Suki

Chapter 16

Mid-winter Night's Nightmare

Disclaimer: For those of you that didn't pay attention during the last 15 chapters I own absolutely nothing. Not Inuyasha, its characters, or….wait I do own that Mwahahahahaha!

The once festive night had now turned violent. Most had escaped the night club but some were shot by Kikyou. But now her gun was pointed at Kagome and Inuyasha.

Kikyou held up the gun towards Inuyasha and Kagome from across the room. "Inuyasha!" she yelled, "I won't hesitate any longer. Tonight you shall both die!" Kagome jumped in front of Inuyasha and yelled, "You'll have to go through me first!" "I've never seen anyone so anxious to die." Kikyou replied, "Very well. See you in hell."

"Would you really kill your own sister, Kikyou?" Kaede said slowly walking through the door. "Grandma," Inuyasha said puzzled, "What are you…? Get away from here!" "You," Kikyou yelled pointing her gun towards her instead. "What?" Kaede replied, "You know it's true." "Kaede," Kagome yelled confused, "What are you talking about?"

Kaede cleared her throat and said, "Kagome, Kikyou, listen closely. About sixteen years ago my closest friend gave birth to twin girls. She was too weak though. Before she died she trusted me to find a home for her daughters. I thought it best to separate them and thus not leave them a reminder of the other, but I kept them in close area of each other. You two were her daughters."

A long silence fell over the room until Kaede said, "I should've told you sooner…" "You're lying you old hag!" Kikyou yelled, her finger shaking on the trigger. "I'm not lying." Kaede replied, "You know it in yourself. I'm telling the truth. Shoot me if you like, but I do not lie." "No, no, No!" Kikyou yelled as she pulled the trigger.

Inuyasha ran and tried to stop the bullet but he was too far away. He could only watch as the bullet hit Kaede and she flew a distance before falling. She never got up. Kikyou fell to her knees crying and said to herself, "I've killed people since I was 12 why am I crying now?"

Inuyasha knelt at Kaede's side and cried, "Grandma, please don't go!" Through his tears he saw Kaede point towards Kagome who was now held by Naraku with a knife to her neck. "Don't move!" Naraku yelled, and without thinking cut Kagome's hair ribbon in half.

Suddenly rage gripped Inuyasha. His eyes went bloodshot and his heart beat quickened, and his emotion went to bloodlust. Inuyasha walked slowly towards Naraku. Many light fixtures fell in front of his path, but they were repelled away when Inuyasha merely looked at themas though everything was afraid to come near him. "Stay away!" Naraku yelled, but Inuyasha grabbed him by the neck and lifted him in the air.

Kagome fell to the floor and saw Inuyasha choking Naraku. "Inuyasha!" she yelled, but he paid no attention. "Inuyasha," she yelled grabbing his shirt, "Don't kill him! Please this isn't the Inuyasha I know!" Inuyasha just continued choking him. "Inuyasha," she yelled, "Sit!" All of a sudden Inuyasha fell, face first to the floor, leaving Naraku unconscious. "What?" Inuyasha yelled.

Inuyasha noticed his grandmother again, and ran to her side. "Grandma!" he yelled. Kaede turned and said, "Ye should not fret over me, Inuyasha. I've lived a good life." "Grandma," he replied,"Don't talk like that. You'll be alright." "Inuyasha," she said, "I know you'll be alright…" Those were the last words spoken by Kaede Rihatsu.

Sirens sounded and when they reached Kikyou's ears she said, "It's over now. Hehehehe…It's all over!" Inuyasha and Kagome looked over as Kikyou held up her gun and shot herself in the head.

That was it. Inuyasha's bloodshot eyes ran like faucets. All Kagome could do was hold him in her arms and whisper, "It'll be alright Inuyasha. I don't know how but it'll be alright. I'll never let go. Never." The sirens came closer and closer to this blood soaked tragedy. As hard as they both tried Inuyasha and Kagome could no longer hide from the cruel hand of reality.

A/N: Much shorter and sadder than the rest of the chapters. It makes me cry when I write it and even more when I read it. No snappy remarks this time. But please review like you've been doing.