This chapter dedicated to the one who means the most to me. To the one person who has enough patience to put up with me for eleven years. Melissa a.k.a. Mel - Eberhardy - Ebby - Melly-Whelly - (I'm a cruel person when it comes to nicknames.)

Also folks, I know this story has to be confusing with so many freaking characters...but as you can see, they were all here for a reason.


CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Till The End of Time.

The second Gore was completely gone, his bleached bones lying on the floor, Demona stood to her new regenerated feet. She was staring at her leg, laughing loudly as she lifted back up into the air.

"We're screwed." Spike gulped as he grabbed Rei and jumped in front of her, shielding her from any attack Demona might try.

"We have to do something." Katsumi growled.

"Yeah but what?" Duo groaned. "She's already almost killed Miroku and Sango."

"They're not dead…" Kenji interrupted "just unconscious."

"But they're not walking around either are they?" Duo snapped. "What are we supposed to do? We can't fight her…none of us can…not even Kagome."

"Speak for yourself." Kagome snapped as she slowly teetered out of Inuyasha's arms, her hand was clutched to her wound across her stomach, but no one seemed to notice. "Demona!" She screamed. I will fight you.

Demona turned to stare down at Kagome, "Please little girl, you can barely stand, what makes you think you can fight me now that I am completely restored."

Kagome really didn't have an answer. She just glared stubbornly. "I will win this." She told herself. "I have to."

Kagome turned to look up into Inuyasha's eyes and smiled. "I'm going to win, Yash. I just have to…or else how are we all going to survive."

"Kagome…."

"It's okay, Inu, I can win this thing…and if I can't then Midoriko can."

"Kagome…don't." Sion persisted. "It's not-"

"Let me guess? Safe?"

Sion nodded but Kagome just rolled her eyes before she turned to look up at Demona. I can do this. Kagome slowly began to lift into the air; her arm still clutched to her side, but Kagome didn't make it five feet when her strength gave out and she collapsed to the floor.

"Kagome."

Demona snorted as she flung her arms apart once again and produced her special black hole attack in front of her stomach.

"Just die already, you little brat." Demona sent a blast of black energy hurling towards Kagome.

Inuyasha instinctively jumped in front of her and swiped his claws through Demona's attack, ending it there.

Demona stared at him, "you boy. You are the Osuwari boy are you not?"

Inuyasha growled angrily. "What's it to you?"

Demona just laughed and shrugged her shoulders. "I can tell by the way that you deflected my attack that you are Inukai's son…there's no doubt in my mind…" She smirked. Maybe she had underestimated Inuyasha. Maybe because Inukai cherished humans so much Inuyasha became his favorite…and if that was the case then Demona knew Inuyasha would have been taught all of his father's attacks, tricks, and whatnot. Maybe this kid might just be worth fighting after all.

Demona mentally picked Kagome up from behind Inuyasha's back and lifted the girl high above his head. Kagome wiggled and kicked and screamed but she was going nowhere. Demona tightened her hold on Kagome, making the girl scream in pain.

Inuyasha glared up at Demona, a primitive growl vibrating up his throat. "Leave her alone, Demona. She's not Midoriko…Kagome didn't do anything to you."

"Yeah…right," Demona snorted. "My leg just popped off on its own." She thought for a moment. "I tell you what, Osuwari…if you can defeat me…I'll give you the girl." She smirked. It was time to end this half-breed's life. A waste of perfectly good flesh and demon strength.

Inuyasha didn't wait for her to speak again; instead he leapt up high into the air and grabbed Kagome. He tried to bring her down with him but Demona had her rooted to her spot. Inuyasha dangled from his grip of Kagome's hand as he stared up into her eyes. Kagome winced in pain as she held on to Inuyasha with both hands. She was trapped. This was probably the most awkward moment of his life.

"I'm going to save you, Kagome. I promise."

Kagome only smiled weakly. "Don't kid yourself." Her voice was as weak as her smile, but her words stung. Kagome had given up; he could see it in her eyes.

