Chapter 10
Kagome jumped about 10 feet into the air and while coming back down, kicked Kikyou in her ribs, breaking them effortlessly. 'This is going to be fun.' Kagome smirked to herself.
Kikyou stumbled and fell to the ground, looking up at Kagome. 'That damned girl broke my ribs! But how could she be so strong if she were only a hanyou... wait a minute... She... she wasn't bluffing! She really is a demon! My soul stealers have no effect on her! How can I beat her? All I need to do is get away in one piece so I can attack when she is off guard.'
"What's the matter?! You aren't... scared are you?! Ha, I thought so. You're so weak. I thought Naraku was weak, but you?! You're PATHETIC!" Kagome grinned as she ran at her again, but Kikyou was ready. She jumped out of her reach and pulled an arrow back in her bow.
"Inuyasha is mine. I will kill you and he will realize that he never really loved you. He loves me. He always has and he always will. You will never be more than a mere clone of me." She released the arrow, and it hit Kagome just below her collarbone. She staggered back a bit, but looked up with a smug grin. She merely pulled out the arrow and broke it in half. Kikyou gasped and took several steps back. Her arrows had always had an effect on Kagome! Without her arrows she was-
"Worthless." Kagome smirked. She lunged at Kikyou and began to fight her in hand to hand combat. They both knew that Kikyou had no chance of survival.
Inuyasha watched the scene that lay before him with awe. Kagome was fighting... for him? He knew that he loved her and that she loved him back, but she was willing to risk her life to win his love?
'I can't just stand here! I have to do something!' he thought.
He tried to move, but it seemed as though his legs were glued to the spot. He was afraid. He was afraid that Kagome would get hurt. He was afraid that Kikyou would be killed. He didn't love her, but he couldn't hate her. He had to stop them.
"Kagome stop!" he yelled, hoping to catch her attention. Kagome looked unhurt except for the wound inflicted by Kikyou's arrow. He knew that since she was in her demon form, she couldn't feel pain.
She looked up at him and growled, making it obvious that if he wanted to leave in one piece, he would stay back.
Kikyou was in far worse shape than Kagome. She had slashes from Kagome's claws up and down her body, but didn't bleed. Inuyasha pondered on this for a moment and realized something. This wasn't Kikyou. Kikyou wouldn't act this way. This was merely bone and clay. He realized that saving this Kikyou would do no good for Kikyou's soul, or Kagome's. He looked up at Kagome and smiled, letting her know that he had no problem with her continuing. She didn't need his approval.
She kept at her slashing and clawing at Kikyou until all of a sudden she stopped. She took one last swipe at Kikyou, who immediately turned to ash. As she fell, a bright light flowed from the mound that was Kikyou and poured itself into Kagome. Inuyasha knew that this was part of her soul being returned to her. Kagome fainted and fell to the ground, shaking. Inuyasha ran to her without so much as a glance to where Kikyou's ashes lay and held her in his arms tightly.
"Kagome?! Kagome are you alright?!" He brushed the hair out of her eyes and her eyes fluttered open. They were no longer red, but a deep caramel color. He sighed to see that she was alright, with the exception of the wound by her collarbone that she was now feeling. She winced at the pain, but offered him a weak smile. He looked down at her, proud that she was his mate.
"Inuyasha... I had to... I'm... I'm not sorry for what I did..." Kagome said slowly, hoping that he would understand.
"I know. I'm not angry. You did what you had to do."
She smiled at him graciously for the words of comfort and closed her eyes once more, losing herself in her dreams.
"When will she wake up?! I want her to color with me!" Shippou yelled excitedly while looking at the resting Kagome.
It had been a little less than a week after the demise of Kikyou, and everyone was anxious for Kagome to wake up. They were all so proud of her and what she had done. She had beaten her archenemy without anyone else's help. She had fought for Inuyasha. She had finally won.
"Will you shut up?! You'll wake her! She needs her rest!" Inuyasha whispered hoarsely as he hit Shippou over the head. It wasn't as hard as he had intended to be, and he figured that Kagome had changed him more than he realized.
"You're so mean Inuyasha! Kagome's going to sit you when I tell her what you did!" Shippou threatened. It always worked. When he mentioned the s word, Inuyasha always left him. But not this time.
"I don't care! Now leave!" Inuyasha yelled as he picked up the kitsune by the collar and threw him out of the hut. He heard Shippou land with a small thud and start to cry.
'What a wuss!'
He heard something stir and turned to look at Kagome. She had sat up and was looking at him devotedly.
"Inuyasha!" she squealed, lunging at him and capturing him in a bear hug.
He laughed and hugged her back. At that moment, he felt at peace. 'This is what bliss feels like' he thought.
"Kagome, I'm so glad that you're better! I was so worried!" He hugged her even more tightly and inhaled her intoxicating scent deeply.
"Inuyasha, I love you. I love you so much. When I am healed I want to finish it. I want to mate." She stated smoothly.
He pulled away so that he could look into her eyes.
"Are you sure that you're ready? We could always wait..." he said cautiously. He knew that he wanted nothing more, but didn't want to force her into anything if she wasn't ready.
"No, I'm sure. I love you more than I can possibly explain. I want to be with you forever. I want to mate."
He looked into her eyes and smiled, knowing that she was certain of what she wanted. He hugged her and thought of all the times that she had showed him nothing but love and kindness, even when he pushed her away.
