I rushed after InuYasha with pain in my chest.
Please tell me that I'm wrong. I hope I'm completely wrong!
They went deeper into the woods until they completely disappear. I stopped and looked around for them but noticed I was inside of a barrier.
"We meet again, my reincarnation." I turned sharply to see Kikyo glaring at me coldly.
"Kikyo? Your alive?"
"Are you suprised to see me or saddened?"
"I knew your were still alive. Shippo told me he saw you."
"I asked that fox to keep quiet about it. I wanted to suprise him."
"Suprise him? You mean InuYasha?"
"Of course I mean InuYasha."
"You can't have him! You can't just show up after years of having everyone thinking your dead! Its not fair to InuYasha nor is it fair to me!"
"Fair, you say? I died thinking the man I loved betrayed me, my hatred for him had kept me alive. I never hated him for the betrayal of Onigumo's doing, however, but the betrayal of loving you!" Her words were harsh but calm and there was no hint of rage even though there should be. She looked me over and scoffed at me.
"Look at you, wearing my clothing, your hair is almost as long as mine now, not to mention its styled after mine. Do you want to please InuYasha so badly that you take after me?" She had a point. I did dress like her now.
"Thats pathetic." A pulse of electricity shot through my body, making me collapse to my knees in pain.
"Ki- Kikyo!" She chuckled a bit before flicking her finger, pushing me away with her mass spiritual energy. Once I was outside the barrier I tried to catch my breathe. The electric shock was still having an affect on me. When that finally passed I stood to me feet in anger.
"I'm pathetic? She has some nerve! Who does she think she is anyways?" I brushed myself off and picked up my bow.
"If anyone is pathetic its her. She died ages ago and is trying to take another woman's man!" I stomped in the direction I flew from with new found determination.
"Her powers may exceed mine but that won't stop me from giving her a piece of my mind!"
I marched back through the barrier but stopped in my tracks when I saw Kikyo hugging InuYasha.
"Kikyo, how are you-"
"That doesn't matter now. What matters is that we are finally back together."
"But...Kagome is-"
"Kagome? My reincarnation?"
"We're going to be married soon."
You tell her InuYasha!
"I see," Kikyo said turning away from him, "tell me, did you propose to her, like you proposed to me all those years ago?"
What? He proposed to her?
"Kikyo..."
"Have words failed you now? What about us, InuYasha? Have you forgotten about us because of that girl?"
"Of course not! I could never forget you! It's just that... I can't hurt Kagome anymore. I don't want to go through the same thing when I just got her back."
"I see." Kikyo walked closer to him before wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Answer me this one question, then." She pulled him down and placed her lips on his. I was shocked at first but drew my arrow and aimed at her. My hands shook with rage at her audacity. My anger left though and was replaced with sadness when I saw him accepting the kiss and embracing her.
"InuYasha, when you kiss her do you think of me?" She put her hands inside his cloths and rubbed his body gently.
"When you touch, do you see my body?"
"Kikyo." I saw him succumbing to her touch and dropped my weapons.
InuYasha, I knew this would happen. I think I'm going to be sick!
"My reincarnation is just a weaker copy of me. Tell me, do you desire an imposter from the future, or the real woman, InuYasha?"
"Kikyo, I-" she rubbed his chest and smirked at me. I knew she had won and made my hasty retreat.
InuYasha, why?
InuYasha
I felt her cold hands caress me and tried hard to resist.
"Kikyo, I-" she placed her hand on my chest and rubbed it, making me nearly lose control. Just as I was about to succumb to my desire for the miko before me, Kagome's sad face from last night came to my head and I pulled away from Kikyo.
"InuYasha-"
"I'm sorry Kikyo, I have Kagome now." Kikyo backed away from me and a sad look washed over her features.
"I see, so she really is your love." Kikyo summoned her shinidamachū and they carried her away.
"I'll be near by for a short time, InuYasha. If you change your mind my shinidamachū will guide you to me."
With that she left, along with her barrier. When the barrier disappeared, however, I smelled Kagome's sent fading away.
"Kagome? Don't tell me she..." I raced off to go find Kagome, hoping she saw the entire thing.
Kagome
I can't!
I made it home and went straight to my room. I slide the door closed and placed the block of wood to lock it. I couldn't be bothered with anyone right now. I didn't even have it in me to cry. The memories of her words cut me and the memories his actions poured the salt onto it. I layed in my sleeping bag and replayed everything over and over again.
