Chapter 16: Kikyo's Attack

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A/N:

"Speech"

'Thoughts'

(Me annoying you while you're reading the story)

LAST TIME...

Inuyasha shook his head looking out to the sun seeing it was just about to set. "Come on, were going back to Keade's hut."

"What about Naraku?"

"Not the problem right now. Now let's go!" He yelled picking her up jumping from tree to tree. Kagome sighed leaning her head on Inuyasha's chest, "I'm sorry I worried you" She whispered beginning to close her eyes.

Inuyasha shook his head, "It's alright"

THIS TIME...

Kagome leaned against the wall knowing all eyes were on her. "I'm fine really"

Sango walked over from where the neko demon and inu demon where. "Kagome, these wounds don't look so good." She commented taking some water to clean the wounds on her arms. The wound on her chest were already taken care of when a certain monk was away from the hut. "Plus tonight's the night of the full moon."

Kagome sighed, "Just because its Inuyasha's night doesn't mean it's mine."

"It's highly likely Kagome" Miroku replied with a serious tone in his voice. "We haven't seen you in your human form when you first become a hanyou, and if I'm correct, it's been a month since you fist became a hanyou right?"

Kagome bit her lip. Miroku was right, and she could feel herself feeling weaker every minute that went by. Weather it was her loosing her demon powers, or weather it was her wounds she wasn't quite sure. But her money was all on the reason she was becoming human. She turned to Inuyasha, noticing he was quite, then again he was always quite before the full moon. She scanned the hut, everyone back to doing what they were doing. They knew when Kagome said she was fine she was fine but deep inside she didn't quite feel fine. She pulled her hands together intertwining her fingers together setting them on her lap. She fiddled around with them beginning to feel weaker, weaker then usual. She felt nervous, afraid but couldn't put her finger on the reason why. She couldn't have been nervous about transforming into a human. She'd been a human all her life. What she failed to realize was her miko powers were trying to warn her.

"Kagome, are you alright? You look sort of tense"

Kagome stiffened up hearing Sango's voice. "I…I'm alright"

Inuyasha snorted turning his head towards the flap on the door, seeing the sun begin to set. "What are you so nervous about? You'll just be human one night. You've been doing it all your life, why should it be so hard now."

"I'm not nervous." Kagome spat at the male hanyou. "I just…" She trailed off beginning to feel all eyes on her once again. She shook her head; she didn't want to worry everyone over nothing. "Never mind, it's nothing." Inuyasha eyed her for a moment before pulling his eyes away.

The hut stayed quite. All you could hear was Shippou playing with his toys and the steady breathing of everyone, everyone except Kagome. Inuyasha's ears perked up hearing Kagome breathing not quite normal. He looked up noticing that he was able to see her breath, as if it was cold. "Kagome?" He asked staring to worry. It wasn't even cold and he was able to see her breath. Her skin looked a bit pale to him as well. He slowly walked over to Kagome looking at her. Her eyes seemed emotionless, like she was in some kind of trance. "Kagome!" He yelled. She still didn't respond. He knew his friends were watching, he could smell there worry. "Kagome what's wrong!"

Kagome jumped slightly looking up to Inuyasha's amber eyes. "What?" She asked confused. She didn't know what just happened but from the look in Inuyasha's eyes, it wasn't good. All she saw was fear and worry, something she hadn't seen often. "Are your wounds alright?" She heard him ask. She nodded, "I'm fine, and the bleeding stopped."

Inuyasha didn't know what to say. He felt as though she was lying, as though there was something else she wasn't telling him. He shrugged deciding to shrug it off going back over to sit near the door. He sat down gently, as he leaned against the old wooden wall with his Tetsusaiga laid gently on his chest. He closed his eyes thinking to himself as he felt his demon powers disappear.

Kagome looked down at her wounds; they were getting better, but with her human night approaching, they wouldn't heal as fast. Luckily they weren't life or death wounds, they were just deep cuts. She sighed to herself deciding to get some water. She slowly stood up about to go grab her bag when she felt a pulse. She froze in her spot looking around. She knew there wasn't a jewel shard around, it wasn't that kind of feeling, it was something different; the warning.

"Kagome, what's up?" Sango asked when Kagome froze in her spot. She had to admit to herself, she was a little worried about her friend. That and she didn't have a comforting feeling knowing Naraku might still have Inu under his control, or even Kirara for that matter.

Kagome shook her head as her hair became jet black, her eyes becoming her chocolate brown ones like before. Her claws shorten to normal nails as her fangs, wings and pointy ears disappeared. She smiled slightly until she felt that pulse again. Her eyes widened as she began to breathe heavily, that's when she collapsed onto her knees on the ground. She heard her friends alarming footsteps towards her as she gripped her chest. She felt two hands on her shoulders as she looked up noticing Inuyasha's concern face once again. "Kagome!" He said in alarm. Kagome's eyes began to feel heavily, her vision beginning to blur. Sweat poured down her face, "I'm… alright" She said weakly. She knew she wasn't, but she worried him enough and didn't want to any longer.

Inuyasha blinked, she wasn't alright. She was pale, not breathing right, looked like she was going to collapse. Was it the pain from her wounds? Her wounds could kill a human, but was it able to kill her? Was she not able to handle the wounds as a human? "Kagome, your not alright" That's when he noticed it. The pin that Shippou gave her; It was clenched in her hand glowing a pink colour.

"I sense a demonic aura" Miroku said grabbing his staff. He closed his eyes trying to pin point the exact location of the aura. "I sense it too" Sango said looking from side to side. That's when the both said it at the same time, "The pin."

Inuyasha looked down to the pin. It was obvious; the pin was the source of her pain. He was about to grab it when a bright pink light shown from it, sending Inuyasha flying back.

Her eyes snapped open as her dark eyes scanned her room. She smirked, "He can't reach her." Kikyo walked down the dark halls of her castle, torches were the only source of light. "The plan is working out perfectly. When Naraku used his ability to control her precious inu demon to inflect the wounds on Kagome benefited for me." She smirked exiting her castle into the dark forest as she slowly walked into the dark depths of the forest. She wrapped her cloak around her body pulling the hood up. "Soon we'll be together Inuyasha, weather you like it or not." She laughed slightly walking down the path towards the village she grew up in, still keeping her control on Kagome making the full spell take effect.

Inuyasha collapsed to the ground. His brown eyes shot open noticing Kagome was floating in mid hair now, with that same pink glow around her. "Kagome" He called out running to her, only to be sent flying back into the wall once again. Before Inuyasha could attempted the same thing Miroku stopped him, "Inuyasha there's a barrier around Kagome keeping us from reaching her!"

"Well how are we supposed to help her if we can't get to her?" Before Miroku could answer his question there was another bright flash blinding everyone. Once the light was gone Kagome's body was slowly being placed down on the ground. Inuyasha's eyes widened seeing Kagome look at him with half open eyes, she was still smiling. "It's alright Inuyasha. Really, I'm okay. I just need some sleep." She said her eyes beginning to close, "Don't… worry… about… me" She said in a sleepy voice before drifting off to sleep.

"MOMMY!" Shippou called about to run to her when Sango grabbed him stopping him. "You can't, the barrier's still there." She said reminding the young kitsune.

Inuyasha clenched his hand into a fist, "I'll break the barrier with the tetsusaiga!" He called running over to his sword still leaning against the wooden wall. He un-sheathed it, that's when he remembered. "SHIT!" He yelled throwing his sword as it stuck to the wall. "That stupid piece of shit is no use to me tonight!" He yelled in frustration punching the wall.

Sango went over to Inuyasha putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Inuyasha calm down. We need to think of something first." She turned to Miroku, "Any ideas?"

