And the third part...

UPDATE: I changed it so that It'll be less confusing. Sorry if you guys got really really confused!!! ^_^()

ANOTHER UPDATE: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! The fanfic.net thing messed everything up and replaced the wrong chappie!!! AAAH AHHH AHHHH!!!!! Ok ok, hopefully it's fixed now……o_O

Sorry Koto-chawan!!!!!!!!! T___________T

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Something seemed to stretch and snap inside of her. Like the sickening way you feel the ripping of a muscle. Under the strain, Kagome's mind snapped and released a series of images, like an unfocused dream. Crimson spilled across her eyes. Blood. It could be nothing except for blood. And her hands were soaked in it. Her hands were small, a young child's hands. And a body lay before her. A small body, still gasping for its last breath. Its face was covered in blood too. It should have been unrecognizable, the blood was everywhere, on everything. But she knew those terrified chocolate brown eyes, that mop of blood soaked dark hair. Suddenly the blood swallowed her. She drew in a sharp breath and her eyes widened.

He's dead.

She killed him.

"Can't..."

Hojo cocked his head at her and asked, "What was that?"

            Kagome shrieked and threw Hojo off her. Hojo grunted and stumbled backward. Kagome's voice was not done though. Her shriek continued, clear and sound. Hojo covered his ears painfully and tried to grab Kagome to make her stop. Kagome evaded it and started to run.

            'What's going on?' her mind screamed. 'He's dead, he's supposed to be dead!'

             She suddenly felt her hand caught in someone's grasp. "No!!!" she screamed and tried to yank her wrist loose. The grip was firm. Another hand shot out to grab her shoulder. She let out the loudest scream she could muster.

            The hand on her shoulder shook her violently, causing her mind to swirl and her voice to fade. She stared blankly until her vision finally cleared. She wasn't facing Hojo.

There was a fuzzy outline of a boy with ink black hair.

            "Inu Yasha?" Kagome gasped, happiness flooding her body.

            "Hey, you ok there?" came the voice. It was a light voice with a slight accent. The outline cleared and Kagome was gazing into unusually bright blue eyes. Black bangs hovered over the irises. The boy's emotion of worry was portrayed through his handsome orbs and his breath was heated. His mouth was slightly open as he breathed heavily through his lips, showing naturally sharp canines. Behind him, Kagome could see Hojo, his face buried in the dirt, his body unmoving.

            "I dunno who Iyu Washa is, but looks like you ain't alright." The boy concluded. He swept a hand behind her knees and the dizzy Kagome suddenly found herself in the arms of this stranger held "princess style". A blush swept across her face as fast as the boy had swept her.

            "Wah!" She cried, feeling suddenly paranoid about her body weight.

            "S'ok, I gotcha!" the boy smiled warmly. "The name's Kouga. Nice t' meet ya."

            "Put me down!" Kagome stuttered.

            "I don' think so," he replied teasingly.

            "Put her down, Kouga."

            Kagome's heart leapt. "Inu Ya-" she then remember his harsh words from before and closed her mouth. 'Don't come near me again' he had said. Kagome bit her lip, fighting the urge to let tears fall.

            Kouga, to Kagome's surprise, set her down as gently as he could. Kouga's face was twisted in aversion. "Yasha," he muttered through his gritted teeth.

            Inu Yasha glared at Kouga in the same way, hatred radiating from both beings. Kagome hid herself behind Kouga, partly afraid of Inu Yasha's intimidating aura, and partly because she was afraid of showing her face to him again.

            "Come here Kagome. Leave him," Inu Yasha commanded. Kagome stared back in shock, but she felt herself stand up.

            "Don't, Kagome," Kouga said, his lips pressed in a thin line. "I don't know how you and Yasha know each other, but ya obviously don't know much about him. You mess wid 'im, you mess wid fire."

            "And you're about to get scorched till you're a sorry pile of ash, Kouga," Inu Yasha growled threateningly. Kagome stood in her place, unsure of whether to move back or forward. The tension was becoming unbearable.

            "What makes you think you can tell this girl what to do? Do you even know her, Yasha?"

            Inu Yasha paused, trying in vain to keep his expression unaffected by the comment. His surprise was seen even through the slight twitch of his eyebrow. He remained silent, his body in a tense battle position.

            "Kagome was it?" Kouga said, directing his speech towards the girl, but keeping his glare on his opponent. "Do you know this boy?"

            "She does," Inu Yasha replied flatly.

            "Let her speak for herself, Yasha," Kouga snarled. Inu Yasha didn't argue.

            "Ah, I, I—" Kagome stuttered, her heart rising to her throat. 'What was she supposed to say??' "We-we met this morning...in, in the library..."

            Kouga snorted. Inu Yasha's eye's narrowed. "I never thought you were the kind to hit on girls, Yasha" Kouga grinned. Inu Yasha's face remained unflinching.

            Suddenly, Kagome felt a rush of air sweep around her and in seconds, she was witnessing Kouga and Inu Yasha with their hands locked in a contest of power. Each pushing as hard he could against the other, their strengths cancelled out. Neither budged, but their hands shook and turned pink from the pressure of each other's grip. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of each rival's face.

            Inu Yasha threw a kick to Kouga's side, breaking their death lock. Each jumped back as far as he could, their shoes sliding against the dirt. Kouga's shoulders rose and fell as he tried to calm his breath, all the while clutching his side in pain. Inu Yasha grinned as he launched himself for the kill.

            "Got you!" Kouga yelled, snapping his head upward and pulling back his fist. Inu Yasha's eyes widened as he saw Kouga smile through his mass of bangs. Kouga, his image blurred, slide to the side as Inu Yasha's momentum carried him forward and delivered a hard blow to the back of his neck. Inu Yasha fell to the ground.

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AN: I know the parts are kinda small, but ah well. ^_^;;;;;

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