AN: Hi guys it's me again MistressofMagicks and I'm here to inform you that there are only two chapters to go! So here's a little recap, after revealing his secrets to Kara Takeya died so now it's only two days till they reach there final destination...Naraku. Okey dokey finished with the authors note now on with the chapter! Sorry It took me so long but pratice has been killing me!

Chapter 12: Taken

KARA'S POV...

It was early, very early everyone was still sleeping soundly and I was up for at least four hours. It was still dark but you could see a small line of brightness. I kept on glancing at Takeya's grave, anybody would. I brought my legs to my chin and I sighed, maybe it was for the best.A few weeks after Takeya found me we had to go into hiding for a while.What he told me just to calm me down was that his cave was getting too small for us. In the back of my mind I knew that it was a lie,I believe him anyway I was ten and I just wanted everything to be all right.We were in a training session and one of the older dragons had to talk to Takeya alone.He told me to stay here and to keep my elbow up when I swung, they took off into the distance. I couldn't help but follow, thanks to three years living on my own my footwork was just like air. I followed them until they descended and I perched myself on a branch. I heard them talking about me, and my heart started to beat faster."That filthy little brat" he said "Is ruining your life, leave the girl or suffer the consequences!" Takeya just growled at him "I will never leave her,I will take care of her, it's not breaking the Codes if I take a hanyou in!" Takeya yelled. I shook my head, I caused him so much pain over the years, three years it took him to find me, two years it took him to train me, five iron arrows were shot at him to protect me and one second just one second for him to die. After that incident with the elder he had a long lecture with me, he knew I was there eavesdropping but I couldn't help it.He told me if anything was to ever happen to him was for me to contact the dragons...some dragons would help me. I kept on questioning about it until he finally said that they know about me, about my parents and my situation. That was enough to convince me, I was ten, young and foolish. InuYasha and his crew wanted to defeat Naraku as soon as possible that I knew. Why don't we just make it an easier journey? I would need help though, Takeya had said that I needed to be somewhere clear of villages before I would...make contact.

I crawled over to Hikaru and I whispered his name, he just groaned and rolled onto his side. "Hikaru wake up!" I whispered a little more harshley. Hikaru still was asleep, I sighed " I'm sorry Hikaru but this is for your own good" I said very lowly. I picked up a needle from my pouch and I placed it right in the middle of his throat, his eyes snapped open and he immeaditly went for the needle. "Kara" he said his voice very low. "I have to talk to you alone" I said getting up and taking off into the forest. I guess the serious tone of my voice scared him because he followed close behind.We were far from hearing distance and finally I stopped, he ran toward me his eyes still with sleepiness. "Well it's dawn, I haven't seen you in a month, I'm tired and I haven't had breakfeast my morning is going great how's yours?" he asked sarcastically. "I have a plan to get to the mountains faster, as you can see we are in two days wake" I explained "But I would need to get far from any villages in the area, and I need help getting them to trust me" I said. "Umm..sure but who is 'them'?" Hikaru asked. "Dragons" I said plainly. Right then and there his jaw dropped."Are you insane! I'm of Dragon Hunter blood remember? There's no way in hell or heaven that they'll ever trust me!" he yelled. "I trust you and I'm a dragon...well part dragon" I said crossing my arms. "Hikau please that's exactly it I want them to know that,your a friend and besides I want to leave this place as soon as I can" I said to him. He looked at me long and hard for a minute, his hazel eyes now dark. "I'll go" he said sighing.

"Thank you!" I exclaimed. I hugged him around the waist "Get your stuff and let's wait till the others wake up" Hikaru said, he sounded defeated. "Oh c'mon Hikaru cheer up, it's not like they're going to eat you, your with me" I said smiling."That's not what I'm afraid of" he said lowly, I smiled again and I leapt up toward camp.It took Hikaru a few minutes to catch up with me, I laughed to myself. Then I smelled someone getting up and it wasn't someone I really wanted to see. Apparently Miroku was waking up, that perverted monk. "I see you two have had a relationship far beyond what we have expected" Miroku said smiling pervetly.My cheeks began to go warm,and I could feel Hikaru start to get very embarassed. I disappeared out of sight, well to Miroku anyway I appeared behind him and placed a needle on his left arm,he fell unconcious to the floor. "You never cease to amaze me" InuYasha said waking up and clapping. "The monk deserved it, this is sort of a payback for what happened a few days ago. He sneaked up on me while I was bathing" I said poking his head with my finger. Kagome must have heard the comomotion and saw Miroku on the floor, and Sango was just beginning to wake up.
"What happened to Miroku?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Just some payback, now that everyone is nearly awake" I picked the small needle that was in his arm and I pulled it out. Miroku's eyes immeaditly lit up. "Hi Miroku" I said smiling. I hovered over him with the needle, "Now I have more places where I can put my needles,and do you want to know what they cause" I said smiling. At the sight of my needle he backed away quickly."Good now let's get serious" I said my smile fading.

