Kagome sighed as she slipped into her school uniform. The black skirt, and white blouse. She pulled on her socks and folded Kurama's pyjama's neatly for him. Silently, she snuck into his room, and laid them on his neatly made bed. She breathed in the air of his room deeply, thick with his scent.

Sighing, she turned and left. He was downstairs making breakfast. She could smell the bacon from the top of the stairs.

" I'm back," she said, a trace of light pink on her cheeks.

He turned from her after flipping a pancake. " Hey again. You like pancakes and bacon right?"

" Yes. That's awesome."

He smiled and turned back to his cooking. Obviously, he was a little shy still too. She was glad he had come back again. She was glad that they were best friends again.

He served the pancakes and bacon, while Kagome poured them each a glass of milk. Just as she was putting it away, there was a knock at the door. She looked up. " I wonder who that is," she said.

" I'll go see," Kurama volunteered, " You eat."

She blushed. " 'Kay. Thanks for making the meal."

He smiled. " No problem."

Kagome sat down at one end of the table as she heard him open the door.

" Oh…hello Sango."

She heard his voice say that. But Sango? It couldn't be…

Hiei had sent Kilala off almost an hour ago. Sango's soul was shivering in his hands, and even their warmth was not keeping her soul alive. Slowly, literally, in his hands, she was dying.

" Where is that stupid monk?" he growled to himself, staring at Sango's unconscious body.

Her soul flickered in his hands.

Footsteps were approaching now. Hiei could hear them outside the door. He heard someone trying to open the door, but it would not open. It didn't move, only vibrate.

" Damn Kilala," Miroku's voice floated in, " The door's locked from the other side!"

" Come around to the window baka!" Hiei shouted.

Silence, then the sound of retreating footsteps. Miroku had actually listened to him. A moment later Miroku was climbing in through the window. It took a moment, since the window was small, but he got in in the end.

" So…what can I help you with?" Miroku asked Hiei.

" Hello Sango," Kurama greeted her.

" Hey," she said casually. Her face seemed darker then usual, but maybe she had just been up later then usual the night before.

" Come in," he said, " Kagome and I are having breakfast."

" Oh…lovely. May I join you?"

He nodded as he shut the door behind her. That was odd. She didn't even ask right away if Kagome was here or not.

Kurama led Sango into the kitchen where Kagome had not yet touched her food. Her fork was in a strange position, as though she had silently dropped it.

" Morning Kagome," Sango said cheerfully, taking a seat beside her.

" Good morning Sango," she said stiffly.

Both Kagome and Sango were acting strange, Kurama noticed. Kagome never acted like that Sango. Sango would normally have asked first and foremost if Kagome was there. His eyes narrowed. Something was not right.

The meal continued. Sango ate nothing, claiming she had already eaten some beat soup earlier. Kagome's eyes narrowed more, Kurama noticed.

" Did you finish everything in the Sengoku, Sango?" Kagome asked.

Kurama thought that was an odd question to ask. Why wouldn't she have?

" Oh yeah," Sango said, " There wasn't a whole lot to do."

Kagome nodded, her face twisting into a half scowl. " Lets go to my place," she said, " Kurama, you can come too." She stared hard at him, as if trying to tell him something.

" Sure. Lets go," he replied, now convinced something was very wrong.

" So let me get this straight," Miroku said, " Sango was attacked by a Shadow of Kanzuka's creation, her soul was copied and the demon escaped. It sealed the well using some of itself and sealed Sango's body so the soul can't get back. You want me to weaken the monster by purifying the well, then purifying Sango's body."

" Yes," Hiei said impatiently, " We'll weaken the Shadow monster by doing so, and save Sango from dying. If we don't hurry, she will die."

Miroku nodded. " You realise that this may take a while. Depending on the monsters abilities, it may be harder to get rid of."

" Just get to it!" Hiei shouted.

" So…" Kagome said, " Why are you here?"

Sango blinked. " What do you mean?" she asked sweetly, " I'm here to see you."

" Why?"

She smiled sweetly.

" You don't need to hide it," Kagome said, " You're not Sango. Impostor."

" But I am!" she insisted.

" Prove it."

" How? Can't you believe your best friend?"

" I can believe all my friends," she answered, " But I do not believe you are Sango."

" And why not?"

" Sango's eyes are not so hard and cold. She is never like this to me. I know her well. I've known her for four years. We're like unrelated sisters. We know each other almost better then our own families. She is not so cold as you. Nor, does she have an evil aura emit from her body!"

Kagome hissed out the last sentence. Sango's eyes narrowed distrustfully. Her face darkened. She shot her hand out and caught Kagome's neck.

" Kagome!" Kurama shouted as she was reeled in by Sango.

" He…hel…help…" Kagome stammered out.

Sango became darker, her eyes colder and she herself eviler. Her evil energy flared more then before.

" You were right," Sango said, " I am not your friend. I am Shadow Sango, sent to destroy you."

" Destroy her?" Kurama cried, " I thought Kanzuka wanted her alive!"

" He does," Shadow Sango said airily, " But I am not following his orders! Fool! I will kill you both, then I will go against him!"

" You don't have a chance against us," Kurama hissed, " So you wouldn't survive two minutes against Kanzuka. He created you, he can destroy you."

Shadow Sango growled. She dug her long, claw-like nails into Kagome's neck. She screamed in pain. Kurama's heart was torn.

" I have a physical form," Shadow Sango said, " I am like a youkai, a Shadow Youkai."

" Damn you!" Kurama shouted, " Let go of Kagome!" He drew a rose out from behind his hair. " Rose Whip!" The rose transformed into a whip of thorns.

