KT; Hey this is my forth chapter. Now here is the sad part. I lost all my files that I had saved in my computer, because it crashed and that crash was a very bad one, so I lost, like everything. And I don't have my 1-3 chapters of Redemption, but I did write some of then on paper. So it might take me to get everything settled.

I only wanted to tell this to people because this is something, that might affect how fast i'm writing out my story.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or Naruto, but that doesn't stop me from selling them off to the highest bidder. Of course Sesshoumaru is still mine whether you people like it or not.

So far in pairings- I should tell you again that all my pairing keeping-track-of-ness, was lost, so I will have to wait till I get to my moms and get to use the internet to copy my stories. (Sigh) sometimes I hate life.

I'll get back to you on pairings though.

KT: this is just I want to complain about, so this is what happened, I lost my wallet, I got a very bad grade on a math quiz, my computer crashed, oh and my retainer fell out of my mouth when I was sleeping! can you believe that? But I find it after a couple of days. But still, this all happened in a week, and the week was 'the week' before my birthday! How sucky is that.

You just cannot get more unlucky then I have been for the last few weeks.

And now here is the ice breaker, I got my wallet back, but it had no money in it, so I had about 15 inside, not too much, but still. So I get my wallet back yesterday. And before this, i went to the mall, got my self a new wallet, and started over, getting all this new cards and all that crap. Library card was a pain. So anyways, I get my old wallet back, and I get all happy, and excited, so I start drying off the stuff, because it was all wet. So anyway, I start switching stuff around, and I get all finished and stuff. And the next thing I know, when I get home, is that I can't find my wallet! and It was the new one. Not the one that was wet and found in the bush of some place i walked by.

I really hate myself sometimes.

Boy after that, a lot of colorful words came out of my mouth to greet me in the ear. And I don't usually go off cursing or swearing as some call it, but I think I like cursing, it sounds more formal.

Anyways this is my life so far. And doesn't it suck?

Kagome /Kakashi- 2 vote

Kagome/Sasuke- I don't know about this pairing, one reason was that I kind of had a lot of fighting involving these two, but don't tell anyone that I was the one who told you that.

Kagome/Naruto- again don't know. But who know, I just might start liking him much more then now.

Kagome/Neji: 2vote

Kagome/Gaara- 6 vote

Kagome/Lee- none poor lee (oh-well)

Kagome/Itachi- 5 votes

Kagome/ who else is there? I just don't really care, if you have someone who you want Kagome to be paired up with, then well, tell me!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Naruto, but if I did own them, I would probably sell them off to the highest bidders. Except Sesshoumaru, Kirara, Miroku, Shikamaru, Neji, and my lovable Gaara.

Just for those people who don't know but:

"Dialog"

'Thoughts'

enforced words

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"Who are you boy?" Kagome didn't even have to ask really, she could guess that this boy was somehow connected to Orochimaru, otherwise he was incredibly stupid. "Well, are you not going to answer me?" She was speaking in a tone that was like talking to small little helpless children. Though this child, could do more damage then need from.

Kagome didn't like using harsh voices, nor did she like showing any signs for anger. She knew for interrogations you must stay calm at all costs. Unless, of course, you can scare the person you so with to talk, with anger, but you should only use that method when the victim is weak. And this boy, this boy is not as weak as he so obviously wishes to seem.

The boy gave no answer. This is what kagome suspected he might do. Why would he answer when he thinks that she is weaker then he himself?

Interrupted by another sounding explosions, Kagome held back her hand. Making sure it did not move to the unsuspected cheek of the smart mouthed boy. She really didn't have time for this. The village was under attack, and all the so called ninjas were doing was standing around watching the little play, unfold before their very eyes.

Narrowing her eyes, Kagome made up her mind. She was going to save this village.

"Lady Tsunade," Kagome said, giving the Hokage her respect, "we are to fight. I subject you do the same with you warriors."

