The Poor Groom's Bride is A…
Disclaimer: …Why? Why must I be put through this every time? I DON'T OWN!!
Summary: Inuyasha and Kikyo are finally getting married. But what happens when he meets Kagome, the woman performing at his wedding?
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Kikyo arrived to an empty house. Just the way she liked it. The silence was one thing that kept her sane. She scrambled up the steps, searching through the clutter of one storage room, in which she found a large bow in. She also found a full quiver of arrows, and she grinned to herself. "Too damn easy. Time to put these two to rest."
Inuyasha followed Kagome up to the bedroom, feeling like an ass the whole way. "Oh god…he'll come after all of us…and it's all my fault…" he thought, his mind driving him crazy. "And I know him…he could kill all of us and I wouldn't even know it…"
They came to her room, and she turned to face him. "Um…you said you wanted to share my room? We don't have another room anyway…" she said sheepishly, opening the door behind her. "You should know where everything is…bathroom down the hall, and I'll pull out a cot from the store room…just a sec." She left, and was soon back, carrying a compact mattress in her arms. She dropped it heavily on the ground, opening it and placing a blanket over it. "There. But if that starts to hurt your back or anything, we can share the bed-I mean…we can switch. Alright?" she said, smiling awkwardly. "…Yeah."
"Yeah…alright. Thanks a lot, Kag. I still can't believe you took me in," he tried laughing over it.
"I had to, though, huh? Aww…you were like a lost puppy!!" she brightened the mood, pulling on his ears.
"Oh shuddup," he snapped, sitting like a rabbit on the cot, his arms situated between his crossed legs. His ears were flattened against his head, his mouth pouted at the girl above him.
"Aww…" she cooed again, letting herself fall onto her own bed.
Suddenly, she was scared by a loud thump coming from downstairs. She jumped on her bed, raising her hand to her chest and looking fearfully at Inuyasha.
"…What the hell was that?!" he snapped, running downstairs and locking Kagome in her room from the opposite side.
"How did you do that?!" she shouted through the door.
"A little demon power!" he answered. It was really just a flick of his claws in the doorknob, is all. He jumped down the stairs, meeting a blown-up front door and shattered wood covering the floor. He looked up, shocked to see his wife standing at the doorframe.
Maniacally, she giggled, pulling another arrow from the quiver that was slung over her shoulder. Her eyes were shot open, blood-red veins coursing through the hazel depths. She was grinning from ear to ear, her hair pulled lazily behind her ears. "…Wouldn't it be great…if I could kill you both right now…with such pure arrows? Even though…I'm so tainted…?" she asked him.
"Kikyo…you don't know what you're talking about. Put the bow down," he ordered.
"Now why would I do that, dear?" she asked, pursing her lips and releasing the purifying weapon from her bow. It sliced through the air, cutting a few thin strands from his hair, only missing him by an inch. His eyes darted to watch it stick firmly into the wall behind him.
"Jesus Christ, Kikyo! What the hell are you doing?!"
"…Trying to kill you. Stay still now. Wouldn't want the blood to get everywhere."
"Damn you, Inuyasha! Let me out!! I can help!!!" Kagome cried, banging on the door. Seeing as though he wasn't around anymore and couldn't hear her, she halted her actions, saving her strength. "Fine, be that way, you selfish BASTARD!!!!!" she slammed against the door, falling to her knees. "Dammit, Inu…I only wanted to help you NOT get hurt…"
"Kikyo, STOP IT!!!" Inuyasha cried, dodging ever arrow he could, but there were some he just couldn't miss. "Kiky…" he whimpered as he fell to the ground, clutching his leg. "Aahh…" he hissed in pain.
"Now where's your woman? Huh? 'Cause of course I'm not talking about myself, now am I? Where is she, Inuyashaaa…? Where IS that WHORE??!!!" she shrieked, her purifying powers reaching their prime, whipping and thrashing around her hair, a blast of energy flowing around her aura like fire. "Tell me before I kill her on sight!!!" she sneered.
"Don't you touch her, Kikyo!! I won't allow it!!" he managed to choke out, making his way to clutch her clothing, weighing her down.
"Get off of me, you slime…" she snapped, prying his hands from her.
"You stay away from Kagome, Kikyo…I won't let you hurt her…" he shot back, venom practically seeping through his words.
"Oh? And why is that? Because you never really loved me?! Because no one EVER really LOVED me??!!!" she screamed, her energy contracting into a deep crimson color, from originally blue. Tears spilled out of her eyes for the first time in her life. "I can't take it anymore, Inuyasha!! And I won't!!!" she shouted, pulling the last arrow from the quiver and holding it firmly in her hands, tilting the pointed metal tip toward her face.
Inuyasha's eyes grew wide. Why must he choose between his first love and his second? Why can't they all ever settle for less than first place?! Why must…they think that not being with him means the end of their reason for living…? "…Kikyo…!!!" he whispered. "Please…I couldn't bear it if you die on me…"
"Lies, Inuyasha…lies!! I won't fall for them anymore!!" she cried, the tip of the arrow trembling against her flesh.
"Kikyo, please…Stop!" he begged, he pleaded, tugging on her shirt, but she kicked him away.
"Don't touch me, dog!" she spat, having him thrown to the ground. He lay on his stomach, his arms bent so his hands were near his blood-streaked face, cringing in pain.
"I don't love you!! I NEVER loved you!! And if you have anymore love for me, you'll let me kill myself!!" she cried.
"No, Kikyo!! I won't let you!" he shouted, finding hidden strength at the thought of Kagome's death. "…I…I love her MORE!!!" he hid his face from her as silence swept over the apartment.
Her scream fell on deaf ears. Her blood spattered nowhere but her own body. Her body fell on the cold, hard floor. Her arrow ran through a relieved and sorrowful, empty and hateful mind. Crimson liquid ran cold over the hardwood, seeping into the wood and clothes.
The stench of blood stung his nose. His eyes screwed shut, his mouth sewn together, quiet and raking sobs overcame him like a fissure. Water droplets fell to the ground mercilessly as a blood curdling scream reached all ears in a mile radius. "KIKYO!!!!!"
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A/N: Sad chapter, unless you don't care that Kikyo died. Pfft. Sorry that it's so short, but I'm currently almost done the first chapter of a new story, and I'm excited about it. Hope you all read and review for that one too.
Luvs to y'all. R&R.
