Kagome woke an hour later to the smell of tea. It smelled of Fox-Fire Leaf. She yawned widely and opened her eyes. Her sight was a bit hazy at first, but her room came into focus very quickly. One her bedside table stood a still hot tea and a bunch of blood red roses. Kagome smiled weakly.

" You're awake I see," Kikyo's voice floated over from the other side of the room.

Kagome merely nodded, as if she had lost her voice.

" Kurama left those flowers for you as a get well present," Kikyo explained, " And brewed that tea for you to get well."

" Why…did he not wait here for me?" she croaked out, taking a sip of the bitter-sweet tea. She made a face.

" He thought it better to let you regain your strength without himself around I would assume."

She nodded, obviously a little crestfallen he wasn't here. She didn't remark on it though.

" Inuyasha stopped by earlier though," Kikyo said offhandedly, " Looking for you."

Kagome stopped sipping the bitter-sweet tea. " Oh? What did he want?"

" He wanted to know a few things. One: Why aren't you spending more time in the Sengoku; Two: Why you were unconscious; and Three: Why you weren't being more careful fighting Shadow Sango," she replied, ticking the questions off on her fingers.

Kagome snorted. " I have a question for him too. Why does he have so many questions? He's annoying. Kinda like Sota."

Kikyo giggled. " Drink your tea," she advised, " He wants to see to you ASAP."

" He'll have to wait until I'm well enough to travel between dimensions," she replied. " He's so impatient. I'm surprised he didn't wake me up."

" He was going to," Kikyo informed her, " But I didn't let him. So he mumbled something about going in search of a certain Ice Demon girl."

Kagome laughed. " Yukina? Maybe he--" she cut herself off, not wanting to re-awaken Kikyo's feelings for him.

But Kikyo knew what she wanted to say. " Its all right," she whispered. " Our time has past. Your time with him has passed. It is time he found someone he loved. Someone he belongs with. It was not my destiny, nor yours, to be with him in such a way. We are like the sisters he never had. That should be enough."

Kagome nodded. She looked up to Kikyo in every way. She was sagely and wise. How she valued her friendship now. She wished she and Kikyo could be near-sisters.

Inuyasha could not find Yukina in the Modern Era. He checked her house (in which neither her nor Hiei could be found) and he checked the local café's and restaurants she loved while being careful to keep away from human's, high atop the roofs of the buildings.

So instead, he went to the Sengoku. Sometimes, she used the Well without Kagome's knowledge and came on her own. She was sneaky, and he liked that about her. But she was kind too. Quiet and full of love for everyone. He loved that about her too.

He first checked Kaede's village. No one could help him. No one had seen her.

' Sheesh, where could she be?' Inuyasha wondered as he wandered through Inuyasha's Forest.

" Inuyasha! I'm over here!"

He turned around, toward the Goshibinki Tree. Yukina's voice had come from that direction.

" Yukina?" he called, running towards it.

" Yes! Its me! Come here!"

She need not have said that. He was already there.

" Hey, where have you been?" he asked, walking toward her.

" Waiting here…for you," she said mysteriously.

" Oh?"

" Yes. Come closer…"

He did. Yukina threw her arms around him, hugging him.

" Yu…Yukina?" he stammered in surprise.

She smirked and dug her nails into his back.

" Don't worry Kikyo," Kagome assured the ghost Priestess, " I'm fine. I'll go see Inuyasha right away. I know he doesn't like to be kept waiting."

" Alright…" Kikyo did not seem to think she should go yet. Her strength, she knew, had not yet fully returned.

" I'm just going to call Kurama to thank him," Kagome told Kikyo,

" Then I'll be gone."

Kikyo nodded. Kagome smiled and left her room to the kitchen phone. She dialled Kurama's number. It rang three times, and then she got a busy signal.

" Aww…darn," she muttered, hanging up the receiver, " I guess I'll just have to thank him later. After I go see what Inuyasha wants."

So she left and entered the Sengoku Jidai once more. She did not know what waited for her.

" I already told you Hiei," Kurama replied irritably, " I was only helping her get well."

Hiei snorted. " Then what were your roses for? Do they have magical properties to heal her as well?"

Kurama's eyes narrowed. " You were spying."

" Of course."

Can I hurt him next time we see him? Yoko asked in Kurama's mind.

No, you can't. Kurama replied.

Why?

Because I said so. Besides, he'll keep doing this anyway, even if you did hurt him.

Yoko snorted.

" You really have to stop your spying," Kurama replied to Hiei.

" Its fun watching you court the miko fox," he replied smoothly.

" Then maybe I should watch you court the Demon Slayer," Kurama retorted.

" I do not like her."

" Right. Whatever you say," Kurama replied sarcastically.

Hiei growled.

Kurama chuckled.

Kagome climbed out of the well. The sky was an unusual dark grey, though she could tell the clouds did not threaten any rain. The wind blew through the trees in a disturbingly foreboding way.

Kagome ignored it. She began to follow the well worn path to Kaede's village. She never reached it.

' A demon!' she thought, as she stopped in front of the way leading to the Goshibinki Tree. ' A powerful one.'

She had no arrows, but she didn't care. What demon would want to be near the tree where Inuyasha had been pinned for fifty years? Some demons and people believed that place was cursed and did all they could to avoid it. Her curiosity getting the better of her, she picked her way through the underbrush.

She couldn't believe her eyes. Inuyasha stood there, nail marks in his back. Yukina lay unconscious on the grass near him with her own dark shadow above her. Inuyasha turned to look at her upon Kagome's arrival.

" So you found me," he said. His eyes were dark. Black really. His skin was a sickly colour as if possessed.

" What happened Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, " What's wrong with you?"

