Chapter VII: The Devil's Kiss
InuYasha struggled to find words. Then he managed to choke out "Kikyo..."
"Yes, you are correct. It is I, Kikyo. I will take what I need from you and dispose of you."
She took a step forward.
"What the hell do you want?!"
Sesshami stepped forward.
"Give me the shards you have of the Shikonotama, now!" Kikyo answered firmly.
"You're not getting them without of fight, you ugly bitch!"
Kagome and the others were amazed. They had always taken Sesshami as a sweet little girl. But now they saw her in a whole new light.
"All right, child. I will fight you, kill you, and take your soul for my own."
Kikyo drew a bow and arrow, also equipped with a quick-draw blade. Sesshami had two quick-draw blades equipped at her belt. They both drew their swords.
They charged at each other, Kikyo getting the first hit. She sliced a deep cut in Sesshami's arm.
"I told you I would win." she said with a smirk.
"If you think a little cut is gonna take me down, you're in for a rude awakening!" Sesshami grumbled as she charged at Kikyo and slid the two blades through her stomach.
"These blades are poisonous, by the way. Did I forget to tell you?" Sesshami said quietly. "Oh well."
"InuYasha, how could you let her do this to me?" Kikyo spat out.
"I-I-I..." InuYasha couldn't find the words he was looking for.
Before InuYasha could say anything else, Kikyo forced herself up and kissed him. He pushed her away and spat on the side of the road.
"What the hell did you do?!" he hissed.
"I transported the poison to you. Your little friend isn't here to suck the poison out, either."
Kikyo held up a small glass bottle, which contained Myouga the flea. He was pounding on the glass screaming, but they couldn't hear anything he was saying.
"You will die within hours."
"Shut up!"
Kagome stood not ten feet away from Kikyo with her bow and arrow, already holding an arrow back.
"I'll shoot if you don't let Myouga out." she said firmly.
"All right. I'll let him live his pathetic life."
Kikyo knelt on the ground and opened the bottle to set Myouga free. Then she sprang up and got her bow and arrow ready too.
"If you don't drop your weapon in three seconds, I'll shoot. Three, two.."
But it was too late. Kagome already shot the arrow and it hit Kikyo's forehead, dead-center.
"Sesshami, finish it up!" Kagome yelled over her shoulder.
Sesshami took out a cherry pink powder and spread it over Kikyo's soul. It remained for a few seconds, changed from black to red, and disintegrated.
"You did it!" Miroku and Sango shouted in unison as they ran forward to Kagome and Sesshami. They began once more to walk. Kagome and Sesshami walked side by side. InuYasha walked past them both and said quietly so only they could hear. "Thanks. I owe you one." and grinned.
Then InuYasha walked forward and started jumping up and down and skipping singing "She's gone! She's finally gone!!! Woo hoo! Yay!"
InuYasha struggled to find words. Then he managed to choke out "Kikyo..."
"Yes, you are correct. It is I, Kikyo. I will take what I need from you and dispose of you."
She took a step forward.
"What the hell do you want?!"
Sesshami stepped forward.
"Give me the shards you have of the Shikonotama, now!" Kikyo answered firmly.
"You're not getting them without of fight, you ugly bitch!"
Kagome and the others were amazed. They had always taken Sesshami as a sweet little girl. But now they saw her in a whole new light.
"All right, child. I will fight you, kill you, and take your soul for my own."
Kikyo drew a bow and arrow, also equipped with a quick-draw blade. Sesshami had two quick-draw blades equipped at her belt. They both drew their swords.
They charged at each other, Kikyo getting the first hit. She sliced a deep cut in Sesshami's arm.
"I told you I would win." she said with a smirk.
"If you think a little cut is gonna take me down, you're in for a rude awakening!" Sesshami grumbled as she charged at Kikyo and slid the two blades through her stomach.
"These blades are poisonous, by the way. Did I forget to tell you?" Sesshami said quietly. "Oh well."
"InuYasha, how could you let her do this to me?" Kikyo spat out.
"I-I-I..." InuYasha couldn't find the words he was looking for.
Before InuYasha could say anything else, Kikyo forced herself up and kissed him. He pushed her away and spat on the side of the road.
"What the hell did you do?!" he hissed.
"I transported the poison to you. Your little friend isn't here to suck the poison out, either."
Kikyo held up a small glass bottle, which contained Myouga the flea. He was pounding on the glass screaming, but they couldn't hear anything he was saying.
"You will die within hours."
"Shut up!"
Kagome stood not ten feet away from Kikyo with her bow and arrow, already holding an arrow back.
"I'll shoot if you don't let Myouga out." she said firmly.
"All right. I'll let him live his pathetic life."
Kikyo knelt on the ground and opened the bottle to set Myouga free. Then she sprang up and got her bow and arrow ready too.
"If you don't drop your weapon in three seconds, I'll shoot. Three, two.."
But it was too late. Kagome already shot the arrow and it hit Kikyo's forehead, dead-center.
"Sesshami, finish it up!" Kagome yelled over her shoulder.
Sesshami took out a cherry pink powder and spread it over Kikyo's soul. It remained for a few seconds, changed from black to red, and disintegrated.
"You did it!" Miroku and Sango shouted in unison as they ran forward to Kagome and Sesshami. They began once more to walk. Kagome and Sesshami walked side by side. InuYasha walked past them both and said quietly so only they could hear. "Thanks. I owe you one." and grinned.
Then InuYasha walked forward and started jumping up and down and skipping singing "She's gone! She's finally gone!!! Woo hoo! Yay!"