Hey peoplez...here's the 7th chappie...enjoy plz and review!

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7th Chapter

"That's Sakura!" Kikyo gasped, running toward the source of the sound. Sasuke followed, already drawing out his kunai knife. Stopping in the clearing where Sasuke had first found Kikyo, bright white feathers exploded from nowhere, blinding the two of them. Krad rose into the air, holding a struggling Sakura. He smiled maliciously, and sent a jagged long knife hurtlingin Kikyo's direction. Shebarely dodged it, and the knife imbedded itself deep into the tree behind her. Angry, Kikyo narrowed her eyes, and a flash of purple ran through her eyes. The next second, her eyeswereblood-red. Kikyo curledherself into a ballwhile she rose into the air. Beautiful black and redwings burst from her back, and Sasuke gaped. Kikyo's nails grew into long,freaky red claws, and as she threw her head back against the rushing night air, her smile revealed sharp fangs likea vampire's.Krad smirked. "About time you showed your true self, Kikyo. The masterhas askedme todeliver a message to you..."

Kikyo'sred eyes with the slitted pupils narrowed. She snarled, completely unlike the shy girl she had once been. She sliced the air, sending her sharp talons whizzing toward the startled Krad. He managed to just barelyduck, but a talon lodged itself deep into his shoulder. Blood oozing out of the wound, Krad coughed up blood. Sakura screamed and struggled fiercely. Down below, Sasuke could do nothing except forprepare himself to catch her if she fell. However, he barely managed to stay upright due to the two pairs of wings pumping the night air furiously. Kradstared at Sasuke. Some sort of recognition seemed to dawn in his eyes, andhe snickered. "That's him, isn't it? That's the boy. Kikyo, I'm very surprised you haven't--"

Kikyo bared her fangs. Watching through frightened eyes, Sakura noticed that the diamond circlet around Kikyo's forehead had changed. What looked like jagged icicles hung down, framing Kikyo's black-willow pretty face.Different colored icicles hungfrom either side, one red like fire, and the other clear like ice. Suddenly, Kikyo spoke. "Tell him, Krad. Tell him I will no longer work for him. I will now longer be his slave, or his puppet playtoy!"

Krad, despite his "calm" appearance, gasped openly. "YOU, defying Master! He will not agree, you know he won't! You'll die!"

Kikyo said nothing. She looked up, and a sadness filled her angry eyes. "I can't...I can't do it. The mission...I've failed. That's all there is toit."

Krad narrowed his eyes.Anger coursedthrough him. "How can you! Just one more year, and we could have been great...we could have been idoled and worshipped as the best half--"

"NO!" Kikyoscreameddesperately, cutting off hissentence.Then Krad suddenly pointed his finger at Kikyo, sending a stream of bright light toward her. She shot a black light toward him, but did it too late. Krad died, and the white light pierced Kikyo's heart straight through. Falling rapidly toward the ground, Kikyo hurtled straight into Sasuke's arms, ready to catch her.

"Sasuke...I'm sorry. I lied to you...and Sakura, and Naruto...I lied to everyone. Sasuke...I'm not what you think. I'm not human..."green liquidtrickled from her mouth like blood. "I'msorry. I love you, Sasuke..."

Sasuke's heart went still. Herwords echoed throughout his frozen mind.

I love you, Sasuke...

Reacting on impulse, Sasuke hugged her close. Gasping for air, Kikyo's eyes faded rapidly fromher normal brownto red eyes. "I love you too..." he muttered into her hair. She smiled sadly.

"Thank you..." Kikyo's last words escaped from her dying breath. Sasuke pressed his lips against hers, and felt the warmth of life slowlyfade asthey kissed.

Kikyo...was dead.

Nearby,Sakura watched it all. She wasn't mad. She wasn't jealous.

She was sad.

She really did love Sasuke, and wanted nothing but for him to be happy. Kikyo had fulfilled that, and now she was gone. Sasuke had lost, and learned to love again, only to be taken away from yet once more.

The ironic cruelty was more than she could bear...

Sasuke continued to hug Kikyo, refusing to believe that she was finally gone. He bit his lip so hard that blood trickled...

right into Kikyo's mouth.

She stirred.

Sasuke froze. Impossible! Kikyo...she was alive again!

I'm not human...

He remembered her words.What wasshe?

"Sasuke?" her weak voice came from his arms. He ran his fingers through her hair.

"I'm here..." he whispered.

No matter what, he knew...heknew he would always love her.Underneath thedark sky, the moon granted it's light to them. The gods would have smiled.

The young Uchiha, whofinally loved.

AndKikyo,who finally found a place...

Did ya'll like it? I'm not a romance person, so this was new for me...this isn't the end of the story. Sasuke and Kikyo will be faced with another dilemma. But for now, I think they'll be happy. (for now...)

Review please!