The 4 Part Episode
Part 2: Kagome's Obligation-
(After opening song, the "Last Time" dialogue with Kagome's voice-)
"Naraku is still missing after a great battle we almost won, but Kikyou, who was missing, has shown herself again, but she has somehow transformed! Inuyasha! Watch out!
(Episode Title)
Kikyou smiled at the look of distress on Inuyasha's face. Then she walked up near to him, she saw Kagome getting ready to jump in front of him.
"Inuyasha, have you missed me again? Where you thinking about me?"
Inuyasha said,
"Of course I have"
Then she laughed loudly.
"Why are you laughing? I told you I'd always protect and...."
"Love me? She started to laugh hysterically. "What about her?" She pointed at Kagome.
Inuyasha thought,
"What am I going to say?"
Then all of a sudden Kagome said,
"I know! I know about everything!"
Kikyou looked at her,
"And you don't care? I see the look you get on your face when he talks to me. A look of sadness and heartbreak."
Kagome didn't have anything else to say. Inuyasha wanted to look at Kagome, but he couldn't bring himself too.
"Leave her out of this; this is between you and me!"
Kikyou looked at him,
"You and me?" She laughed. "My poor blind hanyou! Haven't you learnt by now? My love for you was trapped in my hatred for you! Besides, I could never love someTHING like you!" She said bitterly.
Most of it was untrue… the old Kikyou still had love for him, but she thrived on the hatred her soul had for him when she died. But after saying that, Inuyasha's face then looked like he was in great pain. Kagome looked at her with a fierce anger,
"How dare you say that!? He devoted his life to you! His love! And you are just going to..."
He looked back at her,
"Kagome", he whispered,
But Kikyou finished Kagome's sentence for her,
"... and what a fool he is too still believed in that! But from the looks of it, he looks like he's in a lot of pain..."
She said as she made a huge ball of energy. She aimed it at Inuyasha. As she was about to throw it, Kagome cried,
"Inuyashaaa!!!!!"
Then at the last second she threw it at Kagome. Inuyasha screamed her name as she flew and hit a tree so hard that it cracked. She finished her sentence,
"Now feel more, Inuyasha!"
"Nooooooooooooooooooo! Kagome!"
Then as he went to look at Kikyou, but she was gone. She was hiding in a tree,
"It's most likely I broke her back, at least she'll be immobile. That makes easy prey, but first to kill Inuyasha! If he's dead, she'll be in too much shock to do anything"
She laughed harder as she disappeared. But Inuyasha ran too Kagome and picked her up,
"Kagome! Kagome! Wake up! Please!" He pleaded with choking sounds from his throat. He held her closer.
Miroku put his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"She's just unconscious, let's just take her back to Kaede's house."
Inuyasha carefully picked Kagome up and held her tightly as they went back to the village, Then he said to himself,
"I know I promised, but how can I keep forgiving you for hurting those important to me?"
Back at Kaede's house, Kagome lay flat on her back with Sango, Miroku, and Shippou talking about today's events. Inuyasha stared at Kagome's face. The firelight danced on her features. Inuyasha felt something he never had for Kikyou, but he didn't know what, either that or he had an idea, but knew he can't think it…. Not with Kikyou in his heart.
"It's time for sleep everyone!" Shippou said as he yawned and stretched.
Everyone nodded except Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha?" Sango asked, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Inuyasha took a rag and wiped off Kagome's face, which still had blood on it.
"No."
"I understand".
With in a few minutes, everyone was asleep. He looked at Kagome and drew loose hair from her face. He touched her soft, warm cheek. He gasped and blushed, almost feeling embarrassed. "Why did Kikyou do this she can't be jealous if she hat......ha..." He could not bring himself to say it. It hurt too much to even think it. He looked at Kagome very closely. He remembers the words she said the night before,
"I'm not Kikyou and I never will be! But you just have to trust me!"
But every time he felt affection towards her, he soon would feel like he's betraying Kikyou. Even now. This all was enough to tear his heart apart. But he found peace in looking at Kagome and taking in her scent. He continued to watch over her till she woke up about an hour before everyone else. She woke up to Inuyasha intently staring at her. She whispered,
"Inu...yasha..."
"Shhh, everyone else is asleep".
"Why weren't you?"
He didn't know what to say but he asked her,
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm very very sore and in pain."
"Where?"
"My back and my head"
"Do you want some of those medical white beads from your bag?"
"Yes, please"
He quietly got the Aspirin from the first-aid kit. He went by her side,
"How many?"
"Two, but I also need water."
Inuyasha got the canister of water from beside him. Kagome took the aspirin as she cringed, but she laid her head back down.
"What are my injuries?"
Inuyasha scooted closer to her,
"Your back has minor injuries, it could have been broken, but your bow and quiver took away some of the impact, other then that, you have a few cuts on your face"
Then he sat up straight,
"But don't think I'm going to baby you or anything!"
Kagome smiled. Inuyasha was starting to realize Kagome could see almost right through him. He blushed then said,
"I'm glad you are alright"
"Did I worry you?"
