Heyy! Sorry its taken so long for this chapter, -.-' I recently joined a contest, and you have to write an entire novel from scratch in an entire month! Its tiring, but I'm proud of myself so far :D I'm happy that this chapter has finally able to be posted, I've also got chapters 9 & 10 & 11 already written, it just needs to be typed up. I will be posting my novel as well, please note that my friend are going to turn my novel into a manga! I'm so excited! Yah! Okay, enough of my blabbering, read. Lol.
~MysteriousTemptation
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"Inuyasha!" laughed a cheerful voice; "I'm over here, Inuyaasha!" she teased. Inuyasha found himself surrounded by sakura trees. Pink and white, the petals floating in the wind;
"Kikyou" he breathed, "Is that you?"
"Yes" he heard her chuckle; he could hear the sound of her running footsteps.
"Where are you?" he asked, spinning around in circles, trying to capture her scent. The only scent he was able to gather was that of the sakura blossoms.
"I can't tell you, tell you" she said, her voice echoing. "You have to find me, find me."
"Why can't you tell me? Kikyou!" he shouted, looking around everywhere. Running through every tree, trying to find his beloved; the sky was black and the trees stood out in every way possible.
"I'm always with you, with you" she said, Inuyasha turned around, but there was nothing there.
"I'm closer than you think; you think" she said again, "Inuyasha, Inuyasha"
Inuyasha turned hit the ground in anger,
"How can I find you!" he begged,
"Think back to our past, past" she began, "Remember our moments, moments. Remember my lips against yours, yours. For it was real, real. Remember, remember." She told him,
"I don't understand! Help me Kikyou!" he cried, he continued to run, looking for her.
"When the time comes, you will know, know" she said, "hurry, hurry"
Inuyasha covered his ears, her voice was everywhere. "Remember me Inuyasha?" she laughed, "Why did you betray me Inuyasha!" she yelled, "Inuyasha how do I look to you?" she said, Inuyasha remembered the smile she gave him that day. "You came for me, that enough" her dying words. Inuyasha felt the tears falling, death was around him. It was always around him, no matter what. Everyone he cared for died. He turned to see Miroku, his eyes widened as he got glimpse of Miroku's body. He was bloody, and pieces of his body were torn off. The stripes of miasma that covered his body had fully covered him, making him look purplish. His eyes bulged out of his head, and bugs crawled over. His hand on which contained the Kazana, had been blown off. Next to him was Sango, she contained multiple stab wounds in her chest. Her eyes were dead and contained tears. Blood trickled from the side of her mouth, her clothes were ripped and he saw the Kohaku's weapon stuck in her back; the same spot he had hit her the first time he was possessed. Shippo lay on Kirara, both decapitated. He looked up to see Kagome, she looked the worst. Her eyes were open, and lifeless. Her body had been opened up and her heart lay beside her. Inuyasha stared in horror at the sight of her, at the sight of all of them. His friends, they were all dead. He looked up to see Kikyou standing from afar. He rushed to her. She had tears in eyes as she held a blooming red rose, but something wasn't right. Kikyou's hand was bleeding, no, not her hand but the rose! Her tears turned to blood, as the wound inflicted on her 50 years ago reappeared on her shoulder. She yelped in pain and fell into Inuyasha's arms. She was letting out a ton of blood; he could feel it sinking into his hakama.
"Kikyou" he said, looking down at her. Her eyes dry and blood stains on her face,
"Why did you betray us?" she asked, looking up at him, looking helpless and defeated.
"What? Us?" he asked, "Kikyou I didn't-"he stopped and looked at his hands. They were drenched in blood. He stared in horror at the heavy amount that drenched his body.
"No, no I couldn't have!" He shouted, images of him in his demon form began to deluge from his mind. He saw himself kill Miroku, then Sango, he had used Sango's sword to kill Shippo and Kirara. Then he saw himself go after Kagome, throwing her to the ground and painfully ripping open her chest. He felt tears fall down his face as he saw himself rip of her heart. Then he went for Kikyou, hitting her with the same blow Naraku had hit her with so many years ago. But he had more to do. He took his own sword and stabbed her multiple times just like he had to Sango.
