The moment, one he had been wanting for the moment he knew she was his, was one he had only dreamed of and could only curse that it would have to end so soon.

"Kagome... Kagome?!"

Said girl chuckled lightly under her breath, but she didn't remove herself from where she stood.

"I'm right here Sam."

"I thought... well... I have the Cube... God what happened to him?!"

Bee let out a sound that could be compared to a whimper when Kagome pulled back, quickly brushing tears away from her cheeks. She offered a shaky but relieved smile before turning to Sam.

"I almost forgot about the Cube. And... he got hurt, protecting us."

"What... what are we going to do?"

He watched how Kagome took the boy in with a critical eye, though zeroed in on the Cube for a few lingering moments. Her eyes actually hardened and the smallest amount of energy trickled out. And while she was now searching the streets, it continued to trickle and he witnessed something.

The Cube reacted to said energy.

"Okay, stay here for a minute, I'll be right back."

With that she ran out into the streets, jumping and ducking over debris until she made it to her goal. A... tow truck? He could only wonder what was going through her head. In fact he was surprised when she grabbed something off the ground and broke the driver's side window.


AN: I need to work on my backlog! Read, enjoy, and review!