Okay, here is the next chapter. Again sorry for the long wait. I'll try to make this a little longer. Lol anyways, yet again I say I do not own Inuyasha. If I did, instead of writing this, I'd tell you everything about my plans with Inuyasha and Kikyou. Lol
Inuyasha walked sniffing the air, looking for Kikyou. He was planning to later go after Kagome, but wanted to be away from her awhile. Especially while he was confused about everything. For a long while, he was sure that it was okay to be with Kagome. That Kikyou would rest at peace someday, as will his memories of her. But they never did. Recently, before Kaede died, Kagome was helping Kaede pick herbs. Kids crowded around Kagome, as she helped. It reminded Inuyasha so much of Kikyou, he didn't even see Kagome there. 'Why did I love her? Was it because her scent was so light and soft. Or is it because she made me feel so light, and I actually cried for her.' "No, that's not the answer..." Inuyasha said as he once again sat in a tree, "It can't be. I never had the chance to be with Kikyou for very long. So how can I compare everything I went through with Kagome?" Inuyasha stood up once again to continue to look for Kikyou. Meanwhile, Kikyou wandered into a village, but wasn't welcomed. A priest looked at her with disgust and asked, "Why do you still walk this world?! And how can you be half alive?" Kikyou looked startled. "Half alive?" She asked. The priest seemed shocked that she herself didn't even know. "How can you not know? Aren't you the one with the angered soul of betrayel, that brought yourself back?" And with that the priest left.
Kikyou sat down near the river and laughed to herself softly. "He's right...That's why I strived to be alive in the first place. Because I felt hatred for Inuyasha. And ever since I've been losing that hatred, I've had to collect more souls, and now....my soul stealers have left me. Am I to die this way? Alone...without Inuyasha by my side....Like 52 years ago?" Kikyou asked herself as she stood up and walked further down the river near hot springs. (As you can tell, two year have passed. Or that's how long it took them to find all of the shards and defeat Naraku) Kikyou reached the hot springs, and took her outer kimono off. She slowly got in the hot springs and thought to herself, ' Inuyasha......I only wished to be with you. And Naraku had to do this to us...' Inuyasha picked up the scent of Kikyou and went to the edge of the cliff. There, he saw Kikyou bathing. Inuyasha blushed and turned away. "I found her, so now what? Oh well who cares, I know she's okay, so I'm going..." Inuyasha stood up and started to leave, but Kikyou had sensed him. "Inuyasha, why do you not come and talk to me?" Kikyou asked, drying herself and putting on her priestess wear.
Meanwhile, Kagome awoke from a nap, after thinking through things. ' Maybe I shouldn't have run away...' Kagome thought as she stood up and walked outside. 'My beauty doesn't compare to Kikyou, but yet it seemed Inuyasha loved me...' Kagome sighed and looked down at the well. "I was pulled into the well...not by my choice, but I was. Because of the Shikon Jewel that was imbedded in my side. I made it clear that it was no mistake we met, but why? Maybe it was. If I had never tried to go get Buyo....I shouldn't think that way...I'm glad I met Inuyasha." Kagome jumped down into the well and was going to apologize to Inuyasha for acting so hastily. As she came up, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were there waiting. "Hi guys!" Kagome said as she got out of the well and sat next to Sango. Miroku smiled and said, "Ah, Lady Kagome. I see you've come back. Came here to knock sense into Inuyasha I suppose?" Kagome laughed, "Well, I came to apologize..." Sango looked at Kagome shocked, "Kagome, I thought you were made of stronger stuff than that?" Shippo nodded, "Yeah, you should make Inuyasha apologize for saying those things to you!" Kagome smiled, "Yeah...well I thought a lot about things. It's hard to explain...where is he?" Miroku gave a side-wards glance to Sango, as she sighed. Sango answered, "He went looking for..." Miroku helped Sango finish her sentence, "Lady Kikyou."
