Stay Chapter 3: Inuyasha's Choice, an inuyasha fanfic

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Chapter 3

Inuyasha's Choice

Kagome hurriedly ran to catch up with Inuyasha, who had left for the well.

"Inuyasha! Wait!" Kagome cried upon reaching the enchanted well—but, it was too late. Inuyasha was already gone. "Sorry…" whispered Kagome, her face was very sad.

Kagome walked out of the well house and slid the door close. "Even though I'm mad at Inuyasha, I shouldn't have said those words… He must be very hurt because of that…" Kagome thought, walking back to her house. She suddenly stopped and looked back at the temple. "Maybe I should go to him and apologize…" thought Kagome. "I guess it's my fault because I called him selfish, arrogant, violent, over protective and two-timer."

Kagome sighed helplessly and began walking back towards the well house. "Even thought he really is like that," said Kagome, climbing down the well.

Kagome slowly climbed out of the Bone Eater's Well and looked around her. The whole place was beginning to dim because the sun was starting to set. Kagome headed for the village, hoping to see Inuyasha and talk to him.

"EH???" Shippou cried, seeing Inuyasha come back without Kagome. "Where's Kagome???" He asked Inuyasha.

Inuyasha ignored Shippou and leaped to a tree.

Shortly, Miroku and Sango came and saw Shippou shouting at Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha, you idiot!" Shippou shouted. "I thought you were going to go and bring back Kagome!!!"

"Shut up!" Inuyasha barked, looking away from Shippou.

"What's the matter, Shippou?" Sango asked curiously, standing next to Shippou.

"Sango? Miroku? What are you doing here?" Shippou asked.

"We heard you rumbling and so we went here to check on you," answered Sango. "Huh? Where's Kagome-chan?" Sango said, looking around for Kagome.

Shippou looked sharply at Inuyasha and said, "Inuyasha still didn't bring her back."

"Huh? Why didn't he?" Sango said, looking up at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha scoffed and said, "Keh!"

"Inuyasha," said Miroku, "what happened?"

"Shut up!" Inuyasha shouted back then suddenly looked far away. "Shit!" He cursed, immediately jumping down the tree and hiding behind the bushes.

"What happened to him?" Miroku said, still dazed by Inuyasha's queer behavior.

Sango and Shippou looked at each other then at Miroku.

"What a weirdo." Sango commented with a sigh.

"Quiet!" Inuyasha shouted, still hiding.

"Hey, Inuyasha why are you suddenly hi—" Miroku was interrupted when he saw Kagome in front of them. "Kagome-sama?" He said, unable to believe what he was seeing.

"Kagome!" Shippou cried, hopping quickly to hug Kagome.

"Shippou-chan!" Kagome said, smiling.

"You're back…?" Sango said, looking quite shocked.

"Well, I can't just leave you guys so… I came back." Kagome said, looking around for something.

"What is it, Kagome?" asked Shippou.

Kagome's face suddenly became worried. "I was just wondering if you know where Inuyasha is…" She started. "We had another fight and I wanted to talk to him."

"Talk to me?" Inuyasha thought, hearing Kagome's words.

"Inuyasha?" Miroku repeated.

Shippou looked at Kagome and said, "Inuyasha is just—"

Miroku snatched Shippou from Kagome and covered Shippou's mouth quickly. He smiled at Kagome and said, "We don't know where Inuyasha is." Miroku uncovered Shippou's mouth after that.

"We don't know where Inuyasha is?" Shippou repeated uncertainly, looking at Miroku.

"Yes, Shippou. We don't know." Miroku said, emphasizing the word 'don't' to him. "Right, Sango?" He turned to Sango for backup.

"Yeah, we haven't seen him yet." Sango said, helping out Miroku.

Shippou looked at the hedge where Inuyasha was hiding and said, "Why would you want to talk to Inuyasha, Kagome?"

"Well… I wanted to apologize to him," said Kagome, slightly blushing.

Inuyasha was surprised to hear that from Kagome. "She'll apologize…?"

"What?!" Shippou exclaimed. "Why would you say sorry to that selfish inconsiderate moron?!" He complained.

