Authors note!

Hi everyone, long time no read and review huh? Anyway, I don't feel like saying anything so I won't. I'll just go.

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"JADE! YOU'RE BACK!"

Kagome ran towards jade, covering herself with an umbrella. She stared to put it over jade's soaking form, but jade just shrugged her off.

"What's wrong jade, you look, well angry."

Jade turned to her and flashed a pained smile, "I'm just a little cold. I sometimes had really bad mood swings. You don't have to worry about me."

Kagome glanced down at jade's clenched hands. Her nails were digging into her palm and she was trembling. Kagome shrugged. She fell in step beside jade. She looked at her again and giggled. Jade glared at her.

"What?" she snapped.

"Well, your, um, your dress in kinda see-through, you better change as soon as we get back. Miroku will have a fit as soon as he sees you."

Jade let out a giggle. She nodded and looked down at the dress plastered to her shin. It clung to her curves and was transparent. She would have to avoid Miroku at all costs. There was no telling what he would do if he saw her like this.

They reached Kaede's and unfortunately for jade Miroku was inside the hut. His jaw fell open as jade walked in. he fell over as he continued to stare at her. He was at a loss for words. He began to stutter. Thankfully, Sango was not there. Kagome hit him over them head and shooed him out. Miroku kept his eyes glued to jade as he slowly walked out the door. Kagome handed jade a dark purple robe.

"Wear this for now; I'll have to dry this by the fire."

Jade nodded. She slipped out of the dress and slid the robe on. The hem dragged along the floor and the slit in the front exposed jade's bare legs. She turned and walked out of the hut kagome following behind her. Kagome walked over to wear inuyasha was sitting. The rain had stopped and everything was remarkably dry. Wind screamed through the trees, moaning out a sorrowful melody. Jade closed her eyes and breathed in the fresh air. Her eyes snapped open immediately.

"blood." She whispered. She turned to inuyasha. He was standing sniffing the air.

"Kikyou," he said, "she is wounded. I can smell he blood."

'That bitch! I told her not to come here!' jade fumed. Anger coursed through her body and she was unaware of the sparks flying around her. Her eyes shone a brilliant violet. The air started to swirl around her, blowing her hair in every direction. A light purple light shone off her, mirroring her rage. Her toes gently left the ground. Her shoulders were tense as she muttered. The sky became over cast and thunder rolled.

"That damn bitch! I will make her pay!"

"Jade?" kagome whimpered softly, reaching out to her friend.

"What?!" jade snapped turning sharply to face kagome. Her face was contorted with rage and her violet eyes were murderous.

Kagome was about to respond but rage suddenly screamed in rage. She glided past kagome knocking her over. Inuyasha caught her before she hit the dirt. Kagome stared helplessly at jade as she fumed over to Kikyou who had just entered the village.

"I told you," jade said in an I-will-kill-you-and-then-laugh-about-it whisper, "not to come back. I told you next time I would kill you. Now you see, this is next time." Jade grinned evilly. Kikyou took an apprehensive step back as lightning crackled from jade's outstretched hand. Her outstretched fingers trembled with rage. "I hate you." she said through clenched teeth. "And I don't even know you. How kagome has put up with you this long is beyond me."

Kikyou staggered back clutching her wound. Blood seeped through her fingers and stained her shirt. Jade smirked. Light illuminated her glowering features.

"You have no idea how much I loathe you. You will pay for what you have done to me,"

Kikyou's eyes widened. "What do you mean?" she whispered hoarsely.

"You know exactly what I mean Kiki, I trusted you but you betrayed me!"

"What did you call me?" Kikyou whispered frightened.

"I called you Kiki! Now do you remember? I didn't think you could forget me so easily."

Kagome turned to Sango clearly confused. She shot her a questioning glance. (A/n: I am gonna go a little Ceres, Celestial Maidens here, bear with me.)

"Kagome..................jade's hair, and her eyes, they have changed as well as her attitude. Do you not see this?" kagome looked and nodded. "Good, now long ago there was another priestess, named Hitomi. Long ago this priestess descended from the heavens to bathe in the sweet hot springs. As she was bathing she laid her wings aside so she could move freely. Legend has it that another priestess claimed the wings for her own so that she could use Hitomi's magic. Now Hitomi was forced to work as an enslaved fallen angel for the priestess for a very long time. One day as she was cleaning, she stumbled across her old wings, and thus returned to the heavens vowing to return and seek revenge for the wrong done to her. Legend has it that there are descendents of this heavenly angel. One day it is said that she will share the body of another seeking those who did unto her wrong. I am guessing that jade is a direct descendant of Hitomi, and this before us is that heavenly priestess herself."

Kagome nodded and turned back to jade. She didn't doubt it. Jade's now purple hair flew in every direction as she glared at Kikyou. Kikyou whimpered.

"Why are you here? Go away!!!"

"Oh I will, as soon as you return my wings! Give them back!"

"I don't have them!"

"Bull shit!"

"Please, just leave!"

"As soon as I get my wings back and kill all who did me harm. Long ago I was forced to love, forced to bear life. Forced to do everything you people wanted me too! I will not let you live! I will drag you to hell if I have to! You will not escape unharmed this time!"

Kikyou began to stumble back.

"Now Kikyou, I will now bestow transcendent bliss on you."

Kikyou's eyes widened even more as jade poised her hands for an attack.

"STOP!"

