Chapter 8
Everyone started yelled and screaming.
"Kirara, can you cover us?" Kohanna asked.
"Kohanna, a small cat like that can't cover us." Yuka said. Kirara transformer into this vicious looking demon.
"Okay, now it can."
"Yuka here, " I took off the fire rat's robe and gave it to Yuka. "It'll protect you."
"And what about you?" Yuka asked.
"Kikyo, you should wear it, Kirara will cover us." Kohanna said.
"Just take it. I'm half demon, so the worst that would happen is really bad injuries."
"But-"
"Just take it God darnit!" Sora yelled.
She nodded and put it on. I ran to Hitomi and Sora and knelt down next to Hitomi who was curled down at my knees. I stroked his head and looked at Sora who gave me a questioning look.
"Are you going to be okay?"
I grabbed his hand and squeezed it in accurance.
I looked around.
"Wow, it's already morning." Hitomi said. I blinked my eyes several times not adjusting to the sunlight.
"Well, we should get away this disgusting demon and let it decompose." I said stepping away.
"Kikyo, wait!" My hand was pulled back and I turned around to see Sora.
"What?" I asked.
Sora stared at me and then blushed. He let go of my hand and turned around. What the heck? I smiled and blushed too. I grabbed his hand and started walking.
"So are they going out?" Hitomi asked.
"I guess, " Yuka said, "Wait, how do you know things like that? You're only a kid! Why are you speaking like a teenager?" Yuka asked.
"But, I thought they hated each other?" Hitomi continued ignoring Yuka's last comment and questions.
"Well, sometimes hatred can just hide your true feelings." Kohanna said, "Right Yuka?" He continued.
I looked up at Sora and blushed.
"Shut up! I didn't do anything to her!"
"Kohanna, leave him alone. A kiss on the cheek doesn't mean anything." I yelled over my shoulder. I saw in the corner of my eye Sora's shoulders slump. Does he actually like me? Oh wait! We're holding hands! That means something.
"You pervert!" We stopped and looked back. Kohanna was on the floor and Yuka was holding the bomerang high in the air.
"Yuka? What happened?" I asked eyeing Kohanna.
"He was touching me, where he shouldn't even be thinking about!" Yuka yelled with fire in her eyes.
"Stupid, " Sora sneered. I shook my head and turned back. A shard!
"Come on!"
I let go and started running.
"Where are you going?"
"A shard! I feel it!"
Sors started running, so if anyone saw us, they'll think we're racing.
"Where's the shard?" Hitomi asked from my shoulder.
"Hitomi? You stayed on my shoulder the whole time I ran?" I asked shocked, "Hey, where's Kohanna and Yuka?"
"Right here,"
Rirara, Kohanna, and Yuka were running forward. Well, Kohanna and Yuka were riding Kirara.
"Hey, I thought you were mad at Kohanna, " Sora said to Yuka.
"Hmph, I just didn't want to be left behind." Yuka said crossly.
I smiled and looked at Kohanna.
Heh, he has a black eye...
"Come on!" I nudged Sora and started running. "I feel it closer. It seems a little tainted, but we can still take it." I said.
"Where is it?" Hitomi asked.
"It's getting closer."
"Then where's 'closer'? Is it near? Is it far? Come on! Help me out here! I'm only a child!" Hitomi asked again.
"And if you don't stop asking questions you'll never reach adulthood!" Sora yelled.
"Leave him alone! Don't tell him you're gonna kill him! He's just a little kid! Don't give him nightmares!" I yelled smiled to myself. I just don't want Hitomi to see me smile. It might upset him.
"Are you laughing at me?" Hitomi asked pouting his lips. It looked like he was going to cry.
"No, no! Just Sora, stop torturing little Hitomi, kay? Or else." I said the last sentence a little demented.
"Fine." Sora said and smiled at me. I turned my head so no one can see me blushing.
"I don't think she likes you." Hitomi laughed. Sora lifted his hand and brought it down on Hitomi's head.
"Hey! Kikyo! Tell him to sit!" Hitomi yelled.
