Grip!
By: Black Rose*
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This story is about Kagome and Inuyasha battling Naraku and Kikyo, Kagome goes back to the present and later dies from her injuries. Years later a girl moves into Kagome's old house, she soon discovers the wells hidden secret. After Kagome's demise Inuyasha's heart has hardened will this girl give Inuyasha the warmth his heart so dearly desires?
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Kagome pulled up her bow and shot two arrows at the undead shrine maiden Kikyo while Inuyasha fought off the now powerful Naraku. Kikyo smirked as her arrows whizzed by Kagome's arms leaving red lines of blood splattering on her sleeves. Inuyasha smashed Tetsusaiga to the ground causing the wind scar to start up but missing Naraku completely. Sango and Miroku fought desperately against Naraku's incarnations, Kagura, Kanna, and his mind slave Kohaku. Sango tried to win her brother over through desperate attempts but nothing seemed to work over his mind control. Miroku struggled to get Kagura and Kanna into his wind tunnel since Naraku's hell bugs were flying close by.
Inuyasha though concentrating on his fight also kept a close eye on Kagome as she shot her sacred arrows at Kikyo who shot hers in return turning Kagome's arrows to dust. It seemed as hard as Kagome tried she could never measure up to Kikyo's spiritual power. Kagome jumped in and around the arrows and continued to dodge them until she heard Inuyasha scream in pain. She slightly turned her head to see Inuyasha get struck by his own sword; Inuyasha lay motionless in a puddle of his own blood.
"Inuyasha!!", yelled Kagome staring straight at Inuyasha's stationary face. As she turned to run to his side she felt an electrifying pain in her side. She opened her mouth only to have a little bit of blood drip from her lips, she felt another sharp pain in her right shoulder and saw an arrow zoom right through it. She dropped to her knees in pain and looked around to see Sango and Miroku unconscious and Shippo and Kirara getting beaten by Kagura and Kanna with Kohaku standing near with his weapon in hand.
"All this happened cause of me", thought Kagome, " they are all going to die because of me."
Kagome looked up to see The Bone Eaters Well in front of her. "Maybe if I leave with my half of the Shikon No Tama I won't cause so much trouble anymore to anybody. If I take it and Naraku will remain at the level of power forever but Inuyasha and my friends will grow in strength thus killing him and wretched Kikyo for good", thought Kagome as she stood up slowly and dashed towards the well. Though her side was in pain along with her shoulder she kept running till she got to the rim of the well.
"Good bye my friends", said Kagome softly while tears raced down her cheeks, "Inuyasha", whispered Kagome as she stared at his frozen body, "I love you and I promise to come back to you", said Kagome aloud. She turned and fell into the well. Naraku finally realized Kagome still possessed the Shikon No Tama half; he hurried over to the well to see Kagome gone.
"It seems she has gone back to her hellhole", said Kikyo with a little smirk. "Indeed", said Naraku.
"So are you going to fulfill your end of the bargain?", asked Kikyo looking over at Naraku.
"Do you remember your half of the deal?", asked Naraku. Kikyo's eyes turned to slits as she remembered the deal. Her half was to get the jewel half from Kagome; then after retrieving the Shikon half getting a real body.
"So, why should I fulfill my half of the bargain if you didn't live up to yours", said Naraku turning to Kikyo and pointed his finger at her. Kikyo gasped as she felt the souls leave her body, she screamed as her body turned to a pile of clay. "Good bye Kikyo", said Naraku with smirk. Naraku looked back at the well then turned to leave. Inuyasha and the rest of the gang returned to consciousness only to notice Kagome's absence.
Kagome dragged herself out of the well leaving a trail of blood behind her; she turned and looked down the well. "I must stop Naraku from coming after me, even if it means closing Inuyasha out forever", thought Kagome as she picked up her bow an shot a purified arrow to the bottom of the well; sealing it forever. Kagome heaved herself across her yard right to the sacred tree where Inuyasha once hung. She smiled a weak smile and touched the trees bark lightly, she loved the way her fingertips felt on the rough bark of the old tree. Kagome felt a sudden pang in her heart she keeled over on her side and clenched her teeth in pain.