Miroku put his hand under his chin holding his staff under his arm. "We first need to find the source of this power and the reason behind it. This is obviously a trap; it was set for Kagome easily."

Inuyasha stamped his foot on the ground, "Tell me something I don't know monk! We need to find this out faster! Otherwise Kagome will die!" Inuyasha yelled in frustration. He briefly looked down at Kagome's body behind the barrier. She was still pale, sweat pouring down her face. He quickly turned around hating to see Kagome that way. "We have to do something now!"

Miroku shook his head at Inuyasha; he was never the patient type, "What makes you think she's going to die. There are many other spells that does a great effect yet not kill the actually person the spell is beginning cast on. Is there any proof you have Inuyasha?"

"Fuck the proof alright! Was there ever a spell that someone cast on Kagome witch didn't have the goal to kill her? Everyone out there wanted to either kill her, or put her under their control!"

"The reason beginning she has the power to sense the jewel." Miroku commented.

"Not my point, if someone were trying to control her I think she would have been controlled by now!"

"True, but what if their trying to set a trap for us as well, what if there waiting for a time when were asleep, or not pay attention."

"There's a word your using a lot in that statement monk, and that's IF!"

Sango sighed shaking her head; they were getting no where with this argument. "Both of you listen, you two arguing is not solving anything. Think logical, who would produce a spell such as this?"

"Naraku!" Inuyasha yelled

Miroku shook his head, "Naraku isn't the type to produce a spell such as that. It's not his type of trap, unless he got someone else to do it. Before it was Tsubaki who worked for Naraku to put a spell on Kagome. I highly doubt Naraku would try the same attempt to kill Kagome." Miroku leaned against the wall. Taking a glance at Kagome he sighed, "There's only one other person I could think of that could produce such a spell. Let us all not forget who can cast spells, either a monk or a miko."

Inuyasha's eyes shot open, the answer finally came to him. "You don't mean…" He asked trailing off. He couldn't bring to say her name. It wasn't a definite answer but it was defiantly a possibility, she did want Kagome's soul, but that badly? He looked down; he had a feeling in his stomach. Something that told him that it was her, his first love; Kikyo.

Before Miroku could answer a dark ball came surrounding them all together inside the ball, "What's going on!" Inuyasha demanded pulling his sword out from the wall. He knew that it could at least protect him a bit.

"You want to know what's going on with her don't you? Well I'm giving you and inside peak."

Inuyasha knew that voice, his eyes widened, his fears now becoming reality, "K-Kikyo"

She laughed a faint image of Kikyo appeared before them. "Yes, I will admit it was me who put this spell on Kagome" She paused looking at Inuyasha in his human form, "It's been a while, since I've seen you like this Inuyasha."

"K-Kikyo" Inuyasha said taking a couple of steps towards her. At that moment, seeing Kikyo there, he completely forgot about Kagome. Kikyo was a virus that made him forget about everything in his life, even Kagome.

Kikyo smirked seeing that same look in Inuyasha's eyes, the same look he got every time he saw her. "I'm an illusion Inuyasha, but I'm not to far from you." She paused walking into the barrier where Kagome lay in pain. Inuyasha hesitated for a moment, "What are you doing to her Kikyo!" He yelled. It was a bit shocking; he never spoke to Kikyo in that kind of tone. Not even when he was angry at her, yet he always did it to Kagome. His head dropped slightly knowing he wasn't going to like Kikyo's answer.

"I'm taking her soul, but I can't just yet." She notice Inuyasha tense up then relax. "The only way I am able to obtain her soul is if she gives it up willingly, that's where my spell comes in." She smirked, "I put her under a sleeping spell," She looked at the Miroku for a brief moment, "I'm sure once you see it, you will figure out my plan Monk." She said before disappearing.

"KIKYO!" Inuyasha called as her body faded. He looked around, there was no way out. All there was was black, with the pink barrier around Kagome. "Damn Miroku! What is she talking about?"

Miroku put his hand under his chin once again, "I guess, anything we see, is what Kagome's seeing."

"That doesn't answer the question to what's going on with Kagome!"

Before Miroku could answer he saw something emerge from Kagome out of the barrier. He stared at the person emerging from Kagome, it was her, but it wasn't. 'It must be her soul.' He thought looking towards his friends.

Sango dropped her weapon, "Kagome!" She called running towards the Kagome's soul witch just emerged from Kagome's body. Sango stopped staring at it, it was like a ghost, she could see right through her to the black ball that was surrounding them, "Can't she hear me?"

Miroku shook he's head, "No she can't, this is part of the spell that Kikyo placed. Were able to see everything, but she can't see us." He paused knowing what Inuyasha was about to ask and answered before he could ask. "That's Kagome's soul, but she's not dead." He paused thinking to himself trying to remember all his training. "The only explanation would be that were in Kagome's mind, were in her 'dream world.'"

Inuyasha eyed Miroku, "What's that supposed to mean."

"We can see her dreams, anything she thinks we hear." Sango answered looking towards her friend. 'Do we really want to know the truth? Do we really want to know what goes through Kaogme's head? She's our friend, what if she says something or thinks something we won't like? Something that will hurt us that she didn't want us to know?'

Miroku nodded, "preciously." He turned back to face Kagome seeing the black walls blur into a image of a dream. "And so, it begins." He said not knowing if everything he or his friends would see would make them feel good, bad or worry.

Kagome looked around, all she saw was black. She didn't like this, all she could remember was being in the hut. She looked down at her motionless body. "Am I dead?" She wondered looking from side to side in confusion. She looked back down at her body, it was still breathing so she couldn't have been dead. That's when she noticed it, it bright green writing it said:

What you are now about to see, is something you may not like. But one day Kagome, you'll have to face the truth that you have no reason to live. And that day… is today.

"What?" Kagome asked in confusion. She knew what it meant, but didn't understand the reason for it. She looked before her as the words blurred and a little blast from the past emerged from the back wall. "Dad?" She asked watching the scene before her.

A small girl grinned at her father as he picked her up swinging her around. "How is my little princess?" He asked placing her back down.

The little girl in two ping tails giggled, "I'm good daddy" She held her fathers hand as they walked into the house. She wore a royal blue shirt with orange shorts. She smiled a big toothless smile. She'd just lost her first tooth recently. It was Kagome at age seven.

Inuyasha's eyes widened seeing the man swinging the girl around. He knew that girl right away who she was from when he first heard her laugh. He knew it was Kagome when she was little. He smiled slightly, he thought she looked cute, not that he would admit that.

Kagome stared remembering the past with her father. "But how is that sad?" She wondered to herself not knowing Inuyasha and her friends could hear everything she said or thought. She continued watched the scene before her.

Kagome grabbed her pink Barbie bag swinging it over her should. Her father bent down to give her a kiss. "Bye princess, have fun in school."

She giggled kissing her father back, "I will daddy!" She called waving, "Kiss Souta for me!" At the time Souta was just recently born and was still a baby. She walked out the door hopping onto the yellow bus. She looked out the window with a toothless smile waving to her father out the window, "Bye bye!"

Kagome smiled slightly, she loved her father so much. She thought for a moment realizing she couldn't remember the reason why her father disappeared, or why she felt hurt. "Why are you showing me this? Is this some kind of joke? Who are you?" Kagome yelled out any type of question that came to her mind.

Suddenly a voice surrounded her, echoing through the dark room, "Showing you your happy memories, until they went down the drain. Tell me, do you remember why you hated your father later that day? Why you ignored him, why he left?"

Kagome shook her head, "N-No" She answered hesitated.

"You do remember, you just don't want to. When you found out the truth about your father you wanted to forget, and so you did."

Sango didn't understand what Kikyo was doing. Why was she showing these images to Kagome? How was this supposed to separate Kagome from her own soul permanently? "I don't get this, all I see id happy memories from Kagome's childhood."

