Disclaimer: I don't own the InuYasha cast never have and never will. We all know if I did things would be much different than they are.

(A/N: Sorry about the late update, I hope you can forgive me and I do hope you enjoy this chapter.)

Chapter 6: A Soul's Choice

By Tainted InuShemeeko

Inuyasha paced in front of Kagome's sleeping form. He knew now that something was wrong, her scent was changing and he didn't like it. There was no way in hell that what was happening to Kagome whatever it was, was normal. The minute that Miroku, Sango, and Kaede had said something about demon possession, Inuyasha's heart had frozen. How had he missed it and when could it have happened?

He his head then turned to look at Kagome as she tossed in her sleep. It was when he leaned down next to her he could feel the demon aura pulsing off her.

"Kagome, I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner."

'Miroku and the others better hurry up, I don't know how much longer she's going to last.'

The wind picked up and with it brought the scent of someone that he wasn't ready to face.

"Kagura."

"Dance of Blades."

Inuyasha did his best to shield himself from Kagura's attacks, but in the end he failed as one of Kagura's blades torn into his left shoulder.

"Ugh, damn it all."

'I can't dodge that many of Kagura's attacks, if I do Kagome will be in danger."

Kagura smirked at Inuyasha as she stood two feet from her.

'That's right Inuyasha protect what you think is still your precious Kagome. It will only give Naraku's plan a chance to work.'

"Dance of Blades!"

Tetsusegia transformed shielding Inuyasha from Kagura's last attack. Inuyasha was panting as he pulled himself up onto his feet. Why was Kagura attacking the way she was then it made no sense. She was biding her time, but why?

'It's Kagome; something must be going on with her that I can't sense.'

"Kagome!"

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

Kagura smirked over at Kagome; it looked like Naraku's plan was working this time. She couldn't wait to see the look on Inuyasha's face, when he learned that his sweet Kagome was no more. For she knew that Ayako would destroy the girl's soul when she was done with her memories.

'It's almost time; Inuyasha will soon be nothing but a memory.'

She then noticed Inuyasha's friends Miroku, Sango and Kirara running towards him. It was perfect she would destroy them all together.

"Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha glanced over his shoulder at hearing his name. It was then that he noticed his friends.

"Miroku, Sango, am I glad to see you two."

"Kagura, what's she doing here?"

Inuyasha's golden eyes locked with Sango's brown as he spoke.

"She's after Kagome and that's all that matters."

Kagura landed four inches away from Kagome's sleeping form. Inuyasha growled at her when he saw where she was.

"Get away from Kagome, Kagura or the next time I swing I won't miss."

Kagura just smirked as she opened her fan.

"Dance of the Dragon."

"You stupid half-breed, your to late to save her. She belongs to Naraku now, what feelings could you possible have for her? Isn't Kikyo the one you want?"

Her ruby eyes trained in on Inuyasha, as she prepared to attack.

"Dance of the Dragon."

Inuyasha's eyes widened in horror, when he realized that Kagura had made Kagome the target.

"Wake up Kagome, get out of the way."

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

Inuyasha let out a sigh of relief when he saw her standing so many feet away.

'Thank goodness, she's alive.'

What happened next stunned Inuyasha and the others. A bolt of red violet energy shot out at Kagura. However it had been Kagome's voice that had really stunned them, because the voice didn't belong to Kagome. It was female but it was cold and filled with malice.

"Next time Kagura, watch where you are aiming if I didn't know any better I would have thought you were trying to kill me."

"Ayako, what are you doing?"

Inuyasha found himself shaking not just out of anger, but of fear. The woman standing in front of them was no longer Kagome completely. She now had the smell of Naraku which sickened him. Her voice was no longer the warm voice that he remembered. Yet it was her eyes that had frightened him. They were as black as a raven's wing and held no emotions or thoughts. There was nothing left of the Kagome he had grown to love. His hands balled up into fisted, he growled up at the demon who had taken Kagome's body.

"Where's Kagome? What have you done to her?"

However his question went unanswered, as the new Ayako spoke to Kagura.

"Come know big sister, you don't really think I would have tried to kill you. What would the fun in that be?"

Running out of what little patience he had Inuyasha yelled at the two of them.

"Hey, answer me. What the hell did you do with Kagome?"

Ayako turned to face Inuyasha in her newly acquired body. Inuyasha himself had to look away, there was no way that he would believe that she was gone.

"What have I done with your precious human girl? Nothing at the moment, you wish to see her, as you wish Inuyasha."

Inuyasha winced as the demon stuck Kagome's own hand through her chest. His golden orbs widened and shook as he saw the glowing white orb that was now inside Ayako's hand.

"Well Inuyasha, here she is your precious Kagome. She is nothing but a bodiless soul. I will enjoy all of her memories, especially the ones of pain and sadness. Such love she held for you Inuyasha. It's a pity that I shall be using her very own body to kill you and they is nothing she can do."

"Shut up, you're not Kagome."

Ayako smirked at Inuyasha once more.

"You're right I'm not. However this is her body, so if you kill me won't it be like killing her as well?"

Inuyasha growled after hearing Ayako's words. He then balled his clawed hands into fists.

'Damn she's right if I try to attack her, I would end up killing Kagome too. Damn it all what the hell I'm I going to do?'

Ayako continued to hold on to Kagome's soul as it flickered and tried to fight her. Once or twice Kagome's soul tried to break free and enter her body. This only angered Ayako. She then began to laugh, making Inuyasha and the other's turn to look at her.

