Yeah! I'm actually updating! Sorry for the delay in getting this chapter up, for those of you who care that is. I had issues between school, work, and sleep. Not to mention my muse was kidnapped. Well, muse-napped. Ok, she actually faked the muse-napping to get a vacation.

This chapter may get confusing. To make up for the lack of update, it is a little longer. I hope you enjoy!

And I don't own Inu Yasha, or any of the characters. Although, I do have a Kagome keychain that says "Osuwari!" when you press a button. Does that count?

To Live Again

Chapter Six: When Past Lives Rear Their Ugly Heads

Yasha looked down at the girl that stood before him, "What do you mean, Kagome's in trouble?" Sango and Miroku looked at her as well, waiting for an explanation.

Rin took in a deep breath and looked from Sango and Miroku, to the boy before that she didn't know, "I was in the back bathroom when I heard the explosion. I opened the door a little when I heard yelling, and I saw some man dragging Kagome-chan down the hallway, towards the emergency exit!"

"What?!?" they all shouted as Rin turned towards the hallway again, waving them to follow her.

"Why would someone want to take Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked, running after Rin.

"That Hobo guy or whatever wouldn't do something like this, would he?" Yasha questioned, thinking back to the confrontation just a little earlier.

"It wasn't Hojo, I know who he is," Rin called from where she was leading the group down the hall, "This guy…I've never seen before…he was kind of creepy," She shuddered unconsciously as she thought back to the scene.

"I have a bad feeling about this…" Miroku trailed off from behind Yasha, causing him to cast a sideways glance back at him. He himself was having a bad feeling too, on top of the feeling of confusion of why he was caring in the first place.

"He went out this way!" Rin yelled as she pushed open the emergency door that was slightly ajar. Sango went next, and then screamed as a dark figure jumped at her from the dark alleyway behind the club. The person shoved her into Rin, causing the girl to slam into the wall outside, collapsing to the ground unconscious.

"What the hell?" Yasha yelled as the boys quickly followed out the door. Yasha slammed into the dark figure, sending him tumbling to the ground.

Miroku, standing protectively in front of the girls, shouted at the figure, "Who are you?"

The dark figure laughed and lifted his head up so that two glowing red eyes could be seen in the dark alley. "Does it matter? You'll be dead soon anyways!"

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"Let me go, you jerk!" Kagome yelled, willing her body to struggle against her attacker. For some reason, she couldn't move at all, she had just gotten started being able to speak. Had he cast some kind of spell on her? Was it starting to wear off?

"Don't worry, little miko, my master only wants to see you," the voice hissed again, an undercurrent of humor laced in with the menace in his voice.

"Why do you keep calling me that? Who is your master? Let me go!" Kagome felt a tingle in her chest, feeling it flow through her into her arms. She heard the man gasp before dropping her from his arms.

Not wasting a moment of her good luck, and feeling her body come back into control; she did the first thing that came to mind. She quickly turned and kneed him in the groin. 'My mom would be proud' she thought as he fell to his knees. Turning again, she began to run back the way she though she had came. Where had he taken her? It was dark, and it seemed to be outside, but almost like a maze of walls. 'Is this the alleyway being the club? Nothing looks familiar!'

Running frantically, she tried to figure out where to go. For some reason, the path she thought the man had taken wasn't taking her back to the club; it seemed instead to be taking her deeper into the darkness. 'Where is everyone??'

*~*~*

"So we're going to die, huh? That's funny, 'cause as I see it, you're just a little outnumbered there." Yasha scoffed at their attacker, who just continued to chuckle.

As Yasha faced off with the man attacking them, Sango crawled over to where Rin lay.

"How is she?" Miroku asked, not taking his eyes off the man still shrouded in shadows.

"She's got a bad bump on the back of her head, but I think that she will otherwise be fine." Sango replied, laying the girl flat on the ground.

"Are you the one who took Kagome-sama?" Miroku asked, glaring at him the whole time.

