Childhood Remix

Disclaimer: This is an "Inuyasha" fanfiction. I have not stolen the idea and I have not taken claim to the show. It has not now nor has it ever been mine. Enjoy! 

Chapter 7: New beginnings and battles…

Inuyasha pushed Kikyou back gently. "What are you doing?"

"Come on Inuyasha, you can't deny the fact that you like me,"

"Kikyou…I'll admit, you're very attractive, but I like your sister, end of story,"

"What reason do you have to like her over me?"

"…I, um…"

"See? You can't even come up with a reason," Kikyou said as she tried to kiss him again. When he leaned away again, she sighed. "Don't you want to get back at her? Get her jealous. We can just pretend to be together," she suggested.

"Hm…I dunno…"

"Oh come on, it's just pretending," Kikyou pushed.

Inuyasha thought about it. I shouldn't be upset, I should be happy for her. She was so upset about Drew last night, but she used me! Still… Inuyasha didn't know what to do, he didn't want to lose Kagome as he had lost all the others, but he did want her for himself. If this didn't work, then he could always pretend he broke up with Kikyou considering they weren't really going out. But what if it made her think she couldn't have him? What if, by the time Kagome wanted him back, he actually fell for Kikyou? Inuyasha laughed aloud.

"And just what is so funny?" Kikyou asked with a glare causing Inuyasha to shut up.

"Oh…nothing," Inuyasha managed between breaths. He scratched his head back in thought. "I don't think it's really a good idea, but it's worth a shot," Inuyasha finished as Kikyou grabbed his hand in hers.

"Well then we better practice now!" Kikyou exclaimed as she dragged Inuyasha along with her.

I have a really bad feeling about this. I feel like I'm using Kikyou, but it was her idea, so does that mean I'm not? Inuyasha sighed. I don't know what to do. What if this just makes things worse? Inuyasha didn't have any more time for thought as Kagome came into view. Without thinking, he let go of Kikyou's hand and went running to her. "Hey," he said when he got closer.

"What?" Kagome snapped.

What was that about? She was the one that used me, not the other way around! "I saw you and Drew, I'm…um, happy for you guys!" Inuyasha lied with a fake smile.

He saw Drew kiss me? And he thinks I wanted to kiss him back? Hm, serves him right! "You would be," Kagome bit out coldly.

"What do you mean?" Inuyasha's ire was starting to rise at her attitude.

"As if you don't know!" Kagome whipped out turning away from him.

Inuyasha grabbed her shoulder and turned her around to face him. "I don't! What's with the third degree!?"

Kagome swatted his hand away. "Leave me alone," she spat coldly.

"What's wrong Kagome?" Inuyasha asked a little gentler this time.

"It's just…how could you?" Kagome asked with tears in her eyes.

"How could I what?"

"How could you k-?"

"Inuyasha!" Kikyou called in a sickeningly sweet voice. She went running up straight to the hanyou putting her arms around him and kissing him passionately. Before Inuyasha could do anything Kagome stood up in anger.

"Kagome I-" Inuyasha started when Kikyou finally let him go.

"Just leave me alone, I never want to see you again!" Kagome yelled before running off. Inuyasha's eyes widened.

Kagome… I hurt you, I'm sorry, Inuyasha thought as he started backpedaling before running off. He stopped in his tracks at the sacred tree. Jumping up into the branches, he was left to his thinking. How could I… What did she mean by that? Could it be that she thinks I'm with Kikyou? I mean, that's what I was planning at the time, but she was upset before Kikyou came down and kissed me. Does that mean she jumped to conclusions or she saw Kikyou kiss me earlier? Inuyasha seemed to think for forever, but he came to the same conclusion repeatedly. She had seen Kikyou kiss him. But why would that upset her if she had been with Drew at the time? Unless it's like what happened with Kikyou and me, what if Drew just kissed her, but she didn't kiss him back? Maybe that's what she was upset about, but she was giving me the cold shoulder before I had said I was happy for her. Something must have been bothering her before that, so maybe it was the fact that Kikyou and I kissed? Well sure, I was upset when I saw her and Drew kiss, and the fact that Kikyou had come down and kissed me again in front of her didn't make matters better. I don't want to lose her like I lost everyone else in my life. I have to make things better, but how? As if she'd listen to me after what happened, Inuyasha thought darkly as he hopped down from the trees. He wasn't sure how he was going to make it up to her, but he knew he had to. Therefore, off he went to the Higurashi residence.

Inuyasha was ready to knock on Kagome's bedroom door, but he wasn't quite sure what he was going to say. What if she didn't listen? What if she didn't care? What if-

"What are you doing?" Kagome asked irritably as she opened her door.

Oops, looks like I blew my cover, Inuyasha thought as he stood there like an idiot. "Kagome, I, um, I need to talk to you," Inuyasha stuttered.

"Didn't I tell you I didn't want to see you again?"

"Yeah, but Kagome, I have something I need to say to you,"

"Fine, whatever, but make it quick,"

"This was all a big misunderstanding!" Inuyasha blurted out.

"What?"

"This entire thing, all of it, I saw you with Drew, and I get the feeling you saw me with Kikyou,"

"What of it?"

"Well, Kikyou kissed me, I didn't kiss back, and I get the feeling that Drew kissed you and not the other way around,"

"Yeah right, it takes two to kiss,"

"…Even in your case?"

Kagome smirked. Get back at him now girl! "Oh yeah, and I loved every minute of it," Kagome said smugly.

Inuyasha was crushed. He had been so sure that she hadn't kissed Drew back. "Well, I don't care. I didn't kiss Kikyou, and if you still wanna be with me…I'm willing to look over what happened with you and Drew,"

"Inuyasha, I liked you, a lot, for a long time, but if I can't trust you, then I can't be with you," Kagome said in more of a sad voice now.

