Hey hey hey! I finally got the fourth chapter up! Sorry it took so long, I was caught up in exams. Actually, I still am. Anyway, here's the fourth chapter!

TropicalGoddess

Chapter 4: The Unexpected Person

Inuyasha continued running into the woods in search of Kikyo, the woman he loved… or still loved. He did not know. Kikyo and Inuyasha were set against each other by Naraku 50 years ago. That's when Kikyo used her sacred arrow to bind Inuyasha to the sacred tree.

'Kikyo, where are you?' Inuyasha thought desperately. 'Kikyo,'

"Inuyasha," said a female voice. "Inuyasha, I'm up here," Kikyo said, sitting in a tree looking down on him, her straight, black hair blowing in the wind.

"Kikyo!" Inuyasha said as he stopped looking for the tree that Kikyo was sitting in.

"Inuyasha. Right here,"

"Oh," Inuyasha said as he finally saw Kikyo.

"So Inuyasha, what is it that you came to see me?" Kikyo questioned.

"Well, Kikyo. I- I- I just needed to see you again," Inuyasha stuttered.

"So I see," Kikyo said casually.

"Well, do you or not?" Naraku questioned Yumi and Kuri who were about to leave.

Kuri looked at his watch and said, "Sure, I still have time," and Yumi nodded in agreement. They wanted to see what Naraku had to show.

"Alright," Naraku said quickly before he transformed into his Feudal navy kimono and outstretched his hands before Kuri. Although Kuri was surprised about the sudden change in clothing, he waited. Naraku's hands started glowing an eerie glow and when Kuri widened his eyes in surprise due to the light, another glow was coming from him was his soul fused with the light coming from Naraku's hands. Minutes later Kuri collapsed. Unconscious. Gone. Dead.

Naraku chuckled as he absorbed the light into his own body. Yumi gasped and screamed at Naraku, "What in the name of hell did you do to him?" tears now streamed down her pale face. Soon Kuri's body disintegrated into the ground.

Without answering her question, Naraku turned to Yumi and held out his hands to her. Once again the soul that resided in Yumi mingled with the light in Naraku's hands. She too collapsed, but not dead. Naraku still kept a part of her soul in her. "There, I can control her now. Erasing her memory about Kuri will come in handy," Naraku said looking down at her.

When Yumi awoke, she was on the park bench with Naraku, back in his modern time clothing sitting on the edge, as if waiting for her to come to. "I see you've awakened,"

"What happened Naraku?" Yumi questioned.

"You just fainted, are you alright?" Naraku asked innocently.

"Yes, I'm fine thanks,"

"Well, we'd better get ready for the dance, huh?" Naraku asked.

"Uh, yeah. Oh yeah you are going to the dance with who again?"

"Kagome, remember? You were the one that set us up," Naraku lied once again. Naraku's words made Yumi think. She did set her friend Kagome up with someone. But who? Yumi couldn't remember right at the moment.

"Yes. I'm pretty sure. I guess I have a minor case of amnesia from fainting. I'm sorry," Yumi said unsurely.

"No, it's alright. Maybe later you'll feel better," Naraku said.

"Well, I'd better be off and get ready for the dance. I'll see you at the school, kay?" Yumi said and Naraku simply nodded. And Yumi was off to get ready.

'Everything is going as I planned,' Naraku thought with a smirk on his face. Naraku then made his way to the water fountain and wait for the time to pass.

When Kagome woke, it was only an hour to the dance. "Wow. I slept for a long time," Kagome said to herself. She gathered her clothes and made her way to the bathroom to take a relaxing shower before the dance.

"Ahh..." Kagome sighed as the hot water trickled off her delicate skin. When she stepped out of the shower, Kagome wrapped her bathrobe around her tightly. Kagome towel dried her hair until it was not dripping wet and so that she could get dressed into her new dress and still have her hair a little wet for styling. Kagome slipped on the red and black dress and she smiled considering how good she looked in it. Suddenly the phone rang.

"Hello?" Kagome said.

"Hey," the other voice said.

"Oh, hey Yumi,"

"I forgot to tell you, your date will be at the water fountain, alright?" Yumi told her.

"Yeah sure. Is that all?"

"Oh and one more thing, wait for me at the school doors to introduce your date, kay? Sorry about the sudden change. See ya at the dance," Yumi said.

"Yeah, no problem. See ya," replied Kagome.

"So tell me Inuyasha, what is your reason to see me?" Kikyo asked.

"The reason I followed your scent was because right now, I'm feeling a little stressed out."

"Why Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked suspiciously.

"Naraku is up to something. He cast a spell so I couldn't pass through the Bone Eater's Well into Kagome's time. I think he wants Kagome," Inuyasha told Kikyo desperately. "But… Kikyo… there is something I've wanted to tell you when you were still alive,"

"Really Inuyasha, because I too have something to tell you. But I couldn't tell you because we were set up against each other by Naraku. Then… Naraku killed me,"

"Well what were you going to tell me?" Inuyasha questioned her.

"I-I-I love…"

Once at the school, Kagome who was dressed in her red and black dress met up with Yumi who was dressed in a sparkly pale pink full-length dress. "You look great!" both of the girls said to each other. Yumi lead Kagome to the water fountain where Kagome would meet her date. Approaching the fountain, Kagome's heart pounded so fast in her chest, she could hear her heart beating in her ears.

"Are you ready to meet your date Kagome?" Yumi asked her friend.

"Yes. Yes I am ready. Who is it?" Kagome said.

Yumi turned toward the fountain and said to Kagome, "Okay, you can now meet your date,"

Out of the shadows of the water fountain, emerged a tall, crimsoned eyed, long black wavy haired young man. Kagome gasped, "NARAKU?"

And there is the fourth chapter of my story. I hope you'll like it. Enjoy!

TropicalGoddess