Renamon's Assistant: Hello everyone, for Today's prechapter show me and Ronomon will be taking a look at the reviews posted by you the readers.

Ronomon: We would first like to thank everyone for reviewing the story. From what you all are says, Assistant here must be atleast a halfway decent writer

Assistant: I'll ignore that last part. We would like to take this time to answer a question asked by on of the readers. Lycosyncer writes:

So when are the other Tamers going to come in? If Rika and Renamon are here then the other tamers must be here besides, it would be good for the others that they know that there are many types of Digimon out there. Next is that you mentioned that Renamon is going to be paired up with someone and I wonder who so please tell me who.

Ronomon: To answer your questions Lycosyncer Assistant and I were not planning to bring the other tamers into this, but we will consider trying to work them in at some point, if not the very end. For your question refering to the Renamon pairing all I have to say is, read and find out for your self. It will show itself when the time comes. I will tell you though that it is not Naraku or Kouga. I'll leave the rest for you to figure out on your own.

Assistant:Well it seems we are out of time so join us next time for the Inuyasha and the Digital Kitsune prechapter show.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Digimon. I own the story itself and anyaspects of the story introduced from my imagination.

Chapter 5

Broken Spirit

It was night fall by the time Inuyasha and Miroku returned to Kaede's house. Renamon had been out cold since she was attacked by Kagura. Sango and Shippo had stayed behind to tend to Renamon's wounds. When Inuyasha and Miroku entered the house Inuyasha said, "Damn, We lost track of Kagura."

Miroku then added, "Yes, we lost sight of her in the forest, and then Inuyasha lost Rika's scent shortly after. So, how is Renamon?"

Sango looked up from what she was doing and said, "Her wounds are all bandaged, and some have already healed, but she just won't wake up."

Shippo got up from where he had been sitting and said, "Yeah, it's as if she is in a trance or something. Could Kagura have put a spell on her?"

Miroku walked over to the unconscious fox and examined her. He then put his hand on her head and after a few moments said, "There is no spell on her; the only energy force I sense is her own."

Inuyasha then said in a harsh voice, "Then why the hell won't she walk up?"

Sango walked over and sat down beside Renamon's head. She looked at her for a few moments and said, "Her spirit is broken. She's lost the will to live."

Miroku was surprised at what Sango had just said. He then replied, "How can you be so sure?

Sango's said, "I could tell when I was leading the two of them here that they had a special bond. That one would give her life for the other. Renamon was ready to fight to the death with Kagura to save Rika, but she failed. Now her she blames herself for what happened, and has put her self into a deep sleep." Inuyasha, Miroku, and Shippo looked on as they saw a side of Sango appear that she rarely showed. This was her compassionate side, and previously the only ones that could get that side to come out were Kirira and her younger brother, Kohaku, who was now the mind puppet of Naraku.

There were a few moments of silence before Shippo piped up and said, "So what can we do to help her?"

Miroku then answered, "I only know of one way, it involves one of use being put into a similar sleep. Then while both subjects are asleep I will chant a spell that will allow one of us to enter into Renamon's mind, and try to talk some sense into her."

Inuyasha listened intently to this and then asked, "So, who's going to go."

Sango stood up and said, "I will."

Miroku had a tone of worry in his voice when he said, "Are you sure Sango?"

Sango replied, "Yes, I am sure. Besides, I think this situation calls for a women's touch, considering Renamon is a woman." Miroku, Inuyasha, and Shippo all looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Miroku then stood up and began rummaging through his bag, trying to find what he needed while Inuyasha and Shippo moved Renamon into the main living area. In a few minutes Miroku was ready to perform the Ritual. He had several talismans and his monk staff. He had Sango lay down beside Renamon before he began chanting. He first put a talisman on Renamon's head. He then chanted some more and put one on Sango's head. He then placed the third and final on the floor, in between Renamon and Sango. He then chanted, and as he chanted Sango felt her eyes getting very heavy. In a minute she was asleep and in the world that is Renamon's mind.

When she opened her eyes she looked around to see that she was standing on a patch of grass in the middle of a very heavy mist. She looked down to see she was in her demon slayer armor, instead of her kimono. She walked around a little bit before she heard a crying. It was very soft, yet it was still there. It took Sango a second to determine where the sound was coming from, but she so began to walk toward the sound. As it got louder she could tell it was Renamon's voice. After a while of walking Sango saw Renamon sitting on the top branch of a lone tree, make that an extremely tall tree. Sango walked to the base of the tree and called up to Renamon, "Hay, Renamon." Sango waited, but all she could hear was Renamon's continued crying. She yelled at her again, but a lot louder and Sango still got no response.

After a few minutes of this Sango got feed up with it and began to climb the tree. It took her a good thirty minutes to climb to the top. When she got there she saw that Renamon wasn't sitting on a thin branch but the edge of a platform that was secured to the tree. Sango walked up behind Renamon and asked, "Renamon, are you okay?"

