Casa slowly opened her eyes, a killer headache hitting her. She groaned and held her head in her hands. She had the weirdest dream of her life. She looked up and was in darkness. She looked around and saw absolutely nothing. No light what so ever. She could feel she was on something soft, but that was all. A voice echoed around her and she couldn't find the source. She looked franticly around, but her hearing wasn't working properly. The only thing she knew was that it was a male's voice. It ordered someone, or something, to remove a blindfold. Casa felt someone behind her and hands on the back of her head. They were telling someone to remove her blindfold, she thought.

Light hit her eyes suddenly and she had to close her eyes. Eventually her eyes were accustomed to the light and she saw two people guarding a door. A window was high up, but too high up for Casa and also barred. She looked around and saw the room covered in dark colours; black, purple, and grey. She was on a bed, covered in black covers. A kimono was on the bed, but was hard to determine where it was because it was the same colour as the sheets. She looked at the guards and saw that they were female, so she quickly got dressed. She searched around for a brush but found none. While searching, the steel door the guards were guarding opened and a teen boy walked in. Casa recognised the armour he wore. It was from the demon slayer tribe that she once past. Hell, she recognised the boy, Kohaku. She smiled at him but he didn't smile back. His eyes were lifeless and dark. She backed away from him and onto the bed. Kohaku placed something on the nearby dresser and left. She inched towards it and found it to be a sword. It was sheathed so Casa placed it on her sash and continued to look for a hairbrush. She needed to brush her hair, it was a must. The door opened again and a little, pale girl walked in holding a mirror.

"Naraku calls for you," the girl told her quietly. Casa nodded and just ran her fingers through her hair.

The girl went into a room nearby the one they both exited. The little girl entered and announced Casa had come. Casa watched the girl leave the room and Naraku come out of the shadows. A tentacle shot out and wrapped around Casa's throat. She squirmed and he raised her off the ground.

"I wonder, with your life on the line, if you will accept my offer this time," Naraku said darkly.

Casa squirmed and kicked, being raised higher off the ground. She was almost touching the ceiling with her head; that was how high she was. Naraku suddenly loosened his grip on her throat greatly and she fell to the floor. She whimpered as she hit the floor and wheezed from the lost of air. Naraku glided towards her and stood directly in front of her.

"So, will you?" Naraku asked.

"Never, bastard," Casa wheezed, still low on air.

He kicked her furiously to the wall and she whimpered as she hit it. She laid motionless on the floor, breathing as much as possible.

"Are you sure?" Naraku asked, moving in front of her again, this time kneeling down to her height.

"Yep," she wheezed.

He grasped her chin in his hands and crackled. "You know, you are so weak. I could do anything to you right now," Naraku told her.

She whimpered and collapsed. Naraku still held her chin in his hands which was the only thing above the ground. Her eyes were partially closed and her breathing was just returning to normal.

"Naraku, Kanna tells me to join you," Kagura asked, entering.

"Yes. This is a Sorceress Casa and also Lady Casa. We are giving her a welcoming," Naraku told Kagura. Kagura looked down at Casa.

"I'll deal with her, if you want me to," Kagura told him.

"That's what I was planning. Give her a warm welcoming ok? One she'll never forget," Naraku said, letting Casa's head hit the floor as he stood up straight. He exited and Kagura kneeled down to Casa.

"Don't die yet," Kagura told her as she treated the wound she sustained from falling. She just laid motionless, allowing Kagura access her wound on her arm. She landed on her arm when falling so it was most likely broken.

"Why are you doing this?" Casa asked very quietly.

"You're the only living sorceress," Kagura told her.

"Huh?" Casa asked, still laying motionless.

"I'm a sorceress, but no longer living. My past life was a sorceress that gave her life to a demon who got, later, taken into Naraku," Kagura explained, wrapping the arm in a bandage.

"Oh," was all Casa could say to the explanation.

"Now, keep this arm still for a while and it'll heal quite quickly," Kagura told her. There was no response. Kanna came in and looked down at Kagura and Casa.

"Naraku wanted you to hurt her, not heal," Kanna said quietly.

