Kagome felt a bit stupid for speaking up, she knew that if she said anything wrong, he could kill her in a heartbeat. "You swear on you're life," Naraku repeated, a faint grin still falling upon his lips. "You're lucky I'm not taking that seriously," Kagome just stared in shock.

She really had to watch what she said, "What exactly do you mean by that?" she asked, almost too quiet to be heard. Naraku heard her though, no matter the quietness in her voice.

"Oh, come now." He said, looking at her. Studying her. "For a reincarnation of Kikyo, you must be smarter then you're proving to be." Kagome just looked away. She knew he was messing with her mind, and was trying not to let him succeed. "You must be wondering why I haven't killed you." Kagome shook her head stupidly, although she really was desperate to find out the reason. "Oh? You're not wondering?"

Kagome held her gaze on the room she had just emerged from, determined to take her thoughts off the desperate ambition to know why she was still alive at that very moment. Her mind was already making up a reason why she was alive, she had considered herself as bate to lure Inuyasha to Naraku.

Naraku then laughed, and let a dark humor settle into his eyes, "You fool, do you think I wanted you alive to have Inuyasha dead?!" he gave another short calm laugh, and brought his drink to his lips. After the sip he grinned. "That is an advantage I'll get, but I have much batter plans in store for you."

Kagome began to shiver with each little laugh, and dark grin he sent her; he really has no heart, she thought carelessly. "So, if Inuyasha has nothing to do with it, then you want me for my able to sense jewel shards."

"Hmmm," Naraku kept his grin and began to study her again, "You are smart, for one who travels through time." Kagome caught her breath, how did he know that?! "Yes, but of course, I know you won't do it willingly." He still held his gaze on her, "So, I suppose your soul will have to be removed." Naraku said this with a calm passion, leaving Kagome in terror.

She began to think back on the first time her soul had been taken from her, which was the time Kikyo was brought back to life... or at least back to this world. "No!" Kagome burst out, "I won't become another experiment to be manipulated!" She got to her feet, "Inuyasha will have you dead before then!"

"Not if you kill him first," Naraku hissed.

Kagome stopped, what did he mean, if I kill him first? "You creep! I would never hurt Inuyasha!" the words were tumbling out of her, but she didn't care, "Not even you could make me betray him!"

"No, I guess not." He whispered menacingly. "But, suppose I steal your soul, and remove all of your memory." Another grin played his lips, "As I've already told Sango, feelings just get in the way. This is why Kohaku can kill and slaughter an entire village without thought."

Kagome began to shake with uncontrollable emotions; she didn't want to lose her memory---but more then anything she didn't want to hurt Inuyasha.

"You know as well as I, Kagome," Naraku continued, "That Inuyasha wouldn't fight back if you tried to kill him. He loves you, which will be used against him as a weakness."

Not too long later, Inuyasha, Sango, Shippo and Miroku were all huddled around in a relaxed circle in Kaede's hut. Inuyasha hadn't spoken much, he had been having this annoying feeling all day, that Kagome was in danger. Over and over, he dismissed the thought, but it kept creeping back.

"Inuyasha!!!" A small kitsune found his way Into Inuyasha's lap; wining. "I miss Kagome!!!"

"Keh, whatever," Inuyasha responded. He wasn't in the mood for dealing with anything, he missed Kagome too. Oh course, he tried his hardest to hide his feelings, he didn't really like having the constant reminder of Kikyo being replaced.

"Inuyasha?' Sango asked, "Is something wrong?"

"NO!" he yelled, getting up. "I'm going outside, I need some fresh air!"

He left, leaving the hut quiet until he was gone. Inuyasha, didn't care that everyone watched him leave, he was too confused to think about it. Also, he was terribly weary, and the thought that Kagome was in trouble was haunting him more by the minute.

"Ah, damn it!" he cried, "Why the hell am I thinking about that wench?!" he thought maybe screaming it out in the open, might change the fact that he really cared for her. Nothing could change that, though.

He did care for her, more and more everyday, but it was harder to confess, as the more feelings grew stronger. "Damn it, Kagome," he whispered, "Why did you have to go back to your time." He walked over to the well, and found himself leaning against it, looking down into the hollowness.

He quietly pulled out the jewel she had thrown back to him, and held in his hands, looking at it. "I never meant what I said," he whispered again. Something seemed to be calling him to go back to her time before the next day.

It was that same voice that was repeating Kagome was in danger, but she couldn't. Unless, his ears pricked up, as he called himself to attention, unless something happened to her-in her time! "Kagome," he whispered that only word, before throwing himself into the well, disappearing to the twenty-first century.

A/N YAY!!! I finished another chapter! How will Inuyasha react when he discovers Kagome isn't really in her time?? And will Naraku's plan work? Will Kagome let it work? Plz review!!!