Hey everybody! Mari's back with a brand new fanficcy! I know I said that I'd update Half and Half, but I'm still kinda stuck on that one, I promise I will update it sometime soon! Also, I've finished One Last Chance, and I'd just like to thank all the readers for appreciating my work, that's what keeps me writing! Oh yeah, this isn't Fate's Curse. I know I said that'd be my next ficcy, but this popped into my head last night while I was lying in bed, craving Inu/Kag ficcies but my evil dad said I couldn't stay up and watch Inuyasha all week if I touched the computer one more time yesterday. . Hence, this ficcy was born.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha is not mine, but I do have a huge collection of Inuyasha pictures, episodes, books, magazines, plushies, action figures, fanart... Uh yeah, he's still not mine.

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The Only Way

Chapter 1- Kagome's in Trouble

The only sound Inuyasha could hear as he ran was that of his bare feet hitting the ground and his labored breathing. He didn't notice the blur of trees as he ran by, or the clouds of dirt that puffed up with every step he took. None of that mattered, though, right now, all he cared about was the girl he had in his arms. He looked down at her face, which grew paler every second as blood dripped onto his haori. "Damn it, Kagome, don't give up now!" he yelled at the unconscious figure. Hugging her tighter, he ran faster, if it was even possible. 'Kagome, just hang on until we get to Kaede's.'

Kaede glanced up when she heard a male voice call her for help. She saw none other than Inuyasha, holding the reincarnation of her elder sister. The sight of the girl shocked her, rushing over to Inuyasha she saw his haori was stained darker in spots with blood, thinking it was his she called out, "What happened to ye?!?" Inuyasha glared at her, "I'm fine, now help Kagome before she..." his breath caught before he said the last word he was thinking. 'No,' he thought shaking his head. 'Don't even think that, Kagome's going to be fine.' He growled, hugging Kagome even tighter to him as he walked towards Kaede's hut. She'd better be fine, or he'd probably go on a killing spree.

He came out of his deep thinking when Kaede motioned for him to lie Kagome down in the corner of a small room of her hut. Inuyasha reluctantly put the girl's fragile body down and stepped back to allow Kaede to tend her wounds. 'Kagome... if only I could have protected you better...'

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Flashback

Inuyasha ran towards to the wounded Naraku to finish him off with one final blow when he¼ smiled? Inuyasha shook his head to clear his vision, and sure enough, Naraku was still smiling, glancing past Inuyasha. Thinking it was a trap, he didn't turn to look, but raised Tetsusaiga over his head when he heard a scream. Kagome's scream. Whirling around, he lowered Tetsusaiga in order to see Kagura attack Kagome, who was lying on the ground with a wounded leg. "Ryuuja no Mai!" Kagura chanted, surrounding Kagome in swirling terror. Kagome glanced up to see Inuyasha run towards her, only to be blown backwards by Kagura. Inuyasha turned around and ran towards Kagura with such speed and such force that she had no time to move at all, and was killed with one swipe of Tetsusaiga. The wind surrounding Kagome died down and the others, who hadn't been able to get any closer to her than Inuyasha had all ran to her. "Kagome-chan!" Sango called kneeling down at her friend's side. Inuyasha was too caught up in anger to run to her though, he turned around and faced Naraku, who was desperately trying to get up off the ground. "Naraku..." he whispered slowly. "YOU BASTARD!!!!" Inuyasha raised Tetsusaiga over his head and ran straight at him. "Now die!" he bellowed bringing Tetsusaiga down, his Kaze-no-Kizu finishing Naraku off once and for all. Breathing heavily, he slid Tetsusaiga into it's sheath, his mind slipping out of battle-mode. 'Kagome!' his mind screamed. 'Go help Kagome!'

The sight Inuyasha saw when he turned around sent a pang of anguish through his heart. "Ka-Kagome...?" he stammered running over to the battered girl's body. She was covered with cuts and blood seeped through her pretty green and white uniform. She was knocked unconscious from the blow, and was lying, still, on the vibrant green grass of the clearing. He kneeled down next to the girl, taking her hand, pushing his group of friends away without even noticing. "No..." he said quietly. "THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" Just as swiftly as he'd come to her side, he swept her up in his arms and began running. "I'm taking her to Kaede's," he called over his shoulder. "Meet me there!"

End of Flashback

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Inuyasha shivered at the memories, he should've known, there could be know other reason for Naraku to smile when he was nearing his death. 'I'm sorry Kagome... This is all my fault.' He couldn't take standing in the room any longer, he walked out to the Goshinboku to try and clear his mind, it had always worked before. As he walked there at the slowest pace he'd traveled at since before his previous battle unthinkable thoughts clouded his mind. 'What if... what if Kaede can't help her? What if Kagome dies? What if I never get a chance to tell her...' "Damn it! This is all my fault!" he screamed, slicing down a tree next to him. "What am I going to do if she dies?" he continued, almost a whisper.

"You can prevent this from happening, Inuyasha," a cold voice came from behind a thick patch of bushes, barely visible in the faint light. There was a rustle as the owner of the voice stepped forward, and the clouds uncovered the moon, shining down on...

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Ooh! Cliffie! -ducks- Don't kill me, I'll update soon! Just review is all I ask!

-Mari