Chapter 17: Forgiveness, Kikyo's Resting Place
Kagome slowly opened her eyes to see the sun shining into her room. She yawned and sat up in her bed. She looked over her shoulder to see Rin still asleep and she smiled. She then looked at the morning sky, wandering about what Inuyasha had said. 'I wonder if he does love me...' She sighed quietly and stood up. She grabbed a pair of jean shorts and a blue top and began to head towards the shower. After she finished showering, she walked back into her room to see Rin sitting up in her bed, wide-awake.
"Is Kagome mad at Inu-chan?" She asked while she yawned slightly.
Kagome opened her mouth but no words came out. 'Am I mad at him?' She looked at Rin. "I...I don't know Rin." She sat down on her bed beside the child.
"Kagome shouldn't be mad at Inu-chan. He love you not that lady." She looked somewhat sad that Kagome didn't believe Inuyasha.
Kagome sighed. "Well, let's get back to the feudal era. I'm sure Sesshoumaru's worrying about where you are." She smiled and began to repack her bag. She filled her pack with new ramen and extra clothes. She finished packing up and her and Rin began to head back to the well when Kagome's grandpa came up to her.
"Kagome, someone came by yesterday looking for you." He looked at his granddaughter and then at Rin. "Oh, is she from the feudal age?"
Kagome sighed. "Yes grandpa. Who stopped by?"
Her grandfather cleared his throat. "Right. I believe his name was...Oh what was it. Ah yes, Hojo. He came by looking for you."
Kagome gulped. "What did he want?"
"He just wanted to know if you wanted to go to the movies with him on Friday. I told him that you had a terrible case of bronchitis and that you couldn't go."
She sighed. "Thanks grandpa. I'll see you later. Bye." She then rushed out of the house with Rin. She grabbed Rin and jumped into the well, ending up in the feudal era again. She climbed out of the well and then helped Rin. 'I wonder where Inuyasha is...' She turned around and found Inuyasha sleeping propped up against a tree.
Rin looked up at Kagome. "Who is Hojo?" She whispered, seeing that Inuyasha was a sleep.
Kagome looked down at Rin. "He's a friend from my school I go to in my time." She then looked back at Inuyasha to see him staring at her.
"It's about time you came back."
She looked away from him. "What does it matter to you?" She suddenly felt his hands on her arms, gripping her tightly. She looked up at him. "Inuyasha..."
"I meant what I said last night. Don't think that I didn't mean it." He kissed her lightly and then pulled away, letting go of her arms.
She blushed lightly and tears swelled in her eyes. 'Why didn't I believe him?' She threw her arms around him, lightly crying. "I'm sorry Inuyasha...I'm sorry I didn't believe you..." She sobbed into his haori.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome and wrapped his arms around her. "It's ok Kagome...It's ok." He cooed.
Rin smiled at the two. "I think Kagome isn't mad at Inu-chan anymore."
Inuyasha looked over at Rin and smiled. "You're right Rin. She's not mad anymore." He looked at Kagome and she smiled up at him. "C'mon, let's get back to camp. Something tells me that Sesshoumaru might kill me if I don't bring you back." He grinned at Rin. Kagome climbed onto his back while Rin hopped into his arms. "Hold on tight Kagome." He told her and then took off towards camp.
A few hours later, they arrived at camp to see everyone asleep. Kagome hopped off Inuyasha's back and Rin jumped down from his arms.
Rin ran over to Laura who was leaning on Sesshoumaru sleeping. "Sesshoumaru- sama?" She asked quietly.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and saw Rin. "Hello Rin." He smiled at her.
Rin smiled and then looked at Laura. "Laura?" She asked, shaking her lightly. Laura groaned and nudged her head into Sesshoumaru's fluff. "Laura, wake up." Rin began to shake her a little harder. Laura finally opened her eyes and looked at Rin. "Morning..." She yawned and then sat up straight.
Inuyasha grinned at them. "See? I brought her back safe and sound."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Very good little brother." He stood up and walked over to Rin. "Did Inuyasha take good care of you?
