Chapter 2 :Puzzling Thoughts
"Kohaku! Kohaku!" Sango repeatedly yelled as she shook his body.
"Kohaku!" another voice shouted out. It was Rin, beside her was Jaken and Sesshoumaru.
"Lord Sesshoumaru! Kohaku is dying", said a displeased Rin. Much to everyone's surprise(except Rin), Sesshoumaru drew out his Tenseiga. With the jewel shard spewing out of his neck, Sesshoumaru could finally see the messengers of death.
"sister?" Kohaku murmured.
"Kohaku you're awake!" shouted both Rin & Sango.
With the sound of things, Sesshoumaru left as soon as he arrived. "Wait up Lord Sesshoumaru!" exclaimed Rin. Before Kohaku could even say a word of thanks, they were gone. Kohaku was no longer in Naraku's grasp, nor was his life in danger, now the real problem unraveled. What will become of things now? Kagome was standing still beside Kirara & Shippo. Inu Yasha & Miroku head towards the man behind the fog. Surprisingly, Kikyo beat them to it. The man was undoubtedly Naraku, dressed in clothes torn from the fight previously. But aside from everything, the torn clothes revealed a mark, the mark that would never disappear, a burn scar in the shape of a spider.
But what shocked Inu Yasha the most was not the scar. It was the site of Kikyo carrying the injured man with her soul collectors.
"Wh-What are you doing Kikyo?!" Inu Yasha finally shouted.
The others were just in shock, but Inu Yasha, he felt his heart throb.
"I cannot explain because I myself is confused. He is a half-demon, but he holds no demonic aura anymore. He is a half-demon, but he cannot be one, his powers are sealed. His power is comparable to a normal human."Kikyo calmly replied.
"But this is Naraku!" Inu Yasha let out another shout.
"I am well aware of that, but this man is no different from when he was Onigumo. He suffers terrible wounds, and as a priestess, it is my duty to heal the weak in need. Please Inu Yasha, will you help me carry this man back to the village" requested Kikyo.
Without saying a word, Inu Yasha had carried Naraku on his back. The whole gang had heard through Inu Yasha's loud shouts. There was no need for explanations, as the whole trip back to Kaede's village remained silent.
"Sister Kikyo! You are alive, how can that be?" stated a shocked Kaede.
"Naraku wished upon it, and that powerless man is the result of my rebirth" Kikyo replied in monotone.
"So you plan to nurse him once again?" Kaede stated.
"We all wish the be saved, do we not? Even if he is that despicable bandit. The jewel is gone, and so are his powers. He can do no more harm."
The whole gang along with Kaede, realized there really isn't a way to argue with her reasoning.
"So what will you do now Inu Yasha? Who will you choose?" Miroku started puzzling Inu Yasha.
Although Miroku stated the question, it was obvious everyone in the room was wondering the exact same thing, especially 2 girls and a dog.
Kikyo, was the first woman he had ever loved, aside from his mother. She was the first person that had accepted him, and the first person who he accepted. She had always bore the expression of sorrow and loneliness, and Inu Yasha felt as if it was his duty to save and protect her. He could never forget about her, even during his eternal slumber. Whenever he was around her, his heart would sink in deep. While there was Kagome, who at first he thought was a strange, loud, look alike of Kikyo. They were extremely different, aside from their looks. She was more cheerful, relying, free, and she expressed her feelings more openly than Kikyo. When he was around her, his heart didn't sink deep, it was more of a light friendly feeling.
Inu Yasha was unsure what feeling he liked more, deep love or light heartedness. But as he watched Kikyo nurse the helpless Naraku, he felt burning jealousy. And then that was when he remembered, that night when he saved Kikyo from Naraku's giant soul collector, he remembered that burning feeling when Kikyo told him that Naraku had feelings for her. Inu Yasha swore that he'd be the only one to protect her, and that was when Inu Yasha finally cleared his mind. Inu Yasha did have feelings for Kagome, but if she had fled with Koga, or meet some other man in her world, he would be glad for her happiness, even if it wasn't with him. But Kikyo, he would not allow another man to touch a strand of hair on her head, especially not Naraku.
But as Inu Yasha was about to state his confession, Naraku had awoken.
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