Disclaimer: Me no ownee.

Sara: wow. I finished a chapter, wrote a chapter, and now I am beginning another all in one day! I mean, sure, on Thursday I wrote two and started another, but still. I am glad to report that my boyfriend called me earlier so-

Inu: You are STILL with that guy?

Sara: Yes. I have no reason to not be. No one else likes me and I am perfectly happy with him.

Inu: But I love you so- * slaps hand over mouth *

Sara: * wide-eyed and blushing * Do you really, Inu Yasha??

Inu: I, uh...yes.

Sara: * throws myself on him * Oh, Inu Face! I love you too! But, how am I gonna explain this to 'T-Bone'? (that's my boyfriend's nickname)

Inu: Well, once I mark you, there wont be much to explain. Just say you are mated with me and that'll be enough. If he doesn't get it and still goes after you * cracks knuckles * I will make him get it.

Sara: Oh, Inu Yasha, you still don't understand you cant just kill people. * shakes head *

~*~Chapter Twenty: Through It All, One Thing Stands True~*~

Inches away from her lips, Inu Yasha licked his lips. He was so close to kissing her. He felt her breath when she spoke.

"Because I love-" So close, yet so far away.

"Inu Yasha!" Sara and Inu Yasha froze, lips gracing each other. "I have come for you!" Sara closed her eyes and looked away, leaving Inu Yasha craving her touch more then ever. The soul collectors hovered around Kikyo as she walked to Keade's hut, as everyone inside ran out. Sara jumped off the roof and stood in front of everyone. Kikyo stood before her, a cold smile filled with pure hatred played on her lips. Sara glared at her with disgust.

"What the hell do you think you are doing here, bitch?" her growl was loud, but not as fierce as she hoped because she was in her human form. "I don't know what the fuck you think you are going to do, but I swear I wont allow it." Inu Yasha was watching. He moved his hand slightly and was met with something slick and hard. He lifted Sara's katanas. Had she been awaiting for Kikyo's presence? If so, then why didn't she take her weapons?

"My dear," Kikyo said, her evil smile never wielding, "I have come for what is rightfully mine. The three days I have given him to say his good-byes are over and I am tired of waiting." She turned to make her way to Inu Yasha, who was currently climbing down from the roof. Sara moved so that she was in her path, keeping her from the hanyou.

"Oh go ahead, my dear Kikyo," sarcasm dripped from every word. "You wont. I forbid it. You took him once. I wont let you do it again," Sara looked her right in the eye, never breaking contact, even when she heard her friends move toward them.

"Sara, you pathetic excuse for a living being. I don't know why I didn't kill you when I found you. I knew you were trouble," Kikyo said, again trying to maneuver around her. "I don't see what Inu Yasha sees in a piece of filthy life like you. You shouldn't be allowed to live after tonight. You have been a pain in everyone's side since you were born." Sara's stature wavered a little at this comment. She was deeply hurt. Kikyo just voiced one of her worst fears and she was about to enact the second: taking Inu Yasha away. Kikyo was halfway to Inu Yasha when Sara bounded in front of her a third time.

"You bitch!" Tears were streaking Sara's face. Inu Yasha heard the entire conversation. He was shaking in anger. Kikyo had said all those horrible things to his one love. "You can insult me and my existence and my life all you want! But don't think for a minute I am going to let you take my one love away from me a second time!" Sara was screaming now, so everyone heard every word. "I lived my life wandering if he would ever be awoken, and thanks to her," she gestured toward Kagome, "he was! You were nothing but a bitch who felt that just because you were betrayed by a look-alike you have to drag him down to fucking hell with you!"

Kikyo stood there, frozen. Her plan had backfired. Instead of her words breaking Sara down, they seemed to make her stronger. While she was pondering on this fact, Sara switched her gaze to Inu Yasha. Even in her human form, she could sense his anger. She saw his knuckles were white around the hilt of her katanas.

"Inu Yasha," she whispered, turning her sight back to Kikyo, "please hand me my katanas. It is time I send this piece of trash back to hell where she belongs."

Inu Yasha looked up at them, only to see they were a few feet away. He walked to them, taking his place next to the wolf hanyou. The whole time he had just been standing there, he was making his decision and preparing to make his announcement to his friends, Kikyo, and his love. How he was going to break the news, he wasn't sure, but he had to. He had to make it all stop. Inu Yasha couldn't let his friends be persuaded by Kikyo any longer. He placed the katanas in Sara's hands, but gave her a glance that told her to not kill Kikyo.