"My body will not last any longer", whispered Kagome as she clenched the jewel half tightly in her hand. "Let me be reborn, and finish my life's destiny. To be with Inuyasha and guard the Shikon No Tama from evil", said Kagome smiling up towards the sky she smiled then everything went dark.
Inuyasha sat at the bottom of the well. He was confused about not be able to pass through it like usual. "Kagome", whispered Inuyasha.
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Years later
"I can't believe we moved to Tokyo", sighed a raven-haired girl.
"Oh Ayami I knew you'd love this place", said the girl's mother.
The girl apparently known as Ayami walked up the steps to Higurashi Shrine. It had been abandoned and remained empty, she looked around and noticed two things that stood out the most. First was a very tall and old looking tree and a hut with sutra scrolls all over the door. Ayami looked back and helped her little sister Magami with the moving boxes that contained a few house hold things.
"Ayami what do you think of this house?", asked Magami.
"I can't say really", said Ayami looking down at her sister.
This girl and her family moving into the Higurashi Shrine, they moved all the way from Hiroshima to Tokyo. Their family consisted of the mother a fifteen year old girl and seven year old. Ms. Hitomi or Ami was an average sized woman with brown hair and green hazel eyes. Magami was a stout little girl with brownish black hair picked up into to pigtails and large sparkling green eyes. Ayami was a tall girl with black hair that was cut up to her chin and huge hazel eyes, eyes that she did not inherit from her mother nor father.
The house already had their furniture from their old house in it, a few days earlier Ms. Hitomi brought it from her old home. Ayami picked up her box of clothes and went up to find her room; she found her room to be painted pink which happened to be her favorite color. All her stuff was in place; all that was needed to do is put her clothes in her closet. After putting her clothes away she walked down stairs.
"I'm going to look around outside", said Ayami as she walked out of the house.
"All right dear", said Ms. Hitomi.
Ayami walked over to the sacred tree; she slowly walked around the tree and looked up into the huge branches. She felt a strange presence in her as she touched the rough aged bark of the elderly tree; she found an old bench next to the tree and sat on it. She picked up her legs on the bench and wrapped her arms around her legs and rested her head upon her knees.
"This tree makes me feel weird", said Ayami with a deep sigh as she stared at the tall thick tree.
Ayami turned her face away from the tree and looked over at the old hut, which stood in the back of the shrine. Her curiosity sparkled in her eyes like a cat ready to inspect a mouse hole; she slowly got up and walked over to the old hut. Ayami looked over at the aged wood and moss growing on the walls of the hut and the dusty porch around it. The sutra spells seemed to want to come off, so Ayami reached over and pulled them off with ease. She reached for the door to open when her mother called.
"Ayami come in and help your sister move her things to her room", called her mother.
"Coming mom!!", called Ayami back. She stared at the door for a long while then turned and left to her house.
The next day Ayami woke up early to go to school.
"First day are you two nervous?", asked their mother.
"Not really", said Magami.
"Kind of", sighed Ayami.
"Why dear?", asked Ami.
" Well I'm the new girl... it'll be tuff fitting in", sighed Ayami as she stared out the kitchen window.
"I'm sure you'll be fine", said Ms. Hitomi.
"C'mon girl lets take you to school."
When at school Ayami registered herself and found her way to first period which was English class. Ayami walked into the classroom and looked straight at her teacher.
"Welcome and you are?", asked the teacher.
"My name is Ayami Hitomi I just moved here", said Ayami looking around the room establishing the social statuses among her now fellow classmates. Ayami then turned to hear her teacher gasp.
"Kagome", said the teacher in utter shock.
"Excuse me?", asked Ayami looking behind her only to see the teacher was talking to her.
"Uh.. I mean welcome to our school, these are your classmates and I am your teacher. You can call me Ms. Eri."
Ayami told her mother not to pick her up after school so she could walk home. Ayami trudged down the sidewalk to her house and looked all around her. She liked her neighborhood, quiet and peaceful. She looked up to see the tiptop of the sacred tree. She stopped to stare at it for a minute before continuing on her way. She slowly walked up the stairs to Higurashi Shrine up to the house. She found her mother making ramen noodles, and her little sister reading a book in the living room.
