You and me….always

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Chapter 6

Kagome's P.O.V

"AHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed, ducking just in time. The dagger whizzed right over my head. "SASHANIE!" I yelled, trying to bring her out of her reverie. "SASHANIE! PLEASE WAKE UP! I KNOW YOU ARE GOOD INSIDE! YOUR SOUL IS PURE!" I screamed again. Sashanie's eyes flicked from metallic and cold to scared and helpless. "Help me, Kagome!" she wailed, then turned cold again. "SASHANIE!" I gazed sadly at her, then made a break for the door. 'Thank god for track.' I thought, wrenching the door open and running to the elevator. Ding! I literally threw myself through the doors. Ding! The doors closed. My chest heaving, I made my way up to the roof.

I burst out of the elevator, and ran to the edge of the roof. "INU-YA-SHAAAAAAAA! INUYASHAAAAAAAA! INUYASHAAA! IN-in-inuyasha!" my voice, hoarse from screaming, grew dry and cracked. I began sobbing. "Inuyasha!" I cried. "Kagome?" a voice floated up to my ears faint but strong. "Inuyasha?" I gasped. "KAGOME!" three voices blended together into one loud one. "YOU GUYS!" I cried happily. "YOU GUYS, I'M OVER HERE!" I jumped up and down, waving my arms wildly. I heard yells, but nothing else. "SANGO? INUYASHA? MIROKU?" I yelled, worried. "I'M ON THE ROOF!" I kept waving my arms like heck. I had not heard the elevator open silently. Chest heaving, I waited. And waited. And waited. No one came.

"Inuyasha?" Clump! A strong hand clamped my mouth shut, and another grabbed me around my stomach. I let out a muffled screamed, clawing at my face to get rid of the crushing grip. I screamed again, but the grip tightened, and the hand around my stomach slipped lower. 'Perverted bastard!' My eyes narrowed dangerously. " Grrfh orffherw merrwt!" (Get off of me) I yelled as loud as I could. A whisper softly blew air past my ear. "I wouldn't try that if I were you," he whispered menacingly.

My eyes widened. I bit down on the hand holding my mouth shut. "AHHH! YOU BITCH!" the man yelled and released his hold on me. I whirled and found Naraku growling murderously. "Get back down there where you belong!" he hissed, throwing himself at me, trying to push me down. "AHHHHHHHH! INNNNNNNNNNUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYAAAAAASSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. The last thing I remembered was two death-gripping hands closed around my throat.

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Screams? Was it Kagome? "Inu-ya-shaaaaaaaa!" a terrified scream tore through my heart. "Kagome?" I whispered. "Inuyashaaaaaaaaa! Inuyashaaaa! In-In-Inuyasha!" "It's Kagome! I hear her! It's faint, but I hear her!" I yelled, taking off into the forest. Sango, Miroku and Kirara dove after me. "WAIT! INUYASHA, WAIT!" Sango ran up to me, barely keeping up to my fast pace. "WHAT! WE'VE FOUND KAGOME! THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS NOW!" I shouted, and sped off, faster and faster until my legs felt like they were going to fall off. I skidded to a halt. "KAGOME?" I yelled, waiting for the others to catch up and to get a reply. "Inuyasha?" the voice questioned if I was who I really am. Sango, Miroku and Kirara caught up. "Kagome can hear us! Come on, shout as loud as you can to her. It'll help us find her!" I directed. They nodded.

"On three…one…two…THREE!" "KAGOME!" we screamed as loud as we could. "YOU GUYS! YOU GUYS, I'M OVER HERE!" Kagome's shout had brought joy to us, and brought out another being. Kagura, the wind witch stepped out of the shadows, but she wasn't herself. Her eyes were cold. Ice cold. And she didn't speak in her normal, taunting way. She sounded…different. "So, we see each other again, my love." "ACK! WHA'D YOU SAY, KAGURA?" I yelled, shocked. She smiled? "Oh, come now, Inuyasha. Can you really not tell who I am?" a soft yet firm voice floated out of her mouth. I gaped at her, eyebrow raised. She smiled again, and stepped up to me, her face inches away from mine, and raised her hand to my cheek. I froze involuntarily. Miroku spoke up. "Inuyasha, it's-MMPH!" an invisible hand clapped over his mouth. "Oh, but young monk! You would take out all of the fun if you didn't let him guess!" Kagura smirked, walking up to Miroku. "Heh. I might have to restrain all of you, I suppose." Kagura said thoughtfully, gazing up at the light blue sky.

Kagura raised her arm, palm facing down, then brought it up sharply. 'Ergh!' I thought. 'She's…paralyzed us?' I stood, eyes open wide as I saw everyone around me freeze. I felt a constricting feeling around my throat, and my eyes bulged. She laughed lightly. A… familiar laugh. I don't know how, but I was able to say one word. "Kikyo?" Kagura's head snapped in my direction. Slowly, Kagura's sharp, angled face disappeared and melded into… Kikyo's. There she stood. 'No wonder.' I grimaced. "You are the only one who can talk, Inuyasha." she peered up at me with shimmering brown orbs. I immediately felt the constricting feeling leave my throat. I took in a deep breath and let it out.

"Why are you doing this?" I growled. "To get some time with you! Why do you think?" she cooed, stroking my hair. I shivered, and turned my head away. "Hmph." she turned towards my friends, standing between them and me. "Oh, strong Wood that helps the land, come forth, for help is needed." Kikyo murmured softly, raising her arms toward the sky. I growled low in my throat. "Kikyo!" She ignored me. "KIKYO!" "Your friends must be silenced. They cannot witness what I must do." she told me, back to my face. Kikyo moved her arms in a peculiar pattern, and strong, thick branches lashed out of the ground, picking me, and my frozen friends up in the air, maybe to eye level with Kikyo. (Kind of like in the 1st movie where Miroku and Sango are tied up when Kirara is taken, just not as high up.)

