Down The Well, Down Again

Chapter Two: Life

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EDIT: I edited the part 'dead clay pot' out because as ArghZombies pointed out to me, Kagome wasn't very likely to say something like that. I apologize for my mistake, here's the edited version.

AN: I forgot the disclaimer in the first chapter so here it is, not mine. I wanted to apologize because the first chapter was so short, I was originally gonna put each death in a different chapter but that was stretching it out too long. I'm also sorry if this chapter is a bit screwy at first, it's 1 a.m. here and I just finished a bottle of coke and got my basket of chocolate that I've been waiting for since Easter, so I am thoroughly sugared up. Hooray for Reese's ReesterBunnies! This is an actual conversation my friend/ beta reader/ idea bouncer-offer and I had.

M: now i gots to kill someone else hmm kohaku? or miroku? or neither? which one?

D: Sango (. .)

M: noes i not kill sango

D: Why not?

M: i wont kill sango cuz miroku would try to grope her dead butt

D: xd

M: i can just see him doing that

D: me too

M: "Oh Sango." He cried, holding her lifeless hand. "I care not that you are dead, so please bear my children!" GROPEGROPE

Keening his anguish, Inuyasha released his deathgrip on Kikyou's lifeless form and laid her body gently on the ground. Reaching for Tessaiga, he was about to raise himself off the ground when the sword pulsed. Glaring down at his obstinate sword, he tried to stand once again but failed.

"What in the hell you stupid sword, the last time you were this big of a pain in my ass was when we fought Tenseiga..." Inuyasha's jaw dropped as he realized what he had just said. He quickly reached for Tessaiga, and this time managed to stand up. Once again using his sword as a crutch, he dragged his body as fast as he could to where Kagome and Rin still knelt on the ground weeping. Dropping Tessaiga unceremoniously onto the dirt, Inuyasha reached out to grasp Tenseiga only to be repelled by a barrier. Placing his singed fingers into his mouth, he glared at Tenseiga and reached out with his other hand, determined to retrieve the sword no matter what.

"God damn it you stupid sword!" He yelled angrily at Tenseiga, as he blew cool air onto his scorched fingers. Kagome glared at him in disbelief.

"Inuyasha how could you? Your brother is dead and all you care about is his sword?" Kagome tried to yell this, but instead it came out in a whisper, hoarse from all her crying. Inuyasha looked down at his brother's lifeless body.

"Keh, the bastard deserved it anyway." Kagome was furious, her rage making her forget all her wounds as she rose to her feet.

"SIT!" She screamed out, forcing Inuyasha face down into the largest hole ever.

"You heartless asshole! The only family you have left is dead and all you do is insult them? I thought Sesshoumaru was wrong about you, but you know what? I was the one that was wrong! Sesshoumaru was right, you're a selfish, immature little child! 'Poor me, I lost both my parents and my girlfriend was killed, wah wah wah!' Well you know what Inuyasha? I'm sick of it! I'm sick of dealing with your ordering me around and I've had it up to here with your petty jealousy! So you know what? I wish you eternal happiness with her!" She screamed the angry words at him, hatred in her eyes. Suddenly a dark violet light bathed the field and a piercing scream rang out. Inuyasha turned to face the sound and saw Kikyou's body hovering slightly below the tainted Shikon jewel. Inuyasha turned back to face Kagome, rage etched in his face.

"You bitch, what did you do?" He snarled at her, his hand grasping Tessaiga's hilt. He was about to draw, when Kikyou screamed again.

"I swear bitch if anything happens to her I'll kill you!" He growled out as he ran over to where Kikyou hovered in the air.

"Kikyou!" He cried out as the violet light completely covered the body of his love, hiding her from view. After a few agonizing seconds, the light began floating downwards before settling gently on the ground. As the light began to dissipate, Inuyasha hurried forward and cradled the body of his love in his arms, not noticing as the last of the light floated over to Kagome. She shivered as the light entered her body, attaching itself to her soul, making it whole once more.

"Kikyou, please wake up!" Inuyasha whispered softly to the priestess in his arms. Her eyes fluttered, then opened as she smiled up at him.

"I'm awake my love." She whispered as she pressed her lips to his, her ...warm... lips.

