MysticalDreamer: ::coughs:: WRITER'S BLOCK STRUCK AGAIN!! but! when i heard
that InuYasha was coming back on Adult Swim, i was inspired to write! so,
here is the last and final chapter of "My Bloody Valentine"
disclaimer: i do not own InuYasha, or the song "My Bloody Valentine". TAKE THAT BEMBRIDGE SCHOLARS! i mean.. money hungry lawyers...
chapter ten: and the questions all stop
As Kagome and I went inside her house, her mother looked through the kitchen curiously. Her eyes widened, seeing her daughter walk in the house with a strange guy.
"Kagome..?" she asked.
"Remember InuYasha?" asked Kagome softly. "Well.. this is him..."
I nodded a hello. Everything was still weird. I didn't have a clue how Kagome could forgive me so easily. Maybe she was just setting me up for something.
Then came thudding down the stairs. "Kagome!" shouted Sota.
Oh great.. my worshipper...
"Yeah, Sota?" asked Kagome.
"Umm..." he said, looking me up and down. His eyes widened when he caught a glimpse of my hand. "Waah..!!" he shouted, turning around and dashing away.
Kagome bit her lip.
"What's wrong with Sota?" asked Mrs. Higurashi, hearing her son.
"Not a clue." replied Kagome. "Maybe he's just tired."
"I should.. wash my hands..." I whispered softly.
"Oh. Right..." she replied, just as softly. "The bathroom's upstairs. I'll take you there." she said. She went to grab my hand, but thought better of it. Instead, she pulled on my wrist.
In minutes, my hands were rid of the blood. But I would forever remember the way they looked in the downpouring rain.
"Come." she said, bringing me to her room.
I followed, and she sat on her bed. I leaned against the wall, unsure of what to do. She sighed, and began to speak.
"InuYasha.." she whispered. "Houjo.. was a great guy... I'm never going to forget him."
I couldn't look into her eyes. "You should go."
"Hm?"
"Go to his family." I whispered. "Tell them.. I did it."
Kagome shook her head. "I can't do that. Nobody .. knows that you even exist." she said. "Even if I told... the authorities would think I was insane."
"Tell them the whole story then."
"They still won't believe me." said Kagome. "Trust me. They won't."
I feh'd.
"I know.. it wasn't you that killed Houjo." she said.
I whirled to face her. "What?" I said, a little more loudly than intended. "Kagome! I remember doing it! I am never going to forget the fact that an innocent human's blood was splattered on my hands!!"
Kagome looked away from me, looking sad. "I know you, InuYasha." she said.
This time, I remained silent. Curious as to what she would say. How the Hell could she possibly think.. whatever she was thinking?
"I know that you would never kill anyone innocent." she said. "I know you InuYasha. I probably know you better than anyone else ever has."
There was some truth in that. No one - and I mean no one,- had gotton so close to me as Kagome had. Even if I still didn't tell her everything.
"And because of this, I know that it is not your fault."
I looked at her; a questioning look in my eyes.
"It wasn't you, InuYasha."
I loved her, yeah. But no matter how much I loved her, she was still confusing the hell outta me!
"I'm gonna need a bit more detailed explanation than that, Kagome."
"What I'm trying to say is.." she said. "There was no person that killed Houjo."
"Am I not a person?"
"It was a demon." said Kagome.
I looked at her, even more curious.
"A full blooded demon killed Houjo. A demon that was manipulated and confused. This demon wasn't sure what was right or wrong."
I stared at Kagome. Was she trying to compfort me? Or compfort herself?
Or both?
"What makes it worse, is that when this demon was most confused, another terrible demon twisted his thoughts around. This monster morphed the mind of the confused one, trying to get him to do her bidding. She wanted to turn his life around, and make it a living hell. She only wanted what was best for her, even if it meant enternal suffering for the lost demon."
Kagome stopped talking briefly and looked out her window, staring blankly into the rain. The storm was dying down now.
"Even if this gentle demon did commit the act he did not want to do, the monster that forced him to do so will lose in the end." she said softly, looking back to me. "For even if he did kill an innocent person, the one that it was intended to hurt.. she understands that it wasn't the demon's fault. It was not anyone's fault, but the confusion and the monster.
It wasn't his fault."
I smiled at her. "Kagome..." I whispered.
"It wasn't your fault InuYasha. It wasn't your fault."
I walked foward, and hugged her. And we remained in that tight embrace for hours, before we slowly drifted off into a deep sleep.
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My eyes fluttered open in the morning, and I found myself as a hanyou again, with my arms around a raven haired girl, who slept peacefully in my arms.