Quickly turning to look upon the village she declared she would save, seeing it engulfed in white burning flames, brought back many regretful memories. Smoke was starting to cloud the blue sky that she was only looking up into, getting lost in its aqua blue, only this early morning.

'So much can happen in the little time humans are given.' Kagome thought, and she was right, so much did happen and so much was to come.

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Kagome stood still, standing straight, watching the fire start spreading to other homes. Eating them up in a couple of gulps. Each flame sprouting with its own identity. But all dancing with the same rhythm, all dancing as one.

Removing her eyes from a haunting skeptical, they landed on Kanna's form. "Make sure the boy is still here when I finish with some business. I will not tolerate him escaping, do you understand?" Kagome looks into the eyes of her servant, her companion, and friend.

Kanna gave a slight nod in her agreement.

"Good." Turning her head, along with her body, she starts taking stops forward towards the blazing heart of burning houses. Stopping in her tracks, Kagome also adds, " And as for answers. . ." Her voice trails off, letting the fire speak louder then her voice, "you have you methods, use them but do not kill him, not until I get every last drop of his involvement. Also, suicide is not an option." With that last order Kagome heads straight for the village, Kagura as well as some village ninjas, fallow.

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"Kagome, what is it that you wanted us to do?" Kagura had to ask, she could already guess that the fire had reminded her fo Kaede's village, but what she didn't understand was why Kagome coming here, to the enter of the village.

Looking upward, Kagura saw a red building with an insignia of 'Fire.' 'How ironic, fir with fire.' Kagura's dark humor thoughts were interrupted by a sharp 'ahem.' Quickly turning her head to the call, she saw that Kagome was waiting expectantly. Like a thousands lights were switched on, Kagura gracefully took a feather from her collection, near her hair bun. She always thought that it was a great place to put them it was just easy to reach.

Moving her arm to a slight arch then having it somehow land, out stretched in front of her. Willing the small feather, to turn into a giant carrier for two.

Letting the feather hover over the ground, about two feet, an estimation on Kagura's behalf. She motioned for Kagome to get on, they took off into the air. Flying about the burning building, taking refuge in the darkened clouds.

From her spot in the sky, Kagome could tell that about a third of the village was burning from the resent attacks. 'This village would fall, unless the attacks ceased to be.' Kagome turned to look more at the giant red building. For some unknown reason, she was captivated by a force. It kept tugging a pulling her towards the wooden doors of the layered building.

Snapping herself to more at hand problems. Kagome turned to look to the Southern part of the village. Looking closer, Kagome was able to tell that there were people attacking, not from this village either. Making up her mind, she told Kagura to fly down to the small moving ants.

Not question her companion, Kagura willingly obeyed. She new this would happen, seeing as she is a demon, therefor able to 'hear and see' better the Kagome. Though she knew that people were attacking, she knew better then to tell Kagome that. When in a strange area, it is best to get a birds eye view. Kagura also knew Kagome had a knack for remembering layouts of area's, so right now this was just a lookout job to see the floor plan of this place. Bothering Kagome, would distract her, causing her not to remember as easily as would be, meaning in the end more people could die.

"Kagura, go there to the southern part of this village. Where you saw the attackers." Kagome already knew Kagura had been able to hear and see then, and she knew that it would have been a distraction if she knew. She was grateful, yet at the same time angry at herself that she could not tell that people were dying.

Wordlessly they flew, towards the outside attackers. Landing quietly about a block away from the initial fighting. Running towards the battle with haste, both Kagura and Kagome moving faster then humans, Kagura being a demon and Kagome using her miko powers to push her body forward.

Coming upon the scene of people killing each other, was something Kagome was used to, but that didn't mean she enjoyed watching it, not did she enjoy delivering it. "Kagura, kill the outsiders, I do not wish the enemy to know what we are capable of doing. The cannot know the faces of their enemies just yet."

With her orders given Kagura proceeded into the pool of dead bodies. Kagome joined soon after.

