InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Decisions of the Heart ❯ Close, Yet So Far ( Chapter 11 )

Decisions of the Heart

Chapter Eleven:

Close, Yet So Far

OOC means out of character and that means that the character wouldn't act like that in the anime and there is a lot of that in this chapter!

This chapter is extra short!

Disclaimer: * running from angry lawyers * MUWAHAHAHA! You'll never get me alive!

KIKYO LOVERS DO NOT READ ON!!!!!!!!

Kagome's eyes widening in shock.

"OH NO!" she wailed. Everyone's eyes bulged as all twenty demons rushed towards them.

"Hiraikotsu!" Sango hurled her weapon towards five of them. They yowled, assimilated the attack and multiplied, two for each of the five! Miroku was beating them over the head with his staff(you gotta love da staff!) but every time he clobbered them they just reproduced into even smaller targets. He had no time to unleash his wind tunnel, because they kept giving blows to the body, therefore, he had to defend himself. One lunged at Shippo but he jumped out of the way as it smashed to the ground, only to increase in numbers.

Inuyasha and Kagome weren't fairing much better. Inuyasha swiped his claws more times than he could count, but all they did was absorb it, multiply and continue attacking. Every time Kagome pulled back the string to strike her target moved. She was getting anxious.

"Help!" She turned to see a mini bear demon leaping for Shippo. Kagome aimed. ~Remember, relax, remain calm. FOCUS!~ At the exact second the demon seemed suspended, Kagome let go of the string. THUD! Her arrow pierced through it's body and sent it hurdling into a tree. Inuyasha looked at her in surprise. ~That training really must've worked!~ But all the demon did was duplicate itself.

"STOP!" she yelled. "WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER!" But nobody listened, and kept throttling at the demons as they charged at them. Suddenly Kagome got that tingly feeling all over her body. ~A jewel shard! Why didn't I notice it before?~

She looked around for the source, but it was hard to locate over the hundreds of bear youkai.

"LOOK OUT!" Kagome looked a second too late. A youkai, slightly bigger than the others with immense power seeping through it slashed at Kagome, but Inuyasha appeared out of no where and took the blow. He crumpled to a heap by her legs. That bear must've been the original one that all the others appeared from!

"WHY YOU!" Kagome groped for an arrow. ~My last one! This better work~ She looked around for the jewel shard. ~In it's paw! Of course!~ Sucking in a deep breath, she pointed her arrow towards him and focused and a glimmering purple light emerged from her bow. As he charged for her, slobber dripping from his mouth, she let go.

Everything seemed to pause as the arrow flew towards the bear. With a screech of pain it exploded in a beam of white light, all of it's copies were swallowed up. Everyone gawked in amazement. She dropped to her knees hug Inuyasha, shard forgotten.

"Kagome's arrow was too pure for it to withhold." Everyone jumped, for they had forgotten of Kaede's existence.

"Kaede! Everyone's hurt and it's all because of me! If I could be more like Kikyo--" She bit her lip, shaking her head, making her tears fly. ~It's all my fault! Why didn't I sense the jewel shard sooner?~

"Don't say that."

"Inuyasha!" Kagome hugged him closer. "I'm sorry."

"You're not Kikyo, you're Kagome. . ." and then he fell asleep.

~*~

Naraku watched the whole scene from Kanna's mirror and cursed.

"Your plan did not work, Kikyo. Have you been feeding me false information? Kagome's powers and skill have increased since her last battle." He stood, and faced Kikyo, who frowned at him.

"That pitiful demon may not have harmed her, but that doesn't mean I won't!"

"Ah. It took me much to gather up that demon for you. What may I get in return?" His blazing red eyes glinted with malice.

"Not what you're thinking. I won't join your side."

"I thought you already had. But, if you insist. . ." Kikyo held her tongue. "So that means you'll go running to him?"

"If it is Inuyasha you speak of, you're wrong. I am not bound to him, I am on no one's side! I hate everything that is living! If anything, he has a debt to me."

"Hm."

"But that did give her a weakness."

"How so?"

"I have much confidence that she will not continue her training and will look out for her friends."

"You do have a point." Kikyo shot him a cold glare, then started to walk away.

"You will be back, I presume?"

"It all depends."

~*~

"Inuyasha, are you OK?" His eyelids fluttered slowly. The room began to come into view. Kaede's hut. It was late afternoon, he could tell be the chill in the air and the red-orange tint to the sky.

"Fine." He tried to get up, but a stabbing pain in his entire body stopped him. Kagome laid him gently back down.

"Stay still. You're still injured ya know."

"I've been worse."

"You've been better." He shifted down, comforted by Kagome's gentle smile, but he could tell that she was worried, though she kept it well hidden.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"What's wrong?" He tugged on her arm. She froze.

"Nothing!" She tugged back.

"Why are you here anyway?"

"Would you rather me be somewhere else?"

"I. . ." He bit his lip and thought hard for a second. "You're not training. . .is that it?" Her smile faltered a bit. "You shouldn't be here! I'm fine!"

"No you're not. You're my friend, training can wait." Her heart stung with those words. How she longed for them to be something more, but how was she ever supposed to get the courage to tell him how she felt if his heart belonged to someone else?

"But if--"

"Don't worry. Once you're better I'll train." Inuyasha couldn't help but glow with admiration for Kagome. Always so kind and sweet, thinking of others before her own self. He felt a pang of worry for her. Kikyo was one experienced miko. ~Stop it! She's strong, even I can't deny that!~

"Your battle is only a few days away. I don't want you getting hurt." Her heart leapt when those words fell from his lips.

"So you're worried?"

"You had to ask?"

"I'll be fine."

". . ."

~*~

"Dammit, these wounds aren't healing!"

"Don't push yourself, Inuyasha," she said testily, as took off his bandages, and applied fresh ones. He shut his mouth and a worried look blazed in his eyes.

"What?"

"Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow ~what~?"

"Battle," he grunted. "Go with Kaede."

"But. . ."

"I'll be OK."

"No."

"Inuyasha, you need someone to take care of you!"

"I can do it by myself! I'm not weak!"

"I never said you were."

"GO!" She paused. "NOW!"

"Fine! You could have just told me you didn't want me here!"

"Kagome, that's not--"

"You're always pushing me away when I'm trying to help! I'm sorry that I'm not pretty or perfect or a marksman, but." She nibbled at her lip, eyes filling with angry tears.

"Wait!"

"Kaede's probably waiting. See you later Inuyasha!" Kagome stomped out of the hut.

"Dammit, that didn't come out right!" he growled to himself. "Stupid girl."

As Kagome mounted her brilliant steed and as they raced into the fading light, she wondered why she had flared up in Inuyasha's face. ~Why did I get so mad? I don't understand it. Now he's probably going to run off to Kikyo!~ She grimaced. ~Of course! I'm such a baka. What's the point of falling in love with someone you can never be with?~ Kagome felt, for the hundredth time, that the person closest to her, was the farthest away.

"We only have a limited amount of time before it grows dark." Kaede's voice tore Kagome from her thoughts. She nodded.

~Let's get it over with~ She dismounted her stallion and the uttered the word `sorry' before she picked up her bow.