Rin nodded. "Yes he did Sesshoumaru-sama! He took very good care of Rin." She smiled at him.
"That's good to hear." He sighed.
Kagome looked in the tent to see Ame and Sango with Shippou between them. She smiled but noticed that Miroku was gone. "Hey, where's Miroku?"
Inuyasha snorted. "Look on the other side of the tent."
Kagome peeked around the back of the tent to see Miroku staring at a small hole in the canvas. She cleared her throat. "Hello Miroku..."
Miroku flinched and looked up at Kagome. "Why hello Kagome."
"What exactly are you doing?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Well...ummm..." He looked around nervously. "I was just checking up on Ame and Sango, that's all." He laughed nervously.
"Hey Miroku, Ame shirt is open." Kagome smirked to herself.
"Really!" He looked through the hole. The next thing he knew, he was on the ground due to the blow Kagome had given him in the head.
"Serves you right." She came back from behind the tent and sighed. 'When will he ever learn?' She sat down and looked around the camp area. She closed her eyes and leaned against the tree behind her. Suddenly, the wind picked up and a voice was heard in the wind. "Wench..." The voice whispered to Kagome. Kagome opened her eyes and looked around. She shrugged and closed her eyes again. "How could you steal him...Give him back..."Once again, Kagome opened her eyes. She slowly stood up and began to head off in the direction of the hot spring. "I'll be back." She called behind her. She came upon the hot spring a few minutes later. She heard the rustle of a bush near her. "Is someone there?"
"You foolish girl..." Came a voice from the shadows.
"Who are you?" Kagome looked around.
"You should know who I am. You're the one that stole Inuyasha away from me." Kikyo appeared from behind a tree. "It's not fair that you can have him and I can't. After all, you look almost exactly like me."
Kagome shivered. "Kikyo, you're supposed to be dead. Inuyasha can't love a woman who died 50 years ago."
"Enough! I say we have a little bet." Kikyo smirked.
Kagome nodded. "Sure. What's the bet?"
"If Inuyasha loves me, you have to return to your time and never return."
She swallowed hard. "And if I win?"
"If you win, Inuyasha can kill me so I can't bother you anymore. Do we have a bet?" She stuck out her icy hand.
Kagome slowly took Kikyo's hand and shook it. "I'll go get him."
"There's no need to. He followed you here." Kikyo turned around. "Come out Inuyasha."
Inuyasha slowly appeared. He looked at Kagome and then Kikyo. "What?"
"Inuyasha, who do you love more?" Kikyo asked.
Inuyasha looked between both Kikyo and Kagome. 'Great. What am I suppose to say?' He sighed. "Look, I don't want anyone's feelings to be hurt here but I guess I have to choose sometime sooner or later..." He sighed again. "To be totally honest..."
Kagome looked away. 'I know this was going to happen...'
Kikyo smirked at Kagome. "Go on Inuyasha, say it."
"To be totally honest, I love Kagome more." He looked at Kikyo.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, do you mean that?"
He nodded. "Yes."
Kikyo's smirk faded from her face. "You win the bet Kagome..."
"What bet?" Inuyasha looked confused.
"Inuyasha, we made a bet that if you loved me, Kagome would have to leave and never come back. It's vice versa for me. You get to kill me now Inuyasha." She stood up straight. "Take your best shot."
"Kikyo..." He sighed and took out Tetsusagia. "Goody-bye, Kikyo." He then rammed the sword through her stomach, sending her to the ground. He slashed at her a few more times until all that was left was the dirt from which she was made. "This is you're resting place." He withdrew Tetsusagia and hugged Kagome. "Let's get back to the others." He smiled at her and they began to head back to the camp area.
