Sorry for the wait, I was a little busy, an now I've been grounded off the computer for two weeks, so now I can only go on the computer in the morning and not for the rest of the day. This sucks!
Kagome sighed. She was sitting close to a fire with a blanked draped over her to keep her warm. It was about 9:00pm the same day she had fought off Naraku and Kikyo. She kept getting the feeling that she could have killed that walking clay pot in an instant, but she held back. Why?
'Why? Why didn't I kill her, I know I could have. But why didn't I?' Kagome knew why she didn't kill Kikyo. It was because she cared, not that she cared for Kikyo, she absolutely hated Kikyo. No, it was for the person who cared for Kikyo. Inu-Yasha. Kagome couldn't even lie to herself. Because if she killed Kikyo Inu-Yasha would be heart broken. She couldn't bare to live with the guilt on her shoulders. But all she wanted to do right now is to tear that dead witch to shreds! She hurt her kit, and everyone knows not to touch Kagome's son. Inu-Yasha learnt that so many times after he'd been thrust into the ground so many times over, oh such happy memories. Kagome turned her head slightly to the side to see the little Shippo all curled up into a ball next to Kirara. She smiled at him, then frowned.
'I'm so sorry I let you down Shippo, I should have been ready for anything.'
Inu-Yasha watched Kagome sit by fire from the tall tree he sat in. She was staring into the red flickering flames as emotions played across her face. First he saw regret in her golden eyes, then her lips made a small smile with sad eyes as if she knew she did something good, she just didn't like it. He saw her look towards Kirara, he noticed that Shippo was also sleeping next to the feline. Inu-Yasha saw Kagome's face lighten up as her eyes rested on her pup, then she frowned as her eyes landed on the small bandage that was wrapped around his fluffy tail.
'Poor Kagome, she must think this is all her fault.' Inu-Yasha stood up and made a fist. 'I know what I must do, I have to put a stop to this nonsense!' He jumped into the woods to find a certain dead miko.
Kikyo coughed as she looked at her surroundings. She was in a huge hole that looked like there used to be something there.
"Huh? Where am I?" She noticed that her nose was bleeding and her back hurt. (Have you ever woken up with a sore back? Hurts huh? Well to Kikyo, it feels a gazillion times worse. Muhahahahaha! I hate her)
"Ow…What happened?" She said to herself as she rubbed her back. "Wait…Naraku!" Kikyo knew Naraku must have just got up and left her while she was unconscious. (Probably got annoyed from her voice or smell) She climbed up the deep hole and tripped three times, the first time she fell flat on her face and broke a nail, the second and third time she fell she could have sworn the animals were laughing at her. (They were) One she finally got to the top, she was a little ticked off.
'First I lose my slave, then I get beat up by a stupid girl, then I get ditched, and now I'm covered in mud. And to top that off, I broke a nail!' She really wasn't the one to be near right now.
"I have to find Inu-Yasha. She could sense him nearby. She walked through the forest as she wiped away some of the mud that covered her face. She almost fell again due to the darkness.
Inu-Yasha could smell the familiar smell of death. She was close by and he knew it. He was standing under a tall tree that seemed to touch the glittering stars that hung above his head. The dead miko came out of the trees. It was not a pretty site, she looked really mad, and was covered with mud. He did not want to make the first move to talk, it seemed as if he said anything she might bite his head off.
"Hello Inu-Yasha." She said through clenched teeth. Inu-Yasha almost wanted to sigh in relief that he didn't have to say something first.
"Hello Kikyo." Kikyo walked over to him and hugged him, he tensed, and then he relaxed a little bit.
'Yes Inu-Yasha, just keep trusting me, you are mine!' Inu-Yasha hugged her back, she felt like ice and dirt. Then he remembered why he was here.
"Kikyo, I have to tell you something." He backed away from her embrace to look into her cold, lifeless eyes.
"Huh?" She looked confused.
"Kikyo, I don't…I don't love you any more." (Well that made my day, how bout you?) Kikyo's jaw dropped.
"B-but you said…" Then she realized what went wrong, why Inu-Yasha didn't love her. For one, she was dead, two, she was evil, three, she tried to kill him multiple times, four, she tried to kill Kagome multiple times… (You get the point)
"I'm sorry Kikyo, but your time passed a long time ago, you should be dead, well you are dead. Just rest in peace now, I don't love you, I'm sorry." Inu-Yasha said softly. Kikyo stuttered in shock, then she got made.
