to find something she could recognize.

It had long since gone from night into day, but Kagome had not stopped. There was no feeling of weakness or desperate need for sleep. She just kept going; taking one foot and placing it before the other, praying that she was pinching away at the distance between her and her friends.

When would she find them?

"Inuyasha, you cannot remain this angry much longer." Miroku counseled, watching his friend from the position he had forced himself into upon his futon. "You do realize it is not Kagome-sama's fault that she died."

"Damn wench went off and killed herself!" Inuyasha growled. "Don't try to talk me out of that. It's Kagome's fault."

Miroku shook his head before he took the liberty of leaning agaisnt the wall behind him. "Kagome-sama didn't know she would die defeating Naraku. She was more worried about us."

"I don't care! Does it look like I care? She's still dead. And the wench leaves it up to me to tell her family. I have a right to be angry at her." Inuyasha defended, sitting across from Miroku and stubbornly sticking his hands in the opposite sleeves of his haori.

"You're not angry with Kagome-sama." Miroku stated. "You're angry with yourself."

Inuyasha glared at him. "It's not my fault she died."

"You believe it is."

"What makes you think that, monk?" Inuyasha questioned.

Miroku shook his head. "You don't lie very well, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha smirked. "You're not much of a saint yourself, monk."

"We are not speaking of me, now are we?" Miroku stated. "You're angered and embittered because you failed to protect Kagome-sama."

"Stupid wench doesn't let me." Inuyasha grumbled. "And look what it got her."

"Again, I will tell you that she didn't know she would die. And for that matter, we cannot truly be positive that she did die." Miroku pointed out. "Did you ever find her body?"

Having caught Inuyasha's attention, Miroku smirked as the hanyou leaned forward a gaze of pure unaldultered interest. "What you are you getting at, Miroku?"

With a wave of his hand, Miroku began with his explanation. "Naraku is not dead yet, Inuyasha, and we never did discover his………."

Inuyasha stood suddenly, causing Miroku to lean farther away. "What do you mean Naraku's not dead? Kagome hit him directly in the forehead, you idgit!"

"Because, when Naraku is killed, my wind tunnel shall disappear. It's still housed within my palm." Miroku explained calmly. "Therefore, there is a strong chance that Kagome-sama is also alive. I have a feeling that if we can find Naraku, then we will be able to stumble across her, as well."

Not waiting for anymore conversation from the monk, Inuyasha stormed out of Kaede's hut. Naraku was still alive; if Kagome did die, then she died in vain. Heated anger began to flow through Inuyasha's body, threatening once more to deliver him into to carnivorous solitude of his demon form. Thankfully tetsusaiga still remained steadfast against his hip, so nothing came of his burning rage. But if Naraku was still alive, and Kagome was also, where were their bodies?

Had Naraku done something desperate at the final moment that drew away both Kagome and himself from the battle? The images that melded in with the memories, bleeding into his subconscious, made Inuyasha cringe. Surely Naraku wouldn't become that desperate that he'd take the risks that Inuyasha was imagining.

And if he had……… well, Inuyasha would have his head, one way or another. It wouldn't be a pretty sight when the two finally met up again. Naraku had already taken something important to him away; if he had done it again, Naraku was dead on his feet, and living simply to feel the breath of another day.

Fisting his hands together once more, Inuyasha took to counting backward from ten in his head. Kagome had always said that would help him control his anger, he remembered bitterly. When she had made that statement, Inuyasha had gone off the hook, shooting curses left and right and complaining about 'obnoxious little future girls'. And, he remembered with a rueful smile, had had been eating delectable morsels of dirt the next instant.

Realizing he was once again thinking about Kagome, the small ears upon his head began to droop along with his expression. It drove him insane with how much he had been thinking of Kagome, and what manifested with his fury was the fact that he was feeling upset over her. That always proved to be the worst part of his relationship with her; he was constantly sour around her, but lost without her. He'd never been forced to depend on anyone before, and as much as he hated to admit it, he had come to rely upon Kagome for his strength.

Ever since the fight with Naraku, Inuyasha couldn't even force tetsusaiga to transform.

It was all so puzzling. Finally finding a nice patch of grass to sit in, Inuyasha plopped himself down in the usual cross-legged position, his hands cowering inside the sleeves of his haori. The scowl he wore most of the time again took its infamous presence upon his face, masking the thoughtfulness that he was truly experiencing.

