Pairings: Kagome / Kikyo, Inuyasha / Sesshoumaru / Naraku (maybe, but definitely Sess/Inu), Miroku / Sango
In My Weird Moments
Chapter Seven
True Love
It had been one month since Kagome had been attacked, and she had yet to wake up. Everyone was getting extremely worried, but Inuyasha had no idea because he had been with Sesshomaru for the whole month. Kikyo had been worried the most. She had never left Kagome's side.
That night, Kikyo was shocked when Kagome's eyes fluttered open weakly. "K-Kagome-Chan?" she whispered. "A-Are you…"
Kagome instantly got up and put her arms around Kikyo, crying hysterically. "Kikyo…"
"Sh, Kag-Chan…" Kikyou said soothly, running a hand through Kagome's hair, almost as if petting it. She jumped as Miroku, Sango, and Shippo came into the hut along with, surprisingly Inuyasha.
"Kagome!" Shippo wailed. "You're awake!"
The miko nodded and clutched Shippo as he ran into her arms. "Shippo…" she laughed shakily.
"Kagome!"
She looked up at that voice and saw the one, the only Inuyasha. "Inu…yasha…"
He ran over to her and hugged her. "I'm so sorry I wasn't there!"
Kagome smiled weakly. "It's all right," she smiled as Kikyo hugged her tightly. It seemed that miko (priestess) didn't want to let her go so soon, seeing as they only just admitted their feelings and became a couple.
"So Inuyasha, how's Sesshoumaru doing?" Kagome asked after a moment of silence.
"He's completely irritated. Kicked Jaken out until the baby's born but Rin is ecstatic."
Kagome giggled. "Well, there's going to be a new edition to our group at least."
Inuyasha nodded. "Let's just hope that Naraku is dead before it's born."
Kagome also nodded. "Yeah…um…how long have I been unconscious?"
"A month," Kikyou replied.
Kagome's eyes widened. "I have to go home and see mom! She must be worried sick about me. I told her I would be home within a week or so before I was kidnapped."
"All right, we'd better go," Kikyo said and helped Kagome up as they made their way towards the Well after saying goodbye to everyone.
"Don't take so long getting back next time!" Inuyasha joked.
"Ha ha," Kagome said before jumping down the Well with Kikyou's help, because she was a little bit unstable.
'It's so amazing that even though Inuyasha left Kagome... they're still as close as ever,' Kikyou thought as she watched as Kagome reunited with her family. She however, stayed hidden behind the Sacred Tree, in the shadows, watching over her beloved. She had come to terms with the fact that the girl she had tried to kill so many times she would now die for again. She would defend her against Naraku… sacrifice herself if it meant saving Kagome from any harm. Any pain... she could spear her Kagome from… yes… her Kagome… her precious Kagome... she smiled as she watched the tearful eyed Souta reunite with his big sister. She wiped her stinging eyes and looked on at the scene, watching, protecting, guarding...
"Kikyou-Dono," a voice from behind her said, and she gasped and turned around. If she were alive, her heart would be pounding. There stood Naraku in all his glory. She glared at him hatefully.
"How dare you? Show your face around here after what YOU did to Kagome? I know Demons did it but you set them loose on her! You should've fled when you had the chance!" she exclaimed, but not so loud as to alert everyone else.
Naraku just chuckled. "I had no intentions of hurting your precious miko. The demons needed to feed."
Kikyou wrapped her hands around her bow... she knotched an arrow. "Damn you…" she hissed. "You hurt Kagome… you must die!" she exclaimed loud enough so that everyone else could hear as she let go of the arrow and it went for Naraku.
Kagome's eyes widened and begged for everyone to go back inside. She pleaded with them until they finally listened when she promised she would be back, and it would not take so long ever again. She promised that she would always return. She intended to keep that promise...
She walked over to Kikyou and knotched an arrow, pointing it at Naraku. "Go to hell!" she hissed through gritted teeth. What surprised her, was that the two arrows combined together. They created an immense glow of spiritual light that had made Kagome and Kikyou cover their eyes from its' blindness. When she opened her eyes, pieces of Naraku's body were disintegrating… and it was not a puppet...
Kagome's eyes widened. "Please tell me it was that easy to defeat him," she whispered.
"Maybe…" Kikyou started but began to collapse if it hadn't been for Kagome who caught her, but with a little difficulty.
"Are you all right?" Kagome asked worriedly as she set her down so that she was leaning on the Sacred Tree... the very place where she had sealed Inuyasha.
"I'm…" she winced in pain and Kagome looked on worriedly. She saw Kikyou put the shoulder of her shirt down on her right arm and she gasped. Blood was falling down at a quick pace. "It seems… as though when we destroyed Naraku… I…" she winced.
"Shh," Kagome whispered. "Don't talk..."
"But it's… strange," Kikyou said. "This is the wound... that I thought Inuyasha had given me fifty years ago... but... it was Naraku who gave it to me." She was a little surprised when Kagome wrapped her arms around her and started crying, but she smiled and wrapped her arms around Kagome's waist, letting the girl cry as she bled.
Inuyasha was sitting near the Well, staring down into it. Something was not right. He smelt blood. And it was familiar... but he just couldn't place it. He also smelt tears. Fresh ones. He knew it was Kagome's tears... but Kagome wouldn't cry unless... his eyes widened drastically.
It was Kikyou's blood. She was dying again… and Kagome was crying for her... he instantly made his way down the well and found himself in Kagome's era. He jumped out the well and his heart wrenched tight when his eyes met the sight of the crying Kagome over Kikyou.
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button, boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe... just breathe,
Oh breathe, just breathe
There's a light at each end of this tunnel,
You shout 'cause you're just as far in as you'll ever be out And these mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again If you only try turning around.
"Kikyou-Chan…" Kagome sobbed. She gasped when she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Inuyasha looking at her worriedly. She begain wailing heart wrenching sobs as she ran into his arms and began crying. He saw all the pieces of Naraku's body and knew instantly what had happened. He held Kagome tightly…now she was like a little sister to him and he couldn't stand to see her cry... over anything... even a fail on a test...
'You listen to me, Kikyou, if you don't make it through this, when I get to heaven or hell I'm gonna clobber you!' he thought as he held Kagome tightly. "Oh Kagome…" he whispered, wishing there was something he could do…
"I…Inuyasha…" Kagome sobbed loudly as she held him tightly.
TBC
A/N: Sad, ain't it? -snicker- Anyways... just want to tell ya I have a freewebs site...
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