"InuYasha?" I said, with not that much confidence in my voice. "Yeah" he said his eyes a narrowing a little. "I know a way to go to the mountains faster" I started, InuYasha and the others including Shippo who was now awake became interested. "How?" Sango asked. "Takeya had told me that if anything was to ever happen was to call the dragons...but I want to get away from the...refuge" I said. "Hikaru offered to go with me, I wanted to show them that there we are good people" I finished. "I understand" InuYasha said. He glanced at the others and they nodded. "How long will you be gone?" Shippo asked. "Aboutthe wholeday, rest up, practice we'll be there by dusk" I said now glancing at Hikaru. "Be careful with that refuge, we may have driven out the Dragon Hunters but that doesn't mean they're all gone" Hikaru said, glancing toward InuYasha. "Na I wouldn't worry about it after what we did, I don't think they'll be a problem" InuYasha replied. "Are you leaving now? I was ready to make breakfast" Kagome said. "Sure we'll stay for that" I said smiling again. Hikaru and I sat together and awaited breakfast as the others began to do there morning chores. I glanced at Takeya's grave again and again as I ate. Somewhere in the back of mind, I always hoped that all of this was all a nightmare and I would wake up next to my parents. Hearing my mother's voice, singing my lullabye. But along time ago I shook myself out of that cruel fantasy.

NO MORE POV...

It wasn't long before breakfast was over, Kara got her bag and Hikaru got his. Miroku as a sign of respect gave her naginata. "Thank you Miroku, guys it's a miracle he's on being a pervert" I said smiling. Miroku actually laughed, "Am I really that bad?" Miroku said. "YES!" Kagome, Sango and Kara said in unison. Then a silence filled the air, "We'll be back by mid day, you guys want to take the lead and head north?" Hikaru said breaking the silence, "We sure will" InuYasha answered. Kara took one last look Takeya's grave then she smiled "See ya guys soon" Kara said her smile never fading. She and Hikaru took off, heading north east. Sango then felt something rub on her butt, her eyebrow twitched and she slammed her giant boomerang on Miroku's head. "YOU STUPID MONK!" she roared getting one of Kara's needles. "Kara has taught me some of the needle points...I'll us them all on you!" Sango yelled getting ready to inflict pain on him. "No Sango please not those, please I beg of you!" Miroku said getting up and running away from her. "Not this time monk!" she spat running after him.

Shippo, Kagome and InuYasha sighed in disgrace, "Well now we know what will scare Miroku off" Shippo said. "Yeah Sango and Kara with needles" InuYasha said startinglaugh atMiroku's feeble attempt for Sango's forgiveness."One thing's for sure this is probably the last time we'llsee this" Kagome said, getting ready toleave. "Hard to believe they're getting married" Shipposighed. And with that Miroku was now unconsious on the floor with a much happier Sango. "I feel much better" Sango said walking towards him with Kirara behind her carrying Miroku byhis robes. "Now that we have that out of our systemcan we go now?" InuYasha said now getting impatient. "Yes InuYasha we are now ready to go right Miroku?" she asked moving his head as if sayingyes. "How long are you going to keep him like that?" Kagome asked. "About an hour" Sango said to her. "That's great" Shippo said poking Miroku's head. And the group set off north.

Kara stood upon a small grassy hill smelling the air for any humans or villages in the area. "I've been through this pass before they're aren't any humans here, Dragon Hunters for that matter" Hikaru said sitting down looking up at her. "I know but I want to make sure, I don't want them to think that this is a trap. Her ears twitched at a nearby sound, "Someone's watching us" Kara said lowly. Hikaru stood up and unsheathed his sword from his back. Kara smelled the air again, bones and dirt was what the wind brought to her. "I'm going to check it out" she said running off, toward the scent. Hikaru sighed and ran after her. Kara reached to the main source of the scent and found a miko with demons all around her. She looked so much like Kagome, 'Wait, this must be that woman that InuYasha thinks about too...Kikyo?' Kara thought. Hikaru didn't know what was going on, 'Hikaru? Can you hear me right?' I thought into this mind 'Yeah?' he thought back. 'This is going to take longer than I thought, this is Kikyo Kagome's incarnation' Kara explained.

