Hello, and thank you all for reviewing. You are the fuel that keeps my proverbial fire going! You make me think more and I thank you! So, without further ado, I bring to you, Chapter 14! WOOHOO!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha, but if I did... the havoc I could invoke! Bwah hahahaha! Sorry...

Chapter 14: Mystery and Anger

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Weeks went by, and not a trace was found of the small Myoko, who had just begun to call Inu-Yasha 'Dada.' Neither of the parents slept a wink since her disappearance, until Inu-Yasha forced Kagome to at least take a small nap.

After futilely arguing with her sleep deprived lover, Kagome relented and crawled into their bed, falling into a restless sleep filled with terrifying things that could be happening to Myoko right then.

After an hour or two of tossing and turning, Kagome rose from the bed, walking like a zombie to the study where Inu-Yasha sat, wracking his brain on who could have done this.

She entered quietly, looking to him. Inu-Yasha didn't even look up as he spoke.

"What are you doing up? I thought I told you to sleep and relax. I will figure out where Myoko is." Kagome's nostrils flared and her eyes sparked with anger.

"So I should act as though my child is not missing! As though the girl I carried for a long nine months and took care of alone for months was never taken? I am so sorry I can not do that! She is my only daughter, and whether or not you like it, I am going to search for her." Inu-Yasha stood from his comfortable seat behind his desk, golden eyes flashing.

"You think this is easy for me? I am trying my damnedest to ease the stress off your shoulders so you won't get sick with worry. I am trying to help you while trying to find our daughter, and trying to stay calm when all I want to do is howl and kill until I can bring Myoko back into the safety of this castle. Another thing, don't even start with the I raised them alone for months bit. That was not my idea, you were the one that ran off."

Kagome could feel the tears beginning to well in her eyes.

"I'm terribly sorry, but I wasn't the one that was leaving to get married to someone else! I wasn't walking out on the love of my life in order to be someone I wasn't." With that and the first fall of tears, Kagome stalked out of his office, leaving Inu-Yasha trembling with the urge to run after her. There was no time for that now, he'd have to make it up to her after they found Myoko.

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Kagome stormed down corridor after corridor, oblivious to everything around her as she cursed Inu-Yasha for caring for her; the kidnapper for kidnapping Myoko; and herself most of all for not noticing someone was stealing her child. How could she have let this happen?

She stopped moving and gathered her composure with a deep intake and release of breath. She knew she needed to be calm in order to find Myoko, and cursing everyone into the innermost depths of Hell wasn't going to help.

Kagome sighed helplessly. She should go to Inu-Yasha and apologize, like a good servant girl.

Her eyes snapped open. That statement brought back memories of someone who would simply kill to see Kagome torn apart.

Kura.

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By the time Kagome got back to Inu-Yasha's study, Inu-Yasha was nowhere to be found. Kagome located Sango quickly, finding her within Miroku's room.

Sango had just dressed, along with Miroku, when Kagome came pounding upon the door. Sango was the one to answer the knock, ushering in a practically hysterical Kagome.

"I think I know who did this, Sango! Miroku, you remember Kura, right? The one that looked almost identical to me?" At Miroku's nod, she continued her theory.

"You recall how much she despised me, and how she would do anything to hurt me? Maybe this is her doing. Maybe this is her chance to see me torn apart in a way that I cannot be protected from. Inu-Yasha and you always shielded me from the brunt of her assaults, and now... nothing either of you can do can protect me." The clenching of Miroku's jaw told Kagome that she might have hit on something solid.

"Yes... She did like to try and hurt you. I'll kill her if she is the one behind this." The dangerous glint in Miroku's eye confirmed his threat.

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I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry this is so short, but I have had major writer's block. Soo, if anyone has any suggestions, I would be more than happy to listen to them. As always R&R, and sorry again!