Howdy! I'm back! Here is part 2!

Slaying Time!

Morning soon came. When Kikyo woke up, she couldn't sense Inuyasha around. She got up went outside the room to look for Inuyasha. Suddenly she bumped into the lord. He smiled at her sweetly which Kikyo gave him a 'doesn't work on me!' expression. They slowly walked to the room where their breakfast was held. The lord kept on speaking but Kikyo wasn't interested. She wanted to know where Inuyasha is. "Kikyo?" Kurugi said.

"Have you seen Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked.

"Oh him," The lord was disappointed that all she cared about was for the demon. "He went out of the castle boundary. He asked where he could find people who have been attacked and where he can sell wood. Funny little man. I wonder why you hang with him." The lord laughed. Kikyo couldn't do anything violent but stare. If she did, then Inuyasha would have made fun of her because 'she tells him not to do anything violent.' Kikyo ate breakfast and went out to look for the demon that she had been summoned to slay. She knew she would find Inuyasha soon. She needed too.

"Thank you very much! Here is your payment." Inuyasha received 10 gold coins. "Hmm…" He thought, "This should be good enough for me." Inuyasha went off, until he met a woman who was going to be hurt by a demon. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" He attacked and killed that demon. The woman thanked him and said, "He was a minion of a powerful demon who has wrecked havoc on this village."

"Where can I find him?" Inuyasha asked.

"He lived near the Galactic water."

"Arigato!" Inuyasha said and then saw the women closing her eyes and leaning over. She kissed Inuyasha on the cheek and offered him a place to stay. Suddenly Kikyo, who was fuming of what she saw, interrupted the conversation. "It's okay. He already has a place to stay." She said calmly. The women bowed and left quickly as she knew something bad was going to happen.

"What were you doing Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked still fuming.

"Why does it bother you, priestess?" Inuyasha coldly answered.

"I guess Inuyasha is still upset about the proposal and about me rejecting him. Was he going to accept the women's offer?" Kikyo narrowed her eyes, which had caused Inuyasha to be nervous. She was somewhat studying him. "If you're thinking that I would accept the offer of that kind woman, you were right." Inuyasha replied, as if he had read Kikyo's mind. Kikyo was upset. Not only did he read her mind but also do something that would break her heart. She had to win him back. Kikyo went close to Inuyasha and rubbed his cheek. This had startled Inuyasha and caused him to flinch a bit.

"I know you wouldn't have accepted, Inuyasha," Kikyo sweetly said as she rubbed his cheek and looked deep in his eyes, which were filled with hurt. Inuyasha removed Kikyo's hand and started walking towards the Galactic water. "Let's go," He said. "We don't have much time. I don't want to be in this village anymore." "Especially with you Kikyo."

They walked down for a little while until the came towards the Galactic water. There the sense a presence of an evil force. The walked closer to the river, where a wolf demon sprang out. He was white and shiny. He started laughing. "What's so funny, you low life?" Inuyasha asked.

"I was expecting a human for dinner not a half demon too."

"Says who that we are for dinner in the first place?" Kikyo retorted.

Just then, the demon attacked. Kikyo shot an arrow, which caused the demon to loose his physical form and formed into a black cloud. Then Inuyasha used his claws to get rid of the black cloud. They both looked in the sky, staring at the souls, which were finally going to find eternal rest. "Aren't they beautiful Inuyasha?" Kikyo asked.

"Yeah"

Kikyo turned around to see why Inuyasha was so quiet. He looked up in the sky with a peaceful smile and she thought he looked handsome when the light hits his cute face. Inuyasha looked at her and gave her a rare soft smile. "Why are you blushing Kikyo?" Inuyasha said softly.

"I am blushing? Well I don't know actually." Kikyo turned around.

"Well shall we go? We did complete why we came here right?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes, we have to report back to the castle and then we can go home."

"Finally," Inuyasha thought. "I am sorry Kikyo but I can't stay with you any longer. You should just get married to that lord or someone else. I can't stand being with you. Knowing you don't love me."

"Well I guess this is goodbye priestess." Inuyasha said with the saddest tone.

"Wait! What do you mean goodbye?" Kikyo asked. She was confused. She never wanted Inuyasha to leave her.

Inuyasha took her hand and place a cloak on her palm. "This is a gift from me to you, Kikyo. I can't stay with you because…. Because it hurts me to be with you."

Kikyo was close to tears. The man she loves will now leave her? Inuyasha jumped before Kikyo could say anything because he knew that if he did then, he wouldn't be able to leave her. Kikyo stared in the direction Inuyasha had jumped. Tears flowed from her eyes. "Inuyasha… no." She fell on her knees crying.

Days have passed since Inuyasha has left Kikyo. Kikyo rarely smiled, but she cried most of the time when no one was around. She had rejected the lord's proposal since she knew no one had captures her heart except Inuyasha. One night Kikyo was sitting in front of a lake. It was nighttime. This reminded her of the time Inuyasha and her were sitting in front of a lake. In that night, there was no moon so Inuyasha was a human. She could remember the conversation vividly.

"Inuyasha, if you were a human, would you still be the same person you are today?"

"No probably not or maybe yes." Inuyasha responded.

"If you had a chance to be a human would you be one?" Kikyo asked. Inuyasha moved closer to Kikyo and lay on her lap.

"No I probably would not want to be a human because I would be a weakling. I wouldn't be able to protect those that I want to protect." Kikyo closed her eyes and the reopened them to see Inuyasha staring at her with curiosity. Kikyo thought Inuyasha looked adorable. She kissed him on his forehead and Inuyasha started blushing. "That is very thoughtful of you Inuyasha." They both looked at the sky staring at the shining stars.

"Where are you Inuyasha? I want you back here with me." Kikyo thought. The she got up. She made her mind. She will find him and tell him the truth about her feelings for the hanyou.

Okay I have to admit. The ending of this chapter was sad. The next will be the final chapter. Sorry for updating in a long time. I was in California. Thank you Cold Kikyo for being my first reviewer. I deeply appreciated.