A/N: It's been a while. Well, my semester is almost over, so you don't have to worry! I'll update more once it is.

Disclaimer: How many times do we go through this? I don't own! Ok?? I don't own "Is It Real?" from CB either!

The Black Bridge

Perfect Life, Normal Days, Cracked to the Point of Death

"Figurines that fall like leaves the disappear, keep calling

Is it real?  Is it real?

Dark machines that wheeze and breathe then mock the air, appalling

What is real?  What is real?

This world can really be too much

I can't take another day

I guess that I've just had enough

My minds slipping far away

I'm falling out of touch

Could someone please explain?

Set my mind for open sky, but couldn't fly, so sadly

What am I?  What am I?

Sullen eyes shed teardrop lies then criticize, now laughing

What is real?  What is real?

It's really all become too much

I'm not sure what I should feel

I guess I've finally had enough

I don't know if this is real

I'm crashing in and out of touch

Can anyone please explain?"

"Kagome-chan…my Kagome-chan." The mother wept at the threshold of the screen to her daughter's room.

"Where is my Kagome-chan? Where are you my little Kagome-chan? You, the one who played at my feet? Where are you? My little girl. My only girl."

Ippei watched as Kayura cried. He felt as though he could do nothing. He was crying so hard on the inside, he wished someone could help him through. If he even tried to calm his wife, he would break down just like her…

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"Da daaaaa, da da da da, da daaahhhahaaa, da da da daaa" Kagome sung herself a mindless tune. She knew her parents would be worried. She had been gone for 2 days. She was still scared about the men from before and she hoped it wouldn't happen again.

"Little girls shouldn't be out on their own late at night." Kagome turned slowly toward the voice. The man from the night before was standing there.

"I…you…LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kagome screamed out and ran down the mountain. Unfortunately, the mountain was steep. Tripping over her kimono, she began to roll down the slope. Screaming out, hoping anyone would hear and save her, she rolled faster and faster.

"No one is around for miles. Only the shrine at the top of this yama and the house at the bottom. Nothing else for miles and miles." The man had almost caught up with her.

Kagome couldn't reply. She finally stopped rolling after she rolled off a huge rock, the small gully below it. She usually stepped over it, but now, she was stuck in it. Her left leg and her right arm were broken. Her right ankle twisted. All of the fingers on her left hand jammed or broken. Her face was horribly scarred. Tears began to roll down her face from the pain. She could feel at least 2 of her ribs cracked. Kagome had hit so many rocks, the last one hadn't mattered. Her body was so cracked already, all it did was add to the pain.

"Poor dear down in the gully. I'll pull you out eventually. But, you know who was there that night. I can tell you recognize me. Maybe I should take something more important from you. It'd be better to let your wounds heal first though." The man. He…had survived. This man, with the long black hair. She could see pure evil in his eyes. The other man hadn't killed him. Unless, this man was…something else. A ghost, a demon, or an evil spirit.

"Who are you?" Kagome asked in a timid voice. He looked totally ruthless. She hoped someone had heard her and was coming. She kept silently praying for someone, anyone.

"My name. You may call me…Naraku." The man smirked at her. She shrunk away from him even more.

"Well, Naraku. I have my own powers! You cannot hurt me!" Kagome hoped even harder. There was nothing to back her boasts. Her little bit of miko power was enough to kill a dragonfly at most. She couldn't use a weapon, even if she had one.

"Idle boasts. I know your supposed 'powers.' Not enough to even control my mind. You are hurt so badly you could never use a weapon. Not even the earth you lay in. You can't even stand up, or lift a finger at your present state." He was right. She could do nothing. She felt herself losing consciousness. She wouldn't last more than two more minutes at most.

"Please…someone…anyone…" Her whispered prayer on the wind.

At the exact moment, she passed out.

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A light. Warmth. Wonderful warmth. Light.

Kagome's body still hurt horribly. She felt she was going to pass out again, but she remembered Naraku.

"Na…ra…ku" Her lips were dry. She felt that her wounds had been wrapped and herbs applied.

"So, are you awake?" A voice. A kind voice. She couldn't place it at first. Opening her eyes slowly, she saw Kuro.

"You're…here. You're really here. I thought you were gone. Haru has almost gone." Kagome said slowly.

"It is still Haru. I'm here now." Kuro gave her a light smile.

"Did you save me? Heal me?" Kagome asked.

"Hai. I did." Kuro said, looking out in the distance. Kagome noticed that they were in a very small house. She looked around. It was plain and simple. A bowl and an idle pair of chopsticks lay on top of it. A pot of what smelled like some kind of noodles, lay near the fire.

"Ari… ga…tou." Kagome stuttered out.

"Do not thank me. Save energy and sleep. You feel the pain when you are awake." Kuro held no emotion in his voice.

"Alright. I'll sleep." Kagome closed her eyes and let herself float away…

A/N: Ok, chapter done. Chapter done.

Please review! I would very much appreciate it!

~~~Y.L.S.

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