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Kikyo's Demise

Sango slapped away Miroku's hand and gave him a cold look. The monk sighed but realized that he had to restrain himself to fulfill their mission. They peered between the bushes at the two statues. Inu Yasha still sat with his eyes closed and Kagome craned her neck towards the sky. They suddenly stirred and Inu Yasha stood up looking around. He jumped towards the bush that Sango and Miroku were spying from and peered down at them. Instead of anger, his face showed a look of shock at the sight.

"Well that's different."

Sango released her lips from Miroku's and bowed her head in embarrassment. Miroku looked please with himself and pulled Sango closer to his body.

"Inu Yasha, what are you doing here? We, uh, didn't expect to see you."

Inu Yasha looked disgusted and realized that they were trying to cover up their undercover work. But he let it slide. He knew that Sango had been tortured enough, and Miroku would get his punishment later. He walked over and grabbed on to Kagome's slim waist. Without a word he pulled her up into the leaves and sat her down on a branch beside him.

"What was that all about?"

"Sango and Miroku were being all passionate and crap."

He looked up at Kagome's large brown eyes. He could see a yearning in them, and she could see a yearning in his. A red appeared in both of their cheeks and they looked forward at the tree.

' Damn! I want to kiss those full lips, but I just can't. What the hell is wrong with me?'

' Oh good, he didn't kiss me. I'm so bad at it. I don't want to be embarrassed, but I still wish he would.'

"Inu Yasha," "Kagome,"

They stopped and smiled when they started talking at the same time. Inu Yasha looked at his over worked hand. He had saved Kagome so many times with this hand. He had helped her with this hand. He had held her with this hand. He had wiped away her tears with this hand. He had stroked her glossy hair with this hand. But he had also done the same for Kikyo with the same hand. Kagome reached over and stroked his soft cheek.

"Inu Yasha, are you okay?"

He looked up at her and smiled. He grabbed the back of her head and lunged towards her face. His lips landed on hers and he added pressure slowly. Kagome forgot about falling out of the branch and she clenched the rat hair coat. Unfortunately, the bliss subsided and Kagome looked into Inu Yasha's love-filled eyes. But soon she saw that those eyes were showing despair and she felt him let go of her.

"Ka- Kagome?"

Her body rose above his and she began to shriek wildly. Although she tried to kick and break free, her body lay stiff.

"INU YASHA!!!"

She felt knives being stabbed into her body and the pain was too great to bear. She kept her eyes on the silver haired figure racing to keep her in sight. She heard another scream not far away, and everything went quiet. The stabbing continued and Kagome felt a wraithlike voice screaming at her.

' You can't do this to me! Please stop!'

"Kikyo, I'm sorry."

Inu Yasha jumped and caught the falling girl just as she about to hit the hard earth. Kagome lay unconscious and he hugged her warm body. Silent tears hit her pale cheeks and he walked back to the hut.

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"Well they certainly look comfortable. I think we should build them their own shelter."

"I agree. We can't have them like this when there are other adults and children sleeping in the same room."

Shippo sat staring at Kagome and Inu Yasha. Their arms were wrapped around each other and Inu Yasha's was showing his bare chest. Kagome had nothing but a camisole on and her head was buried in the hanyou's muscular chest. What was beneath the blankets was left to the imagination, but it certainly didn't look appropriate.

Miroku and Sango grabbed Shippo and they walked outside. The sunshine beamed on their faces and they let Shippo run around. Sango wished Kaede had returned. She was getting medicine from China, so she had no way of stopping the physical intimacy between Inu Yasha and Kagome. Miroku put his arm around her shoulder and leaned down towards her ear.

"You're quite a good kisser, Lady Sango."

The shy woman turned deep scarlet but kept walking. Miroku, seeing that she was not objecting to his touch pulled her closer and they walked to the neighboring village together. Shippo ran ahead with Kirara while frolicking in the flowers.