Diclaimer: I no own Inuyasha..or his sexy brother =(

And Those Amber Eyes of Sunlight...-Chapter Eighteen: Backstabbed

Both Inuyasha's and Naraku's heads collided together as they dove for the key, sending them stumbling backwards in a slight daze before they fell to the ground in a sitting position. 'Dammit! Dammit,' Inuyasha's mind screamed at him over again as he shook his head, trying to stop the spinning sensation he was experiencing.
By then, Kagome had recovered from his attack and stood watching the two, a look of confusion masking her features. The key, still unclaimed, lay on the marble floor, soft light from the torches lining the hall reflecting off its surface. 'Who is my master,' She wondered, looking between the two men. The other "Pet's" had paused in their attack on the others as well and were now looking around, just as puzzled as she was.
Then, a voice echoed in her mind, faint at first but growing stronger, "You have no master." Wrinkling her brow, she gazed at the key and spoke aloud as the two men got up and made another attempt to claim ownership over the "Pets", "I have no master? How can that be?" A soft chuckle came then and the voice said again, "You're free, now fight!"
Snapping out of her trance, Kagome kneeled down and picked up the sword she'd been holding earlier. Looking toward Inuyasha first, something sparked within her and she shook her head, the faintest smile crossing her lips. Then, she looked at Naraku and something snapped in the back of her mind, causing her to grimace at first then take on a dark look.
Raising the sword she screamed, gaining both men's attention, "Bastard of the Inconceivable , you enslaved me and now that I am free," She paused, a light smirk taking the place of her frown, "I will kill you." While Naraku just stopped and looked at her with a grin on his face, Inuyasha could only stare in shock. "Pet, you are still mine, and since that is so...I command you to dance for this hanyou," He yelled in a menacing voice, pointing down to Inuyasha, who had gotten over his surprise enough to start sneaking on his belly towards the key, still barely out of reach.
A soft laugh came from her and she took a step toward Naraku. "You are not my master anymore, so for you to order me to dance would mean that I would dance for you. After all, that is what you said to do in these situations, right?"
Naraku blinked and took a step back, realizing what he'd just done. "No, Pet, I-I made a mistake! I didn't mean it!" Growling in frustration he recognized the pleading, slightly begging, tone in his voice and stopped, standing straight. "No, I don't care whether or not I am your master, either way, you will dance!"
With that, a long blob of something sprung from his arm and turned into a sword. Grasping it, he took it in a firm grip and ran forward to que starting of their battle, "You will DIE!"
With a cry of surprise, one of the first emotions she had shown in the last couple of days, her reflexes kicked in and she blocked the attack with her own sword then leapt back a few feet. "You're wrong, Naraku," With that she ran forward and whipped her sword out to catch his legs.

During Naraku and Kagome's little excursions, Inuyasha had taken the opportunity once more edge towards the key. 'Kagome, I hope you can hold your own, just for a little bit,' He thought worriedly as he listened to their battle cries behind him. 'Almost there!' As soon as his fingers enclosed over the cool metal, he felt something shift and snap into place in the air and the battle behind him stopped.
"Master," Kagome asked in a questioning voice as Naraku's scream of rage echoed in the halls. The rest of the "Pets" who had stood still all that time, their eyes upon the silver key, had also come back to life and were questioning ownership now as well.
Standing, Inuyasha screamed back, "I'm not your master, dammit! Remember who you really are and fight!" For at that moment, Naraku had called down the wild youkai that had lingered in the darkness above them. Gasps sounded all around him as their consciousness came back and they looked up, raising their weapons, along with his group, to ready against the attack.
A faint smile crossed his lips before it disappeared, replaced by a look of surprise before his mind registered that there was now something sharp sticking out of his chest. Turning slowly, he took a step back, discovering who it was, and said in a despairing voice, "Kikyo..."

A soft, but wicked, laugh came from Kikyo who stood before him and for a second she stared at him with pitying eyes. 'Such a stupid creature...' "Why," He cried sadly, clutching the place she had driven her dagger through, the place that was now bleeding profusely. "Because you were in the way, Inuyasha, you were in the way of Naraku's plan and you and your pesky new girl friend had to be eliminated," She answered back, emotionless.
She watched as he glanced behind him for a moment, probably to check on how the girl, Kagome, was fairing with Naraku. 'She'll be dead before long, my old love,' she thought, an excited feeling spreading through her.
Inuyasha turned to stare back at Kikyo then cringed from the movement and fell to his knees, struggling to remove the protruding object. "Inuyasha, what are you doing? You're going to die along with your bitch, why even try?" Tilting her head, she watched him once more has he wrenched the dagger from his back and stood shakily.
Crossing her arms, she raised a brow. "What are you going to do now, mister Inuyasha the Brave; you won't be able to reach me with that before the poison on it goes through your blood system." Ending that sentence, she threw back her head and began to laugh.

Inuyasha began to stagger towards her, his eyes already beginning to blur as she finished telling him about the poison. 'I don't care, I don't care...' His mind kept telling him, as if killing her would do something to help against Kagome' own death. 'As long as she can be safe, as long as she only has one person to worry about instead of this bitch.'
Clutching her shoulders, he stood, gasping heavily for air as his throat began to close up on him. He felt himself drop down to his knees and then onto his hands as well when Kikyo brushed him off. Taking one, last, laboring breath, he scourged up the last of his strength and surged back up, plunging the dagger into Kikyo's heart.
One of the last things he heard was two voices screaming his name, one in dieing shock, and the other in recognitioning sorrow. 'Kagome,' He thought happily, realizing she had seen and understood what was happening and had been sad for him. "She'll miss me," he whispered softly, falling back to the floor and into darkness, the other thing he heard being the pounding sound of footsteps and men yelling faintly in his ears, "You're under arrest! Drop the weapons NOW!"

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Ouch, doesn't that suck? Anyway, I know this was a terrible terrible chapter, but I swear things aren't what they seem, so you'll have to keep reading to find out what happens when I post Chapter 19 tomorrow. Also, I know I said that I was going to name this chapter "It's Mine!" But some things changed. So sorry for shortness!!!!!

Anyway, please review =)