Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi

I waited for Kaede to finish up her sentence; I could tell that she was having difficulties trying to say what was needed to say. Was I going to die? I needed to know, but I sort of don't want to know. If I was to die, I don't think I would even make it to heaven or hell without Kagome.

"I hate to be the one that tells ye this, Inuyasha, but that shoulder wound has been already infected by the spider demon's poison." I couldn't believe it. Damn it, where is Myouga when you need him the most.

"Isn't there a way for Myouga to suck the poison out, just like what he did when I was poison before?" I don't want to lose Kagome, or anybody else. It hurts me inside to see the one I love, Kagome, in pain.

"Inuyasha, I'm sorry, but if Myouga did try to suck the poison out, it would be impossible. The poison is already near your heart, and if Myouga tries to suck it out, in a short matter of time ye would die by blood loss." I nodded. There is no way that can help me from dying. Is what Kikyou said was true? No, it can't be...can it?

I was sitting in my tree, once again, waiting forever for Kagome to come back. What if she doesn't come back? No, she will, she always does. I looked up at the dark blue sky and I saw Kikyou's soul stealers. Kikyou must be around here. I got up and started chasing after the soul stealers.

When I got there, I found Kikyou lying on a tree branch, eyes closed. "Kikyou..." Her eyes opened, I saw nothing in those brown orbs of hers, any emotion, like what Kagome always held in her beautiful eyes.

"Inuyasha, I am running out of time. Many months have past, and as you can tell, I am getting weaker by the moment. Come with me to hell, and we can be together, like we always wanted to be. Then I can rest in peace."

Kikyou stood up, and walked closer to me. She raised her hand and placed it on my cheek, the feeling was cold, no warmth. If I do go with her, what will happen to Kagome and the others? "Kikyou, I can't..."

Kikyou stepped back. "What you mean 'you can't'?! Don't tell me it is because of my reincarnation that making you says this? Have you fallen in love with that...that reincarnation of mine?!" Have I fallen in love with Kagome? This was all too sudden.

"Kikyou, just shut up! Kagome is more than your reincarnation. She showed me so many things in life that you can never show me! So what, if I have fallen in love with her, I don't care what you do to me, I will never go to hell with you or fall in love with you."

"Inuyasha, just you watch. You will be with me sooner or later. I will never give up on you for that reincarnation of mine!" With that Kikyou's soul stealers surrounded her and took her away.

"Inuyasha, are ye there? Hello?" Kaede waved her hand in front of my face. I shook my head and looked up at Kaede. "Ye were spacing out on me there, Inuyasha. What were you thinking that made ye deep in thought?"

"Kaede, I think Kikyou was the one that brought that demon to attack us." When I told her, she looked very surprised at what I have just said.

"Kikyou would never bring any demons to attack Kagome and ye. She's a priestess and demons would never listen to her." Kaede told me, but I knew Kikyou did this. I just knew it.

"Listen to me, Kaede. She did do it! When Kagome was in her own era, I saw Kikyou's soul stealers. I followed them and found Kikyou laying on a branch and when I told her that I can't go to hell with her, she got all mad at me. She told me that she would find a way to get me to go to hell, no matter what!"

"Kikyou...what other reason, than bring Inuyasha to hell, does she have to walk on earth again. She died saving the jewel of four souls. I don't understand." I was too deep in thought. There must be a way to extend my life.

"Kaede, do you have any herb whatsoever that can extend my life?" I needed to know the answer. I must tell Kagome how I feel about her, one way or another.

"Yes, Inuyasha, but I must tell you this. Once you drink this, ye will only have five days to live and five days only. The herb will ease the pain, that ye will not be able to feel it, but I must tell ye. Before midnight on the fifth day, ye must come back here without anybody following ye. Before midnight, ye will start feeling more pain, because during the fives day the pain was suppressing together. It would hurt a lot, and at the strike of midnight ye will be dead."

I nodded as I took everything in. "I'll do it." Kaede took out some plants and start grinding them in a small bowl. She added water and mixed the substance that was inside of it.

"Here ye go. Are ye sure about this, Inuyasha? After ye take this there is no turning back." I nodded. Kaede handed me the bowl. I took a sniff of it, and it smells so horrible. I held my nose and quickly gulped down the green medicine. It even tasted more horrible then the smell.

After I was down, I handed the bowl back to Kaede, and wipe my lips with the back of my hand. "That was the most disgusting thing I ever tasted. Yuck!"

"Well, after the fifth day, ye won't need to taste any more disgusting things." Kaede said. Was she trying to make me feel better? If she was, it wasn't helping at all.

"Kaede, can you not tell anyone about this?" It not like I want to keep it a secret or anything. I looked up and saw Kaede looking at me weirdly. "What?"

"Why do ye not want any of your friends know about your health, Inuyasha? Is it because ye do not trust them?" Kaede walked back to where I was. "By this time, I thought ye trusted them by now, especially Kagome."

"I do trust them, but I want to tell them this myself, not you." How can she, of all people, think that I did not trust Kagome? I gave my trust, my heart and my soul to her.

"I see. I am very sorry for saying that ye don't trust Kagome. I know ye do. By the way, do ye feel any pain now?" Kaede looked at me, straight in the eye.

"I don't feel anything...I'm going to go tell them, so I'll see you around." I left and started heading out the door. Damn, it's already night?

"Inuyasha, your first day begins right now, it is already past midnight." Kaede told me and I rushed back to Kaede's original hut. I walked in and saw Sango laying there, asleep. Should I wake her up? I hope she doesn't get mad at me, but this is extremely important.

"Sango, are you awake?" I shook her very gentle. She nudge me away. "Sango, wake up, I got to tell you something, it's important." Sango's eyes shot open, and her hand went flying towards my face, good thing she missed.

"Inuyasha? I'm sorry, I thought you were Miroku, you know I can never keep my guard down when he's around." I nodded. "So what do you want? What time is it anyway?"

"Sango, I got to tell you something, it's very important." Sango's eyes turned and faced me. I saw a tiny bit of anger in her eyes. "You woke me up just to tell me something?! Couldn't you just tell me when I was awake, instead of waking me up? I thought you had a little bit of consideration in you, but I was wrong. Just leave me alone, okay?"

I raised my head. "But-" I was cut off by Sango.

"No buts! I don't care what you need to tell me, okay? Go tell it to someone who cares! Stop bothering me, and go to sleep!" Sango lay back down, and inside of me, I felt a little bit of my trust disappeared. I went outside and jump to my tree and slept with a feeling as if someone was watching me. Maybe, she doesn't care if I die...