Yes, Yes, I know that I shouldn't be doing another fic, but I couldn't help it! I read a fancomic made by YoukaiYume and I just had to turn into a fanfic! Her comic is called WiLLOW and it is amazing despite how short it is! So go over to her Deviantart page and check it out!

Summary: Kagome loved her twin sister, Kikyou. Loved her enough to give her heart to the Bringer of Death, Naraku.

Rating: M

Beta: FlyingSilverDreams

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Darkness Becomes Her

"Girls! Don't go out in the road and play! It's dangerous!" a woman in her mid-thirties exclaimed. She had short dark hair and steel grey eyes. The dark haired woman rushed over to the two girls about six years old that were dangerously close to the edge of the sidewalk, bouncing an orange ball back and forth between them. She smacked the ball back into the playground and took hold of both of their hands, dragging them back to the park. "How many times do I have to tell you that?"

One of the girls, who had her black hair pulled up in a small ponytail, pouted. "We weren't playing in the road, Mommy. We were on the sidewalk."

The other girl, whose black hair was left down to frame her cute, chubby face, nodded in agreement. "Yeah, Mommy. Besides, we were being careful. Real careful."

"I don't want to hear it, Kikyou," their mother snapped. "You are the oldest and a role model for Kagome."

"But, Mommy, we're twins. I'm only fifteen minutes older than 'Gome."

Their mother placed her hands on her hips and tapped her foot impatiently. The look in her eyes held a motherly disapproval. Her mouth dipped down into a frown and her grey eyes narrowed in warning. Kikyou blinked up at her mother innocently, while Kagome fidgeted with strands of her hair.

"I'm waiting, girls."

"For what, Mommy?" Kikyou said, her large greyish-brown eyes sparkling with child-like amusement.

However, Kagome lowered her head first. "We're sorry, Mommy. We won't do it again."

The older woman smiled at her youngest. "I know, Kagome." Then, she turned to her other daughter. "Kikyou, you need to start acting like a big girl. You are in kindergarten now."

"Yes, Mommy."

"Now, you can go back and play, but stay where I can see you." She turned around and walked back to the bench. "Remember, I'm watching."

Kikyou ran and grabbed the bright orange rubber ball and bounced it to her twin. "Why is Mommy so protective? She says we're big girls, but we can't play near the road?"

Kagome caught the ball in her small hands and tossed it back down on the ground so that it would ricochet back to her older sister. "Mommy just wants us to be safe."

"The road isn't dange...dange...bad." The older girl said as she practically threw the sphere at the dirt, and the younger twin had to jump to catch it.

The younger girl landed on her feet, clutching the orange ball to her chest, and she stared at her sister for a long time. "Kiki, the road is full of busy cars," she bounced it back.

"'Gome!" Kikyou hissed as she caught the ball. "You're supposed to be on my side! Twins always agree with each other!" She chucked the bouncy ball at the ground, and it went over Kagome's head and onto the sidewalk.

Both girls watched with wide eyes as the ball began to roll, slowing down as it neared the edge of the walkway...until it tipped over the side.

"My ball!" the older twin ran past the chain link fence, onto the sidewalk and, without looking, she blindly ran into the road.

"Kiki!" Kagome cried out as she spotted a red sports car zoom around a corner and towards her sister. She ran to the sidewalk just as the screech of the car's breaks sounded and a sickening 'thump' was heard. The younger girl timidly stepped off the pavement and towards the front of the car where the driver was on his knees fighting back tears.

"Oh my god! I didn't see her! I swear!"

The younger dark haired girl's eyes widened when she saw her sister on the ground, blood pouring out of a deep wound in her head, bruises forming on her arms, the blue tint of her lips. "Kikyou..." she whispered as she walked towards the site. "Kikyou..." she screamed when the man suddenly grabbed her by the waist and yanked her back. "KIKYOU!"

Beep-beep...beep-beep...beep-beep...beep-beep...

"Her heart is slowing down!" a nurse shouted and started the CPR procedure. "She's not going to make it!"

A doctor pushed the nurse out of the way as he brought the cardiac defibrillator and rubbed the metal pads together to produce an electric current. "Clear!" he pressed the paddles to the girl's chest. Kikyou's body jerked as electricity surged through her body from her heart. The doctor waited a few seconds before pressing the paddles back against her skin. "Clear!"

Once again the small girl's body jerked upward. Beep-beep...beep-beep...beep-beep.

"Her pulse is stable," the nurse sighed, placing her hand over her chest in relief. "I'll go alert the family."

Kagome pulled a chair up to her sister's bedside as the older girl rested. Tears streamed down her pale face, making her cheeks sticky with the residue and her eyes slightly red. "Stupid Kiki!" she cried, balling her fists in the fabric of her shorts. "Mommy told you the road was bad. So, why did you run out into the street?" Kagome wailed as she pressed her face into the white sheets, soaking them with her sorrows.

