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Disclaimer: T_T You still think I own Inu Yasha? How long has it been? Nine chapters? Dear God.
Chapter Eight: Determination
Inu Yasha blinked. It sounded like Kagome, but, it couldn't be.
"KIKYOU!" rang through the forest.
'It has to be Kagome. I know her voice when I hear it.' He winced. "Kagome…what's wrong?"
His gaze moved sky ward, and for a split second, he saw Kagome's cheerful face. But he blinked, and she was gone. Gone….forever.
*_* Kagome *_*
Kagome shrunk slowly to the floor still sobbing. She wiped away her tears with her arm. She stood up slowly. A blank look in her eyes. She had lost all of it. Everything she wanted, or had, was gone. THIS was the last straw.
'I know what I have to do. And it's time I do it.' Kagome walked up the steps leading out of the well house, and back into the shrine. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks still, but silently. Her sobs were gone.
She entered the house, and walked up the stairs to her grandfathers room. Remembering all the times she had shared with her family. Then, slowly thoughts of Kikyou and Inu Yasha together flashed before her eyes. Her steps quickened. She quickly threw open the walk in closet door in her grandfathers room, and paused.
There it was. Her future miko garbs. 'This is my future. This is who I shall be.' She took off her cloths still mesmerized, and replaced them with the cloths. Instead of the ordinary white and red, her garbs were a light sky blue, and a dark navy blue. She tied her hair up in a low pony tail wich rested on the small of her back with a light blue hair string.
'Be ready Kikyou. I am coming to seek my revenge. And this time…Inu Yasha won't save you. You've gone to far.'
^_^ Sango ^_^
She stared solemnly at the ground as she and Kirara, along with Shippou and Miroku, flew over the forest ground. She couldn't stand it. HOW could Inu Yasha do something like that. Did Kagome REALLY mean so little to him?
"I think we should stop for the night. Kirara is tired."
Miroku nodded in agreement. Shippou remained emotionless. As the landed, Shippou spoke for the first time in a long while. "Do you think…it was right leaving Inu Yasha with Kikyou alone?"
Sango looked startled, then angered. "Shippou…Inu Yasha….he has betrayed Kagome. He has betrayed us all."
"Sango," Miroku interviened. "Shippou it right. Something's not right. Inu Yasha would never let Kikyou travel with us knowing that Kagome would be hurt. I sensed an evil presence around. And Inu Yasha was spilling with an odd aura."
Sango got off Kirara and stared at the sky for a moment. Tears began to well in her eyes. "Even so….I can't stand it." Her voice cracked. "I can't stand knowing that she'll never come back. I can't stand the fact that that bitch is happy, and Kagome depressed." She turned to Miroku. "She doesn't deserve this pain!"
Miroku wrapped his arms around her. "I know. But Kagome was in danger here. She had her heart broken many a time. She was dragged into something of wich she did not belong. A pure soul like her did not deserve to see this blood shed. But she did. Maybe, just maybe her going back was for the best."
"But how can I live like this? I've just lost another sibling. And it's my fault! I didn't console her, or help her through her hard times, and she left! She left!"
"There was nothing we could do. Her leaving was part of her fate."
~_~ Shippou ~_~
'Mommy, please be okay. Daddy didn't mean it. Something's wrong with him. He didn't mean to say those things. I know it. Please come back to me Mommy!'
Shippou clutched Kirara closer to him. The cat demon rubbed her fur against his face trying to comfort him at the lose of a mother.
*_* Kagome *_*
She grabbed her bow and arrows, and ran down the shrine steps. She had to get revenge, but her powers weren't strong enough. Not yet, and her aim needed work still. She was going to get help from the only person she knew to. As she walked down the streets, some people stopped to stare, and point at her.
'It's been a while since they have seen a Miko. It is time I have resurfaced the ancient races, and make it known that the legends, aren't legends, and never have been.'
She raced up more steps to a different shrine on the other side of town. A sign read, "Phoenix Shrine". She finally reached the top, and her eyes searched the premises. This had to be it. He had to be here. He just had to be.
"Toro!" she yelled. "Priest Toro! It's me! Priestess Kagome! I need your help."
An old man about the age of her grandfather stepped out of the house in the middle of the property. Her tears had stopped now, and her face held a determined look.
"Kagome. So, you've finally decided to become a Priestess. I see the current events have swayed you no?"
"How did you know?"
"You forget. I am a fire reader. Your grandfather came to me recently. He told me to expect you."