Inuyasha scuffed, "No, I knew you are too stubborn to die! But enough! Just get some rest! We have more stuff to do."
He didn't know why he still acted like the tough guy that doesn't care when he does, and she knew it. She smiled and closed her eyes. No matter how much the feelings he had for Kagome was, he could not act on them. Even though she was evil, he promised his life to Kikyou. But Kikyou doesn't love him, nor does she? The only way was to find out after sunrise.
After dawn the next morning, everyone was up for breakfast, even Kagome.
"How are you feeling Kagome?" A very happy Shippou asked her.
"I'm a little sore, but I'm going to be fine."
Kaede said,
"You'll probably be able to walk by tonight."
Inuyasha smiled, but remembered what he needed to do today. He got up to leave out of the door.
"Where are you going?"
"Just out for a walk" He then ran into the woods at full speed.
Inside they continued the conversation from the night before.
"Why would Kikyou's target be Kagome? After the manner she talked yesterday, it can't be jealousy"
Kaede put more logs in the fire.
"Well, Kagome does have most her soul. But now that she's a Youkai, I couldn't imagine why she would want it."
Kagome started to feel nervous.
"Tell me again what she looked like?" Kaede asked.
"She looked like Kikyou, but her hair was down, her skin was white, her lips deep purple and she wore a revealing, long, flowing black dress."
"Hmmm, doesn't sound like any Youkai that I've heard of, but I do now remember how she became a Youkai."
And so she explains the whole thing to the group.
"So she's dead, but now she's a youkai?"
"In order to be a youkai, the people or things that originate the line are ones similar to Kikyou. But chances are she is working for Naraku."
Miroku then said, "And now she's Youkai, she lost the ability to see the Shards!"
Sango then realized,
"But Kagome can! That's why she wants her soul!"
Kagome sat up. "What am I going to do?"
"As her sister, I am saddened by the answer."
She walked over and got the purification arrows and Kagome's bow. Kagome looked at her wide eyed,
"You don't mean I have to..."
Kaede nodded sadly. Sango then said,
"But with the purification arrows, it would purify her back to normal right?"
Kaede looked down and said, "I'm afraid not. Purification arrows purify alive things, imprisons youkai, but those who are dead are released. She's not a main line youkai, so she would be released,"
Kagome shivered and asked,
"So she'd die? For good?"
Kaede looked at her and nodded.
"My sister is very very dangerous right now, plus I think it's time that she rests in peace. Please grant her that, Kagome."
Kagome's eyes began to fill with tears,
"I can't!"
Sango looked at her sadly,
"You are thinking about Inuyasha aren't you?"
Kagome couldn't breath.
"I can't do that to him!"
"But you can't do it now, you have to rest child",
Miroku then said,
"But from the matter she talked yesterday, maybe Inuyasha is in great danger by her as well."
Shippou thought for a second,
"But why else would she lure Inuyasha like that?"
Kagome's eyes got bigger, "Lure? Oh No! Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha hopped from tree to tree looking around the clearing he had seen her in. Meanwhile, Kagome took the Bow and quiver of purification arrows. She snuck out of the house and slowly and carefully made her way into the woods while everyone was away getting breakfast. She slowly limped behind tree to tree. She was in a lot of pain and cringed with every movement, but she had to do it. For the sake of Inuyasha, herself, Kikyou and even the world. Then, as she got deeper into the forest, she heard Inuyasha yelling. As loud as he could, he was yelling for Kikyou, worry and pain in his voice. Kagome felt tears coming on.
"I can't do this! I don't want to hurt him!"
But she got a look of courage, sighed, and kept searching for Kikyou.
A few hours later, back at Kaede's house, Sango went into the house.
"Kagome-chan, I brought lunch for you!"
She saw the futon was empty and her bow and quiver were gone.
"Oh no!"
Shippou ran in,
"She's gone!"
Kaede said,
"Let her be, she needs to do this alone,"
After they exited the house, Sango whispered to Kirara,
"Please find Kagome and watch her."
The little kitty mewed then ran into the forest. After being in the cover of the woods, she transformed into a large two-tailed saber toothed Fire Cat Youkai. Very far into the forest, Kagome was tired and in pain. She took a large drink of water and sat against a tree.
"Oh my, I hope that Inuyasha is safe,"
"Well, you aren't!" She heard a voice come acrossed a small treeless space.
She stood against another tree.
"Kikyou!"
The black Lady herself stood before her.
"What do you want?" Kagome said as she stood. and grabbed her bow and an arrow.
She aimed it straight at Kikyou, but hesitated.
"You are supposed to be unable to move you stupid, stubborn little wench!"
She saw the tears accumulate in Kagome's eyes
"What's wrong, Kagome? What are you more concerned for? Your soul or Inuyasha's heart?"
Kagome clinched her teeth and drew the arrow back more. Kikyou smirked and said in a cocky voice,
"You can't do it! You can't kill me!"
