After the last chappy, almost everyone kept asking what a soul sphere is.

Well, you'll find out now:

"A . . . Soul Sphere?" Inu-yasha slowly said. "What the hell is that?"(A/N: one of my reviewers said the same thing ;)

"Let me speak and I will tell you." She told him. "Now, will you let me?"

He nodded.

"Good. Now as I was saying," she reverted her eyes to the jewel floating in her hand. "This is a Soul Sphere. It's similar to a normal soul but this one has . . . more"

"More?" Inu-yasha asked.

"Yes. Anything living and with a soul has a Soul Sphere. When I mean more, I mean more. Ones like myself that can charge at a living being and take out a Soul Sphere, can have control of the owner that once contained the soul. They become a Denom"

"A 'Denom'?"

"That's what the controller calls the soulless shell in order for them to recognize who they are. Calling by their name would do no good."

Inu-yasha stared at her. "She could have taken over Kagome and destroyed us if she wanted to," He thought. "But she didn't. Maybe I can trust her." But he was still unsure.

"The one possessing the Soul Sphere can break it and receive power from it. A Soul Sphere is like the Shikon Jewel that you are searching for, except that a Soul Sphere can give more power that the Shikon Jewel itself."

Inu-yasha gulped. "So . . . let me get the strait. This 'Soul Sphere' thing is more powerful then the Jewel, right?"

"Yes."

"And every living being has one?"

"That's right."

"Human or not?"

"Yep."

"So why did you choose Kagome when there were other more powerful things in this world?!" Now he was getting angry. Did she just choose Kagome because she was playing with her?

"I chose Kagome," she responded. "Because there was something about her that I needed to comfirm."

"What, then?" He asked a bit roughly.

"That I will tell you once I am finished." Inu-yasha started to growl. She was starting to annoy him.

"Don't worry, I'm almost done so stop complaining."

He stopped but kept his glare at her.

"Now, a Soul Sphere is very fragile and can be easily broken when touched. When you come in contact with one, you must handle it with great care. Even a slight brush can crack it."

"Why do I need to know such stuff?" He blurted back. "It's not like it's going to happen to Kagome again."

She just looked at him.

". . . Right?"

"It could. Better safe then sorry"

Inu-yasha stayed quiet for a few moments till he spoke. "Fine. Continue."

She smiled at him. "Now, when a Soul Sphere is sent out of the owner, the owner will live but will only last for one day if its Soul Sphere is not right next to it. But even if the Sphere is next to its owner, the owner will only last less then a week . . . and that isn't enough when a Soul Sphere is stolen. When there apart, the glow of the Soul Sphere starts to fade and the owner slowly, yet painlessly, dies."

"Dies . . ." Inu-yasha slowly turned to look at the limp girl lying in his arms. She still didn't make a single movement during the entire explanation. "In a day, a Soul Sphere can shatter without its owner . . . What if Kagome's . . . . already . ." He gave a fearful look. "W-What if I already . . . lost her . . .?"

"If you're wondering, you shouldn't worry." she told him. His head shot up. "She's still here. It's only been a few hours and I'm right here to return it."

He gasped. "Y-You mean - -"

"That's right." she said cheerfully. "You'll see her soon"

Inu-yasha didn't know what to do, instead, he just smiled widely and looked down at Kagome. "Did you hear that, Kagome?" He cried happily at her. "Your gonna be alright! You'll wake up and everything will be okay!" He didn't seem to care that he was talking to someone who was probably not listening, but it just felt right. Even if it was just hours that she was gone, it felt like an eternity.

"Well . . ." the girl looked a little unsure as Inu-yasha faced her once more. "There's something else."

His faced paled. She couldn't do it?

He swallowed the lump in his throat. "W-What?"

"The reason why I took Kagome's Soul Sphere was because it was incomplete."

"Incomplete? In what way?"

"I sensed that there was something missing in her soul so I needed to make sure there was nothing wrong. I found it to be quite surprising that she was still alive with just 75 percent of her soul with her."

"Percent?"

"Kagome will explain it for you."

"Why Kagome?"

"Because once you tell her where you got it from, then there will be a lot of explaining to do."

"Why can't you tell me now?"

"Because I don't want to."

Inu-yasha groaned. She sounded more annoying than before.

"Anyway, this would mean that her other part is being used for walking among the living"

Inu-yasha tilted his head to the side in confusement.

"It means that someone that's supposed to be dead is now alive and yet at the same time dead."

It just hit him. The one person that sent him on guilt road.

"Kikyo . . ."

"It would seem so."

He gaped at her. "How-How did----"

"How do you think I know Kagome if I didn't know Kikyo?"

"W-Well . . ."

"And I know the connection between you and Kikyo as well."

He lowered his head in shame. He was aware what it has done to Kagome. He was always running off to see her. He realized that it hurt Kagome. He tried to ignore it, but that look on Kagome's face wouldn't go away. He wanted to stop, but would Kagome care?

"So . . . what does Kikyo have to do with this?"

Her frown deepened. "With Kagome's soul incomplete, I won't be able to return her to life."

His eyes widened and turned to Kagome once again. If he didn't return Kagome's Soul Sphere soon, then she'll die. But he would have to kill Kikyo in order for her soul to return. There was no way that he would ever hurt Kikyo, but he would also refuse to leave Kagome to die. He shook. He didn't know what to do.

"But," She took him out of his thoughts. "Since we don't know where she is and don't know how long it will take to find her, I know another way."

He gave her an angry glare. "WHY didn't you tell me sooner?!"

"Because you may not like it."

"Why?!"

"Because it'll be painful for her."

". . . Huh?"

"You can't help her."

Inu-yasha stayed silent as he stared at Kagome. It seemed as if he was making a decision.

"What is this . . . other way in reviving her?" he said while still staring at Kagome.

"It's . . . hard to explain."

Silence.

"Will she be alright after it?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"Is there anyway that I can help her? At all?"

"Well . . . there may be a time where you have to help her, but you MUST listen to me when I tell you go or not. If you don't, Kagome will NEVER come back!" She demanded will a yell.

"R-Right . . ."

"So," she asked. "What'll it be?"

Inu-yasha stayed silent till he finally turned to her with a determined look.

"Do it."

To be continued . . .

Finally!! Its finished! I wanted to make it longer them the last one but I ran out of ideas!

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