Kagome slowly walked back toward the well. She took her time, since she didn't want to return home too soon. She had come to one conclusion. She would have tell Kurama how she felt about him.

' There's no pretending anymore,' she though, looking up at the moon, ' I can't pretend I don't notice these feelings anymore. I must tell him…that I…love him.'

Just the thought of it made her feel all giddy inside. First, she'd feel overjoyed at the thought, and then she'd feel nervous and scared. What if he rejected her? What if he didn't feel the same way, and just wanted to be really good friends? Too many 'what if's' in Kagome's opinion.

As she reached the well, she stopped.

" Kagome!" a voice called. It came from the direction of Kaede's village.

She turned around. Sango was running toward her waving for her to wait. Kagome leaned on the edge of the well as Sango approached. She came to a skidding stop, panting and out of breath.

Kagome waited till she had caught her breath again before asking

" Yes Sango? What is it?"

" I…want to talk with you," she said, blushing. " Can I come to your house with you? Its important."

Kagome was mildly surprised. " Well…I was planning on…alright, come on."

Sango smiled. " Thanks so much. I really appreciate it."

" What are you planning on now, Master?" the hooded man asked from his bowed position on the cold, marble floor.

Kanzuka did not answer for a few moments. " I am going to kidnap Kagome."

" Who will you be sending on this mission Master?" the man asked, not questioning why Kanzuka had not done anything to her in the past two weeks.

" I am sending no one. I am going myself," he said smoothly.

The man was alarmed. " M...master, are you sure that's a good idea? I mean…you revealing yourself in the Ningenki? The Rekai will certainly find you if you do that!"

" Not if I go now," he replied silkily, standing up. " Besides, if you want something done right, you need to do it yourself. You and my other men have all failed me. Even the shadow's of Kagome's friends failed. I have no choice but to go myself. She won't be able to escape me."

The man did not argue. It wasn't worth it. " Should I have anything prepared for you?"

Kanzuka thought for a moment. " Have the silver carriage prepared and hitch up two Dark Pegasus horses to it. I'll need their wings for a quick getaway."

Kurama stared out his bedroom window. It faced across the street to the Sunset Shrine. Yet Kurama was not staring at anything in particular. It was growing steadily darker. Soon, a blanket of thick darkness would cover the entire city.

Yoko had now given up on nagging Kurama to tell Kagome how they felt about her. Kurama was no longer listening to him.

' If I do tell her,' he thought to himself, as Yoko muttered to himself in the back of Kurama's mind. ' What will she say? I do love her, but what if the feeling's not mutual? What if she gets all upset and embarrassed, and rejects me?'

He could not seem to let go of all these misgivings, trivial though they may be. What would he do if she said no? He wouldn't ever stop loving her, and very likely would never love anyone else. It would break his heart if she rejected him, and so he fretted about it all night.

' Just tell her,' Yoko said irritably. ' I doubt she'll reject us.'

Kurama shook his head in exasperation. ' I'm gonna have to, aren't I?' he said to Yoko, ' I might as well go over and talk to her about it.'

Yoko grinned. ' That's the spirit! Let's go-hey! What's that?'

Kurama looked up. A giant boomerang flew through the sky at a silver carriage in sky pulled by two, black Pegasus-looking horses. Horror struck Kurama. It landed at the Sunset Shrine. Again, Sango shot her boomerang (he knew it was her), yet when it came back down, she did not catch it. It landed and was not thrown again. Leaving the window, he ran downstairs and outside. As he crossed the street, the carriage lifted. He heard the scream of a girl he knew. He heard Kagome's scream in terror for help. And he knew that he was the only one who could.

Kagome and Sango sat under the Goshibinki Tree. " What is it, Sango?" Kagome asked.

She stared at her toes. " Well…its hard. See, there's this guy that I like, and I want to tell him that, but…I'm too shy. I'm nervous about what he might say to me when I tell him."

Kagome gulped. She knew the feeling all to well. " Well…I'm not sure what to do then. Its hard. You just sorta…have to get the guts to tell him about it. If he reject you, I guess all you can do is go on with your life."

She nodded. " I suppose so…Oh Kagome! I'm so worried about what he'll say!"

" Who is it?" Kagome asked innocently. " Miroku?"

" That pervert? No, its Kurama." Sango grinned when she saw the surprised look on her face. " I'm kidding! I'm kidding! I know you like him. Besides, he's not really my type."

Kagome went a shade of dark red. " Then do you like Hiei?"

There was a pause.

" So you do like him!" Kagome cried triumphantly. " I knew it! Well…it was sorta obvious."

Sango blushed crimson. " It…was?" she asked in a surprised voice.

" Yes…it was."

Sango did not reply. She played with the ribbons on her hirakotsu.

Kagome looked up. " Do you hear that? It sounds like wings…"

Sango shrugged. " Birds."

" No…it can't be. The beating of these wings is more powerful. And hear that? It sounds like…bells."

Sango looked up to the black sky. No moon or stars shone. Her eyes widened and she stood up. Against the clear, black sky, came a silver vehicle pulled by two winged horses. It was coming straight for them!

" What is that thing?" Sango muttered, getting ready to throw her boomerang as it approached.

" I don't know…" Kagome said, sounding scared. She fiddled with her red skirt.

