DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha. Never have, never will L.\
Self- Sacrifice
By PuRpLeDiRt
Chapter 4:
Kagome closed her eyes, conjuring all the miko power that was held inside her. A swirling wind swept up around her and she held her hands out in front of her. A small green light appeared and began to grow. The green light grew bigger and bigger until it formed a glowing orb that was situated between her hands. Kagome opened her eyes, now glassy and lifeless.
"Her…my…. soul" Kikyou breathed. Kagome offered the soul to Kikyou, and slumped to a lifeless form on the earth as Kikyou took the green orb into her hands. "You are now among the living dead" Kikyou snorted. Kikyou's head snapped up. "A presence…yes, Inuyasha, come see what your precious Kagome has done…"
Inuyasha came upon the women, taking in what he saw. The lifeless Kagome lay on the damp earth while Kikyou hovered over her with a glowing orb that Inuyasha took to be Kagome's soul. Anger registered across his face. "What have you done to her?!" He growled.
"I have done nothing. It was you who did this to her. She couldn't go on living knowing the only person she had ever truly loved would never return her feelings. So she chose to make you happy, by giving her soul to me to reawaken, in my full human form, for you." She gestured to the glowing green orb. "And now, Inuyasha my dear, we can finally be happy once again."
'So that's why she asked if I would bring Kikyou back to life!' Inuyasha thought. "I could never be happy with you Kikyou. I once thought I loved you, but I didn't know what love was until Kagome came along. She brought me to life, taught me to trust again, showed me what it was like to love. I could only be disgusted with you, you lifeless bitch who wants nothing more than to ruin my life. Kikyou, you're dead, live with it. (A/N excuse the pun please, it was so not intended.) And to even add to my disgust of you, you stand there and insist on talking to me while holding the soul of the one I love!"
"No! I did not do this for nothing. You will be with me once and for all. Your precious Kagome is gone now, once and for all! She even told me that you loved me, and that you would never love her like you loved me!" Kikyou screamed.
"That's a lie! I never told Kagome how I felt. I wish I had and now I'm being torn up with guilt! I could never love you, you heartless bitch, like I do Kagome! You have only tried to cause problems between her and me and I will put a stop to it once and for all!"
Kikyou cackled and swallowed the orb/soul. A wind swept around her and the insect youkai disintegrated into the earth. She no longer smelled of soil and corpse, that that of her human form. "Come to me Inuyasha…"she pleaded.
'I have to rid myself of her, and free Kagome and myself of this nightmare. I thought I could never get rid of Kikyou, because I loved her, but Kagome has taught me what real love is. And what I feel for Kikyou is not love! I know I've vowed to protect humans, for Kagome's sake, but this goes beyond that!' Inuyasha's hand withdrew the Tetsusaiga from the sheath at his side. Pointing it towards Kikyou as it transformed, he cried out "Free Kagome's soul or face the consequences!" He already knew her choice and had prepared himself for it.
"You could never kill me." Kikyou purred sweetly. "You love me too much and you promised to protect me."
"I fulfilled that promise already. You are no longer the lifeless miko I made that promise to! Now release her!"
"No." Kikyou smiled smugly.
Inuyasha could not believe what was happening. Kikyou's eyes went wide with shock as Inuyasha swung the Tetsusaiga and yelled "Kaze no Kizu!" Kikyou was struck by the Wound of the wind and with a scream, vanished. All that remained was the glowing green orb, Kagome's soul. The orb tried to find a body to reside in and Inuyasha took it gently between his hands to guide it to Kagome's limp body. Her body absorbed the soul and the once glassy eyes became glittery and shown full of life. Carefully, Kagome sat up.
"Where am I?" She found herself looking into a pair of magnificent amber eyes. "Inuyasha…"
"Kagome," he breathed, "you're ok." His eyes sparkled at the corners, which Kagome recognized as tears. "I thought I had lost you. How could you do that, how could you believe I couldn't love you after I've protected you for so long! I would give my life for you! I love you Kagome, don't forget that!" Inuyasha grabbed her into a bone-crushing embrace. Kagome began to sob as well.
"Inuyasha, I thought that you still loved her, that you wanted her. I've loved you for so long that it hurt every time I heard her name pass through your lips."
"Stupid bitch. I only called to her in my dreams to tell her to stop, and not to kill you. For so long, she haunted my dreams, always trying to remove you from my life. But no more." Inuyasha's eyes concentrated on Kagome.
"Wh-What do you mean?" Kagome's eyes were wide with confusion.
"I finally freed her soul. She is no longer among the living dead, but is free in heaven."
Kagome stammered. "You…you released Kikyou's soul? Oh Inuyasha!"
"It was because I loved you and I never want anything to stand between us again. I love you." Inuyasha's voice was full of emotion.
"I love you too, you stupid baka." Kagome whispered with a smile. Inuyasha pulled her close to him and their lips met for the long awaited kiss. Kagome had never been so happy.
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Ok, guys, so what did you think of my first fic? Please R/R. I really like writing, but if everyone thinks it sucks, then I won't do it anymore, so I really need you to review, PLEASE!!!! Thanks for reading!
