A/N: Hello everyone!! Here is my x-mas treat for you!! Last chapter and next a prologue!! I love prologues lol!! Anyway thanks for reading my story!!

Enjoy!!

White Plum

Between Lust and Love

Chapter 24: The final battle. Black miko vs White miko

Our team walked through the deep forest until they reached the end of it and a large empty field surrounded them, Kagome looked around and noticed a single tree in the middle of the meadow: the place where she knew Kikyou was waiting for them. She narrowed her eyes to her mate and with a simple nod she walked alone towards the tree. When she was at a proper distance she cried out "Kikyou we are here!" they all felt as the ground shook and then they noticed the tree was emanating a purple hue. Then, as expected, the dark voice of Kikyou ran in the wind.

"I welcome you." a gust of wind blew Kagome's hair back, but she kept still not turning her eyes away from the tree. Then a woman came walking out of the cloud of dust created by the gust.

The woman had long straight black hair similar to Kagome's. But that wasn't all the characteristics they shared. Kagome gasped it was like looking herself in a mirror, a mirror that would show her human appearance that is. One thought ran in her mind 'What is going on here?' Kohaku and Sesshoumaru stared, their resemblance was amazing, they looked like too drops of water, although one was warm and kind and the other was cold and cruel. The miko smirked at the astonished look of her guests.

"Does my appearance surprise you?" she asked smiling cunningly.

"Witch if you are trying to imitate my mate, you have totally failed, now reveal yourself!" growled Sesshoumaru not liking Kikyou and Kagome's likeness. Kikyou started to laugh when Kohaku declared.

"It's not a disguise, that is her! That's the black miko Kikyou!"

"What are you saying?" whispered Kagome looking back at her young companion, "It can't be, she is identical to me!" Kikyou stopped her laugh and then said "No, you are the one identical to me Kagome." Sesshoumaru growled again and attacked the miko but a barrier pushed him away from the two women. He winced as he fell to the ground shaking, Kohaku came running to him "My Lord!" Kagome turned around and tried to run to him "Sesshoumaru!" but she was cut off by Kikyou.

"Where do you think you are going?" Kagome stopped on her track and turned her head to the miko.

"This fight is me against you Kagome, remember?"

"Kagome-sama! Don't worry Lord Sesshoumaru will be fine but this barrier won't let us help you if needed!" the young taiji exclaimed, Kagome nod without turning to him "Don't worry, she only wants to fight me…" Kikyou smirked and Kagome pulled her bow and arrows out, aiming directly at Kikyou. And a long silence set in.

The fight was on.

"Kikyou!!!" she shot the arrow at the priestess, the arrow became a bright purple one and when it was about to hit Kikyou a barrier protected her "You're not using all of your powers Kagome…". The miko smirked vehemently as she stood still and then with a movement of her wrist the barrier between them was off, Kohaku looked around surprised, Kikyou smiled widely at the young taiji "Come." She ordered and in a split second the boy was floating above Kikyou, his throat in her grasp "Maybe this will help." Kikyou whispered when she started gripping madly to Kohaku's throat, he started choking.

"Kohaku pull yourself away from her!!" Kagome shouted, she just couldn't shoot the miko with the boy in the way.

"Can't… move my …..body" he choke in his words feeling the lack of air. Kagome desperate prepared another arrow and tried to shoot Kikyou's legs so she would let go of the taiji. She shoot and the arrow was again vaporized by the barrier.

"Are those pitiful arrows the only thing you can do? You disappoint me." remarked Kikyou gripping tightly to the boy's throat once again. "He will die if you don't do something Kagome… It will be your fault." Kagome charged her bow once again "No! I won't let that happen!" Kikyou smirked "It's too late…" she looked indifferently to the boy and said "Die."

"NO!!!!!!!" an arrow flew into the barrier braking it and piercing Kikyou's shoulder. She let go of the kid who fell unconscious to the ground. As if in a cue they both loaded their bows at the same time and aimed directly to one another making a pretty amazing battle picture (lol just picture it). They stayed like that for a moment, one sweating and the other one smirking confidently.

"I've been waiting so long for this." said Kikyou griping tightly to her bow, her lips curved in awful delight.

"Why are you doing this?" asked Kagome looking with the corner of the eye at the unconscious taiji.

"…….Do you remember your childhood?" asked calmly the dark miko. "Do you remember your perfect and happy life?! The life you took away form me?!" she growled the last part finally loosing her coolness and giving straight into anger.

Kagome stood shocked "What?" Kikyou closed her eyes in anger for a second.

"……..Why do you think we look so alike Kagome? Do you think it's mere coincidence?" a long silence stood and Kagome was still confused. Kikyou stared seriously at her "When you were born you had a sister, an elder sister… but she was separated from her family while she was just a child, she was supposed to become strong and lead the clan one day…"

"But it can't be… you… are my sister?" asked Kagome out in disbelief.