Inuyasha clenched his fist and thought, "That Shippou! I'm going to hit him a thousand of times when I get my hands on him!!!"

"It's my fault that we fought again so…" Kagome said, "I have to apologize or else, we'll never be able to work things out."

"Kagome-chan…" Sango murmured. "What's the reason of your fight?" She asked Kagome.

Kagome looked down and said, "My friend, Houjo-kun."

"A BOY?!?!" Sango and Miroku said together, their eyes going wide in surprise.

Kagome looked at them with an irritated face. "He's just my friend." She repeated.

"So what about your friend?" Miroku asked.

Kagome was blushing slightly under her friends' continuous interview. "Inuyasha…umm…saw Houjo-kun with me." She replied, not looking at them.

"I see…" Miroku said, closing his eyes to show he understood. "Inuyasha was jealous." He said confidently.

"What?" Inuyasha thought. "Me? Jealous? No way!"

"What?!" Kagome exclaimed. "There's no way Inuyasha would be jealous. There's nothing between Houjo-kun and me!" Kagome explained.

Somehow, Inuyasha's heart seemed to be relieved by Kagome's words.

"It's the same behavior he shows when you're with Kouga?" Miroku asked.

Kagome began to think. "It is somehow like that…" She thought. Kagome nodded.

"Therefore, Inuyasha was definitely jealous!" Miroku said, smiling triumphantly.

"Inuyasha was jealous?" Kagome thought, her confusion increasing. "Why would he be? He has Kikyou, so why bother? I really don't understand him!"

"So, Kagome-chan, Inuyasha and you fought because of that?" asked Sango.

"He's so childish!" Shippou commented.

"Not only that…" Kagome said, playing with her fingers while slightly looking guilty. "He also told me that I shouldn't go out with Houjo-kun and that I was flirting with Houjo-kun… so," Kagome paused. "I… umm… told him that he can't just meddle with my own life because he's a selfish, arrogant, violent, over protective two-timer." Kagome said. "I know it was rude to tell him that but I just lost control of myself and the words came out all by themselves. I'm already getting tired of him being so protective on me yet he keeps on two-timing me with Kikyou. I know I mustn't pressure him and that these are the consequences for choosing to stay with him—I don't regret my decision—but… when will he be finally decided about his feelings?" Kagome sighed. "But then, I'm also afraid when time comes that he'll be certain about his feelings… I'm afraid that I'll never see him again…"

"Kagome…" Inuyasha thought. "She's been suffering a lot ever since she met me… but still she chose to stay with me…" Inuyasha looked down. "What can I do to ease her misery?" Inuyasha's mind was full of thoughts, he was so confused now.

"Kagome-chan…." Sango said, her face was full of worry.

Kagome smiled, trying to make the conversation lighter. "What am I saying?" She said, holding back the tears that were about to fall any second. "I'll just go get my things on the other world and return here later," said Kagome, walking away. "Maybe by then I can talk to Inuyasha." She said and was gone.

Inuyasha finally revealed himself and began to walk away.

"Inuyasha!" Miroku called out. "Where are you going?"

Inuyasha didn't look back or stopped. "Nowhere." He replied, still walking farther away.

"He must have heard Kagome's words," said Sango concernedly.

Miroku nodded as he watched Inuyasha disappear in the darkness towards the woods.

Inuyasha walked subconsciously through the forest. He stopped suddenly and found himself standing in front of the Bone Eater's Well.

Inuyasha looked at the well, remembering Kagome's words a while ago.

"I'm already getting tired of him being so protective on me yet he keeps on two-timing me with Kikyou. I know I mustn't pressure him and that these are the consequences for choosing to stay with him—I don't regret my decision—but… when will he be finally decided about his feelings?"

"Kagome…" Inuyasha murmured. "She's been enduring so much pain just so I can be happy… but in return, I always hurt her."

Inuyasha looked into the sky and into the bright moon above him. "Maybe I should decide already… and tell Kagome about my choice. This time, I only have to choose one of them," said Inuyasha. "I can't go on hurting Kagome like this… But Kikyou also needs me… She chose to die to be with me… And Kagome chose to stay to be with me…" Inuyasha sighed. "What shall I do?" He asked himself but no answer came to him.

