Kagome sighed. Kikyo's dead… And I'm alive… What reason do I have for taking her soul? She felt her heart, it was beating. This wasn't a dream. In all her life Kagome had either feared or hated Kikyo… That rapid burning in her soul… That feeling was jealousy. Odd enough, Kagome hadn't been very jealous of Kikyo lately. Was it because she was a half demon? No, not really. Too much had been going on at the time. And yet Kikyo gave up her very soul! What she had left of it, anyway. Baka… Kagome thought. Even though she was grateful to be alive, she had to admit, that was the nicest thing Kikyo had ever done for her.

Kagome turned towards the now full demon Inuyasha, and the despicable Naraku. It was her vs. them.

Her red eyes glowed, she could've sworn Naraku took a step back. That was a sign of fear, Kagome smiled at this. "Oh what? Afraid of a girl, Naraku?" Inuyasha growled and began to charge. Kagome cracked her knuckles as a blood red aura surrounded her body. She ran towards him at lightning speed. She punched him in the stomach and picked him up by the collar. Kagome suddenly felt a rush of anger and happiness mixed together. "Why are you attacking ME, Inuyasha?? That was supposed to insult Naraku, not you!" She cried. At that moment Kagome threw Inuyasha. He crashed into a rocky wall and fell on the ground.

Kagome's eyes widened, slowly she stared at her hands. She was much stronger than usual. Without thinking she ran towards him. "…I-I'm sorry Inuyasha, I guess I haven't realized my own strength yet-" She stopped. That wasn't her strength at all, that wasn't her attitude either. Kagome mentally slapped herself. Ugh, why didn't I realize this sooner?! Kaende said Kikyo had lived off of her anger for Inuyasha, but… This was just plain weird. Unlike most people, Kagome was usually a kind, caring person.

Kikyo… Looks like I've inherited more of her abilities than I thought. The quick moody temper, the anger issue… Seems I've got some of her attitude as well. At least until it wears off, hopefully…

"Sorry… I really didn't mean too do that." Kagome whispered. She touched his face to see if he was conscious. The demons eyes opened. He was very angry now. VERY angry. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's hand and slammed her into the wall, except twice as hard. The wall shook and a dust cloud formed. That's how hard it was. By the time the dust cleared, Kagome was gone. Inuyasha looked around, his youkai eyes burned red. It was hard to tell if he was even Inuyasha now. Something rustled above him, he looked up. Kagome stared back down at him from a tree. She had finally mastered teleportation.

"Inuyasha, look at me! Don't you know who I am? I'm your friend, Kagome! Remember?" Inuyasha flinched. "Ka..go…me?" He seemed confused, but either way he stopped fighting. Suddenly the tree began to shake rapidly. Kagome jumped down just before it crashed. Naraku was standing there, he seemed very annoyed. "Forgetting someone, Kagome? You know I hate waiting." Kagome gulped. This day couldn't possibly get any worse. There was only one thing to do, run. And that's what she did, or tried to do. The earth under Kagome began to sink in, taking her down with it. She couldn't move.

"Now come along Kagome, you don't really think you can beat me, do you? Kikyo is a big liar after all. She'd probably be laughing at you." He held up another black jewel shard. "JUST SHUTUP! There's no way I'm joining you again!" Kagome spat. Naraku smirked. "Then I'll just have to kill you. Goodbye, miserable half-blood." A tentacle shot towards her. Kagome was paralyzed in fear.

At that moment, Kagome forgot who she was.

She forgot what to do,

She forgot how to think,

She forgot how to act,

She even forgot her name.

Kagome just stood there. So was going to die once again.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. There was a sharp 'cling!' then nothing. After a few moments of silence, Kagome opened her eyes. Inuyasha had cut Naraku's arm right off. It must've stung a lot, because Naraku was yelling and cursing at the top of his lungs. He yelled terrible things, things that would have DEFINETLY scared you for life. Kagome's feet became loose and she pulled them out of the ground.

Inuyasha looked Kagome in the eyes. Kagome's eyes were red. So were his. "Wha- Why are you helping me?" Inuyasha didn't respond. Understandable, he was a youkai after all. He just nodded. His pupils started to change back, but nothing more. His eyes were still that of a pure demon's.

