Lightning exploded in the dark sky as a loud clash of thunder sounded. Scaring every living thing into hiding. The short silence was broken with the sound of footsteps pounded on the ground as a fox kit and two-tail cat demon ran through the woods. With heavy breathing, the two ran for their lives without looking back, trying to find a safe place to hide. When none shown itself, they stopped by some trees. But just as they stilled their racing heart, a bolt of lightning hit a large tree and in fell in front of them a few feet away. The started running as fast as they could to jump over the fallen tree.

With a meow, the two stop and green eyes looked at the tan two-tail who's red eyes were looking at a small cave. A grin crept onto the kit's face as they ran straight into the hiding place. They went in as far as the could so that they were sure that they wouldn't be seen. Once they felt safe the kit slid down the side of the wall as he tried to catch his breath and still his racing heart as he sat next to the twin-tail.

"We'll rest here for now, Kirara." Shippo said to the two-tail.

With another meow, Kirara lay down next to Shippo and took this time to rest.

In another part of the woods, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku were taking a short break to eat. Inuyasha was sitting up in the tree on a lower branch while Sango and Miroku ate lunch under the tree. The hanyou was once again lost in thoughts about his mate and trying to figure out what happen. While the two on the ground talked among themselves about any information that they had been able to gather.

It was a pleasant evening until dark clouds covered the sky in seconds. Followed by strikes of lightning across the darken sky, brightening the heavens a little. Minutes later they heard the clashing of thunder. The hanyou groaned as he seemed to know what had caused this to happen. The others looked at him in confusion but they were ready for a fight. They all knew that the storm was not natural, that something had caused it.

Jumping down from his spot, Inuyasha put his hand on his sword as he started walking forward, motioning to the other to follow. Cautiously, they followed behind him, making sure to keep their guard up for any surprise attack. The storm ravaged on over head but the focus of it was still some distance away and seem to be heading in another way.

They follow the storm for hours until it stopped, just as quickly as it started. The dark clouds cleared and made way for the sun. The group looked at each other in confusion before shrugging it off and continued to head north. That is until a familiar scent reach the hanyou's nose. Inuyasha stopped as he friends almost ran into him. They turn to look at him in uncertainty.

Sango was about to say something when a ball of red ran into her followed by a ball of tan. Whatever it was, hit her in her stomach and she instantly caught them. Looking down she saw that she was holding a trembling kitsune and a small neko. Inuyasha said something, but whatever it was, it was lost to Sango as her vision started to change and everything became silence. Closing her eyes, she awaited for everything to settle.

After a few moments, she opened her eyes to find her self in a dungeon of an old castle that looked to be falling apart. There was a disgusting smell in the air that she couldn't quite place. She walked forward slowly, but her footsteps made no sound on the cobble floor. Entering a small room, she noticed a man standing over an almost complete jewel.

The sinister man was a hanyou, the enemy of Inuyasha and his friends. The evil hanyou, Naraku, was forming his sinister plan. Lighting two candles, one red and the other black, on a small table with the jewel in the middle. A whispered chant filled the air as the temperature seemed to drop. The chant was a curse. A curse on the jewel. For if the jewel was ever made whole again, it would take the person or people to an alternate dimension. Where he would come back to life and have power over the one who committed the act.

An evil laugh filled the dungeon as thoughts of having power over any one of the travel group. A twisted smile creeped on his face as thoughts were already forming in his head on how he would torture them. Though he knew that this would take the last of his powers and the group was upon him, he couldn't help the smiling when he thought of his curse. His smile grew wider when he felt his barrier come down and he knew that it was time to meet the group of travelers.

Sango was brought back to the present when she felt a hand on her butt. When it gave a little squeeze, she turned around and hit the person who touched her. Which, to no surprise to anyone, it was Miroku who was sporting a nice bright hand print on his left cheek. She blinked once before turning to Inuyasha.

"Are you alright?" he asked as Miroku rubbed his cheek with a goofy smile.

"Yes," Sango said before noticing that she was still holding something.

Looking down in her arms, she saw akitsune and a neko. They had fallen asleep in her arms and she couldn't help the small smile that crawled onto her face. The hanyou moved closer to her to see what she was holding. Once he got a good look, he was stunned to see that it was Shippo and Kirara. While Inuyasha tried to get everything in order, the monk moved closer to seer, but with a quick look, he backed away. She looked to the hanyou as she saw the stunned look on his face as he looked at what she held.

"Do you know them?" she asked.

"Yes, Shippo is the kitsune that my mate and I adopted. And the two-tail is Kirara, an old friend of yours." he said slowly, "but I didn't know that they were brought here as well."

"Well, he was there when the jewel was put back together." she tried to explain it.

"I know, I guess apart of me hope that he was not caught up in this." the hanyou said looking down.

"You can't help what Naraku has done." she said looking at him.

"How do you know that it was Naraku?" the hanyou asked with a brow raised as the monk looked on in curiosity.

"When I caught the two in my arms, I had a vision of the past. In it was Naraku in an old castle. He put a curse on the jewel. That is the reason that he wasn't as much as a challenge. He had used up most of his energy by putting a piece of him in the jewel and hiding it. So that he would have a way to come back and no one would know, not even the keeper." the seer explained.

Well, here you have it. Another chapter. And I would like to say two things. First is the one I have to say, I don't own Inuyasha and friends. And the second is that I'm sorry for all the confusion that this story has seem to create. But with this story I'm trying new stlyes of writing, but if you have any questions as to what is happening just let me know. And if you think I should do something different. Alright that's all I got to say. Until next time, cya.

Isabella the White Tiger