It was really hard to think of what the Sacred Jewel Fragment should be, I hope you like it! And thank you to all who've been reviewing! And, uh, if you're a Kaede fan you might not like this fanfic.
"InuYasha, I have seen you change into a better, stronger demon. But I grow tired of seeking revenge. You have grown to trust me, even care for me. It is now that I strike." An old woman whispered over a pot of green liquid.
"It's just up here, in this clearing!" Kagome shouted from InuYasha's back.
"Kagome are you sure . . . ." Miroku asked riding on Kirara's back, sitting behind Sango.
"Quit it you pervert!" Sango yelled slapping Miroku across the face in one quick movement. Kagome sighed and InuYasha rolled his eyes, would Miroku ever learn?
InuYasha slowed down as they approached the clearing. He let Kagome off his back and stepped forward cautiously.
"Kaede!" Kagome yelled running forward to the bent old woman. A pain suddenly burst through Kagome's head that sent her to her knees. InuYasha ran forward and placed his clawed hand on her shoulder.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Kagome gasped quietly as the pain increased. There was so much pain in her head that she couldn't speak.
"InuYasha," said Kaede, standing up, revealing a bowl full of green, boiling liquid, "draw your sword, or Kagome will die." InuYasha drew his sword slowly, looking at Kaede wearily as she drew her own bow.
"You, InuYasha, were the one who took out my eye. I was scorned, and still am, for the loss. Did you ever apologize InuYasha? No, you went running to my belated sister. Then to Kagome, not once have you apologized for the loss."
"Geeze, I'm sorry old woman. Happy now?" InuYasha asked, sheathing his sword and placing his hands on his hips.
"No." Kaede said as she released the arrow from her bow. As soon as the arrow left Kaede's grasp it turned into a black liquid. InuYasha jumped into the air just in time as the water hit the ground. It resumed its shape as an arrow for a second, then melted into a puddle. InuYasha gulped as he watched the ground dissolve underneath the liquid.
"Quit playing around old woman." InuYasha said drawing tusuaiga, holding it out in front of him.
"I'm not playing, I truly mean to kill you." Kaede said drawing another arrow.
"How did you make Kagome sense a Shikon shard?" Miroku asked from far away, his eyes turning to Kagome's hunched form.
"I was always a much better herbalist than a miko. I made a potion that let me enter her mind. Though, I wouldn't have been able to do so if I didn't have her complete trust. I've been waiting for this moment for such a long time. I played you all for fools!"
Kagome held her head, the pain drowning out the words Kaede and InuYasha exchanged. What is Kaede doing? Kagome asked herself, trying to think through the pain. A voice suddenly entered her throbbing head. As Kagome listened to it, the pain began to ebb away.
"My baby girl, do not fear. I'll always be near. No matter far away, no matter how far apart. Even across seas and lands I'll always come to dry yours tears. My baby girl . . . ." Kagome blinked. That was the song her father use to sing to her when she was a baby. She looked up, her father stood only a few feet away.
"Dad?" Kagome whispered, standing up and walking towards the figure. InuYasha's sudden cry of pain caused her to turn around and let out a cry. InuYasha had been hit with the arrow in his stomach. The green liquid was slowly dissolving his skin.
"InuYasha!" Kagome yelled kneeling by him.
"My revenge is complete, you will die soon InuYasha." Kaede said lowering her bow. Sango and Miroku stood motionless beside Kirara. What could they do? Kaede had been their friend, they couldn't kill her. Kagome stood up and clenched her fist, how dare she? Kagome asked herself, stepping closer to Kaede. Images of all the times InuYasha had been there for her flashed through her mind.
"How dare you try and kill InuYasha Kaede? I thought you were our friend, but obviously you aren't." Kagome stood in front of Kaede, looking down at the woman. Her old wrinkled face spoke years of happiness and sadness.
"Kagome, child, run." Kaede said quietly, looking into Kagome's eyes. Kagome blinked rapidly. No matter how she tried she couldn't look away from Kaede's powerful gaze.
"Kagome, look out!" A cold feeling ran through Kagome's body as she watched the aged miko fall to the ground, a deadly wound in her heart. Kagome knelt down next to Kaede, tears forming behind her eyes and falling onto the woman's face.
"Kaede. Kaede, why?" Kagome asked picking up Kaede's hand as everyone formed as circle around the two. Kaede coughed violently and blinked,
"Kagome, child, what happened to ye, why are ye covered in blood?" Kagome let out a strangled cry; someone had taken over Kaede's body. She should have noticed, she wasn't talking with the ye instead of you.
"Kaede, I," InuYasha said, but turned away, guilt in his eyes. Kaede smiled at all of the tear-filled faces looking down at her.
"Don't cry, I will be joining me sister and father. Kagome, child, watch out for the demon that disguises himself. He disguises himself as a dead loved one, ye be careful." Kaede closed her eyes and left the world quietly, with a smile painted on her wrinkled face.
(This would have been a good ending for the chapter, but I decided to keep writing for you ; ) )
Kagome let out a cry of frustration as she scrubbed her raven colored hair with coconut scented shampoo. Her cries of anger soon turned into sobs of grief. Sango turned to Kagome and placed warm hands on her shoulders,
"Kagome there was nothing we could have done, we couldn't have known. Don't forget InuYasha, he was the one who killed Kaede. The only thing we can do now though is go and slay the demon she was speaking of." Kagome nodded and lay back in the water. I want to get this blood off of me and be done with it. I need to be comforting InuYasha, he needs it the most out of all of us.
Kagome rose out of the water and dressed in a new school uniform. Without a word to Sango Kagome left the springs and headed back to the camp. On the way back she stared at the ground, lost in thought. A sudden resistance caused her to take a step back. She looked up into two pairs of golden eyes.
"I-InuYasha?" Kagome asked, blinking back sudden tears. Without waiting for his response Kagome through herself into InuYasha's arms.
"Oh InuYasha, it's my fault, I'm so sorry!" InuYasha put his arms around her,
"Shut up Kagome. It was mine. I killed the old woman." He said softly. Though his words were harsh Kagome could find the grief behind them. Kagome buried her head deeper into InuYasha's chest.
"We'll kill that demon, I promise Kagome." InuYasha said, his eyes narrowing. Kagome nodded and closed her eyes as a tear trickled down her cheek.
Sango looked at the pair from behind a tree. She sighed quietly, If only Miroku and I were like that.
How was that? I always wondered how Kaede lost her eye. So I made one up. I hope you liked it. If you have any ideas, again, please review! ; )