"Sora..."
"Please Kikyo! Don't!"
"Sit!"
CRASH!
"Why?" Sora asked Hitomi.
"Because you bother me. That's payback! To make Kikyo telling you to 'sit'. Makes me one happy cat demon." Hitomi said cheerfully.
"Why you..."
"Kikyo!"
"Sora s..."
Huh? "I feel it."
A demon came forward. "Does he have the shard?" Yuka asked. I nodded my head and pulled out Tetsusaiga.
"And once he's dead, we'll have his shard." I ran forward and struck. The demon roared in pain as the Tetsusaiga went through his skin. It looked at me with yellow eyes full with hatred anger. It opened it's mouth and fog started going on.
"What the-?" We were surrounded be the thickest fog I've ever seen.
"Is this a miasma?" Yuka asked reaching for her armor. "No, it's just a fog." Kohanna replied covering his mouth. Yuka nodded and let her hand fall to her side. Kohanna looked at fog, "Be careful! The fog will make anyone who inhales it tipsy." Kohanna said quickly.
"Hmph, I don't believe that, " Sora said stubbornly.
"How do you know?" I asked.
"Our parents went through the same thing." He simply said, "My parents told me what I looks like. You can't see water droplets like regular fog and the coloring." He added.
"Oh, " I said.
"Kikyo, what's tipsy?" Hitomi asked.
"It's just when people act crazy."
"Well, we should split up. Who knows how big this is." Kohanna suggested.
"So, we're going Scooby Doo." I thought out loud.
"Scooby who?" Sora asked looking at me like I was crazy.
"Sorry, other era stuff." I started walking when I heard I heard someone following me. I turned around and saw Hitomi.
"Why don't you go with Sora?" I asked him.
"Because I like you better. You don't hit me on the head..."
"Just go. I can defend myself. Come find me if anything happens. God knows how helpful Sora can be."
Hitomi looked at me and nodded.
Just keep walking. Just keep walking. Just keep walking, walking... Man! This is boring! How big is this fog? Focus, I have to find the end...
"Kikyo!"
I turned around to see Hitomi, again.
"What happened? Is Sora okay?"
"What? Oh, I think so, well, anyway, do you like Sora?"
"Oh Hitomi. I know it might be confusing for you, you're just a kid having to deal with everything that's being thrown at you and what we're all going through. Well, me and Sora are very good friends."
"So, you like him?"
"I can't give you a straight answer."
"Well, come." Where's he taking me?
"You mean all the way back there?"
"Mm hmph, " Hitomi nodded. I sighed. All the way back there?... That's far...
"Okay, you sure you like him?"
"I never said I did. Now, what did you want to show me?"
Hitomi pointed and I said Sora kissing Yuka. I gasped. I started walking forward and stopped behind Sora. I tapped his shoulder, but he didn't turn around. I took my elbow and jabbed him in the back.
"What?" He asked.
"You cheater!" I took my hand and smacked him across the face.
"What happened? Wait, Kikyo, why'd you hit me?"
I turned around and started tears swelling in my eyes. I focused on not crying over him. I kept my tears from falling, but a painful lump started forming in my throat.
"Kikyo?"
I started walking away.
"Kikyo wait!"
"Sit." I whispered.
CRASH!
"Why'd you 'sit' me?" Sora yelled.
I turned around. "Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!" I started running away.
Where does stupid fog thing end????
"That's it!" I yelled agrivated.
"Wind Scar!"
The Wind Scar blew away and I realized that I wasn't far away from the backstabber, Hitomi, Yuka, and Kohanna. I looked around and found the demon that started everything.
"You ruin everything!" I yelled.
"Backlash Wave!"
The demon was killed and I wasn't even expecting it to.
"What was that move?" Hitomi asked.
I didn't answer.
"It seems the fog kept us inside an illusion." Kohanna concluded. I still didn't reply. I just picked up the shard and put it in the bag.
"I'm going home!"
I turned around.
