This shall be dedicated to a cat I know-THIS IS FOR YOU PATCHES!

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE JUST READ FORGOTTEN FRIEND! IF IT SUCKS TELL ME THEN I CAN THROW IT AWAY AND WORK ON ANOTHER STORY. I don't want to waste time on a story that doesn't interest fans.

Inuyasha: What the hell? I hate cats!

Me and kagome: We love them!

Inuyasha: Ew, they are so prissy and arrogant.

Kagome whispers to me: Sound like someone we know!

Inuyasha: I HEARD THAT!

Chapter 6: London Bridge is Falling Down

"You're probably right, Sango," commented Miroku, placing his forefinger upon his chin, thinking. Inuyasha thought with his eyes closed but the opened a slant when he heard Kagome shift. "Hey, Sango, what did you tell him?" asked Kagome standing up and walking over to the group sitting on the floor in deep conversation. "I think the Shikon no Tama has influenced your powers," she said petting Shippo like a cat the entire sentence. "Possibly," thought Kagome out loud, noticing an unwelcome look from Inuyasha. "What?" she asked sitting karate style (sitting on legs with one big toe crossing the other big toe and hands against thighs with back straight.) " I know you are lying," commented Inuyasha slowly. "What!?" shouted Kagome staring at him, mouth agape. "I bet your teamed up with Naraku and making a trap for us. That's how we survived, because you got scared and called Naraku to stop his insane friend. Besides, there is no aura of power on you. You have to be lying," said Inuyasha calmly, with the venom of anger underneath. "Also a possibility," commented Miroku thinking before Sango slapped him. " Kagome would never do such a thing!" shouted Sango and Shippo at once. For a moment they had a glare war, until Sango realized Kagome was quiet.

" I allow myself to trust you after everything and now...you accuse me?" Kagome said as more of a statement than question. He was silent for a minute thinking ' I will not let Naraku use pity to make me blind.' Suddenly Kagome shot up from the ground, standing before saying," Fine, if that is what you wish to believe than stay here. I'm going to find the center of this prison." As she turned to walk away Sango questioned, " But, Kagome...why the center?" "Because, the center is the base. The base holds power. And power is the Shikon no Tama," replied Kagome walking away. Shippo jumped after her saying," Kagome, wait up!" He was followed by Sango. Then, Miroku asked Inuyasha," So, do you want to look for something ourselves, or follow them?"

She could feel his eyes watching her blue and black miko robes as she inspected a map. Of course it had to be in code. When no one was looking at her and instead at the map themselves, she banged her head against the wall. Then it came to her as she read the riddle again:

As easy as it seems

You cannot find my jewel here

Neither here or between

Instead faraway as you see

That the jewel is no more than one

But acts as though it rules

Deep inside it is hungry

Because a jewel cannot be just one

Instead composed of four

Shikon no Tama

Has now become composed of two

Two to rule

Two to remain

Who is she?

Who is he?

Although there should be four

There was always only two

Now one is with me

The other is hidden

" I GOT IT!" shouted Kagome happily. "You did?" asked Sango, mouth agape and surprised as Inuyasha stared in distrust. "See, look at the first paragraph. That means that the jewel itself is not here. Second paragraph talks of how the jewel wished to be free of his grasp and split. I was able to understand when I read the third. The jewel is separated for two souls to rule with Naraku and two souls remain in the jewel. One is the mother, or female soul, and the other soul would be male, father soul. Like Yin and Yang they complete a stable, pure soul. So the jewel is one stable soul and Naraku's jewel is one stable soul. I didn't know hitting your head was so helpful." Sango couldn't believe their luck and smiled as Inuyasha hmphed while Miroku applauded. "So, what now?" asked Sango, waiting. "We wait for him," she said lowly. "Him?" asked the others, including Shippo. "Naraku."

No matter how many demons they destroyed, Naraku didn't appear. Shippo had used his foxfire abilities to the max and lay in Kagome's trembling arms. Inuyasha was bleeding all over the tiles now as they tried to find a way out. Sango had grown weak as well after saving her energy for the previous battles. Miroku leaned on his staff like an old man might a cane. Crow-demons, spider-demons, and poisonous insects seemed to appear everywhere and the prison was a complete maze. Kagome led the pack now and she was feeling weak. 'I'm being a baby, look how much they fought and I haven't,' she told herself pushing forward even as her knees felt like they would buckle underneath. That was when a new demon attacked. The worst so far. A female demon. 'Wait...her outfit...her face...' Kagome thought staring at this woman. She wore similar robes except red and white. Her long hair was tied back and she had an arrow strung in her bow. "Kikyo..." whispered Inuyasha as if dreaming, but everyone heard him except Kikyo.

She stood smirking," I never break promises." Pulling the string back she let go, and the arrow fell true straight into the pack of friends exploding into a chasm of pink coursing with dark purple veins as if poisoned by evil. Standing confidently she smirked and then frowned. A white light appeared underneath her arrow's power, as if in protection. 'Feeble,' she thought until her power was broken through. All the friends were fine except Kagome, she had been thrown to the back wall, slamming painfully. "ANOTHER MIKO!" screamed Kikyo. Her scream woke Inuyasha from his fantasy land and back to reality. The reality Kikyo had shot them and he should be dead. Instead, Kagome had been thrown into a wall and now lay slumped on the floor.

"Kagome!" he shouted running towards her. Kikyo was already aiming another arrow, but this one was stronger and almost burn the bow and arrow with energy when Sango ran to attack followed by a worried Miroku. Kikyo turned her vision to Sango and shot, but missed when Miroku shoved her and himself out of the way. Instead the arrow hit a glass wall. However, after the blow, the power ate at Naraku's wall like acid. Suddenly the wall disappeared and Sango saw the village for the first time. Realizing danger while standing in the building, Kikyo left shouting out to no one in particular, " This is not over. Youkai or hanyou, all demons will go where they belong!" Miroku took Sango and jumped out the hole hoping it was only a few feet down. It was actually seventy feet above ground, unfortunately.

"Sango....." whispered Miroku as she whispered his name, holding on as they neared ground. When the kissed at they last moment a weak, gray light appeared beneath them like a pad, although it still hurt when they landed. They were alive to hear a woman cry out for her men to help the two.

Inuyasha lifted the unconscious Kagome in his arms. Her long hair draped like a funeral veil across her face. For a moment he realized her lips were bright like lipstick, but actually blood had come forth and trailed down her mouth like a hungry vampire's might. Shippo clutched to his back as he jumped. As he jumped the blood on her face flew up hitting his face as well. Then near an old woman dressed in red/white miko robes he landed in front of her. " Hello, Inuyasha, been awhile, huh?" she commented dryly, but in truth she was happy. "Yes," he smiled and his back jerked when Shippo jumped down. Suddenly a blast behind alerted him to the miko power eating at Naraku's prison. The purple-veined pink ate the building like a vortex, but didn't stop there. It began eating the shield and land around when Kagome convulsed. Her eyes opened revealing complete, white eyes, as if someone had taken hers and inside she was made of intense light. Blood poured out her mouth worser now as if she was being shocked. Before Kaede could ask what was happening a white light came around the miko vortex, and suddenly it disappeared followed by healing of the shield and land. Then Kagome's heart skipped a beat and Inuyasha lay her on the ground looking at Kaede. She bent down and raised a hand over Kagome's mouth whispering until a greenish gray fog slid into her mouth and Kagome's heart returned to normal.

The only difference to her peaceful sleep were the blood trails down her chin and blood soaken miko shirt.

Ugh....no more conversations....sleepy...

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