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"What the hell is wrong with you?"
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Shippo rolled back wards on his tail. Miroku grabbed his staff as Sango readied her own weapon. Standing not even six feet away from them was the dragon demon herself.
Ren looked up at them with her cold green eyes and wicked grin. Her furry dragon ears were pressed against her skull in a threatening manner. Something was different about her. Her skin was a pale mint green as well as her torn and bloodied kimono. A cream scaled snake slithered around on the ground then up her leg and onto her shoulders.
Ren smirked. "This time, I did kill her."
InuYasha stopped out of breath. Usually this didn't happen often, but he was jammed with emotions he couldn't explain without any room for air. Kirara's fur was prickling on end as she growled, threatening to transform. InuYasha pushed through the bushes into the large clearing. "I knew it…"
Kikyou stood there in the middle of the cleared woods. A soul snatcher swooped down dropping a soul into the clay body. She blinked twice then closing her eyes, a small grin appeared on her face. "I see…Kagome is dead. Finally."
Kirara was pulling on InuYasha's pant leg with her teeth. No avail; InuYasha took a step forward.
The clay pot continued. "I can't believe she's finally gone." Her clutched hand twitched. When she opened it, there in the palm of her hand sat a glowing…then dark…then glowing again butterfly.
That insect spiked too many bad feelings though InuYasha. "Kikyou…did you try to kill her?"
Kikyou's eyes widened and then she calmed. "Of course not, you fool. I have no place to take her life. But someone did…and for that I am at peace now."
"At peace?" InuYasha angered. Kagome was dead and Kikyou was happy. She turned on him. "Here it is, InuYasha. The only way I can truly live again." Her pale fragile hand became outstretched as the fading butterfly twitched violently. "My other half."
Kirara now sat quietly at the hanyou's feet, staring in awe at was going on. "Other half?" InuYasha's eyes left the dead priestess to the insect in her hand. "…Kagome…?"
The butterfly was hopping around as if it were on fire. Kikyou's hand became clasped again, crushing the glowing bug.
"Which is it InuYasha?" Kikyou sighed. "Do you wish me for to finally live again? Or…do you wish to keep an empty shell and her soul fluttering around for eternity?"
He didn't answer right away. Having Kikyou back would be—would be what? Awesome? She wouldn't have to leave ever again and could finally live. But how in the hell would that be fair? Kikyou has gotten what…3 or 4 chances at life now? Kagome has had one…and only one. But…he didn't want Kagome to end up like Kikyou. Cold and unfeeling and hated life. Kikyou was already like that and nothing could have been done to prevent it. But Kagome…
But Kagome……
He made his promise to get her back…but he also promised Kikyou…
AYE DAMN IT! This was screwing up the hanyou's already screwed up head!
Promises…broken promises…kept promises…
Promise.
InuYasha outstretched his own hand. "Kagome."
Kikyou shook with fury. "W-what?"
"I said—." InuYasha swallowed. "I want Kagome." The priestess unclenched her hand and the butterfly fell crumpled to the ground. "Moth." Kikyou muttered before disappearing into the trees.
InuYasha's arm dropped to his side. "If Kagome doesn't come back…"
Kirara mewed. "Who will I have?" InuYasha's ears drooped. There was a tiny nagging voice in the back of his head that said "It's Kagome or no one." The same voice that used to say it would be Kikyou or no one.
The insect flopped off the grass and into the air where it promptly fluttered away.
"Ren." Miroku repeated as if it her name was some disgusting piece of food he had just tried. "What do you want with us now?"
Ren smirked. "I've come to fulfill my masters dying plans. I got rid of Kagome easily. Now," She crossed her arms and tilted her head mockingly with each word. "Each of you shall fall apart…" She snapped her fingers. "Like that."
"We're not falling apart." Sango said…but it sounded like a question. "Miroku and I strongly believe that InuYasha and—."
"InuYasha?" Ren's eyelids drooped to half closed. "He isn't dead yet?"
The taijiya exchanged glances with the monk and they both glanced at Shippo. Shippo shrugged. Sango lipped her upper lip and glowered at Ren. "What do you mean 'he isn't dead yet'?"
