Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, I do own Sen
Chapter 6:
The next day Kagome, Inuyasha, and Sen headed back toward Kaede's village. Miroku and Sango had settled there, and Kagome wanted to see her other adopted child. It took them about a day to get there, and the reached the village around twilight. Inuyasha headed toward his forest, saying that he was going to sleep there because he couldn't stand the smell of this place, while Kagome headed towards Sango and Miroku's new home with Sen.
Kagome knocked on the door and once opened was attacked by several people at once, mainly Shippo though.
"Kagome! How are you? Who's that? Do you have chocolate?" Shippo asked.
Kagome giggled and replied, "I'm fine, this is Sen, and no I don't have chocolate, I'm going to the future soon though so I can restock on supplies."
Sango nodded and pulled Kagome inside the house. "Sen huh? How did she come to be traveling with you?"
Kagome explained about the village, and once she had finished about Koga too. That's when she realized something, Inuyasha had headed off to his forest, a place where her rival for his heart was often lurking. Kagome looked out the window and stared at the forest, praying that he would come back to her, and not leave her forever to be damned in hell with Kikyou.
--With Inuyasha--
He could smell her the second the reached the village, her scent of death, grave soil, and decay. She hadn't always smelled like that. She used to smell like peppermint, and grass after a spring rain storm. He had loved her, but not as he loved Kagome, and he knew that he had to move on once and for all.
She was by their tree, looking off into the slowly darkening sky. The receding sun left a gentle light on her face, making her almost look alive. Her hair was tide back as usual, and her face was the white of death.
She turned as he entered the clearing around the tree, looking him in the eyes. "Inuyasha..." she whispered, her voice holding a note of desperate loss in it.
Inuyasha fidgited nervously. He knew what he had to do, but doing it was harder than he expected. "Kikyou..." He started, but she held up a hand to stop him.
"Inuyasha, I can see it in your eyes, feel it in how you look at me. You are no longer mine, and I do not wish to know who has stolen you from me. I'm leaving Inuyasha, without you left to keep me here, I no longer wish to walk the vile earth." with that she turned her face from him, looking up at the night sky.
"I'm sorry." Was all Inuyasha could think to say.
Kikyou gave him a sad little smile and shook her head. "Don't be, I should have known it would happen. I lost you the day I betrayed you, the day that I believed in a horrible lie that if I had trully known you I would have seen threw. I am the one who is sorry Inuyasha. I have only one request."
Inuyasha nodded for her to continue, "Anything." He whispered.
"Be happy, and know that I'll be waiting for you, on the day you leave this earth and join me in the next world." Kikyou smiled a true smile then, and Inuyasha gasped at how much she looked like her reincarnation. This was the part of her that had grown to become the woman he now loved, and he knew that when he moved on, she would be waiting for him, the perfect blend of his two loves.
"I will be Kikyou, I will be." He answered, and watched as she slowly turned to dust and swirled away on the wind, her ashes returning to their rightful place, scattered all over the world that she worked so hard to keep beautiful. Once she was gone the souls she had trapped within her sped off into the sky, following Kikyou into the afterlife once again.
Inuyasha turned away, sheding only one tear for the woman he had once loved, and returning to Kagome, the only one who could truly make him happy.
--Later at Miroku and Sango's House--
Inuyasha walked in without knocking and looked around. Kagome was sitting next to a fire with Shippo and Sen in her lap. The two were looking each other nervously, not yet used to having a sibling. Sango and Miroku sat across the fire, and the three of them were talking about something. Sango's belly was already starting to get larger, and he took a deep breath, trying to smell what the gender would be. With a little grin he realized that it would be a girl.
"Hello Inuyasha, have a nice walk?" Miroku asked, a small smile on his face.
Kagome tensed, and avoided looking him in the eyes. She decided to look down at the children and a small smile crossed her face.
"Kagome, would you like to go for a walk?" Inuyasha asked, ignoring Miroku.
"Alright..." she answered, brushing off her skirt once she had gotten up.
The moved children looked a little lost, and Shippo looked at Kagome and asked, "Can I come too Kagome?"
Sen gave him a look of disbelief at his stupidity and whispered in his ear, "Can't you tell they need to talk and be alone?"
Shippo just huffed and looked away, then went off to sulk in Sango lap. Sen just rolled her eyes a little and tottled off into a corner to take a nap. She might be a demon, but she was still a child.
Kagome walked out with Inuyasha and they headed off toward the forest. An awkward silence settled around the two, and finally Kagome couldn't stand it anymore.
"Did you see her?" Kagome asked softly, not sure if she wanted to know the answer.
"Yes..." Inuyasha answered just as softly.
