Final Hour

"Talking"

'Thinking'

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Kikyo had slowly been making her way towards Kaede's village when she had sensed something terribly wrong. Her soul was stirring and had been desperately trying to return to her reincarnation. She had to find out what was going, so she had changed course to find the reincarnation known as Kagome. As she began to get closer to Kagome's part of her soul she began to feel the ki within her body. Kagome had now had a type of spirit youkai blood in her body. She had wondered if it had anything to do with her six months of illness.

During those six months Kikyo had constantly to keep guard as her soul beckoned to escape. The tragic maidens that had also helped support her where fighting, when normally they would be dormant. She had placed herself in a purifying bath and managed to survive the illness. He soul was still restless, but it was better than normal. Kikyo had then set off towards Kagome ki only to find that it wasn't anywhere. Suspicion had roused the better of her and she was now waiting in a field of dead trees.

She didn't know what surprised her more, the fact the woman had come first or the fact the wind youkai had been by her side. Kikyo could only smirk as she felt the slight similar ki between the two. Something had indeed happened to change the girl. She didn't expect a cold and cruel smile upon the woman's face when she appeared. Kagura smirked at the way things were going already. Kikyo had here Shinidama-Chuu circling them giving Kagura the shivers.

"Have you changed company so easily?" Kikyo asked as she calmly stared at Kagome.

"Lets say I'm family now," Kagome sneered as smirked. Kikyo's eyes widened visibly, she had not expected that answer.

"What has happened to change your purity, your ki," Kikyo demanded to know.

"Naraku made me apart of himself, but he wasn't expecting me to purify his ass to hell," Kagome answered, since she knew Kikyo was becoming angered.

"You lie!" Kikyo snarled as she looked at Kagura.

"Kagura was my ally," Kagome said.

"I have sensed his ki vanishing, but I don't believe you," Kikyo growled.

Kagome did the only thing possible, she showed the completed Shikon no Tama to Kikyo. She watched the Miko's eyes harden before she quickly noched an arrow. Kagome told Kagura to stand aside. Kagome laughed at Kikyo before she put the Tama around her neck.

"You have no right to the jewel now that you're youkai," Kikyo spat.

"You have no right to those souls or the jewel since your dead," Kagome countered as she sidestepped the arrow.

"You are corrupt now! You must die!" Kikyo shouted as she fired another arrow.

Kagome could only laugh as she sidestepped each purifying arrow. Kikyo's anger clouded her judgment eventually leaving her to become arrowless. Kikyo tossed her bow aside and pulled out a dagger. Kagome could feel the youki begging to be released as the hatred for Naraku fueled her more. Kikyo sent her purifying energy to the blade. Kagome uppercut to the jaw and laughed when she smelt the blood. Kikyo wiped her mouth and spat. Kikyo and Kagome continued their dance until Kikyo slashed Kagome across the arm.

"Good shot," Kagome said.

"Why weren't you purified?" Kikyo muttered.

"Because," Kagome said giving her a mock pout, "I still have my own Miko ki."

"You will die one way of another," Kikyo growled as she attacked again.

Kagome rolled her eyes and grabbed Kikyo's dagger wielding wrist and crushed it. Kagura winced when she heard the ear-piercing scream. Kagome then kicked her in the stomach and sent her spiraling into a tree. Kagome then picked up the fallen dagger and walked with a cheery step towards Kikyo. Kagura could only watch in worry for her friend's health. Kagome kicked Kikyo repeatedly in the gut until she softly sighed.

"I guess I kill you fast for your sake," Kagome mocked.

She pulled Kikyo up by the hair and knelt down as she exposed her throat.

"Any last words?" Kagome asked. "No, fine. Farewell."

Kagome brought the dagger across Kikyo's throat and watched as she struggled to talk only to go deathly silent. Kagura walked over to her and stared down at the dead Miko with distaste. Kagome pulled out a lighter that she pulled out of her pocket and asked Kagura to began to find burning materials. Soon enough any evidence of Kikyo was gone in a field of flame that was easily put out by snow and wind. Kagome had felt her soul enter and soon realized that this tiny part could come in handy if she kept it dormant for a while.

"Did you have fun?" Kagura asked as they flew back.

"No, she was to predictable," Kagome, explained.

"So how does it feel to whole?" Kagura asked.

"The same as feeling empty," Kagome angrily grumbled.

Kagome had Kagura stop at a spring so they could bathe. They both had detested the sent of the dead Miko. They could barely stand that it was clinging to their clothes and their body. Soon enough they were clean and heading towards the group. When they arrived they were met by a pissed Inu hanyou. Kagura had sat against a tree as she watched the fight begin.

"Where the hell where you?" Inuyasha growled.

"None of you're business!" Kagome yelled at him. The effect was his ears flattened.

"Like hell! I'm supposed to protect you and you disappeared?" Inuyasha asked in shock.

"I do not need your protection!" Kagome yelled.

"Even if you changed, that doesn't mean my feelings for you did!" Inuyasha growled out causing her to freeze. Everybody was frozen at the hanyou's open love declaration.

"Let's head back to Kaede's," Kagome suggested as she began walking away.

"I'm coming with," Kouga gruffly said expecting Inuyasha to argue. To his shock Inuyasha remained silent to the statement and they all left towards what would be a turning point in emotions.