Kikyo noticed a pretty strong demonic arua and looked to find a hanyou with blue marks all over her. There was also a young man with her, her face was expressionless this must be the girl that Naraku keeps on ranting about. Kikyo turned to face the girl, " You're that hanyou, the one that dosen't turn human" she said her face still expressionless. "Who's to know?" Kara said annoyed. "Look I don't want any trouble, I just want you away from this area I already have enough to deal with so head where you're going beforeI get really pissed off" she said pretty much giving Kikyo a ver nasty glare."You really think that prophecy will work, than you are afool. Naraku has more strength than you could possibly imagine" she said darkly.

"What is he up to? You seem to be connected with Naraku" Hikaru said. "I have my reasons to join his side, none of which concerns aDragon Hunter and a half-breed" she hissed.'Her thoughts theyare all over the place like she is trying to block me'Kara thought as her head began to hurt. "I mean it, I don't want to start any trouble with you, now go to that asshole Naraku and tell him that we're ready" Kara said starting to get really mad. "Just to warn you though half-breed, that prophecy of yours might turn on those on your side" Kikyo said coldy. Her eyes were grey, they sent shivers up and down Kara and Hikaru's spine. The soul collecters travled with her and she was gone, "Damn bitch" Hikaru hissed. "She knew that I could hear thoughts" Kara said walking away from there encounter. "What do you mean, not everyone knows that dragon hanyous can read minds" Hikaru said looking at her. "She had millions of thoughts going through her head, it was weird my head began to hurt with all the thoughts" she replied. "What did she think?" he asked. "Some of it was hard to figure out, but the same words were repeating sometimes like betrayel, revenge, kill, then there was a song playing over and over again but she wasn't the one singing it was sung by childern" Kara recited it "That's odd do you think that she was trying to block you?" Hikaru said.

"That's what I thought at first but then I realized, she's dead her thoughts are supposed to be neurtal or just memories" Kara said now back at the grassy area. With one last sniff at the air, "No one's here, let's get this over with, I want this all to end" Kara said as the wind starting to pick up. "So how does it work you didn't give me the full explanation" Hikaru said. "I'm not asking them to help us defeat Naraku as much as I want to, just to give us a lift there" Kara explained. "That's not what I asked, what do you have to do to contact them?" Hikaru said getting very defensive. Kara got really quiet, "When Takeya told me what to do, I was sort of freaked out" she said breaking the short silence " I have to shed a little blood" she said almost mumbling. Like a small child, who did something wrong. Hikaru understood perfectly, "Kara! You already lost a lot of blood, and we are probably going to loose a lot more with the battle with Naraku" Hikaru said now getting very irritated. 'God damn it! He's not going to let me do it' Kara cursed in her mind. She leapt up out of sight, she snuck up behind Hikaru and paralyzed him with one of her needles. "I'm sorry Hikaru you and the others made a sacrifice and it's blood no harm done" Kara said smiling. She walked away from the paralyzed Hikaru, who was pretty much pissed off.

Kara looked up into the blue sky, crisp air filled her lungs as she took a breath. She neither spoke or smiled, she silently took a dagger from her pouch. Hikaru looked at her his gaze softened. Kara would do anything, say anything to stop the pain, the tears the...death. She would never place her burden on anyone else because she didn't want anyone else to feel pain. The needle was in his right arm. Short paralyzation. He smiled, as he began to feel his hand and feet again until finally he freed himself of the needle. Kara saw her reflection through the dagger, for a moment she saw a little girl so filled with happiness, joy and laughing always laughing. Now she saw an older girl laughing but at the wrong things... her pain. There was nothing else to do was to laugh and say everything was okay so people wouldn't worry about her. The dagger slowly came down to the palm of her hand, slicing her skin nicely. Blood, was now filling up her hand, enough to write the markings. She took a finger and began to paint the markings onto her already marked skin. She made no mistake Takeya would make her to this for three weeks to get it right. Back then though she was only 10 years old, still recovering from three years of loniliness.

She looked over her shoulder and smiled at Hikaru, he nodded and finally Kara began to call the dragons in there language. The calling was more like a melody, wind began to dance around her. Her eyes began to glow blue so did her markings, Hikaru's eyes widned as he witnessed this. The wind gre stronger with each passing second, the melody never stopping. After what felt like an eternity, they heard two other voices, it sounded like the same melody but it was more like an answer then a song. One voice was a deep gonging sound that made Kara's and Hikaru's ears nearly burst out, while the other was soothing in it's wake of answer. The wind started to die down, and noticed that Kara's body was shaking she used a lot of power. She fell to her knees grasping her body as she did, Hikaru knelt beside her "Are you oaky?" he asked. "I'll be fine just a little tired..." she panted as she shivered. "Takeya never told me that I would be this tired...Hikaru the dragons they answered me...they are coming" Kara gasped out. "Damn it Kara your hurting yourself" Hikaru said not giving a fuck on the whereabouts of the dragons. "I have to, you gave me so much that I had to do something" she said now gaining her breath back.