Kagome stopped and looked off into the distance, her eyes unfocused and her face blank. "Do I want to know what happened?" She wondered bitterly.
"She knew the moment she looked a me that I was no longer her's Kagome. She's gone, she's moved on and is finally at rest. She accepted that I no longer love her, and that my love has moved onto another." He answered, watching her face closely for a reaction.
Different things flitted across her face. Disbelief, shock, joy, confusion, and sadness. "Is she really gone?" She asked.
"Yes, for good this time." Inuyasha answered, wondering why she was sad.
Kagome looked up at the sky, and he was reminded of Kikyou in that instance, and he knew that the part of Kagome's soul that Kikyou had stolen was now returned. "I'll admit, I never loved the girl, she always made me feel stupid, and young, and she just plain old angered me. But I will miss her. I don't understand why, but I'll miss her..."
Inuyasha nodded, understanding what she ment. He went over to her and wrapped his arms around her from behind and rested his chin on her head. "She's at rest now, it's better for everone this way."
Kagome nodded leaned her head against his shoulder. They both just stood there and watched the cresent moon rise, and the stars twinkle into life.
'Please, be at rest Kikyou...' They both thought.
--End of Chapter 6--
well, that's the end of this chapter. I know that Kikyou haters might not like how i did this, and personally if this was an AU i would have done it differently, but in the actual show she is very mature, and i respect what she was before she died. i hope you liked it
IMPORTANT! this is my last night with access to a computer for the next week or so. I will update when i get back i promise!
Review Responces:
att3n10n D3f1c1t M3GG0- hahaha, yes, the whole 'can not make out with her in front of the child' was my attempt at adding humor...lol...go me right? and i reviewed ur story! i promise i'll read all of it when i get back, but what i did read was really good!
Sueslalues- thanks! i originally was going to have her human, but i thought having a cat demon as a child while inuyasha was half dog demon would be cute, and a nice thing to use as a clash later on in the story.
dieforinuyasha- lol, i have ALWAYS wanted Kagome to jsut tell him off! she doesn't like him, and he is always insulting Inuyasha for his parentage, so he diserves it!
Lyn Green Tea- lol, Rosepetals say: here's more!
Kurimusonchishio- thanks, i hope you liked this chapter. i decided to give Kikyou an honorable way out. and yes, Kagome does know she's a hanyou, the ears might not be noticable, but Kagome can sense these things i guess...i didn't really explain it, but she does know!
Lov ya 4 eva- omg, i'm sooo sorry, i'm not stoping it! i just meant that i'm going away for a week and i wanted to get out another chapter before i lost all contact to the outside world. SORRY! i hope you liked this chapter, and i promise i will update as soon as i get home!
Heaven wouldn't take me and Hell was afraid I would take over- love ur name! and i have always thought Koga needed to be slapped...and i promise next chapter will be mostly fluff and maybe some dirtier stuff :innocent face: .
Inuken42- no problem, i'm having guilt problems because i'm going away for a week...hehe . and I LOVE CHOCOLATE! don't worry, i'm not allergic (deff easier to spell...i can't spell anything...) my brother is tho...hahaha sucks to be him! hehe, i'm nice i swear...
Katie- here's an update, and thanks! i'll update as soon as i get home
Reignashii- thanks! i'm glade you liked it, and like Sen. i hope you liked this on too!
Orlando-Inu-Lover- hahahaha, i don't think my boyfriend would like it if u kissed me...lol. wow, six is spelled the same, thats random, most things aren't just cuz the world HAS to be complicated like that...i love chocolate chip cookies, and peanut butter w/ chocolate chips... haha, i love Orlando Bloom too, and when he gets old we can always just watch his movies and sigh over how hot he used to be .
MakeLoveNotWar- awesome name, and so true! thanks! and kinky? i was blushing like mad just writing the make out scene (ask my boyfriend, he was laughin his ass off at me over the phone...jerk...), just a regular lemon will be interesting for me...sorry! but i am deff leaning toward putting a lemon in here
AnimesFireBaby- hahaha, and i thought it was cute too. i was awwing while writing it...lol, she's a very complex little girl, adorable, but u'll find out more about her past and why she's a little cold to everyone but Kag and Inu. thanks!
Inosan- yup, i mean Kag's mom, and i don't intend to put a very big plot in this, just mainly tieing loose ends for the gang and the romance that blooms amoung them. I hope you liked this chapter! thanks for reading!
Well that's all, and i love you all for all of your wonderful reviews, thank you so much! Well i'll see you in a week, bye!
-Rosepetals
(i'm gonna sign that from now on...my name is a little long...and u can call me that if u wanna refer to me...cuz my middle name is Rose ...that was pointless i think...)
