Hello everyone, I am so very sorry about the delay. Things have been so
chaotic around here, what with work and then the fires....oi. But here
you have it, the final chapter to my story, not quite as thorough as I
would have liked it but I really can't think of more so I'm just going to
give you what I have.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. Enjoy.
I don't own Inuyasha, I'm sure that was pretty obvious once you started reading this.
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Chapter 8 - And so it begins...or ends
Kikyou........Inuyasha stares on in bewilderment.
"What are you doing here?"
"Why Inuyasha have you forgotten your promise to me? Or does this girl mean more to you than I?"
Kagome stirred awkwardly, it was one thing when it was just the three of them off somewhere remote but now they were on stage in front of the entire group. She didn't know if she would be able to hold up, her courage was already dwindling.
Sesshoumaru saw the change in her self-esteem and took a protective step in front of her and glared at the undead miko.
"Inuyasha I suggest that you dispose of this unnatural creature so that we may get back to the situation at hand. Otherwise I will settle matters myself."
Normally he wouldn't have bothered to dirty his hands on such filth but nobody insults Kagome and gets away with it, especially not some has been miko.
Inuyasha didn't know what upset him more, the fact that his brother had threatened to kill Kikyou or that he was standing very close to Kagome. All be it that he was just protecting her but did he have to get so close, she was practically holding onto him. 'Wait a minute, am I jealous??? This is not the time to be contemplating this. Ah I can't take this anymore.' With that he stepped aside his brother to take over the shielding of Kagome.
"Kikyou answer me, what are you doing here?"
"The jewel is nearly completed, I know Naraku will be appearing shortly and I wanted to discuss a course of action against him." As she spoke she couldn't believe her eyes, Inuyasha had chosen to protect the young girl, not only that but he was jealous over the fact that his brother was so close to her. She could tell in his eyes and the way he nervously twitched at the sight of the two.
'It seems he does love this girl more than me, why I do not understand. He promised to never leave my side, to spend eternity in hell along side me. Now he wants life, I can see it, the way he looks at her, he holds more passion in his eyes than he ever did looking at me. WHY???'
"I need the shards, you must trust me on this, I have a plan."
"WHAT? Never." Everyone shouted at once.
"You'll never touch our shards as long as I'm around, you stole my other ones from me, why should we trust you." Kagome stated as anger began to boil in her veins.
"I understand your resentment towards me, but this is not a time for stupidity. Naraku must be destroyed and I have a way to do so. No demon or human, for that matter, should have the sort of power that Naraku is after. You of all people, Kagome, should realize what your duty in this life is. You must protect the jewel."
"That is exactly why you should not have it. You've betrayed us more than once, why should we trust you now."
"All I am asking is for your trust in me this one time. I have nothing further to give this world. Please let me leave move on by helping rid this realm of such evil."
Something in her words spoke truth to Kagome. She stood there in deep thought as whether or not to trust the one person that never showed trust to her.
Hesitantly Kagome reaches to pull out the fragments that she has. Slowly she made her way towards Kikyou and reluctantly handed over the jewel.
"NOOOO!!! Kagome what are you doing?!?" Everyone screamed as they saw the young girl hand over what they so desperately tried to protect.
"Please trust me, this just feels like the right thing to do, I must follow my instincts on this."
Inuyasha put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. "So what do we do now?"
"Now we wait for Naraku." Kikyou said dryly.
As if his name was the cue for his entrance, there stood a man dressed in a baboon pelt.
"Nice work Kikyou. I see you kept your end of the bargain."
"You bastard, you betrayed me again how could you...Kikyou why?"
Kagome placed her hand on Inuyasha's. "Trust her Inuyasha, I think I know what she is going to do."
As Naraku took hold of the jewel a bright light emitted from it and welded tighter the remaining pieces.
"Finally, I will become full demon and Kikyou will be mine forever."
"WHAT!!!" Everyone shouted in unison completely shocked by the fact that Naraku still held feelings for Kikyou.
"That's right Naraku, you and I will be together, make your wish so that we can dispose of these underlings."
Everyone stood helpless as the jewel began to glow an immense shade of pink. Naraku could feel the power surge through his body. A low and eerie chuckle began to emit from his being.
"Don't you think it fitting Inuyasha that you will die once again in the same spot as you did fifty years ago."
He was right, no one could believe it they were there by the God Tree, the same place that Kikyou had pinned him to the day that Naraku had made his move on the jewel. That is the day it all started. Inuyasha thought back, then his thoughts were brought to the day Kagome freed him from that tree.
"It is different this time Naraku, this time it will be you that is fallen." With that said both Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had their swords drawn.
"Today it ends, prepare yourself Naraku."
The jewel began to glow even brighter and all anyone could do was just stand there frozen by its intensity.
"It looks like you boys are too late. Finally it is all mine. Finally."
"I couldn't have quoted it better myself." And with that said Kikyou shot him with one of her purifying arrows at point blank.
