Chapter 15
As Inuyasha flew towards Kiaku, he raised the tetsuiga and decided to put everything he had into one last slash. He swung the mighty sword right at Kiaku, but Kiaku was too fast to be hit. Kiaku jumped over the sword and pounded Inuyasha in the head. Inuyasha slowly fell to the ground, completely drained. "It's over, Inuyasha. Now, it's time to finish you off." Kiaku growled. "No!" Kagome screamed, and she ran over to Inuyasha. She threw her own body over Inuyasha's. "Foolish girl! What are you doing? I have no problem killing you as well." Kiaku said, shocked at Kagome's actions. "I love Inuyasha. If you are going to kill him, you have to kill me as well." Kagome said, determined to stay by Inuyasha's side. "They really do care for each other! This must be what true love is." Kiaku thought. "No matter." Kiaku drew his sword and held it right over Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Strange," Kagome thought to herself. "I'm about to die, but I feel happy. Happy that I will feel Inuyasha's pain. Happy that I will be with him forever." Kiaku locked his gaze onto Kagome's face as he started to swing his sword, and he suddenly realized something. "That's why I hesitated earlier (last chapter - Tonyf); she looks just like my mother!" Kiaku thought. Kagome looked confused, as she could see the conflict on Kiaku's face. "I need to get my revenge on Inuyasha! I can't let the way this girl looks stop me!" Kiaku thought to himself. He once again tried to slice his sword through Kagome and Inuyasha, and again he couldn't do it. Kagome opened her eyes and saw the sword, just inches from her face. Suddenly, Kiaku started to cry. "Mother! I've missed you so much!" He cried, looking at Kagome. He was looking at her face, but all he could see was his mother.
"He thinks I'm Kikyo! I might still be able to stop him from killing Inuyasha." Kagome thought to herself. "Kiaku. I need you to stop this." Kagome said in a soothing voice. "But why, Mother? You always told me that I need to kill Inuyasha!" Kiaku said, sobbing. "I've changed my mind. I realize now that Inuyasha has finally found true happiness, something that I was never able to find. He could never find happiness in death with me." Kagome said, trying to imitate Kikyo's voice to the best of her ability. "But... what do I do now, Mother? I have dedicated my entire life to killing Inuyasha! I have no other purpose!" Kiaku said. "What do I tell him? I don't know if he could find any happiness on this earth.... I know! I can tell him to join Kikyo in the after-life!" Kagome thought to herself. "My son, you can come join me. I will help you find happiness." Kagome said, surprised at how much she could sound like Kikyo. "I... I will, mother." Kiaku said. With that, he used his power to rip a hole in the very fabric of time. "Thank you for stopping me from making a big mistake. I'll see you soon, mother." Kiaku said. With that, he stepped into the hole. After Kiaku entered, the hole quickly closed. Kagome looked down at Inuyasha, and saw that a large pool of blood had formed underneath them. He was quickly becoming very cold. "INUYASHA!!!!!" Kagome screamed.
Inuyasha wasn't dead yet, though. He slowly opened his eyes. "Kagome. You... you saved me again. I am starting to believe that I can't fight without you." Inuyasha said weakly. "Oh, Inuyasha! I'm so glad you're alive!" Kagome said, sobbing. She collapsed onto him, a happiness that went beyond words filling her soul. Inuyasha slowly sat up, and his bleeding started to subside. (He is part-demon, after all. He heals a bit quicker than the rest of us - Tonyf) "Kagome, we need to go free your family. They are probably scared to death!" Inuyasha said, struggling to stand up. "Yeah! You're right!" Kagome said, jumping to her feet. She helped Inuyasha stay upright, and then she ran up to the spot where her family was tied up.
Kagome quickly untied her family, and she took the gags out of their mouths. "Kagome! You're okay!" Her mom said. "Yeah, I'm fine." Kagome responded. "Did you and Inuyasha defeat that awful demon?" She asked Kagome. "Yeah, but Inuyasha was hurt pretty badly in the process. We need to get home so we can get him bandaged up." Kagome said, pointing at the weakened Inuyasha. "Okay, let's go home!" Kagome's family said. Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand, and they all walked home together.