"Yes I can! I will kill you! Stop it! Stop hurting Inuyasha! Leave him alone!"
Kikyou stood and mocked her. Then they both heard Inuyasha come closer. Kikyou smiled, and then she turned into her old form and fell against the tree then had a look of fear on her face as she acted to be trapped, weak, against the tree. Then Kagome stood in horror as she saw the scene of the illusion that Kagome had cornered Kikyou and Inuyasha stepped into the clearing to see it. The look on his face was one of pure shock and horror.
"Help me, Inuyasha!" Kikyou cried.
(Commercial break)
Inuyasha stood just outside of the small clearing. Immediately he ran to Kikyou, kneeled in front of her, blocking Kagome's target and yelled at Kagome,
"Kagome! What the hell are you doing?"
Kagome started to cry a bit.
"Inuyasha, she needs to be..."
"Don't let her hurt me Inuyasha, Please! When I was gone, I did some thinking and I do. I do love you."
Inuyasha's eyes shimmered. He just heard the words he'd longed to hear for over 50 years. Kagome lowered the bow and stared at them.
"What about yesterday..."
Kikyou interrupted him,
"I was one of Naraku's puppets, under his control! I had no idea what I was doing!"
Kagome raised her arrow quickly.
"You are lying! Don't listen to her! It's a trap! Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha didn't look back at her, but ignored her words, thinking they were just desperate words of jealousy, but then his eyes widened. Why would she do that, that doesn't sound like Kagome! But before He could look back at her, Kikyou drew him near and embraced him tightly,
"Oh how I've miss you! I've missed your love!"
Inuyasha fell like putty into her arms and embraced her back. If this was a trap, he didn't care as long as he was in his Kikyou's arms. Kagome felt weak in the knees when he embraced her tightly then a lump developed in her throat when he said,
"I love you, Kikyou, I always have, and always will!"
Kagome felt like her heart just fell apart and like she wanted to run. She needed to kill the women that Inuyasha just confessed his love too. If she killed her, would Inuyasha forgive her? Then as they tightly kissed, Kagome lowered her arrow and started to silently cry,
"How? How could she?"
Then as Inuyasha deeply kissed Kikyou back. Kagome almost fell to her knees, repeating in her mind,
I can't do this… not to Inuyasha… And… This is what I never wanted to see… Them kissing so deeply… Kikyou's was a lie… but Inuyasha's was true and real…
Kagome's eyes began to blur with tears, then he broke the kiss and Inuyasha kissed her neck, Kikyou gave an evil, devious look to Kagome. Anger raged through Kagome. Then Kikyou's eyes glowed green. Inuyasha was to busy having his eyes closed loving on her to notice a glowing knife developed in her hand. Kagome then guessed what it was, it was a magic dagger made to kill youkai. Kikyou drew Inuyasha back and warmly smiled at him. He smiled back, and then as she leaned back more, Kagome had a perfect target at her heart. She then watched as Kikyou gently, kind of sultry said,
"Inuyasha?"
He smiled and nodded then her eyes turned into pure hate,
"Die!"
As she drew the dagger back, Kagome quickly raised her arrow and shot it as she screamed at the top of her lungs,
"INUYASHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Kagome opened her eyes to see Inuyasha holding Kikyou, who still had her dagger raised. The arrow pieced right through her heart, the purple glow filling Kikyou's body. Then right in Inuyasha's arms, hundreds of fleeing souls created a blinding light. After all the souls fled, he yelled, "Kikyooooooooou!"
Then Inuyasha yelled in horror as she disintegrated into a pile of clay dust and bones right through his hands and arms, Inuyasha grabbed handfuls of the dust as he fell on is hands and knees. He started to make choking, noises of emotional pain as he grabbed the handfuls of what was one Kikyou's shell. Kagome fell on her hands and knees in a ball of tears. She did it… She just killed the woman that Inuyasha believed and convinced loved him… She kissed him so deeply… the passion in Inuyasha face as he loved on Kikyou… Kagome cringed as she pictured it, and how Kikyou said so hatefully, "Die"…but then she felt a burst of fear as he growled, as he dug his fingers into the pile of dust. Then he growled, almost hissed…sounding hauntingly like his Youkai voice,
"Kagome..."
With tears and all of her strength she ran away. She knew he was going to chase her she was in unspeakable pain and whimpered as she ran with occasional yelps of pain. She was very scared. She tripped over a branch and fell. She curled into a ball, whimpering and crying loudly. She then heard Inuyasha yell her name. Then he spotted her. She was crying too hard to see exactly where he was, but she saw a blur of red above her, then yellow. Kirara quickly grabbed Kagome's shirt and threw Kagome on her back and quickly took off as Kagome saw 5 streaks of yellow lights from Inuyasha's claws by her leg.
"Kagome!!!!!" he yelled, his voice cracking.
When she looked back down on him. He had a face of anger and sadness. He had his teeth clinched and he had his fist up. He yelled her name again. She whispered with tears pouring down, "Inuyasha".
(End Credits)
