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Disclaimer- I don't own InuYasha or Kingdom Hearts, but I swear one day I will take over Dippin' Dots! Yes I will! Okay, maybe not… But their sweet snow is awesome… I also don't own any Evanescence songs I use in my stories.
Key to My Heart Chapter 3- Sharing History, and the first Big Battle
'Song lyrics'
'Thought'
"Speech"
In the Item Shop in Traverse Town-
Kagome's POV
As soon as we were all settled in, I began to tell the story.
"Well, it all started on my 15th birthday…" As I continued, I could feel Riku's gaze upon my face. It was making my face turn red, I mean he is quite hot… 'Augh back to subject here!'
As soon as I got to the part when we saw Midoriko's corpse in the cave, I told them of how the Shikon Jewel came to be, and InuYasha's and Kikyo's supposed betrayals. Then I told them of how sad and broken I used to be when I loved InuYasha more than a friend and when he went to Kikyo. I got lost in my story, and found myself blurting everything about what happened.
When I finished, I waited for them to speak. First off was Kairi, and she said, wide eyed, "Wow Kagome, I could never do all of that…" I shook my head. "No, I suspect you could have, because of your strong soul."
"Thanks Kagome!" She said. She then hugged me and sat back by Sora.
Sora said, "Our story is kind of like that." Then he told me everything that had happened on his journey.
I sat in silence. 'Wow, we are more alike than I thought,' I was thinking. When I looked up, my gaze met Riku's. Those dark blue orbs were searching mine, showing understanding, curiosity and… was that a little bit of anger? Immediately the song, 'Bring Me to Life' by Evanescence came to my mind, like a few of the verses did…
'How can you see into my eyes
Like open doors…
Leading you down into my core
Where I've become so numb…'
'How true,' I wryly thought. 'Eyes are truly the key to seeing in some one's soul…'
Riku's POV
I gazed at Kagome. 'Her story must be so hard to tell… But yet she hides it, but you can see it if you look hard enough…' Suddenly she looked at me. I blushed just a little, and I hoped she didn't see.
Her crystalline blue-silver eyes showed questioning, and a little bit of the sadness I saw earlier. My gazed matched her own, never looking away. Those eyes were the most beautiful I'd ever seen, I could probably look at them all day…
"Riku? Hello, Riku?" Sora's voice cut into my thoughts. My head jerked up with a "What?" Sora looked a little sheepish. "You were staring off into space, we thought we might have lost you," He joked.
"Really now," I said sarcastically. "What ever. Any way we've agreed that we're going to King Mickey's castle first thing tomorrow. We were going to eat now and stock up on supplies," said Kairi.
"Sure," I said. I was hoping we'd leave soon. It's not that I didn't like Cid and the others; I just didn't feel comfortable around them.
"Okay let's go!" Said Kagome cheerfully. I frowned, for she had a fake smile on her face.
'I wish that were a genuine smile…'
We bought a few potions and ethers, and food and fresh clean clothing. The sun was setting, and I didn't see Kagome inside. So I walked out and found her on the item shop's roof and saw her there, sitting at the top looking at the sunset, with a sleeping Shippo in her lap.
I went over and sat next to her. She didn't say anything, but I could see a pink tinge on her cheeks.
"You suffered a lot, didn't you." I knew I was being blunt, but I didn't care.
She gave a short laugh. "Maybe, but when I look at more people has had it rougher than I did. Look at InuYasha. Being a hanyou in feudal Japan was pretty much asking for death and discrimination. Demons hated them for having human blood, while the humans hated them because they were associated with youkai. Sango and her brother Kohaku are the last of their kind, the only ones left from their village that was slaughtered by Naraku's minions. Kohaku was under his control and Sango had to fight him until we got freed him from his grasp. Miroku spent his days wondering when he was going to be sucked in his wind tunnel, like his fore fathers. Even little Shippo-chan lost his parents to demons looking for shards of the sacred jewel, which we later killed. So if you look at it other people have had it worst than me." She had a pained smile on her face.
She turned away. "Even so, I can't…" I lightly touched her face and brought it back to look at me. "You can't what?" A tear fell. I wiped it off. "I can't… Go back… To home… I won't ever see my friends or family again!" She buried her face in my chest as I blushed, and awkwardly patted her back.
