Chapter 12- That Fateful Day
Still in flashback
Hikaru sniffed the air whoever was behind her was young, and she was sure she heard the sound of an arrow being knocked and aimed at her. "I mean you no harm." She said.
"Yeah right, you want the jewel, well I won't let you have it." The person behind her released the arrow. Hikaru turned and captured it in her hand, her assailant's shot had been way off. Before her stood a young girl with a patch over her right eye and a look of complete shock on her face, holding a bow.
"I think I am the first demon you have met, eh little priestess?" Hikaru asked.
"No, I've met another, but he was a half demon." The girl's voice was shaky and filled with fright.
Hikaru lifted an eyebrow, "You're Kikyo?!?" This time she was the one filled with shock.
"No, Kikyo is my sister, I am Keade. You better get out of here before she gets back, she'll kill you for sure!" The girl was now trying to be brave.
"Ah so you are the one that Kikyo admitted to that she was ashamed of Inuyasha."
"My sister said no such thing. She said that the villagers would likely shun her for being with a half demon so she was going to purify the jewel to make him human, if he wanted to be human. She is supposed to be meeting with him later today to ask him to become human for her."
A heavy silence fell between the girl and the half cat demon. But knowing Inuyasha he only heard half of the conversation. That means his hatred of Kikyo is a mistake. This put Hikaru in an awkward position. Should I tell him and let him reconcile with her? That means he will probably become human for her and I will lose him forever. But if I don't tell him, something horrible could happen to both of them.
As soon as she thought that a man came bursting through the door, Hikaru dove behind a table as not to be seen. "Keade come quick something's happened to your sister! She's been attacked!" The young girl looked over to Hikaru, Please don't tell him I'm here, she thought. Instead of turning her in the girl ran off with the man. Hikaru jumped out of the window and mid jump morphed into her cat form. She landed on the ground with ease, I need to find Inuyasha, I hope he wasn't the one who attacked Kikyo.
Hikaru tried to pick up his scent again, but she found it was coming toward her. She looked up at the sky and saw a red blur crash down into the temple then a few seconds later jump out of the temple's roof. Hikaru could see that he had the shikron jewel in his hand. She took off after him following him through the streets of the village.
Inuyasha stopped outside of the woods, Hikaru finally caught up with his scent but was still a good 20 yards away when she watched 3 arrows sail past his head. She turned, as did he, to see Kikyo wounded but with bow in hand.
"DIE INUYASHA!" She screamed as she released the arrow that pinned him to the sacred tree. Hikaru fell to her knees and morphed back into her human form. She saw Inuyasha drop the jewel and close his eyes.
She felt as if her heart stopped beating, her eyes welled up with tears. In the distance she saw Kikyo fall to the ground. The villagers came running up behind their fallen priestess and carried her and the jewel back to their homes.
Hikaru stayed glued to her spot, kneeling on the ground watching Inuyasha, hoping he would remove the arrow, but he didn't move. Eventually she found the strength to move. With weary steps and tears in her eyes she advanced towards her friend. She held out a shaky hand and pressed it to his chest. She could feel the slow and steady heart beat through his fire rat kimono. Hikaru nearly laughed with joy. She took her hand from his chest and wrapped it around the arrow. The arrow shocked her and sent her stepping back.
She walked up to him again, placing her left hand on his chest to steady herself and her right hand on the arrow, she pulled. Sweat burned her forehead, the arrow burned her hand, so much she could smell the flesh searing, but still she held on. Her eyes welled up wit tears once again, smoke had begin to rise from the arrow and her hand. Finally Hikaru collapsed and began to weep. There's a barrier on it...A demon can't remove it. She knelt before her friend and began to cried, "I'm so sorry Inuyasha, I should have gotten here sooner."
End of Flashback
Hikaru had begun silently weeping and had not noticed Inuyasha had been released from the holds of the sit spell. He crawled over to her and embraced her, causing her to openly cry on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I couldn't free you, I'm sorry I didn't get there sooner."
"It's okay" he whispered, "I'm here now."
She pulled away. "I tried so hard." She said holding out her right hand showing him the scared flesh where she had tried to pull out the arrow.
Inuyasha looked at the scar and then back to her, or at her ear. "Yeah, I'm sorry too."
