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Chapter 11:My Beloved
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"Kikyo... is that you..."
A shocked hanyou stood before the figure of his befallen love. Her long black hair wasn't in its usual pony tail, and it hung loosely around Kikyo's slender shoulders.
Though she did have her priestess attire on, the only thing she was missing was her bow and arrows. She looked as beautiful as when she was living, her deep brown eyes and her pale skin.
InuYasha made his way towards the clay pot of a miko, and stopped an arms length away from her. Kikyo and the hanyou's eyes locked gazes.
The half demon came even closer and pulled Kikyo into an embrace. She slowly placed her arms around InuYasha's neck and pulled him closer to her.
InuYasha stroked the miko's dark hair and whispered into her ear.
"Is it really you..."
"Yes... it is my love..." Replied Kikyo.
InuYasha was taken aback when Kikyo called him, her love... The hanyou quickly shook it off and spoke once again.
"I missed you... Kikyo..."
The priestess broke the embrace between her and the half demon. She looked over to where Kagome and the leader of the Shichinintai were...
Kikyo smirked and then turned her attention back to InuYasha.
"What about my reincarnation..."
InuYasha gave the miko a confused expresssion and then he too look at Kagome and Bankotsu.
"It seems that she has found someone else..."
"Indeed..." Kikyo replied.
The half demon looked at the door in which Kikyo stepped out of. He sensed an evil aura and knew that it had to be Naraku.
InuYasha unsheathed the Tessuiga and pushed Kikyo behind him, he waited for Naraku to come out of hiding.
Soon enough there he was. Making his way out of the room and straight for InuYasha. Naraku attacked with one of his tenticles,
aiming for InuYasha's stomach.
The hanyou sliced the slimy tenticle in half and readied himself again for another disgusting tenticle to try and attack him.
Naraku shot out a tenticle and tried yet again to injure the hanyou.
InuYasha easily destroyed it and used wind scar.
He lifted the Tessuiga and waited for the two winds to collide... There it was InuYasha brought down the fang and shouted...
"WIND SCAR!"
The ground began to fall apart and the attack headed towards Naraku. Unfortunatly he disappeared in a cloud of purple miasma.
InuYasha growled and sheathed the Tessuiga.
Kikyo was standing behind the half demon and was now holding onto him, from behind. InuYasha turned around and hugged the priestess once again.
He tilted her chin upwards and gently brought his lip down on her cold ones. Kikyo widened her eyes and kissed the hanyou back.
She snaked her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
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Bankotsu gave InuYasha and the miko an evil glare. He knew that if Kagome saw what was happening she would start to cry and he couldn't bare to see his Kagome in so much pain.
The mercenary carefully stood up with Kagome in his arms, he gave a sigh of relief when Kagome hadn't woken up. Bankotsu looked at the beautiful priestess that he was holding and then he saw what he didn't want to see...
Kagome's chocolate brown eyes fluttered open and she was staring at the face of Bankotsu. A small smile was visible on her pink lips and then it suddenly disipated.
Her eyes widened slightly as she took in the image of InuYasha kissing the dead priestess. Kagome could feel moisture in the corners of her eyes and quickly turned to look at Bankotsu.
He knew that Kagome was upset and saddened at what she had just laid eyes on. Bankotsu hated the half demon for causing Kagome this much pain, everytime she sees him InuYasha does something to upset her.
This time he went too far!
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"In... InuYasha..." Stuttered Kagome.
The hanyou pulled away from Kikyo and stared into the hurt eyes of Kagome. He looked away from her gaze and to the floor, InuYasha knew that Bankotsu was angry and was staring at him.
The miko placed a hand on his shoulder and stepped forward. She looked at her reincarnation with triumph and gave her a cold look.
She gave a slight smirk before talking.
"It would seem that InuYasha doesn't want you anymore..."
Those words replayed in Kagome's head as she saw Kikyo and InuYasha exit the castle, leaving her and the mercenary.
Kagome's head dropped and tears formed in her eyes. The hot tears streamed down her cheeks and she quickly wiped them away.
She wanted to be strong... yet she was so weak. Kagome wanted to be like Bankotsu, never crying and showing no signs of fear... She didn't want to shed her tears because of InuYasha anymore.
Kagome turned to look at the handsome face of Bankotsu. His eyes were fixed on her, the miko stood up and gave the mercenary a serious look before she spoke.
"Bankotsu I want you to train me..."
He gave Kagome a confused look and then answered her question.
"Why do you to train?"
"I want to become stronger and rid of a certain priestess and hanyou." Kagome said.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Asked Bankotsu.
Kagome nodded her head and began to walk out of the basement. Her and the mercenary left the parcially destroyed castle and made their way back towards the Shichinintai cave.
