Kikyo awoke and found herself lying next to Inuyasha on the grass. She was a little startled but soon started to remember the events of last night.

"You're finally awake. I was beginning to think that you'd never wake up," he said softly. Kikyo sat up and pulled his shoal closer to her to shield her breasts.

"Whachu doing that for?" he asked with a grin. "Those are nice and like looking at them." Kikyo laughed as Inuyasha sat up beside her, leaning back against the tree. He watched Kikyo for a moment and realized that she looked sad again.

"Kikyo, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"Inuyasha…I was just thinking about…what you said last night."

"Yeah?"

"Inuyasha, I don't want much in this world. As a priestess, I've learned to not want for so much." She was silent for a moment before she continued to speak. "You said that you wish to become a human and…"

"And I still wish to do so. Kikyo, I can't explain it but you…you've done something to me that no one else has ever been able to do and I love you so much for it."

"But when you become a human…what would your brother think?"

"Aww forget him, that stupid idiot. He thinks he's so much better than me. He despises humans but he can't hate me much more, even if I do become a human. He hated me long before I was even born. That isn't…is that why you're so sad Kikyo? You don't need…"

"That's part of it…Inuyasha, I've seen you get hurt plenty of times by villagers who were afraid of you. If you become a human, I feel like your brother will treat you so much worse…you'd be shunned by your family and friends…"

"Hmf. I have no family and you're my only friend. Kikyo, listen, I have always been a very indecisive person but this right here…this is the first time in my life that I've been able to make a decision about something and not feel like it was the wrong one." Inuyasha put his arms around Kikyo and pulled her close to him. He leaned over and whispered into her ear. "I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life loving you."

Kikyo sighed and realized that the young hanyou had made up his mind. There was no point in trying to convince him otherwise. She smiled and snuggled up to him. She had to get everything set so that she could perform the ceremony and rid the world of that awful jewel shard.

Onigumo stood idly by and watched Kikyo and Inuyasha near the tree. So that mutt wants to become a human ehh? That jewel belongs to me and so does the Lady Kikyo, but I'd rather see her dead than in the arms of a little hanyou. With that thought, Onigumo crept away without being heard.

"Kikyo! Inuyasha! Yay! You're back!" Kaede squealed with joy. She ran up to her sister and gave her a big hug. Then she hugged Inuyasha as well.

"Arg. Get off me!"

"Inuyasha you deserve a hug. I was worried about my sister but I see that she's with you. When she's with you I know she's ok cause you'd protect her right?" Inuyasha smiled at the young girl and then looked at Kikyo.

"You're right. I'd never let anything happen to your sister." Kaede nodded and then went back inside the cabin. Kikyo turned to Inuyasha.

"Tomorrow then?"

"Tomorrow." He grabbed her hands and planted a kiss on each finger and then he leaned in and kissed her cheek. She smiled as he hopped away back towards the forest. Kaede ran back outside to see him off.

"Kikyo! Does Inuyasha like you? I saw him kiss you good-bye," she said enthusiastically. Kikyo just laughed.

"Kaede, what makes you think that?" Kikyo knew that children could sometimes be way smarter than the average adult, for they see things as they truly are.

"The way he looked at you," she said simply. Kikyo chuckled as they both entered the cabin.

Day turned to night and soon Kaede was fast asleep. Kikyo sat at a table on the other side of the cabin where the jewel shard was located. It was just as pure as ever. She looked into the mirror next to the jewel shard. She could not figure out what Inuyasha saw in here. She was not exceptionally beautiful and in her opinion she was just average. She sighed as she took out a small seashell that she had received from Inuyasha. It was filled with cherry lip gloss that his mother used to wear long ago. She watched herself in the mirror as she tried some on. She realized that she did indeed look quite nice. She washed it off moments later as she heard a rustle at her window. It was Inuyasha.

"What are you doing here so late?" she asked curiously.

"Kikyo, how about we do it now," he asked anxiously.

"Inuyasha, you know we can't do it now. The sun has to be out for the spell to actually work." She shook her head in amusement. That Inuyasha she thought.

"Well alright. See you later." And with that he was off.

Kikyo rose bright and early the next morning and quickly got dressed. Kaede stirred a little and then sat up.

"Sister, where are you going?" she asked sleepily.

"Just out to gather some herbs. You go back to sleep now Kaede."

