A/N: I hope you liked the last chapter. Because that was the chapter where things started to heat up. Yay! Finally. It took me 6 chapters, but now I hope you love this chapter also! Thanks for the reviews, please continue them.

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Inuyasha placed his hand over Kagome's. "I never for one second thought I could ever miss you as much as I did when you died. I was wrong Kagome. There's been something that I have wanted to tell you...but I never really found the 'right' time to say it." Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's waist and pulled her body up to his. Inuyasha's mouth was now next to Kagome's ear. "Kagome..I love you.." Inuyasha whispered to her. Tears filled Kagome's eyes, then ran down her cheek. Inuyasha felt the warmth of her tears as they landed on his neck.

"Inuyasha...I...I love you too." Kagome said looking into Inuyasha's beautiful amber eyes, which sparkled in the moonlight. 'I remember trying to tell him that right before I died.' Kagome thought still looking into Inuyasha's eyes. Inuyasha wiped the tears away from her eyes.

"Kagome...I need you..." Inuyasha moved his hand across Kagome's cheek and into her stunning black hair.

Chapter 7: Deceit of Love

"No...how could you?" Kagome said holding onto her shoulder. Inuyasha looked down at Kagome.

"I have no more use for you since Naraku has the jewels. Instead of sending you home, I decided to kill you for the hell of it." Inuyasha said putting his foot on Kagome's back and applying pressure.

"Inuyasha... I can't breathe.." Kagome said before losing her consciousness. Inuyasha smirked and was getting ready to finish Kagome off, when he heard the voices of Sango and Miroku headed his way.

"Damn it." Inuyasha said between gritted teeth as he ran away. As quickly as Inuyasha had left, Sango and Miroku came to the well. Sango, noticing an object from the corner of her eye, looked down to discover Kagome lying unconscious in a pool of blood.

"Kagome!" Sango yelled running towards her. Sango knelt down beside Kagome (being drenched in Kagome's blood) and checked her pulse. "She's still alive. Maybe if we hurry we can save her." Sango said looking at Miroku. Miroku nodded and picked Kagome up as they headed back to Kaede's village.

...Inuyasha... (the next day...yeah I know...time flies by)

'Kagome...I'm so sorry...I promise I will see you again soon.' Inuyasha thought as he sat at the edge of the cliff looking at the sky. Inuyasha sighed and stood up, "Huh? What's that? I smell blood...and not just anyone's blood, Kagome's blood!" Inuyasha drew the Tetsusaiga and headed towards the direction of the scent of blood. 'I thought Kagome went home...it's not like here when she becomes angry with me...or...when me and Kikyou meet...' Inuyasha ran to the well and discovered the pool of blood that Kagome had been lying in. "Kagome...damn. I'm too late...wait...her scent...it's coming from Kaede's village." Inuyasha stood up and darted towards Kaede's hut.

...The others...

"Kaede, can you heal Kagome?" Sango's eyes filled with tears and the worried look on her face turned to fear. 'We can't lose her again...not ever again.'

"Yes, I can. It will take time...and when Kagome wakes up, we can ask her what happened to ye." Kaede answered putting a cloth soaked in warm water on Kagome's forehead. Miroku entered the hut and observed Kagome.

"Will she be okay?" Miroku asked sitting beside Sango. Kaede nodded and continued mixing up a herb to heal Kagome's inflicted wound. Miroku looked at Sango for a few moments before Sango noticed and decided to say something.

"What? Why are you looking at me? Ehhhh...I don't like the look in your eyes..." Sango scooted closer to Kaede, which made Miroku wonder.

"My dear Sango, I have only the up most respect for your happiness. I was only seeking to comfort you in your time of need." Miroku said scooting closer to Sango.

"The only thing I need is for you to get away from me. I don't need you to comfort me. Huh?" Sango smacked Miroku across the face leaving yet another red hand print. "Keep your hands to yourself lecher!" Sango once again scooted away from Miroku and crossed her arms.

"Idiot." Shippou had moved away from Sango and Miroku's battle seen to avoid being hurt by Sango's powerful blow. Shippou looked down at Kagome. "Come on Kagome. Wake up. Don't leave us again."

"Kagome will be fine, young one. All she needs is rest." With that said, Kaede noticed Kagome trying to open her eyes. "Oh my. It seems she has awakened." Everyone was now hovering over Kagome like a bunch of ghosts.

"No...how could he?" Kagome managed to sit up.

"Kagome who did this to you?" Sango asked holding Kagome up with her arm. At that moment, Inuyasha burst into Kaede's hut.

"Kagome...what happened? I could smell your blood from a mile away." Inuyasha kneeled down beside Kagome.

"No...how could you? Inuyasha..after everything...how could you...how could you do this to me?" Kagome looked at the ground.

"Kagome...I would never harm you." Inuyasha put one of his hands under her head and the other around her waist. Kagome's eyes filled with tears.

