Disclaimer: Sadly, I do not own Inuyasha. ::bursts out crying::

Kikyo takes a few steps toward Kagome. "Are you sure you're not pulling my leg? You do know the consequences, right?" "Yeah, lets just get this over with. I don't really feel like pondering this anymore, I might back out if I do." "All right, all right, hold on." Kikyo reaches out to remove the shard, but is suddenly hit in the shoulder by an arrow. She looks at Naraku, the one who shot the arrow. "No!" He says. "You are not supposed to interfere!" "Wow, I'm surprised Onigumo. Last time I saw you, you said you couldn't even hold a bow, let alone shoot an arrow." "Do. Not. Call. Me. That. Name!" "Why? Does it remind you of past desires?" "NO! I WILL NOT BE SWAYED BY YOUR WORDS! THIS ARROW GOES INTO YOUR HEART!" "Do you really think I could be hurt by you? You worthless half-demon!" Naraku releases the arrow. It goes through Kikyo's heart. With an annoyed look, Kikyo pulls the arrow out, without a wince of pain. "I would have thought that you, of all people, would know that I can only be killed by someone I either hate, or someone I love. That is the way this body works. Now, I neither hate nor love you, so therefore I cannot be hurt or killed by you." Naraku curses under his breath, but drops the bow and arrow just the same. Kikyo smiles, then goes and pulls the shard out of Kagome's forehead. Kagome falls to the floor, temporarily unconscious. They all watch as the soul of the thing drifts slowly up from her body and is absorbed back into Naraku. Kagome jerks back awake. She turns to Inuyasha and says "You are safe now, my love. Live happily, and tell my family what has happened." She leans forward and kisses Inuyasha. I tear escapes from his eye. Kagome brushes it away, and smiles even while she sheds millions of tears, knowing that she will never see him again. She then turns back to Kikyo, who is getting ready to absorb Kagome's soul. Kagome is scared of what is to come, but she accepts it as her fate. Inuyasha gets up and watches Kikyo, as she places her hand over Kagome's heart, and gets ready to suck the life out of her. A/N: Thanks for all your reviews! I still had an hour before my aunt gets back from Las Vegas so I decided to temporarily hijack her computer to write this chapter. I hope I can get the next chapter out soon also. Oh, by the way, what would you think of me doing a story where it is told through the group's journal entries? Like, Kagome brings back all these notebooks and tells the group to write down their thoughts every day...or something along those lines. Tell me what you think! Thanks for reading, I promise to give shout outs to all you guys at the very end, which I don't know when that will be... Keep reading!