Chapter 19: Prophecy Revealed

Kikyo sprinted to the gift shop, eye's shining with tears. She ran in and went to the back. Her head was pounding, she felt horribly weak. She used the wall for support. What have I done? Kikyo was in shock. I-I shot an arrow. She was taking short choppy breaths, I shot an arrow at a person. Kikyo looked at her feet.
"I shot Kagome."

"And that show's how much you love him."

Kikyo looked up. The back room was dark, she could see much.
"Who's there?"

A figure stepped out of the darkness.

Kikyo looked at the figure. It was wearing a white baboon suit, and their was something weird about him. She tightened her grip on her bow but otherwise made no move.
"Who are you?"

The figure chuckled.
"You're in love with that hanyou."

Kikyo scoffed. "What does it matter he loves Kagome."

"What does she have you don't?" Naraku stepped out of the shadows.

Kikyo dropped her head. She had asked herself that question many times.

"Kikyo, I can help you."

"How?"

"I can get Kagome out of the picture." He whispered taking a few steps, "I can help Inuyasha realize his love for you."

Miroku woke up, his cheek was pressed against the cold ground. He got up on all fours. His body ached, using the golden staff he helped himself up. What happened… He looked over to a body on the ground. Sango He hurried to her and kneeled beside her.
"Sango…" He shook her gently.

Sango woke up, someone was lightly rocking her. She suddenly became full aware she had a terrible headache. The hiricokstu laid beside her and Miroku was above her.

"…Sango…"

Sango sat up, her back pained her a little.

"Your all right." Miroku said in relief.
"Where's the demon?" Sango said wincing from the pain in her knees as she stood up. Miroku helped her stand. She looked around and saw Inuyasha. Kagome was in his arms, he was shaking badly. Miroku saw him too, he got a sick feeling in his stomach, Kagome didn't look like she was breathing.

Sango was about to run over to Inuyasha but Miroku placed a hand on her shoulder and shook his head. Sango looked at him then to her best friends motionless body. She didn't want to believe- that sad look in Mirokus eye's, it' it wasn't real. She shook her head, beads of water forming in the corners of her eyes.

"You shot that arrow at her out of hate for her and love for Inuyasha. "

"What do you want?" Kikyo said turning her back to Naraku.

She felt him closer to herself. "All I want," He put his arms around her waist, "All I want is the destruction of the Shikon No Tama."

Kikyo didn't know what to do. Any other stranger, that did this to her, hold her, she would of turned around and slapped him. But she felt a sort of comfort with him.

"It, it can't be destroyed." She said relaxing.
Kikyo remembered a conversation she had had with Miroku while she was training.

"It looks very pretty." A twelve year old girl in priestess clothing said.

"It's looks like a purple marble." A boy around the same age said. "Shikon No Tama. Hey Kikyo, did you do the homework Kaede told us to do?"

"Yeah." Kikyo said not taking her eye's off the jewel.
"What'd we have to do?"
"We had to decipher the prophecy."
"Can I see it."
"Sure- Hey did you do it?"
"Maybe."
"Miroku! You can't keeping copying my work."
"Come on this is the last time." Miroku pleaded.
"That's what you said last time."
"Well?"
"Fine." Kikyo had memorized it and slightly sang the prophecy.

"Time changes,
Lives anew,
Two born,
Of appearance great match,"

Miroku quickly wrote it down. She continued.

"One the guardian,
Other protector,
To protect the guardian
With her life,"

"Is that it?" Miroku said when she stopped singing.

"No, but the next part is roughly translated.

For lives to be as once were,
The blood of a ningen,
The heart of a yokai,
And the tears of a hanyou,
To be spilt on the Shikon No Tama."

Miroku wrote it down. It sounded like steps to do something, it didn't make sense.
"Sounds like a recipe."

Kikyo frowned, she had worked hard translating the prophecy and wasn't pleased that Miroku was criticizing. She returned her gaze to the jewel.

"I wonder if I could play marbles with it."
"Miroku! It's a scared jewel and you want it to play marbles with it?"
"I wouldn't break it! Kaede would kill me."
Kikyo rolled her eyes. "Do you ever pay attention in class."
"Well I try but you don't let me."
"What?"
"Well, I much rather stare at you than listen to Kaede."
"Perv. Well if you ever decide to pay attention, Kaede said the jewel is indestructible."

Miroku's hand twitched toward Kikyo's behind.
"Try it and you're a dead monk."

"What if I told you there was a way to?" Naraku whispered. He let his lips brush against her ear. "All you had to do is make a wish."

Inuyasha held Kagome, she had not moved or spoken, she laid peacefully in his arms, he was shaking. His heart was filled with anger, rage but if anything sadness. He felt her pulse weaken, he saw her face go pale. Kagome, god damn it! Don't leave me! The flow of blood from Kagome's wound began to slow down. Inuyasha hugged her, he held her hand. He looked down to see she was still wearing the charm bracelet her had given her. The there was some blood on the jewel. Inuyasha stopped shaking. There was some blood on the jewel. He tried to wipe it off. The jewel started to glow. Inuyasha was mildy shocked. The jewels glowed dimed and the blood was gone.

"Inu... Inuyash?"