"I need you to train me to use my miko powers. I also need to learn combat. Where I am going, I will need the knowledge of as much self defense as one can learn in the span of one week."
The man looked surprised. "One week? Child the arts of a Priestess and the art of combat take years to master."
"Yeah? Well I'm not your ordinary girl."
"Kagome." His face hardened. "You are the protector of the shikon jewel. You must not defile it with vengeful thoughts."
"I no longer hold that duty. It seems to have been handed back to its original priestess." She spat out the word "priestess" like it was a venom that coursed through her veins of which she wanted to be rid of.
"Very well, but it will be difficult, and your path will not be pleasurable. You will get little sleep, and shall be forced to practice with every ounce of energy you have. Plus, you will not have time for school. You will not have a bright future here Kagome."
"I have nothing left for me here any ways. I will give everything I have. But I must ask, what is it that you want in return?"
Toro's eyes let loose on stray tear. "Your grandfather was my best friend. Make sure to send me word that you have avenged his death when it is over."
Kagome smiled. "I shall do all in my power to make your wish come true."
"The road is ahead of us. So let's start out today."
;_; Kaeda ;_;
Kaeda stared blankly into the fire that warmed the hut. Fall was approaching, and all was not well. Kagome, their only hope, was gone. Gone from this world. Without her here….there would be no Tokyo of the future, or any of the things that existed in Kagome's world.
'Inu Yasha will die, Kikyou shall rule along side Naraku, and the world will end as we know it. Come back Kagome, and quickly. We cannot hold on much longer with out ye child. Spare our lives, and forget the pain though hath felt. There are many a young that have yet to start their journey in this perilous world.'
Her vision blurred, and soon, she was surrounded by fire. Startled, she let out a scream, but her voice had left her. An old man appeared in front of her. He wore old garbs. A blue bottom, and white top. He seemed to be a man from her time, yet she knew better.
"You must be Kaeda. Kagome has spoken many great things about you."
"Who are you?" she asked, yet her voice sounded distant, and alien to her.
"I am Kagome's grandfather. Kikyou has killed us all. But Kagome was spared. For what…we don't know, but I can assure you, that Kagome WILL be returning to the fudeul era. Take care of her, and keep an eye on that young priestess who ended out lives."
"Kikyou? Kikyou killed you?"
He smiled a sad smile. "She looked so much like Kagome, yet she wasn't. They are the same, yet totally opposites. How she crossed through the sealed well, I don't know. But she must be strong. My friend Toro it training Kagome in her powers right now. But I fear it won't be enough. Teach her more when she returns."
And then Kaeda was back in the small hut. A bright smile crossed her depressed features. "I shall." 'Kagome's coming back!'
^_^ Kagome ^_^
Her week of training was over. She was ready. Kagome had mastered everything Toro had taught her with perfection. She now stood in front of the old man. She wore a tight spandex body suit. Like Sango's exterminator outfit. Her hair was tied loosily with a white hair string at the small of her back. She had red armor with a midnight blue outlining strapped tightly to her body.
Toro bowed first, and handed her her bow and arrows. Then, a silver sword sheathed in a golden sheath. Kagome bowed deeply. Before taking the weapons, she rushed forward to hug him.
"Be careful my child. Remember all I have taught you. Remember to find your soul, and never loose sight of reality when fighting. Don't let your emotions run you…"
"Toro, if I let you continue the list of things to remember, I'll be delayed another week." Sniffing quietly, she took one last look at him, and turned to leave.
"Kagome!" Toro called after her. "Don't forget to send word to me."
"I won't. I promise. I won't let you down either."
Kagome headed back to her shrine. She glanced at the house. This was the last time she'd ever see it. So she'd better remember it. Walking into the well house, she grabbed her yellow back pack by the side of the well. Inside, were spell books, legends, scrolls, food, and clothing. She turned to stair into the future sky on last time.
"Good bye. Good bye to everything I knew. Live peacefully without me, and remember your bloodlines. Miko's of the future, awaken, and remember, for you just so may be called on, as I have."
With that last memo, she pulled the seals off the well, and broke the wood covering. Concentrating on the past, the well shone a pink colour, and she jumped in. The familiar blue light surrounding her.
^_^ Inu Yasha ^_^
He sat atop the Goshinboku. Thinking about Kikyou. He hadn't been himself lately. He was saying things that he didn't mean to , and doing things he would never do. But he couldn't piece it together. 'Kikyou's always around when it happens.' He shook his head. 'No. It can't be….' His thoughts were cut off.