"I promise." He let go of her, falling to the ground. He readied himself, not knowing how to attack or how to save her. But he had to. Suddenly he felt someone take his hand, he looked down and saw Katsumi smiling up at him.

"We're going to do this together, Inu."

The rest of the team joined hands with the exception of the Coach.

"I don't know how the hell we're going to do it, but we're doing it together."

Hiei stood out from the crowd, blaring angrily up at Demona. He didn't know what to do. How was he supposed to save his students? It had been hard enough trying to fight the security guards…he had bruises to prove it. "Let her go, Demona. She's just an innocent bystander."

Demona glared down at him, "well, well, well. If it isn't Hiei Akita, the son of the jagon demon Mikato. I can read your mind, fool. Now you of all people I never would have predicted to team up with the Last Miko. A miko assassin…" she snorted "…joining links with Midoriko's reincarnation?"

Hiei's stern glare was unshaking. There was something about him at that moment. Something strange.

Spike turned to look down at Rei. "You're dad was an assassin?"

Rei's cheeks turned bright red. "Yeah…but when he met my mother, Botan (haha…only me) He…went good?"

Spike's smile spread from ear to ear. "Deep Forest High has the most kick ass teachers."

Hiei seemed stern and yet his expression was blank and empty. His voice was undisturbed and yet forceful. It was almost like in that moment he was the assassin again, not the Coach.

Rei parted from the rest of the group to stand by her father, taking his hand. "Daddy…what are you doing?"

He didn't answer her at first, only squeezed her hand, his daughter's hand. "Something really stupid."

Demona watched as the two eagle eyes of the short man slowly evolved into three. The same went for his daughter. Jagon eye.

Demona snorted as she tightened her hold around Kagome even more, literally squeezing the life out of her. Kagome tried to break Demona's mental hold with a chant but it didn't work…if only she had the strength for an energy blast.

Hiei screamed angrily before he jumped into the air, leaving his daughter on the ground. He brought his sword around to slice at Demona but she just laughed, grabbed him around the neck, knocked the weapon out of his hands, and began choking him. He tried to show no pain, but it was nearly impossible. He brought his hand around and in turn grabbed her neck and tried to choke her. Demona gasped for air before she threw him away from her. She glanced around to find the little man but…he wasn't to be seen.

Rei also lifted into the air, bolts of electricity flashing around her as her jagon eye turned bright red. Rei locked onto Demona's throat with a stream of lightening that took on the appearance of an arm. The lightening fried Demona's hair.

Hiei suddenly appeared behind Demona's back, stabbing her between the shoulder blades with his sword. His weapon was different from others of its kind. It was made from the energy of an electric demon. As the blade pierced through Demona, the electricity flowed into her, forcing her to jerk violently. She screamed, before her body became engulfed in a large circular ball of black energy. The sphere knocked Hiei into the wall, and as it grew it pinned him there, crushing him. Rei still held her ground as she produced more electricity around herself and aiming it at Demona's force field, but Rei's attacks did nothing other than bounce off it.

"What are we going to do?" Katsumi screamed. "How are we supposed to attack her? All our best fighters are knocked out cold. Miroku…he's a monk…the closest thing to a miko he have, Sango…a demon hunter, Kagome…The Last Miko, Coach Hiei…and Rei's not going to last much longer either-"

"What are you talking about." Taki interrupted her. "We've still got you guys…and Inuyasha and Sion…they both won first and second place at last years tournament."

Katsumi practically snorted. "Neither of them can do anything…Inuyasha can't reach Demona…not as long as she can fly and produce force fields. And Sion…well I don't know what the hell he is but I'm almost positive that if he's been with Demona for over a year then she's probably got some kind of spell on him or something where he can't harm her."

Inuyasha turned to look Sion in the eye. "Is this true?"

Sion shook his head no. "As far as I know Demona didn't do anything like that to me…she trusted me too much to do it." He lied.

"What kind of demon are you exactly anyway?"

"I'm not sure…I just know that Demona can't harm me…I know I can sometimes read minds, lift things by thinking about it, can turn invisible, walk through walls, and can shape shift into any animal I like."

