**** Deception In A kiss ~~ Chapter 8-Inuyasha's Death and Rebirth! ~~ **** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Sesshoumaru ran into the forest holding Kagome in his arms. Running at full speed, he reached the village in minutes. Kagome immediately recognized Sango, Miroku, Shippou and Kaede sitting outside the hut.

"KAGOME!" Shippou cried and ran, jumping into her arms.

Kagome absently patted his head and ran to the others, who where waiting by the entrance of the hut.

"Kagome. How have you been? Are you okay?" Sango asked.

"I'm fine. How is Inuyasha?"

"Lady Kagome, I think it would be best if you talked with Lade Kaede before seeing him." Miroku said slowly.

"Kagome. Inuyasha is not going to make it past the night. He was wounded severely in battle with Naraku. I believe ye know that already. Kagome, when you see him, do not let him move. Ye know Inuyasha and he will try to act as if he is in no pain." Kaede said, moving from in front of the door.

Kagome nodded, placing Shippou in Sango's arms and walked past her. Sesshoumaru followed and the other's stayed outside.

Kagome let a tear slip as she looked in Inuyasha. He looked so peaceful, as if he were sleeping. She went over and kneeled next to him, not paying any attention to Sesshoumaru behind her.

"Inuyasha? Wake up, please?" Kagome said weakly, grabbing his hand in hers.

Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes and focused them on Kagome.

"Kagome? Are you really here?" Inuyasha said, looking her over.

Kagome nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him, thought not hard enough to hurt him.

"Sesshoumaru? I should have known you would want to see me die." Inuyasha said, placing a protective arm over Kagome's shoulder.

"Inuyasha. Don't move." Kagome said, reluctantly letting him go.

"It's okay Kagome. Don't worry. You know Sesshoumaru, If things had been different, we probably could have gotten along great."

Sesshoumaru looked at his half brother and smirked.

"Perhaps." He said walking out of the hut.

"That was weird." Kagome said.

Inuyasha took his finger and pulled a strand of her long black hair from behind her ear, twirling it in his fingers.

"I love you Kagome." He whispered.

"Inu. . ."

"Let me finish. I was afraid to tell you before, because of Kikyo. Then she played that damned trick on us. Now I don't care about Kikyo, I love you Kagome. Only you." Inuyasha said as his hand dropped from her hair.

Kagome saw him close his eyes as a tear fell from them. Kagome leaned over him and placed a hand on his chest.

"I love you too, Inuyasha." She whispered.

His eyes snapped open when he felt her lips press against his. He closed his eyes again and enjoyed the sensation of her kiss, for the first and, final time.

Kagome pulled back and saw Inuyasha smiling.

"Please don't leave me Inuyasha. You've got to fight, and live. Live for us Inuyasha, please?" Kagome said beginning to cry.

"Kagome. I've been fighting, and I'm just so tired now. I'll never really be gone. I'll be with you forever."

Inuyasha's hand in hers went limp. Kagome let tears fall from her eyes as she watched sigh happily, and then slip away into the never ending darkness.

"Inuyasha?"

Kagome let go of his hand and grabbed his face with both her hands.

"Inuyasha! Not yet please!" She cried, pulling on some locks of his hair.

"Inuyasha! Please come back! I swear, I'll never leave you're side again! Just don't leave me!" Kagome cried into Inuyasha's now still chest.

Kagome clutched his shirt in her hand and used her fists to beat against him.

"DAMN YOU INUYASHA! COME BACK! DON'T LEAVE ME!"

Kagome continued to cry and cry as her friends came inside the hut. The other's could only look on in grief.

Kagome balled up her fists in his shirt as the near completed jewel bounced against her neck. She reached up and pulled the jewel off the necklace and held it in her hands, just staring at it.

'He was going to use this to become full demon. Now he will never have the chance. I can't gather the rest of the shards without him."

She squeezed the jewel in her hand as more tears fell from her eyes. Sango stood behind her and placed a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"Kagome, come on and get some rest." She said pulling her up by the arm.

"No. I want to stay here." Kagome yelled.

Sesshoumaru, who was standing at the doorway, walked quietly and quickly over to Kagome and slung her over his shoulder, taking her outside. Kagome tensed as a tingling sensation started in the back of her mind.

"Shards! There's jewel shards nearby." Kagome said, twisting out of Sesshoumaru's grip.

"Uh. . . Kagome?"

Sango quietly came up behind her.

"Shouldn't we be trying to go for the jewel shards?" Kagome said not really paying attention to Sango.

"Lady Kagome. Perhaps you should take what Sango has to offer." Miroku said standing near the hut, with Shippou on his shoulder.

"Kagome, here!" Sango said tossing her a small white cloth.

Kagome caught it in her hand and looked at it strangely.

"What is it?" She asked quietly.

"I took it off Naraku when we were in battle with him." She replied.

Kagome opened the cloth and stared in wide eyed amazement as the rest of the jewel shard glowed in her hand. She touched them all, one at time, and purified the evil residing in the shards.

"Sango. What will happen to Naraku now that he had lost his shards?"

"I'm not sure. He was strong even without the shards."

Kagome nodded and watched as the shards one by one fused with the rest of the Shikon no Tama, now completing it. The jewel was now whole again. Her mission was completed and she felt horrible. Now that jewel was put back together, what was she going to do with it.

"Kagome. What do you plan to do now?"

"I don't know Sango." Kagome said as she went and sat under one of the trees.

"Why don't you wish for Inuyasha to live." Shippou said jumping into her lap.

"It wouldn't be a pure wish. It's selfish of me to wish him back because I want him here for myself."

"Perhaps someone else could wish for you then?" Miroku said sitting next to her on the ground.

"It could work. However no one here is strong enough to withstand the call of evil that radiates from the jewel. They have to be pure in heart and soul. None of is really pure here." Kagome said in disgust.

Suddenly, Kagome was yanked off the ground and the jewel taken from her grasp. She started into amber eyes and she was set back on the ground

"Stupid humans!" Sesshoumaru said and began to walk away.

"Give that back Sesshoumaru!" Kagome yelled.

He only continued walking towards the hut.

"SESSHOUMARU!" Kagome yelled, running after him.

She ran through the door of the hut and saw him standing over his brothers body.

"What are you doing? Get away from him!" She yelled running to his side.

"Move away wench! I will do this." She stepped back, not knowing what he was doing. She was surprised when he held the jewel over Inuyasha's body and began to speak, loudly.

"Shikon no Tama, I wish that my brother, Inuyasha, were once again alive. So that he may live happily with his mate Kagome, forever."

The words were spoken loudly and clear. Kagome froze when he called her Inuyasha's mate. She continued watching as nothing happened. Kagome began to walk away.

"DON'T MOVE!" Sesshoumaru yelled, making her come back.

Suddenly the jewel began to glow a bright pink color in his hand, then it levitated and hovered over Inuyasha's body. It descended and grew even brighter as it neared him. The light then got so bright, that all watching had to cover their eyes.

When Kagome took her arm away from her face, the jewel was gone, as was her beloved Hanyou, Inuyasha! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~** **Next Chapter**

"I've changed! WHY have I changed? WHAT THE HELL AM I?

Sesshoumaru looked at the two figures before him and for the first time in his life, he laughed a true, good hearted laugh.

"Sesshoumaru! What happened them?" Miroku finally worked up the courage to ask.

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A/N: Oh boy! This chapter was so hard to write. I hated making Inuyasha die. But, what happened to the jewel and Inuyasha. Where could they have gone? I guess I had better get writing the next chapter. Thanx to all of you reviewers. Ur My Inspiration.. .. So Keep reviewing okay. . .until next time!

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