"Kagome?" He whispered her name gently to the wind. Her scent was carried to his nose. 'Is it really her?'
As he was about to jump from his perch to investigate, Kikyou appeared.
"Inu Yasha, I need your help with moving some things."
He stared at her warily. "But….I think I can smell Kagome's scent."
'She's back!' Kikyou thought angrily. "Do you love her more than I Inu Yasha? You owe me your life remember."
"No Kikyou I don't. I'm coming." So Inu Yasha followed Kikyou with a nagging feeling in his heart. Kagome was here. Her scent was faint, but growing stronger. 'I'm probably just imagining it. It could be Kikyou. They do share a soul.' But Inu Yasha very much doubted it.
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Sssssssssooooooooooo sorry for not updating, but if you read my bio, you'll find my reasons why. I'm sorry. Just life really sucks, and I hardly have time for any anime now. I'll try to update faster. Again sorry for the long wait. Thanks to the following reviewers! ~_*
Kaagome ~ Sorry it took so long to update! _ I'll try harder from now on! ^_^
WaterGoddess941 ~ thanx for the compliment. do u think i could be a writer when i grow up? i still have tons of time to improve. i mean i'm in grade seven so...that's plenty of time right?
chikenmastah ~ i can alway turn to u to make me feel better. thanks for the constructive critism. i'll try to be more descriptive. _* i'm not very good at it. to much runs through my head that i gotta get down on the paper.
Lil'MizzRiri2004 ~ ^_^' sorry that took so long. but then again, i love making people wait! =P
Kagome-Lovers-Cool ~ Thank you. i try to make the story plot interesting. key word is try. _ glad u like though. ^_^
Kawaii Punkstar ~ I hate kikyou to, but i'm reading a lot of stories that tell it from kikyou's point of view, and i don't think she's all that bad. o well. i still don't like Inu/Kik : P p.s. ur stories are as good. better even!
The Spiked Dragon ~ every one says to update soon.....whoops. i just don got the time to update so fast. but 4 u, n other reviewers, i'll try! ~_*
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Disclaimer: T_T You still think I own Inu Yasha? How long has it been? Nine chapters? Dear God.
Chapter Eight: Determination
Inu Yasha blinked. It sounded like Kagome, but, it couldn't be.
"KIKYOU!" rang through the forest.
'It has to be Kagome. I know her voice when I hear it.' He winced. "Kagome…what's wrong?"
His gaze moved sky ward, and for a split second, he saw Kagome's cheerful face. But he blinked, and she was gone. Gone….forever.
*_* Kagome *_*
Kagome shrunk slowly to the floor still sobbing. She wiped away her tears with her arm. She stood up slowly. A blank look in her eyes. She had lost all of it. Everything she wanted, or had, was gone. THIS was the last straw.
'I know what I have to do. And it's time I do it.' Kagome walked up the steps leading out of the well house, and back into the shrine. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks still, but silently. Her sobs were gone.
She entered the house, and walked up the stairs to her grandfathers room. Remembering all the times she had shared with her family. Then, slowly thoughts of Kikyou and Inu Yasha together flashed before her eyes. Her steps quickened. She quickly threw open the walk in closet door in her grandfathers room, and paused.
There it was. Her future miko garbs. 'This is my future. This is who I shall be.' She took off her cloths still mesmerized, and replaced them with the cloths. Instead of the ordinary white and red, her garbs were a light sky blue, and a dark navy blue. She tied her hair up in a low pony tail wich rested on the small of her back with a light blue hair string.
'Be ready Kikyou. I am coming to seek my revenge. And this time…Inu Yasha won't save you. You've gone to far.'
^_^ Sango ^_^
She stared solemnly at the ground as she and Kirara, along with Shippou and Miroku, flew over the forest ground. She couldn't stand it. HOW could Inu Yasha do something like that. Did Kagome REALLY mean so little to him?
"I think we should stop for the night. Kirara is tired."
Miroku nodded in agreement. Shippou remained emotionless. As the landed, Shippou spoke for the first time in a long while. "Do you think…it was right leaving Inu Yasha with Kikyou alone?"
Sango looked startled, then angered. "Shippou…Inu Yasha….he has betrayed Kagome. He has betrayed us all."
"Sango," Miroku interviened. "Shippou it right. Something's not right. Inu Yasha would never let Kikyou travel with us knowing that Kagome would be hurt. I sensed an evil presence around. And Inu Yasha was spilling with an odd aura."
