Sorry this took so long, my computer doesn't let me up date.

After a night or two the storm gradually faded away to bright sunlight once again. Ki and Kagome were traveling together, heading north in search of everyone else. Ki herself wasn't exactly sure where they had been sent, but there was a chain of islands a head that seemed like a likely place.

Kagome was still undecided about Ki. Should she be trusted? So far Ki had shown nothing but hospitality, but that doesn't mean much. For all she knew Ki could have been leading her into a trap. But, like Ki pointed out, she didn't have much of a choice. Ki was more educated, knowing all the routes, all the marine animals, all the signs of strange mermaids and weather. The most important one- survival.

Kagome sighed while swatting her flipper against the water. They were resting on some rocks near the surface, soon they would be heading off again. "Kagome what's wrong?" Ki asked, looking up at Kagome, her red tail swishing back and forth behind her. "Nothing," snorted Kagome. She turned away from Ki's gaze and sighed again.

Ki was being to friendly for Kagome's liking. In turn, Kagome was just using Ki to get out of this whole mess and to find her friends. But Ki acted like she wanted to be friends, very close friends. She seemed like a little puppy that you forgot to feed, always begging at your feet. Kagome had a high suspicion that Ki had no friends, or bad ones. Kagome saw Ki once before with the other two mermaids, she didn't seem like she fit in very well. Almost like taking orders from a servent's master. Kagome pitied her, but still did not want to get very 'tight' with her.

"It's not much further Kagome," Ki said, trying to start a conversation yet again. Kagome winced. She did not like it that Ki used her name. Not only that, but she said it almost every time she addressed her. "That's great," said Kagome unenthusiastically. Kagome looked away again and sighed. Inuyasha where are you?

"We should get going," said Ki, diving down into the water without waiting for Kagome's response. Kagome dove down after her a moment later. Ki looked slightly upset, probably due to Kagome's cut-off answers. She didn't want to be mean, but Ki wasn't really her friend. Talking seemed to be Ki's favorite thing, so she decided to bring up a conversation.

"How much longer is it until we get there?" Kagome asked. Ki's eyes light up in delight. "Not far if we hurry. Only a few days or so. It's not a hard swim though, not many currents. It's really beautiful there, especially the sunset. If you're friends aren't there I'll have to show it to you before we continue searching. But I'm sure your friends are fine. Unless they bothered one of my sisters. By the way don't expect just finding them. Tye and Aussie are probably patrolling the waters."

"Who's Tye and Aussie?" Kagome asked while swimming next to her. "My sisters, the two mermaids you saw before. Aussie has a purple flipper and Tye has a blue one. They don't pity others, so don't expect them to go easy on you. They're notorious for doing to king's dirty work." Ki looked away uneasily.

"What's wrong?" asked Kagome, feeling like she said something wrong. "Nothing, it's just 'im not very proud of my sisters. They disgrace our family. But they're all I have left." "W-what do you mean?" Kagome stuttered accidentally. "My family was killed by powerful demons that wander the oceans meaninglessly." Her eyes were glossy with tears. "Oh, Ki, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to bring up such a horrible discussion," Kagome said sorrowfully. "It's ok," Ki said softly.

They traveled in silence for a while. They swam at a fast rate, they were more than half way there by night fall. At night they slept on the sandy bottom of the ocean. Ki slept soundly, but Kagome could not rest.

Kagome looked over to make sure Ki was asleep before swimming to the surface. Once she surfaced she looked around, memorizing where she was. She glided slowly over to some rocks sticking out of the water. Kagome grasped two corners and used her arms to pull herself up. She sat silently on the tops, gazing up at the stars that glittered in the sky above.

"What are you doing?" Kagome jumped from the sound of another voice. "You startled me," she said, catching her breath again. "I couldn't sleep," Kagome confessed. "How did you know I left. You were sound asleep." "I sensed it," Ki said. "That's beside the point. You shouldn't be out here alone. There are strange demons lurking around every corner. You would be an easy prey, since your so inexperienced." "I'm ok now, aren't I?" Kagome snorted. "I'm fine."

Kagome instantly felt guilty about telling Ki off. She was just worried about her and Kagome snapped at her. "Sorry," Kagome sighed. "It's just, well, I don't think I've been away from everyone this long before. Maybe a couple of days, but never weeks." "I know how you feel. It took me years to get over the loss of my family. I still hurt inside when I talk about it," said Ki softly.

"Ki do you ever think I will be able to be human again?" Kagome asked in a worried tone. "I'm not sure," Ki answered truthfully. "But I know you'll at least be able to see your friends again." "There's got to be some way to reverse the spell!" Kagome yelled and her tail slapped the water angerly. "Only Aussie and Tye know how."

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Inuyasha paced the shore impatiently. It had been at least a week or two since he had seen Kagome. The stench of mermaid was thick in the air, but not Kagome's scent. How long was he intended to be kept there? How did he even get there? Mermaid magic was the most likely source. "Dammit!" he cursed aloud.

What was going on? When would he get to see Kagome and the others again?

Would he ever get to see them again?

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End of this chappie! Yeah! Please read and review! I need more ideas!