That Blue, Blue Sky

~Chapter 6

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I picked up the sword and swung at Hanabi with all my might. She rolled out of the way, but I lunged at her again, only driven by my primal hatred for her at that moment. I was nothing to him; she was. That fact drove me up a wall; my heart couldn't take it. I had become entangled within my emotions for this man and now I couldn't get out. Hanabi was the cause of all of it. Why had I come into this era as her? As somebody that had such strange friends? What else she really hid, I wondered. Hanabi strung an arrow and shot it right into my chest. I swung my blade and came crashing down on her bow, snapping it in wooden splinters. Then I sliced quickly across her stomach. She fell onto her knees, holding her wound. I swung down at her head, but somebody was behind me holding me back. I looked back at Kagome and I kicked, flailing my legs around.

"Let go of me!" I yelled. "Let go, Kagome!"

"What do you have against Hanabi?!" Kagome asked. And then I stopped. And I calmed down. I couldn't tell Kagome that I was envious of her. I couldn't tell her that I liked Bankotsu. I couldn't. I dropped my blade.

"Nothing…I have nothing against her."

"Yayoi…"

I glared at Hanabi and then stared at myself. I had on the same uniform I had left school with; my ruffled gray skirt, my orange and white jacket with the red ribbon on the side. I toyed with my hair; it was short and curled around my cheeks. My bangs fell just above my eyebrows, and my black eyes could be seen beyond my bangs. I picked up my sword as Hanabi strung another arrow. I glanced at Bankotsu and then lunged at Hanabi, hoping that if I killed her I could gain his respect. Hanabi shot another arrow and it hit me in the shoulder. I pulled it out and tossed it at her. She moved to the side and pulled out another arrow, quick as lightning, and shot it square towards my heart. I held my sword in front of me, the arrow hitting the arrow with a sharp ping! and then it fell to the ground.

"Hey, stop it."

I froze instantly upon hearing Bankotsu's voice. I stared at him and him at me. He walked towards me, but Kagome came in front of me instantly. She held out her hands. Was she afraid to lose me? Again, technically?

"Stay away from her Bankotsu! I'm not playing around."

Bankotsu grabbed Kagome's shoulder and shoved her out of the way. I gasped and knelt down to help her up.

"Kagome!"

Bankotsu grabbed me by the collar of my uniform jacket and hoisted me up. Then he swung me over his shoulder and picked up my blade. I let out a scream and looked back at Kagome as Bankotsu and Inuyasha continued their fight with me still on Bankotsu's shoulder. Kagome shot an arrow through Bankotsu's arm as I screamed loudly. His arm turned to bone! Bankotsu switched my over to his other shoulder as a blue light enveloped the both of us. Then we disappeared.