Miroku shook his head, his face showing a great deal of sadness and fear. "I think I know what's happening; Kikyo is showing Kagome the worst times in her life."

"And what does that do?"

"We'll see"

Inuyasha listen carefully to Miroku and Sango's conversation, not caring what Kikyo did. All he wanted to know was how to help her. "But what can we do to help her!" Inuyasha quickly looked back to Kagome seeing the blur once again, another image of Kagome later that day.

Kagome hopped out of the car. "Thank you for the ride Mrs. Ari's mom." She thanked with a smile. She shut the door skipping up the many steps to her house. It was late, she knew it was, but her father said she was allowed to stay over someone's house. She opened the door, "Hello?" She called. She heard no answer. She took her black shoes off and placed her bag down, "Mommy? Daddy?" She called again hearing no response. She check every room in the house, each room having the same outcome; empty. She quickly ran up the stairs quietly tip toeing to her parents room. That's when she heard it, her mother screaming, her brothers crying and her father's laughter. She hesitated for a moment before turning the knob and opening the door. "Daddy? Mommy?" She whispered quietly. That's when she saw it, something that she never would have expected, her loving father, the one that called her princess, the one who played games with her, the one who tucked her in every night was hovered over her mother beating her. She saw blood splat on the floor next to the bed. "D-D-Daddy?" She murmured hoping it wasn't what she saw.

He lifted his head looking towards the girl, "Kagome" He said with a smirk walking towards her with a belt in his hand. "Your home early, I told you not to be home till eight."

"No please don't hurt her!" Kagome heard her mother pleaded. Kagome backed away slowly, she couldn't believe this was her father. She kept backing up her brother's cry ringing in her ears. Her knees were shaky; she had tears in her eyes. She hit the wall ending her route backwards. Next thing she knew, she felt pain all over her body. She felt the belt hitting violently against her skin ripping the flesh on her back. Her cloths shredded in little pieces. Screaming loud from the pain she felt. She couldn't think, it was to painful for her, emotionally and physically.

Kagome had tears in her eyes, her memories where returning to her. "Father never came home after that." She murmured to herself. She began to fell the pain all over her body, looking down she saw cuts, and blood all over her body from where the belt hit her. "Where… how" She was speechless. After her father left, she pushed that memory aside forcing herself never to remember that moment again. In the end, she really did forget about it, so much that she didn't believe what she saw was true, till the memories flowed back to her.

Sango gasped at the sigh before her, "No… Kagome" She never realized Kagome went through something like that. It pained her to know that her own father beat her mother and herself then never returned.

"What an awful thing" Miroku commented. He had to say something, it was silent, then he noticed the blood coming from Kagome's body, "I know the spell" He whispered to himself.

Inuyasha's eyes widened, his heart clenched in his chest hearing Kagome's scream from the impact of her father's belt. How could she have gone through that? Sure he didn't know his father, and frankly he didn't care. But Kagome seemed the type to care about her father a lot. He couldn't imagine how it must have felt for Kagome to see her father acting like that. Then him leaving the next day. He looked back up towards Kagome noticing the blood pouring from the exact same places the image of her was. "Kagome!" He exclaimed worry taking over him. He ran towards her only to be paid back with a shock. "Damn it, I can't get to her!" He yelled in frustration punching the ground.

Miroku looked at his friends, they were all worried for Kagome, and feeling sorry for her, He knew if they found away to save Kagome, everyone would be acting different towards her, especially Inuyasha. He sighed, "I can tell you what's going on." He already knew Inuyasha asked him before, but it seemed Inuyasha forgot he asked.

"Then tell us damn it! What can we do to save her? How do I get through this damn barrier? Tell me damn it"

Miroku sighed, he knew Inuyasha was frustrated, "Before I tell you my theory, I want to see what happens next, to make sure my guess is correct." He turned back to his friend Kagome. 'If I'm correct, anything that happens in Kagome's memories, she'll feel now.'

Kagome whipped her eyes as the image disappeared; it hurt her to remember that. "Why are you showing me this? What is the purpose of showing me this?"

Kikyo laughed, although Kagome didn't know it was her. "To show you all you most painful memories. Memories you wish to have forgotten but they still lie deep within you."

Kagome sucked in her breath. Memories that lie deep within her? Where there memories she wanted to forget, memories she actually succeeded in forgetting? Kagome took a step forward seeing herself at age ten at her first school dance.

A little girl with half her hair tied back into a pony tail stared at the ground while a boy stood in front of her with his hand out. "Will you, please dance with me Kagome?" He asked once again.

Kagome blushed slightly, her crush Li was asking her to dance. "Umm, uhh…" She hesitated. She never danced with a boy before, and at age ten, it was a big deal. "S-S-Sure…" She mumbled as he grabbed her hand pulling her to the dance floor. He put his hands around her waist as she put her arms around his neck. "Don't be afraid." He told her in her ear, "I'm right here, just follow me." Kagome's face became redder, his breath on her skin made her shiver just a bit. She couldn't believe it, her crush (as well as many other girls' crush) was dancing with her. Her first dance and it was with the cutest gut in the grade five. Kagome felt him pull her closer towards him, she began feeling nervous, afraid that she'd screw up. That's when he pulled her right up to his chest. She hesitated for a moment before leaning her head on his shoulder. A small smiled appeared on her face as she thought on thing, 'I will never forget this moment.'

Kagome smiled slightly, she really never did forget that moment, but the question was, what was the horrible memory of him that she forgot? She closed her eyes trying to remember but it never came to her. "What happened between us?" She asked herself looking back down. The bleeding stopped from her previous memory, but the feeling of heart break still lingered inside her. That's when it hit her, heart break. "Did he… break my heart?" She wondered out load.

Inuyasha growled slightly seeing the young boy hold Kagome so close to him like that. He had to admit, it made him slightly jealous. This was Kagome's little virus that she had on him. When she made him jealous, he completely forgot about Kikyo or anything around him for that matter. "This memory is sad how?" He asked himself not realizing he said that out load. He stared at the image disappeared. That's when he heard her say something about a heart break. He clenched his human hand into a fist, 'If he broke her heart I will hunt him down and kill him.'

It was about six months after the dance, and Kagome and Li were closer then ever. Sure they never kissed of anything, but they were just ten. He confessed his feelings to her and she felt her heart lift up. She truly believed it, that even though they were only ten, "I'm in love" She whispered to herself as she walked back home from a day at the park with Li. They held hands, hugged, and he actually kissed her on the cheek once. She smiled slightly touching her cheek as she skipped up the steps back home. She ran to the phone as soon as she got home deciding to call him. Sure she just saw him half an hour ago, but she couldn't get him out of her mind. "Hi, this is Kagome is Li there please?" She asked Li's father.

"No Kagome I'm sorry, he's at the park with Yui."

"Yui?" Kagome asked.

"Yes, but I'll tell him to call you back when he gets home."

Kagome's eyes widened as the other end of the phone line disconnected, "Yui…" She said trailing off as she hung up the phone. "He told me something about a Yui." She shrugged it off running towards the door. "I'll go surprise him!" She said smiling as she grabbed her coat and ran outside.

Miroku sighed, he guessed what was about to happen in the next little episode of Kagome's past life. 'This would explain why she's so sensitive with Inuyasha and Kikyo.' He thought continuing to watch the scene to see if he was right about Kagome.

Little Kagome looked around seeing Li and some girl right in front of the swing sets with the sun setting behind them. She stared running towards him, but stopped in her tracks seeing them embrace. She froze at the sight but then shook her head, 'Maybe there just goof friends' She thought hiding behind the slide, close enough for her to hear their conversation.

"Oh Li. Are you sure? You really want me back?"

