I Will Come Home To You

A/N: OoO. So why IS Inuyasha running around Japan? I mean, it's not like he's Kenshin or anything..:O We'll find out in this chapter!

And in writing the first line of this fic I decided on a solid story line to follow. O_O Yay for me! :D Doncha love with these things just pop out at you? n.n

Italics = Dream or Thoughts
Bold = Future Inuyasha Talking/Thinking (In Dream)
Underlined = The Inuyasha Everyone Knows and Loves Talking (In Dream)

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Aa - Yeah
Hanyou - Half Demon
Houshi - Buddhist Monk
Ke - Feh
Miko - Priestess
Ototo-san - Little Brother
Yamate - Stop
Youkai - Demon
Youkai Taiji-ya - Demon Exterminator

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Chapter Three~Naraku, Inuyasha, and Blinding Lights

"Oh? Didn't miss me?" Naraku, the apparent leader of the gang drawled. "I don't understand why. We certainly won't hurt you, so long as you pay up."

Kagome looked from Naraku to Inuyasha, curiosity and worry lining her dirty face. "Inuyasha, what's he talking about?" she asked.

"Nothing for you to worry about," Inuyasha snapped, eyes never leaving Naraku's smirking face.

"Oh tell your little bitch what a bad boy you've been," Naraku sneered. "Tell her how we saved your life, took you in, and repaid us by running off. And how we've been looking for you, because I think our little doggy friend owes us something, right boys?"

"You still haven't given up, have you?" said Inuyasha, rolling his eyes. "You did nothing good and I am not paying up. You have the same pathetic weaklings you had two years ago. Nothing I can't handle."

"Inuyasha," Kagome pressed. "There must be twenty of them. How are you going to manage beating that? Even if I could help..."

At that last statement Naraku's entire gang burst out laughing.

"A little wench fighting us..?"

"Inu-chan's little whore thinks she can beat one of us?"

"I didn't know you'd sunk so low, Inuyasha."

"Kagome, stay out of this," Inuyasha growled, looking at her for the first time since Naraku's arrival. "This doesn't concern you. You are not getting involved in my life."

Kagome took a step back. She was shocked, to say the least. He had been a fairly pleasant 'friend' since he'd arrived, but now his attitude was biting and harsh.

Inuyasha peered through the crowd of burly men and tomboyish women. "Kagura, nice to see you again," he said with a smirk. The dark haired women returned the smirk. "Kouga, you still haven't chickened out yet, I see. I commend you. I didn't expect you to make it past your first year." The turquoise-eyed, long haired boy growled at Inuyasha.

"At least I'm still around," he shot back.

"At least I'm not weak enough to have to resort to being protected by all this worthless trash," Inuyasha countered and moved on. "Ah, Sesshoumaru. Have you missed your Ototo-san?"

"Not a day."

Kagome could see the resemblance. Same raven hair, same misty purple eyes. The resemblance was uncanny. But Sesshoumaru appeared to have an air of nobility and utter confidence Inuyasha lacked. He belonged in a palace in the medieval ages, not here in the streets in the 30th century. Inuyasha did look like he belonged, scruffy and scraggly, it was obvious to anyone who saw him that he'd been through a lot.

"Good to hear," Inuyasha was saying. "Miroku and Sango are missing from your numbers. Where are they, Naraku?"

"They made off just after you did," Naraku said, hate emanating from his voice. "Guess you gave them a pretty good idea. They see their dear friend Inuyasha run away and decide to do the same. Cowards, the lot of you."

"I do believe I'm still alive," Inuyasha said calmly. "I haven't been chicken enough to let myself die, in case you hadn't noticed." Naraku growled, but was unable to find a comeback. "So, are you going to leave, or will we have to resort to pointless fighting?" There was a mocking tone in his voice when he said 'pointless.'

"Oh think the 'pointless' violence will be Plan B. And since Plan A didn't work, I guess, yes. Yes, we will resort to this 'pointless' violence you speak of."

"Kagome, get out of here," Inuyasha whispered out of the corner of his mouth, eyes locked on Naraku's own. "Get out of here and don't look back."

"But you can't beat them," Kagome pleaded in a similar whisper. "I can help. You saw I was a good fighter. Please let me help you Inuyasha.."

"No! Get out of here!"

At that same instant, the entire gang engulfed Inuyasha and he, just in time, shoved Kagome out of there path. She hit the ground painfully, but nothing she wasn't used to.

