InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Being Normal ❯ Help From Someone Unexpected ( Chapter 17 )
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By: lettheinkbleed 
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.31.2013 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 196 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Hentai | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 07.31.2013 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.1K | Visits: 196 | Status: Work In Progress
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Inuyasha woke early in the morning, watching the sun make its way into the sky. He jumped from the tree and ventured back to Keade’s hut. He entered and looked at his companions sleeping. His eyes caught the empty mat where Kagome would be sleeping had she been with them. He quickly dashed his tears away, “you said she was still with us, so I figured we’d set her a bed incase…” Sango said quietly. The hanyou still jumped as if she’d yelled at him. She sat up on her arms to talk to him while the monk just opened an eye. “I take it confessing didn’t work?” The man asked, his single eye taking in the pain clearly etched in the hanyou’s face. He shook his head in answer, his eyes drifting back to the empty bed. “Keade has gone to the village near us to talk with the monk about a way to bring Kagome back.” The only indication the hanyou heard him was the fact a single white ear moved towards him.
Suddenly the hanyou’s head jerked towards the entrance. “What is it?” Sango asked sitting up fully. He ran outside without answering, the ghost of Kagome following in worry.
Soul collectors came out of the woods preceding the dead miko. “Inuyasha.” She said quietly as she walked to meet him. “Kikyo…” He answered. “The girl?” She looked towards the hut before turning curious eyes to him. He winced and looked down at the ground. “Walk with me, tell me what happened.” He nodded and followed her as Sango ran outside. Her huff of anger was not lost to the man as he followed the dead woman. Kagome floated along sadly behind, torn between spying on their conversation and respecting Inuyasha’s privacy.
“Tell me, what happened?” Kikyo asked as they walked up the stairs leaving the village. “She, um, killed herself…” He whispered. Kikyo nodded continuing quietly until they reached the sacred tree. “Do you remember when I sealed you?” The hanyou nodded, not sure what that had to do with Kagome. “I see the connection on your hand.” He turned confused eyes to the red band on his finger before looking back up at the woman. “I thought when I sealed you that would be our connection through the afterlife…” She shook her head smiling sadly as her fingers brushed over the roughened patch on the tree where Inuyasha had lain. “I died hating you Inuyasha and I believe that is how our connection was broken. How is it you are still connected to the girl if she killed herself… why did she do it?”
“She wrote a note saying she hated being a miko… but I dreamed it was a demon that caused her to do it.” The dead miko nodded and sighed heavily before turning to him. “And how do you feel?” Kagome’s eyes narrowed as Kikyo walked up to Inuyasha, lying her hands on his shoulders. “I don’t know. I miss her…” He winced as he answered as if his answer would anger the woman. Kikyo simply nodded again. “I’m still here Inuyasha, you could be with me again.” The ghost’s eyes grew wide, tears filling them as she turned worried eyes to the hanyou. Shocked golden eyes looked into dull brown as his clawed hand clutched the locket in the robes. “Kikyo… how could you!” Kagome shouted, tears running down her cheeks knowing Inuyasha would go with her, knowing that her chance to be with him was totally gone. Kikyo’s eyes glared at Kagome and she jumped, could the miko hear her?
“Kikyo, I can’t. How could you say that to me now? I promised to protect Kagome with my life, just as I promised you, and I failed you both. Miroku and Keade are working on a way to bring her back and I won’t turn away from that.” He growled. To his surprise and the ghosts Kikyo started to laugh. She offered him a soft smile when her laughter has subsided. “Good, take care of her Inuyasha.” Kagome’s jaw fell open and Inuyasha nodded and began to head back to the village.
When the ghost turned to follow Kikyo made a soft noise. Kagome looked over her shoulder and saw the woman shake her head. She pinned Kagome with a hard look and the ghost stopped. “Can you see me?” Kikyo turned her eyes to Inuyasha’s disappearing back and put her index finger to her lips. “He can’t hear me anymore…” Kagome said sadly.
The dead miko made no move until she was sure the hanyou was out of range. “Can’t hear you? Why not?” Kagome shrugged. “He was able to for a while and suddenly he couldn’t. No one understands.” She said. “Has he confessed his feelings?”
“A few times, but he’s never come out right and said the three words…” Kagome blushed brightly discussing such sensitive topics with Kikyo. The corpse shook her head and laughed. “It is not my place to tell him that those three words are what are stopping the bond from finalizing.”
“Wait, he said them before we talked at the sacred tree and he could hear me then.” Kikyo’s forehead furrowed in confusion. “That is strange.” She muttered.
“How are you able to see me and hear me anyway?” Kagome asked. Kikyo laughed, “girl, I am not of this world either, I’m only to walk because of the piece of soul you gave me…”
“Stole from me.” Kagome interrupted quietly. “The only reason anyone can hear me or see me is because of this clay body.” Kagome nodded. “I don’t understand why Inuyasha can no longer hear you.”
“Could you talk to him for me?” Kagome asked sadly. “It will not be the same.” Kikyo walked over and touched the girl’s shoulder. “Don’t lose hope, my sister will find a way to bring you back and you can tell him anything you want him to know.” Kagome sighed and nodded. “So what was all that?” She grumbled, waving her hand to where Inuyasha had been standing. “A test. If he truly loves you he would do exactly what he did.” She smiled and turned to walk away. “Don’t lose hope Kagome.” The girl opened her mouth to comment on the fact Kikyo was being nice and that she had even said her name but the woman vanished with her soul collectors. “This being dead thing is just getting weirder.” Kagome muttered darkly before heading in the direction Inuyasha had gone.