"Hell with Naraku's orders. He most likely doesn't know who she is," Kagura snapped.

"Naraku won't be happy," Kanna told her, emotionless.

"Kanna get out of here if you're loyal to that bastard," Kagura snapped again. A fierce wind blew around Kanna, making her take one step back to balance herself. She later left.

"Kanna, is that her name?" Casa asked, eyes now completely shut.

"Yes, and mine is Kagura," Kagura told her.

"Nice... name..." Casa said, slightly sleepy.

"Don't go to sleep. It won't be good. Just don't," Kagura told her.

"I won't. I promise," Casa told her. She opened her eyes slightly, proving her point. Kagura was happy, but didn't show it. Naraku walked in when Kagura was tending to the wound more. He absorbed her into his body that same moment, seeing her betray him for the last time. He kneeled down to Casa's level and saw how injured she was. He left without a word, leaving her there. Unknowingly, she sent a message out to Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru received the message while on the search for Casa. He couldn't get a positive scent of Casa. He took any leads possible, but it often led him to dead ends. He eventually gave up and headed back to his palace. The entire night he went searching for Casa. He was tired and ready to collapse or just relax for two minutes, but Casa was out there, somewhere unknown. A surge of energy surged through Sesshomaru like someone shot him with an energy ball. A small voice was heard in his head, but he wasn't concentrated on it, so he missed it. Sitting down and meditating like his father taught him, the voice was heard clearer. It was Casa's and she was crying! He meditated constantly and heard the message become even clearer and longer. It was Casa crying and telling him she hurt all over. She also explained that she was in Naraku's castle and close to death. Sesshomaru remembered his father taught him how to communicate telepathically before he died.

Sesshomaru concentrated on a short message.

Stay alive, for me. Hold on, I'll be on my way soon. Just stay alive. Please.

He stayed concentrated to hear if there was a reply and if she received it. He heard Casa reply by sending a simple ok. He focused back into reality. He rushed off to his palace to get help to kill Naraku once and for all.

Upon arrival, Kouga and Kagome entered from the dining room with Inuyasha and their other friends behind them.

"Did you find Casa?" Kagome asked.

"No," was his response.

"Well, what are you doing back then?" Kouga asked. "She's still out there."

"Well, first off, I live here. Second, I'm in need of back up before I go find Casa," Sesshomaru said, looking at everyone. "Naraku has her."

"Oh. Well, let's go kill him then!" Inuyasha said, grabbing his Tetsusaiga.

"Not so fast. She's in his castle. We have no idea where that is," Sesshomaru told them.

"Oh. Well, we all can sniff him out, then kill him!" Shippo announced.

"Shippo, is it?" Sesshomaru asked. The little fox demon shrieked before replying a quiet "yes."

"He has a point. We have 3 full demons that have keen smell..." Sesshomaru said, then glanced at Inuyasha who was grumbling, "and a decent half-demon. Let's go. We also could use your assistance, Sango and Kagome. Please join us."

Everyone's jaw dropped. He said 'please'! They nodded and grabbed their weapons. Sesshomaru told Shippo to stay to tell the servants, Rin and Jaken where they went before searching out. The demons stuck their noses in the air to get a trace of Casa and Naraku. They all got the same direction and hurried off. They were going as fast pace, getting there in half a day. Kagome sensed a jewel shard, and a huge one at that. The purple barrier was visible for them all and Inuyasha used his red Tetsusaiga to break it down. The poisonous bugs swarmed out and Sango got rid of most of them with her boomerang. Kouga stayed behind to finish the rest off. They continued until the castle came into direct view. Kanna stood at the door, her mirror in hand. Kagome used her sacred arrow to crack the mirror, making Kanna powerless. They looked around at any sign of Kagura, but there was none. Not even a recent scent was present. Sesshomaru hurried in with everyone else on his heels.

Inside the castle, Naraku felt everyone's presence enter his barrier and found out they knew he had Casa. Walking back to the room Casa preoccupied, he found it empty. Casa hid behind the door to stab Naraku when he came far enough. She saw him in view and stabbed him with the sword Kohaku gave her earlier. He looked calmly at her and smoothly removed the sword, dropping it on the floor. The wound heal instantly.

