Disclaimer: Lets get this over with already. I don't own ANY of the freakin characters, even though it would be nice...actually, I think it would be 'effin AWESOME to own an anime character. But I DO own characters like Seikei and Naoya.


Chapter 2: The Death of a Priestess!
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Paralyzed by tremendous fear, Kagome's mind went blank at first. Sweat broke out on her forehead. Everyone was so completely stunned that they didn't realize that Kikyo had let go of the arrow; they just stared on in disbelief. Kagome's mind came back to normal and she was thinking rapidly..Oh, NO! My legs are frozen...what do I do! Tears sprang to her eyes as the arrow neared her. Am I going to die...now...in this time...? she thought to herself. "DUCK KAGOME!" Her mind sreamed at her.

Suddenly hundreds of thought went racing through Kagome's mind. She remembered how she had been brought into this era. It was that centipede youkai woman. That was when she discovered the Shikon-no-Tama inside of her. She remembered first seeing Inuyasha stuck to that tree with an arrow and how she had an urge to rub his ears. That seemed to have woken Inuyasha. And for a while, Inuyasha wouldn't call her by her name because he thought that she looked too much like Kikyo. Then she remembered there first fight together. It was against Yura of the demon hair. That was when Inuyasha had given her the top part of his kimono to protect her, and indeed, it DID save her life when Yura tried to burn her. Kagome recalled her first encounter of Inuyasha's half brother Sesshoumaru; how cold and unfeeling he had been and still was. She recounted the first night when Inuyasha had turned into a full human by the full moon. He had been bitten by a spider and was dying from the poison. She had cried for him for the first time when she had tried to save him with Tetsusaiga in it's sheath. But most of all she remembered the times when Inuyasha had been tender with her, and protective of her. Kagome remembered when Inuyasha was delirious from the spider bite and had told her that she smelled good; he had been so sweet in his delirioum, despite the fact that he was dying, though he did recover. All their adventures together flashed through her mind in slow motion. A small tear formed in one eye as she thought of all this.

These memories passed through her mind in the space of a split second. At the last possible moment, Kagome ducked to miss the arrow, but it was too late. The arrow embedded itself in her, only half an inch above her heart. The force of the arrow knocked Kagome back. She stumbled backwards towards the river, and the only thing anyone did, or could do was stare into space, in utter shock. At the last second, Inuyasha ran to Kagome to catch her, but right when he reached out, Kagome slipped from the edge of the river bank and fell 4 feet into the rushing water below. Kikyo watched what was happening to Kagome with a look of grim satisfaction on her face, and didn't even notice what happened next...

Inuyasha, terrorized and afraid of the worst, he screams: NO KAGOMEEEEEE!

As soon as Kagome hit the water, Inuyasha turned to face her attacker. He noticed the look on Kikyo's face and anger started to bubble up inside him like a spring. Kikyo laughed hysterically as Kagome started to float rapidly down river.

Sagno: with urgency KERARA, LETS GO! jumps on Kirara's back

Miroku: starts running down river after Kagome KAGOME!

Miroku looks at Sango who is riding Kirara, quickly trying to catch up with Kagome, who was floating face down in the river; the pain was so aweful that she had passed out.

Miroku: SANGO, quickly! We have to save her before she drowns!

Shippo starts to dance around clutching his head.

Shippo: Oh, no, oh no oh, no! hollers Miroku, you've got to DO something!

Shippo then starts to run after Miroku and Sango.

As all of this was happening, Inuyasha continued to watch Kikyo; as soon as she bursted out laughing, his anger changed from a bubbleing spring to a boiling guiser! Kohaku just stared at Inuyasha. For a minute, Kohaku could have sworn that Inuyasha had just transformed, for a split second, into a full demon. In fact, that was how angry Inuyasha was, and he actually DID transform...but only for a second.

Inuyasha opened his mouth and a low, but ferocious growl escaped his throat, and his thoughts where clouded by a blinding rage he had never felt before. He glowered at Kikyo as he drew the Tetsusaiga. It immediately transformed. As soon as he drew it, Inuyasha lept into action charging Kikyo.

Inuyasha: growls with fury DAMN YOU KIKYOOOOOO!

As he screams Kikyo's name he leaps at her, the Tetsusaiga raised over his head.

The whole while Kikyo is consumed by her glee with having killed Kagome, she did not even notice what was happening around her.

Inuyasha screams a blood curdling battle cry as he lands infront of Kikyo; as his feet touch the ground he brings the Tetsusaiga down on Kikyo in a blinding flash of light; starting at her right collarbone and dragging it threw her body at an angle so the sword came out under the ribcage on her left side. Blood sprayed everywhere, getting on Inuyasha; he didn't try anything to get it off.

It was done...Kikyo, the once great priestess was now dead. There wasn't anything her soul searchers could do for her now. Her body collapsed. There where 2 thuds on the ground and a splatter of blood; as if it was a signal for Inuyasha to go help, he swung his head in the direction in which Kagome's body floated, then started to run after the others, shouting for Kohaku to come along.

Inuyasha: terrofied and in disbelief, to himself, but out loud Damn! Don't let Kagome die! She CAN'T be dead! She just CAN'T be! I couldn't live with with myself, if she d...

Inuyasha tightly closes his eyes for a second and shakes his head.

Inuyasha: NO! She's NOT DEAD! I won't LET her die! with desperation and fear I can't...I just...can't...