Disclaimer: … Inuyasha doesn't belong to me… ;.; It belongs to a long-known Mangaka named Takahashi Rumiko… She is the mistress of comedy and romance… she also did Lum, Ranma ½, and many other hilarious manga… I have so fallen in love with her works!

Inuyasha Fanfic by Kyokosakuras a.k.a. Dora Ng/ Fujimiya Mitsuki

^^Authoress' Note^^

Man… Elloz my friends… been a while hasn't it? I've been really busy, not to mention the fact that I'm a senior!!!  There's so much stuff to do, and there are piles of stuff all over my room… Darn the SATs and everything else, and I thought this year would be so much easier… Mou!  Anyways, I've also gone on a Inuyasha rush and brought the latest DvDs and everything… ^^; I'm like in love with this series… I haven't been this crazy since Marmalade Boy or Jeanne…

And to that reviewer, that asked for this to become a Kagome/Koga fanfic… I'm sorry, but I'm a serious hardcore Inuyasha/Kagome fan… hontoni gomen nasai!  I luv Koga because of how he creates tension in the series, that's my only reason, because his story with Ayame-chan is so cute… and to Kikyo fans… I'm not too crazy about her, but after watchin' what happened to her, I feel incredibly sorry for her… my fanfics won't have that much bashing for her since I now have newfound respect for her.  ^^

I'm sorry, but this chapter might be very confusing… I'm trying to run everything as a parallel story as well…which is quite hard… so plz forgive me! And a final note…

My fanfics are strongly influenced by the anime and manga itself… once again, I'm really sorry, but I'm glad you're enjoying it so far!

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If my English is bad, sorry, it's not my top subject since I'm Chinese… ^.^

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Two females appear behind him, one in white with a faceless expression holding a mirror in her hands… and while the other in a nicely dressed kimono holding a fan.

Kanna just nods, Kagura smirks, "Naraku, looks like she has underestimated you again…"

Naraku smiles evilly and chuckles, "Yep, Kikyo have you had fun with the Shikon shard inside of you that I planted with my powers?"

Kikyo gasps…

Inuyasha Fanfic by Kyokosakuras/pandabear234

Life Just Really Sucks

Chapter 4: Just when you thought it would get better…

=Uso… It has to be a lie… a Shikon shard is inside of me and I'm being controlled by him?  Naraku?  This can't be happening!  Inuyasha and his team of idiots have destroyed him already!  But, how can this evil being appear in front of me again? =

"Aww… dearest Kikyo, you're fighting yourself in your mind aren't you?"

Kikyo glares at him, "You bastard…"

Naraku does his usual scheming smile, "It's so sweet to you all twisted and feeling distraught… you are so pretty now.  I'm sure Onigumo would love to see you now… but he's gone, all well… hey, why not join me?"

Kikyo continues to give him her cold eyes, "Why would I defile myself more?"

Naraku chuckles, "I can give you the one dream that you had before."

Kikyo grits her teeth, "And that would be?"

Naraku smiles evilly folding his arms up, "to take Inuyasha with you to hell."

Kikyo's hands shake, "No… I can't do that!  Inuyasha is… is…"

Naraku pats Kanna's head, "is what Kikyo?  There is nothing else that you wanted isn't there?  I thought that the only thing that really carried you in that body was your will to kill the one that hurt you the most…"

Kikyo feels her whole body trembling, "NO! The truth came out when I found out about your existence!  You were the one that caused everything to turn out this way you bastard!"

Naraku chuckles yet again and makes a step towards her, "My body has been changed, and I'm more powerful then before, I can probably kill you right now."

Kikyo starts to take control of her shaking, "No, that's impossible…" She regains her confidence with a smile, "Besides, you don't even have the Shikon no Tama!"

Naraku sighs and shakes his head, "You really underestimate me…" He makes a quick move and grabbing her neck and then pinning her to a tree, "The one that they hold is a fake… just a illusion that I created with my newfound powers…" he smirks, "Dear Kikyo… I see the fear in your eyes, you fear me, as I no longer fear you…"

Kikyo gulps and her eyes widen with no respond, "………"

Naraku lets her go, "You know…  There is really no point in killing you now anyways."  He eyes her; "I still need you for my plan…"

He smiles evilly again and then turns to Kagura and Kanna, "Come on you two, let's leave this weakling… she is no longer powerful as she was before now that she's been defiled."

