Chapter 4

Naraku attacked Inuyasha head on. Inuyasha blocked with Tetsusaiga but still received some of the impact. Inuyasha fell to one knee.

"To think that all these girls like you and will die tonight. Tsk tsk tsk, what a shame." Naraku says as he starts walking slowly towards Inuyasha.

Inuyasha is looking at his feet," You are lying. Sango does not like me she likes Miroku!" Inuyasha said lifting his head up to see Naraku standing over him.

"Does she now?" Inuyasha sliced through his baboon costume and revealed the true Naraku.

"Still in that body I see. I'll rip it to shreds just like that costume."

"Still as weak as ever I see, but that hit didn't have any power in it."

Inuyasha couldn't hide the surprise in his face. "Are you saying that I am not a demon? I think you need to get your eyes checked."

"You may look like one but you have now demonic strength what so ever. Could it be that you are losing your powers tonight?"

"Leave me alone!"

"It is isn't it! You will lose your powers as a demon tonight!"

Damn, he knows now. What am I going to do. I have to find out how to save Kagome but I feel my demonic powers slipping away.

"Were you behind all of this? Are you the one trying to kill Kagome and Kikyo?!"

"Oh no, of course not. I am just here to make sure that someone else does my dirty work. Their job was to kill Kagome and Kikyo and in exchange they would get a jewel shard. I am simply here to make sure that everything goes right. I don't know what he did to them and I don't care as long as they die. You shouldn't care either, for you will be joining them in death." Naraku's hair went flying in every direction towards Inuyasha like sharp needles.

"N-no!" Sota charged at Naraku, eyes closed.

"Souta no! Stay back!"

"Don't kill him or sis!" Souta opened his eyes and yelled, "Just leave us alone!" As soon as he finished saying that a bright blue light bursted from his body. Naraku was hit by it and immediately grew powerless to the light. He was being purified! He tried to run away but he couldn't move and Souta just kept getting closer and closer to him, his hair wildly flying through the air.

"Whoa..... Souta....." Inuyasha was just amazed and he couldn't move.

"Now, die!"

Souta attempted to kill him but 5seconds later when he thought he had finished him off, he fell to the ground, hair no longer wild, and he just collapsed.

"Souta? Souta?!" Inuyasha ran to him. He looked over his shoulder to where Naraku was.

I don't think he's dead but he will be recuperating for a while from that. I only have 5 minutes to get him back to the hospital then I turn into my human form. Man, I've got to hurry. Souta had so much in him, I wonder why he didn't make it through the well.

"He will be alright sir, he is just resting. He seemed like he had no energy left in him."

"Can I go see him?"

"Sure."

"Thank you doctor." Inuyasha walked into the room. "Well Souta, you're the man. You saved me kid. Thanks. I never knew you had it in you. But now that you have no energy left, you can't help me save your sister. We only have 4 hours left. Don't worry though, I'll save her. I just came by here to make sure you were all right. Now I'm going to go try everything that I can. I brought a few things back here that might help her. Too bad you won't get to see my human form. I think you'd really like it. Don't you dare die in here okay kid? I'll come back with Kagome to see you. Sweet dreams."

Inuyasha pulled the covers up to Sota's chin and walked out the room down the hallway to Kagome's room. There he tried everything, he even tried Miroku's dumb idea but none of it worked. He thought to himself what am I going to do? It's already 11. I only have an hour left. Will it really end this way? No, I have to get those thoughts out of my mind. I'm going to save them both, I have to.

"Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked up.

"Kagome? Kikyo?"

"No. It's just me. Kagome's mom."

"Oh. Sorry."

"No, its okay. But Inuyasha, you haven't eaten much today. Are you sure you're not hungry? They have stuff downstairs."

"Unless it's Kagome making something for me, then I don't want anything. I am staying here until she wakes up. I'm not going to leave her."

"You really care about her don't you?" Inuyasha looked at Ms.Higurashi and blushed. Ms.Higurashi just giggled. "I think you guys make a wonderful couple. And she always says how annoying you are but I know deep down she cares a lot about you too. She talks about you so much, its like you're already part of the family and that you're just sitting there right next to her making remarks." She smiled a heart-warming smile. "If you want to watch over her, then do so. Grandpa and I will be in Souta's room. And Inuyasha, talk to her, she can still here you."

Inuyasha looked at Ms.Higurashi and said, "Thanks," with a smile.

