Inuyasha got outside to see that it was getting dark, no one was around, Satsuya had gone, but no. There was something wrong. The sacred barrier around the village was flickering with a wounded flicker, as if some one was trying to break it and getting close to succeeding. Inuyasha followed the ripples but travelling against them so he came to the source of the problem. Soon enough he came across Satsuya being thrown against the barrier by one of Sesshomaru's warriors. Satsuya couldn't go through the barrier. Suddenly, some thing struck Inuyasha that escaped him before.

How did she get through the barrier before if she's a demon? Thought Inuyasha.

Satsuya was throwing words out at the warriors in different languages and again she was thrown against the barrier and electrocuted. The scream of pain that illuminated from Satsuya was enough to make Inuyasha's ears bleed. It was so painful that Inuyasha could feel the pain.

The warriors laughed when Satsuya fell to the ground, her body; limp, her eyes blank with un-consciousness and her wounds re-opened and staining the ground blood red.

"Back off!" Yelled Inuyasha drawing Tetsusaiga and throwing a wind scar at the warriors but they had already taken Inuyasha into account and they moved each side of the attack with fast movements even for demons.

Inuyasha was astounded at their speed. The demons surrounded Inuyasha when he landed and started attacking. They stopped him from getting back to the barrier for protection. Satsuya came conscious and started weeping, clutching her right, lower ribcage.

The demons saw Satsuya and as 15 of them continued attacking Inuyasha, 4 others jumped out of the fight and picked up Satsuya, dragged her to a horse and threw her on. One demon then jumped on with her and started riding away.

Inuyasha didn't miss a beat of what just occurred. He looked around at the demons that had stopped attacking. They were smirking at him with cheesy looks. Inuyasha didn't know what they were planning so he stood ready with an angry expression.

"Come on!" Yelled Inuyasha.

The main thing Inuyasha wanted to do was get out of there to help Satsuya. But that was a no-go when he was surrounded. The demons disappeared and re-appeared jumping on horses and riding away, following the demon that took Satsuya.

"Damn it!" Growled Inuyasha as he sheathed Tetsusaiga.

Inuyasha started jumping into the forest, searching for Satsuya but he was too late.

Inuyasha picked up the scent of fresh demon blood. The demon blood that had just taken Satsuya. Inuyasha sprinted off into the general direction but only to be knocked unconscious when he arrived.

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Satsuya was watching Inuyasha from a tree. Her eyes glistened with tears. She had to do something. So she did.

"Men! Let the half-breed go!"

The demons turned to Sesshomaru landing in the middle of the clearing.

"Lord Sesshomaru! We're sorry, we lost the princess." Said the lead of the men.

"Well go find her!" Hissed Sesshomaru.

"Yes lord Sesshomaru!" Whimpered the men scrambling around and splitting up to search for Satsuya.

Sesshomaru dissipated into thin air when all men were out looking for Satsuya. The men's prize jumped down from her seat on the tree and picked up Inuyasha with one arm across both her shoulders and behind her neck.

She put her middle finger and thumb in her mouth lightly and whistled a high-pitched whistle that stung the ears like ice.

Satsuya grabbed onto a fast pace, creamy blur with red at the bottom.

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Inuyasha awoke to be in some cave. He was resting against something soft and really furry. Inuyasha found he was lying on a bunch of furs next to a warm and blazing fire.

Inuyasha sat up only to retract and wince in pain.

"I wouldn't be willing to move to soon, Inuyasha!" Said a familiar voice.

"Kaede?" Asked Inuyasha.

"No you fool! Totosai!"

Inuyasha heard a giggle from one side of the fire. He looked around to see Satsuya.

"You know the old man?" Asked Inuyasha.

"Yea!" Replied Satsuya.

"Now stop yelling Inuyasha and calm down!" Said Totosai.

"How do I know this isn't one of your tricks?" Asked Inuyasha.

"Because my tricks aren't this real!" replied Satsuya laughing hysterically.

"What's with her?" Asked Inuyasha.

Soon enough Totosai burst out laughing too.

"What's so funny?" Yelled Inuyasha. Then he realized. Inuyasha felt something crusty on his face and took a mirror from Totosai to look.

Inuyasha had grey eye shadow, a nice line of eyeliner and a scale like pattern of greys and blacks all over his face. It was a charcoal masterpiece.

Inuyasha scowled at Totosai who shut up pretty quickly.

"I like it! I think it looks fashionable!" Said Satsuya in a break between the out bursts of laughter.

Inuyasha turned his head sharply to see Kagome sitting in Satsuya's position with brushes, charcoal and water next to her.

"Kagome! Get this stuff off!" Demanded Inuyasha standing up in rage like he would if he were talking to Kagome.

Satsuya stopped laughing. Her face was sad and hurt.

"Inuyasha—"

"Haha. Nice joke! Why don't you work on Miroku's face too?" Asked Inuyasha closing his eyes and sitting down in a huff.

Satsuya and Totosai exchanged confused looks.

