Ha, ha, ha! I'm sorry, but I just had to put a little cliffhanger. Sorry for making you all go crazy.
I Promise To Come Back-Something's Not Right-
Little Shippo ran ahead of Sango and knocked on the door of Lady Kaede's medical hut.
She cracked it open and saw little Shippo. She opened it right away when she saw the distress in his face.
"What is the matter with ye child?" Kaede asked.
Shippo busted into tears again, "My okkasan!"
"You mean Kagome. What happened?" Kaede asked.
Just then Sango became visible in the darkness. Kaede saw her carrying what looked like a body. Then Kaede realized that it was Kagome in Sango's arms, and that Kagome had an arrow in her chests.
"Oh, my! What happened Sango?" Kaede said with fear in her voice.
Sango choked, "I don't know… But, I think Kikyou is the one behind this."
"No time to come to conclusions. Well, come in." Kaede said ushering them into the hut.
Inside Kaede was giving the two orders.
"Shippo help me spread this sheet on the futon." Kaede said.
Shippo did what he was told and spread the sheets on the futon.
"Sango lay Kagome here on the futon." Kaede said.
Sango put Kagome on the futon gently, "What are you going to do Kaede?"
"Shhh! No time to talk." Kaede said, "Shippo you get me some bandages, and Sango go get me a bucket of water and a rag."
The two scrambled and left to get the supplies. Kaede took off the priestess haori Kagome was wearing. Then she walked to a little cupboard and pulled out different jars of herbs and other medicines. She started a fire and started to boil the water she had left for some tea. Finally the two came back with the supplies.
"Sango hold Kagome down while I pull this arrow out." Kaede ordered.
Sango looked the other way while she held down Kagome and while Kaede pulled out the arrow. When Kaede pulled it out more blood started to spill. Kaede quickly put a towel out and covered Kagome's wound.
Kaede looked at Sango, "Hold this towel here and put some pressure on top of her wound to stop the bleeding."
Sango put pressure onto Kagome's wound while Kaede added herbs to the tea.
Sango glared at Kaede, "This is no time for a tea brake!"
Kaede looked back at Sango, "Calm ye self down. It's for Kagome."
Sango watched Kaede while she poured the tea down her friend's throat.
"This will return the color back to her cheeks." Kaede said to Sango.
Kaede made Sango stay in the position with her putting pressure on Kagome's wound. The bleeding stopped a little bit. Then Kaede took the towel off and started rinse the wound off with the bucket of water. Then she added different herbs and oils to the bucket o f water.
"These herbs should kill any germs that might cause infection." Kaede explained to Sango.
Kaede wiped off as much of the clotted blood as she could then she called Shippo over to bring the bandages.
"Sango hold Kagome so she can sit up straight while we wrap her bandages." Kaede said.
Shippo held the end of the bandage while Kaede wrapped and tied the rest to Kagome's wound. When they were done Sango picked Kagome up again while Shippo and Kaede cleaned the hut. Kaede left for a little while so she could get rid of the sheets and towels that had Kagome's blood on it. Kaede and Shippo pulled out fresh new sheets to spread on the futon. When they were done with that Sango lay Kagome down on the futon. Then they tucked her in.
"What do we do now?" Sango asked.
Kaede got down to her knees, "Now we pray…"
-Back With Kikyou-
"You actually did it?" Tsubaki questioned a little surprised.
"Hai. I believe I got her in the heart. Or close to the heart at least." Kikyou said proudly.
"What will you tell your father when he notices that she's missing?" Tsubaki asked.
"Tell him exactly what I did." Kikyou said smiling, "Isn't like he'd get mad anyway."
"He'd be proud of you, wouldn't he" Tsubaki said.
Kikyou nodded her head, "Hai! Very proud of me."
"So… how'd you pull it off?" Tsubaki asked.
Kikyo smiled, "Oh it was very easy, really. I gave Sango and all of the other workers tons of chores so they would be too busy to notice Kagome disappeared. Then I used my priestess powers to shape shift into Sang, the way Naraku showed me. While I was Sango I told Kagome that her brat Shippo wanted to see her."
Tsubaki nodded, "And what happened next?"
