Under the Pale Autumn Moon

"Damn Naraku," Inuyasha muttered to himself

Kagome gasped. Inuyasha knew who Naraku was? The gasp made Inuyasha turn around and look at her with a skeptical look.

"Are you always around me or something?" he asked bitterly and Kagome blushed, Inuyasha sighed and looked back out towards the woods.

"Inuyasha?" she asked softly.

"What?" Inuyasha snapped.

Kagome fiddled with her fingers and sat next to him, "Um..."

Inuyasha gave her a dry look before staring at the gutters at the edge of the roof, the dead leaves filling it up to the brim, which explains why the roof leaked at times...

Inuyasha was growing impatient, "Look if your not going to tell me then can you fucking shut up?"

Kagome's anger flared, "How rude!"

Inuyasha gave her a mocking look.

Kagome sighed and remained silent for a long while before turning to him, "Who's Naraku?"

Oh course she already knew but didn't want to give away the fact that she knew.

Inuyasha sighed, "A bastard."

Kagome sighed, "I didn't mean it like that! I meant...well I don't know what I meant!"

Inuyasha smiled softy, and then his eyes turned hard and cold, "He's someone who destroyed my life."

Kagome looked at him in shock.

"He's what turned me into this!" Inuyasha pointed to his twitching ears, "He's the one that killed and corrupted my family!"

He clenched his fists together until the his claws started to draw blood, the crimson liquid dripping down his hands as he punched the roof, causing a little hole to form.

Kagome looked at him pitifully, not sure how to respond. He noticed the look and he snarled at her, "Didn't I tell you before that I didn't want your pity?"

Kagome looked away, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be, it's not like you controlled what happened in my life," Inu- yasha muttered.

Kagome nodded.

"If I ever find out where Naraku is I'll kill him, that bastard...he ruined my life," Inuyasha snarled, and then looked over at Kagome.

Kagome looked back, her eyes were soft and had a far-away look in them, "Kindred spirits," she muttered absently.

Inuyasha smiled slightly, "Yeah...kindred spirits."

Kagome faded through the roof and was out of sight, leaving Inuyasha to his musings.

Kagome felt like slamming her head through a wall. It was Naraku! The Naraku who now "owned" her! Kagome tried to remain calm but soon discovered that she was freaking out completely, running down the hall screaming.

But she didn't notice when she ran straight into Sango.

Sango and she both fell flat on their asses, Sango looked around in bewilderment, "Who's there?"

But Kagome was gone.

She was outside to be exact, slapping herself mentally for falling for Naraku's trap and for running into Sango.

She sighed and stomped her foot down on top of a white rose, watching as the petals turned a murky brown from the mud she was grounding the pure flower into.

Pure.

Whatever.

Her was about to stomp back down on the poor defenseless flower when a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She turned around to see Inuyasha standing there, back in human form, staring quizzically at her.

She blushed and then laughed nervously, "Oops?"

"You're an odd one sometimes, Kagome," Inuyasha stated and tapped her nose with his index finger, causing Kagome to blush softly.

Kagome met his eyes and they began to move slowly towards each other, there eyes drifting closed as there lips were about to touch.

'Oh...gods, please don't push me away,' Kagome screamed to Inuyasha in her mind, knowing he couldn't hear her.

'Kagome...' was the only thought running through Inuyasha's mind.

WHOOSH.

The couple split apart at once and stared at the thing that had just arrived from the sky, Kagome felt her blood run cold at once.

"Naraku," Inuyasha growled as his hands bunched into fists.

Naraku smirked from beneath his baboon pelt, "Hello, Inuyasha, long time no see."

Inuyasha growled deep within his throat and looked like he was about ready to pounce any moment now, Kagome felt a pang run through her...she knew this wouldn't turn out good.

Naraku turned to her with a smile, "Why hello to you too, Koishii."

Kagome's insides shattered right then, she felt herself break just like glass. 'What. Did. He. Just. Call. ME?!'

Naraku grinned and waved slightly to her, "I missed you too."

Inuyasha stared in shock for a moment, not blinking, not moving, and not even breathing. He turned slowly to face Kagome, a look of disbelief written in his eyes.

Naraku strolled over and put his arm around her shoulders, Kagome tried to get away, but Naraku was too strong, "Inuyasha, how has my koibito been treating you?"

"Koi...koibito?" Inuyasha asked dumbstruck. He wouldn't make eye contact with Kagome, though she was desperately trying to get his attention, Naraku had used his powers to seal her mouth shut.

Naraku grinned, "Ah yes, she's been working for me for quite some time now."

Inuyasha bowed his head and his eyes were covered by his bangs, Kagome felt like crying out and running to him, but Naraku had a firm grip on her.

Inuyasha was shaking, "You're lying. You have to be lying!"

Naraku grinned, "Am I? Why don't you ask Kagome...or should I say, Kikyo?"

Inuyasha looked up at that, his expression unreadable, Naraku released Kagome, and she began to change slowly into Kikyo.

Her hair turned stringier and longer and her eyes grew colder, and she was remarkably paler, she gasped as she realized that the look Inuyasha was giving her...was hatred.

Kagome felt her heart shatter into tinier pieces when that look pierced through her, her heart ached and she felt like crying, though Kikyo wouldn't allow it.

Inuyasha was shaking with a hidden rage, his eyes were pure fire, "Naraku, Kagome would never do that, whatever her reasons are, I know they are pure."

Kagome felt some hope then, maybe Inuyasha didn't believe Naraku?

Naraku started to laugh, his icy evil laugh, "Really, Inuyasha? My little Kagome has been seducing you all along, with two identities, even, you see, I hated the idea putting you through hell as a hanyou, and wanted to have my koibito kill you and maybe put you out of your misery."

Inuyasha's eyes widened, but the fire was still evident.

Naraku turned to her, "Isn't that right, Koishii?"

Kagome tried to call out to Inuyasha, tried to run to him, but here feet were planted firmly on the ground and her mouth shut tight.

Inuyasha began to back up, shaking his head in disbelief, "I trusted you."

Kagome began to cry, the tears slipping down her pale cheeks as Naraku smirked in the background, Kagome used all her willpower and turned herself back into the cursed form, tears still running silently down.

Inuyasha glared at Kagome. "I trusted you," he repeated absently, his eyes pained, deep down inside his heart was breaking.

"NO! Inuyasha, you have to believe me I didn't want this!" Kagome yelled, breaking herself free of Naraku's firm, yet invisible, grip.

Inuyasha glared at her, "Don't feed me that shit."

"Inuyasha, I would never do that! Never! Naraku's tricking you!" Kagome gasped softly from lack of air, she felt suddenly weak, her legs gave way and she fell silently to her knees, "Please..."

Naraku chuckled, "Come now, Koishii."

Kagome dodged the hand he had reached out to her, she began to crawl desperately towards Inuyasha, who had ceased to move, "...Please."

Inuyasha gave her a cold look.

"Inuyasha, please I never would do this, Naraku's lying, please, I-I love you!" Kagome gasped slightly to herself.

Inuyasha's face looked unmoved, "I won't listen to your lies any longer," he remarked coolly as he turned and walked away into the house, clicking the lock shut behind him.

Kagome felt everything she lived for smash to smithereens.