Li wrapped his arms around her bringing her closer to him. "Of chores Yui, I love you, I always have."

"But what about that girl, Kagome was her name wasn't it?" Yui asked lifting her head up staring into Li's brown eyes.

Li smiled slightly, "I thought I liked her, but the only reason I was with her was to try and forge about you. At first I used her to help me get my grades up, and then I actually thought I liked her." He paused seeing Yui's expression become saddened. "But I knew I could never forget you… Yui." Li the lowered his head to capture her lips.

Kagome froze in her spot hearing those words come out of Li's mouth. Her first love betrayed her. He left her for an old love. She gripped her shirt where her heart was. She felt like millions of knives just flew into it. Everyone digging deeper into her heart for every passing second the spent together. He couldn't believe he used her at first. She was beginning used for grades, then left for an old love. How could she have fallen for it? How could she believe that he actually cared for her as much as she cared for him? He kissed her, when she remembered him telling her that he wasn't ready for his first kiss. Tears poured down her cheeks as she ran off crying. "H-How could he…" She trailed off running into a alley way collapsing to the grown as she cried. "I will never… I will never love another." She promised herself between sobs. She stayed in the alleyway for three days until the police found her and took her home.

Kagome brought her hand to her face. How could she have forgotten that? How could she have forgotten her heart being broken by her first love? "When I went to school… he wasn't there. He moved, that made it easier to forget." She said tears slowly flowing down her cheeks.

Inuyasha was horrified. How could that kid do that to Kagome? How could he betray her like that? He looked over seeing Sango gasp and Shippou crying in her arms. He looked over to Miroku who was staring right at him. As if trying to tell him something without actually telling him. But then Kikyo's words told him exactly what Miroku was trying to say.

"Does that ring a bell Kagome? Maybe remind you of something now? Don't you think what happened to you six years ago is happening to you right now?" She smirked slightly seeing Kagome's face full of pain. The emotion returning to her from so long ago.

"Inuyasha and… Kikyo" Was all Kagome said.

Inuyasha's eyes widened, replying Kagome's memories in his mind. Was it true? Did he use her? He frowned, at first he did but then, he wasn't. But does she know that? 'She doesn't' Inuyasha told himself as he looked back up. He saw Kagome's teary eyes and he fely his heart clench in his chest. He couldn't bear to see her like that. Would he… could he have hurt her like Li did all those years ago?

"A couple more to show you Kagome…" Kikyo's evil laugh echoed through the black room as it slowly faded while in front of Kagome blurred.

"Kikyo, I never stop thinking about you, not even for an instant." Inuyasha yelled clench his shirt on his chest. He stared at Kikyo waiting for a response.

Kagome, bound to a tree by Kikyo's servants, stared at the scene before her. She had found Kikyo previously and was caught by Kikyo. She put a spell on Kagome making her invisible to Inuyasha. 'I thought so, Inuyasha has never forgotten Kikyo. Sure why would he have? Still it's hard to hear it said out loud.' Kagome thought as she bowed her head. 'Inuyasha's been taken away from me.' She jerked her head back up realizing what she just thought. A small blush appeared on her face as she continued with her thoughts. 'What am I saying? It's not like he was ever my boyfriend or anything.'

Kikyo turned around her back facing Inuyasha as her hand rested on her chest. "I could never hate you, or think less of you. It's your spirit I care for. Not your appearance" Inuyasha responded still waiting for Kikyo to answer. Not knowing Kagome was right there watching everything.

Kikyo still had her back towards Inuyasha, "Truly Inuyasha, you wouldn't…" Kikyo said trailing off as she turned towards him. She walked right up to him placing her left hand on his cheek as she finished her sentence. "You wouldn't despise me if I use these hands to steal the life from you?" She pulled her hand away once finishing her sentence. She gently placed her right hand on his chest as she closed her eyes bringing herself closer to his face planting her lips on his. Inuyasha's eyes grew feeling Kikyo's cooled lips pressed against his not responding to Kikyo's kiss, to shock to do anything.

'S-She's kissing him!' Kagome thought as her blush remained on her cheeks and her eyes grew to the size of tennis balls. She blinked a couple of times trying to process all the information.

Kikyo pulled away looking into his eyes for a quick second before wrapping her arms around him. He listened closely not responding to her hug quite yet. "Inuyasha, after meeting you I renounced my position as a shrine priestess, I became an ordinary woman." She wrapped her arms tighter around him making Inuyasha hesitate. "I longed to embrace you like this when I was alive."

Inuyasha brought his arms around Kikyo in a light hug before tightening it, his hands weaved into her long jet back hair. He brought her as close as he could to his body.

Kagome stared at the couple before her, her heart shattering into tiny pieces without realizing it. "Inuyasha, your going to take her back, sure you are, it's only to be expected." Her faint blush was still on her cheeks as she continued to speak out loud. "What am I doing here watching them like this? I'm such a fool." Tears began to form in her eyes, "Oh great now I'm probably going to start crying. I can't believe what an idiot I am."

Inuyasha slowly took in Kikyo's scent as he thought to himself. 'Kikyo's scent is so familiar. Her fragrance is just as it use to be.' His expression saddened as he continued with his thoughts. 'The only difference is she has no warmth. Her body is cold from death and she's sad… and lonely.'

Sango looked to Inuyasha, she never remembered this happened. She guessed it happened before she met up with the group, but from the look on Miroku's face. It seemed he was already in the group she turned back to Kagome noticing her heart broken expression. She felt tears slowly streak down her face. She would have never guessed Kagome went through so much. She hugged Shippou as he cried into her kimono. She stroked his red hair to comfort him.

Inuyasha's eyes widened. He remembered that moment in his life. He knew Kagome was there after she told him but now he heard her every thought. Everything she was thinking during that time. What she thought to the actions he did towards Kikyo. It was kind of strange to him, but yet afraid. He never knew how Kagome reacted to that, and now…. He knew.

Kagome clasped to the ground holding her stomach. She couldn't deal with all these strong emotions. She looked up with one eyes open. Tears pouring from her eyes, "W-Why are you showing me this?" She asked the strange voice.

Kikyo just smirked. She looked at Inuyasha noticing the worry in his eyes. He was always a sucker when woman cried or was hurt. "Why not take a look at one more old memory, shall we Kagome?"

Kagome shook her head, "Don't, stop please!" She begged shaking a bit the feelings overwhelming her body. She couldn't take all this pain at once. It was easier when one came at a time. But all of them shot at her at once? Like arrows being shot right into her back with every word she heard.

Kikyo smirked again closing her eyes as she cast her spell taking another one of Kagome's horrible memories. 'She's about to crack, I have her now'

Inuyasha clenched his hand into a fist. "Miroku what's going on? Tell me now! I'm not waiting. What can we do to help her?" He yelled in frustration. He looked over to the blur then back to Miroku waiting for an answer.

Miroku just put his head down, "I'm afraid, there's nothing we can do. This is Kagome's battle, she has to be strong and fight the spell."

"What spell?" Inuyasha asked again just as an image showed of Kikyo and Kagome. He remembered that moment the instant he saw Kagome's frighten face. It was the time Naraku took Kikyo away and Kagome insisted to go after her. Everyone being trapped in an illusion. 'Are we going to see what Kagome saw? Am I'm going to find out what happened with Kikyo and Kagome?'

Kagome hung over the dark depths of the ground. She looked up facing Kikyo. 'Will she save me?' She wondered as Kikyo's servants wrapped around her body lifting her up to face her. "The jewel shard in your chest." Kagome commented seeing the glow come from Kikyo's chest.

"Surly the priestess who once took guard over the jewel of the four souls has not fallen so low as to be controlled by a mere shard." She placed a hand over her chest where the shard was purifying it. She then reached out to Kagome's own chest taking the jewel that hung around her neck.

