What You Can't See by Fox

Night Light

Fox : Hey guys it's me again! First and foremost thank you guys for the great reviews on Mistletoe. I don't know wither or not to do a followup, some have you have asked for it, but a suggestion relating to a new years party followup is actually sparking an idea. Because we all know that new years is a time for celebration and party. Anyways enjoy the first chapter of 'What You Can't See' and please review.

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Kagome ran as fast as she could through the forest. Her black hair was everywhere but she didn't care. The stray branches in the dark forest let small cuts all over her arms, legs and face. She knew it was behind her. She didn't know what it was but she'd run from it before. She hadn't managed to escape it but she would try.

The sounds of the forest gave her no comfort. The owls screeched and all over it seemed the bugs were producing sounds of agony and death.

She knew she couldn't beat it. She couldn't even purify it. It was either too evil to be purified or something that wasn't supposed to be killed.

She reached a clearing in the forest that was bathed in moonlight. She tried to continue to run into the forest but it was too late.

Kagome felt her stomach bunch up and she fell over with a cry of pain while she tried to get back up.

It was too late.

The pain in her stomach got worse. It seemed someone had grabbed a hold of her from the inside and was squeezing.

It wasn't enough to kill her. No, this was something that wanted to punish her. It didn't want her dead it wanted her in pain, in agonizing pain.

Tears began to roll down her cheeks and a chill ran through her body.

She couldn't even gasp when she felt the chill go into her lungs. It burned her to even think of breathing.

Kagome had gone through this before. She had experienced this pain numerous times, never knowing how to stop it or what caused it or what was doing it.

But, this time felt different. This time it felt as though it was actually trying to kill her but putting her through its agonizing torture first.

She felt the chill leave her body and the pain stopped.

Yes it was the night she was going to die.

She wrapped her hands around her neck and chocked as an invisible hand chocked the life out of her.

Her world was going black and she about how this was how it was going to end for her.

She wouldn't die because of Naraku. She wouldn't be killed by Kikyo in an attempt to get her soul.

She would die because of this invisible thing that had slowly killed her over the past few months.

As her hands started to go limp she saw a bright light and then fell unconscious.

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Sesshomaru had been patrolling his borders. For some reason the demon lord was restless. It had happened before over the last few months. He lost his appetite regularly, had problems sleeping and felt as if something was off.

He started to patrol his lands too often. Everyday, every night, every time he found he was bored.

There was no point in patrolling all the time, if something was on his lands he would know immediately. Yet he found no comfort in knowing that.

As he walked he started to feel a tug. It was if someone was grabbing a hold of his arm and pulling him towards the forest.

He followed the pull out of curiosity. Perhaps it was something that could help him with his current situation.

Instead he found a barely alive Kagome, who was suspended in the air and then dropped suddenly.

Sesshomaru couldn't see anything but knew that some nameless creature had been there...killing his brother's miko.

He walked over to her body and looked down. Something told him he couldn't just leave her there. He had to take her back to the castle.

Never one to ignore his instincts he picked Kagome up bridal style and found that her body was hot, hotter than a body should be, yet she was shivering.

Sesshomaru hated to admit it but having the miko in his arms was calming his restless beast. He headed back out of the forest at a quick pace, intending to get back to his castle as quickly as possible, even though he was in dire need of sleep.

He made it in a few moments and walked to his personal wing then down a set of stone steps to a secluded basement area.

As soon as he stepped in the door of his personal healer's room the demon appeared.

"Sesshomaru, who is this?" The demon asked, looking at Kagome.

"She is my brother's miko Kaine." Sesshomaru replied, yawning slightly.

The demon laid Kagome on the bed in the room and examined her.

"Where did you find her?" Kaine asked.

He turned to find Sesshomaru asleep, actually asleep for the first time in a few weeks. He had a feeling that it had something to do with the finding of the miko but he had no way of knowing for sure...not yet anyways.

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Kagome was in the confines of her mind.

'Am I dead?' She asked the darkness in her head.

'No you are not dead.' A sweet, melodic voice replied.

'Who are you?' Kagome asked the voice.

She got no answer, instead she got a vision.

It was a memory from when she was seven. Her mother had just come back from the hospital and she was crying. She told Kagome that her dad had gotten into a car crash and that he didn't make it.

The scene in front of her changed.

It was now a memory from when she was thirteen. She was running around with her friends outside of her shrine and playing around the god tree. They were shouting and merry but there was a shadow in the distance and before they knew it there was a gun shot and a woman screamed. The girls stopped playing and Kagome's mom rushed out to go tend to the victim as the man with the gun ran away.

'Why are you showing me this?' Kagome asked the darkness.

Everything went black for a moment before another scene came in front of her.

It was InuYasha...and Kikyo. They were in a hut and they were kissing each other. She watched InuYasha slip of Kikyo's cloths as she did the same.

Kagome looked away but still heard their noises and Kikyo's screams of pleasure.

She let a tear role down her cheek.

'Do you understand yet Kagome?' The voice asked.

'Understand what?' Kagome asked through tears.

'Kagome, you can not stay with InuYasha any longer.' The voice told her.

'What?' Kagome asked.

'You have been warned Kagome, stay away from him. Whither you choose to follow my advice or not is your choice but going back to him will only lead you to your grave.' The voice told her.

Kagome returned to the darkness she had been earlier before her world exploded into light.

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Somewhere this invisible force that had attacked Kagome froze and then shattered. But it all depended on what Kagome did to determine whither or not it reassembled or melted into nothingness.

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Fox: Well there you have it. I'll try to update as soon as I can but I won't lie, I'm volunteering all weekend and I probably won't get a whole lot time to work on a new chapter but I will try. But I am sick so if I stay home from school tomorrow I might just update. Thanks guys, be sure to review. Happy Holidays.