Kidnapped : Yutamiki's Heartbreak

Yutamiki sighed as Miroku and Sango walked into the hut, immediately running to the baby sleeping with Ryoko. She smiled as kisses and hugs suffocated the baby, and Kaede looked relieved. Miroku sat next to InuYasha, and Sango Kagome as they talked the day away. Shippou sighed as he rushed over to Kagome, hopping onto his lap.

"Ah! Kagome! I've missed you!" He said happily as she hugged him as soon as he flew into her lap.

"I missed you too Shippou. Did you help Granny Kaede?" Shippou nodded proudly as he glanced over to Yutamiki and grimaced.

"She hasn't been the same ever since the incident. She was crying last night, and I stayed up with her. She needs someone right now Kagome." Shippou said. Kagome frowned and bit her lip as she looked at the pale tired girl. She didn't look like she was feeling too well, and she hadn't eaten in a while. Kagome started to sit up as InuYasha sniffed the air and snapped to his feet, picking up Yutamiki and walking out of the hut. He set her down on the ground out of earshot of the hut and they sat on a large nearby rock, and Yutamiki yelped as InuYasha set her on his lap.

"What's wrong?" He said as he wrapped his arms around her waist securely.

"Nothing." She lied.

"Don't tell me that. You wreaky of sickness. What's wrong?" He asked again. She shook her head as he glowered down at her. "Ok, since you won't tell me what's wrong with you, do you want to talk about your father, or your life? It helps to get everything off your chest." She sighed as she laid her head on his chest.

"I just don't understand why Poppa would say that I'm the key to saving the world from itself. That means he would have to kill me. Poppa can't kill me, will he? I'm his daughter…" She coked back a sob as she dug her face deeper in his haori. InuYasha rubbed the small of her back gently as he growled, trying to soothe her. She complied for a while, whimpering as she fought back the whit ehot tears that burned her eyes. He held her like that as she tried to maintain control, be strong. He knew that it was hard for her to hear her father's words, and he knew that it hurt for her. But she needed to be strong, that was the only way she could survive in a world like this, where she gave everyone a chance after they cast her to the side.

"InuYasha, will you let him take me?" InuYasha snarled as he pulled her closer to him. She gasped softly as he set her down on the rock and flexed his claws as a youkai woman walked into the village gates. She smiled evilly as she walked up to InuYasha, only to be greeted by his viscious snarl that almost sent a shiver down her spine.

"Is that how you greet a lady?" She said with disappointment as she poked out her lip and placed her hands on her hips. She played with her long silver hair that danced over her shoulders before she closed her eyes. "What do you want? How dare you cross my territory?"

"Why would I dare fear the stench of a filthy hanyou? I have no reason to be afraid, as far as I am concerned you should be the one that is scared." She opened her eyes and looked at Yutamiki. "That girl. She differs somehow." The youkai smiled as she looked at InuYasha with the one eye opened.

"So, InuYasha is it? I hear you have claimed the miko as your mate. Pitiful, one such as you would know the life that child will have to endure, yet you choose a pathetic human anyway. Pitiful. You are an embarrassment to the Inu-Youkai clans. Not that I care anyway, all of you can kick dirt." She said stubbornly as she took her hands off of her hips and squatted down in the face of a very confused hanyou.

" What are you doing? Didn't you come here to fight?" The youkai laughed loudly as she rolled onto the floor and clutched her stomach hysterically. After she finished, she opened her eyes to see a bewildered InuYasha and Yutamiki and began to laugh a little harder.

"I have no wish to die. Do you not remember me?" InuYasha shook his head as he sniffed the air.

"You smell familiar though." He finally said.

"It's me, Shiori!" She laughed as InuYasha looked stunned for a while and then he smiled.

"Well whaddaya know? You look way different." She smiled and turned around for him. She had on a lavender fuku that blended perfectly with her eyes.

"Yes, I have been living gratefully with my mother ever since you save me from the Hyaki Coumari." InuYasha smiled as he glanced back at Yutamiki.

"Yutamiki, this is Shiori. I saved her when she was little. She's a hanyou like me." She smiled as she waved at Shiori.

"Kagome in the last hut that way." He smiled and waved as she ran off towards the direction he pointed her too as he sat back down on the rock. He bolted back up however as he shoved Yutamiki behind him and growled furiously.

"You dare show your face here?" He growled as Isamu stepped out again, looking bruised and beaten. He grimaced as he scent smack him hard.