Kagome panicked as Kikyo's servants left her and the vines wrapped around Kagome's body, pulling her down slowly. She looked up at Kikyo seeing her get smaller and smaller as her eyes closed and fell into Naraku's trap.

The scene blurred once again as it re-appeared with Inuyasha and Kagome.

"Kagome! Kagome!" Inuyasha calling catching her scent.

"Inu…yasha?" Kagome whispered softly as Inuyasha jumped down right next her. "Kagome!" He said helping her sit up properly. "Those roots cause some kind of illusion. Seems like you got away from it okay thought."

Kagome looked up at him feeling weak as she nodded, "Uh huh" She answered. He wrapped one arm around his waist as he lifted her up out of the canyon back onto the surface. She looked up seeing Kikyo stand there. Inuyasha looked at her confused as she moved away from him. He looked up seeing Kikyo stand there with the shards she took from Kagome in her hand. "Kikyo! Those are Kagome's jewel shards!" He yelled at her. He moved his amber eyes towards Kagome, "Kagome" He whispered as she clenched her stomach breathing heavily. He shot his head back up staring at Kikyo, "You did it!" He yelled get frustrated, "Don't tell me it was you!"

"What's wrong Inuyasha? Tell me, why is it I feel you are unhappy to know I'm well." She asked.

"Answer me, just what did you do to her!"

"I tried to kill her" Kikyo said answering simply. "What is it you plan to do about it?" She knew she was holding Inuyasha in a tight situation. She smirked a bit, "Will you kill me?"

Inuyasha growled fighting himself. He loved Kikyo, how could he kill her? But she tried to kill Kagome. She said it herself. He didn't make a more as Kikyo's laugh rang through his ear.

"Tell me, what Naraku had you under his spell. What was it that you thought about?" She smirked knowing exactly what it was. She laughed, "Now could you have said that if you were going to kill me?" Kikyo's servants then wrapped around her as she began to float up. She looked back down to Inuyasha saying one last comment, "Embracing death together. Now that's a day I'll wait for"

Inuyasha clenched his hand in a fist as he watched Kikyo float away. He turned around facing Kagome who was still on her knees. "Kagome, tell me what she did to you."

Kagome kept her hand on her chest moving slightly, "She took the sacred jewel back from me…" She put her hand back down onto her thigh as she looked down away from Inuyasha's eye. "I'm sorry"

Inuyasha began getting angry, "That's not what I'm asking. Did Kikyo really try to-"

"Then don't ask me!" Kagome yelled keeping her eyes to the ground. Inuyasha jumped slightly in confusion as he stared down at her. "Kagome…"

"I can't do it. I feel like I'm telling on her."

Suddenly Miroku came with Sango and Shippou on his back. "So umm… are you two finished talking?" He asked tired from the walk.

Both Inuyasha and Kagome looked up to see their friends were alright. Kagome sighed beginning to think to herself. 'To Kikyo, my life… it has no meaning. The Illusionary Death. Our pain and confusion put us all to the test. Mine too. It gave me a small look into my own heart. Into a place, where Inuyasha and Kikyo were in love with each other.' An image of Kagome's illusion suddenly appeared. Inuyasha and Kikyo were embracing each other into a loving kiss.

Inuyasha's eyes widened seeing the illusion Kagome encountered. 'That's what she saw? No wonder she was like that.' He turned to Miroku again noticing his worried eyes at Kagome. He quickly turned his gaze to Kagome. She was a little more pale, sweat pouring down. Her arms wrapped around her, her nails digging into her shirt. She was in pain, more then he though. He could take it any longer. He ran towards her getting pushed back by the barrier. He fell on his butt looking up. Quickly he scrambled back up ready to run through it again, when Miroku grabbed him. "Stop it Inuyasha."

"Damn it Miroku, we have to help her! She's in pain!" He eyeing his friend realizing they've had so many interruptions that he never got a definite answer from him. "What's going on with Kagome?"

Miroku sighed turning towards Sango. Her eyes were filled with tears. Concern and fear mixed in with it. He knew he couldn't hold it in any longer. "Kagome's under a spell called kanji. Kanji is a spell witch allows the person to see into there worst fears, heartbreaks, memories witch ever the caster chooses, in Kagome's case worst memories. What we witness was the worst time in Kagome's life." He paused seeing the confusion in his friends' faces along with Inuyasha's frustrating growl. He cleared his throat before continuing. "With Kagome seeing each memory she feels the pain she felt in each memory as well. Right now, she's feeling the pain from each memory full blast all at once. This causing Kagome to give up her soul not wanting to live."

"What!" Inuyasha yelled understanding everything Miroku said but didn't know why Kikyo would go to such drastic measure's to get ride of Kagome. "What can we do to help her?" He yelled at Miroku in frustration taking another glace at Kagome noticing she was in more pain then before.

"There's nothing we can do. This is Kagome's mind, the only reason we can see this is because Kikyo's allowing us to." He looked back up to Kagome knowing there was one more part into her spell. "Kagome has to fight this on her own if she wants to stay alive. She has to realize that's the past and it's time to move on. She's the only one who can do that." He paused once again turning back to his friends. "There's one more step before Kagome's soul decides to live or not."

"What's that" Sango asked with concern. She gripped Shippou tighter as Shippou cried more. He understood what was going on, but didn't care. All he wanted was Kagome to live.

Miroku sighed, "Kikyo's shown her Kagome's past memories, the spell can also show future memories. Usual, the caster saves that till the end. It causes the Kagome to fell a completely new type of pain on top of the pain they felt before." He sighed leaning on the back wall facing Kagome. "We'll be able to see into Kagome's horrible future. If Kagome sees her future and doesn't like it, she may decide to leave forever."

Inuaysha sucked his breath in turning back to Kagome. 'Please Kagome, be strong. You can live, I know you can. You can beat Kikyo at her own game. Just please don't give up easily!' Inuyasha prayed. Opening his eyes he heard Kikyo's voice once again.

"Had enough Kagome?" Kikyo smirked hearing no answer. "Why not have one more?" She paused for a moment waiting to Kagome to process what she was saying. "Instead a blast from the past, how about a blast from the future?"

Kagome tried to start breathing normally but the pain was too much for her. Her wounds from her father were hurting and her heart couldn't stand so many heart breaks. "Don't… please" She didn't know if she could even handle her future. Was this person showing it to her because it was a bad future? Because her future full of heart breaks? 'I should just die, no point in living!'

"NO!" Inuyasha yelled.

Kagome's eyes shot open, "I…Inuyasha?" She said looking from side to side, "Inuyasha? Are you here?" She asked. She was positive she heard his voice.

Inuyasha stared at her, "S-She heard me?" He asked turning to Miroku.

Miroku nodded slowly, "I guess, you were able to break through to her for that brief moment."

Sango smiled slightly, "You determination to save her must have broke through the spell, even for that brief moment." She placed the crying Shippou down on the ground by Kirara and Inu. "Maybe we'll be able to break through the barrier and reach her." She looked at Miroku as if asking him if it was possible. Inuyasha turned to Miroku as well; both stared at him asking him the same thing.

Miroku sighed, "I'm not saying it won't work. But it's worth giving a try." His gaze traveled over to Kagome seeing another blur. "Here it comes" He said as all of them watched to see what would become of Kagome's future.

A small girl with silver hair and black strike ran in circles giggling as she chased a butterfly. She wore a pink kimono much like Inuyasha's She had fangs but no claws. She also had to pare of white fuzzy triangle ears with black tips on the top of her head. She caught the butterfly and smiled. "I got you!" She exclaimed opening her hand as the butterfly flew off.

"Sui!"