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Kanna turned to the boys body, that were still under her control. Though her shadows had lessened under her command. This boy was strong but was nothing compared to she, her sister, and lady Kagome.

Kanna's eyes reached the boys green ones, she knew this was to be some type of illusion, a lie covering the true identity. She knew this because the purpose of her shadows is to cling to the persons aura and pressure it, so that they touch the body, this making the person even less comfortable. But what Kanna suspected was that when she went to pressure the boys aura, it gave way, not even trying to bounce back as all aura's do naturally, whatever the thing.

All living things have aura's, but wither they are strong or weak is what natters, only the dead do not. And even they, the dead, have something that resembles an aura. But this boys aura seems as though it was dead already.

That was what Kanna had concluded, that this boys was wearing the dead skin, allowing this aura, or at least some of it, through the dead mans skin. By doing this, her shadows would push on the aura, and hit the second skin, making the squeezing feeling, that was a key part in this attack. To make the victim uncomfortable enough to have them do what ever she wants.

'Lady Kagome will be pleased with this knowledge, though she probably knew something of this sort.' Finally facing her victim, Kanna's hands moved in front of her stomach, spread outward. Almost as though she is holding a bowl, though her fingers are relaxed, Kanna's lips moved in a silent incantation, allowing no sounds to come through those two lips.

Out of thin air, Kanna made a mirror appear. It was not the same as the mirror Naraku had given her, for that had been broken by one of Kagome's stray arrows, during the last battle. Afterward Kagome had forged her a more powerful mirror, she herself had used her power to enforce the shadows in there place. Making sure they did not harm Kanna. it was just in case, as one would say.

The mirror was black, metallic black, and was as shinny as a brand new sword. It looked as though the black stone was molded into, ironically, black bamboo. now the fact that the wood or better yet, stone, was twisted around in an octagon from had nothing to do with Kagome's or Kanna's will. Not that it was considered a bad thing. But the fact remained, something couldn't be controlled by man.

And some things were better left uncontrolled. As the great Greek playwright, Sophocles, once said from great wisdom, ate, the act of stepping over mans bounds, or in this case, a demons bounds. But that still didn't change the fact Kagome, Kanna, Kagura, and no one could mold life, power, and anything else greed might wish to have.

The thin mirror was pointed towards the green-eyed boy, soaking up his reflection with every second. Allowing no detail to be left untouched by gazing eye.

For what Kanna could tell, the boy looked puzzled, though he hid it well behind his mask. The boy was probably wondering what type of incantation was that, the one unheard by ears of mortals, or he could be wondering what a flimsy mirror might possibly do to him? 'Well, no matter. What he thinks latter.' Kanna says to her self, talking aloud inside the confines of her unreadable mind.

Moving her pale arms, the two arms that were holding her treasure, were outstretched. Palms facing, almost gripping the edge of the mirrors design of black bamboo. Eyes becoming darker then black, if possible. She continued onward. Willing herself to concentrate on the shadows around the boys body. A few milliseconds after Kanna issued the command to the shadows, telling them to cover the boy, the green-eyed boy was almost, if not completely engulfed inside a blackened sphere. Growing smaller with each passing minute. Making it harder to breath, moved, and hold onto the fleeing will to live.

"My mistress wishes to know what it is you are doing here, and with the dead puppet?" Kanna asked, she didn't know what type of answer she was looking for, but she was pretty sure that this would take some patience, meaning she would have some extra time until Kagome come back to her.

The boy didn't answer.

"What are you here for?" Asking once more. And again the boy refused to answer. Thinking the boy just needed a bit of persuasion, Kanna allowed her shadows do what they were best at. . . pressurize.

Kanna pushed her shadows into squeezing him. From her observations of the boys clenched jaw, making sure he did not exactly enjoy being squeezed like a dogs chew toy.

Tightening her grip on the boy again, she saw his eyes flicker. Barely a twitch, giving Kanna satisfaction in the fact that she already had him exactly where she wanted him.

