A/N: Enjoy chapter four everyone
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter 4
Kikyo wandered aimlessly through the countryside, hoping that she would find a trace of Naraku.
The day before she had taken the three jewel shards from Kagome's backpack and had set off to find Naraku, but he had hidden himself again making it nearly impossible for Kikyo to sense him.
So far she hadn't had any luck in finding the treacherous demon that had caused her death all those years ago and she was growing impatient.
Suddenly she caught sight of Kagura, one of the demons created by Naraku. She was with the younger demon Kana, who always wore a blank expression and carried a mirror around.
The second Kikyo approached Kagura turned and attacked with her "dance of blades" attack. Kikyo merely stepped aside to avoid the attack. She had no time for a meaningless battle.
"Take me to Naraku," Kikyo commanded after Kagura's attack failed.
"What," Kagura asked.
"You heard me, I want to see Naraku," Kikyo replied.
"Do you honestly think that I would take you to him," Kagura asked.
"I know that you want freedom from him," Kikyo told her. She sensed that Naraku's poisonous insects were nearby, she could hear them buzzing.
Kikyo abruptly shot one of her sacred arrows at the tree behind her killing all the insects that had been it. The ones that had survived tried to get away, but she soon killed them as well.
"Now that Naraku's spies are gone, I can execute my plan," Kikyo thought.
"What are you planning Kikyo," Kagura asked, suspicious of the priestess.
"I need Naraku's help to destroy Kagome," Kikyo began. "In exchange for his help I will give him the three jewel shards that I took from her.
"And then what," Kagura asked.
"If all goes according to plan the jewel of four souls will be put back together," Kikyo replied.
"And how will this help us," Kana asked, speaking up for the first time.
"I want you two to take the two jewel shards from the wolf demon Koga," Kikyo told them a small smile threatening to appear on her face. "While you two do that, I'll be searching for Naraku's heart."
"You won't find it without these crystals," Kagura said, taking out one of her three crystals and handing it to Kikyo.
Kikyo examined the crystal, already knowing what it was used for. She handed it back to Kagura. "I won't need this, I can already sense that Naraku's heart is nearby.
"What, where is it," Kagura asked.
"I do not know the exact location, but it is near here that much I'm sure of," Kikyo replied, "but before I can destroy Naraku I must gain his trust."
"And how will this help you destroy the girl Kagome," Kana asked, nonchalant about the whole situation.
"The boy Kohaku, has a jewel shard embedded in his back," Kikyo said. "I shall kill him and give the jewel shard to Naraku. After that I'll convince him to let me use Kohaku's death as a trap to lure Inuyasha and the others to him."
"I see, you're going to use Kohaku as bait so you can get an opportunity to kill Kagome," Kagura said.
"I don't want just for Kagome to die though," Kikyo continued. "I want them all to die, except for Inuyasha."
Kagura and Kana said nothing and Kikyo went on. "I want Inuyasha to live and see the end of all human life. The second I kill Naraku, I will take the sacred jewel and I will make my wish, for all the souls of the living and the dead to make me immortal, except Inuyasha's, and both of yours if you agree to help me."
"And if we don't," Kagura asked.
"I can make this plan work with or without your help," Kikyo remarked. "I just thought that you would want your freedom from Naraku and to live in a world free of humans and most demons."
"I'll agree to your plan, but only if you promise that you'll also spare Sesshomaru," Kagura said.
"You want me to spare Inuyasha's older brother," Kikyo asked. "Why?"
"It's none of you business," Kagura said forcefully.
"Fine, as long as I get my wish you shall have yours," Kikyo replied. "Now, take me to Naraku."
Meanwhile at Kagome's house
Kagome sat at her desk in her room and was trying to get some homework done, but she could hardly concentrate.
"Stupid Inuyasha, I should have never fallen in love with him," Kagome thought with sadness.
It had only been one day, but to Kagome it felt like years since she had last seen him. No matter how much she had tried she just couldn't forget him.
"If only Kikyo weren't around," Kagome thought sullenly, but again she shook away the thought.
"It's not Kikyo's fault," Kagome said out loud, trying to convince herself that Kikyo wasn't what caused problems between her and Inuyasha.
Kagome sighed and laid her head down on the desk. "He's probably looking for her right now," she thought with another sigh.
Kagome knew that she could never replace Kikyo in Inuyasha's heart. She meant something to him and Kagome knew that. It may have been fifty years, but Inuyasha had been asleep that whole time. To him the memory is still fresh even though it's almost been two years since she broke the spell on him.
"He'll always love her," Kagome whispered picking her head up from her desk. She had to get back to work. She had an exam the next day and she had to study.
