VILLIANS: Okay, I know some of you don't like the whole "twin" thing, but...I'm just gonna say go with it, alright? They'll both be dead by the next chapter anyway, anyway. Just please bare with me!

Chapter 4

I don't own Inuyasha

Somewhere far off into the distance, there were three travels. One was a bumbling servant. One was a mature girl. The other, was their Lord. "Lord Sesshoumaru…" Jaken, Lord Sesshoumaru's vassal asked.

Sesshoumaru stopped walking and waited for Jaken to finish his question. He was already annoyed with Jaken and knew what was coming.

"Are you certain…that it is Inuyasha?"

Sesshoumaru turned around and stomped on Jaken's head. A moan of pain was heard from Jaken, along with a giggle from the girl, Rin. "I know that Inuyasha is dead, Jaken, but his scent is in the air. The Tetsusiaga knows as well."

Rin shook her head at Jaken. "The Tetsusiaga is shaking. That should be enough proof, Master Jaken."

'Stupid girl, why is she still with us?' Jaken began to apologize over and over again for his idiot question, but Sesshoumaru blocked him out and kept walking.

'It's somehow you, little brother. I know that you died, yet you are alive.'

'Inuyasha...' Kagome held on to him tightly as he began jumping with her on his back, just like he used to. 'How did we ever get into this mess, Ikuto? You're having a mental breakdown. Whatever those stupid girls did, they changed you and brought your mind back on accident, and it was too far. Now you've snapped. You've had a psychotic break.' She held on tighter and Inuyasha noticed. 'How can you get back to normal?'

"Kagome..."

Kagome snapped out of her little trance once he called her name. "What is it, Inuyasha...I mean Ikuto?"

He became angry once she had said that. Everything she said still didn't make sense to him, but he tried to forget about it while he was going to search for the jewel. He just wanted to think of himself as himself instead of some kid he had never met before. Instead Kagome had to throw that in there and remind him that he wasn't himself. He was someone else, and she was in love with someone else. Though that someone was supposed to be him, he suddenly became extremely jealous. "You don't have to call me that name if I don't even know who he is."

"But you're him. If I keep reminding you of that, then maybe you'll get back to normal."

Inuyasha's ears slumped. "If you're that egger to get rid of me Kagome—"

"I'm not trying to get rid of you!" This must have been hard for him. 'I can't imagine waking up to find out that your life is a lie and what you think you are is a lie.' "Ikuto, I loved Inuyasha, and I love you."

It made him feel a bit better, but not a whole lot. "You just love this freak a whole lot more."

"He's not a freak!" She had to really watch herself. She could feel herself reverting back into a child form as she argued with him. "Look, I'm grown. I don't feel like arguing over something like this. I know it's extremely complicated, but we can't argue like we used to. I'm not going to stand it. I'm not 15, and you're grown too. You may think you're not, but your body says different. Please try to act your age."

"I'm not trying to argue, I just wanna know about this guy you're with! You know the guy who I'm supposed to be."

"Right now? Aren't you busy tracking the scent of the girls?"

"I ain't that busy. Despite you telling me that I'm not even a real half demon—I'm a human—I'm still able to track whatever smell is on me. 'Besides yours...' He couldn't get over Kagome's scent, or the way she had been feeling on him, or the way he had touched her. Even with her on his back, pressing her body against his, he felt oddly comfortable, and since he felt so comfortable, it was disturbing in his mind. "So come on Kagome."

"Well...there isn't much to say." She was lying, of course. There was much she could say, but why bother at this point in time.

"Don't screw around with me Kagome, I wanna know!"

Kagome didn't know if Inuyasha was so angry because he was just being Inuyasha, or because he was having a strange effect to the demon blood in his body, like Ikuto had. 'Maybe he's not use to it either. Maybe I should just take the chance and tell him.' "Well, Ikuto—you, and I have been married for a few years. We got married a few years after Inuyasha passed away. Since then, we've moved away, far out into the west."

"Why'd you move there?"