"Boy you just got the whole package didn't you?" Inuyasha snorted. "Wait…animal? Any animal? Even one that doesn't really exist?"

"What exactly do you mean?" Sion's brow creased.

Rei tried to mentally over power Demona, but she couldn't, and as Demona's force field grew, it hit Rei head on before the girl could move. Rei was electrocuted, and then dropped to the floor.

"I told you Rei wouldn't last much longer." Katsumi snapped. But she had personally had enough. She slowly let her power surge through her, her appearance changing drastically. Suddenly her fangs were like a saber-tooth. Her back hunched over until she was on all fours. Her claws resembled paws, and her tail grew like a whip. She snarled…now in her full…fury, demon form. She was in such a primitive state that she was no longer able to speak like a human…but as an animal.

Everyone looked at each other, their fears rising. They had wished it hadn't come to this. What she was doing was dangerous…when in your full demon form your mind is the easiest to control, although your body is in its strongest peek.

Spike hunched over, his green wolf-like ears suddenly lifting up to the top of his scalp. His nose grew longer, becoming a snout. His fangs bared, glinting in the moonlight.

Inuyasha watched on in desperation. This was when he hated being half human. He didn't have the ability to change into a complete demon form. He was always stuck like he was born when he could be turning into a powerful animal like Spike and Katsumi. But he didn't feel alone; Duo and the others didn't have a full demon form either. Fire demons, ice demons, psychic demons, they always stayed as they were.

Katsumi hissed angrily, her tail whipping around her. Spike stood by her side.

Demona's force field faded away as she stared down at Spike and Katsumi. She laughed.

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty." She mocked.

Katsumi roared before she leapt onto the wall, and began running across it for Demona.

Demona watched as Katsumi jumped forwards and bit into her arm, almost ripping it off. Demona slung Katsumi into a rafter. But to her amazement the 'kitty' didn't come back down. Katsumi instead hid amongst the support beams like a jungle cat did inside the bamboo. Demona tried to read out Katsumi's brainwaves but there were none. She was an animal now.

Spike howled. Before he jumped into the air and grabbed Demona's leg, jerking and gnawing at it violently. Demona mentally locked onto him, and yanked him off of her. She lifted him up by the neck to face her. Spike snarled at her like any wolf would do.

Demona wasn't amused. "You filthy - mangy - flea bag - mutt."

He barked at her, and tried to bite at her face but she was to far away.

"What an animal. I ought to devour you now…" she glanced down at her injured leg. "…You owe me…that's for sure, but…" She smirked evilly. She closed her eyes, and mentally entered his brain. "I have a much better idea."

Spike's snarling and barking slowly died down as his mind was invaded. His amber eyes began to bleed red. And when Demona was finished she released him, letting him drop to the floor. "Good boy…now…attack them." She pointed at Inuyasha and the others.

Asami, Daisuke, Duo, Hiro, Inuyasha, Kenji, Ryoko, Sano, Sion, and Taki all looked at each other in horror as Spike slowly turned to face them.

Spike's beady red eyes pierced through his 'friends' as he snarled at them. He slowly began advancing, obeying Demona's command.

Ryoko grabbed onto Hiro. "What are we going to do? He'll kill us…but we can't harm him."

Hiro growled. "We have to defend ourselves."

"No." Ryoko protested. "We can't hurt him…it's Spike…he doesn't know what he's doing." Tears of fear were forming in her eyes. "We can't hurt Spike…he's my little sister's friend."

Katsumi suddenly soared out of the rafters and landed on Demona's back, catching the original demon off guard. Demona reached around and grabbed Katsumi by the fur of her neck, before she threw her to the ground beside Spike. Demona mentally grabbed Katsumi and pried into her mind.

Katsumi's eyes bled red.

"Help him," Demona ordered.

Katsumi slowly turned around to look at the others.

Ryoko's tears became hot. "Katsumi's…my little sister."

Hiro grabbed Ryoko and pushed her into a boxing ring. "Stay there." He ordered.