Sango got off Kirara and stared at the sky for a moment. Tears began to well in her eyes. "Even so….I can't stand it." Her voice cracked. "I can't stand knowing that she'll never come back. I can't stand the fact that that bitch is happy, and Kagome depressed." She turned to Miroku. "She doesn't deserve this pain!"
Miroku wrapped his arms around her. "I know. But Kagome was in danger here. She had her heart broken many a time. She was dragged into something of wich she did not belong. A pure soul like her did not deserve to see this blood shed. But she did. Maybe, just maybe her going back was for the best."
"But how can I live like this? I've just lost another sibling. And it's my fault! I didn't console her, or help her through her hard times, and she left! She left!"
"There was nothing we could do. Her leaving was part of her fate."
~_~ Shippou ~_~
'Mommy, please be okay. Daddy didn't mean it. Something's wrong with him. He didn't mean to say those things. I know it. Please come back to me Mommy!'
Shippou clutched Kirara closer to him. The cat demon rubbed her fur against his face trying to comfort him at the lose of a mother.
*_* Kagome *_*
She grabbed her bow and arrows, and ran down the shrine steps. She had to get revenge, but her powers weren't strong enough. Not yet, and her aim needed work still. She was going to get help from the only person she knew to. As she walked down the streets, some people stopped to stare, and point at her.
'It's been a while since they have seen a Miko. It is time I have resurfaced the ancient races, and make it known that the legends, aren't legends, and never have been.'
She raced up more steps to a different shrine on the other side of town. A sign read, "Phoenix Shrine". She finally reached the top, and her eyes searched the premises. This had to be it. He had to be here. He just had to be.
"Toro!" she yelled. "Priest Toro! It's me! Priestess Kagome! I need your help."
An old man about the age of her grandfather stepped out of the house in the middle of the property. Her tears had stopped now, and her face held a determined look.
"Kagome. So, you've finally decided to become a Priestess. I see the current events have swayed you no?"
"How did you know?"
"You forget. I am a fire reader. Your grandfather came to me recently. He told me to expect you."
"I need you to train me to use my miko powers. I also need to learn combat. Where I am going, I will need the knowledge of as much self defense as one can learn in the span of one week."
The man looked surprised. "One week? Child the arts of a Priestess and the art of combat take years to master."
"Yeah? Well I'm not your ordinary girl."
"Kagome." His face hardened. "You are the protector of the shikon jewel. You must not defile it with vengeful thoughts."
"I no longer hold that duty. It seems to have been handed back to its original priestess." She spat out the word "priestess" like it was a venom that coursed through her veins of which she wanted to be rid of.
"Very well, but it will be difficult, and your path will not be pleasurable. You will get little sleep, and shall be forced to practice with every ounce of energy you have. Plus, you will not have time for school. You will not have a bright future here Kagome."
"I have nothing left for me here any ways. I will give everything I have. But I must ask, what is it that you want in return?"
Toro's eyes let loose on stray tear. "Your grandfather was my best friend. Make sure to send me word that you have avenged his death when it is over."
Kagome smiled. "I shall do all in my power to make your wish come true."
"The road is ahead of us. So let's start out today."
;_; Kaeda ;_;
Kaeda stared blankly into the fire that warmed the hut. Fall was approaching, and all was not well. Kagome, their only hope, was gone. Gone from this world. Without her here….there would be no Tokyo of the future, or any of the things that existed in Kagome's world.
'Inu Yasha will die, Kikyou shall rule along side Naraku, and the world will end as we know it. Come back Kagome, and quickly. We cannot hold on much longer with out ye child. Spare our lives, and forget the pain though hath felt. There are many a young that have yet to start their journey in this perilous world.'
Her vision blurred, and soon, she was surrounded by fire. Startled, she let out a scream, but her voice had left her. An old man appeared in front of her. He wore old garbs. A blue bottom, and white top. He seemed to be a man from her time, yet she knew better.
"You must be Kaeda. Kagome has spoken many great things about you."
"Who are you?" she asked, yet her voice sounded distant, and alien to her.
"I am Kagome's grandfather. Kikyou has killed us all. But Kagome was spared. For what…we don't know, but I can assure you, that Kagome WILL be returning to the fudeul era. Take care of her, and keep an eye on that young priestess who ended out lives."
"Kikyou? Kikyou killed you?"
