Author's note: hey everyone out there! I'm Pua Lahi Lahi! This is my first fic that I have written solo, so I really have no idea what the hell I'm doing! If anyone had read the LOTR story "wine and dye", I wrote the beginning of that with my friend under the penname RE! So anyway! I am a newcomer to the Inuyasha series, but I have read all the Mangas, and am in the process of watching the show on Cartoon Network! Just to let everyone that is reading this know, I have a VERY random sense of humor, so take caution! ^.^ so without further ado, I'll begin! ( *Elephant noise! ) I hope you like it! Be kind!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha! don't sue me! I'm poor, really!

WARNING: PG-13 for- violence, and basic Inuyasha vocabulary!

Three Days Time

**FLASHBACK: Inuyahsa felt the ground beneath him begin to crumble as hell drew him nearer. "Kikyo's enchantments are too strong, I still can't move damn it!" He cursed in his head, still struggling with all his might against the paralysis spell . He kneeled limply on the ground in front of Kikyo, feeling the wild winds and spectral lights swirl about him and the smiling Miko in front of him holding him tightly . " I'm was being pulled further and further underground..I can't even see the grass anymore..god, this is the end..Kikyo, no.." Before blacking out, Inuyasha's acute hearing heard Kikyo whisper into his ear, " together in hell my love," and distant shattering sound. Descending into blackness all around him, Inuyasha stopped struggling and fainted. END FLASHBACK**

Stringing another arrow, Kagome felt hot tears springing into her eyes. Why had he been with Kikyo again? She tried to silence the voice in her head that told her the answer to her question. you know he still loves her, it jeered. She felt anger rising in her as she took aim with shaking hands.

It was a full moon, and the clearing in which she was standing was chaotic, as a whirlwind of ethereal lights and wind swept the trees and long grasses. The undead Miko stood in a slowly sinking crater, clutching a certain silver-haired hanyou to her. Seeing Inuyahsa pressed against Kikyo made Kagome grind her teeth together. She fired her arrow, and it whizzed through the night air hitting the spiritual shield that Kikyo had erected, shattering it into the thousands of glittering shards that disappeared into the night. Kagome watched Kikyo slowly raise up her head from the concentration of parting the ground beneath her. Kagome gasped as the Miko locked eyes with her, and she saw infinite depths of hatred and malice shining inside Kikyo's black eyes. "If looks could kill," I'd be dead twice over!" Kagome murmured to herself. "Stop interfering, this does not concern you. You are nothing but a stupid little child." Said Kikyo, in a voice of deadly calm. Hot anger filled Kagome, and she shouted at Kikyo at the top of her lungs, saying out loud the one thing that hurt her the most. " WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE INUYASHA ALONE! YOU KNOW NARAKU TRICKED YOU AND INUYASHA BUT YOU'RE STILL TRYING TO KILL HIM! HE LOVES YOU! WHY?!?"

A soft, ringing laughter met Kagome's insults, and she was taken by surprise. Why was she laughing? This was not funny!! Angry tears began to slide down her face as she watched Kikyo stop sinking into the ground. The high speed winds died down suddenly, then stopped altogether. Even the strange lights had vanished without a trace, Kagome noted as she watched her surroundings through slightly blurred vision. Inuyasha fell to the ground with a soft thump, his silver hair rippling in the moonlight as Kikyo released him. Kagome watched with a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach as Kikyo climbed out of the crater with unearthly grace, and began walking slowly towards Kagome with a horrible smile locked onto her face. She's coming right at me! No! Kagome gasped, and as quickly as she could, strung another arrow into her bow and aimed it right at Kikyo's heart. "s-stop, not another step or I'll fire!" Kagome said weakly. Somebody help me, Inuyasha, wake up! Kagome thought rapidly.

