A/N: Sorry this took so long guys. Thanks for all the reviews! I finally was able to reach 400! That's really awesome! –Hands gift baskets to all reviewers- Well, I'm not going to blab this time. I'll just let you read the chapter. So, here it is! I'll warn you now that this chapter contains very mild sexual content, so if you don't like that stuff then don't read it.

InuYasha could feel his heart pounding against his chest, seeming in perfect sync with the rhythm of his scampering feet as he ran through a forest. Sango was following closely behind him, aloft, riding the demon cat Kirara. As he moved through winding paths, dodging trees along the way, InuYasha felt completely isolated; all distractions were repulsed. He had only one intention at this moment—rescuing Kyo and Kiana.

"InuYasha, look up there!" Sango shouted suddenly, pointing straight ahead of them.

InuYasha's pace increased as he peered ahead, seeing Miroku crouched down on the ground not more than a few yards away. "Miroku, what happened?" InuYasha asked as he arrived in front of the fallen monk.

Miroku's breathing was harsh. "I couldn't catch up with Naraku," he said with much strain. "He stopped for a moment, though. He told me that you shouldn't bother coming, InuYasha. He said that Kyo and Kiana's fates had already been decided, that they would end up like Kagome." Miroku's voice seemed to grow gradually softer as he spoke. His eyes rolled to the back of his head as his body finally gave way. Blood was seeping from the front of his robes as he lay on the ground, motionless.

Sango immediately rushed to his aid, jumping from Kirara's back. "Miroku! Miroku, can you hear me?" Her voice was frantic as tears began to stream down her face. "Please don't let him die now," she said quietly to herself. "I never got a chance to tell him…" She wrapped her arms around Miroku, clinging onto his body. She cried mournfully into his limp shoulder.

InuYasha stared, unable to say anything. 'Why is everything turning out like this?' his mind wondered. 'This is all my fault! I started this entire mess! If I hadn't…" His thoughts drifted to Kagome, back before she was lost. He began to reminisce of the event that had started everything, his first night with Kagome, after everyone had left.

Flashback

InuYasha and Kagome were sitting in silence by a dim fire, its light casting shadows over their weary faces. They were in the middle of nowhere, securely secluded among lush trees that were ensnared in a dense forest. They had found themselves there after taking a much-needed rest. The two had been continuously searching for jewel shards for the past five days.

Kagome turned to glance at InuYasha, who was sitting next to her. He appeared to be completely exhausted, with his distant eyes and shallow breathing. "When do you think they're coming back?" she asked him, breaking their comfortable silence.

InuYasha moved to face her. "I don't know," he said honestly. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo had just recently gone in search of Kohaku after hearing many rumors about the young demon slayer. InuYasha pulled his arms up over his head, stretching his sore muscles. "It should be soon, though," he told her.

Kagome sighed heavily. They really should have been back by now. Something must be stopping them from returning. She shuddered at the thought of any precarious predicaments that her friends might be in. The very idea scared her. Her gaze once again fell upon InuYasha. It seemed that no matter how tormented she was, his presence always made her feel better.

"You should get some sleep," InuYasha said suddenly, noting her current state of languidness.

Kagome's sigh once again filled the air. Though she knew that he was right, she just couldn't seem to put her fears aside long enough to rest.

InuYasha stared at her, perplexed. He leaned slightly closer toward her. "Hey, what's your problem?" he asked.

Kagome jerked her head away from his prying eyes. "I'm fine," she insisted. "You don't have to worry."

InuYasha crossed his arms defiantly. "Keh! Who said anything about being worried? I just wanted to know why the hell you keep whining!"

"Well, if you're going to be that way then I will go to bed!" Kagome stood up, moving toward the sleeping bag she had laid out for herself earlier. She was stopped, however, by InuYasha's hand as it grasped onto hers.

"Tell me," he said, watching her carefully with a strange look in his eyes.

Never before had Kagome seen his eyes this soft, lacking their usual intensity. It was almost as if there was compassion filling his irises. "I'm just worried. They've been gone for over a week. Who knows what could have happened to them? I'm just scared for them, ok?" She could feel her eyes begin to slowly glaze over with tears. She gasped as she was suddenly pulled into InuYasha's warm embrace. Kagome rested her head into the crook of his neck, letting herself cry.

