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Chapter 4: A Small Battle

Kikyou sat next to the well, looking down in it. Now it was filled with water from all the rain that had been falling over the last few days. "Kikyou?" Kagome slowly walked up to her.

"Kagome! Get away from her!" Shippo yelled to Kagome.

"Shippo, go back to the hut!" Kagome yelled at him.

"But..."

"But nothing! Go back to the hut!" Kagome yelled again. This time her eyes glowed bright and energy surged from her body. Shippo became terrified and did what he was told.

"Kagome..." Kikyou didn't look up at her as she spoke. "Do you really love him?"

"Of course I love Inu-Yasha."

"I don't believe you!" Kikyou screamed at her, causing her to fall back from the energy Kikyou gave off.

"I love Inu-Yasha will all my heart!" Kagome tried to convince her, but Kikyou wouldn't listen.

"Kagome, that jewel Sesshomaru gave you will not be enough to protect you from me!" Kikyou laughed as she picked Kagome up by her neck. "Now I will kill you."

"Release you hold on her." Sesshomaru said as he appeared from the forest. Behind him were Rin, Jakken, and Kagura, his mate.

"Sesshomaru and his group of losers. How nice of you to join our little meeting. Stay there and I will deal with you four when I am done with Kagome." Kikyou laughed.

"Deal with us? You couldn't defeat Sesshomaru or I." Kagura laughed.

"This, coming from someone who needed to run for help when she could not free herself from Naraku? Ha, Kagura, you will be the first to die this night." Kikyou released Kagome and shot and arrow at Kagura. Kagura used her fan to push the arrow away from her and back at Kikyou. "Just what I expected from you, Kagura. I am surprised that your mutt didn't save you though." Kikyou laughed.

"I do not need his help to defeat you." Kagura said as she used her fan to attack Kikyou. "Dance of the Dead!" Kagura said as skeletons began to come from the ground and attack Kikyou. Mean while, Kagome had got up and was now struggling to make her way back to the village, or at least towards Sesshomaru. He had given her the jewel, so she knew he would protect her. She had thought about why Sesshomaru would have a change of heart about Inu-Yasha. But she discovered that her child would help Sesshomaru keep control of the West Lands. If the child died, then Sesshomaru would lose his control.

"Rin, help Kagome back to the village." Sesshomaru told the thirteen year old girl.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin said as she ran over to Kagome and helped her up. "Come Kagome. I will get you back to the village." Rin promised as she helped Kagome walk.

Back at the village Sango, Miroku, and Inu-Yasha had returned. "Where's Kagome!" Inu-Yasha began to worry.

"Inu-Yasha! Hurry!" Shippo yelled as he ran to the hut.

"Shippo, where's Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked as he picked Shippo up by his tail.

"Over by the well. Kikyou's there!" Shippo told him. Inu-Yasha hadn't seen Kikyou in almost a year, why was she back now?

"Do you think he still has feelings for her?" Sango whispered to Miroku.

"I don't know. Inu-Yasha, should we go look for Kagome?" Miroku asked.

"No. Sango's hurt. I'll go by myself." Inu-Yasha told them.

"Kagura, you will not defeat me." Kikyou laughed as Kagura's attacks were easily avoided.

"Kagura, she is right. Let me fight her." Sesshomaru told his mate.

"No! I will defeat her." Kagura let out another gust of wind at Kikyou, this time she wasn't able to avoid it. Kikyou was thrown into a tree, knocking her unconscious.

"Kikyou!" Inu-Yasha yelled to her as he happened onto the battle field. "What have you done to her, Kagura?" Inu-Yasha turned to her, ready to kill her.

"Inu-Yasha, calm yourself. Kagura is not your enemy, Kikyou is. She tried to kill Kagome, until Kagura stopped her." Sesshomaru tried to stop his brother from killing his mate.

"Where's Kagome?" Inu-Yasha asked.

"I had Rin help her back to the village." Sesshomaru told his brother.

"I have to get to her." Inu-Yasha thought, but he didn't want to leave Kikyou there for Kagura to finish off. He walked over to where Kikyou laid and picked her up.

"What...?" Kagura began to say, but Sesshomaru stopped her.

"Let him do what he thinks he needs to do. You have tired yourself enough tonight. You must go back and rest. I will follow my brother and watch what he does. Jakken, go with Kagura back to the castle, and if anything happens, let me know." Sesshomaru told him.

"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru." Jakken said as he followed Kagura back into the forest.