Hey Guys! So here's the third chapter for the sequel of Inuyasha Basket! From here on out, this is my story and my ideas! The character named Ichiro Sohma will be introduced in this chapter, so you'll find out who he is soon enough! Hahaha! So here is the third chapter of this story! I hope you enjoy!

Chapter Three:

Hatori dropped the now blood-stained dagger and staggered backwards, falling on the grass. He gripped either side of his head and wept. He had just purposely killed a man, and a man in his own family at that.

"Hatori, what the hell did you do?" asked Shigure, sounding utterly shocked. "That wasn't the plan!"

Hatori didn't answer. He couldn't. He was a murderer. A cold-blooded murderer. He felt a small hand being placed on his shoulder and looked up to see Yuki standing there, his purple eyes filled with tears, "You did what you had to do, Hatori," he said quietly, his voice shaking with tears.

Hatori just sat there and wept while Yuki tried to comfort him. Shigure was standing there, staring him with wide eyes. He had killed a member of his family. That thought kept running through his head. Kikyo suddenly came running into the clearing, bow in hand. When she saw Hatori on the ground, she couldn't help but to run over and kneel beside him.

"Hatori, are you okay? Shh…it's alright, do not weep," she said quietly, hugging him softly. There was a puff of smoke and a black dragon was sitting in Hatori's place.

Shigure looked at Kikyo, confusion evident in his brown eyes, "Lady Kikyo? You still remember Hatori?" he asked.

"I never erased Lady Kikyo's memories," Hatori whispered, without lifting his head.

Yuki's eyes widened, but before he could say anything, the others rushed into the clearing. The Sohma's took one look at Akito lying dead on the ground, their faces paling immediately. Ayame was the first one who spoke.

"Gure-san, what happened here?" he asked quietly.

Shigure shrugged, "I don't know for sure, but I think there's been a slight change of plans," he replied, looking down at his best friend who was still sitting in the grass with his head down.

"What do you mean 'a slight change of plans'?" demanded Kyo, "Why is Akito dead?"

"I killed him," whispered Hatori.

The Sohma's looked at Hatori in shock. Suddenly, Inuyasha and his group burst through the trees at full speed.

"Naraku is on his way here! Miroku tried to pull him into his Wind Tunnel, but instead pulled in a bunch of Naraku's poisonous insects! He needs help!" exclaimed Inuyasha, supporting a very weak and pale looking Miroku.

Kikyo stood and walked over to Inuyasha, "Lay him on the ground," she ordered him.

Inuyasha laid Miroku on the ground obediently and watched as Kikyo put her hand on his chest. A pink glow surrounded her hand and after a few moments, the pink glow disappeared, "He should be alright now after he rests. I have purified the poison in his body," she says.

As soon as she stood back up, Naraku slowly walked through the trees. Inuyasha, Sango, Kagome, Shippo, and Kikyo stood in front of the Sohma's protectively. Naraku's eyes wandered around them and his eyes finally found Akito on the ground. His eyes narrowed, "Who has killed Akito?" he said coldly, "I told him he shouldn't come. I told him it was probably a trap, but he wouldn't listen. Who killed him?!" he asked again.

"What goes on in our family is none of your damn business, Naraku!" snarled Kyo.

Inuyasha was impressed by his lovers boldness, "If you want to join your precious Akito, then allow us to help you," he said cockily.

Naraku chuckled darkly, "How many times have you tried to kill me and failed, Inuyasha? Did you forget that I am immortal? It is impossible to kill me. Now, I shall take Akito back and give him a proper burial," he said, walking towards Akito.

When Naraku was distracted with Akito, Kikyo looked at Kagome and nodded. Both of them raised their bows and shot purified arrows at Naraku at the same time that Inuyasha released the Wind Scar. When they hit him, Sango threw Hirekotsu. He was thrown backwards by the unexpected attack and Kyo, in his True Form, leaped onto him, biting Naraku's throat. He gagged as Naraku's blood filled his mouth.