"Inuyasha!" she screamed. They were oblivious to her cries. "Yamate!" Once in a while she could see through the mass of bodies. Inuyasha was bruised and bloodied, but so were a lot of the gang members. This came as a bit of a shock--so many people against one and the one still wasn't dead? And what was more, the majority were hurt nearly as much as the minority?

But he was hurt nonetheless and wouldn't last long, Kagome was perfectly aware of that. She didn't really know why, but something somewhere in her heart, soul, mind, wherever, told her that he had to live. Inuyasha must live. Maybe it was because he'd been so kind to her. Or maybe she just hated seeing people suffer so much. But for whatever reason, Kagome leapt into the fight; punching, kicking, hitting, whatever she could do to get to Inuyasha.

"Dammit bitch!" Inuyasha screamed at her, punching Kouga square in the jaw. "What the hell are you doing here?! I told you to get out of here!"

"No!" she yelled back at him, kicking Kagura in the chest, knocking the wind out of her. "Not while someone I know...a friend of mine...is in trouble! I don't back out on my friends!"

But at the same time, Naraku dealt a blow to Inuyasha's head that made his pupil's dilated and his eyes roll into the back of his head. He fell backwards onto the cold concrete ground. Naraku reached into his back pocket and pulled out a dagger, held it up when--

"Inuyasha! NO!"

A blinding pinkish light emitted from Kagome's body. Naraku's gang stopped all at once, staring at the magical appearance before them, and, in their fear, ran away from this demoness. Kouga was last to follow, gazing in a mix of fear, disbelief, and awe at Kagome before he followed the others.

Inuyasha awoke from unconsciousness and all he saw was an angel silhouetted in pink light. When his vision cleared, it was just Kagome. No pink light. Just the girl who had just saved his life.

"Dammit bitch," he muttered painfully. "I thought I told you to get out of here. They would've killed you without a second thought."

"And they would've done the same to you," Kagome snapped, inspecting his wounds. She touched a tender spot on his head and he winced, where Naraku had kicked him. "You need a doctor. And soon. I don't know much about medicine, but I know enough that something like this can kill you."

"Don't need it," Inuyasha snapped, trying to sit up, but fell back down. Kagome caught his head before it could hit the concrete and let him use her lap as a pillow. It felt strangely familiar, like this had happened once before, a long, long time ago. But it hadn't, and Kagome shook the thought.

"You do need it and you know it," Kagome said tenderly. "I know we can no where near afford it, but we can try to trick them into thinking that until you're treated and better and make a run for it. Besides, Naraku knows where you are now, he could come back and try to kill you again."

"Ke," Inuyasha snorted, but his voice was quieter than usual. His breath more ragged. "Naraku could chase after me for 1500 years and never kill me. No matter how hard he tries." After a pause he continued. "You shouldn't concern yourself with me. Even if they can't kill me, they could still kill you. If they see you as a friend of mine, you're as good as dead. And since you saved my life today, it wouldn't be smart to stick around for very long."

"I'm not running out on you now," Kagome said firmly. "I don't do that to my friends."

"Who said we were--"

"You did," Kagome said with a triumphantly teasing smile. "'If they see you as a friend of mine, you're as good as dead.' And since you saved my life today, it wouldn't be smart to stick around for very long.' Didn't you just say that?"

"Ke," Inuyasha muttered, turning his head away from her.

"Now get some sleep," Kagome said. "I'll find a way to con a doctor in the morning. You'll be fine until then, won't you?"

"Aa," Inuyasha muttered as he closed his drooping eyes.

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The battlefield was littered with bodies and blood. Amidst it all stood six. Two hanyou, one youkai, one youkai taiji-ya, one houshi, and one miko.

Who are these people? Who's..Kagome? Miroku, Sango? Naraku? That can't be..me? Could it? I don't have silver hair...What's going on?

The battlefield faded as the girl who looked exactly like Kagome kneeled down before 'Naraku' and whispered something to him. Now facing Inuyasha was his silver-haired, gold-eyed look alike.

Don't fight it. Don't drive her away. It was my last wish, unrequited.

Who the hell are you?! What are you doing inside my head? I didn't ask for you, I didn't ask for any of this!

I didn't ask for a lot of things! His face was radiating anger. The only thing I ever wanted was to be happy with the one woman I loved, but she was torn away from me. And then I loved again, but she too was taken from me! But not this time! I will not surrender her to anyone. Don't fight me anymore! I wanted to be with her then, but I couldn't! Now I'm dead and you--

Inuyasha awoke.

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Wee. How about that? I've been writing a lot this weekend. @.@ Don't expect everyday updates during the week. I have school. XP