.: Resolve : Part 4 :.
.: Leave The Past As It Was :.
Next Day ...
An arrow hit bulls eye on a target pinned to a tree.
"Very good, Akina." Kikyou said as she clapped.
"Thank you, Master." Akina said.
"I still don't see why my sister has to train when she is injured." Kazuo mumbled to himself. He was also watching Akina train but stood away from them both with his arms crossed and an angry look on his face.
"Because I need to learn how to fight when injured and or in pain, right Master?" Akina asked.
"That's correct." Kikyou answered. "Don't worry. I guarantee Akina will get all the rest and treatment she'll need to heal." she said towards Kazuo.
"She better." Kazuo said gloomily.
"Master?" Akina said as she loaded another arrow.
"Yes?" Kikyou answered.
"What's your relationship withMister Inuyasha, if you don't mind me asking." Akina said as she aimed her bow.
"There is no relationship." Kikyou said firmly. "We are just old acquaintances."
"Oh? You seemed like more then just old acquaintances to me." Akina said as she shot the arrow.
"... There's nothing between us." Kikyou repeated as firmly as the last time. The arrow hit the circle around the bulls eye. "You were distracted and so you're aim was off." Kikyou stated.
"Sorry." Akina sighed.
"You must learn how to aim even if you are distracted." Kikyou ordered.
"Okay, how?" Akina asked.
"Akina, return to the inn and get some rest when you are done here." Kozuo said and walked away.
"Arlight, big brother!" Akina shouted back.
Kozuo got to the inn just in time to see Inuyasha walking out of it. "Hello there." Kozuo greeted cheerfully.
"Hi, have you seen Kikyou?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yes, she's at the shrine training Akina right now, why?" Kozuo asked.
"I just need to talk to her." Inuyasha said and walked down the stairs to see eye to eye with Kozuo.
"You are an old acquaintance of Lady Kikyou, right? That's what she said at least." Kozuo stated.
" Just an old acquaintance? That's all?" Inuyasha asked.
"Yes, why?" Kozuo asked.
"Never mind, just tell me where the shrine is." Inuyasha asked. 'That's all she thinks of me now?' Inuyasha sighed heavily.
"It's straight ahead you can't miss it." Kozuo said.
"Thanks." Inuyasha said and ran off.
"Hm?" Kozuo watched as Inuyasha ran off.'Maybe there's something more to their past... Oh, well, none of my business.'he thought and walked back into the inn.
"I see! That's a good idea." Akina said.
"Do you think?" Kikyou asked.
"Yeah, anything you think of has to be a good idea." Akina declared.
"Thank you but that's not all true." Kikyou sighed.
"I doubt that." Akina argued.
"Kikyou" Inuyasha stopped running once he reached within a foot of Kikyou. Kikyou and Akina both turned around to look at Inuyasha.
"May I help you?" Kikyou asked coldly. Akina looked somewhat shocked to hear her Master speak in such a tone.
"Can we talk?" Inuyasha asked, now sure she must hate him.
"I'm busy right now so it'll have to wait." Kikyou said in the same uncaring tone she once spoke in always.
"Uh... Master, I think I want to take a break my knee is starting to hurt a lot." Akina said as she touched her knee and acted like she was in pain.
"If you want to." Kikyou returned to her normal tone when speaking with Akina.
"I'll just go rest up in the shrine for a while." Akina said and started to walk up the twenty-five stairs that lead to the shrine.
"Can we... talk now?" Inuyasha asked now afraid to speak with her.
"Sigh, I suppose." Kikyou turned to face him once again. "What do you wish to talk about?" She asked dully.
"Do you hate me now?" Inuyasha asked.
"What would make you think that?" Kikyou said coldly.
"Uh... because I went to live with Kagome and used the jewel to become human for Kagome." Inuyasha began to stare at his feet ashamed of his actions. "And I didn't look hard enough for you..." he pretty much whispered that.
"It was bound to happen sooner or later." Kikyou said.
"What?" Inuyasha looked up at her.
"I knew you loved her and no longer me and I had learned to forget and move on from the past just like you have." Kikyou stated.
"Forget? Moved on?" Inuyasha seemed shocked.
"I've... I've never done either of those!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Oh? You love Kagome, do you not?" Kikyou asked harshly.
"I... I... Um..." Inuyasha looked at the ground again. "Well..."
"Well? Of course you do. There's nothing to hide anymore." Kikyou said.
"I do love her..." he whispered.
"I know." Kikyou answered.
"But... That doesn't mean I stopped loving you! I never forgot our love or moved on!" Inuyasha looked back up at Kikyou.
"It's alright. There's nothing to be ashamed of. We've both done the same thing and you had thought you avenged my death and left with Kagome. It's not unexpected nor something to be ashamed of." Kikyou said almost kindly.
"I didn't forget you! I only left with Kagome because I thought I had nothing left here! If I had of known you were still alive I would have never become human for her or left with her!" Inuyasha moved closer to her.
"We both know that is a lie. What happened? Did you lose Kagome so you decided to come back here, for some reason?" Kikyou asked.
"No! Kagome and I got in another fight, like always."Inuyasha whispered.
"Ah, so you come here to get back at her for that fight?" Kikyou asked.
"Sort of..."Inuyasha whispered.
"When will you return to her?"
"I don't know... Now that I know you are alive... I don't know what I'll do."
"So you will return to being two-timing?"
"Eh, it's not like that!"
"Then what is it like?"
"I don't know..."
"I have no desire to be with you anymore or remember my horrible past. I wish only to live here in this village and heal and protect these people."
"That's great... I guess, If you are happy that is..."
"I am! I'm happier then I've ever been. It's just like when I protected the Shikon Jewel and my home village but this time I can be myself."
"I'm glad for you then..."
"Return to Kagome, like you should, and forget the past if you truly haven't already." Kikyou said firmly then began to walk up the stairs of the shrine.
"Wait!" Inuyasha shouted and ran to the shrine stairs but did not walk up them.
"What is it now?" Kikyou asked and turned to look down upon Inuyasha.
"I'm going to stay here until I can kill Naraku. This time for real!" Inuyasha shouted.
"That's great, but how to do plan to do so in your human form?" she asked.
"Uh... Well, I haven't planned it all out yet." Inuyasha said.
"It would be best if you return to your home and leave getting our revenge to me." Kikyou stated and began to walk back up the stairs.
"That's not the only reason I want to kill Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted. Kikyou stopped but this time did not turn around.
"He killed my friends and I can't let their deaths go." Inuyasha shouted. Kikyou turned so she could see Inuyasha.
"That is an honorable reason to fight." she stated. "But what would Kagome do if her friends and you were both killed by Naraku?" she asked as she returned to walking up the stairs. Inuyasha just stared at her as she walked away with no answer to her question.
Stuck, Stuck, Stuck, Stuuuuuuuck! I don't know what to do now... So stuck. Any ideas? I'm willing to listen to just about anything nothing Kikyou bashing though So... any ideas?
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