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Previously on Let it Burn: Inuyasha was about to grab the jewel shards and finish her off, when he heard something and whirled around, making Sabre and his comrades whirl around too.

"WIND-TUNNEL!"

Chapter Three: The Rescue and The Order

"What the heck was that?" Sabre growled, cracking his claws, ready to strike down anyone who barged into his cave. Inuyasha growled, recognizing who that was. Sabre and his comrades suddenly covered their face as the boulder began to fall apart and fly towards what seemed like a void. Sabre opened his eyes and got a good peek of who it was.

Miroku was sucking in the boulder, his hand outstretched, with a determined look on his face. "NOW SANGO!" He yelled. Apparently, when Kirara got left out of the cave, she went to get Sang and Miroku for help. Sango jumped down from Kirara and brought down about 15 demons in one strike with her weapon. Then she rushed to get Kagome, but Sabre attacked her. She dodged his attack and kicked him against the wall. Sabre wiped his bleeding lip with his sleeve, shooting her an evil glare. The demon exterminator! Then he heard Naraku within his thoughts. "Sango, the demon exterminator...we can't let her live and get away with the girl, now can we, Sabre-Sama?" He hated Naraku, so with a flash of his amber eyes, he was able to block Naraku without him knowing what he was up to. Even if it was for a little while. Damn you, Naraku. I'm going to get these four out of here. He roared in his panther roar, making the cat demons decease.

Miroku glared at Sabre as he was struggling to keep Inuyasha off him. What is he up to? He thought. Sango was struggling to support Kagome over to Kirara. The demon looked at the damage he's done and shook his head. "Don't attack those four again. No matter what I say. The demon Naraku took possession of me through the sacred jewel shard. Next time that happens tie me down and block the entrance and leave me in here alone. Now, the monk, the slayer, the miko and my best friend...get them out of here to safety!" With those words he knew he might be too late to rescue the only demon girl that he ever loved. With tears in his eyes, he took off the spell. Then he looked up at the ceiling of the cave. Kayura...I'm sorry I failed you.

Inuyasha fell to the ground, in a slight trance. "Where-wha-Kagome!" He sat right back up, looking for Kagome. "Oh no! Did I do all this?" He looked around himself, to find Sabre dropping his sword on the ground and collapsing to his knees. Whoa...for a controlled demon he sure don't look at all menacing. Then his eyes widened. His best friend was back. "Sabre...?" He got up and placed a hand on his shoulder. Sabre simply brushed it away, making tears fall harder. "Get out before it happens again. THe girl can purify the jewel shard in your back..." Inuyasha's eyes filled with pain for Sabre. "Sabre... can I help?" Sabre looked up at him, his eyes flashing. "I SAID GET OUT!!! I'LL BE CONTROLLED AGAIN, WITHOUT THE DAMN JEWEL SHARD! HE'S BEEN POSSESING ME TOO LONG!" With that Inuyasha nodded and ran over to Kagome.

.:Kaede's Hut:.

Inuyasha was waiting impatiently outside of Kaede's hut, hoping and praying that Kagome was going to be alright. But that made him think of what Sabre said right before they flew off.

:Flashback:

Inuyasha looked at his best friend. "Sabre, are you sure you don't want any help? We can stay with you for awhile, and your healers can treat Kagome's injuries." Inuyasha suggested looking nervously at Kagome, who was still unconscious. Sabre sighed and sat down on a close-by boulder, his elbows resting on his knees. "No Inuyasha. It won't be safe for Kagome or you. Even if you're hanyou, and you think your life is full of danger, trying living a youkais. Sometimes I pray to the Gods that you will never live a life of a youkai. The danger is haunting you day and night, when you're awake, and when you're asleep. And what's important is that Kagome is safer with you than she'll be here. And I wish that both of you'll be safe. Kagome will purify the jewel shard in your back and you can pull it out. That's the only jewel shard that actually exist in these parts. The other two were a trap. " Inuyasha listened to his best friend and he began to realize...no place around him was safe for Kagome. Then he nodded. They did their old best friend hand-shake and Inuyasha flew off with his friends, waving to Sabre. Then he saw how Sabre headed back towards the cave, obviously miserable.

