Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha but I do own Kada, Ren, Corbin and Shaneen and any other original char that comes into this chapter.

Chapter Twelve

Kagura sat beside Kagome as the younger girl laid perfectly still. Playing with the edge of her kimono, Kagura hoped Kagome would come out of the coma she had fallen into. Sending a silent prayer up to God as Kada entered with clean bandages. "Here." Kada handed her a roll and they went to the long task of changing Kagome's multiple bandages.
Kagome looked around as she walked down an extremely long hallway. Where am I? She thought. Continuing down the hall, she passed by several paintings of warriors that had their faces hidden. "What the.?" Kagome stopped at a painting and read the plaque there.

Kagome Darkraven
Hybrid Immortal

Kagome gasped, it was her! But her name wasn't Darkraven, it was Higurashi! Quickly shifting her gaze up to the painting, she stared in disbelief. The woman looked several years older and her side was facing Kagome. She was kneeling on one knee and holding a sword that looked just like hers. She wore a black tank top and pants with lace up boots. Her hair was loose and being blown around to hide her face even more, the only feature that was real clear was the shocking blue-grey eyes that were just like Kagome's. Kagome nodded, this was definitely her but from the future. Kneeling to get a better look at the plaque, she noticed a smaller writing on the bottom.

The Sword Celestial

So Celestial was the name of the sword, and a strange one at that. Taking a deep breath, she continued down the hall and saw a painting of Kada, then one of Shaneen then another which was of Corbin. These are records! Finally, she reached a door and opened it. The sight that greeted her was horrifying and she screamed and the hall and room faded into a forest. Falling to the floor of the forest she was now in, she sobbed. "What has upset you so?" Her gaze shot up to a beautiful woman. Kagome rubbed her eyes and pushed her hair back. "I.I don't remember." The woman smiled and walked up to her and sat beside her. "I saved you from him. He is after you." Kagome nodded. "Ren?" The woman shook her head no. "Someone stronger then him. You must stay away Kagome, don't let him in your mind." A chuckle escaped Kagome's lips. "And what of you? Who are you?" The woman smiled. "My name is Himuri. I've been watching you for a while now Kagome." Kagome grimaced. "And I don't need to ask you how you know my name." Himuri nodded, then turned to face her. "This is the Forest of the Elements. No evil can enter here, so stay here while sleeping. He can never get to you here." Kagome nodded. "And where was I before?" Himuri looked down. "That was the castle from the Land of Immortals. He controls it, so we Immortals must walk the earth in hopes to gain enough strength to take it back." Kagome nodded again, to weak for anything else. "Now you must return to them. The next time you return here, I will explain everything to you." Kagome turned, "No wait!" but everything fading into darkness as the beautiful forest disappeared.
Kagome sat up like lightning. "WAIT!" Slamming into something, she looked up to see Corbin. He set her back on her mattress for she had jumped up to her knees. Looking around, she saw a surprised Kada and Kagura. "Are you okay?" Kagura asked as Kada sat next to Kagome. "I will be if I stay in the forest?" Kada looked at her worriedly. "The forest?" Kagome nodded as Kada hugged her and let Kagome rest weakly against her like a mother would a sick child. "Himuri told me too." Kada's eyes widened in shock but she didn't say anything. "Where are we?" Kagome asked. "We are in Lord Sesshoumaru's castle." They all looked up when they heard the door open and there stood the lord in general. "You shouted so loudly that we all knew you were awake." Both made eyes contact as the others rushed through to see their friend.

Here ya go! I hope you like it! And I have officially closed the poll on coupling so here are the finally results:

Inuyasha: 45

Sesshoumaru: 46

Kouga: 2

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