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I've decided to try and completely eliminate inserting lyrics in, so instead I want to list a song that I listened to while writing the chapter. The song I list at the beginning of each new chapter is one that I listened to while writing and gave me inspiration. I think that you should listen to this song while reading… to try and get the feeling I was going for. You don't have to… but I would strongly recommend it. You can youtube another tab or whatever is easier for you.

This song for this chapter is Where is My Mind by Yoav Its featuring Emily Browning and on the Sucker Punch movie soundtrack.

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Kmk

P.S. I'll be reposting all my chapters over time to eliminate the lyrics. They annoy me now and take away from the plot. I'd rather you just listen to the song.

Prologue

'Oh…' Kagome thought. 'How am I supposed to sleep? Inuyasha just ran off, probably to see Kikyo. Miroku won't stop snoring…The night cannot get any worse.' She carefully got out of her sleeping bag and tiptoed in the direction Inuyasha had gone.

"If he is going to keep taking off," Kagome said, "one day the clay pot is going to get Inuyasha to finally leave the world of the living with her."

She followed a path Inuyasha had made. 'Oh! I forgot!' Kagome thought. 'I have to mask my scent so Inuyasha doesn't smell me.' Kagome searched the ground until she came across a puddle of mud. "I really don't want to do this, but I have to if I want to make sure he's okay." So she rolled around in the mud until she was covered from head to toe. "Ew…" she grimaced.

Kagome continued walking down the path when she came to a clearing. Sure enough, there in the clearing stood Inuyasha. Kagome sighed. 'He doesn't love me . I should just go home and never bother him again. This way he can live happily with his first and only love.'

Home. Kagome hadn't visited her time in quite awhile. The thought of a hot shower, good food, and a comfy bed didn't sound that bad at the moment. But Kagome knew better.

The Sacred Jewel was almost complete. The only shards remaining were the ones that were in Naraku's possession. Kagome had made a deal with Kouga to get his two shards. Kagome had to kiss him two times. One kiss for each shard. Of course, Inuyasha wanted to fight Kouga and just steal them but Kagome wouldn't let him.

'Oh…' thought Kagome, 'I should leave. But…' she stopped her flow of thoughts when Inuyasha's ears began to twitch. As soon as they stopped, Kagome allowed herself to take in a quiet, deep breath then continued her awkward thoughts.

'I am going to wait a bit and see if the clay pot tries anything funny.' She thought. 'Enough thinking to myself, more listening.'

"Inuyasha…I need to know." Kagome heard Kikyo say. She sounded as if she was getting impatient.

"Kikyo…I don't know." It was Inuyasha who spoke this time. And for once, he sounded sad.

"Well, you have to decide. Don't you get it Inuyasha? I am not going to wait around forever even if my reincarnation does!" Kagome flinched. She hadn't planned to wait around forever either… She got a glimpse of the battle. Kikyo had a mad expression applied to her face while Inuyasha looked like a wreck.

"I….you…I don't know. How am I supposed to choose between you two? You're both very important to me." Despite his admitting her cared for her, Kagome was still siding with Kikyo on this debate. Inuyasha to tell the truth and confess whom he loves more. No man should dangle a woman on a string… it wasn't fair.

"Inuyasha," Kikyo said in a now, calmer voice, "come be with me. You know the only reason you hang around with that phony is because she is my reincarnation."

"Kikyo, that's not true and you know it. If I have to choose, then I choose…" he stopped talking and began to think.

"Inuyasha, whom do you love more? Me or my reincarnation?" Inuyasha looked at her with pleading eyes.

"If you will not say it then the answer is clear. You do not have feelings for me." Kikyo broke their embrace and began to walk away.

'Yes!' Kagome thought. 'He chose me over the clay pot and she can't do a thing about it!' Kagome was about to skip happily back to camp when she heard Inuyasha say something. She quickly resumed her hiding spot to listen to Inuyasha's farewell.

"Kikyo wait!" Inuyasha called.

"What do you want Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked. She was faced in the opposite direction so he could not see the tears in her eyes.

There was silence for a second before Inuyasha spoke up again. "I don't love Kagome nearly as much as I love you! Please come be with me? You're my first love…" Inuyasha pleaded. "I can have Kagome return to her own time and then you can help us find the remaining jewel shards. You won't have to worry about that wench again."

Kikyo turned around and glared daggers at him. His face shown with love and honesty. She realized that Inuyasha was not joking, and lunged at him. He caught her. Then to prove his point to a new level of passion, the two engaged in a deep, emotionless kiss.

"No…" Kagome whispered. She knew Inuyasha could hear her, but she didn't care. "I have to get away. This…this is just too much." So Kagome did the only thing that came into her mind. 'Runaway.'

Kagome ran through the forest in search of the Bone Eaters Well.

She needed to stay away from Inuyasha. She never wanted to look into those golden orbs ever again.

Running through the pitch-black forest she tripped over tree roots, plants, and occasionally her own two feet. Her legs were bloody and gruesome. But Kagome didn't care. She couldn't go back. Not after what Inuyasha did to her.

'Why'd he do this to me? I can't believe it. I need to get away as fast as possible. I don't think I can face him ever again.'

Whenever she fell she forced herself to get back up and keep running.

Kagome ran and ran until she hit something hard. Colliding with the thing so fast caused Kagome to fall on her back with a loud thump.

'That felt like a…person.' Kagome thought as she got up. 'But I can't see who it is.'