Suddenly, a strong wind started blowing. Inuyasha turned around to see Miroku standing, his Wind Tunnel open, "Miroku, don't be an idiot! You don't have enough strength yet to be using your Wind Tunnel," he yelled at the monk.

Kyo wasn't expecting the wind and as he was being pulled backwards, he put his beads back on, turning back into his half-demon form. When Inuyasha realized who the monster was and saw Kyo getting closer and closer to being pulled into Miroku's Wind Tunnel, he ran as fast as he could and tackled Kyo, pushing him out of the way.

Naraku screamed angrily as he was pulled into the black hole, never to be seen again. Miroku closed up his Wind Tunnel and collapsed, making Shigure rush over to him and catch him before he could hit the ground.

"Are you okay, Miroku?" asked Shigure, worry creasing his forehead, "You shouldn't push yourself, you could have died."

"I'm fine, Shigure," he panted.

Kyo looked up at Inuyasha who was still crouching over him protectively, "Thank you for saving me, Inuyasha," he said quietly.

Inuyasha blushed and looked away, "Well if you were stronger and used your head then I wouldn't have had to save your sorry ass," he sneered, trying to hide his relief that Kyo was alright.

Ayame walked over to Akito, "Gure-san, we should move his body. You take his feet," he said.

Shigure helped Miroku up, keeping his arm around his waist until he was sure Miroku could stand on his own, then went over to Akito, grabbing his feet. Together, he and Ayame moved Akito's body into the trees, then came back.

"Hatori, you should probably explain yourself now," Shigure said sternly.

Hatori sighed and finally looked up, "Kikyo, can you turn me back into my human form?" he asked.

She nodded and used her powers to transform Hatori back. After he was human again, he looked around at everyone around him in turn. Finally he started speaking, "I never erased Kikyo's memories," he said, addressing everybody.

"What?! So you're not going to erase Kikyo's, the one you love, memories, but you're going to erase everyone else's?" demanded Inuyasha, "That doesn't seem very fair!"

"Inuyasha, listen to what Hatori has to say before judging him," said Kikyo in a hard voice, looking at her ex-lover.

Inuyasha crossed his arms in front of his chest and moped while Hatori continued, "I didn't erase Kikyo's memories. I was about to, but then we were interrupted by Lady Kaede. She made me realize that I was doing the wrong thing. All of you have found your true love's since we have been here, and I have no right to take that away from you. So I have decided that I won't erase anyone's memory. You all will remember everything that happened here and maybe even be able to come back to stay with your lovers," he said.

Everyone's expressions looked the same. Eyes wide and mouth's hanging open in shock. Then the celebrating started. Kagome rushed over to Haru, throwing her arms around him and kissing him. Shigure and Miroku hugged each other tightly, both having tears running down their face. Ayame went over to Sesshomaru and kissed him, holding him tightly against his body. Yuki and Sango smiled at each other then slowly leaned in and kissed. Momiji kissed Rin on the cheek, who smiled at him in return. Akitoki lifted Tohru in the air, spinning her around. She was giggling and when he put her back down, they stared into each other's eyes for a moment before leaning in and kissing each other on the lips. Kikyo looked at Hatori, smiled, then hugged him, pressing her lips against his in a passionate kiss. Kyo and Inuyasha were looking around at all the happy couples, smiling to themselves slightly. Then, golden eyes met crimson ones and Kyo ran over to Inuyasha and threw his arms around his neck. Inuyasha was shocked by the sudden assault, but got over himself and hugged Kyo back tightly. They looked at each other again and slowly pressed their lips together, locking them in a kiss.

Kikyo looked around at everyone who was crying and holding their lovers in a tight embrace and smiled, knowing that Hatori had made the right decision. Hatori wrapped his arm around Kikyo's waist, holding her to him tightly, "Everyone, although you are keeping your memories, we still have to go back to our time. We have to make sure that the rest of our family is alright," he said loudly.

"Well, when will we be able to see each other again?" asked Sango, her forehead creasing with worry at the thought of not being able to see Yuki.

