Love Knot
Chrysolite Heart
A/N: I'm sorry for the long wait; I still haven't been able to find my memory stick which is sort of a pain since I had more than half of this chapter prewritten in it. Sigh So anyways, after searching for long periods of time over the past while I decided I'd have to rewrite Chapter 10. So thank-you to all who waited so patiently for the disorganized me but wait no more, here's chapter 10! Enjoy!
Chapter 10
"Going to work tonight?" Kaede asked her older sister as Kikyou dabbed on her last touches of make-up. Kikyou glanced at her younger sister through the reflection in the mirror where Kaede was standing at the room door. Kikyou nodded.
"Yes, and of course I'll try to be back as soon as possible," Kikyou replied. Kaede nodded.
"I know, by the way, Inuyasha dropped by today," Kaede said. Kikyou blinked. Inuyasha came by?
"Oh? When was that?" Kikyou asked, trying not to seem concerned or bothered by the fact.
"Today, just some time after you went out for coffee," Kaede responded. So that's how he figured out where I was! Kikyou acknowledged.
"I see, did he say anything?" Kikyou continued, looking over her reflection. Kaede shook her head.
"No, but he was acting really strange. And didn't he move away, why's he back?" Kaede questioned.
"I'm not sure, he came back not too long ago though," Kikyou answered. Kaede nodded.
"Yeah, he told me that," Kaede replied. Kikyou raised an eyebrow.
"Did you two talk about anything else?" Kikyou questioned. Kaede shook her head 'no'. Good Kikyou thought to herself. She gave Kaede a weak but acceptable smile. "I've got to get to work, you know how my boss is," she told Kaede, giving the smaller girl a kiss on the cheek, a motherly gesture. Kaede nodded.
"Please, do try and get back early. I hate being alone here at night," Kaede pleaded. Kikyou smiled sympathetically and nodded; reassuring her younger sister she would do her best.
"Go to bed early tonight, you look tired…and remember to call my cell if you need anything or if something happens, alright?" Kikyou said, rattling off well-memorized lines before she left. Kaede nodded. Kikyou smiled again, grabbed her purse and keys, slipped on her heels and out the door she went. Kaede watched her older sister go before closing the door behind her.
At the Bar
It was nothing new once Kikyou had gotten onto the dance floor that she was surrounded by a group of men. She felt as if she could hardly breathe but managed to keep up with the fast paced rhythm and the claustrophobic feeling she had. She made a move to go and sit down after the last dance finished but a strong arm held her back. She smiled a polite but annoyed smile and continued dancing.
Inuyasha stepped into the bar, his eyes searching through the dim light for a familiar figure. A person at a nearby table waved to him and Inuyasha recognized it as Miroku. There was a girl with him who looked familiar and as Inuyasha neared the table he realized it was Sango, the same girl Kikyou had been with earlier.
"Inuyasha, never thought I'd see you here," Miroku welcomed, offering his friend a seat. Inuyasha took it tentatively, his eyes still searching. "Well, Inuyasha, I'd like to introduce you to Sango," Inuyasha snapped back to attention and met Sango's gaze that he didn't like too much. He thought about offering his hand to shake but dropped the idea when he caught the look Sango was giving him that would scare a vampire dead. Inuyasha chuckled nervously.
"Hey, I'd love to stick around but I've got to go…somewhere," Inuyasha fumbled for words. Miroku leaned in closer to Inuyasha.
"What was that?!" Miroku cried over the loud music. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and walked away. Miroku watched his friend go before shrugging and turning his attention back to Sango.
As Inuyasha walked away he scanned the dance floor. Where is she? Inuyasha wondered frantically, and then he saw her. She was in a black dress this time and dancing in a circle of men. Inuyasha strode over confidently, pushed two of the men aside, grabbed Kikyou's arm and then lead her away. One of the men grabbed his shoulder.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing? We saw her first," the man growled, trying to wrench Kikyou from his grip. Inuyasha stared the man down and decided to ignore him to not cause a scene, dragging Kikyou away behind him. When they were a safe distance away Kikyou pulled her arm from his.