Suddenly I heard a commotion in the front of Kaede's home but felt it was InuYasha.
"I don't care if she's sleeping! I need to talk to her!"
"InuYasha, have ye lost all sense of mind? Dawn is far from this hour and the child needs her rest."
"I know she's awake!"
"InuYasha, leave Kagome be for now. If she is awake and something happened between the two of ye then you must fix it tomorrow."
"Move it hag! I'm going to see her, now." I heard his foot steps approaching the door way and Kaede calling him back. He tried to open the door but it was locked.
"Kagome open the door right now! Let me explain to you!" I placed my pillow over my head to muffle him but he was loud. After a while, he stopped but was still at the door.
"I'm not leaving until you talk to me," he said stubbornly. I sighed and closed my eyes to get some sort of sleep.
The next day, I woke up and stretched before rolling up my sleeping bag and placing it in the corner of the room. When I opened the door, InuYasha was standing right there, glaring. I didn't have the energy to tell him to leave me alone so I just walked past him.
"Kagome, please listen to me," he begged. I saw Rin and Kaede watch me with concern as I picked up my bowl of fruit and went outside, InuYasha following me and calling my name the entire time.
"Kagome, please say something."
I sat down at the tree near the river and ate my breakfast, Kikyo's words replaying constantly, reminding me that I'm nothing but a second option.
"What the hell do you want," InuYasha exclaimed. I looked up and saw Sesshomaru staring at me passively as he held out my bow and the arrow from last night.
"This belongs to you."
"Thanks," I said and took them.
"InuYasha, your a fool," the elder demon brother said before turning to leave.
"What'd you say to me? Hey get back here you bastard!"
I stood and prepared to leave when InuYasha took my arm and made me look at him.
"Kagome, I know you saw us last night but you didn't stick around to see that I turned her down for you."
I looked away from him, balling my fist to stop me from pulling out my hair.
"You don't get it do you," I asked camly.
"Huh? Get what?" I growled and he backed away from me.
"Your such an idiot! Get a clue InuYasha," I yelled out, "the fact that you went to her after saying you wouldn't is enough to push my buttons! Are you sure that your not marrying me because I look so much like her?"
"Kagome, I-"
"Oh save it would you," I said more calmly, "just save it." I walked away from him and noticed Rin watching me with a concerned look.
Later that afternoon, I was in the village with Rin, watching her pay for herbs. She's grown accustomed to this but won't talk to random strangers yet, not even children. Rin came running back but smiled and waved at someone behind me.
"What the-" I turned around and saw Kohaku looking suspicious and snapped his fingers in disappointment.
"Jeez, I was going to scare you this time."
"You wish buster," I said ruffling his hair. He reminded me so much of Souta sometimes that it saddened me and I stopped suddenly. Kohaku felt something was off and looked at me.
"Hey, are you okay? Whats the matter?"
"What? Oh its nothing really, just being silly thats all," I said waving him off.
"Okay, if you say so. Anyways I received a message from a village in the east that requested you and Sango. It's urgent.
"Sango and I? Whats that about?"
"Sounds fishy to me," I heard InuYasha say before jumping down from a tree.
"InuYasha? Were you following me the whole time?"
"Well yeah, I do it everyday. Whats thebig issue?"
Sometimes I wish the beads stayed on.
We were back at home and Kohaku explained everything to us. While he did I played with Kirara.
"He's a nobleman that needs his daughter protected from a demon trying to take her. I told him that Sango had retired but he pleaded and said he'd pay anything."
"He's that desperate," InuYasha asked.
"Of course he is," I snapped, "its his daughter on the line."
InuYasha scooted farther away from me, feeling my anger. Kohaku watched us with concern of his own but left it alone.
"Anyways, its his only daughter and he'll only pay if you both are there."
"Have you talked to Sango about this?"
"Yes, she said that if your going then she would as well. You don't have to make a decision now but I'll need it tomorrow." I nodded and he stood. Kirara looked at him and waited for his orders.
"Rin, want to go for a walk with me," He asked.
"Uh, now? Umm," She looked at Kaede and Kaede nodded with a smile. Rin smile in excitement and stood before running to Kohaku's side.
I watched them leave and sighed with slight jealousy.
Pathetic Kikyo's voice said in my head and I believed it.
"If your going then so am I," InuYasha said.
"What?"
"You heard me. If I don't go then who will protect you if its all just a big trap?"
"I can take care of myself thank you."
"Thats not the point!"
"InuYasha, your exhausting," I said before walking away, Kirara at my side.