Sango threw her weapon. It just barely missed the vehicle. It came ever closer. Kagome could now make out details of it. There was a driver. He wore a black cloak with a hood, hiding his features. The horses were black Pegasus'. On the door closest to her, there were two roses embossed. One was black and the other was red. Just like her bracelet! She'd nearly forgotten about it. Sango threw hirakotsu again. It missed again.

The man in the driver's seat raised a hand. A small lightning bolt hit her. She fell back and had no energy to get back up. Her boomerang landed not far from her.

Kagome backed up as the man climbed off of the carriage.

" Come here Kagome, and you needn't be taken by force and your friend here will not suffer any pain." The man's voice sounded very familiar.

" Leave here!" she commanded, but she knew he would not.

He sighed and shook his head. " You are coming with me, whether you like it or not." He raised his hand again. Kagome thought he would use the same spell on her as he had on Sango. To her surprise, he did not. He muttered some spell she could not hear.

She felt herself stiffen. She could not move her muscles and she could not escape. Her eyes showed terror as she realised who this was. She began to fall, but Kanzuka caught her. Gently, he carried her and tossed her into the empty carriage. And thus, he took her back to the Makai.

Kagome looked out the window of her prison. She saw Kurama running to her aide. He must have seen this carriage, but he was too late. Tears filled her eyes.

" Kurama!" she screamed, " Kurama!"

The carriage was too far away. Kurama could not catch it now. Yet he clearly heard Kagome call his name. Her voice held fear and horror. He was sure she was crying as well, but he wasn't positive. Yoko swore at them not arriving on time to save her.

Kurama dropped to Sango's side. She was conscious, but too weak to get up and speak. He took some dried leaves from his jacket, crushed them in his hand, and dropped them into her mouth. She sucked on them and slowly, her strength seemed to return.

" He…took her away," she said brokenly. " Please! We must save her!"

He nodded. " I'm going after her."

" Take me with you! She's my best friend!" Tears welled in Sango's eyes.

Kurama sighed. He would need all the help he could get in order to infiltrate Kanzuka's palace in the Makai. " Very well…be warned though, it will be very dangerous."

Sango snorted. " I wouldn't be much of a demon slayer if I couldn't handle some danger, now would I? Don't worry, I'll be fine."

" I'm coming too then."

Both turned and smiled weakly.

" How did you know you to come here?" Kurama asked.

Hiei shrugged. " I could feel an enormous amount of energy coming from the miko's house. I knew it wasn't hers, so I came to investigate. I saw that damn carriage vanish into the night."

" We welcome your help," Sango said with a small smile.

There. Done. Like it? It turned out slightly differently then what I was expecting but hey. I like it. There should be more action now. I have too much free time right now since my MSN isn't working, so I'm trying to update as much as I can.

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inuyuyu-16: Aww that's too bad. Glad it made you feel better though!

Kitsune-Miko-Tenshi: No problem. I will.

tbiris:Thank you. I'm glad it is, because then the story is interesting

Inu-babe666:Yep, lots of fluff. I will

kawaii-girl-anime: Yeah, I wish they would have, but not yet. They will soon though.

shiningsilverkitsune: Heh heh…sorry I took so long. I've had a lot of homework lately. I'll try to update more regularly.

nunofyorbiz: Its coming soon. I know, I did a lot of fluff. I'm bringing the action in again now though.

Kjinu: Thanks. Yep, no problem.

CrimsonEyes7806:Good. Yes, it is very obvious isn't it? Well at least they both know how they feel now. That's one good thing :D

Jinenji: Yeah, it sucked. Really? Happy late birthday! I'm turning fifteen on March 27. It's a while away. My sister's birthday is on Friday. She keeps bugging me about what I got her. Aww that's sweet of him. It must be nice to get a ring on Valentine's Day huh? No, it was just a filler. I know, I've done a lot of those lately. Anyway, the action is beginning again now. Oh yes, I do enjoy writing this. The best part of my day is getting reviews and writing for all you guys cuzz my school days suck now. I don't have lunch or any classes with any of my friends. I hate it. Its so boring without them. Ja ne for now :D

Ryu Sneaky Lil' Fox:Aww thanks! That makes me feel really happy. I dunno, a few more. I don't think it'll be more than 40 though. I'd be really surprised if it was though.

WhiteRose-Kurama: LoL I know. I sorta ended it at cliffy again didn't I? Yes, they will very soon. Not sure how soon, but soon. Uh…yeah I did forget about it until I read your review. Thank you so much for reminding me about it! Thanks, and I will.

Baka KistuneBri: Oh yes, that is really good ne? Yep, I promise more battles are coming.

TheLightintheDarkness: Thanks! I'm so happy you like it.

shadow miko:Thanks, and I will.

Tenchi-No-Kaze: Thanks, and I'll update as often as I can. Good luck with your fic!

Red Skyies: I know! It sucks when you can't. It makes you so confused. Well here it is, as promised.

RoseFire-shadow666: Yep, I suppose you're right. I will!

Kagome-reincarnation: Heh heh…sorry, I'm bad for doing cliffhangers, even though I hate them too.

SilverShadowThief: Me too, and they will soon enough, don't worry.

kagome of the western lands: I will.