Ms.Higurashi left and he was all alone with the girls. He only had 30 minutes left to do something and save them.

"Inu...Yasha...." whispered Kagome.

"Ka-Kagome?" Inuyasha looked at her.

"Do not... be sad..... You tried..... your best....."

"No, I didn't. If I had tried my best you wouldn't be laying here like this right now. Face it, I failed you."

"No... you did not..... You really tried....... to save us......... We were with you....... the whole time..... In your heart........If I do die.... and Kikyo comes with me to the other side......." Inuyasha picked up her fragile, snow white, hand.

"Don't say that. You will make it through! Somehow, there has to be another way!"

"But if we do leave....... tell everyone that we'll be watching....... over all of them......please....... Inuyasha?"

"Okay, I'll do it but that doesn't mean that you won't make it through. Okay? I'm going to keep trying until the very end! I will save you both!"

"Inuyasha....... please....... hold me....... I want to feel what it feels like to be in your arms......."

"Of course. But you're not going to die. We still have 15 minutes!"

"15 minutes will fly by...... hmmm........ you are human today, right?"

"Yes." Inuyasha whispers into Kagome's ear.

"That's why you're being so kind. You are more open to people when you are human........ I wish that everyone could see you the way I do........ you wouldn't have so many enemies....." Kagome giggled. "10 minutes left Inuyasha.... what will you do.....?"

"I'm not going to let you go. I'll go with you if I have to."

"But what about Sango?" Kagome said.

"What about her?"

"She loves you too Inuyasha........"

"No, she loves Miroku..... She just doesn't know it yet."

"Will you help her see that?"

"Yes."

"Good. Ow......."

"What's wrong?!"

"Something is burning me inside!"

"We only have 5 minutes. What can I do?"

"Inuyasha, I'll be alright, don't worry........." Kagome cringes.

Inuyasha held her tighter. "Don't, you can't leave me!"

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding.....

"Inuyasha, do me one last favor......."

"What?"

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding.....

"I love you......Please don't forget me....." Kagome whispered in Inuyasha's ear as she lost her power to sit up or talk.

"I would never......Goodbye, my love........" Before Inuyasha new it he was kissing Kagome on her sweet, soft, lips.

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding.....

Inuyasha felt her life pouring out of her as he held her in his hands. He was crying over her and a single tear, dropped on her face.

"Inuyasha?"

"Huh?!" Inuyasha looked down and Kagome was staring up at him.

"What are you doing? Are you crying?"

"Kagome?" Inuyasha blinked a couple of times, he couldn't believe his eyes. But there she was! Eyes open, mouth moving and everything! She was alive! Inuyasha pulled her to him and didn't let go. "You're alive!"

"Of course I'm alive! What are we doing at the hospital?" Inuyasha pushed her away from him and looked at her hard still holding her.

"You mean you don't remember anything?"

"I remember I was just at my house a second ago.... Am I supposed to remember something else?"

Inuyasha pulled her back to him, "No... as long as you're alive, nothing else matters."

"Um, Inuyasha, its not a new moon tonight so why are you a human."

"It is a new moon tonight, you have been asleep for two days." In a couple of minutes Inuyasha told her everything about what happened except for some things like Sango loves him and He loves her and vice versa and that kind of stuff.

"So all this has happened and I'm alright so why isn't Kikyo? She feels the same things I do so why is she still laying there?"

"Well somehow, I don't know how, I woke you up. So if I find out how I did it..."

"But it is too late... Do you think she went to the other side again?"

"Maybe. But we have to-"

"Inuyasha look!" Inuyasha spun his head around to where Kagome was pointing. Outside the window was a bright glowing light and many lights around it.

"What the...."

A second later the little lights came through the window. They were Kikyo's soul carriers.

"That's right! Kikyo needs souls to live!" the said in unison. Another second and the other form came in.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hojo!!!!!!!!!!!" they exclaimed together. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome in a protecting stance.

"Wait a second, Inuyasha, how do you know Hojo?"

"Uh.....yeah......"

Hojo was standing over Kikyo and then looked up at Kagome.

"Kagome," he said. "Is this your twin sister? I thought something was up when I saw her the other day instead of you. I can tell you two apart after all..."

"How?"

"She is more serious than you and deep inside she has a sad soul. You, on the other hand, are always cheery no matter what. Her hair smells like flowers and yours smells like fruit and her hair is longer than yours. You have larger eyes than her. There are so many differences, I could go on forever. But right now, if I do not wake her up, then she will be lost forever."