"What are you doing here?" Kanna asked for third time. Her voice tome was none excitant.

Silence only greeted her demonic ears. The boy had a will of iron, but this was going to far. And her mistress was counting on her ability to make anyone talk of their deepest darkest secrets.

Taking a step forward, Kanna pushed her mirror farther in front of her body. Making her arms stretched forward to their limits.

Once again saying an incantation, though not as long as the first one. Kanna said this silent pray so that the gates would open, allowing her to suck in the souls of her prey. The gate acts as a safety, for anyone who tries to use it, also for the fact that it's a gate, to keep anything in.

Once the incantation was said and finished, the mirror had blackened. Dark shadows moved from the edges, lining the area between covering the window of silver in black, glazing it over.

Kanna gave the order. She wanted part of his soul. But Kanna had to be careful, if she took to much, he wouldn't feel his emotion. And that wouldn't change very much if Kagome's just going to kill him off, but it could damage the amount of information he would be able to give her.

Using her will, Kanna aimed and pulled.

Eyes widened on the boys face, he was feeling pain. Agonizing pain. It was like something was being pulled out of his body. Everywhere, something was ripping his body apart, without even touching him.

"Will you talk willingly?" A voice brought him out of his silent screaming.

The green-eyed boy looking up. 'She was the cause of this. But how? And how could she be so strong, at such a young age? She didn't know how this was happening, but it needed to stop.

Kanna's eyes became darker, he was trying to fight against her. She would not allow this human to win against her. It would put Lady Kagome to shame if a small human boy was able to get the better of her.

Pulling harder on her invisible string that was wrapped and tightly knotted around the boys soul. Kanna saw him lean forward. He was still trying to fight, but from she could tell, his body wasn't having any.

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Ducking sideways as to avoid a punch heading for her head, if she was still in the same position as before, from her black clad ''friend'' here. Crouching down, Kagome launched her body forward, curling her hand into a fist, giving her "friend" the gift of a right hook in the lower left ribs. This unsuspected attack, left the black clothed figure to fall to his knees holding the initial place where the pain was pounding. Both inside and out.

Standing straight, Kagome looked at the once tall man, who was currently busy with his rolling pain, and moved on to her next opponent. She wasn't going to be killing him anytime soon. She needed the practice and there always was the chase, that in her opinion, was the best part. Not only did it give you exercise but it also gave you this exhilarating feeling of hunger.

Kagome knew this feeling well, she had seen it in demons more than enough, but it was still different.

For her it was a time where she could let go but was still in control. She was still able to calculate where her "prey" was going and how they were going to do something. It was a time were her nind was a it's finest. And she liked it, Kagome loved this feeling she would get, not to mention when it ended. The end of the chase was very, very fun.

From what she observed in demons when they started lusting for the spill of blood, the color, the feeling, the smell, and the taste of it; was that they lost themselves to there animal instincts. And it took so long for them to regain their senses, at least usually. And those few seconds that they didn't know who your are and what you mean to them, could very well be you last.

That and this, are not the same. She and demons hunger was also not the same. She knew that, and it was all that mattered.

Dodging a kick that was being sent from her new "prey" to her chest. Kagome moved quickly and with agile. Makin sure to hit her mark precisely. Of course her being Kagome, with more than enough experience, hit right on. Not missing a beat.

With Kagome's training had been easy after she had opened her powers, as Kaede-san would say. She became a prodigy. Taking in and making more of the information that had originally been given. This all happened so fast, and without warning, once Kagome's senses were opened, it felt as though she was able to do absolutely anything.

And with this new ability, Kagome was able to watch someone, and find out their secrets, and almost exactly copy it. But most of this time she added her own twists. As to confuse her opponent, otherwise they would know what she was doing and how she was doing the technic. And like then, Kagome was able to use her abilities now, as her opponent used what people here called 'jutsu.'