"NO! NO! I couldn't have done this, I would never!" he cried, he looked at Kikyou.
"Without me, you are incapable off controlling yourself" she said, her eyes turned red and she began to scream. Inuyasha could hear Kagome, begging for him to stop. Sango's cries and Miroku's agony, Shippo's innocent screams.
"Stop it! Inuyasha please stop! You're hurting me!" Kikyou screamed, Inuyasha released her and back away. The cherry blossoms around him began to bleed; Inuyasha stared in anger, why! His mother, Kikyou, his friends all died because of him.
"Hurry and find me Inuyasha, before it's too late! Find me, hurry, or lose me forever!' Kikyou shouted, a big hold opened up, sucking everything into it. Kikyou fell screaming, Inuyasha leaped in after her.
"Kikyou!"
"Kikyou!" Inuyasha screamed, he lay wide awake in his futon, his arm was bandaged up along with his chest. Nariko lay next to him sleeping peacefully. She looked extremely weak, and her chest was also bandaged. She had burn marks all over her body, how did she get burned?
"You're awake, that's good" said Kagome, sitting down next to him, along with Miroku and the others. They must have heard him scream,
"What happened? Why does she look like that?" Inuyasha asked a worried expression on his pale face. Everyone was silent until Kagome spoke up.
"You almost died, Inuyasha" she began, she went on about how Hakudoshi used Entei to prevent them from getting to him; and how Nariko went through the fire to save him.
"I don't trust her" Kagome said, finishing her extensive tale.
"She risked her life to save me, how can you not trust her?" Inuyasha asked, clearly upset that of all people Kagome would be the one to say she didn't trust her. Usually it was Inuyasha who declared who was untrustworthy.
"She's a priestess, Inuyasha." Miroku cut in, "A dark priestess."
"What!
"Yes, she carried with her demonic energy, her power was not pure. Both Kagome and I could feel it" he explained, his eyes clouded with uncertainty.
"Miroku and I both feel she is trustworthy though" said Sango, petting Kirara.
"What! How do you know she's not working with Naraku!' Kagome exclaimed her eyes wide and upset.
"I don't think she is, if she was truly our enemy then she wouldn't have to put her life on the line to save Inuyasha" said Shippo.
"My thoughts exactly, Shippo" said Miroku, smiling.
"However, her power was unusually high" he said.
"What do you mean?" asked Inuyasha, looking curious.
"When she was using her spiritual power to save you, it looked like she was transforming into a demon" he explained, his smile fading.
"Yes, I noticed that too. It was almost like that was the true power of a dark priestess" said Sango, looking over at Nariko. Inuyasha stared at her too, he was trying to picture Nariko turning into a demon. There was no way she was, it was impossible for him to picture it no matter how hard he tried.
"I still don't trust her" said Kagome, seeming to be upset that everyone wasn't siding with her for once.
"Why don't you trust her?" asked Shippo, Inuyasha listened carefully.
"It's just… when she talks about Inuyasha, it's almost like she's known him for a long period of time. It's odd" she explained, Inuyasha could see her face turning bright red.
"Are you sure its not you just be jealous?" asked Sango, innocently.
"What do you mean by that, Sango-Chan?" sneered Kagome, sending Sango a deathly glare.
"Huh! Oh…nothing….Kagome-Chan!" Sango said nervously.
"Keep your voices down you two" said Miroku as he noticed Nariko beginning to stir.
"Maybe we should just confront her when she wakes up" said Sango, Miroku nodded.
"I'm kind of tired, I'm going to rest a little while longer" said Inuyasha, laying back, wincing at little at the pain in his arm. He waited silently as everyone left, when he was sure they all had left he edged closer to Nariko. What was it about her that felt so familiar?
"It's rude to stare, you know" Nariko said, slowly opening her eyes.
"You're awake" he said, smiling.
"Well, my eyes are open" she said, sounding annoyed.
"Hey, don't start with me!" he yelled,
"Keep your voice down, I don't want them to know I'm awake" she snapped in a harsh tone.
"Fine, but why are you so moody?" he asked, taking her hand from his mouth.