He didn't have time to react. He was so consumed with the power of the jewel that he had failed to notice Kikyou taking aim to destroy him.
He let out a scream as the arrow penetrated into his shoulder. Kikyou slowly walk to him and took his arm in hers. Tenderly she takes the jewel from is hands and throws it to Kagome.
"Take care of them both for me."
With that she began to drag Naraku down to hell. Of course he wasn't going to go quietly, he had quite a bit of choice words towards are heroic miko and to the Inu group.
Inuyasha was torn by this turn of events, he figured that he would be the one to destroy Naraku and here was his Kikyou dragging him down to hell to deliver him personally. He had promised her that he would go to hell with her.......but Kagome.
Kagome was his life, he couldn't deny that. The love that he once felt for Kikyou was replaced with compassion for what she had become. The love he felt for Kagome was real, it was strong and most of all it was present.
Nothing much could be said at this point, everyone just starred in awe as their arch nemesis was being dragged down into the great abyss. It was as if an enormous burden was being lifted off all their shoulders.
However, you didn't think it would go that smoothly did you. This is Naraku we are talking about. It took them years to even get this far. Without another thought a blinding light was emitted from the place where Kikyou and Naraku made their descent.
When the light dissipated all that was heard was a scream, and the lingering of the words I Love You being softly carried by the wind. It was hard to tell who had been the one to scream, still to this day no one was quite sure which of them it was.
There they were, the two star crossed lovers, the ones that fate had toyed with for over fifty years, bound to the same tree that brought so much history into this story.
No one is quite sure how it happened. Miroku's conclusion was that Naraku pulled the arrow out and released it back at them will it was still full of miko energy. No matter what way you look at it, it still didn't change the fact that their best friends were bound to the God Tree.
Although one would have to admit that the two looked incredibly happy. Inuyasha had his arms around Kagome's waist and his head was nuzzled at the base of her neck. Both had their eyes closed and both had on a smile that showed pure bliss. It is hard to imagine being happy bound to a tree for all eternity yet when you looked at them their love for one another was so strong that you couldn't help but feel happy for the two. Yes I know their lives were cut short and cheated once again by the cruel hand of fate, yet was it so cruel. At least they were able to be together, and really wasn't that all that they really wanted.
FIN
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Well everyone I hope you liked my first fic. Next up will be one with Kagome and Sesshoumaru. Hopefully that one will be a written a bit better. But hey I don't think this one was terrible, it was my first one, and I'm not a writer so who cares. I'm happy and that is all that matters.
I hope you enjoyed. Thank you for all of your comments, I really enjoyed them.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. Enjoy.
I don't own Inuyasha, I'm sure that was pretty obvious once you started reading this.
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Chapter 8 - And so it begins...or ends
Kikyou........Inuyasha stares on in bewilderment.
"What are you doing here?"
"Why Inuyasha have you forgotten your promise to me? Or does this girl mean more to you than I?"
Kagome stirred awkwardly, it was one thing when it was just the three of them off somewhere remote but now they were on stage in front of the entire group. She didn't know if she would be able to hold up, her courage was already dwindling.
Sesshoumaru saw the change in her self-esteem and took a protective step in front of her and glared at the undead miko.
"Inuyasha I suggest that you dispose of this unnatural creature so that we may get back to the situation at hand. Otherwise I will settle matters myself."
Normally he wouldn't have bothered to dirty his hands on such filth but nobody insults Kagome and gets away with it, especially not some has been miko.
Inuyasha didn't know what upset him more, the fact that his brother had threatened to kill Kikyou or that he was standing very close to Kagome. All be it that he was just protecting her but did he have to get so close, she was practically holding onto him. 'Wait a minute, am I jealous??? This is not the time to be contemplating this. Ah I can't take this anymore.' With that he stepped aside his brother to take over the shielding of Kagome.
"Kikyou answer me, what are you doing here?"
"The jewel is nearly completed, I know Naraku will be appearing shortly and I wanted to discuss a course of action against him." As she spoke she couldn't believe her eyes, Inuyasha had chosen to protect the young girl, not only that but he was jealous over the fact that his brother was so close to her. She could tell in his eyes and the way he nervously twitched at the sight of the two.
'It seems he does love this girl more than me, why I do not understand. He promised to never leave my side, to spend eternity in hell along side me. Now he wants life, I can see it, the way he looks at her, he holds more passion in his eyes than he ever did looking at me. WHY???'
"I need the shards, you must trust me on this, I have a plan."
"WHAT? Never." Everyone shouted at once.
"You'll never touch our shards as long as I'm around, you stole my other ones from me, why should we trust you." Kagome stated as anger began to boil in her veins.
"I understand your resentment towards me, but this is not a time for stupidity. Naraku must be destroyed and I have a way to do so. No demon or human, for that matter, should have the sort of power that Naraku is after. You of all people, Kagome, should realize what your duty in this life is. You must protect the jewel."