As she cried, the younger girl failed to notice that the steady 'Beep-beep' of the heart monitor was slowly decreasing until it flat lined. The eerie scream caused the girl to panic as she frantically searched for the emergency button. When she located the remote a dark shadow covered her sister's body. "What! Who are you?"

A tall, deathly pale-skinned man loomed over the two girls, his black hooded cloak making his alabaster flesh even whiter. Gripped between his hands was a black double bladed scythe and his hood hid his face from her view and tendrils of ink black hair rested on his chest, almost blending in with his cloak. "Who I am is none of your concern. I have far too many names, child." He pointed a long, slender finger down at Kikyou, "I am here for her."

Kagome looked up at the man in curiosity. "Are you going to heal Kikyou?" her heart sped up at the thought of the man making her sister better.

He laughed from deep in his chest, but it was dry and humorless. "No, child. She must come with me. It is time for her to cross over to the Afterlife." Even though his intentions sounded evil, his voice and tone was surprisingly gentle.

"B-but...th-that w-w-would m-m-m-mean y-y-you're..." she trailed off, those large grey eyes of hers growing even bigger with fright as the realization dawned on her.

He lifted his head, making one clear, red eye visible from the shadows. It gleamed ominously. "Yes, child, I am the bringer of Death. Your sister has died and has to come with me."

Kagome covered her twin's cooling body with her own as if to protect her from Death's reach. "No!" she screamed. "You can't take Kikyou from me! She's my best friend."

His mouth turned down in a frown at the little girl's actions. She was making his job hard enough with her presence. The pure scent of her soul was burning his nostrils and the sight of her crying face was stirring feelings inside his dead, non-beating heart. "I-I cannot leave without her." 'Damn! Why am I stuttering in front of a mere child!'

"Please! Please! Don't take her! I'm begging you," she pleaded over and over again. Her steel grey eyes brimming with fresh hot tears. "If you need to take a soul..." she looked off to the side, her loose hair sliding over her cheeks. "You can take mine. I look just like Kikyou..."

"I cannot do that, child. It isn't time for you to leave this world." Death sighed and rubbed his jaw with his hand as he lowered his eyes to the ground. Why was this small child making him feel...alive, by being in her presence? Why? 'Why does this girl stir such emotions within me. It's almost as if...' He mulled over the many thing running through his head. He could just ignore these feelings and take the dead girl's soul or... Death kneeled down to speak with the girl at her eye level so that she wouldn't have to crane her small neck up to look at him. "Tell me. Why are you willing to give up life for her?"

Kagome wiped the tears from her face and sniffled. "B-because...she's my only sister. I'd do anything for her and she would do the same for me."

A hint of a smile spread over his lips, revealing a single sharp canine. "How can you be so sure?"

"I'm not...but, I love Kikyou so much." Kagome pleaded with Death, "Please don't take my best friend from me."

"Okay. I won't take her."

Her large greyish-blue eyes widened, and a happy smile tilted at her lips. "Really?"

Death nodded. "I'll even heal her body. But, I want something in return for my kindness." His smile turned evil as he lifted his head to reveal his deep crimson eyes.

"What do you want?" Kagome tilted her head to the side.

"You." He tapped a long slender finger to her flat, undeveloped chest. Right over her beating heart. "I want you and your pure heart."

The young girl backed away and gripped her shirt tightly between her fingers. "Y-y-you w-w-want m-m-me?" She blanched when he nodded. "But I'm only six years old! I can't give you me or my heart!"

"Yes. You can." Death hissed in a tone that sounded odd to the child. He was giving into the demands of his body and was going to take the girl, but the rational part reminded him that she was just a mere child. "I won't take you just yet. I will come for you once the time is right. So until then you must stay pure."

"Please, sir..." she tried once more, hoping to change his mind.

Death raised his voice as he hissed out, "Either you agree or your sister's life is mine to take." He lowered the double bladed scythe so that it hung dangerously close to the unconscious girl's throat.

"No! I-I'll accept! Just don't take Kikyou from me."

"Good girl. I will come for you once you have reached the age eighteen." He kneeled back down and ran his long fingers through her short black hair, ignoring the small flinch she gave. "I will be a good husband to you, my future Queen."

Kagome fought off a wave of fresh tears as she lifted her head determinedly and stared hard into those deep carmine eyes. "You promise that Kikyou will get better."

He grasped her hand, marveling at how small and warm it was, raising it to his lips. "You have my word."

She snatched her hand back as if the small touch burned her flesh. "Okay...I'll give you m-my heart."

"What is your name, child?"

She hesitated, shifting her gaze to the floor, away from his eternal gaze and in a low whisper said, "Kagome. My name is Kagome Akemi Higurashi."

So? How was it. I know that it won't be anywhere as good as YoukaiYume's orginal fancomic, but I tried. Let me know if I should continue or not. Until then I'll be working on my other fics.

Ja

~Kirei Ai Tenshi