~Chapter Six~ ~Found~

It was coming to the end, Kagome could feel it, as the clone's claws continued to rip through her back, making blood go ever which way. Her tears mixed with the redness, and made her soul die before the rest of her did. She, for some reason, looked back on a time where she was still inside Kikyo's soul. When she had not the power to reach Inu-Yasha's soul, except through Kikyo. She managed to get him as close as she could. The only way was to see him through Kikyo. She never knew if Inu-Yasha saw her or Kikyo, but it didn't matter anymore. After Kikyo had died that day though when she pinned Inu-Yasha to the tree, Kagome's soul was set free, and she traveled to the future where she was born as her true self. As Kagome Higurashi. She realized that her whole purpose of living was to be with Inu-Yasha. She was meant to be with him. To be his soul mate. But Kikyo got in the way, and because of her, Kagome could never be loved by Inu-Yasha, whom she knew she loved for over as long as she could remember. *I used to have dreams about a boy with ears like a dog when I was small, before I even met him!! I remember his smile towards me, and his warm touch when he tried to reach out to me. He was still pinned to the tree I suspect when I had these dreams, and our dreams collided into one to form a world where our souls could be close. But even dreams fade away, and after I turned 10 years old, the visions of this boy, whom was Inu-Yasha, vanished, and my memory of him did as well. Not until now have I realized this!* She thought in shock. More tears came. She knew what she wanted, but she could never have it. So she would die there, alone, in the darkness of Kikyo's evil intentions. Inu-Yasha would never see her, so she mine as well give up.

Inu-Yasha leaped through the forest, until he met up with the cliffs of the mountains. He jumped up and over one mountain, and landed on a cliff over looking another. He scanned the area with his eyes, hoping, praying that he would spot Kagome, but nothing came to his sight. He lowered his head. *Maybe….I was just imagining that I heard her voice all my name. I guess I'm going crazy already.* He explained to himself in thought. Suddenly though, another scream came to his ears, and made then twitch.

"STOP!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!" Kagome cried as the clone began to tatter her skirt. Inu-Yasha heard her voice, and found the clone's dark shadow hovering over Kagome's almost bare body. Kagome's face was covered with tears, and her right arm was covered with blood!! Her shirt was gone, who knows where. Her shoes were missing too, and the only clothing she wore now was her bra and her skirt, which was ripped in places. Inu-Yasha hesitated for a moment, then jumped down from the cliff he was on and threw out Tetsusaiga from it's sheath. "KEEP OFF HER YOU BASTERD!!!!!!!! GET YOUR BLOODY HANDS AWAY AND DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! He screamed as he thrust Tetsusaiga through the clone, and it evaporated into thin air. For a moment, it was all silent. Nothing could be heard, and nothing could be said for that matter. Kagome held her eyes closed tightly, not wanted to open them for fear that the clone would continue to harm her. Inu-Yasha landed a few feet away and pushed Tetsusaiga back into it's sheath quickly before turning back to the woman he had thought was still okay back in her own time. He walked up slowly, taking one step at a time. Blood lay on the ground around her body, and her eyes still refused to open. But after nothing touched her, or ripped through her skin for a moment, she had to force her brown eyes open, to find nothing standing over her any longer. She was too afraid to sit up, she laid there and breathed deeply. She then noticed a shadow that stood off on the other side of her. She turned her head to find Inu-Yasha standing there, his expression unexplainable. His hands were trembling with the sight of her, and his emotions were going crazy. What was he to do now? Was there anything?? "K….Kagome……" He whispered in a fearful tone, his voice sounding like it was going to start crying. His soul already grieved in an enormous way. "What are you…doing here?" He questioned. Kagome's heart shattered. "W…what!? I came to find…you. I was looking for a place where I could be safe. Where I could be liked, if only a little. Please Inu-Yasha……please." She stated, her voice shaking and her body now beginning to give her pain. "I….I can't touch you. You belong to someone else. I shouldn't be here anyway." He stated. Kagome shook her head. "no……No……NO!!!!!!!!! I'M NOT ANYONE ELSE'S!!!! NO ONE'S!!!!!! I'M ALONE!!!! I'M….I'm……I'm……alone……" She then realized that even though Inu-Yasha had saved her, she was still alone. Always forever she would be alone. She sat up and brought her knees to her face. "I….I'm alone. No one cares about me. No one wants me near them. I'm alone." She repeated. Inu-Yasha's fists tightened. *If she's not that boy's, and she's alone then…..we're the same. I don't know what to do but…..my heart tells me to…* He paused his thoughts and fell to his knees beside her. He then reached out, careful not to grab her injured arm, and pulled her into his arms. He held her tightly, and didn't care about anything anymore. Kagome didn't know what to do but spill her heart out. "It's wasn't fair, cause I knew you loved Kikyo, and I knew I could never live up to that person you saw those 50 years ago!! And I wanted to be free, free to think my own way. I am my own person and no one can control me except for myself!!! Then I went home and sat at the only place where I knew you had been once. I sat under the God Tree and thought. Then Hojo came out of no where and tricked me!! He started to take advantage of me and he kissed me without even asking!! I hate him!!! I wouldn't let his lips touch mine though!! I WOULDN'T!!!! Then I was lost! I didn't know where to go, except to find you. I went back through the well and was heading towards the camp where we stayed, when the shape came and he took me away. I thought I would never seen you or anyone else again!!! He was raping me!!! HE DIDN'T CARE!!!! I REALIZED THAT I WAS ALONE!!! I'LL ALWAYS BE ALONE BECAUSE NO ONE LOVES ME!!!! NO ONE!!!!!!!!!!!" She cried and cried, her tears soaking through Inu-Yasha's kimono bit by bit. Inu-Yasha shook his head and held her tighter. "NO!!!! NO!!!!!!! DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT!!! NOT YOU!!! I realized too when you were gone that the only reason why I fell in love with Kikyo 50 years ago was because your soul called me there! Your soul was trying to reach me, but I couldn't find you!! I could only look through Kikyo and see you deep within her!!! It was the only way I could be with you!!! I know that sounds cruel to say about Kikyo, but it's true!!!! I only saw Kikyo because I saw YOU!!!! You are here now though Kagome!! Our souls have been trying to reach one another forever!!!! But now we are together!!! YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!! AND YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE!!!!! EVER!!!!!!" He said this and tears fell from his eyes. Kagome didn't know what to do then except know that he was there with her now. "You….You found me. I…..I'm not lost. I still don't know where I belong though." She stated. Inu-Yasha's grasp didn't lighten, but he did give her a more gentle grip. "You belong with me. We belong together. Kagome…..I've always, and for all eternity will…..love you" His last words were a whisper as he laid his head down onto her shoulder. Kagome would not care then if she died, but she knew that she wanted to live now. Her shivers were the attention to Inu-Yasha now though. He pulled off his top kimono and wrapped it around Kagome's bare body, then pulled her into his arms again. "I want you to know that you'll never be lost. You'll never be forgotten. You'll never be alone. Because I'll always be there!!! I can see you now….but then again, I've always seen you. Always."