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Decisions of the Heart

Chapter Seven:

Realizing the Impossible

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Warning: Remember, Kikyo lovers, do not continue!

It was nearing evening as the undead miko walked gracefully through the forest. She was looking for Inuyasha, soul collectors slithering by her. (gasp! Like ya didn't see that coming!) Kikyo could somehow sense he was nearby. ~I am finally ready, Inuyasha~

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"INUYASHA! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US SOONER?"

"Geez, you don't have to be so loud!" the disgruntled inu hanyou covered his ears stubbornly with his hands, looking defiant.

"I agree with Shippo, Inuyasha. But, that would explain her long absence."

"Inuyasha! Go and get Kagome back! It's boring here without her!"

"I ain't goin` anywhere, and as far as I'm concerned she can stay there."

"Stop being an idiot and go and get her! Everyone knows that you miss Kagome even more than us. And it would also help your situation if you went and told her that!" Miroku stated importantly.

"Shut up!" * THWACK * He growled, rubbing his head where a large lump began to appear. "OW! God Miroku!"

"Inuyasha. . ."

"NO!" * THWACK * "WOULD YOU LAY OFF WITH THAT?"

"No." * THWACK *

"OK! I'll get her."

"Good."

"Later." (Later in this context means he'll go and get her later) Miroku rose his staff, but Inuyasha had hopped up in a tree.

"Inuyasha. . ."

"Whatever." (WHAT A JEEEEEEEERK!)

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He was conveniently asleep when Kikyo came upon him.

"Inuyasha." Her voice was gentle and seemed to be carried away by the light breeze that swished around them.

"Kikyo. . ."

"Are you prepared?"

"Well. . .I-I--" He leapt down from his branch and stared deeply into her eyes. He missed Kagome's, always glistening with laughter and hope, but now he was gazing into endless tunnels of deep, depressing brown.

"What's holding you back? My reincarnation?"

"I. . .I. . .Kikyo. . ."

Before he could object, she pressed her cold lips against his in a passionless kiss. He barely returned the favor and pulled away quickly. Kagome was all that was in his mind. How could he leave this world when he had yet to make up with her? If that was the last thing he could do on this earth, it would be that. He was torn. Some small part of him wanted to go with Kikyo, to get the guilt off of his mind, but most of him wanted to stay with Kagome forever.

Suddenly, he felt sweat crawling down his face. Inuyasha turned to see blazing, crackling orange flames practically licking at his body. Kikyo had opened the gateway to hell!

"Inuyasha, it doesn't matter whether you want to go with me or not! You have a debt to repay to me! It was YOUR fault I died!"

"But Kikyo. . ." She grabbed his hand so hard, she cut off the circulation. Inuyasha squinted into the fiery depths(that's hell), sensing pain, depression. He reared back instantly. How could he live like that? Was he so blinded? Kikyo stopped walking, and stared at him coldly, angrily.

"Inuyasha!" His mind was going blank again; he couldn't think. Even overpowered by the flames, a chilly feeling swept throughout his body. It was getting harder to resist. The consuming heat, the guilt. . . And then it happened.

He smelled the best thing he could have hoped for-Kagome. Inuyasha craned his neck to see her, standing up on a small, rolling hill as she had before, pain dancing in her tear brimmed eyes. That alone gave him the strength to tug away. Kikyo hissed, as the gateway was swallowed up by the warm afternoon light, and dissipated along with her collectors.

"Inuyasha. . ." Her voice was barely more than a hoarse whisper. Then, she turned and fled. Now he could think again and realized the severity of what he had done. ~Oh no. . .I always thought Kagome was the one who betrayed me, but it was me who betrayed her!~ Kagome's eyes, so filled with agony and hurt played over and over in his mind. How could he. . .

"KAGOME!" those were his last words and he went rushing after her.