Chapter 20

"K-K-Kikyou..." Inuyasha spoke as if almost frightened of her.

Inuyasha set Kagome down off his back. Kagome stepped back toward a tree and dropped her backpack next to her. She was scared stiff and didn't know what to do.

"Inuyasha, why are you with my reincarnation and not I?" Kikyou asked in her cold voice.
"It's... none of your concern." He mumbled.
"Why don't you return to me and leave that wench?" She asked.

Inuyasha froze and didn't answer; he has his face down because he didn't know what to say. Suddenly Kikyou grabbed a bow and arrow quietly and aimed it to Kagome. Inuyasha didn't here her move; but in a moments time he heard a familar sound, that certain noise an arrow makes as it is being stretched on it's bow to shoot something or someone.

"DIE!" Kikyou shouted and released the arrow and it hit Kagome's heart.
"NO! KAGOME!!!" Inuyasha shouted and echoed through the entire forest.

Kagome was frozen and couldn't move because she was so scared. Was it truely going to be the end of her? Was it suppose to end like this for her?

"Inu..." Kagome couldn't finish; but instead she fell down on her side looking like death beholds her.
"Such a weak wench, she could not possibly be my reincarnation. But anyways... Souls, return to me; your rightful owner!" Kikyou said coldly.

Kagome's body was starting to glow as did Kikyou's. One by one, the souls crept toward Kikyou very slowly making her more alive. Kagome's body was glowing less and becoming dim while Kikyou started to glow more and brighter.

"I hate you, you pot head!" Inuyasha yelled and jumped forward at Kikyou.

Inuyasha used his claws to rip right through Kikyou's chest. Some souls went out and returned to Kagome.

"Why are you doing this to me Inuyasha?! You said you always wanted to be with me! You wanted me to return, and then we could get the shards together so you could be all human." Kikyou said with tears starting to flow.
"Feh, that's all you want..., for me to be human?" He asked curiously with anger.
"What do you mean Inuyasha?" Kikyou didn't understand.
"You don't like me being a half breed, you only liked me because I could purify the shikon no tama; if I became human so you could live a normal life!" He raised his voice.

"Stop it Inuyasha!" She walked up to him. "I love you." She hugged him.
"Feh, you like me for what I can become, unlike Kagome. She liked me for who I am." He snorted and pushed her away.
"That's not true!" She yelled.
"You killed the person that I truly could ever love! You had your chance at life and wasted it!" Inuyasha struck Kikyou once last time. "Now rest in peace." He last said.

All of the souls return to Kagome and left Kikyou with none. Kikyou screamed and soon faded. Kikyou laid on the ground and as soon as the wind came up there was nothing but dust of grave soil and bones. He walked to Kagome who laid dead and held her tightly. He kept nudging at her neck wanted her to wake up because she had her souls; all of them.

Soon after that Miroku, Sango, and Shippo came over on Kirara's back.

"Inuyasha, what the hell happened!?" Miroku yelled.
"Kikyou did this, I know the arrow anywhere." Sango informed.
"Inuyasha! You let Kikyou do this to Kagome!?" Shippo shouted.
"NO I DIDN'T!" He shouted back. "Me and Kagome were coming back from Kouga's den and we were almost back to where you guys were and Kikyou stopped us. I set Kagome down and Kikyou shot an arrow at her. Kikyou is no more though, I destroyed her." He explained.

Miroku sighed. "Sorry, I feel no pulse in Kagome this time." He lowered his head.
"No! That can't be! She's stronger than that!" Shippo cried into Sango's clothing.

Miroku, Shippo, and Sango cried, even Kirara cried. But Inuyasha didn't, he was still shocked at the fact he let it all happened. How could he even let his gaurd down and not protect her?

"I think it's best if we return to the hut." Miroku said removing away the tears in his eyes with his robe.

Sango nodded and got up with Miroku and went to the hut. Kirara and Shippo were in Sango's arms still crying. Sango was also though, Miroku tried to comfort her, but it didn't help much. At least he didn't wander around her body; insted he wrapped an arm around her and she put her head on his shoulder.

Inuyasha finally stopped looking at Kagome and sat against a tree barely 3 feet away from her and started to cry very little and put his face above her and just looked at her pal face.

"I'm sorry Kagome; I'm such an idiot for not watching after you when you need it most. I never in had the chance to tell you how I felt about you." He laughed very little trying to give himself some humor. "I was very happy when you released me from that tree and came to my life; you taught me many things... like trust. You were the only one to show me that. Kagome I..." He stopped and closed his eyes and hug her closely to him. "I love you..." A tear fell from his face and landed onto Kagome's.

