~BAM! okay another thought I had.. I think i'm going to make these into like nonsense ramblings because.. that's all I really think about all day. But make sure you read them because they might have something important in it!!!

Okay. So..like... is it just me.. or does the sequels to disney movies.. like the classics, such as little mermaid and Cinderella etc., does it seem like the second, third movie.. is like a really badly written fanfic O_O; In the second movies the personalities are all off, and it always continues a story that didn't really need to be continued... Like.. in little mermaid 2 Ariel is all.. like stiff and not fun ._. and in the lion king 2 simba is like evil and banishes his daughters bf away. Like come on, they ruined simba for me FOREVER becuz of the sequel!!! T_T it makes me so sad sometimes...

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I Don't Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

34. Kikyou

I picked at a hole in my jeans as the others feasted on the junk food that had been hidden deep in my backpack. I was sulking, and it was obvious but no one seemed to notice, or they just didn't care. I was upset for two reasons. One, that was my food! And two, they didn't seem to want to continue with the expedition. Lazy bums they were... I wanted to save the souls of the deceased women. But they really didn't seem to understand why. Neither did I, really, but maybe, I thought, it was because I've had problems with my own soul... Having it had been repressed and all by Kikyou's. I guess I was just sensitive to the subject and that was why I wanted to help.

"Ugh, can we please go?" I asked once more for the hundredth time.

"Go where?" Inuyasha replied lethargically.

"To save the girl's souls!" I said, my voice getting higher as my irritation grew. "I've only told you at least a million times!"

"Yeah so..?"

I huffed and spun around, turning my back to them. They were no help at all! Stupid men..

"We brilliantly lost sight of them.." Shippo reminded me as he licked a huge lollipop as big as his head.

I pressed my lips together and turned back to Inuyasha. "Just come on! With our sense of smell and speed we can find them in no time! Pleasseee!!"

He sniffed the air, his eyes half closed. "Can't smell a thing."

"Ugh, what? Why are you being so uncooperative? You can't tell me that your already tired of this!"

"Well if you think about it.." He exhaled looking away from me. "What's in it for us? It's not like there's any jewel shards to go after."

I growled and grabbed his ears, making him yelp in pain. "You listen here, you stupid! I want to go-"

"Hey, what's that over there?" I sighed loudly and looked over to where Miroku was pointing, letting go of the boy's ears in the process. A dark figure floated along the river, large and lifeless.

"What is it?"

"An octopus?" Shippo guessed.

"Shippo, octopuses don't live in rivers. It's a person isn't it?" Miroku questioned.

I groaned. Now we were getting pulled into something else when we haven't even finished the soul quest yet. Greaattt.

Miroku and Inuyasha pulled the body out of the river and onto the rocky shore. I stood half turned toward them, my arms crossed, and my tail flicking in irritation. How stupid.

"Good, he's just unconscious." Miroku said as the man groaned. I scoffed and sniffed the air. Come on... give me a whiff of those soul-eaters. I caught something... but not something I had been expecting. The scent of graveyard soil, roses and death. I felt my heart skip and I whipped around. My eyes snapped towards Inuyasha but he didn't seem to notice it. Maybe he really couldn't smell anything right now? I shook my head and ran up to the unconscious man. I dropped to my knees and grabbed the wet fabric covering him. I pressed my face against the cloth and the scent was stronger. I heard Inuyasha and Miroku yell at me in surprise telling me how rude this way but I didn't care. Could it be....her?

But sadly the human awoke in the middle of my sniffings. He screamed, and a sharp pain was suddenly against my face as I was pushed back onto the ground. He..slapped me?!

"Y..Youkai!" He stuttered, crawling backwards until he reached the river.

"Muuuuhh, how rude. Your not supposed to hit a girl." I whined rubbing the red spot on my cheek.

"Kaori, you were all over him! What did you expect!?" Inuyasha snapped.

"You'd like it if I did that to you though wouldn't you?" I cooed. He shut up then. I giggled darkly, and moved back over to the human. "How did you end up in the river?"

He blinked at me, then around at the others. His eyes stopped at Miroku and he sighed once he realized the monk was in fact human like himself.

"Don't worry." I said, noticing this. "That monk has conquered and taken us all as prisoners. He's our owner and tamer, we're completely harmless."

He looked at me again and I heard Inuyasha growl in protest but I ignored it. The human seemed to wonder about whether or not I was joking but then decided it really didn't matter anymore. "There was a youkai... It had the appearance of a pale human beauty, but.. it was a terrible monster.. That miko..."

Miko.. pale and human, beautiful... the scent of death and roses...

"That miko.." He breathed. "...reflected back his houriki... and killed my master..If I remember correctly.. her name was Kikyou."

"You bastard!" Inuyasha yelled, abruptly jumping to his feet and grabbing the man. "If your screwing me around...!"

"I..I'm not lying!" He stuttered, frightened even more that now it seemed like both canine hanyous have now attacked him. "That woman was calling in people's souls!"

I felt my blood run cold. Kikyou was doing that? Why? She had her own soul... the part taken from me...She wouldn't need to steal souls from dead women if she had her own... unless... "She died again... didn't she.."

Everyone froze and looked toward me. Inuyasha looked torn.

"At that time.. when I changed..." I looked up, and glared at the hanyou. "Why?! What did you do!? Did you kill her!!? WHY AREN'T YOU SAYING ANYTHING?" I was yelling now, slowly advancing on him. I was mad.. and it was stupid... to be that way. I was happy about her death.. the first time, thinking that it was better this way... and I really had honestly never thought much about whether or not Kikyou was actually living after my transformation... but... I deserve to know...

