CH.3

The girl's eyes slowly fluttered open; she had rolled over during the night and was now facing the fire. She stared deep into the fire as she drifted into thought. In the corner of the room Inuyasha had just woken up too. He yawned and glanced around the room to see what everyone was doing. His eyes came to stop upon the girl, which he just noticed was awake and looked to be deep in thought. He could see her face and by the expression on it he knew just what she was thinking about. She was thinking about him. But not just him, she was thinking about what had happened. He felt that feeling return. The same one he had when he found her unconscious, it was the feeling of guilt and it was the worse feeling in the world. The girl thought back to that day. A silent tear slipped down her cheek as she remembered what took place:

NOTE: The next part explains who the girl is, what happened, and why she may or may not leave. It is not from any of the characters point of view.

Flash Back

"What happened?" Asked Sango, "Where's the demon?" She had just returned from changing and now it seemed that she had changed for nothing. "There was no demon. It seems the reason we had to stop our lunch and take off so suddenly was because Kikyo was near by." Miroku said her name with utter disgust. He didn't like Kikyo one bit; all she did was cause trouble for them, especially Kagome. "While you were changing Inuyasha ran off into the woods, all he said was her name so I knew she was the reason we came all the way out here." "Oh...so where is Kagome?" Asked Sango. "She took off a few minutes after Inuyasha did. I suppose she's following him, probably trying to make sure he doesn't get hurt again." Replied Miroku.

Else where, Kagome was running through the woods as fast as her legs would take her. She paused for a second to catch her breath and figure out which way he went. "That way." she mumbled, and took off again. She could sense after a few more seconds of running that she was getting close, so she slowed herself down to a walking pace and crept up behind some trees to watch what was going on. She peeked through some branches to find Kikyo in Inuyasha's arms…

"Why don't you believe me?", Asked Inuyasha in a desperate voice. "Because I know you're lying!" spit back Kikyo in a hateful tone. "But I'm not, I swear it. You're the only one I have, and ever will love. Please Kikyo, You have to believe me!" The look in Inuyasha's eyes where pure love. Kagome could tell he meant every word, and she felt her heart begin to break. "Prove it." She looked strait into his eyes when she said this, and Inuyasha knew this was his chance, and he took it. He pulled her to him and kissed her with everything in him. He wrapped his arms tight around her and put everything he had into the kiss.

Kagome's breath came out in sharp gasps as tears began to fill her eyes. Had she heard correct? Did he really just say Kikyo was the only one he ever had and ever would love? Yes, he had. And the truth was killing her. Her heart jumped into her throat, and with everything in her, she held the tears back, and simply walked away. She walked for a bit, not really paying attention to where she was going; just walking, and finally she reached a river. She looked into the river and saw her reflection. Her eyes were red and puffy and she was a bit pale. She gulped back the tears once again as she heard someone approaching. "Kagome, where's Inuyasha?" Sango asked as she approached her friend. "With Kikyo." Kagome said in a low voice. "Oh." Sango glanced up at her friend and noticed her red eyes and the look on her face. "What happened?" Asked Sango. "I don't want to talk about it." Said Kagome. It came out harsh and she immediately regretted it. "I'm sorry Kagome, it wasn't my…" But before she could finish, she was interrupted by the noise of something huge approaching from underground. The ground shook horribly. Suddenly a Snake demon erupted out of a hole in the ground sending dirt and rock everywhere. "Are yousss Kagome?" Asked the snake. "Who wants to know?" Demanded Miroku. "Answer Miko!" Demanded the snake. "Yes, I'm Kagome." She said as Sango reached for her weapon. "Then by order of Lord Naraku, I mussssst kill you!" Answered the demon as it began to swing its tail in attack at Kagome. Kagome dove out of the way, and ran to shelter as the snake prepared to attack again. "Sango!" Miroku yelled as he ran towards the girl that was currently hiding with Kagome behind a rock. "Come out, come out, wherever yousssss are." Hissed the snake. "Kagome, stay here. Miroku and I can handle him." Said Sango once Miroku had joined them. "No, you can't. He has 3 Jewel Shards!" Replied Kagome. "Well we have to try, its not like Inuyasha is here to help." But before he could say anymore Sango elbowed him in the stomach. "Ow!" He mumbled but understood once he saw Sango's warning look. "Come on, let's get this over with." Sango said, and they both charged into battle.

Kagome watched as the battle played out. Soon she realized that the demon had forgotten all about her. She kneeled down behind the rock she was currently hiding behind and placed an arrow in her bow. She then stood back up and waited for her chance. When she saw it, she moved out onto the battlefield and aimed. Unfortunately for her, the demon saw her and swung his tail to stop her attack. She fired the arrow and hit dead on, right where the jewel shards where. But just as the arrow left her bow, the demon's tail hit her. "Kagome!" Sango yelled as she ran to her friend's side. Sango dropped to her knees once she reached Kagome. A small trial of blood trickled down the side of Kagome's face from her head. "Miroku, take Kirra and go get Inuyasha! Hurry!" Miroku jumped on the transformed cat demon and took off into the air.

Inuyasha was still trying to convince Kikyo when suddenly Miroku and Kirra landed beside them. Kirra began to growl at the Miko as Inuyasha approached the two. "Inuyasha, come quit! Kagome's been hurt!" "What!" said Inuyasha in an unbelieving tone. "Where is she?" "With Sango over near the river, follow me." Miroku said as he and Kirra began to rise into the air again. "You're not going to leave me for her are you love?" Replied Kikyo in a fake loving tone, but Inuyasha didn't hear her. All he could think about at that moment was Kagome. He took off into the woods running as fast as his legs would take him.

End of Flash Back