Ren took a breath. "I thought for sure the loss would be too painful for even one such as him."
Sango's jaw dropped. "You…you…you honestly thought that InuYasha…would take his own life?"
Ren shrugged. "I don't know what I expected but I defiantly didn't expect that he would still be alive after 3 days. I mean, what are you going to do tonight?"
"What's tonight?" Shippo piped in. Miroku thought for a moment "If I'm not mistaken…it would be the night where the moon isn't visible from earth."
"The new moon."
Kirara pawed at a bug trying to escape under a rock. InuYasha didn't take to well that not even the cat would listen to him. The sun was once again disappearing behind the mountains painting the sky a light pink with few stars scattering across the sky.
Wandering around aimlessly in the forest brought them to a cliff. InuYasha could normally sniff Sango or Miroku's scent from miles away. Now that his demonic powers were fading, he couldn't smell or hear as well like normal.
Kirara gave up on the bug after she pushed the rock off the cliff and plopped into a shallow unmoving stream.
She watched until the rock sank to the bottom of the clear stream. By now the sun was gone and only stars could replace the sky with no moon light. A hollow dark circle hung there, like the sun had been covered with a huge black blanket. ((Poetic, no?))
Speaking of black, InuYasha's hair had taken on a black shade as well. His adorably cute puppy ears had disappeared ((NO! THE PUPPY EARS!)) along with his claws. He dropped into a cross legged position close to the edge of the cliff. Kirara cocked her head to the side. Something was up…the hanyou's…well okay not now but usual hanyou's golden…now violet eyes had a strange emotion swelling up inside them. Sadness maybe…or fury…or…the look of regret.
What did he have to regret… Kirara mewed. Okay stupid question. He had MANY things to regret. But…that look had somewhat disappeared after they left the village. It seemed since Kikyou had been oh so generous to remind him of past events, the look had returned, even been amplified.
InuYasha jammed the sheathed Tetsusaiga into the ground beside him and steadying it with his hands, leaned against it for support.
Kirara flicked her tail and moved closer to him, sitting down at his feet. Even though it seemed InuYasha was staring right at the neko, even making eye contact with her…to him, it was like Kirara wasn't even there.
It was the new moon and the girl that said it was her turn to protect him…wasn't there. And it annoyed the hell out of him. It was that feeling you get when you can generally make something happen…was crushed. He couldn't do anything to help Kagome; he couldn't rush back to the village and see her waiting for him. She was dead and there was nothing anyone could do.
His grip around Tetsusaiga's sheathe made a cracking sound and InuYasha let his hands slide away from the sword and his arms dropped into his lap. The sword was lodged into the ground so, that it didn't even try to tip over.
Kirara nudged his hand with her nose. InuYasha ignored her and shifted his eyes to the pile of rocks about five feet away. It was far more interesting than anything else.
The bushes rustled once…then again. Kirara darted around InuYasha's unmoving form and growled. One of those short little blue ogres that lived in the mountains ((you've seen them)) knocked down a tree while stepping out of the shrubs. "You…" He snarled. "You have Shikon shards."
"That's right." InuYasha answered without moving. The ogre snorted and raised his club. "Weak human, hand them over and you will go unharmed maybe."
No reaction. "You want to kill me so bad then I won't stop you."
Kirara turned to fire as she made herself larger. The ogre had changed his mind, a small sweat drop appearing on his head and –poof- appeared one of those annoying shape shifting badgers or weasels or…whatever you call 'em. "Don't hurt me! I was simply following my master's instructions!"
Kirara gave one of those high pitched lion growl and the badger/weasel was out of there in a cloud of sweat drops and dust. The neko snorted after him and turned around. InuYasha still sat there unmoving, his bangs covering his eyes. Kirara let a low growl, meant as a purr, and sat there on her stomach behind him.
"If it was worth it…" InuYasha suddenly said after a long moment of silence. "Then I would do it."
Kirara was totally confused. What the hell was he talking about; what was worth it?
…
What was he going to do?
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