Kagome then started to glow in a pink form and Inuyasha didn't even realize it. The arrow that Kikyou hit her with was a purifying arrow, it had no real affect on her because she was already pure hearted. It was the arrow alone that almost killed her because she didn't have all of her souls. But now she did, and brought her back.

"I... love you too... Inuyasha." Kagome said weakly.

Inuyasha opened his eyes immediately and saw Kagome's eyes starting to open. Kagome stopped glowing and then the arrow started to glow and was destroyed like dust when the wind blew.

"Kagome... you're... you're..." Inuyasha couldn't find the words to say.
"Here to stay." Kagome whispered to him and placed a hand on his face and gave him a gentle kiss. He kissed her back just as gently.

After their kiss, Kagome tried to get up but her heart and chest hurt like hell.

"Kagome, you shouldn't get up, you're still bleeding." Inuyasha told her.
"If Sango was here she could bandage me up." Kagome tried to laugh.
"What, you think that I can't bandage you?" He said clearly.
"You never even bandaged a person before though."
"I've watched you bandage my chest a lot. So I think I know." He smirked slightly.
"Fine then the stuff is in my backpack." She tried to point but winced at the pain.

Inuyasha got up and brought her backpack over and took out the gauzes and bandages.

"Uh Kagome... do you care if I just cut off your shirt with my claws?" He asked nervously.

Kagome just nodded and didn't speak, she was too tired to do much not to mention argue. Inuyasha went behind her to face her back and gently cut and removed Kagome's shirt and forgot about the stupid contraption under her shirt (her bra, duh). He informed her that he was to remove it also to make it easier to help treat her wound. She didn't answer so he just cut if off. He went in front of her and started to clean her chest from blood that she lost. Kagome winced every time he got near her wound. After he cleaned the blood off her he placed gauze on her wound and wrapped around the bandage on her shoulder and her upper chest. He searched through her backpack and found something that Kagome called 'tape' to keep the bandage in place.

"Thank you... Inuyasha." She said before closing her eyes and going to sleep.

Inuyasha just smiled and removed his haori and wrapped Kagome in it and placed her on his lap to sleep on. He placed her head on his chest so that he could smell her sweet scent. Soon after she went to sleep Inuyasha did the same. He was as happy as he could be
that he slept with a smile on his face.

The next day as the sun came up Inuyasha woke up seeing Kagome still in his lap sleeping peacefully. Inuyasha smiled happily and nudge her neck soft and carefully to wake her up. When Kagome woke up she saw to amber gold eyes looking at her.

"Wake up Kagome, I think it's about time we head toward the hut to let them know your alive." He smiled.

Kagome nodded and tried to get up but didn't succeed. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's backpack and put it on his back and picked up Kagome bridal style and walked towards the hut. Kagome fell back asleep in Inuyasha's arms. Inuyasha smiled at this and kept walking slowly so he wouldn't disturb her.

"Inuyasha is back and he brought Kagome." Shippo told Miroku and Sango when he jumped off the roof top.

They both sighed and looked at each other. Then they got up and went out side to see Inuyasha with a girl they thought was dead.

"Kagome. Wake up, we're here." He told her and she woke up and opened her eyes slowly because she was happy to sleep in Inuyasha's arm..

"She's alive!" Shippo said and ran to Inuyasha and jumped on his shoulder. "Kagome, we thought you were dead!" He said loudly.
"Kagome! It's good that you're alive." Miroku said happily.
"I'm so happy, I was so afraid that you were dead." Sango said happily with tears coming out from joy.

"Thank Inuyasha." She said softly.

The others pondered not understanding why they would have to thank him.

Inuyasha smiled and walked inside the hut and sat down with Kagome still on his lap in his arms securely around her.

"When I heal... lets go shard hunting, okay?" Kagome said to Inuyasha.
"No." He said easily with no second thought.
"How come?" She asked curiously.
"You like me as a hanyou right?" He asked.
"I like you no matter what you are, you know that." She said smiling.
"So why would I need the jewel if you like me how I am right now?" He asked.
"Inuyasha..." She softly said and hugged him lightly because of her wound.

"There's no point being something I might regret, when I have everything I want right here... and all I actually wanted... was you" Inuyasha spoke truthfully and hugged her back......

---The end---

Sorry that I had to rush it a little... But I am planning to make a new story soon. Ja Ne! I'm planning on doing a sequal to this... but... I have to finish a Kag/Ses, a FruitsBasket, a sequal to the first story I did, and yeah, I hope that's okay with everyone?

I'll do a suequal for this if at least 10 people say to okay? Byes