The Ultimate Betrayal

By Helen (aka obsequious101)

A/N – Hey I'm sorry that this is not the 'Kouga' story I was going to write but I'm still thinking about that! Anyway I hope you enjoy this one!

Disclaimer – I do not, I repeat DO NOT own Inuyasha but if Rumiko Takahashi would like to hand it over to me, that will be fine!

She couldn't believe that he could do this to her. After all they had been through together, after so long she had stayed in his time for him, he could turn around and stab her in the back so easily.

But what was even harder to believe, was that she still loved him.

See my days are cold without you

But I'm hurting while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

She watched Inuyasha run to Kikyo and embrace her in his warm, safe arms. The fact that he was oblivious as to how Kikyo planned to steal her soul was irrelevant. She'd watched from her paralyzed, invisible state as the one she thought she was in love with betrayed her.

Baby I don't know why

You're treating me so bad

She stared at Inuyasha and remembered his words. "I want you Kikyo, not Kagome, she is merely a friend. If you have found a way to regain life then I will do all I can to help you achieve it," he had said, his amber eyes burning with his intense love for the miko. And to think that 3 nights ago, he had looked at her with the same eyes and told her how much he needed her by his side.

You said u loved me

No-one above me

And I was all you had

Kikyo hadn't told Inuyasha that in order for her to live again, Kagome would have to suffer a fate worse than death. Kagome felt a solitary tear slide down her cheek. In a matter of minutes she would be doomed to wander the earth soulless, unable to properly feel or function, for as long as Kikyo lived. But Inuyasha must have known that the scheme would involve something happening to Kagome, he had been with her from the start and knew that they shared the same soul. It hurt her more than words could say to see him give her up so easily.

And though my heart is beating for ya

I can't stop crying

I don't know how I allow you to treat me this way

And still I stay

Ultimately she knew that sooner or later it would come to this. Pinned to the ground, under Kikyo's spell watching her and Inuyasha kiss passionately she realized that she had never expected him to choose her. But that didn't stop her coming back to him after their fights, feeling lost and lonely when he wasn't around, crying whenever he left her to see Kikyo.

See my days are cold without you

But I'm hurting while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

Kagome vaguely wondered what it would feel like to simply exist, not living properly, but just being. She knew that it wasn't going to be a pleasant experience but she had resigned to the fact that the ceremony was going to go through whether she liked it or not.

Baby I don't know why

You wanna do me wrong

See when I'm home

I'm all alone

And you are always gone

And boy you know I really love you

I can't deny

I can't see how you can bring me to so many tears after all these years

The one person that could have saved her from this was supporting the idea. She could think of no-one else who could…or would come to her aid. Sango and Miroku didn't even know what was happening, both of them far too caught up in their upcoming wedding. Kagome smiled weakly at the thought of the monk and her best friend finally getting together. Another tear welled over her long lashes; she wished she could be there to see them on the happiest day of their lives.

See my days are cold without you

But I'm hurting while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

And Shippo, her little boy. She would miss him so much! She didn't know what her state was to be after the soul excavation but she had a feeling that she would no longer be able to see her boy and her friends. Maybe she would lose all her memory, maybe she would be disfigured so much that no-one could recognize her…the thoughts running through her mind showered her with endless possibilities.

Oh I trusted you, I trusted you

So sad, so sad

What love will make you do

All the things that we accept

Will be the things that we regret

Kagome tried to look away and ignore the noises coming from Inuyasha and Kikyo, off to her left. It was all part of the ceremony…she knew that, and by the sounds of it, her time was coming to an end. Maybe it was her life flashing before her eyes but a reel of memories presented itself in her mind. They were all the times that she left the feudal era, threatening never to return. She wished now that she had been stronger when it came to leaving him, maybe if she had ignored the feelings in her heart then she would never be in this situation.

See when I get the strength to leave you

Always tell me that you need me

And I'm weak cos I believe you

And I'm mad because I love you

So I stop and think that maybe

You could learn to appreciate me

Then it all remains the same

That you aint never gonna change

Kagome felt a tingle up her spine. At first a felt pleasant, even ticklish, but with each tingle the pressure would become greater. Her mouth opened in a silent scream as the pressure in her body built up. She could literally feel her soul being ripped from her and her mind screamed in agony while her body writhed on the ground, breaking the vines holding her down. She was lifted into the air and turned upright, as though she was standing in mid air. Through her half closed eyelids she could see Inuyasha continuing the 'ceremony', oblivious to her. Maybe now, without her soul, she wouldn't have to feel the dull ache that beat into her heart whenever she thought of him.

See my days are cold without you

But I'm hurting while I'm with you

And though my heart can't take no more

I keep on running back to you

Inuyasha had no idea what was happening but Kikyo was looking at her over her lovers back and Kagome could have sworn she saw regret in her eyes. Kagome let out one final scream as her soul finally left her and took its place in Kikyo. To Kikyo, the scream was the most heart wrenching, agonizing cry she had ever heard. When she felt Inuyasha freeze and turn to look behind him, Kikyo knew that he had heard it as well. The last things Kagome saw were Inuyasha's desperate amber eyes and his mouth saying her name, almost as though he was in slow motion.

Babe why do you hurt me

Babe do you deserve me

Boy I gave you all my heart and all you do is tear it up

Looking out my window

Knowing that I should go

Even when I pack my bags

There's something that always holds me back

Maybe I will finally be free from my love for him, she thought distantly. Then everything went black and Kagome was no more.

A/N – This is not a songfic! I was listening to this song and decided that it fitted in with the feeling I was trying to get across.