I'm sooooooooo sorry about the long update! FF wouldn't let me upload the file for like 5 days! I have been so frustrated with it, I sent in 2 tickets complaining. GRRR it made me soooooooooooooooooooooo mad! Ok, sorry once more, now on with the story
chp 13
Kagome sat beneath a silver tree, staring up through the bits of leaves, up into the deep blue sky. Her glossy brown eyes shined with something never present before, worry. Inuyasha should have been back before now, did something happen? Did he change his mind?
She prayed she was wrong, she wanted to believe that he would come back. She wanted to believe that with every fiber of her being...
But for some reason, she couldn't. She knew all too well, that Kikyo loved Inuyasha. Maybe he loved her too, maybe he just realized it. What if he did, what if she was left alone in this forest forever...
She sighed, then here she would wait for him. Nothing could make her leave this forest, nothing...
She looked around, thinking she heard a twig crack behind her. She whipped her head around, seeing something white off in the distance. She grabbed a bow, and her arrows, and walked towards it. She turned her head, so it was at an angle that seemed to show her curiosity.
"Who's there?"
She heard a chuckle, and clumsily notched an arrow. She heard scurring all around her, and a deep laugh echoing throughout the forest. That wasn't Inuyasha's laugh...
"Well, well, well, another miko. And you too are tied to that imbecile Inuyasha aren't you," She heard more rustling all around her. She twisted and turned, keeping her arrow notched. The wind seemed to shift all around her, and the world spun in place. The rustle of leaves and braches encircled her, creating a music of its own.
"I know you're there, stop hiding from me!"
A white figure jumped out at her, and she fired her arrow at it. She didn't hit it directly, rather blew a huge chunk of his shoulder off. She pouted and notched another arrow. She aimed it at the bounding figure, ripping off a section of his side. She gasped, Still not dead!
Suddenly an arm reached out and grabbed her neck, lifting her off the ground, choking her ariway. Her hands clawed at the fist holding her neck, but the hands grip was stronger than Inuyasha's. She gasped for air, feeling her face turn purple.
"You are his lover, are you not?"
Her mouth was wide opened, tryng to suck in what little air she could.
"You deserve to die..."
He threw her against a tree, and she immediately wrapped her fingers around her neck, feeling where she knew blue bruises would be tomorrow morning. She sucked in as much air as she could, glaring at the man dressed in white fur. He pursued her, as she tried to run away. He spoke as he followed her, floating like a ghost.
"You are no where near the beauty of Kikyo though, I don't know why he chose you over her..."
She felt a rip in her heart, but she continued running. She picked up her bow and arrows, and tried to notch an arrow while still running. But of her usual clumsiness, she dropped the arrow. She grunted in frustration. She twisted her head to see if he was still after her, he was.
She finally notched another arrow, and aimed it at his chest. He reached up to stop it, but merely got his hand shot off by the blue flames of her arrow. The face of the mask looked at her, and she head a growl behind its snout. She saw a brown tentacle shoot out and go for her neck. She screamed, holding her bow up as some form of protection.
"GET AWAY FROM HER!"
She heard something slash through the tentacle, and curiosity made her peep through her hands. She looked at the chunks of flesh, seeing them steam on the ground in front of her. She looked up, seeing Inuyasha in front of her, along with Kikyo...
"Kagome, are you alright?"
She looked at Inuyasha, nodding. She continued to look at Naraku, notching another arrow towards him while he was stunned. He growled, and bounded away, his injuries far too explicit to continue battle.
"What was that?" Kagome asked.
"He calls himself Naraku. We don't know anymore than that..." Kikyo replied nonchalantly. Kagme looked over at Kikyo, and Kikyo caught her gaze. Kagome immediately looked away, not wanting to have to go through that with her yet. She felt her heart immediately feel guilty, and she couldn't bear to even look at Kikyo. Her stomach twisted into a thousand knots and tangles, refusing to come undone.
"Kagome, are you all right?"
She saw Inuyasha squatting in front of her, giving her a concerned eye. How weird, she thought, because she had never seen him concerned before now, ever. His eyes were shaped differently, more oval, and his brows were less harsh. It was a side that loosened up her knots, and made her feel a bit better.
"I'm fine, thanks..."
He helped her up, loosely keeping his arms around her as she stood. She shifted her gaze to Kikyo, who had turned away. For the best, but why is she even here...
As if reading her thoughts Inuyasha whispered to her,"She came because she felt the need to fight this demon, and to take the jewel back. She also wanted to make sure you were ok..."
Kagome felt the last sentence cut through her heart, that she had cared enough to come. Her body warmed up, that even though she had hurt her best friend, Kikyo had still cared enough to see her through. She stared at Kikyo with wide eyes, tears collecting on the rims of her eyelashes.
Her heart was so mixed up, a million feelings ecumulated in her heart. She wanted to hate Kikyo, because it would be easier to hate her than to try to work things out. She wanted to love her, because this was one of the purest acts of frisndship someone could do. But she also wanted to act selfish and steal Inuyasha away, but how could she? Kikyo was as much as a friend to Inuyasha as she was to Kagome.