Again the creature laughed mockingly, "Our master always gets what he wants…"

Yasha sneered, "And who's your master anyways?"

The red eyes, the only real thing they could see of him, narrowed at him, "You are not worthy of knowing his name!"

Now pissed off, Yasha flew at the shadowed man, punching his squarely where he figured his jaw was. The hit was perfect, and sent the shadowed man stumbling backwards, towards where some dim light was shining from a dirt-encrusted light on the building. Pulling back in surprise, Yasha, Miroku, and Sango could only gasp in surprise.

Standing in the dim light was what appeared to be half man/half monster. From the waist up he was of human build, but the bottom half was that of a bull. His face, though colored as a human's skin, was shaped in that of a bull. On top of his head lay a pair of small horns.

"Now you see my true form, weaklings!" The creature smirked at them, "Now you will die!"

"It's not human." Miroku summed up, using his great wisdom.

Sango raised an eyebrow at him, "Ya think?"

"No shit, bouzu! What's your point?" Yasha snapped at him, eyes never leaving the odd man/monster before him.

Miroku closed his eyes momentarily before stepping forward, next to Yasha. "I have no intentions of dying tonight. And I have no qualms about killing a monster."

Understanding flooded upon Yasha as his smirk grew wider, "Exactly my thoughts…"

"You think you puny humans stand a chance against me? I'd like to see you try!"

"You asked for it," Yasha replied, leaping at the man and aiming his fist at his head. At the last minute, the bull-man moved out of its way, and his own fist connected with Yasha's stomach. Doubling over for a moment, Yasha quickly recovered with an uppercut that sent the man backwards a few steps.

"I am so glad I wore pants today!" Sango exclaimed from Yasha's right as she landed a round house kick to the monsters chest.

"Where'd you learn that?" Miroku questioned her.

Raising an eyebrow, she quickly dodged as the monster swiped at her, "Self-defense class."

Miroku laughed nervously, then reached inside his jacket. Pulling out a few sheets of paper, he held them up before his face.

"What the hell are you doing, Miroku?" Yasha called to him as he punched at the monster again.

Miroku opened one eye at him and replied, "Ofudas."

"You take your school work out to clubs with you, houshi-sama?" Sango asked sarcastically.

Ignoring her comments, he mumbled a few words, and then threw them at the monster. As they stuck to his face, the bull-man screamed in pain, "No, it can't be! How can these weakling humans have defeated me?!" He then dispersed into dust before them.

Sango blinked at the dust cloud that slowly disappeared, "Well, that was interesting…"

"Come on, we've got to find Kagome!" Yasha started walking forward when Sango's voice stopped him.

"What are we going to do about Rin-chan?"

"I'll find someone to help her, and then I'll catch up with you," Miroku said, walking back towards the unconscious girl.

Sango narrowed her eyes in suspicion before nodding in agreement. "Alright Miroku. But if you so much as touch her…"

"I know, I know. Now go!"

With that, Sango and Yasha took off down the alleyway to hopefully find Kagome.

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'I am soo screwed!' Kagome thought as she ran along one corridor, than another. She had no idea where she was, or if the man who attacker her was following her or not.

Turning another corner, she found herself exiting the maze of walls and entered into a larger area. "Where the hell am I now?!"

She was on a cement platform, having come out of the alley on to a loading dock. Walking to the edge, she saw that she could easily jump down, it only being about four feet up or so. But the parking lot was enclosed with chain-link fencing and the gate appeared to be close. Further out from the fence lay what appeared to be a thick forest.

"How far did I freaking run?" She exclaimed, then spun around as a noise behind her drew her attention.

"Who's there?" There was only a minimal amount of light coming from the parking lot behind her, and not much fell on to the platform. She thought that she saw what appeared to be the outline of a person standing about fifteen feet away. The shape took a step forward and Kagome took a couple steps to the side, not being able to step back due to the edge of the platform.

"What do you want?" Kagome cried out, the stress of the night finally building up within her.