He grinned. Yukina's shadow grinned. Together, without answering here, they lunged for Kagome's waist.

Kagome dodged, but barely. She was scraped on the leg by Inuyasha's claws. Pain filled her whole body. Her strength, she knew and had known before she came, was not fully restored. There was no way she could win against the two of them. And she didn't want to hurt either of them. Light would get rid of Yukina easily. But Inuyasha. No, he was a different story.

Kagome drew out the Jewel, and did as she had with Shadow Sango. She reflected light onto her. Yukina was weak. She was not a fighter in real life, and it was no different when she was an evil Shadow. She vanished quickly. Only Inuyasha was left.

" Inuyasha," Kagome pleaded, " Do you remember yourself? Can't you fight back against Kanzuka?"

Inuyasha did not respond to her questions. He drew out the Tetsigua and lunged at her.

She rolled out of the way. He bounced back at her. She slid out of the way again. He back-flipped, landing in front of her. Her face was full of fear. Her heart was heavy with sadness.

" Inuyasha," she whispered. " Please…don't do this!"

" I am to take you to my master," was all he said, " If you continue this, he will not be happy with you."

" Inuyasha! Do you not remember me? Not remember how much we accomplished together? Do you remember Sango and Miroku? Shippo? Kaede?"

He did not answer. He managed to cut her arm slightly, trying to drain away her strength so she wouldn't struggle as he took her to Kanzuka.

" Do you remember Kikyo?"

He suddenly stopped, an inch away from Kagome. That name…it rang a bell. He lowered his sword. Kagome took this as he chance. She lunged forward with the little strength she had left and laid her hands on his shoulder.

" Oh Dark Shadow who possesses the hanyou Inuyasha," she began,

" I command you to leave his heart! Leave his body and never return! I, the Priestess of the Sacred Jewel, banish you to the dark depths of Still Time!"

Inuyasha screamed in pain, fell to his knees, and Kagome fell back. A shadow seeped out of him. It glared at Kagome.

" Kanzuka will get you!" it hissed at her, " He always gets what he wants." With that said, the evil Shadow vanished into thin air.

Inuyasha's eyes returned to their amber colour. He dropped his sword to the ground and stared at Kagome. She was weak now, out of strength.

" Kagome! Are you okay?" he asked in concern.

" I'm fine…" she lied.

" No your not! Look what I did to you! We have to get you healed!"

" I…can help," Yukina's small voice came from where she lay on her side now. Her consciousness had returned during the battle. " If you want me to that is. After what I did to you, I wouldn't be surprised if--"

Inuyasha cut her off. " It wasn't your fault," he replied, " It was Kanzuka. He took you over and then used you to get at me and me to get to Kagome. Please Yukina! Please heal my sister!"

Yukina nodded, and crawled over to them. She was too weak at the knees to walk. Gently, she laid her hands on Kagome's side. She muttered something incoherent, and a bluish light appeared swiftly, and then disappeared. Kagome was healed, but still a little weak.

" Thank you Yukina," Kagome said.

" It was nothing," she replied, " It was the best I can do for the one who saved me and Inuyasha."

Kagome smiled. How great it was to have such friends.

There you go. I thought that Kagome can not keep having Kurama there to protect her, so I left him out. He'll be back though, fear not! So what did you think? Probably could have done a better battle scene, but oh well.

Originally, I was going to have Sesshomaru help her out, but I wanted her to handle Inu-chan on her own. He'll help….eventually.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or YuYu Hakusho.

Reviewer Responses

Red Skyies: Yup. Glad ya liked it.

Kill-all-flamers210: Heh heh…I didn't know ..;;I was, because I had no idea's. I really didn't! Its such a boring story I think. One of your faves? Whoa. Is it really that good?

SunStar Kitsune: Oh, that just meant that she didn't want to laugh and make Kurama feel a little too shy about leaving the flowers since Kagome didn't really need them to get well. Her expression would have been amusement since she knows they love each other, but haven't said so. Sorry for the confusion!

storywriter10791: Thank you so much! How was this for an update?

Fornax: He left because he and Hiei were going off to the Makai then together as thieves. In my story, that would be when the YuYu Hakusho series originally starts and so the timelines for both of the shows are a little messed up to fit the story.

Angelatheartdemonatmind: I don't think so. I'm pretty sure its his last name, as well as Shiziru's, but I'll look into it.

Baka KitsuneBri: Yes. If they worked more then once, well then, Kanzuka would have a very big advantage. Okay! I hoped you liked this one.

Killiara: Yeah, me too. She's so much nicer ::smile::

inu-miko-angel: D Thanks. I'll update as quickly as I can.

Ryu: Sneaky Lil' Fox: Aww that's so sweet! The master or Kurama and Kagome pairings? Wow, I feel honoured lol! Hmm…I wonder why its doing that? I don't think it did that to me, though it was screwing up the writing with my other fic, making things italics when I didn't want them to be. So it won't load? You did do the browse thing right? And then clicked "Upload Document" right? Cuzz it should work if you did that, and then followed the steps to creating/updating your stories. If you need any more help, just ask! Sorry I took so long to get back to you.

Inu-babe666: Yeah, their kiss will come eventually. I can't tell when though, or it'll spoil the story.

Crying Crystal Teardrops: Thanks a lot! I'm glad. I'll update as soon as I can alright?

Sorry I took so long everyone. was down for a few days and my homework has been piling up so much lately. And I would have uploaded this yesterday, but it was too late. I'll continue to update as quickly as I am able. I'll list reasons as to why I may not update as quickly.

1. Homework

2. My new Anime Forum, known as Crystal Heart, with 5 lonely members ::sob sob::

3. Trying to get reviews for my own story on

Those will be big reasons it may take me longer to update. Sorry!

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