Sorry… I know that was a really bad cliff-hanger but it had to be done. I hope I can finish all this today but I have projects and crap to do so I might not. Thanks for all the reviews so far!

Chapter 4 ~

Inuyasha waited in the front hall impatiently for his unexpected guest. He looked up at the staircase and gasped.

"K…Kikyo?!" He stared at her in disbelief. "Is that really you?"

"Of course it is." She walked down the stairs and approached him. "I'm sorry, for what I did to you, Inuyasha." She hugged him and felt him stiffen. "I hope you can forgive me." She felt him relax and put his arms around her.

"Yeah, I forgive you." Kikyo ((Kagome)) looked up at him and smiled.

"I love you, Inuyasha." She drew him closer and kissed him. Sesshoumaru took the spell off right after they parted, returning her mind back to Kagome's.

"I love you, Kikyo." Kagome stepped back from him. The last thing she remembered was Sesshoumaru coming into her room and now she was in Inuyasha's arms. This would have made her VERY happy but, then the words he said sunk in.

"Kikyo?!" She knocked his arms off her. "You… You're planning on to replace her, aren't you?" She raised her hand and slapped him across the face. "I hate you, Inuyasha!" She started crying and ran out of the castle. He stood there in shock, then smelled the air.

"Oh, crap… Kagome." He heard laughter from the top of the staircase and glared at his brother. "Sesshoumaru…"

"The tricks of the mind, eh? Making her think she was Kikyo. Genius… Too bad it wasn't permanent." Inuyasha growled at him.

"Sesshoumaru… You bastard!" Sesshoumaru looked upon his little brother in disgust.

"Such a mouth, little one." He smirked and leaned against the railing. "I just love to torture you. I killed the real Kikyo girl, you know."

"You killed her?!" Inuyasha frowned.

~She's dead… I can't it. Why don't I feel as bad as I should? I still love her, right?~ A picture of him and Kagome playing in the lake flashed in his mind. ~Kagome… Do I love her?"

"Hm… I suppose the girl hates you now. You lost them both. Good job." Sesshoumaru turned around and walked away.

"Kagome…" Inuyasha walked out of the castle and followed her scent.

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Kagome ran into her room and locked the door behind her. She didn't want to see anyone but Sango was already in her room.

"Kagome! Where have you been?!" Kagome saw her friend and broke down crying all over again. "Kagome? What's wrong?" Sango walked over to Kagome and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. She led her to a chair and sat her down. "Tell me what's wrong."

"Well, it started with something Inuyasha told me in the courtyard…"

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Inuyasha walked back inside the castle and was greeted by Miroku who had a huge smile spread across his face.

"Inuyasha… You sly dog…" Miroku punched him lightly on the shoulder.

"What are you talking about, Miroku?" Miroku folded his arms across his chest.

"Don't play dumb with me. Both you and Kagome have been missing since last night." A sweat drop appeared on Inuyasha's head.

"You lecher! She was kidnapped by my brother and I rescued her. I'll tell you the rest later but, I have to go see her." He pushed Miroku out of the way and trudged off to Kagome's room. Miroku followed closely behind.

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"That bastard!"

"I know!" Kagome and Sango narrowed their eyes angrily.

"I think it's time to use the rosaries."

"Me too…" Kagome opened her drawer and pulled them out. Inuyasha unwisely chose to walk in the door at that moment, with Miroku right behind him. The girls ran up to them and put on the rosaries before they could react.

"What is this?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome and saw an evil smirk on her face.

"Sit!" **Boom** Inuyasha slammed to the floor as the rosary pulled him down. Miroku blinked and turned his gaze to Sango who also had an evil smirk.

"Lay!" **Thud** Miroku went through the same fate as Inuyasha. Inuyasha stood up and tried to take off the rosary but couldn't. He walked to the girls who were in fits of laughter.

"Take this off!" They stopped laughing and looked at him. Sango walked over to Miroku and dragged him out of the room, shutting the door behind them.

I won't take it off." Kagome turned away from him angrily. "Please remove yourself from my presence."

"Kagome, I'm sorry." Kagome looked at him over her shoulder. "Sesshoumaru put a mind spell on you so you had the mind of Kikyo. I was tricked into thinking you were her and you said you loved me so I said I loved you back." Kagome looked down sadly.

"But you still love her…" Inuyasha smiled a little bit.

"No. Kikyo is dead. You are alive, Kagome. I should have come back to you a lot sooner and I'm sorry."

"Inuyasha…" Kagome was about to run up and hug him happily but she thought about what he was saying first. She became angry and Inuyasha took a step back. "So… I'm just a replacement for your lost love? Well, sorry to break it to you, but I'm nobody's rebound."

"But…"

"Inuyasha… Sit." **Thump** She walked past him and out the door.

"Kagome… It's not like that…"

((I hope you liked it! Please review. I have to do school stuff now… ~.~))