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Chapter 22

Naraku's P.O.V.

I laughed as my dearest Kagome attacked. She really was that eager to get revenge after all. Of course, with help from the sacred jewel she could finally get what she desired.

Hmm, maybe I should have some fun with this.

Inuyasha's P.O.V.

It's all my fault she's like this. I should have never listened to Kikyo.

Damn, I'm so stupid!

I watched helplessly as Kagome ran at us with an evil smile on her face.

"Kagome, dear, I only sent you out to say hello to them. There really is no reason to rush. But I guess you really hate them, don't you?"

Kagome suddenly stopped at the sound of Naraku's voice. I saw him step out of the shadows, smirking over at us.

In a flash, Kagome disappeared and reappeared by Naraku's side. Why the hell is she helping him?! I could feel my mind swirling in questions and seeing Kagome, the love of my life, side with the murderer of my parents made my heart tighten painfully.

Kagome pouted. "But Naraku, I want to see Inuyasha suffer like I did. This is the perfect opportunity to do that."

"Patience, my pet. I want to have some fun of my own first," he chuckled darkly. He brought Kagome closer to him by her hand. "I think this will torture him more than just killing him."

Then before I could blink, I watched in horror as Naraku pulled Kagome into a kiss.

"Naraku, you bastard! Let her go!" I didn't stop myself from charging at him in rage.

"Dance of the Dragon!"

I nearly avoided swirls of tornados as I was forced to jump back. Looking up, I saw Kagura holding her fan.

"You'll have your turn, half-demon," she said.

I growled menacingly at her.

Looking back, I saw that Naraku had finished and Kagome was smiling up at him. I swallowed the vomit that threatened to rise from my stomach.

"Can I kill him now?" Kagome asked.

"Of course." Naraku looked up at Kagura. "Kagura, let her face him."

I never left my eyes off of Kagome and could see hate fill her eyes as they focused on me; her target.

"Now you can die, Inuyasha. It was nice knowing you," she sneered before charging.

Nails extended, she ran at me. But before she hit, Hikara ran in front of me to take the blow herself. Kagome jump back a few meters after her strike in defence.

"Hikara!"

"You okay, Yash?" she asked over her shoulder.

I saw trails of blood run down her slashed arms. Bits of her sleeves were torn to pieces and fell to the ground, soaking up those drops of blood already on the floor. The smell of her blood filled my nose.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" I mumbled.

I heard Hikara chuckled. But our conversation didn't last very long as Kagome ran to strike again.

Miroku's P.O.V.

"Kagome, stop this madness!" I yelled. "I know you don't actually want to kill Inuyasha!"

Kagome's blood red eyes zoomed over to me. The look in her eyes even made me step back a few steps, despite the fact I was already quite far away.

"How would you know what I want or don't want?!" Kagome snarled. "He betrayed me! Inuyasha deserves to die!"

"No, you don't understand! Inuyasha was trying to protect you! Kikyo said you would be hurt if he didn't break up with you so Inuyasha broke up with you for your sake! He was protecting you!"

Kagome stopped and narrowed her eyes at me. I had a little bit of hope when I saw the conflict in her eyes. But right before she was going to say something, Naraku's voice interrupted.

"He's lying to you, Kagome. Inuyasha betrayed you. Remember how happy he was to be with Kikyo? Remember how indifferent he was when he saw you cry?"

My hope shattered as I saw her eyes filled with hate again.

"Your right," she replied to Naraku. "I'm sorry I doubted you, even for a moment."

How am I going to get Naraku away from her?

"Kagome, what Miroku is saying is true! Please believe us!" Inuyasha yelled.

Kagome snapped back. "Shut up! Why should I believe you?! How do I know that you're not telling me a lie?! How do I know that you and everyone else isn't working together to continuously feed me lies?!"

Before I knew it, Inuyasha had cut Kagome off by advancing towards her and pulling her into a hug. His embrace was gentle but strong.

She struggled to get away. "Let me go! Let me go!" she screamed.

I watched as Kagome ran her hand through Inuyasha's stomach as an attempt to escape Inuyasha coughed out blood and winced in pain, but he continued to hold her, refusing to let go. Even when Kagome took out her hand, covered in blood, Inuyasha refused to fall.

"Kagome, don't you understand?! On your birthday, I promised that I would never hurt you and I never wanted to break it! But the thing is, I never did! I also promised that I would always protect you and I didn't break that promise either! I did what I did to protect you! I did what I did because I didn't know I was the one being lied to!"

Inuyasha held Kagome even tighter.

"I did what I did because I love you!"

Everyone watched as Inuyasha kissed her. I was flabbergasted. I never would've known that Inuyasha loved Kagome this much. He really did love her.

Suddenly, Kagome started to glow a blinding pink. Her eyes were changing from red to brown in a constant, undecided pattern and her face was contorted in pain. She pushed Inuyasha away with a shove and started to clutch her head. Sinking to her knees she screamed in pure agony. We could see a dark purple glow imitating from an object in her forehead. Looking closer, we could see the shape of a diamond-shaped shard planted on her forehead.

In a rush of pink light and a wave of power, the shard finally fell out of her forehead and Kagome collapsed in exhaustion.

"Kagome!"

Inuyasha caught her head before her skull collided with the ground.

Naraku's P.O.V.

Damn this! I can't believe it! She actually managed to take out the shard!

Damn it! I need another plan!

"Come Kagome, we're leaving," I commanded. She didn't budge.

"Hell no," I head Kagome whisper weakly. "I'm not going anywhere with you."

"You listen to me! I gave you your chance at revenge and I even gave you powers to help you! This is how you repay me?!"

"I never asked for any of this. It's your fault for forcing it on me."

I snarled in frustration. I transformed into smoke to leave.

"You're not going anywhere!" the half-breed yelled.

Him and that other girl who saved Inuyasha earlier rushed at me, but before they could hit, I blasted miasma at them, forcing them to retreat.

I narrowed my eyes at that girl. Something about her seemed familiar.

Pushing away the thought, I flew into the sky. "I'll be back for you, Kagome. And next time, you'll never return to that half-demon ever again!"

With that, I disappeared into the sky.

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