Ryoko rolled her eyes. "My Hiro…the hero." He knew she was just as powerful as he was, if not more. So why did he get to be the macho hero and save the day? Men and their egos. They have to be the one to protect their women, it can never be the other way around, or God forbid. "Don't hurt them." She ordered.

Hiro turned to Spike and Katsumi before he jerked off his jacket and threw it to the side. It was time for him to do his part. He had to stop Katsumi and Spike without hurting them. He didn't know if he could do it or not, but he was going to try.

Meanwhile, Ryoko lifted herself into the air, glancing up towards Kagome. "Hold on, Kag…I'll help you."

Hiro, a half-ling like Inuyasha, tossed aside the rosary beads that dangled from his neck.

"Hiro, what the hell are you doing?" Duo snapped.

"I'm going to stop them." Hiro's appearance had changed for the worse. His eyes went bright neon yellow; his pupils became long and thin like a reptile. His skin started to darken to a sickly shade of green, and scales began to breakout all over his body. His pants ripped, letting a long and reptilian tail slither its way out. And his tongue became long and narrow, flicking out of his mouth and into the air like a snake. Reptilianiaria Demon. Hiro bared out his venomous fangs daringly but Spike and Katsumi continued to advance forwards.

Ryoko flew to Kagome's side, where she hung from midair. "Kagome are you alright?"

Kagome bit her lip and shook her head no. "I can't breath." She gasped.

Ryoko nodded. She pointed her hand at the area where she could only guess where Demona's hold was, before she let an energy blast flow. Ryoko's attack seemed to work.

Kagome suddenly realized gravity as she went falling downwards. Ryoko flew down and caught her.

"Are you alright, Kagome?" She looked at Kagome's wounds. "We need to get you to a hospital…pronto. "

The second they landed on the floor Kagome took off running towards Hiro. "Stop…don't hurt them."

Hiro grumbled as he threw Ryoko off his back. "What do you think I'm doing? This isn't exactly a walk in the park."

Kagome stood beside Hiro, holding out her hands. She wasn't sure what she was doing was smart but she had to help them. She began chanting a prayer in her mind as she let small streams of white and golden energy draw towards Katsumi and Spike. All of Kagome's mental strain was set on waking her friends up from Demona's spell. But unfortunately it left Kagome wide open.

Demona stopped Kagome in her tracks by enveloping Kagome in a dome of electricity. Kagome stared in horror up at Demona as the electricity began to electrocute Kagome very slowly and painfully. Kagome fell to her knees, letting all of the night's tears just come pouring down. We can't win this. We can't. We're all going to loose - we're all going to die. Kagome thought about all of her friends. She was going to let them just die? Not without a fight. But she had already fought; she had gashes all over her body to prove it. What am I going to do?

Inuyasha explained his idea to Sion. "All you have to do is…turn into a giant bird that can actually fly, and I can ride…and you can get me up there to kill Demona."

Sion frowned at first. If Demona was in control of his soul, then would he die when she died? He knew the answer and he didn't care anymore. "Why don't I just fight her on my own?"

"Because…I want to do it." Inuyasha bared his fangs in Demona's direction. "I want to end this…now." He spared a glance over at Kagome. It felt like his heart was being stabbed. He hated to see her cry…and in pain. He watched as the others did all they could to free her. Taki even tried to absorb the force field but it only ended up being too much for him and knocking him unconscious. It seemed like they were helpless. It felt like they were helpless.

Sion nodded, but instead of turning into a bird like Inuyasha had suggested, he formed a flat force field under their feet, and used it like some kind of hovering disk to lift them up.

Inuyasha stared down in amazement as the people below them got smaller and smaller and smaller.

Demona was staring at them. Her eyes seemed murderous when they landed on Sion. "You little fool." She hissed. "It's because of you all this has happened."

Sion stayed unfazed.

"I've lost everything because of my kindness to you. I've lost everything…even that treacherous vampire Dante."

"He loved you, you know." Sion's face and voice was emotionless.

"I hate the filthy bastard…it's because of him that Gore is gone."

