- The Fairytale that Never Happened -

Chapter 12

Two days passed since we met the young kit who was intent on getting revenge for his outou-san's death. It was indeed a tragic tale, but we cannot always dwell on the past. As my oka-san once said to me...

'Live and move on.' That was her motto. Another was, 'Never give up!' 1, taught to me by my otou-san. He said that if you never gave up, you might get something in return for whatever it is you do.

That particular day, the Inu-tachi minus one, Kagome, were all at Miss Alina Konaka's hut, and she had yet to return from the 'village' she was at. I'm beginning to assume that Miroku and Sango were right about their assumptions.

"Kikyou?" a voice asked, and I turned to see Inuyasha coming towards me. "Are you alright? You've been staring into space for quite a while now."

I smiled. It may be out of his character, but he was so concerned for me whenever I was like this - he would never be that way for Miroku and Sango, never Kagome or Shippo, but always me. Another thing I loved about my precious hanyou. "I'm fine, Inuyasha, just thinking about what has happened in our lives since we met, is all."

Inuyasha grinned and stood by my side. "Yeah, they have changed, haven't they?"

"Quite drastically, too," Inuyasha grinned. "But haven't they turned out for the better?"

I nodded. "Except for Kagome."

Inuyasha let out a bark of a laugh and wrapped his arms around me. "I know. But once she fulfills her duty she'll leave."

I blinked. "Duty? What is her duty?"

"We're not sure," Inuyasha said. "But Kagome told us her story, that time you were in the hotspring on your own. She said that a demon had thrown her down the well to 'complete her destiny and find what she desieres' and so it led her here."

"Too bad she didn't go to a different time."

Inuyasha let out another laugh. "Oh Kikyou, do you really hate her that much?"

"I don't hate her," I said, stating the truth. "I simply dislike her because she is trying her hardest to take you away from me. Maybe that was the desire that the youkai was talking about when it threw her down the well ... maybe it meant you."

"Kikyou, listen to me," Inuyasha said. "I'm not going to leave you for Kagome, or even Sango. Besides, I think Kagome has a stalker anyway."

"What do you mean?" I blinked.

"Well, I've been smelling wolves for the past few weeks ever since Kagome arrived here," Inuyasha said.

I grinned. "You mean Kouga?"

"How do you know him?" Inuyasha asked.

"We met one day while I was walking in the forest, that day I saved Kagome 2," I explained. "We've become fast friends and I told him about Kagome ... he's probably the one."

Inuyasha grinned. "Well, maybe they'll fall in love and you won't have to worry anymore."

"One can only hope. Never give up."

TBC...

1 - NEVER GIVE UP! - Quote from the show 'Spider Riders', Hunter Steele

2 - KOUGA - The reason I didn't introduce him in that chapter was because I thought it would be too long... plus then I didn't exactly know when I would be introducing our wolf friend... oh and for those Kouga-haters, NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU! Especially next chapter. I love Kouga because he's hilarious but - eheheh ... this is a Kouga/Kagome fic, peeps!!!!!! Also, I wanted to surprise you by making him friends with Kikyou! Considering how they really never met in the anime...

Thanks to YonderTiger and LatyfeSurLeSora for reviewing! I can always count on you guys for reviews :D Hey... has anyone seen raccu? My story is in her faves but she never reviews anymore...