"Did you hear that, houshi?" Sango asked tensing up. She rose from her make-shift bed and looked to Miroku.

"Hai. I believe that was the sound of an inu-youkai." Miroku remained sitting beneath a tree with his eyes closed.

"Do you think Kagome is alright?" Sango asked suddenly turning to the dying embers of the fire.

"She can take care of herself. Don't worry Lady Sango," his voice was soft in attempt to reassure the distraught woman. 'I hope you are well Kagome. Sango would never forgive herself if something happened to you.' he prayed to Kami that she was alright, not only was she his little sister, Sango would never forgive herself for not being able to protect her.

'Be safe little sister.' Sango picked up Kirara and placed her in her lap. She stroked Kirara's fur and fell into a dreamless sleep.

Inuyasha sat beneath a tree with a sleeping Kikyo in his lap. He leaned over and licked her neck where his mark was. A pleasurable shiver ran through Kikyo's body as she woke up.

"Inuyasha," she got up and properly fixed her hakama, "I have some business to attend to. Go back to your companions." She turned her heel, dismissing him as she walked into the dark forest.

Inuyasha got up and obeyed his mate's command.

Kikyo walked deeper into the forest searching for any sign of Naraku or one of his detachments. She felt a shift in the wind and turned to where she felt Kagura's presence.

"Has Naraku sent you?" she asked with a cold, mocking voice.

Kagura glared and through a small pouch at the miko's feet. "He said that you might be needing this."

Kikyo picked up the bag and left in the same fashion she left Inuyasha.

'That bitch!' Kagura thought pulling a feather from her hair and throwing it before her. She stepped on the feather as soon as it grew big enough. 'I will be free Naraku. And neither you or your whore will stop me.'

I figured out a way so that I update more often! So hopefully I can update more. Okay, starting next chapter, I'm going to be putting recaps at the beginning. It was a suggestion from TwisitedBlackAndRedRose. I didn't put one on this chapter because this was originally a part of the 7th chapter and I somehow screwed up so I have to upload it as an 8th chapter. Anyways...please REVIEW!

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