MG740: Okay, this is the third chapter. Hope you like it.

Kikiyo: of course they'll like it. I'm in it.

MG740: Die bitch. (shoots her 7 times.)

Kikiyo: *_* (dead)

Sango: Don't we need her for this chapter?

MG740: Oh yeah. (uses powers to revive her) While I'm doing that, please do the disclaimer Sango.

Sango: MG740 doesn't own Inu-Yasha, but she would love to thank Rumiko Takahashi for creating it.

MG740: Thank you Sango. Now let the fic begin!

Chapter 3-Betrayal

Rin bounced around as she, Jaken, and Sesshomaru walked through the forests.

"It's a beautiful day, isn't it Otusan?" Rin asked as she skipped on ahead.

"Hai, it is Rin," Sesshomaru as he looked up to see the sun glowing and around him the wind blowing.

"H-h-how could y-y-you call this b-be-beautiful?! It's freezing!" Jaken exclaimed.

"Rin's not cold. Rin's kimono is nice and warm."

"Stupid girl," Jaken mumbled.

"First, to let you know, Jaken. I did hear what you just called Rin," Sesshomaru said in a deadly cold voice. "Now if you wish to live, you'll never say it again."

"Hai mi lord," the frightened toad said.

The rest of the walk was in silence until Sesshomaru heard something approaching the forest. It smelled of bones, dirt, clay and magic. miko magic.

Kikiyo.

Sesshomaru grabbed Rin and Jaken in one arm and jumped into a tree. Rin was about to scream, but Sesshomaru hushed her as Kikiyo walked into that part of the forest.

She stopped as if waiting for something. 'But what?' Sesshomaru asked himself. Just then, a few more of her soul collectors appeared and brought her three more souls.

"You had better not take so long, Inu-Yasha. I hate being kept waiting." Kikiyo said out loud.

'Inu-Yasha and Kikiyo? But I thought that Kagome was his mate. This should be interesting to watch unfold.'

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Inu-Yasha was thinking over what Kagome's mother said.

Follow your heart and feelings. She will be hurt at first, but give her time, and she'll come around.

'I hope she's right.' Currently the gang was singing, "Deck the Halls" and quite frankly, he just couldn't take another Christmas Carol. Inu-Yasha got up and said "I'm going for a walk." And he left.

"I wonder where Inu-Yasha is going?" Shippo said from Kagome's lap.

"I don't know, but oh well. His loss on 'Jingle Bells'!" The whole group began to sing.

"Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, all the fields we go. laughing all the way (ha ha)."

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Inu-Yasha walked through the forest until he came upon the sacred tree. "Fifty-one years ago. fifty-one years ago Kikiyo, you pinned me to this tree. All over that stupid jewel."

'Fifty-one years ago, I thought you betrayed me and purposely didn't bring me the shikon-no-tama. I raided the village, killing so many people in the process. I had no idea that it was Naraku that deceived us-who injured you fatally. To this very tree, you pinned me. For supposedly, all eternity.'

"And here, fifty-one years later, after all we've been through. You still love me." Kikiyo said as she slipped up behind Inu-Yasha to hug him.

"Of course I do, Kikiyo. I'll always love you," Inu-Yasha said as he turned around to hug her.

"And I, you," she said as they leaned in to kiss.

Sesshomaru and the others were still in the tree. Sesshomaru was thinking about something when he felt a tug at his kimono.

"Daddy, why is Inu-Yasha's hand in Kikiyo's top?" Rin asked.

Sesshomaru looked down and saw that, indeed, Inu-Yasha and Kikiyo were getting a little too hot and heavy for Rin's young eyes.

"I think it's time we made our leave. Rin, Jaken, let's go home."

"Hai mi lord."

"Yes, daddy."

Sesshomaru scooped the two up and proceeded to take the two home.

On the way, Rin started to sing a song. It was a long one, but Sesshomaru was listening to it intently.

"On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love gave to me. 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords are leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids are milking, 7 swears are swimming, 6 geese are laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves. and a partridge in a pear tree!" she concluded just as the touched the front door.

"Rin, what was that you were singing?"

"It's called 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'."

"Twelve Days of Christmas?"

'Yeah! See, on each of the twelve days before Christmas, the girls' boyfriend brought her a gift. The numbers of gifts were according to the days left until Christmas."

"So for each day, he gave her a different amount of a different gift?"

"Yep."

"That gives me on hell of an idea." And he returned to his chambers to think.

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Kagome decided to head back home for a couple of days. She would come back that Friday, which was the 12th.

'I can get everybody's holiday shopping done and everything. I just wish I had saw Inu-Yasha before I left so I could at least say good-bye.'

Unfortunately for Kagome, she was about to get just what she asked for.

"Oooh, Kikiyo ." Inu-Yasha moaned as Kikiyo licked his neck.

"Oh, did I hit your spot, Inu?" she asked seductively.

"Yes," he just barely managed to get out. "I have half a mind to take you here and now. again."

"Inu-Inu-Yasha?!" Kagome asked both shocked and horrified at what she saw.

Inu-Yasha looked up and saw the hurtful look in Kagome's eyes. He was starting to think that her mother was wrong.. "Kagome."

"How could you betray me! I finally say I loved you, and this is how you repay me?! You said you loved me too!"

"I know, but."

"But what?!"

"I was confused. I loved Kikiyo and I thought I loved you too. I was wrong. I love Kikiyo, Kagome. Please try to understand. I'm sorry if I've deceived you."

Kagome looked as if she were about to explode. She just kept her cool and yelled, "SIT!"

Inu-Yasha's face slammed into the ground. Before he could say anything more, Kagome had gone to the well and back to her era.

Kikiyo helped Inu-Yasha up and helped him take care of his injured face.

'I'm sorry, Kagome, that you feel betrayed, but you'll feel better with time. You deserve somebody better... Somebody who can love you one hundred percent. And I'll be happy for you when you find that person. Whoever may he be.'

MG740: (while ringing Inu-Yasha's neck) You sorry son of a *beep* how could you do that to Kagome?

Inu-Yasha: You made me do it.

MG740: Oh yeah I did didn't I? (lets him go and he falls to the floor unconscience) Sorry bout that.

Shippo: Is he dead?

MG740: I hope not. We need him for the next chapter. Oh well, that's it for now. Ja'ne.