"What do you think?" The figure stepped out of the shadows to stand before Kagome. He was a young man, probably only a few years older than her. His long, wavy brown hair fell over his shoulders while his crimson eyes glared at her. She knew that she had never seen him before, but there was something there. Something that felt almost familiar, and not in a good way. "It's been a long time, Kikyo!"

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, "Kikyo? I'm not Kikyo, I'm Kagome!" All this time, these thugs were after the wrong girl? She would have laughed, if, of course, she wasn't the girl they were harassing.

His crimson eyes locked on hers and narrowed, "Kagome, Kikyo. You are the same." A sneer came across his face as he took another step forward. Suddenly, a hand shot forward and grabbed her around the neck, holding her in the air.

Grabbing and clawing at his vice-like grip on her neck, she screamed, "Who are you!? Let me go!!"

"Not until I get what I came for, little girl!" He stopped and looked towards the alleyway that Kagome had come from. "Looks like we have company…"

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Yasha came running out of the alley and stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the man with Kagome. Sango came quickly after and froze as well. "Kagome-chan?"

The man chuckled as he looked at the two, and then directed his attention to Yasha. "Inu Yasha…" He smirked and lowered the girl a little, but still kept his grip around her neck firm. "We meet again."

'That name…why is that name so familiar?' Yasha thought to himself, as a headache suddenly came, almost overpowering his senses. It seemed to be a drumming noise, like a heartbeat, pounding in his ears.

Sango gasped as Yasha's form appeared to be pulsating. "Yasha…what's going on?"

Memories seemed to be flooding back towards him, memories of a past life. Before his eyes they flew. A woman, a village, a jewel. 'Kikyo…betrayed me. Killed me. All for a jewel…'

Kagome's hands stopped pulling at her assailant once her eyes fell on Yasha. 'What's wrong with him?' Yasha, at this point, was clutching his head in pain while his body still seemed to be pulsating. "What are you doing to him?" Kagome screamed at the man still holding her neck and began to scratch at him again. Somehow, for some reason, she knew that he was the reason for Yasha's pain.

The man smirked more and dropped Kagome flatly on the cement. Watching as she rubbed her swore backside, he laughed, "You are pitiful."

Glaring up at him from her spot on the ground, she spat back, "Your not so hot yourself, buddy!" Seeing an opening, one of her legs shot up to try and get him in the abdomen.

Unfortunately for her, this guy wasn't as dense as the previous guy she had gotten away from. As she moved to kick him, he seemed to sense it and grabbed her ankle. "Really, Kikyo, shouldn't you be more careful when you're wearing a skirt?"

Embarrassed and scared, she jerked her leg away from his touch, "I told you! I'm NOT Kikyo!"

"Kagome-chan! Are you alright?" Sango stepped towards her, carefully watching the man.

"Don't move, woman!" He practically growled as he leaned down and hauled Kagome up by her arm.

"Sango-chan!" Kagome cried out as the man's nails piercing her skin. As she looked down, she saw that they were no longer nails, but claws that were protruding from the man's fingers. "What the hell are you?!"

Before he could answer, Yasha growled from where he was crouched, still holding his head. Standing up straight, he finally pulled his hands from his head. "Let her go!" He shouted angrily.

Kagome's and Sango's mouths dropped as they looked over at the boy. There, on top of his head, a pair of dog ears twitched.

"Yasha….what happened to you?" Sango whispered, rearing back in surprise when he glared at her.

His head hurt and he was confused. He remembered everything, including his past life. So this girl Kagome was actually Kikyo. Or, at least had been Kikyo before. Great, more confusing thoughts to linger about, later. Right now was the more pressing issue of getting that man who reeked of evil away from her.

"So, Inu Yasha, you've remembered? This should be interesting…" He paused as he felt a shudder pass through the arm he was holding. Looking down at his captive, he watched as the girls whole body seemed to shake.

'Dog ears…Inu Yasha…' There felt like there was something there, something that was pulling at her conscious for her to remember. Something important that she needed to remember. "Inu Yasha…killed me…" She whispered in shock, barely audible. Then, the same feeling of familiarity struck her as she looked at the man holding her arm. "Onigumo…?"