Faint glowing lights appeared into the dark sky.

"Youkais?" said Inuyasha, examining the glowing lights closely. "Kikyou's soul-catcher youkais?!" Inuyasha blurted out. He immediately rushed into the direction of the faint lights and found Kikyou standing in front of the Goshinboku, collecting the dead souls given to her by her insect youkais.

Kikyou, feeling the presence of another person behind her, turned her back to look. "Inuyasha…" She softly said.

"Kikyou!" Inuyasha said. "Why are you here?" He asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Kikyou said. "I'm here because I need dead souls for this fragile body."

"But—why here, Kikyou?" Inuyasha continued to ask.

"What do you expect to hear from me?" asked Kikyou; her face was cold and unconcerned. "That I like to see you that's why I came here? Snap out of it, Inuyasha. My youkais have already collected all the dead souls in the village I was staying so I need to look for another village. I can't walk too far that's why I ended up here." She said; her voice didn't show any emotion—it was cold like ice.

Inuyasha clenched his fist and looked down. "Kikyou…"

"And what are you doing here?" Kikyou asked. "Where's the girl and your other friends?"

"If you're talking about Kagome, she went back to her time." Inuyasha replied.

"So," said Kikyou, holding a glowing ball of light near her face. "You came to the well to wait for her but you saw my youkais and rushed here?"

Inuyasha nodded.

Kikyou walked towards Inuyasha until she was exactly face to face with him. "I'm glad that you came though." Kikyou said with her soft voice. Her eyes told Inuyasha that she was telling the truth. "I'm happy that you still keep me in your heart and never forget me," said Kikyou, placing a hand on Inuyasha's cheek.

Inuyasha's face softened. "Kikyou…" He said. "I'll never be able to forget you! You're always here in my heart!" Inuyasha touched Kikyou's hand with his.

Kikyou smiled evilly while the soul-catcher youkais continued to fill her with dead souls. "Pathetic girl! I don't know why she still stays with you even though the one you keep in your heart is me," said Kikyou.

Inuyasha removed his hand from Kikyou's hand and looked at her, confusion in his eyes. "You mean Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

Kikyou also took her hand off Inuyasha's cheek and said, "Of course! She's the only one stupid enough to choose to stay with you even though she's only being used."

Inuyasha wasn't able to talk for a moment. He seemed to be thinking about every word Kikyou had been saying.

"Silly girl." Kikyou said. "She can never replace me in your heart. She's just an instrument for you to be able to find the Shikon shards."

"You're right, Kikyou." Inuyasha finally spoke. "No matter what Kagome does, she'll never be able to replace you… because you're two different persons. But I never treated her as an instrument just to complete the Shikon no Tama. She's more than that to me."

Kikyou was dumbfounded. "Inuyasha, are you telling me that that girl," Kikyou paused, looking straight into Inuyasha's eyes. "That girl's as important to you as I am?"

Inuyasha looked away from Kikyou. "Kagome's important to me but—how important?" Inuyasha thought. "I'm willing to sacrifice my life for Kagome," thoughtInuyasha. "That means… she's important to me just like Kikyou is to me…"

Kikyou turned her back from Inuyasha and walked towards the Goshinboku. "Fifty years ago, this tree became the witness of the ending of our relationship… This tree also became the witness of a new relationship…. This is where you and that girl met…" Kikyou said, looking sadly at the Goshinboku. "Before you and that girl met, we were happy together… we lived peacefully and I decided to end my duties as a miko and stay with you forever… but our destiny and future were destroyed just because of a small jewel. We can never start again…" She said somberly. "We lost our chance forever…"

Inuyasha walked towards Kikyou and said, "Kikyou..."

Kikyou slowly turned around and threw her arms around Inuyasha, embracing him tightly.

"If only Naraku didn't ruin things for us Inuyasha... I could have had you forever.... I wanted us to be like this forever... but we can't do that anymore..." Kikyou said, embracing Inuyasha tighter.

