Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, All characters and such belong to Rumiko Takahashi!

Hmmm..Yes, I know I told you all I'd be updating loads of chapters during the summer..But, as it turned out, I wasn't at home much. I was always out with my friends, or driving around. I just finished Drivers' Ed, so, I'm ALWAYS out driving. Hehe, anyways, hopefully I'll get to update stuff on the weekends..since my "No computer on the weekdays!" Rule is still in order.

WELL! I'm in grade 11 now, So, only one more year of 'only writing on the weekdays/summer'.

Here is Chapter 10:

Chapter Ten: The finest line of Betrayal

Kikyo watched his normally piercing, amber eyes become a dull yellow. She stared deep into them, waiting for his response. After a few more moments passed, she shrugged.

"I don't pretend to be stupid, Inuyasha." She said in a firm voice. "I know that the feelings you once had for me now belong to Kagome."

Inuyasha looked away, not entirely caring.

"Yes, well, I also know you to be very stubborn, so I know trying to change your mind wont do any good. Yet, I just want you to know that I do still Love you, and I wouldn't lie to you just to get you to get rid of Kagome." She chuckled. "I'm not that cruel."

Inuyasha sighed. "Why wont anything ever work out for me? Why can't I have a happy life?" He looked at her, sighing again. "First, I found you. Before anything really true could form from that, We lost each other for fifty years. You died, and I was pinned to that damned tree. Then, Kagome came along and saved me from my eternal sleep. Over time I grew to feel strongly for her. And now...and now..."

Once again, he looked away. "I'm going to lose her too."

Kikyo walked a little closer and stopped, closing her eyes and holding her left hand over her chest. "The last thing I wanted to do was cause you more pain. We were tricked into thinking we had deceived each other. Every bad thing that ever happened to you..none of it was your fault."

"I still feel as if it was. It's my fault that I'm a lowly hanyou." Inuyasha's voice was trembling. Kikyo opened her eyes, a tear streaming down her cheek. She ran and tightly embraced him.

"Don't you ever say such things, Inuyasha. You know deep down inside that those words are not true." Kikyo said. "Please, one last time..hold me."

Inuyasha hesitated, looking around, making sure that this act would not be misinterpreted by certain eyes. He slowly placed his arms around her. Unbeknownst of the two of them, A pair of chocolate brown, glassy eyes had just arrived.

"I love you, Inuyasha ..And I always will. I only wish for your happiness. I always have." She smiled deeply. She then Sensed the presence of the intruder, knowing who it was, she smirked, playing softly with one of his ears.

"Kagome?" A voice called from a little outside the clearing. "Kagome! Where are you? Where'd you go!"

"Sango?" Inuyasha said out loud, letting go of Kikyo and running towards the girl. 'Kagome, you better be okay.'

"Oh Hello, Inuyasha." Sango smiled, "I just seen Kagome walk out of the clearing, and I followed her..only to not find her." She looked around. "You haven't seen her, have you?"

"No, I haven't." he said, "And Kouga blames ME for not keeping a good eye on Kagome."

Sango nodded, "Yeah, really."

"But seriously, We need to find her. If there's a war about to happen, this is not the best time to be in the forest alone." he said, turning around and about to run. "Get Miroku and help search for her on Kirara...I'll go ahead."

"Right." Sango said firmly, running back towards the clearing.

"Oh, and Sango!"

"What is it?"

"..don't tell Kouga that Kagome is gone.. That's the last thing I need right now."

They both smiled and continued in their own direction.

Kikyo moved silently over to where the intruder was hidden. She reached into the bush, pulling out a struggling Kagome. "If he thinks you're going to be the one to keep him, he's totally wrong." She yelled at her. She thought for a moment, coming to a conclusion. She looked maliciously down at Kagome.

"I know exactly what needs to be done with you." she squeezed Kagome's neck, making her fall unconscious. "No offense, but I'm only being considerate towards Inuyasha. He's in such a fragile state right now. And I'm sure he'd prefer the REAL thing as opposed to a worthless copy like you."

