InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Betrayed ❯ Broken ( Chapter 1 )

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Chapter One: A Broken Spirit

 

            Kagome ran as fast as her small legs would carry her as another arrow flew by her head. Her legs were burning and her lungs felt like she was breathing in fire. There were small cuts from the tree branches that had torn her skin as she ran wildly through the thick forist. Kagome knew that she couldn’t go much farther her body was already being pushed past its limits but she knew that she had to keep pushing if she wanted to make it out of this alive. She still didn’t know where the arrows were coming from but she had her suspicions. If she was right this wouldn’t be the first time that Kikyo had tried to kill her I mean hear lately it had become a regular part of the groups evening ritual every time they crossed paths. As if Kikyo trying to kill her wasn’t bad enough she knew that InuYasha had chosen Kikyo over her.

            It hurt to think that InuYasha had chosen the dead over the living and it was causing InuYasha to act different towards her and the others in the group. He was more than harsh with her lately calling her horrible names that cut deep. Kagome was so hurt by his attitude that she was ready to leave. She had made a promise to stand by him and she had tried so hard to keep that promise, but Kagome was only human and she could only take so much. That’s why Kagome had wondered off from the rest of the group tonight and out into the forest. All Kagome wanted was a few moments to herself away from Sango, Shippo and Mirokus knowing looks. There looks of pity hurt her more the InuYasha’s harsh words. It was those looks that was forcing Kagome to consider going home for good.

            The group really didn’t need her Kikyo could take her place, she had much better control of her powers then Kagome did. She was just the better version of herself. That was all she could find herself thinking lately and all it did was hurt. Kagome was so tired of hurting and being hurt she was never fit for fighting for her life like this. But hear she was once again running from her life only this time InuYasha was too busy to come save her.

            Kagome’s legs gave out on her and she tumbled face first into the mud her dark hair falling in her face the ends becoming matted as the mud soaked into them. Another arrow flew by this on grazing her arm and imbedding its self into the damp ground beside her. A cry of pain escaped her lips and as the cut began to burn and blood flowed freely from the new wound. A chill went up Kagome’s spine as she heard soft female laughter. ‘I knew it was her.’ Kagome thought as she pushed herself up enough to see that it was Kikyo standing behind her eyes so cold that Kagome knew she was out for blood. ‘If Kikyo is hear then where is InuYasha? Maybe he’s gone back to camp! I might have a chance if I can just stall long enough.’ Kagome felt a glimmer of hope for the first time that night she might actually get to see her mother, Sota and her grandfather again.

            Kagome pushed herself off the cold ground and almost feel a second time but some how Kagome managed to keep her balance. She knew that Kikyo was toying with her and that she should have been dead after the first arrow was shot at her. But Kagome couldn’t think about that right now she had to buy time, she knew that InuYasha would save her. Just like he always had in the past. Then maybe he would see that Kikyo was evil and that she only wanted to hurt the rest of them.

            Kagome was pushing herself harder than she ever had in her whole life and finally she broke through the tree line only to find that there was nowhere left to run. Kagome found herself standing on the edge of a huge cliff with a raging river down below. Jagged rocks pocked out of the water. Kagome felt her heart drop as she realized this was the end. This was the direction that Kikyo had been forcing her she had planned this from the beginning. Kagome could feel the hot tears running down her cheek. Her hands dropped to her sides as she turned to face the tree line, it wasn’t long before Kikyo made her way through the tree line and the two stood just a few feet away from each other.

            “Why are you doing this Kikyo? What could you possible gain from my death? If you want me gone ill just leave.” Kagome just had to know the answer to these questions if she was going to die then she had to know why.

            “Why you ask. You foolish girl the answer is simple I want my life back. I want the life back that was taken away from me over 50 years ago.” Kikyo was so cold as she talked but in her eyes burned a hate that was unmistakable.

            “That’s impossible Kikyo your dead! Your made of clay, ash and graveyard soil. Killing me won’t give you your life back.” Kagome pleaded. “Besides InuYasha won’t stand for this. I know he doesn’t care for me anymore but I know he won’t approve of you killing me.”

            “Stupid girl this was InuYasha’s idea. You see I found this spell that once I take back the rest of my soul will allow me to transfer it back into your body and once you’re dead.” The smirk that made its way across Kikyo’s lips was sickening. Surely she had to be lying.

            “Your lying you have to be. There’s no way that InuYasha would go along with this I don’t believe you.” Kagome could feel her heart breaking.

            “Oh no my little pet you see I have no reason to lie. I can’t express the excitement and joy that InuYasha felt when I told him of the spell. What really set it in was when I told him that I would once again be able to have children, his child.” Kagome felt like she was going to be sick. The thought of Kikyo using her body to live her life, and take away her chance to have the one thing that she wanted most a child.

