Relatives
By: gamergal20
Chapter 4
Note: I don't own YuYu Hakusho or Inuyasha.
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Kagome was not as upset as the night before about her encounter with Kouga. Everyone was being extra nice to her, including Inuyasha. She knew that wouldn't last for too much longer.
"Let's go, wench!" Inuyasha screamed.
"Guess I jinxed it." Kagome said to herself.
"Jinxed what?" Hiei said. She had no idea Hiei was there. He was indeed fast.
"Nothing."
"Did you hear me, wench? I said we're leaving!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome could hear Hiei growling.
'Why is he getting mad?' she thought.
"I heard you Inuyasha, we're going." she assured him. He mumbled something and then began to walk on the dirt path.
"Does he always talk to you like that?" Hiei asked, surprising Kagome.
"No big deal. He's been like that ever since I've known him." Kagome informed him. She was about to say something else when she stopped dead in her tracks. Everyone else noticed as well and became concerned.
"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.
"Jewel shards. A lot of them!" she said frantically.
"It's not a demon, that's for sure." Hiei mumbled.
"Stay here." Inuyasha said simply.
"But . . ." Kagome began.
"I said to stay here, wench! Don't argue with me for wanting to protect you!" he yelled. She didn't reply only watched as he ran at top speed in the direction of the jewel shards.
"I'm going after him." Kagome informed them as she grabbed her bow.
"If he doesn't want us to come Kagome, he must have a good reason." Sango told her.
"I didn't say 'us', I said I was going after him. I would rather you stay here to take care of Shippou." Kagome replied.
"I'll go with you. You would never be able to catch up with him running at a human's speed." Hiei said. Kagome smiled at him as he picked her up and headed in Inuyasha's direction.
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"What took you so long, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked.
"What do you want?" he asked gruffly.
"My, my, Inuyasha. Is that anyway to treat the woman you love?"
Inuyasha didn't reply, fearing he would say the wrong thing.
"Did you do what I asked?" she said sternly.
"No." he replied simply. "I told you I couldn't do it. She hasn't done anything wrong and I'm not going to kill her. Not now, not ever." Kikyo raised an eyebrow at the hanyou's response.
"I'll do it then." she said simply.
"Wait! Why do you want to kill Kagome so badly?! She's just a girl! A worthless human girl!" he yelled.
Meanwhile, with Hiei and Kagome
Hiei had easily found Inuyasha talking with Kikyo in the middle of the woods. They knelt down behind a large group of bushes trying to conceal themselves. Hiei and Kagome listened intently as the two argued.
"Wait! Why do you want to kill Kagome so badly?! She's just a girl! A worthless human girl!" he yelled. Hiei saw Kagome flinch at these words and he wondered why she had stuck with him for so long.
"Because I don't want any competition Inuyasha. It's obvious you care a great deal for her."
"I don't love her! I love you Kikyo! Just don't make me kill her!" he yelled.
At this point, tears were streaming down Kagome's cheeks and Hiei tried very hard not to rush over and wring Inuyasha's neck right then and there.
"Inuyasha, I already told you . . ." but she was cut off by rustling coming from the bushes. "Looks like I'll get my chance." she said with a smirk. Inuyasha shuddered as Kagome and Hiei were revealed.
"Stupid girl. I'm sure Inuyasha warned you not to come, you should have listened. No matter, this makes things easier for me." Kikyo said with another cold smirk.
"What do you want?" Hiei asked coldly.
"Nothing more than the jewel shards and to see her bloodied corpse." she replied as she pointed at Kagome.
"Kikyo, why are you doing this?" Kagome asked. The undead woman let out a low chuckle.
"There's a number of reasons. If you can't come up with at least one you really are a worthless human girl." she said as she drew her bow. In the blink of an eye, an arrow was shot, and a long haired figure lay motionless on the ground.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome screamed as she ran to his side. Both Kikyo and Hiei stood dumbfounded at Inuyasha's previous action. No one had expected that he would protect Kagome by sacrificing himself. Inuyasha's eyes were opened a little bit, just enough to see a crying Kagome beside him.
