I seriously hate the rain. It is supposed to rain for like another week. I think I'm going to die. All this rain is to depressing. And plus my mom is having a yard sale for the next three days so I have to be out in the rain constantly for the next three days. Oh fun. I just can't wait. Oh well maybe I can get some more chapters written so I can update . . . whenever I get the chance. I wish it would get sunny again. Anyway, I hope you all like the chapter despite the lovely weather outside. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha I would be the luckiest girl in the world. (I'd be so happy!) And probably wouldn't be writing this on fan fiction.

Chapter 3- Kikyo's Decision

The arrow got caught by the wind at the last moment and missed Kagome's heart but instead embedded itself into her shoulder. She flinched even while she was unconscious. Blood seeped and stained her school uniform.

"This time I won't miss." Kikyo said readying another arrow and moved closer.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled running towards her.

Kagome's eyes fluttered and she smiled at him as she fought to stay awake. The brown eyes twinkled and a tear from the pain fell as she passed out again whispering Inuyasha's name.

Kikyo shot another arrow. This one had perfect aim. She would not ruin her goal.

There was one thing wrong though. To her surprise it was not Kagome who it hit. Inuyasha's moan of pain was instead heard to her much displeasure.

The boy lay on top of Kagome, shielding her body from any more attacks. An arrow now stuck out of his back putting blood onto his black hair.

"What?!" Kikyo yelled in anger. "You stupid hanyou! Getting in the way will not help you. It will only cause more pain. Now you will both die at once. How romantic. Don't' you agree Inuyasha?"

Miroku ran over and stood in front of the two holding out his staff. He was prepared to hold up a shield. There was no way he was going to let his friends die like this. Besides Sango would never forgive him.

"I will protect you two. There is still time to heal you." He said firmly.

Kikyo didn't know exactly what to do. This is not at all how she had figured things to happen. Everything was screwed up.

She quickly decided to do the only thing she could. Once again holding out her bow and arrows and pointed it at all three people.

"I can kill all of you in one shot." She warned cocking at the ready.

"Please . . . . ." she heard Inuyasha whisper.

He then turned his head and coughed up a huge amount of blood getting it all over the grass and some on Kagome.

Then he blinked and continued on. "I want to remember you as the person I once cared for. The first person I ever loved and hoped to spend my life with. Never do I want to remember you as the person who became my enemy and tried to rob me of the only happiness I have left in the world."

The priestess was taken aback by this. Her hands quivered a little and her seriousness faltered. Usually nothing could affect her but something was different about his tone in his voice. Something tugged at her heart as she remembered the past with him.

Inuyasha looked up at Kikyo and smiled.

"Please Kikyo . . . . please . . . . don't do it. Think of what we once were. Please . . . Kagome doesn't deserve to die like this. Neither does Miroku. This is between you and me."

Kikyo as evil as she in her heart, was not completely heartless. In her surprise of the tone of his voice and his request, dropped her weapon to her side.

"Inuyasha I . . . ." she began but couldn't think of what to say.

"Thank you Kikyo . . . ." Inuyasha said lying his head back down on Kagome's chest.

Miroku lowered his staff with a sigh of relief.

"I'm so glad you are not going to kill anyone any more. For this was getting quite tiresome I will have to admit." The monk said straightening out his sleeves.

Suddenly Kikyo regained her composure and evil smile.

"Oh I'm not killing anyone tonight. But, I will soon. I never said I wasn't going to kill Inuyasha." She said flipping her hair back lazily.

"Oh boy." Miroku said shaking his head.

"I just wasn't having enough fun today. I think I will give you all a month or two to heal up. Then I will kill you all. Inuyasha is coming with me to Hell. No one can stop me from that." The girl said with a laugh.

With that she picked up the rest of her arrows and disappeared into the forest.

"Maybe Kikyo still has some heart left after all." Inuyasha said quietly.

"What great taste in women you have Inuyasha." The monk laughed.

Inuyasha ignored him and got off Kagome. He then removed the arrow from his back and flinched only a little at its pain. Then he removed the one from Kagome's shoulder carefully. The girl grimaced and cried out in her unconscious state.

"Miroku," Inuyasha said turning to the monk, "be useful and give me some cloth to wrap this wound. I don't think mine will work for this kind of injury."

"Right."

The human Inuyasha grabbed the cloth Miroku found in his sleeves and wrapped it around Kagome's shoulder and under her arm for support.

She did not respond at all and this worried the boy. Something else he noticed was she was running a fever. Kikyo's special arrow was beginning to take effect.

"Dammit! We don't have much time. We have to get her to Kaede." Inuyasha said putting her on his back. This hurt him badly because of his wound but he didn't care. Kagome was way more important.

He held her tightly to his back and put her arms around his neck. He then ran as fast as his legs would take him. When he was like this there was no way he could leap and jump.

"Damn! This is going to take forever. Damn Kikyo and her stupid freaking arrows!" the boy said over and over again.

They ran quickly but only made it halfway to the village before Inuyasha collapsed and fell to the ground.

"Inuyasha!" Miroku said running to his side. "Are you alright?"

Inuyasha looked up at Miroku and halfway smiled. He now too was sweating heavily.

"Do I look all right monk? Guess that arrow poison is getting to me now too. This is why I hate being mortal." He said.

Miroku pulled Kagome off Inuyasha's back and laid her beside a tree. He then set Inuyasha up against the tree that he had set the girl beside.

"Go ahead to the village and get Kaede. I'll be fine. I can keep Kagome safe." Inuyasha said weakly.

"But-"

"Just go, dammit all! Miroku we don't have time for this crap! Just go before I change back and rip your head off for being  so slow."

Not wanting to be wasting time (or have his head ripped off) Miroku did as he was told for once. He vanished into the forest as he headed for Kaede's village.

Inuyasha stared at the limp girl that lie beside him. Although a million horrible thoughts were going through his head he smiled and pulled Kagome gently by her waist so her head rested on his lap.

"You did this once for me and I never thanked you properly. Besides this could be our last night together if Miroku doesn't hurry his ass up. Kikyo might just get her wish tonight. But lets not think about that. I want to repay you for all you have done for me. For right now this is the best I can do." He said as if she could hear him.

The boy then bent down, kissed Kagome on her cold moist lips, and lay back against the tree with a sigh. He then took her hands and held them tightly as if he were to let go he would loose her.

Then he became dizzy, slipped out of consciousness, and knew no more.