Chapter 14

I Thought about Every Word You Said.

But in Reality, We Were Just a Concept.

Kikyo's eyes narrowed into a cold glare. A small yellow flower was present in her hands, it's petals scattered at her feet. She was gently plucking the petals off one by one and while she plucked the soft, moist petals from there lifeline she softly whispered to herself her name and Kagome's back and forth till their was only one last remaining petal. She plucked the petal from the flower and tossed the stem away from her form. The last petal was settled into the palm of her cold hand which she lifted to her lips. In the moment she parted her lips ever so slightly and blew watching the yellow delicate petal pick up in the wind and fly away with the breeze. She watched it dance while the other petals that laid lifelessly around her figure caught the breeze as well and they came to life being scattered off away from her.

She could sense a half demons presence, she could feel the anger in the atmosphere. She could taste the anxiety his body held. In a way she felt horrible for putting him through this. She was jealous though, she wanted to be everything Kagome was. Alive, breathing, warm. She desperately wanted to have her chance at living her life as a normal woman and then she sees Kagome, doing a job as a priestess when she could easily go to the future where she belonged and be a normal girl. Sometime Kikyo never had but she believed Kagome was wasting everything she wanted. Making the same mistake Kikyo did. Kikyo wanted the shikon jewel to be gone from this world, she also blamed Kagome for bringing it back into this land, then shattering it none the less. The more she thought about it the more she wanted Kagome to just disappear. Kikyo starred at the ground that was covered in grass, it fully green and alive. "Nothing is permanent, not even death.." She whispered softly as she did a hand gesture to her soul collectors which have been circling around the area for some time. Feeding her the need for her souls and telling her whether Inuyasha was near or not, which he was. She sensed it when he got passed the barrier, the one he broke. She hadn't made it strong. She wanted to see him, she wanted to talk to him hear his voice even if it was consumed in anger. Consumed in anger towards her. The selfish act she played, putting a silly human girl's life into her hands. The clock ticked away at her life seams, while Kikyo continued to sit their waiting for her beloved half demon in final hopes, he would return with her to the land of the dead. Hell. With that final thought, she stopped making the hand gesture, one might thought she was doing a priestess related thing but she wasted. She was calling upon something that would probably anger Inuyasha further. That girl.

Kagome dashed down the stairs of her house and through the kitchen, sliding the doors open as fast as she could. This world isn't real. This isn't real, it isn't real. She kept repeating that over and over in her head. She ran across the cold pavement, her bare feet hitting roughly against it. The cold traveled up through her body and caused her to shiver frequently, she could feel the water in the atmosphere, the sticky, humid sticking to her body. It was going to rain here, sooner or later. She almost tripped over her own feet plenty of times but she caught herself every time or grabbed a hold of something close by to keep her balanced. She didn't have time to waste, she knew she didn't. Either she was dead or what she was going to get back. If Kikyo could come back from dead a million times, she could too. Kagome reached the mini shrine and threw the door open hearing it slam against it's frame. She wondered to herself what would her mom and family do. Could they really do anything to her if they tried to stop her, this place wasn't real but when her mom did place her hands on her shoulders, she could feel it. The pulse from her moms body, could hear the breathing of her lungs. She stood for a moment in the dark and thought about it. This place made no sense to her, she was lost and confused. In her hand, a silly replica of the shikon jewel was present. She remembered the day before her 15th birthday, she and Buyo were playing with it. She never believed any of this until she met Inuyasha, facing demons every day of her life. She squeezed the small marble in the palm of her hand and guided herself down into the bones eater well. All day, there was something. She could sense it. She sighed softly realizing nothing was happening. She lifted the shikon jewel up to stare at it. "Even if you are fake, you have to hold some kind of value to me. I beg you."

After awhile of standing in the Bones Eaters Well, Kagome found herself standing in front of the Sacred Tree. She was staring at it, remembering things. "I am in a world I don't want to be in, my own world. Which is kind of sad in my opinion..." She muttered to herself. A breeze quickly whipped against her and she closed her eyes for a moment, waiting for it to pass, when she opened her eyes she felt something on her hand. A BUG!? She freaked out for a second to realize it was a yellow petal on her hand. She turned it over with her fingers and examined it closely. " Yellow petals?" She found herself asking. "Nothing is permanent..not even death." The quote seemed to ring in her ears as she lifted her eyes to look up at the tree. A soft gasp escaped from her throat, her body was being embraced into a soft, warm light. From head to toe she was glowing. She couldn't move though. She was confused and surprised.

