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A lil' tidbit,...listen to DHT's 'Listen to your heart" (the first version) while reading this :)

Kagome's scent was getting harder and harder to pick up.

But Inuyasha was determined. He couldn't let her scent slip away from him.

I'm gonna kill Tsubaki...

Inuyasha ran at full speed, with Miroku, Sango, and Shippo following on Kilala.

Tsubaki held out to Kagome a bow and a quiver of arrows.

"These were crafted by Naraku." She grinned wickedly.

Indeed, Kagome coud feel the evil aurora surronding them.

Despite her efforts, her hand reached out and accepted them.

Tsubaki smirked. "You know, I only control your body. I let you have our mind so you can feel the pain of killing that half-demon."

Kagome forced a word out.

"...N-no..."

It was so quiet, Tsubaki wasn't even sure she heard it.

Nonetheless, she whipped around and gripped the jewel fiercely.

Kagome cried out in pain.

Inuyasha stopped as he relized he had reached her domain.

As if on cue, Tsubaki exited the house, Kagome behind her.

Inuyasha saw the blank expression on her face.

"Kagome..." He whispered.

"Inuyasha, Naraku asked me to kill you and Kagome. She can take care of that."

Sh smirked. "And remeber, Inuyasha, the moment you draw your blade, Kagome dies."

"The only way Kagome can escape my hold is if I release her-or she dies!"

Inuyasha growled. "I'll kill you, bitch!"

He jumped to attack, but was stopped as an arrow flew past his head.

Kagome stood, her arm still raised in attack, beads of persperation on her forehead.

He stopped dead in his tracks.

Then she attacked him.

Kagome chased him, firing arrows all he way.

He avoided all of them. Perhaps because Kagome was trying to escape Tsubaki's hold, her aim was off.

Sango attacked Tsubaki, who now had a barrier around her.

The weapon merely reflected the barrier and flew back to Sango.

She looked at them thoughtfully.

"Ya know, Naraku did't say anything about you four.."

"Oh well, more fun for me!"

She sent a serpent flying towards them, which Miroku deflected with his staff.

Tsubaki scoffed at them.

"Prepare to die."

Kagome ran after Inuyasha and fired another arrow.

They were now a good distance away from the others.

Inuyasha ran to her. "Kagome, stop!"

Kagome pulled away and redied another arrow.

"Inuyasha...please...run.."

She fired the arrow, which narrowly missed him.

"Goddamnit Kagome, when will you get I'll never leave you?"

He gazed at her with sad eyes.

"The only way Kagome can escape my hold is if I release her or she dies!''

Kagome was crying. She felt dizzy.

She resisted the urge to fire the arrow she held.

I have to do something before... She shuddered to think about it.

"Wind Tunnel!"

Miroku opened the void and two of Tsubaki's serpents were sucked in.

She, however, merely sent a swrm of Naraku's poisionus insects towards him, and the swiftness of it caused him to absorb three of them.

He winced as he quickly shut his weapon.

"Miroku?..." Sango asked with concern in her voice.

He coughed. "I'm fine." He smiled at her.

Sango looked at him, but continued to attack Tsubaki.

Suddenly, a look of confusment came over the evil miko's face.

"How did she?..."

Moments before, Kagome made a decision.

She gazed at him. "Inuyasha...I'd never want to hut you.."

Inuyasha saw what she was about to do.

"KAGOME!"

But with a thrust, she cut the sharpened arrow across her arm.

Awww, so sad. if you read my note at the top, you'll be sad too! lol, anyway, i listened to that while writing this.

review, and with luck, i'll get the next chapter up before i go out of town!