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Melting the Ice

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Bloody

Kagome screamed out in pain as blood trickled down her front, running down her leg to soak into the off-white carpet she had been blessed with. She growled in anger and indignity, but smirked and punched Inu-Yasha square in the face, hearing a satisfying yelp of surprise slip from the man's mouth. She yanked the dagger out her chest, and stabbed at him, getting only his arm because he caught on and moved away.

"You disgusting bitch!" howled InuYasha, clutching his most likely broken nose, as he slapped Kagome hard across the cheek.

Kagome took back the dagger, rubbing her cheek with her free hand to ease some of the stinging. "You call me a bitch when you were the one who stabbed me?" She asked coldly, her eyes blazing with indignation.

InuYasha looked at Kagome's chest, and stared at the bloody, gaping hole he had left. He had only missed her heart by inches- if he had gone further to the left, he would have killed her. "I only stabbed you because you threatened me..." InuYasha retorted, his voice slow and calm, as if he were thinking, or as if nothing was happening. "Actually, I find it's a shame I missed! I could have saved you so much trouble by killing you!" Inuyasha explained in a light, but taunting voice, smirking at the expression of anger on her face.

Kagome shook her head angrily, speechless and utterly furious. InuYasha chuckled, quite sinisterly, at Kagome's loss for words. "Cat got your tongue little girl?"

Something inside of Kagome snapped at that moment, as all of the grudges that she had held flowed to the surface. She growled furiously and lunged at InuYasha with the dagger pointing straight at him, slicing the side of his neck.

Sango swaggered down the hall to Kagome's room, coming to see if Kagome was ready to go a party in their honour. A tiny mischievous smile played on Sango's red lips. The job they had earlier had been an almost perfect, "A wonderful success" in their boss' words. Everyone had played their parts beautifully, especially the leading lady, who was currently attempting to poor our "poor" InuYasha.

Sango reached Kagome's room to find the door closed. A puzzled expression appeared on her lovely face. "Why does Kagome have the door closed? She always keeps it open…" Sango asked to herself, opening the door to peek inside.

The scene that was in front of Sango was surreal and haunting. Kagome's hair was matted with blood, and her snow-white corset stained pink. Blood trailed down her legs, some already hard and crusted. InuYasha had an angry red cut on his throat, not deep enough to do damage, but still deep enough to worry about. His wonderful silver hair was stained with blood, and had formed into bloody dreadlocks. Kagome's dagger was at InuYasha's throat, and she held a menacing look on her face. Her dagger was covered in blood, both that of herself and the young man opposite her. It was the look on InuYasha's face that got to Sango though, a mixture of pain, lust, menace, and heartache…heartache for Kagome.

Kagome pressed the dagger in her hand against InuYasha's neck, blood oozing out of the small scratch she had created. "Any last words, dog boy?" Kagome whispered tauntingly, daring him with her eyes to make a move so she could kill him.

"Kagome, don't!" Sango cried from the door, her hand shooting up to her mouth in surprise and horror.

Kagome did a half turn, and stared wide eyed at Sango, the angry look on her face fading. Kagome took a step forward, the dagger dropping from her hands in slow motion. InuYasha took a deep breath, a sinister look in his amber eyes. He hastily picked up the dagger Kagome had dropped, took a step towards her, and plunged it into her back.

Kagome's body went rigid, as she dropped to the floor like a sack of potatoes, blood now soaking through the carpet quickly, as InuYasha glared down at her.

Sango ran across the room, and slapped InuYasha across the face with all of the strength she possessed. "InuYasha! Go get help!" InuYasha stood there for a moment, his cheek stinging, and his hair bloody and matted. "NOW!" InuYasha blinked, and ran out of the room.

Sango bit her lip, and gently rolled Kagome over. "Kagome, you have to stay awake." Kagome moaned, her eyes fluttering.

Sango ran across the room, and slapped InuYasha across the face with all of the strength she possessed, earning the rewarding sound of skin severely smacking skin. "InuYasha! Go get "

He just stood there for a moment, his cheek stinging, with his hair bloody and matted. "NOW!" He heard Sango screech in his overly sensitive ear. Next he blinked, and bolted out of the room.

Sango bit her lip, and gently rolled over Kagome. "Kagome! You have to stay awake!" She told the half conscious girl, shaking her lightly.

Kagome moaned, her eyes fluttering, her face twisted in pain, and her hand held out to Sango.

"Why the hell am I going for help anyways!" InuYasha thought angrily to himself as he stormed down the halls looking for someone who could help. " But then again... as much as I hate her... why did I stab her? At all? AM I really THAT out of control? Feh, they'll get over it. " And with that, InuYasha dismissed his thoughts, and continued searching for help.

Sango sat with Kagome, gently shaking her every couple of minutes to keep her from falling asleep…or worse, unconscious. "Kagome!" Sango whispered, the sorrow in her helpless voice enough to make anyone's heart shatter into a million pieces.

Kagome was struggling to stay awake. She was in immense pain, her body felt like it was slowly evaporating, yet it wasn't the seemingly peaceful kind that felt nice. She was having trouble breathing, she was also dizzy, and felt like throwing up. "Sango..."Kagome whispered, her voice weak as she coughed, specks of blood coming out with it.

Kagome's small and shaking hand stretched out to try and wipe the tears off her best friend's face, but her hand wouldn't stretch out that far. She wanted to say she'd be all right, and that they would be able to laugh together again, and go down to the party, and possibly get drunk, but the words wouldn't come. They were stuck, jammed in her throat. "Sango..."she whispered again, her breathing becoming shallower and more strained. "Do..n't…worry…a…bout…me." She said, as her head dropped to the floor, unable to breathe anymore.

"Kagome!" Sango asked worriedly, her eyes widening, and her voice getting shrill.

"Kagome! Kagome! KAGOME!" Sango cried, desperately shaking her friend's shoulder. "KAGOME! You can't leave me! No! NOT YET!" She cried desperately, hot tears rushing down her cheeks as she let out a scream, as loud as her lungs could withstand.