Kikyo massages her neck from the pain, and her eyes widen from the comment that just entered her ears… Naraku continues to manipulate her, "That Kagome is much scary then my new doll anyways…" he then turns into his deep dark purple cloud and flies away with Kagura following behind him on her feather with Kanna too leaving Kikyo struggling to find peace in her lost thoughts…

~Near Kaede's village… in the forest… night time…

Inuyasha kicks sand around, =Damn it… this really sucks… it's just like I've been turned into a human… not being able to smell…= 

He looks up at the sky and notices that it was the night before he would turn into a human anyways, "ARGH!! This really stinks!  LIFE JUST REALLY SUCKS DAMMIT!!!!!"  

=Where the heck is Kagome?  Gak… oh yea… she was sick, maybe I should just go and check on her now… who knows if she's better already! =  He hops on and before jumping into the Bone-eater's Well… he looks up and sees the stars, =damn… been a while since the sky has been this clear= He sees the brightest star and smiles, and then jumps into the well…  =The last time I seen so many stars was with Kagome a couple of nights ago…=

~Outside Wolf Caves…

Kagome sits down on a rock not too far from the waterfall.  She sneezed and then blinks twitching her nose… She sighs and looks up into the starry sky and wonders on… =this is so weird, life doesn't seem as happy as I wanted to be… is this truly what my life is?  A Miko, and do I really belong with the wolf youkai Koga-kun?  Why do I have so many questions?  This is so not right…I want some answers…=

"Kagome nei-san?"

Kagome turns around seeing Hakkaku and Ginta and then smiles, "Yes Hakkaku?"

Hakkaku offers her a basket of fruit, "Would you like some dinner?"

Kagome nods taking a peach, "Thank you."

They both shake their heads, "No, it's okay, it's our honor to serve our Miko."

They then turns around and Kagome stops them from going back into the cave, "Hakkaku, Ginta, I've been feeling strange lately… can you two tell me what really happened?"

Hakkaku and Ginta gulp at each other, Ginta stutters, "You were washed up on a beach near another waterfall and Koga-sama rescued you."

Hakkaku nods and continues, "Then we nursed you back."

Kagome looks at them passively, "oh… that's it huh?"

Ginta and Hakkaku stare blankly at her surprised, "What?  Kagome-neisan?"

Kagome turns back and looks up into the sky once more, "You may leave… I'm sorry that I bothered you two to tell the story again…"

Ginta looks down sadly; Hakkaku shakes his head as they enter the cave yet again… 

Hakkaku gulps at Ginta, "I hate doing this to her…"

Ginta nods scratching his head, "Kagome-neisan is starting to-"

"To what?"

They turn around quickly, "Koga!"

Koga nods with his arms on his hip, "Kagome what…"

Hakkaku makes a fist, "She's sensing something's wrong…"

Koga glances outside, "I know, she's in some sort of daze whenever she watches the sky…"

Ginta sighs and closes his eyes, "Koga… Isn't Inuyasha going to come looking for her?"

Koga glares at him, "I don't wanna think about that idiot-dog…"

~Higurashi Shrine, Home

"Yo, Souta…"

Souta blinks and then turns around surprised, "Inuyasha-onichan!"

Inuyasha sits down at the coffee-table, "Yep, is Kagome ready to go?"

Souta looks at him strangely, "Huh?"

At the same moment, Ka-san passes by and then jumps in, "Inuyasha-kun!  What are you doing here?"

Inuyasha sits down and takes Buyo by his paws making him dance, "I came to get Kagome…"

Ka-san blinks at him surprised, "Ara? Kagome?  She left yesterday night through the well…"

Inuyasha gives her a confused look and drops Buyo's paws, "Huh?  No, she didn't…"

Souta nods placing a dish of fish down next to Buyo, "Yes, she left cause she was feeling better from her cold…"

Inuyasha shakes his head and crosses his arms, "No, that's strange… are you two sure?"

Ka-san and Souta nod their heads, "Yep."

Inuyasha stands up and hops out, "Okay then… I'm going back, so see you two later!"

