Laying Amongst the Dead

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

Chapter Seven

Kagome glanced down and saw Koga run out from under the trees. "Give me my women back, you stupid mutt," he yelled and started running under them as InuYasha flew through the air.

InuYasha laughed and rubbed his nose in Kagome's hair almost lovingly, but something felt wrong to Kagome. His touch was different and his eyes no longer held the same kindness they had held for so long.

"His woman, my ass," InuYasha mumbled softy and tightened his grip around Kagome's waist.

Kagome yelped as InuYasha's claw went into her side that had been healed by Sesshomaru's tensaiga. "What are you doing?" she asked as she yelped again as he nail dug farther into her skin.

"Teasing my woman," InuYasha replied and pulled his claw out of Kagome's side.

He brought it to his lips and licked away the blood. Kagome stared at him in horror and realized she had been a fool for believing that InuYasha remembered her. She had known it all along, but she had refused to believe it. She didn't want InuYasha to be a heartless monster.

"Let go of me, you demon," Kagome yelled and started struggling in his arms.

InuYasha landed on a tree and stared at Kagome for a minute. "You're my bitch and you always will be," he growled.

Kagome felt her tears burn behind her eyes. "I will never be yours, InuYasha, even if you were a half-demon you would always love Kiyo more then you would me," she mumbled and held back the tears the were threatening to fall.

"That's…that's not true…AWW," InuYasha suddenly screamed and let go of her.

Kagome screamed and fell through the branches of the tree. A branch cut her cheek, making her eyes water even more. She closed her eyes and expected to fell her boned break as she hit the ground, but was surprised when she felt strong arms wrapped around her.

"Shh…Kagome. I won't let the beast harm you ever again," Sesshomaru's soothing voice met Kagome's ears.

Kagome felt her chest heave as she sobbed and started to cry in his arms. "He doesn't remember me," she whispered as they ran through the woods as fast as Sesshomaru's legs could carry them.

"I'm sorry, Kagome. I should have knocked him out while I could…I didn't mean those things I said, girl," Sesshomaru said softly even though he tried to act superior and emotionless.

"So you don't want to be my mate?" Kagome asked even thought tears were flowing non-stop down her cheeks.

"That part is complicated. We shall talk of such things later," he said and jumped off the ledge of a cliff.

Kagome screamed softly and clung to Sesshomaru as they began to fall towards the ground.

Oh please, don't let us die. I don't want to die. I want to live.

She closed her eyes and clung desperately onto Sesshomaru's kimono.

"Open your eyes Kagome," Sesshomaru whispered in Kagome's ear.

Kagome opened her eyes and was astounded that they were flying through the air without much effort. She looked down and saw a pink cloud under them. It was the pink cloud that she had seen Sesshomaru on once.

"He hurt you," Sesshomaru said darkly and put his hand over the wound InuYasha had inflected on Kagome.

"It's nothing," she mumbled and buried her face in Sesshomaru's tail as a wave of pain washed over her.

"Hang on, Kagome," Sesshomaru whispered as Kagome feel into a world of darkness with InuYasha's haunting face.

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InuYasha screamed in pain when he felt something slice through his heart. He felt the girl slip from his hold and fall into the tree. His heart felt like it was on fire. Something was wrong, yet again.

"You stupid mutt. I told you not to harm her," Sesshomaru's distant, but deadly voice growled in InuYasha's ear.

InuYasha opened his eyes and expected to see his half-brother, but was surprised to see endless forest.

Where had he gone too?

InuYasha looked down and saw a giant hole through his chest. He groaned and knew that he was going to hurt in the morning if not die from the huge gash in his side from Sesshomaru's claws.

"He doesn't remember me," Kagome's voice filled InuYasha's head as the pain started to pull him away from the living world.

"Kagome," InuYasha muttered as he felt himself slip into darkness as he fell from the branch on the tree.

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Sesshomaru carried Kagome to his bedroom and carefully placed her on his canopy bed. Sesshomaru left Kagome with one of his servants to watch over her.

I'll burn that bloody demon to hell for hurting Kagome.

Sesshomaru ran out of the gates towards where he had slit his half brother's side open and nearly cut out his heart. He had known that InuYasha wasn't telling the truth, but he didn't want to cause Kagome anymore grief by telling her so. So he kept it to himself and waited to see what his brother would do.

And he had to go and hurt her..

Sesshomaru passed trees and strange demons without a glance. He stopped when he saw InuYasha's bloody body laying underneath the tree he had been in. Sesshomaru walked over to his brother and stared down at his lifeless body. Sesshomaru stood there glaring at his dead brother until the sun was no longer seen and the moon was the only thing out.

"So InuYasha is dead?" a lifeless voice asked from behind Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru scowled at his brother's body as he recognized Kikyo's scent. "So you're the woman that held my dear half brother's heart," he said coldly and turned to meet the Priestess's eyes.

"I may be…Who killed him?" she asked and took a step towards Sesshomaru.

"I did," Sesshomaru replied and looked back at his brother's body.

He had mot attended to kill InuYasha. He wanted to torture him to death and let him see Sesshomaru turn Kagome into his mate. The would have been far worse then hell. But he had killed InuYasha in his anger and her could not bring him back, not even with tensaiga.

"Then I owe you my thanks," Kikyo said and took another step towards Sesshomaru.

"Save your thanks, woman. I have no need for it," Sesshomaru growled and turned towards the Priestess.

"I only wish that you would give me one last wish," Kikyo said and took another step, "end my life for me. I have no need to live now that the one I hated is dead."

Sesshomaru glared at the woman. She wants me to end her life now that InuYasha is dead? So she never loved him? My brother was a bigger fool then I thought. This woman didn't even love him, yet he continued to love her when he had Kagome.

"As you wish," Sesshomaru replied and took out his fang. He cut the woman's head off with one quick movement and watched her body crumble to the ground.

He saw souls raise from the dead woman's body and saw all of them, but one disappear. This one was glowing blue and seemed to have life in it. It faded away like the others, but left Sesshomaru with a strange feeling in his stomach.

"AWW…" Kagome's scream met Sesshomaru's ears.

He spun around and stared in the direction of the castle. "Kagome."

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Well, that's chapter four for you. Sad isn't it. I wasn't going to put Kikyo in there but I decided to anyway. It gets her out of the way. (I hate Kikyo just to let you know). Well, I hope you guys liked it. It took me awhile to think up the chapter, but it came to me during school. What do you know? Well, I should have chapter 8 out soon. Love you guys and thanks for all the reviews. I love 'em. Cookies for everyone.