A/N Hello! So sorry about the spacing with the first chapter, I will be making sure it is fixed in this one and in future chapters. I so apologize, I am particularly picky myself about reading things that are nicely broken up and flow. I hope no one is too upset with me. Here is Chapter two, where we'll start to see familiar faces! I don't take anything too seriously just so y'all know. If the chapter starts intense, it's going to end with humor, and vice versa. I can't have too much intensity in my writing, it's just a personal thing of mine. I hope everyone is okay with that. I'm trying to do Labyrinth and InuYasha justice, but I'm also staying true to my path as a writer. I hope you enjoy this chapter even more than the last as we get into the story!/p
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At some point, the air around the pair had fizzled. It was almost like little jolts of electricity going through her body, and suddenly, she was in a cave with the Wolf Prince. Not any cave she'd ever seen. She was at what looked like a four lane intersection and paths carved out into the stone walls almost like tunnels were on all sides of her. Even as Kouga allowed her to slide from his back, she could feel the claustrophobia eating away at her. 'Breathe in through your nose, out through your mouth.' It seemed like her companion knew that she was struggling, but was allowing her her pride and not saying anything. She never imagined a kidnapper would be so considerate.

"Well, here we are. You've got about 23 and a half hours left. I will not help you complete your challenges, but if you need some company just call my name. Good luck, Kagome Higurashi."

"The smile he beamed at her was as genuine as his words seemed to be, and he stuck his thumb up in a you'll do great gesture before he was gone."The panic was back again. 'That's it? Where the hell do I even start?'

"Kouga! I don't even know where I'm supposed to go to find these 'challenges'! KOUGA!"

"Labyrinth, Kagome..."

She wasn't sure where his voice was coming from, as it was all around her and nowhere at the same time. Was it in her head?

Taking a deep breath, she found her courage in thinking about Souta. This was all for him.

Trying to decide which path to go down first was surprisingly easy. It was almost as if her instincts pulled her to the path closest to her left. She grabbed one of the many torches lining the walls and began her walk. Time passed so strangely walking through that dark tunnel. It felt like she had been walking for weeks, but it also could've been seconds. There was no light, no way to gauge what the hour was. She finally came to another point where many tunnels were lined up side by side and it was time to make another choice. A sudden breeze that was too cold to be natural swirled around her for a quick moment, and then she heard a high pitched howl that was border line whiny.

'One of the tribe members Kouga was talking about?' The idea of help had her feet automatically heading in that direction, until another thought struck her. 'What if it's not help? How can I know friend or foe?' She stopped and tried to weigh her options. Deciding that even an enemy would be more of a relief than this suffocating blackness alone, she headed that way.

It felt like she had walked for miles whenever she looked up and noticed that she had, again, come full circle back to the area with many tunnels. She huffed in frustration, and decided that she would use some sort of reverse psychology and take the tunnel that looked the darkest and scariest. 'He wouldn't expect me to go this way.' It was only seconds later that she knew her little trick had worked. She stumbled into a sort of clearing that she could see light, clear as day, just maybe 500 yards away. 'YES! You go, girl!'

As she began walking towards that heavenly glow, she felt a presence around her. This was a much weaker aura than what she had felt earlier with the Wolf Prince, but her the miko in her still felt threatened. She swung around and shoved the torch into all of the dark spaces she could see, and as she was stepping forward, a body lunged at her. Her power flared automatically, and a pretty purple shield of pure, sizzling energy surrounded her right before a gorgeous woman kicked her foot into Kagome's knee. The woman quickly pulled away and slid back onto her feet.

She was dressed very similarly to how Kouga had been, but the furs surrounding her legs, shoulders, and hips were a pale white. She had messy red hair pulled up into high pigtails and long bangs slightly brushing over her eyes. Her green eyes were bright and piercing as she glared at Kagome, never smiling. If Kagome had just seen her on the street, despite her odd dress that was clearly the culture of these wolf people, she would've called her stunning.

"What do you want?"

The woman, again, would not smile. "I am here to stop you from continuing on, ungrateful human."

Kagome frowned, "Ungrateful human? You know nothing of me!"

"The red head tilted her head, seemingly in thought. "I know you wished away someone, and your wish was granted, and now you want to undo it, correct?"

Kagome's forehead wrinkled in frustration, "You don't understand anything! And I never wished for my brother to be kidnapped!"

The woman finally grinned, "Well, it's honestly no matter to me. I don't know your story, and I do not care. I am here because my lover has tasked you to fight me. Hand to hand combat, and only if you can surpass me do you get to continue on. Are we done chatting now?"

The energy around the young miko cracked again, "If that's your job, then let's do this! I'm not going to waste anymore time here with you," and she formed a stance with her body the best way she knew.

The wolf woman tossed her head back and laughed. "Very well. By the way, my name is Ayame. I want you to remember that when I'm kicking your ass."

Kagome no longer gave a shit what her name was, all she wanted was Souta, and she had been poised on defense since the woman tried to kick her legs out.

When Ayame lurched forward, Kagome quickly ducked her head down and shot her purple coated palm out towards the wolf's stomach. The red head grunted and dodged the blow, immediately dipping down to grab Kagome by the throat and chunk her against the wall. It was as if the miko's whole body was light as a feather, and she hit the cave wall so hard it took her breath away.

"Stupid, cocky human. You think because you have a little bit of miko ability it gives you a hand up? I am a demon, you fool."

She walked up to where the black headed girl was curled, and jerked her up by her arm. The pop in Kagome's shoulder sent searing pain all down her back and arm, and when her hand tingled, she had had enough.