Inuyasha ran out in front of Kikyou. His eyes were broad and desperate. He spread his arms out, hiding Kikyou from view. Jade/Hitomi growled and narrowed her eyes.

"I do not wish to harm you inuyasha, but I will if you do not love out of the way."

"NO! I won't let you harm Kikyou! Not ever!"

Behind Hitomi kagome whimpered softly. Hitomi growled again furious that inuyasha would say that in kagome's presence. She shook her head, her hair flying even more out of control. She suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of inuyasha. She swiftly knocked him over and began to weave her spell. Inuyasha struggled to rise but somehow Hitomi managed to restrain him with magic. He opened his mouth to call out but found he could not speak.

"Now Kikyou, where are my wings? TELL ME!"

Kikyou smirked "you shall never have them."

In a rage Hitomi tilted her head back and screamed, causing Kikyou to burst into flames. The bright violet flames licked at the darkened sky and flower petals danced around the blazing figure. Kikyou screamed, falling to the ground and withering. She clawed at her skin and drew blood. Her flesh slowly began to melt and it molded into twisting spirals as her nails scratched it. Hitomi watched this in silence, her eyes flashing.

"I will find my wings Kikyou, and I will make you all pay. Just you wait. Your death is only the beginning."

With that Hitomi's hair and eyes returned to jade's normal color and she fell to the ground. Miroku ran forward and caught her before she hit the ground. Her eyes rolled back into her head and she fell unconscious. Kikyou lay in a pile of ashes on the ground. A soft chuckle escaped jade's lips, but she was still unconscious. Inuyasha lay whimpering on the ground staring at kikyou's remains.

"Inuyasha?" kagome whispered and walked over to him. She knelt down beside him and placed her arms around his limp figure. He didn't respond.

"ki-kiyou." Kagome's face twisted with pain, but inuyasha didn't take any notice. Tears welled up in her eyes and a single salty drop of water spilled and splattered on inuyasha's cheek. He looked up at her startled. Kagome shook her head, her bangs covering her eyes. She slowly rose and then turning, fled. Inuyasha watched her flee with a pained expression plastered on his features. Jade stirred in Miroku's arms and opened her eyes just in time to see kagome disappear over the summit of the hill. She squirmed in Miroku's arms and jumped into the ground. She took a second to cast a confused glance at her surroundings before she ran after kagome.

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"Kagome?" jade laid a hand gently on her shoulder. Kagome did not turn. "are you okay?" she plopped down beside her.

"I-I try to be happy. I try to except inuyasha's love for Kikyou, I DO try not to be jealous, but I just can't. I love him! Why can't he just love me back?" she buried her head in her hands and began to sob silently. Jade draped an arm around her small shoulders.

"Its okay kagome, I understand. Although I have never gone through anything like this, I will do anything I can to help you through it. I just hope Kikyou doesn't come back; I don't want to kill her. You know, I met her and told her if she came near you or inuyasha, that I would kill her. I really hope she stays away."

Kagome stopped crying and turned to jade her eyes wide. "You mean you don't remember?"

"Remember what?"

So kagome explained the previous events and all about jade being a descendant of some angel and how Hitomi had come out and killed Kikyou. Jade sat staring at kagome.

"I did all that?"

"Well, technically it wasn't you, it was Hitomi, but yeah, you did."

Jade sat back and sighed. She shrugged "oh well. Don't worry about inuyasha, Kikyou is dead and he will forget about her in time. He truly loves you, he just needs to admit it to himself, I mean, it is obvious. Everyone but you and he can tell that you guys are in love."

"Is it really that obvious?" kagome asked blushing. Jade chuckled.

"Yup."

Kagome laughed the tension draining out of her shoulders. She smiled at jade. "Thanks."

"Anytime."

Jade stood and helped up kagome. She smiled and kagome sighed. Her smile was still empty. Kagome's fall fell as she became lost in thought. Jade took kagome by the arm and led her back to the village.

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Authors note!

I'm really sorry that I haven't updated in a while! I have been really busy! Will you guys please review? I would really appreciate some feedback! I have been down in the dumps lately and need some reviews to raise my spirits!

Now here is a treat, but be warned, it's not to eat!

Diluted

I'm cold, I'm ugly

I'm always confused by everything

I can stare into a thousand eyes

But every smile hides a bold-faced lie

It itches, it seethes, it festers and breathes

My heroes are dead, they died in my head

Thin out the herd, squeeze out the pain

Something inside me has opened up again

Thoughts of me exemplified

All the little flaws I have denied

Forget today, forget whatever happened

Everyday I see a little more of overall deficiencies

I'm nothing short of being one complete catastrophe

What the hell - did I - do to deserve - all of this?

I save all the bullets from ignorant minds

Your insults get stuck in my teeth as they grind

Way past good taste, on our way to bad omens

I decrease, while my symptoms increase

God what the fuck is wrong

You act like you knew it all along

Your timing sucks, your silence is a blessing

All I ever wanted out of you was

something you could never be

Now take a real good look at

What you've fucking done to me

What the hell - did I - do to deserve - all of this?

Gimme any reason why I'd need you, boy

Gimme any reason not to fuck you up

Gimme any reason why I'd need you, bitch

Gimme any reason not to fuck you up

I see you in me

I keep my scars from prying eyes

Incapable of ever knowing why

Somebody breathe, I've got to have an answer

Why am I so fascinated by

bigger pictures, better things

But I don't care what you think

You'll never understand me

What the hell - did I - do to deserve - all of this?

FUCK!!!