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Well readers you finally get to know who my antagonist is. Like you didn't already know. If you don't SHAME ON YOU! I LEFT A VERY BIG HINT! *Cough * Anyways lets see what this horribly annoying person wants now. *As if we didn't now*
Reason to Live
Ch. 4 Won't Let You Go
Inuyasha turned quickly to push Kagome out of the way……………but………………… he was too late. Kagome was lying a couple feet away on the forest floor gasping for breath with an arrow was protruding out of her abdomen.
"KAGOME!!" Inuyasha ran towards her and gently lifted her upper body of the ground into his arms. "Kagome, no", Inuyasha whispered quietly.
Kagome slowly lifted one of her arms and placed a hand on Inuyasha's cheek where a silent tear was falling.
"Inuyasha", she whispered.
"INUYASHA!!"
Inuyasha and Kagome turned their heads to look at Kagome's attacker.
"Kikyo", said Inuyasha silently while grinding his teeth and shaking with newly awakened fury.
"Kikyo, how could you do something like that? She hasn't done anything to you. She was innocent." Suddenly Kagome relaxed in his arms and loss consciousness. Kikyo smiled at Inuyasha. "She was getting in the way. As long as she lived, I knew there was no way I could bring you to hell with me. She has healed your heart." Kikyo's smile widened even more. (A/N It's not one of those bright, happy smiles. It's the kind of smile that makes you want to run away. :D) "Now that she's dead, you have nothing holding you back. And now you can come with me."
Inuyasha looked down at the lifeless girl in his arms. He was trembling now, not with anger, but with grief. "Kagome, don't die. You can't die. I need you. Before you my life was going nowhere. Not to mention you saved me from an eternal slumber. Kagome, I have started to live. I have a purpose now. I wanted to protect you. I needed to protect you. I can't leave now. I can't go to hell now that I've come so close to living in happiness. Kagome, I want to be with you. You're my reason to live." Inuyasha stared into her face looking for a sign of life while throwing caution to the wind. "I…I love you." He closed his golden eyes and rested his head on hers as his tears flowed freely down his face.
Inuyasha's eyes opened in shock as he felt a small hand once again wiping the tears from his face. "Inuyasha." He looked down into hazel eyes and smiled in relief.
"Inuyasha, I love you too", cried Kagome, and then grunted in pain.
"Kagome!"
"I'm not dead, Inuyasha. I just passed out. I...I…need to get….this...arrow out."
Inuyasha reached down to grasp the arrow.
"Inuyasha", said Kikyo quietly. "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If you touch my sacred arrow you will be burned with such pain as you've never felt before."
"I don't give a damn."
"Inuyasha, don't do it", said a small voice,
Inuyasha looked behind him. Kaede was still there.
"Inuyasha, I sense the strong anger and hatred used to create these arrows. They are powerful and will surely kill you, not just put you under a spell. Kagome is alive now, but who will protect her if you are dead." Kaede looked at Kikyo. "Please, Kikyo, release Kagome. She is a good and pure hearted girl."
"Kaede, you don't understand. My greatest wish is to bring Inuyasha to hell with me. I must rid myself of all obstacles. Luckily I had only one, but it proved to be great as it made it nearly impossible for me to achieve my goal. I underestimated how much that girl meant to you, Inuyasha. But it doesn't matter she will be out of the way soon." She smiled wickedly at the emotionally strained hanyou. "You will finally know, Inuyasha that I will never let you go."
"Kikyo this is crazy", yelled Inuyasha. I am not going to hell with you, now or ever. Somehow I'll save Kagome. But…..even if I fail and she dies, I will not go to hell with you. If Kagome dies I will continue to live my meaningless existence. I might even stay in the village and keep Miroku, Sango, and Shippo out of trouble." Inuyasha glared at Kikyo as if he was hammering what he was saying into her head. "I swear I will put your soul to rest, but I will not go with you."
"We'll see, Inuyasha. I will have you yet. I told you Naraku would not kill you, and I was right. YOUR LIFE BELONGS TO ME!
"NOOOO!!"
Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Kaede turned to look at the screaming girl lying in Inuyasha's arms.
"I am not dead yet. And Inuyasha's life is his own. He will live his own life." Kagome looked weak, but her eyes were bright with rage as she glared at the fallen priestess. "YOU WILL NOT TAKE HIM AWAY FROM ME!"
Kagome placed her hand on the arrow and screamed a blinding flash of light surrounded the forest clearing.
Angel-Tinuviel: *ducks as hundreds of instant Ramen noodle cups are being thrown at her head* "GOMEN GOMEN!"
Inuyasha: "WHAT HOW COULD YOU? WHAT HAPPENED TO KAGOME YOU STUPID HUMAN?"
Angel-Tinuviel: "SIT!!"
Inuyasha"…."
Angel-Tinuviel: "Oh….right….only Kagome can do that. ^ ^ OUCH!!" *dives behind well as more Ramen cups are being thrown* "Hey if you kill me I can't update" *silence as the bombardment stops* "That's better" *stray cup hits Angel-Tinuviel in the head* -__-' *cough* "Anyways I'll update soon. My summer's pretty boring after all. If I'm slow to update blame it one my cat's Kilala and Sango who like to walk on my laptop. Anyways Kyo-kun and ja ne. And remember the more you review the faster I'll update. ^ ^