"Take that you damn demons!" Inuyasha said as he put the Tetseiuga back into it's sheath. " We never seem to get a break." Miroku sighed. " I could be using all this time that we waste slaying demons instead to find the woman who will bear my child."
" Give it a rest would you, Miroku?" Sango snapped.
" Well then again, maybe i'll see if Kagome will bear my child. She must have changed her mind by now." Miroku looked around him. " Uh... where exactly is Kagome?"

Kagome awoke in a dark dank room lying on a bare cot on the floor. Looking around her she saw a pine dresser, a wash basin to clean up, and a small window that was open but barred so one couldn't escape. " Where am I?" Kagome asked herself as she lifted herself from the cot and walked over the sliding door, it was locked. " Hello? Is anyone out there? Let me out!" She banged on the door with her fists until it was slid open. " Shut up! Some people here are trying to sleep you twit!" It was Kagura dressed in a white night gown, her hair tosseled obviously from sleeping. Kagome lept back and instintivley reached for her bow and arrows only to realize that they were gone. " Wh- What am I doing here?" she asked doing her best to hide her fear from the wind soceress. " Is that the reason why your making all this commotion?" How am I supposed to know? I am not Naraku's keeper." she snapped and harshly threw back the sliding door locking in the baffeled Kagome.

" Kagome! Kagome!" yelled Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Inuyasha. Where is she? Where is she?' thought Inuyasha. ' She couldn't have gone home to her Era, all her stuff is still here. So where the hell is she?' They had finished batteling when they noticed Kagome's absence. After searching Kaede's village and not finding her, the group began to worry. Soon it grew dark and the group reluctantly returned to the village hoping to continue in the morning. Lying once again in his tree, Inuyasha remembered how just the night before when he held Kagome in his arms now seemed like an eternity ago. " Are you okay Kagome, where your at?" he asked the dark as he fell into a restless sleep.

' So it seems to be working so far. That's good.' Naraku once again waved away Kanna. He walked out of the room and down the corridor to where the young girl was being held. He slid open the door looking in to see Kagome with her back to him, her shoulders shaking. " What do you want Naraku?" she asked in a cool calm voice. ' So she sensed my jewel shards. Interesting' He strode over to her and roughly pulled her to her feet. She turned around slapping him in the face. " Don't touch me!' she screamed trying to free herself from his tightening grasp. " I see you think you can handle yourself." he chuckled. " Let me demonstrate my way of breaking someone's soul without having to touch it." Naraku shoved Kagome agaist the wall and called for Kagura. She came in carrying a plain gray dress that went to Kagome's knees when she was forced to put it on. " You'll be needing your pretty kimono and hair ribbon. Naraku said as he handed them to Kagura who walked out of the room without a second glance. Turning back to Kagome, he said " Shall we begin?"

Inuyasha's ears twitched madly as his dream continued, ' "Inuyasha! Stop it, that tickles!" Kagome giggled as Inuyasha continued to smell the new fragrance in her hair. They were walking down a cobblestone path, the sky was a clear blue and the birds were chirping happily around them. She reached up and began stroking Inuyasha's dog ears. It felt sooo good. Suddenly, the sky darkened and the birds quieted. A shadowy figure appeared out of the darkness. It wrapped it's death-like fingers around Kagome pulling her back into the darkness with him. " Inuyasha, help me! Inuyasha!" she screamed reaching for him right before dissapearing into the black. " Kagome! Come back!" ' Inuyasha woke with a start, ' Something isn't right, Kagome needs me.' he thought as he jumped from the tree and rushed into Kaede's hut. "Come on Kilala. I need your help." Inuyasha picked the sleeping cat demon off of Sango who woke up. " What are you doing, Inuyasha?" she asked looking at his hand. " I'm going to look for Kagome again. Kilala might be helpful." he stopped her when she reached for her Hirikotsu. "Stay here in case Kagome comes back. Tell Miroku that i'll be back soon." With that said, he walked out of the room with the now fully awake Kilala.

Kagome stood in front of Naraku, waiting for him to kill her. ' Inuyasha please help me!' she thought as Naraku raised his arms. But instead of pain she felt like she was falling. She squessed her eyes shut willing the the sensation to pass. When it stopped, Kagome opened her eyes and was startled by what she saw. Gone was the barred dark room instead she was outside by the old Bone-Eater's well. The sky was clear with only a few clouds spread here and there on the horizon. A crisp breeze whipped through her hair and when her eyes adjusted once again to the sunlight, Naraku was gone. In his place stood Inuyasha in his robe of the Fire Rat. His long silvery white hair swayed and his ears twitched. He smiled at Kagome showing his sharp fangs and opened his arms to her. Relieved she rushed to him and fell into his embrace, her green skirt and white school blouse flapping in the wind. His hug felt different though, it felt as if there was no warmth or love in it. ' Thats foolish of me.' Kagome thought to herself. Still something felt wrong so she pulled out of Inuyasha's embrace. He shoved her hard to the ground. " Wh-What are you doing?" Kagome asked the terror that she had fallen into a trap increasing. " I don't love you Kagome. I hate you. Never do I want to see your ugly face again." Inuyasha walked towards her, his claws too close for comfort. But she wasn't trying to escape his claws but the words he flung at her. "Your not Inuyasha! Stop!" Kagome crawled backwards away from the imposter. But he didn't stop his verbal attack on her. "Your worthless and stupid. I cringe inside everytime you touch me." Kagome had had enough so with the tears streaking down her face she ran at the imposter yelling, " I'll kill you Naraku! Even if you beg for your life i'll show you no mercy!" Naraku laughed still in the form of Inuyasha and slashed her across the back. Kagome screamed as loud as her lungs would let her. She screamed a scream of anger, of pain, and of heart break. The room returned to normal and Naraku was back in regular form in front of her. " I am not finished with you yet Kagome but for now you may leave. I believe Inuyasha will be coming for you any minute now." he called for Kagura again who brought back Kagome's clothing. She dressed as quick as she could and ran from the castle.