"That is exactly why you should not have it. You've betrayed us more than once, why should we trust you now."
"All I am asking is for your trust in me this one time. I have nothing further to give this world. Please let me leave move on by helping rid this realm of such evil."
Something in her words spoke truth to Kagome. She stood there in deep thought as whether or not to trust the one person that never showed trust to her.
Hesitantly Kagome reaches to pull out the fragments that she has. Slowly she made her way towards Kikyou and reluctantly handed over the jewel.
"NOOOO!!! Kagome what are you doing?!?" Everyone screamed as they saw the young girl hand over what they so desperately tried to protect.
"Please trust me, this just feels like the right thing to do, I must follow my instincts on this."
Inuyasha put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. "So what do we do now?"
"Now we wait for Naraku." Kikyou said dryly.
As if his name was the cue for his entrance, there stood a man dressed in a baboon pelt.
"Nice work Kikyou. I see you kept your end of the bargain."
"You bastard, you betrayed me again how could you...Kikyou why?"
Kagome placed her hand on Inuyasha's. "Trust her Inuyasha, I think I know what she is going to do."
As Naraku took hold of the jewel a bright light emitted from it and welded tighter the remaining pieces.
"Finally, I will become full demon and Kikyou will be mine forever."
"WHAT!!!" Everyone shouted in unison completely shocked by the fact that Naraku still held feelings for Kikyou.
"That's right Naraku, you and I will be together, make your wish so that we can dispose of these underlings."
Everyone stood helpless as the jewel began to glow an immense shade of pink. Naraku could feel the power surge through his body. A low and eerie chuckle began to emit from his being.
"Don't you think it fitting Inuyasha that you will die once again in the same spot as you did fifty years ago."
He was right, no one could believe it they were there by the God Tree, the same place that Kikyou had pinned him to the day that Naraku had made his move on the jewel. That is the day it all started. Inuyasha thought back, then his thoughts were brought to the day Kagome freed him from that tree.
"It is different this time Naraku, this time it will be you that is fallen." With that said both Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru had their swords drawn.
"Today it ends, prepare yourself Naraku."
The jewel began to glow even brighter and all anyone could do was just stand there frozen by its intensity.
"It looks like you boys are too late. Finally it is all mine. Finally."
"I couldn't have quoted it better myself." And with that said Kikyou shot him with one of her purifying arrows at point blank.
He didn't have time to react. He was so consumed with the power of the jewel that he had failed to notice Kikyou taking aim to destroy him.
He let out a scream as the arrow penetrated into his shoulder. Kikyou slowly walk to him and took his arm in hers. Tenderly she takes the jewel from is hands and throws it to Kagome.
"Take care of them both for me."
With that she began to drag Naraku down to hell. Of course he wasn't going to go quietly, he had quite a bit of choice words towards are heroic miko and to the Inu group.
Inuyasha was torn by this turn of events, he figured that he would be the one to destroy Naraku and here was his Kikyou dragging him down to hell to deliver him personally. He had promised her that he would go to hell with her.......but Kagome.
Kagome was his life, he couldn't deny that. The love that he once felt for Kikyou was replaced with compassion for what she had become. The love he felt for Kagome was real, it was strong and most of all it was present.
Nothing much could be said at this point, everyone just starred in awe as their arch nemesis was being dragged down into the great abyss. It was as if an enormous burden was being lifted off all their shoulders.
However, you didn't think it would go that smoothly did you. This is Naraku we are talking about. It took them years to even get this far. Without another thought a blinding light was emitted from the place where Kikyou and Naraku made their descent.
When the light dissipated all that was heard was a scream, and the lingering of the words I Love You being softly carried by the wind. It was hard to tell who had been the one to scream, still to this day no one was quite sure which of them it was.
There they were, the two star crossed lovers, the ones that fate had toyed with for over fifty years, bound to the same tree that brought so much history into this story.
No one is quite sure how it happened. Miroku's conclusion was that Naraku pulled the arrow out and released it back at them will it was still full of miko energy. No matter what way you look at it, it still didn't change the fact that their best friends were bound to the God Tree.
Although one would have to admit that the two looked incredibly happy. Inuyasha had his arms around Kagome's waist and his head was nuzzled at the base of her neck. Both had their eyes closed and both had on a smile that showed pure bliss. It is hard to imagine being happy bound to a tree for all eternity yet when you looked at them their love for one another was so strong that you couldn't help but feel happy for the two. Yes I know their lives were cut short and cheated once again by the cruel hand of fate, yet was it so cruel. At least they were able to be together, and really wasn't that all that they really wanted.
FIN
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Well everyone I hope you liked my first fic. Next up will be one with Kagome and Sesshoumaru. Hopefully that one will be a written a bit better. But hey I don't think this one was terrible, it was my first one, and I'm not a writer so who cares. I'm happy and that is all that matters.
I hope you enjoyed. Thank you for all of your comments, I really enjoyed them.