Disclaimer: I ain't never not have owned Inuyasha or any'o the characters.
A/N: Hey all! I know it's been awhile, but I've been mucho busy with school. Hope you enjoy!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A Time to Fight and a Time to Love ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After Kaide's hope renewing and inspiring news, Kagome glumly headed out of the little hut and into the surrounding woods. 'I just need some time alone, to think' she told herself.
~*~
Inuyasha saw Kagome leave. No one else noticed, they were too busy asking questions to Kaide, or answering questions from pesky villagers.
'She doesn't know how dangerous it is out there' he thought. So quietly, darting in the shadows, he followed.
~*~
Kagome came to a tree. A very familiar tree. For a moment she stared up at it, then slumped down between it's roots. The ground was cold beneath her. Kagome leaned her head back against the smooth bark and gazed at the start. 'This is the sacred tree' she thought, 'the one like back home.'
"What am I thinking? This is the tree from back home, only much younger. This is so weird! My house should be right over there, the temple right next to this tree. Sota and Mom and Grandpa are probably eating dinner. I hope they're not too worried. I miss them already!"
Kagome sat silently for awhile, strong emotions were filling her. 'Something really sad or horrible must have happened around this tree. It's like I can feel the intense emotion someone must have gone through here.' She sat for a long time and never noticed two golden eyes peering at her through the bushes.
"What happened here?..."
Then everything was black. Kagome stood up alarmed.
Slowly the woods came back into view, but everything seemed on mute. She looked around and saw the tree.
Suddenly a blaze of white and red ran past her and she ducked to the ground. A voice rang out in the crisp air, "Die, Inuyasha!"
Kagome spun around just in time to see an arrow fly from a young girl's bow. She watched as it pinned Inuyasha to the tree. He dropped something and muttered, "Kikiyo..." before drifting off to unconsciousness.
Kagome screamed and tried to run to him, but her legs wouldn't move. Frantically she looked around at the people who had gathered. "Why won't you help him?!?" she yelled angrily, but no one heard her......
"Sister Kikiyo!" A little girl was tugging at the hem of Kikiyo's clothes. In pain Kikiyo fell to the ground, Kagome could see that she was badly wounded. A seering pain shot up Kagome's back, causing her to fall to the ground. All she saw was white, the pain was so great. She felt someone tugging at her clothes. 'Why won't they stop and just let me die?' she thought. Kagome felt something cool in her hand and remembered she still had the jewel. Slowly she heard herself say, "You have to burn this jewel with my body..." Then she was gone, her last look at her love, Inuyasha.
Kagome woke up in a cold sweat clutching her stomach. She looked around, but everything was normal, there were no townspeople, no jewel...
Suddenly remembering, she whipped around and looked up at the tree, but to her relief Inuyasha wasn't pinned up there.
"Now I understand," she said to the night, and to the tree.
~*~
Inuyasha saw Kagome talking to herself, he didn't think this out of the ordinary. Then he saw her drop to the ground and scream, then she just lay there. He rushed over to her and found her staring at the tree.
"What's wrong? Are you ok?" Inuyasha asked with pure concern.
She turned to him and he could see she had been crying. For a moment she looked at him, then she wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug and just sobbed in his arms. Inuyasha did the best he could to comfort her, but he really had no clue what to do.
"Inuyasha....I'm so....sorry.....how could she.....you loved each other so ...m...much...." Kagome said between sobs. When she had finally gotten her bearings, she told him what had happened. He backed away from her and looked up at the tree. For awhile he just sat there, it took her a moment to realize he was crying.
Then he turned to her and hugged her. Inuyasha placed his head on hers and they just sat there comforting each other. "I'm so sorry Kagome, I never should have brought you here. You should be home with your family, not in this messed up world with me."
"Don't be stupid, I wanted to come. I want to get Naraku for what he did, just as much as you do."
His voice came softer this time, "I'm so sorry Kagome..." He looked at her.
Then he did something he was afraid to do all his life. He leaned in and kissed her. Just for a moment, but it was the simplicity and innocence of it that made it so perfect.
All his life Inuyasha had wanted to be like his dad. So he tried to never let himself get attached to any humans. But this one he couldn't help.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered, she looked down at the dirt and tears fell. She knew it was him this time, but that's not what bothered her, "Did you kiss me for me... or because I remind you of her...?"
Slowly He backed away. He hadn't even realized it until now. But in this moonlight under that tree she looked exactly like Kikiyo. Disgusted with himself he slowly got up and backed away...
~*~
From somewhere with in the tree a heart wrenching cry broke out.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The End ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, whatd'ya think?