But……… what was that instant itchy feeling on his neck?

A small, mischievous grin played over his face, and in the next instant, his palm was flat against his neck, housing within it the end of the itch. Pulling his hand away from his neck to stare at the contents harbored within it, the usual Inuyasha scowl came once more to his face.

"What do you want, Myouga? It took you long enough to turn up after the fight with Naraku." Inuyasha complained. "I take it that we're safe now?"

"My lord, how could you think that? I was not cowering away! I was trying to figure out about the mysterious disappearance of Kagome-sama!"

Upon hearing her name once more, Inuyasha growled. "Don't you think of anything else besides Kagome?"

"My lord, may I say that your blood was exceptionally delicious today?" Myouga stated, standing as tall as he could upon Inuyasha's palm.

Rolling his eyes and taking his vassel within his thumb and forefinger, he began his rigorous squeezing, watching with amusement as Myouga's eyes bugged out away from his skull. "Well, apparently you know something about Kagome that I don't. So what do you know?"

"Well, my lord, if you would stop squishing me long enough to hear what I have to say…….." Myouga responded, straighting himself as Inuyasha deposited him into the grass on the ground. "Now, as I was saying, I was searching into the disappearance of Kagome-sama."

"And? Get to the point."

"I found her."

Author's Note: I know, I know, that's such a bad place to leave off but I'm hoping it will make the next chapter come around a bit quicker. Don't fear to leave me death threats……… I heart them! So……….. until next chapter!

But first, since I'm behind on my chapter, I'll do something I haven't done in ages……….. REVIEW RESPONSES!

Swimchick1614: HEY! My first reviewer to this story! Thanks! I don't know what I'm gonna have be wrong with Kagome yet, but I'm formulating my plan.

Sarcasm Girl 8: LOL! I'm glad you like the story so far. I do write a lot……… which is why it's taking me so long to update. I plan to write much larger chapters to this, but you know how it is……

Rhapsody07: MY LAURA: huggles you : LOL! I don't know where Kagome is just yet. I will figure it out, though. I'll write you a letter soon, girlie!

BlackTwilight: Hmm…. When did I write this? Look at the publish date! I don't know………. I just wrote these stories. I'm so behind………. Lol! No worries for not reading fiction lately. I'm not either. Sess/Kag fics are okay, but this is an INUYASHA AND KAGOME story. LOL. Maybe I can somewhat use your idea, though. Perhaps. We shall see. You've helped me in the past!

Ccs-lover-cg: I'm sorry it was so confusing last chapter. I really did try to keep it unconfusing, but I'm pretty sure it will all work out in the end!

Peridot: Aww……… you've read my RK works? I think you've reviewed to them a few times. Aww man, everyone loves 'Coming of the Dawn/Silhouttes of Shadows'. I can barely work on the latter. I've had writers block throughout that whole story. But I'm glad you like the stories! You heart Inu/Kag fics too? Yay! LOL! I don't think Kagome is dead, so no reason to hate me!

Moon Madien of Time: LOL. I'm still not sure if she's dead. We shall see, now won't we?

Jupiter's Light: Well……… is this soon enough?

CB-san: Wow! Long time no see! LOL, you're review wasn't all that short, you know! But I'm glad you like this story too! Yes, this is a very mysterious little story, huh? I hope it still ends up working out good and right. I'm watching Inuyasha at the same time I'd doing this.

Kenshin's Demon: LOL, thanks SO MUCH for the comment. I'm sure I'm not one of the best authors out there, but I'm so glad you think so! Warms my heart! LONG TIME NO TALK! Wow! Look at how many reviewers I have from my other stories on here! YAY!

Ultima: Thanks for leaving me your e-mail, but I can't really write e-mails off the bat! I can't! I've been so busy. If you mail, me, though, I will be positive to respond! I'm glad you like this so far, though! Makes me so happy!

Hanyou-mikogirl: I think things were a little clearer in this chapter! LOL! I hope so, at least. I like to make Inuyasha think, but he's hard to write, even though in all truth his character isn't all that different from some others I've written. LOL! I'm glad you like how he's thinking.

Thavnchick: Well, here's your next chapter!

Lynns: I'm glad you like this so much! I hope you keep reading!

CoolCat10988: LOL! It's okay, don't worry about being offline and not reading. I understand! Glad you like!

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Crystal Renee