Ch. 2 -
Mistaken For Who?!

The next morning, Inuyasha had shaken Kagome awake, but gently as he could. When Kagome's dark brown eyes fluttered open, followed by a, "Huh? Wha..,?", Inuyasha scowled down at her like he usually would. Kagome finally regained consciousness, then sat up and looked at Inuyasha. Then, she looked around only to see that Miroku, Sango, and Shippo weren't there, along with Sango's pet, Kirara. Then, she looked to where the fire once was, but it had been put out, only a little stream of smoke trailing upwards.

"Inuyasha...? Where did everyone go? Did they leave us?" Kagome asked, confused.

"No, you stupid girl. They went off to the next town. I told them we'd meet them there," he said in his usual arrogant tone.

His short, white dog ears twitched a bit as the hanyou lifted his head up into the air, sniffing around. A light, crisp breeze swirled around, lifting dirt from the ground, followed by rose petals. It swirled around them... As though they were to be entwined. Anyway, Kagome watched the dancing rose petals go away before she was jerked onto a hard, muscular back by Inuyasha.

"C'mon, Kagome. We've got to go, now. I smell a demon in the air," he said.

"Jeeze, you don't have to be so hasty about it, Inuyasha," Kagome said.

She felt a strong wind run through her body as she watched the area around her start to change in many different scenes. Inuyasha was running with her on his back, as fast as he could. He jumped high into the air.

"Inuyasha..." She said, timidly.

"What?"

"Do you... Nevermind."

She closed her eyes and gave a light sigh, as she held onto his back. She had wondered... If he loved Kikyo or if he really loved her instead. No... She was sure Inuyasha was in love with Kikyo, however, her heart kept telling her otherwise. Her heart had been battling with her mind, telling her not to believe it, but her mind told her otherwise.

"What, Kagome?!" Inuyasha demanded, ruining the three-second silence.

"I... Just wanted to know how long you think it would take for us to find the rest of the Shikon Jewel shards?" She reopened her eyes and looked at him, wondering what his response would be.

"I don't know, wench. But as soon as we do find them, I am for sure going to make myself a full demon."

They finally stopped in the nearest town where Miroku, Sango, and Shippo said they would be. However, they were nowhere to be found. Inuyasha and Kagome looked around, walking around, but just couldn't find them.

Suddenly, haunting memories from him and Kikyo's past clouded his mind, as he suddenly became grim. Kagome became worried at this, but realized that he was thinking about Kikyo. They both sat down at a tree, near the outskirts of the small town, as Kagome just sat there in silence. Inuyasha was up in a tree, munching on an apple, still thinking about his past.

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Inuyasha's Memory: "Inuyasha!" Kikyo had yelled as she pulled back on her bow, the arrow in place.

Inuyasha looked up only to find that his love had been badly wounded and bleeding, and before he could do anything, Kikyo let go of the arrow. He was pierced to the tree, the arrow hitting him straight in the heart. He reached out for Kikyo as she fell to the ground, wincing in pain. "Kikyo..." he whispered as many villagers crowded around the dying Kikyo, yelling "Oh no! Lady Kikyo is hurt! Get help for the priestess!" Then... Everything blurred.

Fifty years later, he woke up to Kagome's dark brown eyes looking him in his own golden hanyou eyes...

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Reality: Inuyasha was interrupted by Kagome yelling up at him, asking for him to come down. He rolled his eyes and shook his head as he just jumped down, landing on his bare human feet. Then, he sat down next to her, Indian- style, and leaned back onto the trunk of the tree.

"What do you want?" He asked, arrogantly.

"Are you all right?" Kagome asked, showing concern.

Inuyasha looked at her, but in his eyes, all he could see was Kikyo. To him, Kagome looked similar to Kikyo. The long black hair, the dark brown eyes, the body figure... He leaned in towards Kagome, as though he wanted a kiss. Kagome's cheeks flushed a light pink.. However, something in her mind took her over, forcing her to move forward like he was. Just before they kissed, Inuyasha whispered, "I love you..." For a moment there, Kagome got excited and thought that all of her thoughts about him not loving her were false until she heard, "...Kikyo." ************************************************************************

Kittie-Sama: Yes, folks, another cliff-hanger.

Inuyasha: What the hell?! *crosses his arms* I wouldn't do that!!

Kagome: *rolls her eyes* You had to ruin it, AGAIN! P

Miroku: Aww... We weren't in this chapter! No fair! u.u;

Sango: Kittie-Sama, why'd you make to where we ditched you? -.-;;

Kittie-Sama: Because it was just the perfect moment! ^-^

Sesshoumaru: *snicker* Just like my little brother to ruin everything.

Kikyo: Hmm...

Kittie-Sama: By the way, people... The one part where they're about to kiss may seem like a scene in the episodes, but it really isn't. It's a different day, different stuff. Heh. Please post nice reviews! ^-^()