"No. If I'm not mistaken you're the one who devoured him. Not that I mind. But Dante Doi had nothing to do with it. Dante was a great…person…" granted a thorough breed idiot, but a good person.

She snorted, and then with her lightening speed and agility she had grabbed Sion around the neck and lifted him off the disk. Her eyes were redder than he had ever seen them. Her grip was stern; he couldn't breathe at all.

"You." She hissed. "I trusted you. I knew you hated me…but I knew that you also needed me. I did so much for you, boy. And this is how you repay me? By siding with mikos, monks, demon hunters, and half-lings? You make me sick." She tightened her grip even more, trying to snap his neck, when suddenly her arm began to glow. She screamed as she let go of him, throwing him back onto the hovering disk beside Inuyasha.

Sion smirked. "I told you she can't hurt me. It's because she owns my soul. It's like I have become a part of her or something…she can't hurt me without hurting herself."

Inuyasha stared at him in disbelief…if Sion could do all these things why hadn't they just let him fight in the first place? But Inuyasha just pushed that out of his head as he grabbed the sword that dangled from his side.

Demona stared at him in disgust, "do you really think that puny weapon will do you any good?"

"You're forgetting something, Demona." Inuyasha growled. "This was my father's sword." He jumped off the disk and into the sky, bringing his sword down on her.

Demona put a force field up and as his weapon hit it the sparks flew. It seemed like it was a matter of wills as they both struggled to over power the other.

Sion took the disk and began flying circles around the dueling pair, looking for a weak spot to attack Demona from. He knew what he was doing would kill him. It was something he had neglected to tell the others or Dante or anyone. If Demona died, he died. He would have to be the martyr. He had never told this to anyone. He felt guilty. If he was so willing to die then why was he afriad of death so much sometimes? It was why he hadn't attacked her himself yet. He knew if he did then he would be the one to suffer not her. He had hoped that the others would kill her without his help…then maybe…just maybe he could live. But it didn't look like it was going to work that way.

He entered from the side, slicing through her force field like butter, his arm took the shape of an ax as he brought it along and sliced at Demona's head. It fell off.

Sion, as he had predicted, fell to the floor.

But Demona wasn't through. Since she was able to catch her head before it got out of her grasp, unlike her old leg which still lied by the judge's table; she was able to put her head right back on. She smirked as she tore her hand upwards, and through her force field, taking hold of Inuyasha's wrist.

He tried to bite at her hand but she just pulled it through her force field, along with his arm.

Inuyasha winced as his arm began to feel like it was being ripped off.

Demona laughed as she kept pulling him further and further into her force field. "Poor little puppy. Why don't you just die like your father?" She jerked half his body through.

Inuyasha screamed.

But Demona wasn't finished. She took Inuyasha's own sword and rammed it through his shoulder. Inuyasha's eyes wrenched closed. But she still wasn't done with him yet. She pulled his head through and leaned in, touching her lips to his.

Inuyasha's eyes snapped open; he swiped his free hand across her face, raking his claws over her flesh.

She shrieked, but she didn't release him. Instead she dug her own claws into his already bicep shoulder. "Does this hurt?" She twisted her nails inside of him making him scream again. But he refused to give up. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her claws out of him, before he rammed his fist into her nose. She staggered in the air, but caught her balance.

"Half breed." She hissed before she intensified her force field. The electricity around Inuyasha engrossed him. But he still didn't give up. All he could think about was saving Kagome.

"Eat this bitch." He took his sword out of his arm and jammed it into her face. Demona tried to stop it, but all of her demonic energy was set on controlling her force field. She let go of Inuyasha, who just went falling to the floor of her spherical force field.

He hunched over in pain. What was he supposed to do?

Demona pulled the sword out of her, letting her wound heal quickly until only a red scar remained. She murderously glared down at Inuyasha.

"Just for that I think I'll devour your little girlfriend's face…but not before you." She picked him up and threw him into the wall of her force field. He fell with a thud. She picked him up again, but this time she produced a laser sword and rammed it into his chest.

