Chapter 7
"I love you..."
"Inuyashsa, is that you? Where are you?" Kagome suddenly realized where she was, under the god tree. After walking for what seemed like hours, she recognized something. At that moment she heard heavy breathing and looked up. Her heart broke and she nearly fainted from what she witnessed.
"No... no it can't be..." she whispered to herself.
In the lowest branch of the god tree she could see Inuyasha, but he wasn't alone. He was kissing Kikyo and holding her closely.
"Wh...what are you doing Inuyasha?! Let her go! She's trying to trick you!" she cried, tears forming in the corners of her eyes.
"You?! What are you doing here? I thought I made it clear that I wanted nothing to do with you!" Inuyasha glared down at Kagome, hatred filling his eyes.
"You don't know what you're saying! Inuyasha I love you! You told me that you loved me too!" Kagome was trying as hard as she could not to break down and fall to her knees weeping.
"You mean nothing to me. I love Kikyo. I always have. You could never hope to take her place." He spat the words at her. Kikyo was still in his embrace, and her face was emotionless and cold. Then, as Kagome lost control of herself and began to sob, the miko spoke.
"Did you really think that he could ever love someone like you? He is only using you to get to the Shikon No Tama, so he can use it to revive me. He loathes you." she laughed, the first emotion she had shown.
"NO! INUYASHA! NO YOU TOLD ME... I KNOW YOU LOVE ME!" She could hear them laughing as she blacked out, it was all fading away into a swirling vortex of nothing.
"INUYASHA NO!" Kagome awoke with a start, to find that she was safe in Inuyasha's arms. As soon as she screamed, his eyes shot open and looked around frantically until they came to rest upon the girl he loved.
"What?! What is it?" he asked, clutching her tightly, worried for her safety.
"I...I had a nightmare..." she mumbled, feeling childish for waking him. 'It was only a dream. Don't be so stupid Kagome!'
"What was it about?" He knew that she had screamed his name in her sleep, obviously terrified by the visions she had seen.
"It was nothing. Don't worry about it."
He gently wiped a tear from her cheek and knew she was lying. 'Why won't you tell me?' "You know that I love you and you can tell me anything."
"I know, really, it was nothing." She hugged him tightly and he laid back down beside her. She was soon breathing softly and tightly gripping his shirt, asleep.
'Why won't you talk to me Kagome? I want to make you happy again.'
As Kagome walked along with the others, traveling as they had been doing all day, she paid little attention to her surroundings, even ignoring the fact that it was almost dusk.
'Did that dream mean anything? No, it was just a dream, a bad dream. It meant nothing.' Her mind was racing and her heart was aching. She had never felt so strangely before. As if he could feel her pain, Inuyasha looked at her and caught her glance. She quickly looked away and he knew that something was wrong.
'What did I do? I don't think I did anything to offend her. Then again, half the time when she's mad it's because of something I did. Am I really that insensitive? She's supposed to be my mate and all I do is bring her pain.' He frowned at the last thought that passed through his head before raising his head quickly, sniffing the air.
"Demon blood, not far away. It's, it's Sesshomaru!" he yelled before taking off after the foul smell.
"I sense Naraku..." Miroku warned. "I think... he's fighting Sesshomaru..."
"He is, I can sense Naraku's shards. We have to hurry! Come on!" cried Kagome, firmly gripping her bow and running after Inuyasha. The others followed without a reply.
"You are a weak waste of life and energy Sesshomaru. I guess it runs in the family." Naraku smirked as he noticed Inuyasha running towards the battle.
"What are you doing here?! Why are you fighting Naraku? This is my battle, so back off!" Inuyasha yelled angrily at his demon brother.
"You think I'm fighting for you? Think again. I'm fighting this poor excuse for a demon because... oh wait, you're a hanyou aren't you Naraku? Yes, I can smell it clearly on you. You are almost as weak as my poor excuse for a brother. I require the Shikon no Tama, so make it easy on yourself and give it to me now Naraku. Who knows? Maybe I'll spare you." retorted Sesshomaru.
Naraku glared angrily at him. "YOU beat ME?! Ha, I'd like to see you try."
And he did. With those last words, Sesshomaru leapt at Naraku, startling him with his speed. Naraku fought back, a scowl on his face the whole time. He had obviously underestimated his opponent, who was now drawing the tensaiga.
At this moment Kagome and the others burst from the forest onto the battlefield.
"Kagome leave NOW!" Inuyasha yelled, trying to break her stare with Naraku.
"I can't, I have to see him die! I have to know that he is gone. He MUST die!" she yelled, startling even herself with the fierce tone of her voice.
She was hungry. Blood hungry. Her eyes were scarlet once more, and she could feel her blood pulsating through her veins. Her claws were growing to twice their normal length and she was immune to the cries of Sango, pleading with her to stay back.
After a long battle, Sesshomaru had dealt Naraku a crippling blow to the head and he was lying in a heap on the ground. Kagome had lost all of her human tendencies and conscience when she sensed Naraku's weakness and bounded towards him, landed in front of him, and ripped at him with her claws, tearing away muscle, sinew, and bone.
"Back off weakling, this is my battle." Sesshomaru said quickly, too absorbed with himself to notice her change. She turned and growled at him so menacingly, even he momentarily and subconsciously shuddered. He looked in her eyes and down to her body, turned to his little brother, and asked, "Why didn't you tell me that she was a sealed full dog demon?"
