It was Inuyasha who spoke first. "What the hell was that?" His nostrils flared as he stared at Kagome.

Kagome just sat there for a moment, lost in thought. 'What was that? I don't know what that was, but it felt—' her thought was cut short as Inuyasha moved forward to stand right in front of the girl.

"Huh" she looked up at him absentmindedly for a moment. Inuyasha growled at the obvious lost of his words. Lowering himself to her level, he looked her in the eyes trying to catch her in a lie.

"What was that? I saw you, kissing him. You know who he is Kagome, how could you do that to me? You're with me not him." At this Kagome laughed, for some reason she found it funny for Inuyasha to mention their relationship in any serious manner. "You think that is funny? Kagome, I just caught you cheating on me, with my brother none the less."

"Yes, and I caught you sleeping Kikyo on what was supposed to be our night together. So I think that there is a little bit of room for compromise here. Besides it wasn't cheating it was just a kiss." 'Even if it was the best kiss I have ever had.' Inuyasha eyed her suspiciously as she looked off into the distance.

After a minuet he spoke again, a bit more sardonically. "I don't believe you, I know that look in your eyes. It's the same look you had in your eyes the first time we made love. That's it I want you to go back to your world. You need to be around your own kind for awhile, you're starting to act like those filthy demons like in the brothels." Inuyasha grabbed her arm pulling her to her feet; he made to push her into the well, but was stopped when suddenly a hand slapped him across the face. He stumbled back a bit, surprised by Kagome's force.

"You have no right to judge me Inuyasha, look at what you are doing, and besides it was a simple kiss. You are a disgusting person; you wallow in your own filth, and yet judge others when they for once take librates to do what their heart pulls them to." Kagome pulled her arm away; at the brink of tears she suddenly felt a strong overwhelming feeling of uncertainty, of confusion. But it didn't seem to one of her own emotions, it seemed foreign, she quickly pushed aside the thought as Inuyasha recovered from his stupor and began to advance on her.

Inuyasha grabbed her by the arms, pulling her close he looked her in the eye. "What I do is none of your business. As for kissing my brother, you belong to me. You are never allowed to even think of another man, do you understand me. You are mine!" Inuyasha forced his lips upon hers, crushing her in a passionate and furious kiss. He bit at her bottom lip, eliciting a few droplets of blood. Kagome struggled against the kiss, thrashing her arms against his chest; trying to push him away she bit his tongue as he forced it into her mouth. With a yelp Inuyasha stumbled back, growling as he held his mouth closed in pain.

Not to be one to miss her chance, Kagome screamed, "Sit boy!" Inuyasha immediately plummeted to the ground, again and again Kagome yelled, "Sit boy!" Continuing until Inuyasha was no longer conscious. As she realized that he wouldn't be waking anytime soon, Kagome again felt the strange overwhelming feeling of confusion that was not hers. 'Strange' she thought, 'maybe this is what Sesshomaru is feeling? But how can I feel what he's feeling? I am a stupid woman.' Kagome quickly passed the thought, but as she looked down at the unconscious dog demon she couldn't shake the odd sensation that this foreign emotion did belong to her kissing pal. 'I have to see him. I have to...' she trailed off as a grown came from the figure below, 'get out of here.'

Kagome turned on her heels, running from the clearing with all the strength that her legs possessed, she ran west, she remembered where Sesshomaru's castle was, although she had only seen it in passing, she remembered quite clearly where is had been.

Kagome had been running for almost an hour straight, though she had slowed to a very slow jog by the time she was sure that Inuyasha would not have an easy time catching up, she continued to roam to forest in the direction of west looking for the northern border of the forest where a small road, usually only traveled by bandits, would lead her to him.

She stopped suddenly, pulling and arrow from her holder, she raised her bow in the direction of the disturbance. Before her she saw Kikyo leaning against a tree in the distance, snickering lightly at the fright on the girls face Kikyo walked forward, holding her hands up to show no sign of causing harm.

"You sure are jumpy my dear little copy." Kagome growled although she did lower her weapon. "Where are you off to in such a hurry anyway without Inuyasha following after you? This is a very dangerous part of the forest, I wouldn't expect to find you here unprotected." Kikyo was confused by the suddenly sad look upon Kagome's face. "You seem to be upset?"

"Hum. You should know, Inuyasha is all yours now, I don't want anything to do with him anymore."

"Why the sudden change of heart, I thought that you were in love with him."

"I was in love with him, but I can't share my love for the rest of my life, and besides, lately he hasn't been the same person I feel in love with."

"Yes I have noticed that as well," Kikyo looked thoughtful for a moment, "Kagome, there is something that I have been thinking about for awhile now, do you think it would be ok if I shared with you?" Kagome hesitated for a moment, unsure if it was going to be a conversation she wanted to have with her lovers other half. Slowly she nodded her head, moving to sit against a large Sakura where Kikyo had moved to.

The two sat in silence for a moment as Kikyo thought of how to best word her opening line.

Almost an hour later Kagome stood looking in to Kikyo's seemingly lifeless eyes which now shimmered slightly with a contentedness Kagome had never before seen. Smiling she went to embrace the taller girl briefly, pulling away she again looked at her. An unspoken thank you fell from Kikyo's face. Turning away, Kikyo vanished into the light mist of the forest.

'Goodbye Kikyo.'

Kagome turned and headed in the opposite direction again, toward west. She didn't get far before she felt the odd sensation that she was being watched. Thinking that it was Inuyasha again she spun around yelling, "Sit boy!" When she heard nothing, she shrugged perceiving it to be nothing but an over active imagination.

It was a callous laughing that brought her to a stop this time. Shrinking into the trunk of a nearby tree, she began to shake as she recognized the owner of the laugh. "Naraku? What do you want? Show yourself!" Holding her bow in the defensive position she jumped as she felt two arms slink around her waist. Pulling himself through the tree trunk Naraku pulled the struggling Kagome close to his body, check to check he whispered into her ear.

"Hello little miko, what are you doing out here all alone?" Kagome stilled as the arms pulled tighter and his hot breath could be felt against the skin of her neck. "Speechless? Hum, that's not like you Kagome, you usually have so much to say that I often get tired of listening to you." Kagome again said nothing, shutting her eyes tight she winced a little as she felt a pair of fangs begin to nibble lightly at her ear lobe.

"What do you want?" She managed to stammer as she held back to fear in her voice.

"Ah, Kagome isn't it obvious? I have come for you."