! Okay so I might have a lot to say and I might not... First of all, I will be uploading a new story today! YAH! Okay on to this story, I really like this chapter came out, I'm getting so edgy because the story is getting more and more intense! AH! I can't hold my excitement...T.T
(P.S. the lines separate the Kagomes memories)
Anyways, please enjoy this chapter before i scare you away with my extreme weirdness...
Chapter 13: Fall to pieces
Kagome released Inuyasha, causing her to fall down on the ground. For a moment she thought Inuyasha was going to go after Kikyou, but he ran in a different direction. Why didn't he go after Kikyou? Did he realize that Nariko was really Kikyou? Kagome put her hand on her heart, it caused her so much pain to finally let Inuyasha go. She still loved him, she would always love him, she thought of there moments…
"Wha- what are you crying? No crying!" Inuyasha shouted,
"Oh should I laugh?" Kagome shouted at him,
"No you should shut up and let me protect you!"
"Inuyasha please don't scare me like that ever again" she said pulling herself in his arms. She felt his arms hold her close,
"I'll stay a Hanyou a little bit longer, for you Kagome" he said…
"Kagome will you bear my child" said Miroku, Kagome shrieked in shock.
"Huh?"
"Get your hands off her!" yelled Inuyasha stepping between them, Miroku smiled.
"Oh I see, you are in love with Kagome…well…this is awkward" said Miroku,
"No! She's just a jewel detector" Inuyasha said quickly hiding a blush.
"OH is that all I am to you! Oh wait I forgot you've got a thing for dead girls!" Kagome yelled, "Hmph, maybe I should travel with Miroku he is a lot nicer than you Inuyasha" she began
"You wouldn't dare betray me!" Inuyasha shouted,
"You could be a little gentler" said Miroku. Kagome nodded.
"Yeah, a little more gentle" she said,
"Like this"
"AH! Get your hands off me!"
"I told you not to touch her!"
"Ouch!" Kagome said as she pricked her finger on the Tree of Ages.
"Look at you, always hurting yourself, honestly your pathetic" said Inuyasha, she was about to tell him to 'sit' but stopped when Inuyasha grabbed her bleeding finger and put it into his mouth. She caught her breath as he tore part of the handkerchief she had given him and watched his wrap it around her finger.
"That better?" he asked, Kagome nodded, holding her finger close to her.
"Like hell I am! You're the clumsy one, did you forget that I'm always the one saving your ass because you don't know when to back off!" he yelled,
"Urgh! What is so wrong with me trying help!" she yelled back.
"You get in the way! I already failed once to protect someone, you want to be next!"
Inuyasha's words echoed in her head, he cared for her, that much was true but he loved Kikyou more. She knew Kikyou would always have that special spot in Inuyasha's heart. When she figured out that Nariko was Kikyou she had realized just how strong Kikyou's love for Inuyasha was. She respects it and even though it pained her she was willing to help Kikyou anyway she could. It didn't matter if she loved Inuyasha or not, she would have to face the fact that Kikyou was meant for him not her. She already picture how happy he would look once he realized that Kikyou had been with him the whole time. She picked up her bow an arrow and then bent down to pick up Inuyasha's Tetsaiga. She knelt down and held the sword to her chest, she tears brimming in her eyes. She held her hands to her face and sobbed; she cried and let the rain fall over her. This is so stupid, why am I crying? Kikyou deserves Inuyasha, she had first she thought to herself. Oh Inuyasha, why do I love you so much? She thought.
"Okay I think I've finished everything, now I can relax" she said as she walked up stairs to her bedroom. She let out a small scream as she caught Inuyasha sitting on her bed.
"Inuyasha! What are you doing here?" she asked,
"What do you think, I've come to get you, we still have jewel shards to get ya know" he huffed, Kagome frowned.
"It's only been a day" she said, Inuyasha looked away after she caught the blush on his face.
"And I wanted to see you okay, gotta problem with that?" he said pouting. Kagome held up her hands and smiled.
"No not at all" she said
Kagome wiped away her tears, it would be hard to move on but she knew it was time. She would never forget him; the way he held her for the first time, the feeling had her dazed for days. The way he puts his on life on the line for her, the way he gets jealous over her, she would miss it dearly. She shook her head and picked up the Tetsaiga. It was then she realized the direction he had gone in, he had gone towards the village. No, Sango and Miroku are there, he'll kill them all. I have to help! She thought as she jumped into a sprint. In a few minuets she reached the village, it was torn to pieces. All the huts that once stood were now in ruins, dead bodies lay everywhere giving the air a trifling aroma. People all over were limping and crying, little children running trying to find their parents. She sighed with relief as she saw Sango pulling someone out of Keade's dismantled hut.
"Sango!" Kagome called reaching her seconds.
"Kagome, where's Inuyasha and Nariko?" Sango asked hauling Miroku on her back.
"It's a long story" she paused, "Inuyasha hasn't been here?" she asked,
"No, this was Naraku's doing. Kagome just what happened to Inuyasha?" Sango asked,
"He's loose in his youkai transformation, I thought for he had come this way" she said,
"If he didn't come here, then where did he do?" Sango asked, Kagome tightened her grip to her Inuyasha's sword and took a deep breath.
"I don't know"
Kikyou continued to run, she could feel her youkai half already beginning to fade away, she was thankful to Kagome for allowing her to escape. She slowed down her pace and fell to the ground. She stared down at her bloodied hands in anger.
"I know you're here" she said not bothering to look around. "It was you who did this to me, wasn't you?"
"I didn't have a choice" Sesshomaru emerged from the trees.
