InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Dark Lineage ❯ Chapter One ( Chapter 1 )

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Dark Lineage

Chapter One:

Kikyo was standing in a clearing, in front of the tree that Inuyasha had been pinned to. (A/N: what is it called?) Memories were sweet if they were viewed in the right way. She touched the arrow hole in the trunk, and frowned. Her reincarnation had left her mark time after time, staring at and touching the hole. Scoffing at her feelings of jealousy, Kikyo summoned her soul collectors

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"I think we have enough ramen left for you to have sixths, if you want to make me go back again tomorrow, Inuyasha." Kagome declared after sifting through the contents of her bag. She had returned 2 days ago, and Sango and Miroku were off somewhere, looking for a place to spend the night. That left Inuyasha to guard her, not that she couldn't take care of herself.

"Inuyasha?" she glanced up. His white hair was rapidly fading as it bounded to the west. "Sit, you stupid…baka!" she almost screamed, tears coming to her eyes.

Unbeknownst to her, the white sphere of her innocent heart (which had been purged when Kikyo was "reborn" out of her hatred and bad feelings) had acquired another blemish. Slowly, her heart was turning black.

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Inuyasha stepped onto the cliff. Kikyo turned towards him, and smiled a little. Every time Kagome's heart turned a shade darker, Kikyo's turned a shade lighter. They were like opposite sides of a seesaw.

"It's good to see you again, Inuyasha. What brings you this time?" she asked gently.

"Uh-I just wan-wanted to see you again. It's been weeks since I saw you last." He stuttered.

"Are you sure that it because my reincarnation has been pestering you? She can be quite annoying. Doesn't ever appreciate what she has."

"Yeah, that is true. She can't even stay one extra day at times because she has these things called `tests' that can't be missed. What could be more important than finding the shards of the Shikon Jewel? She should be glad that she has the opportunities to go on an adventure like this." Inuyasha agreed.

"Damn! I forgot! She's alone back at the camp! I was supposed to protect her! I'm sorry Kikyo, but I have to leave. I promise to return." He turned to leave, but was stopped by Kikyo with a kiss.

After she broke it off, she said, "Come back soon, and remember, you're mine. I'll hold you to your promise with these two shards." She held them up for emphasis.

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"Really Sango, you should allow me to help you with your armor, it would go faster." Miroku pleaded.

"Not a chance, you lecherous person! Don't think that I don't know what you really want to do. I hope that Kagome and Inuyasha are okay, I don't think they'll be happy to know that there are no temples or villages around for us to stay in." said Sango as she took off the various pieces of her armor.

Arriving back at camp, they were only half-surprised to see a grim-faced Kagome alone.

Sango sat down next to her. "He left to see Kikyo again, didn't he?"

Kagome nodded, her eyes starting to water. The reminder had turned her heart another shade darker. (A/n: this might start to get annoying.)

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Inuyasha didn't arrive until nightfall. By then, everyone was asleep.

"Inuyasha."

He turned; his sword half-out. Kaugra stood before him with a mocking smile playing about her lips. It began disappearing as she continued with her message.

"How is Kikyo doing? Much better than Kagome, isn't she? At this rate, you'll be seeing more of her than Kagome. You know, her heart is getting heavier. You had best see to it." She finished with a scowl, and summoned her feather, flying off.

-----The next day-----

Kagome was still preoccupied with the events of the day before. Her mood didn't improve much when Inuyasha said, "Kikyo has two of the shards we'll need to complete the jewel. I think that we can count on her to help a little. After all, she did have the skills necessary to obtain those two." He ignored to daggers shot at him by Shippo, Sango, and Miroku.

"And how is she doing?!" Kagome asked, a little too sweetly, her hands clenching the air as she made rude gestures every few minuted..

The morning passed on, the group traveling in silence, when suddenly, with a screech, a large bird dropped from above and carried Kagome off.

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As the bird soared into the sky, Inuyasha and Kirara began following. That is, they were until several more of them came down and started fighting. By the time the battle was over, the raptor was nowhere to be seen.

"Damn! That fucking bird got away!" Inuyasha swore.

Sango and Miroku watched worriedly. They were well aware of his feelings for both Kagome and Kikyo.

"Can't you smell them out or something?" asked Sango.

"If I could, I would be there by now!" shouted Inuyasha. "Those other birds messed me up, there are too many scents for me to distinguish Kagome's from!"

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The wind carried Inuyasha's distress to me. Sensitivity to feelings…that was something I wouldn't mind losing anytime soon. I was currently preparing to leave for Kaede's. Now I was headed for him. He still meant something to me…

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"So Inuyasha, I can see that you have lost her again." I said a little mockingly. Perhaps it was too much, as he blew up at me, his first love!

"Yeah?! So what?! I'm going to find her, no matter what it takes." He growled.

"Yes, of course, but I am well aware that you cannot use your normal means to find her. You DO remember when I was able to disguise her from you a while ago. You lack the means, dear, to find her in all but the simplest situations." I goaded. This was getting to be fun.

You could see a fuse going off in his head. A vein was throbbing in his right temple, and he blurted, "And what do you suggest, Kikyo?!"

I waited a while until I commanded all of their attention. Then, I said simply, "I will find her for you."

Sango and Miroku looked at Inuyasha disapprovingly when he showed signs of considering. Personally, I thought that the only reason they disliked me was because of Inuyasha's injustice to Kagome as a result of seeing me.

"Of course we will accept your offer! Anything for Kagome." Murmured Shippo. I had forgotten about him, but it only stands to reason that he was the one to speak first. He was devoted to her. Then again, such rash agreement…I eyed him skeptically.

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They all stood, weighing the pros and cons of accepting or refusing Kikyo's offer, Inuyasha the most disturbed. Everyone, even the innocent Shippo could tell that he didn't want to rescue Kagome with Kikyo by his side, but what could he do?

"Very well, I will take you up on your offer." He sighed finally. It had occurred to him that he could ask her to stay until Kagome was safe, but he knew that they could not handle the demons that would erupt there.

Kikyo smiled in triumph, and shot a look of glee at Sango, (if you can imagine Kikyo gleeful). Concentrating, she summoned a soul and used it to power her miko abilities.

After a few moments, she gasped and released the remains of the soul, collapsing right away. Instinctively, Inuyasha caught her, blushing as he did.

"She-she is at the-the cliffs of the Rocs (sorry about the hackneyed name, but I couldn't think of anything original) beyond the western seas. It is heavily guarded, and Naraku presides over the doings of the Rocs." Kikyo poured out.

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She screamed again, although she knew by now that it was futile. The giant bird had been flying for at least a day, and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. (No, there were no bathroom troubles. There never are in mangas.)

< Inuyasha, where are you?>

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