Laying Amongst the Dead

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or its characters.

Chapter Three

I heard something scurry in the bushes as I stood looking up through the trees where I had fallen. I tensed my aching stomach and lowered my gaze and looked around cautiously. Something was there, but I didn't know what.

"Kagome…why is such a beautiful human walking around in a forest all by herself," someone said in a haunting voice that sent unpleasant shivers down my back.

"Naraku," I growled and spotted the man standing not even ten feet from me.

"Where's InuYasha?" he asked bitterly as he advanced towards me.

"He's…" I fought back the hot, greedy tears from burning my eyes as InuYasha's face ran through my mind.

"Go on, girl," he growled, now standing directly in front of me.

"He's not here. He's with his brother somewhere," I grumbled and stared at the floor.

I felt Naraku's hand tighten around my chin as he lifted my head up. "You lie, wench. Now tell me where he is!" he yelled and threw me to the ground.

I screamed and hit the ground. Pain shot through my cheek as I realized that it had struck a sharp rock. I growled and stared up into Naraku's dark eyes.

"You will never have him. He's mine!" I yelled and stood up.

I started running, not giving Naraku the time to smack me to the ground again. My foot hit a rock and I flew into a tree. I turned and barely missed Naraku's blade from hitting my throat. I screamed and started running again, swerving around trees so that Naraku couldn't get a clear shot.

I felt something hit my back as I flew through the air into a thick tree trunk. My head hit the tree first causing my body not to function right for a couple of seconds. I shook my head and screamed the loudest I had ever screamed in my entire life as Naraku's blade came down towards me.

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I spun around as I heard Kagome's scream come from somewhere in the woods. She was in trouble. I turned back to my brother who was sniffing the air wildly.

Maybe he hasn't forgotten Kagome.

"Naraku," InuYasha suddenly growled, "I was wanting to talk to him. Good thing you have that bitch around," InuYasha said and walked past me.

I growled and swung my sword at InuYasha just barely cutting his cheek. InuYasha stopped and turned slowly to met my gaze. He smiled and swung his tetsisaiga over his shoulder.

"You'll have to wait your turn, brother. Right now I have people to kill," InuYasha said and started running in the direction of Kagome's scream.

I growled, wondering what InuYasha had up his sleeve. I hated not knowing what was happening. If it was a normal situation then I would have found out by now what I so deeply wanted to know.

I started running at full speed through the woods, following InuYasha's and Kagome's scent that floated through the air. I had to get to her before InuYasha did.

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"Now you die, bitch," I yelled I stared down at Kagome.

It was all in play. I would kill the hanyou's lover, then I would kill the hanyou and be rid of the filthy half-breed.

No one hurts my Kikyo and doesn't pay the price. Kikyo had loved the half-breed, but he didn't love her back as she had planned him to. He instead went after this whore.

The blade was inches from Kagome's face when a hand shot out and grabbed the blade. I frowned and looked over and expected to see the hanyou, but was shocked to see the Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru's eyes bore down into mine as he stared at me.

This was not what I expected. Here I was waiting for that half-breed when his full blooded demon brother shows up in his place. Was InuYasha replaced by Sesshomaru?

"Sesshomaru, how nice of you to stop by. What do I have the pleasure of this interruption?" I asked emotionlessly as I pulled my sword away from Sesshomaru's hand.

"Leave the girl alone," Sesshomaru growled and looked down at the human.

WHAT? Has the Lord of the Western Lands fallen for a mortal? Just like InuYasha had? This could prove to be helpful.

"She's but a human. You have no needs for her. Give her to me. I will put her in far better use then you could ever," I said with a smirk on my face.

"HOLD YOUR TONGUE!" Sesshomaru growled as he glared at me with pure hatred.

"Now, now, Sesshomaru. Where are your manners?" I asked clicking my tongue with a huge smile on my face. I was enjoying this.

"Naraku," someone growled my name from the trees beyond where Sesshomaru was standing.

I smiled as I realized who it was. It was the half-breed that I so desperately wanted to kill. Oh how I had longed to hear the hanyou breath his last breath. I chuckled slightly at the thought.

"InuYasha, just the person I wanted to see," I said in a blissfully manner.

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I stepped out of the trees and glared at Naraku.

Why had he tried to kill the girl when I'm the one he wants? Was what my brother told me true? Had I actually loved a human?

"What's with the girl?" I asked and nodded towards the wench that was being helped up by Sesshomaru.

I watched as Sesshomaru took the human in his arms and caressed her cheek with his thumb. There was something about the girl that seemed to draw me towards her. She seemed almost pure at heart. Or something.

"She is the human you love," Naraku said drawing my attention back to him.

"What? Why would I love a filthy no good tramp like her," I snarled and gripped the hilt my tetsisaiga.

My ears perked up as I heard a sharp entail of breath from the human, Kagome. She sounded like she had been stung by a bee or something. I glanced over at Kagome and suddenly had a nagging feeling that was causing my stomach to twist into knots.

I looked away from Kagome's hurt and anger filled brown eyes to stare into Naraku's lifeless, cold ones. the bastard seemed to be confused.

"Has your brother replaced you?" he asked with a look that was of utter confusion.

I felt Sesshomaru's attention suddenly flick to Naraku. I growled as something deep inside me snapped. I tore my gaze from Naraku and stared at my brother who was holding Kagome against his body.

"Since you no longer love Kagome, why not let your brother have her? He's taking so much more care of her. That ratchet wolf protects Kagome better then you ever could," Naraku said, testing my patience purposely.

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I glared into InuYasha's eyes as Naraku taunted him. He looked the same, but he was totally different. I swallowed hard and let the tears slowly seep down my cheeks. Surprise flickered across InuYasha's face as he watched a tear roll down my cheek.

Had he totally forgotten about me? His eyes seem to remember, but his attitude towards me tells me different. I'm so confused. I wish Sesshomaru would just take me back to the castle.

"So she has become your brother's whore?" Naraku growled in annoyance as InuYasha failed to respond to his first auctions.

Oh no.

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A deep growl erupted from my chest. I turned to Naraku with my head lowered and my teeth bared. He had crossed a line the should not have been crossed. I tightened my grip on my tetsisaiga and felt the demon that was growling furiously inside me grow louder. It felt like a flame had suddenly started to spread through my body.

Naraku smiled and held his sword before him. The wind suddenly started to swirl around them as the demon inside me grew stronger. Naraku's eyes flickered with fear that was instantly covered by anger. He had not expected the pureness of my blood. He hadn't expected that I was no longer a half-breed.

The wind blurred our visions, but didn't cut off our sense of smell. Naraku was smiling darkly as he disappeared from my sight. My ears perked up and my eyes widened as I clearly saw Kagome's face before me. She was screaming at me, but I couldn't hear her voice. Now she was silently telling me to run.

"Kagome?" I growled and tried to lash out at the image, but it wouldn't go away.

I froze when I heard Kagome scream my name. The image suddenly disappeared along with the wind. My eyes widened as I saw Naraku's sword being swung down towards me. I saw a flash of brown hair and then blood splatter across my face that was not my own when the blade should have sliced me open.

Naraku's surprise clearly showed on his face as my sword swiped across his neck, slicing off his head. It dropped next to Kagome's form and hit her foot. She didn't move.

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Well, that was my three chapter. Sorry I left a cliffy. I thought I'd save the rest for chapter four. I hope you enjoyed it. Send me reviews, you know I love 'em. Until next chapter, bye-bye. Love ya.