"Kagome left to go see Shippo at the bathhouse, but there was no Shippo. He was giving his customers a baths. And I made sure he had many customers today." Kikyou said.
"And…" Tsubaki urged.
"So, Kagome was all alone waiting for Shippo in the forest. Then I started screwing with her mind." Kikyou laughed.
"How?" Tsubaki asked raising an eyebrow.
"Wait I'm getting there!" Kikyou rolled her eyes, "I made an allusion with my spiritual powers that the wind was whispering things like your going to die. And since it was already getting dark, she was extra scared. She was so scared that she didn't realize the voices were leading her deeper into the forest. And I kept up this charade until it was completely dark and were alone. She stopped to rest at this little waterfall and that's when I took advantage and shot the arrow."
"That was simply brilliant." Tsubaki said with admiration.
"I know." Kikyou said very cockily.
Tsubaki stood up, "Well I guess I should be leaving. You need your sleep"
"Your right." Kikyou said yawning.
"Sayonara." Tsubaki said smiling to herself.
Kikyou lie on her bed and quickly fell asleep to sweet dreams of Kagome dying, and Inuyasha being her future husband.
-Early In The Morning-
Kikyou woke up at sunrise full of energy. She was so excited for herself. But, at the same time she felt a little nervous, which was a totally new feeling for her. Kikyou bathed herself in the private hot springs and then she ate her breakfast. She walked back to her room and found a new gold kimono on her bed. She was in love with it, and quickly put it on. And for a finishing touch she tied a blood red obi on. She combed her hair and it looked silky straight. When she was done she went down stairs to see how everything was going. When she got down there was total chaos, everybody was running around. Kikyou made her way to Kaede's hut.
Sango was looking out the window of Kaede's hut when she saw Kikyou, "Kaede look!"
Kaede was exausted; they did not sleep a wink last night. They prayed from midnight to sunrise.
"Make sure Kikyou does not see any of ye here." Kaede said and went outside to greet Kikyou.
Kikyou rolled her eyes, "You got my order in yet old lady!"
"Hai." Kaede said, "I gave them to ye father."
Kaede went back inside the hut when Kikyou left, "I think ye two should leave."
"No!" Sango said stubbornly.
Kaede looked her in the eye, "I said go. Now!"
Sango mentally cursed Kaede out, "I'll be back later. Come Shippo."
Sango walked little Shippo back to the bathhouse. They spoke not a word to each other as they walked, because they were already too overwhelmed by grief. Sango went back to the palace looking depressed. Mirouku immediately noticed this and tried to cheer her up. But, Sango told him what happened to Kagome and it killed his spirit also.
Just then Tsubaki walked in on them, "Here Sango." She said giving Sango a new uniform.
Sango just glared back at Tsubaki.
"Hurry up and work you lazy bum!" Tsubaki said in disgust.
Sango ignored the comment, but did as she was told. She wore the uniform but she felt uncomfortable in it. In her opinion it was too poofy, short, skimpy, and revealing. It reminded her of a French maid's outfit. But, of course the lecherous monk Mirouku loved it no matter how depressed he was.
-Back With Inuyasha-
"Yay! We're almost there!" cried little Rin in her new yellow and orange kimono.
"Whoop de freaking do." Inuyasha said in a bored and depressed tone, he still wore his red haori and hakama, and he refused to change his appearance for some stupid wench.
"Your not at least a little excited Inuyasha?" Sota asked.
"No why should I? I'm being forced to marry the enemy's daughter that I don't know a thing about. How would you feel in a situation like that?" Inuyasha said.
Sota looked up at Inuyasha, "I guess I see where you're coming from."
"Look! Look!" Rin cried as they approached a gate.
The gate opened and they went through a barrier. The carriage went through a thick forest and they finally came to a clearing. They crossed the path through the village and stopped at another gate in front of a huge palace. The gate opened and they arrived at the entrance. The huge doors opened and they walked into the palace.
A girl with long black hair greeted them, "Konichiwa Sesshoumaru-Sama, Inuyasha-Sama." She looked at Rin and Sota, "And… uh."
"My name is Rin, this is Sota." Then Rin pointed towards Koga's direction, "And that's the wolf tribe."
The girl nodded as if she was actually listening, "Yes of course. Well, I am Tsubaki. Follow me please."