"Because that's where he or you had his home and work. Besides, we're very happy there."

"So..." Inuyasha heard her the first time when she explained that he was this Ikuto, but Inuyasha couldn't believe such a thing. To him, he was still Inuyasha and Ikuto was another man, and to even add further dilemma, his enemy. "What else?"

"You want more?"

"Of course I want to know more, Kagome!"

"Calm down, sweetheart."

Though Kagome usually called him that, Inuyasha only blushed from the word. 'Sweetheart?'

She took in a big sigh. Her next bunch of information would be a lot to take in for him. She didn't know how to really tell him. "We have a little girl named Akira."

"You what!" With that, he accidentally dropped Kagome and let her fall flat on her bottom.

"What's your problem?"

"You've got some brat now?"

"Stop that Ikuto!" She quickly sprang up. "Don't call her a brat, she's incredibly sweet and we love her more than anything in the world!" Kagome finally snapped. Her emotions were going crazy and when she thought of her daughter once again, she burst into tears. She was able to see Inuyasha's ears fall just as she covered her face and began to cry.

"Stop crying Kagome!" He yelled it at first, but realized that it wasn't helping. "You don't have to be so emotional, Kagome."

"Shut up!" She yelled. "Our daughter is in danger and we're here! We should go back and see if she's alright, but those women attacked you!" She wouldn't let herself cry anymore. She was beginning to feel like a young girl again. "You think she'll be alright, but I'm not sure…"

"Kagome…" Inuyasha didn't want to make her upset. If anything, he wanted to embrace her and—"Kagome, I think we should…" but it was too late to get out his thought. His nose could pick up scent of the demon female, and she was already there. "We're not alone."

"I see your little doggy nose has kicked in already. That's very interesting." It was Ikuzi, the demon sister, standing once again on a tree branch. She didn't have the jewel though. Kagome could sense it farther off and Inuyasha couldn't smell it close by either. "I'm surprised you haven't killed your woman, incarnation. I suppose I'll have to kill you both right now."

Inuyasha merely cracked his knuckles. "Go ahead and try!"

Ikuzi only gave out a short laugh instead. How could she be intimidated by him? "I thought I already tried once I stuck my hand straight through your gut, incarnation, but if you insist."

Inuyasha of course didn't realize what she was talking about, so she decided to ignore whatever she meant. "I was different then, and now I'm on top of things. And for the record, my name is Inuyasha!" Inuyasha decided not to wait and jumped straight towards her.

Kagome sighed, seeing that he was still the same. He just blindly ran straight to his target. Ikuto was much smarter than that. Ikuto analyzed and then came up with a strategy. Inuyasha never did that, and Kagome wished differently. They might have saved a lot more time if Inuyasha would have thought a little more about those things. In all honesty, she wouldn't know that much about fighting styles if it wasn't for Ikuto. 'He's going to get himself killed. I just thought this would go away and he'd go back to being himself: Ikuto, but that isn't the case. He's clearly lost his mind. He doesn't just think, it's as if he is. He's forgotten all of his usual fighting styles. If he was even close to being back to Ikuto, then he'd at least be demonstrating some moves, since it's so natural to Ikuto, but he's just the same as when I left him. Only his body is different. His mind is the same, but since he's older, he has more of a desire towards me, but I just assumed it was because parts of Ikuto were leaking through. That wasn't the case. It was just his body reacting to a female that he already had feelings for.' It was a hard thought for Kagome to realize. Whatever Ikuto had, it might not be as easy to snap him back. 'It's pure schizophrenia.'

As she watched Ikuzi jump and dodge Ikuto with ease, Kagome only began to lose confidence. She didn't mean to, but she just did. Inuyasha just simply charging at her simply did make him look like a fool. 'I can't tell myself that! Ikuto's going to win! Then he's going to overcome this personality disorder and come back to me.' "You can do it! I believe in you!"