I didn't move, because I didn't want to disturb her. There was no doubt, that she had a strange and even terrifying night.
I looked around her room and saw that it was neat. There were a few things here and there, but I guess it was clean.
I looked out the window, and saw birds flying by in the morning's light. On the leaves of a nearby tree, there were dewdrops, glistening in the sun's rays.
I looked back to Kagome, staring at her sleeping face. She looked so peaceful, just laying there.
I remained like this for about fifteen minutes, before her eyes began to open. They blinked a few times, taking in her surroundings. She did this every morning when she woke up.
"Oi." I whispered.
"G'morning.." she said softly, before yawning. She then snuggled up to me and closed her eyes.
Now we were awake, but we still remained as we were when we had first woken up. Neither of us seemed to want to move.
Yet despite this, there was still something bothering me in the back of my mind. I thought about it for a while.
"InuYasha? Whats wrong?" asked Kagome, looking at my face. "You seem so deep in thought." she said.
"Thinking."
"Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"Ha, ha." I replied. "But seriously.. something's bothering me, and I can't put my finger on it..."
Kagome sighed. "I already told you.." she said. "It wasn't you, it was-"
"Kikyo."
She looked up at me. "What?" she asked.
"Kikyo. Thats what I'm forgetting." I said. "In order for all of this to be forgotten, for all of this to be over with... I must... "
"Kikyo?" asked Kagome.
I nodded. "I will get my revenge."
"I'm coming." said Kagome. "I'd like to get away.. from .. Houjo and everything..."
"You sure?" I asked.
She nodded. "You weren't the only one she hurt."
Then I nodded. "All right." I said. "But I'm leaving soon.. I am going to get my revenge before the day is done."
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In a few hours, Kagome and I were down the well and back in the Sengoku-jidai. I dunno about her, but it was good to be back after just one day in her world. The future.
We walked back to the village, side by side. We were still debating when Miroku, Sango and Shippo should find out about.. well, to put it bluntly, us.
After a short walk, we arrived at the village and headed to Kaede's hut. We walked inside and the next thing I knew, a fuzzy brown thing had thrown itself at Kagome.
"Kagome!!" shouted Shippo. "You're back you're back!!" he repeated over and over.
"Its great to see you, Shippo!" grinned Kagome, hugging the little kitsune.
"Kagome!" said Sango, jumping up and running over to her. Shippo jumped on Kagome's shoulder, so he wouldn't be crushed by Sango's embrace.
"Hello again Sango." she said. She looked over and saw Miroku wave at her. "Hi, Miroku." she said, nodding a hello.
"Good to see you again, Lady Kagome." he said, bowing a bit. As he went up, I caught a glance at him, taking a peak at Sango's .. um, .. yeah.. ass.
"Watch it, monk." I snapped.
Sango's eyes darted over to him, and she let go of Kagome to lean against the wall. "How long are you back for this time?" she asked.
"Not sure." said Kagome. "I have to go back tomarrow..." she said. At this point, I looked away from her, to the monk.
"So, Miroku. Find anyone to bear you a son yet?" I asked.
"Sadly, no." he sighed. "I can't understand why though.."
I narrowed my eyes. Was he being stupid, or just trying to add some humor to this situation? Whatever..
"Its great to see you all, but.." said Kagome. "I, I mean, we have something to do. Its really important.." she said.
"We?" asked Miroku, obviously interested.
"Yes." said Kagome. "InuYasha and I. Not sure how long its going to take.."
Miroku got a look on his face that told me a perverted comment was on the way. "You're not going to...*ahem*, you know?" he asked.
Both Sango and I whacked him across the head. Kagome narrowed her eyes, while Shippo just looked confused at it all.
"Forgive me.." said Miroku, now with two large bumps on his head.
"Is there anything I can do to help, Kagome-chan?" asked Sango.
She shook her head. "I wish, but you can't." she said. "It must be settled by us, because.. well.. I'll tell you someday." she smiled.
Sango nodded. "I understand." she said, smiling at the younger girl. "But remember, let me know if you need my help."
"I will." said Kagome. They hugged again, then Kagome picked up her arrows. She gave a quick hug to Shippo again, a nod to Miroku, then we were off.
Kagome and I walked off, headed for the woods where I had seen Kikyo last. I didn't know if she would be there, but I had to try.
It was a long walk, because when I had gone there last time, I was full of rage and was just running absentmindedlly with no direction.
It took about an hour to find it, that entire hour, not a word was spoken between Kagome and me.
"This is it." I said.
