The Boy Who Overcame Time
Chapter 5
As they reached the top of the hill, Inu Yasha stopped the bike. His hand moved to rest on hers that had been wrapped around his waist. "We're here." He said softly.
"This place it looks familiar."
"It should, it's Sango's old village. Come on I'll show you their graves." He lead her to a small shrine, she could tell that it was well maintained. Even though it was very old there were no chips, or scratches in the mortar. "Sango, I brought Kagome to visit, as I promised." he whispered as he brushed off the few leaves on the top. "Kagome, I'll let you have a few moments with them." Silently he walked away, pausing at the motorcycle to grab his bag.
Kagome knelt before the shrine and began to cry. She had always known that her friends from the Feudal Era were dead in this time, but seeing their graves made it all to real. It had been easy to convince herself that they just lived in another province so she wouldn't have to face their deaths. She wasn't sure how long she sat there when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned towards the steps "Inu Yasha?" Gone were the modern clothes and the ponytail there he stood the way she had always known him fire rat hotori, enchanted bead necklace and his beautiful silver hair flowing down his back and at his side the Tetsaiga.
"I need to tell you a story." He said. He didn't move toward her just stopped ten feet from her with the sunset behind him standing with his arms crossed in front of him. "Over a thousand years ago I met a girl, her name was Kikyou. I thought for a long time that she was the only girl for me. Then we were pitted against each other by a demon named Naroku. Would you let me finish, please." He stopped her before she could say anything, "I ended up pinned to a tree for fifty years. Then another girl came and released me, you" he smiled at her. "When Miroku told us the story of how Naraku had killed a priestess I knew that I had to avenge her death. I even thought for a while I might still be in love with her. Then I realized that she was a poor substitute for you. You, Kagome, are the only one besides my mother who was always beside me, or cried for me.
After you purified the jewel, I left. Not to, as Sango later explained you thought, give the jewel to Kikyou, but to tell her good-bye. I came back and you were gone and the well was sealed. Miroku, Sango, Shippo and I made the journey here. I made a request of Midoriko and she granted it." He tossed her the Shikon Jewel. "You were the one to make the wish. I will always be near you. I will always protect you." He took a deep breath. "Kikyou wanted me to use the Shikon Jewel to become human. I thought at one time I wanted to be all demon. Now all I want is to be what you want and need me to be."
Tears fell unheeded down her cheeks as he finished. As she opened her mouth to answer him a single gunshot rang out. She gasped as Inu Yasha looked at the small hole in his chest and fell forward his black hair fanning out around him. She stumbled towards him, desperate to reach him. As she was about to reach him a hand grabbed her and pulled her away.
"HOJO?"
"Yes. It's me. How could you? This guy just shows up and you DUMP me? Then you go off with him? You're mine! We're going back to Tokyo now."
Chapter 5
As they reached the top of the hill, Inu Yasha stopped the bike. His hand moved to rest on hers that had been wrapped around his waist. "We're here." He said softly.
"This place it looks familiar."
"It should, it's Sango's old village. Come on I'll show you their graves." He lead her to a small shrine, she could tell that it was well maintained. Even though it was very old there were no chips, or scratches in the mortar. "Sango, I brought Kagome to visit, as I promised." he whispered as he brushed off the few leaves on the top. "Kagome, I'll let you have a few moments with them." Silently he walked away, pausing at the motorcycle to grab his bag.
Kagome knelt before the shrine and began to cry. She had always known that her friends from the Feudal Era were dead in this time, but seeing their graves made it all to real. It had been easy to convince herself that they just lived in another province so she wouldn't have to face their deaths. She wasn't sure how long she sat there when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned towards the steps "Inu Yasha?" Gone were the modern clothes and the ponytail there he stood the way she had always known him fire rat hotori, enchanted bead necklace and his beautiful silver hair flowing down his back and at his side the Tetsaiga.
"I need to tell you a story." He said. He didn't move toward her just stopped ten feet from her with the sunset behind him standing with his arms crossed in front of him. "Over a thousand years ago I met a girl, her name was Kikyou. I thought for a long time that she was the only girl for me. Then we were pitted against each other by a demon named Naroku. Would you let me finish, please." He stopped her before she could say anything, "I ended up pinned to a tree for fifty years. Then another girl came and released me, you" he smiled at her. "When Miroku told us the story of how Naraku had killed a priestess I knew that I had to avenge her death. I even thought for a while I might still be in love with her. Then I realized that she was a poor substitute for you. You, Kagome, are the only one besides my mother who was always beside me, or cried for me.
After you purified the jewel, I left. Not to, as Sango later explained you thought, give the jewel to Kikyou, but to tell her good-bye. I came back and you were gone and the well was sealed. Miroku, Sango, Shippo and I made the journey here. I made a request of Midoriko and she granted it." He tossed her the Shikon Jewel. "You were the one to make the wish. I will always be near you. I will always protect you." He took a deep breath. "Kikyou wanted me to use the Shikon Jewel to become human. I thought at one time I wanted to be all demon. Now all I want is to be what you want and need me to be."
Tears fell unheeded down her cheeks as he finished. As she opened her mouth to answer him a single gunshot rang out. She gasped as Inu Yasha looked at the small hole in his chest and fell forward his black hair fanning out around him. She stumbled towards him, desperate to reach him. As she was about to reach him a hand grabbed her and pulled her away.
"HOJO?"
"Yes. It's me. How could you? This guy just shows up and you DUMP me? Then you go off with him? You're mine! We're going back to Tokyo now."
