Disclaimer: Therapy is SO not helping me. So evn though I don't I'll PRETEND that Inu-kun belongs to me…yhaha…hahahahhaha…. ok im done

HIII! Did yall miss me…no…. well alright…it's the story u missed I guess. Oh well here's the long awaited chapter.

Now more determined than ever to get rid of the scar, Kagome trudged along with the group.

"Kagome, are you sure you should be up?" Sango fell back and walked along beside her friend.

"I have to be up if I'm gonna go kill Naraku." Kagome growled looking straight ahead.

"I'm sorry."

"No, I'm not mad at you. I'm angry at myself for letting this happen to me."

"You and me both." InuYasha scoffed silently.

Sango sighed. "Still, Kagome, Kirara would have no problem carrying you—." Sango glanced up at the injured neko youkai on top of Shippo's head. Kirara had breathed in too much miasma and wouldn't transform.

"—if she wasn't poisoned she would have no problem." Sango recovered quickly.

Kagome nodded in gratitude. "Thank you Sango, I'm grateful. But…like I told InuYasha: If I'm going ta fight Naraku then I have to build up my strength."

"You're going to fight!" Sango could hardly believe it. "InuYasha, you're going to let her fight?" Sango's voice was high and squeaky. InuYasha didn't answer her.

"Hello! Kohaku said that Naraku was going to kill her. And Kagome has no control over herself—!" Miroku and InuYasha tuned Sango out while Kagome walked along side her sighing.

"I think Kagome can handle herself, right Kirara?" Shippo glanced up at the neko. She meowed weakly.

"Poor Kirara. Next time we reach a village we should find some kind of antidote for her. Maybe we can find something for Kagome's pain in her shoulder." Sango observed.

InuYasha had had enough and exploded. "What's the deal Sango? I never see you talk this much and now here you are and you won't shut up!"

Sango growled. "What!"

Kagome sighed deeply. Kikyou. She thought quietly. That memory of her and Kikyou being stuck in that cave together came back to her.

Flashback

"Don't worry. We're going to get out of here; I promise."

"With one jewel shard, I'm free of Naraku."

"Huh?" Kikyou had changed the subject so quick that it threw Kagome off track.

"I'm free of Naraku not only because of that human heart but I have a jewel shard that keeps him away from me."

Kagome thought about this and realized it made a lot of sense.

End of Flash Back

If that's true…then I'm safe from Naraku. Kagome thought about this with her head down. She came back into the present when InuYasha stopped her from walking any farther. "What—?"

The ground came to an end and veered straight down a steep and sharp looking cliff. The only way to get across was a beat up old rope bridge. It creaked when the wind blew it lightly from left to right.

Miroku shook his head. "No, this isn't safe. WE have to go around."

Kagome, who refused to give up, stepped forward.

"Kagome, stay back." Sango warned. Miroku shot her an annoyed look. "InuYasha is right, you are talking too much."

Kagome put one foot on the bridge and creaked loudly under her weight. One part side of the bridge, the rope was coming untangled and looked like it was about to snap. Kagome gripped the good rope tightly and put another foot on the bridge.

"Kagome! That bridge isn't gonna hold you!" InuYasha yelled at her.

Kagome didn't look back. "I can make it." She said more to herself than the others.

"But, Kagome—." InuYasha protested. Sango started to follow her but she stopped. I would follow her…but the Hiraikotsu would probably be too much weight.

The boards creaked loudly over Kagome's weight and the wind blew it back and forth. Kagome put used her free hand to hold her skirt down and kept on walking. Sango and Miroku watched unmoving while InuYasha twitched with every creak from the boards.

One false move and I'm done for. Kagome peered down at what waited for her if she messed up. It was a long way down but a loud sound that sounded like a river. Kagome glanced behind her. It was too late to turn back now. And even if she did, she wouldn't make it…

So here I go

I'll dive right in

Break through the waves

Straight to the ocean floor

And although my hands are shaking

I lie perfectly still

Cause I'm determined to let myself sink down

And I know I'm buried too far down

To feel the warmth from the sun again

(Story of the Year; Dive Right In)

Yami Kagome: Well, I hope everyone is happy. Sorry it took so long. O well…here it is…I really hope ur happy! Read and REVIEW PLZ! ARIGATO AND JA NE!