Yasha's eyes widened as those mumbled words came to him. The man laughed and clutched her arm tighter, making her wince in the process. "Even in death, you never realized it did you, Kikyo? Inu Yasha didn't kill you! I did!"

Yasha fell to his knee, holding his head again as a new wave of pain hit him. "Who are you, bastard?"

Ignoring his question, he pulled Kagome closer to him, "And now I will take back what you deprived me of so many years ago! Give me the jewel!"

"Leave her alone, you jerk!" Sango yelled and started for them again, only to have Kagome pushed in front of the man, a claw placed against her neck.

"I wouldn't come any closer, unless you want to see your friend bleed to death before you."

"Well, this is a surprise" A voice called from the shadows of the alley, and all four of them turned to see who the speaker was.

"I should have known you'd still be alive…" The man sneered and tightened his hold on Kagome. "Sesshoumaru!"

Sesshou walked out from the shadows, Miroku stepping out behind him and walking towards Sango. Glancing around with his usual cold expression on his face, his gaze lingered a little longer on Yasha, then back to the man holding Kagome captive. "Naraku, I'm surprised to see you still alive. After all, hanyou's don't usually live that long."

Naraku smiled coldly at him and chuckled, "Sesshoumaru, alive and well, and in the company of a humans." His eyes glared over at Miroku and a smile crossed his face. "Ah, interesting to see the monk re-born." Directing his attention back to Sesshou, he continued, "Don't get involved in things that aren't your business."

Miroku stopped for a moment at Naraku's words, confused by both what he had said and the familiar feeling he was getting from him, and then continued towards Sango. Before she could ask, Miroku nodded and whispered, "Rin-chan is safe." Then they turned back towards where Naraku and Sesshou were facing off.

A smirk tugged at Sesshou's lips as he glared coldly at Naraku. "Don't be so quick as to tell me what my business is, hanyou. These are still my lands; anything that goes on here is my business."

Yasha had managed to pull himself to his feet while the two glared at each other. "Wait, how the hell do you two know each other anyways?"

Sesshou's eyes never left the demon's before him as he responded, "Be quiet, Yasha." Turning back towards Naraku, he continued, "I believe that you should release her now."

"Since when have you become so caring over humans, Sesshoumaru? Or have you been living among them for too long?"

Sesshou raised his hand, index and middle finger outstretched and a green whip grew from them, falling to the floor, "I have no attachments to humans. However, I have nothing against her, only you."

"Well then, you'll just have to go through her to get to me then."

Sesshou's eyes narrowed, "Very well then," as he raised his arm back and flung the whip out.

"No!" Sango and Miroku yelled in horror. Yasha could only watch as the green light shot straight towards Kagome and Naraku.

Kagome's eyes widened as the whip flew towards her. 'Oh my god, I'm gonna die! I don't want to die!' Closing her eyes tightly, she moved her arms up to block the blow, barely noticing that at sometime Naraku had let go of her.

As she braced herself for the pain that was coming, she was surprised when all she felt was warmth flowing through her arm, almost exploding out of her hand. Opening her eyes, she saw a pink light enveloping her. 'What is this?'

As the light faded, she looked down to see a small pink light glowing in her side. 'What…is that glowing? In my body??'

"I knew you still had the jewel!" Naraku sneered. Kagome looked up from herself to glare at the man, now standing a good distance away.

"Leave, Naraku." Sesshoumaru coldly addressed him, ready to attack again if necessary.

"You won't be protected all the time girl. And then I'll get what's mine." A thick smoke broke out from where he stood. As it cleared, Naraku was gone.

As Sango and Miroku went to Kagome to make sure she was alright, Yasha turned to Sesshou. "Well, Uncle, I think we have a lot to talk about."

Sesshou fixed him with a cold stare, "Indeed we do."

*Waves Banner* Wow, that was a long chapter to type…

I should hopefully have the next chapter up soon.

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