A/N: Hello everyone! Today is Valentine's Day, and since I do not have a date, or a Valentine, I decided to post a new story! I hate Valentine's Day with a passion and I wanted to write a sad story to reflect my feelings. And it is kind of short. It's actually more of a drabble than a story. There are no pairings, just angst and tragedy. The name of the story is taken from one of the BGM (background music) for Bleach. Anyways, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha. Takahashi-sensei owns it.
Never Meant to Belong
My eyes widened as I looked at the knife protruding from my stomach. I looked up into the face that looked almost like mine. My chocolate brown eyes bored into the identical brown eyes of Kikyou.
"Why?" I whispered, my lips trembling. "Why did you stab me?"
She smirked as she folded her arms over her chest. She turned her back on me and took a couple steps before she stopped and faced me.
"I am sick of you keeping InuYasha all to yourself. He belongs to me. He will descend into Hell with me someday," Kikyou stated.
I dropped to my knees as the blood pooled around me. I tried to stop the blood, but it wasn't stopping. The blood seeped through my fingers.
"Do you think InuYasha will still love you after this?" I asked her.
"I know he will be upset with me. But, he will get over it and he will realize that all you were was a replacement. He will know that you will never be able to replace me. I will take your place in the group and I will help InuYasha find the jewel shards. You aren't needed anymore."
I watched her walk away as my vision blurred and I fell to my side. I didn't want to die yet. There was so much I wanted to do. I wanted to see Miroku and Sango get together, I wanted to see little Shippou grow up, I wanted to go home and see my family and friends, and I wanted to help defeat Naraku. But the one thing I wanted to do above all was tell InuYasha that I loved him. I loved him with my whole heart and I found myself wondering if he loved me, too.
As I lay on the ground, tears started to slide down my cheeks. I wanted to yell for InuYasha, but I couldn't talk anymore. My breathing was becoming labored, and I knew I didn't have the air for it. But, I didn't know if he would come if I was able to yell for him. I always knew Kikyou was the most important thing to him. Deep down, I always knew that I was just a replacement for Kikyou. InuYasha always used me as just a jewel detector.
As I was dying, I saw my life flash before my eyes. I remembered when I got dragged into the well, I remembered releasing InuYasha, I remembered breaking the Sacred Jewel, and I remembered meeting Shippou, then Miroku and then Sango. I also remembered meeting Kouga. A small smile crept onto my face. Kouga was always able to get a rise out of InuYasha, which was always amusing. I reached down and pulled the knife out of my gut. When the knife was removed, the blood flow was thicker. I found myself wondering when I was going to die.
As I lay there, waiting for Death, I felt the first drops of a rain storm. As I felt the rain on my face, I was saddened that I was never going to feel the rain on my face again. I was never going to feel the wind on my face or in my hair again. The tears falling from my eyes mixed with the rain from the sky. Despite the fact that I was dying, I was actually happy. I was happy that I was able to love someone for the first time in my life. As my world darkened, another smile spread across my face. I wanted to him to be happy, even if it wasn't with me. I let out a small content sigh, and Death wrapped me in his sweet embrace.
The End
A/N: Well, what did you think? Yes, I know Kikyou killed off Kagome. I had that planned from the beginning. I'm sorry if I pissed some of you off. :D So, anyways, read and review. Remember, constructive criticism is welcome, but please, no flames.