Hello! Sorry again for the length of my last chapter. I would like to thank Frances- who gave me a wonderful review!! And I would also like to thank Kai's Dragon(once again), dolphinfreak, and of course Steph (foggybrains,)you guys have basically reviewed all of my chapters thank you so much! Anyways this chapter is going to be sad just as a warning........ I'm going to leave you in wonder at the start because it fits in really well with what I'm doing. This chapter is going to be longer than my other ones, even if it doesn't seem like it, it is. So I'll let you read the newest chapter I hope you enjoy it!

Kagome was in shock.

The soulless girl stood in front of her, mirror pointed in her direction. She knew what the little girl wanted.

"Kilala go get help."

She put a hand up to pet the cat yokai's head, but found that it wasn't there. She heard a growl and saw Kilala running towards Kanna, teeth bared, ready to rip the girl to shreads.

Kagome's hopes rose really high, but fell just like that they fell tremendously when Kilala was blown back when she tried to get through a barrier that Kanna put up.

The miko felt sorry for the cat yokai at it continued to try to get at Kanna. When she realized that Kilala was on the verge of passing out, she had seen enough.

"Stop it."

The feline obeyed. Kagome walked over and petted her head. It might be the very last time for all she knew. Kagome stood up and whispered into her delicate ears.

"Go now. If you want to help me go find Inuyasha and the others and bring them back here."

The cat yokai nodded her head to show that she understood what Kagome said, and ran off on the wind as fast as she could.

Kagome watched Kilala a few moments more before she turned around again in the direction of Kanna.

The white haired girl just stood there and stared back at Kagome. She made no move and wasn't going to. She didn't need to. The mirror would do all the dirty work for her.

"W-what do you want?" Kagome asked

Kanna didn't answer. She just turned the mirror so Kagome could see herself in it.

Here I am again, helpless, Kagome thought. Why does this always happen to me? I've become way too dependent on Inuyasha. I can do this on my own. I hope.

Kanna's mirror was now completely focused on Kagome.

The miko could feel her powers being sucked into the mirror.

Yeah right. I can never do anything on my own. What was I thinking running off on my own like that?

A pink aura was now glowing off of her.

Oh no she's going to take my soul away! I can't let her do that! Kagome said in her mind. She slowly turned around and tried to get away. She could feel the pull of the mirror fading a little as she ran behind a pile of rubble.

Kagome hugged her knees tightly and began rocking back and forth, trying to calm herself down. There had to be some way to escape.

From Kanna's position she still stood there motionless. Then the unforgettable voice that could only belong to Naraku echoed in her mind.

"Go on Kanna. Go get me her soul. Hurry now."

As he ended his speech, Kanna put one foot in front of the other and slowly walked towards her victim, her hands firmly on her mirror. She could now hear Kagome talking to herself from a pile of rubble. Slowly, quietly, Kanna inched closer, like a cat stalking it's prey.

She was going to sneak attack Kagome, but made one grave mistake. As she was walking closer and closer, Kanna stepped on a twig. It made a loud CRUNCH noise.

From behind the pile of rubble, Kagome lifted her head away from her knees when she heard the noise. She quickly stood up. Much to her luck the pile was taller than she was. Kagome played with her luck and began running away as fast as she could.

Ideas quickly came to Kagome's mind. She had to choose one and figure out how to get away with her life, but in this case her soul.

What am I going to do? She asked herself.

No plan came to mind, if there were any. They were suddenly ripped away when the priestess tripped on a chunk of the castle's foundation, and fell roughly on the ground.

"Ow."

She stood back up and checked herself for any serious injuries.

"It's just a scraped knee."

Kagome looked over her shoulder and saw that Kanna hadn't caught up yet. She took advantage of the time that was left. She took the backpack off and lowered it to the ground. Then she began rummaging around until she found a bandage.

Kagome applied it to her injured knee quickly, then closed her big yellow backpack and swung it back on her back. She checked for Kanna again and continued to run. She went around several chunks of splintered wood and rubble.

Kagome neared a corner on the outside of the castle. She noticed that there was a tree near it.

I can climb it and go on the roof as a hiding spot. She planned.

Kagome picked up her speed and ran towards it. Once she got there she rested he body up against the big trunk. She looked over her shoulder again to check for Kanna, she wasn't following.

"Something's up."

She turned her head back around.

"Eeeeep," was all that escaped Kagome's mouth when she saw the soulless girl standing in front of her.

"N-no!"

She began to back up as Kanna stepped forward.

The back of Kagome's foot hit a root that was sticking out of the ground. She fell down onto the ground hard. The miko tried to get up, but her sleeve was stuck on a razor sharp piece of rubble.

Kanna advanced on her trapped victim. She pointed the mirror towards Kagome. Her face full of fear could be seen in it.

Kagome could feel her soul being torn away from her. In a last attempt to get saved she did the only thing that could come to mind.

The silence of the land was shattered completely when Kagome screamed violently one single word.

"INUYASHA!"

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The day was coming to a slow end. A beautiful sunset fell upon the land. Reds, yellows, and purples of all sorts lined the darkening sky. There were a few clouds forming, thus giving it a magical look.

There was a slight breeze. It gently swept over the leaves and grass, making them look like they were being hypnotized by some unseen object.

The air temperature was cooling off a bit. Every night seemed to get colder. Dew began to form on the grass and sparkled in the remaining light that the sun gave off.

The land was so peaceful. The peace though, was broken quickly as a quick blur of red and silver zipped by. The leaves on the trees shook violently, some even falling off from the speed of the blur.

Inuyasha was running as fast as his legs would let him. He had to find Kagome. She was probably still at the castle in some sort of deep trouble.

I should've gone back after and got her, how could I be so stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid, the hanyou cursed himself in his thoughts and continued on.

