Author's C/C Time: Ok, so I'm leaving for a few weeks so this won't be updated for awhile.

Kagome yawned and held her hand up to block the bright morning sun. They had been walking for a few days now, and they had at least a few more days till they would reach where the Miko lived. "Sango-chan, did you bring Kirara with you?" she asked her.

Sango laughed. "Yeah, but she's been busy hunting around the new terrain."

"Darn," Kagome muttered.

"Ah, but breathe in this fresh air," Miroku said, grinning. "We should enjoy it while we walk."

"What's to enjoy?" Kagome muttered under her breath.

"You know, Kagome-hime, we cannot hear you when you are mumbling very well," Miroku commented.

"Obviously."

Miroku sighed and looked at Sango who was carrying her boomerang bone on her back. "My dearest Sango, would you like me to carry your boomerang bone?"

"I doubt you could, Houshi-sama," Sango said, scooting away from him.

Miroku grinned and held up his arms. "This Hoshi has more strength than you could imagine," he said.

"You should let him carry it, Sango-chan," Kagome said to her.

Sango nodded and took it off. "Here you go, Hosuhi-sama," she said, handing it to him with one arm.

Miroku took hold of it with one hand and it fell to the ground. Miroku stuttered back to Sango, "Sorry, my hand slipped."

"I'm sure," Sango said wryly and walked next to Kagome.

What have I gotten myself into? Miroku thought. This ways far more than I imagined! Miroku struggled to get the rope around his head. Finally after about a minute of struggling, he got it on. He slowly tried to catch up to them, and when he did, he was panting heavily.

"Tired, Houshi-sama?" Sango asked.

"No, not at all. I just sucked in some dirt back there," Miroku said, adding a fake cough every now and then.

Kagome smacked her head. This was going to be a long journey.

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Inuyasha and Kikyo kept meeting in secret every now and then, not knowing what could happen if demons or humans found out that they were together.

They were both traveling to a village about a day away. She needed some help exterminating the demon. Kikyo rode out in the open while Inuyasha followed her from the trees.

The information about the demon was only this: It was a spider demon, but it had the form of a human and they had figured out that the human was a demon. Kikyo and Inuyasha had to hurry because Kikyo was fearful that the demon might start slaughtering the village.

Near the end of the day they reached the village, and Inuyasha dropped down next to Kikyo. "I smell blood, Kikyo. Tons of it."

"No!" Kikyo shouted and hurried into the village.

What she saw made her stop. All the villagers were laying around, men, woman, children, it didn't matter. They were all covered in blood, and limbs were lying around the place. Kikyo swallowed hard and looked around for the demon.

"Inuyasha…?"

"Yeah, the demon's still here," Inuyasha growled and cracked his claws. "He'll pay."

Kikyo took out an arrow and shouted, "Come out, youkai!"

The building in front of them crumbled, and the demon slowly came out. He had the body and head of a man, but he had spider legs protruding out from his body. His eyes glowed red and he laughed. "Kikyo, guardian of the Shikon Jewel? Oh, this is a good day."

"For your freakin' death!" Inuyasha shouted and charged at him, slashing at the spiders legs.

Kikyo shot an arrow at the spider, but he was able to dodge it.

The spider blocked Inuyasha's blows and finally went on the offensive. His spider arms were tough enough to hold out against Inuyasha's claws. Inuyasha could hardly even wound him. The spider shot webs at Inuyasha, catching him by the hands and sticking them to the building behind him.

"Inuaysha!" Kikyo screamed and shot arrow after arrow at the spider. The arrows glowed with the Miko power and hit the spider deep in the chest. The spider screamed and crumbled.

Kikyo ran over to Inuyasha who was trying to pull out of the web. She grabbed her arrow and began cutting through the web. Finally it cut and Inuyasha was free.

"Its not over, Kikyo," Inuyasha said.

"What?"

"The demon's not dead," he said, and pointed to a clump of flesh that was gathering. "I believe that's him."

The flesh reformed again and it appeared the first way they had seen it.

"Who are you?" Kikyo asked.

"I am called… Naraku…"

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Kagome clapped her hands. "This is the village, I believe!"

Sango stretched her arms. "Finally!"

Miroku, who still had the boomerang bone on his back, crawled and collapsed next to them. "Thank goodness," he huffed.

Kagome walked to an old Miko who had just went into a house. She peeked in. "Hello?"