The little girl's ears perked up hearing her name being called. She quickly jumped up into a tree hiding from the person who was calling her. She giggled quietly seeing her mother below her looking for her. She was about to jump on her mother when she felt a pulse. She looked at down at the tree she was hiding in while an image of a dog demon appeared below it pinned to a tree. She frowned a bit jumping down by her mother, "Mommy" She called waving to her mother. Her mother turned around with a bright smile on her face, her mother was Kagome.

Inuyasha's eyes widened, Kagome looked so much more beautiful when she was older. 'She has a daughter. And she stayed in this era, she didn't go back home.' He told himself wondering who she belonged to. Although he was curious about it, he was still confused on why the daughter saw a glimpse of him pinned to a tree.

Kagome's eyes widened seeing herself, older, yet to young to have a child. She looked about twenty-three years old. She continued to watch painfully at the image before her.

"Mommy, I have a question for you." The five year old Sui said running to her mother as she gave her a hug. She waited for her mother to nod before asking. "Every time I'm at this tree I see this dog demon pinned to it." She paused seeing her mother stiffen somewhat. "Do you know who he is?"

Kagome tensed up before taking a deep breath to answer. "Sui…" She began kneeling down to be eyes level with her daughter, "I guess, it's time I told you the truth." She said placing a hand on Sui's shoulder. "That man you say, had a red kimono right?" Sui nodded and Kagome continued, "Silver hair and dog ears?" Sui nodded again. Kagome took a deep breath, "Sui… that's… your father."

Inuyasha's head jerked up. "Her… father?" Inuaysha asked himself out loud. He felt all eyes on him but he couldn't look at them. He couldn't pull his eyes away from the girl named Sui… his daughter. He looked at Kagome's expression and she seemed as shocked as he was. She shook his head turning back to the image before him. He knew there was more, he guessed he was about to find out why he wasn't in the picture and why Sui didn't know who he was.

"My… my father?" She asked in confusion. She couldn't believe it. It was hard to believe she'd been seeing her father pinned to this one tree. "What happened? Why haven't I ever met my father?" She asked with curiosity in her voice.

Tears began to surface in Kagome's eyes as she pulled her daughter into a tight embrace. "I'm so sorry Sui. This is all my fault."

Sui frowned slightly hearing the hurt in her mother's voice. She didn't like it when her mother cried, something she inherited from her father. "Mommy, don't cry please. If you can't talk about it then don't."

Kagome shook her head looking down at her daughter's amber eyes, reminding her so much of Inuyasha's. "This is the tree your father and I first met…" She answered whipping her tears away and looking at the tree remembering the day they met. "Your father had a love before me though, the one who pinned him to this tree, I was her reincarnation." She looked down at her daughter's confused look knowing she didn't quite understand what that meant be decided to leave that explanation for another day. "Sui…" She began, "His first love was resurrected and…" She trailed off remembering the day like it was yesterday. "Before we even knew you existed, he left me to go see her but… he never returned." Tears started falling from her flushed cheeks. "He told me he was going to tell her that he wanted to be with me, and like a fool I believed him."

"What happened… did daddy die?" She asked not quite understanding her mother's explanation.

Kagome shook her head bringing Sui into another embrace. "He left me for her. He never returned to tell me, but I heard rumors from the demons that I killed." She paused trying to stop the tears. "I soon found out he was spotted with Kikyo and…" She couldn't bring herself to say the rest.

"And what mommy?" Sui asked, she didn't want her mother to cry more but she was curious to find out the reason her father wasn't with her.

"And their new baby" A voice came from the forest.

"Who's there!" Sui called going in front of her mother to protect her. Kagome looked up as well to see a boy a little younger then Sui. The boy looked almost identical to her. Kagome gasped knowing who he was. "You're… him" Kagome said trailing off.

"I am…" He said with a smirk. "My mother is Kikyo, and my father is Inuyasha"

Kagome gasped seeing the image disappear. She clenched her stomach hard feeling a new kind of heartbreak and pain hit her hard. She screamed feeling as though ever one of her breaths became shorter.

Inuyasha froze. He couldn't move, how could he have done that? How could he have mated to Kagome, then to Kikyo? Was that what was going to happen in the future if Kagome lived? "No!" He yelled in frustration punching the ground. His human heart was more sensitive during his human night. He felt tears in his eyes but brushed them off. Even as a human, he wouldn't cry. "Damn it!"

Miroku shook his head, "I knew this wasn't going to be good."

Sango was crying now, for her friend, "Oh Kagome. She raised her without anyone." Her gaze traveled over to Inuyasha seeing him punch the ground in frustration. She couldn't believe Inuyasha would do that. Sure he was an idiot at times, but he wasn't that stupid to hurt Kagome that badly was he? She couldn't believe he would do that to Kagome. She looked back over to her friend seeing her breath's becoming shorter. "Miroku she's not going to survive!" She yelled as Inuyasha's head jerked up.

There was a laugh that surrounded them, "So Kagome, do you like your future? Somewhat like what happened with Li isn't it? You were used, and then pushed aside."

Kagome felt another stab in her chest feeling the pain of Li travel through her body again. She clenched her heart tighter as she began to disincarnate back into her body.

Inuyasha stared, not knowing what was happening, that's when the back ball that trapped them began to disappear, and they were back in the hut now. Everyone grabbed the weapons prepared to fight. They were all back in the hut with Kikyo standing in the door way. She smirked lifting her hood off looking at Kagome's body. "She's given up"

Inuyasha's eyes widened turning to Kagome as she left up a bit a faint white ghost like shape emerged from her chest. "NO KAGOME!" Inuyasha yelled running towards her. He reached the barrier putting his hand over his heads trying to break through.

Kikyo laughed at his attempts. "You shouldn't bother Inuyasha, its over. She gave up her soul. I will become one, and we can finally be together in hell." She smirked seeing Inuyasha still trying to get through her barrier.

Inuyasha pushed as hard as he can. His Tetsusaiga pulsed as it created an open area through the barrier allowing him through. He stumbled a bit before running to Kagome lifting her up a bit. "Kagome don't please!" He yelled seeing the last bit of her soul leaving her body. He brought her close to his chest whispering three words into her ear. "I love you"

Kagome's eyes shot open as she pulsed. "Inu…yasha" She faintly said before her soul left her.

Inuyasha looked at her just as her eyes closed. A lifeless body lay in his arms. "No…" He whispered trailing off, "NO!"

Kikyo laughed a bit Kagome's soul traveling out of the barrier into her. She closed her eyes willingly accepting the soul. "I am now complete. I will no longer need those human souls." She said in her usual cold voice.

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome. She was pale, he couldn't feel her breath, she was gone. He wrapped his arms around her bringing her into a tight embrace. "I'm sorry Kagome…" He whispered trailing off. "This is my fault."

Miroku stepped in front of Inuyasha and Kagome, Sango right next to him. "That was cruel Kikyo, tricking her to give her soul up."

Sango stared for a moment. 'Tricking Kagome? Was this all a lie? No, it seemed to pain Kagome to much for it to all have been a lie.' She looked back to Miroku with her chocolate brown eyes. Her gaze traveled back over to Kikyo seeing her smirk. "You sensed it I see." Sango heard Kikyo say.

"What!" Inuyasha yelled standing up walking away from Kagome's limp body towards Kikyo. "Are you saying you made those images up?" He yelled clenching his hand into a fist.

Kikyo smirked, "Tell me Inuyasha, you look frustrated. Does that girl really mean more to you then me?" She closed her eyes and opened them again before continuing. "Not exactly. Every clip was true except one. The one showing her future… that was a fake."