"Kikyo," he said, noticing that Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo had all formed around them, "you have made your request." Sara looked up at him, fear evident in her hazel eyes.

"Yes, Inu Yasha, I have. Come, we must go. Time is not something that I have patience for anymore."

"Inu Yasha, no," Sara looked to her feet. He was actually going, and this time there was no hope left to bring him back. There was no arrow to pull, no spell to break. Nothing, but a sad, lonely, empty space where her heart once was. A single, solitary tear fell from her eye to her cheek, to the ground. "I love you," she said in a weak whisper. (A/N: I could end it here, but I am not THAT mean...or am I? No, I'm not.) His ear moved to the sound of her voice. He still faced straight ahead.

Sara couldn't stand the heat ache any longer. She didn't want to watch him go into the farthest reaches of hell with Kikyo. Him standing there, eyes on Kikyo, was enough to make her break down. She couldn't take anymore. As fast as she could, she kissed him full on the lips and ran into the forest, leaving a very confused crowd of friends in her wake. Kikyo started to laugh.

"Do you see what waits you here, Inu Yasha? A houshi with questionable morals, a taijiya with no one but the houshi, and my damned reincarnation! Oh, not to mention a wolf hanyou that has no right to even be on this earth!" She was still smiling when she finished.

Inu Yasha's eyes flashed red with rage. "Why doesn't she deserve to live, Kikyo?! All she ever did was love me for who I was! You couldn't even do that! If you have to change something in order to want it, then why want it at all?? You wanted me to be full human and she doesn't care!" Inu Yasha was pissed. No, he was beyond pissed. He had sat back, regretfully, while Kikyo badmouthed Sara and now he wasn't going to take it anymore. She walked up to him, her soul collectors circling him. His anger was getting the best of him. Then, it came back to him.

She was the one he was here in the first place. Kikyo was the one who trapped him in his slumber for 50 years. Kikyo was the one who had persuaded him and his friends, trying to kill Kagome. She was the one who was always trying to drag him to hell with her. And now, she had driven away the only one he ever loved. His anger did get the best of him. He was going to stop this once and for all.

"Good-bye, Kikyo," He said, grabbing the hilt of Tetsusaiga. The blade transformed and he used it. At a diagonal angle, he sliced. Kagome screamed, and was comforted by Miroku and Sango, with a crying Shippo on her shoulder. Kikyo gasped as the blade made contact with her. Souls flew into the air; along with the piece she had first taken from Kagome. It flew to her, knocking her onto the ground and taking her breath away for a short period of time. She was gasping for breath when Kikyo's body disappeared. Inu Yasha went to Kagome and the others to make sure she was ok.

"Inu Yasha," Miroku said, setting Kagome up, "She shouldn't be far. If you hurry, you should catch her."

~*~

She ran. To where, she wasn't sure. She just had to get away. He was probably gone by now; that would explain the scream. Sara cried harder as her feet hit the forest floor. She didn't know how long the ordeal had strung out, but the sun was rising. 'All night,' she said to herself. 'I watched him delay his departure for a night. I made him. If I hadn't been there, he would have left and had it over with.' "Damn you, Kikyo. How could you?"

She ran until she came to a clearing. The clearing had to have been at least a mile away, for she had run a long time. She fell to her knees in the middle of the grass as her demonic powers returned to her. But, even with them, Sara couldn't hide her sadness. She buried her face in her hands, sobbing quietly as the ground became soaked with tears. "And through everything, all the chaos and heartbreak. Through it all, I still love Inu Yasha."

"And he loves you too."

~*~End Chapter~*~

Sara: Another evil cliffie face!! HAHA! I did it again! Haha!!

Inu: Stop dancing, mate. You can dance after. Now you have to finish typing.

Sara: * sits back down * OK face. I will. I hope you all liked it. I couldn't bring myself to be too detailed or string out the description of Kikyo's death any more then I did. Like I said before, I really have nothing against her. I only killed her because she wanted to take my Inu Face away! * hugs Inu tight * And I couldn't have that.

Inu: * hugs me back * Yeah, I couldn't have it either, that's why I killed her.

Sara: OH! Who do you think was the owner of the voice?? I know!! * raises arm in the air * I know!

Inu: Sara, love, it is almost midnight. Why are you so full of energy??

Sara: I think it has something to do with you suddenly saying how you love me and all that jazzy stuff. Hey! Are you gonna mark me and all that?? I think it'd be really neat if I was marked! Oh I would be yours forever then wont I? * Inu nods * YAY FACE!! Then do it!! I wanna be yours!! I am so happy!!

Inu and Sara: JA NE (face)!

Inu Face