Inuyasha hugged her tightly in return. "Kikyou, I'm sorry you have to go through all of these because of me…" He said, feeling sorry for Kikyou. "Damn you, Naraku!!! Because of you... Kikyou has been suffering this much..." Inuyasha thought bitterly.

"Being sorry will do no good, Inuyasha. I don't need your pity!" Kikyou said, bringing Inuyasha back to reality. She pushed Inuyasha away roughly, her face was filled with sorrow but her eyes were angry.

"Kikyou?" Inuyasha said, startled.

"Many things have happened and we have changed." Kikyou said. "I still love you but, I love my hatred more. I am not the same Kikyou before and I can never be that Kikyou again."

Inuyasha stepped closer to Kikyou, his fists clenched. "You are still the same Kikyou I loved!" Inuyasha shouted. "I don't care if you hate me so much but I—my feelings for you are still the same!"

Kikyou scoffed at Inuyasha. "Liar." She said. "Have you forgotten that girl? Your feelings for me aren't the same anymore Inuyasha! You're undecided! Can't decide between that girl and me!"

Inuyasha was taken aback. Somehow, Inuyasha felt that Kikyou was telling the truth. He was undecided.

"That girl, if she wasn't an instrument to you then she must be the one reminding you about me." Kikyou said. "She is my reincarnation, after all. That's why you confuse me with her."

"Could it be that I only value Kagome because she does look like Kikyou?" Inuyasha thought. "No, I value her for what she is—not because she reminds me of Kikyou."

"No. Kagome is not just a replica of you. She's very special to me!" Inuyasha said, his face was serious when he spoke. "Kagome made me live again…"

"That's right…" Inuyasha thought. "Kagome gave me a new life, showing me that the world doesn't stop while we're still living."

Kagome climbed out of the well and looked around. The whole place was dark and then she noticed the faint light surrounding the Goshinboku.

"What's that?" Kagome asked herself.

She placed her bag over her shoulder and ran towards the Goshinboku. She stopped and hid herself behind a tree when she saw Inuyasha and Kikyou together..

"Inuyasha? With Kikyou?!" Kagome thought. "What's happening?"

Kikyou looked up at Inuyasha. "I see…" Kikyou said. "She's been that close to you since I was far from you. You will never be able to stay undecided forever Inuyasha. Destiny will surely try to make you choose between that girl and me. If that time was now, who would you choose to stay with forever?" Kikyou looked at him seriously, expecting a direct answer from Inuyasha. "Who will be your choice, Inuyasha?" She demanded.

Inuyasha looked seriously at Kikyou and closed the space between them. He pulled Kikyou towards him and embraced her tightly in his arms.

"Inuyasha…" Kagome thought painfully. "He's decided… to choose Kikyou?" Those words stabbed Kagome as she spoke. Her eyes began to blur because of the tears slowly trickling down her eyes. "Of course, he would choose her. He had chosen her over me before... and now, he won't let me stay with him..." The thought only intensified the pain she felt.

Inuyasha broke the hug gently and looked at Kikyou seriously. "I don't want to choose between Kagome and you because you're both important to me… but if destiny insists me to choose…." Inuyasha took Kikyou's hand and said, "You've suffered more than enough…and I want to ease that suffering. That's why I want to protect you… because…" Inuyasha's eyes were fully determined as he spoke. "because I love you very much." Inuyasha said the words clearly.

Kikyou's face looked deeply moved by Inuyasha's words.

"Inuyasha…" Kikyou said, moving her head forward as her lips kissed Inuyasha.

Kagome's tears were flowing freely now. Inuyasha had finally decided to stay with only one of them and he decided to choose Kikyou—again. He accepted her completely and she had lost Inuyasha… Kagome turned her back so she wouldn't have to see Inuyasha and Kikyou anymore. "Inuyasha has chosen… Kikyou." Kagome thought sadly, walking slowly away—away from Inuyasha.

Kagome placed her bag down beside the well and sat on the rim of the well to continue thinking. She took out the Shikon shards that she kept around her neck and looked at them. "Maybe this is the end for Inuyasha and me. Maybe I should leave him and forget him…" Kagome said. "Why am I expecting that Inuyasha would choose me?" She sighed. "I'm just a shard detector for him… an instrument to help him avenge Kikyou's death and beat Naraku…" Kagome stood up and looked inside the well. "But I couldn't forget Inuyasha just like that... what will I do?" She asked.

