You and me….always

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha! But I do own an Inuyasha plushie! but that's not the same thing…

Chapter 7

--------Still Inu's P.O.V.--------

"INNNNNNUUUUUUUUYYYYYYYYASSSSHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAA!" the terrified scream tore my heart open. My throat tightened. "KA-GO-MEE!" I shouted, taking off at full speed. I crashed through thick vines, branches, and sprigs. 'It's all my fault.' I raced toward her scream. 'My best friends are dying.' I barreled into a clearing and spotted two demons clashing with one another. Koga and Sesshomaru. I continued, ignoring their angry cries. 'And the one I love might already be dead.' I flew into another clearing, but this one had a castle, rising up so high I couldn't see the roof.

I skidded to a halt, preparing for a battle. No one came. I cautiously crept up to the wall of the castle. I snarled, and jumped up high onto the third landing. I softly touched down and noticed a doorway. I carefully looked in. A rat demon guard, a bat demon, and an Enko sat there. I had an urge to rip their throats out of their miserable bodies, but I couldn't afford to be discovered. I jumped up to the seventh landing. More guards. Twelfth landing. More. Fifteenth landing. More. Soon I lost count of the landings and guards. When I finally noticed, I realized that I was actually of the roof. I whirled around, looking for Naraku, or Kagome. I was about to yell her name, but thought better of it.

I saw a door, barely open. I peered in and looked down. I saw a moving device and it halting. I jumped down, and landing on it with a thump. My eyes widened. I jumped back up and clung to the dirt wall surrounding us just as a huge beam of purple, white and yellow blasted through the top of the strange device. It swirled and roiled around the area, heat blasting my face. I turned my face away from the blast, eyes squinted shut.

When it ended, I looked down and saw a heavily robed figure jump out of the device with a…. girl. KAGOME! I dove down trough the hole made by the blast, and tore after the darting figure. "RAHHHHH!" I screamed, and drove my clawed hand into the back of the man. Naraku dropped Kagome, who was unconscious. He whirled, throwing blades of power my way. I dodged them. I made a grab for Tetsuiga, but a blade ripped the sheath from my hands. 'NO!' I felt my demon blood boil to the surface. I started snarling and slowly, my transformation began.

---------Kag's P.O.V---------

I was barely awake. And alive. Nut when I was dropped, I knew someone, ANYONE had come for me. Was it Koga? Inuyasha? Sesshomaru? I cracked my eyes open, just enough to be able to look through. I pushed my limp body to a sitting position, though my body was fighting for sleep, food, and care. I collapsed onto my left elbow, propping me up. I looked up and gasped in horror. It was Inuyasha. TRANSFORMING! "NO! INUYASHAAA!" I don't know how, my body forced the words out. Inuyasha ignored me. 'Wha…what's going on!' That's when I noticed Tetsuiga. Over in the far corner.

'NO! HE'S CANT!' I gazed at the snarling Inuyasha. His soft, silver hair flared around him, growing longer, his claws also growing steadily longer and more deadly. Purple stripes adorned his cheeks, two on each one. He finally looked up and stared dead on at me. His beautiful, calming golden eyes had been replaced with red eyes with turquoise pupils. "No!" I sobbed. He snarled menacingly. I broke down.

"INUYASHA!" I wailed, holding my head in my hands. He growled, and turned to face Naraku. "DIE!" he yelled, and swiped his hand at Naraku's ugly face. "Ungh!" Naraku just managed to dodge it, but was still scraped on his cheek, trailing down to his chin. Naraku landed over at the far side of the wide room. "Keh. I'll come for you later, my koi. Even when you least expect it! So don't hurt your pretty self anytime soon!" Naraku spat, and Samiyosho buzzed around his body, making him disappear in the mass of wasps. Inuyasha turned his murderous eyes to my brown ones. I whimpered.

"P-Please, Inuyasha! Wake up!"

"Who are you, wench?"

I gasped, the words echoing around my head, puncturing my heart.

Tears streamed down my cheek. "You don't remember me?" I cried. He sneered. "Well, you may be pretty, but should I know you?" I wanted to get up and kiss him like I had when Kaguya had kidnapped me. I felt my throat tighten with unshed tears. "Ye-Yes. You loved me!" I stared at his unwavering gaze. I got up and stood before him. "Feh. I should kill you here and now!" he growled.