I stood in the middle of the clearing and looked around. The stream I had dunked my head in was just over there, and the trees from which Kikyo had stepped out last were clearly visible. I turned back to Kagome.
"You should hide." I said.
"What? Why?" she asked.
"I want to lure Kikyo out on my own." I explained. "She'll be off guard, thinking she won and I came back to her."
"Ah! I see." said Kagome. She looked around. Her face lit up when she saw some bushes. "I'll be in there. I'll come out when I feel the time is right."
"Okay." I replied.
Kagome made her way over to the bushes, and when I saw she was completely hidden, I sighed.
"KIKYO!" I roared. "Where are you?! If you're here, come out!!"
I waited and waited. After a minute or so, I sighed. Damn. She wasn't here. I went to tell Kagome to come out, when the bushes moved.
My ears twitched and my eyes darted towards the noise. I watched carefully, waiting for whatever would come out.
Then, I saw it. It was her. She came out, looking quite happy.
"Hello Kikyo." I said.
"InuYasha." she said. "I see, you've come back to me."
I smiled. "Not in the way you might think."
"Elaborate." she said. Kikyo continued walking towards me, and stopped when she was about a foot from my face.
"You failed." I said.
"What does that mean?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"You may have tried to get Kagome to hate me," I said. "But it only brought us closer."
Kikyo narrowed her eyes even more. "I see. You haven't come to join me in the hell then." she said, taking a step back.
"Hell no." I grinned.
At that moment, Kagome leaped out of the bush with her arrows in hand. She aimed it right at Kikyo and it shot foward.
Too shocked to dodge it, the arrow struck Kikyo in the shoulder. She screamed a bit, then turned to glare at us.
"You.." she said to Kagome, sending her the most evil death glare I ever saw. She then ripped the arrow from her flesh and tossed it to the ground, as if it was nothing.
Before she said anything else, another arrow flew at Kikyo, hitting the same shoulder. "Ahh!" she shouted again.
"Kikyo!" shouted Kagome. "You've caused InuYasha too much pain! You've caused me too much pain!"
Kikyo glared at her again, while ripping out the second arrow. "You have no right to say these things!" she shouted.
"She's got plenty right!" I shouted, grabbing Kikyo's shoulder. Her eyes looked at mine, and she looked a little scared.
"Not only does she have the right to do so," I said in a low growl. "She's only stating the truth."
"Are you going to kill me then, InuYasha?" asked Kikyo, looking me straight in the eye.
I looked back into her eyes, when they bulged. I looked over, and saw that another arrow had struck her other shoulder.
"Why?" she asked.
"Like she said before," I said, looking right into her cold eyes. "You've caused us too much pain."
I still had a death grip on her shoulder, and I was not going to let go. For the first time ever, Kikyo actually looked... scared.
"You.. won't kill me." she said icily.
"Why shouldn't I?" I asked, with a voice just as icy.
"You aren't able to.... Neither you or Kagome have the guts."
"Don't we?" I heard Kagome say. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her raise her bow again and aim right for the middle of Kikyo's back. The arrow flew, and stuck dead center.
Kikyo felt the need to collapse, as she fell weak. She remained upward though, as I was still clutching her shoulder. "Let me fall, InuYasha.." she said.
"No."
"Let me fall!" she shouted.
"After what happened last night," I said, slowly. "I promised myself I would never kill a human again, no matter how cruel or evil they were."
Kikyo looked relieved a bit.
"That would be a problem for you, though."
Her eyes flashed a petrified look, before returning to the way they were.
"You are no human." I said, declaring it to myself after all these years. "You are a selfish demon, no better than Naraku. The Kikyo I fell in love with... is no longer around."
Kikyo's eyes widened as she stared at me, with a look of doom and fear. She began to struggle, but being hit by numerous arrows weakened her.
"Goodbye, Kikyo."
I closed my eyes, and brought my claws down across her chest, as hard as I could go. Kikyo gasped for a moment, then I opened my eyes to look at her.
Her eyes began to flutter as she continued to stare at me. It was then, she gave off a slight grin and said her last words. "You really did.. kill me.. InuYasha.." she whispered.
With that, she sank to the ground in a heap of blood and mess from the arrows and slash I had given her.
Kagome ran over and grabbed my arm, looking down at her. "Is she.. really gone?" she whispered, as if she was afraid the priestess was still alive.
As I took one last look at Kikyo, her body slowly began to crumble. It was like, she really was.. clay, and now she was.. dissolving.
Her mouth was slightly opened, and as Kagome and I watched, a misty like fog emitted from it, floating up. Kikyo's eyes, once brown, were now blank and pupiless. Like nothing was there.