"Kukuku… And where do you think are you going?" A voice from behind Kagome asked.

Kagome quickly turned around, knowing that voice too well. "Naraku!" She said, seeing a figure hidden under baboon skin. "What are you doing here?" Kagome asked, thinking of a way to escape him.

"What's with that sad face?" Naraku said curiously. "You've seen something you didn't want to see, right?"

Kagome clenched her fist. "Shut up!" She shouted.

Naraku leaped in front of Kagome and looked into her eyes. "You're mine!" He said, his eyes glowing a shade of deep red.

Kagome suddenly froze. Her whole body seemed to be losing its consciousness. "Inuyasha!" Kagome wanted to shout but her voice had failed her. And everything went black.

Inuyasha didn't make any move when Kikyou kissed him. He just stood there staring at Kikyou like he was frozen solid.

Kikyou broke the kiss and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha, hugging him firmly.

"I know you would choose me over that girl… I'm glad Inuyasha." Kikyou said, her head leaning on Inuyasha's chest.

Inuyasha seemed to be entranced that he was still not moving. Kikyou smiled evilly and said, "You'll stay with me forever Inuyasha!" She silently pulled a dagger from her haori, planning to stab Inuyasha at the back.

"Stop it, Kikyou…" Inuyasha finally said, still not moving

Kikyou looked surprised when she heard Inuyasha speak. "Inuyasha?" She said, stepping away from Inuyasha and looking at him.

"I cannot stay with you…" Inuyasha said, looking away from her. "You said so yourself that we can never start again. Our relationship has ended…"

"You're choosing that girl over me?" Kikyou said, her face cringing in anger.

Inuyasha looked at Kikyou in the eyes. "The moment I met Kagome, she changed me." Inuyasha said. "When I knew that you died after me, I felt hurt but Kagome's been helping me recover. She's always there when I needed her and she cried for my sake. She taught me how to value others and I don't want to lose her. At first, I thought she was just a plain reincarnation of you but she's far more than just a reincarnation. I love you but… if you'll let me choose… I'll choose Kagome."

Kikyou looked really angry with Inuyasha when she had heard him say those words. "Are you telling me that you love that girl?" Kikyou asked. "Tell me Inuyasha!"

"What?!" Inuyasha thought. "I love… Kagome?" Inuyasha looked at Kikyou. "Maybe…" He thought, unsure of his feelings for Kagome until now.

"Why are you asking me that?!" Inuyasha shouted at Kikyou. "I don't know!"

Kikyou gripped the dagger on her hand tighter. "That girl… I should have been the one making you smile but now… I'm dead." Kikyou summoned her insect youkais, who immediately came to her. Kikyou began to float in the air together with her soul-catcher youkais.

"Kikyou!" Inuyasha tried to stop her but she was too high to reach. "Where are you going?" He shouted.

"That girl has replaced me in your heart Inuyasha… I won't let that happen… You're mine Inuyasha!" Kikyou said, her eyes was full of sorrow but anger still dominated her face.

"Kagome didn't replace you Kikyou! I'LL STILL PROTECT YOU!!!" Inuyasha said, looking up at Kikyou.

"I don't need protection Inuyasha." She said. "All I want is you and you alone. No one can get you from me!" Kikyou said determinedly. "If I have to kill that girl, I will." And she vanished completely.

"KIKYOU!!!!" Inuyasha shouted, looking into the darkness of the sky. He looked down, clenching his fists. "Why are you doing this? Can't you just go to the other world peacefully? Kikyou…" Inuyasha said, gritting his teeth. A soft breeze blew through the trees. Inuyasha suddenly stopped. "I forgot! Kagome's going to come back tonight!" Inuyasha thought suddenly. "Maybe she has arrived!" Inuyasha rushed to the enchanted well quickly, believing that he would be seeing Kagome there.