A/N: Hey all! I know it's been awhile, but I've been mucho busy with school. Hope you enjoy!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ A Time to Fight and a Time to Love ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After Kaide's hope renewing and inspiring news, Kagome glumly headed out of the little hut and into the surrounding woods. 'I just need some time alone, to think' she told herself.
~*~
Inuyasha saw Kagome leave. No one else noticed, they were too busy asking questions to Kaide, or answering questions from pesky villagers.
'She doesn't know how dangerous it is out there' he thought. So quietly, darting in the shadows, he followed.
~*~
Kagome came to a tree. A very familiar tree. For a moment she stared up at it, then slumped down between it's roots. The ground was cold beneath her. Kagome leaned her head back against the smooth bark and gazed at the start. 'This is the sacred tree' she thought, 'the one like back home.'
"What am I thinking? This is the tree from back home, only much younger. This is so weird! My house should be right over there, the temple right next to this tree. Sota and Mom and Grandpa are probably eating dinner. I hope they're not too worried. I miss them already!"
Kagome sat silently for awhile, strong emotions were filling her. 'Something really sad or horrible must have happened around this tree. It's like I can feel the intense emotion someone must have gone through here.' She sat for a long time and never noticed two golden eyes peering at her through the bushes.
"What happened here?..."
Then everything was black. Kagome stood up alarmed.
Slowly the woods came back into view, but everything seemed on mute. She looked around and saw the tree.
Suddenly a blaze of white and red ran past her and she ducked to the ground. A voice rang out in the crisp air, "Die, Inuyasha!"
Kagome spun around just in time to see an arrow fly from a young girl's bow. She watched as it pinned Inuyasha to the tree. He dropped something and muttered, "Kikiyo..." before drifting off to unconsciousness.
Kagome screamed and tried to run to him, but her legs wouldn't move. Frantically she looked around at the people who had gathered. "Why won't you help him?!?" she yelled angrily, but no one heard her......
"Sister Kikiyo!" A little girl was tugging at the hem of Kikiyo's clothes. In pain Kikiyo fell to the ground, Kagome could see that she was badly wounded. A seering pain shot up Kagome's back, causing her to fall to the ground. All she saw was white, the pain was so great. She felt someone tugging at her clothes. 'Why won't they stop and just let me die?' she thought. Kagome felt something cool in her hand and remembered she still had the jewel. Slowly she heard herself say, "You have to burn this jewel with my body..." Then she was gone, her last look at her love, Inuyasha.
Kagome woke up in a cold sweat clutching her stomach. She looked around, but everything was normal, there were no townspeople, no jewel...
Suddenly remembering, she whipped around and looked up at the tree, but to her relief Inuyasha wasn't pinned up there.
"Now I understand," she said to the night, and to the tree.
~*~
Inuyasha saw Kagome talking to herself, he didn't think this out of the ordinary. Then he saw her drop to the ground and scream, then she just lay there. He rushed over to her and found her staring at the tree.
"What's wrong? Are you ok?" Inuyasha asked with pure concern.
She turned to him and he could see she had been crying. For a moment she looked at him, then she wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug and just sobbed in his arms. Inuyasha did the best he could to comfort her, but he really had no clue what to do.
"Inuyasha....I'm so....sorry.....how could she.....you loved each other so ...m...much...." Kagome said between sobs. When she had finally gotten her bearings, she told him what had happened. He backed away from her and looked up at the tree. For awhile he just sat there, it took her a moment to realize he was crying.
Then he turned to her and hugged her. Inuyasha placed his head on hers and they just sat there comforting each other. "I'm so sorry Kagome, I never should have brought you here. You should be home with your family, not in this messed up world with me."
"Don't be stupid, I wanted to come. I want to get Naraku for what he did, just as much as you do."
His voice came softer this time, "I'm so sorry Kagome..." He looked at her.
Then he did something he was afraid to do all his life. He leaned in and kissed her. Just for a moment, but it was the simplicity and innocence of it that made it so perfect.
All his life Inuyasha had wanted to be like his dad. So he tried to never let himself get attached to any humans. But this one he couldn't help.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered, she looked down at the dirt and tears fell. She knew it was him this time, but that's not what bothered her, "Did you kiss me for me... or because I remind you of her...?"
Slowly He backed away. He hadn't even realized it until now. But in this moonlight under that tree she looked exactly like Kikiyo. Disgusted with himself he slowly got up and backed away...
~*~
From somewhere with in the tree a heart wrenching cry broke out.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ The End ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
A/N: Well, whatd'ya think?