"You will give her to me." He said as he raised his hands aboce his head and the ground began to shake beneath them. Suddenly roots sprung out of the ground and InuYasha grabbed Yutamiki and avoided most of them. One grabbed his ankle and dangled him in the air, making him drop Yutamiki. Isamu walked over to her and held his fingers above her forehead, and InuYasha screamed as Yutamiki blacked out and fell into Isamu's arms. Isamu laughed as the roots batted InuYasha over and over again until he was weak and tired, blood dripping from him mouth, chest and back as he dropped him to the ground.

"Thank you for taking good care of her for me." Isamu growled as he disappeared with the blowing of the wind. InuYasha grimaced as he stood up, and used Tetsusaiga as a cane as he limped back to Kaede's hut.

Kagome's eyes snapped open at the gasps of a person entering the hut. Realizing that there were wounds and blood in the air, she sat up to see InuYasha looking badly beaten. He fell to the ground as he fell into unconciousness.

Hours later InuYasha awoke to find himself in Kaede's hut with only Shippou and Shiori. His head was killing him, and he realized that he was shirtless. He looked around for Kagome and began to panic when he realized that she wasn't there. She walked in a little later as the smell of his panic filled the air, whimpering slightly as she took a seat next to him. She used her claw gently to move his bangs out of his eyes as the smell of salt hit him hard in the face. She looked around to see Shippou and Shiori perfectly fine, and realized it was InuYasha. He's crying! She screamed as she whined loudly. His crying caused a pain inside her, a craving as her head began to spin and her inner youkai screamed at her.

"InuYasha, what's wrong?" She said as Shiori dragged Shippou outside. He said nothing at first as silent tears streamed down his face as she fought her boiling blood.

"It's my fault. Yutamiki was kidnapped because I couldn't help her."

"InuYasha, it's not your fault. We just have to save her before they finish the ritual, but in order to do that, they need me." InuYasha opened his eyes and watched as Kagome looked crushed in front of him. Gasping softly as she stared into his golden orbs, she winced at the sandess and vulnerability that shown through them. There was remorse, fear, worry and anguish that he couldn't help her, and there wasn't a thing she could do about it but offer him words of comfort. He continued letting the tears fall down, and she kissed his forehead softly as she whispered soothing words to the best of her ability.

"It's ok InuYasha, she's going to be fine." She whispered as Kaede stepped into the hut, with Myouga on her shoulder.

"There is something we must discuss." She said sadly as Kagome and InuYasha stared at her.


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Hisaki smiled as Yutamiki awoke in the chamber with dead bodies all around her. She glanced around in the darkness, the only light the slight crack in the door which Hisaki just walked through. It's midnight. She thought as she looked at her stinging arms. Her arms were chained up and nailed into the wall, not allowing her any kind of escape. She muffled a scream of absolute horror as the stench of the corpses nearly choked her. Hisaki walked down the steps quickly and grabbed the little girls chin, forcing her to look at her.

"You should be happy. You are going to rid the world of evil that you hate, and I shall live with my Onigumo forever in a realm where time stands still, a vortex t hat you are the key to opening." Yutamiki snarled as she yanked her chin out of Hisaki's grasp.

"I will not help you. I'll kill myself before I let you do anything like that." She said bitterly as Hisaki laughed.

"Foolish little girl. Your just like your father, before he became my humble slave. A pity I had to destroy your family though." She chuckled as fury arose in the young girl eyes. "Have I struck a nerve."

"Burn in hell you demon." Yutamiki spat. "I was never like my father, he was tainted from the beginning. I never want to be like him, not now, not ever." She yelled as tears of fury ran down her face, and a purple aura began to glow around her, heightening Hisaki's interest of the young girl even more.

"So, you hate your father so?"

"He's the reason mother died. It's all his fault, and I could never forgive him." Hisaki chuckled as she laid her finger on Yutamiki's chin, making her look at her even longer. She smiled and sniffed the air as Yutamiki's aura began to become even more tainted.

"Your father had a reason to leave. He practically begged me to rid him of his mind. It was you. You're the reason his heart no longer belongs to him." Yutamiki closed her eyes and cried as Hisaki turned and walked to the door. She looked up and watched as Hisaki out and slammed the door behind her, making the chamber tremble.

Somebody…Help me….


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Kagome's eyes snapped open as she felt the flare of dark energies become stronger with each hour. She sat up and to find out that InuYasha had a strong arm around her waist. She watched as gold orbs focused on her with confusion. She watched as Miroku, Kaede and Sango sat up, eyes staring at each other in the darkness. Kazuyu began crying, and Sango hummed as she picked him up and rocked him in her arms.