"So who's owning up? Kagome or Sango? I know little twerps like Shippo aren't good at art and Miroku's asleep. Unless you're blaming it on Kirara who is a cat demon." Said Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha—"

"No one's owning up? Fine! Be that way." Said Inuyasha turning into the furs.

"Inuyasha," Satsuya paused, "Kagome, Sango, Miroku and Shippo aren't here."

Inuyasha fell asleep into the furs.

"Just leave the poor guy. He still hasn't gotten over his loss." Said Myoga appearing on Satsuya's knee.

"Yes I guess you're right Myoga." Said Satsuya.

Myoga sat with sweat drops dripping from his head. Her blood is so tempting to drink. Thought Myoga.

"You want to die Myoga?" Asked Satsuya.

"No!" Replied Myoga breaking from his trance.

"Then stop thinking about drinking my blood!"

"Yes Miss!" Said Myoga jumping to the bundle of furs that made a slight squeal as it breathed out.

Satsuya took up a position on lying on the ground, Totosai against the wall, Myoga buried deep in the furs of Kirara and Inuyasha against the warm belly of, Kirara.

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Inuyasha awoke to find him self in Totosai's cave but found no Kagome, no Sango, Miroku, Shippo or Kirara. All he found was smoke rising to the roof from an extinguished fire and Totosai working as always. The fur he had been sleeping against was hay. Was the previous day a dream? When he was knocked out, he felt some one pick him up and swore he heard his brother's voice. He swore he saw Kagome, and his face was drawn on. Inuyasha looked into the mirror by his side. His amber eyes shone spectacularly with the framing of different greys and blacks. He looked at the artwork carefully. He looked so gothic. Though he wasn't to know what word to put with it. Was it all a dream? Or what is reality?

"So you're awake!" Said Totosai.

Inuyasha was marvelling over his face.

"Inuyasha!" Called a familiar kitsune voice. "I haven't seen you for ages!"

"Hey Shippo." Said Inuyasha still tranced with his face.

"I think you look better with the artwork. She's really good!"

Inuyasha broke contact with the mirror to look at the little kitsune.

"What are you talking about?" Asked Inuyasha.

"Satsuya! She's been hanging around here for ages and—"

"Of course! Last night I had a dream, or maybe it was reality, but Kagome was here, Sango, Miroku, you and Totosai was sitting in his usual spot and I was lying against something furry." Said Inuyasha.

"It wasn't a dream!" Said Totosai.

"So they were all here?" Asked Inuyasha confused.

"No!" Was the straightforward response.

"What?" Mumbled Inuyasha more confused that before.

"Inuyasha! Satsuya and I were the only ones here and Myoga appeared later. You were lying against Kirara but there was no Kagome, no Sango, no Miroku and Shippo only came back this morning. You strongly believed that Satsuya was Kagome but trust me, you were wide awake." Said Totosai.

"What?" Asked Inuyasha disbelievingly, "That's impossible!"

"You aren't over loosing them." Said Shippo gravely.

"And you are?" Asked Inuyasha.

"Satsuya's been looking after me like Kagome did. She disappears sometimes but she always comes back." Said Shippo.

Inuyasha had a flash. He watched Shippo's lips move but blocked out the sound. He remembered the scar's he saw, the symbols on Satsuya's arm. He heard the screams of the wounds. The words Satsuya was screaming out when she got those wounds.

She always survives. She always comes back for others if it means hurting herself! Thought Inuyasha. Some how he felt that he knew where she got the scars. He felt that he watched every time one scar was put over the other.

Inuyasha's eyes widened, in his mind was dark and torturous:

Inuyasha watched from behind trees as Satsuya ran though the forest. She had gushes of blood all over her kimono.

Shouts were heard behind her. Inuyasha looked at where the shouts were coming from and men with torches, spears, swords and daggers were seen like shadows through the light mist and trees.

A scream rang in Inuyasha's ears so loudly that he was forced to curl into a ball. When the scream stopped, Inuyasha looked up to watch more of this play he was in.

Satsuya stopped and looked back to the source of the scream. She was breathing heavily. She looked back at the path she was running into. Tears flowed from Satsuya's eyes to her jawbone.

Satsuya ran back to the castle. Satsuya was running faster and faster. Satsuya took off into the air, her eyes were red, her hands where webbed and her nails grew long and black. 2 large, black wings protruded from her back.

Inuyasha was not watching this anymore, he was experiencing this! Inuyasha's shoulders were illuminating excruciating pain.

"What-what's happening?" Stumbled Inuyasha. His voice was split. It was like 3 different voices put together.

Inuyasha was hit by spears and torches. He was burnt and cut and plunged towards a lake. The wings had disappeared, the webs and nails gone. His voice was now Satsuya's voice as if she were screaming for her life. Inuyasha closed his eyes only to feel himself hitting the hard and shattering surface of the water.

Inuyasha pulled out to be looking at the small kitsune.

She turned back. Even though she knew she wouldn't make it, she tried to help. Thought Inuyasha. "Where's Satsuya!"

"She left ages ago! Said she had important business to attend to!" Said Shippo.

Inuyasha got up taking Tetsusaiga with him out of the cave and jumping away, thinking he knew where the replica of Kagome was heading.

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