"Oh I don't know, maybe because you decided to make a stupid move and almost get yourself killed! I used up a lot of spiritual power. I nearly lost my life trying to save your stupid ass!" she spat, she said glaring at him. Inuyasha looked down at his hands in shame.
"I'm sorry; I lost control of myself, when I saw him all my anger just unleashed." He said; his amber eyes filled with sadness. He sat there, broken as beautiful sound, staring into Nariko's eyes. He could tell Nariko was trying to decide whether to still be angry or to forgive him.
"You need to learn how to channel you're anger. Urgh! I hate feeling weak" she said pouting. Inuyasha observed as she slowly sat up. Her whole body contained bandages and burn marks. She was badly injured; her battered condition reminded him of how Kikyou looked before she died. Her face had been dirty, pale, and bruised, but her beauty outstood her wounds; just like Nariko. Hurry Inuyasha! Hurry! Kikyou's scared voice frightened him. He flinched when he felt Nariko's warm hand on his face.
"Calm down, you're too tense" she said, softly. "Why are you so tense" she appeased, looking at him with her brown eyes. Those eyes, there Kikyou's eyes… he thought to himself. He rested his hand on Nariko's hand which was still residing on his face.
"I think I had a nightmare" he said, he began to explain what had happened in his dream. The fear he felt when he saw himself slaughter his friends, the conditions he had left them in. His sadness when he saw Kikyou's tears of blood. The heavy mixture of emotions he felt when the sakura trees around him had begun to bleed.
"What could she mean, 'Hurry and find me'?" he asked, Nariko put her hand to her forehead.
"I don't know," she said, taking more time to think. "Maybe 'I'm closer than you think' and remember our moments' mean that she wants you think back to the gravity you two shared and you might see something you least expect" Nariko explained, Inuyasha nodded. That makes some sense he envisioned. Inuyasha watched as Nariko lifted up her hair, that was when he noticed her skin tone was normal and she no longer carried burn marks with her like a normal human would.
"Your body, it's different" he said, Nariko frowned.
"What? Was it not before?" she asked, Inuyasha hid his blush. "One of the benefits of being a dark priestess is having the ability to heal. Of course, my power is still low, so the only thing I could heal were those burn marks" she described.
"So it's true, you really are a dark priestess" he said,
"Yeah, sorry to disappoint you" she said with sarcasm.
"Why did you save me?" he asked, wanting a truthful answer. That was the only way he would be able to know for sure if trusted her or not. For moments they were silent, then finally she spoke.
"When you were fighting, I could see the sadness in you. It was almost like I could feel it, the way you continued to get up after each attack, how you stood through the pain. I know how that feels Inuyasha, I know how it feels to lose someone you love. When you stopped getting up, I got angry. It felt like you were going give up, like your death was somehow to going to make the pain go away, buts that's a lie!" she said, Inuyasha stared at her. " You thought that dying was going to be your escape, you only feel more pain and sorrow when you're dead. The dead wish for one thing, and that is to be living again. But then again that is just a wish, you can't even imagine how sad it is for those who have passed away and for those who cannot move on. I saved you, because I didn't want you to become one those people, who spend eternity looking for happiness after death when in reality there is no happiness" she told him, her eyes filled with anger and hurt. Inuyasha took hold of her hand and threw her into his arms.
"Thank you" he said, Nariko returned his hug.
"No, thank you" she whispered, they stayed there, holding onto each other when he heard Nariko's body jerk.
"Nariko are you okay?" he asked,
"I can't, m-move" she stammered,
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked, trying to pull her off him.
"I'm stuck" she said,
"Damn" he said, trying to pull her off him.
"Inuyasha" she said,
"What?" he growled annoyed.
"You smell really really bad," she said laughing, Inuyasha tried hard to hide his blush from total embarrassment.
"This isn't funny! How the hell am I supposed to use the bathroom!" he yelled, Nariko continued to laugh.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't be laughing. It's just your reaction was hysterical" she said through giggles. Inuyasha grunted,
"Are you done laughing now?" he asked,
"Yep" she said with a silly smile on her face.
"How did we end up like this?" he asked, he could feel her shrug her shoulders a bit.