Inuyasha getting the vote of confidence did make him feel more confident. He had been feeling neglected and like he didn't belong. Kagome showed him personally no affection. He was feeling lost, but with her vote of confidence, his chest perked up a little bit more and his role of protector came to his mind and a sudden burst of determination came into his perspective. He couldn't fail and he had to step up his game. He knew he had to protect her before, but now it was different. Kagome wasn't just someone he loved. Kagome was his.

"I'm going to defeat you, Ikuzi!"

"That would be so comical that I'd actually give my right arm for it."

"You should be careful what you say!" When she tried to avoid his attack again, she barely jumped fast enough to avoid his attack. His claws nicked her arm and she escaped with just a scratch. "Don't underestimate me!"

'This awful dog!' She was angry, but she quickly calmed herself down. 'Hmm...He thinks he's special because he scratched me?' A smirk slid on her face. "Don't get too cocky. The truth is that I'm going to kill you and your wife. There's no way to stop me and no way to—"

"Just shut up!"

"What?" That pissed her off. "How dare you speak to me that way?"

"I'm sick of you and everybody else giving their little speech about how they plan to stop me or make me pay. It's a bunch of blah, blah, blah. The truth of the matter is that you're not going to stop me. I'm going to protect Kagome! I'm not going to let you hurt her or get away with that jewel!" He charged right at her, faster than before, but she decided not to dodge him, but rather attack. As he tried to claw at her, she grabbed his arm before he could make a blow.

"You really are pathetic, little man. Let's see if you have any other treasures lying about in that gut of yours." It was then that she rammed her hand right through his gut, once again.

"Inuyasha!"

He was shocked. It took him a few seconds to recognize that his body was in pain. He had to look down and see her hand through his stomach in order to fully register the fact that he was in pain and it was her fault. He was in extreme pain, once it fully registered in his mind, but he didn't yell out in agony. All he could do was stop and look at Kagome. 'She actually called me Inuyasha.'

"Had enough?" She took her hand out and as he was stumbling back, she gave him a roundhouse kick, right in his jaw. On his way down to the ground, he began spitting out some blood.

"Inuyasha!" She started to run towards him. She didn't care that Ikuzi could kill her with a flick of her wrist. She just needed to be with him. "Hold on."

"Stay put!" warned Ikuzi. "Step any closer and I'll end his miserable life right now." With a malevolent smirk, she placed her foot on his wound and began to press. She enjoyed him grunting in pain, but lacked the satisfaction that a full blown scream would cause. "Tough guy, huh? You just want to aggravate me, don't you?"

"I'm not scared of you!" Kagome yelled with a pure passion. She meant it with all her heart. She truly wasn't afraid of her. "You think you can scare me? You'll kill us both anyway!" Kagome began stepping closer. 'I'll call her bluff.'

"I will kill him."

"At least I'll avenge him."

Ikuzi didn't completely trust that Kagome would face her and leave her husband to die, but the closer Kagome got, the more she began to believe. 'What is this fool doing? Why would she risk his life like this?' Ikuzi smiled as a cover up. "And how do you hope to defeat me?"

"You're a strong pure demon, but there's a problem in that." Kagome could see the worry in Ikuzi's eyes. "You're very sensitive to spiritual powers, at least if it's as pure as mine."

"Wrong! Only a priestess of pure heart could affect me, and you're not that powerful."

"If that's so, then you would have killed me already, along with him." She wouldn't stop walking. Kagome kept on getting closer. She wasn't going to back down, not now. "I only have the love in my heart for my family. A long time ago, I had jealousy in my heart, but I've grown up since then. I'm not 15, and I know where I belong. That man on the ground is someone I care for and I'm not going to let your bully us around. Either both of us are leaving here together, or neither of us will. The only thing for certain will be that you'll be defeated!"

'The fool.' "That was a nice and passionate speech, but your effects are still in vain."

"Not really."

"How so?"

"Inuyasha's lying there on the ground, almost to the brink of death. He's in extreme danger and he doesn't have his Tetsusaiga."

"And?"

"I don't need to do anything. Inuyasha will handle you." Ikuzi didn't know, but Kagome knew what was to come. Kagome's theory was proven right once she heard his vicious growling.