:End of Flashback:

Miroku placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Don't be so hard on yourself, Inuyasha. It wasn't your fault." Inuyasha just brushed his hand off of his shoulder. "You don't understand!" he snapped at the monk. "No one does! I could have killed her! I almost did! I actually had the DESIRE to KILL HER! I can't let that happen to her!!" Miroku looked nervous slightly, and so did Sango. Sango and Miroku exchanged glances...and just then Shippo joined them. But Inuyasha didn't notice just yet. Sango looked up at him. "So what are you going to do?"

Inuyasha lowered his eyes as tears filled them. "I'm going to let her go. And this time...I won't come back for her." Shippo was on the verge of tears.

"NO INUYASHA! I DON'T WANT KAGOME TO LEAVE!"

"Stuff it, runt. I don't have a choice!"

"Yes you do!"

Inuyasha lost it. "IT'S NOT LIKE I WANT TO LET HER GO! I CARE FOR HER MORE THAN I HAVE EVER CARED FOR KIKYO!"

Sango, Shippo, and Miroku stared blankly at him as he ran off to the place where they first met. The Sacred Tree. Shippo looked at Sango and Miroku. "Does that mean he-?"

"Oh yeah. He loves her alright." Sango answered.

"Infatuated." Miroku said.

"Thought so." Shippo added.

"Mew." Kirara gave her opinion.

Kaede walked out of the hut. Miroku, Sango and Shippo got up. "How is she, Lady Kaede?" Miroku asked. Sango hung on to Miroku's shoulder. "Is she going to live?" Shippo repeated Sango's question. Kaede nodded. "She will be fine." Then she noticed that Inuyasha wasn't around. "But my! Where is Inuyasha? I thought he will be the first one burying me with questions about her health? Do ye two know where he went off to?" The three shook their head. "Probably to the well." Shippo squeaked. Kaede shook her head. "Once stubborn, will always be stubborn." she said and walked back into the hut. Shippo looked down the road where Inuyasha walked off. "I wish he would just tell her!" Miroku sighed. "He isn't that confident yet. We need to give them time."

A week later

Kagome slowly walked out of the hut. "KAGOME!" Shippo shouted and jumped into her arms. Kagome smiled. "Shippo! I'm so glad to see you!" Miroku and Sango also joined the celebration. Sango hugged Kagome, and so did Miroku...without being hentai.

Inuyasha's ears twitched and so did his nose when he smelled and heard Kagome. He grinned. He was so happy that she was okay. He resisted the temptation to run over to her, and embrace her and never let her go...his smile faded. He had to though. He couldn't bare to see her hurt ever again.

Kagome noticed that Inuyasha was sitting under a tree not too far from the hut. She put down Shippo and walked over to Inuyasha. She was surprised to see that he didn't look at her at all. She sat down beside him, and wrapped around her arms around his neck. "I'm so glad that you're okay! I was so worried! Oh, Inuyasha!" Then her eyes widened in complete shock, when he gently pushed her away, and didn't look her in the eye. Kagome felt something wet on her arms...his tears! He is...crying? But...why? I'm okay... Then she saw it...the jewel shard in his hand, and the blood trickling down his back. She touched his hand, and purified the shard. He just threw down on the ground. "Inuyasha? Why are you-?" He whirled around, crying like mad. "GET AWAY FROM ME! I FORBID YOU TO EVER LOOK AT ME, TOUCH ME, OR EVEN TALK TO ME! I'M A MONSTER! I ALMOST HURT YOU! GO BACK TO YOUR OWN TIME AND AWAY FROM ME!" he shouted on top of his lungs. Kagome stumbled back. "You-you're not serious are you?" Inuyasha was spilling tears everywhere. "DO I LOOK LIKE I'M JOKING! I DON'T WANT YOU AROUND ME SO YOU CAN GET HURT!" Kagome's shocked expression faded and was replaced by a hurt one. Tears began falling and with a small and frightened voice she said, "Okay. I'll miss you Inuyasha..." and with that she ran into the hut, grabbed her things and ran off, throwing down the jewel shards on the floor infront of him.