The soul which was inside of her looked distraught. It was the last bit of Kikyo, and I did not know what to do.
Kagome raised her bow, and aimed at arrow at the soul, which still floated mindlessly. She chanted something under her breath, so low that even I didn't hear her.
Two seconds later, the arrow flew straight for the soul and hit it dead on. It froze, while a light came from it. It was a silvery purple, along with the arrow.
In a poof, both the soul and arrow had vanished. Kagome lowered her bow, and stared at the spot where the soul had disappeared.
"Rest in peace, Kikyo..." she whispered.
She looked back up to me, and smiled a bit. "That part of Kikyo's soul.. it will never be reincarnated into anything. When I shot the arrow, it was purified, wiping out the evil inside. The good Kikyo of the, um, further past returned, and now she can spend eternity in peace."
"Where did you learn such a powerful charm thingy?" I asked.
Kagome laughed a bit. "You'd be surprised how much Lady Kaede has taught me these past three years." she said. "I'm a priestess in my own right."
I grinned. "Well, my priestess," I said, holding out my hand to her. "Should we head back to the village now?"
Kagome took my hand and smiled cheerfully. "Of course, my demon lord." she said.
And with that, we headed back for the village. The nightmare of confusion was over, and I had set things straight. We were going to endure endless torture from Shippo, endless giggles from Sango, and endless perverse looks from Miroku.
But most of all, we would have the endless love of each other.
END
// Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my hands and /
We'll start a new life //
I ripped out his throat /
And called you on the telephone to /
Take off my disguise /
Just in time to hear you cry /
When you mourned the death of your bloody valentine /
The night he died /
You mourned the death of your bloody valentine /
One last time /
//Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my bloody hands and /
we'll start a new life /
I don't know much at all /
I don't know wrong from right /
All I know is that I love you tonight //
There was... /
Police and flashing lights /
The rain came down so hard that night /
The headlines read "A Lover Died" /
No tell-tale heart was left to find /
When you mourn the death of your bloody valentine /
The night be died /
You mourned the death of your bloody valentine /
One last time /
// Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my bloody hands and /
we'll start a new life /
I don't know much at all /
I don't know wrong from right /
All I know is that I love you tonight //
Tonight... /
He dropped you off I followed him home /
Then I stood outside his bedroom window /
Standing over him he begged me not to do /
What I knew I had to do /
Cause I'm so in love with you /
// Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my bloody hands and /
We'll start a new life /
I don't know much at all /
I don't know wrong from right /
All I know is that I love you tonight //
MD: annnnd.. thats not it!! there is going to be two epilougues. one will explain the aftermath of houjo's death and the other.. is a surprise ^^ .... i know the story doesn't have *all* the elements of the song, but i said its BASED off of it, so yeah. ^^ well, as always, review!
thanks to the reveiwers:
Foxy Kitsune: sooo, is everything peachy now that Kikyo is gone? i hope so.. thanks for reviewing! ^^
duckie726: thanks!
The Random Queen: your penname still rocks ... lol and yes, InuYasha is kawaii .. o^^o but Miroku is always my favorite... ^^;;; thanks for reviewing
EvIl2: hey thanks
Demon11: ^^ much thanks
foreverchan: i agree.. i dont like houjo, but he didnt deserve to die... aw screw it! he's dead and thats that! ::laughs:: .... . .... thanks ^^
Figment of Your Imagnatio: yes! I do am a psychopath!! ::laughs insanely:: cool penname, by the way.. thanks
Anandria: arigatou, anadria-san! i love your reviews ^^ and the last one gave me a lot of ideas for part one of the epilougue... THANK YOU SO MUCH!! ::repeats the last bit over and over and over:: phew! anyways, thanks again.. ^^;;;
LadyWyrsa: ::sings along:: OMG! there was this site, and when you clicked on kikyo's bio, the music began to play 'ding dong the witch is dead' ^^ thanks
Jurei: ha ha! another reviewer who's reviews i love ^^ THANKS! a thousand thanks. i really cant think of something to say in reply to it. ^^;;;;
CynicalSpiritValea: heh heh... yes! lets go kill kikyo with a walrus! ^^ thanks
ArtemisMoon: yes.. poor kagome.. wow, what did I do to the poor girl? ::sighs:: thanks for reviewing
Neverwhere: Chaos Mode: heh.. creepy... lol but yeah, i guess it was kinda creepy... .
purpleangel: thanks! and update sooon! lol i always tell you that.. sorry if its annoying ^^;;; ::bonks head with fist::
ANYONE I FORGET.... gomen nasai ::sighs::
disclaimer: i do not own InuYasha, or the song "My Bloody Valentine". TAKE THAT BEMBRIDGE SCHOLARS! i mean.. money hungry lawyers...
chapter ten: and the questions all stop
As Kagome and I went inside her house, her mother looked through the kitchen curiously. Her eyes widened, seeing her daughter walk in the house with a strange guy.
