A/N: Ok, here's the chapter you've all be waiting for. I'm sorry it took awhile. Thanks for the cookies and reviews! –Hands some cookies to all reviewers- And, hmmm…my other favorite InuYasha episodes. Well, I absolutely love episode 135, and the unforgettable 132! (Miroku proposed to Sango in that one! –squeals-) I'm also a HUGE Hakudoushi fangirl! So, any episode that he's in is a good one! Ok, I'll stop my girly ranting and let you all read.

Disclaimer: I own InuYasha! –Tall man in suit standing in the background clears his throat, holding up a pair of handcuffs- Alright, fine! Leave me alone already! I don't own it! Geez!

Sango and Miroku were staring at InuYasha in utter astonishment.

"Do you really know where she is?" Miroku asked quietly, still unable to grasp what InuYasha had said.

Sango, however, seemed to be contemplating the reality of his words. "I thought Kagome was dead," she stated, keeping her voice soft, avoiding severity. "We saw her die, InuYasha. How is it that you can still claim she's alive? I know it's hard to except, but-"

"Shut up!" InuYasha's voice was harsh and rugged. "I know she's still here! She's with me right now!"

Sango was ready to protest, but Miroku silenced her. "Just listen," he said. "None of this may make sense, but I've talked with InuYasha about it. I think that if any person is able to feel her presence and believe in the small possibility of her life, it's him." He turned back toward InuYasha, nodding for him to continue.

InuYasha's eyes focused on the hardwood floor as he spoke. "I still can't believe that it took me so long to realize—I should have known—she's right here." He moved a callused hand to his forehead, lightly tracing two fingers over it. "It explains everything; the way she still talks to me, and…" His voice trailed off. He felt a familiar burning sensation in his chest, his hands pulsing. He crouched over, grimacing, eyes clenched shut.

Miroku and Sango rushed to his side, quickly grasping onto his shoulders in an effort to aid him.

"What's going on?" Sango asked frantically as InuYasha's body began to convulse. He was screaming in agony, clutching his chest hard, threatening to draw blood as his claws converged with his flesh.

"I don't know," Miroku said, trying to hold down InuYasha's quaking form with the best of his ability.

InuYasha was fighting against his own body as he tried to lift up his hands to meet his eyes. With much effort and pain, he pulled them up. Glancing down, he saw that his palms were now drenched in Kagome's blood. He had no qualms as to why, now very aware of Kagome's location. His vision began to blur and a nauseous feeling began to overcome him, quickly pulling him into darkness.

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"Have you completed the transition?" Naraku was sitting in the corner of one of the castle rooms, surrounded by shadows, and cloaked in baboon fur. He wavered his icy gaze to meet Kikyo's, who was kneeling in front of him with an intense look about her. Her dark brows were furrowed as if she were in deep thought.

"It is done," Kikyo said. "I've already spoken with Sesshoumaru about the proposition, to which he was kind enough to agree. The prophecy will now lie in the hands of Takara. InuYasha won't be expecting it. I was beginning to worry that that little wench Kagome was leading him on."

Naraku cackled softly. "There's no need to fret. She knows what will happen to her if she does."

Kikyo nodded, standing up. "Her children will die, and she won't be able to save them while trapped in the mind of their killer."

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InuYasha awoke with a start, taking in his surroundings. He felt blinded as he stared around his own abyss. He was enveloped in nothing but a bright light. He stood up slowly, waiting for what he knew would come.

'InuYasha...' Her voice was quiet, and had a haunting tone to it.

"Kagome," InuYasha whispered. "I see everything now. I finally understand."

A harsh wind blew across him, so chilling that it made the hair on the back of his neck stand on end.

Kagome spoke again, her voice so uneasy that she almost seemed as if she were afraid of something. 'InuYasha, everything is different.'

InuYasha's eyes darted around the light, searching for any sign of Kagome. "Where are you?" he asked insistently. "Kagome?" The light began to dim as he called out her name. A shadow emerged from this dimness. It was Kagome, at least an image of her. The figure was almost transparent; the light seemed to be shining right through her.

Kagome's form glided toward him. She said nothing, but stared at him with her grave expression as if her face spoke words.

InuYasha reached for her, but the closer he got, the further away she seemed until she was completely lost within the adjacent light. "Wait!" he called urgently. "Don't go yet!" His hand was still held out to her. He pulled it back leisurely, silently admitting that Kagome was unreachable at this point.

'Nothing is what it seems...'

As her voice faded away, InuYasha felt as if he were doing the same.

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"InuYasha get up, quickly!" Sango was shaking him, her voice frantic.

InuYasha sat up abruptly, breathing harshly. "What's going on?"

Sango's eyes were filled with tears. "Miroku's going after them right now," she said in a hushed tone. "We can catch up if we hurry."

InuYasha looked up at her. "What are you talking about?" He had this strong feeling inside him; it was tugging at his heart.

"I'm sorry InuYasha!" Sango wailed. "Everything happened so fast! He just came and-and…" She paused, sobbing uncontrollably.

"What happened?" InuYasha grabbed her shoulders forcefully, staring with his intimidating expression.

"Kyo and Kiana are gone. Naraku took them."

Your red palms will be her saviors in the end. The descendants will see to that.

A/N: I know it was short, but I have to get to school now. Uhhh…Please review! Remember, I asking for 400 now. I'm already almost there. So, keep it up. I need at least 40 more reviews. I promise I'll put up the next chapter as soon as I get them.