Sango, Inuyasha, Miroku and Shippo
"Miroku, is it really wise to travel at night?" Shippo asked. "Uh, no." was Miroku's answer. "But we have no other chose. Sango and Inuyasha both insistenced on going NOW and not later." Miroku smiled."Sango is really quiet. What do you think is bothering her?" Shippo whispered into Miroku's ears. "She's probably still upset about the Kagome indecent." Miroku whispered back.
Sango wasn't. She was thinking of Kira. She had often wondered what she would do once they killed Naraku. Would she go back to demon exterminating? Would she find a man and settle down? She sighed at the thought of settling down. She wanted to and she want to, very badly. To find love and start a family and try to leave the heart ache of losing her friends and family behind. She now knew what she would do. Once they had killed Naraku and got her brother back, she would go find Kira. She would ask him a simple question and his answer would be the answer to her will be the answer to her question. She placed her hand over her heart and closed her eyes. She would finally... "Sango?" Inuyasha asked. "Uh?" Sango answered, a bit startled. "Uh, never mind." Inuyasha turned his head away.
Inuyasha still couldn't get over what he had done. How could he have let her go? He should have made SURE that Naraku really had Kikyou instead of believe that bastard, right off the bat. He cared about Kikyou and owed Kikyou. Now he cared about Kagome and owed Kagome. He owed BOTH of them. Sometimes he thought it would be so much easier if they were both one person. In a way they are. They have the same soul but utterly different personalties. They could not be compared to one another as the same, except for the soul part. Some people say they look alike but Inuyasha couldn't see that anymore. Kagome and Kikyou looked as different as night and day, to Inuyasha at least. Kikyou's hair was long, straight and beautiful. Kagome's was slightly curled not as long and still beautiful. Kikyou's eyes were filled with sorrow, pain, betrayal. Feelings Inuyasha understood all to well. He wanted to change that look, in her eyes. He wanted them to look more like Kagome's. Kagome's were filled with happiness and bliss. Inuyasha didn't understand ether of those feelings very well, but he wished he could. Many other features were different but none other worth mentioning. He had a feeling in his gut that once he saved Kagome he would have to answer her question. Her or Kikyou. He never wanted to answer that! He could not chose, he wished they would chose for him. He wanted Kagome to leave and return to her world, forever, then he could be with Kikyou. He hated wishing that but he did, deep down inside. Just like he wished Kikyou would finally rest in peace, so he could be with Kagome. He hated wishing that but he still did. If one of them left then he wouldn't have to chose. He wouldn't have to hurt either of them. He was a jackass for getting himself into this predicament. He knew that. He was a two-timing bastard, he had excepted this. He hated himself for doing this, for falling in love with two women. But it could not be helped and it was already to late.
Kikyou and Kenji...
"I suppose, it wasn't that hard to figure that out." Kikyou answered. "So you are?" Kenji asked with disappointment. "You sound unpleased with my answer." Kikyou stated. He sighed and turned around. 'Damn!' he thought to himself. "Soooooo you have a grudge against Naraku as well?" he said and began to walk again. "What do you mean by 'as well'?" Kikyou asked and continued to follow him. "I hate him. I have a problem with him." Kenji said. "Oh? What is it?" She asked. "You are very nosy." he laughed. "Oh, yes, I'm sorry. It's none of my business" she said in her normal tone. "It's alright." he stopped again and Kikyou ran into him. "Um? Kenji?" She asked taking a few steps back. "Yeah?" he answered with an angered voice. "Why did you stop?" she asked then looked around him. In front of Kenji stood a teal eyed man with short red hair, it was Kira. Both Kenji and Kira seemed to be having a glare contest. Each giving the other an equally hateful and angered gaze.
Inuyasha and gang...
Shippo yawned and then rubbed his eyes. "How much longer tell we get there?" Shippo asked. "Be patient, we'll be there by morning. Don't you think? Inuyasha?" Miroku asked. "Uh?" Inuyasha was off in his own little world and only heard his name called. "Is something wrong?" Shippo asked. "No." Inuyasha looked to the near by woods. 'Why now!' he shouted in his head. 'Damn it...' he clenched his fists.
Sango turned her head to stare at the same place Inuyasha was. She saw an aura in the forest that she knew. 'Oh no...' she thought to herself. 'Why now?' she thought to herself in pain. She was about to go into the forest but stop herself. 'No! Stay focused! That can wait tell later! I need to help Kagome! Kagome first then-' Miroku spoke and cut off her thought. "You both are acting strange. Is there something of interest in that forest?" Miroku asked. "No." Inuyasha and Sango said at the same time. They looked at one another. 'Does she?' Inuyasha thought to himself. 'Did he notice too?' Sango thought. 'It'll have to wait!' they both thought at the same time.
Kikyou, Kenji, and Kira...
"Kira." Kenji spoke in a cold and angry tone and had an angered look on his face. One that Kikyou had never heard come from him before. "Kenji." the other man said in the same tone and same look. "I would assume that you came here for a reason and our meeting was no accident." Kenji said, his tone returned to the kind tone and facial expression and held a smile on his face. "You are as strange as ever, Kenji." Kira spoke in the same tone as last time and his facial expression did not change. Kira's gaze landed upon Kikyou. "You are that girl, the friend of Sa- the demon slayer?" Kira somewhat asked as he pointed at Kikyou. He had stop himself from speak Sango's name. "Who?" Kikyou spoke with the her normal tone an emotionless facial expression. "Hm... I must be mistaken. You aren't wearing the strange clothes." No sooner then when Kira finish saying that did the name "Kagome?" came out of Kikyou's mouth. "I don't know nor do I care." Kira said. "Then why did you bring it up?" Kenji asked with a smirk that showed he thought he was superior. "Hmph, be silent." Kira said and then walked away. "Where are you going?" Kenji asked. "It was a mere accident that you and I stumbled upon the same path." Kira said and walked away. Kenji had a confused look on his face.' That was very unlike Kira.' Kenji thought. 'He must be hiding something...' he thought then quickly followed him and then stopped ran back to Kikyou grabbed her cold hand and said "Come on." and ran off. Kikyou stared at him she wasn't going to fight him. She was very curious about the strange man named Kira and Kenji.