"I don't know, my powers are still weak and out of order so maybe it happened by the heavy amount of emotion" she said, it made sense to him.
"She has to be awake by no-"
Inuyasha felt his heart beginning to race as Kagome stared in shook at how Inuyasha was holding Nariko.
"I might be imagining things, but I think she's awake now" said Miroku, a sly smile plastered on his face. There was no doubt the words 'lucky dog' were running through the monks head.
"Its not what it looks like! She's… she's… uhh… stuck!" Inuyasha blabbed, trying to hide the panic in his voice.
"How'd she end up like that?" Kagome yelled, her eyes narrowing at him.
"Inuyasha was giving me a thank you hug, you know since I risked my life to save his dumb ass" she chuckled.
"That's not excuse!" Kagome shouted, clearly jealous. "We know you're a Dark Priestess, so tell us why you really saved Inuyasha" Kagome demanded, pointing her finger at her. Nariko sighed,
"Why didn't you tell us you were a Dark Priestess?" asked Miroku, Inuyasha could feel Nariko chuckling.
"You never asked. I was never hiding that fact from you." She answered, Inuyasha smiled.
"What are you planning?" Miroku asked, continuing on with his quest on figuring out what her plan was.
"I'm not planning anything" she said,
"Tell the truth" said Kagome, sternly and harshly.
"Look, what Dark Priestess or regular Priestess for that matter risk there lives to save a Hanyou!" Nariko snapped, Inuyasha looked away taking some offense of the word 'Hanyou.'
"I saved Inuyasha because deep down I had begun to develop feelings for him" she told them. Inuyasha felt his heart begin to beat rapidly. He saw the surprise and sudden anger in Kagome's eyes. When the room was silent she spoke again,
"And stop interrogating me like I'm some kind of criminal! I can already tell you don't like me!" she yelled at Kagome,
"You're exactly right, I don't like you" said Kagome plainly. Inuyasha faced her, with a shocked expression. Why was Kagome acting so different? Why was she being cold, instead of caring? What was happening to the Kagome he knew?
"Why don't you like me?" asked Nariko,
"I don't trust you" she answered,
"Ha! I don't think it's the trust factor, I think it's because I was the one who saved Inuyasha and not you!" Nariko shouted, Inuyasha suddenly felt uncomfortable being in the middle of two girls fighting over him. Then again, it was almost like Kikyou was still here, seeing that Kagome is still unhappy.
"Calm down, Kikyou. You're going to blow your cover" said Ayumi. Kikyou was furious, she knew she couldn't blow her secret. She couldn't believe how Kagome was acting, she expected Kagome to be sweeter and more understanding then Kikyou ever was. The room was obscenely quiet, Kikyou couldn't see Kagome's face but she could sense it was angry and shocked.
"I'm sorry" Kikyou forced out, even though she really wasn't but she had to remember she was a lot older and she didn't like the fact that she had just been acting like an immature child. "You barely know me, that is why I got angry. I hate being judged by people who don't take the time to know me" she said sadly.
"I know how that feels" Inuyasha muttered softly. Kikyou felt her heart jump, no one knew what it was like to be judged for whom they are then Inuyasha. "Being a Hanyou isn't easy. When you're a Hanyou it's hard to get accepted, you're really human and you're not really demon. You're judged for being who you are, that is why I clung tight to my demon half. I thought if I could finally become a full fledge demon, and then I would find my place in the world. Other demons wouldn't hate me. Then I met Kikyou. She understood me before I could ever tell her about me. She told me that was why she couldn't kill me, because she was like me in a way. She wanted me to become human for her, but not just for her well being; but for mine too. I wanted to become human" he said, Kikyou felt the tears beginning to brim in her eyes. She remembered that feeling she had gotten on the dock when she fell into Inuyasha's arms…
"Oh" she gasped as she lost her balance. She held in her breath as Inuyasha caught her softly in his arms. She looked up in his eyes and sighed delicately, showing how happy and good it felt to be able to touch him. Inuyasha was the same, looking down into her elegant eyes. There was silence between the two as they affectionately gazed into each others eyes. Both seeing the magnificent spark in there pupils. Then finally the Hanyou pulled the dazzling Priestess into his arms.
