Chapter Seven: Giving Up
Inuyasha couldn't believe what he was seeing. Kikyo was still alive! Inuyasha smelled the air, and gazed around.
"Where's Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, staring at Kikyo with evil eyes.
Kikyo stepped forward, hand still outstretched, "I'll tell you once you hand over the Shikon Jewel!"
Inuyasha stepped back, "and why would I do that?" he asked, tightineing his grip on the jewel.
Kikyo sighed, "if you don't." she pulled out her bow and arrows and aimed at Inuyasha, "I'll kill Kagome."
Inuyasha chuckled, "yea right…"
Miroku came forth, "Inuyasha, you should take her seriously…"
Kikyo grinned, "I have Kagome in my custody. What will you do?'
"Show me her first! You give her to me, for exchange of the Jewel!" Inuyasha said, pulling out Tetsusaiga.
Kikyo agreed and went over to the bushes to pull out Kagome. Kikyo dragged Kagome across the ground and tossed her in between her and Inuyasha. Kikyo aimed her arrow at Kagome and smirked.
"Now," she said,
"hand me the jewel, and she goes free. Also, the curse she has,
will be lifted."
Inuyasha turned to Miroku and the others.
"What should I do?" Inuyasha asked them, "should I?"
"It seems we have no choice." Miroku replied, "she'll kill Kagome."
Inuyasha nodded and turned to face the priestess once again.
"Fine!" he walked over and tossed the Jewel to Kikyo, who then lowered her bow and caught it.
Inuyasha rushed over and picked up Kagome. She was cold. Inuyasha didn't turn back, and ran. He ran as fast as he could back to the hut at which they had stayed earlier. Miroku and the others followed as Kikyo stared at the Shikon.
"At last." Kikyo said, her eyes narrowing with malice, "I shall become whole again, and get Inuyasha back." Kikyo whispered an incantation, and smiled. She would have no more competition…
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Inuyasha set Kagome down on the hard floor of the hut. Inuyasha sat down and felt Kagome's pulse. There was none.
Miroku and the others rushed over, and helped Inuyasha.
"She's not breathing.." Shippo said sadly, "and …she has no pulse."
Inuyasha stood up quikcly and walked outside. Tears were pouring out of his fast. Miroku came out and tried to comfort him.
"It's not your fault." Miroku said, putting a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.
Inuyasha shook him off and replied, "of course it is. I was too late."
"But, by the look of things, Naraku seems dead. If Kikyo is wandering around…it leads me to believe that, and of course he hasn't come after us for the jewel.." Miroku said, trying to cheer up Inuyasha.
"Oh, right.' Inuyasha said, his tears stopping, and rage beginning, "and now Kikyo has the damn jewel! It's starting all over again! Only this time…I'm not the only one who has to pay the price…"
Sango stepped out too, and joined the two guys, "I'm sorry, Inuyasha." She said, stopping by Miroku.
"I don't want your sympathy!" Inuyasha burst out. He rushed away and Sango and Miroku stayed behind. They had no idea what to do next. And, what could they do about Kikyo?
But the thing they really worried about, was the fact that Kagome was dead….