hey everyone, welcome to part 2 of this story. i just finished writing this and i had to share it will all of you. thanks for reading and please review!!!

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"speech"

"thoughts"

Chapter 3

A few hours later, the group arrived at Keade's village. Sango and everyone arrived before Inuyasha and Kagome and warned Keade about what happened. She prepared her hut for Kagome for when she arrived. Inuyasha suddenly arrived with a sleeping Kagome on his back. He was physically tired and out of breath but he didn't show it. The most important thing was to bring Kagome to Keade to know what was wrong with her. If anyone would know what was wrong, Keade would. Keade showed Inuyasha to her hut and he carefully placed Kagome on the pallet. Keade slowly went outside the hut and Inuyasha followed her.

"Tell me what happened? "She asked in a sweet voice

"I don't really know! The only thing I know is that she saved Kikyo from dieing. When we found her something was wrong. She didn't show it, but I sensed it. She looks paler and her smell is different. Something is wrong and I don't know what it is, you need to help her!" said Inuyasha as though he was pleading.

Keade looked at him with a wise woman eyes. She could clearly see the worry in Inuyasha's eyes. She could see that Inuyasha loved Kagome, as everyone could see it but him. He couldn't admit it to himself. Keade couldn't judge him though, she understood why. Keade touched Inuyasha shoulder to comfort him

"I'll see what I can do!"

Keade walked in the hut to inspect Kagome while all her friends waited outside, hoping that Kagome would be all right.

Keade entered the hut and lit a small candle. She sat next to Kagome and touched her forehead. The poor girl had a fever. Kagome felt the warm hand on her forehead and whispered:"Inuyasha!" She slowly opened her eyes and saw Keade. Keade offered a small reassuring smile.

"Inuyasha is outside with the others. They truly are worried about you child!"

"I know!" said Kagome. She was tired. It was hard for her to talk and she was starting to feel cold. Her body began shivering.

Keade put two covers over Kagome to warm her up and asked her what happened. Kagome told Keade everything; how she found Kikyo, her decision to save her. She even told Keade about feeling Kikyo's feelings.

"I felt the missing part of my soul... and now... it's like... I need it back..."

"I knew this would happen. The soul is a tricky thing. When the soul is separated, a person cannot live. The body needs a full soul to survive. But you survived, you continued on living. That was because you are a miko and you are strong. But when you healed Kikyo, your soul felt its lost part and now it craves it, it needs it back. Your body is now responding to that"

"Keade... I'm confused... what does that mean? Is that why I'm sick?"

"Yes child, this is why you are sick, your body can't hold your half soul; it needs it whole"

"What will happen to me then" Kagome looked up at Keade fearing the answer.

"If... if your soul isn't complete, you will die. Your body is slowly dieing, and your miko powers can't hold it together. If the soul isn't complete in the next following days then both of you will die"

"So then... both of us can't survive, it is either me or Kikyo?" tears were slowly gathering in Kagome's eyes.

"I'm sorry to say this but yes, you will need to decide child, who will you save?"

Kagome turned her head away from Keade. Why did she have to choose and how could she do that? She can't kill Kikyo to stay alive. What should she do? And how will Inuyasha react to this? Who would he choose? Her or Kikyo? Kagome took a deep breath and turned back her head to see Keade. She needed to ask her something, she needed to know something.

"Keade? Tell me about Kikyo? Was she ever happy or was she full of bitterness? When I healed her, I only felt hatred and betrayal? How was she before the day she died, can you tell me?"

Keade looked at her trying to rationalize why. What difference would it do? Kagome must regain her soul.

"Child, this is your soul, don't be thinking that..."

"I know what I'm doing Keade, I just want to know about Kikyo. If I'm her reincarnation, don't I have the right to know about her life?"

Kagome's body might be getting weaker but the gaze she gave Keade was strong and determined. Kagome knew what she had to do; she only wanted to know about Kikyo before she would have any regrets.

"All right child, I shall tell you about my sister, the real Kikyo."

Inuyasha's point of view

A few hours passed since Keade went in the hut to see Kagome. Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara were in another hut sleeping. Inuyasha told them he would stay up. He was sitting on a branch, in a nearby tree watching the stars. He was thinking about Kagome, sweet Kagome. She will be ok. She has to be ok. He chanted to himself. He couldn't afford losing her. So many things happened on our journey and this won't be how it ends, not if I can help it. Why did she save Kikyo? That silly girl, why can't she think about herself? She always has to help everyone, her heart is too big. But that's why I... care about her, because she is so giving so sweet. Inuyasha sighed at the stars again. He thought about Kikyo. She was alive and safe, thanks to Kagome. I'm happy she is alive, but, what about Kagome. Grrr... Why are my feelings mixed up. I care for Kikyo, but Kagome... she... she's the person I ... she's Kagome.

"INUYASHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Inuyasha rapidly leapt off the tree and ran towards Keade's hut where the scream came from. He entered the hut to see a panicked Keade trying to hold Kagome trembling body.