Inuyasha froze in his spot as he stared into the dark depths of her cold brown eyes. He could see that she wasn't lying. 'So I never left Kagome? Or was it we never mated? Or maybe we did but I never left Kagome. Kikyo must have made it up knowing Kagome's weakness.' Inuyasha clenched his hand into a fist grinding his teeth together. He couldn't stand it. He looked up at Kikyo but froze, he couldn't do it, he couldn't kill Kikyo. He blinked a couple before times seeing Kikyo wanting to fight. "Kikyo…" he whispered to himself. HE looked back over to Kagome and back to Kikyo, they looked so much alike, yet they were nothing alike.

"Prepare yourself Inuyasha, we'll have a battle. We'll see who the stronger one is. If I win you will come to hell with me!"

That's not fair!" Shippou cried whipping his tears. "Inuyasha's only human now. He doesn't have any special powers like you!" He yelled fire burning in his eyes as he glared at Kikyo

Kikyo smirked, "I believe Inuyasha gets his 'powers back now'" She replied calmly as the sun began to rose behind her.

Inuyasha put a hand in front of his eyes as the sun's ray filled the land with light. He suddenly began to feel stronger. His claws, fangs and ears returned along with his demotic powers. His hair turned from black back to his silver colour, his amber eyes returning as well. He turned around to see Kagome lying on the ground fully transported as well. He turned back to Kikyo only to see a bright pink light coming towards him, "What?" He called taking out his swords sheath protecting him from the blast. Sadly, it didn't protect the hut from the blast.

Sango grabbed Shippou before the blast hit Inuyasha, "Inuyasha!" She called as she closed her eyes protecting Shippou from the attack. She slowly opened her eyes as the wind died down. She looked up to see all of the huts walls were blown off along with the roof. She scanned the pile of rubble, "Kagome!" She yelled running to a large pile of the broken wooden sticks lifting each one up. Shippou ran over to help and they soon found Kagome's body, still lying motionless on the ground. Sango looked around once more finding Miroku, "Miroku! Miroku were are you?" She called scanning the area once again.

Inuyasha pushed all the wooden rubble off of him staring up at Kikyo. He growled slightly as he heard her cold laughter ring through his ears. He noticed now, that wasn't the same laughter as it was fifty years ago. It seems cold and evil. He didn't like it, but that didn't stop him, he still loved her.

Kikyo smirked slightly, "Inuyasha, will you fight me back?" She asked in a cold chilling voice. "Or will you loose in order to protect me?" She laughed a small laugh; "We'll see Inuyasha" She shot him a cold glare as she took a leaf and formed it into a bow and arrow. "I'll pin you again Inuyasha…" She began making her mark. "Then we'll embrace death together, something I've waited for for to long." She released her arrow as it glowed a bright pink colour as it soared through the air towards Inuyasha.

Inuyasha jumped back landing on his feet. He swung tetsusaiga in front of him prepared to defend himself. He couldn't kill Kikyo. 'I can't… not even to bring Kagome back.' He bowed his head thinking about it. He didn't understand it. How could he have feelings for both Kikyo and Kagome? His head jerked up sensing something coming towards him. He blocked it with tetsusaiga but was still sent flying back from the impact of the arrow. He turned to his sword noticing it shrunk, going back to its normal self. "Dame it, I forgot a purifying arrow deactivates tetsusaigas transformation." He cursed himself under his breath for forgetting about that little detail.

Miroku pushed himself up rushing towards Sango. "Are you alright?" He asked, being serious, witch didn't happen often.

Sango smiled slightly from Miroku's concern. "I'm alright, but Kikyo and Inuyasha are fighting." She looked at the two old lovers and sighed. "I don't think Inuyasha will be able to kill Kikyo to save Kagome."

Miroku sighed as well looking down at his miko friend's pale body. "It would ask to much of him. I mean, it would be like you killing Kohaku."

Sango flinched slightly. The thought of killing Kohaku hurt a bit. Then again she did try it once before. What was the point of reviving Kagome if Inuyasha was just going to kill himself to follow Kikyo? "Maybe it's best the way it is." A signal tear flew down her flushed cheeks.

Miroku nodded, "This was all part of Kikyo's plan." HE commented turning back to the battle between the miko and hanyou.

((Miko vs. Hanyou… that's what the story's called right… but sadly we got the wrong hanyou… I bet you can figure out who the hanyou in this story it…))

Sango placed a hand over Kagome's forehead. She slowly brought her hand down on Kagome's face stopping right on her lips. She froze turning to Miroku with a shocked face on.

Miroku stared at her, not quite understanding her. "What is it Sango?"

"S-S-She's still alive!" She yelled at Miroku turning back down to her hanyou friend. "It's not much, but she's still breathing!"

Miroku removed Sango's hand placing his own hand over her lips. "Your right" He thought back to when her soul was being sucked out. "It must have been Inuyasha"

Sango stared in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"Inuyasha ran to her, she must have heard Inuyasha or something and tried to fight back, keeping just a bit of her soul in her enabling her to live just a little longer."

Sango's eyes grew hearing Miroku's explanation. "It's a crazy theory, but you might be right." She turned to Inuyasha seeing him staring at Kagome. She knew with Inuyasha' keen hearing, he heard Kagome was still alive, just slightly. That's when something caught her eyes. She turned slightly seeing someone picking up something pink. "Miroku, look"

Inuyasha couldn't believe his ears, after all of that, Kagome still held on to some life. 'Was it what I said?' He closed his eyes for a moment remembering what he whispered silently in her ear. 'Did she hear me?' His eyes shot open hearing Kikyo's booming voice.

"That's not true Monk! She's dead, gone. Even if you kill me, she can't get her soul back. The soul will travel to the realm of the dead!" She yelled with fire burning in her eyes.

Miroku looked from the bushes over to Kikyo smirking slightly. He knew now, it was Kikyo's end because of the person in the bushes. "Not entirely true. Kagome can still regain her soul if she still has some life in her, witch she does." He paused for a moment looked up to Kikyo, "Witch will happen now."

"What?" Kikyo yelled. That's when she noticed it. An arrow came flying towards her pricing her chest to a tree, same as Inuyasha. She dropped her bow and arrow opening her eyes slowly. "Inu…yasha" She whispered reaching a hand towards him. She smiled a small smile, "I'm sorry…" She trailed off. "We'll be together soon"

Inuyasha's eyes grew seeing Kikyo's body pinned to the tree. "What…" He questioned silently to himself. He watched in sadness as his love's body disincarnated into ash's blowing in the wind. "K-Kikyo" He whispered collapsing to his knees. He held himself up by his hands as he recalled the events that happened. As he did this, he didn't notice a soul traveling from the tree to Kagome's body. Her body moved slightly as she fluttered her eyes open. She looked up at her friends and smiled slightly. She kept that smile pasted on her face as she closed her eyes recalling the events that occurred. She looked over to Inuyasha crouched on the ground. She stood up, ignoring Sango and Miroku's concern for her and slowly walked over to Inuyasha. But that's when her worse nightmare came true.

"Why…" She heard Inuyasha say. "Why didn't I go in front of the arrow, Kikyo would still be alive."

She felt pain travel through her body. But somehow she didn't notice. From Kikyo's spell, she felt every signal pain of those memories. So this was really nothing. But she couldn't help but feel guilty. She was alive, yet Kikyo, his love, was dead. She bowed her head slightly as she turned around walking away.

Sango was about to race after her when Miroku stopped her. He bent down to whisper in her ear. "There's nothing you can do. Only Inuyasha can help her now."

Sango nodded, she was hoping for a happy ending. But for Inuyasha… it wasn't so happy. If she thought about the situation again she realized that not matter what they did, there would be at least one sad person. Shaking her head deciding not to think about it she twirled around looking into the bush's curious who had enough power to kill Kikyo, that's when she emerged, "Lady Keade?" She asked in shock, Kikyo's own sister killed her.