"No! Why are you hiding it Inuyasha. I saw you. You did this to me. Please...don't lie." The fear in Kagome's eyes melted away and turned into rage. Inuyasha noticed and backed away from her.

Inuyasha turned his back to Kagome, "If you seriously believe I could ever try to kill you. Kagome, I was wrong. You aren't the girl I thought you were." With that said, Inuyasha walked towards the door.

"This may be the first time you have hurt me physically, but every time you are with HER I take a stab wound to my heart." Kagome whispered under her breath while moving her hand up to her heart. Inuyasha stopped in his tracks, he had been the only one to hear that. 'I did not hurt her. I would never hurt her.' Inuyasha darted outside and into the woods.

"Inuyasha...I can never forgive you!" Kagome shouted to the top of her lungs. 'I told him I could never hate him...yet...I do. What is wrong with him? He tells me he loves me then tries to kill me.' Sango wrapped her arms around Kagome while Kaede applied her herb to Kagome's wound.

"Kagome...are you positive it was him?" Sango asked looking Kagome directly in the eyes. Kagome nodded.

"Yes. I looked at him. His eyes...they were filled with hatred. I have never seen him like that before. Sango...he told me he loved me. Then he told me to go home, and that's where he tried to kill me." Kagome closed her eyes and shuddered from the stinging sensation of Kaede's herb. Sango looked towards the door of Kaede's hut.

"Kagome...how do you feel? Can you stand?" Sango asked trying to help Kagome to her feet.

"Yeah. I think so." Kagome answered bringing herself to stand. 'Inuyasha...was it really him? Would he try to kill me to bring Kikyou back to life?' A burning sensation came to Kagome's heart. 'A part of me wants to believe it was. But my heart tells me it wasn't.'

...Inuyasha...dum dum dum!

"Damn. Why in the hell does she think I tried to kill her?" Inuyasha knocked a tree down to get rid of some of his frustration, which didn't help much. Inuyasha walked towards the well and looked down at the pool of blood that Kagome had been lying in just the night before. "There's no way in hell I could have done this to Kagome." Inuyasha knelt down and observed the blood more closely. 'A footprint...but who's?' Inuyasha was interrupted from his thoughts by a crackling sound in the bushes.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" Inuyasha stood to his defense. A slender figure started to appear from the darkness of the trees, which made Inuyasha lower his guard.

"Inuyasha. There you are." A familiar voice called from within the shadows.

"Huh? Kik..Kikyou?" Inuyasha took a few steps forward.

"Kikyou? No. Try Kagome." Kagome walked towards Inuyasha.

'How come I didn't catch her scent? I don't like this..' Inuyasha thought. "Kagome...I didn't hurt you..I promise."

"Good bye Inuyasha." Kagome said looking directly into Inuyasha's eyes.

"Kagome..don't leave me." Inuyasha took a few more steps to where he was exactly in front of Kagome.

Kagome smiled. "I'm not going anywhere." Kagome's smile turned into a frown. "You are." Kagome reached behind her back and grabbed an arrow.

Inuyasha stepped back. "Kagome...don't do it! I didn't hurt you! I would never." Inuyasha's voice was soft and sympathetic.

Kagome aimed the arrow at Inuyasha. "Liar." Inuyasha turned around and ran. The arrow whizzed past Inuyasha's head and nailed the tree in front of him. "Die Inuyasha." Kagome walked up to the tree and pulled out the arrow.

As Inuyasha approached the Tree of Ages, several things crossed his mind. 'I didn't hurt you Kagome...believe me! I will kill Naraku for killing you the first time...wait...Naraku...he's the one responsible for Kikyou's demise...maybe it was him that harmed Kagome.'

Kagome aimed the arrow at Inuyasha's chest. "Now you die Inuyasha!" Kagome shot the arrow at Inuyasha nailing him right in the chest.

"NO! Kagome! I thought we were.." Inuyasha's voice slowly faded as his life deteriorated. Kagome smirked.

"Looks like my work here is down." Kagome's body slowly melted away into Naraku. "Heh. Now that Inuyasha is out of my way. I can finish collecting the shards. That wench, Kagome, should be dead by now." Naraku turned his back to the lifeless Inuyasha and walked away.

...The others...

"Kagome..we will find Inuyasha and learn the truth." Sango said to Kagome as they climbed onto Kirara. Kagome nodded. ' Inuyasha...I hate you...you tried to kill me. Why?' The same question kept popping into Kagome's head. Miroku climbed onto Kirara after Kagome.

"Dear Kagome..what ever is on your mind?" Miroku put his hand on Kagome's shoulder, causing her to blush.

"Na...nothing." Kagome recoiled and scooted closer to Sango. Sango made a low growling sound.

"Leave the poor girl alone! She's had a rough night." Sango said through gritted teeth. Miroku covered his head with his arms.

"I'm sorry. Please don't hurt me." Miroku looked in between his arms to discover that Sango had already turned around. Miroku let out a sigh. Shippou just stared at Miroku confused. 'Miroku normally doesn't act scared, then again...I have never seen Sango that angry before.' Shippou shrugged and turned around. Kirara flew into the air and headed towards the direction that Inuyasha had headed. Kagome looked down into the forest and discovered a body confined to a tree.

