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Chapter 4: Kikyou's Outburst & Kagome's Jump

As Naraku fled with Kagome in his arms he watched her sleep. (no he's not falling for her he's just paranoid with observing things, or is he?) Anyway, as the miasma cloud of purple took them across the morning sky Kagome started coughing, and spitting up water. Naraku was surprised by this at first but soon realized she was waking up from her almost watery death. He stopped the miasma cloud in mid air and set her down by his side and in doing so he saw Kagome cough up more water and watched as she tried to regain her breath.

"So, I see you have finally awaken." he said.

Kagome looked up to see a familiar baboon pelt as the also familiar voice spoke to her. She looked at the part of his face that was shown underneath the mask to find Naraku smiling, in a proud sort of way. She crawled bakc quickly but found there was nowhere to go. She shakily stood up and put her hands on her hips showing she wasn't afraid; her ravenous hair dancing in the wind.

"What did you do with Inuyasha?" was the first thing that came out of her mouth, and when it did all of the previous nights' events came flooding back. 'Kagome you dolt, he didn't do anything with Inuyasha, he's probably with Kikyou.' And oh how right she was.

"The hanyou you ask? Why, he's with that clay miko of his." Naraku said this knowing it was a touchy subject.

"It doesn't matter anyway, I don't need him." she thought out loud.

"Yes, you don't need him, you can stay with me and help out with the collecting of the jewel shards." he persuaded. Kagome looked at the emotionless mask and breathed out a sigh. She knew she couldn't go back with Inuyasha because seeing him would make her miserable, but she wasn't going to help Naraku for evil purposes either. She kept standing in the wind then looked over the edge of the cloud and began to sweat. 'It doesn't seem that far down.' she gulped. She reached for her bow and arrows, but they weren't there.

"Looking for these?" asked Naraku, holding up her bow and arrows. Kagome gasped as she realized she had nothing to defend herself with. She stepped back letting her fearless position falter, and in doing so getting very close to the clouds' edge. She turned her head over her shoulder and peered down at the ground once more taking a deep breath. She closed her eyes and without hesitation she jumped off the edge of the purple miasma cloud.

With Inuyasha

Inuyasha carried Kikyou all the way to the village and found the gang waiting for him.

"Where's Kagome?" Sango asked. "And what's she doing here?"

"Kagome was kidnapped by Naraku after I went to get her last night. Kikyou was there too and as Naraku was kidnapping Kagome Kikyou fainted."

"Really?" asked Sango suspiciously. "Pretty perfect timing to faint. Wouldn't you say Miroku?"

"Yes indeed." he said as he scooted closer to Sango unnoticed.

"Why did she faint anyway?" asked Sango.

"I don't know, what's with the damn questions!"

"Now, now, Inuyasha I don't think she was meaning to ask so much, we're just curious is all. So, Lady Kikyou why did you faint, are you ill?" pryed Miroku as he scooted even closer to Sango.

No one had noticed except for Miroku that Kikyou was concious. Yes, Kikyou let her guard down and had opened her eyes for just one second to see where she had been taken, unfortunatley the all seeing monk caught her that very moment. Kikyou let Inuyasha put her on her feet and looked at the monk with peircing eyes.

"I was not ill, my soul collectors have failed to bring me souls lately and I was weak." she lied. "But thanks to Inuyasha I was taken here and started feeling alot better when I heard your conversation over my reincarnation." She looked to Inuyasha then back at Miroku. "Tell me, why is it that you are so fascinated with a fake?" she asked.

"Kagome is not a fake, you are." stated Miroku.

"You died fifty years ago, and that should have been the end of you. But, some old hag just had to bring you up from your grave to cause us trouble." Sango said hottly.

"Kikyou is not a fake." growled Inuyasha. He looked to Kikyouthen said. " Neither is Kagome. You're both alive, which is good, cause now we can have two peopel to help with sensing the shards, atleast we will when we get Kagome back. Speaking of which we need to go-"

"You're still going to get her?" Kikyou yelled, loosing her calm and collected self in the process. "What is the purpose? She tried to kill you! She slows you down, and gathering from recent events she gets kidnapped constantley, and she can't even shoot a bow and arrow without missing!" Kikyou clutched her chest, the space where her heart should have been and started to breathe heavily from the anger that had been released from her. She had to sit down from the pain, it hurt her so much. She sat still for a while as she began to calm down. Everyone watched her in amazement as the cool calm and collected Kikyou was trying to recover from her angry state.

"Kikyou-" Inuyasha tried to touch her shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" she yelled.

"Kikyou I-"

"Stop talking! Inuyasha you have betrayed me and hurt me for the last time!" she drew her bow and arrow out aiming them at Inuyasha, creating the same scenario fifty years ago.

"Um, if I may interrupt; what did you mean Kagome tried to kill Inuyasha?" asked Miroku.

Inuyasha looked at Miroku, and lowered his head; he wasn't afraid to admit she tried to kill him, he was afraid to admit that he tried to kill her.

A/N: I hope this was good. And I know it might sound like a cliffy and I'm sorry I stopped with Kagome and Naraku and I'm sorry that I exhist! (okay, getting over dramatic)

Warning: We all know the dreaded school year is starting so I just wanted to say that I may not be able to update as frequently because of my classes and such. So please bare with me!