"You sensed it too?" Kagome asked noone in particular. Miroku reached for his staff, Kagome her bows and arrows. InuYasha sat up, mostly recovered, and stuck Tetsusaiga in his waist. He watched as Kagome stuck Tetsuyugo in her waist belt, and slowly walk outside. InuYasha, and Miroku followed her, and Kagome sniffed the air.

"We were supposed to get Yutamiki at dawn, but I think it was her. We should head out now." Miroku nodded as Kilala came outside and transformed into her large state. Grunting as he hopped onto Kilala's back, he nodded to InuYasha as he darted off out of the village gates. InuYasha led the way, and Kagome used the branches above them, jumping high up to overlook the area. InuYasha stopped when he realized she stopped and perched on the top of a very large, and old tree. She put her hands on her hips and sniffed the air, wrinkling her nose as she sensed something but couldn't see it.

Is the in Naraku's castle? But I don't see it. Figures. She stared off in the direction where her senses were nagging at her to go in that direction. She hopped on the ground with a thud in front of the irritated InuYasha.

"I think it's that way." She said, pointing to the right. InuYasha wrinkled his nose.

"What makes you so sure?"

"I sense it coming from that way as well. She's the miko InuYasha, I think it's best to trust her spiritual powers over both of your natural ones." InuYasha looked defiant for a while but he placed his hands on his hips, signaling Kagome to lead the way. With a quick smirk, she sprinted off in the direction where her senses led her, being sure to slow down when Kilala or InuYasha needed her too.

Somebody….Help me….She heard it as clear as day. Stopping, she whizzed her head to the left and right, before poking her lip out in confusion. She sniffed the air and moved her ears to and fro before she turned and looked at InuYasha.

"Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?" She knew she wasn't crazy. She heard it, like someone was right in her head.

"What did you hear Kagome?" He repeated.

"Someone, begging for help." She said sadly. Then realization dawned on her before she felt dark energies spark once more. "We have to hurry." Kagome said and started running again.


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Hisaki growled as she watched the three beings running toward her lair in her orb. Hissing as she turned around, she snapped her fingers, watching as Isamu appeared before her.

"Someone is visiting us." She said. Isamu looked confused. "They plan to take back what was never theirs." Isamu stifled a growl and looked at his mistress.

"May I dispose of them?" He asked, careful to let his snarl show, but not enough to upset her. She smiled evilly and shook her head.

"No, I want you to guard Yutamiki's chamber. If they slay Kagura and make it there, I want to sense their blood on your hands do I make myself clear? Should you fail me…" Isamu grimaced.

"I shall not." He cut her off. She nodded her head as he diappeared from in front of her, and rolled her eyes as Naraku stepped into her room.

"Bothersome three, are they not?" He sneered as he looked into her globe. She snapped her fingers and the images diminished, as she turned around and glanced at the intruder.

"Don't you know it's rude to walk into a mistress' room without permission?"

"Your no longer a mistress, and I do recall this being my lair. I have full access to whatever room in this house." He grinned inwardly as her snarl escalated.

"So what do you want?" She said rudely, ignoring the amusement on his face.

"I want to know just how you plan to get the Shikon No Tama from the miko without getting yourself murdered in the process. Then it will be useless." He chuckled as her face began to redden with anger. "You fail to impress me, maybe I should send you back to the pits of hell…."

"I won't return until I have Onigumo and rid the world of evil like you Naraku. I won't go back without him."

"It is a waste of time, but you shall grant me the Shikon No Tama." He sneered as she balled her fist and stared at him, fury in her gaze. " So, you plan to rebirth the world? Hmmm, one such as I wouldn't believe you as evil with inspiration such as that." She closed her eyes and opened them back again as they began to become darker and pulse, sending unnerving chills down Naraku's spine.

"I shall destroy you, and this tainted world. I will rule the new world and slaughter vile demons like you who dare to mock me. Get your fun while you can Naraku." She said, putting an emphasis on his name. " But one day you'll be kissing my claws, begging for mercy." Naraku shook his head as he walked out of the room, noting the shift in her aura as she became angrier. Walking into his room, he sent for Kagura. Minutes later she appeared before him, making her face with her demon fan.

"You called?"

