A/N: PSYCH!! AHAHAHA!! I got you all!

As you can tell by now, unless you're somewhat dense, this chapter is not, in fact, Sexual Healing. However, there will be some parts where you can see the inspiration behind my pointless little prank. ^.^

6/4/03: OMFG!! That last section of A/N was written 3 weeks ago! . I AM SOOOOO SORRY!! I swear to god, I almost COMPLETELY forgot about this fic! .

How, you ask? Ragnarok Online. I swear to god, It's virtual crack.

ANYWAY, I'm skipping school to try and get this chapter FINISHED, and you can expect my update schedule to go back to it's normal pace in the near future.

I AM SOOOOO SORRY!! .

Disclaimer: I am soo poor....

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Kinetics:

Track 22: Changes

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Inuyasha sighed. She had been gone or almost an hour, and he was starting to worry.

Suddenly, however, Kagome rushed in, looking more than a little flustered. "Oh my god, Inuyasha, I need your help. Oh god, oh god, hurry! Meet me in the car!"

And then she was gone again, leaving a slightly confused and very worried Inuyasha to scramble for his coat and shoes.

He hopped into the car and Kagome sped off, displaying the driving skills of a Nascar racer on Speed. "What's going on?" He shouted over the roar of the engine.

"They found the driver! But let's just say things aren't going well..." she said, turning all of her focus to the road.

Inuyasha didn't know what to think. They had found the man who was responsible for his father's death... so why wasn't he happy?

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A few minutes later they were at the school. There was a large crowd near the entrance, and they were all gazing upwards. Inuyasha followed their gaze...

...and was shocked to find Jaken, a toady but somehow still popular guy, standing on the edge of the roof.

Without thinking, Inuyasha started to sprint toward the school, leaping over the police tape effortlessly and ignoring the police officers calling after him. He made his way to the service stairwell and ran, as fast as he could. Turning the handle of the rooftop door, Inuyasha let out a loud curse. The door was locked! With a few good heaves, he managed to rip the door off of it's rusty hinges. Forgetting to take a moment to marvel at his own strength, Inuyasha ran in the direction of other young man.

Turning quickly on his heels as he grabbed the boy, Inuyasha used his momentum to fling the boy on to the center of the roof. "What the hell are you doing?!" He asked.

Jaken stood, looking down sorrowfully. "I don't deserve to live," he said simply, and began walking to the edge again.

"I won't let you. I can't let you throw your life away!"

"I killed your father! Doesn't that mean anything to you?" the boy asked sorrowfully, stopping to wait for an answer.

"Yes," Inuyasha answered at length, "but that doesn't mean I can't forgive you. There are a lot of people who would be sad with you gone! Don't you care about them?"

"I can't live with this guilt."

"I won't let you do it."

"Why? Why can't you just let me get on with it!"

"Because... I've seen too much death in my life. You can't solve problems like this with more bloodshed! You can't solve them at all.... you just need to live with it, and get on with life."

"I don't care what you say. There's nothing more for me here! It's time for me to go!" Jaken screamed, running as fast as he could towards Inuyasha.

Time seemed to slow. Inuyasha watched helplessly as the slipped past him. Turning, he dove for the boy just as he saw him prepare to jump. In a blur of action, Inuyasha found himself holding an unconscious Jaken 30 above the pavement, his own body slipping slowly off the school building.

It was at this point when he realized his options. He could let Jaken fall and save himself, or he could hold on a little longer, until eventually they both fell. He realized the more logical solution, but her refused to do it. He couldn't simply let someone die, even if it was his father's killer.

Iinuyasha was beginning to feel faint. He hadn't counted on the blood rushing to his head. In a few moments it'd be over, unless he could do something.

It was then that he noticed the open classroom window. What luck! It was only about three feet away! With a little luck, he could swing Jaken in!

Gathering his strength, Inuyasha began to swing Jaken towards the window. Inuyasha noticed a few cops staring at him with the crowd. Why weren't they helping? Fuckin' Pigs.

Inuyasha was finally able to fling Jaken into the window, and sighed relief as he crawled back up to the roof. He had saved a life.

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"Thank you so much," called the wavering voice of Jaken's half-hysterical mother.

"It was nothing, really," Inuyaha said quietly, avoiding the press and bewildered people as he made his way to Kagome, who was waiting for him in the car. Jaken had been rushed to the hospital.

"So what's the story?" Inuyasha said as he hopped in, glad to be away from all the people.

Kagome sighed. "It seems that Jaken had been drinking that day, and was on his way to the movies in his dad's van and.... well, you know the rest."

Inuyasha sighed. "I'm just glad it's over..."

"Inuyasha?"

"Yes?"

"Earlier... when you played Five Years.... what exactly did you mean?"

"Kagome.... I meant that... well... You're so strong, and well... I meant that if it were the apocalypse, and everything were about to end... it wouldn't faze you. You're so much stronger than I am... you're what keeps me going. I need you. I guess I meant that... that I'll love you until the end of the world."

Kagome stopped the car, and turned to stare at him with tear-filled eyes. "I'm not stronger than you..." she said, and she lunged into his embrace.

"Yes you are," he said softly, "You're strong enough to cry..."

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A/N: So happy, and yet so sad...

Aww...

Anywho, expect to see the next chapter, Star, before next Tuesday. . Unfortunately, I will be a little slow in updating until I can get my laptop, which isn't until around the 27th at the earliest. .

Ah well, whatever. Once again, I am SOOOOOO sorry this took so long, especially since I knew exactly what to do all along. I swear, It's Ragnarok. It's virtual crack, honestly!

Oh, BTW, I've started a small Yahoo Group thingy, so if you're interested and you have a Yahoo ID, go to:

and join up! So far the only thing there is one kickarse Fanart my friend did, but (hopefully) there'll be more soon! And if you don't have a Yahoo ID..... get one. It's free! ^.^