Shippo: Um... lets see... you can talk to them, hang out with them, tell them secrets... Now you try!
Me: Yes, um... You can bully them, laugh at them, and... EAT THEM!!!!!
Shippo: ...
Me: Shippo, want to be my FRIEND!?!?!?!?!?!?!? ... Hey why are you running from me?
... Yesh that was really random. Anyway, I don't own any of the Inuyasha character and I don't own missing by Evanescence (though i wish I did) I also don't own YOU!
"My Lord," I turned to Lord Sesshomaru cautiously, "Do I know this man?"
"No," he glared at the boy, Inuyasha, with hatred I had never witnessed in him before, "Now could you please go back to your room? I can deal with this myself"
Perhaps it was the tone he used with me, or perhaps it was simply because I was tired of being his puppet, but for once I ignored my Lord's commands. I could feel his angry gaze penetrating through my back as I shook my head and turned to Inuyasha.
"What do you mean, 'how can you not remember me?' I have never seen you before." This was a lie, I realized as soon as the words came out of my mouth, I had seen him before. I had known him well, better than I knew even my Lord Sesshomaru.
"I don't understand, Kikyo," Inuyasha looked at me desperately, "You loved me, remember? You wanted me to be with you forever!" And, as I shook my head, he turned to my Lord, "WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE TO HER?"
Even though I'm the sacrifice
You won't try for me not now
"Nothing," my Lord replied, his voice void of any emotion, "She just chooses not to remember you. She hates you and loves me, so get out of here and leave us alone."
"I won't believe it!" Inuyasha's eyes were glowing, "Tell me it's not true, Kikyo dearest! I love you more than anyone else, even more than that traitorous brother of mine!"
They both looked at me expectantly and I was torn between my loyalty to my Lord and the new memories that had surfaced, the ones that claimed that Inuyasha was, indeed, once my lover.
"I don't know," I whispered, an answer that satisfied neither of them, but I couldn't help it. It was the best I could give.
Though I'd die to know you loved me
I'm all alone
Isn't someone missing me?
They both turned from me in unison, their angry faces making them look all the more frightening.
"This is my last warning," Inuyasha hissed, his eyes glowing red, "If you don't let her go I'll..."
"You'll do what?" my Lord snarled, "Half demon!"
"NEVER CALL ME THAT AGAIN!!" The boy's sword was growing now and my Lord flinched, his eyes showing a hint of... fear? I shuddered. My Lord was never afraid; worried yes, tired yes, but fear, never... or was this just a new side of him that I was seeing, one he had never shown me before? I backed away, hiding behind the statue of my Lord's father. There was so much about Lord Sesshomaru that I didn't know. He never even mentioned that he had a brother.
I turned my back to the fight that was brewing behind me and gazed up into the heaven's above. The snow was drifting slowly to the ground, like angels were falling, dancing gracefully to the ground. There was another night like this, so long ago...
"Kagome!" Inuyasha called, his hair making him blend in with the snow covered hills, "Kagome, where are you!"
The girl that was me gazed at him longingly and I could feel her - my - heart ache with longing. He looked so beautiful that I didn't want to let him go, but I had to.
"Go ahead, Inuyasha," I called softly to him, "Go and find her, after all, I know she's your one and only love."
Inuyasha completely missed the bitterness hidden in my softly spoken words. "Thanks Kikyo," he called, freed of the burden, me, that he had to protect, "I'll come back as soon as I can, I promise!"
I looked after him as he ran over the hills, knowing with almost absolute certainty that he wouldn't come back after he found her. He loved her more than me and we both knew that...
And if I bleed, I'll bleed
Knowing you don't care
"Alone, Kikyo?" His voice traveled to me as I sat under the tree, my head cradled in my arms. I looked up slowly, trying to hide the tears on my face.
"Naraku?" I was too tired to get up and check, but I had heard his voice too often to doubt to was him.
"Inuyasha has left you alone, I see." His shadow fell over me and I saw his eyes glinting maliciously. "I suppose he loves that other girl, Kagome was it, more than you."
"That's not true." My voice was calm, but I couldn't hide the shadow of doubt from my eyes. Maybe he did care about her more than me.
Naraku saw my uncertainty and smiled. "See, you know I was right," He taunted, "You know that..."
"Shut up," i stood up slowly, hatred flashing in my eyes, "Shut up, that's not true." For the first time, I noticed fear in my enemy's eyes. He knew he had driven me too far. I took the bow off of my back and, brushing the snow off of the smooth, cold wood, aimed it at his heart.
"You'll never be able to kill me with that scrap of wood!" Naraku laughed as he took in my appearance, "You know I could kill you as easily as I could snap a twig if I wanted."
I fired, and as the arrow sank deep into his chest, I knew that Inuyasha couldn't, and wouldn't, come back for me now. He had abandoned me, left me alone with Death at my feet, but despite this I couldn't bring myself to hate him.
I strung my bow again and waited for Naraku to get up. I would fight until the end.
And if I sleep just to think of you
I'll wake without you there
I jerked slowly out of my newly resurfaced memories and glanced back over at the two brothers. Inuyasha's sword had grown in size and I realized the reason my Lord was so afraid. The weapon the boy was holding was no longer a toy. It was a threat. Lord Sesshomaru wouldn't have such an easy time defeating his younger brother. I shivered, though not from the cold. I was worried for both of them.
"My Lord!" I called out softly, but he ignored me completely. All his attention was focused on Inuyasha. I looked at both of them. Their eyes and swords were both locked in a tight embrace and I suddenly realized that, though they were both fighting for my affection, neither of them knew or cared where I was.
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something...
So you guys like it? I finished the last one too but since I am so evil, I shall not tell you what will happen! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!! i think I shall make you wait a few weeks, or maybe even set a number of reviews before I put it out... or is that too mean? Anyway, keep commenting!