"Keade what happened?" Inuyasha said as he helped Keade to calm Kagome's body. Her body felt so cold and she looked so pale. As Inuyasha held onto Kagome; Keade rushed by, placing more covers over Kagome's cold body.

Kagome slowly stop trembling, her body was relaxing. Bead of sweat dripped down her face. She was unconscious and her breath came out scarcer. Inuyasha touched her forehead and felt the radiating heat. She had a fever and it looks that it will get worse.

"Woman, tell me what happened!?" Inuyasha cold gaze was on Keade, he needed to know what was wrong, and he needed to know what to do to save her.

"Inuyasha... I am.... sorry..." Keade couldn't look at him. Her heart was too heavy to tell him. It was hard for her to believe it herself. She told Kagome everything she remembered about Kikyo. She told her about her family, how Kikyo became a miko. How Kikyo had so many responsibilities. While telling Kagome about Kikyo, she remembered small insignificant but treasured memories. The day Kikyo taught her to shoot an arrow or how she would brush her hair. The way Kikyo smiled when she did something right. Keade brushed off her old memories as she finally got the courage to look at Inuyasha and explain to him what was wrong with Kagome.

"Inuyasha, remember when the witch made a clay body of Kikyo. She took part of Kagome's soul so the clay body to come alive..."

"Yes... Yes I know that...But what does that have to do with Kagome being sick?" Inuyasha was inpatient. He didn't want to relive old memories. He wanted to know what to do, what to make Kagome open her bright eyes and smile a real smile at him. He didn't want to see Kagome this fragile and sick; it was slowly breaking his heart.

"When Kagome healed Kikyo she felt part of her missing soul and now her body wants it back.... Normally a person cannot live with only part of their soul... Kagome is a miko, she survived. She always felt the emptiness but her power saved her. When she healed Kikyo and felt her missing part; her body reacted"

Inuyasha could only hear words. The only thing he understood was that by healing Kikyo, Kagome is now sick. This is all my fault... Kagome would be ok if it wasn't for me...

"What can I do to save her then?"

Keade hesitate to answer but she took a deep breath and told Inuyasha the simple truth.

"The only way for Kagome to survive is to destroy Kikyo and her clay body. She can only be ok if Kikyo dies and liberates her part of soul and gives it back to Kagome, to where it belongs."

Inuyasha's heart stopped. This can't be, please this can't be true. How could I... I have to kill Kikyo for Kagome to be ok then.

"Child... Kagome doesn't want that to happen; she refuses to do that to Kikyo."

"Kagome... she said that... why?" why would she say that... the soul was hers... why is she willing to save Kikyo?

"Because of you Inuyasha, she doesn't want you to lose Kikyo again!"

Because of me? she would let herself die because of me, because she doesn't want Kikyo to die to save herself... how could ...I ... I can't lose Kagome, I can't... but Kikyo...

Inuyasha looked at Kagome. He sat down next to her and caressed her cheek. She looked in so much pain. Her body was slowly dieing. He knew what he had to do to save her, but could he do it. Kagome, she knew what he would have to do; she didn't want him to choose between her and Kikyo. But what does she expect me to do, see the two of them die. One of them has to have a full soul... she has to decide... I can't decide for her...how can she trust her life in my hands... how can she trust me so much for me to do the right decision?

"Inuyasha, I will leave you to be with her. Know this... she doesn't have much time and she is in no position to make a decision... I am sorry to say... but you will have to decide... please do it quickly, there isn't a lot of time left"

Keade left the hut with a heavy heart. The last time she cried was when her sister died. She couldn't control her body when tears slowly escaped her. She went in another hut and sobbed.

Inuyasha waited for Keade to leave the room as he slowly reached in the covers to hold Kagome's hand. He felt so torn and didn't know what to do.

"Kagome? Can you hear me?"

"Wench...open your eyes and "sit" me... I won't let you go home otherwise "

"...."

"Kagome... Please... please... open your eyes.... Please? Inuyasha voice seemed pleading as a child asking a mother for a lullaby.

"You promised me, you said you would stay with me, so you can't go, you can't leave me.... why... why didn't you choose? If you chose your life, I would have gone and found Kikyo... I would have done it if you told me too...why didn't just tell me to kill Kikyo to save your own life... why would you not let me save your life...you would die to let her live.... You would do that to make me happy? "

Inuyasha squeezed Kagome's hand, begging her to open her eyes, to tell him what to do. Inuyasha's eyes filled up with tears. Kagome cares for me this much, she would sacrifice her own life for my happiness.

"How dare you?" anger filled Inuyasha's heart. It was the comfortable feeling he was used to. He knew anger well; he felt it for the greatest part of his life. He couldn't stand feeling weak, hurt or vulnerable; anger was better.

"Kagome... you open your eyes NOW!!! And tell me what to do!!! Do you hear me!!!"

