Weee! I am online again! Yeah! I know this is a short chapie, but with my computer down I don't have much of a choice. My friend which I thank again let me use her computer! So I hope even though its a short chapie it brings some surprises! Oh and just in case I don't own this anime, but I do own some of the manga's and episodes of the anime!

Shadow laughed softly as she walked along the silent trail, leading her towards the first step of chaos. Yes she wanted to create chaos, not just for this world either. Kouga was somewhere ahead of her using that nose of his. He was checking out the path hunting for demons. She could feel her power stir, the power Kagome could barely use and what even Kikyo couldn't use fully. The power she held now in her hands made her giggle. Her excitement seemed to surround her. The trees waved gently in the breeze making her grin, "Yes this is what I want." She answered. The question had never been asked, but she knew Kagome wanted to know. She sighed; even in her delight, the idea of waiting seemed so shallow. Shadow could almost feel Inuyasha searching for her, the confusion Kagome's friends must be feeling. She could also feel the hope that came from Kagome, "What a pain you are." She said under her breath. Even when she couldn't hear Kagome, and she no longer could make any dumb choices, she still angered Shadow to no end. She heard a twig snap in the distance and sensed Kouga's presence. "Kouga?' She asked. Her voice seemed to shatter the stillness of the woods and bounce off of the trees surrounding the path she traveled. Kouga soon came into view, a large grin on his face.

"I found it!" Shadow smiled softly. She knew she could trust Kouga, but sometimes she wondered if he could tell she wasn't Kagome.

"Kouga I..." She faltered then began again, "Well then, lets crash the party!" She laughed again allowing her excitement to fill her once more, because from here on she would have to stay calm and serious. Kouga watched her carefully, then wagged his tail slightly. Without any warring she found his arms around her waist.

"Kagome..." She grimaced at the mention of her other self. He looked at her and tilted his head. "No, not Kagome." Shadow's eyes widened. "Your more of a different Kagome...a shadow." She felt her knees weaken; she was shocked this was not part of her perfect plan. "Shadow..."

She trembled, this was wrong. How could he know? She yelled mentally.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Inuyasha pounded the ground with his fist. "I couldn't protect her!" Sango stood in the distance watching Inuyasha.

"He is sure taking this hard." She said to Miroku, who watched Inuyasha as well.

"When should we tell him?" Miroku asked, his voice was calm and his face showed no signs of worry. Sango looked at Miroku and wondered why he couldn't be like this more often. Then again she liked him the way he was.

"I don't know...if you're right, and if that villager was honest, then it would break Inuyasha's heart." Miroku looked at Sango, an almost confused look flashed across his face. "Maybe in a few minutes." She compromised avoiding Miroku's eyes.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Inuyasha cursed. He wanted to take back what had happened earlier, he wanted to hold Kagome. Inuyasha had noticed a change in Kagome's scent. It was almost sweet, but it held a bitter after taste. He knew something was wrong, and he knew what had happened must have been his fault. "Damn it!" He was interrupted then by Sango's voice.

"Inuyasha we think that Kagome is heading towards Naraku's new castle. She is with Kouga." They had gotten away from the wolf clan without much trouble and had learned Kagome was not there and neither was Kouga. They had gone back down to the village they had last seen Kagome. Miroku then added what he knew.

"We know the general direction." Inuyasha held his fist out in front of him; his skin was healing almost as fast as he had torn it apart by hitting the ground. He didn't say anything, but he did relax his hand. "We leave now." He was determined now, he had a location, a battle to fight, and someone he needed to talk to.

((Okay because I am new at this writing thing I must admit I agree with my friends advise of having a OC taking control of this fanfic so I am trying to even it out. Yes, I know that I noticed this error earlier, but hey my first fic please forgive me. Well thanks to my friend, Akira, I could type some more! I hate not having a computer to use. Well thanks for sticking around and reading my fic))
Kimiko- we are sorry for the delayed interaction, but technical difficulties are a problem we are working on!

Ray- Wow, I had no idea you could almost sound intelligent!

Kimiko- What is that supposed to mean?

Ray- Even sarcasm is wasted on you.

Forgotten- You two quiet I need to write some more!

Ray- Excuses again? Man, I need to find people worthy of my company.

Akira- If you want to find people worthy of your company join a club for sarcastic people. I hear they hand out great cookies. Also, Hello people! I'm Frogotten's best friend, who has just lent out her computer, and done her best to edit this chapter to the best of her knowledge. If there are still mistakes I would like to point out I'm half awake at the moment. Also keep in mind there might not be an update for a while because Forgotten's computer is still down. I wonder why she didn't tell you herself?

Forgotten- (reading Akira's manga stash)

Akira- (glare) I feel so used.