"Yes. I want you to keep a close eye on that Hisaki, and inform me of any changes that she makes. I actually think she might succeed." Kagura couldn't help smiling at the fear in Naraku's voice. She nodded and walked out. Instead of going back to her room, she turned left and bounded downstairs and out of the door, throwing her feather in the air. It was midnight, but she didn't care. She had to return by dawn, and surely she would be unnoticed by the time she returned. Flying off to the Western Lands, she smiled to herself as her hair swam in the wind.


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Sesshomaru grunted as he sat up, and glanced out his window, seeing Kagura floating there knocking on the window softly. He didn't realize he had drifted into a deep sleep, but he walked over and opened it, helping her inside.

"So?"

"Naraku asked me to keep an eye on Hisaki. He's frightened. He's actually scared that she will succeed to rebirth the world and reign supreme as god!" Sesshomaru looked amused but troubled.

"But in order to do that, surely she needs the Shikon No Tama." Kaugra nodded and smiled.

"Yes, but remember who's possession it is in. She won't get it no time soon." Sesshomaru nodded and watched as Kagura fidgeted nervously. "Can you save Kohaku?"

"What do you mean save?" He said, wincing at the bitterness in his tone.

"He wants to be free, and in order to do that, we must pull the shard out of his back."

"He will die."

"And we was hoping you could use Tensaiga." Sesshomaru turned on his heel and walked over to his bed, sitting down on it. Kagura followed and sat down next to him, folding her hands neatly in her lap. He sighed heavily before he looked at her.

"If Tetsaiga refuses to save him…"

"I know, but he wants to try anyway, and he requests to see Rin before anything happens?" Sesshomaru looked stricken for a while.

"My Rin? Why ask me?"

"She's practically your daughter. So he asks permission from you." Sesshomaru fought the urge to break something.

"No. He might break her heart." Kagura tried to hide her amusement.

"Sesshomaru. Be reasonable. He's the heir to the demon exterminator village. I doubt that will happen…"

"What if he doesn't like her like he thinks he does?"

"I assure you. If anything goes wrong, I will take full responsibility." Sesshomaru took on a look his half brother was known for.

"I still don't think it's right…." Kagura laughed as she ran her fingers through his hair. When she realized what she was doing, she quickly snatched her hand back, trying to fight the flush that was stealing her cheeks. She noticed Sesshomaru's face took on a slight shift of color and suppressed a giggle. He winced as she stood up and walked, very quickly, to the window, and raised her leg to climb out when she felt his arm snake around her waist.

"If he hearts her, I'm going to have to kill him." He whispered in a husky voice, pulling her closer to him. She sighed as she let her head fall back and lowered her leg. He growled softly before placing a kiss on her neck, sending shivers down her spine. She sighs softly, turning her head allowing him more access. Instead he turned her around abruptly and stared into her purple glazed over eyes, sending him into a frenzy where his instincts called out to him. She blushed a little as his gaze went deeper, reading her soul and opening doors she never knew was there. She raised on her tippy toes, to her better judgement, and lightly ran her lips over his, smiling as he let out a soft gasp and his back stiffened. She never knew his strong fearless mask held soft welcoming lips. Gazing into his eyes to see the amusement and lust into them, her gaze dropped to his lips. She raised up again, and they touched lightly before Sesshomaru growled and pulled back. She whimpered at the lost of his touch, and watched as Jaken opened the door.

"My Lord, I…" He glared at Kagura. "You! How dare you Disturb Lord Sesshomaru at this time of night-"

"That's enough Jaken." Sesshomaru said coldy, silencing the toad. He quivered but said nothing else as Sesshomaru's gaze went back to Kagura. He said nothing else, only helped her out the window, and watched as she looked at him, hope as well as disappointment in her eyes. She sat on her feather, and watched as his eyes glowed with amusement.

"I expect to resume where we left off." He growled as his cut his eye at the toad demon. "Without any interruptions." She smiled and nodded as she floated away, glancing back to see him closing his window after smiling at her departure.


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Sighing loudly as she stalked absently through the rows of dying flowers, she glanced at them as she felt a tremor flow through her body. "Ah, I see someone is approaching." Sighing as the force came nearer and nearer, she cursed under her breath and hurried back inside the castle.

"It's the miko! She'll try to purify me!" She hissed as she ran into her room, locking her door and running to her orb that glowed with a whitish light. She didn't understand why she feared this young girl so, but she knew she hated the feeling that always came over her whenever she was near. She hated the feeling of fearing for her life, and she never wanted to feel it again. She sat on the corner of her bed, swearing as she shivered with nervousness.

"I have come to ask if you need assistance." Kagura growled. Hisaki glanced up at the demon, amused that the expression on her face clearly told she didn't like her.