Then Kagome did something amazingly stupid, she slapped him in the face. "Why did you do that?! You could've been killed! Baka!" Inuyasha growled and raised his sword. But before he could attack, Kagome did another thing. She hugged him, and kissed him on the cheek. "You may be an idiot, but that's why I love you." She said smiling. Inuyasha's face turned bright red. His eyes turned back into a regular hanyou's. Moments went by, nothing happened. He just stood there, dazed.

Kagome frowned. "Well? Aren't you going to fight him?" Inuyasha stopped blushing. "Oh yeah…O///O… Hey! Wait a moment! He's your enemy!" Kagome sighed. "Y-yes but…" She quickly fixed her eyes on Naraku. He was still cursing and swearing like crazy. I'll only have a moment… She thought. Kagome pushed Inuyasha into the brush. "Sorry!" She yelled. "Huh? What do you mean sorry- ARGGGG!!" Inuyasha screamed. A while later Kagome and Inuyasha walked out of the bushes. There was a little blood dripping from Kagome's mouth, and Inuyasha had fresh bite marks on his neck.

"There, now I have enough energy to fight. You happy?" Inuyasha moaned. "Warn me next time you do that…"

They took out their weapons. Kagome had a bow and her fists, and Inuyasha had his claws and Tetsusaiga. By that time Naraku had finally stopped cursing, and he was ready to fight as well. Naraku didn't hesitate in the least. He sent eight of his tentacles straight towards Inuyasha and Kagome. One struck Kagome in the back, but she didn't seem to care. She stabbed her arrow into it's flesh and it disintegrated. Kagome did the same with the other three heading towards her.

Inuyasha dodged one tentacle, then another, he clawed the third, and attacked the fourth with his Tetsusaiga. "Wind scar!" He yelled, it had been a while since he used that attack. It seemed to work rather well actually, it destroyed the one he was aiming for and the one he clawed earlier. But that still left the other two. Kagome didn't wait for Inuyasha to kill them off, she shot them both with her arrows. The disintegrated like the others.

"Seems like you're just another weakling, Naraku. We've already destroyed eight of your tentacles!" Inuyasha shouted. Naraku smirked, miasma started to leak from his body. The area got foggy. Surprisingly, it had no effect. No yet, anyway. Kagome and Inuyasha were both half-demons, so it would take longer for it to do any real damage. Kagome laughed. "Looks like that plan failed!" "That wasn't my plan…" A voice hissed. Kagome turned around, only to be smacked in the face by Naraku.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled. He checked for any injuries, Kagome's forehead was bleeding, but nothing more. "Are you okay?" He asked helping her up. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little dizzy, that's all."

Inuyasha covered Kagome's mouth. He pointed to a black figure in the darkness. Naraku. Kagome got her arrow ready, Inuyasha did the same with his Tetsusaiga. Kagome fired, and Inuyasha used Adamant Barrage. Both attacks failed. "Kukukukuku… Nice try, but that's not effective on me." Naraku taunted.

Inuyasha and Kagome readied their weapons again. Naraku rolled his eyes. A vine tripped Inuyasha, and he landed face first on the ground. Kagome rushed to help him, but Naraku pulled her back and began to choke her with his one arm. "Die." He said. Kagome shook her head. He tightened his grip around her neck. Kagome's face started paling, and her vision was getting fuzzy. And with the last of her consciousness she kicked Naraku in the groin. He almost immediately dropped her. Kagome breathed in and out. She gripped her sore neck, and ran to Inuyasha.

"Wake up!" She shouted. Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes and got off the ground. "I have an idea! Take out Tetsusaiga!" Kagome ordered. Inuyasha took out Tetsusaiga with out hesitation. Kagome put her hands on it and focused. The sword began to glow a pinkish color, it could probably blind you if you looked at it directly.

Naraku seemed furious. He charged at them with everything he had. No doubt he was going to kill them this time. "Now!" Kagome shouted. Inuyasha swung the sword and a huge ball of red light came out. Suddenly a huge light went off. Like a camera flashing, or lightning. When Kagome and Inuyasha opened there eyes, Naraku was gone. Everything seemed so peaceful, like nothing had ever happened. But one thing was certain, Naraku was gone. (And most likely dead.)

"Let's find the others," Inuyasha said. "We'll tell them what happened, then we'll talk with your parents." Kagome sadly sighed. What would her mother think of her now?

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Finally! Sorry you guys had to wait… I've been kind of busy since the 'Final Act' ended. I hope your still reading and enjoying the story! Hopefully I'll get more reviews. ^_~

Special Thanks To haruhixtamaiki4evahfor being the only reviewer on the last chapter!

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