The wind started to pick up, Kara's sensitive ears heard the beating of wings. Hikaru thanks to his training could feel the presence of the dragons' powers. Two dragons' revealed themselves as they swooped from the sky landing with grace in front of them. They spoke in dragon tongue, for Kara to translate "They say that they cannot speak through thoughts, a curse was placed on there line for them not to speak it" Kara translated, feeling much better at the dragons' presence. One dragon had silver scales, with horns riding up and down his back, he had teal eyes. The other was oranged with red tint on it's back, it had black horns on top of it head, with another on it nose. The silver one spoke to Kara in that deep voice that made Hikaru's eardrums bash against his brain. "The silver one is named Shiruba, he is Takeya's comrad in the battle of Kousen he shall help us with some precautions" Kara explained getting up. The orange one began to speak the voice calmer more soothing "Her name is Taiyou she is the younger sister of Shiruba" Kara said repeating her words.

The dragons took a good look at Hikaru, then anger burned there eyes Shiruba began to speak harsh words in dragon tongue. Hikaru knew that it was about him, hesadly lookedathis feet awaiting his fate. Kara said to Shiruba that Hikaru is no Dragon Hunter Kara sent pictures from her memories about the time she was captured. Shiruba and Taiyou looked atHikaru with ahard gaze, and began to test him, "Kara what are they doing?" Hikaru said from his spot. "They are testing you, making sure that I am not forced against my will" Kara said. Hikaru was sort of shocked on how protective these dragons were of her. Kara put on smile when the dragon stopped, Taiyou and Shiruba nodded and Kara began to laugh when they made there approval of the young man. "Kara we have to leave now, we promised InuYasha that we would return by mid-day" Hikaru said. Kara stopped laughing and went serious, she spoke toTaiyou and Shiruba about InuYasha and his crew and Kara had to hold her breath when they asked about Takeya's death.Hikaru couldsee the pain in her eyes even more, the dragons consoled her by saying that it wasn't her fault, and they looked Hikaru with a soft gazeTaiyou lowered her head for him to get on. Kara got her bag and put her naginata in place, Hikaru went on Taiyou first then Kara.

Kara could sense Hikaru tense a little as Taiyou began to to take flight, "You've ridden on a dragon before Hikaru" Kara said smiling. "Not really, it wasn't a real flight" Hikaru said turning his head around to see her. "Well just don't look down" Kara said. Hikaru against her warning looked down and gulped and Kara began to giggle. Shiruba was behind them keeping watch, Kara took a good sniff of the air and got a good scent of where InuYasha and the others were. "They didn't go to far, thank goodness" Kara said to Hikaru. "Good, so how many more minutes" Hikaru said. "Only about half an hour" Kara said rolling her eyes. "Damn it" Hikaru said harshly. "Oh c'mon Hikaru it's not that bad, when you rode on me at least I didn't drop you" she said. "No not that...look over there" Hikaru pointed, Kara looked over his shoulder and saw black matter over the mountains, with purple lightning shooting across it. "Oh shit" Kara said wide eyed in shock. "Well at least Naraku feels welcome" Hikaru said. Demons were running as they looked down, Taiyou began tocough, she jerked forward nearly sending Hikaru and Kara flying. She was loosing control, "What's happening!" Hikaru said trying to get a good grip on the dragon. "It's miasma, shit, he's close!" Kara said. Now the purple miasmawas visible, "Hikaru hold your breath this can kill you" Kara demanded as she tried to get Taiyou to fly out of there. Shiruba flew down and tried to calm his sister in the process of getting himself into the miasma. "Damn it" Kara cursed as the miasma, started to get thicker, she looked down "We're going to have to jump" she said grabbing Hikaru by the hand, at first he looked at her like she was insane but it was better than being up there. After three seconds they both jumped and landed at the edge of the forest.