He smiled a sad smile. "She looked so much like Kagome, yet she wasn't. They are the same, yet totally opposites. How she crossed through the sealed well, I don't know. But she must be strong. My friend Toro it training Kagome in her powers right now. But I fear it won't be enough. Teach her more when she returns."
And then Kaeda was back in the small hut. A bright smile crossed her depressed features. "I shall." 'Kagome's coming back!'
^_^ Kagome ^_^
Her week of training was over. She was ready. Kagome had mastered everything Toro had taught her with perfection. She now stood in front of the old man. She wore a tight spandex body suit. Like Sango's exterminator outfit. Her hair was tied loosily with a white hair string at the small of her back. She had red armor with a midnight blue outlining strapped tightly to her body.
Toro bowed first, and handed her her bow and arrows. Then, a silver sword sheathed in a golden sheath. Kagome bowed deeply. Before taking the weapons, she rushed forward to hug him.
"Be careful my child. Remember all I have taught you. Remember to find your soul, and never loose sight of reality when fighting. Don't let your emotions run you…"
"Toro, if I let you continue the list of things to remember, I'll be delayed another week." Sniffing quietly, she took one last look at him, and turned to leave.
"Kagome!" Toro called after her. "Don't forget to send word to me."
"I won't. I promise. I won't let you down either."
Kagome headed back to her shrine. She glanced at the house. This was the last time she'd ever see it. So she'd better remember it. Walking into the well house, she grabbed her yellow back pack by the side of the well. Inside, were spell books, legends, scrolls, food, and clothing. She turned to stair into the future sky on last time.
"Good bye. Good bye to everything I knew. Live peacefully without me, and remember your bloodlines. Miko's of the future, awaken, and remember, for you just so may be called on, as I have."
With that last memo, she pulled the seals off the well, and broke the wood covering. Concentrating on the past, the well shone a pink colour, and she jumped in. The familiar blue light surrounding her.
^_^ Inu Yasha ^_^
He sat atop the Goshinboku. Thinking about Kikyou. He hadn't been himself lately. He was saying things that he didn't mean to , and doing things he would never do. But he couldn't piece it together. 'Kikyou's always around when it happens.' He shook his head. 'No. It can't be….' His thoughts were cut off.
"Kagome?" He whispered her name gently to the wind. Her scent was carried to his nose. 'Is it really her?'
As he was about to jump from his perch to investigate, Kikyou appeared.
"Inu Yasha, I need your help with moving some things."
He stared at her warily. "But….I think I can smell Kagome's scent."
'She's back!' Kikyou thought angrily. "Do you love her more than I Inu Yasha? You owe me your life remember."
"No Kikyou I don't. I'm coming." So Inu Yasha followed Kikyou with a nagging feeling in his heart. Kagome was here. Her scent was faint, but growing stronger. 'I'm probably just imagining it. It could be Kikyou. They do share a soul.' But Inu Yasha very much doubted it.
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Sssssssssooooooooooo sorry for not updating, but if you read my bio, you'll find my reasons why. I'm sorry. Just life really sucks, and I hardly have time for any anime now. I'll try to update faster. Again sorry for the long wait. Thanks to the following reviewers! ~_*
Kaagome ~ Sorry it took so long to update! _ I'll try harder from now on! ^_^
WaterGoddess941 ~ thanx for the compliment. do u think i could be a writer when i grow up? i still have tons of time to improve. i mean i'm in grade seven so...that's plenty of time right?
chikenmastah ~ i can alway turn to u to make me feel better. thanks for the constructive critism. i'll try to be more descriptive. _* i'm not very good at it. to much runs through my head that i gotta get down on the paper.
Lil'MizzRiri2004 ~ ^_^' sorry that took so long. but then again, i love making people wait! =P
Kagome-Lovers-Cool ~ Thank you. i try to make the story plot interesting. key word is try. _ glad u like though. ^_^
Kawaii Punkstar ~ I hate kikyou to, but i'm reading a lot of stories that tell it from kikyou's point of view, and i don't think she's all that bad. o well. i still don't like Inu/Kik : P p.s. ur stories are as good. better even!
The Spiked Dragon ~ every one says to update soon.....whoops. i just don got the time to update so fast. but 4 u, n other reviewers, i'll try! ~_*
THANKS TO EVERY ONE WHO ADDED ME TO THIER FAV. AUTHORS LIST! LUV YA LOTZ, N KATIE IF UR READING THIS LUV YA LIKE A LIL' SIS, N MISS U FOREVER! ^_^