A/N: The last chapter was getting mad long so I kinda cut it off, please don't hate me. So lets summarize; Kagome and Hikaru are in the woods talking about how Hikaru and Inuyasha met. Eventually the issue of Kiyko (growls) comes up....
Excerpt from Chap. 7 A thick silence fell in the darkness around them. Kagome could see Hikaru's face twisted with pain. "He came back to visit, every few years. He would hide in the woods for a few days, and I would catch his scent and go to see him." She patted the grass that she and Kagome sat on, "We met here by moonlight. We would talk about everything, his adventures and mine and about... Kikyo. Do you know of her?"
Kagome's eyes lowered to the ground she tried to keep the distain from her voice, "Yes," she mumbled, "I know her."
Hikaru caught the disgust the girl had for the priestess, "I see we feel the same." She chuckled. She smiled in the darkness.
A/N (cont.): Please don't forget to review... now on with the show...
Chapter 8- The Promise
Hikaru sighed in subtle defeat. "He told me how he felt for her and asked me advice about her, I couldn't be selfish and I knew he and I could never be, so I told him to admit his feelings."
Kagome was a little shocked by this. Would I ever have the strength to deny my feelings to Inuyasha? She asked herself, Would I be able to tell him to choose Kikyo?
The half-demon continued on but there was something different in her voice. It wasn't the longing that had been there only moments ago, but her words were harsher now. "Then he told me about the sacred jewel and his quest to become a full demon." She shook her head at the memory, "He didn't realize that his strength was his human side. His humanity did not hinder his strength; it was what made him strong."
"Eventually he be came absorbed with the notion of becoming a full demon, he would travel to Kiyko's village time and time again to try and steal it. For a long time I did not understand why she didn't kill him. Then I realized she too must have loved him. One day after failing to get the jewel he came to visit me..."
Flash back
A 17 year old Hikaru had traveled back to the village she had grown up in to visit her father. She had matured into her more demon-, and woman- , like qualities. Her tail had lengthened to about her calves and swayed as gently as her hips did while she walked. She'd been training to become a warrior and now carried a sword and wore shoulder armor. Despite the harshness of her apparel, she herself still held soft facial features that could woo anyone.
One night while walking in the valley she caught a now obvious scent. Inuyasha. She thought. She took her time walking towards the woods. Only 2 yards into the trail he hopped down from the tree above her, "What took you so long?!?"
Hikaru hadn't even flinched. Her voice remained steady and calm "Hello Inuyasha."
"Humph," he said. She waited as he paced before her, "I've made a decision."
Hikaru closed her eyes then opened them again, "About what?"
He hesitated a moment. "The Shikron Jewel. I'm going to get it from Kikyo and become a full demon."
"She'll never let you take it Inuyasha." Hikaru said steadily. "Why all of a sudden are you in a rush to become demon. I thought you wanted to be with Kikyo?"
Inuyasha blushed bright red. He loved Hikaru as a friend, yet is still frightened him how well she could read his emotions. "I do! But she doesn't want to be with me!"
Hikaru began walking, when Inuyasha didn't follow her she stopped and turned to him, "Are you coming?" she asked. He rolled his eyes and meekly followed her. When he finally got to her side she continued to speak, "What makes you think she doesn't want to be with you?"
"I heard her today, talking to her sister, that little brat Keade. She told her that she was ashamed of me, that her village would shun her for being with me."
Hikaru stopped, half-heartedly hoping he would tell her that he realized she was the one who truly loved him and not Kikyo, but the rest of her knew this would never happen. "I'm sorry Inuyasha."
He turned to face her, "Why?"
His golden eyes met her green ones. "Because I know what it is like to realize the one you love does not love you back." He only looked at her in confusion, Hikaru hadn't expected anything less. "Nevermind.", she sighed knowing now that she must make the statement she'd been dreading since he had found out about the jewel and its power. "I cannot let you do this Inuyasha. I cannot let you become a full demon."
"What?!?!" he asked shocked, "I thought you were my friend, this is all I've ever wanted!"
