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A/N: Guess what. I'm sitting on my bed in my dorm room at CSULB listening to my Trapt CD. AAHH!! That's right I'm in college now! I was looking at my reviews and I couldn't help but be excited. That's the most reviews I've gotten for one chapter. Thank you so much. (Even though most them said I was evil. : D)
Reason to Live
Ch.6 Brief Victory
You must live.
The sound of thrashing bushes was heard directly behind Inuyasha. He didn't bother to turn around. He knew they would come as soon as Kagome started screaming.
Miroku, Sango, and Shippo stopped in their tracks once they left the brush and beheld the sight before them.
"Kagome!" cried Shippo.
Kaede turned to look at the newcomers. "She is fighting for her soul. She is using her own spiritual power to try to remove Kikyo's arrow. If she fails Kagome will be consumed by Kikyo's hatred and her soul will be lost forever."
"Is there anything we can do?" asked Miroku.
"No, she must do this on her own, Miroku."
"Why is Inuyasha just standing there, why won't he do something." cried Shippo.
"None of us can do anything to help her, especially Inuyasha. If he were to touch the arrow he would parish, and Kagome would still be in danger." She turned her eyes to look at the helpless hanyou. "He can do nothing and it is killing him inside." She sighed and closed her eyes. "He was just admitting his feelings for her when Kikyo arrived and shot Kagome."
"Did he tell her, he loved her?" asked Sango.
"Not at first, but after she fell unconscious in his arms he admitted that he loved her and that she was his reason to live."
"Do you think she can overcome this?" asked Miroku.
"I had doubts at first, but her power seems to grow as the situation becomes more desperate." Kaede looked at Kagome who was still screaming and suspended in the air. "I believe she may just get through this."
Suddenly, Kagome went quiet. The blue light faded completely from around her. The orb of energy enveloping the arrow grew to an enormous intensity, nearly blinding everyone with its light. Kagome gave one last cry as she pulled the arrow from her body.
"She did it! Kagome did it!" cried Shippo.
Inuyasha rushed forward to catch Kagome as she slowly fell from the sky. Inuyasha looked at Kagome's lifeless body.
"Kagome, are you ok." Inuyasha lightly brushed his hand over her face. "Kagome, wake up."
Kagome let out a soft moan as her eyes fluttered open. When she saw Inuyasha gazing at her she gave a weary smile. "Inuyasha, I did it. I broke through Kikyo's spell."
"Yes, Kagome, you did. You saved us both, Kagome."
Kagome smiled. "Inuyasha, I think I can stand. I'm feeling better now."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
Inuyasha hesitated, not really ready to give up the pleasant feeling of Kagome in his arms. He sighed and slowly placed her on the ground.
"Kagome, you're ok!"
"Yes, I am Shippo."
Kagome turned, about to walk over to Shippo to give him a hug when Kikyo's outraged shriek filled the air.
"NOOO!! That girl cannot defeat me! Inuyasha whether I drag you down to hell with me or kill you first, somehow we will join each other in death. I will not allow that girl to steal you from me!"
"Kikyo, if you loved him you will let him go. Aren't you supposed to want the ones you love to live and be happy, not suffer eternal damnation?"
"I don't care about that. He must go with me so my soul can rest! Die Kagome! You will not interfere again." With that, Kikyo released another arrow sheathed with more hatred and anger than has ever been released before.
Angel-Tinuviel: *walks out covered head to toe with audience ammunition-proof armor* Mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! You can not hurt me. Hey at least Kagome isn't in pain any more.
Inuyasha: That is the only thing keeping me from killing you right now.
Angel-Tinuviel: WAHH!! Inu-chan doesn't like me. But can you really expect Kikyo to say "Oh Kagome you beat me. I'll leave you alone now. Help yourself to Inuyasha." No! I didn't think so. There'll probably be 3 more chapters. Anyways I'll update as soon as I possibly can with my classes starting. Kyo-kun and ja ne. ^__^