A/N: Okay, so I didn't ask her. I forgot! What the heck. :smile: Whenever I went to her class, I would forget the words (hey I have her 5th period). So yea... . Ugh. Sadly... words do not stay in my head. Especially ones that I don't remember! Lol.

Well, here are responses.

Inugirl540: Lol I know! Three words: Projects, school, and homework. :tired:

Sangolover4eva2004: Lol yes I do. I always need to update. I never update. Lady Sango 7: Lol okay! I'll look that up. Arigatou gozaimasu:grin:

Disclaimer: Did I put one in the other chapter? I don't think so... Oh, I did. :smile: Go Kurai! He's my only character I own... I didn't like Tsuberu. :sweat drop: Isn't that sad...? And this idea about the shadow world... yea, remember Marianne Curley? Oh yea. Biiiiig disclaimer to her too.

Dozo arigatou gozaimasu to all of you who have reviewed! I have almost 50 reviews for this chapter... I'm glad that I'm getting some.

:poke: flashback (oh yea, poking everyone...)

Chapter nine: The Shadow World

InuYasha's POV

The world... it was gray. Nothing around here was colorful, just... bland. Barely any animation. Inuyasha took in his surroundings, as did Miroku. Both were baffled, and didn't know what to make of it.

Suddenly, a shadow of an appearance showed up and they heard a large bellow. Suddenly, Inuyasha was hit with Kurai's warning.

"Inuyasha. Miroku. You both have to be very careful. These lost souls will try to kill you, and then you will become one of them. Many will transform into your fears and weaknesses; maybe one will be Sango. I truly don't know. I have never been to this Shadow world. Please be careful... and save Sango."

Naraku was in front of them; Miroku was trying to fight him. Another direction came to Inuyasha's mind.

"If a soul happens to transform into one of these fears or monsters, you have to imagine it harmless. That is the only way to stop them."

Inuyasha remembered, and shouted this warning out to Miroku. He nodded slowly and seconds later, Naraku appeared in a wedding dress with flowers.

Inuyasha was laughing; Miroku had been playing the hentai. Maybe he was trying to lighten the mood? Inuyasha didn't know, but picturing Naraku with a dress... the mighty hanyou... it was hilarious, really.

After they stopped their laughing and the humiliated spirit let them be, they continued their journey. How were they supposed to find Sango again?

"Since Sango is dead, she will be in a white aura, probably in her traveling yukata. Look for her. I know you two will find her; no other is as loyal and dutiful as you two."

After a few hours of walking, Miroku started to complain that he was hungry. Inuyasha had no food and neither did the monk.

"Aw, Miroku, deal with it. We'll find her soon anyway," He added gently, and Miroku nodded solemnly. He missed her too. Inuyasha's throat ached, but he refused to let out the tears that showed him as weak.

"Let's rest." The simple command brought relief over both of them and they sat down. They both knew what each other was thinking.

'Will we find her in time? Will she cross the bridge?'

At the thought of the bridge, Inuyasha leaped up into the air. The bridge! They couldn't let her cross it! If she did, if she already had...

'No,' he thought. 'I'm not going to think of that. We'll find her in time.'

Miroku looked at Inuyasha, startled that he had gotten up so fast and then looked at him. The thought hit him also and he leaped up too. "Let's go."

They began on their journey, and soon after, saw the bridge.

Sango was almost there.

Inuyasha's heart leapt in his throat.

"SANGO!" Miroku was yelling. "SANGO!"

She wasn't turning around.

Inuyasha knew. He now knew. Or did he? Did he want to believe it?

"Miroku. Yell once more." Inuyasha stated, tears in his eyes.

Luckily, Miroku didn't see those and called out once again. This time she turned. The world faded from his eyes and he faintly remembered falling down on the wet grass.

A/N: Oh yea! I actually got out what I wanted in this chapter:grins idiotically: Oh yea! I got it, I got it:jumps up and down:

I hope you guys like this chapter as much as I did! So now you know.

Onegai, RR! I think the story is almost done...!

-Sango