Chapter 1: Why?
Inuyasha looked at Kikyo's limp body on the floor. He knelt down to her side. An arrow. No it can't be...Kagome? Inuyasha thought. He turned around knowing he smelt Kagome. "Kagome come out right now!" Inuyasha yelled.
Kagome stiffened but came out into the clearing. Tears slid down her cheeks not for Kikyo but for herself. Kagome kept no eye contact with Inuyasha.
Inuyasha ignored her tears and looked at the bow in her hand along with another arrow. "Why. Why did you do that Kagome!?" Inuyasha yelled.
Inuyasha was crying now. For the first time he was crying. He didn't bother to wipe them he just grabbed Kikyo and stood up, holding her in his arms.
"Inuyasha," Kagome whispered. She saw the hurt on his face. She saw his tears.
"Don't bother you nearly killed her," Inuyasha mumbled and started walking towards the god tree.
Kagome stood behind in the clearing. She looked from the single tree to the blood marks on the ground from Kikyo. "What have I done?" Kagome asked herself.
"Inuyasha!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippo called out when seeing Inuyasha's shadow appear. Shippo was about to run towards him until he saw Kikyo in Inuyasha's arms.
Sango stepped forward to Inuyasha. She looked at Kikyo's body and the blood around it. "What happened to her?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha turned away and walked into the small hut. Shippo came barging into the hut. "Where's Kagome?!" Shippo asked getting worried.
Inuyasha shrugged and laid Kikyo on a soft bed. "She might be in the forest," Inuyasha whispered and Shippo ran out. Inuyasha started going to work with Kikyo's wounds.
Kikyo's body slightly moved. Inuyasha stared at her in amazement. After a few seconds, Kikyo's arms were on her chest and her eyes were halfway open.
"Kikyo," Inuyasha whispered. He looked into her eyes amazed that she was here with him.
Kikyo gave a faint smile. She looked at the blanket on her and then she looked at her hand. "The jewel shards. Where are they?" Kikyo asked.
"When you fell then went into your hand I think."
Kikyo was in no shock. She knew the way to get them out but it would take time after she recovered. Kikyo used her arms as sticks to lift her body up so she sat straight. The blanket on top of her slipped down. Her bandaged chest was only visible.
Inuyasha blushed slightly and Kikyo lifted up the blanket to her neck. She was going to put on her clothes but something caused her to lie back down.
"Get some rest," Inuyasha said while walking out the hut.
"Is she okay?" Miroku asked when Inuyasha appeared outside the hut.
"Yeah she's fine," Inuyasha said, hiding his overwhelming joy.
"Inuyasha...I'm sorry," a faint voice whispered. It was Kagome.
"Yeah whatever," Inuyasha mumbled knowing Kagome didn't want Kikyo here.
"She said sorry the least you can do is forgive her!" Shippo yelled.
"She fired a sacred arrow at Kikyo. She was lucky it hit Kikyo's lower back and not her heart! To top it all off she listened to us and watched us!" Inuyasha yelled, anger welling inside of him.
"Inuyasha I said I was..." Kagome started but stopped when she saw Inuyasha step in front of her.
"Kagome its okay," Inuyasha whispered. "Just don't try and hurt her again. Understand?"
Kagome nodded with a slight smile. "Thank you Inuyasha," Kagome said and gave Inuyasha a soft hug.
Inuyasha was shocked by her reaction. He still returned her hug then parted.
"No time for forgiving," Miroku yelled while looking at the hut.
Inuyasha turned and faced the hut. Demons were surrounding the entire hut. Not one part of the hut showed. Before Inuyasha was able to bring out his sword, a demon held Kikyo's resting body in its arms. Before Inuyasha's own eyes the demons headed towards the forest.
Inuyasha's fists clenched. "Naraku. Why? Why do you want Kikyo so badly?!" Inuyasha yelled. "Stay here with Sango, Kagome. Miroku lets go!" Inuyasha yelled and started running with Miroku close behind.
Both of then disappeared into the forest. They followed the demons to a shrine. An old shrine where somebody waited inside.