            “No I refuse to believe you.” Kagome shouted has tears ran down her face. She felt like her heart was going to break into a million different peace’s. This kind of betrayal from the person who was supposed to protect her the person who was supposed to love her. Kagome had thought for the longest time that he was her soul mate. He was the person that she was connected to by the red string of fate. That just had to be true even time had been overcome to bring the two of them together.

            “Oh well then ill let InuYasha tell you himself then maybe you will believe.” Kikyo paused for a moment. “InuYasha you can come out now darling.”

            Kagome stood holding her breath for what seemed like forever nothing but the wind blowing between them. Then it happened the searing pain across her back and the piercing cry that feel from her lips. To Kagome’s horror there stood InuYasha in all his glory with his arm draped over Kikyo’s shoulder. It was in that moment Kagome knew that everything was true. The look of hate in his eyes was almost more than Kagome could take.

            “InuYasha be careful! I don’t want my new body all scared up! You Neanderthal!” Kikyo bit out angrily as she slapped InuYasha on the shoulder.

            “Sorry I couldn’t help it. The bitch had to know I was serious; besides it’s not like I went deep into the flesh. It’s just a little scratch when you take over her body your miko powers will heal it in no time flat.” InuYasha smirked as he crossed his arms over his chest.

            “That’s not the point InuYasha this spell is risqué enough without the added injuries to her body. We need a quick clean kill so she does not louse a lot of blood. The power is in the blood, if we lose too much of that then the spell will never work!” Kikyo’s annoyance showed plain on her face.

            “Why InuYasha?” It was all that Kagome could manage to chock out as she tried to push herself back up to her feet. It was one of the most painful things she had ever done. Even though she knew that the marks on her back were merely flesh wounds. If he had wanted to she wouldn’t have been able to move.

            “Why you ask?” InuYasha flashed his sharp teeth as his eyes grew darker. “How stupid are you? The reason is as plain as the nose on your ugly face.” His words cut her deeper than ever before. The look of hate in his eyes was enough to make her wish she was dead. “You are so weak.” InuYasha took another step closer to her as he spoke. “I’m so tired of having to save your sorry ass.” InuYasha was standing right in front of her now. “Not to mention I’m just tired of looking at your ugly ass face all day!” With that he slapped her across the face leaving four gashes on her cheek. Kagome was openly crying now, crying for the life that she would never get to have, crying for the pain that was slowly tearing her heart out of her chest. She was crying for the love that was never real.

            “I loved you InuYasha.” It was all that she could manage to say. It was the only thing that she could think of to say.

            “I never loved you. You were nothing but my tool to find the jewel shards. Then if we had never found this spell you would have been nothing but a whore for me to pup. Then when the pup was old enough I would have taken it from you so that Kikyo and I could raise our child together.” That was when InuYasha shoved Kagome back to the ground and almost off the edge of the cliff. “That would be the only way any one would ever touch you. Your body is so disgusting how could you have ever thought I could have loved you.

            “InuYasha!” Kikyo’s voice seemed to break the trance that InuYasha had been in. “That is enough do not damage my new body and further. I will not have it covered in scars.” Kikyo scolded him and InuYasha took a few steps back. Kagome looked at InuYasha and then to Kikyo as she notched an arrow ready to fire.

            “Any last words wench.” InuYasha spat at her. Kagome looked over her shoulder to the ragging river below and then back to the two standing in front of her.

            “You both deserve each other. I hope you burn in the deepest part of hell!” Kagome yelled as she made her decision in that moment she may be going to die but it would be on her terms and not by the hands of those two. “I will never let you use my body!” With that Kagome through herself off of the edge of the cliff into the rushing waters below. She could hear Kikyo screaming at InuYasha to stop her but he wasn’t fast enough. If he had been a full daemon then just maybe he would have been able to stop her but the rushing waters took her under and her small body was beaten by the sharp rocks as she was pushed down stream and then there was nothing.

            Nothing but a feeling of floating and the pain of the events that had just transpired. There was nothing but darkness and Kagome wondered if she was dead. If this was all the afterlife was, no friends not family just being left alone with nothingness and the emotions that you died with.  Was this were you stayed until the Kami found a form for you to be reincarnated into? If this was all the afterlife was then Kagome could understand why Kikyo was now so bitter and why she fought so hard to stay alive. This was hell there was just no other way to describe it.

            “Kagome.” Kagome’s eyes shot open at the sound of her name. She was sure she herd it but it was so soft. Could she have imagined it. “Kagome.” There her name was again just a little louder and Kagome began to look around nothing but darkness surrounded her. Then she felt it her body was being pulled forward like she was floating in a stream. “Kagome.” Now Kagome knew that she wasn’t imagining this as a light began to flicker in the distance. Finally the world around her began to light up.

