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Chapter 6: InuYasha

Kozan woke up late, He ran outside to the village only to see Kikyo playing with young kids and her sister Kaeyedi. The Man in the red Kimono was watching her. He looked beside her house and saw a torn up priestess outfit, bandages laid beside it. "Kikyo must've got hurt last night if so then that man saved her." Kozan looked down sadly. "I knew I should' have gone with her."

"I see that you are awake." Kikyo walked up to him. He looked at the bandages. "It's alright the half demon saved me. This reminds me Kozan I plan to speak with him. I would like you to watch over those two while I do so." He nodded. He knew she was only asking him that so he couldn't interfere.

"As you wish Kikyo if that half demon tries to harm you let me know, I'll kill him." Kikyo smiled and walked away. He looked back at Kitsune and Shakudo. "Alright you two lets take a tour of the village." He toke them with him escorting them around the village, explaining what every location is for as he walked by them. The long speech put them to sleep which was his plan from the start. He sent them off into Kikyo's house and left towards Kikyo. The man was with her and they were talking. Kozan listened in.

"Why do you want the Jewel?" Kikyo asked looking at the man. "InuYasha?" He looked at her.

"With that jewel I can become a full fledged demon and become powerful." He laid down. "But there's no way I'll be able take it from you with those arrows heh But you know I deserve since I saved you."

'Why did you save me?" She looked at the village.

"I did want no else to have the jewel why else?" She looked down at the ground.

"I see I brought you a present in return for saving me." She reached into her sleeve.

"You know Kikyo you remind me of my mother, you're beautiful like her." InuYasha looked away. "So I want you to have this." He handed her some lip make up, she toke it.

"Thank you, InuYasha." She put the make up in her sleeve.

"Now where's the present you got me." He asked impatiently.

"I must have left it at home." She smiled. "My apologies."

"Heh forget it that jewel will make up for it when I steal it from you." He laid on the ground.

"The jewel," She held the Jewel. "InuYasha have you ever considered," She looked away. "Never mind it's asking too much and it's selfish." She stood up. "Let's go the village I would like to show you around." They left. Kozan sat down heart broken.

"Could it be," He fell on his butt. "Is Kikyo in love with that man?" Kozan clinched his fist. "After all the love I showed her all the pain I endured, She still does not care why does this have to happen to me?" Kozan fought the urge to cry as he followed them. Kikyo was in a boat with InuYasha when he arrived.

"Kikyo what were you going to say to me earlier?" He looked at her with concern.

"Well I wanted to know if instead you would like to use the jewel to become Human." She looked at the water.

"Human, why would I do that humans are weak?" InuYasha looked at Kikyo.

"If the jewel is used for a pure reason it will disappear forever and I could live as an ordinary woman. For so long I've been living fight after fight unable to live freely. If you used the Jewel to become Human instead of a demon we could live together as man and wife." Kikyo looked down. "That is my wish." The boat stopped InuYasha got off the boat holding the paddle. Kikyo tripped and grabbed onto the paddle. InuYasha embraced her. Kozan clinched his teeth together.

"If I can live beside you Kikyo, and It means you won't have to suffer then I'll gladly become Human. Tomorrow when the sun sets bring the Jewel, Kikyo." She kissed InuYasha and he embraced her. The kiss lasted for a while.

"Alright when the sun sets meet me where we first met, I'll be sure to bring the jewel." She walked away. InuYasha left the village. Kozan hit the floor in tears.

"After all that and she goes for a half demon," Kozan clawed the ground. "Jin, Yuka, Your deaths mean nothing if she falls for him." Kozan stood up. "I have to tell her." He ran after her. "Kikyo!"

"Kozan, is something the matter?" She looked back at him.

"I need to tell you something but we need to speak alone." Kozan grabbed her hand and toke her to the meadow where they first met. He toke both her hands and held them. "Kikyo, I am in love with you and have been for as long as I can remember." She blushed.

"Kozan, I," He held her against him.

"Please consider being my woman I promise I will treat you well and give as many children as you desire. My heart yearns for you and always has, I know you must feel the same way." He went to kiss her.

"I'm sorry I must think it over." She ran off to the spring.

"Please don't let InuYasha have her." He sat down.

"Why did he have to confess his love for me like that," Kikyo stood under the spring, her priestess outfit laid on the ground along with her weapon. "Especially since I love InuYasha and I can live happy with him yet with Kozan I feel the same. I did enjoy the time we spent together but let's face reality a demon and a priestess can never be but with InuYasha as a human I can." She looked down sadly. "I'm afraid to choose between them but I have no choice. If I have to choose then I pick InuYasha he can offer me the life I've always wanted. Kozan I hope you can forgive me for my choice." Kikyo put her priestess outfit on and saw demons attacking the village. She quickly grabbed her weapon and ran towards the village. When she got there she saw Kaeyedi in danger. She got beside her sister and shot the demon missing. The demon clipped Kaeyedi in the eye taking her ability to see with it away. "Kaeyedi." Kikyo looked her sister who was in tears. Kozan jumped on the demons skull forcing it to the ground the Kikyo shot it with an arrow.

"What happened to Kaeyedi?" He dodged a demon and slashed it with his claws.

"Fox fire" Kitsune roasted a line of demons and landed beside him. Shakudo was ripping demons to shreds. InuYasha jumped down killing the rest.

"Kikyo," He ran up to her.

"I'm fine," She looked at Kaeyedi. "I'm afraid my sister on the other hand is not." Kikyo picked Kaeyedi up. "Excuse me." She left.

"Who asked you to come half demon?" Kozan turned his head.

"I came for Kikyo so shut your mouth or I'll shut for ya." InuYasha yelled.

"What did you say?" Kozan yelled back. They began arguing.

"Great I'm the only sane one." Kitsune sat down.

"I'm sane." Shakudo pointed out.

"You're a pervert and a sex addict, that's not sane." She rolled her eyes. Shakudo sat down defeated. Kikyo walked in. Kozan and InuYasha stopped wrestling.

"Is the munchkin okay?" Kozan was concerned.

"She's sleeping," She looked back in the house. "Kitsune, I have a favor to ask."

"What is it?" She looked up wagging her tail.

"Burn the wound shut so it will heal be gentle though," Kikyo looked down.

"Alright." Kitsune ran inside.

"This is my fault," She sat down. "I had too much on my mind and I missed the demon."

"Don't eat yourself up Kikyo, she'll forgive you." Kozan sat beside her. His words made her feel a little better. Kitsune walked back outside.

"Okay all done I even put the eye patch on for ya." Kikyo petted her. "Can I have the jewel?"

"No." She toke her hand off.

"Nice try." Kozan grinned.

"It's late we should all get some rest," Kozan and the others walked inside. "It was nice seeing you again InuYasha." She walked inside.