~Waterfall…

Koga comes out of the cave and looks down at a sleeping Kagome with his arms on his hips, "Fell asleep huh?"

He picks her up and grunts, =she should've just came in…= He carries her into the cave and brings her to the back where there he laid her onto the animal cloth… he pulls the bear-like skin over her and kisses her on the cheek while whispering, "Oyasumi Kagome."

Kagome makes a weak smile and he notices a tear come out of her left eye…

Koga sits down on the 'bed' next to her, he runs his hand threw her soft black hair, "why must you torture me like this?  Why did I ever make that deal with the Miko?"

Kagome sniffs in her sleep, "…why?"

Koga's hand jolts back from that word, his hand then trembles, =I don't know… I'm sorry, I never meant to make you cry…=

"Koga?"

He turns to the voice and sees Hakkaku and Ginta, "You two."

Hakkaku gives him a tired look, "It hasn't been a long time since we took care of Kagome-neisan, this isn't right…"

Koga's eyes turn back to Kagome, "…"

Ginta sighs nodding with Hakkaku, "She's upset."

Koga nods, "I know… I know."

~Through the well…

Inuyasha jumps out of the well and then notices the yellow book bag that Kagome usually carried, he hops to it, =guess I didn't notice it since my nose sucks… why did she just leave here?  Then again where is she? =  He looks up and glances around to see if there was any sign of her, =that little brat… maybe she went back to Kaede-baba's already… she won't even carry her own darn bag?  Wat's up with her?  = He picks up the heavy book bag and heads to the village, =damn… this thing better be filled with ramen…=

He hops back to the house and walks in pushing the curtain for a door to the side, "Kagome?"

He stops noticing that it was only Kaede, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, and Myouga around the fire waiting for the teapot to boil.  Inuyasha places the book bag down, "Oi… have you guys seen Kagome?  Did she stop by and leave again?"

They shake their heads, Sango asks, "You still can't smell her scent?"

Inuyasha shakes his head, "No…" he looks at Shippo with the evil eye, "Damn you…"

Shippo feels the chills go up his back and hides behind Kaede, Kaede blinks and sighs, "Inuyasha, Kagome hasn't come her since the day she left when she was sick… I haven't seen her."

Inuyasha sits down Indian-styled and opens Kagome's bookbag, "Strange… her bag was left near the well…"

Miroku whacks him with his golden rod, "What did you say?"

Inuyasha shouts back, "What the hell did you do that for?!?"

Miroku gives him a serious look and crosses his arms, "What did you say?"

Inuyasha grunts and takes out a cup of ramen, "I found her bag next to well, and she was nowhere to be seen."

Myouga hops over to the bag and gives it a little sniff… his eyes shot open, "There is a scent of an herb on her bag!"

As Kaede moves the pot away from the fire she stops hearing that, "An Herb?"

Sango crawls to the bag and runs her pointer finger on the bag while Kirara sniffs it, "It's not strong, but he's right… it's the kind of herb that can inflict emotions on humans…"

Kaede pulls Sango's finger near her nose, "It's the forgetfulness herb…"

Everyone in the room looks at her with widen eyes, but Inuyasha shrugs it off, "Yea and?"

Myouga hops on Inuyasha's head, "Kagome-chan is no where to be found, and now there's this herb on her bag… which can only mean…"

Inuyasha grips Tetsusaiga and says, "She's been…" He glances around at everyone and gulps, "Kidnapped?"

Kaede shakes her head and closes her eyes; "I have a good idea who used the herb on her though…"

Inuyasha turns his head abruptly to her, "WHO?!?"

Kaede bites her lower lip knowing the truth, and yet she gulps cause it just doesn't want to come out, "My older sister."

Inuyasha's eyes widen and he looks down stumped at the answer, "Kikyo?"

Kaede nods, Sango stands up and grabs her Hirakotsu, "This is simply a dirty trick.  Giving the Shikon shard to Naraku, and now this…"

Miroku nods his head with his eyes closed, "This is a serious attack on Kagome."

Inuyasha jumps up to his feet and his hand shakes gripping Tetsusaiga, "Why would she do such a thing?"

Kaede looks at him with a weak smile, "My sister's current existence is corrupted… I sensed it when I met her last."

Miroku's eyes popped open, "Corrupt?  As in her soul has been disturbed?"

