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Last time: "You feel that? I don't think I can do anything. Nothing will help." Sango said and grimaced. Inu Yasha took off his haori and wrapped it around her waist several times.

"You'll be okay." Inu Yasha whispered as Sango drifted to unconsciousness.

Chapter 3

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***Inu Yasha***

The rain had yet to cease but was letting up a bit. A severally wounded Koga was on Kirara's back along with an unconscious Miroku. Sango was still bleeding harshly in Inu Yasha's arms as they trudged through the muck. The ground was threatening to pull them in, for the rain had turned it hard.

"Inu Yasha, where-re are we g-going?" Koga stuttered, coughing up blood.

"I'm not sure. But we need to get some shelter." The dog demon said as they walked. Kirara's flames that once burned so bright were starting to dim in the downpour. Inu Yasha narrowed his eyes to see, for he could barely see to the tip of his nose.

Without warning, Inu Yasha tripped, sending him and Sango flying. He ran to pick up Sango and looked at what he tripped over. His eyes widened in shock to see Kikyo's corpse below him. His heart stopped and he bent down to look at her. 'Kikyo, who did this to you?' he thought and brushed her bangs aside. It was then that he noticed marks on her neck. It appeared to him that she was strangled. A growl rumbled in his chest as Kirara arrived. She backed up and looked at the lifeless miko. Inu Yasha instinctively sniffed the maiden's neck to see what happened.

"It couldn't have been." Inu Yasha murmured and sniffed again. "It was. Kagome did this." He said and his growl increased. "Why did she do this? Why would she?" Inu Yasha asked blindly, his rage increasing. Inu Yasha's eyes pulsed red for a second. "KAGOME!" Inu Yasha screamed and stood up, dropping the demon slayer. He sprinted off into the woods, following his instincts to find Kagome.

(A/n: I could be a bitch and just leave it here, then again, I don't like flames!)

***Kagome***

Kagome and Shippou had been walking for a long time. Their clothes were wet and weighing them down. They were shivering it off.

"Shippou, do you see anything yet?" the hanyou questioned and looked around.

"No but I hear something!" Shippou said excitedly. Kagome's ears perked up to hear Inu Yasha's screams, for her, echo through the forest. Kagome immediately knew he was raging and she smelt the air. He was turning demon. ' Thank Kami he must have the sword, he's not fully transformed yet.' She thought but decided not to stay any longer. The chase was on.

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"Kagome! COME HERE KAGOME!" Inu Yasha shouted through the dense air. The rain was lightening up a bit and everything was beginning to become visible. Kagome was hiding high in the treetops, watching the inu hanyou below. She bit her lip. 'What does he want with me?' she thought and huddled close to Shippou. Inu Yasha looked frantically around. "I know you're around here. Don't you want to talk to me?" Inu Yasha teased and glanced into the treetops. He spied her finally and was quick to chop the tree with her in it.

"INU YASHA! YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE!" Kagome screamed as the tree pinned her leg to the ground. Shippou was free and growled warningly to Inu Yasha.

"Don't touch her!" Shippou said puffing himself up.

"Why not! She deserves to die for what she did to Kikyo!" Inu Yasha shouted and knocked the kit out of the way. Though she was already pinned, he placed his knees over her arms and wrapped his hand around her delicate throat.

"Inu Yasha it wasn't me!" Kagome grimaced and choked out a breath.

"LIAR! I smelt you all over her neck! You strangled her! So now you will suffer the same fate!" Inu Yasha yowled, purple youkai marks creeping over his face.

"No! Please, Inu Yasha, believe me! I got her from the river! She and Shippou were trapped behind a rock and she was dead before I could save her!" Kagome shrieked.

"Why should I believe you? You always were jealous of Kikyo and now you got your revenge!" Inu Yasha growled and grasped her throat harder.

"Please Inu Yasha! I didn't, I..." Kagome stuttered, her eyes becoming bloodshot. They began to water in sadness. 'So, my dream came true.' She thought and closed her eyes. "I'm sorry it had to end this way Inu Yasha." Kagome said perfectly and stopped crying. Inu Yasha didn't know who to believe, the dieing girl in front of him, or his nose. The marks began to disappear from his face and he lightened his grip. "But just to let you know, I would never do that to someone you love. That would be selfish of me. I love you though, even if you hate me." Kagome said nobly and began to loose hope in living. Inu Yasha felt horrible. His fangs and claws reduced and he let go of Kagome. She blinked her eyes open and the rain poured into them. Inu Yasha nearly broke into tears realizing what he nearly did. In one day, he had nearly slain ever one of his friends. He glanced over to the unconscious kitsune and then down to the young hanyou, Kagome.

"I'm sorry for everything. I need to go. It's for everyone's own good." He said sadly and walked away into the misty rain.

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Talk about sad! Well, this IS called Hanyou Kagome Part 2: The SORROW begins, so, technically, it's a given. But it'll get better! Promise! I need to go to sleep. Ja!