"He loves a dead chick?" Ayame pointed her thumb towards Kikyo, "Who is you…but not you. Wait. And smells disgusting. How can he stand it?"

"Love." Kagome looked away.

Inuyasha stepped out with Kouga, almost fully mended. As Inuyasha looked over and saw Ayame in front of Kagome protecting her from someone. Then he smelt it. "Kikyo?"

He stepped up and Kouga walked up beside him, "What will you do Mutt? Was this all in vain if you go with that wench and leave Kagome behind after you're trying your damndest to protect her?"

Inuyasha stopped and glared at Kouga, "I am not leaving Kagome's side." he vowed and walked up beside Ayame and then in front.

Kagome gasped, "Inuyasha!"

Ayame growled, "How dare you love a dead broad instead of Kagome?"

"Ayame, you can't control who you love." Kagome said quietly.

"No, you can't." Inuyasha agreed and heard Kagome's sigh and felt Ayame's tension aura. "But I know who I love." Inuyasha said and looked back to them, mainly Kagome.

Kagome sighed, "I do too."

Inuyasha nodded and looked back to Kikyo, "You are not welcome here."

Kagome gasped, placing her hands in front of her mouth. "But Inuyasha?!"

Inuyasha held his hand up as Kikyo spoke, "So you chose her over me anyway? After all we've been through?"

Inuyasha held his stance, holding his head higher, "Our time was long ago, Kikyo. You are dead. I loved you once, but I cannot now because you reincarnation holds my heart now."

"Is that an apology?" Kikyo challenged.

"No." Inuyasha said firmly, "I will not apologize for loving Kagome. I will apologize for not showing her how much. For not having her the first to know. For not protecting her from what I should have so many times before."

He blamed himself for everything that harmed Kagome. He had been late with the Noa mask. He had let Kikyo live again because he said her name. but each time, Kagome stood tall by his side. She was always there. She never stopped believing in him. Even when he transformed into a full demon. He owed her everything she ever gave him.

Kikyo turned, "Very well. I can rest in peace now." she turned towards the forest. "Naraku."

It wasn't a warning, she saw him when she turned around. The others didn't realize he was around because of the dramatic tension around them.

Inuyasha pushed Ayame back into Kagome and withdrew his tetsaiga. The fang's fur flew in the wind as the giant sword was aimed at Naraku.

Kikyo fell to the ground. They all looked on in horror as Naraku threw Kohaku's sickle to the side. "Now she can rest in peace." he smirked and walked towards them.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried as Kagura's wind captured her and brought her towards Naraku.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha ran towards the wind but another current came at him and collided him towards Ayame.

"Ayame!" Kouga ran and pushed her gently to the side and felt the full push of Inuyasha's body into him as they crashed into the hut.

Miroku and Sango ran over, in fighting gear and ready for battle. Sango and Miroku had made sure Kaede took their son, Kohaku and Shippou to the village and hide with the other villagers.

"Kagome!" Inuyasha stood up quickly and ran towards them.

The poisonous insects flew around him and stung him over and over as he tried to reach Kagome.

"Inuyasha! No!" Kagome was dropped in front of Inuyasha as he fell from the poison, paralyzed and changing colors from the venom. His skin began to go to a light pink, beginning to turn purple as it did so to Miroku's hand when he pulled them in.

Naraku smirked, "Now, you will see the future take place." Naraku smirked and pulled Kagome towards him. "You love her. She loves you. It's evident."

Inuyasha's vision was blurring as he tried to get up, "Kagome!" he called out.

"Inuyasha!" she cried as Naraku smirked, Kagura's wind making it impossible to send the boomerang in and if Miroku used his wind tunnel, the bees would poison him. Not to mention he would risk killing Kagome and the others in the line of his vacuuming hand.

What were they to do?

Naraku smirked and whispered to Kagome, "I'll mate you…and then I'll kill you. Then I'll kill your beloved and all your friends. What say you?"

Kagome's tears stung her cheeks.

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THEN the next chap…gosh I'm sorry guys, my chaps are too long and when I type them, I don't realize it didn't take my entire document! GAH! So that's where the "lost chapter" is!

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