I hope everyone is enjoying my story so far. As you all know, I left a little cliffy at the end of my last chapter. Kikyo and Kagome's mother was killed by Xavier the wolf demon, Hige killed Xavier. Then we had Bree and Naomi, the two panther demons, Hige killed Naomi. Onigumo protected Bree and killed Hige along side her. How are Kagome and Kikyo going to cope with their grief? Let's find out shall we?
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had taken the girls to Sango's place where Miroku, Ayame, Koga, Naraku, and Rin were visiting. The Inu brothers had asked everyone to come to the living room to explain everything that happened. Everyone was in shock, horror, grief, and relief. They were shocked because those demons that had killed the Takahashi's a long time ago came back to kill the Higurashi's. They were in horror for their best friends' safety, and relieved to know that they were all safe. Then grief showed on their faces, Kikyo and Kagome's parents were murdered. What were the Higurashi sisters and the Takahashi brothers going to do about a place to live? Kagome spoke up, answering their question.
"We're going to have to talk to the bank to see if we can get my parents' accounts in our names. We can use that money to buy a place to live. Also we need to talk to the car lot that my parents' got their cars from to see if we can become the new owners." Kagome stated sadly.
"What about our stuff sis? What will we do with them?" Kikyo asked. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha looked at the girls from the couch they were sitting on. Inuyasha spoke up.
"We need to pack up all of our stuff in boxes and call a moving van once we find a place to live. We can't do anything right now at the moment." Inuyasha stated.
"What if those damn demons burned our house down! We all know how these bastards are, they don't like leaving evidence!" Kikyo cried out. Kagome looked at her sister with a sad expression. She went over placing her arms around her sister in a comforting hug.
"Why aren't you upset sis!? Why must YOU be the strong one!?" Kikyo cried in her sisters' arms. Kagome growled a little.
"I am upset Kikyo, but mother and father would not want us to grieve. They would want us to live on for the both of them and be happy. They fought bravely to protect us, they fought honorably." Kagome stated as she rubbed her sister's back. Kikyo growled a little.
"Their honor was in vain sister!" Kikyo shouted as she felt her miko powers boil. Kagome yelped in pain. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru looked at the two girls worriedly and saw that Kikyo was using her miko powers on Kagome. Everyone's eyes widened in fear.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha stood up and was about to pry Kikyo away from Kagome, but his brother's hand stopped him.
"Let me go Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha barked. Sesshomaru glared at his brother.
"Let them be Inuyasha. Let Kagome handle it. Besides, if you were to touch Kikyo now, you will be purified." Sesshomaru stated. Inuyasha growled at Sesshomaru earning a growl from his brother as well. Inuyasha looked towards a whimpering Kagome with a worried expression. 'Kagome...' Inuyasha thought worriedly.
"Kikyo... please... stop." Kagome pleaded. Kikyo didn't seem to have heard her sister as her powers were becoming stronger. Kagome yelped and whimpered from the immense amount of power coming from her sister. Everyone watched in horror as Kikyo's power was growing and Kagome was getting weaker. Inuyasha fidgeted from Sesshomaru's arms as he fought to get free from his brother's grip, worried for his beloved mate.
"Kikyo... It's alright... please... look at me..." Kagome pleaded more. Kikyo slowly looked up at her sister with her deep purple eyes. Kagome gasped softly. 'This is what father meant about Kikyo not being able to channel her miko powers properly. It's all coming out at once and if she lets it happen...' Kagome shook her head weakly not wanting to finish that thought.
"Kikyo..." Kagome placed her hand on her sister's cheek and gave a sad smile. Kikyo looked at her sister with a blank expression. Kagome took a deep breath and closed her eyes. She began to push her miko powers through to Kikyo to speak with her in the depths of the void that she placed her mind in.
"Kikyo? Can you hear me?" Kagome called out. Kagome walked through the depths of Kikyo's mind until she felt her sister's presence. She ran over to her sister who was bent down with her head down in between her legs. Kagome sat down and placed a hand on her sister's shoulder. Kikyo looked up into her sister's brown eyes.
"Why Kagome? Why do you not show sadness for mother and father?" Kikyo asked. Kagome frowned and gave her sister a tight hug.
"I am sad Kikyo. I'm sad and angry that our parents were murdered. By who? I don't know, but we will find that out. I promise you that we WILL avenge our parents' death. Their death will not be in vain sister." Kagome stated as she held her sister close to her. Kikyo looked at her sister, wishing that she was just as strong as her.
"You remind me of our father Kagome. Strong, brave, so sure of everything, and very determined just like he was. In a way, you look like father." Kikyo stated with a small smile. Kagome smiled as well as she looked at her sister.
