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"For You"

By Night Youkai

Chapter 12

"Very clever Inuyasha, to hide her within yourself." Kikyo walked closer to him. "Now release her to me!"

"NO! I won't give her to you!"

"But what can you do? We all know you can't kill me and your friends are no shape to put a fight. So why try? Besides you said yourself the girl was useless. She is a weak human who is unworthy to have my soul. If you will not hand her over, then you will die." Kikyo notched an arrow to her bow and fired.

"NO! You can't have her!" Inuyasha jumped to avoid the arrow. "I know it was you who gave Kagome that dagger. Filling her head with your lies about wanting to be with me." He landed and faced her. "Yes it's true I did care for you once, and its true I can't kill you, but you're not the Kikyo I knew. And I. I don't love you." It hurt him to admit it but he had to say it. Kikyo was unmoved by this declaration.

"I know that Inuyasha. We may have cared long ago, but that was another life. I no longer love. Being reborn into this body my hate has set me free. When I loved my power was weakened. Now my hate has made me stronger." She aimed her bow "That girl was weak! She let her feelings for you and your happiness kill her. She did it for you. Now die for her and set her soul free." Kikyo's arrow was heading straight for him he didn't time to dodge.

'NO INUYASHA!' Kagome used all of her power to separate herself from him. She emerged from his body in time to block the arrow with her body.

"KAGOME!!!"

"Sorry Inuyasha this is my fight now!" She glanced at him as she removed the arrow from her shoulder. 'She's amazing.' He thought as she stood there her head held high wrapped in his fire-rat robe. He noticed she tied to fit her better, but the armor like cloth had no affect on Kikyo's arrows, and this was a fight where he could not interfere. "Kikyo you want my soul? Well come and get it!"

"You think you can take me on? You stupid girl!" she drew the last arrow from her quiver and aimed her bow. Kagome did the same. All was quiet they were frozen waiting to see who made the first move. The wind blew a leaf in front of them as a sign to fire.

Kikyo and Kagome released their arrow. Once she fired Kagome went charging for Kikyo, while Kikyo jump high as if to avoid the arrow. Both arrows collided and there was a bright purifying light. No one could see the fighting mikos.

"Where did she go?" Kagome lost her in the light.

"I'm right above you!" Kikyo leaped down from the tree striking Kagome with her bow. Kagome blocked with her bow. Then shifted her weight throwing Kikyo to the ground. Then she prepared herself for Kikyo's next attack.

'Where is this girl getting such power? I have most of the soul. So how can she still be standing?' Kikyo sprung to her feet and started to charge her. Their bows clashed as strikes upon blows came to pass. Their movements were solid, smooth, and flawless any samurai.

'How can they fight like this? It's amazing!' Inuyasha couldn't believe his eyes.

"They share the same soul but neither is the original host." Sango stated as if hearing his thoughts.

"What are you talking about?"

"I think I understand." Miroku stood up leaning against his staff for support. "Inuyasha it seems that Kikyo and Kagome are both the reincarnation of Midoriko, the powerful Miko. She used a sword to fight and purify the youkai. Their fight is on pure basic instinct."

"If that's true how does one fight one's self?" asked Inuyasha.

'She and I are the same, but I have to win. If I don't stop her she'll kill Inuyasha!' Kagome blocked another strike and countered with her bow. 'Inuyasha! That's it! Now if I can only get in close enough.' Kagome jumped back looking for an opening when Kikyo knocked her bow from her hand.

"Now you die!" Kikyo held her bow as if it were a sword. She was ready to make the finial blow "And Inuyasha will soon follow!" Kikyo began to charge bringing her bow down for the final strike.

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