Ayami went upstairs to her room and plopped down on her bed but quickly got up for she had sat on her new school uniforms. She looked at the five crisp clean uniforms sitting on her bed, green seemed to be this schools color while in Hiroshima High their colors were navy blue. She really didn't mind and went to put them in her closet, as she opened the door and put up her clothes she saw something in the back of her closet.
"What is that thing?", Ayami asked herself as she moved the clothes out of the way and took a closer look. In the way back of the closet was an old bow and a quiver full of arrows.
"A bow and arrows?", said Ayami a little puzzled. She stepped forward into her closet and then heard a creaking sound as her foot stepped on a wobbly board. She stepped back and took a look at the board; it was the only board out of the whole closet without nails to hold it in place.
"Now what's this", said Ayami grabbing the board and slowly pulling it off.
Ayami's eyes went wide with excitement; there under the board were old pictures. Ayami took the pictures out and studied them closely. The first picture was of the old hut outside which was in better condition back then. She flipped to the next picture where the sacred tree looked young and surrounded by other trees like it was in a forest. Her heart jumped to her throat when she saw the last picture. In the picture was a raven-haired girl that looked exactly like her except with longer hair and standing next to some guy with long silver hair and dog-ears. Ayami looked to the back and read the inscription.
"Kagome Higurashi and Inuyasha", she read aloud and swallowed. She then recalled the incident with her teacher.
"Kagome", repeated Ayami slowly.
The next day Ayami walked outside. Her and Magami were walking to school today, except she couldn't find Magami.
"Magami!! C'mon we're going to be late!!", called Ayami.
Ayami found Magami looking at the door of the old hut.
"What's wrong?", asked Ayami coming up beside her sister.
"Nothing it's just I wanted to see what was inside this hut", said Magami.
"Then lets see", said Ayami placing her hand on the door and sliding it open and walked inside. Magami gulped but followed reluctantly.
"C'mon Magami don't tell me you're scared", said Ayami as she went down the stairs.
Ayami stopped short when she saw the well. She stared at it for a while then went towards it.
"Ayami don't get to close you might fall in", cried Magami to her sister.
But the plea fell on deaf ears for Ayami had climbed to the bottom of the well already.
"Check this out", said Ayami. Magami went over to the well and looked down to see her sister on her knees looking at a thing stuck in the ground.
"What is it?", asked Magami.
"It looks like an arrow", said Ayami as she placed her hands on it.
"What are you doing!!!", yelled Magami.
"WHAT!!!", yelled Ayami back.
"Don't take it out", yelled Magami back.
"Why not?", asked Ayami glaring up at her sister.
"Think about it", said Magami, "maybe it was put there for a reason."
"Well I'll put it right back", said Ayami placing her hands back on the arrow. Magami stared at her thickheaded sister, she couldn't help but admire her sister's raring to go attitude. Ayami hesitated for a while.
"What if Magami was right?", asked Ayami to herself.
"I just got to know", thought Ayami.
With that she ripped the arrow out, in went in slow motion the arrow disappeared in sparkling purple light and Ayami felt the ground leave from beneath her.
"AYAMI!!!!!!!!!", yelled Magami but her voice slowly faded.
Ayami seemed to be floating through time, then she landed softly on the ground of the well. Ayami blinked three times before looking up.
"What just happened?", asked Ayami looking up to see a big bright blue sky above her.
"That's not good", said Ayami as she climbed out of the well to discover herself surrounded by forest.
Inuyasha sat silently on a large root striking out of the ground, the root of the sacred tree. He closed his eyes and sighed lightly he had waited forever for Kagome to return years have gone by and she still never came. He still looked like the same guy Kagome had met years ago. He turned over an looked up into the sacred tree's branches.
Ayami looked around the surrounding forest as sweat poured down her forehead. She couldn't find anything that rang a bell in her head.
"Where am I? Where is my home and family?", she kept asking herself those two question till she spotted the top of the sacred tree.
"That tree", said Ayami as she ran for the tree. When she got there she was still lost; she looked desperately at the tree then gasped. There on the tree's root was that boy!!! Inuyasha opened his eyes wide when he saw Ayami standing in front of him.
"Kagome", he said staring at her with bewilderment shining intensely from his eyes.
"Where am I?!?!"
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Seems like forever since I've written a story. Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review please no flames.
Black Rose*