Inuyasha reached the well but suddenly sensed a presence of evil youki. "Naraku's scent is filling this place?!" Inuyasha thought, worry rushing through him. "Kagome!" Inuyasha said worriedly. He noticed Kagome's yellow bag beside the well and picked it up. "She's already here but… where is she?" Inuyasha looked around, his face was deeply troubled. "She must have been…" Inuyasha didn't want to continue his words. He didn't want that to happen to Kagome. Inuyasha hurried to Kaede's place.

Inuyasha hurriedly entered the hut, panting for air.

"Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha asked Sango.

"Huh?" Sango said. "She's not yet here." Sango looked down at the bag Inuyasha was holding.

"Inuyasha, can you feel Naraku's presence just now…" Miroku said, looking seriously at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha gritted his teeth and cursed under his breath. "Naraku kidnapped Kagome!" He said, raising his clenched fist.

Sango and the others looked surprised. "Are you sure?" Sango asked.

Inuyasha nodded. "I just felt his presence a while ago but he had been near the well for a long time already. He must have put a barrier around the place so we couldn't feel him." Inuyasha explained. Inuyasha placed Kagome's bag down on the floor. "I'm going to save Kagome!" Inuyasha said and left quickly.

Kagome slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a soft futon, her hands tied up. "Where am I?" She asked to herself, looking around the room.

The door opened and Naraku, without his baboon skin on, entered.

"Good. You're awake." Naraku said, walking towards Kagome. He stood in front of Kagome and looked into her eyes.

"What do you plan to do with me?!" Kagome demanded. Her face looked angrily at Naraku without any trace of fear.

Naraku smiled wickedly. "You're going to serve me." He said. "I'll use you!"

"If you want to get Inuyasha, he won't come for me!" Kagome shouted loudly. "You're just wasting your time!"

"Of course he wouldn't come." Naraku replied, his smile not fading.

"Eh?" Kagome said, puzzled. "Then why did you have to kidnap me?! You even tied me with these stupid ropes!" shouted Kagome.

"Ah, I'm sorry Kagura tied you." Naraku said, turning towards the door. "Kagura!"

Kagura arrived shortly in the room as she fanned her face. "What is it, Naraku?" She asked.

"Untie her." Naraku ordered Kagura.

Kagura paused for a moment, wondering why Naraku wanted Kagome to be released, but she followed Naraku's order.

Kagome rubbed her wrists, trying to ease the pain because of the ropes.

"Send me Kanna." Naraku commanded Kagura.

Kagura left immediately.

"Is that better?" asked Naraku, looking back at Kagome.

Kagome looked at Naraku with angered eyes and asked, "What do you want from me?"

Naraku laughed. "Aren't you a poor girl? Inuyasha dumped you in exchange for a dead miko." He said.

Kagome just stared at him with the same angered look on her face.

Naraku looked at his side and smiled. "Kanna… you're here." He said to the little girl standing beside him. "Why don't you show her what Inuyasha said about her when he was with Kikyou…"

Kanna nodded and touched the round mirror in her hand.

Kagome looked at the mirror and saw Inuyasha with Kikyou. Just like a while ago when she saw them.

Inuyasha was hugging Kikyou firmly.

"Kikyou… I want to stay with you forever… I don't care about anything else anymore…" Inuyasha said, his eyes closed.

Kagome felt hot tears about to fall from her eyes again. She clenched her fists to stop them from falling.

"Inuyasha… how about that girl?" Kagome heard Kikyou ask Inuyasha.

Inuyasha's eyes slowly opened. "Kagome?" Inuyasha said. "I don't care about her… I just used her… She doesn't mean anything to me." Inuyasha said.

Kagome's heart was crushed into tiny pieces because of Inuyasha's words. "Inuyasha… you just used me?" Kagome wanted to ask Inuyasha that question right that very moment. "No… Inuyasha can never do that to me…" Kagome thought.

The mirror showed Inuyasha holding Kikyou's hand and they walked together looking at each other happily. Then the fog covered Inuyasha and Kikyou completely.

Naraku looked at Kagome while she was looking at the mirror.