Still in flashback
Hikaru sniffed the air whoever was behind her was young, and she was sure she heard the sound of an arrow being knocked and aimed at her. "I mean you no harm." She said.
"Yeah right, you want the jewel, well I won't let you have it." The person behind her released the arrow. Hikaru turned and captured it in her hand, her assailant's shot had been way off. Before her stood a young girl with a patch over her right eye and a look of complete shock on her face, holding a bow.
"I think I am the first demon you have met, eh little priestess?" Hikaru asked.
"No, I've met another, but he was a half demon." The girl's voice was shaky and filled with fright.
Hikaru lifted an eyebrow, "You're Kikyo?!?" This time she was the one filled with shock.
"No, Kikyo is my sister, I am Keade. You better get out of here before she gets back, she'll kill you for sure!" The girl was now trying to be brave.
"Ah so you are the one that Kikyo admitted to that she was ashamed of Inuyasha."
"My sister said no such thing. She said that the villagers would likely shun her for being with a half demon so she was going to purify the jewel to make him human, if he wanted to be human. She is supposed to be meeting with him later today to ask him to become human for her."
A heavy silence fell between the girl and the half cat demon. But knowing Inuyasha he only heard half of the conversation. That means his hatred of Kikyo is a mistake. This put Hikaru in an awkward position. Should I tell him and let him reconcile with her? That means he will probably become human for her and I will lose him forever. But if I don't tell him, something horrible could happen to both of them.
As soon as she thought that a man came bursting through the door, Hikaru dove behind a table as not to be seen. "Keade come quick something's happened to your sister! She's been attacked!" The young girl looked over to Hikaru, Please don't tell him I'm here, she thought. Instead of turning her in the girl ran off with the man. Hikaru jumped out of the window and mid jump morphed into her cat form. She landed on the ground with ease, I need to find Inuyasha, I hope he wasn't the one who attacked Kikyo.
Hikaru tried to pick up his scent again, but she found it was coming toward her. She looked up at the sky and saw a red blur crash down into the temple then a few seconds later jump out of the temple's roof. Hikaru could see that he had the shikron jewel in his hand. She took off after him following him through the streets of the village.
Inuyasha stopped outside of the woods, Hikaru finally caught up with his scent but was still a good 20 yards away when she watched 3 arrows sail past his head. She turned, as did he, to see Kikyo wounded but with bow in hand.
"DIE INUYASHA!" She screamed as she released the arrow that pinned him to the sacred tree. Hikaru fell to her knees and morphed back into her human form. She saw Inuyasha drop the jewel and close his eyes.
She felt as if her heart stopped beating, her eyes welled up with tears. In the distance she saw Kikyo fall to the ground. The villagers came running up behind their fallen priestess and carried her and the jewel back to their homes.
Hikaru stayed glued to her spot, kneeling on the ground watching Inuyasha, hoping he would remove the arrow, but he didn't move. Eventually she found the strength to move. With weary steps and tears in her eyes she advanced towards her friend. She held out a shaky hand and pressed it to his chest. She could feel the slow and steady heart beat through his fire rat kimono. Hikaru nearly laughed with joy. She took her hand from his chest and wrapped it around the arrow. The arrow shocked her and sent her stepping back.
She walked up to him again, placing her left hand on his chest to steady herself and her right hand on the arrow, she pulled. Sweat burned her forehead, the arrow burned her hand, so much she could smell the flesh searing, but still she held on. Her eyes welled up wit tears once again, smoke had begin to rise from the arrow and her hand. Finally Hikaru collapsed and began to weep. There's a barrier on it...A demon can't remove it. She knelt before her friend and began to cried, "I'm so sorry Inuyasha, I should have gotten here sooner."
End of Flashback
Hikaru had begun silently weeping and had not noticed Inuyasha had been released from the holds of the sit spell. He crawled over to her and embraced her, causing her to openly cry on his shoulder. "I'm sorry I couldn't free you, I'm sorry I didn't get there sooner."
"It's okay" he whispered, "I'm here now."
She pulled away. "I tried so hard." She said holding out her right hand showing him the scared flesh where she had tried to pull out the arrow.
Inuyasha looked at the scar and then back to her, or at her ear. "Yeah, I'm sorry too."