"Inu-yasha…" A familiar voice called out to the dog hanyou, and he looked around for its owner. It was dark and foggy, and there was no scent around, or rather, none except the damp scent of grave soil. A form appeared in the distance, and Inu-yasha ran towards it.
"Kikyo?" He asked, though as soon as he neared the figure he knew that it was she. Long ago he may have though for a moment that it was Kagome, but not with the scent of the grave clinging to her. Kikyo didn't move, she simply stood there, as he drew nearer and nearer, finally stopping right in front of her. She reached out towards him, and grabbed his arms gently.
"Inu-yasha…come with me…" Kikyo said as she drew him closer to her, and placed her hands on his shoulders. Suddenly, her fingernails dug into his robes, and she looked up at him with malice in her eyes…but something else was there as she finalized her plea. Longing, weariness, and a look that begged for forgiveness. "To hell…"
A pit opened up beneath Kikyo, a red glow faintly visible reaching up from the bottom. For a moment, Kikyo was suspended in mid-air before falling, still clutching pieces of his robes. But strangely, it only took Kikyo, and left Inu-yasha standing in the darkness and fog, alone except for the final thought that Kikyo sent him, I'm so sorry…
Kagome's DreamA noise in the trees…Kagome had to go check to see what it was. It couldn't be good, but she had to go see anyway. Call it morbid curiosity if you wanted, she still had to go. Running into the trees, the darkness of the forest overwhelmed her immediately.
Hm? A faint glow in the trees, an odd light that somehow seemed dark. As Kagome approached it, she saw that it was the form of the undead miko that radiated the darkened light. Kikyo was here…but what was she doing?
As if she could hear the thought, Kikyo turned towards Kagome and smiled. It was not the wicked smiled that Kagome had come to associate with Kikyo…just the sad and weary smile of an aged traveler who realizes that she lost everything by just leaving her front door.
Something bright shone out of Kikyo, unlike the dark light. This light formed a small ball and flew towards Kagome, entering her. Kagome felt warm, and like she finally retrieved something that she had lost for so long she forgot it used to be there. The last of Kagome's soul, which had for so long resided in Kikyo's body of clay and ashes, had finally returned.
Kikyo started to disappear, bit by bit, and as she did, Kagome could have sworn she said something to her as her body evaporated into dark light. Please…forgive me…
That morning…
Inu-yasha and Kagome awoke, both on the beds provided by Sango and Miroku, who were sitting outside by the waterfall. Kagome and Inu-yasha both had looks of sadness, and immediately they wanted to ask the other what was wrong. Their waking thoughts were the exact same ones as the other as well.
Kikyo's dead…
Next chapter- Kagome and Inu-yasha discover that Miroku and Sango also knew of the death of Kikyo from their dreams. Inu-yasha wants to talk to Kagome about something…what could it be? Also, we find out where Kirara and Shippo went (well, maybe in the chapter after the next).
Thanks, my loyal reviewers, who helped make my decision on the confession thing. I was having a really hard time deciding.