"This soul is truly remarkable; it has no hope of winning after losing once already yet it still tries. Did you know Inuyasha that if a soul is pressed upon in a certain way for to long, that the soul it's self can experience pain that is worst than dying? Allow me to show you, Inuyasha, but first die."

Inuyasha dodged the web of dark blue energy that Ayako was shooting towards him. He couldn't allow himself to get hit. He had to figure out a way to get Kagome back. All of a sudden Ayako stopped her attacks and stood stone still and was staring at Inuyasha. Miroku then rushed to Inuyasha's side.

"Inuyasha, allow me to exorcise the demon that is now inhabiting Kagome's body. It's the only way to save her."

A cold and ruthless laughter rippled out of the body that used to be Kagome. Her black onyx eyes glaring at them as she spoke, her words only angered Inuyasha more but there was nothing he could do.

"Miroku you will try no such thing and neither will Inuyasha or Sango. If you do I'm afraid I will have to make Kagome suffer."

Inuyasha's whole body shook as he watched what she did next. He then winced in pain. Ayako was crushing Kagome's soul; it wiggled inside Ayako's grasp trying to break itself free. The soul's light then started to dim; it was then Inuyasha heard a voice whispering to him for help.

'Inuyasha help me, it hurts so much please.'

'Kagome.'

He couldn't stand it, he couldn't just stand here and do nothing. Sheathing Tetsusegia, Inuyasha charged Ayako. His right fist making contact with the side of her face, and knocking her off balance as well as the hold she had on Kagome's soul. Inuyasha smiled to himself as he watched Kagome's soul disappear back into her body.

'Don't worry Kagome I'll find a way to save you I promise."

Ayako wasn't about to give Inuyasha a chance to attack her again. However she did have one thing going for her, as long as she was inside of Kagome's body Inuyasha and his friends had no chance of winning. For they all knew that the girl's soul was still inside.

"Yes you are right to be angry at Naraku, for he is the one that created me. However it was your dear Kikyo who is responsible for planting me inside of this body."

Inuyasha didn't like where this was going. There was no way that he would believe it, and then again she had tried more then once to kill her. No there was no way he was going to believe.

"I don't believe you."

His words caused the newly born Ayako to laugh.

"Poor little hanyou, too blind to see what's right in front of you. I was in the arrow that Kikyo shot at Kagome. Kikyo knew I was there yet she still chose me to be the arrow she pierced the girl's body with. So it was Kikyo who allowed me to live, she gave me this body on a silver platter, and now I will use it."

Sango was caught off guard as a huge web of dark blue energy wrapped itself around her. She screamed in pain as the demon energy coursed through her body. Both Miroku and Inuyasha turned horrified eyes at Sango, as their friend lost consciousness. Neither could believe what they were seeing.

"Sango!"

Inuyasha felt powerless what were they suppose to do. There was no way he could kill Kagome, so was this the end. Ayako gave Inuyasha an evil smirk as she prepared to attack.

"I know the perfect way to kill you. Ten electrifying arrows will be quite a fitting death for you Inuyasha. Look at the bright side once you're dead at least you'll be with one of the women you love."

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

Kagome's whole body ached and she felt like she was walking through a fog. The voice of a strange woman kept ringing inside her head.

"Someone else is controlling my body but how?"

Outside her foggy vision she spotted Inuyasha, it was then she remember what was going on. One of Naraku's incarnations had taken over her body and was now trying to kill Inuyasha and the others.

"I have to do something I can't let Naraku win."

Kagome winced when for a brief moment she could feel something warm and sticky on her hand. Then the feeling was gone.

"I can't let her hurt Inuyasha any more, I won't let her."

Focusing the best she could Kagome collected all of her energy up inside her soul. Before she released it,the pain was so great she was sure that her body would break in two.

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

Ayako was enjoying herself completely as she licked Inuyasha's blood from her fingers.

"Does it hurt knowing that you are dying by Kagome's hands? Tell me do you hate her now?"

Inuyasha growled at Ayako as he nursed the wounds that were now in his stomach and chest. He continued to glare at Ayako.

"It may be her body, but I know for a fact that's she not the one attacking me. You're the one responsible for everything now, not Kagome. If I'm angry at anyone it's at me, for not picking up the stink of Naraku sooner, and if dying is the only way for me to get Kagome then so be it."

He braced his wounded body, for the impact of Ayako's attack. Yet her attack never came which baffled Inuyasha completely. He then slowly opened his eyes to see where the demoness had gotten away too. When Inuyasha looked up he found Ayako three inches away from him clutching on to her chest.

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

'No it's impossible, where did she get the energy from? There is no way I'm going to let a human defeat me.'

The pain that she was feeling was unbearable; however she knew that if she was feeling it so was Kagome.

'That's right Kagome, destroy me and when you do, you will end up dying as well.'

That's when she hear Kagome's voice answer her, which was something she had not expected.

'If it means that Inuyasha will still be alive, then it doesn't matter what happens to me.'

Ayako's breath caught in her throat as uncontrollable pain ripped through her body. A shrill scream erupted from her throat as a glowing pink light ripped through the wound in her shoulder and side. Ayako called forth more of her demon aura, she refused to lose to a mortal human girl.

TBC

(A/N: Well what do you know I got a new chapter up for this story. Yay me, I want to thank all of you who have been with me since I started this story. There will be one more chapter and then this story with come to a close. Next time: Chapter 7: Wake Up, Kagome

Ja ne!

Tainted InuShemeeko)

14