Chapter 1: Voice on the Wind
"Inu Yasha?" Kagome called. "Inu Yasha? Inu Yasha!"
That twit, Kagome thought. First he doesn't say anything to me, then all of a sudden he leaves without warning. She sighed. Where can he be?
Kagome walked on through the night, calling for Inu Yasha occasionally, but deep in thought as well. A youkai had attacked earlier and through the midst of the battle, Kikyou had appeared, shooting an arrow that killed the youkai, but then disappearing as soon as she had appeared. Inu Yasha had been very quiet, and disappeared while the others were having dinner.
Oh, Inu Yasha, Kagome thought. She paused and looked up at the moon, and saw the golden eyes of Inu Yasha, and the white stars mimicking his long, silver hair. Are you looking for her? For Kikyou? Do you still love her through all this time? Am I just a replacement for her?
A small crack startled Kagome from her thoughts. She turned abruptly to the direction of the sound, and emitted a small gasp at what she saw.
Inu Yasha.
But with Kikyou.
Quickly, Kagome hid behind a tree and watched them. The distance from them was not too great, and Kagome strained to listen...
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"Kikyou......" said Inu Yasha, a worried frown etched in his face.
"What is it that you want from me?" asked Kikyou, her voice cold.
"Why....why did you save me today?"
"Saved you?!" Kikyou laughed cold-heartily. "I did not save you, Inu Yasha. Nor did I even wanted to try. I wanted to only stop the youkai from attacking you....so that I can take the pleasure of killing you myself."
Taken aback, Inu Yasha could only stare. The only sound heard was their own breathing mixed with crickets chirping. Kagome was not noticed, her scent mixed will with Kikyou's....Inu Yasha did not notice.
"Have you not realized it yet?" said Kikyou suddenly. "I died hating you! My soul can only feel hatred for you! This body was made so that I can carry that out! I do not love you Inu Yasha, nor will I ever can again......."
"Kikyou....." said Inu Yasha softly. "That was the past....the past can be forgotten.....I have not lived a day without you in my mind."
What.....What does he mean? Kagome thought nervously.
"No...."murmured Kikyou. "I was made from the earth....I am not human...I feed off souls to survive. I cannot love or be loved...especially not by you." Suddenly she flared up. "Do you not remember?! It was you who betrayed me! It was you who brought this to me! You betrayed-"
"STOP IT!" yelled Inu Yasha, and suddenly pulled Kikyou into his arms.
A small gasp, merely audible, escaped Kikyou.
"I do not know what you are thinking," said Inu Yasha, pulling Kikyou closer to him. "But what happened ago was a misunderstanding....Things were not suppose to be how it is....We were suppose to be together."
Kikyou's eyes grew softer, but Kagome's eyes began to fill with pain.
Kikyou sighed. "What of the other girl in my form?" she asked.
Does she mean me? Kagome thought as her heart raced. Oh, please Inu Yasha....please don't say.....
"Kagome," Inu Yasha murmured. "Kikyou, you can never be replaced. Kagome is not a substitute for you....You are you alone."
Kagome let out a breath of relief. I'm not a substitute, thought Kagome with a touch of hope. Maybe I have a chance-
Kagome gasped....as Kikyou took Inu Yasha's face, and kissed him softly on the lips.
I-Inu....Yasha.....a pang of sadness struck Kagome's heart.
"Ki-Kikyou," stammered Inu Yasha.
"Inu Yasha," Kikyou responded softly. "The kiss was not a lie, but someday...I swear...I will kill you."
"Kikyou......."
A small, muffled cry was heard from the trees.
Inu Yasha turned sharply....ready to kill whoever was there....
But saw Kagome...
Kagome!!!
He was speechless, and was about to call out to her...
But she had tears in her eyes....and running down her cheeks...
"Ka-Kagome," he said.
Then remembered suddenly and turned to Kikyou, but only to find that she was gone.
"Remember......someday....I will kill you....."her voice said with the wind.
