Chapter 6

Authors Note: So Kikyou wants to see Kagome who would have thought of that? Lol!

Inuyasha's gang+

"Inuyasha! What has got into you?" Kagome scolded staring towards the annoyed hanyou that sat across from her.

"Nothing!" He barked back defensively, sniffing the air again. 'There's no way' Inuyasha thought staring towards the opening of the forest, 'but this scent there's no mistake it IS Kikyou! But…she's alive, it's alive!' His heart began to race faster a low growl emitting his voice 'and she's with my brother! But why! Kikyou…'

Kagome looked somewhat hurt staring towards him, 'What could he possibly be thinking about?' She only sighed as she dug into her backpack calmly handing a lollipop to the little kitzune in her lap.

"yay! Thank you Kagome!" He said licking the lollipop intently in her lap, the whole group had seemed to tense up since the battle with Naraku. Sango had broken her left arm and it was a long and slow recovery and of course this got on Inuyasha's nerves. But Shippo noticed Inuyasha was a bit more irritable today.

Sango sighed rubbing her sore arm as she looked towards Inuyasha. "Inuyasha look I'm sorry that…" Inuyasha just grunted looking to her over a shoulder. "I don't care about your damn arm, it'll get better when it gets better just…take it easy. " Sango blinked a few times staring towards him almost clueless receiving similar stares from Miroku and Kagome.

"What could possibly be on Inuyasha's mind?" Kagome thought staring towards him, her hair blowing slowly in the breeze, 'It's like he's ready to pounce off into the direction of the forest…could it be Kikyou?' Kagome's heart tightened by the thought, yes it was definitely Kikyou. It was always Kikyou.

There was a small gasp from Miroku and Sango, as I turned my attention up from the ground. There she was but the sight was enough for me to gasp as well. Kikyou was riding on Sesshomaru's back just as I do with Inuyasha, Rin as well. Both girls slowly crawling off the demon lord as Sesshomaru stared towards Inuyasha. He was growling.

Kagome's POV+

Kikyou stood there right in front of us; there was something different about her. I just couldn't figure it out, but something felt empty inside me and that was how I knew something had changed. She stared towards me; her eyes were so filled with emotion that it literally hurt. But her face was calm as it always was.

Sesshomaru said nothing staring to the side, his hair whipping past his face. Rin-chan was by his side her face a bit worried and I was beginning to wonder if Kikyou was here to see me instead of Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was staring towards her almost intently, his golden eyes wide. She was the only girl for his eyes, I felt the jealously well up in my heart. I hate it, I just couldn't hate Inuyasha. I love him. I love him just as Kikyou had back then, maybe it was fate maybe I was her second chance. I don't know the reason, I don't care as selfish as it is, I just want to be by his side.

"Kikyou" Inuyasha's voice is so soft, I find myself bleeding, Shippo's hiding and Miroku and Sango are sitting quietly on the sides. There's nothing for them to do, they just watch. They all know that I love Inuyasha and they all know Inuyasha loves both of us. It was that simple, you couldn't really fix anything. You can't say 'Pick!' That would be too unfair. I watch she looks hurt but she says nothing.

"Inuyasha…" Kikyou looks towards him. Her eyes are filled with question and so are his. I want to run away desperately and then her eyes clash with mine as she stares towards me. She senses something. "You" She says after a long pause "Are my reincarnation"

We all knew this so why is Kikyou pointing this out now? Is she trying to claim me as something? Does she want my soul? I want to shout out to her, so what, or what do you want. I want to be brave, I want to tell her how I feel but I can't. She's Kikyou…I'm Kagome. I'm not brave, I'm not very strong, and I'm just me. That's just the way it is.

"I'm Kagome"

Normal POV+

Kikyou stared towards her for a few seconds; it made sense now to her. In a twisted way, time must have passed, it had to have. Inuyasha's eyes were not the same, they were much softer now. Kikyou's teeth dug into her lips slightly, 'Kagome is my reincarnations name…so was she the one? Who changed Inuyasha?'

"Kikyou!" Inuyasha said quickly staring towards her almost desperately. "How? How are you alive again Kikyou? What happened?"

Miroku and Sango's head shot up, there eyes wide as well as Kagome's. Kikyou was alive? How was that possible? There was no way.

Sesshomaru looked towards him, "Inuyasha if I may say so don't do anything STUPID, your miko friend here has lost her memory. Apparently she's went back 50 some years ago, to the day BEFORE she was to give you the jewel. That's all I could fill her in with. She still LOVES you"

Inuyasha stared almost in shock as Kikyou looked towards Kagome; the resemblance was there it was obvious Kagome was indeed Kikyou's reincarnation. Sesshomaru words were cold but they were the truth, Kikyou didn't remember but it looked as if everyone else around her did. She wanted to know though; her temptation was bothering her beyond compare.

"Do you love him?" Kikyou said staring towards Kagome intently; Kagome stared towards her almost gasping. Kikyou had lost her memory how was that possible? Kikyou would never be so reckless but then again no one expected she'd be alive again either. Kagome could only stare as Kikyou repeated her question again a bit firmer this time. "Do you love him?"

Kagome stared towards her, it seemed as if everyone was staring towards them as if she were in the spotlight, she hated it. Kagome could only stare a blush on her face coloring her red, Kikyou just staring the hurt in her eyes was so strong, Kagome almost wanted to say no, but there was no point denying the truth. She DID love Inuyasha.

"I do" her voice was a whisper, Inuyasha's ears twitching as he stared towards Kagome and Kikyou.

No one said anything for a while, it was very quiet, Kikyou was the first to speak and for some reason this was expected.

"Naraku tore us apart?"

Inuyasha looked up blinking a few times "Yea…he's tore us all apart."

"He did it for the jewel?"

"No…He…he wanted you Kikyou and the demons they…they wanted revenge. And with that Onigumo became Naraku and with that, we died. We died hating each other"

"I understand…Inuyasha?"

"Yea?"

"Do you love her? Kagome? Do you…really?"

Inuyasha blushed slightly looking to the side, he didn't know he was talking to the woman he once loved who never even remembered the hatred they shared. He almost wanted to go back to it, fuck Naraku and be with Kikyou but the lingering thoughts of Kagome would never let him be happy. He could never be with Kikyou without thinking about Kagome. That was the truth, he had fallen in love with Kagome, and it wasn't Kikyou he saw in Kagome anymore. It was Kagome he saw in Kikyou, and that's how it would be if they would be together. It would be a lie.

Kikyou looked to the side, "I understand" She rose to a stand slowly. For a second she stared towards Kagome, her reincarnation and she almost smiled. "Take care of him" She said gently walking off to the waiting Sesshomaru and the gentle Rin.

"Did you…get everything covered" Sesshomaru said quietly looking towards Kikyou, the fire flies dancing around the three, the only sound was the sound of the fire Inuyasha and his company had started.

"I remember…this pain" Kikyou said resting her hand on her heart. "So I know that it really happened….Kagome said that It must be temporary since I remember the past" Kikyou looked down Rin looking up to her, Kikyou's heart was broken she had been rejected.

Sesshomaru could smell her tears as he looked to the side, the miko's hands over her face hiding her pain, the fresh salt tears rolling between her fingers as Rin gently held her offering her comfort.

Sesshomaru wasn't sure why she was crying in front of him and Rin, her back towards everyone else hiding her tears, only allowing me and Rin to see. Perhaps it was because we were the one who found her and explained it to her. Perhaps we had given her a little security, whatever it was. It made the demon lord…very happy.

Authors Note: Sorry that chapter wasn't as long or as good as I was hoping for, I hope it was okay. R&R