"It's her isn't it, its that little girl with the weird clothes you have in your little group, I tried to get rid of her, but it didn't work out to well!" She was furious that her reincarnation had melted Inu-Yasha's heart. That was supposed to be her job!
"I'm sorry Kikyo, but you must go back to where you belong, I am truly sorry, but this is the way it's supposed to be. Kikyo thought again, maybe he was right, maybe Kagome was supposed to be his, not her; she is just there.
"I'm sorry Inu-Yasha." Kikyo looked at Inu-Yasha with tear filled eyes, not from sadness, but from happiness. She now knew what true love really was. She started to sink into the ground to hell. As she slowly sunk, all the hatred left her body, all the pain, and suffering was gone, she knew that she could have been with Inu-Yasha but her chance was up. She had completely forgotten about what had happened to her that day; her mind was only focused on how sorry she was for what she had done. Only hate had kept her alive to walk among the living, but now that all hate had filtered from her body, she no longer needed to live. She looked back up at Inu-Yasha and smiled. She hoped Inu-Yasha would have a great life with Kagome.
"Thank you." Was all she said before she disappeared.
Inu-Yasha stared in shock at the scene that had just unfolded.
'She thanked me, but why?' He saw as she had disappeared, he had seen wisps of hate floating off her body until she glowed. She was now in peace, she understood what happened. But what of Naraku, where was he? Kikyo didn't seem to know. He smiled to himself, he was happy now that Kikyo was in peace, now he didn't have to worry about her trying to kill him with vengeance for him betraying her. He sighed now that she was happy and another soul was laid to rest. He started walking back to camp.
'Goodbye Kikyo.' He walked into the camp to see that everyone was sleeping, he was about to jump into his tree when he felt warm arms wrap around his waist. He felt someone's head on his shoulder and he blushed.
"That was a very nice thing you did for her, I'm very proud of you." Kagome whispered into his ear. He turned around and faced her, she had a smile plastered on her beautiful face. They were a little close, he blushed deeper. Kagome put her head on his chest, he knew she could hear his heart beat three times faster. He smirked; it was his turn to make her blush. He grabbed her around the waist and jumped into his tree, then laid down to get comfortable, it sure worked for the blushing thing, but only for a second before she smirked and curled up next to him. Now he was really red. Kagome was happy that Kikyo was now in peace, and she was probably sorry for hurting Shippo to. She felt kind of bad for wanting to rip Kikyo to shreds. (That sounded so weird!) Inu-Yasha tensed as Kagome cuddled next to him.
'Ok, I thought I'd at least have a slap on the face by now!' He looked down at her with a confused look on his face; he could only see the top of her head though. 'What is wrong with this girl?' He thought. He relaxed a little though, then he mentally shrugged. 'Oh well.' He wrapped an arm around her waist so she wouldn't fall off. Then he closed his eyes. Kagome sighed. Inu-Yasha looked down again, but this time she was looking at him to, she had a smile on her face and her eyes shone lovingly. He smiled to. Kagome leaned forward and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you." Was all she said before cuddling up to him again. Inu-Yasha smiled and closed his eyes. Sleep over took the two hanyou's as they fell asleep in each other's arms.
Sango watched Kagome and Inu-Yasha with a smile on her face. She knew the two were perfect for each other, they just need time to realize it. Sango almost felt jealous of Kagome, not that she liked Inu-Yasha liked that, but that she did not have a guy swooning over her. She knew she pretty, Miroku made sure of that every day with his insolent groping. Sango didn't know what this feeling was that would always go off in her stomach every time Miroku would either grope her, or some other pretty girl. She would always get mad and jealous, and then slap Miroku, or just drag him away.
'What's wrong with me? Ever since I met Miroku, I always get butterflies in my stomach.' Sango looked to the right of her to see Miroku sleeping, his face and features were relaxed. Sango sighed. 'What are you doing to me monk?' She shook her head.
"Whatever, maybe I'll ask Kagome about it tomorrow." With that, she laid down, pulled her blanket up to her chin, and fell asleep.
Hope you liked my chapter. Now you know why I didn't let Kagome rip Kikyo to shreds. I was going to, but that would shorten my story. With the little Sango thing at the end, I thought I should put a little Sango/Miroku thing to for the people who like the pairing. You will see more of that in my next chapter, but for now, REVIEW!