"I'm . . . sorry Kagome." he told her. "I lied . . ." when he was about to say something else another arrow struck his body, this time through the heart.
"No . . ." Kagome said as she watched the hanyou breathe his last breath. Kagome turned around to look Kikyo in the eye, and found that Hiei's sword was across her neck.
"Shoot another arrow, and I'll shove this blade down your throat." he said coldly. Kikyo remained motionless, glaring daggers at Kagome.
"Why? I thought you loved him . . ." Kagome said as tears continued to fall.
"It was obvious he loved you, not me, despite what he said." the corpse explained. "If he really loved me, he would've let you die there and let me obtain the rest of my soul."
"Let her go, Hiei." Kagome said softly. He stared at her like she was crazy.
"Just do it!" she demanded. Hiei surprisingly did what Kagome had asked but continued to watch Kikyo carefully.
"You really are a traitor." Kagome said coldly. "Leave, if you want to keep your life."
"You forget, Kagome. I have no life. I am already dead." Kikyo said as she left the area. After there was no sign of the dead priestess Kagome again turned her attention to the dead hanyou. His eyes were still slightly open so she knelt by his side and carefully closed them. Hiei watched her movements with interest.
"I want to bury him by the God Tree." she said softly.
"The God Tree?" he asked. Hiei had never heard about it.
"Where we first met." she explained, still staring at Inuyasha in disbelief.
"Can you get the others for me? I'm gonna stay here with Inuyasha." she said. Hiei didn't reply, but he headed in the direction of their friends.
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"Hiei, what's going on? Where's Kagome??!!" Yusuke asked angrily.
"She's with the half-breed. He's dead." he explained.
"WHAT?!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippou screamed.
"Is Kagome okay?!" Yusuke screamed. It was obvious he was very worried.
"She's not hurt. She just said she wanted to bury the hanyou at the God Tree." he explained. "She wanted me to come get you."
"Well, let's go then!" Yusuke screamed as he started running.
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Kagome held one of Inuyasha's cold hands in hers and waited for Hiei to come back with the others.
"Damn you, Kikyo." she whispered. As soon as she said those words she could sense three or more jewel shards approaching her fast.
"She's back." she said to no one in particular. When a gust of wind stopped by Kagome, it was obvious the jewel holder was not Kikyo. It was none other than Kouga.
"Kagome! You're bleeding!" he exclaimed as he knelt beside her, ignoring the hanyou's body. She shook her head.
"It's Inuyasha's blood." she said softly. It was then that the wolf-demon turned his attention to Inuyasha's motionless body, who Kagome was not taking her eyes off of.
"Kagome . . . I'm sorry." he said softly as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"Get away from her if you value your life, wolf." a cold voice said. Kouga and Kagome turned around to see Hiei with his sword drawn and the rest of the gang as well.
"Don't." Kagome said simply. "He's my friend."
"The friend who tried to rape you! What the hell kind of friend is that?!" Yusuke screamed. At this Kagome stood up and glared at her cousin.
"It wasn't his fault." she said coldly. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go bury the man I've been traveling with for the past year and a half. If you don't want to help me, that's fine." Kagome said. Surprisingly, Hiei put the body of Inuyasha over his shoulder, and Kagome led him to the God tree.
"Damn, now I feel bad." Yusuke mumbled as he kicked the ground. Both Sango and Shippou were in tears with Miroku and Kurama trying to comfort them.
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"I don't understand why she would do this . . ." Kagome said as tears continued to make their way down her cheeks.
"We'll find out soon enough." Hiei assured her.
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A/N: I'm sorry for killing off Inuyasha, I just needed to add some more drama. Now Kagome can kill that bitch Kikyo for revenge!!! Not really. Things will get much better. Kikyo isn't nearly as bad as I'm beginning to make her out to be. Don't worry though! You'll find everything out near the end of the story!