"Kagome..?" she asked.
"Remember InuYasha?" asked Kagome softly. "Well.. this is him..."
I nodded a hello. Everything was still weird. I didn't have a clue how Kagome could forgive me so easily. Maybe she was just setting me up for something.
Then came thudding down the stairs. "Kagome!" shouted Sota.
Oh great.. my worshipper...
"Yeah, Sota?" asked Kagome.
"Umm..." he said, looking me up and down. His eyes widened when he caught a glimpse of my hand. "Waah..!!" he shouted, turning around and dashing away.
Kagome bit her lip.
"What's wrong with Sota?" asked Mrs. Higurashi, hearing her son.
"Not a clue." replied Kagome. "Maybe he's just tired."
"I should.. wash my hands..." I whispered softly.
"Oh. Right..." she replied, just as softly. "The bathroom's upstairs. I'll take you there." she said. She went to grab my hand, but thought better of it. Instead, she pulled on my wrist.
In minutes, my hands were rid of the blood. But I would forever remember the way they looked in the downpouring rain.
"Come." she said, bringing me to her room.
I followed, and she sat on her bed. I leaned against the wall, unsure of what to do. She sighed, and began to speak.
"InuYasha.." she whispered. "Houjo.. was a great guy... I'm never going to forget him."
I couldn't look into her eyes. "You should go."
"Hm?"
"Go to his family." I whispered. "Tell them.. I did it."
Kagome shook her head. "I can't do that. Nobody .. knows that you even exist." she said. "Even if I told... the authorities would think I was insane."
"Tell them the whole story then."
"They still won't believe me." said Kagome. "Trust me. They won't."
I feh'd.
"I know.. it wasn't you that killed Houjo." she said.
I whirled to face her. "What?" I said, a little more loudly than intended. "Kagome! I remember doing it! I am never going to forget the fact that an innocent human's blood was splattered on my hands!!"
Kagome looked away from me, looking sad. "I know you, InuYasha." she said.
This time, I remained silent. Curious as to what she would say. How the Hell could she possibly think.. whatever she was thinking?
"I know that you would never kill anyone innocent." she said. "I know you InuYasha. I probably know you better than anyone else ever has."
There was some truth in that. No one - and I mean no one,- had gotton so close to me as Kagome had. Even if I still didn't tell her everything.
"And because of this, I know that it is not your fault."
I looked at her; a questioning look in my eyes.
"It wasn't you, InuYasha."
I loved her, yeah. But no matter how much I loved her, she was still confusing the hell outta me!
"I'm gonna need a bit more detailed explanation than that, Kagome."
"What I'm trying to say is.." she said. "There was no person that killed Houjo."
"Am I not a person?"
"It was a demon." said Kagome.
I looked at her, even more curious.
"A full blooded demon killed Houjo. A demon that was manipulated and confused. This demon wasn't sure what was right or wrong."
I stared at Kagome. Was she trying to compfort me? Or compfort herself?
Or both?
"What makes it worse, is that when this demon was most confused, another terrible demon twisted his thoughts around. This monster morphed the mind of the confused one, trying to get him to do her bidding. She wanted to turn his life around, and make it a living hell. She only wanted what was best for her, even if it meant enternal suffering for the lost demon."
Kagome stopped talking briefly and looked out her window, staring blankly into the rain. The storm was dying down now.
"Even if this gentle demon did commit the act he did not want to do, the monster that forced him to do so will lose in the end." she said softly, looking back to me. "For even if he did kill an innocent person, the one that it was intended to hurt.. she understands that it wasn't the demon's fault. It was not anyone's fault, but the confusion and the monster.
It wasn't his fault."
I smiled at her. "Kagome..." I whispered.
"It wasn't your fault InuYasha. It wasn't your fault."
I walked foward, and hugged her. And we remained in that tight embrace for hours, before we slowly drifted off into a deep sleep.
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My eyes fluttered open in the morning, and I found myself as a hanyou again, with my arms around a raven haired girl, who slept peacefully in my arms.
I didn't move, because I didn't want to disturb her. There was no doubt, that she had a strange and even terrifying night.
