And so, I return after leaving you people hanging at one of the worst points possible.! Hee hee hee.I know the chapters do seem shorter, but I am finding my free time diminishing and then multiplying.

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Kagome gasped as Sesshoumaru slammed into her, the force sending them
both flying backwards. The younger Sesshoumaru gripped the blade she was
holding as he smiled dangerously. Kagome gasped in shock as she saw his
eyes. The other Sesshoumaru's were different, softer, but these were as
cold as ice. She groaned as she landed on the bottom of the well.
Sesshoumaru winced as the sword flashed brightly in his grasp and
released it. Kagome shoved Sesshoumaru away with the hilt as she
scrambled to the other end of the well, holding the sheath tightly
against her chest. Sesshoumaru snarled as he rubbed the place where the
hilt had slammed against his jaw. "I'll kill you for that, wench." He
growled at her, his eyes narrowing.

Kagome shuddered as she tightened her grip on the sheath, fully prepared
to use it as a weapon. Sesshoumaru quickly closed the distance between
them, his mind working quickly. He couldn't touch the sword with his one
arm, but the girl couldn't actually use the blade. Sesshoumaru smiled as
he cracked his knuckles, remembering his brother's affinity for this
mortal wench. After all, Kikyo was dealt with.

Inu Yasha grunted as he leapt into the forest, his nose twitching
furiously as he searched for Kikyo's faint scent. He was mainly guided to
her by the source of the flying souls she was emitting, although he grew
more and more nervous each soul he saw, knowing that she should not be
releasing so many. He saw her limp body as he increased his speed,
scaling a log that blocked his path. Inu Yasha skidded to a stop at her
side, gasping at the large hole in Kikyo's waist.

Kikyo's hazy eyes caught sight of Inu Yasha and she smiled as she said,
".only earth and bones, Inu Yasha. this body was a sham. you should be
pleased. now you can go after Kagome." She inhaled sharply as she
struggled to say more but gagged on something. A clod of earth emerged
from between her lips and fell on the front of her shirt, much to her dry
amusement. "Coming to this world was painless, but leaving does not give
one the same luxury. Good-bye."

Kikyo closed her eyes as her chest stopped moving in the gentle motion of
breathing. A pink aura seethed around her for a second before centering
at her heart. The aura intensified there, spiraling upwards above her
chest before forming a sphere where it hovered momentarily before
solidifying and zooming away. Inu Yasha gaped at her still body for a
second before grasping Kikyo's shoulder and shaking it twice. His mind
seemed unable to grasp the fact as he kept on repeating, "Wake up. Wake
up, Kikyo. Wake up, damn you!"

The pink orb soared quickly past the older Sesshoumaru's nose and the
souls holding him in place squealed as they released him to float away in
various directions. Sesshoumaru slashed at a couple souls in revenge
before sprinting towards the well, following the path of the orb. He
leapt into the well, landing with a thud next to Kagome.

[Note: To avoid confusion, the future's Sesshoumaru is now going to be
called Sess. I had to put this notice here because you people rarely read
my notes]

Kagome watched the orb hover above her head before diving into her heart.
She gasped as the pink flames seared themselves into her heart. She froze
as her eyes opened wider, her pupils diminishing quickly as she watched
the air in front of Sesshoumaru blankly. Sess scrambled up as he reached
towards Kagome, grabbing both of her shoulders and shaking her twice. Her
neck seemed to go limp and her head rolled around on her chest. Then her
eyes closed as a pink light surrounded her, causing Sess to hiss as it
seared his hands. Kagome's body slowly lifted from the ground, the light
intensifying. Her feet hovered above the ground an inch or two as her
hand reached out to touch Sess's cheek, his hand closing over her
tightly, the light soothing the spot where it had caused him pain. As
always, his demon blood boiled forth, but instead of calming it, Kagome's
aura seemed to make it scream louder. The pink light slowly began to
transfer between the two, unknown to the pair.

The light shone brighter for a second before Sess absorbed it, his eyes
turning red as his claws lengthened. Kagome's lips moved as a voice that
was not her own drawled from between them: "You are the one." Sesshoumaru
blinked as a similar light surrounded him, although clearly weaker. It
entered his veins smoothly, mingling with his own blood as he craned his
neck, seeing the mortal wrench in a different light. However, Sess and
Kagome were oblivious to him as Kagome inhaled sharply.

Kagome blinked a few times before she fell forward, landing into Sess's
arms. Sess, completely not expecting this, was taken unaware as he hit
the wall of the wall. Her aura surged forward again as she wrapped her
arms around his neck and whispered softly in his ear, "Please be gentle,
my love." Sess blushed as the simple statement sent his blood into a new
frenzy. Sesshoumaru looked disgusted before he saw the blade's scabbard
on the ground where Kagome had dropped it when she rose from the ground.

Sesshoumaru glanced at the pair before he scampered across the well and
picked up the scabbard, shocked when the light did not repel him but
instead greeted the pink aura that now faintly surrounded his skin. Sess,
without turning his gaze away from Kagome, lashed out at Sesshoumaru, who
dropped the sword in nervousness. "Leave it." Sess said, the tips of his
claws brushing against Sesshoumaru's throat. Sesshoumaru growled, causing
the claws to create pinpricks. Sesshoumaru edged out of their reach but
leapt out of the well. Besides, if his look-alike was anything like
himself, he would not hesitate in dealing out death.

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There we go! It's not over yet though people! I just have a head ache so I'm going to go collapse somewhere.. *yawns as she rubs her eyes, where two nicely sized bags are forming* I just got Dark Cloud 2 from Blockbuster and the game is totally awesome and really easy to become addicted to.

Next Chapter might be lemony so I'll change the rating if it gets too bad. But I'm not planning too much