" Heh heh heh ..going to kill me, girl?" Kikyo, said softly as she stopped inches from Kagome's arrow tip. " You know you can't. I could kill you, however, with a blink of an eye." Kikyo added mockingly. " What d-do you want?" Kagome asked, willing herself to sound braver than she really felt. " I wish to challenge you." Kikyo said seriously, " for the ownership of my soul." "It's MY soul!" Kagome shouted, suddenly feeling defensive. " We shall see. In three days time, I want you to be at the end of my old village at sundown. From there you will be guided to me." said Kikyo, the smile still locked on her face. " then, I will fight you to the death for my soul. Or are you to scared. Is that it little girl?" Kikyo laughed cruelly. Kagome suddenly felt courage filling every bit of her. " I am NOT scared, or a little girl! I'll see you there!" She yelled at Kikyo's pale face, her hands shaking ever so slightly on the still notched arrow. " Excellent. Before you leave, make sure to disable the others that travel with you. Tell no one." Kikyo instructed. "I won't." Kagome said defiantly, but now feeling fear creep inside of her.

Kagome watched Kikyo turn away, still feeling brave, and partially scared. Kikyo's raven-black hair tumbled down in the moonlight as she motioned to an empty sky. In seconds however, her glowing soul stealing serpents glided down, and around her form. Kikyo turned back to Kagome as she lifted swiftly into the air. Her black eyes flashed down at Kagome as she said. " in three day's time, you will die." and then she disappeared into the night sky. For a few moments, Kagome felt numb with fear, and she slowly lowered her bow and arrow. A fight to the death? Against Kikyo? The was a sudden loud crash in the forest foliage behind her, and Kagome turned around slowly to see Miroku, Sango, and Shippo arrive on the scene riding a transformed Kirara. From what Kagome saw, they all looked frustrated and tired. But that did not stop Miroku's face from having it's usual red hand print. (a/n: hahaha, you go Miroku. You would think he'd have learned his lesson by now!)

"Kagome! What happened?" Sango questioned to Kagome as she jumped gracefully off of Kirara, followed by Miroku who ran to the crater to check on the visibly unconscious Inuyasha. " We've been trapped behind a spirit barrier for half and hour now. We tried to follow you in, but couldn't! What happened?" Kagome could feel Sango's gaze travel her tear stained face and bow and arrow in hand. How could she answer her question? All Kagome wanted to do was collapse in tears, and tell Sango everything, but she used all of her will power to look Sango in the eyes and give her a convincing lie. She would go through with this challenge of Kikyo's, no matter how scared she was. " Kikyo tried to drag Inuyasha to hell with her again." Kagome lied quietly. " Is that ALL? " Sango pressed. What does she mean, does she know? Kagome thought with a moment of panic. " Y-yes, that's all. Why?" Kagome finally got out, trying her best to sound convincing. She watched Sango raise her eyebrows, but then turn away walk over to a now conscious and angry Inuyahsa.

" What in the seven hells happened?" Inuyahsa cried angrily, softly adding, "Where's Kikyo?" He looked around the crater, and lifted slightly up to scan the clearing with his keen eyes. "Inuyahsa!" Sango cried as she leapt down into the crater. " Why don't you ask how Kagome is, she just saved you from being dragged into hell again by Kikyo!" She stood over the crouching hanyou with intense disapproval written all over her face. "That's right, you're so heartless sometimes Inuyahsa!" Miroku said lazily, whacking the hanyou over the head with his staff. " Feh, watch it Miroku.... Kagome?" He said sounding confused. " She's here?" He gulped out, starting to blush. " Yep, right over there," Miroku said, pointing to his right. "uh-oh.." Inuyasha said to himself. He didn't want to hurt her. But once again, he knew she was.