As he saw her run off, and knowing that would be the last time he would ever look into her eyes, he fell to his knees and gave out the world's loudest howl of pain, and regret. Miroku lowered his eyes, already missing their friend. Sango's eyes were full of tears, and she clung onto Miroku. Shippo was just crying silently being comforted by Kirara.

Higurashi Shrine

Kagome climbed out of the well, and ran as fast as she could to her room. Souta was about to say hi, but she ran past him and up the stairs and slammed her door. She dropped her things and collapsed on the bed. She cried and cried, unable to stop herself. She could barely breath. When she calmed down a little, she looked at the photo of Inuyasha she took when he wasn't looking. It included Sango, Miroku and Shippo and Kirara too. She picked up the framed photo and with her two fingers she touched Inuyasha's face. "Inuyasha..." she whispered. He was her everything...the only thing she was happy for. Tears fell on her photograph. "Why...? I love you Inuyasha." She whispered to herself.

She heard a knock on the door. "Sis?" Kagome rolled her eyes. "GO AWAY SOUTA!" And when she heard footsteps going down the stairs, she got dressed in her pjs and climbed under the warm covers. When she looked at the stars, she whispered, "Good night, Inuyasha."

In the middle of the night, she woke up, covered in cold sweat, breathing heavily. That dream...it was horrible. She noticed that she was crying. "It's just a dream...it's not real." She tried to convince herself.

:The Dream:

Kagome was back in the Inuyasha's Forest. It was dark. "Where am I?" she asked herself. There was no light, except the moon. The moon was her only light, and it was illuminating a road. "Where does it lead?" she asked herself. She began walking towards it...and then she saw something red..."Blood!" She cried out! She began to run when the first thought came into her mind. Inuyasha. As the blood was getting thicker, she started to run as fast as her human legs would carry her. Finally, she froze as she stared into the face of her worst fear. Her friends lay dead, in a pool of their own blood. Sango...Miroku...Shippo...Kaede...but no sign of Inuyasha. She continued walking around, hoping to find Inuyasha safe and sound. Then she saw him...he lay there, his heart ripped out...His beautiful eyes that she loved to drown in were lifeless. His mouth partly open as blood oozed out of it. "No...NO!" She dropped to her knees, and hugged his dead body. "I knew I shouldn't have left you, Inuyasha! I could have prevented this!" She cried and cried...until she heard footsteps. She looked up to see who it was. It was Kikyo! And Sabre...? Kikyo smirked. "I had to end his life, for he didn't want to go with me." Kagome glared at her. "Why did you do this? Why did you slaughter my friends?" Kikyo smirked slightly. "Oh, I only killed Inuyasha. Sabre-san here did the rest of the job. Most impressive I have to say." Kagome's tears fell like the waterfalls. "WHY DID YOU KILL HIM??" Kikyo sighed, in a rather annoyed way. "How could you be so blind you foolish girl? He loved you with all of his heart, and refused to join me in hell. He was infatuated with you, one might say. He sent you away for he couldn't stand to see you spill blood because of him. In a way, he wished he was dead...I simply made it come true." Kagome looked down at the dead body of Inuyasha. "He loved me? I loved him so much! And I always will!" Kikyo smiled mischieviously. "There's a way you could be with him?" Kagome looked up at her, shooting her a dirty look. "How? Tell me, you witch!" Kikyo just began to walk away, as Sabre raised his claws above her, the moonlight hitting his blood-covered claws, giving off a slight shine...then he brought them down.

End of Dream:

Kagome got up from her bed and walked over to the balcony, staring down at the well. "I wish I was with you, Inuyasha. But I can't go back to you, for the jewel shards aren't with me...and you won't come back to me this time. I guess I have to except that fact. But I will always, always, pray for your happiness and safety." she said to herself and left back inside, thinking about her nightmare. She closed her eyes, with his picture beside her. And she fell into a dreamless sleep.

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