The old woman glanced back. "Oh, you must be the new Miko that's come. Come in child."

Kagome motioned with her friends to follow and they all went in.

"My name is Kaede," the old woman said. "Kikyo is not here right now."

"Where is she?" Kagome asked.

"She went to go exterminate a demon about a day's walk from here," Kaede said. She shook her head. "I don't think she can handle that fight by herself."

Kagome pondered on this. "We could go."

"You couldn't make it in time," Kaede said.

"Uh… I have my demon cat here," Sango said. "We could ride on her. She's really fast and I'm sure we can catch up a little bit."

Kaede nodded her head. "Thank you."

The three walked out and Kirara morphed into a larger demon cat.

Miroku collapsed against the cat, his back in pain from the boomerang bone.

"Houshi-sama, I'll take the boomerange bone now," Sango said, lifting the bone from him.

"Ahhhh….." Miroku sighed and almost fell from the weight being lifted off him.

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"Naraku, eh?" Kikyo said. "Well, Naraku, prepare to meet your death."

"We'll see about that," Naraku said and sprang at lightening speed towards them.

Kikyo shot off an arrow at him, and it caught his leg, his leg disappearing then growing a new one in a flash.

Kikyo gasped and tried to shoot another arrow at him, but he kept dodging them too quick, and soon he was right in front of her, spitting the webs at them.

The webs caught them both. Inuyasha was once again pinned to a house, this time covered in the webs. He couldn't fight because his claws wouldn't work against Naraku. Kikyo got pinned down with the webs and Naraku held his arm/leg to her throat. "Oo, look what happened to the great Miko."

"Kikyo!" Inuyasha screamed and tried to pull loose.

"Ku ku ku, so this Hanyou hangs around you? The mighty Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha growled and tried to pull loose harder.

"Youkai!" a voice screamed at them.

"What…" Naraku started to say and turned around.

There stood three people. One was a Youkai slayer with a huge boomerang bone, a monk, and another Miko who looked oddly like Kikyo. She shot an arrow at Naraku.

"Get away!" the Miko screamed.

Naraku tried to dodge the arrow, but it landed in his shoulder. He growled, "Another Miko?"

The monk held up his right hand. "Kikyo and the Hanyou Inuyasha, I'm guessing, hold on tight!" He uncovered his hand and a harsh wind blew up. In his hand was a black hole that started to suck everything up into it.

Naraku dug his feet deep into the ground. "No!" he shouted and struggled against it. He lifted one leg into the air, it transforming into many bees and disconnecting from his body. They went into the black hole, and Miroku gasped at the pain they sent through him. He closed the hold and collapsed on the ground, holding his arm.

"Houshi-sama?" Sango shouted.

"Go on. I'll be all right," Miroku said.

Sango nodded.

Naraku laughed. "I will not die before I put an end to Kikyo's life," he shouted and raced toward Kikyo.

"I will not let you!" Kagome shouted and raced for him, Sango following.

"Hiraikotsu!" Sango shouted and threw her boomerang bone.

But it didn't make it in time.

Naraku had stabbed Kikyo through the stomach who was defenseless against him.

"Kikyo!" Inuyasha shouted and pulled free of the web. He raced toward her.

Kagome had unleashed an arrow at Naraku, and it hit the same time the boomerange bone did.

Naraku once again disappeared, and he spoke in a loud voice. "I have accomplished my goal, though this is not the last that you'll see of me."

Inuyasha didn't care. He wasn't listening. He had used Kikyo's arrows to free her from the web and now he was holding her in his arms. Kikyo was breathing slowly, and her breath started to come slower.

"Kikyo…?" he said quietly. He hadn't really cried in his life, but he could feel the tears coming. He couldn't stop them. "Kikyo!"

Kikyo gave a small smile. "Inuyasha, thank you…"

"No… don't leave me…"

"I love you…" Kikyo said, then her eyes rolled into her head and she fell back.

Kagome gasped and buried her face in her hands. Sango was walking over with a wounded Miroku leaning on her shoulder. Inuyasha was holding Kikyo and his shoulders started to shake.

Kikyo was now dead.

Inuyasha shook his head, trying not to believe it, but he could not deny it. One tear came down, then another.

"Kikyo!"

Anybody read the chapter 465? It was so sad… :( I had tears in my eyes, and even though Inuyasha and Kikyo kissed in that chapter… Kikyo deserved that kiss, and so did Inuyasha. It was so sweet:)

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