Of course math was never her best subject.
"Focus Kagome," Kagome told herself picking up her pencil and getting ready to work out the equations that laid before her.
She looked at the first one that read…
8( 2x+6) = 38
"I give up," Kagome said in defeat. She had actually been in school when her teacher went over this, but she didn't remember.
She got up from her desk and went downstairs to get a chocolate bar, hoping that the sugar would help her sour mood.
"Hey sis," Sota said when Kagome walked into the kitchen.
"Hi Sota," Kagome replied going into the snack drawer.
Sota had tried to say more to her, but he figured that Kagome would find out about it soon enough.
Kagome opened the snack drawer and found nothing.
"Sota, what happened to all the chocolate bars," she asked.
"Well Inuyasha came over earlier to talk to you, but I told him that you were still upset and needed some time by yourself, he was hungry and I gave him a chocolate bar," Sota said.
"Really, and what happened to the rest of them," Kagome asked crossing her arms over her chest.
"Well after Inuyasha ate the first one he couldn't get enough so he took the rest of them and went to the back yard. I tried to stop him, but it was useless."
"Where is he now?" Kagome asked, but she also wondered what he was doing here. Shouldn't he be looking for Kikyo?
"He went outside, I think he's sitting under the sacred tree," Sota said taking a bit of a…chocolate bar.
"Sota, I thought you said Inuyasha took all of the chocolate bars," Kagome said narrowing her eyes at him.
"He left one or two," Sota replied leaning back in his chair.
Kagome ignored him and went outside, sure enough Inuyasha was sitting at the sacred tree. He wasn't eating chocolate bars, but there was chocolate all over his mouth.
"It's going to take forever to get all that chocolate off his lips, unless…," Kagome didn't complete the thought, a blush rising on her face.
"Get your mind out of the gutter," Kagome told herself, she made her way towards Inuyasha. His eyes were closed, he looked like he was sleeping, but Kagome knew better.
"Inuyasha," she said when she was a few feet away.
Inuyasha opened his eyes and looked at her, unsure of what to say.
"Yo," was all he could manage.
"What are you doing here?" she asked gently, a little afraid of what his answer would be.
"What do you think, I came to take you back Kagome," Inuyasha replied a little harshly.
"You came to get me?" Kagome asked a little shocked.
"You really are an airhead you know that," Inuyasha said while standing up.
"I…well…I thought you would…," Kagome trailed off, she just couldn't say the words.
"You thought I would go after Kikyo," Inuyasha asked.
Kagome nodded knowing that it was the only response she could give him.
"Kagome, I meant what I said yesterday," Inuyasha said more gently. He slowly walked toward Kagome.
"Inuyasha," Kagome said taking a step forward, but she stopped and turned away. She couldn't look at him when he stared at her like that.
"It's true that I still love Kikyo, a part of me always will, but she's not the same person she was fifty years ago, she's not alive," Inuyasha said turning Kagome's face toward his.
"Please Inuyasha," Kagome begged, looking into his eyes once more.
"I want to be happy Kagome," Inuyasha told her. "I can only be happy if I'm with you."
Kagome didn't know what to say, he was so earnest, and the look in his eyes was so genuine.
She busted out laughing.
"Hey, what's so funny, this is serious Kagome," Inuyasha yelled as she giggled, dropping his hand from her cheek.
"I'm sorry, it's just you've got chocolate all over your face and you were just so serious," Kagome laughed. She nearly doubled over as she cackled.
"Kagome, this isn't funny," Inuyasha said, making a silent vow to never eat chocolate again.
"Thank you Inuyasha," Kagome stepping forward and wrapping her arms around his neck. In the next moment she was kissing him. She could taste the chocolate on his lips, and though she had never eaten chocolate quite like this before, she was enjoying it. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her and deepened the kiss. Enjoying the feel of Kagome's lips against his and in that moment he was truly happy. Just to have Kagome in his arms was enough. It was all he needed.
When the kiss ended the stayed in each others arms for a moment, just enjoying each others warmth.
"We should head back Inuyasha," Kagome said leading the way to the well, forgetting all about her math exam and her family. She normally told them goodbye before she just left.
Of course she didn't need to explain, mostly because Sota had been watching from the kitchen window the whole time.
"Hehehe, just wait until I tell mom and gramps about this," Sota thought with a laugh.
A/N: Chapter 4 is complete. Kagome and Inuyasha are in love and all seems well. But Kikyo has a plan, and she's seeking immortality. Something bad is going to go down in the feudal era. Will Inuyasha and Kagome be able to stop Kikyo's plan? You'll have to wait until chapter five to find out.