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Chapter 1
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Kagome pulled herself onto shaky legs, glaring at her sister's boyfriend with a vengence. Her deep sapphire eyes were filled with unshed tears, and her small fists were clenched at her sides. "How dare you come back here? We're through with you! Can't you see how much trouble you've caused her already!" She growled, protecting her sister even though the woman was standing behind her, staring at Kagome with cold, dead eyes.
"Kagome...let it go. There is nothing you can do now."
Kagome turned her eyes to her sister, almost glaring at the beautiful woman. "I will not! He has gotten away with hurting you fo far too long! I'm not going to put up with it anymore!" She said.
The tall, sleder man just sneered at her when she turned back to him, cold red eyes roaming over her body. "Oh? And what are you going to do about it Kagome? Kikyou belongs to me now. We've been mated for quite some time, haven't we beloved?" he asked, turning his gaze to the woman behind her.
Kikyou managed a smile, and stepped from behind her twin, walking to his side. She looked back at Kagome with cold eyes. "I'm afraid he's telling the truth, dear sister. We agreed that it was what we both wanted..." She said, trailing off.
Kagome raised a brow at her, a look of confusion covering her features. "What! Why would you? I've seen the bruises Kikyou! I heard you screaming for him to stop just minutes ago! How could you go to him willingly?" She asked, her heart tearing itself into little pieces as her sister smirked at her.
Naraku wrapped his arms around her and Kagome had to fight off the nauseous feeling in her stomach when he kissed her. She felt like screaming, tearing that digusting monster away from her sister. Kikyou...the woman who had protected her all through her life when their mother had died all those years ago. The woman who had loved the hanyou prince Inuyasha, the woman who had started the war against the disgusting hanyou who now held her. This had to be a trick, Kikyou would never do this to her!
"Tsk, tsk. You poor little thing. You though I loved you? How pathetic. I've taken care of you ever since our weak mother died. For ten years I've watched your back, but no more? I refuse to do it any longer! To think that a dirty little girl like you would be born with the Shikkon no Tama! It should have been me!" She said.
Kagome only shook her head and took a step forward, holding out her arms. "No Kikyou! This isn't you! Naraku must have done something to you! Snap out of it!" She said, denying the obvious. Kikyou was the purest woman in all of Tokyo, she was the heir to the Higurashi shrine and the best damned miko in the world! There was no way she could have been conquered by Naraku!
Kikyou laughed. Not her normal, soft, mysterious laugh. It was a cold, frightening laugh that made the tears in Kagome's eyes roll down her cheeks. "You stupid little bitch! I am under no spell!" She said, drawing her bow and pulling an arrow back, aimed at Kagome's heart. "I will have the jewel, even if I have to pull it from your lifeless body!" She said, letting her arrow fly.
Kagome's instincts fell into play and she dodged, though her movements were only fast enough to prevent herself from being killed. She bit back her scream as the arrow embedded itself in her shoulder, burning her flesh with Kikyou's tainted power. She put her hand over the arrow and it disintegrated immediatly. She gave Kikyou a disbelieveing look as she ran her hand over the blood flowing from the wound. She then knew that Kikou was no longer her sister, but on some level she was still denying it. "Kikyou...How could you?" She asked in a small voice, looking at the blood on her fingers.
Naraku grinned and drew his sword, watching the blood drip from Kagome's hand and licking his lips. "You'll let me help kill her...won't you Kikyou?" He asked, never taking his gaze off of the trembling girl.
Kikyou sneered and dropped her bow. "Make sure to make her suffer" She said, standing back.
In a flsh Kagome saw Naraku's tentacles heading towards her. Her eyes flashed and she lept above it swiftly, running up it and drawing the short sword that Kikyou had given her today as a birthday gift. Her 17th birthday...
Naraku grinned and the tentacle whipped it's way from under Kagome's feet, clashing his sword against her's and tossing her back. "So fiesty! I will enjoy bring you to your knees!" He said, charging at her with his sword drawn.
Kagome glared. She may not have wanted to fight Kikyou, but Naraku was another story. He was the one who had tainted her sister. He was the one who had killed her mother! He was the one who was going to be falling to his knees! She glew with a bright pink power, and her hip shined with the awakened jewel. Her sword glew with the pure energy and she struck at Naraku, growling when he got away from her again.
