Chapter 5- Unwelcome Visit

Her body ached from the pain her wounds were letting free. She could her the soft voices of her friends talking about her, and Inuyasha. About what was now going to happen that Inuyasha was not longer a human, and had tried killing her, Kagome. This had been going on for about a half a week since Inuyasha had attacked Kagome. The cut on her chin was almost gone, now a just a nasty looking scab. But for the wound on her stomach, well, that one only seemed to be getting worse little by little. At first it just started out as the deep gashes from Inuyasha's claws. Than little by little they gashes grew larger, and connected. Now they just seemed to be getting deeper.

She groaned as she forced herself to stand to her feet. Kaede had suggested Kagome go back to her own time to get her wound looked at. Kagome only explained how if she did, he mom would never let her come back. Lie. She had lied. She knew that weren't true. As long as she told her mom she needed to help Inuyasha, her mom would never hold her back. She wasn't stupid at all, it was obvious to her that she needed stitches. But she was being completely stubborn and refused to leave.

She saw all her friends eyes look at her as she slowly left Kaede's hut. Usually they would have tried to stop her. But now they just gave up. They knew Kagome's fresh blood would draw any demon to her. But they also knew that Koga had been watching Kagome ever since the day she had received her wound. They all knew she would be safe as long as Koga remained hidden in the bushes somewhere, watching over her.

"Stupid…" she mumbled to herself as she approached the tree of ages. "I really shou-" her words stopped short when she saw someone else standing under the tree of ages. Kikyo. She stood there, her hand gently placed on the spot where Inuyasha had been put into a never ending sleep. That was, until Kagome came. She stood there, staring at the back of Kikyo. She knew that Kikyo knew Kagome was right behind her, watching and waiting for her to turn around. She wasn't stupid, and this Kagome knew. Its just…of all times Kikyo decided to show up, it would just so happen to be at the worst time possible.

"Kagome…" Kikyo's cold dead voice came to Kagome's ears in a chill of air. "Tell me Kagome, what has happened to Inuyasha?"

Kagome hesitated for a moment before finally answering Kikyo's question. "He's turned into a demon. A wolf," she said as calmly as possible.

Kikyo turned and faced Kagome, her eyes automatically dropped down to Kagome's waist. "Your hurt." she said. Kagome didn't say anything, just stared at her. "Inuyasha, I suppose." she added faintly. Still, Kagome didn't answer. Kikyo's eye brow raised a she got no response from Kagome. "I figured this day would come." Kikyo said gently and smoothly. Kagome fidgeted a bit, and than asked:

"What do you mean you figured this day would come?" She asked, letting her voice have a bit of anger in it for her own safety. She wasn't going to show Kikyo she was scared. But at the same time, she didn't have to worry about hiding the fact that she was scared. Because for once when she stood face to face with Kikyo she was not at all frightened. She felt more a live. More like herself. And if Kikyo ticked her off, she was ready to stand her ground and argue back.

"Naraku told me about this day," she said calmly.

Kagome's mouth slightly hung open and she caught eye sight with Kikyo. "You knew this day would come. You've seen it happen before, haven't you?" Her voice rose in anger.

"Yes…" Kikyo said, as if nothing was wrong with this.

"And you didn't even try to stop it?"

"It was the future Kagome, everything has to go as planned."

Kagome couldn't believe her what she was hearing. "But you know, you just know you could have stopped it! And did you, no! You didn't even make an effort to try and stop it. Why Kikyo? WHY?! I thought you loved Inuyasha! Why would you let something like this happen to him…"

"I DO love Inuyasha, girl." Kikyo's voice rose now with anger. She took a step forward, expecting to see Kagome recoil. But when she didn't, Kikyo's eyes narrowed and she snickered slightly. "Don't interfere, got it?" Kikyo said. "I'll take it from here. I'll get Inuyasha back to normal."

"No," Kagome let her voice sound harsh. "Either we work together, or you don't even bother to help him." She stared at Kikyo hard, awaiting her response. Kikyo let out a small snort, or a noise somewhat like it.

"Your not being serious, are you?" Kikyo questioned, looking at Kagome. When Kagome didn't even do much as blink, Kikyo sighed. "Listen Kagome," she said a bit more calmly now. "Inuyasha is my problem, I will deal with this."

"Oh, just like you dealt with the last problem you and Inuyasha had?" When Kagome asked this Kikyo automatically knew she was referring to what had happened over 50 years ago. Her eyes squinted, but she did not know what to say. So instead, Kagome continued. "You cant handle this on your won Kikyo. I mean, look at what happened between you and Inuyasha last time." She was becoming angry. "You knew Naraku had been the one that betrayed you and Inuyasha on each other, and what do you do, you try to kill him. To bring him down to hell with you. If you ask me, Kikyo, I would think you couldn't handle this on your own. Your to weak. You know I can do it because me and Inuyasha have never had a problem like you and him. Your afraid." She looked at Kikyo, awaiting for her to respond. But she didn't. She was blank, and didn't know what to say. "Your afraid I'll be able to save Inuyasha, Kikyo. You don't want it to happen. But tuff. Its going to happen."