"What're you doing?" she exclaimed when they met each other's gazes. She made a move to head back but Inuyasha stood in her way. Kikyou looked away in annoyance. "What do you want? I'm busy, can't you see? I don't have time to talk to you," Kikyou said briskly. Inuyasha chuckled and grabbed her arm.
"But aren't I just like those guys over there? I'm a customer to you just as much as they are," Inuyasha replied to her with a smirk. Kikyou opened her mouth to argue but the truth of Inuyasha's words sank in. She rolled her eyes and looked away again. Inuyasha smiled, he took hold of her arm again and led her outside so they could talk in peace and quiet. Outside, rain was threatening and thunder could be heard overhead but Inuyasha didn't care.
"Look, we really need to talk," Inuyasha said once they were out.
"There's nothing to talk about," Kikyou answered shortly. "Why'd you even bother coming to find me? I used you didn't I? I tricked you didn't I? Didn't I?!" Inuyasha let her yell, not caring about the looks they were receiving from people rushing by. He could tell Kikyou was about to break and took her in his arms, holding her tightly.
"I'm sorry, you didn't. I was…so wrong, I should've believed you. I'm sorry, so sorry," Inuyasha whispered in her ear soothingly. He felt a drop of rain on his cheek and realized it had begun raining, just like it had the first time he and Kikyou had met each other.
Kikyou could feel heavy rain drops pouring down around them and was thankful, hopefully no one would see her tears. She suddenly realized she was in Inuyasha's embrace and struggled for him to let her go. It didn't work, instead he only held her tighter until she struggled no more.
"Kikyou," he whispered her name.
"Inuyasha," she replied, just as softly. Her heart felt as if it were going the break any second. Finally, Inuyasha pulled back from the embrace, his hands on her shoulders. He looked her deep in the eyes.
"Kikyou, I'm so sorry. I was wrong, I know the truth now. I wish I could make it all up to you somehow," Inuyasha said stuttering. Kikyou stared down at the ground, not sure how to reply. She watched with curiosity as Inuyasha dug into his pocket for something. He pulled out a small, long line of thread with a very loose knot in the middle. He was holding it by one end and letting the other dangle loosely below. Kikyou found herself crying, although not quite sure why. The hope that Inuyasha wouldn't notice was not fulfilled as Inuyasha noticed them immediately and stretched his hand out, wiping them away with his thumb. He looked back to the thread he held between them, as did Kikyou.
"This was us before, this was our love but I don't want things to be like this anymore," Inuyasha said, referring to the thread. He gave a weak smile. "For love to work, both people on both ends have to agree to pull, I'm pulling on my end, I want you to pull on yours," Inuyasha told her. Kikyou blinked in shock. Inuyasha waited for her with a look of hope, determination but unsureness in his eyes. Kikyou met his gaze, still not sure how to react and then looked back at the thread and loose end dangling in front of her. With a shaky hand she reached out and pulled so that the knot tightened as became so small on the thread there was no possible way to pull it apart. Inuyasha pulled Kikyou into a warm and tight embrace, the cold rain around them felt like nothing. He tilted Kikyou's chin up when she suddenly shivered. Inuyasha grinned, as did Kikyou.
"We should go inside," she suggested. Inuyasha raised an eyebrow.
"Why? Doesn't every girl dream of getting kissed in the rain?" Inuyasha asked. Kikyou smiled and gave a small laugh, but before she could Inuyasha's lips met hers in a searing kiss out of joy and happiness. The thread was still between them and both had their hands on each end, knowing that their love knot would never come undone again.
A/N:
My goodness! That was…weird to write. I've always found it a bit awkward writing these sort of scenes but they have to be done. Anyway, now you all know why I named this story Love Knot and I hoped you guys enjoyed it, thanks so much to everyone who read and reviewed as I will now list:
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I do believe I've named all my reviewers for Love Knot, if I missed, I'm so terribly sorry and to anyone else who read through my story but didn't review wags finger in disappointment I just hope you'll review this last chapter (you know you want to) and if not, oh well, most importantly though, I hope you all enjoyed my story and now for the grand finale to it all…
The End