Inuyasha woke early in the morning, watching the sun make its way into the sky. He jumped from the tree and ventured back to Keade’s hut. He entered and looked at his companions sleeping. His eyes caught the empty mat where Kagome would be sleeping had she been with them. He quickly dashed his tears away, “you said she was still with us, so I figured we’d set her a bed incase…” Sango said quietly. The hanyou still jumped as if she’d yelled at him. She sat up on her arms to talk to him while the monk just opened an eye. “I take it confessing didn’t work?” The man asked, his single eye taking in the pain clearly etched in the hanyou’s face. He shook his head in answer, his eyes drifting back to the empty bed. “Keade has gone to the village near us to talk with the monk about a way to bring Kagome back.” The only indication the hanyou heard him was the fact a single white ear moved towards him.
Suddenly the hanyou’s head jerked towards the entrance. “What is it?” Sango asked sitting up fully. He ran outside without answering, the ghost of Kagome following in worry.
Soul collectors came out of the woods preceding the dead miko. “Inuyasha.” She said quietly as she walked to meet him. “Kikyo…” He answered. “The girl?” She looked towards the hut before turning curious eyes to him. He winced and looked down at the ground. “Walk with me, tell me what happened.” He nodded and followed her as Sango ran outside. Her huff of anger was not lost to the man as he followed the dead woman. Kagome floated along sadly behind, torn between spying on their conversation and respecting Inuyasha’s privacy.
“Tell me, what happened?” Kikyo asked as they walked up the stairs leaving the village. “She, um, killed herself…” He whispered. Kikyo nodded continuing quietly until they reached the sacred tree. “Do you remember when I sealed you?” The hanyou nodded, not sure what that had to do with Kagome. “I see the connection on your hand.” He turned confused eyes to the red band on his finger before looking back up at the woman. “I thought when I sealed you that would be our connection through the afterlife…” She shook her head smiling sadly as her fingers brushed over the roughened patch on the tree where Inuyasha had lain. “I died hating you Inuyasha and I believe that is how our connection was broken. How is it you are still connected to the girl if she killed herself… why did she do it?”
“She wrote a note saying she hated being a miko… but I dreamed it was a demon that caused her to do it.” The dead miko nodded and sighed heavily before turning to him. “And how do you feel?” Kagome’s eyes narrowed as Kikyo walked up to Inuyasha, lying her hands on his shoulders. “I don’t know. I miss her…” He winced as he answered as if his answer would anger the woman. Kikyo simply nodded again. “I’m still here Inuyasha, you could be with me again.” The ghost’s eyes grew wide, tears filling them as she turned worried eyes to the hanyou. Shocked golden eyes looked into dull brown as his clawed hand clutched the locket in the robes. “Kikyo… how could you!” Kagome shouted, tears running down her cheeks knowing Inuyasha would go with her, knowing that her chance to be with him was totally gone. Kikyo’s eyes glared at Kagome and she jumped, could the miko hear her?
“Kikyo, I can’t. How could you say that to me now? I promised to protect Kagome with my life, just as I promised you, and I failed you both. Miroku and Keade are working on a way to bring her back and I won’t turn away from that.” He growled. To his surprise and the ghosts Kikyo started to laugh. She offered him a soft smile when her laughter has subsided. “Good, take care of her Inuyasha.” Kagome’s jaw fell open and Inuyasha nodded and began to head back to the village.
When the ghost turned to follow Kikyo made a soft noise. Kagome looked over her shoulder and saw the woman shake her head. She pinned Kagome with a hard look and the ghost stopped. “Can you see me?” Kikyo turned her eyes to Inuyasha’s disappearing back and put her index finger to her lips. “He can’t hear me anymore…” Kagome said sadly.
The dead miko made no move until she was sure the hanyou was out of range. “Can’t hear you? Why not?” Kagome shrugged. “He was able to for a while and suddenly he couldn’t. No one understands.” She said. “Has he confessed his feelings?”
“A few times, but he’s never come out right and said the three words…” Kagome blushed brightly discussing such sensitive topics with Kikyo. The corpse shook her head and laughed. “It is not my place to tell him that those three words are what are stopping the bond from finalizing.”
“Wait, he said them before we talked at the sacred tree and he could hear me then.” Kikyo’s forehead furrowed in confusion. “That is strange.” She muttered.
“How are you able to see me and hear me anyway?” Kagome asked. Kikyo laughed, “girl, I am not of this world either, I’m only to walk because of the piece of soul you gave me…”
“Stole from me.” Kagome interrupted quietly. “The only reason anyone can hear me or see me is because of this clay body.” Kagome nodded. “I don’t understand why Inuyasha can no longer hear you.”
“Could you talk to him for me?” Kagome asked sadly. “It will not be the same.” Kikyo walked over and touched the girl’s shoulder. “Don’t lose hope, my sister will find a way to bring you back and you can tell him anything you want him to know.” Kagome sighed and nodded. “So what was all that?” She grumbled, waving her hand to where Inuyasha had been standing. “A test. If he truly loves you he would do exactly what he did.” She smiled and turned to walk away. “Don’t lose hope Kagome.” The girl opened her mouth to comment on the fact Kikyo was being nice and that she had even said her name but the woman vanished with her soul collectors. “This being dead thing is just getting weirder.” Kagome muttered darkly before heading in the direction Inuyasha had gone.