Kaede nods holding up her cup of tea, "There was something that I sensed in her recently, I couldn't pinpoint it but she herself probably didn't even know about then either."

Sango sharpens her sword with the special cloth from her village, "which means someone has overpowered her some how… Inuyasha, I think we should leave in the morning."

Inuyasha nods and then Shippo tugs on Inuyasha's pants, "Inuyasha?  Can I come with you guys?"

Inuyasha looks down at him with such eyes that Shippo couldn't recognize… He answers the cute fox, "No, Shippo, you stay here with Kaede-ba-chan and Myouga…"

Shippo nods, =what the heck was that look that he just gave me?  I've never seen the eyes that he just made…=

Inuyasha walks out while everyone watches him noticing his different behavior since the mention of Kikyo… Sango sighs shaking her head slowly, "This is going to be a tough fight for all of us."  She looks at Miroku, "Let's get some rest now" so she lays out one of the futons from the side… Miroku sits on it, "Together?"

Sango trembles with anger and punches him, "Hentai!"

Miroku flies backward hitting his head on the floor, "Ite!"

Shippo sits on Miroku while Myouga jumps on him, "He never does he?"

Kaede shakes her head while sipping her tea, "didn't think so…"

~Mornin' at the cave…

"mm…"

Kagome stirs and opens her eyes, =Asa already? =

She sits up and looks around, =and they're all snoring…= she looks down to her left and blinks, =Koga-kun? He's been sleeping next to me? = She smiles while patting him and gets up from the 'bed', =time for some fresh sun…=

Kagome takes in a deep breath at the site of sunrise, "this is nice."

She stretches and sees her bow and arrows on the side of the entrance; "I think it's time to go do some purification since I am a Miko."

She then pokes the sleeping Ginta who was on watch duty; Ginta blinks at her, "Huh?"

Kagome smiles and whispers to him, "I'm going out for awhile… tell Koga-kun for me?"

Ginta nods and then his head falls back down, "Hai Kagome-neisan…"

"Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha gives a distressed sigh and stops, "Oh come on! Hurry up damn it!"

Kirara flies closer with Sango and Miroku on her back, Sango shouts, "Inuyasha, you have to wait for us too!"

Inuyasha folds his arms up, "It's not my fault that you guys are so slow after all…"

They catch up when suddenly they hear a familiar noise…  the group look up and see a recognizable insect, Inuyasha shouts, "Naraku's Saimyoushou?!?"

Miroku gulps looking up, "It can't be!"

Sango grits her teeth feeling her angry build, she prepares to throw Hirakotsu when Miroku stops her, "No, let's follow them!"

Miroku picks her up and puts her on Kirara and getting on himself as well, "Inuyasha, you follow the one that went north, we'll follow that one the went northeast."

Inuyasha nods and flies off quickly.  Kirara takes off and Sango says, "Houshi-sama… please don't do that ever again."

Miroku blinks with an innocent look, "Whatever do you mean?"

Sango elbows him, "Pick me up without my consent and stop touching me…"

Miroku chokes and mumbles, "Got it…" he places his golden rod in front of Sango and holds on to both side like a seatbelt for her…

Inuyasha jumps off the trees while following the insect, "Damn nit…"

He blinks and looks up and down to make sure he doesn't fun into anything, when suddenly he recognizes a familiar figure in red and white…  he stops and breathes heavily, =Kagome?=

Kagome, on the ground has her arrow prepared and glancing around for the youkai that was recently chasing her… She closes her eyes, =come on wherever you are, I'll be a step ahead of you youkai…= The youkai comes at her from behind when out of the blue, she sees a figure in red slicing the youkai… Inuyasha shouts, "Sankontetsuo!" The youkai disintegrates and Kagome stares at the hanyou, he looks at her and makes a step towards her, "Kagome…"

Kagome makes a small gasp and directs her arrow at him, "Who are you."

Inuyasha stops in his tracks and looks dumbfounded at her, "What?!?"

^^Authoress' Note^^

hihi ppl… me so sorri for not updating like for so long!  Alright… it's the common reason, I've been bz with a bunch of stuff and everything… I hope you enjoyed my little cliffhanger, and I'm sure some of you know what gonna happen… plz review!  ^^ ja!