" But when the day is done
And the sun goes down
And the mooonlight's shining through,
Then like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I'll come crawling on back to you."
~Bat out of hell, Meat Loaf
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha....but if I did I think I'd make him dance for me...just for me...muahahahahhaa *fangirl moment*
Chapter Seven: Suprise!
"Long time no see Inuyasha. Doesn't your ex-girlfriend get a hug?" Kikyo sat at Kagomes empty chair and placed her arms around Inuyashas neck, pulling him into an embrace. Mildly he pushed her away and looked her up and down. I was Kikyo alright, but she looked different; her eyes were a different color, her hair was layered and fairly short, and she wore a strapless red silk dress that dropped to the floor.
"Is it really you Kikyo?" Inuyasha stared, perplexed and shocked at the vision that lie before him. She nodded, and then shook her head.
" Well yes it is me, but not the me you remember. Though I have a fairly similar appearance, at least at this age I do." She smiled. "You are just like I remember. It is really so good to see you again. And you too, Shippo and Miroku."
The other two boys had gone from one shocking and enthralling picture to the next, and were obviously confused. Kikyo nodded her head towards the other girls.
"Why don't you go get Sango, Eri and Kagome Shippo?" she reached around to the other table and grabbed a chair. "We all need to have a little talk."
Shippo nodded and scurried off to the dance floor. Excitedly, Eri grabbed his hands and pulled him in, dancing VERY close to his body. Confused and excited he tried to push he away suavely but ended up tripping over himself. Laughing, Eri caught his hand and helped him to his feet, but when she saw he was not laughing, turned serious. He shook Kagomes shoulder and pointed back at the table.
"No....." Kagome nearly fainted at the sight. Not only was Kikyo actually sitting at the table, which was confusing enough on its own, but Inuyasha was absolutely drooling over her body, clad in that red silk dress. "That I almost bought!" she thought angerly. She began to march back to the table, Sango hot on her heels.
"Stop staring Inuyasha, you'll make Kagome jealous." Kikyo hissed and Inuyasha turned his head.
"Im sorry I wasn't trying to....Im just so confused on why you're here." he explained and caught Kagomes hand as she stepped in front of him.
"Kikyo what are you-" she paused as Inuyasha pulled her closer to sit on his lap. Turning she met his gaze and he gave her a very loving look, and wrapped his arms securely around her waist. Kikyo smiled.
"Guess we wont be needing this." she pushed the chair away. "Now that everyone is here I guess I can begin." She closed her eyes and instantly everything stopped. The music. The movement. The air around them. Except for the group. They glanced around frantically.
"Kikyo, just what on earth do you think your doing?!" Inuyasha growled. Kagome tensed in his arms and turned to face a screaming Eri.
"Oh my GOD!" her face was horror stricken and she quickly stood and backed away from the table. "What is happening to everyone?!"
"Drop the act Eri." Kikyo called, and her eye opened blazingly. "You may not know this but the one that haunts you....she was killed by your friend here." She nodded her head towards Kagome.
Gasps were heard from the group, but Eri calmly nodded. Tears formed in her eyes as she walked in front of Kagome and bowed.
"I...Im so sorry Kagome!" tears burst from her eyes and she looked up with pleading eyes. "I...she.....I can't do it!"
Kagome jumped off Inuyashas lap and pulled Eri into a close embrace. She stroked her hair and whispered softly. Eri sobbed onto her friends blue dress uncontrollably.
"Its ok Eri...you can tell me what's wrong." Kagomes brown orbs locked onto Kikyos. For a moment, they stared at each other, and suddenly her hard look turned soft. She smiled slightly.
"I suppose you are here to help Kikyo?" she began, sitting Eri down and offering her a napkin to blow her nose.
Kikyos eyes lit up. "I knew it. Thank you Kagome. For uh...not holding a grudge."
"I cant hate a part of myself Kikyo."
Inuyasha was amazed at Kagomes selflessness. Subconsciously he reached for her hand and squeezed it, then let it go wary of showing too much emotion.
"I am in fact here to help. But let me first give you some background." Kikyo leaned back against her chair and cracked her neck. "I am a reincarnation of the miko you knew as Kikyo, but you can still address me as such. My name in this world is Sakashi Akana."
"What?" Sango burst. "But I thought Kagome was your reincarnation in this time period."
"Well she is. But in this time period, there is no longer a Kikyo and Kagome soul." She began. "You see, after the miko you knew died-"
"When?" Inuyasha mumbled. "When did you die?"
Kikyo smiled and turned to face him, leaning in closer. "I....I cant tell you that Inuyasha, though I really want to. I can't tell you a lot of things, because I know exactly what happens after this moment." She leaned back again. "Now I know Im going to loose Shippo here but just bare with me a little ok?" Shippo rased his hand in protest, but quickly dropped it with a shrug. He moved his chair next to Eri and put an arm around her shoulders.
"After the miko you knew, Kikyo, died she was brought to the heavens and they gave her a choice. Or rather, me a choice. Since Kagome and I had separated our souls, the gods decided that we should be two separate people. And since I had died in such a....." she paused and looked heaven- ward, as if questioning an unseen source. She looked back down at the group. "Well lets just say a 'good way', they decided to forgive me and let me be reincarnated if I promised to help fate along a little." She smirked. "And so I am."
"What do you need from us Kikyo-sama?" Miroku questioned, caressing Sangos hand that rested in his own.
Kikyo gave a perplexed look and again looked to the sky. Taking a deep breath she mumbled to herself and looked back at the monk.
