Scene: Time lapse. Morning. Musashi. Hut. Kagome's trying to get up. Inu Yasha enters.

Inu Yasha: Kagome, what are you doing? You're supposed to lie down! (Kagome takes a step towards him and stumbles. Inu Yasha catches her.) You need to be careful. Otherwise the wound will tear open again.

(They take a long look at each other and hug tightly then.)

Kagome: Please hold me for a little longer… I was so scared I'd lose you forever.

Inu Yasha: Fool, I was the one who had to be scared for you. After all I… (They hug even more tightly.) I never want to lose you.

Kagome: You won't. Don't worry… I can't stand that any more. I can't get rest all the time. We have to kill Naraku!

(Inu Yasha smiles.)

Inu Yasha: Come, let me help you. (They sit down.) We changed roles.

Kagome: Yeah, usually you're the one wanting to fight soon again and I tell you to do it slowly. Now I know how you feel then. But it's right we can't stay here forever while Naraku's setting up a new plan out there.

Inu Yasha: You can hardly stand.

Kagome: So you'll carry me on your back as usual. It'll work.

Inu Yasha: Kagome, I'd prefer…

Kagome: Forget it! I won't wait here for you returning! No! I'll come with you and help me. Period!

(Inu Yasha smiles.)

Inu Yasha: You'd prefer to leave at once, right?

Kagome: At once, right. I still have a to pay something back… to Akuma.

Inu Yasha: Alright, let's go. (He carries her on his back.) Is it okay?

Kagome: If not I'll tell you. Come on, let's get the others together.

Scene: Time lapse. Bone-Eater's well. Kagome's sitting there.

Kagome: FLASHBACK: FUTURE MIROKU: HE GOT VICTIMIZED BY HIMSELF.

FUTURE SANGO: HE WAS BADLY INJURED WHEN HE LOST TETSUSAIGA. HE TRANSFOMED INTO A YOUKAI AND FOUGHT AND FOUGHT...

FUTURE MIROKU: As long as his body gave in.

FUTURE SANGO: HE EVEN ALMOST KILLED YOU. IT WAS OVER. HE HAD FULLY TRANSFORMED INTO A YOUKAI. HIS SOUL WAS COMPLETELY LOST. (KAGOME BREAKS DOWN.) WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD HER. SHE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT SOON ENOUGH.) Is this what they meant? What I have to go through? Is it time already? That can't be happening! We'd defeated Naraku before they told and that did not happen yet. Did I speed up the course of time by telling Inu Yasha and the others about the future? And then there's Akuma. I wanted to get my father back and nearly lost Inu Yasha forever, too. I get him into unnecessary danger. FLASHBACK: KIKYOU: FOOL, BY BEING HERE YOU MAKE INU YASHA FORGET ABOUT HIMSELF.) She was right. That time already. (Inu Yasha sits down beside her.) Inu Yasha?

Inu Yasha: Kagome, what's wrong? I know something's the matter with you. What is it that you keep a secret from me? (Kagome starts crying. Inu Yasha takes her into his arms to comfort her.) What's it, Kagome? Tell me. Is it about me? Do you know something about the future you don't like? Will something happen to me? (Kagome cries even harder.) So yes. Why don't you tell me? Don't you think I have a right to know?

Kagome: That's not the point! Of course you have a right to know!

Inu Yasha: Don't torment yourself with it. Tell me about it.

Kagome: You don't re-transform and keep fighting until…

Inu Yasha: Until my body gives in. Do I spare you at least?

Kagome: You attack me but I survive.

Inu Yasha: So that's what you absolutely want to change.

Kagome: I don't want to lose you, Inu Yasha.

(Inu Yasha wipes off the tears on her face.)

Cut to the bushes. Miroku, Sango and Shippou are watching there. Sango and Miroku make Shippou not seeing a thing.

Shippou: Hey, I wanna see what's happening!

Sango: This really is nothing for children.

Cut back to Inu Yasha and Kagome.

Inu Yasha: Don't worry about it, Kagome. You heard Myouga. We've still got lots of time and the chance to change these things.

Kagome: Yes, fortunately. We're gonna change that.

Inu Yasha: Definitely.

(Inu Yasha and Kagome smile at each other, get up and go back, holding hands.)

Cut to the bushes. Miroku, Sango and Shippou quickly get up.

Miroku: Hurry up now. Shippou, you won't say anything.

Shippou: Didn't see anything anyway.

Scene: Naraku's castle. Naraku and Akuma are standing there, talking.

Akuma: Forget it! There was one thing you didn't tell me! I mean this girl, Kagome. She's not a normal human! She's different!

Naraku: She is the reincarnation of a miko.

Akuma: That miko nearly purified me with her arrow!

Naraku: But what did she do when you transformed Inu Yasha? She was shocked and didn't do anything not to hurt him. Just do as you did before and then concentrate on the girl and her friends. If you don't you'll never have the Shikon.

Akuma: I don't want it any more.