"Ah Kagura. I am glad to see you like me enough to want to protect me."

"I'm afraid you wrong." She said smugly. "I only do it because I have to. If it was my decision, I would let the miko hanyou destroy you."

"But Naraku holds you under his control, so whatever he says you have to do. How do you feel knowing that I have control over Naraku?" Hisaki chuckled at the surprised expression that flickered over Kagura's face for only an instant. Shaking her head to ward off the belief, Kaugra opened her fan and hid behind it as she stared at Hisaki with a furious hate it lingered in the air. It was thick, and Hisaki could sense, as well as smell it. She smiled as she stood up and walked over to Kagura gracefully.

"Why do you hate me so? It is not becoming, even for one as ugly as you."

"Ugly am I?" Kagura hissed furiously. She tightened her grip on her fan.

"I understand Naraku sent you here for my commands. I understand that surely InuYasha will slaughter you if you dare fight him." She smiled at the rising of Kagura's anger. "I want you to fight him, and I pray for your demise." Kagura turned on her heels and stomped out of the room, heading outside. She walked outside just as InuYasha, Kagome and the monk entered the gates. They looked surprised to see her, and she lowered her head sadly.

"Kagura…where is Yutamiki?" Miroku asked, breaking the silence. She grimaced.

"She's in the chamber."

"So, Naraku is going to let us take her?" Kaugra grimaced once again and shook her head slowly.

"Then where's the fight?" InuYasha said impatiently as Kagura opened her fan and prepared to attack.

"InuYasha, I want you to strike me. Knock me out, but don't kill me. Make it seem real enough." She muttered for InuYasha's ears. Kagome heard and nodded her head at the hanyou, who looked perplexed.

"I don't get it-"

"Hisaki sent me out here in the hopes that you kill me." She said as she waved her fan, and the wind blades barely missed the three. Miroku hopped to the side as Kagome nocked back her arrow, and released it, watching as it became enveloped in her pink aura and headed for Kagura. Kagura hopped out of the way and waved her fan strongly, sending wind blades towards Kagome. Kagome was too slow to act, and one of them hit her in her shoulder, the other on her waist, knocking Tetsuyugo to the other side of the clearing. She dropped to her knees clinging her wound and watched as InuYasha ran to her.

"No, don't. We have to work with her." She muttered as she stood up, feeling her warm blood seep down her arm and drip onto the floor. She staggered a little bit before she took a step, and fell to her knees again. She looked at the wound and clucked her teeth as she tried to stand again, her hand now covered with her blood. She smiled as she thought of something. In an instant, she began running towards Kagura as she swiped her claws toward her.

"Hijin-Ketsusou!" She screamed, and smirked as the blades lunged towards Kagura, hitting her square in the chest. She knew they weren't enough to hurt Kagura, but Kagura fell to the ground and acted as if she was severly hurt. Kagome smiled as her knees gave out, and she felt the wind blow through her hair as she stared to fall to theground. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact…it never came. Opening her eyes, she found herself in InuYasha's arms. She smiled warmly.

"Keh! You alright wench?" He said softly. She nodded and yelped when he put her on his back and looked at Miroku.

"She needs to rest. Can she ride on Kilala?" Miroku nodded and slid off the feline youkai as InuYasha carefully walked towards her. Being careful not to hurt her, he gently placed her on Kilala's back. He moved the fabric of her shirt a little to glance at her wound.

"It's deep, almost to the bone. Your losing too much blood. I'm going to send you back." He said, ignoring her stubborn expression.

"No, I want to stay and fight."

"No, one blow to your arm and it might never work again. I'm sending you home. And that's final." She sighed in defeat as Kilala roared and turned to leave when they heard chuckling behind them.

"I see you have slayed Kagura. Good work." Hisaki said tightly as she advanced on InuYasha. Kagome growled in warning as Hisaki came too close than she liked. She reached for his face, but stopped short at the sound of Kagome's warning.

"Oh, he has a mate? Too bad, he's kind of cute for a pup, don't you think?" She asked softly as she traced fingers over his jaw. InuYasha commanded his legs to move, but they couldn't. He looked at Hisaki, her eyes glowed red, then returned to normal as she smiled and reached to touch his ears. She paralyzed me! I can't move! He thought nervously as she reached and tweaked his ear. He tried to move, it wasn't appleasing at all, but he couldn't, no matter how hard he tried.

