Well gang another chapter for you this one is short. I would like to think everyone for there review it helps me get chapters out faster knowing what people are thinking. I will try to get another chpater out soon, but i am not sure how fast i will get chapters out anymore. Just went back to school and i am not looking forward to the homework and papers but oh will. ANyways enough of my rambling I will let you read now.

Lady K.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the charters from Inuyasha.

Chapter 12: Void

"Hello??" a voice called in the dark. Time truly did seem to stretch out for an eternity.

"Hell… lo" She sank to the ground. She had been in darkness for god knows how long it was maddening. She could feel people or demons for brief moments then they would be gone.

Her world was dark and no noise drifted to her ears, it all seemed surreal. In truth it really was, considering that this was not her conscious mind at work.

"Hmph, another dull quiet lonely day." 'What is the point it said I would never be out of here. It said I would never see the light of day till it was done with me. Gods, what I would give to have someone yell at me, hit me anything at this point, just so I wasn't alone.'

"YOU know you could let me out from time to time, or let me know what day it is. THAT WOULD BE NICE." She craned her neck to hopefully allow her to hear better, but nothing. "Alone again" He breathed out a heavy sigh.

A gentle breeze blew a cross her face, "Your not alone really." The voice was soft and child like. There was a small light on a horizon.

Kagome stood and started slowly making her way towards the warm inviting light. "Uh… Who are you"

"I have no name yet, but you will meet me soon enough."

She allowed herself to be engulfed by the light and she was sitting in underneath the God Tree. She was watching Rin and Shippou run around try to catch Kisho. She laughed when she saw all three tumbled to the ground. Then they ran over to a small basket.

She strained to try and hear what they where saying but she couldn't. Unconsciously she walked towards the children. She collapsed to the ground where they where when they vanished from her sight.

"Wha… Why…?" The words came between sobs.

"Because you where not meant to see just yet what was there. Soon…"

"Are you a youkai?"

"You could say that." The day time forest turned night and she was now standing alone underneath the tree that has bore witness to so much. At the edge of the forest a small figure not bigger than Shippou stood in silhouette.

Kagome couldn't see the figure well but could tell they had long hair and was a child. She longed to see and touch someone, anyone, so she stepped towards it.

"Please stop. You can not see me right now."

"Why"

"You where not meant to. You will see, when fates wheels stop turning."

"Fates wheels, I don't understand." She simply slumped to the ground against the god tree defeated, but at least she had someone to talk to.

"The future is not written in stone. What was to be yesterday may not be today. My fate and yours are intertwined."

"You mean we might not live." Kagome was starting to understand what was going on. If her guess was correct, she understood why she could not see or touch this person.

"Correct" The voice was never anything but cool and collected, "Tell me about the outside, I have never seen it. I have been stuck here as long as I can remember."

Kagome nodded and started telling the child of the outside and her friends and family. She was slightly shocked to see the world around her change to be the world she was remembering, down to the slight breeze, and fragrant smell. She talked for what seemed like hours. She stopped when the small figure stretched and let out a yawn and curled up into a ball, as it seemed to drift off to the world of dreams. The world around her again faded into black.

Again in darkness Kagome sat waiting for her little specter to awaken from its slumber, so that she may see again.

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It was pissed. Not only had it been searching for several days for the wolf Prince Kouga but it had started getting quite ill in the last week.

He was annoyed to no end with this body. Its host soul just didn't know when to back off, and kept fighting him from time to time. The stupid thing in it was starting to make his stomach to flips every five minutes and he was seriously considering finding away to be rid of it.

A familiar twinge of pain in his head reminded him of how small a hold he had on this body when it came to that. She would not let him rid himself of this annoyance. Never in all his life had he ever encountered a human with such a will that could keep up it's fight so long.

He would win out in the end of the power struggle as long as he didn't do anything stupid. She seemed to gain a new strength when it concerned someone she cared for. It was both her weakness and her greatest strength.

He sat at a stream rinsing his mouth out from the nasty taste, thanks to her whelp. He knew that this would go on for a few more weeks though. He signed 'I really have to find a new body.'

Finished finally he/she took to the air sensing for any sign of the wolf. After was felt like hours he finally found what he was looking for. The wolf prince, two of his men and a hand full of wolves, all waking along a small stream.

'Should be easy enough to finish him off and take the blasted shards before he knows what happens.' He wanted for the prick in his mind to tell him if he was going to have to fight two fights but nothing came. He smirked; this would make life so much easier.

He landed up wind of Kouga standing in plan site waiting for him to catch up to him. He knew this wolf had a thing for this human girl, perhaps he could use that.



Kouga saw her standing there. He was slightly taken back by her standing there with no sign of Inuyasha any where. She was wearing a tight black outfit similar to that which resembles the demon exterminator's that she traveled with. Her hair was much lighter, from its normal blackness, and possessed a shine like metal.

Her face was cold and didn't hold any of the warmth that it normally did, even though she was smiling. Her eyes held his, in a frozen gaze. That seemed to match the lines that seemed to signal death.

"Hello, Kouga-kun," She smiled all too sweetly at him, her voice held none of the cheerfulness he had come to love from Kagome.

"Hello, Kagome, where is Dog-face," he looked around and scented the air seeing if he was laying in wait somewhere. That is when he noticed she smelled very different the smell of her purity was gone replaced by one of bitter hatred, yet a odd smell took hold of his nose, one that did not belong to her body, not that the other did. This though seemed to mix in with her natural scent that laid buried underneath it all, it poured from every pore. His eyes widen slightly in realization, contained his shock.

