Yes my Beloved Reviewers and Readers! The final chapter of HKKK has finally arrived... Sad, ne? X3
Before I give you the chapter, I just wanted to say Thank You...
...to my reviewers, who always made me smile with their encouraging comments, and for making me laugh my proverbial bum off with some of their more... comical comments ;)
...to my readers, even though you didn't review, you all STILL mean a lot to me, because that means that people are still checking out my story!
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...to Jae-chan just because I can
...and finally, just to anyone and everyone who even glanced at my story.
Thank you, SO SO SO SO SOOOO Much! n.n You all have totally made my life happy, so... thank you.
Onward with the Finale of Here Kitty Kitty Kagome!
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"Ooi, Inuyasha?"
An irritated sigh came before the response, "What is it NOW? Can't you just enjoy the peace for once?"
"I just wanted to say..."
"What?"
"Thanks."
At this, Inuyasha raised a dark eyebrow, "Huh?"
"Thanks..."
"For?"
Kagome sighed, "For everything. For helping me with the Shikon no Tama's destruction, for helping my soul, for saving me countless times, for making me smile, for just... everything."
Inuyasha went quiet, staring up at the sky again.
The young Miko and the hanyou had placed themselves on the side of a soft, green hill. They both lay on their backs, but in opposite directions. Inuyasha's feet pointed towards the bottom of the hill, and Kagome's body pointed to the top of said hill. Kagome's face was close to the side of Inuyasha's, and they both had been surrounded in a comfortable blanket of silence as they stared aimlessly and, in someone's case, absentmindedly at the pale blue sky.
"Hmph." Inuyasha huffed, trying to calm the small blush on his tan, sun kissed face.
Another enjoyable silence overcame the pair.
Kagome stiffed visibly, eyes clouding over slightly. "She's here."
"Who's here?"
"Kikyou, who else? We both knew she was bound to show up after-" Kagome was cut short as the before mentioned undead Miko appeared at the forest edge.
Inuyasha sat up abruptly, locking gazes with his past beloved. "Kikyou..." Her name came out as barely a whisper, but was carried to her ears on the soft wind.
Kikyou's gaze was full of unwavering coldness and despair with a tint of death and loathing. "Inuyasha." She stated simply, voice echoing in the vast openness. "Come with me," she said, reaching out to the silver-haired teen, "Come with me to Hell as you vowed. The Shikon no Tama has been destroyed, and without it Naraku will have no power. There is nothing holding you here, here in this godforsaken land away from my touch. Inuyasha, fulfill your fate and embrace me in the darkness of death!"
"No."
This one simple word echoed in both Kagome's and Kikyou's ears. No? What the...? No? Is it possible for him to even utter that word in this situation!?
"Inuyasha..." Kagome said, standing up next to her hanyou, "I understand your promise now." She placed her hands on his shoulders and rested her head on his shoulder affectionately, as she had when Inuyasha had been terrified at the thought of hurting the Miko with his claws when he lost control of himself. "If this is what you must do, this is what you must do."
Kikyou's blood boiled at the sight of her reincarnation embracing HER Inuyasha. Who did she think she was, hanging all over him like that!? That... that... SLUT! Kikyou unnoticeably pulled her bow into shooting position and set a Sacred Sealing Arrow into place. She fed her Spiritual Energy into the arrow, grinning evilly as it pulsed dangerously. A blood red aura practically oozed from it like smoke. She began to murmur an incantation that she hadn't used since she had sealed Inuyasha to Goshinboku,
"Sacred Arrow, lend your power to me,
Seal this being, a being of the Damned, into a state of sleep,
Let her be in a state where she lives but is trapped within herself.
O, Eternity!
Bind this creature to the arrow, and let it never be removed unless taken down by its shooter!
O, Tranquility!
Let this girl never know peace!
O, Serenity!
Let this girl never dream happily,
O, Sacred Arrow!
Shoot into the Heart of the Damned!"
With one final gasp of air, Kikyou released the arrow in a straight shot towards the young raven-haired future girl. She smirked as she watched the terror seep regretfully into Kagome's brown eyes. Kikyou even saw her look at Inuyasha with a hint of longing, before shoving him full out of the way and holding her arms open... accepting the arrow? Why was she accepting a state of limbo!?
Kagome's gaze softened into a small, innocent, pure smile. Her arms out in the air, she watched the arrow fly towards her heart. She knew that Kikyou had been subconsciously aiming for Inuyasha out of past habit; it had shown in the way she shot the arrow. Kagome had already seen its destination, Inuyasha's upper shoulder, and without a seconds regret, threw her love out of the arrows path, saving him from repeating history.
Inuyasha stared in horror from his spot on the ground which he had oh-so-unceremoniously fallen on. Kagome had moved him out of the way to take the blow for him. A Sacred Sealing Arrow was flying towards her heart, and there was nothing he could do about it. His eyes widened dramatically as he saw, in slow motion, as the arrow pierced her porcelain skin, sending droplets of blood flying. She locked gazes with him, and he saw nothing but raw compassion and love shining in them. Finally, time regained its normal flow, and Inuyasha found himself able to move his body again. His voice rang out in a strangled cry, "KAGOME!!" Inuyasha rushed forwards to Kagome's falling body, catching her. "No, Kagome... My Kagome... My beautiful, innocent Kagome." He ran a clawed hand over her face, cradling her in his free arm. "Kagome, Oh Kami, Kagome... Don't leave me..."