Before Hatori could reply, Lady Kaede walked into the clearing, "I have something to give ye," she said, walking towards the group. She gave each Sohma and Tohru and shard of what looked like a jewell.

"What is this?" asked Tohru, holding the shard in the palm of her hand.

"It is a shard of the Shikon Jewell. With this jewell, ye are able to see yer lovers in this world by merely thinking about them. So ye shall be able to see each other whenever ye want," explained Lady Kaede.

Hatori gently put his shard of the jewell in his pocket, "Thank you very much, Lady Kaede. And thank you for helping me make the right decision."

"Hatori? What's going to happen to us now that Akito is dead?" asked Momiji, sounding scared.

"A new God will be born. We will be fine, Momiji," he said gently, "We should probably get going everyone. Say you're goodbyes. We will see everyone again soon."

Everyone said goodbye, except for Kyo. He decided to be difficult, "Why do I have to go back, Hatori? I'd rather stay here!" he exclaimed.

"You still have 2 years of school that you need to finish, Kyo," replied Hatori calmly.

"I don't give a damn about school! I want to stay here!"

"Kyo, stop acting like a child and listen to Hatori! He knows what's best for us!" said Yuki.

Inuyasha decided that it was time he stepped in, "Kyo, you should go. School is important and besides, I'm able to go through the well without having the Shikon Jewell so I can see whenever I want," he said softly.

Kyo sighed, knowing that Inuyasha was right, "Fine, but promise me you'll come see me whenever you can," he muttered.

Inuyasha hugged Kyo, who hugged him back, "I promise," he whispered in Kyo's ear. They let go of each other and Kyo jumped through the well, disappearing. Yuki went next, then Shigure, then Tohru, and the rest of the Sohma's followed suit.

Once they got back to their time, the Sohma's realized that they didn't feel sick, meaning the new God had already been born. They all piled into Hatori's car and drove back home.

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A little boy woke up in the middle of the night feeling sick to his stomach. He stumbled out of his bed and went to his parent's room. He walked over to the side of their bed, "Mama? Daddy?" he whispered.

His father opened his eyes and looked at his son, "What is it, Ichiro?" he asked tiredly.

"I don't feel very good. My tummy hurts," whispered Ichiro. His father felt his forehead and realized that he had a fever. He turned and shook his girlfriend awake, "Hanajima, wake up," he whispered.

Hanajima stirred and yawned, "What is it Kazuma?" she asked.

"Ichiro has a fever. He feels really warm and his face is pale. He said his tummy hurts," explained Kazuma.

Hana sat up, "Come here, Ichiro," she said softly, "You can sleep with us tonight."

Ichiro climbed into bed with his parents and cuddled up to them, falling asleep quickly. After he fell asleep, Kazuma looked at Hana, "He's never had a sick day. And he felt really hot. He's the heir to Akito, but would only become God if Akito died. Something must have happened to Akito," he whispered.

Hana frowned, holding her only son closer. Since she started dating Kazuma, she knew about the Sohma Curse. Kazuma had told her all about it. She didn't like the idea of her son's life being shortened because of a curse, but she couldn't do anything to stop it. If Akito had somehow died, then Ichiro was officially the new God of the Zodiac.

She ran a finger through Ichiro's black hair, "We'll figure it out in the morning. Right now, let's go back to sleep," she whispered, leaning forward and kissing Kazuma softly. Then she bent down and kissed Ichiro's forehead before closing her eyes again.

After a few minutes of staring at the black ceiling, Kazuma finally fell asleep, thoughts about Akito running through his mind.

So what did you think? Yes, Ichiro Sohma's parents are Kyo's adopted father, Kazuma Sohma, and Tohru's best friend, Saki Hanajima. And he is the new God of the Chinese Zodiac. He is an OC that I came up with. You'll soon find out that he is the complete opposite of Akito. I won't waste your time telling you about his personality. Anyways, two chapters in one day! That is a new record for me lol! Please R&R!