Chapter 10: Protect Me, If You Can . . . ; Scroll II
. . . falsehoods and lies . . .
. . . unable to cry out . . .
. . . . for eternity . . .
"Kagura, he is coming . . . " Kikyo said as she looked over to her right as Kirara refused to look up as Kagome stared at Kirara and suddenly it hit her like a hammer to a nail. [" Kirara . . . is . . . in love . . . with Inu-Yasha?"] her eyes suddenly went large and then she closed her eyes and looked away from the neko. "Kirara . . . " Kagome said in almost a whisper. "Hai?" she returned, "Y-You love Inu-Yasha . . . don't you?" Kagome asked as suddenly Kirara looked over at her and then away, "I do, I will not deny it." Kirara said as she then tilted up to look up at the sky.
"You changed into a humanoid youkai form . . . for him?"
"Hai."
"With the help of Naraku right, Kirara." Kagome said in a statement more then a question and Kirara sighed, "Was the price worth it?" she asked as Kirara looked at her, "Yes, yes it was, miko. I apologize for bring you into this." She said in a whisper as Kagome shook her head. "No, don't be, I would have been brought into this anyways. I-I love him too, Kirara."
"Kikyo! Kagura!" they heard a loud growl as Inu-Yasha ran through the bushes and burst into the hot springs where he saw his friends tied to the tree. Though he instantly blushed at seeing Kagome . . . so . . . well . . . exposed. She had beautiful pale skin and a slender body . . . and well . . . nice . . . torso. Then he looked at Kirara as he looked at her though, he had different feelings, yeah sure she had a great body as well, but there was something else.
But that's when he was brought out of his trans by a chuckle of laughter from Kikyo. "Well Inu-Yasha, glad to see you came to join us."
"Let them go! Kikyo!" Inu-Yasha snapped as he pointed his sword at her, "Oh, Iie, hybrid you see, its you who will 'let them go' or one at least." Kagura informed as she walked out from behind the slightly confused hanyou.
"That's right, you can either same the one -" Kagura points at Kagome with her fan, "-that you swore to protect with your life or -" She then points at Kirara. "-the neko who changed for you. Both mean something for you-" Kikyo then takes Kagura's lines and finishes it for her. "-but let us find out, who you care for more."
"N-nani! Chose between them!"
"Hai." Kikyo and Kagura said at the same time, this was a huge dilemma! Save one or the other, the human or the youkai, the future or the past! There was no way he could do this! How could he choice between the two that meant everything to him? Inu-Yasha growled, "You demand I sentence one to die, that I cannot do!"
"Then we will pick for you." Kikyo said in her composed voice. "Iie! I will not allow you to harm them, you wench!" Inu-Yasha braked out and swung his blade at Kikyo who dodged it easily. "You've grown soft." Kagura stated and stood beside Kirara and smiled. "Though I would have to agree . . . I myself . . ." She takes her fan and slices the bonds off Kirara and she watches as Kirara falls to the ground and does the same to Kagome before Kikyo can stop her. " . . . Have also grown soft. . . I will no longer be a pawn in Naraku's sadistic games." Kagura said in a matter-of-fact tone which caught Inu-Yasha off guard.
Time stopped as an arrow sped through the air and pierced through Kagura's heart. "Traitor." Kikyo said in her monotone voice, "I will save Naraku the time and kill you myself, your lucky. Naraku would not of been so kind to give you a quick death." Kikyo said as Kagura laughed as she fell to her knees. "Perhaps, but at least I am no puppet, especially one with strings." She smiled and then fell to the ground face down, the arrow then completely went through her. "I . . . die happily . . .knowing, that Naraku will fell as . . . will you Kikyo." Kagura choked out and then her eyes went blank and dim.
Kagura was dead.
"Kagura." Kagome said sadly as Kirara stared at the body of Kagura and then looked up to Kikyo and Inu-Yasha. The dog demon made no move to attack Kikyo, instead his hands tightened upon Tetsusaiga. Kikyo looked towards the hanyou and said flatly, "Will you kill me Inu-Yasha?" she then knocked another arrow into her bow. "Or will I kill you?"
Inu-Yasha looked up at Kikyo with sad eyes as he raised Tetsusaiga to eye level, "Kikyo . . . " he said and then as she let her arrow fly he held his weapon up to attack but he was knocked out of the way and he heard a cry of pain, two cries, two different cries. He blinked a few times and looked up to see Kirara laying upon him an arrow sticking out of her back, "K- Kirara."
His eyes went wide as he stared at her and sat up and gentle held her as he looked over to find Kikyo stumbling with a fan sticking deep into her chest, Kagome breathing hard and standing. Kikyo looked over at the hanyou and then fell to the ground with a sickening thud and then a bright light shone from her body as it turned to dust. A gust of wind came and below the dust away as a blue orb of light floated in the air and then flew towards kagome and hit her in her chest, causing her to fall over onto the hard ground.
She was whole in body and soul now . . .
She was complete . . . .
Ironically Kikyo was right, their souls would reunite but not in the way Kikyo had hoped.
"Ka-Kagome. . ." Inu-Yasha muttered in shock as he held the wounded Kirara within his arms. He then heard the footsteps of his friends running towards him. They had seen the light and when they had arrived, he ignored their gasp, their fears and everything about him. The only things that stuck out in his mind was Kirara and Kagome.
["Oh Kami . . ."]
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Please forgive me of this chapters shortness!!
