Chapter 7 - Her Smile
Shippo cheerfully leaped into Kagomes heart warming arms, "KAGOME! You're back!" His face was filled with tears. Daybreak had begun, and while the village was resting, Kagome walked into Kaedes cabin drawing tears from everyone.
"It's good to be back too!" Kagome smiled warming up every ones hearts though the autumn wind blew with fiery.
Sango whipped a tear, "Kagome," she wrapped her arms around her, "Thank goodness! I was so a worried!"
"We all were," Exclaimed Miroku while Kirara ran in circles around them.
"This feels great!" Kagome stretched out her arms, "Everyone's together again and I couldn't ask for more! Oh, where's Inuyasha?"
Kagome ran out of the cabin in need of fresh air. Villagers that passed her by offered food and clothing, "Welcome back Lady Kagome! It must be the good gods bringing you back from the grave!"
Kagome twtiched. Back from the grave, huh? Great, now I'm exactly like Kikyo except my body isn't made of clay. She stopped by the river remembering what had happened…..
Kagomes eyes gently slid open once more bringing joy to Inuyasha. He hid his face behind his hair to keep her from seeing his tears.
Sesshoumaru withdrew his Tenseiga, "Now, I don't own you anything. My dept is repaid," he said to Inuyasha. His robes blew behind him as Sesshoumaru walked away with Rin in his arm and Jaken following close behind.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called, "Are you okay?" She reached out and touched his face.
"Yeah," Inuyasha replied, "I'm going to be alright. Just shush up. We're going back to Kaedes village." He leaped off carrying Kagome while avoided eye contact.
Despite the chaos that occurred during the past few days, while she was in Inuyashas arms souring though the air, Kagome felt a brief moment of peace in her heart.
The villagers were starting to become annoying. Kagome escaped to the forest of Inuyasha, back to the sacred tree. I still remember those eyes, those piercing red eyes. The way he looked at me. She skipped over branches that blocked her path. Suddenly a soul stealer caught her eyes, "Kikyo?"
"How touching," Kikyo rubbed her hands over the arrow mark on the sacred tree, "to do whatever it takes to bring back the person you love with all your heart."
Kagome stared at the ground. She was well aware of their feelings for one another. But they're so deeply in love. Kagome was actually surprised by the way Inuyasha reacted to her death. She couldn't keep it in anymore. She had to ask, "Why didn't you go after Inuyasha and try to take him back to hell with you?"
Kikyo sighed with portrayed calmness, "It is simply because he won't forget you," she pause before continuing, "If I were to do so then his heart will never be contempt. He will always have the lingering memory of you," she stared coldly into Kagomes eyes, "Don't get too delighted. I will win Inuyashas heart over, with you alive, so his heart will belong to me."