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"Why have I not killed you yet?"
Kikyo spoke coolly, her anger rising nonetheless.
"Because you ARE me. Haven't you figured it out yet? And I once thought you were so special."
Kagome almost bit her tongue after that bit of sass. Her mother raised her to mind her manners and respect her elders, but this was different. Kikyo was standing between her and the one who made her heart beat faster. She was angry with him right now, but she would not let Inu-Yasha go without a fight.
And besides, Kikyo just pissed her off sometimes.
Like right now.
What Kagome said was true. Kikyo had had a number of opportunities to kill her, the latest being when she took the jewel shards from her earlier. Kagome had just climbed out of the miasma created by the merging demons meant to create Naraku's new body. Kikyo's arrows always aimed true, but at the last second her hand corrected itself and she merely nicked Kagome's cheek.
She hadn't killed her because she couldn't.
That didn't mean she couldn't make her suffer.
Before Kagome realized it, Soul Stealers enveloped her from behind, causing her to release the arrow in Kikyo's direction. Kikyo concentrated her miko powers, slowing the arrow down before she caught it in her right hand. Knitting her brows in a pulse of her power, Kikyo disintegrated Kagome's arrow. She started walking toward the now bound girl, the look on her face a mixture of frustration and anger.
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Consciousness crept back to Sango.
Slowly.
She felt somehow warm and protected.
Kilala.
The cat-yokai had changed to her beast form and had wrapped herself around her sleeping mistress, on constant vigil against any threat that might find them. Her twin tails wrapped around Sango like a living blanket as her head rested on Kilala's side. The rumble of the purring sound from a cat so large had been quite comforting, sending Sango off to a much needed sleep after she had cried her heart out.
"Kilala...Thank you."
The cat responded by licking Sango's face in the only gesture of love she could show without hurting her, being careful not to cut her with her fangs. Sango reached up to stroke her friend behind the ears, eliciting an even deeper rumble. Presently, she got to her feet and surveyed her situation. It was past noon, and they needed to head back. Kagome was probably on her way, if not back already, and they needed to track more of the Shikon.
"I know you haven't slept. Are you up to the trip back?"
Kilala growled in the affirmative as she got to all fours. Sango wrapped her arms around her friend's neck and hugged her.
"You are so special to me. I don't know what I would do without you."
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"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Kagome screamed in pain as the Soul Stealers tightened their grip at their mistress' command. Kikyo stood directly in front of her captive, her face having resumed it's more normal, placid state.
"What do I have to do to be rid of you once and for all?"
"If...if you think...AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
"Do not think that this pleases me. It does not. You are, however, obstinate in your desire to be where you don't belong."
"You...you can't...UNNNNGGGGHHHH!" Kagome was growing faint.
"Will you go back to your own time and stay there?"
"Wh...who do you...think...you are?" Kagome gasped.
Kikyo cocked her head slightly.
"I am the woman whose face you do not want to see again. Inu-Yasha is fated to be with me and it does no good for you to confuse his feelings."
Kagome was bent over from the waist, exhausted. Still she did not give in.
"You...h...have the upper hand n...now, but Inu...Inu-Yasha is h...his own person and c...can make up his own...AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"
"Kikyo! Release Kagome NOW!"
The priestess turned to face the revived hanyou, who had Tetsusaiga drawn and ready.
"Well now, my love, it seems you have drawn your sword to strike me down. Shall I turn around now so that you may strike from behind?"
Her words, and the irony therein, sent a sharp spike of pain through Inu- Yasha's heart. He winced, but remained resolved.
"I said let her go."
"I will not! I need to be rid of this nuisance once and for all! No one must come between us Inu-Yasha!"
So intently were they engaged with each other that neither noticed the figure positioning himself at the proper distance and angle until it was too late.
"Wind Tunnel!"
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Thanks to all my reviewers.
Short Poet: Kikyo is one of my favorite characters, although I don't agree with everything she does, so I have to give her the respect she deserves.
Crisco Kittie: Thanks for hanging in there. The new stuff will be coming along shortly.
NefCanuck: Thanks for your review and I don't think Kagome's quite strong enough yet at this point in the story. But later? Also, Inu-Yasha can caress Kagome's face without hurting her; he can operate an i-Pod.
LOTRwolf: Thanks for hanging in. I didn't switch, I WAS switched. Long story. Anyway, the new stuff is coming soon.
flip-x0fantasy: Thanks, yup, i-Pods are neat.
Psychotic-Jessi: Great i.d! Thanks and I'm glad you like the song.
"Why have I not killed you yet?"