"Lair!" she shouted, still refusing to look up at him. She could hear his footsteps in the mud, coming closer and closer before he kneeled down in front of her.
"Naraku placed a curse on Rin, I had no choice" he said,
"What was his deal?" she asked, she could him sigh softly.
"His plan was to gain control of you, once he had that he would make you kill Inuyasha and trigger the youkai inside of him. After that, he would make Inuyasha kill his friends and then you" Sesshomaru explained. Kikyou felt the rush of tears overcome her, what have I done? She could feel Sesshomaru's hand on hers, she pushed him away. Without thinking she swung her fist and punched him in the face. Sesshomaru stumbled back and stared her with a puffy check. Kikyou ran to him, releasing her anger, hitting him with everything she could; she had no weapon only her fists.
"I do not want to fight you" Sesshomaru shouted, blocking her attacks. Kikyou ignored him as she jumped over him and used her right leg to kick him in the back. Sesshomaru got back up quickly, but Kikyou managed to move faster hitting him with yet another punch to his face. Sesshomaru looked up at her, anger in his eyes. She straight to him again, about to jump and kick him but this time Sesshomaru moved quicker and drove her to the ground. He held her hands down with a firm grip.
"I'm not the one you want to fight!" He yelled, Kikyou stared up in Sesshomaru's eyes and all she could think about was Inuyasha. What had she done?
"I have to stop this" she said, "I'm the only one who can."
"You intend to go after Inuyasha in the state he is in? He can barely recognize himself, what makes you think he will recognize you?" asked Sesshomaru releasing her. Kikyou rubbed her wrists,
"I'm not sure" she said before jumping into a sprint.
"Wait, come back!" Sesshomaru called, running after her.
"Don't try and stop me!" She ordered, still running.
"I won't, I'm just curious to see how you handle this" he said, they continued to run until Sesshomaru brutally shoved Kikyou causing her to fall and hit her side on a tree trunk. A large gush of pain surged through her body; she got up slowly and glared at Sesshomaru.
"What the hell is wrong with you!" she yelled, holding her arms to her sides.
"That's some gratitude seeing that he just saved your life" said Kagura, holding her fan to her face, showing them only her cold red eyes.
"Kagura was aiming to attack you, but I pushed you out of the way t-"
"Taking the hit" Kagura finished for him. Kikyou stared at him, Kagura's blades had sliced him good, he was losing a large amount of blood. She ran to him,
"Sesshomaru please forgive me" she said, holding on to him.
"I'm alright, my wounds heal quickly" he said, Kikyou smiled.
"Urgh, enough chit chat, you're wanted by Naraku so I have no choice but to take you to him" Kagura announced,
"I don't have time to deal with him, I've got bigger problems" she yelled, about to walk away.
"If you want Inuyasha to live, then I suggest you make time" Naraku chuckled, he came out from behind Kagura, wearing that dark evil expression he always carried with him.
"Naraku" Kikyou spat "What have you done to Inuyasha!" she yelled, unable to keep her anger in check. He smiled,
"I did nothing, you on the other hand should be asking yourself the same question" he said, Kikyou gritted her teeth.
"What I did was by your doing!" She snarled, wanting nothing more than to dispose of him right on the spot.
"Heh, indeed it was" he said with a grin on his face.
"I know what you're planning and I intend to put an end to it" she declared,
"Brilliant plan is it not? I have to admit it didn't take long for me to come up with it" he said,
"You're the only person who would take joy out of watching someone slaughter his own friends!" She yelled clenching her fists.
"Actually I enjoy watching the angst and the sadness after that person realizes what he has done, that is the best part" he laughed.
"This is all a game to you isn't it!" Kikyou shouting, giving him a hateful glare.
"In fact it is, once that useless Hanyou kills off his friends and you, I will no longer have any interference in gathering the remainder of the jewel shards" he explained, Kikyou knew he was right. The only other people who were after the jewel fragments were Koga and the other demons which would be easy prey for Naraku. With Inuyasha and the others gone he could finish collecting all the remaining shards without a fuss.
All his major threats would be gone, Sesshomaru had no need to gather jewel shards but he did have a score to settle with Naraku. How Naraku would deal with Sesshomaru was an interesting topic. He killed off Kikyou (or so he thought) his greatest threat and with no one left to fight Naraku would win.
"You can expect trouble from me" said Sesshomaru, bringing Kikyou's away from her thoughts.
"I count on it" said Naraku, Kikyou looked at Sesshomaru in confusion. What were they talking about?
"Soon my plan will be complete, the Shikon no Tama will be fully tainted with darkness and this world will be mine" Naraku bellowed, clasping the jewel in his right hand.
"You're despicable" Kikyou spat, Naraku stared at her with longing eyes.
"Am I?" he asked walking towards her slowly.
"Despicable you say, such an interesting word to use, seeing as you are the one living a lie" he said reaching her.
"I don't understand" she said, looking deep into his eyes. Naraku his face closer to hers and lifted her chin.
"I think you do, Kikyou"
Well how was it? O_o...
On to the comments XD
XxMoonlitSynnxX: Thanks, I'm really glad you like it. It brings me great joy to know so many people are taking a liking to my writing. :)
forehead slapper: I really wish I could tell you what part it is, but I can't do without giving the story away DXX...There is a typo there that needs fixing. Gosh, things would be so much easier if I had an editor. D8...but Kagome was smiling at Kikyou because she had found out who Nariko really was.
StarPrincess999: I ask myself the same question every time I write a chapter lol XD
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Chapter 14: Monster