            Kagome could see the sky above her and all the stars as she floated down the same river that she had just jumped into. The high cliff side to her right and a small sandy bank to her left. She could feel her body being pushed to the bank against the rivers will. It really was a beautiful area Kagome took in the trees and how they seemed to glow in the soft moon light and then she noticed a woman standing on the bank of the river like she was wating for her. From what Kagome could see this woman was wearing and old style of armor. This wasn’t making any since was she dead or alive at this point Kagome wasn’t sure what she was. “Kagome come to me my child.” And Kagome felt her body hit the bank with a soft thud. There was no pain like Kagome thought there would be so she had to be dead right?

            The woman slowly made her way over to where Kagome had washed up on the bank of the river and extended her hand as she helped Kagome to her feet. The woman looked so familiar like Kagome had seen her somewhere before but she just couldn’t place it.

            “Am I dead?” Kagome couldn’t help the words just feel from her lips she just had to know were she was.

            “A simple question but the answer is not so simple my child.” The woman spoke softly but she had such a sad look on her face.

            “Then explained it pleas I need to know what’s going on.” Kagome felt like she might panicked how could it not be a simple answer either you were dead or you weren’t it was that easy.

            “My child if you will look behind you I’m sure you will see your body still laying on the bank of the river.” Kagome turned to see that the woman was right her body was still laying there just a broken and bloody as when she had jumped. The reality hit her in the face just like a slap.

            “So I am dead then. Well I guess its for the best I don’t think I could have continued to live with the pain of the betrayal.” Kagome could feel herself being to cry as everything began to sink in. Her only hope was that her body was to mangled for Kikyo to try and use.

            “My child as I said before the answer is not that simple. Please come sit by me and let me explain.” Kagome simply nodded and moved to sit next to the strange woman just a few feet away from her body. “My dear to understand what has happened to you I must first explain who I am and who you are to me.” The woman paused to make sure Kagome was listing and Kagome gave her a small nod to let her know that she could continue. “I my dear child am Midoriko and you are my descendent as well as my reincarnation.” Kagome’s eyes widened a little now she knew where she had seen the woman before that was in the cave where her body was frozen in time.

            “How I don’t understand? And what does this have to do with me being dead or not?” Kagome asked as she let the information sink in.

            “Before the daemon’s turned on human kind we lived in peace and I feel in love with one. We had a child a baby girl whom I had seven wonderful years with. Seven years that my husband and I raised our daughter but we did so in secret. You see he was a demon lord and could not have a human mate. Then the war broke out and I was called to fight. I left my daughter with a family I knew would care for her the same family that you get your last name from. My daughter lived on and had children obviously she married into the human side and that is how you eventually came to be Kagome.” Midoriko paused again to allow Kagome to absorb the information. “Finally when someone who was strong enough to handle my powers both physically and mentally my powers were transferred to them along with most of my soul. The Kami kept part of my soul back in case they needed my advice or you needed guidance. Kagome I have been with you from the day you were born watching over you guiding you. I was trying to prepare you for your destiny and when you would return to this world. You were to be the one to bring down Nuraku and rid the world of the jewel. What happened to you to night was not supposed to happen Kikyo was never supposed to survive after the witch died. However, her hate kept her alive. She used that hate to change the hands of fate.”

            “Ok so what dose any of this have to do with me being dead or alive?” Kagome asked again. It’s not like Kagome didn’t appreciate the information that she was being given she just didn’t see how any of this applied to her now especially if she was dead.

            “Well Kagome because of these circumstances you will not be allowed to die right now. The Kami have decided that the time line needs to be set right and the events need to come to pass. So you will be sent back to the world of the living.” Kagome’s eyes widened and she didn’t want to go back.

            “No I don’t want to go back! I want to move on! I want to see my father again. I’m to weak to bring down Naraku. That’s why those two killed me in the first place. I don’t want to be alive anymore.” Kagome all but yelled at her.

            “Kagome my child I’m sorry but you have no say in this.” Kagome could see the pity in Midoriko’s eyes as she looked down at her. “You will go back to the world of the living but you will not be alone. You will be changed and the Kami will be sending someone to help you not only against InuYasha but to help you with the changes that your body will undergo.”

            “No! I refuse to go back I will not live in a life where no one wants me!” Kagome stood up stomped her foot like a little child. “I am not strong enough to do this. I’m broken I can’t go on in this life! It doesn’t matter what you give me I’ll never be strong enough.”

 

            “I’m truly sorry my child but you cannot cross over until Naraku is gone. Only then will the Kami allow you to find peace in the afterlife. You have been given a hard fate one that I would not wish upon anyone but it is your fate and the Kami have spoken. Kagome I promise you will find reasons for living again if you will look for them.” Midoriko ran her hands through Kagome’s hair. “Your soul has been broken severed in two parts forever. A rift that cannot be mended so I will be giving you the rest of mine so that you may have a complete soul again. I will always be with your Kagome to help guide you and protect you. Now our time has come to an end I am afraid you must go back.” Before Kagome could protest her she felt herself being pulled back to her body. To her dismay there stood Sesshomaru with his sword over her body. He was bringing her back to life. This was how the Kami were pulling her back and there was nothing that Kagome could do to stop there sick and twisted game.