I looked around her room and saw that it was neat. There were a few things here and there, but I guess it was clean.
I looked out the window, and saw birds flying by in the morning's light. On the leaves of a nearby tree, there were dewdrops, glistening in the sun's rays.
I looked back to Kagome, staring at her sleeping face. She looked so peaceful, just laying there.
I remained like this for about fifteen minutes, before her eyes began to open. They blinked a few times, taking in her surroundings. She did this every morning when she woke up.
"Oi." I whispered.
"G'morning.." she said softly, before yawning. She then snuggled up to me and closed her eyes.
Now we were awake, but we still remained as we were when we had first woken up. Neither of us seemed to want to move.
Yet despite this, there was still something bothering me in the back of my mind. I thought about it for a while.
"InuYasha? Whats wrong?" asked Kagome, looking at my face. "You seem so deep in thought." she said.
"Thinking."
"Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"Ha, ha." I replied. "But seriously.. something's bothering me, and I can't put my finger on it..."
Kagome sighed. "I already told you.." she said. "It wasn't you, it was-"
"Kikyo."
She looked up at me. "What?" she asked.
"Kikyo. Thats what I'm forgetting." I said. "In order for all of this to be forgotten, for all of this to be over with... I must... "
"Kikyo?" asked Kagome.
I nodded. "I will get my revenge."
"I'm coming." said Kagome. "I'd like to get away.. from .. Houjo and everything..."
"You sure?" I asked.
She nodded. "You weren't the only one she hurt."
Then I nodded. "All right." I said. "But I'm leaving soon.. I am going to get my revenge before the day is done."
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In a few hours, Kagome and I were down the well and back in the Sengoku-jidai. I dunno about her, but it was good to be back after just one day in her world. The future.
We walked back to the village, side by side. We were still debating when Miroku, Sango and Shippo should find out about.. well, to put it bluntly, us.
After a short walk, we arrived at the village and headed to Kaede's hut. We walked inside and the next thing I knew, a fuzzy brown thing had thrown itself at Kagome.
"Kagome!!" shouted Shippo. "You're back you're back!!" he repeated over and over.
"Its great to see you, Shippo!" grinned Kagome, hugging the little kitsune.
"Kagome!" said Sango, jumping up and running over to her. Shippo jumped on Kagome's shoulder, so he wouldn't be crushed by Sango's embrace.
"Hello again Sango." she said. She looked over and saw Miroku wave at her. "Hi, Miroku." she said, nodding a hello.
"Good to see you again, Lady Kagome." he said, bowing a bit. As he went up, I caught a glance at him, taking a peak at Sango's .. um, .. yeah.. ass.
"Watch it, monk." I snapped.
Sango's eyes darted over to him, and she let go of Kagome to lean against the wall. "How long are you back for this time?" she asked.
"Not sure." said Kagome. "I have to go back tomarrow..." she said. At this point, I looked away from her, to the monk.
"So, Miroku. Find anyone to bear you a son yet?" I asked.
"Sadly, no." he sighed. "I can't understand why though.."
I narrowed my eyes. Was he being stupid, or just trying to add some humor to this situation? Whatever..
"Its great to see you all, but.." said Kagome. "I, I mean, we have something to do. Its really important.." she said.
"We?" asked Miroku, obviously interested.
"Yes." said Kagome. "InuYasha and I. Not sure how long its going to take.."
Miroku got a look on his face that told me a perverted comment was on the way. "You're not going to...*ahem*, you know?" he asked.
Both Sango and I whacked him across the head. Kagome narrowed her eyes, while Shippo just looked confused at it all.
"Forgive me.." said Miroku, now with two large bumps on his head.
"Is there anything I can do to help, Kagome-chan?" asked Sango.
She shook her head. "I wish, but you can't." she said. "It must be settled by us, because.. well.. I'll tell you someday." she smiled.
Sango nodded. "I understand." she said, smiling at the younger girl. "But remember, let me know if you need my help."
"I will." said Kagome. They hugged again, then Kagome picked up her arrows. She gave a quick hug to Shippo again, a nod to Miroku, then we were off.
Kagome and I walked off, headed for the woods where I had seen Kikyo last. I didn't know if she would be there, but I had to try.
It was a long walk, because when I had gone there last time, I was full of rage and was just running absentmindedlly with no direction.
It took about an hour to find it, that entire hour, not a word was spoken between Kagome and me.
"This is it." I said.
I stood in the middle of the clearing and looked around. The stream I had dunked my head in was just over there, and the trees from which Kikyo had stepped out last were clearly visible. I turned back to Kagome.