Kikyo held tightly to the jewel in her hand as she made her way to the spot where she first met the young hanyou. We're finally going to be together forever. No more worries. No more fighting. When Kikyo arrived she looked around for Inuyasha but he was nowhere to be found. He was late…or so she thought. Moments later she could hear a rustle behind her but before she could react she felt a sharp pain from claws that had slashed through her arms. As she lie on the ground in pain, she tried reaching for the jewel that flew out of her hand, but a foot stopped her by standing on her wrist. She turned and looked up and was shocked to see that it was the man she loved…

"INUYASHA! HOW COULD YOU?"

"I never loved you woman. Now that I have the jewel, I will become a powerful demon and so with that, I'll leave you to die in peace." Inuyasha left and Kikyo sat up off the ground. Her arms were in excruciating pain and she was losing a lot of blood, but even so all she could think about was finding and killing that hanyou, that half-demon Inuyasha. Kikyo hobbled home and yelled for Kaede. Kaede came out but saw that her sister was bleeding.

"No Kaede, you don't need to worry about me. Get me my bow. I have a demon to slay."

"Kaede, what happened to Kikyo? Why wasn't Inuyasha there to protect her?" she asked anxiously.

"Well," Kaede answered slowly, "apparently it was Inuyasha himself that hurt my sister Kikyo. She was bleeding to death but was still determined to get him for betraying her. My sister had never let anyone inside her heart like Inuyasha. When she saw that it was he who had hurt her, she was devastated beyond repair."

"Wow. That was…but they seemed so…so perfect, you know? How could he do something like that?"

"It didn't take my sister long to find him. She shot him in the arm with one arrow and he stuck to the tree, the very tree that he had made love to her under. Then she shot him again, this time with the sacred arrow. I never understood why my sister used her sacred arrow on him."

"What's a sacred arrow?"

"Well, long before my sister met Inuyasha, she told me about the different arrows she used as a priestess. Well, one of them was called the Sacred Arrow. The sacred arrow was used to put a person into a deep sleep. As long as the arrow remained in his or her body, they would sleep forever, never aging and never dying."

"Ohhhh, okay, she replied thoughtfully. "So I get it now. She never killed him…but…but why? After all he had done to her…"

"That's the thing. You see, I had always believed that my sister was incapable of hating someone. Even if they wronged her beyond forgiveness, she somehow managed to forgive them. When she sealed Inuyasha to that tree, it was as though she forgave him somehow." Kaede let a tear drop before she let out a sigh. Kagome had now turned her attention to the tree that was outside behind Kaede's home.

"That tree…," she said softly.

Kaede only nodded, for she knew what Kagome was going to ask. Kagome sat their silent for a moment and then a look of confusion could be seen in her face.

"Yes? What is it Kagome?"

"It's just…well, you told me earlier that your sister ended up being happy with someone and died a normal death with her beloved. If that's the case then how did she die?" Kaede got up and walked outside towards the tree located in her back yard. Kagome followed behind her.

"Kagome, have you ever wondered why they call this the Sacred Tree?"

"Yes, but…" Kagome looked up at Kaede, a look of bewilderment on her face.

"Kagome, this is the exact tree that my sister used to seal Inuyasha to. This is why it is called the Sacred Tree."

"Oh wow…Kaede I'm sorry. So this is why…this is why you're always staring at this tree."

"Yes, it is. This tree is very important. A lot of things have happened here…"

"But Kaede…I'm still confused about something." Kaede laughed and then looked down at Kagome, who was now sitting on the ground.

"Wouldn't Inuyasha still be here sealed to this tree? I thought you said that the person would stay there forever?"

"You're right Kagome, and Inuyasha was sealed to this tree for a really long time…50 years if I'm not mistaken."

"But where is he? Why isn't he here?"

"Someone pulled the arrow out of the tree, releasing him from his eternal slumber on this tree."

Kagome looked up, eyes wide with terror. "Who would do such a thing?" she asked horrified.

"A woman named Kagome."

AN: I know this chapter was short but I didn't want people to think that I wasn't working on the story so I decided to go ahead and post what I already had written and ready. Anyway, I know most of you know how the story goes but there are some people who really don't know.oO Anyway, I'll try to have another chapter posted soon, but I'm not promising anything. I have recieved quite a few hits but no reviews. Shame Shame Shame. It's very important that you review the stories that you read otherwise the author will think that you hated it and will quit writing. (hint hint)