DISCLAIMER: I do not own InuYasha the popular Anime&Manga we all know and love. BUT! I do own InuYasha the hanyo. I give all my reader slaves permession to be jealous. Now bow!

~Mina

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Kagome's eyes shot open. Did she hear InuYasha's voice? Was he calling Kikyo's name? Kagome sat up, her head fealing better. If Kikyo was around, InuYasha could be in trouble. Kikyo wanted to die with InuYasha. Kagome remebered when Kikyo tried to take InuYasha to hell. What was even more disturbing was that he was now willing to go there with her now. Kagome could not understand why InuYasha would so something like that. Would he leave her? Kagome had to go now. She did'nt care if Sesshomaru attempted to kill her. She did'nt want InuYasha to leave this world.

She got up and began to run. Kagome headed in the direction that she had heard InuYasha's voice. She could see Sesshomaru had been watching her from atop a tree. Surprisingly, he did not bother to go after her. He must have only kidnapped her to mess with InuYasha! Kagome grumbled, realizing she could have left anytime!

By the time she reached were InuYasha was, she was out of breath. She hide behind a bush panting softly. She peaked over the edge and saw InuYasha standing infront of her with his back turned. She watched him as he began towards Kikyo.

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InuYasha looked into Kikyo's eyes. He realized how much Kikyo had changed. The things Kikyo had resently done were horrible. She would have never done them fifty years ago. She was breathing today, but she seemed like a different person. It was not because on her scent or looks. It was not because her body was made of earthen clay. It was her very presence that was so different. It was her heart that had changed.

It hurt InuYasha to see the woman he had once been in love with,to be full of so much sorrow and hate. It cut deep into InuYasha's heart, but at the same time he loved Kagome. There was so much confusion in everything now. InuYasha could barely force word out of his mouth. He and Kikyo had been staring at each other for a while now. Both InuYasha and Kikyo's hair swayed in the wind. The sun was setting behind Kikyo and produced a beautiful orange haze. The water reflected the sky's orange color like a mirror.

Kikyo: InuYasha... Have you come to die with me? Have you saught revenge upon Naraku?

InuYasha: Kikyo...

InuYasha moved down towards the the water. He took his first step into the river. Despite the water's firey color, it was cool to InuYasha 's dirty feet. He came to Kikyo with his arms outstreched, and wapped them around her. Kikyo looked up, gazed upon his face, and spoke.

Kikyo: Is that all you say? You still love the girl with my face.

InuYasha put his hand on the side of Kikyo's face and then ran his fingers through her hair.

InuYasha: Kikyo...

Kikyo's fingers glowed a blue light behind InuYasha's back. She held him tightly, and then pulled herself from InuYasha's grasp. InuYasha fell back into the river, unconsious, but floating. Kikyo had cast a spell upon him. Kikyo focused her attention to the woods now. She saw Kagome peaking over the bush.



Kikyo: Show yourself!

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Kagome: What?!



Kikyo: Show yourself!

Kagome stood up in a rush, wondering how Kikyo knew she was there. She headed out of the forest and down to the river.

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Kikyo rose up out of the river, and grabbed her bow and arrow which lay on it's bank. Kikyo was now only a few feet away from Kagome. She held her bow and aimed her arrow to Kagome, who was very shocked at her actions.

Kagome: Kikyo?! What are you doing?!

Kikyo: Killing you...

Kagome:..........Why?

Kikyo laughed. Her voice raised to a sharp, harsh tone.

Kikyo: There is no reason for two poeple with the same face to exist.

Kagome: Kikyo... We are not the same.

Kikyo: Silence!

Kagome: No, You listen! We may have the same face, but we are two different people.

Kikyo: You little fool! We are in love with the same man. In the end, only one of us will have InuYasha.



Kikyo pulled back her arrow, ready to fire any second.

Kagome's eyes began to water.

Kagome: Kikyo, please! Do you really hate me this much? Does my life mean nothing to you?!

Kikyo's aim still remained strongly fixated on her. Tears flowed down Kagome's pale face. Was she going to die? Kikyo pulled the arrow back even futher, readying to fire.

Kikyo was about to let go, but a hand streched out, and grabbed the arrow form the bow. She turned to her side, shocked. There was InuYasha! He broke the spell!

InuYasha: Kikyo, what the hell are you doing?

InuYasha, holding the arrow with one hand, snapped it in half, and threw it to the ground.

Kikyo: InuYasha!

InuYasha glared at Kikyo, his golden eyes burning even more brilliantly than the setting sun.