Title: Unwilling To Go On
Prompt Name/Prompt List/Ficlet #: A Walk In The Clouds – July - #3
Author: kagome313
Rating: T
Genre: Admin's Genre- Thriller/Horror
Universe: A/U
Word Count: 698
Summary: Kagome is confronted by an enigmatic Kikyou
Warnings: Death, brief body parts and blood…
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As the smile fell from Kagome's lips, she began walking closer to her friend, but stopped short when she noticed Kikyou was walking towards the back seat, away from her. She glanced down at her vibrating phone, noticing the familiar number before pocketing her cell and turning to Kikyou.
"I thought you were already on your way home," She tried, stepping closer to her as the train's cry neared them. "Where were you?"
"Around…Thinking," Kikyou sighed, fishing out her own cell to scan through it.
Suddenly hearing the loud sniffle, Kagome rushed over to her friend, sliding into the seat next to her. The moment she peered down at her friend's phone she sighed softly, not in the least bit surprised that Kikyou was gazing at old photos of her and Inuyasha.
"You need to stop doing that to yourself." Easing over to take away her phone, Kagome paused mid-stride when Kikyou's blank gaze froze her in place.
Her blood ran cold with the sudden look she was receiving as her throat ran dry, afraid to voice her concern and queries. Not being able to take the scrutiny, blue orbs drifted pass her friend, finding the cloudy fogs more interesting that the sudden change of her dear friend.
"I'm sorry," Kagome suddenly said, but the noise of the train passing them drowned out her sudden apology.
"Aren't you lonely?" Kikyou breathed, her fingers gingerly touching the picture of Inuyasha as he hugged her close from behind.
There was a pregnant pause. Kagome didn't know how to answer her especially since Kikyou knew she lived alone in the city so she could be closer to her job. If she meant living arrangements – then… she suppose yes would be the rightful answer.
"Aren't you?" She repeated, or rather demanded suddenly, causing Kagome to jump beside her from the growing malice in her voice.
"Why… Why do you ask?" She squeaked out, pushing herself up into a standing position as she hurried over to the yellow line, awaiting the train that sounded from the distance. This time she shoved her gloved hands in her coat's pocket, tapping a foot impatiently for the train.
"Living a lonely life…"
The sudden whisper next to her ears made her shudder with an unknown feeling and she looked to her side, wondering why Kikyou was as silent as the night all of a sudden.
"With friends, it makes it all better," Kagome smiled uneasily, stepping past the yellow line as she saw the lights of the train nearing.
"But it's so hard to find good friend," Kikyou came out next to her, stepping ahead of her and facing her. "Good friends that you can trust…friends that won't betray you." Her smile chilled Kagome beyond explanation.
"Are you trying to tell me something?"
When Kikyou suddenly grabbed both Kagome's hand by the wrist, pulling them upwards with a strength not even Kagome could comprehend, she smiled even wider, her eyes sparkling with delight.
"Don't you already know?" Kikyou tugged at her once, and Kagome felt her heart beat leap towards her throat. "Well…?" Tugging her once again, Kagome felt herself leaning forward as Kikyou's form tilted backwards.
"What are you doing?!"
"Aren't you lonely?" She eerily whispered once more, the train's line blinding them even more.
Kagome tried to tug her back away from the train's path, the fright tugging at her heart uncomfortably as she frantically looked at the smile displaying on Kikyou's face. "You're scaring me!" She cried hysterically, refusing to believe the futility in her tugging.
"I'm lonely," Kikyou blankly stated, digging her nails into Kagome as she slowly turn her head in the direction of the train, her heels already over the edge, forming a sort of grip to keep her in place.
"I know," She giggled, and in the next breath, the train slammed against her form with a loud splat.
Kagome screamed pierced the night as blood splattered against her. Looking down with fear-stricken eyes, she pried the arms off of her with shaking force before crumbling to the ground beside them in a shaking heap.
'I know' echoed ominously, just as the train slowed to a stop for her.