Inuyasha's body by now was covered in bloody bruises. Was this what it was like to be Kagome? No wonder she seems to go insane when she fights.

With his last bit of strength Inuyasha took his claws and sliced them across Demona's throat. It did nothing.

She pulled him close to her again, pressing her life sucking lips against his. "Tell your father I said hey."

Kagome stared up at Inuyasha in horror. Was this what she was going to let happen to her friends? Was she going to let them all be devoured by Demona?

"I WON'T LET THEM DIE!"

The entire room froze.

Kagome pushed herself to her knees, even as the electricity crackled around her. She glared through the dome at Demona.

"Demona," Kagome ordered, "It's time you die." Kagome's eyes went scarlet. It wasn't the demon or the miko or Midoriko herself…it was Kagome's anger. Kagome literally walked through Demona's force field, acting as if it were the air itself. Kagome took to the sky with ease. There was something about Kagome at that moment that seemed invincible. Something about her seemed sinister. She was going to win. And Demona was going to die. There were no questions asked.

Demona smirked, as she released the unconscious Inuyasha and tossed him clear across the room, landing against the wall with a thud before he fell silent amongst the rest of the unconscious team members.

Kagome turned her attention to Spike and Katsumi who were wrestling with Hiro and Daisuke, who had shape shifted into a tiger. She pointed her hand at them, sending a burst of wind that blew Spike and Katsumi into a wall with a loud yelp. Kagome said a small chant before her two friends reverted to their human appearances. Their minds back to their rightful owners and their bodies unconscious. Kagome didn't even break a sweat.

It seemed like a lot of the team was unconscious now. Asuka, Coach Hiei, Inuyasha, Katsumi, Miroku, Rei, Sango, Sion, Spike, and even Taki.

"Impressive," Demona laughed. "Not many people could have broken a mind control spell so easily."

Kagome turned her angry eyes on her. "I've had enough." Kagome lifted into the air before she quickly disappeared. Demona frowned as she searched the room for Kagome. She reappeared behind Demona. "Tell me, how does this hurt?" Kagome, who now had Inuyasha's sword in her hands, thrust it into Demona's back. She twisted it before jerking it out and then ramming it right back in again.

She grabbed Demona by the throat and slid the sword right under her chin. Demona's eyes were the size of saucers. Kagome had never been angrier in her life. Kagome took and slit Demona's throat, even though it did no good before she engulfed them both in a force field that seemed to fill the entire room with a blinding white light, destroying everything in it's path, until a large crater was all that was left of the fifth, fourth, and third floor.

"This is for everyone I almost lost because of you…and this is for Midoriko."

The light seemed to swirl with golden mist, and red bolts of lightening. It looked like something out of this world. Something out of a Star Trek movie or something.

Daisuke, Asami, and Sano all held hands completely mystified. This was something they would only witness once in a lifetime. Duo stood by Katsumi's sleeping form. He watched Kagome, never tearing his eyes away, until her force field grew too powerful and he couldn't look into it any longer. Hiro and Ryoko held each other in a corner. And Kenji held onto Asuka's body. These were the only people who remained conscious.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" Asami gaped.

Daisuke and Sano nodded.

"I've never seen anything more deadly in my life." Ryoko gulped. "Do you think it's enough?"

Hiro nodded. "Yeah…it's definitely enough…."

Ryoko froze. "Kagome's going to…waste up all of her…power." She's going to die.

The light engulfed Demona, literally ripping her body into shreds. She was gone. At last she was gone. But as she had said 'not without a price.'

Kagome floated in the center of the energy, her eyes closed, the wind whipping at her hair and cloths. And as the white light slowly faded away Kagome lowered onto the floor softly. Her eyes slowly returned to their natural grayish blue tent. She stared around at everything, almost discovering the battlefield for the first time. She was horrified. Had she really done all this?

She turned to stare down at Demona's body before she froze up in horror, her heart pounding in her chest. But she couldn't tear her eyes away, couldn't look away, it was too horrific. She stood there, never moving. She had killed someone; there was no doubt about it. Demona was dead. She had taken Demona's life. Kagome couldn't believe what she had done. The blood of another person was covering her cloths. She felt so impure and dirty. But how had she even done it in the first place?

