chp 9 (this goes out to EVERYONE who reviewed, you are my shinning stars!)
Inuyasha held Kagome as he swiped demons away with his bloody claws, sending a Blades of Blood attack whenever possible. She struggled against his grip, trying to break lose.
"Lemme go!"
"Hah, not a chance, you'd die out here!"
"NOW!"
She felt him drop her flat on her bum, and she glared at him. She ran over to her sack, and notched another arrow. She sent it straight into a demon, destroying it on impact. They continued to nick the demons, not causing any real damage, but just enough to get them out of the swarm alive.
"God..."
"I can't believe that swarm was so big,"Kagome stated as she checked her arrow count. She barely had half of her original count, she blew threw her lips...although it wasn't a real shocker.
"C'mon, lets get back to the village..."
She looked at him, feeling her heart go weak at the thought of Kikyo.
"Inuyasha, I was thinking..."
She looked at him, her eyes wide...
"Please just leave me here, forget what happened between us, everything. I could never do that behind Kikyo's back! She's like a sister to me. I could never let a crush come between us..."
She went through her sleeves, and pulled out the Shikon Jewel,"This is why she wants me back, so she knows the jewel is safe. Well... tell her I've got it under control, that she doesn't have to worry about it anymore."
"Kagome, what are you saying..."
"I'm leaving for good, what I said last night...I was caught up in the moment...I would NEVER do that to Kikyo."
"So thats it...what happened was meaningless! Is that how you really feel, or how you want to feel..."
"Its not your concern, and if you dare come looking for me...you will regret it."
She turned, and continued down the path. Her mind set was certain about this, that this was the only way to give her friend what she desired. The only way to set things right...
"Kagome come back here..."
"GO BACK TO KIKYO!"
She yelled it, her eyes full of fire,"Stop chasing after me. I mean it, just leave...me...alone."
She turned, and walked away, disappearing into the greenery. Inuyasha, he couldn't believe she left. After all that happened last night, she just acted oblivious to it, and just up and left. He bit his lip, tasting blood he bit so hard. He wipped his lip, flinging the blood on the ground.
"FINE!"
He glared at the spot she had one been in. He kicked dirt at it, and then jumped to the top of a tree, journeying back to the village. He felt angrer swell up inside him, how could she do that to him! How dare she do that, just up and leave. He didn't want her to go, he wanted her to stay...
No, he didn't care if she was there or not. Screw her, he couldn't believe he wasted his time on her. He sped away, trying to forget about everything. He growled at nothing, and hated everything. His soul course through with a burning sensation that just ate away at him.
"I won't forgve you, not after that..."
He glided away, hate filling his soul...
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Kagome walked down the solem path, her heart filled with nothing. She felt so...dead and emotionless. She couldn't do it, she couldn't hurt Kikyo, not for Inuyasha.
I guess its a little slow to say it, but I know now...I love him...
But thats exactly why she left. He deserved Kikyo, Kagome was just an outsider, someone who came into the picture and ruined everything they could have had. But she wouldn't let that happen, they deserved to be happy. They deserved each other. Kagome was just...a stupid teenage girl...
She continued to travel deeper into the dense forest, feeling the deep blue shadows of the forest become cold and lifeless. The leaves were no longer shinning from the sun, but rather brown from the lack of it. It was so dark now, she felt she would never see light again.
She rubbed her hands against her shoulders, trying to get rid of her goosebumps.
"This place, reminds me of..."
But she dared not speak the name, for she tried not to remember that day. She dared not speak of what she saw there, in that forest so long ago...
Yet she couldn't help but remember it...
flashback
Kagome Higurashi, 7 years old.
Kagome ran through the forest, laughing as she looked for the the ball that had escaped her grasp. Her pigtails bounced, and her frilly dress bounced in rythm. She was going to be late for the party. Chiyo, was turning 8! She giggled excitedly, running away from her mother's cries to not go in the forest.
"Where's the ball!"
She ran, her little legs trying to run as far away as she could. She still hadn't found her ball! She finally caught up to it, holding it in her little hands. She turned around to fine a huge bug the size of a car in front of her. She gasped, the ball droping and rolling away.
"AHH!"
She turned to run away, but tripped on a root, and fell to he knees. She saw the thing flying towards her, getting ready to eat her or something. She screamed, and stuck her hand out as if to say stop.
"Protect yourself...you can do it..."
She looked around for the voice, but saw nothing. But she saw the dead corpse of the animal lying in fron of her, smoking from some invisible attack. Her large eyes grew, and she stared at the steaming corpse, the smell of burnt flesh pungent in the air.
She looked around, trying to figure out what had happened...
But only felt a worn hand caress her face as she squeezed her eyes shut. She when opened them, there was nothing there but the wind...
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She came to the conclusion that it was her miko powers that protected her. But who's hand was it...
Her mother had once told her a legend about the forest, that an spirit protected the forest. No one knew whether it was a man or a woman, but the spirit protected the innocent from the evil that dwelled inside.
But she wasn't stupid enough to belive that a kind spirit's hand was that rough and worn. They just didn't fit...
Or did they?
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Kikyo waited ont he edge of the village for Inuyasha, and hopefully Kagome. Her heart filled with worry for them. She couldn't bear to not know what was happening with them..
Finally, much to her relief, she saw a red figure up in the distance, bounding its way towards her. Inuyasha...
"Kikyo!"
He arrived only moments later. Kikyo caught his arm as he fell, trying to yank the information out of him,"Where's Kagome! Where's the Sacred Jewel!"
"I found her, but she took the jewel..."
"WHAT?"
"She said she had it under control, and that you won't need to worry about it anymore."
"But its not her desision to make. The jewel is my responsibility..."
"Kikyo she's giving you your life back, you should be grateful..."
She looked at him, her eyes brimmed with confusion,"What..."
"She took away the only thing you had that blocked you from being a normal person."
"But I,"But no more words came to mind. Kagome just freed her from a life of devotion to the Jewel. She just gave Kikyo the life she had dreamed of. She raised her hand to her lips, feeling such emotion course through her...she couldn't bare it...
"She did that...for me..."
She gasped a little, and felt her lips quiver. Tears spilled over her cheeks.She could finally live a life with him, she could love him as an ordinary woman. She could be with him, and have no second though about it...
Her dream had finally come true...
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LOL did you guys really think Kagome was that dishonest, that she would cheat behind Kikyo's back with Inuyasha? Why does Kikyo trust her with the jewel, what if she was just using her? Because my dear friends, Kagome is her REINCARATION, of course she knows she wouldn't steal the jewel.
So, what cha think of the chapter, and of course its not over. If you think that...HAHAHAHAHA
Its just getting to the good part!
Thank you all who reviewed last chapter, I was like...wow!
So thank you again, and please review again so I can thank you again!