"And don't even dare to think about following me!" I ran as fast as I could, which was pretty fast because I'm half dog demon. I reached home in about 10 minutes. I opened the door and saw my brothers playing video games mother brought from Tokyo.
"Hey mother. I'm home."
Inoue and Sota looked, but then turned their heads back to the game.
"You're already back?" Mother asked walking towards me. I couldn't hold it any longer. I just fell down and started crying. Even Inoue and Sota were worried.
"Kikyo, what's wrong?" Inoue asked.
"Inoue. Sota. Go to your room." They both nodded and headed for their room quickly. They know that when I'm depressed or mad, I'm very violent towards them. And no not abusive!
"Come on, let's put nice dry clothes on you." Mother helped me up and took me to my room. I picked the closest thing. My school uniform. I haven't really worn a skirt in a while. I've been wearing the fire rat robe.
"Let me guess. It's about Sora?"
I laid down on my bed.
"You wanna say what?"
I turned my head.
"You know, I got the same way with Inuyasha. Excpet he went to be with Kikyo alone. I always saw him with her and thought he loved her more than me. I thought he was going to Hell with her. But I was wrong. Maybe the same with you."
"Did he ever kiss Kikyo?" I asked turning to her. She has never spoken about father with being Kikyo. Alone.
"He kissed her. He didn't know I was there though." Mother sighed. She turned to look in my eyes, "Why did you ask that?"
I turned my head back to the window. "No reason."
"Well, if you don't want to tell me. I'll leave you alone. But I hope you feel better." Mother bent down and kissed my forehead.
I looked up and saw the Sacred Tree. That's where my father was sealed for 50 years. Maybe mom's right. Maybe it will be better for me... Wait, why did I ask that? It's not like I love Sora. Right? I mean, we're just- I mean, were, really good friends. I don't and won't have any feelings for that man whore! I turned my attention back to the book I was reading. I looked over to make sure my arrows was still by my side. For if a demon tried to attack.
A shard! I slowly got up and put the book on the chair. Wait, that's a wolf scent... Sora came running and stopped in front of the tree. "What do you want?" I spat.
"Come on Kikyo! I don't know why your mad! I didn't do anything."
Yeah right. But I sense the shard with him.
"One minute you look at me like that, then the next you're kissing Yuka?" I walked backwards and grabbed my bow.
"Come on!" I even have a shard so you'll believe me!"
I lift my arrow and put it in. "I can't be bribed Sora!"
"What? I'm not trying to!"
I narrowed my eyes and aimed. "Lying to me again!"
"I didn't do anything!"
"Darn you!"
I let go and the arrow went soaring. It hit Sora in the chest and sent him flying to the tree. The arrow went through him and struck to the tree.
"Oh my God!"
I went running to Sora.
"Sora? Are you okay? Sora? Answer me Darnit!"
"Kikyo! Is Sora with you?" Kohanna asked on Kirara.
"What happened?" Yuka asked jumping off of Kirara.
"He had to be so darn persistant!" I wailed.
"I-Is he dead?" Hitomi whispered.
"It's all my darn fault! Why did I have to be so darn stupid?!?"
Yuka held me while I let everything sink in.
"I never heard her cuss before." Yuka whispered to Kohanna.
"We heard her yelled it 5 times." Kohanna added.
After 5 minutes, I looked at Sora sadly. I'm sorry... I didn't mean- I shouldn't have... I didn't really want to shoot you. I tried to scare you off...
I grabbed the arrow in his chest an it disappeared in my grasp.
"Why did you do it?" Kohanna asked.
"Jealousy." I answered plainly.
"Jealousy? What are you talking about?" Yuka asked.
"You should know, " I snapped, "I saw you and Sora kissing!"
Kohanna looked at Yuka who looked puzzled. "Kikyo, if I knew it would lead to this, I wouldn't have showed you." Hitomi whispered.
"No, it's not your fault Hitomi. I didn't want to really shoot him. I was sending him a warning shot. But I was concentrating on him, and my Sacred Arrow took it as a command. It's all my fault. And yours!" I yelled to Yuka.