Revised 08/01/04
By: gamergal20
Chapter 4
Note: I don't own YuYu Hakusho or Inuyasha.
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Kagome was not as upset as the night before about her encounter with Kouga. Everyone was being extra nice to her, including Inuyasha. She knew that wouldn't last for too much longer.
"Let's go, wench!" Inuyasha screamed.
"Guess I jinxed it." Kagome said to herself.
"Jinxed what?" Hiei said. She had no idea Hiei was there. He was indeed fast.
"Nothing."
"Did you hear me, wench? I said we're leaving!" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome could hear Hiei growling.
'Why is he getting mad?' she thought.
"I heard you Inuyasha, we're going." she assured him. He mumbled something and then began to walk on the dirt path.
"Does he always talk to you like that?" Hiei asked, surprising Kagome.
"No big deal. He's been like that ever since I've known him." Kagome informed him. She was about to say something else when she stopped dead in her tracks. Everyone else noticed as well and became concerned.
"What is it?" Inuyasha asked.
"Jewel shards. A lot of them!" she said frantically.
"It's not a demon, that's for sure." Hiei mumbled.
"Stay here." Inuyasha said simply.
"But . . ." Kagome began.
"I said to stay here, wench! Don't argue with me for wanting to protect you!" he yelled. She didn't reply only watched as he ran at top speed in the direction of the jewel shards.
"I'm going after him." Kagome informed them as she grabbed her bow.
"If he doesn't want us to come Kagome, he must have a good reason." Sango told her.
"I didn't say 'us', I said I was going after him. I would rather you stay here to take care of Shippou." Kagome replied.
"I'll go with you. You would never be able to catch up with him running at a human's speed." Hiei said. Kagome smiled at him as he picked her up and headed in Inuyasha's direction.
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"What took you so long, Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked.
"What do you want?" he asked gruffly.
"My, my, Inuyasha. Is that anyway to treat the woman you love?"
Inuyasha didn't reply, fearing he would say the wrong thing.
"Did you do what I asked?" she said sternly.
"No." he replied simply. "I told you I couldn't do it. She hasn't done anything wrong and I'm not going to kill her. Not now, not ever." Kikyo raised an eyebrow at the hanyou's response.
"I'll do it then." she said simply.
"Wait! Why do you want to kill Kagome so badly?! She's just a girl! A worthless human girl!" he yelled.
Meanwhile, with Hiei and Kagome
Hiei had easily found Inuyasha talking with Kikyo in the middle of the woods. They knelt down behind a large group of bushes trying to conceal themselves. Hiei and Kagome listened intently as the two argued.
"Wait! Why do you want to kill Kagome so badly?! She's just a girl! A worthless human girl!" he yelled. Hiei saw Kagome flinch at these words and he wondered why she had stuck with him for so long.
"Because I don't want any competition Inuyasha. It's obvious you care a great deal for her."
"I don't love her! I love you Kikyo! Just don't make me kill her!" he yelled.
At this point, tears were streaming down Kagome's cheeks and Hiei tried very hard not to rush over and wring Inuyasha's neck right then and there.
"Inuyasha, I already told you . . ." but she was cut off by rustling coming from the bushes. "Looks like I'll get my chance." she said with a smirk. Inuyasha shuddered as Kagome and Hiei were revealed.
"Stupid girl. I'm sure Inuyasha warned you not to come, you should have listened. No matter, this makes things easier for me." Kikyo said with another cold smirk.
"What do you want?" Hiei asked coldly.
"Nothing more than the jewel shards and to see her bloodied corpse." she replied as she pointed at Kagome.
"Kikyo, why are you doing this?" Kagome asked. The undead woman let out a low chuckle.
"There's a number of reasons. If you can't come up with at least one you really are a worthless human girl." she said as she drew her bow. In the blink of an eye, an arrow was shot, and a long haired figure lay motionless on the ground.
"Inuyasha!!" Kagome screamed as she ran to his side. Both Kikyo and Hiei stood dumbfounded at Inuyasha's previous action. No one had expected that he would protect Kagome by sacrificing himself. Inuyasha's eyes were opened a little bit, just enough to see a crying Kagome beside him.
