A/N: Not much I need to say except enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.

Chapter 3

Just before the sacred arrow could pierce Kagome's heart, Inuyasha stepped in and saved her. However, in the process of saving Kagome, the arrow ended up piercing Inuyasha.

"INUYASHA," Kagome shouted.

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Inuyasha said, pulling out the arrow from his shoulder. He was bleeding now, but his wound wasn't life threatening.

"Again you protect her," Kikyo said, her tone seething anger. Inuyasha turned and faced her, but he soon looked away from her and called for Kirara.

Kirara, who had been asleep through all this, was startled awake. When the small demon cat saw Kikyo and her dark expression she immediately transformed into her larger form.

Kikyo positioned her arrow towards Kirara, but she realized that she should be trying to kill Kagome instead. She turned to face Inuyasha and Kagome again, but they had already taken advantage of Kikyo being distracted.

Kikyo hurriedly shot her arrow toward the two. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and jumped into the air, landing only inches from Kirara.

"Let's go Kirara," Inuyasha shouted getting on and hoisting Kagome up behind him.

"Wait Inuyasha…," Kagome started.

"We can't wait, we have to get out before, aaah," Inuyasha shouted, another sacred arrow missing them all by inches.

"Kikyo must really be upset," Inuyasha thought. "Otherwise she would have never missed that shot."

"INUYASHA," Kikyo screamed as Kirara took off.

"Hurry Kirara," Inuyasha commanded. Kirara flew higher in the sky as Kikyo prepared for one final attack, but her raging emotions ruined her concentration and when she shot the arrow she didn't get even close to the trio.

"Inuyasha," Kikyo whispered, her dark heart shattering into pieces once again.

She had felt exactly like this fifty years ago. The day she had thought Inuyasha betrayed her. The day she had died.

Kikyo had never been able to move on from that day. The sting of betrayal hit her all over again, only this time it wasn't Naraku that caused it.

It was Kagome.

"Kagome," Kikyo thought with disgust. If she could just get rid of Kagome then nothing would stand between her and Inuyasha. Kikyo longed to be in Inuyasha's arms again. To be loved by him again. Deep down she knew that Inuyasha could never forget about her.

"You said that you never stopped thinking about me," Kikyo muttered to herself realizing that those words were no longer true.

He had forgotten the feel of her lips against his, he had forgotten how real her feelings were.

And it was all because of a girl named Kagome.

In that moment, Kikyo decided that she would make him remember and she knew just how she would do it.

An evil smile crossed the priestess's face. In that same moment she felt the energy of something that was all too familiar for her. She turned to where Inuyasha and Kagome had been sitting. She saw the source of the mystical power inside the girl's backpack which had been left behind.

Back in Kaede's village

"Inuyasha," Kagome said trying to get Inuyasha's attention, but he was too busy apologizing over and over again to listen to her.

"I'm really sorry about this Kagome," he continued saying. "I put you in danger again."

Kagome was really starting to get tired of the apologies. She was trying to tell him something.

"Inuyasha," Kagome said again, trying to hide her irritation. She would prefer the more arrogant Inuyasha right about now and not the one that was sitting in front of her, apologizing non-stop.

They had just landed in Kaede's village and Kagome hopped off the second they landed. She was pretty peeved that Kikyo ruined her moment, but what made her more upset was that Inuyasha was trying to make up for it when they both knew that Inuyasha would go after her.

"Curse Kikyo," Kagome thought with instant regret. She shouldn't be thinking that way, especially not when Kagome had to tell him that she had left something really important behind.

Kagome walked away toward the bone-eater's well, the thought of home sounding good right about now.

"Kagome wait," Inuyasha shouted catching up with her easily.

"Inuyasha, will you shut up for a second," Kagome snapped. Inuyasha instantly stopped.

"I've been trying to tell you something important for over an hour now Inuyasha, but you haven't stopped talking since we left," Kagome said sullenly.

"What is it," Inuyasha asked.

"I left my backpack back at the clearing," she said preparing herself. "The jewel shards were in it."

"WHAT!!!!!!!"

That sounded more like the Inuyasha she knew and loved.

"Yep, they're in the backpack," Kagome replied a hint of a smile in her voice.

"We have to go back and get them," Inuyasha shouted.

"Kikyo probably already took them," Kagome told him barely turning to face him, her sudden happy mood now gone.

"How could you do something so stupid as to leave the jewel shards in that yellow bag of yours," Inuyasha shouted irritably.

"Well it's not like I had time to get it," Kagome shouted now fully facing him. "I tried to tell you while we were still there, but you wouldn't listen!"

"We can still get them," Inuyasha replied.

"Please you just want to go after Kikyo again," Kagome muttered mostly to herself, but Inuyasha heard her.

"This isn't about Kikyo," Inuyasha tried to say, but Kagome cut in mid sentence.

"It's always been about Kikyo, Inuyasha," Kagome said barely able to look at him. "I'm going home."

"Kagome, please this is not the time…"

"SIT BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Just leave me alone Inuyasha," Kagome shouted. "Oh and one more thing…"

"Kagome no," Inuyasha screamed.

"That's right, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit," Kagome commanded and Inuyasha went further into the ground getting dirt all over his kimono.

Satisfied, Kagome hopped into the well while Inuyasha laid on the ground utterly defeated.

"Why…me," Inuyasha thought with a low grunt.

A few minutes later Miroku, Sango, and Shippo having returned from the neighboring village found Inuyasha on the ground near the well.

"I guess things didn't go as planned with Kagome, huh Inuyasha," Miroku guessed.

"Nope," Inuyasha muttered.

"I'm guessing by the depth of this hole, that Kikyo showed up right," Sango added.

"Yep," Inuyasha said barely lifting his head.

"You're a two-timing dog Inuyasha," Shippo finished shaking his head and sighing.

"What was that you little twerp," Inuyasha shouted suddenly standing over Shippo.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah," Shippo screamed running away.

"Get back here Shippo," Inuyasha shouted going after him.

Once they were gone Miroku and Sango looked over at the well.

"I guess Kagome went home again," Sango said.

"She'll be back in a few days," Miroku said with a sigh.

"Yeah you're probably…"

A smack could be heard for miles.

"How many times do I have to tell you to keep your hands to yourself," Sango shouted.

"I couldn't help myself Sango," Miroku explained.

"Your lucky that I love you so much," Sango said as she walked away.

"I love you too," Miroku said following close behind.

A/N: That's the end of the chapter. Hope you guys liked it. I think I got everyone in character this time. Thanks for reading. Until the next chapter, bye.