A/N: Hey all! I'm sorry this took awhile to update. The server or something was down and then I had a science lab due so I couldn't update. Also, thank god for Turkey Day! The one day I actually have an excuse to stuff myself! Now, on with the story!

Chapter 9

A tall man leaned back in his chair with a file on top of his desk that remained unopened. He tapped his finger thoughtfully on the armrest on his chair.

A knock sounded at the door to his office. "Come in. Kagura? Do you have it?"

A woman walked into the room. Her startlingly red eyes accentuated her plain face. Her black hair was put up in a bun on top of her head, with two feathers sticking out of it. She bowed before the man and placed another file on his desk.

"He has done it, my Lord. All is in place." The man took this file and flipped through it. He smiled.

"Good. Very good! Kagura, I must admit, you have redeemed yourself quite well. I see all that training has not gone to waste like I thought," he chuckled. Kagura drew herself up, silently hating the man for his aspersion.

Kagura bowed again. "Thank you, my Lord." She turned to leave when he stopped her. Kagura faced him once again.

"The girl, Sango," he picked up the first file. "She is on her way?"

Kagura nodded. "Yes, she should be arriving within the week. Should I make arrangements for her companions? They would be most surprised to be met with hospitality at first, making them doubt her. Naraku?"

The man looked up at Kagura. "How many times have I told you to not use my name?" His rage shown only by the clenched fist around the pencil he held.

"I am sorry, my Lord. I forgot. It will not happen again!" Kagura's eyes were wide and fearful. She bowed low and prayed that he would not be too harsh with her.

Naraku stood up slowly. He walked around his desk saying, "No. I think hospitality would be more than they deserve. Leave them for Koga and his tribe to take care of. If they fail, you will be in charge of delaying them from rescuing Sango. Understood?"

Kagura nodded and left. Naraku sighed. "Kanna. Come in here."

The door opened once more and a little girl came in. Her white hair falling to the middle of her back held up by a single white flower. The mirror she held had and image of Naraku in it.

Naraku knelt in front of Kanna. "Show me Sango and her companions."

The mirror swirled blue and cleared to reveal a campsite in the middle of the woods. A hanyou was carefully laying down an unconscious girl by the fire. Another girl ran around the camp searching through a huge yellow bag for supplies.

Naraku smiled. "Good, Miroku. I am glad you have changed your mind. I was hoping you would poison Sango. She will never trust you again!" Naraku laughed.

"Careful! InuYasha put her down gently! Watch out!" Kagome hovered over InuYasha's shoulder as he tried to put Sango down on the blanket Kagome laid out.

"Kagome! I am going to drop her if you don't suddup!" InuYasha growled at her. He successfully laid Sango down and immediately was pushed away by Kagome.

"Your welcome!" InuYasha grumbled as Kagome worked over Sango. After finding the girls in the forest, InuYasha hadn't left their side. Miroku, however, was nowhere in sight.

"InuYasha, go to the stream and fill this bucket with water. Hurry!" Kagome fished through her monstrous backpack.

InuYasha ran through the woods to fill the bucket at the stream. On his way back, he stumbled across a bag on some sort on the forest floor. He picked it up and read the label. He gasped and stuffed it into his pocket before running back to camp.

He placed the water down by Kagome and knelt down across from her. "How is she? Do you know what happened yet?"

Kagome shook her head. "We were just walking through the woods and she just suddenly grabbed her stomach and collapsed."

InuYasha stuck the bag under her nose. "Would this explain anything?" Kagome took the bag and read the label.

"What the . . . fertilizer? Where did you find this?" Kagome quickly scanned over the directions and warnings.

"I found it by the stream. Also," InuYasha looked away. He didn't want to admit what he thought.

Kagome gasped. "She must have gotten this into her system somehow. Who would want to poison her? We aren't even near Naraku yet! He wouldn't have his men out this far!"

InuYasha growled. "He had a man with us from the beginning. Miroku's scent is all over that bag. There is no doubt that it belongs to him."

Kagome looked up at InuYasha. She mouthed the word, 'no' as she slowly put the bag on the ground next to her.

They looked down at Sango, still unconscious on the ground. InuYasha heard rustling in the bushes next to camp. He glanced over to see what it was.

He growled suddenly and leapt at the bushes. He came out dragging a struggling Miroku in his wake. InuYasha threw Miroku down next to Sango and sat on him.

"InuYasha! Get off!" Miroku squirmed trying to move the heavy boy off his chest.

InuYasha got down close to Miroku's face. "Tell me. Why did you poison Sango? Why does that bag smell like you? Why?"

Miroku stopped struggling and looked at Sango. "I didn't want to. He made me do it. I didn't want to, I swear."

"I thought we knew you Miroku. How could you?" Kagome whispered. She closed her eyes against the tears that InuYasha could smell coming.

"I'm sorry." InuYasha got off him and sat down next to Kagome. She leaned into his shoulder and cried.

"Pathetic. Really pathetic! I expected more from the people who befriended the great and terrible Sango!" a voice taunted from the forest.

"Who's there?" InuYasha growled. "Show yourself!"

A wolf demon strode out of the forest with other wolves emerging from the forest.

The wolf demon smiled. "Yo! I'm Koga. You would be?"

A/N: I stopping here because I want a cliffy. I know, I know! To keep you in suspense isn't very nice, but suck it up! Don't worry, Sango won't be unconscious for very long! (Or will she?) Muahahahaha! ::cough::cough:: Right then.

P.S. Thanks to all reviewers! It makes me feel warm and fuzzy when people review with nice fluff!