I don't own them

I looked around helplessly. I just don't see how he could leave me. It was so dark now; the night tore away the last ray of light along with my last happy thought. Here I am now, stumbling around in the dark, while bitterness consumes my soul. He led me so far away from the well, to far for me to hope to return home by foot. After all, I wasn't even wearing shoes. I was injured in our last battle with naraku, we had finally defeated him. We even escaped with our lives all of us. Miroku and sango went off by them selves to have a family and live on a farm, I was happy for them, as they where for me, they thought inuyasha and I where going to follow along a similar course, but they where mistaken, and I fear I was as well. Now I walk, with my bow and arrows dressed like kikyo, I have grown to be her twin. So here I am, the reincarnated priestess, blindly pushing my way through the dark, lost and heartbroken. Oh inuyasha, how could you do this to me?

flashback

He turned to face me. His eyes gleamed and he had a terrible expression on his face, hatred, contempt. He grabbed shippo from my hands, and killed him quickly, still advancing on me. "Finally I can be freed from the curse of you burdening me, with your useless powers. You mean nothing to me, wench" he said as he snatched the sacred jewel from my neck. Smiling at my expression of hurt and heartbreak, he added "come on kagome, you didn't really think I could fall for a mortal. Naraku didn't kill kikyo I did. Get over your self. Stupid girl" with that he ran off. I fell to my knees, feeling the blood trickle down my chest from the deep wounds he made when he harshly grabbed the jewel.

end flashback

The wounds where still open; blood was still falling from them. My kimono top was covered in my blood, and the same hate that kikyo lives off of fills my soul, keeps me going. Naraku, I thought, I was going to naraku. I could feel his feeble life force somewhere close, kikyo was near as well. They where both waiting for me.

Sometime later that night I stumbled into a clearing, there naraku lay fallen, still breathing. When his eyes met mine he flinched and said "kagome"

"Yes naraku it is I. I've come to bring you back to health." I noted that my voice was cold and full of hate like kikyo's. Indeed, I was becoming kikyo. I placed my hands on naraku's chest, my healing powers flowing through my fingers, his wounds began to close, and his breathing came easier as my power added to his demon blood. He shifted on the ground slightly testing his limbs. He sat up and looked at me.

"Kagome what do you want from me?" he said.

"Inuyasha must die. I wish for you to help me kill him. Don't forget naraku, you owe me your life." as I said before he dould object, hatred filled his eyes. "Come now naraku, surely you don't hate me. We share a common goal. Call your incarnations, and we will be off." I said as I turned my back on him, He followed, his head bent, shoulder's hunched, the look of a defeated man. I stopped. "Kikyo, show yourself" I called into the seemingly empty forest. The sun was beginning to rise. She walked out into the clearing, the rising sun at her back. My eyes glazed over with hate. Her past with inuyasha was forgiven, I have suffering the same hurt as she now, but her past betrayals where not. "Kikyo, you, and I share a soul, we share powers, and now we share a hate, a need for revenge, rejoin inside of me, and give me your wisdom. Surely, my body is better then that which makes yours. Together you and I, the same yet different, we will avenge our death" she looked at me and smiled. I was aware of the battle that would ensue between our two souls before they became one, the battle over which will dominate, and which will lie dormant.

"Yes kagome, I knew you'd come around." I held my hand out, and she pressed hers up against mine, a faint light shimmered and her body crumpled into a pile of dust. I picked up her clothes and changed, the wounds where healed thanks to kikyo's added strength. Now all that remained where three white scars, scars that would remain till inuyasha is dead. I added her arrows to my own. I turned and found naraku, kanna, and kaugra standing behind me.

"Narku, you will return to them their hearts."

"Yes kagome." My eyes flashed. No, I was not kagome; kagome was an immature irresponsible girl. Far to trusting, I had grown.

