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To Be With You

Chapter 1: I'm Sorry

"Who needs you anyway Kagome, you can barely shoot an arrow, much less take down a demon!!!! At least Kikyo could take care of herself!!!!" As soon as Inuyasha spoke those words, he instantly regretted them. Especially when he saw the look of hurt in Kagome's eyes. He was just so angry and well.....as much as he hated to admit it to himself, jealous that Kagome was once again helping Kouga that he immediately started verbally attacking her. "Forget you Inuyasha, as soon as we reach the village, I'm leaving since you'd rather have Kikyo by your side. And she walked off into the night.

Immediately getting worried he ran after her and soon after suddenly he smelled Kikyo's scent. Running toward it, he saw Kagome on the ground knocked out, and farther away Kikyo walking away. "Kikyo, what have you done!!!" Inuyasha, I have merely removed the one thing keeping you from joining me in hell." Kikyo said calmly. He ran to Kagome and as soon as he bent over her checking on her injuries, Kikyo saw her opportunity and launched an arrow. Kagome woke up in just the nick of time and pulled Inuyasha down and shielded him from the arrow with her body. The arrow instantly went through her body. Inuyasha was in shock until he realized his shirt was wet, he looked down and saw the blood and thought to himself, "Funny, I don't feel any pain." Then he looked into Kagome's face and saw it was clenched in pain. Laying her down gently, he saw the damage Kikyo's arrow had done. It had blasted a hole in Kagome's torso. "No, Kagome, it'll be ok, I promise, please just stay with me.

"Inuyasha, Kagome said, "It's ok. Even though you never loved me and always dreamed of being with Kikyo, it didn't stop me from loving you more each day. And please don't feel bad, I couldn't bear it if u were sad, because even though I'm dying, I'm not sad, because even if it was for a short time, I got to be with you." And with those words Kagome died in Inuyasha's arms. As he was cradling her body he noticed a slip of paper fall out her hand. Reading it, he realized it was a song.

Inuyasha I wrote this for you,

I don't know why, but you're lost to me. Forever to be kept away.

I don't know why, but when i sleep, it feels like we're together again.

I wake up alone, fighting in the night. i search deep down, looking only for peace..."though you're still in me!"

"i said, you're just a memory, but i'm living in the past. surrounded by the descisions i had made. i'll find my peace at last, though forever and a day will pass. i'll still be here...and i don't know why"

Someday your memories will fade, but i won't be there to see it.

you'll be with me until the end of time.

My heart can't take all you've put me through. Love is blind, but so was i.

"though you're still in me"

"i said, you're just a memory, but i'm living in the past. Surrounded by the descisions i had made. i'll find my peace at last, though forever and day will pass. i'll still be here...and i don't know why..."

I don't know where the future will take me, but i know you'll be there with me.

If only in my heart, if only in my mind, you're still in me!

"i said, you're just a memory, but i'm living in the past. Surrounded by the descisions i had made. i'll find my peace at last, though forever and a day will pass. i'll still be here...and i don't know why"

mmmmm i don't know why....mmmmm why.....i don't know why!

"Kagome, I'm so sorry." Please don't leave me" And alone Inuyasha cried for the first tine since his mother died. "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"

Thanks to my pal Beth Newcomb for writing the song that goes with this story!!!!