Please review! And what will happen NOW!?!?!
. . . falsehoods and lies . . .
. . . unable to cry out . . .
. . . . for eternity . . .
"Kagura, he is coming . . . " Kikyo said as she looked over to her right as Kirara refused to look up as Kagome stared at Kirara and suddenly it hit her like a hammer to a nail. [" Kirara . . . is . . . in love . . . with Inu-Yasha?"] her eyes suddenly went large and then she closed her eyes and looked away from the neko. "Kirara . . . " Kagome said in almost a whisper. "Hai?" she returned, "Y-You love Inu-Yasha . . . don't you?" Kagome asked as suddenly Kirara looked over at her and then away, "I do, I will not deny it." Kirara said as she then tilted up to look up at the sky.
"You changed into a humanoid youkai form . . . for him?"
"Hai."
"With the help of Naraku right, Kirara." Kagome said in a statement more then a question and Kirara sighed, "Was the price worth it?" she asked as Kirara looked at her, "Yes, yes it was, miko. I apologize for bring you into this." She said in a whisper as Kagome shook her head. "No, don't be, I would have been brought into this anyways. I-I love him too, Kirara."
"Kikyo! Kagura!" they heard a loud growl as Inu-Yasha ran through the bushes and burst into the hot springs where he saw his friends tied to the tree. Though he instantly blushed at seeing Kagome . . . so . . . well . . . exposed. She had beautiful pale skin and a slender body . . . and well . . . nice . . . torso. Then he looked at Kirara as he looked at her though, he had different feelings, yeah sure she had a great body as well, but there was something else.
But that's when he was brought out of his trans by a chuckle of laughter from Kikyo. "Well Inu-Yasha, glad to see you came to join us."
"Let them go! Kikyo!" Inu-Yasha snapped as he pointed his sword at her, "Oh, Iie, hybrid you see, its you who will 'let them go' or one at least." Kagura informed as she walked out from behind the slightly confused hanyou.
"That's right, you can either same the one -" Kagura points at Kagome with her fan, "-that you swore to protect with your life or -" She then points at Kirara. "-the neko who changed for you. Both mean something for you-" Kikyo then takes Kagura's lines and finishes it for her. "-but let us find out, who you care for more."
"N-nani! Chose between them!"
"Hai." Kikyo and Kagura said at the same time, this was a huge dilemma! Save one or the other, the human or the youkai, the future or the past! There was no way he could do this! How could he choice between the two that meant everything to him? Inu-Yasha growled, "You demand I sentence one to die, that I cannot do!"
"Then we will pick for you." Kikyo said in her composed voice. "Iie! I will not allow you to harm them, you wench!" Inu-Yasha braked out and swung his blade at Kikyo who dodged it easily. "You've grown soft." Kagura stated and stood beside Kirara and smiled. "Though I would have to agree . . . I myself . . ." She takes her fan and slices the bonds off Kirara and she watches as Kirara falls to the ground and does the same to Kagome before Kikyo can stop her. " . . . Have also grown soft. . . I will no longer be a pawn in Naraku's sadistic games." Kagura said in a matter-of-fact tone which caught Inu-Yasha off guard.
Time stopped as an arrow sped through the air and pierced through Kagura's heart. "Traitor." Kikyo said in her monotone voice, "I will save Naraku the time and kill you myself, your lucky. Naraku would not of been so kind to give you a quick death." Kikyo said as Kagura laughed as she fell to her knees. "Perhaps, but at least I am no puppet, especially one with strings." She smiled and then fell to the ground face down, the arrow then completely went through her. "I . . . die happily . . .knowing, that Naraku will fell as . . . will you Kikyo." Kagura choked out and then her eyes went blank and dim.
Kagura was dead.
"Kagura." Kagome said sadly as Kirara stared at the body of Kagura and then looked up to Kikyo and Inu-Yasha. The dog demon made no move to attack Kikyo, instead his hands tightened upon Tetsusaiga. Kikyo looked towards the hanyou and said flatly, "Will you kill me Inu-Yasha?" she then knocked another arrow into her bow. "Or will I kill you?"
Inu-Yasha looked up at Kikyo with sad eyes as he raised Tetsusaiga to eye level, "Kikyo . . . " he said and then as she let her arrow fly he held his weapon up to attack but he was knocked out of the way and he heard a cry of pain, two cries, two different cries. He blinked a few times and looked up to see Kirara laying upon him an arrow sticking out of her back, "K- Kirara."
His eyes went wide as he stared at her and sat up and gentle held her as he looked over to find Kikyo stumbling with a fan sticking deep into her chest, Kagome breathing hard and standing. Kikyo looked over at the hanyou and then fell to the ground with a sickening thud and then a bright light shone from her body as it turned to dust. A gust of wind came and below the dust away as a blue orb of light floated in the air and then flew towards kagome and hit her in her chest, causing her to fall over onto the hard ground.
She was whole in body and soul now . . .
She was complete . . . .
Ironically Kikyo was right, their souls would reunite but not in the way Kikyo had hoped.
"Ka-Kagome. . ." Inu-Yasha muttered in shock as he held the wounded Kirara within his arms. He then heard the footsteps of his friends running towards him. They had seen the light and when they had arrived, he ignored their gasp, their fears and everything about him. The only things that stuck out in his mind was Kirara and Kagome.
["Oh Kami . . ."]
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Please forgive me of this chapters shortness!!
Please review! And what will happen NOW!?!?!