"Inu...yasha..." Kagome smiled weakly, tracing his jaw line with her fingers, "It's... so cold... I can feel unconsciousness... Was this how you felt when you were sealed?"
Inuyasha nodded numbly, brushing away the tears that had begun to fall from her eyes. "Yes, Kagome... It was... I can remember it perfectly..."
"The feeling of loneliness... Oh, Inuyasha, forgive me..."
"For what?"
"Forgive me for not being there when you were sealed... you didn't deserve to feel alone..."
Inuyasha squeezed his eyes shut, willing back tears. "Kagome... fight it! I know you can! You're a Miko!" his voice cracked, "Fight the arrows power you stupid wench!" he lowered his head into the crook of her neck, trying to calm himself.
Kagome smiled gently and stroked his hair comfortingly. "Inuyasha... my beloved..." her voice began fading to a whisper, "we will meet up again..." she coughed quietly before beginning to murmur a simple counter spell to Kikyou's,
"Give unto me the power to resist,
Give unto me the power to continue living,
Give unto me your love, your light.
Let me not be condemned to life in Limbo,
But instead be sent into a slumber of sorts.
Let me arise on the night of the 5th New Moon,
Let me arise to my beloved.
By the lake, I will weave my love a dream,
By the forest, I will sing my love a song,
By his bed, I will give my love a kiss, and...
By his heart will my soul lay.
Sacred Arrow, heed my calling!
Stop the poison in my veins,
Freeze me in time,
Allow me to awaken again!"
Inuyasha choked back a sob as he looked up in time to see his love's eyes close, and the hand that had been stroking his hair fall with a soft 'thump' onto the ground. He let out a distraught cry, a cross between a scream and a howl. He turned his darkened eyes to the undead Miko that had taken his beloved from him. "Kikyou... you will pay with your life for this!" He gently and lovingly set Kagome down with the utmost care before standing up and unsheathing Tessaiga. The Legendary Sword transformed itself in a blur of light as the hanyou held it in his grasp.
Kikyou's eyes widened in horror of what was it come. "INUY-" her cry was cut short as Inuyasha plunged the sword through her heart, killing her swiftly as the part of Kagome's soul that she had been holding flew back into her body. "Goodbye, Kikyou."
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Inuyasha had been a wreck since Kagome's sealing. The only thing that kept him sane was the reminder of Kagome's counter spell. 'She will be back in 5 New Moon's time.' he kept repeating in his head over and over like a charm.
As soon as the 5th New Moon appeared in the darkened sky, Inuyasha, in his human form, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, and Kirara walked to the small shrine that had been built to house Kagome in her dormant state. Everyone watched in anxiousness as they stared at the girl's motionless form. For a second, Inuyasha thought he would die when he didn't see her move...
Her eyes.
Her eyes! They were moving under her eyelids! She was coming around!
Kagome's eyes slowly opened blearily as she moaned aloud, "Inu...yasha?"
In record time, the dark-haired hanyou was kneeling next to Kagome, hugging her for all he was worth. "Kagome!"
Everyone watched on with happy tears in their eyes as the two lovers shared what some would call "True Loves First Kiss", even though it wasn't their first...
"Inuyasha, my beloved," Kagome murmured once they had been given some time alone, "I am so sorry that I left you-"
Her apology was cut short by lips covering her own. She grinned against Inuyasha's mouth. 'I guess I'm forgiven...'
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YES! THE END! Ah, it sucked :P Oh well. Kikyou died! HOORAHY!
Now, here are the answers to the reviews for the past two chapters... Thank you again everyone! I love you all!
Until next time,
Ja ne, love, best wishes, sincerely, and all that other goodbye jazz,
Lunah-chan.
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Tobias: Ah, yes, the brilliance of plot twists! Mwhahaha! Thanks again :P
Phantasy-Puppy: XD Yeah, I thought Kikyou's line was a good touch... -evil-
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Sakura234: :D Ah, thankies! And yes, you BETTER finish reading it! :P
Aki no Yume-2004: Ooo, silent ranting? I own, lmfao. Yeah, I tried to envision her as a superior being or... something... 'cos... yeah XD Lotsa reasons, too many to type out. Well, I figured Inuyasha's always thinking of himself as a 'worthless hanyou', so I might as well have SOME IC content, lol. What happened to Kikyou? This chapter should answer that. Thank you for reminding me! O.O! I TOTALLY forgot about her stupid behi- nevermind. n.n Thankies again, your comment REALLY made my happy. Yes, yayness for Lunah-chan! XD
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Kagome: Ooh, you're the second person to say that! -goes and does happy dance- xD Yeah. I know that my spelling isn't perfect, but either way you get the picture. As for the whole "Tessaiga/Tetsuaiga" thing, I get my Inuyasha-Spelling-Corrections from my not-really-related-to-me-but-I-wish-she-was-oneesan (you know who you are :P) who is a fellow IY obsessive (though she seems to be attracted to Ranma 1/2...) so I just took her word for it. Besides, if you spell it "Tessaiga" there's no way they can pronounce it wrong! XD I just hate the dub... period. But, I must give credit to Viz, since they did dub the show REALLY well and REALLY accurately! I'm not totally into Ranma 1/2 yet, so I probably won't make one anytime soon (or at all, I can't tell the future... yet.). Sorry!
Inuyasha'smistress: XD Glad I made you laugh!
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Once again, thank you everyone. You have no idea how these reviews helped me morph and design the story, not to mention just cheered me up every day. I love you all, and thank you.
Be well,
Lunah-chan.