"You can trust me," Inuyasha tried.

"Prove it,"

"…"

"That's what I thought," the miko bit out coldly as she slammed the door.

"You can trust me Kagome Higurashi! You can, because if you can't trust the man who loves you, then-"

The door opened.

"What?"

"What?"

"What did you just say?"

"You can trust me?"

"No, after that," Kagome replied irritated.

Inuyasha sighed; he was hoping she didn't catch that. "I said…um, I said 'if you can't trust the man who loves you'"

"Did…did you mean that?"

"Yes, I…love you Kagome, not your sister, not anyone else," Inuyasha said softly waiting for her to be disgusted.

"You love me?" Inuyasha nodded looking down so that he missed Kagome's smile. He…loves me, that means, he doesn't love Kikyou, Kagome thought with a grin. "I didn't kiss Drew," Kagome said breaking the deafening silence.

Inuyasha's head and eyes snapped up to look at her. "Really?"

"Yeah, and I'm sorry I lied and told you I did, I was just so mad when I thought you cheated on me like that,"

"Kagome," Inuyasha started as he grabbed her and. "I would never hurt you like that. Wanna start over?"

Kagome nodded with a blush. "Okay, my name is Kagome,"

"My name is Inuyasha,"

"Want to be friends?"

To Kagome's surprise, Inuyasha shook his head. "I wanna be so much more than that," Inuyasha said as he kissed her gently on the lips. His arms around her waist and hers around his neck, the kiss quickly became passionate. Her tongue slipped in timidly and his a bit more gruffly as they held each other as close as possible.

***

Kikyou was feeling pretty accomplished. She got her sister's mind off the bloody hanyou while getting rid of him in the process. As she skipped back to her house, she hummed a beautiful tune. She opened the door and skipped her way upstairs only to stop dead in her tracks. What- when- how- I thought they broke up! Kikyou screamed in her mind as she watched her sister and the stupid half-breed kiss. "What is going on here!" she yelled startling the couple.

"Oh…hey Kikyou," Inuyasha said with a blush staining his cheeks.

"What happened to the yelling and fighting and cheating and all that other stuff!?"

"Well…we made up," Kagome tried as she herself had a blush.

"But why!?"

"Because, Inuyasha loves me!" Kagome exclaimed as she smiled widely. Man this was an exciting moment for her.

"Loves you!? But he doesn't love anything!"

"Hey," Inuyasha muttered.

"He does so, he loves me," Kagome said still excited.

"But I- Gar!" Kikyou shouted as she stormed off back outside, probably to concoct another plan.

The coupled stared after where she had left for a bit before Kagome turned to Inuyasha. "So, you don't think she's pretty or anything?"

"Please, Ki-ky-ou, kinky ho, major turn off," Inuyasha said making Kagome laugh, and her laugh causing him to smile. Man I love that sound! He thought as listened to her beautiful laugh. Something broke through his listening, however.

"Demon! Demon in the village!"

Inuyasha and Kagome listened to the frightened villagers until something dawned upon them. "The head priestess isn't home!" they exclaimed together as they remembered Mrs. Higurashi leaving earlier that morning and heading off to another village. Inuyasha stood up quickly. "Looks like I'll be the one to save everyone!" Inuyasha shouted happily, as he went zipping out the door. Landing in front of the demon, Inuyasha clenched his claws and waited to find out what the problem was. "What is your business here?" Inuyasha asked the ogre-looking youkai.

The demon actually started laughing. "I've come here for lunch!"

The dog-hanyou growled as he got ready for the battle of a lifetime. He could sense the demonic aura coming from the demon before him, and he could tell this wasn't going to be an easy battle. "No you're not!" Inuyasha snarled.

The demon laughed again. "And who intends to stop me, eh? A pathetic half-breed like yourself?"

"I'd watch who you were calling pathetic, vermin!" Inuyasha spat as he went charging at the demon. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha shouted as golden blades spout from his claws. Expecting gashes throughout the demon's skin, imagine Inuyasha's surprise when it rebounded off of the youkai's aura and came straight for him. He managed to dodge them for the most part, but the last one nicked him on the side and sent him flying.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted as she went running to his side. "Inuyasha, are you alright?" she asked as she helped him up.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a bit rusty,"

"But you're hurt," Kagome tried as she looked at the way his side was gushing blood.

"I'm fine," he said as he brushed her hand away and got back into a fighting position. "Lucky shot!"

"Luck had nothing to do with it," Kikyou muttered as she watched the battle with an arrow ready just in case. Maybe if I'm lucky, the demon with kill the half-demon before I can come to the rescue, she thought cruelly as she watched Inuyasha go charging at the offending monster again.

Inuyasha jumped into the air and attempted a slice at the demon. The demon easily swatted him away, but did not kill him in his weak state. Inuyasha looked up at the demon waiting for it to make its finishing blow, but it just stood there. "What the…" Inuyasha muttered as the demon seemed to sway in pain. That half-demon's eyes widened as the wicked beast fell in half. One side went to the east and one side went to the west splattering poor Inuyasha with gallons of crimson blood. Moreover, standing in the middle of the two half also covered in blood was a young-looking man that looked like he could be over twenty. "Sesshomaru," Inuyasha recognized.

**And that's that. Okay, I have a goal. I am determined to have at least thirty chapters in this fanfiction, so if I seem to be having troubles or if I haven't updated in more than a week any ideas will be helpful. Though I will not use all of them, I will consider all of them and will be very grateful for them. So thank you for your cooperation, and let me know what you think so far. 'Til next time!**