Back with Inuyasha, he was startled that Kikyou knew he was there. "Ki...Kikyou...?" Kikyou looked up at where she had sensed Inuyasha, "Inuyasha, can you not come see me?" Inuyasha looked down and jumped off the cliff. He ran to Kikyou and said, "It's not...It's not that I don't want to see you. It's just that I feel bad..." Kikyou looked at him understandingly and said, "You feel bad for leaving Kagome?" Inuyasha nodded and looked away. Kikyou always somehow brought his emotions out when he was with her. Kikyou looked down, "I understand. After spending so much time with her, you couldn't help but fall for her. But do I not mean anything to you anymore?" Inuyasha couldn't look Kikyou in the eyes, since he felt horrible telling her about his feelings for Kagome. "No, Kikyou of course you still mean something to me. I was always unable to forget you..." Kikyou started walking away and turned around once more, "It's okay Inuyasha. Go to her..." Inuyasha looked into Kikyou eyes. ' There are those sad, lonely eyes that made me feel guilty...' Inuyasha thought as he slowly turned away and ran back to where he smelled Kagome's scent coming from. Kagome saw Inuyasha and stood up. Inuyasha had a solemn look on his face, but he looked up at Kagome. Miroku gestured that they leave, and give Inuyasha and Kagome some alone time, and so Sango, Miroku, and Shippo left.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and quickly said, "Inuyasha, I'm sorry. Maybe if I fix those things..." Inuyasha stopped her in the middle of her sentences and answered, "I know I yelled at you...But it happens! And...don't apologize." Kagome looked up and smiled, but noticed something was bothering Inuyasha. ' I won't say anything right now.' Kagome thought as she smiled and said, "I guess we should continue on." Miroku nodded, "Right." Inuyasha looked at Miroku suspiciously and asked, "Why were you just behind that bush? And Sango and Shippo were with you, weren't they?!" Sango and Shippo stood up and laughed nervously. Miroku answered, "Lady Kagome, your patience is very admirable..." Kagome smiled, "I guess..." Sango picked up her boomerang and put it over her shoulder. "Well, I'm ready, what about you guys?" Sango asked. Kagome picked her book bag up and answered, "I'm ready." Shippo climbed up onto Kagome's shoulder and smiled, "Me too!" Miroku grabbed his staff and looked at Inuyasha. Inuyasha was staring off into the direction he last saw Kikyou. Miroku walked next to Inuyasha and asked, "Is something bothering you Inuyasha?" Kagome added in, "I was wondering the same thing." Inuyasha looked at his friends and shook his head, "No there isn't. Now let's go!" He added in sounding annoyed, "And don't stare at me! It ticks me off." He continued walking on, with his friends following.
Meanwhile, (I've been saying that a lot lately) Kikyou wandered aimlessly, thinking about Inuyasha. ' If I was able to continue on because of my hatred for Inuyasha...what about now? Am I to die now? And warmth is flowing within me...am I truly alive now....No I can't be...Because Kagome still holds my soul. So, how am I still walking, if my hatred for Inuyasha has diminished?" Kikyou was interrupted by the sound of the bushes rustling. Kikyou smiled and asked, "What are you doing here, Kagura?"
A/N: lol Yeah I know. I bet most of you are wondering: Why is Kagura visiting Kikyou? You'll see. Or...I'm thinking of that right now. Tried to make it interesting, so I put Kagura in there...but I don't know what might happen. I guess that leaves you in even more suspense. Sorry lol but that's what makes a fanfiction good, ne?
Inuyasha walked sniffing the air, looking for Kikyou. He was planning to later go after Kagome, but wanted to be away from her awhile. Especially while he was confused about everything. For a long while, he was sure that it was okay to be with Kagome. That Kikyou would rest at peace someday, as will his memories of her. But they never did. Recently, before Kaede died, Kagome was helping Kaede pick herbs. Kids crowded around Kagome, as she helped. It reminded Inuyasha so much of Kikyou, he didn't even see Kagome there. 'Why did I love her? Was it because her scent was so light and soft. Or is it because she made me feel so light, and I actually cried for her.' "No, that's not the answer..." Inuyasha said as he once again sat in a tree, "It can't be. I never had the chance to be with Kikyou for very long. So how can I compare everything I went through with Kagome?" Inuyasha stood up once again to continue to look for Kikyou. Meanwhile, Kikyou wandered into a village, but wasn't welcomed. A priest looked at her with disgust and asked, "Why do you still walk this world?! And how can you be half alive?" Kikyou looked startled. "Half alive?" She asked. The priest seemed shocked that she herself didn't even know. "How can you not know? Aren't you the one with the angered soul of betrayel, that brought yourself back?" And with that the priest left.
Kikyou sat down near the river and laughed to herself softly. "He's right...That's why I strived to be alive in the first place. Because I felt hatred for Inuyasha. And ever since I've been losing that hatred, I've had to collect more souls, and now....my soul stealers have left me. Am I to die this way? Alone...without Inuyasha by my side....Like 52 years ago?" Kikyou asked herself as she stood up and walked further down the river near hot springs. (As you can tell, two year have passed. Or that's how long it took them to find all of the shards and defeat Naraku) Kikyou reached the hot springs, and took her outer kimono off. She slowly got in the hot springs and thought to herself, ' Inuyasha......I only wished to be with you. And Naraku had to do this to us...' Inuyasha picked up the scent of Kikyou and went to the edge of the cliff. There, he saw Kikyou bathing. Inuyasha blushed and turned away. "I found her, so now what? Oh well who cares, I know she's okay, so I'm going..." Inuyasha stood up and started to leave, but Kikyou had sensed him. "Inuyasha, why do you not come and talk to me?" Kikyou asked, drying herself and putting on her priestess wear.
