The Fairytale that Never Happened

Chapter 2

I ran over to Inuyasha and took Kaede gently from his arms. She was badly scarred from the flames, and I wasn't sure if there were any herbs useful enough to help her through the pain so that she might survive, if only for a little longer. She opened up her eyes and looked up at me.

"Onee-Sama..." she whispered, panting.

"It's alright, Kaede," I told her, petting her hair. "You're fine now. Let's get you somewhere safe."

Inuyasha stood by my side the entire way we walked towards the Goshinboku tree. He leaned against it and I placed Kaede on the other side, to lay down and rest. I walked over to stand beside him.

"You know there is a very unlikely chance of her surviving that, Kikyou," he told me, an expression I couldn't quite make out in his eyes as he spoke. "If only I had -"

"It's not your fault, Inuyasha," I told him, taking his hand. "It was mine for leaving her alone all this time. I should've brought her with me. It is my burden to bear and I will bear it."

Inuyasha sighed and nodded anyway. He then did something that I least expected to happen. His arms wrapped themselves around me in a protective embrace. "I won't let anything happen to you, Kikyou..." he vowed.

I smiled, and sighed in the comfort of his arms. "And I you." He smiled at that and then looked down at me. We were leaning in closer and closer, until our lips were against each other's in a kiss. My very first, that I admit.

But I wouldn't want it any other way, because I'm with the man that I love until the end of time. I am going to make it so that that happens.

When we pulled apart, he hugged me tightly to his chest. "Come on."

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"We can't stay in this village any longer," Inuyasha said. "It's destroyed. There's no way we can rebuild all of the huts. Besides, I went and checked earlier, everyone else has either fled or died in the flames or by the demons or whoever attacked."

I sighed and leaned against him. "I don't know what to do..." I admitted.

"Come on," Inuyasha said softly. "Let's get going," he took Kaede and passed her to me. I took her in my arms and climbed on Inuyasha's back as he leapt out of the forest.

I wonder... will we ever return?

TBC...

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