InuYasha's hand gently massaged her back, trying to reassure her. "I'm sure they're fine, Kagome," he said, his voice quiet. He pulled back slightly, placing his palms on her cheeks, gently wiping away her tears with his thumbs. He wanted so much to help her, to convince her that everything would be ok. He searched her eyes as she stared at him, looking for some sign that she was comforted. With their gazes locked, InuYasha felt himself being drawn in. He began to lean closer to her, softly brushing his lips across hers.

Kagome was in shock. InuYasha had actually kissed her. She looked up at him, her eyes filled with a thankful bliss. "InuYasha," she whispered. It seemed to be a small cry of desperation, a longing for more reassurance.

InuYasha breathed raggedly, feeling a new emotion overcome him with the greatest immensity, lust. He felt as if he needed to be closer to her, to feel her body against his. He tried to shake the thought away, but it didn't seem to fade. Almost fearfully, he met her eyes again. He stared at her for the longest time before quickly burying his head in her shoulder, letting himself drown in her sweet scent.

Kagome could feel his hot breath on the side of her neck, making her knees weak. What had suddenly changed InuYasha's mood? She inhaled sharply as she felt him nuzzle her neck, placing gentle kisses on it.

InuYasha moved head next to her ear, softly whispering, "Kagome, I need you."

Kagome moaned softly, subconsciously pulling him closer. Her heartbeat increased rapidly as he moved, pressing his forehead against hers. She allowed her eyes to drift shut for only a moment to relish in the utter rapture that she was experiencing. All of her practical thoughts had vanished. The only thing that Kagome was aware of was InuYasha and herself, every movement and sensation.

"Kagome," InuYasha murmured as he brought his lips to hers once more. He moved one hand to the back of her head and the other around her waist, firmly pressing her against himself.

Kagome responded to the kiss with equal passion and lust, massaging her mouth against his, almost roughly so. She pulled back slowly to meet his eyes once more. "I need you too," she said, her voice overflowing with desire.

InuYasha kissed her softly down her neck, only to move back up again to meet her lips. He brushed a small strand of her raven hair out of the way, moving his head to the side of her face, playfully nibbling on the lobe of her ear. He cautiously moved his hands under the back of her shirt, giving her a questioning look.

Kagome nodded slowly. She was somewhat reluctant, but something about the expression on his face told her that he needed this.

InuYasha pulled her shirt up leisurely, lightly stroking her skin with his fingertips as he did so. With her assistance, he was able to lift it over her head and gaze at the exposed skin.

Kagome let out another moan as his hands began to ravage her skin. She moved closer to him slipping her hands under the folds of his kimono.

InuYasha smiled to himself as Kagome pushed the cloth aside. 'Thank you Kagome.'

End Flashback

"Miroku!" Sango was wailing; her voice had become rough after her recurrent cries. "I need you to stay alive! I need you to be here for me…for our baby."

InuYasha's eyes widened. Sango was finally pregnant? InuYasha knew that he didn't have time to dwell on this. "I'm sorry Sango," he said. "I have to get to Kyo and Kiana before anything happens to them."

Sango nodded. "I'll just stay here with Miroku," she told him, her tone slightly hitched.

InuYasha ran past the couple. 'Why would Naraku take Kiana and Kyo anyway?' he thought to himself. 'What did he need them for? Unless…' InuYasha stopped abruptly. 'Naraku didn't take them because he needed them, he did it because…I needed them.'

The descendants will see to that

'In order to get Kagome back, I would have to lose something.' he realized. 'If I were to combine Kagome's blood with…' InuYasha fell to his knees. 'To save Kagome I have to…kill Kyo and Kiana.'

A/N: Ok, that's all for now. I swear on my life that it will not take long to write the next chapter, being that it's already in the works. I'll give it five days at the most. Anyway, please REVIEW! The more reviews I get, the less time it takes me to put up the next chapter. Seriously guys, I don't write for reviews. I do, however, post my stories online for reviews.