Chapter 10

Naraku looked over to Kagome and smiled. "Kagome, just the girl I wanted to see," he said. Chiyo looked at her and sighed. Not really the person she wanted to come to her rescue.

"Stay away from me!" she shouted shooting another arrow at him.

"I see your jewel shards have become tainted. All the better," Naraku said with a sly smile. He made his fingers grow into points and thrusted them at the ledge Kagome was standing on. Before they hit, she jumped up and landed in front of Inuyasha. Chiyo wasn't as impressed as the rest of the group, but she did feel a sudden pain in her back. She turned around to see that Kohaku had made his weapon hit Chiyo in the back. He took it out and Chiyo immediately turned around and hit him to the ground with his weapon across his throat.

"No!" Kagome said loading another arrow. But Chiyo didn't look like she was going to kill him. Kagome tried to read her mind, but Chiyo was blocking her thoughts.

"If I didn't know who you were, I'd kill you!" Chiyo screamed. This confused everyone. She wasn't going to kill Kohaku? But why would she hesitate? Chiyo ran into the castle at lightning fast speed.

"She has become soft? That simply will not do," Naraku said disappointed.

"You mean you brought him out her to see if she would kill him?" Miroku said enraged.

"Well, yes I suppose I did," Naraku said. He then found himself dodging Sesshoumaru's blows. "Come now, can't we do this another time?"

"You will die by my hand," Sesshoumaru said trying to strike him down again. Chiyo came out again, this time with Sango and Kirara.

"Why are you helping us?" Kagome asked.

"Because I like you people damn it!" Chiyo yelled back. "If I could take back what I did to you, I'm not sure I would."

"Why is that?" Kagome demanded.

"Because if I didn't, I would never have met you!" Kagome was confused now. Even Inuyasha turned around and looked. "You have no idea how great it was to finally find someone who didn't just push me away at first glance. And you all would come and help me. That's not a luxury I've ever had!" Kagome felt her anger toward Chiyo melt away. Chiyo suddenly fell to her knees as blood dripped down from her chest. Kagome looked and saw Chiyo had Kohaku's sword sticking out of her back and all the way through to her front.

"Kohaku!" Sango yelled.

"Fore…get the kid… just get this… out of me… before I… black out," Chiyo managed to say. Kagome put down her bow and pulled the sword out of Chiyo and watched as the hole completely healed. Chiyo stood up and looked at the horizon. It was going to be sunrise soon, and she would rather not stay in the castle for the entire day. "Kagome, we have to get out of here," she said.

"We can't leave now," Kagome protested.

"Listen to you gut instinct, what is it telling you?" Chiyo urged. Kagome closed her eyes and felt what Chiyo was talking about. She felt like she had to get out of there before it was too late. "Inuyasha, can you handle it?"

"I don't know," he said. Chiyo looked at Kagome and what she saw was something she really didn't want to see. Kagome's bloodlust was starting to take over. She looked around and saw three possible targets. Miroku, Sango, and the little girl.

"Sesshoumaru was it? Get the kid out of here!" Chiyo yelled. Sesshoumaru turned and looked at her, and then Rin. Chiyo went over to Kagome and tried to retrain her. "Now! Miroku, Sango, leave as well! She won't attack demons!" To everyone else, she wasn't making any sense. What was she talking about? "I can't hold her much longer! The bloodlust is making her stronger!" Kagome elbowed Chiyo back, making her fly across the lawn and slamming into the side of the wall.

"Kagome! What are you doing?" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome was charging full speed toward Rin. Sesshoumaru tried to get there, but Kagome was faster than he was. On the way toward Rin, Kagome bit her tongue and blood was dripping out of her mouth as she bit into the poor little girl. Chiyo got up and shoved Kagome away from Rin, but the damage was done. Kagome was running off and Rin fell to the ground unconscious as Sesshoumaru arrived at Rin's side.

"She will pay for this," Sesshoumaru said sheathing his sword. Chiyo bowed her head as two different blood scents come from little Rin's wound. One was Rin's, the other was Kagome's. Chiyo picked Rin up and started to walk away. "Where are you going?" Sesshoumaru demanded.

"To a cave. I fear you just got involved in this," Chiyo said darkly as she continued to walk. "Inuyasha, go find Kagome. Everyone else, follow me. Including you Sesshoumaru."

"I shall wait for your return then," Naraku said smiling. The group walked away from the castle and found a cave that would suit the needs of everyone. Chiyo put Rin down in the farthest place of the cave and sat down beside her.

"What did you mean I just go involved in this?" Sesshoumaru asked.

"You'll see," Chiyo said. This was going to be harder than she first thought. Now she has to take care of this child?

"I'm not a patient person," Sesshoumaru growled. Chiyo started a little fire and sighed.

"You're going to have to be if you want to remain with this girl," she said. "You can thank Kagome for that, and then you can thank me, and then you can thank Naraku."

"Tell me, what is your business with him?" Sesshoumaru asked. "What does the dead want with the living?" Chiyo looked at him not surprised he figured out she was dead.

"To become living once more," Chiyo said. "If I kill Naraku, I will become normal, and then Kagome will, and then this girl will." She looked out toward the opening and saw a peek of light.

"What do we do now?" he asked her.

"We wait."

A/N: Wow… I didn't think I'd ever get to chapter ten on anything. Just so you all know, I could have ended the story here with some different wording, but I figured this would be more fun, and all you readers would appreciate it more. R&R!

-VDG