"Kikyo, it wasn't their fault. I told you guys. The fog makes anyone who inhales it tipsy." Kohanna defended.
I lowered my eyelids.
"Oh yeah, I kinda forgot in the rage." I admitted.
"Well, at least I know you're definition of tipsy was correct!" Hitomi said trying to lighten the mood. I looked at Yuka. "Sorry."
"I'm not the one dead." Yuka replied.
My head fell down and my bangs covered my eyes. I tried hard not to show my tears.
"I mean injured. Hit. I mean-I'll just shut up before I make matters worse." Yuka said.
"Let's take him to mother." I said controling my voice. We tried to pick him up, but he was too heavy.
"Hold on." I got up, "Mama!!"
Mother walked to the door and immediately know what happened. She ran over to me and knelt down next to me.
"Kikyo. Is there something you want to explain to me?" Mother asked.
"I kinda shot him with a Sacred Arrow to the Sacred Tree. Just tell me. Is he dead?"
"When did you learn the Sacred Arrow?" Mother asked surprised.
My head fell again and tried not to cry real hard this time. "S-Sora." I stuttured, "He taought me how to shoot."
Mother didn't reply back, she just lifted Sora up with her arm around him. How did she get that strong? "Mother, is he gonna die? Well, is he?"
"I can't answer that."
I stood there watching my mom practically carrying Sora and putting him in the house. I snapped back into reality and ran into the house,
"So mom, What can I do to help?"
"How many shards do you have?"
"Ummm. 6. I'm pretty sure."
"Wow! A month and you already have 6?" She laid Sora on the floor and looked at me. "What you can do to help is go."
"Geez mom. You don't have to be so mean about it."
"I mean. Just leave him here for now."
"Oh." I knew that...
"Hey Kagome. I'm hungry." I turned around and father was walking from their room.
"Oh, what's he doing here?" Father asked.
"Cool it Inuyasha. It turns out, our Kikyo is more like the other Kikyo than we thought."
"Huh? Why's that?"
"Let's see... Anger, Sacred Arrow, Sacred Tree, and a poor victim. You put it all together."
"Hmph, that's not our problem."
I stood up.
"I'm going."
"Kikyo, rest a little at least."
"Mother, father, Kohanna would want to say hi."
"You mean Miroku and Sango's oldest son?" Inoue asked from his room.
How can he remember? Maybe I did hit my head one too many times... Man! that's what Sora said!!!
"Bye."
"Hey, don't leave that wolf here."
"Ugh!!" I stormed out.
"Inuyasha, you don't understand do you?"
"What???"
"I knew it..."
"Knew what?!?!"
"Oblivious to feelings." I walked on and found Yuka and Kohanna sitting by the tree separated.
"Groped you?" I asked Yuka. She nodded very angrily. I looked around, "Where's Hitomi?" I heard crying from behind a log.
"Hitomi?"
"It's all my fault Sora died!" I knelt down and hugged him tightly. "It's not your fault. You weren't the one who shot him through the chest with an arrow fulled with spiritual powers."
"But I was the one who showed you!"
I stood up, "Stop crying Hitomi. Real demons don't show their tears." Hitomi looked up and he shut his eyes tightly to stop the flow of tears.
"That's kinda harsh. Everyone has to cry sooner or later." Yuka said.
"Not demons."
"You don't cry?" Kohanna asked.
I shook my head. "Why?" Hitomi asked innocently.
" 'Mother! Mother!'
When I was little, I used to climb these rocks and start playing on them. Until one day, I slipped.
'You're mother's not here.'
'Father! I fell on the rocks!' I cried.
'It's nothing.'
I looked down. There was a gash from above my knees down to my ankles
'What do you mean 'it's nothing'? It's the size of my whole leg!' I shouted.
'Listen! Real demons don't cry! You want to be a full demon?'
I thought for a while. Then I started nodding slowly.
'Then don't ever let me see your tears again!'
