A/N: Sorry it took so long to update! I tried! I really did! DON'T HURT ME!! sees reviewers walk up slowly holding mallets Okay Okay!!! I'll try to update sooner next time! But only on one condition: YOU need to start reviewing and also send in some ideas on what should happen in future chapters! I have a bad case of writers block. Please help! Okay. Go and read. Enjoy.

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Chapter 4 Journey Through the Mists

"Let's get going. I can sense a shard heading east." Kagome said as she started packing up her stuff. Her backpack was already too heavy for her and now she was adding more stuff. "I'm going to go get the others. They're probably still in the hot springs. Miroku, you'd better not follow me to spy on them. You don't want to get smacked by Sango again do you?" She told Inuyasha and Miroku as she walked off.

When Kagome was out of earshot, Miroku spoke up. "Why would I follow? I can't be that predictable can I?"

"Yes you can. You try and spy on them every chance you get and it's sick. You're a sick bastard." Inuyasha said, not looking at him. He was still a little upset at Miroku for waking him and Kagome up early this morning. Miroku had gone back to the tree that Inuyasha had been sleeping in to see him holding Kagome close to him and wrapped in his haori. Miroku, being the person that he is, had yelled something that won't be repeated and had recieved two very large bumps on the head from Inuyasha and Kagome. Since then, neither one had been in a very good mood.

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"Guys, we need to get going. There's a shard close by." Kagome said as she reached the hot spring where she found Ayumi, Eri, and Yuka having a splash fight and Sango staying as far away from them as possible.

"Are they always like this, Kagome?" Sango whispered to Kagome when she was finished dressing.

"Unfortunetly yes. They're always like this.......they even force me to date a guy that I'm not even interested in. It's kinda annoying if ya know what I mean."

"I understand."

"Let's go!" Ayumi came out from behind the bushes all ready to go, with her bag slung over her shoulder. "Eri and Yuka will be out in a sec. They're still trying to finish getting dressed."

"Okay. I'll meet you guys back at camp." With that said, Kagome walked off towards their camp site.

"I hope she'll make it back alright. It's getting kinda dark." Yuka said worried.

"She'll be fine. Don't worry. It's gotten darker than this before. Nothing will happen." Sango reassured them.

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"Man, it sure got dark fast. I hope I'm going in the right direction......" Kagome trailed off. She had been walking for a while now and it was now extremely dark and foggy. She couldn't see a thing and she was beginning to wonder if she was lost. "I wish I hadn't left the others. Maybe they're already back at camp.........I bet they're all worried."

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"WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?!" Sango and the others had returned about an hour before and Kagome still hadn't come back.

"You don't think something happened to her do you?" Eri whispered to Yuka and Ayumi.

"I hope not. I thought she would be back by now. I mean, she did leave before us. She said she would meet us here." Yuka sounded worried. It was getting very dark and a thick mist was now covering the ground.

"Sango, do you know which direction she had left in from the springs?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yeah, she headed west. Why?"

"I just have this feeling that something's wrong. I'm gonna go after her."

"Wait! I'll go with you!" Sango went after Inuyasha. Before she left though, she grabbed her hiraikotsu just in case.

******************** Kagome was still wandering aimlessly trying to find her way back. She was certain that she was lost. She had been walking for about two hours and still hadn't found her camp.

"This is just great. Here I am, lost in this fog and I have no idea which way to go! Things couldn't get any worse!" Just as she finished thinking this thought, it started to rain. "Great. Just great. Now what am I supposed to do?"

Kagome stopped and sat down on a nearby rock. "I'll just wait here. Maybe Inuyasha and the others will find me."

As the rain came down harder, she got more worried that nobody would find her. She was about to get up when she felt herself being watched. When she turned around, she saw a pair of blood red eyes glaring at her. Before she could run, she felt a sharp pain in her side and on her right arm. Blinded with excruciating pain, she collapsed in a bloody heap on the wet grass.

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As Sango and Inuyasha continued to search for Kagome, It started to rain.

"Dammit! Where is she?!" Inuyasha swore. He abruptly stopped though when a familiar scent reached his senses. Sango watched as his eyes widened and he quickened his pace.

"Inuyasha! What's wrong?"

"We're close! I can smell Kagome's blood!" Inuyasha ran at top speed, hoping that he wasn't too late.

When he reached a clearing, he saw Kagome lying motionless on the ground in a pool of crimson blood. He rushed to her side and lifted her up bridal style. He knew he shouldn't move her, but she had lost a lot of blood and needed help. "Kagome! Kagome, wake up!" Inuyasha was frantic. It was hard to say how long she'd been lying there and if anything happened to her he'd never forgive himself.

Sango rushed into the clearing and was shocked at the scene in front on her. She ran to Inuyasha, who was holding Kagome in his arms. She didn't look all that well. There were a few good sized gashes along her side and arm.

"Inuyasha! We need to get her out of here fast! She needs medical attention!"

Inuyasha nodded. "I'll get us back to camp in less than five minutes! Climb on my back!"

Sango did as she was told and they both rushed back towards the camp.

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A/N: HELLO AGAIN!!!! How'd you like it? I know it was short but give me some credit at least!! NOBODY SENT ME ANY IDEAS ON WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN! I HAD TO TRY AND FIND SOMETHING THAT WOULD WORK FOR THIS DAMN CHAPTER!! GEEZ!! I feel so loved. I hope you all realize that I'm being sarcastic. When you have a case of writers block as bad as me, it takes a LONG time to think of anything. I really hoped you liked this chapter because It's the only one I'll be posting for a while. I've got a lot of homework. I swear my teachers are out to get me!!! If anyone on ff.net has all honors classes, you know how I feel.

Okay! Now here's your job! Be nice little reviewers and read and review! I need reviews!! I know this fic isn't that great but please bear with me! If you send in ideas I will be eternally grateful!

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Ja ne,

~Kagome