Kagome held her stomach, pain burning into her side. She had completely forgotten about her own wounds…but she just ignored them. The pain wasn't important…only the dismembered body of Demona that laid before her occupied her mind.

Kagome's eyes jerked over to Inuyasha: he laid across the floor, leaning against the wall.

Kagome's conscious friends stared at her in disbelief…what had happened? What had come over her? Where had this sudden surge of power come from?

Kagome was terrified. Everything was blurry…it felt like everything around her was silent, the world closing in on her. She was too shocked and stunned to speak or move. She was frozen, frozen solid. And time had stopped around her, everything going in slow motion; she could hear her heart pounding against her ribs, her breath getting deeper and deeper. She wanted to scream to scream for all she was worth. She didn't know how life would go on, how she could move from this spot…all she wanted to do was stand there, never move again. And yet it was all over. She was safe now.

Kagome suddenly gasped. The pain in her side grew until she didn't know if it was actually pain anymore. It was numbing. Kagome lifted her hand in front of her face; it was covered in a thick red liquid. She was bleeding…really badly. The blood was pouring from her, staining her clothes on its way down to the floor, forming a puddle. Kagome's eyes darted over to Inuyasha…she saw his lifeless body.

Tears forming in her eyes, Kagome slowly walked towards him; trying to call out his name, but her mouth couldn't seem to form the words. "In…Inu…. Inu…ya-ya-ya… sh…sha." Kagome stumbled slightly, but she kept on pushing herself towards him, reaching out for him. Her strength was draining from her, she could feel it flow away from her along with her blood. She limply reached out for him and stumbled again, but this time, she fell to her knees. She winced in pain, just before everything seemed to go numb again…but it wasn't pain that was on her mind. All she could think about was Inuyasha. She had to apologize. She had to see him smile at her. She didn't know if he was alive or dead.

Taking up all the energy she had left, she crawled towards him, a visible trail of blood followed behind her. She was going to bleed to death, but she didn't care, she just wanted to see Inuyasha's cocky smirk…alive and well.

"Inu…ya…sha." She begged. Kagome was only a foot away from him when everything went dark. She collapsed, lying in the middle of the blood stained floor; her eyes stared darkly up at the half demon's face…and then nothing.

Inuyasha's eyes blinked open; he could smell blood…her blood. The first thing he saw was Kagome's tear and blood stained face. His heart stopped. Was she dead? No…it couldn't be. Inuyasha, forcing his beaten and bruised body to move, reached out, and touched her fearfully…nothing happened. Her body was still warm, but all he saw was blood. "Kagome!" He screamed, as the sight of her wounds finally sunk in.

Inuyasha pulled her gently into his arms, digging his face into her crimson covered shirt. "Kagome…" he whimpered. "Say something." He quivered. "Ple…please…say something. Please, please…" he sobbed, shaking her lightly, praying that he could bring life back to her. "Don't leave me." He grabbed her shoulders, staring down into her pale face. "Please…I'll do anything…just stay here…just stay with me…I don't want you to go. I wrote that poem, Demonic Little Angel…it was me…do you hear me? I did it…not Spike, not Kouga…it was me. I'm the one…" He shook her. "You're not supposed to die." Tears poured from his eyes. "Don't leave me, damn it." He screamed; he shook her again, almost too violently. "I'll do anything…I'm…sorry…I'm sorry okay. Sorry for fighting with you…sorry about all the stupid stuff I said…I didn't mean it. I'll do anything." He burrowed his face into her sleeve. "I promise…just don't leave me…"

Inuyasha whimpered into Kagome's shirt, he didn't want to move. He didn't want to let her go. It wasn't possible. How could he live without her? Inuyasha wanted more than anything to just crawl up into a little ball beside her and lay there until he died.

"Inu……….ya…sha?" Kagome coughed, blood trickling down her cheek. "It's…over."