Naraku: You're a bad liar, Akuma. You might have powers that come in very handy but deep inside your just a low level youkai just like the others youkai. Youkai like you are too greedy for invincibility and so for the Shikon. You always care about it, even if your life was in danger because it's in your nature. So don't lie at me and tell you don't greed for the Shikon no Tama.

Akuma: What if this girl kills me?

Naraku: That is your problem. You are well-prepared not to get killed. Now go and finish what you started!

(Akuma leaves.)

Byakuya of the Mirage: You don't really think he'll make it, do you, Naraku?

Naraku: You didn't do any better.

Byakuya of the Mirage: Because you wouldn't let me!

Naraku: Keep your mouth shut! I'm not sure if he'll make it. If he does it's fine and if he falls he won't come to charge his profit. Of course I'm not going to give him a shard of the Shikon no Tama. We'll see if he was worth for anything. Go and watch him.

Scene: Forest. Inu Yasha and the gang are on their way.

Shippou: Are you fully recovered, Kagome?

Kagome: Yeah, don't worry, Shippou. I'm fine again.

Sango: I wonder if we see Akuma ever again.

Kagome: I hope so. I'm not finished with him yet.

Miroku: As well as we know Naraku I think he'll use him more than once as agent. By the way, Kagome, wanted to talk to you.

Kagome: About what?

Miroku: About your plans regarding killing Akuma.

Kagome: Well?

Miroku: Well, I think you shouldn't kill him after all.

Kagome: Excuse me? Of course I'll kill him. He killed my father.

Miroku: I know. Nevertheless there are many things against doing it.

Inu Yasha: For example?

Miroku: For example the fact that you could change the whole course of time and with it your time as well.

Kagome: There wouldn't be a lot changes. My father would be alive then, that's all.

Miroku: I knew you were going to say that.

Sango: Kagome, what Miroku tells sounds reasonable. Maybe you should think about it.

Kagome: Keep your mouth shut. I will not. This is my last word.

Shippou: This is all your fault Inu Yasha! You run Kagome into a chaos just because you want Akuma dead!

Inu Yasha: Listen, little boy! (He holds him up from his tail.) It seems to me that you use to misunderstand a lot recently. I don't want Akuma dead. As for me we don't need to face Akuma ever again. It's all Kagome's decision and if she wants to carry it out then let her. If there are any consequences it's her problem. (Kagome looks furiously at him.) I'm right, aren't I?

Akuma: We'll care about the consequences in the end.

Sango: Akuma! He's back!

Miroku: What did I say?!

Kagome: Akuma, last time you could escape but you won't be that lucky again!

Akuma: Then show me your powers!

Kagome: I'd love to! (She shoots an arrow towards him and misses.)

Akuma: Listen, reincarnation of a miko, I don't know what made you that angry at me but it makes the fight much more interesting!

Inu Yasha: Really?! Let's see how much I can do! (He draws Tetsusaiga.)

Kagome: No, Inu Yasha, stay out of it! You can't stand up to it!

Akuma: The girl is right. I can make you youkai everytime. Would now be a bad time?

Kagome: Leave him! I alone am your opponent! (She shoots another arrow and misses again.)

Akuma: Your attacks are easily to predict. You are no challenge from me. I knew it from the beginning. You're just some dirty human with a few spiritual powers that won't help you now! (He attacks her.)

Inu Yasha: Kagome! (He saves her.) Are you alright?

Kagome: Yeah, put me down! I'm gonna kill him!

Inu Yasha: Let me help you. Akuma, in the beginning I had absolutely no interest in fighting you because I regarded you as a little mouse but now you start getting on my nerves. Take this! Kongousouha!

Akuma: Damn, what's that?! The sword of this hanyou is murderous! I should finish him first.

Kagome: Let me see you try! (She shoots an arrow at him and hits him.)

Akuma: Damn, that was planned! She purifies me! (He dies.)

Cut to the mountains. Byakuya's standing there. Meugen No Byakuya's eye flies into the hole.

Byakuya of the Mirage: Idiot. (He leaves.)

Cut back to the forest.

Shippou: He's gone.

Sango: He's dead.

Miroku: That's it. It's over. Are you satisfied now, Kagome-sama?

Kagome: Yes, I am.

Miroku: Fine. Now I suggest you better go back to your time to see if I was right about changing the course of time or not.

Kagome: (to Inu Yasha) Accompany me?

Inu Yasha: I better do. Who knows what you invoked by killing Akuma.

(They leave.)

Sango: Will they be in trouble?

Myouga: I'm afraid so.

Shippou: Myouga, where are you coming from?

Myouga: I was there all the time watching.

Sango: But then you hide when you felt danger, right?

Miroku: That's not important at all. Myouga, am I right? Might have Kagome changed too much? And the whole course of time?

Myouga: Yes, I think so. Kagome will probably enter a completely new world she created by killing Akuma. They will be in deep trouble.

Shippou: Oh no.

Sango: We have to stop them from going there.

Myouga: It's too late. It wouldn't change anything. Akuma is dead.