For all you Kikyo fans who are reading this, I apologize now. Please no bashing, I just really hate Kikyo.
Chapter 7
The Old and the New
Kagome's Pov:
We had been traveling for 3 days now and if I were to say that it was an easy trip, well then I would be lying. Inuyasha and Koga had gotten into fight after fight. They fought about were to make camp, to which way to go. Then when we had finally set up camp, Koga had wanted to sleep in my sleeping bag. That hadn't gone to well either; Inuyasha had gotten really upset and had thrown Koga out of my sleeping bag. Not only had Koga got sent flying into the air, so had my sleeping bag. Which ended up getting caught in a tree, so Inuyasha tried to get it out, but failed as it got torn my all the branches. All those incidents had gotten him about 20 sits and then I ended up sharing Alexis's sleeping bag. So on the 3rd day of our trip I was really hoping that everything would finally calm down around here, but sadly I was wrong.
It had gotten dark and we had decided to stop and make camp one more time and then tomorrow we would find The Ghost tree and finally figure out everything. After the fire was lit and we were all sitting around is when I saw them, the soul collectors. I looked at Inuyasha and he was standing up looking as if he was about to run after them, but he stopped and looked at me.
"Just go Inuyasha; we will all be fine while you're gone." I said trying hard to sound ok
Inuyasha just nodded and ran after the soul collectors so he could see Kikyo. I hated it when he wants to see her, but there was nothing I could do, he was still in love with her and always would be.
"Hey Kagome where is Inuyasha going, and what were those weird looking flying snake things?" Alexis asked
"Those were soul collectors and Inuyasha is following them to go see Kikyo" I said staring at the fire.
Alexis stood up almost before I finished my sentence and was looking were Inuyasha went and then back at me.
"Are you kidding me, Inuyasha gone after that dumb bitch?" Alexis asked sounding very angry now
"Alexis please just drop it ok, he does this all the time when he sees her soul collectors. You can't stop him from going, so please just sit back down and wait for him." I said looking at my cousin
"Are you serious Kagome, you just want me to sit here and wait for him?" "After everything you and I talked about, do you really think that I'm just going to stay here? "I don't think so, I'm going after him and you can either come with me or stay here." Alexis said turning around, running after Inuyasha.
"What will you do Kagome? Will you go after them?" Miroku asked
"Kagome are you going to be ok?" Sango asked
"That stupid Inuyasha doesn't know anything." Shippo said
"Well Kagome you could just forget about that mutt face and stay here with me." Koga said sitting next to me
I shook my head and stood up and start to walk were Inuyasha and Alexis had gone off to.
"No I should go after both of them; I don't need them killing each other." I said as I went after them.
Alexis Pov:
"What was that stupid hanyou thinking, I mean does he even care about my cousin and her feelings." "I swear when I find him, I am going to kick his ass so god damn hard that he will wish that Kagome would have rather said sit to him 100 times!" I was talking out loud as I was running after that damn hanyou by following those creepy soul collectors of that dumb dead bitch. I was running when I finally could see both of them standing by a tree, Inuyasha was standing by it, and Kikyo was in the tree. I could tell they were talking with each, but I couldn't hear what they were saying. So I slowly got closer to them, trying to make sure that they didn't see me.
