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What Fate Decides... Part 20:

Katona looked at the two younger fates and smiled proudly. "You found the counter spell and you've collected the ingrediants for it. I must say I'm impressed..."

''It was the least we could do after botching up the flow of history,'' Miaka piped.

"And since you were managing the other streams of time," Kalika added.

"Well, we've doddled long enough. Let's get this started."

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Inu-yasha sped through the darkened forest.

He sniffed the air to pick up Kagome's scent - she couldn't have gone too far on foot and she would probably have to slow down due in part to poor night vision that plagued humans.

He continued for another few metres - she had gotten pretty far, but he could see her in the distance; he picked up his pace.

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Kagome stopped dead in her tracks as she felt a cold shiver run up along her spine. She spun around just in time to see a blur coming towards her.

She made a dash, but found her escape blocked as she collided with solid flesh - she had smacked into the person she was avoiding - Inu- Yasha...

He coiled his arm about her waist, holding her firmly in place.

"You're going to listen dammit!" he growled. "I not about to let you run out of my life because you have this stupid notion that your presence here is an accident. Well, let me tell you this - I don't believe it! Everything happens for a reason... weither it's a conscious decision or fate steps in..."

He slowly released his hold, then gently tilted her chin so that he could look into her storm gray eyes. "Kagome...this love -we feel- is meant to be... the only thing keeping us apart is your own indecision... the choice is yours. I can't force you to be with me..." he said, becoming despondent.

Kagome felt as if all will to leave had completely drained from her being. She was tired of denying her love for him; sick of fighting a losing battle...

Whatever consequences would come form this, she would accept them all...

"Yes..." she whispered. "...I'll stay...with you..."

Inu-Yasha's ears pricked at those words. She was truely going to stay with him...!

Kagome gave a small grunt as she found herself pressed against him in an eager embrace. His fingers woave their way way into her dark tresses and he caught her in a brutal kiss.

He moved his lips away from hers ever so slightly. "You won't regret this!" he murmured heatedly before catching her tender mouth again in another fierce duel.

He pulled back to admire her.

Her eyes were dark with unexpressed emotion, her cheeks had flushed to a rosey pink, and her soft lips were mildly swollen from his recent assault.

"Sorry.." he muttered sheepishly as he gently kissed her bottom lip, before catching her in a soft, but passionate kiss. He never wanted to let this moment end...

Inu-Yasha pushed Kagome away quickly.

"Inu-Yasha...wha--"

He raised a hand to silence her. "Move behind me..!" he commanded softly. "There's someone out there...I can smell 'em! Show yourself !".

An amonous figure moved from the shadows. His charred lips twisting into a sadistic grin. "Keh, Keh, Keh... don't stop on on account of me- I was so enjoying the show!"

"Who the fuck are you?!" Inu-yasha snarled as the disfigured demon approached. "And more importantly, what the hell do you want?!"

He ignored the question and leered at Kagome. "My.. my... Kikyo...if I had to know you wanted to be fucked so badly, you could have straddled my former self in those secluded caves...". He inclined his body suggestively.

"She's not Kikyo...and you better talk, I'm fucking losin my patience with you arshole!" Inu-Yasha growlled.

"I now go by the name Naraku and I want all that you got - your form, your life and you little whore..." An unsavory smile crossed his lips.

"I'm going to kill you, you sick fuck!!!" Inu- Yasha roared as he lunged forward. He was going to kill this bastard with his bare hands!

To be continued...