Yes, Yes, I'm finally updating. I'm sorry, it's just this fic isn't very popular, sooo… I haven't dedicated that much time to it. Well, and I won't be updating on this for at least a week since I'm going to State Fair to show my horse! Sorry

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the characters and I never will. But I DO own the song at the end. The song currently has no name lol

Against all Odds

The beginning and end

He grabbed a pair of his extra pants and pulled them on before picking Kagome and his clothes up and taking them outside. He lightly set Kagome down and hung out his clothes to dry before picking her back up and carrying her into a tree. He hugged her close to him and soon found himself falling into a light sleep. He couldn't have been much happier.
Kagome woke up to find her head resting against something solid and soft at the same time. She looked up to see Inuyasha's sleeping face, so she inched a little closer, so she was mere inches from his lips. How she longed to feel his lips against her own.

Before she could stop herself, she was centimeters away from him lips, and she breathed softly, staring at his sleeping face. 'Maybe just one kiss… While he's sleeping. I hope he doesn't wake up.'

Her eyes darted over his face before she leaned in a bit closer, placing her plush lips onto his. His lips were surprisingly soft, and his breath was like the smell of the wild.

Golden eyes slowly opened after inhaling a scent of Kagome's warm breath. 'Do I wake up for every little scent Kagome throws?' he irritably asked himself before he felt something press against his lips. His eyes opened in shock as he looked down to see Kagome's lips pressed up against his own.

For a few moments he didn't react. He just couldn't. He'd waited so long for this, but had been too shy and full of doubt to try kissing her. But now was his chance and as she began pulling away, sighing softly, he cupped her cheek and kissed her back.

A little surprised squeal escaped Kagome's mouth, giving Inuyasha the advantage to taste her. He warily let his tongue wander into her mouth and found it quite welcoming. She draped her arms around his neck and let him roam her mouth. 'She tastes so good… Like a fresh breath of air. And she's a much better kisser than Kikyo! Gods… Should have tried this much sooner!'

A small sound came from Kagome and Inuyasha smiled. She just tried to suppress a small moan. He didn't want her to hide the noises, he wanted to hear that she was enjoying this as much as him. He continued to cup her cheek with one hand as the other roamed down her back and up her shirt a little so he could place it on the small of her back and press her closer to him.

Bad idea. Inuyasha quickly found himself getting overexcited by her scent and the feeling of her flexible, young body and curves pressed up against him. He blushed and pulled away from her kiss, kissing her on the base of her neck and nibbling lightly, while listening to her panting and small moans.

It was getting to be too much for him so he quickly pulled away again, to look at a very disoriented Kagome. He didn't want her notice how much his "friend" was getting excited so he stood up, and put his tetsuiga in front of him "Ehh… Err… I'll be right back, alright?"

Both of them were blushing furiously, as Kagome watched him leap off into the trees. She hadn't noticed the bulge in his pants, but was blushing for a very different reason. She was tingling in all the places he had touched and kissed, and felt like she was going to pass out, she was so giddy. 'Didn't expect it to get that heated on the first kiss! I… I hope he didn't think I was Kikyo.'

A small frown crossed her face momentarily as that thought crossed her mind. She hated that whore, Kikyo, and she was going to have to go down eventually. Better soon than never.

Nearby, Inuyasha had stripped his pants and was dumping cold water over himself. When he finished he let himself dry and pulled his pants on before sitting down for a moment to think. 'This is fucked up. How am I supposed to get intimate with the woman if I can't hold myself back at all? Why does she have to be so… so… Sexy? It's not that she means to… She's still innocent as can be, when it comes to things like that.'

He stood up and began to walk back to the tree Kagome was in, when he saw Kikyo's soul collectors flying overhead. He decided to investigate and when he reached Kikyo he saw both her and Kagome there. They both had their bows drawn.

Looking over both their facial expressions, he noticed something very important towards his decision to pick between the two. Kikyo's face was as blank as ever but Kagome's was full of life and emotion.

Gritting her teeth and letting a tear wander down her cheek Kagome yelled out towards Kikyo "You don't belong in this world Kikyo. But if Inuyasha picks you over me, I'll let you live." Another tear trickled down her cheek.

"How kind of you, reincarnation. Even if he doesn't pick me over you, I'm still going to kill you. You don't have a chance at winning this battle. I've had years of practice." Said a very calm Kikyo. She looked towards Inuyasha "Glad you decided to join us. Now, tell this silly copy who you chose. Me, or her?"

Inuyasha bit his lip and looked between the two and looked up at the sky momentarily before looking straight towards Kikyo. He saw her smirk a little and smelt another tear come from Kagome before he said "I'm sorry Kikyo. But I chose Kagome. I may have loved you once, but not anymore."

Kikyo's face twisted in anger for a moment before she returned to the blank stare, turned to Kagome and quickly let the arrow fly. Inuyasha tried to reach Kagome before the arrow hit her, but it was too late. He sobbed, not having watched it hit its target.

He finally looked up towards where Kagome had been, and there she still stood. In her hands was an arrow that was directly over her heart, but hadn't pierced the skin. She tilted her head a bit "I may not win with a bow, but how about I try something else? I'm going to finish what you started. Like it should have been to begin with."

With that she was running towards Kikyo, dodging the quickly shot arrows. The last arrow notched and loosed was easily dodged by Kagome, who leaped into the air and did a flip over it to land behind Kikyo. She kicked her legs out from under her and then picked one of her legs up and let it land solidly onto Kikyo's chest.

Kikyo was panting heavily and trying to loose another arrow before the girl got another shot. To her dismay she ended up shooting herself through the chest in the process. Kikyo gasped and tried to pull out the arrow that had been shot by her own hands.

It wouldn't budge. She had caused her own demise, and as her clay made body slowly started to dissolve she finally screamed out with her last dying breath "DAMN YOU!" With that Kiyko's clay body completely disappeared into a pile of dirt, and soon was blown off into the breeze.

Worriedly, Kagome backed up from where Inuyasha was "I didn't kill her! I didn't!" She yelled out. As she turned around and began to run off for the woods, her shoulder was caught by a clawed hand. He quickly pulled her back into his arms and steeled his face.

"I know you didn't. Kikyo killed herself. And it wouldn't matter if you had. I picked you, and only you. When I chose something, I keep my choice. I don't change my mind." He kissed the top of her head and ran a hand through her hair as he turned them both around and they headed back to the hut.

Heheheheh! –cackles- I've always wanted Kikyo to die by Kagome's hands. It just seems so right! Well, since I know a lot of people don't read this story, I sort of ended this chapter really short. And to those who read this and like it, I'm sorry. I'll try harder on the next one. I promise!

Here's a song I just wrote:

And you're over with, you're done with,

He doesn't want you anymore, And you should know this. You should know this. You really should know this.

Cry all you want, but he wants me now.

You couldn't always wait for him, because you knew he'd never come.

He loves another, and I know that I'm the one.

I won't betray him, I won't ask of him things he doesn't want to do.

I'm gonna accept him! I'm gonna love him like you never did!

So don't feel bad, my dear, you and him are over and you're dead.

Sleep in you're crypt tonight, and don't come back when it lights,

Sleep in you're crypt tonight, and don't come back!

No Never come bAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

He doesn't want you, so why do you keep coming back?

Go to hell by yourself, and smoke your little crack,

I know you're probably getting pretty suicidal now,

But I don't really care.

Because I'll make it a homicide, and shoot you right here!

Sleep in your crypt tonight, and don't come back when it lights,

Sleep in your crypt tonight, and don't come back,

No never come back!

Never… Never.. Ne----------ver.