"What's with this girl?" Naraku thought to himself. "She's still trusting Inuyasha until now… I can't use her if her heart doesn't show any weakness…" Naraku smiled corruptly and said, "Inuyasha has forgotten you. He's happy with Kikyou now. He doesn't need you anymore so he won't save you."

Kagome thought about Naraku's words. "Inuyasha will not save me?" Kagome thought. "Yes, he wouldn't come because… I'm nothing to him. Why will he waste his time on me?" Kagome's heart was beginning to be filled with doubt and fear.

"As I thought, she fears that she'll lose Inuyasha…" Naraku thought. "What a weak heart!"

"You hate Kikyou, don't you? And even Inuyasha because he fooled you." Naraku said, smiling wickedly again.

"Huh?" Kagome said. "Do I hate Inuyasha?" Kagome thought. "If he really fooled me then… I can't forgive him!" Kagome said.

"This is getting better. I can use her now." Naraku thought, smiling to himself. He took another step closer to Kagome and took out a Shikon shard. He pointed the shard on Kagome's forehead then his eyes glowed red again.

"Eh? That's my shard!" Kagome said, looking at Naraku's hand. "What are you trying to do to me?!" She demanded, glaring at Naraku.

"Interesting." Naraku said, smirking. "The Shikon shard can not control her. She's repelling the shard's power!" Naraku thought.

"What's interesting?" Kagome asked Naraku, looking annoyed that she still couldn't understand Naraku.

Naraku smiled evilly. "I'll just deal with you later." He told Kagome and left.

Kanna looked at Kagome with a mysterious creepy look on her face. "You will surely die if you keep on resisting." She said and left afterwards.

Kagome stared at the door where the two had exited. "What is she talking about?" Kagome said to herself. She stood up and walked to the door, trying to open them. She sighed. "They're locked." She said hopelessly.

Kagome looked around for any other exit but there was none. The room was empty except for the futon she was resting on a while ago. She walked back to the bed and sat down. "What will I do?" Kagome said. "I'm sure everyone is starting to worry about me…" She thought about Inuyasha again. "Inuyasha… what could he be doing right now? I guess he's still with Kikyou…" Kagome looked up to the ceiling, finally letting the tears flow freely down her cheeks.

Inuyasha ran through the forest, his face was painted with worry. "Kagome…" He said. "Where the hell are you?! Please be safe!" He leaped into the air, looking at the full moon hanging on the sky. "Naraku, you bastard! I'll never forgive you!" Inuyasha growled.

Naraku entered the room where Kagome was staying. He found Kagome lying on the futon, asleep. Naraku looked at Kagome and thought, "This girl is very hard to deal with. I can't place a Shikon shard inside her body because she still has feelings for that dirty hanyou." Naraku sat beside Kagome and pointed his forefinger on her forehead. "But her power has gone weak because she has doubt and fear in her heart now. Seeing Inuyasha with Kikyou definitely made her heart doubt. I'll just have to change her memory to be able to control her completely." Naraku thought. He took out a Shikon shard and a blinding light shot from his finger.

Kagome opened her eyes slowly and saw Naraku sitting beside her.

"You're finally awake." Naraku said.

Kagome grasped her head in pain. "My head… it's throbbing." She said.

"You've been attacked by a hanyou a while ago." Naraku said. "It's a good thing I found you on time or you could have died." He explained.

"I was… attacked?" Kagome repeated. Flashes of memories began to fill her head.

"A white-haired youkai—no, hanyou—attacked me and gave me this painful wound." Kagome said, still holding her head.

"Yes." Naraku agreed.

"That bastard! I'll waste him the next time I see him!" Kagome said, clenching her fists.

"Don't worry I'll help you fulfill your mission." Naraku said, smiling wickedly at her. "For now, you must rest to get stronger… my beloved little sister." Naraku said.

"Yes, brother."

A/N: Brother???? What?!!! Naraku's changed Kagome's memory! What will happen?! And Inuyasha?! What's taking him so long to find Kagome?! Anyway, next chapter will come soon if and only if YOU REVIEW…. Thanks for reading and PLEASE DO REVIEW! ' No update if you don't review... hehehe Cheez...