Chapter 3
"Inuyasha where are you going?" shouted at the running hanyu.
"Stay put, I'll be back later" Inuyasha kept going.
Inuyasha was led to the heart of the forest. A demon from the shadows came out of hiding. One of Naraku's puppets shaped the mysterious figure.
"What the hell brings you here Naraku?" Inuyasha angrily asked.
"Inuyasha I simply came here to meet Kikyo. She has asked me to meet with her" Naraku informed the hanyu.
"Why the hell would Kikyo want to talk to the likes of you? She is smarter than that and she would never join forces with you. If you're thinking that's the case" Inuyasha lifted one eyebrow than closed his eyes and faced downward.
"I don't know exactly so why don't you stick around and find out" Naraku's demon puppet just starred at Inuyasha with any expressions.
"I can't wait any longer!" Kagome jumped up. "That jerk, how is he supposed to expect me to stay here and do nothing while there's a demonic aura lurching around?" Kagome started towards the demonic aura.
Kagome stormed off into the woods and saw Kikyo right up ahead with her soul collectors. Kikyo turned around and saw Kagome standing a few feet behind her in fear of her life once again. Kagome stepped a few steps back.
"Have you seen Inuyasha anywhere?" Kagome asked with a strange tone in her voice.
"No, but do you sense the demonic aura right up ahead? If not do you sense the presence of a demon?" Kikyo replied with questions.
"Yes, that's where Inuyasha ran off to. For some strange reason this aura is so familiar to me" Kagome angrily said while tightening her fists but then became serious.
"It's one of Naraku's puppets that you sense. It seems to me you know it enough to be able to recognize it. "Why didn't Inuyasha let you tag along with him? Doesn't it make you wonder why? This proves my theory that you're in his way" Kikyo smirked at the sad girl in front of her.
"Shut the hell up Kikyo. I wish you were still dead!" Kagome blurted out without meaning it. "I can't believe I just said that to her" Kagome was shaking all over.
Kikyo was shock about how cruel Kagome could be. Kikyo looked down at a puddle of water and looked at her reflection. She then looked up at Kagome with tears of her face. One of Kikyo's soul collectors headed towards Kagome. Kagome froze and wondered why the collector was coming at her. The soul collector turned like some kind of ghost then went right through Kagome. Then the girl from the future screamed with fear in her eyes. Her chest became tight and then began to hurt from the inside.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted as he turned to where her cry came from. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha destroyed the demon puppet with his claw.
Inuyasha ran as fast as his bare feet could run. A part of Kagome's soul was stolen and was put into Kikyo's clay body. Kagome grabbed her chest and began to breathe heavily. Kikyo laughed while she pulled out an arrow and placed it on her bow. She aimed for Kagome and released it. The arrow went right towards Kagome but was stopped by Inuyasha in time. The arrow broke in two and fell to the cold ground. Inuyasha's face turned to confusion when he looked at Kikyo's face. He starred into her dark eyes and then crouched down to the suffering girl. A drop of sweat dropped down from Inuyasha's face. He got back up again and starred once more at the guilty woman in front of them.
"Why Kikyo? You're not the person I used to know. Why are like this now? You are not an evil person" Inuyasha reminded the resurrected miko.
Kikyo ignored Inuyasha's memory of her and placed another arrow on her bow. Kikyo released her arrow and Inuyasha picked up Kagome bridal style. The arrow blew up the ground beneath them and blew them a couple of feet away.
"Kikyo stop it now!" Inuyasha demanded.
"Inuyasha I don't want you to die now but the girl has to go" Kikyo remarked. "We will go into hell together. The last time I tried to bring you with me Kagome ruined it. This time she won't" Kikyo shot another arrow at the two but Inuyasha with Kagome in his hands was able to dodge it.
"There's something wrong. Why does she have a demonic aura coming inside of her?" Kagome starred at Kikyo with silence. "Inuyasha put me down now" Kagome ordered the hanyu.
Inuyasha released Kagome and wondered what she was going to do next. Kagome started to walk towards Kikyo and put out her hands in front. Kikyo wondered what she was doing too. Once Kagome was close enough she quickly grabbed Kikyo's hands. A light appear before them and Kikyo started to fell pain. In a few moments a demon was cast out of Kikyo's clay body. With this Kagome's piece of soul was retrieved back.
"Thank you Kagome for now" Kikyo weakly said.
Kikyo was weak in her knees so she fell and passed out. Inuyasha smiled and walked to the two on the cold hard ground. Inuyasha carried Kikyo on his back and Kagome followed. They headed towards Kaede's village. Kikyo woke up finding herself being cared for from her younger sister Kaede. Kaede held a wet rag in her right hand.
"Ye have awakened from your slumber my dear sister" Kaede softly spoke.
Inuyasha with his ability to hear things no mere humans can, heard Kaede talk to Kikyo. Inuyasha slipped inside the hut and saw Kikyo awake. Inuyasha knelt down beside her and just glazed into her black eyes. He could still see the evil Kikyo within her. He looked up at Kaede and sighed. He got back up and headed back outside when he was stopped by someone.
"Inuyasha…why do you still care for me when I have done such horrible things to you and Kagome?" Kikyo asked in a weak voice.
"I don't know. Maybe next time I'll have to really kill you. I've you wish to live then stop harassing Kagome for no reasons" Inuyasha looked down as his ears did the same.
Kikyo was stunned for what she just heard from the man she loves. Kaede was shocked as well for what the hanyu just said. Inuyasha finally disappeared from the hut and reappeared outside with the others.
"My dear younger sister. Since I've been resurrected, have I become a heartless person? Have I really become the evil woman that I never wanted to be?" Kikyo broke the silence in the hut.
"Ye have changed since 50 years. Evil from the sorceress has taken over your heart a bite, but there's still the kind loving sister that lives inside your heart" Kaede got up and Kikyo sat up.