I took in a sharp breath. "In-Inuyasha?" "What do you want, wen-" My pressing my lips against his cut him off. He froze. He started to push away, but I grabbed his head and pulled him into it. He relaxed and slowly but surely, the stripes disappeared and his hair reduced to its normal size along with his claws. His amber eyes stared at me with utter most love and happiness. I slumped against him, his strong body supporting me. I couldn't suppress the tears any longer.

"Oh, Inuyasha!" I sobbed into his chest, his arms holding tightly onto my racking frame. "You're okay!" I grasped onto his haori as if my life depended on it. "It's okay now, Kagome. It's oka-" "NO! It's not okay! You turned into a demon, you didn't recognize me, and you…you…DIDN'T KNOW ME!" I cried. He tensed up. "I..did?" "You called me wench, and I tried to arouse you by saying…." I cut myself off. "By saying what?" "Saying you had loved me before." I said almost inaudibley. I didn't want to look at his face.

"Good."

"Huh?"

"Good." he repeated.

"Why?"

"Cause it's true."

My heart felt like it had stopped. "Are you… serious?" I gazed up at him with eyes full of fear that he would say 'HA! You actually thought that that was true! You ARE dense!' But he didn't. He just pressed his lips to mine once more, and broke through the roof just as a horde of demons burst in. "Inuyasha! Tetsuiga!" I yelled. He nodded and landed on a nearby tree, set me down and leaned down next to me. "I don't want you to be kidnapped again, so don't move!" I nodded, and clung to the branch. He jumped back to the castle and I heard yells, shrieks, and thuds. I cringed and adjusted my position because I was uncomfortable.

I immediately froze. I noticed the wind kicking up, and a dust tornado heading my way. "No! Not Koga!" I muttered, exasperated. I saw the whirling winds stop below me. "Kagome-chan?" I growled, "Don't call me Kagome-chan! It's only used for ones you are close to!" under my breath. "Kagome-chan! I'm so glad you're safe!" Koga grinned ear-to-ear, jumping up on my branch. I forced a smile. "Hi, Koga. I'm..er.. just waiting for Inuyasha to come back." I told him. "Psh! Why are you waiting for that filthy mutt? I'm much more interesting! And please, call me Koga-kun!" One of my eyebrows twitched angrily. "No, I'm good calling you Koga." "Please, call me Koga-kun!" he said a bit more firmly. My smile faded. "No thank you!" I growled.

He looked startled. His face grew tense, and he pursed his lips but I shook it off and he stayed silent. "Er…oh! Here's Inuyasha now!" I exclaimed. It was true, I saw a silver haired man jump from the castle's roof, black sheath at his side. I smiled. "Bye, Koga!" I said as Inuyasha touched down. "OI! Mangy wolf, get away from Kagome!" Inu yelled, swiping at him. Koga jumped to the next branch up. "Heh. You suck at aim, mutt. And hooking up with women!" Koga cracked himself up. We just rolled our eyes. "Come on. Shippo will kill me if I don't get you home soon." Inu told me, and grabbed me around my waist.

"Oi. Puppy!" Koga said, and managed to get Inuyasha's attention. "Wha'd you say?"

"Puppy. I had just learned that Kagome-chan had been kidnapped. Three times! And no one had informed me!"

"So? No one would have anyway."

At this, Koga growled.

"And STOP calling her Kagome-chan!"

"I'll call her what ever I want to!"

"Just try!"

"My woman."

"No she's not!"

"Kagome-chan, will you cook dinner?"

"Grr…"

"My dear, sweet wife loves me."

"Stop it!"

"Will you wash my back while you're at it, honey?"

"SHUT UP!"

"She's MY mate!"

At this, Inuyasha lost it. "SHUT UP!" he roared, slamming his fist into Koga's right cheek. Koga skidded onto the ground and Inuyasha picked me up and jumped back to Kaede's village, fuming. "He was trying to get onto your nerves, Inuyasha." I told him quietly. He just huffed angrily. I smiled and kissed him lightly on the cheek. His face immediately brightened.

"Come on." he said gravely, bounding through the forest. "We have to find Sango and Miroku. "What?? What happened to them?!" I cried, clinging to his back. "Kikyo took them somewhere… a cave or something like that. I can't remember." "Well try! You have too!!" What could that stupid clay pot possibly want with them??? I thought angrily. "Well then we'll have to go off of what we have." I say defiantly and we sped off into the forest.

Kya-chan: I am sooooo sorry. I can't believe that I forgot Sango-chan and Houshi-sama had been kidnapped. D: Rawr to my dumb brain!! Gomen ne! (bows a lot) Please R&R!! Arigato Gosai Masu!