Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha OR YYH so no sueing!!

Just as a warning... the beginning is kinda sad.... she commits suicide but... well read to find out.... everything turns out okay!! please read!

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::Betrayal::

"In..... Inuyasha...." Kagome whispered clutching her arm where he had ripped it open with his claws. He was starign at her coldly with Kikyou hanging off his arm. "W...why did you... betray me? I-I thought we were friends..." She choked.

Although oddly enough tears wouldn't come to her. She felt numb, the pain of her wounds not even affecting her.

She should.

She should be able to fell pain.

She needed to have answers....

God damn it she needed.... something....!

Something to make her screwed up life make sense again...!

god damn it....

GOD DAMN IT!!! She screamed in her mind.

"Feh you stupid broad..! Like I would be friends with a bitch like you..!" Inuyasha growled at her an arrogant smirk making its way on to his lips, making his angelic features darken.

She stared at him, numbly saying with her voice lined with thick distaste.

"To think... I once loved you... Inuyasha.."

Even the words tased sour in her mouth as he growled feircly at her.

She closed her eyes feeling the completed Shikon around her neck, warming her soul.

Kagome took a step back and heard the faint rushing water in the ravine not twenty feet behind her at the drop off.

"Wench.." Inuyasha growled.

The final battle was over, and she had no more obligations to this world.... so would it be better if she just... died?

"Is that what you want Inuyasha?" She asked quietly. "You want be to go? Fine.. I will but for myself so I can be free.. not you.. never for you...!" She cried and before the shock could pass through any of them she turned and ran for the cliff with as much speed as her legs could take her.

"Kagome, NO!! DON'T!!!" Sango and her other TRUE friends yelled after her.

She closed her eyes.

I'm sorry.... I'm sorry... but I have to... I can't BE here anymore... Souta.. Okaa-san... Jii-chan... I'm sorry...

She opened her eyes as she saw the cliff drawing closer.

Running faster she felt Inuyasha drawing closer behind her, she took a flying leap of the edge staying out of his grasp.

Her back arched as she felt the wind already rushing past her face and through her hair.

She was descending closer to the bottom... to the rushing water.... and she didn't care.

She welcomed it.

This was when tears finally came to her, the droplets streaming in the air behind her, shining like little prisms in the sulight.

No... she wasn't crying from regret or sadness.

Kagome was crying from peace.... she finally found peace.

Her soul finally felt at rest. in balance for the first time in all her life.... and the last.

She would go in to the next realm at peace. This was fine with her.

Suddenly she felt the splash of the flooded waters wash over her body and she smiled. Opening her eyes she saw the sun through the dazzling waters, swaying with the winds.

It was a beautiful sight, as if made for only her to see.

Closing her eyes for the final time she let her body sink and her mind leave to sweet oblivion.

Goodbye...

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"........Kagome..." A whisper called.

The schoolgirl looked around the utterly black place until her eyes rested upon an lone figure not far away. She had long black hair and dressed in an old warrior's armor. Her eyes were a bright mahongany as she smiled at her.

"Welcome Kagome."

"W-Who are you?" She asked. "Where am I?"

The figure chuckled.

"I am Midoriko, Kagome. And you are in drift between the living realm and the spirit realm."

"Why...?" She asked.

The figure's face became serious as she walked towards kagome placing a hand on the younger girl's shoulder.

"Kagome... you were not meanto to die yet. If you were to cross over to the other realm right now, the cycle of the Shikon no Tama and its guardian would just start all over again, with more lives being lost. Kagome you are the choosen protector.. something Kikyou was never able to be. You will protect the Shikon for the rest of eternity from all evils that oppose you."

"But... how..!" She cried " I'm only a human agaisnt thousands of demons! Not to mention Inuyasha wants be dead..!"

Midoriko smiled gently.

"Kagome.. this is why I'm granting you the gift of being a youkai.. the strongest one alive. I know you will be able to protect the ones you care for... and you'll find love again.." She said.

Kagome gave a slight smile.

"Thank you Midoriko... I'll do my best.."

"I'm sure you will. When you awaken you'll be in the living realm again.. and you'll be a youkai... are you ready?" She asked.

Kagome nodded.

"Alright..... good luck Kagome.."

"Good bye.." Kagoem whispered as she felt the darkness fade.

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"Inuyasha..... you... you BASTARD!!!!!!" Sango yelled clutching Hirakotsu in her hand as she forced herself to stand even as pain shot repeatedly through her body.

"I agree with Sango.. how could you do such a thing Inuyasha?!!" Miroku yelled.

Shippou was sitting on the ground crying silently for his adopted mother with a great feeling of hate for the inu hanyou building up inside if his frail form.

"Feh. The wench had it coming. She was smart enough the do the job for me.." Inuyasha said smirking. Suddenly he cracked his knuckles as he started running toward them "Now.. it's your turn!!!"

Their eyes widened as they waited the blow but suddenly a voice rang out

"Inuyasha don't you dare touch them if you value your pathetic life.."

They all turned and gasped as they saw Kagome, dripping wet from her fall, walking towards them in a glowing orb of a faint pink as her demon features stand out making her look breathtaking.

"K-Kagome?" Inuyasha stutterred "But you just fell in to the river...!!"

She stared coldly at him.

"Well I had second thoughts on letting that walking clay pot having MY soul. So I decided to stay."

He growled at her and leapt foward, intenting on finally finishign the job put she just reached out and grasped his wrist before it could reach her and flung him across the clearing.

"Still want to finght me Inuyasha?" She said as he skidded face first in to the dirt.

He growled and raced foward again.

All unaware of the two demons watching them from nearby trees.

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Okay that was kinda..... sad.... tell me what you think...!

I had this great idea to put Youko from Yu Yu Hakusho in here as well... so um... yea~!

I'm still trying to decide on the pairings... either

Sess/Kag or Youko/Kag

but.... um yeah! you'll find out next chapter~!

Bye for now!

R&R!

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Miko Angel