"I'm . . . sorry Kagome." he told her. "I lied . . ." when he was about to say something else another arrow struck his body, this time through the heart.
"No . . ." Kagome said as she watched the hanyou breathe his last breath. Kagome turned around to look Kikyo in the eye, and found that Hiei's sword was across her neck.
"Shoot another arrow, and I'll shove this blade down your throat." he said coldly. Kikyo remained motionless, glaring daggers at Kagome.
"Why? I thought you loved him . . ." Kagome said as tears continued to fall.
"It was obvious he loved you, not me, despite what he said." the corpse explained. "If he really loved me, he would've let you die there and let me obtain the rest of my soul."
"Let her go, Hiei." Kagome said softly. He stared at her like she was crazy.
"Just do it!" she demanded. Hiei surprisingly did what Kagome had asked but continued to watch Kikyo carefully.
"You really are a traitor." Kagome said coldly. "Leave, if you want to keep your life."
"You forget, Kagome. I have no life. I am already dead." Kikyo said as she left the area. After there was no sign of the dead priestess Kagome again turned her attention to the dead hanyou. His eyes were still slightly open so she knelt by his side and carefully closed them. Hiei watched her movements with interest.
"I want to bury him by the God Tree." she said softly.
"The God Tree?" he asked. Hiei had never heard about it.
"Where we first met." she explained, still staring at Inuyasha in disbelief.
"Can you get the others for me? I'm gonna stay here with Inuyasha." she said. Hiei didn't reply, but he headed in the direction of their friends.
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"Hiei, what's going on? Where's Kagome??!!" Yusuke asked angrily.
"She's with the half-breed. He's dead." he explained.
"WHAT?!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippou screamed.
"Is Kagome okay?!" Yusuke screamed. It was obvious he was very worried.
"She's not hurt. She just said she wanted to bury the hanyou at the God Tree." he explained. "She wanted me to come get you."
"Well, let's go then!" Yusuke screamed as he started running.
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Kagome held one of Inuyasha's cold hands in hers and waited for Hiei to come back with the others.
"Damn you, Kikyo." she whispered. As soon as she said those words she could sense three or more jewel shards approaching her fast.
"She's back." she said to no one in particular. When a gust of wind stopped by Kagome, it was obvious the jewel holder was not Kikyo. It was none other than Kouga.
"Kagome! You're bleeding!" he exclaimed as he knelt beside her, ignoring the hanyou's body. She shook her head.
"It's Inuyasha's blood." she said softly. It was then that the wolf-demon turned his attention to Inuyasha's motionless body, who Kagome was not taking her eyes off of.
"Kagome . . . I'm sorry." he said softly as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"Get away from her if you value your life, wolf." a cold voice said. Kouga and Kagome turned around to see Hiei with his sword drawn and the rest of the gang as well.
"Don't." Kagome said simply. "He's my friend."
"The friend who tried to rape you! What the hell kind of friend is that?!" Yusuke screamed. At this Kagome stood up and glared at her cousin.
"It wasn't his fault." she said coldly. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go bury the man I've been traveling with for the past year and a half. If you don't want to help me, that's fine." Kagome said. Surprisingly, Hiei put the body of Inuyasha over his shoulder, and Kagome led him to the God tree.
"Damn, now I feel bad." Yusuke mumbled as he kicked the ground. Both Sango and Shippou were in tears with Miroku and Kurama trying to comfort them.
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"I don't understand why she would do this . . ." Kagome said as tears continued to make their way down her cheeks.
"We'll find out soon enough." Hiei assured her.
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A/N: I'm sorry for killing off Inuyasha, I just needed to add some more drama. Now Kagome can kill that bitch Kikyo for revenge!!! Not really. Things will get much better. Kikyo isn't nearly as bad as I'm beginning to make her out to be. Don't worry though! You'll find everything out near the end of the story!
Revised 08/01/04