"No! I remember you as a fun loving boy. I remember when you were fine with who you were, who I was. Why, Why do you feel the need to try and be a full demon? All they ever do is harm people."
"Why do I want to be a demon? How could you ask something so stupid? Because I want to be strong, I'm sick of being weak, I'm sick of theses human emotions and this human heart!" The two had now raised their voices so loud that no other creatures were around to hear them arguing.
"I cannot allow it. If you use the jewel to become a demon, I swear to you Inuyasha, the friendship we had will be broken. I will hunt you and destroy you." Her voice was as cold as ice.
"So that's it? Our friendship is over? You won't help me?"
"No. You are not the boy I grew up with. The Inuyasha I knew loved his human half as much as his demon half."
"Oh! The 'Inuyasha you knew'?" his voice was pure distain, "You mean the one who was run out of the village he was born in? The one who was run out of YOUR village when his human mother died?! THAT Inuyasha is long gone Hikaru." He clenched his fists and his jaw, baring his fangs.
Hikaru in one swift motion unsheathed her sword and held it inches from his throat. She spoke her next words very slowly, "If you become a full demon, I will have no problems killing you." Although her words were strong he could see the pain in her eyes.
He gave her an arrogant smirk. "You wouldn't dare."
"You think so?" she asked, inching forward.
With a swift blow Inuyasha suddenly knocked her sword to the ground and lunged at her. Hikaru was knocked backwards as he dug his claws into her arms. She lifted her knee and hit him between his own legs sending him rolling off of her. The cat demon got up and ran for her sword but Inuyasha was on her in a minuet, knocking her on her face. She hit the ground with a thud and was dazed for a moment. Then she rolled over and punched him in the face. However he stayed on top of her and punched her back then dug his claws into her right ear and ripped.
Hikaru hissed and cried in pain as Inuyasha scarred her ear. He hopped up leaving her on the ground in pain, "I'm sorry Hikaru but I can't be weak anymore." With that he jumped into a nearby tree and was gone.
Hikaru sat up and held her bleeding ear, "I swear to you Inuyasha!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, "I will KILL YOU!"
end of flashback
Hikaru sat before Kagome with tears in her eyes. "That," she whispered, "was the last time we spoke.
Excerpt from Chap. 7 A thick silence fell in the darkness around them. Kagome could see Hikaru's face twisted with pain. "He came back to visit, every few years. He would hide in the woods for a few days, and I would catch his scent and go to see him." She patted the grass that she and Kagome sat on, "We met here by moonlight. We would talk about everything, his adventures and mine and about... Kikyo. Do you know of her?"
Kagome's eyes lowered to the ground she tried to keep the distain from her voice, "Yes," she mumbled, "I know her."
Hikaru caught the disgust the girl had for the priestess, "I see we feel the same." She chuckled. She smiled in the darkness.
A/N (cont.): Please don't forget to review... now on with the show...
Chapter 8- The Promise
Hikaru sighed in subtle defeat. "He told me how he felt for her and asked me advice about her, I couldn't be selfish and I knew he and I could never be, so I told him to admit his feelings."
Kagome was a little shocked by this. Would I ever have the strength to deny my feelings to Inuyasha? She asked herself, Would I be able to tell him to choose Kikyo?
The half-demon continued on but there was something different in her voice. It wasn't the longing that had been there only moments ago, but her words were harsher now. "Then he told me about the sacred jewel and his quest to become a full demon." She shook her head at the memory, "He didn't realize that his strength was his human side. His humanity did not hinder his strength; it was what made him strong."
"Eventually he be came absorbed with the notion of becoming a full demon, he would travel to Kiyko's village time and time again to try and steal it. For a long time I did not understand why she didn't kill him. Then I realized she too must have loved him. One day after failing to get the jewel he came to visit me..."
Flash back
A 17 year old Hikaru had traveled back to the village she had grown up in to visit her father. She had matured into her more demon-, and woman- , like qualities. Her tail had lengthened to about her calves and swayed as gently as her hips did while she walked. She'd been training to become a warrior and now carried a sword and wore shoulder armor. Despite the harshness of her apparel, she herself still held soft facial features that could woo anyone.