"I love you..."
"Inuyashsa, is that you? Where are you?" Kagome suddenly realized where she was, under the god tree. After walking for what seemed like hours, she recognized something. At that moment she heard heavy breathing and looked up. Her heart broke and she nearly fainted from what she witnessed.
"No... no it can't be..." she whispered to herself.
In the lowest branch of the god tree she could see Inuyasha, but he wasn't alone. He was kissing Kikyo and holding her closely.
"Wh...what are you doing Inuyasha?! Let her go! She's trying to trick you!" she cried, tears forming in the corners of her eyes.
"You?! What are you doing here? I thought I made it clear that I wanted nothing to do with you!" Inuyasha glared down at Kagome, hatred filling his eyes.
"You don't know what you're saying! Inuyasha I love you! You told me that you loved me too!" Kagome was trying as hard as she could not to break down and fall to her knees weeping.
"You mean nothing to me. I love Kikyo. I always have. You could never hope to take her place." He spat the words at her. Kikyo was still in his embrace, and her face was emotionless and cold. Then, as Kagome lost control of herself and began to sob, the miko spoke.
"Did you really think that he could ever love someone like you? He is only using you to get to the Shikon No Tama, so he can use it to revive me. He loathes you." she laughed, the first emotion she had shown.
"NO! INUYASHA! NO YOU TOLD ME... I KNOW YOU LOVE ME!" She could hear them laughing as she blacked out, it was all fading away into a swirling vortex of nothing.
"INUYASHA NO!" Kagome awoke with a start, to find that she was safe in Inuyasha's arms. As soon as she screamed, his eyes shot open and looked around frantically until they came to rest upon the girl he loved.
"What?! What is it?" he asked, clutching her tightly, worried for her safety.
"I...I had a nightmare..." she mumbled, feeling childish for waking him. 'It was only a dream. Don't be so stupid Kagome!'
"What was it about?" He knew that she had screamed his name in her sleep, obviously terrified by the visions she had seen.
"It was nothing. Don't worry about it."
He gently wiped a tear from her cheek and knew she was lying. 'Why won't you tell me?' "You know that I love you and you can tell me anything."
"I know, really, it was nothing." She hugged him tightly and he laid back down beside her. She was soon breathing softly and tightly gripping his shirt, asleep.
'Why won't you talk to me Kagome? I want to make you happy again.'
As Kagome walked along with the others, traveling as they had been doing all day, she paid little attention to her surroundings, even ignoring the fact that it was almost dusk.
'Did that dream mean anything? No, it was just a dream, a bad dream. It meant nothing.' Her mind was racing and her heart was aching. She had never felt so strangely before. As if he could feel her pain, Inuyasha looked at her and caught her glance. She quickly looked away and he knew that something was wrong.
'What did I do? I don't think I did anything to offend her. Then again, half the time when she's mad it's because of something I did. Am I really that insensitive? She's supposed to be my mate and all I do is bring her pain.' He frowned at the last thought that passed through his head before raising his head quickly, sniffing the air.
"Demon blood, not far away. It's, it's Sesshomaru!" he yelled before taking off after the foul smell.
"I sense Naraku..." Miroku warned. "I think... he's fighting Sesshomaru..."
"He is, I can sense Naraku's shards. We have to hurry! Come on!" cried Kagome, firmly gripping her bow and running after Inuyasha. The others followed without a reply.
"You are a weak waste of life and energy Sesshomaru. I guess it runs in the family." Naraku smirked as he noticed Inuyasha running towards the battle.
"What are you doing here?! Why are you fighting Naraku? This is my battle, so back off!" Inuyasha yelled angrily at his demon brother.
"You think I'm fighting for you? Think again. I'm fighting this poor excuse for a demon because... oh wait, you're a hanyou aren't you Naraku? Yes, I can smell it clearly on you. You are almost as weak as my poor excuse for a brother. I require the Shikon no Tama, so make it easy on yourself and give it to me now Naraku. Who knows? Maybe I'll spare you." retorted Sesshomaru.
Naraku glared angrily at him. "YOU beat ME?! Ha, I'd like to see you try."
And he did. With those last words, Sesshomaru leapt at Naraku, startling him with his speed. Naraku fought back, a scowl on his face the whole time. He had obviously underestimated his opponent, who was now drawing the tensaiga.
At this moment Kagome and the others burst from the forest onto the battlefield.
"Kagome leave NOW!" Inuyasha yelled, trying to break her stare with Naraku.
"I can't, I have to see him die! I have to know that he is gone. He MUST die!" she yelled, startling even herself with the fierce tone of her voice.
She was hungry. Blood hungry. Her eyes were scarlet once more, and she could feel her blood pulsating through her veins. Her claws were growing to twice their normal length and she was immune to the cries of Sango, pleading with her to stay back.
After a long battle, Sesshomaru had dealt Naraku a crippling blow to the head and he was lying in a heap on the ground. Kagome had lost all of her human tendencies and conscience when she sensed Naraku's weakness and bounded towards him, landed in front of him, and ripped at him with her claws, tearing away muscle, sinew, and bone.
"Back off weakling, this is my battle." Sesshomaru said quickly, too absorbed with himself to notice her change. She turned and growled at him so menacingly, even he momentarily and subconsciously shuddered. He looked in her eyes and down to her body, turned to his little brother, and asked, "Why didn't you tell me that she was a sealed full dog demon?"