"You should hide." I said.
"What? Why?" she asked.
"I want to lure Kikyo out on my own." I explained. "She'll be off guard, thinking she won and I came back to her."
"Ah! I see." said Kagome. She looked around. Her face lit up when she saw some bushes. "I'll be in there. I'll come out when I feel the time is right."
"Okay." I replied.
Kagome made her way over to the bushes, and when I saw she was completely hidden, I sighed.
"KIKYO!" I roared. "Where are you?! If you're here, come out!!"
I waited and waited. After a minute or so, I sighed. Damn. She wasn't here. I went to tell Kagome to come out, when the bushes moved.
My ears twitched and my eyes darted towards the noise. I watched carefully, waiting for whatever would come out.
Then, I saw it. It was her. She came out, looking quite happy.
"Hello Kikyo." I said.
"InuYasha." she said. "I see, you've come back to me."
I smiled. "Not in the way you might think."
"Elaborate." she said. Kikyo continued walking towards me, and stopped when she was about a foot from my face.
"You failed." I said.
"What does that mean?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.
"You may have tried to get Kagome to hate me," I said. "But it only brought us closer."
Kikyo narrowed her eyes even more. "I see. You haven't come to join me in the hell then." she said, taking a step back.
"Hell no." I grinned.
At that moment, Kagome leaped out of the bush with her arrows in hand. She aimed it right at Kikyo and it shot foward.
Too shocked to dodge it, the arrow struck Kikyo in the shoulder. She screamed a bit, then turned to glare at us.
"You.." she said to Kagome, sending her the most evil death glare I ever saw. She then ripped the arrow from her flesh and tossed it to the ground, as if it was nothing.
Before she said anything else, another arrow flew at Kikyo, hitting the same shoulder. "Ahh!" she shouted again.
"Kikyo!" shouted Kagome. "You've caused InuYasha too much pain! You've caused me too much pain!"
Kikyo glared at her again, while ripping out the second arrow. "You have no right to say these things!" she shouted.
"She's got plenty right!" I shouted, grabbing Kikyo's shoulder. Her eyes looked at mine, and she looked a little scared.
"Not only does she have the right to do so," I said in a low growl. "She's only stating the truth."
"Are you going to kill me then, InuYasha?" asked Kikyo, looking me straight in the eye.
I looked back into her eyes, when they bulged. I looked over, and saw that another arrow had struck her other shoulder.
"Why?" she asked.
"Like she said before," I said, looking right into her cold eyes. "You've caused us too much pain."
I still had a death grip on her shoulder, and I was not going to let go. For the first time ever, Kikyo actually looked... scared.
"You.. won't kill me." she said icily.
"Why shouldn't I?" I asked, with a voice just as icy.
"You aren't able to.... Neither you or Kagome have the guts."
"Don't we?" I heard Kagome say. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw her raise her bow again and aim right for the middle of Kikyo's back. The arrow flew, and stuck dead center.
Kikyo felt the need to collapse, as she fell weak. She remained upward though, as I was still clutching her shoulder. "Let me fall, InuYasha.." she said.
"No."
"Let me fall!" she shouted.
"After what happened last night," I said, slowly. "I promised myself I would never kill a human again, no matter how cruel or evil they were."
Kikyo looked relieved a bit.
"That would be a problem for you, though."
Her eyes flashed a petrified look, before returning to the way they were.
"You are no human." I said, declaring it to myself after all these years. "You are a selfish demon, no better than Naraku. The Kikyo I fell in love with... is no longer around."
Kikyo's eyes widened as she stared at me, with a look of doom and fear. She began to struggle, but being hit by numerous arrows weakened her.
"Goodbye, Kikyo."
I closed my eyes, and brought my claws down across her chest, as hard as I could go. Kikyo gasped for a moment, then I opened my eyes to look at her.
Her eyes began to flutter as she continued to stare at me. It was then, she gave off a slight grin and said her last words. "You really did.. kill me.. InuYasha.." she whispered.
With that, she sank to the ground in a heap of blood and mess from the arrows and slash I had given her.
Kagome ran over and grabbed my arm, looking down at her. "Is she.. really gone?" she whispered, as if she was afraid the priestess was still alive.
As I took one last look at Kikyo, her body slowly began to crumble. It was like, she really was.. clay, and now she was.. dissolving.
Her mouth was slightly opened, and as Kagome and I watched, a misty like fog emitted from it, floating up. Kikyo's eyes, once brown, were now blank and pupiless. Like nothing was there.
The soul which was inside of her looked distraught. It was the last bit of Kikyo, and I did not know what to do.