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InuYasha let Kikyo ride on his back, like Kagome used to do... But to him the priestess on his back felt cold. Unlike her reincarnation which was always warm and made him feel good.
The hanyou shook the thought out of his head and focused on getting back to the village. He ran at a fast pace and only ran faster when he saw the small village come into view.
InuYasha and the priestess arrived at the destination and he set Kikyo down. They both searched for Kaede's hut and soon found it.
Before InuYasha had a chance to even enter a small fluffy kitsune jumped at him and landed on his head.
"Shippou get off will ya!" Demanded an angry hanyou.
The kitsune did as he was told and hopped off of InuYasha. Shippou could sense miko powers and thought it must be Kagome. He ran past the hanyou and jumped on the priestess, he thought was Kagome.
"Kagome you finally came back!" Cheered a very happy Shippou.
He slightly jumped when he felt a cold hand pat his furry head... "Kagome is usually warm?" Thought the Kitsune.
When Shippou looked up to see Kagome's smiling face... Instead he saw an expressionless face staring at him.
The kitsune nearly screamed when he saw who InuYasha had brought back to the village...
"Its Kikyo!" Yelped Shippou, jumping away from the dead miko.
"Ya so! whats it to you!" Retorted InuYasha.
He was clenching a fist and glaring at the small kitsune. InuYasha was itching to just smack him over the head, but never did because Sango and Miroku ran into the room.
Sango was slightly panting and giving Kikyo a confused look. She waited to regain her breath before she yelled...
"What is she doing here!"
Kikyo glared back at the demon slayer and then at the kitsune, for being so rude to her. She moved next to InuYasha and clung onto his arm and then saying.
"I am here because..."
"I brought her here..." Finished InuYasha.
Sango's mouth hung open and she continued to glare at the dead clay pot of a priestess.
"What about Kagome!"
InuYasha closed his eyes and answered.
"What about her?"
Sango gave the hanyou a death glare and then she looked at Miroku for some back up... Sure enough he stepped into the conversation.
"She is our friend... How can you not care!"
"Not anymore!" InuYasha shouted.
"Maybe not to you! but to us she is!" Screamed Sango.
Kikyo merely smirked at the whole conversation, it was somewhat entertaining to her ears. Until Sango decided to turn it up a noch...
"Leave this dead clay pot and get Kagome back!"
Before InuYasha could yell back Kikyo stepped in.
"Why would InuYasha want the copy when he could have the original!"
"Because you are dead and Kagome is alive!" Sango hissed.
Kikyo had had enough of people calling her names just becasue she wasn't living... Especially this demon slayer who knew nothing about her whatsoever!
InuYasha and Miroku had to restrain the women before they killed eachother. They kept on throwing rude remarks at eachother and trying to get free from the mens grasp.
No luck... they both gave up and seperated. Kikyo stomped outside and Sango sat near the heat of the crackling fire, her arms crossed over her chest and her eyes shut tightly. Miroku sat beside her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"My dear Sango... I know that this situation has angered you, but we must respect InuYasha's decision."
"Respect! what about Kagome's respect!" Sango shouted.
"He forgot about Kagome like she was nothing!"
"I know Sango... I know..." Whispered Miroku.
He slung his arm around Sango's neck and she ley her head on his chest. They watched the fire until the demon slayer fell into a deep sleep and the Kitsune dozed of in her lap, along with Kirara.
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Kikyo sat on the damp grass looking at the large moon. Her soul collectors came and went as they brought her the souls of women,
before they even had a chance to go into heaven or hell...
InuYasha wasn't far away and watched her from a tree. Yes she was beautiful but she wasn't alive like her reincarnation... When he suddenly heard Kikyo's voice call his name, Inuyasha went to her side.
"InuYasha... do you still rhink about Kagome?"
"Hn... why?" The Hanyou replied.
"I simply want to know... is that not reason enough?'' Kikyo said.
"I dunno..." Retorted Inuyasha.
Kikyo let a small smirk graze her lips and then it disappeard. She looked at InuYasha with her brown eyes and touched his arm.
InuYasha embraced the dead priestess and rested his chin on her head.
"Do you still love me InuYasha..."
There was akward silence and then the half demon spoke.
"Of course I do..."
Kikyo smiled and turned her head so that her lips were inches away from his. She closed her eyes and their lips met. InuYasha was the first to pull away, he took in her scent of bones and graveyard soil.
He squinted at the smell but didn't let go of Kikyo. She snuggled up to him and ley her head on his shoulder. Kikyo closed her eyes and found herself drifting off into a light peaceful sleep.
InuYasha watched over Kikyo as she slept. In the back of his mind he wanted Kagome here instead of Kikyo.
To feel her warmth and her love...