Kikyo made sure that Sango was turned towards her and Miroku. Kikyo waltzed right up to him and brought her hand to his cheek, pulling him down into a short kiss. On the lips. I gazed sadly at Sango. It looked like the life had been sucked out of her. I could see tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to pour out. Miroku's eyes shot open wide, and then drooped lower, and lower until they were completely shut. That's when Kikyo pulled away, smirking evilly. "Why, Kikyo?" I shouted angrily, struggling to break free of the branches' grip. More horded onto my already bulging stalk. "I wanted her to feel the pain of someone else getting her true loves' first kiss." Kikyo spat, stalking up to Sango. Sango writhed around, trying also to break free, but got my same result.

I glanced at Miroku and noticed he was paler than usual. He was draped over the side of the stalk like a stuffed animal forgotten on a couch arm. "Miroku?" I called worriedly. No answer. "KIKYO! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM?" I fumed.

"Given him what he wants. A kiss from the one he loves."

"He doesn't love you! "

"No, but he doesn't know that. He will die thinking it was the one he loves who gave him the Kiss of Death."

"Kiss of Death!"

"Yes. When a woman is grieving, she finds a couple, uses the Earth summoning spell," at this she gestured to the stalks. "And gives a kiss to the man, but the other woman must be watching or else the man wont die. Then, while dieing, the man thinks it was his loved one who gave him the Kiss of Death." Kikyo explained smugly.

"You…CLAY POT!" I lost it. "YOU MESSED WITH ME, MY FRIENDS, AND EVERYONE ELSE FOR TOO LONG, KIKYO!" I shouted, thrashing around. She looked stung, and her face hardened. She went up to Sango, drew some powder from her pouch and threw it in her face. Sango shook the stuff off. "Keep it up, Sango!" I yelled. She continued until Kikyo took a different powder and held it under her nose. 'No! Now she'll have to breathe it in!' I thought in despair. Sango twitched, turned light pink to red, to almost violet. 'She's holding her breath!' I thought in realization.

"COME ON, SANGO! HANG IN THERE!" I encouraged her. Kikyo glowered at me, and accidentally lowered her hand a few inches. Sango took the chance to take a deep breath. Kikyo glowered at me again. "Stop INTERFEARING!" she shouted angrily. I smirked. "Not a chance." She growled a few choice words and strutted up to me. "I am trying to be alone with you for a minute. Do you mind?" "Yes." She glared at me. "You have dirty thoughts about me, don't you?" I joked. She was getting pissed off now. "Just shut up and sit still, you puppy." she whirled back to Sango who had taken many deep breaths. "Back off, you shitai!" (A/N: shitai- corpse) Sango spat. "Heh." Kikyo grabbed Sango's mouth, jerked it open, and stuffed some light brown powder in her mouth.

Sango's eyes widened. "NO!" I yelled. "SANGO!" "Hush! She's going to go into a VERY long sleep. Don't wake her up!" Kikyo smirked evilly. "KIKYO! THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS!" "THEY COULD NOT WITNESS WHAT I NEEDED TO DO!" She screamed at me. "AND WHAT DID YOU NEED TO DO?" "TO GET TO SPEND TIME WITH THE ONE I LOVE!" she cried, eyes searching mine. I scoffed, and turned away. She was taken aback. "You don't believe that I love you." she said slowly. I growled. "Lemme go. Kagome needs me." "That's all you care about. Her. The girl. Kagome." Kikyo spat. "She's special to me. All you believe is that I tried to kill you. I've tried again and again to tell you, I would've never done that to you! Now, I'm not so sure." Kikyo looked surprised. "You've tried to tell me that Naraku was the one who did it." "Yes! It's SO obvious!" I yelled, frustrated. "Now let me-" Kikyo putting her lips on mine cut me off. I froze. She deepened it, pulling my head down. I couldn't resist. I was paralyzed and past memories flooded my head.

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Flashback:

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The day at the lake. Kikyo tripped trying to get out of the boat. Our first kiss.

Winter. I watched as children literally danced around Kikyo, pouring themselves in her loving presence.

Spring. The kids helped Kikyo pick herbs for the wounded. I had just considered them weak.

The day at the clearing. Kikyo called me from my hiding place, told me that I could change into a human, so we could live together. I agreed.

The day Kikyo brought the Shikon Jewel for me to change. She got hurt, and saw me there, claws at the ready. "You!" she cried. "Heh. You fool. Like I would ever use such a valuable thing to change into a weak, miserable human!" the stranger hissed, stepping on her hand. "Thanks for the jewel." the stranger grinned. "I hate you, Inuyasha! I hate you!"

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End flashback

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I pulled away forcefully. "STOP! I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE! I CAN'T! I wont…" my voice died down. She lowered her head, her dark hair shielding her emotions. I suddenly felt the vines loosen their hold on me. I dropped to the ground. But Sango and Miroku remained as they were. "Please, let th-" "Only if you can find me. Go get your koi. Find me, you find your friends." she turned away and took the band out of her hair. It flared around her, and she called upon her Soul Stealers. The white dragon–like creatures picked her up, along with Sango and Miroku. "IF I FIND YOU, YOU NEED TO HEAL THEM!" I shouted. I wasn't sure if she'd heard me, but I scrambled up and darted through the forest. I suddenly heard a terrified scream that tore through my heart.

"INNNNNNNNNNNUUUUUUUUUYYYYYYAAAAAASSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

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