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Chapter X:
Two Sides to the Story

For the next few days my eyes kept getting drawn to a still crescent moon that was slowly changing. On the day I had met him, it was only a sliver of a crescent moon. It was now halfway to looking like a half moon. For that range of days I felt happy just being next to Sesshoumaru. It was strange, but I knew why finally. Also, during that time I kept having odd feelings I was nearing something close…

"Kagome?" Sesshoumaru asked, staring at me, his eyes reflecting somewhat of concern, I thought. I shook my head.

"It's nothing. Oh, I need to go get something…" I ran off deeper into the forest, cutting through the trees and dodging branches. As soon as I saw something in what looked like a clearing, I sighed for relief. I was almost there…Finally! I made it to the side of a hill facing towards a village with paddy fields surrounding one side of it. I felt some pain in my heart erupt. I gripped my chest, kneeling down. What was going on?!

"I…don't understand, what's going on?!" I muttered. I gritted my teeth. Something rustled out of the bushes, and landed on my shoulders, and I felt the embrace of some small person.

"Kagome! I thought you were dead!"

"Huh?" I turned to see a little red-head fox demon hugging me. The pain lessened. "Who're you?"

"I'm Shippo, can't you remember?" His green eyes held a puzzling look, like all the other people who claimed to have known me. I stood up, but felt something strike my arm, forcing me to fall forward. As soon as I could regain my balance, I stared at my shoulder, seeing blood gush out; I gripped it to stop it.

"K-Kagome?!" Shippo cried. I took one glance at whoever it was attacking before sprinting towards wherever I could find protection.

"Shippo, do you know anyone or anything that can save us?!" Shippo seemed to have thought frantically before screaming out the name,

"Inuyasha!" Huh? Was that a battle call or something? It took only a minute, maybe even less, to figure out what that call meant. A blur of red and silver jumped behind us, blocking an arrow with his large sword. I stopped running just to gape in awe at what it was. His amber eyes, which resembled Sesshoumaru, turned back to look at us as he began to mumble a phrase.

"Shippo, what the hell could you…" He stopped, his eyes focused on me. "Kagome?"

"Are you…Inuyasha?" I asked. He did not give me and answer.

"Shippo, what's going on? This better not be a trick!"

"It isn't, I'm serious! I don't think Kagome remembers us?! Wait a minute..."

"Hah, so you're Inuyasha. Now I see why I used to like you…" It was Makego. Her eyes stared dangerously at mine, seemingly spitting hatred at me for being there.

"Makego!"

"Wait, what? Two Kagomes?!" Inuyasha's eyes looked so confused and puzzled. Then, he scowled. He attacked the demon-looking form of me, and Makego jumped to the side. She drew back her staff-bow like thing and let go a dark arrow. Inuyasha raised his sword to block it.

"Inuyasha! Look out!" I informed him as she sent a barrage of arrows from above.

"Oh no you don't!" He raised his sword above his head, blocking himself from the dark cloud of arrows. As soon as the assault halted, he dropped the sword to stare harshly at Makego. "You're not Kagome, so stop taking her form, demon!"

"Ah, but that's where you're mistaken, my dear Inuyasha. I am, in fact, part of Kagome. This is just the true nature of her darker spirit, while…" Makego had blurred and reappeared behind me, grabbing me by the chin and forcing me to look at her. "…this girl right here resembles her lighter side."

"Let go of Kagome!" Shippo screamed, attacking Makego, who just swatted him away. I struggled to lash out and run, but her demon being prevented me from doing so.

"Now I'll just twist your neck and eat your spirit, then I'll be 'whole'…" She began to move her hand, which held my chin, more to the side, increasing a pain in my neck. I saw Inuyasha rush to attack Makego, but I feared he may have come too late as I hesitantly readied to embrace my own defeat.

From the corner of my eyes I saw something yellow lash out and strike Makego, who back away from me. I turned to stare at Sesshoumaru, my eyes filled with relief.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" I called out in hushed happiness.

"What the hell are you doing here?!" Inuyasha bellowed at him. I was confused. Were they brothers or something? Sesshoumaru did not answer but instead pulled out his unsheathed sword and pointed it at Makego.

"What demon are you?" I demanded in a stoic tone.

"The demon that represents Kagome's darker side," she explained. "When she died, I was born. I represent her hatred and anger…her hatred to you."

Hold on a minute! She hates Sesshoumaru?! What in the deuce is going on?!