Recap: The three friends chuckled as they saw InuYasha shake himself off like a dog and because he was a human, it didn't turn out the way he planned. InuYasha turned his head and gave them the evil eye and the forest was quiet once more.

Chapter 5: Not Only Physical Wounds

The Next Day On the Road

InuYasha and Kagome walked ahead as the others followed behind. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo watched in caution as the two began to argue again. Kagome turned her head and faced InuYasha with a slight glare as they kept walking. "InuYasha, why do you always have to fight with Koga?" Kagome asked with an angry stare. InuYasha halted in his tracks as he was shocked by Kagome's question. He hopped in front of the young woman. The three left behind stopped and watched the assumed massacre. "What? Kagome, are you siding with that wolf?" InuYasha yelled. "InuYasha, I didn't say that." The hanyou turned away with eyes closed and folded his arms across his chest. "You don't have to," InuYasha said. "I already know how you feel about that scrawny wolf."

"What!? I can't believe you would say that. I can't believe…arrr. Forget it! I'm going home!" Kagome yelled in aggravation. Kagome started walking down the road, while InuYasha sat in a 'I will not be moved' position. Kagome didn't even get five feet away, when a tornado suddenly appeared and snatched her up. She could do nothing, but scream, "InuYasha". InuYasha ran to her as she reached out to grab his hand, but when their fingers were barely even touching, InuYasha was kicked in the face. He hit the ground hard and could hear the mangy wolf laughing as the storm disappeared along with Kagome. "Rrrr…Koga, you bastard," InuYasha growled as he was being picked up by Miroku. Sango stated, "we have to go after them right away, before Koga's sent dissipates." "Yes, Sango is right. We must hurry Inu…," Miroku said, but noticed that the urgent hanyou had already left and was far down the road. The three companions headed in the direction that Koga had left. They flew over InuYasha once in a great while, while riding Kirara.

Koga's Lair

Koga set Kagome down in his nest of pelts. Kagome shrugged and gave a "hmph". "What's wrong Kagome?" Koga asked in concern. Kagome did not move as she said very calmly, "Koga, did I ask you to take me here?" "No, but…" "Did I say something like 'Oh Koga, take me with you?" Koga said, "no, but you don't have to. I know you would rather be with me than that mutt." Kagome turned and said very frustrated, "why does everyone think they know what I feel and want? InuYasha says he knows I have some sort of 'feelings' for you. And you…you think I want to be here? Don't get me wrong Koga, I like you, but…" Just then InuYasha arrived with the gang at his heels. InuYasha stood slack jawed as he heard this. "InuYasha," Kagome said with wide eyes. Koga protected Kagome as he repeated to InuYasha, "you see mutt, Kagome likes me. Not you, so just go back home." Kagome couldn't take any more. "Koga stop it!" The wolf turned around to face the raging girl. She calmed herself down before she spoke. "Koga, I do like you, but only as my friend." "Ah, don't kid yourself, you're only saying that so that the pup's feelings aren't hurt," Koga said as he faced InuYasha again. This time InuYasha was in Koga's face. InuYasha asked, "Kagome how do you truly feel about Koga? Speak." Kagome quickly answered, "I don't like Koga more than a friend and I don't want to stay with him." Koga went wide eyed and before he could turn to Kagome, Koga was thrown out of the cave. Everyone ran outside, including the wolf pack, who watched their leader engage in battle. Koga slid across the dirt until he hit a large boulder. "How dare you touch me you filthy half-breed," Koga yelled at InuYasha. "Kagome said she doesn't like you like that and if she says so, then it's so," InuYasha said back to the angered wolf. Kagome watched from the sidelines when she over heard InuYasha's comment. 'Was he actually listening?' Kagome thought to herself. "It doesn't matter any more, now die," Koga yelled as he stampeded toward the hanyou. InuYasha quickly leaped out of the way, but Koga was so fast that he matched every single one of InuYasha's moves. InuYasha was about to unsheathe the Tetsusaiga, when he smelt something very faint in the air. Koga ran up to the half-breed and performed a round house, but it failed as InuYasha took off running into the woods. "Where are you going? We're not finished here dog turd!" Before he could run after InuYasha, Kagome stopped him. "Koga, take me with you," Kagome said. "I knew you couldn't stay away," Koga said in triumph. Kagome just shook her head. The wolf grabbed Kagome and they were off. The others followed behind on Kirara.

'Kikyo, what happen?' InuYasha thought as he sniffed the air again. 'Naraku…'

Somewhere deep in the Forest

As InuYasha got closer, Kikyo's sent became stronger, but Naraku's reluctantly became weaker. Soon he came to a clearing and saw Kikyo wounded. He landed on the ground near her. "Kikyo," InuYasha said. Kikyo turned around and she was covered in blood. Not all of it was hers, but that of Kaguras. "Inu…Ya…sha," Kikyo said as she fell to the ground. InuYasha quickly caught her and sat with her upon the ground. The dead Priestess embraced InuYasha and he held her close.

Koga arrived soon after with Kagome in his arms. They hid behind a tree watching from afar. Kagome could see the two former lovers, but she could not see Kikyo's wounds. Koga growled, "Kagura." With Koga's highly defined sense of smell, he could decipher between Naraku and his incarnations. "What?" Kagome asked in confusion. "She was here, Kagura," Koga repeated. 'Kagura was here with Kikyo? Were they in a fight or were they planning against us?' Kagome thought. Kagome couldn't watch much more of this. "Koga, please take me to the well in Kaede's village." "Yes, "Koga said. Before they could leave, the group showed up behind them. "Kagome, what's going on?" Sango asked. "I'm going home. Koga's taking me back to the well. I'll be back in a couple days with more supplies." Shippo whined, but Kagome gave him a hug and promised to bring back some lollypops. Shippo smiled and stopped crying. Kagome turned away for a moment and then walked up to Koga. He took her by the waist and took Kagome back to the well.

The group peeked into the open and saw the current event. They realized why Kagome had the sudden urge to leave and left themselves.

InuYasha and Kikyo were still in an embrace. InuYasha took a deep breath and smelt something familiar, but faint. He suddenly realized. 'Kagome is…crying.'