Aurora Whisperwind: Peeps out, expecting an angry mob I am so sorry…. silence sigh… I knew it. I'm real sorry people! Really I am! Please don't abandon me!
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Inuyasha stared at Kagome, amber eyes frozen, unseeing. Kikyou slumped to the ground, blood all over her robes and over Inuyasha's hands. She pulled out the arrow. "So…." She breathed, "I guess you beat me after all". Kagome dropped her bow, her eyes back to normal. What have I done? I killed her! I murdered her! Her and Ginengi…The scene stood suspended in mid-air, and the only movement came from a gentle breeze which wafted in, oblivious to all that had happened.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Inuyasha screamed, tears pouring down as he held Kikyou in his arms, brushing her hair away from her face lovingly. "You're going to be okay. I promise-" she put a gentle hand on his lips. "No" she whispered "Don't promise something you can never keep. I am dying again" Inuyasha shook his head desperately. "No, I won't let you, you can't leave me alone" She closed her eyes. "I gave you a chance for us to be together. You chose… differently"
There was a pause, a ragged breath, as her soul left the body. Inuyasha held her until her heart no longer throbbed, and her lovely eyes closed, never to open again. The porcelain-like face was smooth and clear, her expression tranquil. He looked up now, at Kagome. She looked away in an instant, unable to look into those eyes, filled with reproach, hurt and confusion. The love they had shared was not there, not even a trace of it. What have I done?
She lurched backwards, sobbing, and ran away. Away from those amber eyes, the pain and tears. Away from the man she loved, and still loved, but was loved by no more. With every step she took, the same miserable thought clung to her. Why did I do that? Why did I kill her? She was well and truly alone now. Except for…. Her father? Why did he encourage me to do something like that? She stopped suddenly, suspicion overtaking her. Who was this mysterious man who spoke to her? She was certain he wasn't her father now. Who was he?
"Inuyasha…" Sango whispered; eyes wide with shock. "Is that-?" She paused, horrified, as the hanyou came closer, the dead miko in his arms. "Lady Kikyou? But how did this happen?" Miroku asked, a comforting hand on Sango's shoulder. Inuyasha didn't reply. "We need to take her home" he rasped.
A few days later, Kikyou's last rites finished, Miroku, Sango and Shippou sat explaining what had happened to Kaede, who had to deal with the fact that her sister was lost from her once again. Inuyasha had vanished somewhere alone to brood, though evidently he was still near, considering Shippou and Kirara could still sense him. "He has not told who murdered her?" Kaede asked them, her wrinkled face darkening. "Not a word…. Something happened, and he is very disturbed" Sango answered vaguely, still remembering the dead look in the hanyou's eyes on that fateful evening. Kaede got up, and looked out of the window. "I think that…. ridiculous as it may seem, Kagome killed her" her quiet statement brought forth a vehement 'No' from the listening group, the loudest from Shippou who screamed "Kagome would never do that! NEVER! I REFUSE TO BELIEVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT! SHE'S TOO GOOD AND PURE AND NICE!" he paused for breath.
"It was her" a quiet voice announced. They whirled around to see Inuyasha at the door, arms folded, and an impassive expression on his face. "Are you saying that-?" Miroku began, only to be interrupted by a glare from the hanyou. "It was her. She killed Kikyou and Ginengi. She wanted to kill me, but Kikyou saved me, once again" They stared at him, unable to speak. "And now we've reached the cross-roads. My path is my own now, and you are not to follow… I will help you in your fight against Naraku, but you're on your own now. Goodbye" He walked out, but by the time they had regained their senses and dashed out, there was no trace of him.
"Well priestess, disappointed that you didn't kill the hanyou, but I guess that was close enough. You serve me well, girl" the voice rang out. Kagome listened in horror, as her 'father' spoke these words. I was fooled. "Yes you were, unfortunate, isn't it?" he mocked in a sing-song tone. "You beast! How dare you pretend to be my father! You will pay, I'll- I'll-" she choked out, trembling with anger and misery. "Remember girl, nothing you think can be hidden from me, you cannot escape"
Well… that was it. I had writer's block, and so… I've turned out a horrid chapter, but no suspense now right? Forgive me, minna-san! Please review!