Author's Notes: ..for the record, I still hate Kikyou. Aww.. we didn't get to 200 reviews. Oh well, its okay. I was just hopin', hehe. I still love all you guys!

KEY: --- (breaker) italics Memory. Remember this so you won't get confused.

To neko dragon: Wait and see..

To VioletRose4: Yeah yeah, you'll be seein' his doggy side, hehe.

To Manuca: Go ahead and name the Teddy-thingie Puffle! I'd be honored. lol

A little note; if anyone wants me to join their C2 group just say so, I'll happily join. I don't mind, heh. Just saying this because a lot of people have been emailing me about it.. anyways, just letting you know you can just add me. You don't even have to have my permission, lol.


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He growled and watched as blood dripped from the scar onto the floor. Except it wasn't red blood like when she had pulled out a feather, it was black. Black blood.


She gasped, "Are.. you alright?" He nodded and cringed. He tried to stand up but fell down to his knees, his wings not even being any of help for him to get up. Kagome walked over to him, taking small and slow steps. She held out her hand as her raven hair fell over her shoulders, "Let me help you." She spoke lightly.


Inuyasha's eyes became dim, "Kikyou..?"


He passed out.


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Black Wings

Stage Five

White Memories


This may never start, we could fall apart.
And I'd be your memory.
Lost your sense of fear, feelings insincere.
Can I be your memory?

So get back, back, back to where we lasted.
Just like I imagine I could never feel this way.
So get back, back, back to the disaster.
My heart's beating faster.
Holding on to feel the same.

-Memories
Sugarcult


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His head was throbbing in agony as he opened his violet eyes to the world. The dim, yet bright light from the sun setting came filtering in from the room, and made him squint. It took a moment for him to adjust to the light. He placed his hand over his forehead and felt the wet rag over it as he took it off. He sat up slowly, taking in the sight around him.


He was in Kagome's room, and she was sitting next to the bed in a wooden chair. Her head was drooped over in front of her signaling that she was asleep. Her glasses rested on her nose and her bangs covered her eyes. You could hear light snores coming through her mouth which removed all doubt from Inuyasha's mind that she really was asleep.


He took off the covers and noticed that the top half of his body was totally clad of clothes, and there were nicely wrapped bandages around his waist. Little spots of black blood were visible through the bands, but not too much. He rubbed his eyes and wondered what was going on, when he remembered.


Kagome had hit him where.. she had hit him with that arrow. Where she had punctured him. It was that, that caused Inuyasha's death. It was that, that sent him to hell. He cringed and felt the pain slowly returning. Inuyasha fell over the left side of the bed where Kagome had been resting on the chair, his body landing entirely on her.


She woke up in a jolt, and was pushed backwards over her chair, Inuyasha landing ontop of her on the ground. She gasped as the air left her lungs and was pushed out by the heavy force of Inuyasha's body. She was unable to move, and Inuyasha didn't seem like he was going to move anytime either.


She tried to move her body in some sort of position that would give her a little freedom, but to no avail. She let out a muffled, "Inuyasha.." but he couldn't hear her. Puffle came running up the stairs wondering what had been going on, and went up to sniff Inuyasha.


He still didn't move. Puffle barked, Inuyasha's eyes snapped open, and he jumped up in pure fright. Kagome was left lying on the ground, her shirt half ripped and her leg bleeding. Inuyasha got down on his knee next to Kagome. "Goddamnit woman.."


Kagome glared up at Inuyasha and coughed in his face. "Hey, you're the one who fell on me! I'm the one who should be saying 'goddamnit'." Kagome sat up and tried to get up, but fell down in attempt. Inuyasha scoffed. "Weakling."


"You know, if you're trying to make my life better, this is your chance." Inuyasha put his clawed hand over her leg and ran it down slowly, healing all the bruises and cuts as he went over them. She watched in amazement when they all disappeared in a blink of an eye.


