Laying Amongst the Dead

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of its characters.

Chapter Two

I kept back the growl that wanted to rumble through my chest. I yanked my hand from hers and felt a sudden pain shot through my temple. It was the girl.

"Are you hurt, wench?" I asked while I tried to keep my voice from showing and care.

"No. I'm fine," she grumbled.

I heard her stumble and fall. I slowed my pace and expected the girl to follow, but was generally surprised when I never heard her footsteps behind me. I stopped and turned to see that she was staring at something through the bars of a cell.

I averted mmy attention to ,y half-brother's body.

How had that gotten here? I don't remember bringing it here.

"InuYasha," the girl whispered and crawled towards the bars.

The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. My half-brother was supposed to be dead, but he wasn't. InuYasha was a demon. He no longer had the memories of the human half of him with him any longer. He'd never be able to be a half-breed again.

"Kagome, InuYasha will not remember you. He's not what you remember him as," I said with a sad expression, "he is no longer a half-breed. He's a demon."

oOoOoOoOo Kagome's POV oOoOoOoOo

"What?" I asked and stared at Sesshomaru who showed that he wasn't just playing with my head.

But he has to be playing. InuYasha said that he would never forget me….But the look of him. Oh god. He really is a demon. He'll never be a half-demon again. That would mean…no…InuYasha can't love me anymore.

"You lie," I hissed even though I knwe every word was true. I felt the tears built up behind my eyes.

"Call him. See what he does. If you do not believe my words then you should believe the necklace around his neck. It will not lie. Try it if you're uncertain," he said harshly and met my gaze for the first time.

I turned away from Sesshomaru's intent gaze and looked at InuYasha. I was afraid. I didn't want to find out, but then again I did. I swallowed back my tears and cleared my throat. "InuYasha…sit boy," I said barely above a whisper.

I felt my lip tremble as he lifted his head and showing me his demon marks. He growled. I felt my tears run down my face as my heart hammered painfully in my chest. He really was a demon.

"Kagome, you must run if you want to live beyond this moment. He does not remember you so that possess you as an enemy and/or meal. I know for a fact that this cell will not hold him for long so you must go. He's not the weak half-breed you once loved. He's a heartless demon with the thirst to kill," Sesshomaru said as he eyed the cell nervously.

I scrambled to my feet, only to fall into Sesshomaru. "I don't want him to kill me, Sesshomaru," I sobbed.

"Then run, foolish woman. I'll come find you once I knock InuYasha out. Don't do anything stupid like coming after me," he growled softly, "And don't help me."

The next thing I knew was that I was running non-stop through Sesshomaru's castle and out of the large oak doors. I stumbled down the steps as I heard InuYasha's howl for behind me. I closed my eyes and pumped my legs harder. I didn't want to die by the hand of my love.

I opened my eyes and screamed as I smacked into a large demon that towered over me. It howled and I started trembling uncontrollably. I ran around the demon and speed down the path towards the iron gate that separated Sesshomaru's kingdom from the rest of the world.

"I'm sorry, InuYasha," I muttered breathlessly as I ran with all my might.

I threw myself against the iron gate and expected it to open, but it didn't even move an inch. "Oh no," I mumbled and tried to push the gate.

I turned around and stared into InuYasha's eyes. I started to sob and shake. I didn't want to die.

"Human," he snarled with red eyes and a hungry look.

"InuYasha, please don't. I'm sorry. Please," I sobbed and pressed my back against the gate. It gave away and I fell to the ground.

I scrambled to my feet and started running as fast as my aching legs could handle. I had to run. Sesshomaru was right. InuYasha didn't remember me.

I screamed as I felt someone grab me around my waist and lifted me into the air. I started kicking frantically as the thought of death flashed through my mind.

"Stop squirming," a cold voice growled and tightened their hold around my waist.

I stopped kicking and looked over my shoulder at Sesshomaru. I sighed and cried silently. I was gratefully that Sesshomaru had come in time. I could have been InuYasha's first meal as a demon.

"I was so scared. I thought he was going to kill me," I whispered.

"And he would have succeeded if it wasn't for me. I told you to run and not stop," Sesshomaru and gave me a cold glare.

"I tried to open the gate, but it wouldn't open. It only gave way when InuYasha was near me," I murmured as I hung my head.

"I forgot that only demons could open the gate," he mumbled mostly to himself.

I looked down just in time to see a tree fly towards them. "Sesshomaru!" I screamed and wiggled from his hold.

The tree hit Sesshomaru causing him to fall from his pink cloud. I screamed as I fell towards the ground. I covered my face as I fell into the trees. I gasped as a branch hit my stomach causing me to flip over the branch.

I smacked into the ground and saw stars floating behind my eyes. I coughed and struggled to regain the breath I had last. I gasped and got to my hands and knees. I coughed again and put a hand on my stomach.

I looked up and saw someone towering over me. I screamed and scrambled away from it. He chuckled and stepped away from the trees into the moon light. I stopped moving and stared at InuYasha or at least that's who he looked like.

"Inu…InuYasha?" I asked and stared through blurry eyes at the figure.

I blinked and realized that there was no one there. I looked around and saw nothing, but trees. I blinked and rubbed my eyes. I could have sworn that it was him.

"What on earth?" I grumbled and carefully, but painfully got to my feet.

"Sesshomaru!" I shouted and waited for an answer, but didn't receive one.

oOoOoOoOo InuYasha's POV oOoOoOoOo

"Sesshomaru," I growled.

My brother glared at me. I smiled and tilted my tetsusaiga a bit. Sesshamru glanced at it and simply took out his own fang.

"Do you even know who that girl was who you tried to kill?" he asked in a growl.

"She's a human. Trash," I snarled.

"Maybe killing you wasn't one of my better plans. You're a fool if you don't remember the woman you once gave your heart to," Sesshomaru said frostily.

"Why would I love a filthy human?" I shouted.

"The same reason I do," Sesshomaru said softly and lowered his fang.

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Well, that's the second chapter. So what do you think? I'm surprised that I had finished it in only two days after I finished the first one. I hope you guys like it. The third chappy should be out soon. Love ya lots. Send me some reviews