Chapter 20
They had been walking for hours when they finally reached the village.
"I see that ye have added another part to your group." Kaede said when she noticed Sesshoumaru.
"Yes Kaede, this is Sesshoumaru, and this is Rin." Kagome said, giving the introductions.
"Welcome." Kaede said warmly.
"Thank-you." Sesshoumaru answered.
"Well Kaede, it had been lovely seeing you again after so long but I get to go back home today without a fight. I'm going to go now. I'll see you all in about three days!" Kagome waved at everyone in the hut and left for the well. She jumped in and was brought back to her time.
"Mama! I'm back!" She called as she entered her house.
"Hello Kagome, welcome back." Mrs. Higurashi greeted "How was your time in the feudal era?"
"It was pretty good. But I was kidnapped by Inuyasha's older brother Sesshoumaru who is now traveling along with us along with the little girl who follows him, to help with our battle against Naraku." She explained the situation like it happened all the time.
"Well it sounds very exiting." Mrs. Higurashi said slightly shook up by her daughters adventures.
"Yeah, I guess. It's mostly the same thought. Actually no, nothing is the same. Inuyasha and I are together, Sango and Miroku are together and Shippou now has a new play mate. And Sesshoumaru is befriending the group." Kagome counted off the changes. 'Not to mention Sesshoumaru is rather charming.' She added silently.
"Well, everything happens for a reason. I'm sure it will all turn out well in the end."
"Yeah, I hope so." Kagome said wishing she could believe her mother. "well I'm going to have a bath now." And she left.
"Poor Kagome, she finally gets what she wants and she get more choices. I wonder what is in store for her. Fate plays cruel games with good people's heart." Mrs. Higurashi said to herself.
It was dark outside and everyone was sleeping. Or so Inuyasha thought as he walked out of the hut soundlessly. Unknown to him, another pair of golden eyes were watching him. Sesshoumaru was keeping his promise to Kagome. What would he tell her if Inuyasha went to see the dead priestess that he seemed to love so much.
'How could you break such an angels heart so knowingly Inuyasha?' Sesshoumaru thought as the followed Inuyasha silently through the forest. 'She cares for him more then he knows and yet he still runs to his dead love while I living one is hoping that he will run to her instead. Will you make the right decision brother, will you go and see Kagome, or will you choose the one who no longer has a heart of her own? The one who must steal the souls of the dead.'
Inuyasha had smelt Kikyo's scent and decided it was time he chose, Kagome or Kikyo? He had to clear the air. Would he be going to hell with Kikyo, or staying on earth with Kagome? Of course, he had to be subtle, it would hurt the girl that he was leaving if he just came out and said it.
'I hope that both women will be able to handle my choice well. I don't what I would if one takes it badly. Why do I have to make this decision? It would be so much easier if someone else could make it for me, but then who would know if they were making the right decision…who knows if I'm making the right decision?' Inuyasha began pondering many things on this walk through the forest, to Kikyo, 'I wonder why Sesshoumaru has all of a sudden taken an interest in Kagome. He'd never even noticed her, unless he thought of her as a bothersome human, before this. Why now? What's going on?'
Soon a clearing came into view and there stood Kikyo in the middle. Inuyasha cautiously walked forward. He didn't embrace her this time though, he kept his distance.
"Kikyo, I have something really important to say and you'd better listen and listen good." He stated, 'so much for being subtle' he thought with a sigh.
"Inuyasha, you insult me." Kikyo said with her normal cold as ice voice. "Do I not even deserve a greeting? And you treat me as rudely as you treat my reincarnation? Do you not remember when you said u would become a human so you could live in peace with me?"
"Yeah," Inuyasha "You wanted me to become human because you couldn't accept my demon heritage." He said with a fire of anger started sparking in his eyes.
"Of course! I could never marry a demon! I am a priestess have, u forgotten? The villagers were already doubting my powers because I was around you as often as I was." Kikyo snapped, as though she was frustrated that Inuyasha didn't already posses that information.
"We did not love each. If we did then you wouldn't have wanted me to turn human and we wouldn't have deceived by Naraku's evil games." Inuyasha growls.
Kikyo stayed silent for a moment. "No we were not in love." She said before adding quickly "But we are not so we will not be so easily tricked."
"No will not." Inuyasha agreed.
Sesshoumaru, who was listening from behind some trees decided to take pity on kagome and left before he could acquire more details to give to her. What he didn't know what that Inuyasha had not fully finished his statement.
"No," Inuyasha shook his head roughly. "We definitely won't be tricked again because there will be no now. There isn't going to be now for us. I'm not going to hell with you. I'm staying with kagome. We have confessed our love for each other and she deserves more then someone who is running off with you." And with that he started walking away. But Kikyo spoke again.
"She will go for your brother." She sneered. "She has become interested in him during her doubt in you. He loves her and he will take her if he can. She has so many other options, so many admirers, why would she stay with you? Sesshoumaru loves her, Koga loves her, he has even pledges his love her constantly. Young male travelers fall in love with the sight of her, and I have heard you complain of the young men from her time, that fight for her affections also. Even Naraku has fallen for her, slightly but the feeling is still there. She has the love of full demons and full humans who all wish to be the one who can try to grant her every wish. Why on earth would she stay with you, the one who has broken and betrayed her so often? The one who is looked down upon by demons and humans."
While Kikyo was going through her rather long speech Inuyasha was fighting hard to keep in demon side in control. She was getting him mad and he didn't know how long his demon side would take Kikyo's ranting about how disloyal Kagome was to him. She loved him. She had told him so. She would never leave him. He blinked and his eyes became a crimson red and purple stripes appeared on his cheeks. His fangs and claws grew longer and he began growling a low, dangerous growl.
Kagome has returned to the feudal era only to find that Inuyasha was no where to be found. So she started looking. She soon came across Sesshoumaru who was walking in her direction.
"Kagome." He began "As promised I have followed Inuyasha, He has gone to see Kikyo."
"oh," she said, her expression becoming downcast. "Well I'm sure he has a good reason." She tried shining light on the situation. "Sesshoumaru, I'm going to go for a walk now if you don't mind I would like alone." Sesshoumaru nodded his head in understanding and he watched as Kagome walked away.
'I wonder why he went to go and see her' she thought as she randomly walked through the forest, not quite sure where she was going 'Could he be sneaking around with her still? Because if he is I don't know what I would do!' Kagome was very deep in thought, so deep that she didn't hear the twig snap behind her. 'What would I do if he was going off to see her?' Suddenly two strong arms, that Kagome could recognize anywhere, wrapped themselves around her waist.
"Not now Inuyasha! You have some serious explaining to d.." Kagome had pushed Inuyasha's arms away and turned around only to see that the amber eyes that she loved to much where not there. Instead there were the red eyes but blue slits.
Hey everyone, sorry for the long wait, I've been really busy that's all. But I hope you like this chapter and the nest one is coming up A.S.A.P.
Thanks for reading the story and as usual there's some special thanks to my reviewers
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