"It'll be okay… Some how, it'll get better you see…" Her tear stricken face brightened a little. "Really?" I nodded. She wiped her tears away. "I'm sorry for seeming so weak."
"You're not weak. From what I heard, you're nothing of the sort."
She blushed and said, "Thank you Riku. You're a good friend."
I smiled. "You're welcome."
The sun was still up, but just barely. I started to get up but Kagome grabbed my sleeve with wide puppy dog eyes. "Stay with me a little longer?" She asked.
I sat back down and she gave me a grateful smile. "Thank you."
"No problem," I said. I liked to be near her, she had this feel as if everything was going to be all right.
Shippo's POV
I woke up just as I heard some one coming to sit by Momma. A quick sniff proved it to be the white haired male, Riku. I smiled, hopefully this Riku liked okaa-san and okaa-san would like Riku and maybe he would be my daddy! I wanted to have a family again since my old family died. Riku was strong like Mommy so I think he would be a great 'tou-san.
I could hear the whole conversation between Okaa-san and Riku. He smelled of concern and worry. 'Is he worried about mommy?'
I was happy when he comforted mommy, even though I was almost squished. Although maybe I should 'wake up' now.
Kagome's POV
I felt safe just be being next to Riku. He was a really good friend, even though I had just met him I felt as if I knew him for years.
Suddenly Shippo stirred and opened up sleepy-looking eyes. "Okaa-san?" He sat up rubbing his eyes. He hugged me and I hugged him. 'He's really such a sweet little boy.'
Then Shippo got up and jumped into Riku's lap. "Hiya!" He said.
"Hello Shippo," said Riku. He smiled at the little kit, making his own smile widen. Suddenly Shippo whispered in his ear, making Riku nod his head in reply. Shippo beamed, and said, "Okay then!" Then he hopped down and went into the building.
"What did he ask?" I wanted to know.
"He wanted to play a game," said Riku. I smiled at him saying, "Thanks. Not only for Shippo, but for earlier too," as I blushed. He gave a small smile saying, "Any time."
Then he turned away, with a small blush on his cheeks. My eyes widened. 'Did he just…'
He got up and said, "Uh well we'd better be going inside now," and jumped off the roof.
I followed, puzzled, as a warm feeling came over me. I touched my cheeks, and they were really hot. 'What is this feeling? I've never felt this way before…'
I just shrugged and decided to think about this later. I went inside where Aerith greeted me and said, "well you should probably head to bed, and you have a big day tomorrow!"
I nodded and said goodnight, and went to my room where Shippo and Kylara waited.
The next day-
Kagome's POV
I got up quickly- something didn't feel right. My key blade was vibrating, with a weird noise to boot. I hurriedly put on my demon-exterminating outfit and belted on Taisaiga, Hiraikotsu, and Miroku's shakujou in one hand, and the key blade in another. Shippo held my miniaturized bow and arrows and stuck it in one of my pockets. Kylara roared in anticipation. I ran out of my rooms and met face to face with Sora. He was dressed and held his key blade, which was also vibrating.
"You too?" I asked. He nodded. "Do you feel that?" He asked.
"Yeah," I said. "Get the others up now!" I ordered. He ran to the other's rooms and I ran out of the item shop. It was still night out.
Kylara hissed, and I stood next to her. (Shippo's inside) Then she grew into her large form, ready.
I made the staff smaller, and instead enlarged Hiraikotsu. I held it, ready to throw it.
Suddenly this metal thing that had vaguely the shape of hands, claws and feet, a torso and a head appeared. On its chest-thing was a black heart with a 'x' on it and red outline.
50 heartless shadows and a few other heartless appeared next to it.
"HIRAIKOTSU!" My battle cry rang high as I threw it towards the masses. Some were sliced in half while others where decimated completely. Kylara started attacking some of the shadows. The boomerang bone circled back to me and I caught it, and this time I threw it at the giant armored heartless.
It banged against its right arm and knocked it off. "Yes!" I screamed, but then it started attacking on its own! I got a scratch on my arm but ignored the blinding pain as blood dripped from the multiple cuts. This time I put away Hiraikotsu and gripped my key blade in my right arm and Taisaiga in my left, and charged towards it.