Kagome didn't know the extent of this type of power, but she was going to find out.

Her attacker was standing, feel planted firmly on the ground spread apart for about two feet in diameter. His body was tense, crouched, and knee's along with arms at the elbows, were bent almost at a ninety degree angle. He started making hand signs. And this brought a insight to Kagome's opinion of these people here in this different time, place, and dimension. Kagome could hear a faint voice, most likely coming from the man in front of her.

At that moment, Kagome opened her senses. She needed to be able to see, taste, listen, touch, and feel everything about the attack, to be able to imitate and enforce the spell. Of at least what seemed to be a spell.

Kagome was now able to hear the words spewing from the mans mouth as clear as bells. She was able to feel te power emanating from each word that has and has not been said. With her sight, that was only awoken in this state, Kagome was able to see flows of power circulating through the mans very human body. This was not usually what she saw.

Form experience, Kagome had been able to gather information concerning the body of a power wielder in a magical sense. For either demons, mikos and priests, their power originated from their birth rights, their bloods lines so to speak.

But this was interesting. These people were in huge numbers, and it seemed everyone or almost everyone was capable of using this "justu." And if everyone could preform these techniques then it could work for both pro and con. The pro being the sheer number of participants. And a con being that people could take control with their number of forces. This was both an advantage along with a disadvantage, depending on what side you serve.

Kagome could see the awesome power building up coming soon to a point of explosion. This was a time to be allowing your panic to ensue. 'He's going to blow up, and soon too,' Kagome, relaying her thoughts to her stilled muscles, forcing them to move in her chosen direction.

Sure enough the power emanating from the man exploded. It was concentrated into clones of the said man, that had just popped out from around the mans body. 'Five in total,' thought Kagome, she was already calculating the distance, the amount, and the approximate weight of each of the clones. But before her analyzes was complete, they attacked. And Kagome's instinct to survive kicked in.

A jab from the left, right, center, and the left again came flying towards Kagome at every which way, paying no heed to the idea of patterns. This continued for what seemed like ten minutes, whether true or not it did not matter, in any case, the time laps was beginning to become a bore. Not to mention time consuming and tiering for both parties.

Landing a few hits on the flying bodies, Kagome was surprised, though she did not show the emotion, and was able to observe the bodies that were make in the cloning, disappear with a "poof." Each one popping from a hard hit coming from kagome.

Soon after a few rounds of punches, there were no clones left. By deduction, along with a gut feeling, Kagome can e to the conclusion that her job was not yet finished.

Allowing her senses to expand, she caught a lone figure tucked away safely, or so it thought, in a rather tall tree. Quickly moving out of sight, Kagome positioned herself close to a near by tree, jumping into the air and to any branch that brought herself closer to her victim. 'Foolish to think you could get away from me, merely by hiding in a giant bush,' Kagome thought before landing on a branch. She had to move quietly as to not alert the man.

Still about twenty fett away from her victim, Kagome willed her power to form into a small but lethal needle. Training her eyes on the black clothed figure, she aimed, and flicked.

No latter then a couple seconds, the figure swayed to the side and fell to the forest floor. A quick kill was always the best way to go. The easiest concerning pain for the person who was sadly dying, though you would have to quite good to kill silently and with graceful precision, not to mention knowing exactly were to hit.

Standing up, Kagome jumped off her branch, that she had been perching on, and landed on the bark covered floor. Taking her sweet time back to the village.

Kagome never realized how far the man had been hiding, she was only focused on killing him with the best method possible. She had even gone out of the village walls. This was farther then she anticipated, especially when she didn't sense the absence of human life.

Then it hit her. She couldn't feel any humans! This was new information brought a panic to Kagome's body. Not only couldn't she feel any living thing, but now she could sense a ominous feeling of death in the area that she was only minutes ago in. Speeding up faster, Kagome sped past trees, bushes, and forest foliage. Sometimes jumping over the greenery canopy overheard to get a 'birds eye view.'