One night while walking in the valley she caught a now obvious scent. Inuyasha. She thought. She took her time walking towards the woods. Only 2 yards into the trail he hopped down from the tree above her, "What took you so long?!?"
Hikaru hadn't even flinched. Her voice remained steady and calm "Hello Inuyasha."
"Humph," he said. She waited as he paced before her, "I've made a decision."
Hikaru closed her eyes then opened them again, "About what?"
He hesitated a moment. "The Shikron Jewel. I'm going to get it from Kikyo and become a full demon."
"She'll never let you take it Inuyasha." Hikaru said steadily. "Why all of a sudden are you in a rush to become demon. I thought you wanted to be with Kikyo?"
Inuyasha blushed bright red. He loved Hikaru as a friend, yet is still frightened him how well she could read his emotions. "I do! But she doesn't want to be with me!"
Hikaru began walking, when Inuyasha didn't follow her she stopped and turned to him, "Are you coming?" she asked. He rolled his eyes and meekly followed her. When he finally got to her side she continued to speak, "What makes you think she doesn't want to be with you?"
"I heard her today, talking to her sister, that little brat Keade. She told her that she was ashamed of me, that her village would shun her for being with me."
Hikaru stopped, half-heartedly hoping he would tell her that he realized she was the one who truly loved him and not Kikyo, but the rest of her knew this would never happen. "I'm sorry Inuyasha."
He turned to face her, "Why?"
His golden eyes met her green ones. "Because I know what it is like to realize the one you love does not love you back." He only looked at her in confusion, Hikaru hadn't expected anything less. "Nevermind.", she sighed knowing now that she must make the statement she'd been dreading since he had found out about the jewel and its power. "I cannot let you do this Inuyasha. I cannot let you become a full demon."
"What?!?!" he asked shocked, "I thought you were my friend, this is all I've ever wanted!"
"No! I remember you as a fun loving boy. I remember when you were fine with who you were, who I was. Why, Why do you feel the need to try and be a full demon? All they ever do is harm people."
"Why do I want to be a demon? How could you ask something so stupid? Because I want to be strong, I'm sick of being weak, I'm sick of theses human emotions and this human heart!" The two had now raised their voices so loud that no other creatures were around to hear them arguing.
"I cannot allow it. If you use the jewel to become a demon, I swear to you Inuyasha, the friendship we had will be broken. I will hunt you and destroy you." Her voice was as cold as ice.
"So that's it? Our friendship is over? You won't help me?"
"No. You are not the boy I grew up with. The Inuyasha I knew loved his human half as much as his demon half."
"Oh! The 'Inuyasha you knew'?" his voice was pure distain, "You mean the one who was run out of the village he was born in? The one who was run out of YOUR village when his human mother died?! THAT Inuyasha is long gone Hikaru." He clenched his fists and his jaw, baring his fangs.
Hikaru in one swift motion unsheathed her sword and held it inches from his throat. She spoke her next words very slowly, "If you become a full demon, I will have no problems killing you." Although her words were strong he could see the pain in her eyes.
He gave her an arrogant smirk. "You wouldn't dare."
"You think so?" she asked, inching forward.
With a swift blow Inuyasha suddenly knocked her sword to the ground and lunged at her. Hikaru was knocked backwards as he dug his claws into her arms. She lifted her knee and hit him between his own legs sending him rolling off of her. The cat demon got up and ran for her sword but Inuyasha was on her in a minuet, knocking her on her face. She hit the ground with a thud and was dazed for a moment. Then she rolled over and punched him in the face. However he stayed on top of her and punched her back then dug his claws into her right ear and ripped.
Hikaru hissed and cried in pain as Inuyasha scarred her ear. He hopped up leaving her on the ground in pain, "I'm sorry Hikaru but I can't be weak anymore." With that he jumped into a nearby tree and was gone.
Hikaru sat up and held her bleeding ear, "I swear to you Inuyasha!" she screamed at the top of her lungs, "I will KILL YOU!"
end of flashback
Hikaru sat before Kagome with tears in her eyes. "That," she whispered, "was the last time we spoke.