Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of his characters. They all belong to Takahashi.

He wants Her

Kagome

I sighed happily as I listened to the birds chirping in the trees. I can't believe that it's already been a year since I had come through the well. It seems as if it was only yesterday.

"Hey." Someone said behind.

I turned around to face the man of my dreams. InuYasha. My husband. My mate. My best friend. "Hey yourself." I replied stepping into his arms.

He stroked my hair and asked, "How was you day?"

I just shrugged, "The usual. How about you?"

He shrugged back, "Nothing special." He laughed and picked me up into his arms. "Lets head back to the village."

I nodded and smiled, "Okay."

We landed in front of Sango and Miroku's just in time to see Kohaku coming down with Kirara. "Kohaku!" I shouted, waving at him when InuYasha put me down.

He looked over to where we were standing and waved back, "Hey, Kagome! InuYasha!"

Miroku and Sango chose that moment to come out with their three kids all over them, "Kohaku!" Sango yelled giving her little brother a big hug. "I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been lately?"

He just shrugged and popped his shoulder, "I've been the same. Helping villages tat were close-by with rogue demons roaming around. One was pretty tough though and he managed to escape. So I'm pretty irritated about that. He the worst I've seen in a while. He uses the angst from people's hearts to feed off of. He can get anyone to believe anything with the tricks he uses. He can control someone for a short period of time and make them speak to his will. He can transform into a human for a disguise. He can also mask his demonic aura so sufficiently that he's practically completely human! And what makes this all worse, is I'm pretty sure that Naraku used him once as a piece of his body."

Miroku rubbed his chin, "Sounds dangerous my little brother-in-law." He said. "Does he have a name?"

Kohaku nodded, "His name is…Takeru."

Takeru

Damn child almost got me! I thought frantically as I ran into the forest. Damn it! I was so close to getting that food. But he broke the spell. No matter there's another village not far north from here. And I believe that it's where the half-demon InuYasha and priestess Kagome reside. I've tasted the angst in her heart when I was inside of Naraku. It was over InuYasha's first love. She always felt second best to his first love.

The pain coming off of her was so strong I could almost take it myself if it wasn't for that damn Naraku. But now that I am free, I shall get what I want. I will bring back that angst into Kagome's heart from the very pain that still lingers there. And then eat it. It won't be a hard thing to do. All I have to do is have Kagome believe that InuYasha still loves Kikyo despite them being together. It will tear her apart!

There it was! The village I was searching for. Now all I need to do now is change forms and hide my aura. I let my power flow through as I transformed. My pale grey skin turned into that of an afternoon tan. My long green hair turned into a shirt black substance. And my clothing became that of a traveler's. Next was to mask my aura.

Done. Now I can enter the village without being suspected of anything unusual. I decided that it would be best to pass the village in the nearby forest so that I could get a good start on getting a hold of InuYasha.

It wasn't too hard. I could already see him standing in the center of village next to Kagome. They seemed to talking with their companions and…the child! Damn it all! What is he doing here? He doesn't live here, does he? Then I though back to when I was inside of Naraku. He's Sango's little brother! That would explain a lot since the demon slayer village was destroyed. I clenched my fists. "I better avoid him as much as possible if this is going to work. Oh well. I shall start now."

I pulled a small flute of mine and wrapped a strand of the half demon's hair around it. This was how I controlled my victims. I needed a strand of hair from them to wrap around my flute in order for it to work. I got a piece of his hair back at Naraku's castle. So this will be very easy.

I brought the flute up to my lips, and blew.

InuYasha

Kagome was talking with Sango and Kohaku. Laughing at story that the boy was telling. One of the demons that he was hunting was so scared of him he coward like a weakling.

An ear-piercing whistle reached my ears and I flinched. What the…? Then it all went black.

Kagome

I felt a tingle going up my spine and I looked behind me to see InuYasha staring blankly at nothing. "InuYasha?" I asked.

He shook out of his daze before looking at me. But it was if he wasn't exactly thrilled, "Uh…sorry. Hey, I'm going to go relax for a while. See you later." He said. Then he sped off towards the forest, disappearing into the night.

That was weird. I thought.

"What do you think is bothering him, Kagome?" Miroku asked standing next to me.

I shook my head, "I don't know." I sighed, "I'm going to go after him." I said to everyone, the left.

I managed to find him thanks to our mating bond. He was at the Sacred Tree. Luck for me I was almost there.

I could finally make out his long silver hair and dog ears as he sat in front of the tree. His eyes closed in bliss. InuYasha? What are you doing? I thought coming closer.

I was just about to walk into the clearing when he spoke the words that froze my heart, "Kikyo."

I froze and hid behind a tree. Kikyo? Why is he thinking about her now? I slowly peeked my head out from behind the tree to watch him.

"Kikyo." He said again. "Oh how I miss you. It's been so long since I last held you in my arms." I blinked at this, keeping my breathing quiet, "I think about you everyday, Kikyo." He what? He smiled softly, "I think back to when everything before Naraku happened. How happy we were together. I have never gone a day without reminiscing through those memories."

My breath caught. InuYasha. Wh…what are saying?

"I miss you so much, Kikyo. I feel so incomplete without you here with me." He sighed sadly. That's what he said to me! "There isn't a day that goes by when you're not in my mind."

I could feel tears building up in my eyes. I thought you wanted to be with .This is too much!

"Kikyo," He said again, "Everyday when I sleep next to Kagome. I can't help but wish that it was you I was holding in my arms while I slept."

Everything stopped. My heart. My breathing. My entire being. I couldn't stop the tears from leaving my eyes. He wish it were Kikyo in his arms? Instead of me? But then why did he mate with me? He said he loved me. I looked back up to see InuYasha's smiling face and I almost lost it. InuYasha. I thought painfully. Was it all a lie? Did you ever love me? Did you lie when you said you did?

I couldn't stay here watching. I had to leave. This was hurting too much! I hurriedly turned around and ran the opposite direction. Away from him. I still couldn't get his words out of my mind. All this time. How could you? I thought bitterly. After everything we've been through. How could you lie to me like this? More tears left my eyes as the truth hit me hard. He never wanted me. No. He wants her.