Finally arriving at the last place Kagome remembers before going off and chasing that man. Kagome could see bodies. Virtually all of them were from the opposite side. You could say one in every five where from the village. Though this attack was rather small.

Glancing around, Kagome looked for her faithful friend, Kagura. Not seeing or sensing her anywhere, brought the resurrection of worry.

'Kagura.' Kagome practically yelled, she wasn't used to panicking, not sense Inuyasha and the others. This was due to the fact that Kagura and Kanna, neither of the two ever leave her side. They didn't, not unless she told them to.

But now. . .

'Kagura!" Kagome yelled a bit louder.

'What? And do you have to yell, I'm a bit busy, if you get my drift.' Kagura replied.

'And what, might I ask, is it that you are doing?' Kagome didn't show it, on her face or her voice, but she was curious. And Kagura's struggling voice peeked her interests even more. What could Kagura be doing that would cause her to lose her concentration on the conversation she and Kagome were having?

'I might have been. . . captured.'

Silence. That was all you could hear after those words had been spoken, that and crickets chirping in the background.

Kagome almost fell anime style when she heard Kagura mutter the word 'capture.'

'Kagome are you there? Did you hear me? Grrrr I know what your doing, your laughing at me aren't you? I know you are, I can feel your glee rolling off you in tons.'Kagura said in her calmest voice possible. She knew Kagome wasn't emotionless, Kagome just didn't express her feelings as well as she did in the past.

'Kagome don't you dare laugh at me. I know you're thinking it's funny that I've been captured by a bunch of humans, but don't you dare laugh. And get that smirk off your face.' Kagura was getting irritated. You could even hear a small quite growl come from Kagura's mind. She knew how Kagome reacted to these thinks, and she knew Kagome would have a small smirk forming on the corner of her lips.

And sure enough, Kagome was now the proud supporter of a small tiny smirk. She even held some amusement in her eyes.

'Where are you?' Kagome asked.

'And how, do you presume, would I know where am I? I have not been here in this world before. Though I wish to defend my honor, it was at least ten full grown men that attacked me at one time.'

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Kagura wanted to defend herself against this unnecessary criticism. Kagura knew that this wasn't good. And she knew this was embarrassing, not to mention a blow to her pride, pathetic, and would take Kagome some time to retrieve her. That itself was not the wisest thing to do for the person you are in debt to with your life.

If she wasn't already in a life debt, then her debt would rise immensely. But now Kagome would have to deal with this problem. Not that anyone here could do her any harm. But was still going to cost energy, time, and Kagome's patience. And there was not enough of that to go around as it is.

Sure Kagome could act as though she was a Buddhist monk on a meditation period, but she became a bitch when irritated to the point of no return.

'Are your currently moving?' Kagome asked, braking Kagura out of her musing.

'Not, they seemed to have stopped. Getting some rest, and setting up any traps for any trackers. They will probably start up once again soon.' Kagura answered. She was calmer now, though she still berated herself that she got caught in the first place.

'Very well. Kagura could you stay with in the group as a prisoner, and spy on it?' Kagome asked, she wouldn't put pressure on Kagura if she declined, no matter how much this would help.

Thinking this was a wonderful opportunity to redeem herself for he lack of being on guard, she quickly agreed to participate.

'If that is what will benefit you, than I shall.' Kagura said and quieted, signaling that this conversation was done with.

With that problem settled, Kagome went towards the area where Kagura fought that giant snake, and to where Kanna awaits.

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After landing on her two feet, gracefully as ever, Kagome gazed at the two figures in the clearing. Earlier, Kagome had been jumping from roof to roof of each house that was in her way. She may have even done a few flips or tricks while she was in the air, after making sure their were no live people around.

It had seemed that all the village people who didn't support virtually any fighting abilities, besides maybe basic learning, had been evacuated from the local fighting area's. 'To a safer place,' Kagome thought. It was a double edged sword to move a huge number of people, who didn't fight to another location.