"Kikyou" he breathed, "Kikyou, I swear to you I will become a human. So, you can become a human too" he said, Kikyou smiled holding him closer.
"I'll become a human, so you can be my-"
"Stop, that's all I need to hear" she spoke, softly. She already knew what he was going to say, and it brought her tremendous happiness. The thought of her becoming his wife was more than she could handle, she pictured herself with Inuyasha getting married, having kids. She pictured them, having a normal happy life.
"Kikyou, I want you to know I lo-"
Kikyou deliberately pressed her lips against his, her heart racing as Inuyasha pressed back, his hands holding her tighter. His kiss was strong and mysterious. He was passionate as he caressed her face gently. When they pulled apart they held onto each other for a little while longer, clasping the moment as if it were going to be stolen in a matter of seconds. Holding on to it, as if there was nothing else to hold on to. They kept it safe in there hearts, and began to walk back home, side by side; hand in hand.
"Inuyasha"
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure about this? About me?"
"Keh, do you even have to ask?"
Kikyou looked up in tears, surprised she was able to move again. Without words she rose from Inuyasha's arms and ran. She couldn't do it, she wasn't strong enough. This brought back so many painful memories. Images of her death flashed through her mind, she knew it wasn't Inuyasha who had attacked her but it was still his face that haunted her every dream, her thoughts. She could feel the tears flowing rapidly now,
"Kikyou!" called Ayumi, "Stop this, you must go back!" she insisted, her beautiful blue eyes full of concern and understanding.
"I won't! I'm dead Ayumi! D-E-A-D! Dead! What would Inuyasha want with someone who is already dead!' she cried, falling to the ground. Hating how emotional she was getting ever since she entered Nariko's body, but this was how she felt in the inside. She was tired of forcing it in, she wanted to release all her sadness, anger, shame, and guilt, she wanted it all gone.
"You heard him, he wants the old Kikyou. He's made it clear, I can't be her! That Kikyou died a long time ago" she cried,
"The dead wish for one thing, and that is to be living again. Ha! But that is just a wish, but then again its not just a wish. Kikyou you want more than anything to get your life back and you've been given that chance! The old Kikyou is in you somewhere and she's dying to come out! Don't be afraid to let her out, if you fail this, you'll never see him again!" Ayumi shouted, Kikyou watched as Ayumi began to weep quietly with her.
"You don't know how lucky you are" she cried, Kikyou hugged Ayumi.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" she told her, "I don't want to lose him, so I'll keep trying. For me and for you" said Kikyou, staring at her friend.
"Thank you" she said, with a smile.
"What's gotten into you? One moment your pissed then you're sweet, next were practically glued to each other and then you 'magically' release yourself and you run off! You officially have personality disorder" said Inuyasha, Kikyou hid her face with her long black hair and turned away from Inuyasha's direction. She wasn't able to hold back her tears and she did not want Inuyasha to see her cry.
"Hey, are you okay?" he asked,
"I'm fine" she lied, how can I explain to him why I was crying?
"No your not, I can tell something's wrong" he said, reaching for her.
"Don't touch me!" she snapped, moving away.
"Don't you snap at me when I'm trying to help you!" He snapped back,
"Go away, I don't need her help!" she yelled,
"You saved my life" he began, as he reached out his hand to grab hold of Kikyou and forced her to turn around. "The least I can do is help yo-" he stopped when he saw her tearful face. Kikyou looked away again and Inuyasha stared as she wiped away her tears.
"Why are you, crying?" he asked, confused. Kikyou ignored the question. Instead she asked him her own,
"Inuyasha, how do I look to you?" she asked
"What are you talking—" he paused when he felt the familiarity of the question.
"Inuyasha, how do I look to you? Do I seem human?" Kikyou asked, Inuyasha stared at her with annoyed confusion.
"What are you going on about now? Of course you look human" Inuyasha scolded
"I am human, but I cannot be human" she began,
"What? Like that makes any sense" Inuyasha scoffed,
"I mustn't show my weakness to anyone, for if I did, demons would overcome me. You and I are quite alike; you a Hanyou. That's why I could not kill you" she said,
"Feh, where's this coming from all of a sudden, doesn't sound like you at all"
Inuyasha scoffed, standing up, beginning to walk away.
