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Title: Love Doesn't Have To Hurt

By: Cherry Brandy


Age: They're all 28 years old.

Characters:

Inuyasha Takahashi

Kagome Higurashi

Sango Utaku (made it up)

Miroku Yamaka (made it up too)

Naraku Hisuka

Added character:

Hillary Suzuki (made it up)


"saying"

'thoughts'

"flashback"


Recap of last chapter:

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Kagome,

How are you? You thought I was gone, eh? Well, expect the unexpected.

If in the first time you don't succeed, try and try again…Hahahah…

That's what people always say. Watch your every step lovely Kagome, for you'll never know that I'm the person right next to you.

-Naraku.

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She hold on tight of the letter, while letting the tears flow freely.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha said and entered the room. She didn't notice and heard him, and she continued to cry. Inuyasha went straight to her side and hugged her.

"Kagome? What's wrong?"

"He's back."

"Who's back Kagome? Who? Come on, stop crying."

"Yasha, he's back."

"Shh… who's back?"

"Na..na… Naraku." Kagome said and continued to cry.

"What?" she looked at Inuyasha and gave him the letter.

"Here. He was the one who sent the letter I found earlier." Kagome said. After reading the letter, Inuyasha hugged Kagome tightly.

"Nothing's gonna happen Kagome. I'm gonna protect you this time. I promise." Inuyasha said, worried visible in his voice.

"Yasha.."


Chapter 12:

What Destiny Had Planned


Two weeks had past, still o sign of Naraku. Inuyasha, however, always stayed by Kagome's side. They told both Sango and Miroku about the letter that Naraku gave, and they too, together with Inuyasha, protestants Kagome. Today, everyone is going to the park just to enjoy the nice day, and have a picnic.

"Mommy! Mommy! May Yun-nai and I play? Please?" Shin begged after they settled down after the long drive.

"Okay Shin, but don't go too far. Be somewhere where we can see you so that we can call you easily." Kagome said, looking at her daughter.

"Okay mommy! Thanks!" Kagome just nodded.

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It was no time for lunch, Kagome volunteered and looked for Shin and Yun-nai.

"Shin, Yun-nai! It's time for lunch! Let's go----ahh!" Kagome finished her sentence with a yell because someone grabbed her from behind. When she turned around, she only saw the very last person she don't want to see--- Naraku.

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"---Ahh!" A yell reached Inuyasha's doggy ears and he immediately stopped what he's doing and stood up.

"Inuyasha? What's wrong?" Miroku asked.

"It's Kagome! She's in trouble! Miroku, Sango, go and look for the kids, NOW!" He said and ran away. He followed Kagome's scent . When he was almost near her, a familiar scent made him growl.

"That bastard's with her, AGAIN." Inuyasha said, as he arrived in time. He sighed in relief.

'Thank God Kagome's alright.' He thought and right away moved in front of Kagome.

"Kagome, move back." He then turned to Naraku. "What do you want from her, bastard?"

"Oh, nothing." Naraku smirked.

"Nothing, my ass." Inuyasha exclaimed, while Kagome hanged on him tightly.

"Well, I just want her back." Naraku replied sarcastically.

"Well, too bad, I'm not letting you." Inuyasha growled.

"Wait Inuyasha, you already have Hillary, so give Kagome to me."

"Well, sad to say, I don't like Hillary anymore, and what the hell are you saying? I never had Hillary. It was you who had her all the way. I can smell your filthy scent on her."

"Just give Kagome to me, or else…"

"Or else what?" Naraku then pulled out a gun and aimed it at Inuyasha.

"Or else this, you both die." Inuyasha just growled and moved closer to Kagome, protecting her. "Now move." Naraku commanded.

"Inuyasha, just let him have him, and that way, no one gets hurt." Kagome whispered to Inuyasha, but Naraku still heard it.

"She's right Inuyasha. Just let me have her and that way no one gets hurt."

"You have to kill me first."

" So be it." Naraku then pointed the gun at Inuyasha and shoot.

That moment was like slow motion in Kagome's eyes. She can see the bullet moving fast forward towards inlays, while inlays didn't do anything to avoid or dodge it. He just stood there, in front of her. When it was about to hit Inuyasha, she moved right in front of him, so she was the one who took the shot.

"Kagome!" She can hear her love's voice yell her name before she fell into darkness. Just a few minutes after Kagome was shot, the cops, together with Miroku, Sango, the kids and the ambulance arrived. They were late. For Inuyasha, it's like he didn't hear or see anything except for the woman lying in his arms. He didn't even see that Naraku was arrested or that Sango and the rest ran to where Kagome and him were.

When Shin saw her parents, she just ran and ran until she reached them. She shook her mother, hoping that she will wake up, but she was wrong.

"Mommy! Mommy!" Shin cried.

"Daddy! What's wrong with mommy? Daddy!" She asked her father, but he seemed to be deep in thought.

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When he heard her daughter asked him, he snapped back to reality, but still didn't look at her,didn't even botheredanswered her. His eyes were only fixed at the woman he love, lying in his arms, unconscious, or even dying.

He then brought his head up to see that the ambulance were on their way to them.

They took Kagome and placed her in a stretcher. He saw Sango crying in the arms of Miroku, while Miroku and his son were trying to comfort her.

"Shin, go with uncle Miroku and auntie Sango. Tell them we'll meet in the hospital." His daughter nodded and went to Sango and Miroku.

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(At the hospital)

"Inuyasha! How is she?" Sango asked worriedly.

Inuyasha is sitting on a chair, waiting for the doctor/s to come out soon.

"I don't know. She's still in the emergency room. I've been waiting here since we arrived." Miroku just nodded.

"It's going to be okay, Inuyasha. Kagome's brave." Miroku comforted his best friend. Inuyasha just bowed his head.

The kids weren't ther, because Sango and Miroku left them on Yun-nai's grandparents. Shin argued to come with them, but they insisted.

After long hours of waiting, a doctor finally went out. Inuyasha rushed to the doctor's side right away.

"Doctor, how is she? Is she going to be okay?"

"Yes, Ms. Higurashi is going to be fine. Luckily, the bullet didn't hit any organsShe's just in a coma, maybe she'll wake up in a few weeks."

"Can we see her?" Sango asked.

"Yes, you may, she's in room 254."

"Thank you." Inuyasha said, while the doctor just nodded.

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When they arrived at the room Kagome's in, they just looked at her. No one dared to speak a word. After a few minutes, Sango and Miroku decided to leave Inuyasha alone.

When they left, Inuyasha sat in the chair beside Kagome's bed.

"Why the hell did you that Kagome? Why? You could have died!" Inuyasha screamed/

"You know how much I love you Inuyasha"

The thought came into his mind. (It was what Kagome said to inlays when they confessed their feelings for each other. It's in chapter 3).

Suddenly, a tear went down from his eyes. Thei was the first ti,e he cried after his parents' death.

"See what you're making me do Kagome? You're making me cry, SEE!"

He took her hand and squeezed it.

"Please Kagome, wake up. I need you. Shin needs you, heck, even the pervert, Sango and their son need you! We all need you, don't you understand? C'mon, wake up!"

He said, still crying.


Well, I'm not going to ruin the next chapter by telling you what will happen to Kagome and Inuyasha's relationship.

(Crying) It's the last chapter of my story… but hey! There's still more stories for you to read…

And don't forget the reviews…

Always and forever,
Cherry Brandy :P