I never cried again. When I didn't cry over my gash when mother came home, (she was gathering herbs.) She thought it didn't hurt. Not until she poured alcohal. It started burning making me scream and cry. I saw father staring at me with an eyebrow raised and I quickly dried my eyes. Mother looked and saw that I was staring at father. Mother got up and smiled and asked to see father in the room. I listened to them and heard that she was asking why I tried not to cry. After that, she started yelling at him. I that was the first time I actually heard them fight. They never fought before. Mother has always been cheery and happy, expecially around father, she was always kissing his cheek and hugging him. She came out steamed and assured me everything was alright. That they always fought. That just shows that they care about each other. I didn't buy it. They were fighting about me. I thought I was going to make them seperate. I know it's stupid, but everytime I'm about to cry, I think that they're going to fight again." I finished.
"Wow, " Yuka said. We were walking out of the village into the forest.
"Just because you cried, didn't make them fight. Well, maybe that one time. But if you cry, doesn't mean they're going to split up." Kohanna told me.
My anger rose.
"And how do you know that? You want to test it? And, if they fight, you'll be 'Oh, you were right. They would fight.'?!?!"
"But what I'm wondering is, 'why did they fight'?" Hitomi asked innocently.
"I don't know." I shrugged.
"I think I know why. Kikyo, do you realy want to be a full demon?" Kohanna asked.
"Well, it's not one of my first prioities, but yeah. I kinda do." Kikyo thought.
"Did you always?" Yuka asked. Are they thinking the same thing?
"I think so... So wait. I remember talking one time, I remember talking to mother before that, that I liked being a hanyou. Even if I'm not accepted by demons and humans."
"That's what happened." Kohanna said.
"What?"
"That your mother was mad. Blaming your father that you changed your mind." Yuka said.
"That she's proud that you were proud that you had human blood in you." Kohanna continued.
"And once that your father put in your mind that you should become a full demon, you would start hating your human side." Yuka finished.
"But, I am proud." I whined.
"So, would you shed tears for Sora?" Yuka asked hopefully.
"Demons don't show their tears." I shrugged. They both groaned and continued walking.
If I had my diary, I would be writing, "I wish Sora were here" or "I hope he's doing alright" or even "Hope he's not dead." It's been 2 weeks since Sora and mine's "little incident" as Yuka and Kohanna puts it. Right now, we're following a feeling from the jewel shard.
"This way!" I yelled over my shoulder.
"Can't we rest for a minute?"
"No Hitomi. We can't. We have to get the shard." In the two weeks we haven't gotten anything. I've been moping around waiting for Sora. I can't lose this shard.
"I feel it closer!"
"My legs are closer to collasping!" Yuka yelled.
"Get on Kirara."
"She's too tired." Kohanna said panting.
Hehe... He's panting like a dog... "Come on! We're all tired!" Hitomi whined. I sighed.
"Fine." I sat and decided to wait for the shard to come to us. By the way, my poor baby's all tired out...
My ears twitched. I got up and pulled Tetsusaiga out of its sheath. A little bunny came out.
"Aww... How cute!" Yuka said.
I swung the Tetsusaiga at the bunny, but it hopped out of the way.
"You're trying to kill it?!?" Yuka asked.
The bunny transformed into a demon the size of a two story apartment.
"Never mind. Do as you wish!" Yuka yelled hiding behind Kohanna. The demon swung its arm and one of the claws sliced my cheek. I jumped back and touched my cheek.
"Dammit." I whispered.
I grabbed the skin and squeazed it. Blood was coming out and started dripping down quickly.
"Backlash Wave!"
The Backlash Wave came out strong but it quickly went away.
"What the-?"
"The shock of the Backlash Wave failing held me down while the demon attacked again.
It hit me against the chest and pushed me to the floor.
"Don't you know never to hit a girl there?" I yelled.
I got back up and grabbed Tetsusaiga tightly.
"Wind Sacr!"
Huh, what happened? Wind Scar just disappeared like the Backlash Wave... Hmmm... That only happens when... Oh no!
"Oh no! Please not now!"