Inuyasha's Childhood
Chapter thirteen: Betrayed and Awakened.
A/N: Okay, last chapter was really short and I apologize, but it is very difficult to type from scratch. I would like to thank dragonfly and magic- shield for reviewing. Oh well! On with the story!
I glared at the girl from my perch in the tree. She sat on a hill and she looked deep in thought. Her bow and arrows lied at her side, slightly strewn. I watched her till her voice cut through the silence sharply.
"Inuyasha, I know you are watching me, come and sit with me."
I leapt down from the branch I had been sitting on and glared at her. I sat on my haunches and watched her from the corner of my eye. She looked over at me and smiled, kindness shown through her like a beam of sunlight.
"Because of the Shikon no Tama I cannot live the life of a normal woman. I have to protect the jewel with my life," she said as she turned her gaze back to the village.
I stood up and faced her. "So what! We've all got our crosses to bare!" I said as I walked from her.
"You're right. I shouldn't complain," I spun around at her words. I looked at her upturned face and saw deep sadness and regret in her eyes. I felt bad for her and the life she had chosen. I turned from her and walked away, back into the forest.
I watched her as she headed back to the village, I suddenly felt totally guilty for her. I watched as she approached the hill again. This time she was followed by small children who frolicked around her. They were helping her pick herbs and such.
"Sister Kikyou! Sister Kikyou! Is this the right herb?" a small girl in an orange kimono asked as she ran up to her.
"Why yes sister Kaede, that is the exact herb that I was looking for!" she smiled down at the girl as she took the herb from her.
I watched as the children helped her. I watched as she frolicked with them. Her face glowed in true happiness. I knew that I couldn't take the jewel now. It would tear my soul apart to do such a thing.
I followed her everywhere, I followed her when she took care of others. I followed her when it snowed, rained, I didn't care. In my heart, I only wished to stay beside her, to relieve her pain. I followed her wherever she went and I helped to guard the jewel. I felt that I had to.
"Inuyasha," she said as the winds blew through her raven hair, "You can use the jewel to become all human."
"Human?"
"Yes, it is true that you are half-demon but you are also half-human. If you used the jewel to become all human, it would be purified and I could live a normal life," I could see her face light up at the thought of being free from her duties.
I sighed and looked to the distance. *All human. I would be weak then. But I could live with Kikyou for forever.* I thought on the idea and a hundred doubts ran through my mind.
She stood up and looked over her shoulder, "Tell me what you have decided tomorrow." She walked in the direction of the village and I sat thinking. When I came to a decision I stood up and walked back into the forest.
"Well, Inuyasha?" she asked. The winds swirled around us. I stood facing her and we looked into each other's eyes.
"I'll do it. I'll become human for you," I said as the winds blew harder around us.
"I'll bring the jewel to you tomorrow, good night," she said as she turned and walked away. I nodded and turned in my own direction.
I waited through the night and walked through the forest in the morning. Suddenly, an arrow past by my face. I turned around and saw Kikyou with another arrow pulled taught.
"Die, Inuyasha!" she yelled as she let the arrow fly.
I leapt into the sky and ran to the village. I jumped into the village and the villager's tried to keep me in a net. I slashed my way through and leapt over the buildings. I ran until I came to the shrine. I jumped through the roof and blocked my nose from the dust with my kimono sleeve. I smirked as I grabbed the chain that held the jewel. *I knew I shouldn't have trusted her! She betrayed me!* On the outside, I may have appeared arrogant and cocky, but I was broken up on the inside.
Spears came at me through the doorway and I slashed through some of them. I knocked down the lamp that burned. The shrine caught on fire and I leapt from the building.
"Finally, a way for me to become ll demon," I said to myself as I twisted in the air to dodge the spears that flew in my direction.
"Inuyasha!" a voice screamed.
I felt a sharp pain being driven through my chest. I watched as the jewel flew from my grasp and rolled away from me. I looked up and saw Kikyou standing with a bow in hand. I looked at her in shock.
"Ki...Kikyou..how...could..I...thought...," I held my hand out to the jewel and I could feel my mind slipping as I looked at Kikyou one last time.
I could smell something coming closer. It smelled like..Kikyou. I opened my eyes and saw a girl running up the hill. I reached a clawed hand up to the arrow and withdrew. It was far more powerful then the other arrows she had used to pin me. I watched as the terrified girl was chased by a giant centipede demon. The girl tripped and sprawled at the base of the tree I was pinned to.
"What's the matter, Kikyou? Why don't you do her like you did me?" I asked as I glared down at her.
"Huh? So your alive?" Kikyou said from her position on the ground.
"You look pretty dumb there, Kikyou. The Kikyou I know wouldn't waist her time," I said, waiting for a response.
"That's it! Kikyou, Kikytou, whoever she is, I'm not her!" the girl said, climbing up the roots to stand facing me.
"If you're not, then there's no way that you could smell so.." I sniffed the air around her and backed off slightly. "You're not her."
"I know! My name's Kagome! Ka go me!" she said loudly.
A/N: Hope you liked. I think that this is the last chapter. Well, bye bye!!