"Think you can kill me with a plain sword?" Naraku taunted. Casa started stunned at Naraku. "I see you also informed Sesshomaru that I have you, somehow. What, are you some sort of magician?" Naraku asked.

Casa mentally jumped up and down. Sesshomaru knew where she was. And from the sound of it, he was in the castle. She saw the door was opened and yelled Sesshomaru's name. Naraku wrapped her throat with a tentacle again and lifted her slightly off the ground. Casa glared at him as he blocked off her source of oxygen. She wheezed out Sesshomaru's name, kicking slightly. Sesshomaru ran in, after hearing Casa yell his name. Naraku saw him and lifted Casa higher off the ground.

"Now, let me see. Kill Casa and then you, or the other way around?" Naraku taunted. Inuyasha and Kagome followed Sesshomaru while both Sango and Miroku dealt with Kohaku who was a obstacle on their way there. Naraku kept Casa high off the ground to be losing air, but not high enough to give someone enough room to slice it off without hitting Casa in the process. Naraku snickered, watching Sesshomaru decided on whether to save Casa first or kill Naraku. Sesshomaru took his Tokijin out and sliced the tentacle that held Casa. His skill allowed him not touch Casa with his sword, but he wasn't swift enough to catch her as well. Luckily, Inuyasha caught her and told Kagome to look after her. Casa was losing her sight and her breathing wasn't improving. Naraku just crackled, his plan going as planned. He planned to share it now.

"Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. You are so stupid," Naraku told them.

"No, you are. Have you ever thought of us being more powerful than you together?" Sesshomaru informed Naraku.

"No, Lord. If you kill me, you kill Casa. I've implanted a sacred jewel in her forehead connected to my life. I die, she dies," Naraku told Sesshomaru, crackling throughout it.

"Kill him, Sesshomaru..." Casa wheezed.

"No, if it means you die in the process," Sesshomaru told her.

"Watch out!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha and Sesshomaru were knocked against a wall by Naraku's tentacles. He went for Kagome, but she used an arrow to cut it off before it reached them. Inuyasha was up and attacking Naraku thoughtlessly while Sesshomaru thought of a plan. Then it hit him; the spider mark on his back.

"Inu-brat!" Sesshomaru yelled.

"What do you want!" Inuyasha asked, blocking a tentacle.

"Use your Wind Scar on him, NOW!" Sesshomaru ordered.

"Don't have to tell me twice!" Inuyasha said, calling out his attack. Naraku just crackled as it hit his body. Tentacles were dislodged but were growing back on. Sesshomaru jumped and hit Naraku on his spider scar. Naraku yelled in pain and Kagome took this chance to shoot a sacred arrow. Miroku and Sango joined them at the moment to find Naraku fallen. She saw a tentacle go for Sesshomaru while he was descending and she used her boomerang to cut it off before it cut him. He looked at her as a sign of thanks. Miroku was about to use his wind tunnel but Kouga came in. The poisonous bugs followed him as he tried to fight them off. Sango got her boomerang and finished off the bugs while Kouga got his revenged by cutting a deep gash in Naraku's middle. Naraku howled in pain and Miroku told everyone to stand behind him while he used his wind tunnel. Naraku was sucked into the tunnel and it sealed, leaving only a scar. Then Kagome gasped loudly.

Sesshomaru ran to her. "Her breathing is weakening," Kagome told him.

"No, Casa, stay, please." Sesshomaru begged.

"Ses... shoma... ru..." Casa coughed.

"Stay, please, Casa..." Sesshomaru begged.

"Good bye..." Casa coughed before adding, "I love you."

"NO! Stay!" Sesshomaru yelled. Her eyes fluttered closed and didn't open. "CASA!"

A tear fell from Sesshomaru's eye. Inuyasha put a comforting arm around Sesshomaru while Sesshomaru cried silently. Miroku looked down at Casa, sadness visible from everyone. Kagome held her partially in her arms. Sesshomaru held the rest. Sango put her boomerang down and mourned. A day of happiness ended in a day of sadness. Casa, a dear friend of them all, died.