"Huh? Sango...look down there!" Kagome pointed in the direction of the body.

"Isn't that the Tree of Ages?" Sango asked. Kagome nodded.

"Yeah. I think so." Kagome said as Kirara turned around and headed towards the site of the body. When Kirara landed, Kagome was the first to jump off and run towards the tree.

"Inu..Inuyasha?" Kagome was taken aback from the sight of the hanyou cold and lifeless. Sango and Miroku ran up behind Kagome. Sango put her hand on Kagome's shoulder.

"Is he dead?" Sango asked with no hint of remorse in her voice. Kagome turned away.

"I don't know...it serves him right!" Kagome said angrily, but she was thinking something totally different. 'Inuyasha can't be dead. He just can't be! I now know it wasn't him that tried to kill me...I can feel it in my heart.'

Sango sighed. "Kagome...I know you're upset. You have every right to be. But you can't possibly believe that Inuyasha tried to kill you." Kagome looked at Sango.

"I know...I don't. I thought about it. Inuyasha had no reason to want to kill me. Unless he wanted to bring Kikyou back..." Kagome looked at Inuyasha. His hair was blowing in the breeze. Sango and Miroku took a few steps away from Kagome, since they knew how she felt towards Kikyou.

"Don't worry. I'm not upset. You don't have to step away from me." Kagome looked at Miroku and Sango and smiled. "I have no reason to be...I know Inuyasha will always love Kikyou, but he has already admitted his love for me. So I have no reason to be sad."

Sango and Miroku breathed a sigh of relief. Kagome approached Inuyasha's lifeless body. 'What happened to him? How did he get here?' Kagome's eyes filled with tears again. Kagome looked at Inuyasha's chest and stepped away.

"An arrow! Did Kikyou do this? No! She couldn't have...she's dead." Kagome put her hand on Inuyasha's chest. "He's not breathing! Inuyasha is...dead.." Kagome fell to her knees and started crying. "No! Inuyasha...why did you have to die!"

Sango ran over to Kagome and embraced her. "Kagome...I'm so sorry." Sango looked up at Inuyasha. 'Why did you have to die? Inuyasha we need you.' Kagome looked at Sango.

"Can I have a few minutes alone?" Sango let go of Kagome and grabbed hold of Miroku's arm.

"Of course. Take all the time you need!" Sango ran off with Miroku in one hand, and picked Shippou up with the other.

"Hey! Put me down! Why can't we stay with Kagome?" Shippou said. Sango put Shippou down and let go of Miroku.

"Kagome needs some time alone to sort things out. She has been through so much these past few days. First she dies, Inuyasha tells her he loves her then sends her packing, someone tries to kill her, and now Inuyasha has died. I think she needs some space for right now." Sango answered. Shippou's mouth was agape.

"Oh." Was all Shippou could manage to say.

...Kagome...

Kagome stood up and wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's body. "Why Inuyasha? Why? Don't leave me..." Kagome was sobbing uncontrollably. She dug her head into Inuyasha's chest. "No...Inuyasha..." Kagome looked up at Inuyasha's face. It wasn't completely pale. It still had some life left in it. 'Inuyasha is dead yet. I can still save him.' Kagome pulled the arrow out of Inuyasha's chest, which forced him to slide down the tree trunk.

Kagome put her ear to Inuyasha's chest. She could hear a faint breathing. "Inuyasha! Snap out of it! Open your eyes!" Kagome fiercely shook Inuyasha's body.

Inuyasha slightly opened his eyes. "Ka..Kagome?" Kagome's eyes filled with more tears.

"Inuyasha..you're alive." Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck. "I'm sorry I blamed you for injuring me. I can feel in my heart that you didn't do it."

Inuyasha smiled. "Yeah. Now you realize. It was Naraku...I'm sure of it." Inuyasha's voice was so low that Kagome barely heard him.

"But you...shot me with an arrow. It glowed blue when it was shot...you are the only one who can do that." Kagome looked at Inuyasha in shock.

Continued in the next chapter.

A/N- Yeah Yeah. I know. Sucky ending to the chapter. Once again temptation struck me. At this part: A burning sensation came to Kagome's heart. 'A part of me wants to believe it was. But my heart tells me it wasn't.' I wanted to put: A burning sensation came to Kagome's heart. Yes. It was heartburn. But once again...it would have ruined that 'oh so special' moment. -sigh- Well I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Sorry it took me so long to update. Please review and tell me if it sucked or not.

Shel the Inuyasha Stalker- Lol. Thanks. I got a kick out of it too. Nope! Not Kikyou. She shall never return. Lol. –kills her permanently- Thanks for the awesome compliment!

Karen12- Yeah, it is so hard to not put things in there. It nags at me horribly. But I know I can't. Lol. Thanks for the compliment!

Thanks to you also k40Sohma