"No naraku, kikyo. I am Kikyo." I turned and walked off. My soul had won, hardly a battle, kagome's soul was bitter as was my own. Two souls so alike, yet so different. I continued walking, listening to their footsteps to make sure they still followed.

We arrived at our destination by noon the next day. Kanna and Kaugra where both grateful that Naraku had returned their hearts, and, in turn, agreed to help me avenge my past death. Naraku was still recovering, His demon body was powerful, made up of thousands demons, which was probably the only reason he had survived the wind scar. I told Naraku and his incarnations to wait in the forest while I got food from the village. I was still shocked at how much knowledge kikyo held, it's as if I know every square inch of this land. I was so lost before I found her, but now it seemed silly. It just reminded me of how stupid kagome was. I sneered at the thought. I stopped and got some bread.

I knew sango was here somewhere, I also knew miroku's wind tunnel had reopened. This is why I came here, he shouldn't be punished because I needed naraku's powers for my revenge. They where still my friends. I approached their hut. Knocking on the door, I waited patiently. Till it was opened by sango.

"Kagome?" she asked giving me a questioning look.

"Yes?" I should tell her that I had regained my soul and wished to go my original name, but I'll leave that for later.

"Where is inuyasha?" she asked, an unreadable expression crossing her face.

"Do not speak his name" I said sharply. "He betrayed me, just as he did kikyo. I have regained my soul from her, and I have gained her knowledge and power as well." I stated. I pushed my anger down, if you let emotions control you, you will be defeated. "Sango will you follow me? Bring miroku."

I began to walk towards the edge of the village with the confused couple behind me. I could hear them whispering to one another but chose to ignore it. We kept walking and sango stopped.

"I can sense a demon."

I rolled my eyes. "Its ok sango." I continued walking.

"You're not acting like kagome!" she screamed at me

"I was kagome, she was a stupid girl. I'm kikyo now. I'm bringing you to naraku, we're getting rid of that wind tunnel." I explained.

"How can I trust you. You don't act at all like kagome."

"People change through heart break. Your kagome was no different." I said coldly.

"I don't know..." miroku said

"Do you want that thing in your hand forever?"

"No"

"Ok then lets go"

"I still don't know"

"WILL YOU PLEASE JUST SHUT UP AND FOLLOW ME!" I said clenching my hands into fists. Sango smiled.

"Yup that's kagome." She looked at miroku.

"Indeed she does have her temper..." I glared at them.

"Will you two shut up already?" I said as they fell in step behind me.

"Naraku!" I called. He came stalking over from behind some bushes. "Fix his hand, remove that curse from his blood line. I will not have my only friends being cursed." I said.

He grabbed miroku's hand, began mumbling, and traced a symbol on it. Miroku's eyes widened as he removed the prayer beads and looked at his hand.

"t-thank you" he said shakily.

"No problem" I used one of kagome's old sayings. I told sango and miroku to return to their village, that I would see them again someday, and if they ever needed assistance to find me.

We walked until sunset when I stopped by a river. "We're staying here for the night." I said.

"You know..." kaugra said tentatively "I could use my feather and we can fly back to naraku's old castle. It still stands."

I looked at naraku. He was sitting on the ground, his elbow on his knee holding his head in his hand. With his other hand, he was playing with some grass. He was so miserable being a servant. Its not my way to cause other's pain, maybe I should let him have some fun.... "Naraku will it be ok with you if we stayed in your old castle for a while?"

He glared up at me. "As you wish." He spat.

(((Hummm that my friends, is my sucky anguish story. Kikyo took over kagome's soul after kagome had turned bitter, and harbored hate in her heart. Every now and then though, a little bit of kagome shines through, making kikyo a bit more...I donno.... Easy to live with. I mean seriously...she can't be a cold-hearted B all the time....

Naraku is out of character but that's cause he's being dictated over. Naraku is used to being the one who's in charge, not the other way around. I hope you like it. Review. Please! I don't want this to be a long story, but I don't know.

Thank you for your comments. They are appreciated.)))