"I do to."
Kagome jumped about 10 feet into the air and while coming back down, kicked Kikyou in her ribs, breaking them effortlessly. 'This is going to be fun.' Kagome smirked to herself.
Kikyou stumbled and fell to the ground, looking up at Kagome. 'That damned girl broke my ribs! But how could she be so strong if she were only a hanyou... wait a minute... She... she wasn't bluffing! She really is a demon! My soul stealers have no effect on her! How can I beat her? All I need to do is get away in one piece so I can attack when she is off guard.'
"What's the matter?! You aren't... scared are you?! Ha, I thought so. You're so weak. I thought Naraku was weak, but you?! You're PATHETIC!" Kagome grinned as she ran at her again, but Kikyou was ready. She jumped out of her reach and pulled an arrow back in her bow.
"Inuyasha is mine. I will kill you and he will realize that he never really loved you. He loves me. He always has and he always will. You will never be more than a mere clone of me." She released the arrow, and it hit Kagome just below her collarbone. She staggered back a bit, but looked up with a smug grin. She merely pulled out the arrow and broke it in half. Kikyou gasped and took several steps back. Her arrows had always had an effect on Kagome! Without her arrows she was-
"Worthless." Kagome smirked. She lunged at Kikyou and began to fight her in hand to hand combat. They both knew that Kikyou had no chance of survival.
Inuyasha watched the scene that lay before him with awe. Kagome was fighting... for him? He knew that he loved her and that she loved him back, but she was willing to risk her life to win his love?
'I can't just stand here! I have to do something!' he thought.
He tried to move, but it seemed as though his legs were glued to the spot. He was afraid. He was afraid that Kagome would get hurt. He was afraid that Kikyou would be killed. He didn't love her, but he couldn't hate her. He had to stop them.
"Kagome stop!" he yelled, hoping to catch her attention. Kagome looked unhurt except for the wound inflicted by Kikyou's arrow. He knew that since she was in her demon form, she couldn't feel pain.
She looked up at him and growled, making it obvious that if he wanted to leave in one piece, he would stay back.
Kikyou was in far worse shape than Kagome. She had slashes from Kagome's claws up and down her body, but didn't bleed. Inuyasha pondered on this for a moment and realized something. This wasn't Kikyou. Kikyou wouldn't act this way. This was merely bone and clay. He realized that saving this Kikyou would do no good for Kikyou's soul, or Kagome's. He looked up at Kagome and smiled, letting her know that he had no problem with her continuing. She didn't need his approval.
She kept at her slashing and clawing at Kikyou until all of a sudden she stopped. She took one last swipe at Kikyou, who immediately turned to ash. As she fell, a bright light flowed from the mound that was Kikyou and poured itself into Kagome. Inuyasha knew that this was part of her soul being returned to her. Kagome fainted and fell to the ground, shaking. Inuyasha ran to her without so much as a glance to where Kikyou's ashes lay and held her in his arms tightly.
"Kagome?! Kagome are you alright?!" He brushed the hair out of her eyes and her eyes fluttered open. They were no longer red, but a deep caramel color. He sighed to see that she was alright, with the exception of the wound by her collarbone that she was now feeling. She winced at the pain, but offered him a weak smile. He looked down at her, proud that she was his mate.
"Inuyasha... I had to... I'm... I'm not sorry for what I did..." Kagome said slowly, hoping that he would understand.
"I know. I'm not angry. You did what you had to do."
She smiled at him graciously for the words of comfort and closed her eyes once more, losing herself in her dreams.
"When will she wake up?! I want her to color with me!" Shippou yelled excitedly while looking at the resting Kagome.
It had been a little less than a week after the demise of Kikyou, and everyone was anxious for Kagome to wake up. They were all so proud of her and what she had done. She had beaten her archenemy without anyone else's help. She had fought for Inuyasha. She had finally won.
"Will you shut up?! You'll wake her! She needs her rest!" Inuyasha whispered hoarsely as he hit Shippou over the head. It wasn't as hard as he had intended to be, and he figured that Kagome had changed him more than he realized.
"You're so mean Inuyasha! Kagome's going to sit you when I tell her what you did!" Shippou threatened. It always worked. When he mentioned the s word, Inuyasha always left him. But not this time.
"I don't care! Now leave!" Inuyasha yelled as he picked up the kitsune by the collar and threw him out of the hut. He heard Shippou land with a small thud and start to cry.
'What a wuss!'
He heard something stir and turned to look at Kagome. She had sat up and was looking at him devotedly.
"Inuyasha!" she squealed, lunging at him and capturing him in a bear hug.
He laughed and hugged her back. At that moment, he felt at peace. 'This is what bliss feels like' he thought.
"Kagome, I'm so glad that you're better! I was so worried!" He hugged her even more tightly and inhaled her intoxicating scent deeply.
"Inuyasha, I love you. I love you so much. When I am healed I want to finish it. I want to mate." She stated smoothly.
He pulled away so that he could look into her eyes.
"Are you sure that you're ready? We could always wait..." he said cautiously. He knew that he wanted nothing more, but didn't want to force her into anything if she wasn't ready.
"No, I'm sure. I love you more than I can possibly explain. I want to be with you forever. I want to mate."
He looked into her eyes and smiled, knowing that she was certain of what she wanted. He hugged her and thought of all the times that she had showed him nothing but love and kindness, even when he pushed her away.
"I do to."