As Inuyasha flew towards Kiaku, he raised the tetsuiga and decided to put everything he had into one last slash. He swung the mighty sword right at Kiaku, but Kiaku was too fast to be hit. Kiaku jumped over the sword and pounded Inuyasha in the head. Inuyasha slowly fell to the ground, completely drained. "It's over, Inuyasha. Now, it's time to finish you off." Kiaku growled. "No!" Kagome screamed, and she ran over to Inuyasha. She threw her own body over Inuyasha's. "Foolish girl! What are you doing? I have no problem killing you as well." Kiaku said, shocked at Kagome's actions. "I love Inuyasha. If you are going to kill him, you have to kill me as well." Kagome said, determined to stay by Inuyasha's side. "They really do care for each other! This must be what true love is." Kiaku thought. "No matter." Kiaku drew his sword and held it right over Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Strange," Kagome thought to herself. "I'm about to die, but I feel happy. Happy that I will feel Inuyasha's pain. Happy that I will be with him forever." Kiaku locked his gaze onto Kagome's face as he started to swing his sword, and he suddenly realized something. "That's why I hesitated earlier (last chapter - Tonyf); she looks just like my mother!" Kiaku thought. Kagome looked confused, as she could see the conflict on Kiaku's face. "I need to get my revenge on Inuyasha! I can't let the way this girl looks stop me!" Kiaku thought to himself. He once again tried to slice his sword through Kagome and Inuyasha, and again he couldn't do it. Kagome opened her eyes and saw the sword, just inches from her face. Suddenly, Kiaku started to cry. "Mother! I've missed you so much!" He cried, looking at Kagome. He was looking at her face, but all he could see was his mother.
"He thinks I'm Kikyo! I might still be able to stop him from killing Inuyasha." Kagome thought to herself. "Kiaku. I need you to stop this." Kagome said in a soothing voice. "But why, Mother? You always told me that I need to kill Inuyasha!" Kiaku said, sobbing. "I've changed my mind. I realize now that Inuyasha has finally found true happiness, something that I was never able to find. He could never find happiness in death with me." Kagome said, trying to imitate Kikyo's voice to the best of her ability. "But... what do I do now, Mother? I have dedicated my entire life to killing Inuyasha! I have no other purpose!" Kiaku said. "What do I tell him? I don't know if he could find any happiness on this earth.... I know! I can tell him to join Kikyo in the after-life!" Kagome thought to herself. "My son, you can come join me. I will help you find happiness." Kagome said, surprised at how much she could sound like Kikyo. "I... I will, mother." Kiaku said. With that, he used his power to rip a hole in the very fabric of time. "Thank you for stopping me from making a big mistake. I'll see you soon, mother." Kiaku said. With that, he stepped into the hole. After Kiaku entered, the hole quickly closed. Kagome looked down at Inuyasha, and saw that a large pool of blood had formed underneath them. He was quickly becoming very cold. "INUYASHA!!!!!" Kagome screamed.
Inuyasha wasn't dead yet, though. He slowly opened his eyes. "Kagome. You... you saved me again. I am starting to believe that I can't fight without you." Inuyasha said weakly. "Oh, Inuyasha! I'm so glad you're alive!" Kagome said, sobbing. She collapsed onto him, a happiness that went beyond words filling her soul. Inuyasha slowly sat up, and his bleeding started to subside. (He is part-demon, after all. He heals a bit quicker than the rest of us - Tonyf) "Kagome, we need to go free your family. They are probably scared to death!" Inuyasha said, struggling to stand up. "Yeah! You're right!" Kagome said, jumping to her feet. She helped Inuyasha stay upright, and then she ran up to the spot where her family was tied up.
Kagome quickly untied her family, and she took the gags out of their mouths. "Kagome! You're okay!" Her mom said. "Yeah, I'm fine." Kagome responded. "Did you and Inuyasha defeat that awful demon?" She asked Kagome. "Yeah, but Inuyasha was hurt pretty badly in the process. We need to get home so we can get him bandaged up." Kagome said, pointing at the weakened Inuyasha. "Okay, let's go home!" Kagome's family said. Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand, and they all walked home together.