The castle was about ten miles away still. Inuyasha knew if he didn't hurry something bad might happen. His instincts assured him of that.

It was getting darker out with every passing minute, but Inuyasha had no problems with any kind of light. He continued on without any troubles.

The forest was getting denser and the trees were now becoming more clustered. There was no more space between them to run, unless you wanted to run dead straight into a tree. And Inuyasha didn't want to do that.

He grunted and jumped up, onto the treetops. This was much easier and he could also have a better view of what would be lying ahead. Another advantage of being up there was that he would be harder to attack by any hidden enemies, he would be much more aware of his attackers too.

The wound Inuyasha had suffered was now almost healed, but it was driving the hanyou crazy, not being able to scratch at the terribly itchy spot.

"Damn you Sesshomaru," he mumbled under his breath. "I should've killed you but Kagome wouldn't approve of it."

The thought of Kagome injured was now permanently burned into his mind. He did not want to see her hurt ever again. He wouldn't let it happen. But what if he had already? The hanyou thought. What if she's lying dead at the castle all because I forgot her!

Inuyasha stopped for a quick second to slap himself for thinking such thoughts. They were horrible. He sniffed the air to tell if any blood had been spilled near by. His nose twitched when he smelt the unforgettable smell of copper.

He looked up and saw something coming straight for him. He quickly drew Tetsusaiga and held it in front of his face.

As whatever it was came closer, Inuyasha put Tetsusaiga back, smiled and sighed with relief that it was some one he knew. Not an enemy.

Kilala, worn out from trying to get at Kanna, was just barely able to reach Inuyasha. Once she had spotted him she had quickened her pace in order to try to save Kagome, if she was still alive.

The hanyou extended a hand and stroked Kilala on the head. He did this several times before he noticed that she was injured.

"What's wrong?"

He checked the cat yokai over and noticed that she was cut on the leg. The injuries, Inuyasha could tell, had to be from a barrier of some sort. There was no other possibility. After he was finished, Inuyasha looked at Kilala with the unmistaken glint of worry in his eyes.

"Where's Kagome?"

Kilala's eyes told it all. She had to have been with the cat yokai and only Kilala returned. Something happened, and by the looks of the feline's condition, it wasn't good at all.

Inuyasha put a hand on Kilala's shoulder.

"Get the others."

That was already the cat yokai's mission and she already knew what to do. She nodded just like she had done with Kagome earlier, and left.

Inuyasha didn't spend any time watching Kilala leave. He now knew that Kagome was in trouble and that sparked some new energy inside his body. He had a better reason to get there faster.

By now the sun had completely set. The colorful sky was gone and replaced with the cloak of night. Between clusters of clouds, small bright stars shone beautifully in their own space. They twinkled every now and then. Some dying, fading away in the never- ending universe.

A huge moon, not quite yet full, was poking out of its hiding spot. Even though it was behind some clouds for the time being, it still gave off a tremendous amount of light.

With all the dew on the grass it made the forest floor, where it was visible, look like a blanket of sparkles had fallen on it.

The night was a calm peaceful one as usual.

Kagome would've liked this, Inuyasha thought.

He was still jumping from treetop to treetop. He was about one mile away from the castle. He knew that because it was now visible in the moonlight.

As he neared the ruins, Inuyasha could sense that something was wrong, he smelt it on the air. He used an extra energy boost to get to the castle.

It stood there with the moonlight revealing it. A massive amount of holes pierced the castle.

It had once stood there proudly, with generous royalty that ruled over the land. They had a village of loyal followers and the two different types of people saw no difference between each other.

The castle had supplied many jobs for the growing population. They were a hard working community, that is, until Naraku came along and destroyed it. For there was nothing his cold heart desired more than pain, death, and suffering.

Inuyasha could just imagine what it was might of felt like to see that happen.

The hanyou stepped towards the ruins and checked for the spot where he saw Sango and the others come out of. Once he was sure that it was safe and no one was around, he went inside.

The only thing he saw was a human lying on the ground.

He went up to it and noticed that the human was coughing up blood rather violently. There was a deep incision on his chest.

Inuyasha thought quickly about the situation. The human had only a while to live, and he needed to get some information out of it.

"Where's Naraku?"

"He's......," the human coughed up some more blood. It got on Inuyasha, but the hanyou didn't care, he would wait. "Death caves."

That was the last two words that the human spoke before he died.

If Inuyasha was a prisoner he would've recognized the human immediately. It was the one who freed Sango and the others. And for doing so he died.

Inuyasha backed up and went outside. He walked around the perimeter until he got close to a tree. He squinted his eyes to try to make out the figure that was lying near it.

Is that a human? He thought.

Inuyasha walked slowly up to it. He froze half way when he recognized the white and green school uniform that could belong to no other than Kagome.

"No!"

He ran towards Kagome. He bent down and looked over her figures.

Her mouth was still open from screaming out his name, that he never did hear. Her arms stood straight up, with her fingers bent crookedly, making it look like they were broken. She had no pupils. They were the mark of Kanna's doing.

Inuyasha fell to his knees beside Kagome's body.

Oh my god she had no soul, he cried in his mind.

Inuyasha's silver hair covered his eyes. They were invisible to everything and everyone.

"Kagome! No! You can't leave me!"

He gently picked up her head and began running his fingers through her raven-black hair.

A tear shimmered in the moonlight as it rolled silently down the hanyou's face.

"No, no, no......... no."

He couldn't look at her eyes, her eyes so soulless, lifeless, unblinking, staring forever at nothing.

"Why did this happen. You never did anything to deserve this."

Another tear fell down his face. It fell onto Kagome's hair. Inuyasha quickly dried it, but couldn't, for many more fell after that.