He never heard her answer just merely nodded. Trying hard to control himself and she walked up to and started rubbing on Kouga in the most sensual way, making him ache with need. Ginta and Hakkaku's eyes where wide at what she was doing. They slowly back way from their leader when they heard a low growl and watched Kagome shot them a glance with a wink over Kouga's shoulder.

"WHAT, the hell is going on here?" Kouga yelled with a low growl, "This is not the Kagome I know." He pushed her away roughly, and noticed she smirked at him.

"It would have just been easy seducing you. I guess it was a good thing though seeing as I am not to fond of wolf or dog smells." She stalked towards the three youkai, giving the growling pack an icy glare that sent them running with a yelp. She turned to Kouga and smirked at him. "You could have came out of this alive had you just given in, now, you will more than likely die." She was speaking very matter-of-factly, cracking her knuckles.

Kouga lunged at her, missing her stomach as she turned to round housed him. Both missed and jumped back sizing the other up. Kouga charged again missing her barely as she connected a right cross to his jaw sending Kouga flying into Ginta and Hakkaku.

Kouga stood up letting a furious growl rumble through his chest. Making his two companions jump away from their leader, and earning a chuckle from Kagome.

Again they attacked at each other, Kouga dodge one attack to be hit by another. Even using the shards power he was barely keeping up with her. He jumped back again panting hard, trying to regain his lost breath.

"Who are you?" The words where laced with hate, and came in between gasps.

"The soul of a youkai who has forgotten his name, and will get their revenge thanks to this new body which houses me." She look bored till she decided that she had waited long enough and charged him. "I will take those shards now."

Kouga eyes went wide in horror when he felt he could not move. He glanced at his pack mates and saw them floating in midair frozen just the same as he was. He closed his eyes waiting for the end.

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"WAKE UP!" the voice called in the most urgent tone she had ever heard.

Kagome shot straight up, confusion and worry a cross her face. "What is it? What is wrong?" She looked at the figure that had given some site back to her in this prison of her own body.

"It is going to kill. It will hurt him."

"Him? Who him… Sesshoumaru? Inuyasha??" She was quickly thinking of names trying to figure out who exactly 'he' was. But every time she said a name she was met with a no.

"Kouga-kun!???" The name triggered the world around her to change in front of her she saw Kouga, and two of his pack frozen. Kouga looked he had been through a fight with Inuyasha the way he was cut and battered.

She felt herself starting towards him at incredible speed and realized she had to stopped it now. She closed her eyes and reached out with her scents. She could feel the jaki of 4 demons. She was guessing that one of them was the one the lived in her body.

Kagome reached deep into herself and found the power that had long laid hidden from her. The power she used to save Kisho, she called on it again.

The light pink barrier went up around the trio. Sending the two floating youkai in to an unceremonious heap on top of Kouga. Who was letting lose a string of curses that would make a sailor blush.

Kouga looked at the glowing Kagome. She was holding her head yelling incoherent things. He could see a slight difference between her eyes and the sound of her voice. After a blinding light Kouga could see her form hit the ground, as he stepped towards her.

"Stay back!" She snapped at him. Her silver blue eyes where brimmed with tears, "Please run away Kouga."

"I will not" He bit into her plea.

"You have to. I don't know if I can stopped him next time." Tears ran down her face and she made her way to her feet. "You have to leave Kouga…I… am… not sure… how long I can hold him." She spoke through clenched teeth.

"Kagome I can help.." He took a step towards her, worry filled everyone of his features.

"No, you need to go and find Sesshoumaru… Tell him I am alright and that we still live."

"Sesshoumaru, who the hell is he?" Kouga stepped back slightly when he saw her eyes flicker back to the cold steel Silver color for a second then changed to a blue hue.

"Inuyasha's brother…" She took in a deep breath and looked like she had been punched in the stomach with the way she greedily took in air, "Go…(pant) to the west… (pant) You will find him. NOW LEAVE!! Before I lose control again!"

Kouga reluctantly he grabbed the other two and took off running at top speeds. He looked back to where he left her and saw her pure glow slowly starting to fade from site.

He kept glancing back when he could no longer see any sign of her glow he sped faster towards the west. Normally going to the west meant death but he didn't care at this point. He had to find Inuyasha, and hope his stupid ass would be able to find his brother.

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"MIKO!" The voice rang through her being, "You just cost me those shards."

"I will not let you kill my friends." Her voice was laced with concern, "I will fight you until I can not fight any more."

"That maybe so." He realized his great error in attacking the wolf like he did, "The maybe so, but now I shall pay a visit to an 'old' friend."

"Who?"

"None of your concern wench! Now SLEEP!" There were no thoughts for several minutes. He realized that he had again pushed her back. He signed and pushed up his temporary body.

He stopped when he sensed eyes on him. He reached out with his hand and pulled the intruder from where she hid, with out moving. What he saw was interesting to say the least.

He saw a young demoness. She was thin, and possessed ruby red eyes and lips. Her hair was as dark as the night itself. Her body was adorned with a simple Kimono of light and dark purple and she held a fan in her right hand.

"What do you want?" He spoke in a tone that made her skin crawl. The fact he could hold on to her with out even touching her was almost more frightening than Naraku.

"I have an offer from Naraku" Her voice was laced with fear.

He released the woman from his hold causing her to fall to the ground with a thud. As he/she smirked down at her. "Ok I am listening?"

She pulled from her inner pocket three Shikon shards. "I believe you are looking for these."

The smirk widened into a smile as respect gleamed in his eyes, for a split second. "Now you have my attention."

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A/N: I know i hate cliffhangers to but it seemed the right place to stop.