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"Stupid Inuyasha!" Kagome muttered stumbling over a tree root hidden by the dim lighting of night in the forest. "Always taking off. Doesn't he know that Kikyou can't be trusted? First she steals my Jewel Shards, and then she tries to take him to hell!"

Stopping, the human girl looked above the treeline trying to pinpoint where the Shindamichu were circling. Closing her eye's she tried to feel which direction the tug on her soul was coming from, centering herself the way Kaede had taught her stretching out her awareness as she reached for the familiar comfort of Inuyasha's aura. Instead she found a different aura, one similar in feel to Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's. Concentrating on the aura she felt no evil intent but instead great pain. Hesitating torn between finding Inuyasha and finding the source of the aura, she felt the aura growing weaker as the owners strength waned. Allowing this to decide her she turned and sprinted in the direction of the aura.

"Kikyou" Inuyasha called gaining the atention of the clay priestess

"Inuyasha you've come. I wondered if you would." she replied turning to face Inuyasha

"Of course I came." he said as he approached the woman "Why wouldn't I?"

Turning to face the Goshinbuku Kikyou sighed "I grow tired of this world, of the pain and the cold, Inuyasha will you not honor your word and come with me to the nether world?"

"Kikyou I can't, not yet. Kagome still needs my help to collect the Jewel Shards."

"Ah yes my reincarnation. Does the girl know that you love her?"

"What I don't love Kagome! What are you talking about?" Inuyasha stuttered a blush creeping up his neck

Ignoring Iuyasha's protests Kikyou touched the scar on the trunk of the tree "She calls to your soul in a way I have never, I envy her that." she states. Turning to face the hanyou she allowed a small sad smile to cross her features. "Our love was never given a chance, Naraku saw to that. But the love you two share stretches across time and brings down barriers, It should be given the chance to grow."

"Kikyou I..." Inuyasha trailed off unable to finish.

"Its all right I understand now. All that ties me to this world is anger and hate how could I ever hope to claim your heart let alone your soul."

Inuyasha opens his mouth to protest when a scream rips the air. Whipping around he stares off in to the forest "Kagome!" he cries before tearing off in to the brush as if his very life counts on his running faster than he ever has before, on his reaching the girl whose scream has torn into his very soul.

Left standing under the sacred tree Kikyou once more glances at the scar caused by her arrow fifty years earlier. Turning she glances at where Inuyasha disappeared into the forest. A single tear runs down her face "Inuyasha I release you." She murmurs as she returns to ash, free to dance on the wind.

"Getting close, I hope they can hold on just a little longer." Kagome breathed as she picked her way through the heavy underbrush. Breaking through she stepped into a moonlit clearing, across from her propped against a tree was a woman with long black hair; her pointed ears and markings giving away her demonic heritage. Approaching her carefully Kagome asked "Are you all right?"

Gold eye's met brown as the woman coughed wetly, "Do not bother yourself human, I am not long for this world."

"I might be able to help, I've had some experience in healing demons." Kagome stated as she lowered herself to the blood soaked ground.

Wiping blood from her lips the woman chuckled "You are a strange human, most would leave me to die if they did not flee at the sight of me."

"Well not me, as far as I am concerned as long as you haven't harmed any innocent humans or demons I couldn't care if you were human, demon or both." Kagome stated as she pulled apart the torn and bloodied edges of the demoness's kimono. The modern era girl gasped at what she saw, the edges of the wound were charred and blistered the blood coming from a torn artery.

The woman watched as the girl tried to staunch the bleeding, she already knew she was dying the arrow had purified nearly all of her demonic energy. 'She is such a strange girl, trying so hard to save a demon one she dose not even know.' The demon winced as Kagome tried to bandage the wound with her obi. 'Her eyes hold so much strength for a mortal.'. Sitting back on her feet Kagome looked at the wound, the obi would buy her some time but unless the woman's healing ability kicked in soon she would die.

"Girl I would ask you something"

Kagome looked up "What?"

"Earlier you said so long as I had hurt no innocent humans or demons you didn't care what I was."

"Yes, I said that."

"Why did you include demons in your cares?"

Frowning Kagome replied "Because unlike some humans I know that not all demons are evil nor are all humans good. Besides some of my best friends are demons. Why do you ask ?"

Ignoring the question the woman said "I am the last of my clan, the others have all been killed through infighting and war. I would offer you a gift as thanks for your efforts."

"You don't need to give me anything, that's not why I helped."

"I know and that is part of why I offer this. Please accept my gift, it would bring me great peace to know that all did not die with me."

"All right I accept."

"Then close your eyes." Doing as she was told Kagome shut her eyes. Waiting in the dark she felt the demon lay her hand upon her chest and heard a few murmured words, the next thing she felt was warmth and the sense of something flowing into her through the point of contact. Feeling the warmth spread throughout her body as that something filled her. As the pressure in her soul built she struggled to break free, Finally tearing herself free as the pressure built itself into a crescendo. Feeling as if her core was about to fracture Kagome did the only thing she could, She screamed.

Hey just want to say thanks for reading and apologize for any mistakes. This is my first FanFic so I know there'll be a few. Anyway Please Review