Ah..it's good to be back. Maybe this one will be faster than the others!...maybe. So I'll try and hurry with this one. My apology still holds, but all I have is one more normal basketball game (No more practice, last one was today, which I did not attend x.x) and the big fat tournament of death…championships. Please shoot me now. Anyways…on with the story. I realized I forgot my disclaimer last time, so here's the permanent disclaimer.
Disclaimer: Don't own it, so please don't sue this poor little girl...
Kikyo glared deviously at Kagome, smiling. Kagome winced at Kikyo, but Inuyasha stood strong as the strong noon sun shone overhead, a soft breeze blew between the three.
"Inuyasha, are you ready to come to hell with me? In hell you will be happy, you won't have to protect the whore that hides behind you." Kikyo said harshly, smiling. "I could even get rid of her for you." She hissed, smiling at Inuyasha, slowly stepping forward towards him.
"I…No Kikyo." Inuyasha said angrily, shoving Kagome back slightly, drawing his Tetsusiaga, as it transformed quickly. "I can't come to hell with you, Kikyo." He said quietly, looking at her, stepping forward.
Kagome's eyes grew, with both shock and happiness, as she stepped back, looking for something to lean onto. Finally she stumbled into a tree, staring at what was happening before her. To her, Inuyasha refusing to be with Kikyo now, or ever, was a huge step forward for her.
"You've fallen in love with my reincarnation!" Kikyo shouted angrily, letting an arrow fly at Inuyasha, but he easily deflected it with the Tetsusiaga, looking at Kikyo sorrowfully.
"Kikyo, you're not alive. All I want is for you to be able to rest in peace, like you had for fifty years before.." He sighed, looking at Kagome hopefully, then looking back towards Kikyo. "Kikyo, I'm not about to give up everything I've worked for. I'm not going to suffer like Naraku should. I want Kagome to have her entire soul." He said quietly, grasping the Tetsusiaga tightly, as Kikyo, as well as Kagome, stood staring in disbelief.
"Inuyasha, YOU LOVE ME!" Kikyo screamed, and Inuyasha laughed stiffly. Kagome felt tears coming to her eyes, for once feeling bad for Kikyo. She loved Inuyasha, but he no longer loved her.
"I'm sorry you had to die for me once Kikyo." He said quietly, pulling the Tetsusiaga over his head easily, and sighed. "And as much as I hate it, you're going to have to do it again. I'm so sorry, Kikyo." He said quietly, releasing a wind scar in Kikyo's direction, as Kagome had to hold tightly to the tree to keep from falling over.
Inuyasha's eyes widened at what he had just done, staring blankly at the crater that the wind scar had provided. Usually, his wind scar created multiple cracks in the earth, but now, it was directed for one thing. The wind scar had been directed towards Kikyo, so that she could finally rest in peace.
"Inuyasha, you'll be sorry for what you've done." Kikyo's cold voice hissed from above Kagome and Inuyasha, as her soul stealers carried her away quickly. Inuyasha's heart sunk sadly, as he sighed, looking back at Kagome.
"C'mon. Let's get going." Inuyasha said grumpily, motioning for her to get on his back, but Kagome just stood there, staring at him.
"You don't want to go to hell with Kikyo?" She asked dumbly, staring at him, almost looking afraid. Inuyasha laughed fakely, staring at Kagome.
"No." He said solemnly, looking at Kagome. 'Damnit… tell her!' Inuyasha shouted at himself, his mouth hanging open, but he was unable to say anything. 'Anything… say ANYTHING…' "We really should get going." Inuyasha choked out, then rolled his eyes at himself, crouching down for Kagome to get on his back, as Kagome slowly walked over, crawling onto his back.
"Yeah… Where's Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked quietly, holding tightly to Inuyasha as not to fall as he leapt through the air, then both of them spotted a blue force field about a mile out from them. Kagome sighed, and shook her head. "My question's been answered." She said quietly, closing her eyes, leaning her head onto Inuyasha's shoulder, her face seemed to show an at ease side of Kagome, but in her mind, she was the furthest thing from "at ease".
'He's chosen me… he might not EVER say it to my face, but he's chosen me…' Kagome told her self in complete disbelief. Inuyasha leapt higher into the sky, the sun's soft rays heating Kagome's face softly. Kirara roared, looking down, as another large force field appeared, and Inuyasha halted to a quick stop as he stood on the ground, staring.
"We should rest a while, Inuyasha. This is going to be a big battle for ALL of us." Miroku said quietly as he crawled off of Kirara's back, though Sango still sat, staring at Kagome.
"Yeah, yeah." Inuyasha said almost angrily, rolling his eyes. Kagome's eyes brightened as she got off of Inuyasha's back, looking over at Sango.
"Sango, do you want to go take a bath? I saw a hot spring not too far ago…it won't take too long on foot." She said, smiling at Sango, who nodded violently, crawling off of Kirara finally. "Inuyasha," Kagome said, looking up at him softly, her eyes shone with her confusion. "Make sure Miroku doesn't spy on us." She said, taking her bag, and walking off next to Sango.
As soon as the girls were out of site, Miroku's eyes lit up, and a lecherous grin crossed his face quickly.
"You told her you loved her, didn't you?" He asked, almost bouncing with happiness.
"Far from it, letch. I just…" Inuyasha sighed, looking away. "I'll tell you what I did when I'm damn ready." Inuyasha growled, popping his knuckles.
"Did you get rid of Kikyo, then?" Miroku asked, looking up at Inuyasha, now sitting down against a tree.
"DAMNIT MONK! I SAID I WASN'T GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT!" Inuyasha growled, jumping up into a lush tree, leaning against a branch. The half demon reached within his inner kimono, pulling out a picture, and smiled at it. The picture was of all of the group, everyone seemed oddly happy that day. Kagome sat on the floor of Kaede's hut, and not far from her sat Inuyasha, who was glaring at Shippo. Miroku's hand was wandering its way towards Sango's butt, but she hadn't noticed, and was talking to Shippo.
"Kaede took that picture, did she not?" Miroku asked from the ground, now leaning against the tree, looking up at him.
"Yeah.. I remember that day like it were yesterday, too." Inuyasha said dreamily, smiling at the picture. It still smelt like Kagome, which comforted him. Inuyasha had admitted this to himself thousands of times before actually understanding the fact that he loved her, he had admitted that her scent was the one thing that he enjoyed most in the entire world.
From below him Miroku laughed softly, happy to see his friend so content. 'Inuyasha's mood has improved so much..' the monk thought, closing his eyes, drifting off into a very light sleep, his left hand clutching the prayer beads that adjourned his right.
Yeah, That's right, I'm done. I'm half exhausted, half hyper as heck, and half happy that my camera's back. Dad got home today, and he brought with him a WHOLE butt load of stuff, and my camera. I'm so happy. I'm going to try and get the next update soon, but I always end up writing half, waiting another week, and then writing the other half. I'm so sorry you guys…
Amanda