Inuyasha's tears escaped and they slowly cascade down his cheek. Tear after tear until it couldn't stop, until he was sobbing next to Kagome. Kagome's body started trembling again, she was getting worse. There wasn't much time left and Inuyasha knew it. There were no more covers in the hut and Kagome was still shivering. Inuyasha went into the covers and wrapped Kagome in his arms and held her against his body. I won't lose another person I love, I won't!!!! Inuyasha held Kagome tighter knowing what he had to do. He closed eyes, his body was exhausted. As if in a trance, he rested his head next to Kagome and fell asleep.

Somewhere in Kagome's mind

Kagome looked around to see that she was in a room. She briefly heard Inuyasha. She heard everything he said but she couldn't say a word back. She heard that when he talked, how his heart was breaking. She didn't want him to get hurt; she only wanted him to be happy. Kagome thought back about her conversation with Keade. The real Kikyo didn't sounds like the Kikyo Kagome knew and felt. The real Kikyo sounded like a good person, someone who didn't deserve what happened to her. Kagome reached in the farthest part of her mind and thought about Kikyo. She didn't know what she was trying to do; she only hoped that it would work. She concentrated hard until she opened her eyes to see a bright blue light. In front of her was a confused looking Kikyo.

"Why have you called me child?" asked Kikyo is a sweet voice (just so all of u know, this is the real Kikyo, the last thing she remembers is dieing, she doesn't know anything about Naraku and the shard hunt)

"It is because of Inuyasha"

"Inuyasha? You know Inuyasha but how?" Kikyo seemed confused, this was her reincarnation. The one 500 years after her time, how could she know Inuyasha when all her other reincarnations never met him.

Kagome approached Kikyo and raised her hand towards Kikyo. When Kikyo touched and linked her hand with Kagome's, she was overwhelmed with Kagome's memories. She saw and felt everything Kagome did. Kikyo released Kagome's hand and slowly tried to regain her breath.

"Do you understand now?" asked Kagome

"I... I see... but why did you call me? ... What can I do?"

"I... I want to make Inuyasha happy... I know that I need my full soul to survive and the only thing holding me back is you.

"No!! That Kikyo isn't me... but part of my memories walking and saying that it is me. Let Inuyasha kill her so you can have your soul back, the answer is simple" said Kikyo.

"But... but I can't do that! Inuyasha loved you and when he sees her, he sees you, he can't do that, I wont let him, even if it is to save my life, I love him too much for that!" said Kagome with so much feeling that Kikyo knew that she meant it.

Kikyo smiled when she said:" you may be my reincarnation, but we aren't alike. If I was you, I would kill her, she isn't human, she is some sort of demon, she doesn't deserve to live, even if she acts like me "

"I ... I have an idea... but I need your help..." said Kagome. It was the only thing she thought about when Keade was telling her about the real Kikyo, the one that Inuyasha feel in love with.

"What is it?" asked Kikyo as she looked at her reincarnation.

"I want us, me and you, to wake up and talk to the clay Kikyo. We can make her realize that she isn't really herself, really not you. Let me open her eyes and see everything."

"What will that do child; one of you needs a full soul to survive!"

"I know... so if clay Kikyo remembers her whole past and not just the last moments of her death, she can then be like you, and her part of the soul will be cleansed. And then... then we will let my soul decide where it wants to stay, either in my body on in your clay body."

"Are you listening to yourself, Kagome? Are you willing to lose your life for what is right? "

"I am willing to do anything to make Inuyasha happy, even if it means that he can be with you" said Kagome as she realized that she meant the truth.

Kikyo looked at Kagome amazed by her actions. She didn't know that anyone could feel so strongly about someone else. Yet Inuyasha wasn't just someone, he was special. When Kikyo saw Kagome's memories, she was a bit confused. Inuyasha seemed different, more open. Was it because of Kagome?

"Alright child, if it is your choice, how do you want to do this then?"

"My...my body is weak, we both know that, so this is what I think would be the best thing to do.... "Said Kagome I just hope that this works she thought to herself.

Inuyasha's point of view

Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes to see Kagome. She still looked pale. She was getting worse, he could feel that. She didn't have much time left, he had to decide. Inuyasha slowly got out of the covers and carefully tucked Kagome in them. She stopped shivering and seemed fine at the moment. He stood up and took a deep breath. The sun slowly rose up, it was morning. He was ready to start on his journey, to find Kikyo. What am I going to do when I find her? ... I don't know!! I just know that I have to find her and make her help Kagome. As Inuyasha prepared to leave, he smelled something different in the air. He turned around to see Kagome. He was shock to see a levitating Kagome. Her body was flying over the pallet. The covers fell off her and she was radiating with a bright blue light. Oh no... Don't tell me I'm too late... she can't leave me!!!! Inuyasha ran towards Kagome but a barrier reflected his approach as he was thrown at the edge of the hut. He slowly rose up and opened his eyes to see the blue light being absorbed in Kagome's body. The light was too bright for Inuyasha that he closed his eyes. And suddenly the light disappeared. Inuyasha opened his eyes not believing what he was seeing. It wasn't Kagome that stood in front of him but Kikyo.

what do you guys think about the twist? is it possible that Kagome became Kikyo.. but the question is why? stay tuned for next chapter that will be called :Kagome's transformation.

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