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Sorry, I just don't feel like a funny disclaimer right now. Oh well, enjoy this chapter, sorry it took so long.

Kagome hissed at the medicine Sango had just given her. Kirara stood beside her growling at the same medicine she had taken when poisoned by Naraku.

"Sorry Kagome, but you don't want to have the poison get into your blood stream so you?"

Kagome thought that didn't make any sense to her but she shook here head anyway. To both cats relief, Sango put the medicine away in Kagome's backpack. "InuYasha, how did this happen again?"

InuYasha had been extremely quiet most of the day and now finally had a reason to talk. "It just—she probably got into something."

Kagome growled at him. I got into something? I'm human! I know right from wrong…ooh, string. Kagome totally forgot about it and started to bat at a loose string on Sango's sleeve.

"Kagome…you're starting to scare me." Sango said moving her sleeve away from the cat.

Kagome fell on her back. Oh well then be scared. Cats have it good.

Sango took this opportunity to scoop up the miko neko and hug her tightly. "Heehee! You're adorable, aren't you!"

Sango got a few worried and scared glances from InuYasha and Miroku but she ignored them. "I still say you should stay like this forever!" Sango squealed as she cuddled Kagome close to her.

Kagome struggled to get free. Need—air—(cough)—now!

Sango let go of her and Kagome ran to hide behind Miroku. Do something! She listens to you.

Miroku took his staff and held it tauntingly above Kagome's head. Kagome eyed it suspiciously. And what do you want?

Although she should have a huge idea exactly what it was she still thought it would attack her. Hehehe…I got it. She took a huge leap in the air and wrapped her cat arms around the staff and held onto it with her teeth. Heheheheh!

Kirara watched her, wanting to play too. Sango crossed her arms. "That's worse than what I was doing, Miroku! Leave her alone."

Miroku shook his staff a little but Kagome refused to let go. Miroku laughed a little. "I'm just playing with her. It's entertaining."

InuYasha glared at Miroku. "You think it will be 'entertaining' when I hit you?"

Miroku didn't think that was a serious threat but he lowered the staff and Kagome jumped away from Miroku. Creep! I guess it was…still fun.

Kirara suddenly pounced on her and both cats ran out the door. Shippo followed them. "This is getting weird."

InuYasha also got up to go outside but had no intention of following the other three.

Miroku had a pretty good idea. "InuYasha…" He said with a warning in his tone. InuYasha turned to look at him but didn't say anything. Miroku didn't say anything else either and InuYasha wandered outside. Sango turned to look at the monk. "What was that all about?"

Miroku shrugged. "He knows. And that's all that matters."

Outside, Kirara and Kagome were growling at each other and Shippo was trying to pull them apart when InuYasha came out and started walking in the direction of the forest. "Where're you going InuYasha?"

InuYasha didn't answer him or even acknowledge he was there. Shippo thought he looked worried about something. "I wonder what…" the kitsune thought as Kagome had suddenly jumped on Kirara behind him.

The scent of clay, bones, and worst of all, miasma had risen into the air. Kikyou is still here. InuYasha thought with relief. After what had happened earlier, InuYasha had been worried that she was hurt.

Even thought it was only mid-day, it was surprisingly dark and had an eerie feeling to it. He made his way to the clearing where it was the last time they found Kikyou. There she was, sitting on the ground with one of those soul collectors by her leg, it's mouth wrapped around her ankle where Kagome had bitten her and now that snake was too! "What does it think it is anyway?"

InuYasha lashed out and ripped it apart landing next to Kikyou. She sighed. "That was unnecessary InuYasha."

InuYasha knelt down confused. "What do you mean? It was—."

Kikyou interrupted him. "It was healing my wound InuYasha." She explained and pulled up her pant leg to show him that the bite mark was almost gone. She changed the subject. "Why are you here? Is your precious Kagome not poisoned?"

InuYasha shrugged. "No, no. She'll be fine. I came here because I thought you were hurt."

Kikyou smiled at him but he didn't return it. "I'm fine though, thank you. InuYasha…" There was a pause as she took time to wrap her frail arms around InuYasha's. "…Since you left Kagome, were you planning to stay with me?"

InuYasha detested the scent of miasma around Kikyou but he couldn't move. "I can't Kikyou, and you know it. I have to kill Naraku first. And then…"

Kikyou snuggled up to him. "You'll die with me. And we'll embrace death and hell together."

InuYasha slowly shook his head. "…No."

Kikyou's eyes flashed red with anger. "What?" She said coldly through clenched teeth.

"I can't. And you know it. You're already dead, how can you die again?"

Kikyou growled. He had done it. Deep down, Kikyou hated that she died and he hadn't. So she wanted revenge. She would never truly die again but he could. "Well, InuYasha, you're in trouble aren't you? I'm the only one who knows how to turn Kagome back."

InuYasha pushed her away rather hard. "How?"

Kikyou locked her eyes with the ground snickering quietly.

"How?" InuYasha demanded again.

Kikyou laughed. "Alright, alright. I'll tell you. But…" She paused to enjoy the angry and confused expression on InuYasha's face. "…That girl Yumi, how much do you care about her?"

InuYasha thought that was the most stupid question she had ever asked. "What?"

"How much do you care about her?" Kikyou asked again coolly.

"A lot, now what are you getting at?" InuYasha was growing impatient but he calmed himself down and reminded himself that he was with Kikyou again. The one thing that he wanted ever since she 'died' again. But now, he just wanted to leave.

Kikyou continued. "You have a few choices InuYasha. You can keep Kagome as she is or I could change her back…but I would have to take Yumi's soul for my own advantages. Or you could die with me as it was fated, and both girls would return to normal and spared."

InuYasha had a look of pure fear swimming around in his eyes as he listened to the horrible things that came out of Kikyou's mouth. "How could you do that?"

Kikyou shrugged. "Change of heart?"

InuYasha stood up absolutely mortified. "No. You must not have a heart to say that…"

Kikyou smiled sweetly but deadly. "True, true. But you must make a choice InuYasha. So what will it be?"

InuYasha thought about it for a long time before speaking again. "D-do you…" InuYasha sighed. Kikyou hoped he would make choice three but to her disappointment, he didn't. "Do you know where Yumi is?"

Kur0: Yeah, sorry of this chapter made absolutely no sense but at least you know what's going to happen. And to all of you people who like to flame about my chapters ending in song, well I stopped. But there are a lot of people who do that and in fact I got the idea from nixie pixie and she usually had songs in her chapters so HA! Picky picky picky people…