Riku's POV
I jumped as Sora shook me awake. "Wake up Riku some thing's happening! Kagome ran outside already! The key blades are acting weird too!" At the mention of Kagome's name I hissed and grabbed my blade and got up.
"Come on, the other's are already up!" Sora urged me. I got down to the basement as I saw Leon and Yuffie already ready. Cid would protect Aerith, Kairi and Shippo.
We ran out as we heard a battle cry, fierce and full of rage. We ran out and Sora gasped.
"That's the Guard Armor! I thought we killed it!"
I saw Kagome's blood dripping to the ground as she fought the Guard Armor. I got really angry and ran into the fray, as Leon and Yuffie attacked with Kylara against the Heartless, me and Sora joined Kagome as we attacked the Heartless.
Kagome's POV
I heard Riku, Sora and the others join in, but winced as I got knocked into a wall for ignoring the Heartless. I flew towards the wall with a loud WHACK! "Kagome!" I heard some cries.
"Ow dammit that hurt!" My back felt shaky and bruised. I got up and Kylara showed up and I jumped onto her back, ignoring the sharp throb. I sheathed Taisaiga and drew my bow and set an arrow to the string and fired. A pink light surrounded my arrow and I yelled, "OUT OF THE WAY!" It shot towards the armor heartless and shot an arm away towards a way and it stopped moving, seeming paralyzed.
Me and Kylara flew towards it and I jumped off and hacked at the Heartless as it bellowed out in pain. The key blades were hurting it a lot; as me and Sora attacked it ruthlessly.
Then its arm flew back and re-attached itself. I got an idea, and I yelled, "Sora, Riku! I think if I shoot its limbs of we can attack its central control area, which is probably its head!" They nodded and I jumped back onto Kylara. My arm stopped bleeding,
And my back didn't hurt as much as it did before.
I drew 5 arrows, then Kylara flew to where I could get a better aim. The other heartless were all dead now, Leon and Yuffie had taken care of them easily.
I shot in rapid succession; the arrows had taken out its arms, legs and torso and shot them out of the way. Then we flew back down there and I grabbed Sora and together we attacked in sync, and then we jumped into the air and pointed our key blades down together and they struck its head. The final blow was in; with one last scream, the Heartless exploded into metal fragments and dust. A heart or something flew up and disappeared, and munny was showered everywhere.
"What the heck was that?" I asked the others. "The Guard Armor heartless. I thought I killed it before…" Sora's face was frowning, but then he brightened. "We all make a pretty good team."
"Yeah…" I said. I noticed he had a few small scratches, as did the others. I rubbed my back while saying, "Ow…" Riku's face appeared near my own. "Are you okay?" He asked.
I blushed, but hoped he didn't notice it. "My back hurts from when I slammed into the wall, that's all."
"You also have some nasty scratches," said Leon. I said, "oh yeah…" And sweat dropped.
"Any way we should get this bandaged," said Riku, and he pulled me up and helped me inside. My face was burning, okay maybe it was on fire. "Um… I can walk…" He let go but then I fell. "Okay, maybe not…" He laughed and helped me walk by holding onto my arm and waist. As soon as we got inside and I sat on a chair, I said "Thanks…"
"Don't mention it," He said and Aerith proceeded to wrap my arm.
"Good job everyone," said Kairi. "Yeah," said Cid. I nodded.
Shippo bounced over to me with a worried look. "Are you okay okaa-san?" He asked.
"I'll be okay, but if you could get me some Tylenol and a glass of water that'd be great," I replied. Aerith finished wrapping my arm and I thanked her.
"Okay okaa-san!" He said, and hopped over to my bag. He opened it and pulled out the Tylenol and gave it to me, then grabbed a bottle of water and also handed that to me.
"Thanks Shippo-chan!" I popped open the bottle and grabbed two pills, and took them with a swig of water.
"Well, since we are already up we should probably leave soon," said Sora. I nodded.
"You're right."
I collected my belongings and said my goodbyes to Cid, Yuffie, Aerith and Leon.
"You better come back in one piece," said Leon. "I will."
"Come back and visit any time!" Said the rest. I laughed and said, "Okay, thanks all of you!" Then we left, and before we went, Sora and me sealed Traverse Town so that no Heartless would invade it. (a/n: Sorry I don't know how that goes…) Then we boarded the gummi ship, and left to go to King Mickey's castle.
End of chapter 3
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