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Chapter 3: A resentful goodbye.
A/N: Inuyasha' more of a jerk than usual in this one. (i think) Just saying.
The man in the baboon pelt held Kagome high above his head as he strode out of the water. He layed her on the ground and checked to make sure she was still breathing, because if she wasn't then he had no use for her. But, that didn't seem to be the case today, the miko was very much alive, just a little banged up by a certain hanyou.
"Inuyasha. I see you have made quite a physical impression on this miko."
Inuyasha turned around to face Naraku, and growled deep in his throat. He looked at the markings on Kagome's face and where her shirt was torn you could see bruises beginning to form on her waist. 'What did I do?'
"Inuyasha, it's alright now. There is no use protecting that pathetic fake anymore, she can go with Naraku and we can be together again." Kikyou's face was hidden in the shadow of the night but her face held the expression of hatred and disgust. 'Finally, that fake will be taken out of my way. But, Inuyasha will try to save her, because he believes he loves her. I'll have to distract him.'
Inuyasha stared at the lifeless body of Kagome and felt so ashamed. He was ashamed of his temper, his demon blood, and his love...which was for the miko behind him and in front of him. He couldn't stand to choose.
"Naraku! Let her go!" Inuyasha put on the hero act and pulled out his sword.
"Inuyasha, I can see it's a fight you want but I am in no mood for such nonsense. The girl is all I came for." Inuyasha looked at Naraku with disgust then sped towards him; his sword held high above his head.
"Naraku! You will not take her!" was his battle cry. Inuyasha sliced the empty air above Naraku's head, but before he could make any contact his sword transformed back to normal. Naraku was holding Kagome above his head like a shield and the Tetssaiga couldn't hurt a human, how dirty. Inuyasha lept backwards and lowered his sword, for the moment.
"Naraku! You bastard, using Kagome as a shield like that!" And even though the words came out of his mouth to protect Kagome, he couldn't help but think in the back of his mind that Kagome would be better off with Naraku. Naraku would certainly use her for some evil purpose yes, but as long as Kagome did what he wanted then he would have no reason to kill or harm her. (Inuyasha is thinking irrationaly) But, Inuyasha wouldn't let her go without a fight. He sheathed his sword and lunged at Naraku with with his claws extended. He lashed at Naraku's body but was too slow, Naraku had dissapeared from the attack and was nowhere to be seen. Inuyasha looked all around the open area of forest they were in, but couldn't see him. He then smelled something awful, like poison or-. Inuyasha looked up to find he was right, Naraku was taking Kagome away in a miasma cloud of purple right above their heads. Inuyasha ran over to Kikyou protecting her from the miasma as he covered his sensitive nose with his haori sleeve
"Damn." Inuyasha whispered.
The miasma soon drifted off with Naraku as Inuyasha still stood in front of Kikyou. He removed his haori sleeve from his nostrils and turned to see which way Naraku was headed. He looked back at Kikyou and said. "Come on. We gotta go after him." Inuyasha said as he looked at her with pleading eyes.
Kikyou could see the sadness in his honey-like orbs and was struck with emotional pain deep inside her clay body. 'He really loves that girl.' she thought. Kikyou just looked at Inuyasha, unconciously dropping her mouth open in a form of shock for just a moment, then raised it back up to match her masked face. 'No. Inuyasha can't love her! We're not going after that fake and that is final!' She thought . 'I'll make him see I'm more important than that futuristic bitch!' Kikyou raised the back of her right hand to the top of her forhead and pretended to faint.
"Kikyou!" Inuyasha said. He bent down to look at her closed eyes and thought. 'Better take her back to the village.' He looked towards the now rising sun and thought. 'I will find you Kagome, I promise.' He then looked down at Kikyou and smiled at her beautiful face. 'But, in case I don't, I would just like to say I'm sorry, for everything.'
Inuyasha picked Kikyou up, his left hand on her back and his right hand under the bend of her knees. He dashed towards the village into the rising sun with the clay miko in his grasp.
A/N: I thought this chapter was a little on the suckish side. I had a wave of insperation when I started it but it soon faded. Well anyway please R&R!