Kagome raised her bow, and aimed at arrow at the soul, which still floated mindlessly. She chanted something under her breath, so low that even I didn't hear her.
Two seconds later, the arrow flew straight for the soul and hit it dead on. It froze, while a light came from it. It was a silvery purple, along with the arrow.
In a poof, both the soul and arrow had vanished. Kagome lowered her bow, and stared at the spot where the soul had disappeared.
"Rest in peace, Kikyo..." she whispered.
She looked back up to me, and smiled a bit. "That part of Kikyo's soul.. it will never be reincarnated into anything. When I shot the arrow, it was purified, wiping out the evil inside. The good Kikyo of the, um, further past returned, and now she can spend eternity in peace."
"Where did you learn such a powerful charm thingy?" I asked.
Kagome laughed a bit. "You'd be surprised how much Lady Kaede has taught me these past three years." she said. "I'm a priestess in my own right."
I grinned. "Well, my priestess," I said, holding out my hand to her. "Should we head back to the village now?"
Kagome took my hand and smiled cheerfully. "Of course, my demon lord." she said.
And with that, we headed back for the village. The nightmare of confusion was over, and I had set things straight. We were going to endure endless torture from Shippo, endless giggles from Sango, and endless perverse looks from Miroku.
But most of all, we would have the endless love of each other.
END
// Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my hands and /
We'll start a new life //
I ripped out his throat /
And called you on the telephone to /
Take off my disguise /
Just in time to hear you cry /
When you mourned the death of your bloody valentine /
The night he died /
You mourned the death of your bloody valentine /
One last time /
//Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my bloody hands and /
we'll start a new life /
I don't know much at all /
I don't know wrong from right /
All I know is that I love you tonight //
There was... /
Police and flashing lights /
The rain came down so hard that night /
The headlines read "A Lover Died" /
No tell-tale heart was left to find /
When you mourn the death of your bloody valentine /
The night be died /
You mourned the death of your bloody valentine /
One last time /
// Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my bloody hands and /
we'll start a new life /
I don't know much at all /
I don't know wrong from right /
All I know is that I love you tonight //
Tonight... /
He dropped you off I followed him home /
Then I stood outside his bedroom window /
Standing over him he begged me not to do /
What I knew I had to do /
Cause I'm so in love with you /
// Oh my love /
Please don't cry /
I'll wash my bloody hands and /
We'll start a new life /
I don't know much at all /
I don't know wrong from right /
All I know is that I love you tonight //
MD: annnnd.. thats not it!! there is going to be two epilougues. one will explain the aftermath of houjo's death and the other.. is a surprise ^^ .... i know the story doesn't have *all* the elements of the song, but i said its BASED off of it, so yeah. ^^ well, as always, review!
thanks to the reveiwers:
Foxy Kitsune: sooo, is everything peachy now that Kikyo is gone? i hope so.. thanks for reviewing! ^^
duckie726: thanks!
The Random Queen: your penname still rocks ... lol and yes, InuYasha is kawaii .. o^^o but Miroku is always my favorite... ^^;;; thanks for reviewing
EvIl2: hey thanks
Demon11: ^^ much thanks
foreverchan: i agree.. i dont like houjo, but he didnt deserve to die... aw screw it! he's dead and thats that! ::laughs:: .... . .... thanks ^^
Figment of Your Imagnatio: yes! I do am a psychopath!! ::laughs insanely:: cool penname, by the way.. thanks
Anandria: arigatou, anadria-san! i love your reviews ^^ and the last one gave me a lot of ideas for part one of the epilougue... THANK YOU SO MUCH!! ::repeats the last bit over and over and over:: phew! anyways, thanks again.. ^^;;;
LadyWyrsa: ::sings along:: OMG! there was this site, and when you clicked on kikyo's bio, the music began to play 'ding dong the witch is dead' ^^ thanks
Jurei: ha ha! another reviewer who's reviews i love ^^ THANKS! a thousand thanks. i really cant think of something to say in reply to it. ^^;;;;
CynicalSpiritValea: heh heh... yes! lets go kill kikyo with a walrus! ^^ thanks
ArtemisMoon: yes.. poor kagome.. wow, what did I do to the poor girl? ::sighs:: thanks for reviewing
Neverwhere: Chaos Mode: heh.. creepy... lol but yeah, i guess it was kinda creepy... .
purpleangel: thanks! and update sooon! lol i always tell you that.. sorry if its annoying ^^;;; ::bonks head with fist::
ANYONE I FORGET.... gomen nasai ::sighs::