Tsubaki took them all through different corridors and hallways. She pointed out certain rooms and quarters of the palace as they walked towards the ballroom.
"This place is has so many different rooms. It's confusing." Sota said.
Inuyasha smirked, "Yeah it's easy for stupid kids like you to get lost."
Koga spoke up, "Hey! Don't be talking to Kagome's little brother like that."
Tsubaki quickly whipped around, "Kagome's brother?"
Inuyasha eyed Tsubaki suspiciously, "How do you know Kagome?"
Tsubaki quickly turned around trying to avoid eye contact with them all, "I don't know anyone by that name…"
Of course everybody could tell that she was obviously lying but they did not question her further about it.
The big group arrived at two huge oak doors. Tsubaki knocked on the door and they both slowly opened. There were flashing lights, and instruments were being played. When they walked in they saw hundreds of people bowing, some were holding trays of food for them. (Think of Spirited Away when No Face was giving everybody gold)
"Welcome Lords of the Western Lands!" they all said in a chorus.
Koga whispered to Inuyasha, "Something's not right here. I have a funny feeling."
"That's actually something I agree on." Inuyasha said.
Tsubaki led them to the center of the ballroom. Onigumo and Naraku were already there. They all shook hands and when everybody settled down Onigumo gave a long boring pointless speech. At least that's what Inuyasha thought of it.
Finally when Onigumo was done with the stupid speech he introduced his daughter, Princess Kikyou of The East. "Future Queen of The East & West."
A young woman around the age of 17 walked through the door gracefully. Inuyasha, Koga, and even Sesshoumaru's eyes widened at the sight of her. She looked like an older and more mature version of Kagome. She was slim and slender, wore a golden kimono and red obi. Her skin was creamy and her eyes were a grayish blue. And her hair was long and jet-black. But, the eyes… The eyes were a dead give away, that she was no Kagome they knew.
Kikyou flashed Inuyasha a bright smile that made him want to melt. Inside he wished that she really were Kagome.
"Konichiwa Inuyasha-Kun." She said sweetly as Sango, Shippo, Mirouku, Yura, Eri, Yuka, and Ayumi watched in the back with disgust.
-With Kagome-
"Kagome! Kagome! Kagome!" cried a voice.
"Inuyasha! Is that you?" called a little 7- year-old Kagome.
"Wow! How do you get lost so easily you baka?" said 8-year-old Inuyasha.
Kagome hugged his leg and cried, "I was so scared!"
Inuyasha hugged her back, "I'm sorry Gome-Chan. I promise I'll be by your side forever and I'll never ever loose you again."
"Really?" Kagome choked out.
Inuyasha kissed her forehead and stood up, "Yes, really. Now c'mon let's go!"
"Okay!" she said as she stood up.
When she looked up at Inuyasha again he began to fade away, "Inuyasha? I thought you said you wouldn't loose me."
She reached out for him and received an arrow in the chests. Her blood was everywhere. And she saw Inuyasha embracing Kikyou.
"I promise I'll never ever loose you. I'll be by your side forever. I love you Kikyou." he said.
Kagome's eyes snapped open and her cheeks were flushed with tears, "No!!!" she cried in agony.
She quickly fell back onto the futon wincing. The pain was just too much for her, emotionally and physically. She was too weak to sit up all on her own. And when she shot up like that her wounds opened up again and started to bleed.
"Kagome ye need to calm down and rest." Kaede said.
"Kaede-Sama it hurts! It hurts so much… I don't think I can survive this. Finish the job and just kill me so I can be with my parents and no longer suffer…" she begged.
"Don't you want to see Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, Koga, and ye brother?" Kaede asked.
"Sota's here." She panted.
"Hai. And I don't think you want to die when you're so close to reuniting with your true love Kagome-Chan." Kaede said softly.
Kagome smiled and closed her eyes, "Yeah, your right. And I'm not letting Kikyou have the satisfaction of killing me."
"So Sango was right, it really was Kikyou who did this to ye eh?" Kaede asked.
"Yes…" Kagome said and fainted right there on the spot from her massive loss of blood.
'Something's not right. I have a bad feeling about this whole thing.' Kaede thought to herself.