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Chapter 24: Horror

Two months into pregnancy

The gang was out and in search of the jewel shards. They were about 50 miles from Kaede's now and were planning on heading back her in her direction, since they hadn't been having any luck.

It had been hell for Kagome to finally convince Inuyasha to let her go along. When he finally agreed she gave him a 'reward'.

The moon was now up in the sky and sun had only recently set. They were prepared to set up camp.

After the mats were spread, out, the fire was lit, and dinner was done the group sat down around the flames, each one seemed to be in a deep thought of their own.

Kagome was leaning her head on Inuyasha's shoulder taking in his light scent. Her eyes were closed. She sighed deeply and snuggled closer to her mate. 'Loving mate,' She thought to herself. 'It's been such a long week. We have gotten a lot of traveling done, and my feet are so soar."

Kagome's belly was now plumped out a bit. Inuyasha was gazing into the fire as he had thoughts of his own, 'Ramen... I want more ramen...' He stopped those childish thoughts to think of something more serious. 'Kagome makes good ramen.' He closed his eyes now and waited for someone to break the silence.

"So, after we get back to Kaede's are you going back to your time for supplies, Kagome, or did you bring extra?" Sango asked.

"Oh.." Kagome looked up at her friend. "I'll go back, I guess, but that won't be for about another week anyway." Kagome replied.

"I was just wondering is all." Sango stated with a smile. She hadn't talked to Kagome much lately, ever since she found out Kagome was with child, she barely bothered to glance at her, in fear of her hormones and stuff. That was the largest conversation they had, had in a while.

Inuyasha closed his eyes to rest them for a moment.

Inuyasha moved uneasily in his spot on the log. Something was now bothering him. Kagome could tell.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome questioned as she looked into his eyes, which showed depression and guilt.

"Kagome I need to tell you something." Inuyasha spoke raggedly. Kagome gulped. What was so heartrending he could speak so. "I went... I saw her again Kagome, yesterday." He looked down in shame.

"Her?" Kagome questioned. "Kikyo? But.." What was up? Why was he saying this now? It was so peaceful moments ago, now the air was becoming polluted in guilt. "What happened?"

"She kissed me." Kagome gasped at Inuyasha's words. "I didn't mean to.. I... I tried to pull away... honest! Believe me! I never wanted to kiss that thing again. Kagome looked down. Had he just called Kikyo a thing? His words hurt her heart. How could he? Why didn't she know? Why had he even told her? No that she didn't want him to tell her everything. How did he get to her anyway?

Kagome stood up. "So I guess you ran off into the woods for no good reason, huh? Or did you follow Kikyo's soul gatherers there.

The truth is Inuyasha didn't want to kiss Kikyo. He hated her now, more than he loved her then. he had followed her soul gathers though, yet he didn't know why. He couldn't explain to Kagome that he didn't know why, because she wouldn't believe him. He sighed and began to smell Kagome's salty tears. She was crying again, it was his fault she was hurting. His fault she was so pained. He told her because she needed to know, she also needed to know it didn't mean anything to him. Kikyo's kiss was nothing to him, nothing at all. The kiss came unexpected. He hadn't time to stop it, but he pushed away as soon as she pressed her lips to his.

"Kagome please forgive me." Inuyasha begged. He also didn't know what had brought him to tell her about it than. she gave him a look up anger, masking her love. She turned away.

"Be with her, see if I care." Kagome spat out. Inuyasha was afraid of Kagome's words more than her arrows.

"Damn!" Inuyasha's head shot up and to the side. Everyone looked in that direction.

"What's wrong?" asked Kagome.

"Yukai.." Miroku said. He stood up clutching his staff and the others took their positions, but when Kagome picked up her bow Inuyasha gave her an incredulous gaze.

"What do you think your doing? Go and wait. You shouldn't fight." Inuyasha stated as he jumped forward prepared to battle whatever dared near him, his mate, his pup, and his friends.

A large yukai came rushing from the woods. It was a snake yukai. Inuyasha got in stance. 'This should be easy.' Inuyasha thought. He flung his sword at the yukai, which easily dodged it.

"s...s...s...s... fool." the snake demon hissed. He ran around Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku's attacks. He was headed in the direction of one thing and wouldn't let the others get in his way. He was heading straight towards Kagome.

Kagome gasped as she recognized the demons target. She lifted her bow and arrows, but the demon flicked them away with his tail.

"Fox fire!" Shippo yelled as he flung blue flames at the snake demon. The snake yukai backed away and gave Shippo as deadly glare, causing the kit to wince. Then the snake yukai turned back to Kagome, who was now being guarded by Inuyasha.

"Don't you dare come near Kagome!" Inuyasha growled.

"It...s...s...s... is my order." The yukai pushed Inuyasha to the side with ease and dug it's teeth into Kagome's arms. She screamed in pain.

"NO!" Inuyasha yelled as he jumped up and slashed the yukai to bits as he released his teeth from Kagome's arm.

Kagome dropped from her spot on the log, but Inuyasha caught her and held her. He examined her wounds.

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha's eyes, tears streaming down her own. She wanted to speak out to him, reach out to him and tell him how much she truly loved him and did forgive him for going and seeing Kikyo. She knew Inuyasha loved only her, Kagome. She doubted him once more.

The snakes venom was slowly running through Kagome's blood and her vision was becoming black as she felt the pain of the poison.

Inuyasha had a gaze of pure fear. He was so worried about loosing her and his pup. Though he would follow them, because the male went down with the female. (A/N: If one mate dies the others is pulled into death with them.)

"Kagome!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippo all screamed as they rushed over to her and Inuyasha.

Inuyasha leaned against the log, with Kagome in his lap. There was nothing more he could do. Kagome, the pup, and him were all going to die. He wanted to cry, but he wasn't the type to do so. He soothed Kagome's hair back.

Even if Kagome could save them she was to far way to get to.

"Inuyasha what's... going to happen?" asked Shippo. Inuyasha didn't answer. he himself didn't know. This was all happening so soon. All of a sudden the snake demon came and charged for Kagome he said it was his 'order.'. What order? Who ordered Kagome's death? If Inuyasha had time to think, he find out just who's plan it was, but he had no time. He felt his body weaken.

Inuyasha soon felt Kagome go limp and he froze completely. His heart skipping beats out of a time. She... she was gone. He never had a chance to say sorry for seeing Kikyo. He didn't remind her how much he loved her. Why.. why wasn't he dead?

The next morning (A/N: Kagome won't stay dead.)

Inuyasha hadn't budged in inch. He was sitting against the log holding Kagome. he had no energy to speak. His heart was broken. His Kagome was gone.

He wanted to die. He would do anything in the world, give anything to be with his Kagome again, to hold her and tell her how sorry he was and he wanted nothing more in the world to kiss her once more, he so desperately yearned to listen to her even heart beats in the moon lights gaze. She was the only thing he needed and now that she was gone he might as well be too. He didn't understand though. They were mates, held together in an unbreakable love, the even in death it couldn't be broken. He was supposed to die along side her, for some reason he hadn't. Why?

He was drowsy and defiantly weakened, but it was as if something didn't want him to go yet. What could it be? He closed his eyes.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome's voice was sweet and soft. Inuyasha opened his eye wearily. He looked up to see Kagome smiling down at him. The sun was shinning over her head and Inuyasha's head was resting on her lap. "Your awake."

Inuyasha felt unbelievable relief wash over him as Kagome said those words. It was all a horrible dream. He sat up and gave Kagome a more passionate kiss then ever. She pulled away and then pulled her into an embrace.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked.

I'm sorry that I have not updated in so long. I was just caught up. That's all.