"I, it was me." Keade said with her hands behind her back along with the bow and some arrows. "I know my spiritual powers weren't as great as Kikyo's but using the jewel with the arrow made it powerful enough to kill her."

Sango's eyes widened, the way Keade was able to answer questions before she even asked them amazed her, "But why?" She asked, "Why would you kill your own sister?"

Keade turned to Inuyasha noticing him still on the ground. "My sister was not as she use to be." She paused walking up to the monk and demon slayer. "Her soul needed to be released. I knew, she was not my sister. She was someone molded from bones and clay with anger witch fueled her actions. My Kikyo would never result to stealing dead souls in order for her to live. No, my sister was a pure miko and that was not her." She sighed turning around. "well, I shall being going now. The villagers shall aid me in re-building my hut." With that said Keade walked off down the village path.

Inuyasha stayed there for a moment. He knew Kagome was up, he knew she walked off and he heard everything Keade said. 'Even if that's true, I still loved her. I changed, and so did she so what?' he yelled at himself standing up. He had to see Kagome; he couldn't delay it any longer. With his head down he walked down the same path Kagome walked not to long ago.

Inuyasha finally came to a clearing… where the God Tree stood. He looked down at the roots seeing Kagome sitting down with the knee clenched hard to her chest and her head down, hiding her face from him. "Kagome?" he whispered just load enough for her to hear. He watched Kagome as she jumped slightly. He noticed her body stiffened but she didn't life her head. She just kept her head down, like she was avoiding eye contact. "Kagome I…" Inuyasha thought for a moment. He didn't realize he didn't know what he was going to say. He looked down to the ground until he heard Kagome say something. "I'm sorry," He heard through the muffles of her sleeves. 'Is she crying?' Inuyasha thought to himself. He didn't understand why she was saying sorry. "What?" He asked confused.

Kagome sniffed a bit, "I'm sorry." She repeated shifting her weight slightly without looking up. "I know you wanted Kikyo to live." She smiled slightly, "I know it was her who put the spell on me." She took a deep breath before continuing. "I'm sorry that she died, I'm sorry I lived instead of her."

Inuyasha shook his head, "What are you…" He trailed off remembering what he said. He was sad about Kikyo's death, but did he wish Kikyo lived instead of Kagome? No of chores not. Eh shook his head once more coming back to his senses, "What are you talking about Kagome?"

Kagome, finally getting the courage, lifted her head. Her hair stuck to her moist cheeks as she smiled, her fangs overlapping her bottom lip. "It's alright" She stood up and walked right next to him. Looking straight ahead she whispered, "When you told me how you felt, before my soul was sucked out of me, I tried to live, but I guess… you meant something else."

Inuyasha's eyes widened. She heard him say that? Because he said that, she fought to stay alive, even if her life wasn't going to turn out right. He whipped around just as Kagome was about to leave and pulled her to his chest, forcing her into an embrace. "Kagome…" He said taking in her scent, "I…" He trailed off. How was he going to say it? He did feel that way about Kagome, but he felt the same way about Kikyo. 'Kikyo's the past' He said to himself as he sighed closing his eyes. "Kagome, I'm sorry I upset you." He began as he stroked her jet black hair. "Kikyo was my first love. I won't lie to you, I still love her but I have to accept one thing." He took a deep breath pulling Kagome closer to him. "Kikyo's the past, and I need to move on." He smiled slightly, "I realized that now, although I can never feel the same about someone like I did for Kikyo, I can sure as hell be close." He sighed closing his eyes again, "What I'm trying to say is, although I love Kikyo, I… I love you to, Kagome." He felt her tense up once he finished his sentence. He smiled slightly releasing her. "I love you Kagome, and it's not because you look like Kikyo, or you're her reincarnation, I love you for you."

Kagome didn't know what to say. He said he loved her, for her, not for Kikyo. She looked into his eyes and knew he wasn't lying. "Truly Inuyasha…" She asked trailing off. She didn't understand why he was so caring… loving… the opposite of what he usually was. "Why are you acting like this?" She asked looked down to the ground.

Inuyasha jumped slightly from the questions Kagome asked. Wasn't that what she wanted to hear? He expected an I love you to Inuyasha or something like that. Or was it maybe the fact that she didn't actually love him. He thought for a moment, "I'm sorry…" He replied not knowing anything else to say. "About your past." He tried to change the subject as quickly as he could. How was he supposed to answer why he was acting differently?

Kagome moved back slightly, "You…what…" Kagome didn't know how to ask him how he knew about her past. How heart breaking it was. She clenched the fabric staring it him with questionable eyes.

"In the spell," Inuyasha began, "We saw everything you saw."

"So is that why are being so… unlike you?" She asked. Was he pitting her? Did he really feel the way he clamed?

Inuyasha shook his head moving towards her, "No, no that's not it I just…" He trailed off thinking to himself. "When I'm around you, I feel… different." He answered in a small whisper. "You changed me so much Kagome, please don't leave."

Kagome shook her head in confusion, "leave?"

"Don't go back to your time when the jewel is complete, please"

Kagome couldn't believe her ears. He was begging her to stay, forever, with him. "I didn't want to Inuyasha." For the first time since their conversation started she moved toward him wrapping her arms around his neck. "I never wanted to."

Inuyasha smiled bringing her as close to himself as he could. He pulled back away slightly at looked at her green eyes. ((She's a hanyou remember?)) He placed each hand on her cheeks slowly pulling her towards him. He closed his eyes placing his lips on her sweet lips.

Kagome closed her eyes. She couldn't help but smile against his lips. He pulled away only giving her a short and sweet kiss not wanting to rush her in anyway. Kagome blinked a couple of times a small blush appearing on her cheeks. She bit her lip looking up to him, "I…" She closed her eyes smiling building up her courage. She didn't understand what she was so scared for. He just told her the same thing not to long ago. "I... I love you to."

Inuyasha's smile grew as her hugged her, "I've waited so long for you to say that." He said after releasing her. He smiled down on her grabbing her hand and pulling her back to Kaede's house. "The others will be waiting."

She nodded walking side by side with Inuyasha back to the hut. She knew it was completely destroyed and decided to help, seeing as it was some what her fault. 'With hanyou powers, I'll be stronger and able to help.' "Inuyasha?" She asked looked up towards him. "Will you still train me to become a better fighter?"

Inuyasha looked down at her. He sighed pretending that he was forced to or something. "Fine if I must."

"Hey!"

He laughed slightly, "Of chores, though you're a pretty good fighter already." He said releasing her hand and wrapping it around her waist. She nodded smiling, "Of chores I am!" She said in an as-a-matter-of-fact way. She sighed in a happy way as she walked down the rocky path. It was quite and peaceful, that is, until she felt a hand on her butt. She jumped turning to Inuyasha and he laughed. "Turning into a Miroku now Inuyasha!" She asked in annoyance.

"You know it babe!"

"I'm not babe, I am Kagome."

"My name is Kagome KA-GO-ME" He said in a mocking tone from when they first met.

"Inuyasha!" She yelled in frustration, "SIT!"

A/N: SEE? LONG CHAPTER! I promised a long chapter… and you got a long chapter… happy? Hope you are. And I did a happy ending JUST for all you fans out there. Man it took AGE'S to type this out. (Sigh) oh well, it was worth it. Hope you liked the ending. This story is not officially over! Sad I know, but that means I have more time for my NEW stories and my sequel for Reborn! Yay! I'm starting to type out the sequel now but if you can PLEASE send ANY idea's it would help a lot! Cause I know the main idea, but not the little details in-between. Anyways, hope you enjoyed the chapter… Melissa didn't force me to update, that's why it took some time! BYE!

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