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Kagome felt something well up inside her. It hurt but not in a painful way, more like in a longing sense. Every hair began to stand on end and Kagome exhaustedly began to worry what the hell was going on now. Tears pricked the sides of her eyes, 'It feels like my soul is trying to leave me…' Kagome gasped in pain. Her eyes began to blur and then all Kagome could see was white.
Naraku hissed as he noticed the individual he was cradling began to purify his arms. Jerking away, he observed that the miko did not fall to the ground, but rather hover in mid-air.
A blinding light seemed to consume her entire being and she could have sworn she felt as if she were floating. 'Am I dead?' Kagome questioned. Remembering her predicament, 'Please tell me I'm dead,' she thought sarcastically. A scream ripped through her throat as something was taken away from her and she suddenly felt empty. She sighed in pleasure, for then a foreign essence that seemed so familiar replace it and began to warm her core.
Then, as soon as it came, it was gone and Kagome came crashing to Earth. She yelped in pain and stared up as her eyes began to focus. A crimson eyed Naraku met her gaze and she gasped for breath as she was lifted into the air by her neck.
"Bitch! How dare you attempt to purify me, after all I did for you, after all I offered!" Naraku spat, his entire being livid.
'After all he offered?!' Kagome clutched his wrist, trying to gasp in a much needed breath of air, 'HA! Maybe I should just let him strangle me, best offer he's given me so far.' For the exception of being strangled, Kagome thought her situation at the moment was quite funny and she would have laughed.
Naraku noticed the humor, not fear, in her eyes and became more enraged. Throwing her across down, he screeched out an inhuman howl. "Wench, after I'm through with you, you'll wish you were never born." Naraku vowed before picking up her small form and throwing her over his shoulder.
Silver furred ears twitched at the sound of a howl. Golden eyes flickered for a moment before he stood up.
"Inuyasha, what is it?" A concerned Miroku asked.
Inuyasha's entire form went rigid, "I don't think Kagome went home anymore Miroku, this is bad… really bad…" Turning his head towards the west, Inuyasha sniffed. "Everyone UP!" He commanded his two sleeping comrades.
A quick reflexed Sango stood at attention in the matter of mere seconds, "Inuyasha… what's going on? Demon? Naraku?" She spoke cautiously quick.
"No Sango," he didn't turn to face her, "Kagome is in trouble."
"Inu--Ya---ShA!" Shippo slowly sat up, "WhhhaaT?!" He said with a yawn.
A look of shock graced Sango's features, "What do you mean, you said she went home… what trouble?"
Green eyes gazed up at the backside of the red clad hanyou, "What are you guys talking about?"
"She didn't go home, I don't think so anymore…" He stated, completely ignoring the small kitsune, before he began to sniff again.
Sango's mouth opened to demand what was going on but Miroku beat her to it. "Inuyasha, what's happened to lady Kagome?"
Turning back towards Miroku, "Did you hear it? The howl, Miroku, the howl?!" Inuyasha's faced turned apprehensive.
Miroku raised and eyebrow, "Yes, Inuyasha… I heard it. But what does that have to do with lady Kagome?"
"That was Sesshoumaru." Inuyasha stated plainly.
Sango's eye twitched. 'What was Inuyasha talking about? Kagome was suppose to be at home, especially after the fight he and her just had earlier. Where does Sesshoumaru of all people come in to this?' Sango was genuinely confused.
"Sesshoumaru made the howl, the howl of a lost mate--" Inuyasha started.
"… and what your trying to say is… Kagome is his lost mate?" Miroku inquired.
It was silence before Shippo burst out laughing. "Wahahaahahaa, Kagome… HA Sesshahaoumaruhahaha… mates? Haaahahahaha…" Shippo giggled uncontrollably while rolling on the floor until Inuyasha spoke again.
"I'm not sure… but we need to go." Inuyasha turned back and faced the west.
Shippo crossed his arms, ".. but Inuyasha?!"
"Now!" he demanded. Without another word, the Inu-clan was headed westbound with Inuyasha leading the pack praying that his hunch was incorrect.
I know this is probably not what you were expecting but hey... it works... Right now Im having touble cause I know where I want the story to go... just have to connect the peices correctly to get them there... sigh
Laters,
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