Kikyo spoke coolly, her anger rising nonetheless.
"Because you ARE me. Haven't you figured it out yet? And I once thought you were so special."
Kagome almost bit her tongue after that bit of sass. Her mother raised her to mind her manners and respect her elders, but this was different. Kikyo was standing between her and the one who made her heart beat faster. She was angry with him right now, but she would not let Inu-Yasha go without a fight.
And besides, Kikyo just pissed her off sometimes.
Like right now.
What Kagome said was true. Kikyo had had a number of opportunities to kill her, the latest being when she took the jewel shards from her earlier. Kagome had just climbed out of the miasma created by the merging demons meant to create Naraku's new body. Kikyo's arrows always aimed true, but at the last second her hand corrected itself and she merely nicked Kagome's cheek.
She hadn't killed her because she couldn't.
That didn't mean she couldn't make her suffer.
Before Kagome realized it, Soul Stealers enveloped her from behind, causing her to release the arrow in Kikyo's direction. Kikyo concentrated her miko powers, slowing the arrow down before she caught it in her right hand. Knitting her brows in a pulse of her power, Kikyo disintegrated Kagome's arrow. She started walking toward the now bound girl, the look on her face a mixture of frustration and anger.
&&&&&&&
Consciousness crept back to Sango.
Slowly.
She felt somehow warm and protected.
Kilala.
The cat-yokai had changed to her beast form and had wrapped herself around her sleeping mistress, on constant vigil against any threat that might find them. Her twin tails wrapped around Sango like a living blanket as her head rested on Kilala's side. The rumble of the purring sound from a cat so large had been quite comforting, sending Sango off to a much needed sleep after she had cried her heart out.
"Kilala...Thank you."
The cat responded by licking Sango's face in the only gesture of love she could show without hurting her, being careful not to cut her with her fangs. Sango reached up to stroke her friend behind the ears, eliciting an even deeper rumble. Presently, she got to her feet and surveyed her situation. It was past noon, and they needed to head back. Kagome was probably on her way, if not back already, and they needed to track more of the Shikon.
"I know you haven't slept. Are you up to the trip back?"
Kilala growled in the affirmative as she got to all fours. Sango wrapped her arms around her friend's neck and hugged her.
"You are so special to me. I don't know what I would do without you."
&&&&&&&
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Kagome screamed in pain as the Soul Stealers tightened their grip at their mistress' command. Kikyo stood directly in front of her captive, her face having resumed it's more normal, placid state.
"What do I have to do to be rid of you once and for all?"
"If...if you think...AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
"Do not think that this pleases me. It does not. You are, however, obstinate in your desire to be where you don't belong."
"You...you can't...UNNNNGGGGHHHH!" Kagome was growing faint.
"Will you go back to your own time and stay there?"
"Wh...who do you...think...you are?" Kagome gasped.
Kikyo cocked her head slightly.
"I am the woman whose face you do not want to see again. Inu-Yasha is fated to be with me and it does no good for you to confuse his feelings."
Kagome was bent over from the waist, exhausted. Still she did not give in.
"You...h...have the upper hand n...now, but Inu...Inu-Yasha is h...his own person and c...can make up his own...AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"
"Kikyo! Release Kagome NOW!"
The priestess turned to face the revived hanyou, who had Tetsusaiga drawn and ready.
"Well now, my love, it seems you have drawn your sword to strike me down. Shall I turn around now so that you may strike from behind?"
Her words, and the irony therein, sent a sharp spike of pain through Inu- Yasha's heart. He winced, but remained resolved.
"I said let her go."
"I will not! I need to be rid of this nuisance once and for all! No one must come between us Inu-Yasha!"
So intently were they engaged with each other that neither noticed the figure positioning himself at the proper distance and angle until it was too late.
"Wind Tunnel!"
&&&&&&&
Thanks to all my reviewers.
Short Poet: Kikyo is one of my favorite characters, although I don't agree with everything she does, so I have to give her the respect she deserves.
Crisco Kittie: Thanks for hanging in there. The new stuff will be coming along shortly.
NefCanuck: Thanks for your review and I don't think Kagome's quite strong enough yet at this point in the story. But later? Also, Inu-Yasha can caress Kagome's face without hurting her; he can operate an i-Pod.
LOTRwolf: Thanks for hanging in. I didn't switch, I WAS switched. Long story. Anyway, the new stuff is coming soon.
flip-x0fantasy: Thanks, yup, i-Pods are neat.
Psychotic-Jessi: Great i.d! Thanks and I'm glad you like the song.