End Chapter
((A/N: Okies, well there's only one more pairing that I haven't put in yet but I will soon! I promise! . but yeah, R/R if you like and I'll update as soon as possible. Until next time, cya! Luna26 . meow 3))
Kagome slowly opened her eyes to see the sun shining into her room. She yawned and sat up in her bed. She looked over her shoulder to see Rin still asleep and she smiled. She then looked at the morning sky, wandering about what Inuyasha had said. 'I wonder if he does love me...' She sighed quietly and stood up. She grabbed a pair of jean shorts and a blue top and began to head towards the shower. After she finished showering, she walked back into her room to see Rin sitting up in her bed, wide-awake.
"Is Kagome mad at Inu-chan?" She asked while she yawned slightly.
Kagome opened her mouth but no words came out. 'Am I mad at him?' She looked at Rin. "I...I don't know Rin." She sat down on her bed beside the child.
"Kagome shouldn't be mad at Inu-chan. He love you not that lady." She looked somewhat sad that Kagome didn't believe Inuyasha.
Kagome sighed. "Well, let's get back to the feudal era. I'm sure Sesshoumaru's worrying about where you are." She smiled and began to repack her bag. She filled her pack with new ramen and extra clothes. She finished packing up and her and Rin began to head back to the well when Kagome's grandpa came up to her.
"Kagome, someone came by yesterday looking for you." He looked at his granddaughter and then at Rin. "Oh, is she from the feudal age?"
Kagome sighed. "Yes grandpa. Who stopped by?"
Her grandfather cleared his throat. "Right. I believe his name was...Oh what was it. Ah yes, Hojo. He came by looking for you."
Kagome gulped. "What did he want?"
"He just wanted to know if you wanted to go to the movies with him on Friday. I told him that you had a terrible case of bronchitis and that you couldn't go."
She sighed. "Thanks grandpa. I'll see you later. Bye." She then rushed out of the house with Rin. She grabbed Rin and jumped into the well, ending up in the feudal era again. She climbed out of the well and then helped Rin. 'I wonder where Inuyasha is...' She turned around and found Inuyasha sleeping propped up against a tree.
Rin looked up at Kagome. "Who is Hojo?" She whispered, seeing that Inuyasha was a sleep.
Kagome looked down at Rin. "He's a friend from my school I go to in my time." She then looked back at Inuyasha to see him staring at her.
"It's about time you came back."
She looked away from him. "What does it matter to you?" She suddenly felt his hands on her arms, gripping her tightly. She looked up at him. "Inuyasha..."
"I meant what I said last night. Don't think that I didn't mean it." He kissed her lightly and then pulled away, letting go of her arms.
She blushed lightly and tears swelled in her eyes. 'Why didn't I believe him?' She threw her arms around him, lightly crying. "I'm sorry Inuyasha...I'm sorry I didn't believe you..." She sobbed into his haori.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome and wrapped his arms around her. "It's ok Kagome...It's ok." He cooed.
Rin smiled at the two. "I think Kagome isn't mad at Inu-chan anymore."
Inuyasha looked over at Rin and smiled. "You're right Rin. She's not mad anymore." He looked at Kagome and she smiled up at him. "C'mon, let's get back to camp. Something tells me that Sesshoumaru might kill me if I don't bring you back." He grinned at Rin. Kagome climbed onto his back while Rin hopped into his arms. "Hold on tight Kagome." He told her and then took off towards camp.
A few hours later, they arrived at camp to see everyone asleep. Kagome hopped off Inuyasha's back and Rin jumped down from his arms.
Rin ran over to Laura who was leaning on Sesshoumaru sleeping. "Sesshoumaru- sama?" She asked quietly.
Sesshoumaru opened his eyes and saw Rin. "Hello Rin." He smiled at her.
Rin smiled and then looked at Laura. "Laura?" She asked, shaking her lightly. Laura groaned and nudged her head into Sesshoumaru's fluff. "Laura, wake up." Rin began to shake her a little harder. Laura finally opened her eyes and looked at Rin. "Morning..." She yawned and then sat up straight.
Inuyasha grinned at them. "See? I brought her back safe and sound."