Meanwhile, Kagome awoke from a nap, after thinking through things. ' Maybe I shouldn't have run away...' Kagome thought as she stood up and walked outside. 'My beauty doesn't compare to Kikyou, but yet it seemed Inuyasha loved me...' Kagome sighed and looked down at the well. "I was pulled into the well...not by my choice, but I was. Because of the Shikon Jewel that was imbedded in my side. I made it clear that it was no mistake we met, but why? Maybe it was. If I had never tried to go get Buyo....I shouldn't think that way...I'm glad I met Inuyasha." Kagome jumped down into the well and was going to apologize to Inuyasha for acting so hastily. As she came up, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were there waiting. "Hi guys!" Kagome said as she got out of the well and sat next to Sango. Miroku smiled and said, "Ah, Lady Kagome. I see you've come back. Came here to knock sense into Inuyasha I suppose?" Kagome laughed, "Well, I came to apologize..." Sango looked at Kagome shocked, "Kagome, I thought you were made of stronger stuff than that?" Shippo nodded, "Yeah, you should make Inuyasha apologize for saying those things to you!" Kagome smiled, "Yeah...well I thought a lot about things. It's hard to explain...where is he?" Miroku gave a side-wards glance to Sango, as she sighed. Sango answered, "He went looking for..." Miroku helped Sango finish her sentence, "Lady Kikyou."
Back with Inuyasha, he was startled that Kikyou knew he was there. "Ki...Kikyou...?" Kikyou looked up at where she had sensed Inuyasha, "Inuyasha, can you not come see me?" Inuyasha looked down and jumped off the cliff. He ran to Kikyou and said, "It's not...It's not that I don't want to see you. It's just that I feel bad..." Kikyou looked at him understandingly and said, "You feel bad for leaving Kagome?" Inuyasha nodded and looked away. Kikyou always somehow brought his emotions out when he was with her. Kikyou looked down, "I understand. After spending so much time with her, you couldn't help but fall for her. But do I not mean anything to you anymore?" Inuyasha couldn't look Kikyou in the eyes, since he felt horrible telling her about his feelings for Kagome. "No, Kikyou of course you still mean something to me. I was always unable to forget you..." Kikyou started walking away and turned around once more, "It's okay Inuyasha. Go to her..." Inuyasha looked into Kikyou eyes. ' There are those sad, lonely eyes that made me feel guilty...' Inuyasha thought as he slowly turned away and ran back to where he smelled Kagome's scent coming from. Kagome saw Inuyasha and stood up. Inuyasha had a solemn look on his face, but he looked up at Kagome. Miroku gestured that they leave, and give Inuyasha and Kagome some alone time, and so Sango, Miroku, and Shippo left.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and quickly said, "Inuyasha, I'm sorry. Maybe if I fix those things..." Inuyasha stopped her in the middle of her sentences and answered, "I know I yelled at you...But it happens! And...don't apologize." Kagome looked up and smiled, but noticed something was bothering Inuyasha. ' I won't say anything right now.' Kagome thought as she smiled and said, "I guess we should continue on." Miroku nodded, "Right." Inuyasha looked at Miroku suspiciously and asked, "Why were you just behind that bush? And Sango and Shippo were with you, weren't they?!" Sango and Shippo stood up and laughed nervously. Miroku answered, "Lady Kagome, your patience is very admirable..." Kagome smiled, "I guess..." Sango picked up her boomerang and put it over her shoulder. "Well, I'm ready, what about you guys?" Sango asked. Kagome picked her book bag up and answered, "I'm ready." Shippo climbed up onto Kagome's shoulder and smiled, "Me too!" Miroku grabbed his staff and looked at Inuyasha. Inuyasha was staring off into the direction he last saw Kikyou. Miroku walked next to Inuyasha and asked, "Is something bothering you Inuyasha?" Kagome added in, "I was wondering the same thing." Inuyasha looked at his friends and shook his head, "No there isn't. Now let's go!" He added in sounding annoyed, "And don't stare at me! It ticks me off." He continued walking on, with his friends following.
Meanwhile, (I've been saying that a lot lately) Kikyou wandered aimlessly, thinking about Inuyasha. ' If I was able to continue on because of my hatred for Inuyasha...what about now? Am I to die now? And warmth is flowing within me...am I truly alive now....No I can't be...Because Kagome still holds my soul. So, how am I still walking, if my hatred for Inuyasha has diminished?" Kikyou was interrupted by the sound of the bushes rustling. Kikyou smiled and asked, "What are you doing here, Kagura?"
A/N: lol Yeah I know. I bet most of you are wondering: Why is Kagura visiting Kikyou? You'll see. Or...I'm thinking of that right now. Tried to make it interesting, so I put Kagura in there...but I don't know what might happen. I guess that leaves you in even more suspense. Sorry lol but that's what makes a fanfiction good, ne?