Recap:

Inuyasha stared at the dagger in his hand. If he was going to do it, it has to be now. The sun would be up in a few hours, and so would the rest of the gang. But does he want to die?

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'Of course I want to die,' Inuyasha thought sadly. 'There's no reason to live for anymore. My tasks are complete. I'd rather die and be with the people I love most than to live with no one who cares.'

"But," a little voice in his head spoke, "how do you know that once you die, you'll be with your loved ones? How do you know that you'll be able to do what you want? How do you know that once you die, you won't be trapped in a world of never-ending torture? And most of all, how do you know that you'll have freedom of choice in hell?"

Inuyasha thought about those words. They were all too true. He knew nothing about hell, because he's never been there. The only people who know what it's like to die are in no condition to tell him. They will never converse with the living again. They're trapped in hell for all eternity.

Then, he thought about Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and Kirara. How would they feel if he killed himself? He hates to admit it, but they've become close friends. Even the perverted monk and that annoying kitsune. 'They're my friends,' Inuyasha realized, 'Something I've never had before I was sealed by Kikyou's arrow. And they'd never let me kill myself. Heck, Kirara would come running if she sensed something was wrong. Not to mention bringing everyone else with her.' He smiled at the thought of the little neko-youkai. She reminded him so much of Kagome's cat, Buyo. Which brought his thoughts back to Kagome. 'And in all this time travelling with her, he knew that Kagome would never have wanted him to kill himself.

Looking back to the time they first met, Inuyasha smiled. She has come a long way from that helpless girl that couldn't harm a kitten.

-Flashback-

"Look, can you pull out this arrow or not?" Inuyasha snarled. "No, child!" Kagome heard the one called Kaede call out to her, "That arrow holds back his power. If ye release him, he will surely kill all of us!"

"Fool!" Inuyasha spat back. "That thing will devour you. I'm the only one who can kill it!" He nodded towards the centipede. "And you!" Inuyasha looked down at Kagome, "Are YOU ready to die yet?"

Kagome looked at the centipede, which was trying to suffocate her. Then she looked back at Inuyasha. "I don't know about you," she said, "But given those choices, I would choose to..........LIVE!" At this she pulled out the arrow, and Inuyasha killed Mistress Centipede with one strike of his claws.

-End Flashback-

'No. I'm not that selfish hanyou I was before. I will not kill myself just to release my pain. Whatever happens I WILL NOT DIE!' Inuyasha thought with determination.

-At Sesshoumaru's castle-

"Sesshoumaru-sama! Where is Kagome-chan?" a certain 8-year-old girl cried happily "Rin wanna show Kagome-Chan flowers!" "Kagome is.......gone." Sesshoumaru didn't have the heart to tell her that the miko is dead. But having been with him for almost 2 years, Rin saw right though him.

"Kagome-chan isn't...dead, is she?" Rin whimpered. Sesshoumaru paused. The young human girl was wise beyond her years. He could not lie. Hesitantly, he said, "Yes." Tears started to form in the young girl's brown eyes.

"Sesshoumaru-sama, can't you bring her back???" Rin sniffled. Sesshoumaru sighed, "Rin, listen. Kagome is gone. You have to accept that. Be a good girl and stop crying, ok?"

"But what about your sword? Tenseiga?" Rin looked up at him with hopeful big brown eyes. Again, Sesshoumaru sighed. If he revived the miko, then all his work would be wasted. But he didn't want Rin to know that he was the one who killed the miko. And besides, he didn't get the Tetsuaiga anyway. He was so sure that the miko would save herself. Plus, Rin would be devastated if he told her he can't revive her.

"Alright. Let's go revive the mi...er Kagome." Sesshoumaru said. "Yay!" Rin cried happily.

-Back at the Village-

Inuyasha headed back from the forest just when the sun went up. His raven-black hair turned to silver, and his dog-like ears, claws and fangs returned. With renewed energy, he happily entered Kaede's hut. It wasn't that he didn't care if Kagome died, it was because he knew Kagome wouldn't want him to be sad.

"Someone's in a good mood today," Miroku said. "HOW could you be so happy when Kagome died?!" Sango cried. The loss of Kagome hit her hard. "Because," Inuyasha stated, "Kagome wouldn't have wanted us to mourn over her." Silence. "You're right," Sango said quietly.

Suddenly, screams were heard outside. "It's the lord of the West!" the villagers cried. "Nani?!" Inuyasha snarled. True enough, there was Sesshoumaru, walking towards the hut. But wait, there was a small human girl behind him. "What do you want Sesshoumaru? Come to take another innocent life?" Inuyasha spat.

If Sesshoumaru heard this, he didn't show it. "Where is the miko's body?" He asked calmly. "Why do YOU want to know?" Inuyasha snarled. Sesshoumaru started to walk towards Kaede's hut. "It's no use hiding it from me, little brother. I can smell her body." Sesshoumaru said. He pulled out Tenseiga.

Inuyasha and the gang caught up with him. "Don't you dare lay a finger on her, Sesshoumaru," Sango said warningly. "Don't worry Sango-chan. Sesshoumaru-sama is just going to revive Kagome-chan!" Rin chirped happily. Shocked silence.

Sango blinked. She had no idea that Sesshoumaru actually had a nice side. "Stand back," Sesshoumaru warned Rin. Then, he slashed through the invisible messengers from hell. Slowly, Kagome's spirit re-entered her body. She blinked, then sat up.

"My business it done here," Sesshoumaru said, "Let's go, Rin." With that, he re-sheathed Tenseiga and left.

Inuyasha stared at Kagome, unable to speak. 'Kagome's really back!' his mind screamed at him. Slowly, Kagome turned her head around. And what Inuyasha saw made him gasp with horror.

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A/N: Hehe. Another cliffie! -ducks rotten fruit- I know I haven't updated for almost a month, but I hope this extra long chappie will satisfy you! My fingers are so tired! Plus, school has just found its way into my schedule, so I might not be updating so often anymore. It all depends if my teacher is evil and gives me a lot of homework. And please review! I haven't got any suggestions regarding the "chapter naming" as I like to call it.