In the federal era, Kagome's unconscious body was being wrapped up in the same light as she was in her world. Sango's eyes widened in shock, "MIROKU. Something is going on, I don't know what!" Her voice was full of panic. Miroku found his way to Kagome's side and starred down at her lifeless like form. "Sango, I know this may sound surprising, but I have no idea what is going on. It seems like some spiritual power is encasing her." Sango's eyes went from Miroku's blue, gentle eyes to Kagome's body. They both stood in deep confusion. "Do you think it's...?" Sango started but Miroku didn't let the young demon slayer finish. "Kikyo? Perhaps." Kaede watched from a distance. "Kikyo is going to make Kagome appear where she is." She answered for them. Miroku and Sango turned to Kaede who was sitting calmly in front of a fire, poking at it trying to spark it to ignite more to heat up the food. "What do you mean? She can't seriously do that and for what?" "Kikyo placed a cursed on Kagome, Kagome is the reincarnation of Kikyo. The two are connected in more then one way if you took time to think about it. Ever since Kagome came here I have wondered the purpose and reasoning for her appearance and never seemed to come up with a logical answer. Kagome seems more then just a reincarnation to me. Ye weren't their but when Kagome's soul was ripped from her she had her body call it back to her when Inuyasha needed it most. I found that odd but ignored it for the time being." Miroku and Sango stood there in silence for once, they could hear the crackling of the fire and the wind hitting against the house. "Are you trying to say, like Kagome calling her soul back, Kikyo is calling Kagome back to her?" Kaede didn't look up from the fire, she didn't even turn her body to them. "I believe so, where ever her spirit is right now, it isnot in this time but it is connected to Kikyo in one way or another. Ye two can't do anymore more for her. This is all up to Inuyasha." "I hate leaving things up to Inuyasha.." Shippo randomly ranted from outside of the hut, listening in on their conversation. It was hard for him to deal with this, feeling so useless about Kagome's condition and not being able to help. The way Inuyasha acted irrirated him. He figured though, since he wasn't in Inuyasha shoes, he didn't understand the full concept of the situlation. He loved Kagome but not the way Inuyasha loved her or the way Inuyasha loved Kikyo. He loved Kagome like a mother and if he had to witness him losing another family member again, he'd lose it. Sure, he had Inuyasha and everyone but who was going to take care of him and sit Inuyasha and give him yummy tastey food from the future, also. Who was going to love him?

Inuyasha made his way through the trees, his body getting hit by twigs and branches. He could smell Kikyo close, her scent got stronger with each step and soon he knew he would be staring at her through a clearing. Staring at her brown, cold, sad eyes how he wanted to make them happy like before. How he would do anything to hear her laugh with no malice in her voice. He couldn't stand the way this world turned itself on her. Before he knew he it realized he was running, his legs were carrying him but his mind finally went blank. Rain drops began to hit his form and they slide down his cheeks, neck, wrists. He couldn't feel the wetness of it all though, he was numb from head to toe.

He could see her now. Her long black hair getting damp from the rain, she was sitting patiently waiting for him and only him. She looked lonely. He couldn't seem to forget her face either. "Kikyo." He heard his voice in his ears but wasn't aware he was talking. She raised her head and looked at him. She didn't move from her spot. She just continued to wait. "Kagome doesn't have much time, Inuyasha. What are you going to do..?" The words slipped from her lips. Inuyasha's anger had vanished from him, it was gone. He wasn't thinking about Kagome. He was thinking about Kikyo. Little did he realize, Kagome's body laid a few feet away from him. Kikyo was actually surprised he didn't pick up on her scent. Perhaps the wind was being towards her advantage.

End of Chapter 14.

What do you think? I tried to make this chapter good, I really did try. I am always trying to please my readers. Plus, I know I haven't updated in awhile and I tried to make this longer then my usual chapters. I don't know if I succeeded or not, I'd have to take a look. But, I made a twist. Honestly, I didn't want to get this to confusing with the whole, Kagome's spirit is in her world but her body is in Inuyasha's and Inuyasha is all numb and Kagome and Kikyo are connected. Yeah, oh well, I got into depth on it. Kind of..sorta. Hahaha. You guys should definitely review this. I read ALL of them and I love hearing them. I don't know how many more chapters are going to be left if you're wondering. I don't want it to end but I don't want to drag it out till god knows how long, I could if I wanted too. Hahaha. I might just make a new Inuyasha story in general. So, favorite me as a author!

Also, if you know the about the quote that goes between Kagome and Kikyo, the one about death, if you know where it is from you could totally put it in a review. Hahaha. C: I know where it is from of course, I want to see if you guys know. Who is a fan of Health Leager enough to know. (Wow, I get so off topic.)