Sesshoumaru nodded. "Very good little brother." He stood up and walked over to Rin. "Did Inuyasha take good care of you?
Rin nodded. "Yes he did Sesshoumaru-sama! He took very good care of Rin." She smiled at him.
"That's good to hear." He sighed.
Kagome looked in the tent to see Ame and Sango with Shippou between them. She smiled but noticed that Miroku was gone. "Hey, where's Miroku?"
Inuyasha snorted. "Look on the other side of the tent."
Kagome peeked around the back of the tent to see Miroku staring at a small hole in the canvas. She cleared her throat. "Hello Miroku..."
Miroku flinched and looked up at Kagome. "Why hello Kagome."
"What exactly are you doing?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Well...ummm..." He looked around nervously. "I was just checking up on Ame and Sango, that's all." He laughed nervously.
"Hey Miroku, Ame shirt is open." Kagome smirked to herself.
"Really!" He looked through the hole. The next thing he knew, he was on the ground due to the blow Kagome had given him in the head.
"Serves you right." She came back from behind the tent and sighed. 'When will he ever learn?' She sat down and looked around the camp area. She closed her eyes and leaned against the tree behind her. Suddenly, the wind picked up and a voice was heard in the wind. "Wench..." The voice whispered to Kagome. Kagome opened her eyes and looked around. She shrugged and closed her eyes again. "How could you steal him...Give him back..."Once again, Kagome opened her eyes. She slowly stood up and began to head off in the direction of the hot spring. "I'll be back." She called behind her. She came upon the hot spring a few minutes later. She heard the rustle of a bush near her. "Is someone there?"
"You foolish girl..." Came a voice from the shadows.
"Who are you?" Kagome looked around.
"You should know who I am. You're the one that stole Inuyasha away from me." Kikyo appeared from behind a tree. "It's not fair that you can have him and I can't. After all, you look almost exactly like me."
Kagome shivered. "Kikyo, you're supposed to be dead. Inuyasha can't love a woman who died 50 years ago."
"Enough! I say we have a little bet." Kikyo smirked.
Kagome nodded. "Sure. What's the bet?"
"If Inuyasha loves me, you have to return to your time and never return."
She swallowed hard. "And if I win?"
"If you win, Inuyasha can kill me so I can't bother you anymore. Do we have a bet?" She stuck out her icy hand.
Kagome slowly took Kikyo's hand and shook it. "I'll go get him."
"There's no need to. He followed you here." Kikyo turned around. "Come out Inuyasha."
Inuyasha slowly appeared. He looked at Kagome and then Kikyo. "What?"
"Inuyasha, who do you love more?" Kikyo asked.
Inuyasha looked between both Kikyo and Kagome. 'Great. What am I suppose to say?' He sighed. "Look, I don't want anyone's feelings to be hurt here but I guess I have to choose sometime sooner or later..." He sighed again. "To be totally honest..."
Kagome looked away. 'I know this was going to happen...'
Kikyo smirked at Kagome. "Go on Inuyasha, say it."
"To be totally honest, I love Kagome more." He looked at Kikyo.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, do you mean that?"
He nodded. "Yes."
Kikyo's smirk faded from her face. "You win the bet Kagome..."
"What bet?" Inuyasha looked confused.
"Inuyasha, we made a bet that if you loved me, Kagome would have to leave and never come back. It's vice versa for me. You get to kill me now Inuyasha." She stood up straight. "Take your best shot."
"Kikyo..." He sighed and took out Tetsusagia. "Goody-bye, Kikyo." He then rammed the sword through her stomach, sending her to the ground. He slashed at her a few more times until all that was left was the dirt from which she was made. "This is you're resting place." He withdrew Tetsusagia and hugged Kagome. "Let's get back to the others." He smiled at her and they began to head back to the camp area.
End Chapter
((A/N: Okies, well there's only one more pairing that I haven't put in yet but I will soon! I promise! . but yeah, R/R if you like and I'll update as soon as possible. Until next time, cya! Luna26 . meow 3))