"Inuyasha why have you come?" Kikyo asked
"I saw your soul collectors so I followed them to see you." Inuyasha said
"So if you have come to see me, does that mean that you have chosen me?" Kikyo asked coming down from the tree and walking over to Inuyasha
"What do you mean chosen you?" Inuyasha asked sounding confused
"I mean if you have come all this way to just see me, does that mean you wish to stay?" Kikyo asked coming even closer to him
"Kikyo I told you that I had to defeat Naraku first before I could decide anything." Inuyasha said looking away
"Well I could just help you with your decision if you wanted me to?" Kikyo asked as she put her hand on Inuyasha's cheek
"Um Kikyo what are you doing?" Inuyasha asked
"I know you want to defeat Naraku, but I can make sure that when you do, that you will pick me instead." Kikyo said leaning in to kiss him
That's when I came out of hiding and I was beyond pissed off now
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" I yelled stopping that dead bitch from kissing that hanyou
"A..Alexis what are you doing here?" Inuyasha asked looking surprised
"I'm here to try and knock some damn sense into you!" I yelled back at him
"Inuyasha who is this strange girl?" Kikyo asked looking annoyed
"This strange girl is Kagome's cousins, and shouldn't you be in the ground somewhere rotting away?" I said glaring at her
"Kagome's cousin you say? Well that is very interesting." Kikyo said stepping away from Inuyasha so she could be looking at me better
"Um, Alexis were Kagome?" Inuyasha asked looking guilty
"Last time I checked she was back at the camp, but I'm surprised you even give a damn about her feelings." I said crossing my arms over my chest
"Oh course I care, that's why I asked you damn wench." Inuyasha said sounding angry
"Really? You care about my cousin? Well you're not doing a very good job about it. Do you even know how she feels? Or how hurt she is every time you go after your damn ex-girlfriend? Who I should remind you is a damn fucking walking corpse? Kagome cares about you and it's her caring for you that she lets you go off and see this damn bitch, and every time you go off you break Kagome's heart a little bit more. You need to make a damn decision right now on who you really want, because I will not keep seeing you hurt my cousin anymore. So who will it be Inuyasha?" I had gone on a rant without hearing half the words that had come out of my mouth. I just knew I was telling the truth and was saying everything that Kagome wouldn't have the guts to say.
"Does Kagome really feel that way….all the time?" Inuyasha asked with sadness in his eyes
All I did was nod yes and then I heard someone coming from behind me. I turned around and my eyes went wide.
"Oh crap" was all I could say
Kagome's Pov:
I had finally caught up to both of them, but I had stopped when I saw that Alexis was yelling at Inuyasha and Kikyo. As I was listening to what she was saying, I could feel that my face was slowly turning red. Finally I couldn't take it anymore, when she asked Inuyasha to make a choice between me and Kikyo. I step out where I was hiding and Alexis turned around and her eyes went wide.
"Oh crap" She said looking surprised to see me and I could tell she was trying to figure out if I had heard everything.
"Yes Alexis I did hear everything you just said." I told her as I walked over to stand next to her. Her face went a little red and I could tell that she was looking guilty for being caught.
"I'm sorry Kagome, but it had to be said. I was tired of always hearing you talk so highly about that hanyou and then he turns around and does this to you. I just couldn't take it anymore and I had to say something." She said giving me a hug
"I know and I'm happy to have a great cousin like you, but now that everything has been said I need to take it from here." I said returning the hug and then letting go to look at Inuyasha. The look in his eyes was so sad that I wanted to cry. I could tell that he hadn't realized how much it hurt me when we went off to see Kikyo all the time.
"Kagome" Inuyasha started, but I stopped him before he could say anything else
"No, Inuyasha please let me talk first ok?" I asked and he nodded yes looking as if he was afraid of what I would say
"Everything that Alexis said to you was true; I do feel hurt when you go off all the time. Instead of saying anything though, I say that I'm ok and tell you to go. I want you to be happy Inuyasha and I don't want you to do or choose anything or anyone that you don't want to. So I guess what I'm trying to say is that. I-I love you Inuyasha and no matter what I always want to be by your side." I said everything that I felt and I could tell that I was very embarrassed and that my face was red. I just had to say it, because I couldn't let him make his choice without knowing the truth behind my feelings for him.
"Kagome" Inuyasha said walking over to me
"Do you mean that? Do you really love me?" He asked with some hope in his eyes
"Yes, just like I said before I meant every word that I spoke to you." I said looking up at him
He had a grin on his face after I got done talking.