"Who are you?" Kagome demanded rather than asked. The person turned around; it was Sesshomaru, Inuyasha's demon brother. 'Oh great,' she thought.

Sesshomaru had just eliminated a demon that was destroying his lands and had a few bad injuries. He knew that the miko who hung around with Inuyasha was around here somewhere, but he was much too tired to check. He didn't think that she would cross into his lands without Inuyasha at her side, let alone crash right into him. He turned and faced the miko that had so rudely interrupted him.

When he saw the girl at first he pitied her. She had cuts all over her small body; even on her tear-stained face.

"What are you doing here?" Kagome asked him quietly. Sesshomaru could sense the fear, sadness, and confusion in her.

"I should be asking you that question. You are in my lands." Sesshomaru said in his usual monotone voice.

"What?" Kagome asked in disbelief. "But I am not supposed to be in the Western Lands…"

"I am sorry to have trespassed on your lands. I can assure you that it will not happen again." Kagome apologized. She wanted to just crawl into a ball and hide away from the world.

"No. You cannot," said Sesshomaru. Kagome looked at him angrily.

"And why is that?" Kagome asked threatened to spill.

"Because in order to defeat Naraku, you must cross through my lands. Therefore, you will trespass."

Kagome stared at him then shrugged. She tried to even out her voice, unsuccessfully. "I won't be traveling with Inuyasha anymore. So no worries."

Sesshomaru gave a funny look then began to walk away. He heard Kagome sniff and heave an unsteady breath.

'Maybe she should travel with me?' Sesshomaru thought. 'From what my father had told me, demons are stronger when they are fighting side by side with humans.' It was against his pride, but he at least decided to ask.

"What is your name?" Sesshomaru appeared in front of her in a matter of seconds. He already knew the answer, for he had a little 'crush' on her since he'd first seen her. She'd dressed like a demon, in revealing clothes that most human women wouldn't wear. He recognized she was human by her scent and confusion had swept over him. He felt attracted to… a human?

"My name is Kagome." Answered Kagome, bringing him out of his memories. "Well, it was sort of nice knowing you."

"Why are you leaving?" he asked. Kagome saw his eyes dancing with curiosity on his blank face. She answered reluctantly.

"I have no reason to be here."

"Yes you do." Sesshomaru objected.

"And what would that be?" Kagome asked. She never had expected to have this long of a conversation with Lord Sesshomaru and live to tell the tale. She was of course, human.

"You have friends and a life here. And, well…" Sesshomaru said trailing off.

"And what?"

"And because I think I may love you."

"You. Love. Me?" Kagome asked. Was she hearing right? Was the Lord of the Western Lands admitting he loved a human, nevertheless a human that had hung around her brother that he greatly despised?

"Yes. If you stay here, I will not kill humans anymore. You could travel with me, stay at my castle, or even live in a village." Sesshomaru knew this was sudden, but he was desperate. He really did not want Kagome to leave. She was his only hope in finding the jewel and killing Naraku. Plus… he wasn't sure if she'd return.

"Um…" Kagome didn't know what to say. 'Should I stay?' Kagome thought. 'It would help a lot of villagers….I guess I should.'

"Okay. I would love to stay in Lady Keade's village but there are not empty huts there." Kagome explained. Her tears were drying up, making crusties in her eyes.

"I will have one built for you. Until it is finished, you may stay at my castle."

"Okay." Kagome agreed, feeling dazed. "But first, I have to tell my friends." She looked around and realized once again that she was lost.

"I'll take you to your camp. Hold on to me." Sesshomaru ordered.

"Thank you, Lord Sesshomaru." Said Kagome as she grabbed his neck and climbed onto his sturdy back. In an instant they were on a huge cloud overlooking everything.

It only took a few minutes before they reached the camp.

"Kagome! Kagome! You're back!" Shippou screamed. The minute Kagome reached the ground she was attack by a fuzzy little ball.

"Hi Shippou!" Kagome laughed.

"I was so worried about you Kagome! We thought Inuyasha had kidnapped you and taken you somewhere!" said a panting Shippou.

Kagome laughed again.

"Kagome, be careful! Sesshomaru is behind you!" yelled Miroku. His hands were itching to yank off his prayer beads.

"Guys it all right! Sesshomaru is not a bad guy! In fact, he is the nicest guy I have ever met in Feudal Japan!" Everyone looked at her like she was crazy. But no one attacked.

Sesshomaru, who was blushing slightly after her last comment, decided to cut in.

"You are all invited to stay at my castle with Kagome." Sesshomaru suggested.

Sango, Miroku and Shippou were silent for a moment.

"Sango and I cannot go," Miroku began, "because we are traveling with Inuyasha so we can destroy Naraku and get our well deserved revenge." Sango took a glance over to Kagome to see how she was reacting. This was all so…sudden.

Kagome was sad that her two best friends weren't going, but she knew why so she sucked up all her tears and held them in. She did not want to be seen as weak in front of the almighty Lord Sesshomaru. She knew her friends would still be with her if she needed them.

"What about you, Shippou?" Kagome asked hopefully.

"Um…" Shippou examined Sesshomaru for a moment then nodded. "Okay, Sesshomaru seems way nicer than Inuyasha anyway. Besides, I can't leave you, who's gonna protect you?" Sesshomru's stomach felt like to dropped out of his ass. That comment made him feel… strange.

Everybody laughed at Shippou's comment.

So Kagome, Shippou, and Sesshomaru took off. Not knowing that they would not be seeing Inuyasha for a very long time.