"You're right" she said, causing the Hanyou to turn back around to face her. "It's not like me" she said softly with a sad smile. The wind blowing her beautiful long black hair.
Kikyou stood up and was about to leave but Inuyasha stopped her. He clutched her hand tightly, why was she so much like Kikyou? He yanked her back, pressing her gently against a tree, her hands resting on his bare chest. She felt herself blush when she noticed that her kimono was half undone due to the fact that her wounds were bandaged up.
"Inuyasha what are you doing?" she asked, he stared in her eyes still holding her back, then slowly he moved closer, slowly pressing his lips against hers. Kikyou's eyes widened in surprise that Inuyasha had actually kissed her first. Her eyes then closed as she pressed back, his kiss was the same as it was 50 years ago, strong and mysterious. She felt his hand caress her face, just like he had one that day. They parted for a few minuets, they breathed softly looking into each others eyes, and then there lips met again. Inuyasha let out a small groan, pressing a little harder before breaking their kiss.
"Sorry, I- I forgot to breathe" he said, breathing heavily. Kikyou let out a small chuckle.
"What's so funny?" Inuyasha exclaimed, with a bashful look on his cute little puppy dog face.
"Nothing- how do you forget to breathe?" she said, still chuckling. She looked over at his embarrassed face and kissed him gently on his lips.
"Well isn't that just adorable"
Kikyou broke from Inuyasha's lips and stared at the infant child, Hakudoshi. He held his long bow staff, which was similar to the one Kikyou had.
"Naraku will be shocked when Inuyasha was quick to find a replacement Kikyou" Hakudoshi smirked.
"What the hell do you want?" Inuyasha asked, Kikyou realized that they both had yet to recover from there wounds. This was defiantly not good,
"Naraku wanted me to retrieve something" he said, resting his staff over his shoulder.
"Retrieve what?" asked Inuyasha, raising an eyebrow. Hakudoshi gave a sly smile,
"Her" he said, pointing to Kikyou with his bow staff.
"Me?" she said, trying to act innocent. She knew very well why Naraku wanted her. There was only one Priestess who could ever overcome Naraku, and that was Kikyou. Now, another Priestess has come into the mix, Nariko. Nariko herself alone had already contained unusually strong powers. Now that Kikyou (a very skillful and still a very powerful priestess) was taking over the young Priestesses body, she would now be considered a very influential, very unstoppable Priestess.
"Yes, you" Hakudoshi yawned; Kikyou felt Inuyasha's arms tighten around her.
"No way, get out of here!" Inuyasha demanded.
"No worries; Naraku won't hurt her. He just wants to have a talk with her" he said, seeming to get a bit annoyed.
"No thanks, tell him I said 'maybe some other time'" said Kikyou, she knew she had to go, but she couldn't make too obvious that she wanted to go.
"That's nice, though if you don't come peacefully then I'll have to force you" said Hakudoshi, placing his weapon in an attacking position.
"Like hell you will" said Inuyasha, showing his claws. Kikyou knew Inuyasha didn't have his sword and his arm was still broken. Either way, she would have to go.
"Stop, I'll go" she said,
"What? You can't, Naraku can't be trusted" Inuyasha declared, Kikyou smiled.
"I know, but you're in no position to fight, I promise I'll be okay" she said, Kikyou breathed in softly. She had to do this, she needed to face Naraku, she wanted to. She wanted to be face to face with the man that took her life from her.
""I'm not letting you go, you're wounded as well" he said, refusing to release her hand. Kikyou hated using dirty tactics, but she knew they worked. She knew kissing him would seem wrong, but she knew if she kissed him then he would release her without realizing it. She pressed her lips against his, loving the taste of him. Once she felt his hand release from hers she pulled away. "I'll be fine" she told him, she walked over to Hakudoshi. He took hold of her hand and she felt a sharp pain surge through her body causing her to fall unconscious in Hakudoshi's arms.
"Nariko!" Inuyasha called as they flew away on Entei.
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