"Well then I guess that makes my choice a lot easier, because I love you too Kagome. I just didn't believe that you felt the same way about me. I want you by my side always as well and I am so sorry that I didn't realize right away how you felt till now." Inuyasha said with love in his eyes
"I want to thank you Alexis for finally knocking some sense into me." Inuyasha said looking at Alexis and then back at me
The sound of an arrow being pulled back made us all stop what we were doing. We say that Kikyo had an arrow pointed right at us with an angry face.
"Kikyo what are you doing?" Inuyasha asked standing in front of Alexis and me
"So you have picked this girl Inuyasha?" She asked with a crazy look in her eyes
"Yes Kikyo I have decided to stay with Kagome now." Inuyasha said and I put my hand on his shoulder
"So I see but what will you do if she is dead?" Kikyo asked walking around trying to get a shot at me
Inuyasha drew his sword and aimed it right at her making sure that Kikyo wouldn't get a good shot at me
"Kikyo please stop this, I don't want to hurt you." Inuyasha said
"If you don't want to hurt me then pick me instead of her!" Kikyo yelled pointing at me with madness in her eyes
"You are just as crazy as I thought you were, you damn corpse." Alexis said walking away from Inuyasha and was standing just a few feet away from Kikyo.
"ALEXIS! What are you doing? She will kill you! Please come back here and let Inuyasha deal with this." I said pleading with my cousin
"It's alright Kagome I know what I'm doing." Alexis said turning her head and giving me a small smile and then she turn back to face Kikyo
Alexis Pov:
Kikyo hadn't moved the arrow, but she was staring at me with not only madness in her eyes, but also hatred as well. She knew that it was my fault for why Inuyasha picked Kagome. That she knew, because of me Inuyasha found out that Kagome felt the same way about him that he did for her. Now this crazy corpse was threatening to kill my cousin and I knew I had to stop her somehow or another.
"Kikyo I know your upset, but don't you think you might be going a little far with all of this?" I asked Kikyo trying not to piss her off anymore
"Upset, what would make you think I'm upset? Just because my first love has chosen my reincarnation over me, doesn't mean that I'm upset. It means that I am full of hatred and I am going to kill her or die trying!" She yelled finding an opening and shot the arrow at Kagome.
KAGOME! I yelled turning around to see if the arrow hit her or not. Thankfully Inuyasha had stop it in time with his sword. I turned to face Kikyo and I ran at her jumping in the air and punching her right in the face.
"You stupid bitch you almost killed my cousin! You want to die then fine I'll grant your damn wish!" I scream, taking my hand and slamming it right into her chest. I grabbed her heart and ripped it out right out of her rib cage. I could feel the hatred inside me and the power inside me become bigger and for a second I thought that I felt my body change. I heard two bodies run over to my side and I stood up and backed away from the now lifeless body of Kikyo and drop her heart on the ground. I looked at Kagome and her look back at me was terrifying. She looked at me as if she saw a ghost and then it went away just as fast as it appeared. Then I turned to look at Inuyasha and he was staring at Kikyo's body which was now starting to disappear. Once she was completely gone I decided that I would try to say something to him or at least see if he would kill me or not.
"Inuyasha I'm sorry for doing that, I didn't even know what came over me. After she tried to kill Kagome, I just lost it and wanted her dead. So please don't hate me, but if you do I understand." I said looking away from him
It took a couple more minutes before Inuyasha finally said something to me.
"I don't hate you Alexis, I wanted to kill her to for what she tried to do, but I'm almost grateful that you did it instead. I'm also starting to believe that what Kagome had said was true. You had the look of a demon in your eyes and your actions. So tomorrow we will find The Ghost tree and get those demonic powers of yours awaken and then we will figure out where Naraku's castle is hidden and defeat him for good." Inuyasha said turning away and taking Kagome's hand with his and started to walk back to camp with me trailing right behind them.
This had turned out to be a very interesting night and tomorrow was going to be even more surprising to say the least. I sighed to myself and as I walked with my cousin and her new boyfriend.
So what do you think? I hope I didn't upset anyone with how Kikyo was killed. Please R&R and I will try and get the few last chapters up for all of you guys. J