Chapter 15

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Author's note: Sorry for the late update as I am busy preparing for my exams. On with the chapter!

After all the happy moments with Inuyasha and gang, something was definitely wrong on Kikyo's side. The miko walked with grace and elegance to the ookami youkai.

"How are you, Kouga?" She said calmly. Kouga awoke from his daze and looked at the miko. "What?" He snapped back rudely. Kikyo was stunned by how he replied. No one, except for Sango, ever snapped back at her. However, she did not take this to matter, as she required the assistance of Kouga.

"Heard that you like Kagome," She asked.

"Is it any of your business? Why don't you just go to hell and stay there?" Kouga snarled.

"My, my. What do we have here? An angry youkai. Still forget the fact that you lose Kagome to Inuyasha?" Kikyo wasn't making things any better. Kouga turned away in annoyance.

"Well, I have a plan for you to get Kagome whereas I get Inuyasha. It's a win-win situation." Kikyo said with a smile, knowing that it will catch the youkai's attention. Kouga turned around and smirked, "Let's talk." Soon, both of them engaged in a conversation that will break up Inuyasha and Kagome.

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Meanwhile, back to the Inu gang. They bid farewell to Kaede and the villagers and continued their journey for the Shikon no Tama.

"Kagome, do you have any ideas where the Shikon shards will be?" Shippo asked innocently.

Before Kagome could reply, Inuyasha said, "You baka! If she knows, we won't be walking around aimlessly."

"What are you trying to say, Inuyasha?" Kagome's patience was wearing out and a vein popped out on her forehead.

"What? That you are stupid?' Inuyasha said like that will not get him into any trouble.

"So that's what you mean!" Kagome screamed, thinking that Inuyasha needed another punishment.

Inuyasha stopped and could sense that Kagome was intending to say-

"Inuyasha, Osuwari!"

Wham! A large crater was formed. Shippo seized this opportunity to backstab Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, you baka. If you have knew this will be coming to you, you should have just silence your mouth. But then again, I won't expect a baka like you to know this logic-" Shippo continued his ranting with his back facing Inuyasha. Little did he know that Inuyasha was recovering from his fall and was going to get back at him.

When Inuyasha looked really angry behind Shippo, Miroku then said, "Shippo, I think we all know what you are trying to say and I think you better shut your mouth now." Shippo then looked insulted and said, "Don't worry Miroku, he will be able to get back at me as his face is still facing flat down on the ground."

"Really! I think my face is facing down at a real baka who does not seems to sense the danger behind him." Shippo sweatdropped and turned around to see the 'danger' behind him. "Inuyasha, you are okay already?" Shippo stuttered.

"Oh yeah, I have recovered way before you finished your ranting." Inuyasha said with sarcasm.

"Wow. You are strong." Shippo complimented him so that Inuyasha would not get back at him.

"Aw. That's so sweet," Inuyasha said sweetly but later he changed his tone and said, "Whom are you sucking up to?" Shippo knew that he was in for it. Inuyasha continued and said, "Tell me Shippo, what did your parents do to you when you do something wrong?"

"They spanked me?" Shippo answered sweetly. Inuyasha smiled and said, "That's what my mother do to me too, Shippo. So since you did something wrong to me, should I spank you too?" Inuyasha then chased Shippo round and round, behind Kagome, around Miroku, almost crashing into Sango and climbed onto Kirara to get Shippo off.

"Kagome, aren't you going to do something about it?" Sango asked. Kagome smiled and said, "Do you guys want to sit down for a while?" Sango and Miroku nodded and they sat down and chatted. After a period of time of fifteen minutes, Miroku said, "Kagome, I think Shippo was rather tired now and he can't take it anymore with Inuyasha chasing him."

"You are right." Kagome said and calmly said, "Osuwari." Then, a loud thud was heard not very far from where they were. Shippo then emerged from the bushes looking weary and dirty. "Aw. Poor Shippo." Kagome picked him up and carried him. Then, Inuyasha came and yelled, "What's that for?"

Kagome stared blankly at him and said, "What thing? That Osuwari?" Inuyasha immediately plummeted down into the ground. "We should get going now." Kagome said.

"Women" Miroku muttered under his breath.

"What are you saying, Houshi?" Sango said.

"Nothing." Miroku got frightened and pushed away the thought of getting beaten up by Sango.

They began on their journey and suddenly froze in their track. "Do you guys feel the evil aura?" Miroku said. The others nodded in agreement and Kagome suddenly said, "Shikon shard. Over there." They sprinted off in the direction of the aura and found themselves, face to face with a bear youkai. It growls with anger and had a look on its face as if challenging Inuyasha to attack it. Well, with Inuyasha's typical behaviour, he will not feel easy without a fight.

"Face your doom, bear." Inuyasha screamed, flinging his Tetsusaiga at the youkai. However, it dodged and thus revealing where the Shikon shard was embedded in his body. This does not escaped from Kagome's eyes and she yelled, "Inuyasha, the Shikon shard is on its right arm. Beware of it."

Inuyasha grunted and headed for the arm and sliced it off rather easily. The youkai groaned and collapsed onto the ground. Kagome walked over to the arm and looked away in disgust.

"Well what are you waiting for?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome said, "It is too gross." Inuyasha sighed and pierce the shard out for Kagome. Kagome picked it up and purified it.

"Help." A faint sound was heard. "Inuyasha, somebody is in trouble." Kagome said as she ran off. The rest followed. As Kagome can closely to the person and saw her face, she gasped.

"Kikyo." Inuyasha and the rest appeared and got a shock. Inuyasha looked daze at the wounded Kikyo. Soon, confusion enveloped him. What is he going to do? Kagome or Kikyo?

"Inuyasha." Kikyo's voice trailed off before closing her eyes. "Kikyo!" Inuyasha quickly ran to her aid and picked her up. "Come on, guys!" He said before running away with her, forgetting Kagome's presence. Kagome's eyes swelled up when Sango placed her hand on her shoulder and asked with concern, "Kagome, are you alright?"

"I am fine, thank you." Kagome replied weakly.

They then followed Inuyasha quickly as they did not want to lose track of him. Kirara transformed and allowed Sango and Kagome to sit on it whereas Miroku carried Shippo and run. Throughout, the whole journey, Kagome kept silent to herself. What's Kikyo doing here? What her motive? She thought to herself. She shook away the thought and soon, got down from Kirara and walked towards Inuyasha and said, "Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked up to her and said, "Don't worry Kagome. I got my feelings all sorted out." Kagome smiled and knew that she could trust Inuyasha. She hoped that Kikyo would not try anything funny for now.

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Kikyo is back! Something evil must be up now. What evil plan does she have in mind now? Will Inuyasha and Kagome love be put to the test? Find out in the next chapter. Till then!