A/N: Well I'm back for another chapter guys, man I spent most of this Sunday eating chocolate. I know I heard it too; the horrified gasp of girls everywhere who refuse to eat the highly seductive candy, but why? To impress guy's maybe, so thanks, but then no guy wants some anorexic girl. No one wants to date a twig, so go out and eat a burger or something…If you're offended by what I have just said, then I was joking. If not, then I wasn't. I'm just messing around with you, enjoy the next chapter and PLEASE review. My last two chapters have only given me a single review for each! I'm beginning to think that nobody is reading this anymore. So please reinforce me by letting me know what you think of my story. Oh, and don't flame me for my author's note you just read, it was made on the sole purpose of making you laugh and lightening the mood up a bit before I start, so enjoy my next chapter!

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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except for Techbu, and if I see any of you guys using him without my permission you are so sued.

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Chapter 4

Kagome awoke from her slumber and thusly glanced down at her watch to see what point in the day it was. 4:00, that gave her more than enough time to take a bath and put on a pair of clean clothes, she thought to herself as she rubbed away at the sleep that was so evident in her eyes.

She got up and walked into her own personal bathroom only to find the one thing that she never expected. An actual working shower! But how did such a thing exist in this time period? Wasn't she still in the feudal age? Perhaps he has the power to shift from realm to realm on his own; it would certainly explain a lot. Either way, she decided to give it a rest and get ready for dinner. (I know what you guys are thinking right now, perverts!)

She undressed and hopped into the shower, the warm water felt so soothing against her grimy hair. She stood there rinsing off while thinking about what was to become of her. Techbu wouldn't go to all that trouble kidnapping her for nothing, there had to be a bigger picture that she wasn't seeing. She walked over to her closet and decided on wearing just a plain pair of blue jeans and a white t-shirt. It wasn't like Kagome was out to impress anyone anyway.

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Inuyasha and Sango had made it to Miroku's village in no time, unfortunately they had been bickering for the last half hour trying to figure out who would go in and get him. Even though she was reluctant Sango eventually gave in to Inuyasha's demands. She hesitantly walked up the stairs leading to one of the many rooms of the castle; she was just about to open the sliding doors when they were knocked down by some woman screaming her head off. Sango just sighed, "Same old Miroku" She mumbled to herself as she walked in. Miroku was sitting in one of the corners with his eyes closed and a huge smirk on his face; he seemed very content at the moment. She looked him over, noticing that he hadn't aged a bit and was as youthful as the day she had left him; he was even wearing that same robe.

Sango cleared her throat loudly as to announce her presence to the monk. He sighed and opened his eyes to find the one woman that he had ever truly loved. A wide smile crossed his mouth as he stood up and greeted her. Sango of course didn't leave her guard down, as she didn't feel like getting groped again. "It's been far too long Sango" He started out trying to make small talk to ease her a bit. "So what brings you here?" A sick perverted smile crossed his face as he spoke.

Sango of course just sighed as she explained the whole situation to him. "So will you help us or not?"

Miroku grinned, "Of course, I would never miss an opportunity to be by your side." He noticed that she was letting her guard down a bit. "I remember how close you and Kagome used to be. It just sickens me how someone could have down this to her, do not worry, we will find her." With that said Sango's guard had been dropped completely, and Miroku prepared to make his move. "I will always be with you." He was able to keep his voice even and calm as his hand slowly left his side and squeezed her ass.

"You never learn do you!?" Miroku received a series of ferocious slaps to the face as Sango unleashed her rage. "Lecher!" Could be heard for miles as she stepped out of the hut to join up with Inuyasha again.

The monk was able to squeak out one thing while his burning red face healed itself. "It was worth it."

So after they had packed up silently Inuyasha and Miroku struck up a conversation about their new enemy. "So do you know anything about this Techbu character?"

Miroku seemed very grim. "Indeed I do Inuyasha, I had heard about him over a year ago, though I had hoped it was just a myth. His history runs deep; you must understand that there was a great war long ago between your youkai and his youkan. This bloody battle raged for years until the youkai finally banished the youkan to another dimension. But somehow Techbu has escaped, I don't know how he did it just yet."

Inuyasha had grown pretty confused by now. "Wait a minute monk, why the hell didn't I ever hear about this war? And what does his returning have to do with Kagome?"

Miroku meditated on this for a bit before Inuyasha bashed him on the head as he grew overly impatient. "It is said that when the dagger of the Four Suns pierces the heart of a pure miko, his kind will be released from their prisons to rule over all the lands. And as for your other question, maybe you're just slow?"

Miroku was greeted by yet another hit to the head, this one was hard enough to form a lump. "What do you mean by pure?"

He sighed; Inuyasha could be so slow sometimes. "Pure as in virgin!" Miroku could see his half-demon friend blush, which was rare for someone like him.

After he had recovered they walked in silence for a while, each of them pondering over their own thoughts. Eventually it him, "Miroku, Techbu will need that dagger, now where can we find it!?"

He thought for a long time, unfortunately his mind drew a blank. "It was said that the dagger had vanished years ago. No one has yet to find it."

Inuyasha felt his heart sink; there was no hope in ever seeing Kagome again unless he could figure out how to get his hands on that dagger. As night approached they set up camp, and as hard as the three of them tried to stay optimistic it wasn't helping. Inuyasha had left to perch himself on a nearby tree to be alone with his thoughts, which left Sango and Miroku to talk and reminisce about old times together, and what they had been up to all this time.

A tear could be seen escaping from the corner of Inuyasha's eye; he knew that the odds of him ever seeing Kagome alive again were slim. But he couldn't give up hope that easily, he wouldn't. Slowly, he drifted off to sleep where his subconscious mind took over, and he started to dream.

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A/N: Well, what did you think? I winged a lot of that chapter trying to deepen the plot a bit. I think I did a relatively good job of it too, because it will only get worse as the next few chapters are hammered out. So prepared to become confused! But if you want to know what happens next and not leave you on this cliffhanger for too long then you better review right now! Do it now! Expect the next chapter within the next three days or so. Oh, and if you were wondering how Miroku knew about all this stuff, well he's a monk, so piece it together.