Ayame was saying something about how weak human women were taught to be when Kagome slung her other arm around as hard as she could, her fists balled and every bit of miko energy she could summon in them. The red head jerked her head at the last second and the blow landed at the corner of her jaw, but it was enough. There was a crunching sound and it was her turn to fly across the room. She landed on her feet, but could barely raise her head. Her jaw was no doubt broken, and there was a deep burn mark that went from her jawline down to the middle of her neck.

"You, BITCH!" And she flew at Kagome again. This time, Kagome was expecting the kick that was being aimed at her and grabbed the other woman's foot and twisted as hard as she could. Ayame went falling to the floor, unable to catch herself this time.

Kagome was out of breath, stressed out, exhausted, and in extreme pain. There were undoubtedly marks on her own neck, her shoulder was popped out of socket, and she had probably broken at least two knuckles. She was completely done with this 'challenge' and she was moving on, no matter who got in her way.

She started again towards the light, and when she was about twenty feet from it, she heard, "That was pretty impressive. My demon blood will have me healed by tomorrow, but you deserve to pass through."

Kagome didn't even look back. "I don't need your approval to take what I very clearly won. Thank you, though."

'But your 'lover' will be hearing from me.'

And she stumbled into the light.

The light that she had gone through all of that trouble to get to was a bunch of shit.

It was another tunnel, about four times wider than the previous ones, with torches lining the walls completely, less than six inches apart from one another. She traded her torch for one of the newly discovered ones, and slid down the wall of the cave. '...but if you need some company, just call my name.' She was slowly coming down from her first major fight, and her fury was returning.

"KOUGAAA!"

The air cracked around her, and suddenly there was that massive aura again. The wolf prince appeared, grinning at first, and then frowning when he saw her.

"You miss me, doll? Shit, Ayame got carried away.

Kagome was fuming and hysterical. "Carried away?! Carried away! Really! You feel that is an accurate description! Do not call me doll! I am just here to get my brother back, and you send your fucking girlfriend to try to kill me! I want to get my brother! I want to call the police and have you put in prison! And I want to go home!"

Kouga kneeled in front of her just as her tears started falling. "Girlfriend? What? Kagome, she was only supposed to test your skill in combat, that's all. No major damage done. You must have gotten under her skin."

Her head shot up, "I was just WALKING! I did nothing to her you stupid piece of -," she was cut off when she attempted to slap him and the pain of trying to lift her arm sent white into her eyes. She slouched back completely to the wall and tried to breathe.

"Kagome? Kagome! What's wrong!"

"She pulled my shoulder out of place. I rested here to pop it back in. Hurts." It was said through gritted teeth, and Kami, it really, really hurt. Kouga looked upset and then he got an expression that reminded Kagome of when nurses broke the news she would be getting a shot for today's visit. "Kagome, we can make this easier for you. I can pop it back into place, and you focus as much of your power as you can into healing that area."

The thought sent her sobbing. "I'm so tired. Hurts."

"I know, but you've got to get it right or it's going to get worse."

She nodded tightly, and took deep breaths in, "Okay."

Kouga positioned his hands on each side of her shoulder, "When I say three."

"One,"
"...two,"
"Kagome inhaled as hard a she could,"..three."

She focused her energy as much as she could to her shoulder, but the sickening pop was not contained in its brutality. Her mouth opened in a soundless scream and she felt forward, her vision covered in black spots. "It's okay, you're okay. Breathe, Kagome." She did as she was told, and only tried to sit up straight when Kouga's pelt looked less like leopard fur.

Amazingly, the pain was completely gone. Her miko energy may not have stopped the initial pain, but it completely healed where the pain should have been, and all that was left was a feeling of tightness, like she had slept wrong on it. The rotated it, exercising the joints, and everything moved the way it was supposed to. No hurt.

The wolf prince was looking at her, grinning. "I told you," he got serious again, "seriously Kagome, I promise that was not planned. You're much closer than you were before, and I will be talking to her. I'm truly sorry for Ayame."

"Whatever Kouga. I don't care about your apologies, I just want to get to Souta. If my next 'task' is anything like that one, I will just purify whoever I run into and not give a shit. I'm done, I want my brother."

He nodded in a somber understanding. "I understand. It truly wasn't my intention. Nothing else is even close to that." He paused, "Why did you say girlfriend?"

Kagome stood and brushed her clothes off, testing her shoulder again. It really was pain free. Huh, good knowledge for the future. She grabbed her torch again, "She said something like her lover set her with the task of fighting me. I don't know, I assumed it was you, Mr. Prince."

He grinned at her snarky tone and easily kept her pace when she started walking again. "Well I am the alpha male, and I am the one giving orders. But I can assure you that I did not set her with the task of dislocating your shoulder, and choking you." He brushed his hand across her neck. 'Damn. I knew there was going to be a mark.'

"And Kagome? I can assure you that she is not my lover nor who I would desire it to be."

The way that he said this made Kagome flush red in embarrassment and anger. "Who cares if she is? Thanks for the help Kouga. Try not to make me kill any of your wolfy friends."

She waved her hand in clear dismissal and walked a bit faster.

He laughed heartily. "Thanks for giving me the company, see you later, doll."

"I said DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

She sighed as the prince disappeared once more. 'This is insane. I am insane. This can't really be happening.'

She looked down the path that she was walking, and saw again a sort of intersection. She jerked her chin up in defiant determination.

'I'm coming, Souta.'