Meanwhile Kagome was becoming angrier and angrier as she watched Hisaki touch her InuYasha. She couldn't believe he wasn't doing anything. She sensed a flare of dark energy when she touched InuYasha, but she ignored it, her anger blinding any reasoning inside of her heart. She bared her fangs as she touched and caressed his face, smiling smugly as she glanced at Kagome. She growled, snarled, and even scoffed as she did everything in her power to make Kagome want to take her head off.

"Get off of him." She growled as she felt a burn flood from her head to the rest of her body, a warm feeling that covered her. She fought against it, knowing what it was. She knew what it was, and realizing she never picked up Tetsuyugo, she began to panic.

"Oh, the wence is becoming jealous?" Hisaki cooed in a baby voice. "Face it. Men are a big responsibility little girl, so why don't you leave this little bundle of joy here for my good loving and go home and play with some dolls?" She smiled as she traced his jaw, his lips, marveling at the beauty of her enemy. Miroku fished around for his ofudas, and he prepared to throw it when Hisaki looked at him, and her eyes glowed.

Miroku gasped as his body froze. Everything stopped working, he couldn't move. It's like everything deifed his commands. He began to panic as he looked at Kagome, noticing how her aura altered once again into aa being that even she feared, the inner part of herself. She was transforming into the beast that fought for control, and Hisaki's plan was to slay her while him and InuYasha watched, unable to do anything. Her eyes returned to their normal color and Hisaki focused on InuYasha, her gaze falling to his lips. She licked her lips, feeling the anger from the miko deep into her chest, loving every moment of it.

She's….Kagome's growl turned into a ferocious bark as Hisaki put her lips on InuYasha's. Kagome saw his ears twitch, but pain no attention to it as everything crumbled, broken into a million pieces in front of her. Pulling back, Hisaki bared her fangs and began closing in on InuYasha's neck, when she saw Kagome running toward her, her eyes a blazing purple with ruby streaks on her face. She ignored the blood running down her arm, and Hisaki jumped out of the way as Kagome swiped at her.

"Well well well. Look what I've done. I'm so scared." She mocked as Kagome began running towards her again. Kagome swiped again, and just before Kagome hit her, she moved out of the way, and slammed her fist into Kagome's temple, sending her flying on the ground. Kagome got up and stumbled as her head began pulsing. Ignoring the pain that lit her head on fire and threatened to explode, she kept lunging at Hisaki, and kept getting up when she was knocked down. InuYasha swore as he watched her get pummeled, wishing her could help her. But still he couldn't move.

"I'm tired of this. This Hisaki is finished with playing." She lunged at Kagome, and dodging her claws, she drove her knees into Kagome stomach and hopped on her as she slid on the ground, using her legs to pin Kagome's arms and legs and had her hand around Kagome's neck. Kagome stared Hisaki in the eyes, blood oozing from every bruise on her beaten body. Fear was no longer an emotion in Kagome's eyes. She had no fear, knows no bounds. Hisaki positioned her fingers between Kagome's eyes, intending to drive them into her forehead, when she felt something pulse inside her, followed by an agonizing pain.

A light shine on Kagome's chest, and once again it pulsed before a light erupted around the two, flashing dangerously as Hisaki's shrieks of agony echoed into the sunrise. Hisaki flew back as Kagome stood up, once again normal. Hisaki cursed and snapped her fingers, disappearing into the wind as Kagome dazed and fell to the ground.


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Kagome awoke in Kaede's hut. She looked around and tried to sit up, wincing as pain hit her head on. She yelped as she fell back down, and InuYasha and Kaede went over to her.

"Ye have awoken." Kaede said before disappearing out of Kagome sight.

"How do you feel?" Kagome growled and barked at InuYasha, making him jump back in surprise as she bared her fangs, warning him to back off. The look of hurt crossed his fingers, and he stood up and walked out of the hut sadly. Kagome continued to growl until she heard the whimpering of Shippou, and she smiled as he sat next to her. Sango crawled over with Kazuyu sleeping in her arms, and the three of them began chatting. Miroku stood up and walked outside to see InuYasha standing there with a blank expression.

"It's not your fault." He said as he stood next to him. InuYasha snorted.

"Tell her that. She'll still hate me." He sighed as he sat on his haunches and whimpered like a puppy, drooping his ears sadly.

"InuYasha, I understand that you couldn't do anything, just as I could. You must talk to Kagome about these things, surely she sensed the flare of power." InuYasha said nothing else as he stared off into the distance.

Maybe, but Kagome will still hate me all the same.