Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi owns Inuyasha. I'm sure you all know that very well but it has to be said.

A/N: Please excuse the grammar mistakes. I'm not an English major and English has always been one of my worse subjects.

Title: Darkened Heart

Genre: Angst/Romance/Tragedy

Chapter 1: Shattered Hope
By InuShemeeko

The pale blue lights of lost souls cast an eerie glow upon the three that stood in the clearing. A look of amusement was etched across the pale face of the woman with long raven hair. Her cold brown eyes held a gleam of pure hatred from the young woman who was being restrained in front of her. The cold-hearted woman then circled the figure that stood silence behind them. Her index finger played across the red fabric as she circled him.

"It would seem that I have once again gained control of Inuyasha."

She then turned to glare at the bounded woman with long raven hair and stormy blue eyes.

"It is also seems, my reincarnation, that you have once again interfered with my plans."

The woman with stormy eyes winced as the soul collectors tightened their grip on her. It was becoming harder and harder for her to breathe.

"Kikyo....please...don't do...this."

Kikyo smirked as she stared at the girl she then began to laugh.

"You show pity for me. It shows in the way you speak to me. Your eyes give it away as well."

Kikyo walked over to the motionless Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, are you ready to come with me?"

The hanyou's voice took on a monotone voice almost as if the words had been programmed into him.

"Yes, Kikyo."

Tears blinded Kagome's eyes as she stared into the dull lifeless eyes of the one who held her heart. His name was nothing more then a whisper as she spoke it.

"Inu...Yasha?"

Her heart ripped in half when there was no responds from him. So she tired once more.

"Inuyasha."

The light seemed to come back to his eyes again, but only for a moment before it faded again. Kikyo narrowed her eyes at the girl as she noticed this. She notched an arrow at Kagome. The young woman gasped as she stared into Kikyo's emotionless face. The words Kikyo spoke seemed to freeze Kagome's very own heart.

"Inuyasha's heart belongs to me. I shall not aloud you to interfere anymore, and in doing so I will regain what is rightfully mine."

Kagome did the one thing she could do she screamed.

"INU...YASHA!"

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The very sound of that scream cause a flame of recognition to burn suddenly inside of Inuyasha's eyes.

'That voice so familiar, but who is it?'

His vision started to return to him just in time to see an arrow soaring toward a young woman. The woman's scream of agony rang inside his ears.

"Kagome!"

'But who...Kikyo?'

"Kikyo, no! What are you doing?"

Inuyasha screamed at her as he knocked her to the ground. Kikyo smirked as she shoved Inuyasha off of her.

"I was merely removing an obstacle from my way."

"Huh, what are you talking about? You're not making sense."

His golden orbs widen in surprise as he followed Kikyo's cold eyes. Inuyasha gasped as Kikyo's soul collectors disappeared, causing Kagome to slump to the ground, an arrow shaft protruding out of her chest.

"KAGOME!"

Inuyasha catch her in his arms before she fell to the ground. The smell of her blood pooling from the wound sickened him. Blood slid from the right side of her mouth as she spoke to him.

Why...Inu...Yasha?"

Tears threatened to spill from his golden eyes as he looked down at the wounded girl. The arrow glowed brightly as the hanyou reached to pull in out, causing pain not only to himself, but Kagome as well.

"Stay with me Kagome. You hear me? Don't you dare give up on me, you hear?"

Kikyo laughed at Inuyasha as he glared at her.

"It seems you were to late to save her Inuyasha. My arrow will reclaim my soul soon. For there is no way for you to remove it, without bring death to yourself. Kikyo's laugh soon turned to a gasp of horror as she felt souls being pulled from her body once again.

"No not again! That girl how can she still have the strength to steal my soul from me?"

Kikyo then vanished leaving Inuyasha alone with the wounded girl. Inuyasha looked up at the sky.

"Why Kikyo? Kikyooooooooo...

Inuyasha's tear streaked face looked down at the motionless form that laid in his arm. He then took off in a sprint toward the direction of the village. Inuyasha prayed with his whole heart that Kaede could remove the arrow. If she couldn't then Kagome would die some thing he just could stand to think about.

"Just hang in there with me Kagome. DON'T you dare give up on me you stupid girl."

A/N: Yes I know another new Story I know; I know I just couldn't help it. The next chapter is called Pain. R&R if you want it would be nice if you reviewed. However the choice is yours. InuShemeeko