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thoughts

Naraku speaking inside Inuyasha's head

Chapter 2: The Winds of Betrayal

Inuyasha was sitting on a rock at the end of the forest. Only several meters away was a steep cliff that plummeted straight to the ocean. Inuyasha looked horrible.

Kagome's blood, why won' t the smell leave my fingers.

"Grr"

I failed Kagome. I hurt her. Damn me. How could I? I promised to keep her safe always. Always….She probably wants to go home and never come back. How can I blame her. But…but I want her to stay…I want her to stay with me.

At Naraku's castle, Naraku was looking through Kanna's mirror, through the eyes of the Sortanka.

"He is alone. The time is right."

Seeing through the eyes of the Sortanka, which he gave life to, Naraku ordered the creature to pierce Inuyasha shoulder.

Back at the cliff, Inuyasha suddenly winced in pain and slapped his shoulder. "What the hell was that?"

Inuyasha golden-sun eyes quickly turned to a lifeless black than back to normal.

He soon realized that he was paralyzed.

What the hell is going on? Why can't I talk? Why can't I move?

Mwahahaha ha, Inuyasha.

Naraku, you bastard. Where are you?

Have you not figured it out? I am inside of you.

Sortanka, but how? Miroku absorbed all of them with his Wind Tunnel.

While you were distracted with the miko, I had Kagura drop it on you. This Sortanka was created from my own flesh and blood, Inuyasha. I am able to control the Sortanka and you now. Soon I will be killing you in every way possible.

What do you mean? You can only kill me one way, idiot!

Off in the distance Inuyasha picked up Kagome's scent coming closer.

You should have chosen sooner, Inuyasha, now you will have only Kikyo, and even she will not be around that much longer.

Kagome! No you bastard. Leave her the hell alone. Do anything you want to me. Just leave her out of this.

"Inuyasha?"

Kagome appeared from out of the forest into the clearing. A worried look filled her face.

"Inuyasha?"

When no response was given, Kagome sat on the rock next to Inuyasha and stared at the dark ocean.

Turning her head to look at Inuyasha, she noticed he was still looking at his hands and claws.

He must feel awful, thought Kagome.

"Inuyasha do not worry about before. You did everything you could."

No Kagome, I did not! Please run, run away! It's not me.

"I could never hate you. Never…because I lo…I care so much about you as a friend."

Kagome got up and turned away. Her face was slightly blushed. That was the closet Kagome had every come to telling Inuyasha she loved him besides the night when Kaguya kidnapped her.

Kagome…I...I

Now it is time for her to suffer, Inuyasha.

NOO!

Being controlled by Naraku, Inuyasha stood up and turned Kagome around to face him. Her face was still slightly blushed. She was looking at the ground.

Why didn't I say the whole thing? I do love him, thought Kagome.

Inuyasha raised Kagome head with his hand so her eyes met his.

"Kagome there is something I have been wanting to tell you for a very long time."

At that moment Inuyasha's eyes became increasingly menacing looking while still obtaining their golden color and an evil grin fell upon his face.

"I despise you with all my heart and soul."

Kagome and Inuyasha stood silently, Inuyasha with his father's fang around his waist and Kagome with her bow and arrows from the fight with the Sortanka before. Kagome seemed stunned about the words she had just heard, face filling with grief.

"I despise you with all my heart and soul", repeated Inuyasha with an evil look upon his face.

"You are nothing but a damn shard detector. A worthless piece of scum, I hate you more than Naraku. At first, since you were Kikyo's reincarnation I might, just might have thought of liking you but since Kikyo was brought back from the dead there was no need for me to even try."

Kagome could feel her heart shatter into a million pieces and tears started coming heavily from her eyes, she let her bow fall from her finger tips from her uninjured hand.

"Inuyasha I thought…that you at least like me as a friend."

"Are you kidding me bitch, I hate everything about you. Your damn scent, attitude, everything."

"Than...than why keep me around? Kikyo can sense jewel shards."

"If you haven't notice jewel shard collecting is dangerous. Why put Kikyo in any kind of danger when I have you for that. I have always loved Kikyo and I will never stop loving her. You will never be even to compare to how she is, you worthless copy."

Now there was no stopping Kagome's tears, she felt worthless, stupid, hopeless, and betrayed.

KAGOME NO! None of that is true. Damn you, Naraku, you bastard. Please Kagome do not believe this.

As much as Inuyasha tried to tell Kagome the truth and comfort her, he could not fight against the strength of Naraku's Sortanka.

"Kikyo has told me where the last jewel shard is so there is no reason to keep you around any more but I can not let you just go. Any other demon could use you to find where the shards are. Besides you do not deserve to live after all you put me through especially with those damn sits you do deserve much suffering. Kikyo might be able to use your soul to make her alive again as well so I have no hesitation to kill you. I will enjoy this."

With that, Inuyasha's claws pierce Kagome's chest, barely missing her heart. Kagome clenched her chest as dark red blood started to drip on the ground.

KAGOME!

"What is a matter, wench, can you not shot your arrows?"

"I am not going… to hurt you."

"Will you even try to sit me?"

"…No, there is no point"

"Coward."

"Inuyasha…I love you too much to every hurt you even if that means my own death."

Ka..Kagome…

At that moment Inuyasha finally realized Kagome loved him. Images quickly flashed in Inuyasha's mind Kagome and him as mates, their pups, and living happily along a river with his family. Did he feel the same about her too? He could never picture a life without her. Inuyasha wanted to tell Kagome, she meant more than life itself to him but those were not the words that escaped from his mouth.

"Even Kikyo had the guts to pin me to a tree, wench. Either kill or be killed. How do you choose?"

"I would never…never hurt you Inuyasha."

More blood trickled down from Kagome's wound and she fell to her knees, still holding her chest.

Slowly Inuyasha began approaching Kagome, with no way to stop his actions, at the hands of Naraku.

The rest of the group sat around the glow of the fire, back at camp, discussing the events of earlier in the day.

"I feel bad for Inuyasha", stated Sango.

"Yes, but there was no other option to consider at the time", replied Miroku. "In any case, I think we should take Kagome to Roshi tomorrow, to make sure the Sortanka did not have any additional effects on Kagome."

"That would be a good idea and maybe Roshi can make Kagome's wound heal faster."

"Meow", replied Kirara in agreement.

"Fine it is settled then tomorrow we…"

Suddenly a loud growling noise interrupted the monk and demon slayer's conversation. Everyone turned towards where the noise came from prepared to attack whatever demon was lurking in the shadows but all they saw was Shippo sitting on Kagome's sleeping bag.

"I hope Inuyasha and Kagome get back soon I am starving", said Shippo while rubbing his stomach.

Miroku and Sango burst out in laughter.

"Shippo you had me worried", said Miroku, in between laughs. "I thought we were about to be attacked by a ferocious demon."

Once the group had settled down, Sango calmly said, "It is getting really late I think we should go looking for them."

"Meow"

"You never know what they could be doing in the dark, all alone, with no one else around", replied Miroku with a somewhat devilish grin.

"Miroku! You lecher!"

Before Sango could slap Miroku, Kirara and Shippo walked between the two into the forest.

"Kirara and I are going to find them, you two can stay here if you want to be alone."

Sango blushed deeply while Miroku replied, "Great idea, Shippo!"

Miroku was answered by the Hiraikotsu hitting him on top of the head,

"We are coming Shippo," replied the aggitated slayer.

After Miroku recovered from the blow, the four walked into the forest with the wind blowing at their backs so no human or even demon could pick up the smell of blood ahead of them.

Lovely Winds ' Lovely Seas