It wasn't the end, Taiyou and Shiruba started to descend and crash landed next ot them. Hikaru didn't mind Kara's warnings about miasma. "Kara are you all right" he asked. Kara rubbed her head, "Yeah, I got to help them" Kara said as she dug through her bag.Taiyou and Shiruba, were bleeding badly Kara started to get scared. Hikaru noticed this, "Kara just relax, we'll go a different way" he said, almost loosing it. "Hold your breath, you idiot!" she said to him. This time Hikaru followed orders and held it. "They'll be all right the miasma, didn't take that much of a hold" Kara said, Hikaru was going red in the face, "Okay it's clear now" she said almost breaking down in laughter. "Your lucky you're hanyou" Hikaru said after he took a big gust of air. "God damn it that whole forest, is filled with misasma" Kara cursed as she looked at it. "I wouldn't be surprised,the more defenses the more time it takes us to destroyhim" Hikaru said, to her.The dragon siblings, began to stir angry as they'll ever be but grateful that the young hanyou had helped. Hikaru and Kara turned around to see them very angry not at them but at there weakness. Kara spoke in dragon tongue, "It'll be alright, we'll find a different path" Hikaru felt uneasy all of a sudden. Kara smelled the air, "Damn it, he's here, Hikaru get the dragon's out of this place" Kara said, "There's no way in hell I'm leaving you here!" He yelled at her,Kara gave him a hard gaze, she turned to the dragons and spoke tothem, the roared in disagreement.'Damn it! Why can't anyone just listen to me!' Kara screamed into her mind.

Tentacles lashed at them ready to strike, "Shit!" Kara said as she unsheathed her naginata. Kara whipped out and unleashed massive strength, that shocked the dragons and Hikaru. Purple blood, smeared, from her hands as she struck the last one. "We have to go now!" she yelled. At that moment though,there was a change in plans. More tentacles came up from the ground this time, Hikaru was lucky enough to dodge them. The dragons flew up and began to attack, spitting out flame andmagicks. Kara reverted back to a stage of madness at that moment.Tucking, rolling, dodging than swiping. It nearly scared Hikaru, 'what the hell's wrong with her?' Hikaru asked himself as he brought his sword down on a tentacle. But as the battle grew short, Hikaru was struck in the arm blood pouring from it. Another sruck his leg, it wrapped around it and brought his chinto the ground.He fell from the battle causing Kara to stop "You all right?" she called, her eyes changed from that anger to worry. But as she ran toward him, miasma poured from all sides, causing Kara to stop dead in her tracks. The tentacles stopped attacking the dragons, who were now bleeding from the miasma earlier. They all went toward Kara who was standing, in the middle of it all.

"Kara move!" Hikaru yelled as he clutched his arm. She dropped to her knees and began to scream out coughing out blood. This miasma was different, different then the others combined. This one could kill Kara, but Naraku wouldn't let that happen oh no. A tentacle drove in, and wrapped it around her waist causing her to scream again. "Kara!" Hikaru yelled as picked up his sword, slicing as much as he could. It was crushing her, she managed to scream out in dragon tongue. At her words the dragons were hesitant, but respected them,Taiyou flew up and spit out the fire needed to destroy the tentacles surrounding Hikaru.Shiruba with his claws, grabbed theyoung man. With one final look at Kara, she was covered in blood, yet she smiled and mouthed, 'thank you' and she was carried away into the forest below.

InuYasha saw that it was nearly dusk, they were at a half way they were awaiting Hikaru and Kara. "God damn it where are they!" InuYasha yelled, in impaitence. "I'm starting to get worried, they've been gone a while" Kagome said, putting a hand on her cheek. "You don't think the dragons attacked them, because of Hikaru?" Sango said, making a suggestion. "No, Kara made sure to bring him for that reason, besides we shouldn't worry Kara's a dragon hanyou and he's a skilled swords men what could happen?" Miroku said. Shippo was in his fox form, playing around with Kirara who was having fun with Shippo in this stage. InuYasha's head snapped up, and started to growl "InuYasha what's wrong?" Kagome asked, but it was quieted when from the destance came a figure, actually three. They had there guard up, then as the light came up Hikaru was there clutching a badly wrapped arm. There were other dragons there, all of them covered in blood and to InuYasha the miasma. Where was Kara? Was the question that was popping in there heads. Hikaru collapsed to the ground, he was on all fours. "Hikaru what the hell happened?" InuYasha yelled rushing towards him. The others followed close behind, "Where's Kara?" He said lifting the young man by the shirt.

"She's...gone"

AN: Sorry it took so long, but hey softball is tuff work anyway just two more to go and I'm done!(screams and runs around) Ha! cliffy, the next chapter will be a great one! Fight scenes! YAY! The next chapter is called either Finale or War you guys can choose. I CAN'T WAIT!

Signed,

MistressofMagicks