"Kikyou......."
"Inu Yasha?" Kagome called. "Inu Yasha? Inu Yasha!"
That twit, Kagome thought. First he doesn't say anything to me, then all of a sudden he leaves without warning. She sighed. Where can he be?
Kagome walked on through the night, calling for Inu Yasha occasionally, but deep in thought as well. A youkai had attacked earlier and through the midst of the battle, Kikyou had appeared, shooting an arrow that killed the youkai, but then disappearing as soon as she had appeared. Inu Yasha had been very quiet, and disappeared while the others were having dinner.
Oh, Inu Yasha, Kagome thought. She paused and looked up at the moon, and saw the golden eyes of Inu Yasha, and the white stars mimicking his long, silver hair. Are you looking for her? For Kikyou? Do you still love her through all this time? Am I just a replacement for her?
A small crack startled Kagome from her thoughts. She turned abruptly to the direction of the sound, and emitted a small gasp at what she saw.
Inu Yasha.
But with Kikyou.
Quickly, Kagome hid behind a tree and watched them. The distance from them was not too great, and Kagome strained to listen...
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"Kikyou......" said Inu Yasha, a worried frown etched in his face.
"What is it that you want from me?" asked Kikyou, her voice cold.
"Why....why did you save me today?"
"Saved you?!" Kikyou laughed cold-heartily. "I did not save you, Inu Yasha. Nor did I even wanted to try. I wanted to only stop the youkai from attacking you....so that I can take the pleasure of killing you myself."
Taken aback, Inu Yasha could only stare. The only sound heard was their own breathing mixed with crickets chirping. Kagome was not noticed, her scent mixed will with Kikyou's....Inu Yasha did not notice.
"Have you not realized it yet?" said Kikyou suddenly. "I died hating you! My soul can only feel hatred for you! This body was made so that I can carry that out! I do not love you Inu Yasha, nor will I ever can again......."
"Kikyou....." said Inu Yasha softly. "That was the past....the past can be forgotten.....I have not lived a day without you in my mind."
What.....What does he mean? Kagome thought nervously.
"No...."murmured Kikyou. "I was made from the earth....I am not human...I feed off souls to survive. I cannot love or be loved...especially not by you." Suddenly she flared up. "Do you not remember?! It was you who betrayed me! It was you who brought this to me! You betrayed-"
"STOP IT!" yelled Inu Yasha, and suddenly pulled Kikyou into his arms.
A small gasp, merely audible, escaped Kikyou.
"I do not know what you are thinking," said Inu Yasha, pulling Kikyou closer to him. "But what happened ago was a misunderstanding....Things were not suppose to be how it is....We were suppose to be together."
Kikyou's eyes grew softer, but Kagome's eyes began to fill with pain.
Kikyou sighed. "What of the other girl in my form?" she asked.
Does she mean me? Kagome thought as her heart raced. Oh, please Inu Yasha....please don't say.....
"Kagome," Inu Yasha murmured. "Kikyou, you can never be replaced. Kagome is not a substitute for you....You are you alone."
Kagome let out a breath of relief. I'm not a substitute, thought Kagome with a touch of hope. Maybe I have a chance-
Kagome gasped....as Kikyou took Inu Yasha's face, and kissed him softly on the lips.
I-Inu....Yasha.....a pang of sadness struck Kagome's heart.
"Ki-Kikyou," stammered Inu Yasha.
"Inu Yasha," Kikyou responded softly. "The kiss was not a lie, but someday...I swear...I will kill you."
"Kikyou......."
A small, muffled cry was heard from the trees.
Inu Yasha turned sharply....ready to kill whoever was there....
But saw Kagome...
Kagome!!!
He was speechless, and was about to call out to her...
But she had tears in her eyes....and running down her cheeks...
"Ka-Kagome," he said.
Then remembered suddenly and turned to Kikyou, but only to find that she was gone.
"Remember......someday....I will kill you....."her voice said with the wind.
"Kikyou......."