"I didn't kill her!" Inuyasha retorted, not as harsh as I was speaking. "After you passed out she ran away and I went after her! She slipped and fell down a cliff. I tried to save her but she wouldn't let me, okay!?"

I clenched my teeth together and I balled my hands into fists. "Why didn't you tell me before...?"

"You never cared."

The words hit me as hard as rock...or even harder maybe... That wasn't true. I cared.. she was my sister! But it was true.. that I never thought about it... I never asked... or gave it a second thought until a few days ago...

"Do you think we should check it out?" Miroku asked, breaking through the silence.

"You guys...turn back from here...I want to go alone."

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"Do you think it's better that Inuyasha went alone?" Miroku asked.

"Do you think it's better to talk about it?" I replied shortly. We walked through a field of tall grass and dying wild flowers. Shippo sat quietly on Miroku's shoulder, and they both stared at me. The silence continued making me uneasy so I sighed and said, "I think it's better that he went alone because he still loves her. Kikyou, I mean. It's obvious."

"Not really..." Miroku admitted.

"Why?" I quizzed, looking over my shoulder at him.

"Well upon first impression...You remember what I said when I first met you both?"

I thought back, staring up at the sky as I did so. "She appeared to be a companion. I knew you had known each other since Kaori was just a little girl but as you have fallen in love with Kaori-sama..." My face reddened and Miroku seemed to notice for he continued on.

"Also there is the fact that a couple days ago you kissed him-"

"Because I was drunk!"

"and also you always seem to be flirting, he's completely over-protective, and gets jealous easily over you... While you were ill he was very worried and stayed up every night. He tried to push you away for your own safety...So yes, on first impression and based on everything leading up till now, it is not obvious that Inuyasha loves Kikyou more then you."

"He doesn't love me like that."

"I never said he did, I'm just saying based on what's obvious not what's fact."

"........shut up." I quickened my pace, my body tense and hot. What did he know? I didn't... he didn't either! We just have a special bond since we've known each other for a long time...nothing more...

"What the hell did you do to her!?"

"Your hanyou girlfriend is quite amusing Inuyasha."

"You protect her, indulge her, and even seem to love her..."

"You look better with your hair down...And you're even cuter when you blush..."

"Inuyasha, I...I know you're worried about me like all the time because I'm so danger prone, and weak. But I'm fine really. Like I said before, it's nothing I can't handle, trust me. You've got to believe that."

"You need me... and I need you, too..."

I sighed. Maybe... on first impression.. it does seem like something more but... "IT'S NOT!"

"What's not Kaori-sama?" Miroku asked coming up behind me.

"...er....nothing.."

"You know... we could go after him, if you like."

Wow what a sad attempt to make me feel better. Hey, I know your upset but why don't we go stalk you childhood friend and older sister. How swell.

"I don't think that would be the best of idea-" I looked past one the trees. Glowing silver orbs and snake-bug like youkai floated through the air. The soul collectors...I sprinted forwards after them. Why so close? Why so near? Why now? I was in the middle of something!! SELF EMOTIONAL DRAMA!!!? I thought all these crazy things to myself, hoping that in a moment they'd disappear. I so wanted to kill these soul collectors but.. I didn't want to face Kikyou... she could always tell what I was thinking... and her eyes seemed to pierce my soul.. I couldn't face her.. not now... so then why was I running?

I stopped and looked around. I lost Shippo and Miroku...damnit, why at this very moment do I have to end up all alon-

My eyes landed on a woman laying down between low branches of a tree. Her raven hair was left down and fell down across her body, stretching towards the ground. Silver orbs floated around her and the soul collectors twisted themselves through the leaves and thick limps of the tree holding her. "Onee-chan.."

I edged closer, my heart racing. She was sleeping... I was safe from judgment... I looked around. But where was Inuyasha? He wasn't here? But.. he left hours before....

All of a sudden Kikyou's large brown eyes fluttered open and she sat up. "You!"

I jumped in uprise and landed on my butt on the ground. I tried to say something, but I couldn't find my voice. I was too...scared..

"You got through my kekkai, huh..." She mumbled, looking me over. She looked different from before... not as... angry.. more calmer. She sighed and looked away. "But of course.. Why couldn't the kidnapper of part of my soul, and a descendant of Midoriko be able to?"

"Mi..Midoriko?" I asked, stumbling to my feet.

"Where's Inuyasha?" She asked, ignoring my question. "Your with him aren't you?"

I pressed my lips together and looked down. She laughed. "But of course you are... You're Kaori. What a silly question!"

"He went looking for you..." I muttered, getting slightly annoyed by these taunts. She wasn't exactly... acting as mature as I remembered..

"What are you to Inuyasha?" She asked, after a moment's silence.

My ears tilted to the sides in aggravation. "Silly question."

"No, Kaori, not what is he to you." She corrected. "What are you to him?"

I looked down again. I wanted to say the sister of her... because... before that's all I thought I was but... the first impression thing, Miroku had said...

"You are an obstruction."

My heart lurched and my eyes snapped up to her. She was standing now looking coldly down at me. This...this couldn't be Kikyou...She touched her middle and index fingers to my forehead and suddenly I was frozen. I felt my heart race and panic shot up and down my body. Locked inside myself again... no... I felt like crying...

More soul collecting youkai floated closer and one of them landed on her out-stretched hand. "It seems like Inuyasha has come back." She said, her voice monotonous. "He's not coming to save you though, little sister. He's coming to meet me."

I felt the tears spill and trickle down my froze body. Inuyasha...!

End Of Chapter 34

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