Kikyo snickered. "Your going to help him when all he's going to want to do is kill you because you'll be bleeding all over the place from your wound."

Kagome let out a small laugh and looked Kikyo dead in the eyes. "This wound," she started and than took a step closer to Kikyo. "Is only a mark to make me remember the reason of why I have to help Inuyasha. To show me to not run away. To keep pushing me farther and farther." She looked Kikyo in the eyes for at least a minute before smirking. "Your not the only one who loves Inuyasha anymore Kikyo. I wont back down from you anymore. I'm not afraid of what Inuyasha may think about you anymore. I love him, and I will help him, and make sure you don't get in the way." When Kikyo said nothing Kagome turned and slowly, but calmly, walked away.

The night came fast and Kagome refused to return to Kaede's hut. She knew she should have. Her bandage to her wound should have been changed hours ago. But something kept her from going back. A deep, cold feeling she had in the pit of her stomach. Something that wanted to come out, but she held it back. It made her feel nervous, and sick at the same time. It was begging and clawing to come out, but she just held it back. She refused to let her feelings get to her. She refused. She was being stubborn, and for some odd reason it made her feel guilty.

"Inuyasha…"she whispered to herself gently. She had returned to the tree of ages now. Kikyo had long gone, she had known it. She just had to return to the tree. It seemed to always sooth her. Only, now, for this one time it only seemed to make her feel more guilty than she already felt. She let out a soft sigh before looking up into the tree of ages. She was praying that would have been able to see Inuyasha's red haori that he always wore, but she knew she wouldn't. Instead she only saw branches, and what she now called, the ugly lonely snow. "I miss you…Inuyasha…" she sighed and looked down and away from the branches. Her wound had grown numb from the cold, and even though she couldn't feel the pain, she did know it was spreading through out her body, and she should head back to Kaede's.

But instead she just dropped herself in the snow and let it soak into her cloth. Her body was growing numb. Not from the cold, nor pain. From love. It hit her like one of her arrows she would kill a demon with. It was piercing right through her heart, making her go completely and utterly numb from love. She loved Inuyasha. And that night, he was so close. They had only been inches away from each other. Then BOOM. It was ruined within minutes.

Her eyes automatically shut closed. Her hands clenched as she slowly stood to her feet. "Why Inuyasha…" she let her eyes reopen and glance up at the night sky full of stars. Than, she knew what she was holding back, and she knew she couldn't hold it any longer. She let out a small chocking noise and that was it.

Her body hit the floor hard, and tears, tremendous amount of tears slipped down her cheeks and hit the snow like little bombs. She sobbed. "Inuyasha…" she said between gritted teeth. "Come home…Inuyasha…" she didn't fight her tears. She didn't fight the urge to stop her crying. She just let it come as it came. Her mind switched from everything it could possibly think of. Than, it came…

She stood under the tree of ages in her own time. She was looking up, hoping and praying to see Inuyasha. But of course she wouldn't. She was at her own house. He wasn't here. The sun was shining through the leaves. Kagome stared for a moment longer before she found herself on the floor, crying. Her mother was coming home when she saw Kagome on the floor, crying. The next thing Kagome knew was she was in her mothers arms.

Her and her mother had talked for a while, and Kagome had decided to go back to the feudal era. She sat on the edge of the bone eaters well. She was deep in thought, and right when she thought of his name, he had appeared. He was staring at her. His beautiful golden eyes staring straight at her. She couldn't help it. She stood to her feet and practically glided over to him. Without a thought she walked right past him, and he followed her, now standing next to her as she walked.

"I'll get mad when you run off," she told him, as they now stood near a small hill. "but what can you expect, right?" She turned and smiled at him. "I except the fact that you love Kikyo Inuyasha." she smiled at him again. They stood, side by side looking at each other, and holding hands.

The memory crashed into her mind like a rock being tossed at the wall. Her eyes went wide, and she felt herself literally choke. She gagged and choked again. Her mind was lost, confused, hurt, ripped. Her heart was no better. She felt as if she were about to die. It felt as though something was ripping her in two. Something was nagging at her, trying to just end her pain.

The snow was slowly seeping into her clothe, freezing her body. Sending chills up and down her back and all over her body. "Inu…" she couldn't even say his name. It was to hard. To much for her. Her mind wouldn't let her grasp the fact that he was gone. She sobbed harder and harder every second to the point where she couldn't breath from all the gagging she was doing. She gasped for air, hard long breathes entered her body along with the cold air. The cold air caused her to cough harshly, and release all the air she had just got. Her mind her grew dark, and her eyes started to become hazy. Before she knew it, she had fallen forwards into the cold snow, unconscious.

His paws hit the snow besides her limp body. He sniffed the air, before sniffing Kagome. He padded around her a few times before lowing his head to her neck, and growling.

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