CloserThanFate: hello alls! Sorry I haven't updated sooner but we started trigonometry . . .goodie . . . . Well here's the next chapter . . . .

Disclaimer: I don't own InuYasha? What's happening to this world!?

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InuYasha reached the spot where he had heard Kagome. What he saw horrified him. There, lying on the ground, was . . ..

Miroku stopped in a clearing. He sensed much dark energy from this spot. This was also the place where he had thought Sango to be. However, he found Kirara badly injured with a bit of black cloth in her mouth instead. Kirara growled quietly when he neared.

"Kirara?" he said cautiously, taking a few steps nearer. Kirara growled again and jumped up. A mad gleam rested in her eyes, all intelligence was gone. He jumped a few meters away ((I hate the standard system of measurement!)) from her. The tidbit of cloth still hung from her mouth. Kirara leapt into the air and attempted to claw Miroku. No contact formed and she tried again, from a different angle. A look of sorrow crossed her eyes. Miroku knew what had to be done, but how could he. Would Sango ever forgive him? 'That is, if she's still alive. . ' He though. Mentally, he kicked himself for thinking such things but it could not be helped. He removed a few scrolls from his robe. When Kirara next attacked, he threw them onto her forehead and brought his staff down. A roar of pain echoed through the area. Kirara, already haven been hurt, went down quickly. He walked over to his fallen comrade and knelt down next to her. She growled again but did not move. He placed a calming hand on her forehead and prayed for her as she slipped away. When the last bit of life was drained, Miroku took the cloth from her mouth. It was almost poisonous to the touch. "Naraku. . " he growled, tossing the cloth aside. Then he went to the duty of burying and praying for her.

Kagome lay there, bleeding everywhere. There was already a good

((Talk about ironic . . .)) sized amount of blood underneath her. InuYasha ran up to her.

"Kagome?" he asked, at a loss for anything better to say. Kagome didn't respond any. She was deathly pale and cool to the touch. He was scarred to move her, scared of what could happen to her, scared of. . The last thing he said to her. He could never forgive himself if he could never make up with her. Seeing nothing else to do, he sat down next to her and held her hand protectively. Thoughts whipped through his mind, 'could he get Sesshoumaru to heal her?' it was laughable, had it not been such a morbid situation.

Kagome felt herself floating, but she couldn't see anything. 'Where am I?' she thought, trying to look around. Noone answered. She could scarcely sense some near her but she couldn't tell who or anything. Out of the blue, Kagome say herself floating in darkness. She felt something warm and liquid run down her face. But when she raised her hand to see what it was, nothing was there.

"Kagome . . ."

She heard someone say her name. But who? Their voice was shaky and sounded panicked.

"Oh Kami, Kagome . . . " they said again. She recognized the voice from somewhere. "Kagome . . . anata dekinai iku . . . watashi . . . watashi ai anata . . ." .Kagome felt herself. loseing conciousness and blacked out soon after.

CloserThanFate: and that's a wrap. Don't worry; I plan to make the next chapter longer . . . but I'm at a lack of ideas at the moment. Oh, and the first 2 to review this chapter and tell me what "Kagome . . . anata dekinai iku . . . watashi . . . watashi ai anata. . . " Means, besides her name, will get put into the story! I'll give the winner(s) names out on the next chapter along with the translation!