"I was. And I was giving to the chief of the clan so I would be trained and become the protector of the clan. I watched you everyday in your happy flawless life from the distance, envying that which was meant to be also mine. I tried to be as close as I could from you, trying to reach that happiness, and I even became your friend. And then that day came…"

FlashBack

A young girl struggled against her father's grip and shouted at him "I don't want to go!!"

"You have to and you will!" hissed the man trying to pull her to him.

"No!" a purple hue send the man flying to the other side of the room while little Kikyou ran out of the house and into the rain. But where was she going? To Kagome's house, to the only place that comforted her. Little Kagome was in the yard playing with the ponds of water, she noticed Kikyou running towards her and squealed out of happiness.

"Kikyou-chan!!"

"Kagome…" whispered Kikyou finally stopping her jog.

"Kikyou-chan look what mama made me!!" the little Kagome said as she pointed the pink hand-made scarf around her neck, she took it off and handed it to her friend. Kikyou took the soft scarf and sniffed into it, smelling her mother's scent.

"How pretty…" she whispered sadly, looking back into her life and founding sadly that even though her step-parents loved her they would never show it with such tender gifts.

"What's wrong?" asked Kagome as she noticed her friend was whimpering silently. With a violent gesture Kikyou took Kagome's scarf and threw it in the mud pond, staining it and making Kagome cry out "No Kikyou!! Look what you've done!!" she cried lifting the muddy scarf.

"I hate you! I don't want to see you again!" screamed Kikyou crying and running back to the direction she had came from 'I will become stronger and then when I come back I'll take what was supposed to be mine!' she thought going back to her house.

End of FlashBack

"And here I am, I have mastered the miko powers and now I will use them…" a purple bubble formed around Sesshoumaru's resting form, he slowly opened his eyes, he looked worryingly at Kagome. Kagome exclaimed "What are you doing?!" Kikyou with her magical powers focused and destroyed Kagome's wooden bow, she gasped and found herself inside yet another bubble. Sesshoumaru kneeled and with Tokijin started to hit the barrier but it wasn't working, Kagome screamed his name and Kikyou laugh evilly.

"Now watch Kagome, as I kill the only thing that makes your life worth living. The one that you love more than your own life!!" Kagome's eyes widen as she saw an arrow stab her loves' back, he winced but kept striking the wall. Then tow other arrows were shot at his legs.

"Sesshoumaru!!" Kagome cried, tears falling down her cheeks in horror.

Another arrow was pinned to his stomach and he finally fell to the ground, trying to grasp the arrows so he could pull them out but Kikyou's miko powers wouldn't let him even touch them.

"Kagome…." he whispered stretching his hand to her.

"KIKYOU ONEGAI YAMETE!!!" (I beg you please stop) screamed Kagome falling to her knees and crying madly. With another wrist movement Kikyou moved Sesshoumaru's body upright, she aimed for his chest and declared "And now… the heart." When the arrow flew out of the bow a loud cry was heard.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed, the barrier surrounding her broke and a white light enveloped all that surrounded her. In that same second Kohaku opened his eyes, and all he could see was Kikyou's form vanish into dust as the light encircled her then the light blinded him, and then it was dark.

Hours passed.

I opened my eyes, and quickly shut them, the sun… it was shinning so brightly. The battle! What had happen? I sat down, the grass beneath me cracked and I finally opened my eyes. The field. But… where were the others? I heard some rustling near me and I quickly got up and scanned the meadow, I saw a black spot on the grass and ran to it.

"Kagome-sama!" I called as I recognized her. She was laying looking asleep, she opened suddenly her eyes and looked at me with surprise and alarm. "Ko…h-…" she tried to say but her voice failed her, I smiled at her saying I was fine, she smiled back and alarmed once again stood quickly up and looked around anxiously, I knew she was looking for the lord and then I noticed he was laying with his face on the ground near the tree.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!" I exclaimed running to him, but Kagome was faster and got to him before I could, she touched him and frowned, I touched him too, he was cold… almost dead cold… but he was still breathing. I saw the arrow in his stomach and knew that I had to pull it out. When I was about to touch it Kagome shook her head, she grasped the arrow and an electric black charge made her winced, but she kept pulling until the arrow was out and so she did with the rest of the arrows on his back and legs.

She started to shake him, he seemed to respond, he opened his eyes "Ka…go…" he whispered weakly. She smiled widely. I took my back pack and started to put some medicine over the lord's wounds.

After a few minutes passed, my Lord's wound were starting to heal when I heard a chirp I looked up and it was Yuka flying down to me "Yuka you made it!" I exclaimed, the dove landed on my shoulder.

"Kohaku… send word to the castle tell them will be back in two days." ordered the taiyoukai resting on the woman's lap.

"Yes my Lord."

It was finally over.

THE END

A/N: Well not quite THE END, there'll be a prologue next time so don't miss it.

Again thanks a bunch to my readers this was my first English fanfic and I'm very proud of myself. Well my friends we'll see maybe next time!!

Bye bye!!!

White Plum