Kagome had now sunk to the ground. She was cuddling a small crying kitsune in her arms, and thinking slowly. What if I die? I'm only fifteen..I never even went out on my first date...and I never told Inuyahsa..Inuyahsa? Why should I talk to him. All he cares about is Kikyo...I have to be brave. I have to tell someone, but who? Kaede! She can help me, and train me a bit, can't she? Yes! Maybe there is hope.. All these things ran through Kagome's head. " Kagome, are you ok?" Shippo asked worriedly. She didn't hear him, or notice Inuyasha approach her and sit down beside her. " Kagome?" He began. Stirring herself out of her thoughts, Kagome saw Inuyasha beside her, and her anger flared once again.

"What do you want?" Kagome snapped. She was doing her very best not to look into his eyes. Those infinite pools of golden hue always made her forget her anger. " Um." Inuyasha began quietly. " Just to let you know, I only arrived in time to see Kikyo dragging you to hell, So whatever else happened you can keep to you own stupid self!" She cried, not caring about the rudeness in her statement. She was overwhelmed with anger and sadness. Even her fear vanished. It hurt so much to see him with her. " oh!" he said sounding relieved. " Well, nothing happened wench." He added quickly. Kagome raised her head, hardly daring to believe these words. After all that had happened to her, all that she was going through, he was lying to her? How could he?!? "YEAH?" She snapped, " Don't lie to me!" She then whipped around facing him fully, Shippo tumbling off of her lap with a yelp. A small gasp escaped her lips as she took him in. He was crouching next to her, his head was hung slightly, and his face was vulnerable. His usually insolent eyes were glowing in the night with remorse and sadness, looking down at the ground. He didn't look Cocky, or angry, just sad. The anger and pain inside Kagome vanished like a candle in the wind, and she relaxed. "Inuyasha.." she began uncertainly. " What did happen?"

He looked up, and locked his gaze with hers. " I asked her if she remembered what we had, and even now if she couldn't leave all her vengeance behind. And why she wanted to kill you so badly" He said slowly. She felt numb now, the effect of these words were powerful. She felt herself falling forward, tears welling up in her light amber brown eyes. She fell against his soft, warm, red Haori, and she began to cry. He blushed in surprise, and stuttered " w-what? What's w-wrong?" " oh, I- Inuyasha..I-I'm sorry I y-yelled at you!"

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He watched Kagome's beautiful amber eyes fill rapidly with tears. The salty smell reached his nose, and he twitched. He hated that smell, he could smell her grief. He felt horrible about lying to her. He knew that was not all that had happened. Kikyo had kissed him again, and he didn't struggle, or make any move to end it. That's when she paralyzed him. I'm such a fool, he yelled to himself. She fell against his Haori slowly, and he felt himself turning beet red with her warm weight against him. Her scent was comforting to him though, he wanted to embrace her back. But he didn't. All he did was stupidly stutter.

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She loved being there, lying against him, but a small jingling noise brought her sharply back to reality. She pulled herself off of him quickly, turning even more red. ( a/n: If that's possible. heh heh heh!) They both turned around, and saw Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara sitting ten feet away, watching the scene as if it were a damn movie theatre. " Oh! Uh, don't mind us, lady Kagome." Miroku said, trying to silence his jingling staff. Inuyasha stood up in a flash of red. " Why...you." he said, then began chasing them around the field, filling the air with colorful vocabulary, and threats to beat the hell out of them if he caught them. Kagome watched with a smile on her face. She suppressed a giggle, but then echoing words came back to haunt her. " In three days time." The fear returned in full force this time. She had to get back to Kaede's village quick! Time was running out!

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Heheheheh..soon, I will fight that mortal fool. I will win, for that girl cannot kill me. I am the undead. Kikyo thought these things with slow happiness. It woul be over soon. Naraku would surely be pleased.

Authors note: bum bum bum! Cliffe! Wow, that took FOREVER! (*elephant noise!) But oh well! I really hope you guys like it, and thanks for taking the time to read it! Should I continue? No? please leave a review! I even accept flames! Just don't be too mean! To bad I didn't get to " sit" Inuyasha in this chappie. ( * distant voice yells "yeah, you wish wench!") oh well. Thanks you guys, and see ya!