"How can you wake her up?" Inuyasha asked.

Hojo smiled, "The same way you did, Inuyasha." Hojo hovered over Kikyo and kissed her on the lips. He pulled away from her and sat next to her side. "Do not tell her any of this happened. Okay?"

"Um, okay." Kagome was sort of at a loss for words. Is that the way Inuyasha woke her up? Does he like me too?

As if Inuyasha were reading her mind, he put his arm around her and was still looking at Hojo. She smiled and laid her head down, one arm around his waist, the other on his chest. Kikyo opened her eyes and looked around.

"Why are all of you staring at me?" She looked over and Hojo was smiling at her. "Um...... Hi......." Kikyo was bright red. She took her eyes away from him and looked at the scenery. "Where are we? Weren't we just in the bedroom?"

Kagome told Kikyo everything that Inuyasha had told her and afterwards a startled Sango ran into the room. The first thing she looked at was Inuyasha's and Kagome's position. Then she looked at Kikyo and Hojo.

"Oh! Okay so he did go to this room. I tried to stop him but there was something blocking my way. I guess he was just coming here to save them." Sango looked over at Inuyasha and Kagome again and Inuyasha noticed the sad look in her. Not in her eyes, in her heart. Her heart was breaking and he did that to her. She didn't let on though, she acted like her normal usual self.

"So I guess that once Inuyasha gets his hair dyed white again is when you guys will go home. Hey lets go to the shrine and dye it now, okay guys?" exclaimed Kagome. Everyone just looked at her. "What is there something on my face?"

Inuyasha smiled and said, "No, there's not a thing wrong with you."

Kagome blushed and stared into his eyes. Sango almost fell over. In her mind she kept telling herself that she didn't hear that, that that wasn't what he said. But she couldn't bring herself to believe it.

"Its a beautiful day today!" said Kagome at the shrine. Inuyasha and Kikyo were sitting next to her, Sango was in the house, trying a swimsuit on, Souta was chasing a squirrel, and mom and grandpa were in the house looking for their swimsuits. "It was a good idea for all of us to go swimming. Although we did have to buy some for you and Sango. Luckily Kikyo can fit mine."

"What is the point of this "swimsuit"? Why can't I just wear my outfit like I usually do?"

"Because then people will keep staring at you and you don't want to bring even more attention to yourself!" Inuyasha was thinking about this concept. He did turn back into a demon so wearing his suit would bring even more attention to him. She was right. "Plus! You won't be able to show off those muscular arms of yours!" Kagome started playing around with his arms, flexed them for him and giggled.

"Hey! Would you stop that!" Inuyasha yelled.

Kagome had a hurt look on her face and bowed her head.

"Uh... I didn't mean-"

"Inuyasha......" Kagome said.

Inuyasha knew what was coming next. He was in for it now!

"Inuyasha....... That only makes me want to do it more!" Kagome said raising her head and tickling him.

"Ahhhhh!!!!!!!" Inuyasha yelled and ran around the yard. Kagome chased him and it got to the point where they were on each side of the God tree. Sango came out and saw them. She let a quick glimpse of sadness show. Kikyo looked at her and for a split second, thought she saw that sadness. But she decided that it was better to leave it alone.

"Sango, you look great." Sango looked over at Kikyo as if to say "what did you say?" and then realized she was talking about her swimsuit. She looked down at it. It was a two-piece, red and black, it had dragons all over it and had the symbol for dragon on it too. Inuyasha looked over, hearing Kikyo talking to someone. He saw Sango and almost tripped over his own feet. Inuyasha was beet red.

"Ah ha! I have you now!" Kagome pinned Inuyasha down and started tickling him, Souta say what was happening. He stopped chasing the squirrel and joined in with Kagome.

"Inuyasha, I didn't know you were ticklish! Now I feel so much better! I thought I was the only one that was ticklish! I can look up to you again! Yay! I've got my hero back!" Kagome just smiled. Inuyasha seemed to be having so much fun. She decided to let the boys have their time together and ran over to congratulate Sango on her swimsuit.

"It looks great on you Sango! Wow! Man when we get to the pool all the guys will be all over us! I mean look at us. Three, young, gorgeous looking girls, what guy could keep his hands off of us?!"

They all laughed as Kagome's mom and grandpa came out in their swimsuits.

"Alrighty girls, lets go to the pool!"

"Yeah!" They all said in unison.