His eyes narrowed at the girl as he felt her miko abilities crackle about her dangerously. "I thought you said she's never been trained!" Naraku said, turning to Kikyou, who was staring at Kagome with wide eyes.
"She must have awoken the jewel inside of her somehow! She shouldn't bee able to control those powers!" Kikyou said, picking up her bow. Who would have guessed that the little tomboy would have become such a nuisance?
Naraku looked back at Kagome who was still standing, trying to reign in the powers that were threatening to envelop her. Suddenly she smelled Naraku's miasma, and it wasn't long before the area darkened. She glared at him and cut the sleeve of her kimono off, tying it around her nose and just keeping her mouth closed. "You'll have to do much better than that, Naraku!" She yelled, charging at him.
They met in the middle of the field, and a loud clang could be heard, echoing throughout Tokyo. Kagome dug her heels into theearth and held her ground, not allowing herself to be pushed back by Naraku. She pulled back and attacked him again with a swiftness that suprised even Kagome.
Naraku just sneered and brought his sword down upon her's with a powerful blow, breaking her stance slightly. She was only disoriented for a second and then she was back again, carving an arc through the air withher blade. He narrowly avoided being hit by the glowing blade, but managed to escape again and again. He watched her cry out in frustration as she took in heavy breaths through her nose, blowing out through her mouth. Crimson eyes flashed as his chance made itself known. He charged Kagome head on and took another heavy swing at her, breaking her stance once more. With her being so worn out there was no way she could regain her footing so quickly.
Kagome's eyes widened as she felt the steel of Naraku's blade bite into her wounded shoulder, slashing across the abused flesh. Kagome gasped, unwillingly drawing in some of the miasma. A hard glare was sent his way as she tried another attack, but failed again and again, her movements becoming sloppy as the poison took control. 'Damnit! I can't loose! I have to destroy him so that I can save Kikyou!' She though, frantically attacking him again.
Naraku smirked, enjoying the despair in the girl's face as she realized that she was going to loose. He sneered at her and deflected her swings with his blade easily, sending a tentacle out to her.
Kagome's eyes watered with the pain, but she held in her scream for fear of sucking in more poison. Her body was trembling with the strain of standing as she glared at him, her eyes becoming slightly glazed as the poison began working more and more. 'No! This will not happen! I will not die here!' She thought, shaking her head to try and clear it. She felt that strange power rise in her again and she happily grabbed onto it, letting it pour through her skin, lashing out at Naraku who was caught by the attack.
It was his turn to feel pain. Real pain. He let loose a loud snarl as the purifying energy ripped through him, almost destroying him completely. He fell to the ground, sight darkeneing as he saw the blood running down Kagome's body. He could regenerate, but she would surely die. with that thought he felt himself fall onto the ground.
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Genkai was awoken from her slumber when she felt someone step onto her shrine. Her brown eyes widened as she felt the pain rolling off of the aura as it slowly made it's way up the stairs. She pulled her body from the futon she was laying on and slid on a robe, pushing her way out of the door only to meet face to face with a worried Yukina.
"You feel it too?" Genkai asked, walking swiftly towards the entrance where the aura was.
Yukina only nodded, rushing towards the stairs with Genkai. "I hope who ever it is will be alright!" She whispered, knowing that Genkai would hear anyway.
Kagome felt relief pour into her as she passed the last of the steps, watching as two small figures made their way to her. She hoped they would help, because if either decided to hurt her now she wouldn't be able to stop them. She heard the old woman with the pink hair kneel next to her, speaking softly. What was she saying? Something about boiled water? Her hazy blue eyes widened as her words began to transfer. She was asking what happened.
Kagome tried several times to speak, but her throat was burning...her entire body was burning. Finally she managed. "Poisoned...miasma.." She said in a raspy voice, feeling the last of her strength leave her.
Genkai nodded and caught her whens he slumped onto the ground, unconsious. She turned to see Yukina rushing back towards her. "I've done what you asked!" She asaid, helping the old woman carry Kagome to the room Yukina had prepared for her.
"Good...get some sleep, I can handle things from here."
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. There, I've finally got a chapter done. Sorry for taking so long, I was battling my constant writer's block. Anyway, make sure you reviews so that I know you guys like it or not.
Oh and sorry for being so short!