"I guess there really isn't any way of asking for your help without telling you what will happen if you don't give it." She shrugged. "Plain and simple, if you don't help me, Kagome will die."
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha....but if I did I think I'd make him dance for me...just for me...muahahahahhaa *fangirl moment*
Chapter Seven: Suprise!
"Long time no see Inuyasha. Doesn't your ex-girlfriend get a hug?" Kikyo sat at Kagomes empty chair and placed her arms around Inuyashas neck, pulling him into an embrace. Mildly he pushed her away and looked her up and down. I was Kikyo alright, but she looked different; her eyes were a different color, her hair was layered and fairly short, and she wore a strapless red silk dress that dropped to the floor.
"Is it really you Kikyo?" Inuyasha stared, perplexed and shocked at the vision that lie before him. She nodded, and then shook her head.
" Well yes it is me, but not the me you remember. Though I have a fairly similar appearance, at least at this age I do." She smiled. "You are just like I remember. It is really so good to see you again. And you too, Shippo and Miroku."
The other two boys had gone from one shocking and enthralling picture to the next, and were obviously confused. Kikyo nodded her head towards the other girls.
"Why don't you go get Sango, Eri and Kagome Shippo?" she reached around to the other table and grabbed a chair. "We all need to have a little talk."
Shippo nodded and scurried off to the dance floor. Excitedly, Eri grabbed his hands and pulled him in, dancing VERY close to his body. Confused and excited he tried to push he away suavely but ended up tripping over himself. Laughing, Eri caught his hand and helped him to his feet, but when she saw he was not laughing, turned serious. He shook Kagomes shoulder and pointed back at the table.
"No....." Kagome nearly fainted at the sight. Not only was Kikyo actually sitting at the table, which was confusing enough on its own, but Inuyasha was absolutely drooling over her body, clad in that red silk dress. "That I almost bought!" she thought angerly. She began to march back to the table, Sango hot on her heels.
"Stop staring Inuyasha, you'll make Kagome jealous." Kikyo hissed and Inuyasha turned his head.
"Im sorry I wasn't trying to....Im just so confused on why you're here." he explained and caught Kagomes hand as she stepped in front of him.
"Kikyo what are you-" she paused as Inuyasha pulled her closer to sit on his lap. Turning she met his gaze and he gave her a very loving look, and wrapped his arms securely around her waist. Kikyo smiled.
"Guess we wont be needing this." she pushed the chair away. "Now that everyone is here I guess I can begin." She closed her eyes and instantly everything stopped. The music. The movement. The air around them. Except for the group. They glanced around frantically.
"Kikyo, just what on earth do you think your doing?!" Inuyasha growled. Kagome tensed in his arms and turned to face a screaming Eri.
"Oh my GOD!" her face was horror stricken and she quickly stood and backed away from the table. "What is happening to everyone?!"
"Drop the act Eri." Kikyo called, and her eye opened blazingly. "You may not know this but the one that haunts you....she was killed by your friend here." She nodded her head towards Kagome.
Gasps were heard from the group, but Eri calmly nodded. Tears formed in her eyes as she walked in front of Kagome and bowed.
"I...Im so sorry Kagome!" tears burst from her eyes and she looked up with pleading eyes. "I...she.....I can't do it!"
Kagome jumped off Inuyashas lap and pulled Eri into a close embrace. She stroked her hair and whispered softly. Eri sobbed onto her friends blue dress uncontrollably.
"Its ok Eri...you can tell me what's wrong." Kagomes brown orbs locked onto Kikyos. For a moment, they stared at each other, and suddenly her hard look turned soft. She smiled slightly.
"I suppose you are here to help Kikyo?" she began, sitting Eri down and offering her a napkin to blow her nose.
Kikyos eyes lit up. "I knew it. Thank you Kagome. For uh...not holding a grudge."
"I cant hate a part of myself Kikyo."
Inuyasha was amazed at Kagomes selflessness. Subconsciously he reached for her hand and squeezed it, then let it go wary of showing too much emotion.
"I am in fact here to help. But let me first give you some background." Kikyo leaned back against her chair and cracked her neck. "I am a reincarnation of the miko you knew as Kikyo, but you can still address me as such. My name in this world is Sakashi Akana."
"What?" Sango burst. "But I thought Kagome was your reincarnation in this time period."
"Well she is. But in this time period, there is no longer a Kikyo and Kagome soul." She began. "You see, after the miko you knew died-"
"When?" Inuyasha mumbled. "When did you die?"
Kikyo smiled and turned to face him, leaning in closer. "I....I cant tell you that Inuyasha, though I really want to. I can't tell you a lot of things, because I know exactly what happens after this moment." She leaned back again. "Now I know Im going to loose Shippo here but just bare with me a little ok?" Shippo rased his hand in protest, but quickly dropped it with a shrug. He moved his chair next to Eri and put an arm around her shoulders.
"After the miko you knew, Kikyo, died she was brought to the heavens and they gave her a choice. Or rather, me a choice. Since Kagome and I had separated our souls, the gods decided that we should be two separate people. And since I had died in such a....." she paused and looked heaven- ward, as if questioning an unseen source. She looked back down at the group. "Well lets just say a 'good way', they decided to forgive me and let me be reincarnated if I promised to help fate along a little." She smirked. "And so I am."
"What do you need from us Kikyo-sama?" Miroku questioned, caressing Sangos hand that rested in his own.
Kikyo gave a perplexed look and again looked to the sky. Taking a deep breath she mumbled to herself and looked back at the monk.
"I guess there really isn't any way of asking for your help without telling you what will happen if you don't give it." She shrugged. "Plain and simple, if you don't help me, Kagome will die."