A thousand thoughts went through her head, all of them sounding selfish and hateful. She hated being that way, and decided that no matter what, she would make this work with Kikyo and Inuyasha...
She hoped...
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Kagome, Kikyo, and Inuyasha sat 'round the campfire. A perfect triangle, three corners represented by the tragic cost of love. Kikyo sat alone, representing tragedy. Kagome sat alone, representing loss. Inuyasha sat alone representing
hatred. When separated into pairs, they were happy and content. But as always with love, when all the pieces are put together, a world of pain is rediscovered.
Kikyow as the first to up and leave,"I need to leave, I must return to the village."
She walked to Kagome, and looked her deep in the eyes,"I wish you happiness..."
Without another world, she left. Kagome felt her pain, how it must feel to be in the same room as her and Inuyasha. She felt Inuyasha's hand wrap around her as soon as Kikyo left, and twisted her around to face him.
"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!"
She looked at him, her face a mass of confusion,"What are you talking about?"
"Fighting that demon by yourself, not even thinking about running when you saw it go through that barrier! Do you know what the would signify! He is dangerous, extrememly dangerous, and I'm not gonna fogive you for putting yourself in such harm!"
"What! Excuse me, all I did was see a demon coming for me, so I shot at it. I'm sorry that offends you so much!"
"YOU ALMOST DIED!"
He pulled her into his arms, not caring that she struggled against him,"If I had been a second later, you would have died. If I hadn't been running to find you, you would be dead. Do you know how that frightens me, to think that if I hadn't been in a rush, that you would have died!"
He held her tighter,"It was the scariest thing in the world to me..."
A shock of realization hit her hard. Her blood ran cold, and she felt tears weld up in her eyes. She hadn't thought about dieing, or how close she had come to dieing. It scared her too, to think that she could have lost him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and cried into his shoulder, his words having their desired effect on her.
"Kagome, please don't ever let that happen again."
"I'll try..."
She never wanted Inuyasha to let go, ever. She wanted his warm arms around her forever, protecting her, loving her. She felt his breath tickle her back, sending warm chills through her crying body. It was a sensation of hapiness, one she never wanted to let go of.
Her body trembled, and Inuyasha warmed her with his body. He kissed her head, breathing in her scent, wanting more than anything to protect her from everything that could harm her. He closed his eyes, letting his senses be overcome with her. He held her closer, as if to say "I will never let you go".
"I love you Kagome, don't ever forget that."
She nodded her head, and nuzzled closer to him,"I love you too..."
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Naraku trailed the priestess, Kikyo. If he could play this right, he might be able to capture her heart. He laughed, enjoying this power, enjoying his position. He could easily capture her heart, easily gain control over her. He could kill her too, which would be pleasureable.
But would I allow myself too. The last time I couldn't bring myself to kill the look-a-like Kikyo.
He silently cursed his heart, for having human traces still left. How he dispised Onigumo for loving, and yet still had to praise him for it. If it wasn't for his greed for the priestess, then Naraku never would have been created. He wouldn't exist, but that didn't mean that he hated the weakness in him that was human. It gave him feelings, and needs. It made him nearly be compassionate, except for the fact that Onigumo was a devious bandit.
If it wasn;t for that fact, Naraku might have actually had a "heart". He chuckled at his little joke, getting a crack out of his dark sense of humor. His body shook, as he tried to keep quiet behind the priestess. he silently creeped along, too quiet for even the priestess to sense.
Or so he thought...
"Who are you, and why do you follow me..."
She twisted around, but Naraku had already concealed himself. She looked at him, her face consumed with an inner pain he couldn't wait to toy with.
"Inu...Inuyasha, what are you doing here?"
"Kikyo, I'm sorry, I'm sorry you had to go through that. But I realized something..."
Naraku could hear her heart pound, hear her blood rush. He loved her fear, her anxioty. He loved how she trembled form her emotions. He relished every second of her pain. Her eyes were dilating, and her hand came up to her heart,"And what was that..."
He wanted to smile, but he had ot play the part. He looked up into her eyes, watching how they were tearing at the rims. He took a deep breath, and then spoke the words with a hazy poison,"I love you."
He pushed her forcefully against his chest, and squeezed her. He was sure she couldn't breathe, because her heart was slowing down instead of accelerating. He loosened his grip, so he could enjoy her pain...
"But Kikyo...How can I love you, if you have the Shikon Jewel..."
He couldn't see it, but her was sure that she was in shock now,"I...I don't know..."
She wrapped her arms around him, crying into his haiori. He kissed the top of her head, almost daring himself to kill her now. He felt the duplicate claws of that hanyou on his hands, why not use them. It might even be fun. No, I must use this priestess to my greatest advatage. If she truely loves this hanyou, she will do what he asks without any questions.
"Kikyo..." He said it lovingly, but behind the perfectly replicated voice, there was a world of hatred waiting for the unsuspected miko. He would use her, all of her. He would save the Shikon Jewel for later. Now...it was his time to test himself and his skills.
This will be fun...
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Naraku is such a fun character to portray. I love it, he's so evil! MUA HAHAHAHAHAHA! But poor Kikyo...
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