Chapter Eight

I woke up in Sesshoumaru's tight embrace. I looked at his face. He looked so peaceful. I kissed him on the lips and he had awoken. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I wake you?"

"No." We had both got up. All of a sudden he looked alert.

"What's wrong Sesshoumaru?"

"I smell Inuyasha's scent."

"He was here?" I gasped.

"Yes and not to long ago. I'd say a couple of hours ago at the most." I was so worried. What if Inuyasha say them together? He would kill me. Or even worse, kill Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru isn't the one to be blamed. I am. He was there for a hard time and was comforting me. I forced him into it. Sesshoumaru saw the expression on my face. "Kikyo, we've got to get out of here. It's not safe. Let's run away and start a new life together. But first we must get rid of the Shikon no Tama. Inuyasha will pursuit us until he has it in his grasp." I nodded. I understood exactly what Sesshoumaru was talking about. He would follow them to the ends of the earth for her or the jewel. I knew Inuyasha. "Can you think of a way to destroy the jewel?" I nodded again. "Good once you've gotten rid of it meet me back he…"

"Wait, Sesshoumaru." He looked surprised. I was terrified. "What if Inuyasha comes after me. I don't want to be alone."

"If you see him try to pin him to the tree. Just long enough so that we can escape. Got it?" I nodded once again. I was lost for words. "I'll be watching from above. He does try to make a move on you I'll get him." We both stared at each other for awhile and then pulled together in a tight hug.

I ran off to the village to get the Shikon no Tama. I told the villagers if a demon named Sesshoumaru came by don't hurt him. I was near the tree where I had shot Inuyasha for fun when I saw him. I knew what must be done. I took aim and shot three arrows at him. "Die Inuyasha!" Damn it. I missed. He now knew where I was and he would chase me down. I ran for my life.

"You think you can get away from me that easily?" He jumped threw the trees as easily as thought they were nothing there. He caught up with me soon. He slashed me through my back that left cuts up to my collarbone. I feel to the ground breathing hard. I quickly realized that I had dropped the Shikon no Tama. I hastily tried to snatch it, but Inuyasha had stepped on my hand.

"Fool! I had no desire to ever become human." No, it's not true. It cannot be. "But I'll take the jewel anyways. Thanks." He just pretended he to wanted to be with me just to get to the jewel. Did he even love me? Fury surged through my veins. I felt hatred beyond any kind of hatred I've ever felt towards anybody. "This jewel will be used for a lot of suffering once I use it to slaughter the whole village with it." He started to walk away towards the village. He will not get away with this. "You traitor. TRAITOR!"

Sesshoumaru quickly joined me by my side." Are you okay Kikyo?"

"Go after him Sesshoumaru." He looked determined, but before he went I held him back. "Do not kill him. I want to do it for myself. Put the Shikon no Tama back to its original place. I know Inuyasha well try to retrieve it while I'm down. At least it gives me an idea where he is so that I can kill him." He looked like he really preferred to do the killing, but he agreed with me. Sesshoumaru chased down his brother in a second. Inuyasha barely knew what hit him before Sesshoumaru knocked him out. He stepped on him as he regained the Shikon no Tama. He took it back to the village.

The plan was working perfectly. Inuyasha went back to the village. But I did not except him to destroy my whole village. That only made me want to kill him more. I saw him coming my way. This is the tree we always played our game at. It was not a game anymore. "Inuyasha!" I shot my deadly arrow which pierced him through his heart. He looked shocked.

"Ki Kikyo. I thought you were dea…" And he died. I fell to the ground. All the energy was wearing out on me. I held the Shikon no Tama and gave it to my younger sister. "Take this jewel and burn it with my body."

"But sister you're hurt."

"It will be over soon. You must make sure this never gets into the hands of evil." I shuttered my last breath and I was falling. The last thing I heard and saw was my sister yelling after me.

"SISTER KIKYO!"