"Kikyou, your lips are so warm... Wait, your lips are warm! Kikyou, does that mean you're alive?" He asked incredulously. Kikyou paused for a moment, silent, but smiled ecstatically, as she felt her heart pounding in her chest for the first time in fifty years.

"Yes my love, I'm alive."

Suddenly her face contorted, her priestess powers glowing around her body as she was racked by intensely painful spasms. Kikyou whimpered softly as the bright light dimmed, grew bright again then dimmed once more. Her priestess powers continued flickering for a few minutes, growing dimmer every second until finally the light around her body was extinguished completely. When Kikyou reopened her eyes, they looked narrower and were slightly slitted, and she also had a pair of soft black ears peeking out from under her hair. Kikyou realized she had become a half-demon and screamed. Rising to her feet with an unearthly grace, Kikyou glared at the you girl who was her reincarnation.

"Do you know what you have done?" Kikyou screamed at her as she strode across the field. Kagome stood, pushing Rin and Shippou behind her for protection before facing the enraged Kikyou.

"Do you know what you have done?" Kikyou screamed once again, rage distorting her face into something monstrous.

"You've damned me to suffering for an eternity, stripped me of my place in the world and taken my very soul. Priestesses who mate with demons are shunned because they have tainted their holy powers, so what do you think people will do about a priestess who has become a demon? You have damned me to death, and I will never forgive you for it." Kikyou drew her bow, scowling when her powers did not manifest around the arrow.

"It seems you have stripped me of my powers as well, so in return I shall strip you of everything that you love. You shall know my pain, my despair and you shall suffer until I grant you the mercy of death." Kikyou's voice was a whisper as she spoke, but her voice contained so much malice that a shiver ran down Kagome's spine. With Kikyou's evil laughter in her ears, Kagome watched in disbelief as the evil priestess turned and fired off a shot, hitting Inuyasha in the shoulder.

"Come here my love." She whispered to him, beckoning with her fingers. Kagome was shocked when Inuyasha complied with the demand, walking over to stand a Kikyou's side. Kikyou withdrew the arrow from his body, then laughed as she put the arrow back to her bow.

"Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome whispered as she peered into the eyes of her longtime friend. Kikyou cackled.

"He won't ever answer you again my reincarnation, I control him now. His mind, body, and soul are all mine and there is nothing you can do about it." She turned to face Inuyasha and placed a light kiss upon his lips.

"Now my love, I want you to kill them all, starting with the children." Inuyasha smiled then, an evil light shining in his eyes as he drew Tessaiga.

"Anything for you my love." He replied as he darted forward, Tessaiga held ready to attack. Kagome took off, grabbing the children and running for her life as fast as she could. Even then she knew it wouldn't be enough as she felt Inuyasha's energy gathering. Pushing the children she told them to run, then turned to face Inuyasha. He laughed then yelled out

"Wind Scar!" As the demonic energy blasted towards her, Kagome used her power to pull up a barrier but she knew it wasn't enough. Closing her eyes she waited and prayed that she had given the children enough time to flee. When a few moments had gone by, Kagome opened her eyes and saw Tenseiga floating in front of her, repelling Inuyasha's wind scar. Reaching out her hand, she grasped the sword's hilt and drew it to her chest before she turned and ran. After a few moments, she reached the clearing with the Bone Eater's Well and seeing the children crouched behind it, she stopped and faced Inuyasha, her back to the old well.

"Well well well... The little mousie is trapped now, I wonder what it's gonna do?" He chuckled evilly, a smirk on his face. Kagome held Tenseiga out in front of her, pointing it at Inuyasha as her heart broke. She couldn't fight Inuyasha, he was her best friend. But something in her wouldn't let her accept her death, something in her made her fight, made her protect the children.

"Oooh, the little mousie has fangs. Better watch where you point that sword mousie, you could hurt yourself." Inuyasha taunted Kagome as he swung Tessaiga towards her. Kagome blocked clumsily as she stepped backwards, her legs pressing against the well.

"Inuyasha, please stop it! Please fight her Inuyasha, she's controlling you somehow. I know you would never hurt me, Inuyasha. Please!" She called out to him, tears running down her cheeks. Inuyasha hesitated a moment. Then unleashed his wind scar, forcing Kagome backwards into the well. As she fell, the children's screams echoed in her ear and she forced the last bit of her energy up to them, trying to shield them from the attack. Crying, Kagome gave her body up to the light as the well pulled her into time itself.