"Inuyasha?" Ikuzi felt a bit unease while she heard him growling on the ground. She was sure he couldn't beat her, but if that was the case, then why did she feel fear? "What's—" He clawed her right leg so bad that she fell down to the ground. She was in pure shock that he had even managed to hurt her that she didn't stop him from getting up. He would pass out soon, but not before he had the chance to rip her apart. 'I've got to get away from him for a moment. He might actually be able to finish me off in this state.' She tried to escape, but Inuyasha was much faster now. He wasn't going to let her escape.

'Inuyasha always scares me in this state,' thought Kagome, 'but at least I know he'll be safe...' That wasn't enough though. He was hurt. She figured he would win now, but she knew he was hurt. 'We're going to get through this, Inuyasha. And once you're back to normal Inuyasha, I'll hopefully be able to get you back to your true self, so you can once again be Ikuto, my husband.'

Inuyasha did seem to be alright, for a moment though. Ikuzi grew tired of running from a mere half demon and decided to stop him in his tracks. "There's no way that a mere half demon could kill me. I'm pure!" She raised her hand to him and a black whirlwind of energy began to burst from her hands and straight towards Inuyasha. When Inuyasha let out a yell of agony, she was well pleased and a smirk slithered upon her face. "You may have been taken over by your demon blood, but it's still not stronger than my power, you fool!" She only increased her power, and though Inuyasha was angry and tried to push through with his power, he was unable to overcome her.

"Inuyasha!" She was so afraid once she saw him fall.

"As if he could defeat me." Ikuzi saw that Inuyasha wasn't getting back up, and that was when she began to laugh, and laugh loudly.

The laughing only made Kagome angry. Seeing Ikuto's body lie there helplessly on the ground and her laughing were too much for her to bare. It was only a matter of seconds before Kagome herself couldn't take it anymore. "Ahhh!" Her yell of frustration was a declaration of war. She wasn't a child, and she wasn't going to wait to be protected. "I swore that we would leave together or die together. But whatever happens, you'll die first!"

Ikuzi was a bit amused once she saw Kagome charging at her. "And what exactly are you going to do? No sacred arrows, sweetheart. You'll be dead in a matter of seconds."

"Yaaaa!" Kagome blocked out Ikuzi's trash talk and pushed through. Ikuzi was too busy laughing to see Kagome's round house kick aimed right at Ikuzi's face, and that's exactly where it hit.

Ikuzi was knocked back, but she didn't fall. The kick didn't hurt that much, but her face was now burned. "Look what you've done to my face!"

"Sorry, but you don't live with a martial artist and not pick a few things as well."

Ikuzi's face was still burning. She didn't know if it would stop. "I'll kill you before I die!"

"You were afraid of me and my powers. Now I'm gonna prove that you should be!"

"I'll kill you!" Ikuzi attempted to do the same things she did to Inuyasha, but Kagome was different. She wasn't a demon and she wasn't a weak or normal human. She had tremendous spiritual powers. As the black whirlwind was charging towards her, she pressed on and her spiritual powers protected her. 'Why isn't it working?'

"This is for my husband!" In a burst of rage, a bright light was pouring from Kagome's body. Whatever Kagome was accidentally doing, it was draining her, and she could only do it for a few seconds. Once she gave all she could, she dropped to the ground. "Ikuto…?" She saw her husband still lying on the ground, bleeding. She could see his chest moving up and down, so he was breathing, but barely. He was unconscious, and if she didn't do something soon, he would die. "Where is…" She reached her hand out on the ground in order to support her body, but her hand landed in a pile of ashes. 'I did that?'

Whatever she did, however she did it, it worked. Now there was one sister to worry about, but she was a priestess, and though the other was a human, Kagome had a strange feeling that she would be much more challenging than Ikuzi ever could be.

To be continued…

A/N: So Kagome saved Inuyasha's butt! Yay for her! Now if you don't like the twin thing, I'm sorry. The next one will die and then they'll be over. Okay? So review! Review! Review!