Renamon slowly turned her head, and even in her mind Renamon's' eyes showed that she had been crying for a while. Renamon then turned her attention back to the object she was holding tight to her chest. Sango put her hand on Renamon's shoulder, trying to comfort her. Renamon appreciated this enough to say, "I couldn't help her."

Sango replied to this by saying, "There was nothing we could have done to prevent it."

Renamon then said, "But, I should have been there for her."

"Renamon, you can't be with her all the time. That is impossible."

"I still should have been there."

"Renamon, Rika isn't lost. We will find her."

"HOW, How do plan to find this Naraku character so quickly when you have been searching for him for so long."

"Please Renamon, with your help we will find Rika, and destroy Naraku."

Renamon stayed silent and then looked down at the item that she had been clinging to her chest since Sango arrived. Sango looked at it and it was a picture. The picture was taken what looked like a beach. In the background you could see cliffs, and a wave crashing upon them. In the center of the picture was a group of four. Two of the people were Rika, who was wearing a blue one piece suit, and Renamon who was wearing a special set of sun glasses. The other two people were an old lady, and a younger woman. Sango could only guess that they were Rika's grandmother, and her mother. Renamon looked at for a long time before saying, "This was the first picture taken that had all four of use in it. Rika's father has left them and her grandfather is dead, but yet they manage. I had seen pictures of this spot that were taken well before I meet Rika. They always looked like a complete family. It was taken only two weeks ago, and it was the first time I felt like a true part of their family. Now, now I have broken the bond of trust I was just forming with Rika's family. I can never go back to that now. It will never be the same. It is entirely all my fault."

Renamon then began to cry again. Sango waited a moment and then took a sit beside Renamon before she said, "You're right, it will never be the same." This made Renamon turn her head toward Sango, wondering why she had just said that, but her question was soon answered. Sango had then continued saying, "All that is in the past now, and can not be changed. Just like Kohaku, my younger brother. He was taken away from me by Naraku, and no matter how much I wished it hadn't happened it still did. It doesn't matter if you stay in this comma for a hundred or even a thousand years. All the wishing in the world won't change the fact that Rika was taken by Naraku, but you mustn't lose hope. That is why I fight Naraku, so that one day Kohaku will be free from his spell, and we can be a family again." Sango then paused a moment. Lost in her own memories, but then she said, "Renamon, I don't want you to loose Rika. Her only hope for ever being free of Naraku is death, or if you stop sulking and go get her. You must continue the fight no matter how you feel, because it is now not only your life on the line, but Rika's as well."

Renamon watched as Sango turned and gave her a comforting, yet driving smile. Renamon's mind was in a blur. She thought, "Sango had lost Kohaku so long ago, but she still fights. She fights to get him back even though all hope seems lost. That Naraku has him, and he can never be free. Now look at me, I lost Rika for a few minutes and I gave up all hope. I felt so responsible for what happened; I let it cloud my thinking. It may be my fault, but it is time I stopped sulking. It's about time I got up, dusted my self off, and got Rika back. Get her back, so this will only be the first of many pictures we'll be able to take. Photos we will be able to take, as a family."

Renamon then wiped a tear from her eye and looked over to Sango as she said, "Why we just sitting around here, we have to get Rika." She then stood up, helped Sango get up, and said, "Rika and Kohaku". With that the two warriors gained a silent understanding, and a mental packet that neither would let the other quit. Not until Rika and Kohaku were back where they belong, back with their families.

Renamon then closed her eyes and when she opened them she found herself in Kaede's house. She slowly stood up, finding that her body hadn't completely healed from Kagura's attack. She looked around to see that Inuyasha, Shippo, and Miroku had been watching over her while she slept. She then noticed that Sango was still asleep beside her. She turned and asked the flirtatious monk, "Why hasn't she waken up?"

Miroku eased over to Sango's side. He then brought up his right hand in prayer as he said, "Her body is worn from my spell, and must rest." All of the sudden Sango's eyes flew open, and a second later she brought her right hand up and slapped Miroku right on the face, sending him flying into the wall of the house.

Inuyasha sighed and said, "Miroku, can't you even keep your hands to yourself for a few minutes."

Renamon gave Inuyasha a quizzical look and asked, "What just happened?"

Shippo answered the digital kitsune by saying, "Miroku was putting his hand where he shouldn't have, and it seems Sango had developed a reflex to smack Miroku when he gets a little to touchy." This was enough for Renamon to figure out what Miroku had done, and she smiled slightly at how red Sango had gotten. She thought to her self, "Seems Sango's hiding some of her feeling about Miroku. I hope one day she may be able to tell him how she feels, or at least flirt with him enough so that he gets it."