"And you remind me of mother Kikyo. You're strong as well, you're calm and collected when you're not pissed off, you have that smile that makes everyone silent and calm, and you're wise. You look more like mother." Kagome stated. The two sisters gave each other small smiles and Kagome began to feel everything calm down. The void in her mind began to glow brightly, pushing Kagome out of her sister's mind.
Kagome gasped as she opened her eyes, feeling her whole body quiver. She watched as Kikyo's miko powers die down and her eyes going back to normal. Kikyo gasped seeing scorch marks on her sister.
"Sis!" Kikyo cried out worriedly. Kagome gave a small weak smile.
"It's... okay sis.. I'll be.. fine.." Kagome stated weakly. Everyone calmed down as they saw that Kikyo was back to herself again.
"But.. But I... I almost... I almost..." Kikyo's eyes began to fill with tears of regret. Kagome was Kikyo's only sister, her only family, and she almost killed her own flesh and blood. Kagome slowly rose her hand to her sister's cheek, wiping away a stray tear that escaped from her eye with her thumb.
"I'm just glad... that you're okay... Kikyo..." Kagome began to say. Then she finished her statement.
"I'm... here for.. you... sis..ter..." Kagome passed out from exhaustion. Fighting her sister's miko powers took a lot out of the poor quarter demon.
"Kagome!" "Sis!" Inuyasha and Kikyo called out in unison. Inuyasha yanked himself away from his brother to get to his injured mate. Kikyo held her sister with tears in her eyes as Inuyasha got close to her. Inuyasha bent down and looked at Kikyo then back down to Kagome.
"I'm sorry Inuyasha... I.. I didn't mean..." Kikyo began to say as she whimpered. Inuyasha held up his hand to silence her as he picked up Kagome. Kikyo watched him take her sister in his arms and head for the living room.
"Sango? Can I use your room to let Kagome rest?" Inuyasha asked. Sango looked at Kagome and then up at Inuyasha. 'He looks frightened. The way he holds her protectively in his arms says it all.' Sango thought. She shook her head from her thoughts to answer him.
"Of course Inuyasha. Upstairs, straight down the hall and to your right." Sango instructed. Inuyasha nodded as he took his injured mate up the stairs. Kikyo looked down at her hands that had almost killed her sister as more tears streamed down her face. Naraku walked over to her and bent down to her level. He placed a hand on her cheek and slowly had her look up to him.
"Kikyo, it's not your fault. Don't blame yourself for this." Naraku stated softly. Kikyo shook her head.
"But it is my fault Naraku. I let my emotions get the better of me and I ended up injuring my sister. She's the only family I have left Naraku and I almost killed her!" She cried out, tears flowing down her cheeks. Naraku held her close to him as he combed straight through her beautiful raven hair.
"But you didn't Kikyo. Kagome could have stepped away, but she didn't because you are her sister. She didn't want to leave you in that state Kikyo. She put her life on the line in order to get her precious sister back." Naraku told her softly. Kikyo cried against his shoulder without saying a word. Kikyo felt Naraku place a tender kiss on top of her head and slightly blushed. When she pulled away to look at him, Naraku gave a soft smile.
"Tears of sadness don't suit you my dear." He said as he wiped away the tears from her eyes. Kikyo felt so calm around him.
"You must stay strong Kikyo. Your parents would want you and Kagome to move on and do your best. They would want you to take care of each other and help each other. We will all help you girls of course, what are friends for." Naraku stated with a smile. Kikyo nodded as she wiped away the remaining tears from her eyes.
"Okay." She said softly.
Inuyasha took Kagome to Sango's room and laid her down on the bed gently, careful to not jar her awake. He went to wet her a cold wet wash cloth and placed it on her forehead. 'I was afraid Kagome.' He thought to himself as he caressed her cheek softly. 'Afraid of losing you.' He thought more with a frown. As if on instinct, Kagome leaned against his touch and smiled warmly as she slept. He knew how he made her feel, and what she felt was warmth and protected. She always told him that she always feels safe with him, that her home was wherever he was. Inuyasha smiled warmly at the sleeping quarter demon.
"No matter what happens Kagome, I will always be there for you. I promise that we will find those bastards and avenge both of our parents' deaths. You are not alone Kagome." Inuyasha stated as he brushed a few stray hairs away from her face. Inuyasha glared for a moment and looked up to the window. He watched the setting sun and gave a low growl that meant he was one angry hanyou, and he was willing to do whatever it took to find the one behind all of this.
Yes, I know it's a short chapter but I had to write about how Kikyo and Kagome were going to cope through their parents' deaths. I wanted to do a heart to heart with the sisters and put in small fluffs in this chapter. Now the real adventure begins, things are starting to get even more serious than before. I'll be introducing more of the Band of Seven, I'll be introducing some other OC characters, and I might put Shippo in this story as a secret agent or something. What do you guys think? Let me know in the reviews, I deeply appreciate all of your support. :) Until next chappie, Ciao for now.