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Chapter 21: Muffled screams

"Inuyasha! Stop doing that!" Kagome screamed in frustration. "You're loosing enough energy as it is. You don't need to be giving it away to save me."

"Lets go." He walked over to her and allowed her to climb onto his back and he was off. Hence another problem. He had no idea where to find Akahito still. Sniffing him out would be no use, because he'd probably be to far away.

Inuyasha growled in frustration. 'That bastard won't get away with this. I won't let Kagome suffer the same fate as my mother. I won't let her die!' Inuyasha thought angrily.

"Can we get something to drink, Inuyasha. I'm kind of thirsty again." Kagome asked. Inuyasha only nodded and waited until the came across a stream.

Kagome got off his back and crawled over to the water and sipped from it.

Inuyasha stood facing the woods they were now in. He sensed it again. Someone following them, but who. Inuyasha soon heard a twig snap and drew his sword.

"Kagome wait here." He said. She turned and nodded. Inuyasha made his way towards where the sound was coming from and suddenly felt a chill go down his spine. "Kagome!" His head yelled. He turned around and jumped back to the stream.

There Akahito stood holding Kagome the same way he had on their last encounter. He was squeezing her again and crushing her bones.

Inuyasha growled. Kagome was already suffering from lose of energy. She didn't need this as well.

"Let her go!" Inuyasha growled as he jumped forward ready to strike.

"No, no, no Inuyasha. If you strike me you strike the girl." Akahito smirked. Kagome whined as he continued to squeeze her. She was glad he wasn't squeezing her as hard as he was last time.

"Why are you hurting her anyway?" Inuyasha asked. "You have the jewel. Let her go and undo your damn curse."

"The girl was supposed to die, as were you. The fall should have killed you and how you survived is a mystery to me, but I never let my victims live on."

"Inu.. yasha.." Kagome mumbled pleadingly. She could feel consciousness slipping away and darkness taking over. She was sure that she would die, for Akahito was draining her already low supply of energy. If Inuyasha hadn't given her some of his own energy earlier she would have surely been dead by now.

"If you wish to see your wench ever again come to my castle. I will be waiting in the hidden forest." With that Akahito disappeared in thin air.

Inuyasha growled and wasted no time. He flung around and headed towards the hidden forest full speed. He knew Kagome was already dying by the second. A second wasted could be the end of his Kagome.

As soon as Inuyasha made it to the seal he ripped it full force and entered. Once he was in he immediately began to try and sniff out Akahito's hideout, or castle. It wouldn't be easy. The hidden forest was huge, bigger than any normal forest.

"Half breed, why have you returned." The female lizard demon stepped out in his way.

"Out of my way! I don't have time for this!" Inuyasha replied.

"Where is your woman? Has she already perished... or has this hate demon taken her captive."

"I said I don't have time for this!" Inuyasha jumped forward and tried to slash the lizard, but she dodged.

"He reside in the east if it is Akahito you are searching for." With that the lizard demon once again disappeared.

"East?" Inuyasha wondered out loud. Why the demon had once again helped him he had no idea, but since he had no information he decided to go by hers.

He headed east.

Minutes past and still no sigh of the castle. He could feel aggravation surfacing.

"Where the hell is that bastard?" Inuyasha yelled. As if on q he spotted a castle up ahead. The lower half was surrounded by trees, but the top was visible. Inuyasha smirked having found it. He jumped at a quicker speed and landed at the entrance to the castle. He slammed the door down and charged through the halls. He could smell Kagome close by.

Inuyasha turned the corner sharply, sliding a little and continued on his way. After a few more turns he was beginning to feel like he was in a maze and than he came to it. The spot where Kagome's scent was coming from. There was a large door. Inuyasha growled and charged slamming down the door like he had done the entrance.

Immediately his anger rose when he saw Kagome. She was unconscious and he clothing was torn slightly. She had scrapes and already bruises formed. She was hanging from the wall. Her body was in the shape of a cross. That wasn't all though. There was two little impish demons below Kagome whipping her unconscious body with vines, which was what had caused her torn clothing. The vines had thorns.

