Chapter 9- The Tetsuiga wielded by another
Mai let tears of confusion and fear tumble from her eyes. Her right ear twitched. She could hear everything it seemed, even Shippo's coarse, scared breathing to her transformation.
"What is happening to me?" Mai whispered, wiping her eyes. Kikyo was in shock and awe at Mai's new form.
They were interrupted as InuYasha and Kagome joined them, InuYasha glaring at Kikyo with burning hatred where love used to be. Kagome then noticed Mai, or what seemed to be Mai.
"M-Mai?" Kagome looked over her daughter, and concluded that it indeed was her daughter. Mai, still red-faced and crying ran to her mother and embraced her.
"What's happening to me?" Kikyo, though didn't have time for a family reunion. She needed to get their attention. She walked over to Shippo and began to suck his soul from his body. Shippo screamed and flinched in pain. Mai's eyes grew wide.
"No! Shippo!" She cried, and without thinking, grabbed her father's sword. She pointed it at Kikyo, who let Shippo go. Shippo fell to the ground. Kikyo shook her head with laughter.
"Ha. Young girl, only InuYasha can wield the Tetsuiga. You are foolish and impertinent." Mai's anger swelled.
"Don't touch Shippo again." Kikyo laughed cruelly and bent down to the fallen Shippo. Mai held the Tetsuiga out further and gasped as it transformed to its bigger, more powerful form.
Mai fell over the Tetsuiga and grunted. It was heavy. Mai picked herself up, InuYasha and Kagome too shocked to move. Kikyo stood in place.
"I see your love for Shippo caused you the ability to use the sword, as well as your new demon form." Shippo got up from the ground; he was weak from Kikyo still. Shippo looked straight at Mai. Mai felt a strange feeling inside, was there love in Shippo's eyes for her? Mai looked away and turned back to Kikyo.
"Get over here and FIGHT ME!" InuYasha came out of his daze.
"Mai, don't!" He yelled and took Tetsuiga from her. Kikyo looked at InuYasha.
"InuYasha, look deep in your heart, does love for me still beat there? Is Kagome just someone to remind you of what we had? You belong with me..." InuYasha looked down at the ground and Mai stared at her father.
'No, Dad!' Mai wanted to scream but couldn't bring herself to do it.
"Kikyo." InuYasha whispered. Kagome's heart filled with pain, pain of now and of the past. InuYasha shook his head and turned the Tetsuiga on Kikyo.
"All I got left of you is the thought of how much I want you out of my life! I belong with Kagome and there ain't nothing you can do about that." Kagome's face brightened as Kikyo's face turned downward.
"Very well. I see you are foolish and not ready to accept the truth. I will be back InuYasha. We will be together." InuYasha laughed.
"Don't count on it." With that, Kikyo vanished.