*Runs from people with pitchforks and spears* sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry! I know I said I'd update soon and it's been quite a few months *ducks from spear* but I've been so preoccupied with everything else! SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway... now that people aren't trying to kill me here's the next chapter!

Once again, sorry I haven't updated sooner! Please forgive me *bows* pretty please?????????

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Sango and Miroku Join In

"So how exactly are we foiling Naraku's plan?" asked Inuyasha as he and Kagome sped after Naraku and Nozomi.

"I already told you that!" replied Kagome.

"Not well,"

"Oh come on! It was simple!"

"Part of it, you didn't tell me the rest!"

"What did I tell you?"

"That she's different from a normal demon and Naraku wants her," said Kagome simply.

"There's more than that," replied Inuyasha.

"Yes, but I'm not going to tell you that..."

"So what can you tell me?"

"Well... she was born with a certain genetic marker allowing her to travel through time,"

"Travel through time! Like you?"

"Not quite, she doesn't need the well. But she can't control it. She just travels whenever and wherever. But in every time she's been too, people have chased her,"

"Okay..."

"Recently Naraku put a bracelet on her, which stops her from time travelling, and once it comes off she'll be able to control it," said Kagome, closing her eyes and trying to remember everything she heard.

"So?" asked Inuyasha in confusion.

"Naraku wants to go back in time to capture me as soon as I arrive in this time,"

"And that means...?"

"You won't be awoken, Naraku will get the complete jewel, I would be killed and the world as we know it will be destroyed,"

"Oh... that's not good,"

"No it isn't! We need to get Miroku and Sango before we follow him though," said Kagome.

"Why?" asked Inuyasha.

"We need the help!"

"Okay, okay, we'll find them,"

"Good, I just hope Naraku doesn't hurt her,"

"It's Naraku!"

"But still... I want her to stay safe... she's only fourteen Inuyasha!" replied Kagome, "she's not that much younger than me!"

"Yeah, yeah,"

"Don't yeah, yeah me Inuyasha!"

"OKAY! Geez! What are we going to do exactly?"

"Miroku and Sango," repeated Kagome.

"Right," said Inuyasha.

"Hurry!"

"I'm hurrying!"

"Not fast enough!"

Inuyasha growled in anger but still speed up.

oOo

Nozomi sighed as she looked around the cell she was in. It was dark, dreary and it blocked her time-travelling powers. "Stupid Naraku," she growled as she carefully sat down on the dirty floor, "he didn't even give me enough space to stretch my legs properly!"

"Stop complaining," came a woman's voice from the shadows, "you're lucky you're still alive,"

"Touché,"

The woman stepped into the light and glared at Nozomi, "you don't look like one of those brats,"

"What brats?"

"The ones that are trying to collect the shards of the sacred jewel to defeat Naraku,"

"Don't mind the defeating Naraku part," said Nozomi with a grin.

"Neither do I," said the woman, lowering her head slightly.

"... Aren't you one of his minions?"

"I wish I wasn't,"

"You've actually got a mind of your own... awesome!"

"Yeah, yeah,"

"What's ya name? If you have one that is..." asked Nozomi in excitement.

"Why wouldn't I?" replied the woman, her red eyes staring into Nozomi's brown eyes.

"Just saying,"

"If you must know, it's Kagura,"

"Kagura... that sounds nice,"

"You'd think so,"

"So it doesn't sound nice?" said Nozomi, tilting her head in confusion.

"That's not what I meant," replied Kagura.

"Okay... you lost me,"

"Never mind kid, I gotta go anyway... good luck with Naraku... you'll need it,"

Nozomi sighed as Kagura left and leant back on the wall, "I wanna go home," she said before closing her eyes, "to whatever's left of it anyway..."

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"So that's the whole story!" said Kagome as she finished telling Miroku, Sango and Shippo about Nozomi, "and she really needs our help,"

"I can't argue with that," said Sango, "she must be terrified,"

"It doesn't make sense," said Miroku suddenly, making everyone turn to face him.

"What doesn't?" asked Kagome.

"How could Naraku know about Nozomi if he's never seen her before? I don't think he'd believe a rumour,"

"What are you saying?"

"I think Nozomi left out a very important detail from her story,"

"And that would be?"

"Something that involves Naraku,"

"Why would you say that?"

"If Naraku heard a rumour, he'd want to test it out himself to see if it's true,"

"So, he probably confronted Nozomi and she freaked..."

"Causing her to time travel,"

"And confirm the rumour!"

"Wow... how'd you guys figure that out?" asked Sango, shaking her head, "seems rather confusing,"

"Yeah... but if you think about it, it's the most likely explanation," said Kagome.

"Okay people! It's all very merry and good to learn something new but I thought you wanted to SAVE the kid and sitting here discussing stuff won't help!" said Inuyasha, interrupting the conversation.

"Why are you in such a rush to save Nozomi?" asked Kagome, looking over at Inuyasha suspiciously.

"I'm not! I just want to fight Naraku!"

"Aha,"

"What!?"

"I don't believe you,"

"Tch, whatever, I don't care whether you believe me or not! Can we just go?"

Kagome sighed and nodded, "fine, let's go,"

Inuyasha sighed as Kagome climbed on his back and took off down the road, with Sango, Miroku and Shippo on Kirara.

YAY! Miroku and Sango are finally in the story! (it took me forever to decide how to get them into it... thus the reason of the long wait... *cowers from spears* anyway, I PROMISE the next chapter WILL be up sooner!