She laughed, raising her hand to summon her soul collectors which swooped down and lifted her up into the air. She whispered a location to one of them, and the others followed, bring the two girls to the precise location.

"I have another desire you know." Kikyo said to Kagome, as if she were awake. "I have a new desire to become alive again for Inuyasha. I'll bring you to a...friend...who does have the mental capacity to destroy you. Then, and only then, can the jewel be reborn. I shall then use it to be my formal self."

"Miroku! I need to speak with you!" Sango said in a hushed voice. Motioning for Kirara to join them.

"Alright, what's up?" he asked, standing up.

"Kagome is missing, yet again" Sango sighed, Kirara already in her large form.

Miroku raised an eyebrow. "My dear, Sango. Is this an attempt to get me out of the clearing and alone with you?"

Sango's eye twitched as she groaned in annoyance.

"All you had to do was ask, you don't have to cover up your love for me with a lie?" He smiled affectionately as he groped her.

-SLAP!-

"Just get on Kirara." she growled as Miroku twitched on the ground. After a moment he crawled up upon the demons back and they flew off in search of their friend.

"Hmpf, where are they off to?" Kouga scowled, watching them fly off on Kirara. "Wait..They don't have Kagome with them?" he looked around the clearing, not seeing her anywhere. "Who's looking after Kagome!" He yelled. No one answered. Ginta and Hakkaku shrugged.

"Let's follow them.." Kouga stated, running towards the exit, followed by his two comrades.

Inuyasha ran, thinking of all the things that could have happened to Kagome. He wasn't picking up her scent anywhere near the clearing, which was hurting him the most. 'If anything happens to her I wont be able to forgive myself.'

However, a few seconds later, a strong smell caught his attention. He stopped dead in his tracks. His eyes widened. Thinking of the One person he loved the most in the hands of the scents owner. "Naraku.." he whispered.

"KAGOME!"

As Kouga ran he began picking up Inuyasha's scent and the scent of another. His eyes narrowed. "What the hell is Naraku doing around these parts?" as ask himself out loud. "Wait..what if..What if that mutt let Kagome fall right into Naraku's hands!"

Ginta and Hakkaku gasped.

"Well, if that's what happened, you should be the one to save Sis." Ginta suggested.

"Yes, If you saved her, maybe then she'd see that you're the one she really loves, and not that half-breed, Inuyasha!" Hakkaku said, clearly the both of them were sucking up to their leader, but still thinking of Kagome's well-being.

"What? She loves me the most anyway? Besides, I will be the one to save her, She's my future mate, the one to be the mother of my pups, it's my job to protect her!"

Ginta and Hakkaku rolled their eyes, falling behind as Kouga ran even faster.

Kikyo and Kagome arrived at a small, damp hidden cave. The Soul collectors brought Kikyo lightly down onto her feet, yet dropped Kagome. Kikyo nodded to them as they left.

"Where are you!" Kikyo yelled into the darkness as hundreds of big and small red eyes glowed in the distance of the cave. A Man emerged from the darkness.

"I've been waiting for you. What news do you have?" The man said.

"Only that the allies of Inuyasha have banded together in a clearing a ways from here." Her face held an emotionless look. "Oh! And this." She said, standing aside to reveal Kagome face down on the ground.

The man seemed all too intrigued. "Well done, very well done, Kikyo. This girl will indeed prove useful to me." He walked over to Kagome, crouching down beside her, flipping her over and caressing her face. "So very useful..in more ways than one." He smirked up at Kikyo, who looked away in disgust.

"Look, I'll be back soon. I can't let Inuyasha know I'm responsible for any of this, not until after the war begins at least." Kikyo said, her soul collectors coming back and lifting her into the air.

"Good-bye, Naraku. Have fun.."

Naraku ignored her, looking down at his prize. He sensed the Jewel deep within her. "Such a waste that I'll have to destroy her." The demons in the darkness shrieked and growled in delight, hoping they would get the remains of what they sensed to be a priestess.

"Be Calm, the lot of you!" He yelled to them, and they obeyed. "She'll be mine, for the time being.. Then she's all yours."