Chapter thirteen: Betrayed and Awakened.
A/N: Okay, last chapter was really short and I apologize, but it is very difficult to type from scratch. I would like to thank dragonfly and magic- shield for reviewing. Oh well! On with the story!
I glared at the girl from my perch in the tree. She sat on a hill and she looked deep in thought. Her bow and arrows lied at her side, slightly strewn. I watched her till her voice cut through the silence sharply.
"Inuyasha, I know you are watching me, come and sit with me."
I leapt down from the branch I had been sitting on and glared at her. I sat on my haunches and watched her from the corner of my eye. She looked over at me and smiled, kindness shown through her like a beam of sunlight.
"Because of the Shikon no Tama I cannot live the life of a normal woman. I have to protect the jewel with my life," she said as she turned her gaze back to the village.
I stood up and faced her. "So what! We've all got our crosses to bare!" I said as I walked from her.
"You're right. I shouldn't complain," I spun around at her words. I looked at her upturned face and saw deep sadness and regret in her eyes. I felt bad for her and the life she had chosen. I turned from her and walked away, back into the forest.
I watched her as she headed back to the village, I suddenly felt totally guilty for her. I watched as she approached the hill again. This time she was followed by small children who frolicked around her. They were helping her pick herbs and such.
"Sister Kikyou! Sister Kikyou! Is this the right herb?" a small girl in an orange kimono asked as she ran up to her.
"Why yes sister Kaede, that is the exact herb that I was looking for!" she smiled down at the girl as she took the herb from her.
I watched as the children helped her. I watched as she frolicked with them. Her face glowed in true happiness. I knew that I couldn't take the jewel now. It would tear my soul apart to do such a thing.
I followed her everywhere, I followed her when she took care of others. I followed her when it snowed, rained, I didn't care. In my heart, I only wished to stay beside her, to relieve her pain. I followed her wherever she went and I helped to guard the jewel. I felt that I had to.
"Inuyasha," she said as the winds blew through her raven hair, "You can use the jewel to become all human."
"Human?"
"Yes, it is true that you are half-demon but you are also half-human. If you used the jewel to become all human, it would be purified and I could live a normal life," I could see her face light up at the thought of being free from her duties.
I sighed and looked to the distance. *All human. I would be weak then. But I could live with Kikyou for forever.* I thought on the idea and a hundred doubts ran through my mind.
She stood up and looked over her shoulder, "Tell me what you have decided tomorrow." She walked in the direction of the village and I sat thinking. When I came to a decision I stood up and walked back into the forest.
"Well, Inuyasha?" she asked. The winds swirled around us. I stood facing her and we looked into each other's eyes.
"I'll do it. I'll become human for you," I said as the winds blew harder around us.
"I'll bring the jewel to you tomorrow, good night," she said as she turned and walked away. I nodded and turned in my own direction.
I waited through the night and walked through the forest in the morning. Suddenly, an arrow past by my face. I turned around and saw Kikyou with another arrow pulled taught.
"Die, Inuyasha!" she yelled as she let the arrow fly.
I leapt into the sky and ran to the village. I jumped into the village and the villager's tried to keep me in a net. I slashed my way through and leapt over the buildings. I ran until I came to the shrine. I jumped through the roof and blocked my nose from the dust with my kimono sleeve. I smirked as I grabbed the chain that held the jewel. *I knew I shouldn't have trusted her! She betrayed me!* On the outside, I may have appeared arrogant and cocky, but I was broken up on the inside.
Spears came at me through the doorway and I slashed through some of them. I knocked down the lamp that burned. The shrine caught on fire and I leapt from the building.
"Finally, a way for me to become ll demon," I said to myself as I twisted in the air to dodge the spears that flew in my direction.
"Inuyasha!" a voice screamed.
I felt a sharp pain being driven through my chest. I watched as the jewel flew from my grasp and rolled away from me. I looked up and saw Kikyou standing with a bow in hand. I looked at her in shock.
"Ki...Kikyou..how...could..I...thought...," I held my hand out to the jewel and I could feel my mind slipping as I looked at Kikyou one last time.
I could smell something coming closer. It smelled like..Kikyou. I opened my eyes and saw a girl running up the hill. I reached a clawed hand up to the arrow and withdrew. It was far more powerful then the other arrows she had used to pin me. I watched as the terrified girl was chased by a giant centipede demon. The girl tripped and sprawled at the base of the tree I was pinned to.
"What's the matter, Kikyou? Why don't you do her like you did me?" I asked as I glared down at her.
"Huh? So your alive?" Kikyou said from her position on the ground.
"You look pretty dumb there, Kikyou. The Kikyou I know wouldn't waist her time," I said, waiting for a response.
"That's it! Kikyou, Kikytou, whoever she is, I'm not her!" the girl said, climbing up the roots to stand facing me.
"If you're not, then there's no way that you could smell so.." I sniffed the air around her and backed off slightly. "You're not her."
"I know! My name's Kagome! Ka go me!" she said loudly.
A/N: Hope you liked. I think that this is the last chapter. Well, bye bye!!