Inuyasha sheathed his sword for a moment and charged quickly slicing the two demons in half. He looked up at Kagome and was ready to rip her restraints when he was thrown back.

He growled again and jumped forward with all his might, breaking the barrier that surrounded her. He was surprised Akahito hadn't made an appearance yet.

Inuyasha found the restraints holding Kagome up were pretty strong so he decided that first off he had to give Kagome some more energy. So he again sliced his wrist and fed her his blood. As soon as her eyes opened he pulled away and covered his wrist with his haori.

"Kagome?" He questioned. She opened her eyes slowly and was met by two amber ones.

"Inuyasha.." She said slowly. "Run... trap.." she mumbled. Inuyasha of course knew this was a trap, but had no intentions of leaving Kagome.

"I'm staying. I'm going to kill that bastard and get you out of here. Everything is going to be okay Kagome. Once we're out of here and your safe again you can live life however you want." Inuyasha tried to offer comforting words as he honestly didn't know if either of them would make it out of there. "You won't have to live life like a village woman. You and me... we can go on adventures and we can gather the rest of the jewel. I won't become a full demon and you can use the jewel for whatever you want." Inuyasha smiled sadly. Inuyasha noticed Kagome's energy quickly fading. Of course it would. The curse was blocking it by now and she was dying quickly. This was what happened to his mother. The curse of doom found its ways to get past any cure and kill its victim, no matter how much time was stalled. "Kagome... Kagome..." Inuyasha shook her shoulders.

"I'm here... I'm listening... I'm sorry..." She mumbled as she looked into his sad eyes.

"Inuyasha you are a fool to use your own energy to try and save her. She likes any other human... worthless. She will die off eventually even if she were to live through this." His words reminded him of Sesshomaru's words.

"Kagome... isn't like other humans." Inuyasha bit out. "You will pay for harming a hair on her head!"

"Haven't you heard. I can't be defeated with strength."

"I know that already bastard, but that doesn't mean you don't feel pain." Inuyasha charged at the demon and missed.

"To slow." Akahito laughed. He sped at Inuyasha and slammed him in the stomach. Inuyasha coughed out blood as he went soaring through the air and than into the wall. "You are wasting your time half breed.

"I'm not just going to give up on Kagome!" Inuyasha stood up and charged again only to be once more plummeted into the wall. Akahito than repeatedly punched Inuyasha all over. With lack of sleep and food Inuyasha definitely wasn't fighting at his best.

Kagome watched, willing herself to stay awake. She began to whimper and let tears drop as she watched Inuyasha be hurt. 'It's all my fault... if I wasn't such a weak person he wouldn't need to risk his life to save me.' She cried lightly and than began trying to free herself. She gathered all of her energy and immediately felt pain when she pulled, but she continued to try and pull herself from the wall.

Inuyasha was continuously hit and hurt. His breathing now ragged, his soul weak. He realized Kikyo had lied only than. She betrayed him, tricked him. Akahito was no weak demon. Akahito was another Naraku, only he wasn't killed in the same manner.

Inuyasha charged at Akahito blindly and than stopped as he felt it. Kagome's pain, her struggle. He looked over at where she was and saw her struggling to free herself with tears spilling from her eyes.

"You aren't as smart as I thought!" Akahito smashed Inuyasha into the floor with a death defying blow. "You should never be distracted in battle. Now you have finally died."

Kagome listened to his words as complete fear and worry consumed her. Than she noticed Inuyasha move. He slowly stood up shakily and glared at Akahito.

"I won't die so easily." He growled. He sheathed Tetsusaiga seeing as it was only slowing him down. (A/N: The sad music begins to play. The kind that happens when there's a war. Things start going in slow motion and you can't hear the sounds of battle.) Inuyasha stands up and is once again thrown into the wall. Kagome muffled screams could be heard. (A/N: Okay so things are going in slow motion and you know how all the sounds are muffled when they do that in movies.)

Inuyasha was punched over and over and now covered in blood. He leaned against the wall with barely any energy to move. (A/N: Slow motion stuff stops.)

Well I hope you liked it, as always. If you like this I would recommend 'My Hanyou Hero' and 'Adoration and Fidelity'