"You're really good at this." She remarked. He just looked away and stood up. "Thanks for bandaging me." He said that, avoiding all eye contact possible. Kagome took the hint that he just didn't like seeming weak or thanking people, so she just let it go. But, there was one thing she didn't want to let go. "By the way.."


Inuyasha looked over at her with an annoyed look, "What?" "Who's Kikyou?" She spoke, out of pure curiosity; nothing more. Inuyasha looked over at her in shock and fear, "Where did you here that name?"


She spoke innocently, "You called me that before you passed out. I'm guessing it's a name? A woman's name?" Inuyasha walked out of the room saying, "It's none of your business who she was."


"I think it is if you called me her." She followed him downstairs to the dinning room, leaving the her room empty except for Puffle. She just jumped up on the bed onto Kagome's pillow and curled up. She fell asleep, leaving the two to argue on their own.


"I asked, who is she?!" Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's arm and wouldn't let go, "Just tell me! Gosh, is it that hard for you?" Truthfully, she didn't care about the fact of who she was anymore, Kagome just wanted to know why now so she could learn why Inuyasha was so secretive about it. It was a woman, so what?


Kagome thrusted her face two inches away from Inuyasha's and looked into his eyes, "Who is she?" Inuyasha wasn't expecting that, so he fell back a couple steps. 'She looks so much like her..' He damned the man who sent him to take care of this woman of all people. 'I bet he knew.. about this girl. About Kikyou.. that was just another catch that wasn't named. This is all Sesshoumaru's fault.' He looked at every etch and curve of her body, 'It looks too much like Kikyou's. That.. isn't just some coincidence.'


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The leaves fell gracefully to the ground as the autumn breeze blew them from the trees. The various colors, green, brown, yellow, and orange were all dancing in little patterns and formations as the two figures danced together. The one figure held up another; while they twirled around in the leaves at their feet.


The one being held up was a woman, and she held her hands out in a way that looked like she was flying like a bird with wings. Her hair blew around gently in the wind and her dress blew like ripples in a pond. The man that was holding her up held her by the waist and laughed happily until his back foot tripped over a branch and he fell over on his back. The girl he was twirling along with him.


They fell into a pile of leaves. The sun was setting, which made a beautiful red crimson color in the sky, along with shades of orange and yellow. The sky began to get a purple tint to it with little tiny white stars glowing down at them. The proximity of their faces being close to each other was one of two inches; and the man touched the woman's cheek. She looked into his eyes and closed hers slowly.


The breeze pushed the girl into the guy's chest further which made their lips now centimeters apart. The man whispered into the woman's ear, "Kikyou.." then touched his lips to hers. The woman, now known as Kikyou, kissed back fully and hugged him around the neck.


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"Get away from me, you dirty thing!" Inuyasha was slammed hard up against the back of the wooden hut, and feathers fell off of his wings with every push and shove. His back ached with pain and he slid down the wall in a feeble attempt to scurry away. His hands were covered in blood and sweat; as well as his entire body. The dizziness that encompassed his body made it hard for him to move or to dodge any more attacks.


A woman clad in a white top and a long red skirt-like-pant stepped on Inuyasha's stomach, busting open a gash which poured out red blood. Her hair was styled in a straight ponytail hanging down her back, tied with a white ribbon. As she stepped off of his stomach, her wooden sandals clicked against the floor. "You.. disgust me. You're nothing but a liar.. and a half-breed." She pulled back her crossbow and aimed it at Inuyasha's heart.


"May with this arrow, you be sentenced to hell. For eternity." She pulled the bow..


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Kagome poked Inuyasha in the ribs. Hard. Inuyasha growled as he was thrown back into reality; looking at the so called 'look-alike-to-Kikyou'. Inuyasha pushed Kagome over to the ground, "I said I don't want to talk about it, okay?! Jesus Christ, just shut the hell up you whiny bitch!"