Inuyasha's head snapped up as he stared down at her with his blood covered face. "Kagome." He gasped, pulling her into a hug. He could smell her blood, burning into his nostrils.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome's voice was so weak. "I'm…sor…sorry."

"It's not your fault." He cradled her. "Thank God you're alive."

"Inuyasha, I'm cold."

He instinctively pulled her closer to him, trying to warm her with his own body heat. "It's going to be okay, Kagome." He held her close to him, "Ryoko!" He screamed, staring over at the girl. "Call an ambulance."

She nodded, but inwardly she knew there was no way she could do that. Not with all the precautions they had set up. She stood to her feet, wobbling from side to side, Hiro instinctively helping her. They both looked at each other gravely.

"Come on." She whispered to him. "The mini-mart's just down the road. We have to hurry."

"I'll take you." Sano stood to his feet. "I'm a speed demon. I can get you there in seconds…or I'll go alone if you like."

Ryoko nodded, and almost instantly Sano sped out of the room like lightening, leaving a trail of dust behind.

Ryoko turned to Asami. "Can you take your illusion barriers down from here?"

Asami nodded, and did as she was told.

Inuyasha's face was dug into Kagome's hair as he held her in his arms, savoring his tears of joy. She was alive…she was alive. He couldn't contain his happiness. "I love you." He whispered into her hair, he had said it so softly that she hadn't heard him. Hurry Sano…oh God please hurry.

Kagome's eyes closed softly as she slowly passed out; she let out a deep sigh.

Inuyasha just held her closer, not knowing that the best thing to do was keep Kagome awake. He was just glad she was alive and that he could feel her warmth. She needs rest. He thought. That's all she needs; she's going to be fine.

The world around Inuyasha slowly went quiet, the world seemed to become deathly still around him, until he could no longer hear anything. And that frightened him, he suddenly couldn't hear Kagome's breathing, he couldn't hear a heart beat…he couldn't hear anything. He didn't know if she was alive or dead.

Inuyasha grasped onto her. Oh God please no…don't take her, God…please don't take her from me…I beg you…don't take her away.

Inuyasha held her as close to him as possible, cursing himself for letting this happen. He blamed himself…he should have been able to stop it…should have been able to protect her, to save her…from herself.

He clenched his eyes shut, saying a silent prayer to himself. I promise God, if you just let her live…I'll never do anything to hurt her again. I'll protect her. I'll never let anything ever happen to her. Hell, I'll even stay away from her if that's what you want…just give her another chance. Don't take her away, please…please don't. I swear to God, I'll do anything damn it. Just don't let her die. I promise I'll never call her bitch, or whore, or anything…ever again. I promise. I'll do anything. Take my life not hers. Take me damn it…how can you just leave me here without her? It's not fair. He broke down, crying into Kagome's shirt freely, he didn't care anymore, didn't care what people think, didn't care what he looked like, didn't care how pathetic he looked crying. It didn't matter…he was in love…with someone, as Spike had once said:

'Kagome is the girl you or I can never have…she's the kind of girl who haunts you in your dreams taunting you with reality…she's a…a demonic little angel.'

She was someone he could never have.Can you hear me now

Can you hear me now

Can you hear me now that I am gone

Are you bleeding still

Are you bleeding still

Are you bleeding still now that I am…


Is she alive or dead? No one knows but me.

Also I'm sorry this story isn't like the typical one where Inuyasha saves the day, he can do anything and whatnot......sorry to burst your bubble (actually it's mine) but he ain't God. I had someone email me and ask why Inuyasha wasn't valiantly saving the day. ::snort:: Sorry, but the point of this story, or the moral at least, is that no matter who you are you need friends. Even the great (stubborn) Inuyasha needs them to back him up when he's down on his last leg. That's the point I was trying to get across at least with this story. You need friends to be there for you, and you for them. (Sounds like something off of Sailor Moon doesn't it? lol)

Sorry folks, but I won't be updating for another month or so, been having some problems lately and whatnot...but if you want I'll rethink that. All you have to do is press the button and type away....