Shadow Sango threw poor Kagome aside onto the stones, her blood staining the surrounding stones. Kurama ran at Shadow Sango, trying to cut her. He hit her right shoulder, and blood flowed out, however it did little to her.

" You cannot defeat me by merely swinging your pathetic whip at me! You'll have to cut off my power sources!"

' Power sources?' Kagome though, weakly trying to sit up. She closed her eyes lightly, and felt for some demonic energy. It was flowing from the well house…all of it. And she said 'sources', meaning more then one. So, one was at the well. The others were probably in the Sengoku.

' Damn that!' she cursed in her mind, ' I am too weak to go to the well and purify it. And I cannot go through it with how weak I am and hope to cut off the rest of her power. There has to be someone who can do that!'

Miroku paced around the well three times. It was covered with a thick, black fog. Nothing could get through it. He sighed audibly and stuck his staff in the centre of the well. A bluish aura surrounded it and floated there in mid-air. He held his right hand out and over the well, palm facing down. A blue aura surrounded his hand. Again, he paced around the well, four times though.

Nothing happened.

" The power is stronger than I anticipated. Sango's losing life because of this, so I must hurry!"

He tried again, going around clockwise four times. And then counter clockwise three times. The fog rumbled, but nothing else.

Hiei held Sango's shivering soul. She didn't have much time left. Damn, what was taking that monk so long anyway? By the time he fixes the well, Sango will be dead! Damn, why was he so worried about her? A human girl? A demon exterminator too! What was wrong with him? He shouldn't be feeling these emotions…should he?

Kagome dragged herself into a sitting position. Her breathing was ragged. Blood still trickled down her neck steadily, with no end in sight. She was becoming dizzy. Quickly, she clamped her hands over the holes, and tried to stop the blood. It cleared her mind a little, but she was still weak.

Snap!

The well! That power source was juts cut off! She could feel it! Someone had helped them! Only someone with holy powers could do that though….Miroku! She smiled to herself.

Shadow Sango, however, howled in pain, and was unable to figure out how her power was cut off. Kurama took his chance to attack. He split her other shoulder open. She screamed again. Her physical form became see through slightly.

Miroku finally got it! He remembered everything he had ever been taught, and finally realised what he needed to do. He needed to say an incantation. He put his staff in the middle of the well, and then held both hands out over it. He recited this incantation.

Evil Shadow

Go back from whence you came

I, the Holy Houshi, hereby banish you

To the Shadow Lands of Death!

Now, to Sango. She wasn't gonna be hard, now that he knew what to do. Just repeat the incantation. He must hurry! She was on the brink of death!

Hiei growled in anger. Where was he? He should have been back long ago! Sango was dying in his hands and that houshi was probably fondling some young woman. Kilala purred, signalling someone was coming.

Hiei looked up. Miroku ran in. Without and explanation to Hiei, he knelt down beside Sango's body, holding his hands out over her.

Evil Shadow

Go back from whence you came

I, the Holy Houshi, hereby banish you

To the Shadow Lands of Death!

The sparkles around her body lifted. Hiei felt Sango's small soul flutter. Life was returning to her! He held his hands out, and released Sango's soul. It flew back to her body and entered her heart.

Sorry, so sorry for taking so long everyone! I seriously didn't mean to! Homework, so much of it and so much to do! So…what's going to happen? Wait and see!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything!

Reviewer Responses

Red Skyies: Well then…Amiboshi is mine! LOL Have fun with YokoJ

Baka KitsuneBri: Oh…too bad.

hyperkitty16: I know. Don't you just hate it when that happens?

inuyashaandkagome4ever89: Yup he sure does. I'm so sorry. I was reading a really good fic. I know. But she'll be okay, don't worry. I thought so. His name is Kanzuka. Yup. I hope the battle scene that I'll do for him will work out okay.

Hellblazer: Yeah. She's gonna be fine though, so worry not. Aww I was blushing as I wrote both those parts glad you liked them.

Why?What?Shutup: Thanxies.

animebaby08060: Umm…here's my update?

Ryu: Sneaky Lil' Fox: Aww thank you! I'm so happy that you like it! LOL That's okay! I'm glad my reviewers are so dedicated it makes me feel so special and happy that you all care about my work. No! Me no like Kagome and Hiei. He's cool and all, but Kurama is better! LOL I'm babbling now too. Here's the update. Hope you like!

inu&kuramaRmine: Aw thanks. I know! I'm torturing myself with keeping them from kissing each other, but its not the right time quite yet. I'm sorry, but I'm not sure about any sites like that. There is one I know, 'Online Dictionary of Japanese' or something like that that I used a few times. You type in a word (either English or Japanese) and it will translate it for you. I forget what its called though. Gomen ne.

KitsuneMIKO: Gomen ne, gomen ne, gomen ne. I'm so sorry I had so much homework to do and stuff that I umm…didn't have time to update! I'm going as quickly as I can though.

Okay, so I lied. I did take a long time again -.- I'll try to do better, but its hard when I have so much to do. And in case anyone would like to know my other excuse for taking so long, it was because of a really good Kagome and Kurama story. It's called 'By And Other Name', but its rated R (with good reason). But its really good and has 46 chapters and still not finished. So if you're ever very bored and have like a lot of hours on your hands, you should read it. The chapters are long and it's a bit confusing, but really well done. There are some others in my C2 community that have Kag/Kur as well, in case you'd like to know. I'm babbling now, so any other questions, just rr okay? Sayonara minna-san!