Kagome blinked twice up at him and stood up, pushing him up against a wall. "Listen here, buddy. If you want your wings, you aren't going to get them that way. If I see you do one more rude, inconsiderate, sarcastic, thing like that.. I'm definitely not going to let you make me happy.. and you aren't going to get your wings." Inuyasha just scoffed and looked away from her, now positioned to looking out a window.


"Drop the subject then." He spoke, monotone like. "Let's go out somewhere then today." Kagome then pointed to her clock which showed, '9:48 PM', "It's too late." She spoke. "I'm also tired.. today has been a.. long day to say the least. And complicated."


Inuyasha huffed. "But don't you want to see the night life? What about more deeds? You don't need that goddamn sleep of yours!" Kagome ran upstairs to her room and shut the door abruptly behind her. She sighed and walked over to her dresser; pulling out her pajamas.


In spirit of Puffle, who was still resting on her pillow, she put on her pink and purple poodle pajama dress. She then pulled out a black long shirt and handed it over to Inuyasha to put on over the bandages. Having him just walk around all day without a shirt on him made her a little uncomfortable. He punctured two holes in the back of it so his wings could go through, and sighed.


She sat down in her chair, picked up her comb, and began brushing her long raven locks. One knot at a time, gone. She swished her hair back and took off her glasses, turning around in her chair facing Puffle. "Tomorrow me and you will go shopping. Okay little one?" She watched as the little puppy's body inflated then deflated; the art of breathing.


She stood up and walked over to her bed, picking her pillow up and placing it at the edge of the bed with Puffle on it. She grabbed one of her other pink pillows and rested her head on that instead. Kagome looked at the torn, scribbled, and scratched up songbook of hers which she still hadn't finished, and sighed. She turned out the lights and snuggled into her satin sheets, seeing that Inuyasha somehow has disappeared from the room while she wasn't looking.


She was currently lying on her right side, but wasn't comfortable. She couldn't get that 'Inuyasha' of her mind, and she turned over on her left side. She came face to face with that same exact 'Inuyasha' she couldn't stop thinking about. She screamed and rolled over, almost out of the bed, but Inuyasha caught her arm. "Could you be even more of a klutz?" Kagome blushed. "You scared me!"


"What are you doing in my bed anyway?!" She spoke again, a harsher tone. "I have to protect you, that's why." What was there for him to protect her of in the middle of the night? "I have Puffle." She said, putting all her faith in the little puppy.


Inuyasha laughed. "That little thing? She couldn't kill anyone if she tried." Kagome flicked his nose. "You seem to be scared of her bark, little 'yasha." She said, teasingly.


"I don't like dogs! Sue me." Kagome just laughed and turned back over on her side, closing her eyes. "Just don't get too close.." Inuyasha huffed and turned the other way, so that they were back to back. His wings hit her back and her head, creating a low breeze in her room.


"Inuyasha.. your wings!" She groaned, wanting to sleep. He sighed. "Women are always so.. naggy. Just shut up already. You wanted sleep, you'll get sleep."


"I can't sleep if your wings are hitting me!" Inuyasha slapped himself on his forehead with his palm, losing his patience. "Okay.. Kagome.. listen. You have a choice. You can have my wings hitting you, or you can have me touching you. Pick one and don't complain."


She yelled within the darkness, "How about you not being in my bed at all?!" He scoffed. "And if something happens in this weird world of yours now, then what? Then I'm responsible for you! And if you're dead, how am I supposed to get my other wings?!"


She sighed. "Fine. Situate yourself where your wings aren't bothering me." He snickered. "Now that's a good girl." He turned on his left side, which had his chest facing towards Kagome's back, and he pressed himself up against her back, his wings hugging both of their bodies together.


Kagome blushed, "Too close.. too close!" Inuyasha smirked, "Didn't you want to feel my wings up against you again, dearie?" She blushed five shades of red then scooted away from him. "I'm going to bed." She huffed. "Goodnight." He laughed at her then moved to sleep on the floor. "You women.."


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AN: Gotta' love Inuyasha's sarcastic personality. It's so fun to play around with, heh.