Wow! I was sooo happy to find all those wonderful reviews!!!  ARIGATOGOZAIMASU!!!  I really appreciate it!

Actually I was in my dad's office and I was jumping up and down on his chair and then his colleague (who I do not know at all!) walks in and sees me. _ I was really embarrassed. Bleh! Now, he prolly thinks that I'm a loony.  Oh wells.

Well here's chapter 4!  I'm trying not to move too fast but it's hard because I don't want the story to drag on or anything.

(don't worry… this isn't the end)

Yeah… peoples, I know.  I don't like Kikyo either but read on!

Anyways!!! Read on!!!

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Chapter 4: Rescue

"Kikyo…" mouthed Inuyasha in disbelief.

"Yes, Inuyasha," she smiled a wicked grin, "it's me."

"What the hell are you doing here?!" he yelled.

"Waiting for you. As I've said.  But I'm not going to do anything until tomorrw night.  Then will be the time."

"W-what?!" he yelled.  But all of a sudden, the blackness that surrounded him closed in, and he was tethered there.  He yelled, but then it wrapped over his mouth too.

"You know what tomorrow night is, don't you?  It's the new moon.  See, with the way you are now, it would be impossible to kill you by myself.  But as a human, the task would be very easy," She smiled evilly again, "you can wait here for now.  We'll have another incoming soon from the other side.  And when she's here, I'll kill her as well."

Inuyasha struggled with all his might, but it only got tighter.

"Don't you get it, Inuyasha?" Kikyo said as she walked toward him, "you had your chance 50 years ago, and I'm not one to forget who betrays me!  I'm killing that girl so I'll have no more interferrings with my plans anymore.  But I don't have to wait till next night for her.  You can watch as I do it so you really suffer.  Then you might have your regrets."

Inuyasha struggled even more and he prayed that Kagome would have enough sense not to jump into the well when she felt Kikyo's presence.

Then all of a sudden, an arrow came very close to hitting Kikyo.  She dodged it easily and fetched her own quiver and bow.

She fitted and arrow and let it fly upwards where it parted the blackness.  For a moment, Inuyasha saw a brief glimpse of Kagome.

Inuyasha bit bown hard on his gag, and it disappeared.

"Kagome!  Don't jump into the well!  You'll- 

Right then, Kagome did the thing that Inuyasha had warned her not to do.  And suddenly, there she was standing there as if she had never left.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" yelled Inuyasha.

Kagome turned to him and said, "Well hello to you too," and in answer to Inuyasha's question, "Saving you, of course!"

Then she turned to Kikyo with her arrow raised, "Let Inuyasha go," she said slowly and forcefully, "otherwise this arrow goes straight to your head."

Kikyo smiled evilly (again! man! This woman is evill!!!) "You think you're the better archer?" she said dryly, "I'd like to see you try.  But unfortunately, you're the one who's not going to survive the night."

Kikyo and Kagome then let their arrows go simultaneously, and both went straight towards each other.  But all Kagome did was shift to the right and the arrow missed her.  Kikyo, on the other hand was so surprised that Kagome let hers go, that the arrow hit her squarely on the shoulder.  Kikyo fell with a grunt, and Kagome rand over to Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha," she said hurriedly, "where's your hand?"

"Right here!"

"Where?!"

"Right here dammit!" he yelled.

"I can't see!" she yelled, "don't get mad at me!"

Kagome plunged her hand into the blackness and fought against whatever was binding him.  She reached and found something solid.

"Is that your hand?" she yelled.

"No, It's my arm. Move farther down!"

"Right.  Got it!"  Kagome stretched to pick up the testusaiga and handed it to Inuyasha.  "There now- AIEEE!"

Kagome screamed as an arrow went right through her shoulder.

"Kagome!" yelled Inuyasha, "Hold on, just let me get out."

Kagome crumpled to the ground scrunched as the pain worsened.  It was the worst wound she had ever gotten in her whole life and now there was an arrow sticking out of her shoulder.  Perfect.

Inuyasha burst through his ties with the Tetsusaiga and walked to Kikyo.

"Kikyo," he said darkly, "you won't be living through this one."

Kikyo just stood as a statue, blood drenching her white haori.

"Inuyasha, you may kill me right here, but one things for certain.  That girl will never live.  Those are poisoned arrows, and they should begin working any moment.  You'll never get rid of me fully.  I'll keep coming back, and then one day-"

But Inuyasha chose to strike right then and all too sudden, Kikyo was lying on her back not moving.  (maybe no too sudden… *^_^*)  Inuyasha didn't want to find out if she was dead or not.  He ran over to Kagome.

"Kagome, can you hear me?" he yelled.

"Of course I can," Kagome smiled very weakly, "can we go now?  The exit is that way."  She lifted up a finger and pointed delicately to nothingness.  Then dropped it as she squinched her eyes in pain.

"Are you sure?" he asked, "How do you know?"

"Just do it all right?" said Kagome impatiently.

Inuyasha picked her up, and then ran in the direction Kagome had pointed.  Kagome eyelids began to flutter and close.

"Kagome!" he yelled, "don't close your eyes!  Whatever you do!"

Kagome struggled to keep them open. 

"Just a bit further," he said, "just do anything to keep yourself awake!"

Kagome squinched her eyes again and tried to sing a childhood song that she once knew.

"Musuunde… hiraiite… tero… unde muusunde….Moto…hiraite…tero…unde…"

Then the blackness faded into Inuyasha's world and finally, they were there.  They had made it.

Then Kagome closed her eyes, and stopped singing.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled, "keep awake!  Kagome!!!"

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Well, sorry to leave it there, but I gotta go 2 volleyball practice.  But I promise to update very soon!

Until next time! Ja!