Very dangerous to do a mass evacuation as this village did. But due to the fact that this was a fighting village, the people who lived here must have had a evacuation plan or some sort of strategy. 'Always be prepared.'

"Kanna, did you manage to find anything?" The Question was more of a order in a 'tell of be punished' tone, not that Kagome would hurt Kanna, or could even, it was just a way for her figure to be brought into picture as the 'leader' or 'boss.'

"No." Simple, clean, no false hope being attached by a razor thin string that could brake at the slightest tug.

"The boy did not tell. Though it seems that he is by the side of an enemy." Kanna said after her proclamation of him not talking.

Kagome had always wondered how Kanna was able to retrieve information from people, when they did not speak. And finally she asked Kanna of her methods. Kanna simply answered, that she was able to hear the words of the mind from her shadows.

Kanna and her shadows had a bond form in an odd manner, though it was not as though Kagome has met any other person who could do as Kanna has done, or has an entity that they control. Whether because she was a child of Naraku's dark side, Kagome not any other person would ever know for sure.

Kagome turned to the boy and started walking towards him. Step after step and on. Til she reached to where by was sitting at. Somehow during Kanna's and this boys little conversation, he had been moved form an standing position in the middle of the clearing, to a sitting position against the wall that guards the village.

"Orochimaru."

Kagome had said that name as bait. Eyes widened a bit, hook, clear shock plastered on his face, line, then the unmistakable glare of death, and sinker. She had him now and was realign him in.

"Now what to do with you?" Kagome mostly asked herself than the two other figures in the clearing. "We could still get something. Kanna, can you get anymore information?"

Kanna's mirror had a silver flash cross through its surface. And Kagome knew kanna was trying. She could almost faintly feel the aura of the boy started becoming faint and confided in the already small space it was given. Then it stopped.

The boy seemed to be in unimaginable pain, or at least her would seem be had Kagome not had her soul ripped in half and given to a clay doll for the last year. Otherwise she would have given him her sympathy freely. Though now, in the present, Kagome had no feelings. She knew what the world was really like and how it treats its children.

This was the way of life. And its reality. Returning her attention to the boy and them turning to Kanna in question of whether or not she found out anything of any use.

Kanna shook her head.

'Nothing. Well then, I really have no more use for him.' Kagome thought placing her eyes that had become two ice spears, on the boys form.

"Kill him, I have no more use for him. No-better yet, take his soul from him. Then make sure you destroy the body properly by cremating it. I don't want him appearing any where by accident."

Kagome said cold heartily. This was just something that needed to be done, it was necessary. And Kagome does what is necessary and not what an emotion of hers might tell her to do.

Not bothering to look at the boy, she couldn't bare to know what he looks like with his soul being sucked out of his body. Quickly turning around on her heel's she walked away glancing back only once. Seeing Kanna pulling a white whip of what looked like fog, towards her mirror. And watched the body fall to the ground. No sooner flames from a falling branch hit and over took the body, leaving nothing but ash.

And that was it, the end of another life that Kagome had taken part in stealing. 'Onward to something hopeful.'

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Somewhere in a far of area. Closed off to any who may bring harm. A hooded figure felt a loneliness fill a portion of his heart. Something had happened. Something horrible had just occurred. And there was nothing the frame could do to stop the empty feeling. A part of himself knew that he is as good as dead, though pride kept his body and mind alive.

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Kt: I'm here, finally! Sorry that it took so long for me to update. But here's the thing, my house is almost finished, and I have been having to do stuff for it.

By the way it's a house me and my family are going to be moving in, and it's almost done being built. So that has been keeping me from my work on this chapter. But mostly the fact that I'm lazy and I don't do things, but I don't feel like doing them. So that's it!

This is going to be x-mas present for all you readers!

Merry x-mas! Everyone! And happy new Year!

R&R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .