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Ok, I think it's time to find out what Sango, Miroku and InuYasha have been doing during this whole time. Enjoy.

Sango watched anxiously as InuYasha sniffed the ground, trying to catch Kikyo's and Kohaku's scent. He gave one last sniff, and stood up, shaking his head. "There's no trace of them. Are you sure that you saw right?"

Sango nodded her head affirmatively. "I know what I saw, I'm sure it was them!" She wanted so desperately to find her brother, she was positive that he was there, somewhere. She looked deep into the forest, wishing with all her might for a glimpse of her brother, his soft brown hair, his light freckles, his eyes that she remembered so well that had that boyish light around them.

"Maybe they've moved away from here already," said Miroku, trying to alleviate the small flicker of pain that Sango had in her eyes.

Sango sighed; the hope that she had felt when she had first saw her brother gone, like a candle that had been blown out. "I guess we should go back to the campsite then…" she said, and called up Kirara, and climbed on, Miroku going on after her.

"We'll find your brother Sango, I promise." whispered Miroku in her ear. Sango felt comforted slightly at that. She looked down at her hands, and said quietly, "Thank you, houshi-sama." He touched her hand affectionately; worried for the woman he loved. Sango smiled, and looked straight ahead, a new hope in her heart.

"Let's go," said InuYasha, running ahead. Kirara flew up behind him. As they ran back to the campsite, InuYasha felt a strange feeling in his gut that not all was right. "That day…why couldn't I have smelled Kikyo and Kohaku's scent…?" He felt a sense of panic, and started running faster, a voice in his head screaming for him to hurry, that something was terribly wrong.

Suddenly a scent hit him like a shockwave. He stopped, his heart beating furiously in his chest. "What's wrong?" asked Miroku. "Kanaye…" growled InuYasha, and started running at full speed, adrenaline and fear rushing through his veins. They reached the campsite, and InuYasha pulled out Tessiaga at furious speed. "KANAYE!" he yelled, thrusting Tessiaga down on the ground and sending rays of light shooting through the campsite, forming huge holes in the ground, and spraying dirt everywhere. InuYasha stood before the destruction, panting heavily, rage and fury overcoming him. He looked around for Kanaye's malicious smirk, but saw nothing. There was silence for a second, except for the quiet falling of leaves that had been disturbed by InuYasha's attack.

It was Sango who broke the quiet.

"Th-there's no one…here…" she said, her heart hammering in her chest. "Kagome, Shippo…they're…gone."

InuYasha stared in disbelief at the scene. "Kagome…" he thought, numbed for a second with the realization of it all. Kanaye's scent hung around the campsite like a sickness. He knew in an instant what had happened. His grip around Tessiaga tightened, trying to control the fiery hell of rage that was bubbling in him. Kagome…Kanaye had kidnapped her, he was sure of it. He was so stupid to have left her alone. He cursed himself again and again for his stupidity, gritting his teeth, and trying to control the rage that he had in him, telling himself that when he saw Kanaye, he would let it be unleashed on him without mercy.

He turned to Miroku and Sango, who were looking at him with worried looks. "We have to find them. Now." said InuYasha, his eyes hidden, sliding Tessaiga back into its scabbard. Miroku nodded. Sango remained quiet.

"This is my fault…" she thought quietly.

Kagome and Shippo…

Shippo waited for a second for the shock of electricity. He waited for a second, his eyes squeezed shut. He felt nothing. He opened one eye, and patted the wall a few times. He opened both eyes, and patted the wall with both his hands. He turned to Kagome, beaming. "It's ok!" he yelled happily. Kagome looked at him quickly for him to quieten, but smiled, with a new hope that she would get out.

She motioned for him to come closer, and whispered, "Shippo, listen carefully. Make a hole small enough for you to get through, and get out of here as fast as you can. Then try and find InuYasha." Shippo nodded, taking in her every word. "You can count on me Kagome." he said. "I won't leave you in this horrible place for long, I promise." Kagome hugged the brave kitsune, and whispered, "Thank you, Shippo." She then pulled InuYasha's haori off of her, and tried to tug a piece off of it. To her surprise, the piece ripped off easily in her hands. She then wrapped it around Shippo, saying, "This will protect you while you escape. Please be careful Shippo." Shippo nodded again, and said, "I'll be brave, you can count on me." Kagome nodded, her eyes full of faith in him.

Shippo turned to the wall, and crept closely to it. He pulled out his spinning top, and let it fly, but was careful to not let it grow larger than him. The top made a small hole through the wall easily, and returned back to Shippo when it was done. Shippo looked back at Kagome one last time, and thinking over and over to himself, "Be brave, be brave…" he crept through the wall into the outside world.

Kagome's POV…

Kagome watched as Shippo crawled through the small hole, and disappeared. She then picked up InuYasha's haori, and tugged it around her. It made her feel safe, as if he was there with her. She silently prayed that Shippo didn't get caught, and that he would make it to InuYasha safely.

Suddenly, she heard a Kanaye's voice. "Thought that you could escape by letting that puny kitsune get away and go find InuYasha? Ha, he'll never find the way back. This place is secluded behind a magical barrier that can't be found by anyone, not even a powerful youkai. They'll never find you…"

Kagome felt weak, like a blackness was overcoming her soul. She tried to look behind her, but felt like all her spiritual energy was being drained. "K-kanaye.." she whispered, and could feel the throbbing pain return to her heart. She felt two hands clasp her arms, and just saw a pair of purple eyes staring into hers before blacking out.

BOOYAH, CLIFFHANGER! Hahaa, I'm sorry, I love cliff hangers. Anyhow, I hoped you liked it! I'll put a new one up tomorrow, so don't fret.

Bye for now..