InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Foreign Exchange Orphan ❯ Freedom of Choice? ( Chapter 21 )

Foreign Exchange Orphan

Chapter Twenty One:

Freedom of Choice?

A.N.: Sorry for the cliffie in the last chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha *pouts*, so shut up and leave me alone!

Warnings: Short, horrible chapter ahead! Sowie!

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He could hear his heart beating harshly, he was nervous. Tetsusaiga was his most powerful weapon. Kagome was injured, and her blood soaked his clothes, mingled with his own. He still hadn't seen Kikyo, and there was no proof that Naraku was keeping her alive, or that she was, even.

Inuyasha finally reached his destination, and pushed open the door. The room was completely dark, and there was incense(is that how you spell it? You know, the things you light and this really powerful scent comes out and makes your brain hurt?!)lit. It burned his nostrils, causing him to choke, and it made his brain foggy. He could no longer distinguish Kagome's scent from his own.

"So, I see you have brought the Shikon, fool," Naraku said. "Sit." Inuyasha didn't back down, and bared his teeth at him. "Fine, it was just an offer. Now, you have come, in wonder how I have managed to obtain both of the women close to your heart."

"Shut up!"

"Well, the answer is really simple," he began again, lacing together his pale fingers. "I want Kikyo. She is a beauty. Intelligent. Responsible. Would make a great wife." Inuyasha growled, body shaking with rage.

"You better not have laid a finger on her!"

"Ku, ku, ku, jealous now, aren't we? But, I have you in a predicament, have I not?" Naraku paused, to allow himself to smirk. "You may recall how much Kikyo and Kagome resemble each other. You have any clue? They are twins. Sisters. Though, their parents had problems, and decided to part. They would stay in Japan, Kagome and her mother would move to America. Their father and Kikyo drove away on a dark, rainy day. They had skid on the road, got into a terrible accident. He died. Kikyo lived. But, he left strict orders, in his separate will stating for Kikyo not to come to her mother, and they obliged, with a little bit of coaxing, like 1 million dollars."

"You sicko! You were interesting in Kikyo then?"

"Call me what you wish. She was always a beautiful child." He smirked again. "Kagome, is more plain, if I do say so myself, though you may think otherwise." Inuyasha looked at the sleeping girl in his arms, and pressed her firmer against his chest.

"Shut the hell up."

"She is dying, you know." He felt his heart seize at those words. "So, I will give you a couple of options. You can leave with her, but you will not make it to a hospital in time, so I will heal her, as long as you give me the Jewel, then Kikyo will become my wife. You could also leave Kagome here to die, and leave with the Jewel, and your girlfriend. Or, you can give me the Shikon, and die."

"Bastard! I won't choose any of those. I can't leave anyone to die."

"Ah, well then. It's done."

"What's done?"

"Kagome is healed, she will be awakening soon." Damn this incense! I can't tell if he's lying or not! I can barely smell… The girl suddenly stirred in his arms, and he lowered her slowly to the ground.

"Kagome…are you okay?" Before she could respond, he could hear her walking over to Naraku, and there was the sound of a knife on metal. He had cut Kagome's chain and stolen the jewel! He could see the pinkish orb twinkle in the pitch blackness of the room. The door creaked open again, and someone else came in.

"Ah, Kikyo, so nice of you to join us."

"Kikyo?" She didn't respond, but he could hear her also go to stand by Naraku's side.

"Now Inuyasha, you must choose between these two women. How will you decide? Their lives rest in your hands." Inuyasha gulped, and beads of sweat collected on his face. It was hot in here!

"I won't. You can't make me!" he shouted.

"Inuyasha, I can do anything. I am a demon, remember. You are just a lowly hanyou." He heard a snicker. It sounded like Kikyo.

"Naraku-"

"I will give you until the count of five."

"Wait!"

"One." Okay, his brain was working in overdrive. The woman who had stolen his heart for the first time ever, who had broken him from his life of solitude, or the intriguing little vixen who had a heart of gold? He couldn't decide. "Two."

"Son of a bitch! Wait!" He couldn't. Either Kikyo would be wed to a bastard, or Kagome would die, no longer from wounds, but from living in a castle with demons all alone.

"Three." His heart was now battering painfully in his ribcage, and his body was covered with a thin layer of sweat. No! I won't let anyone die!

"I choose both!"

"Not an option. Four." Frickin incense! I can't smell a damn thin!

"NARAKU!"

"Five." He chuckled darkly. "Looks like I get to choose." Suddenly, a warm, soft hand clasped with his, and lead him out in the hallway, shutting the door. He was dreading to find out his fate, and struggled against her, but she kept a firm hold. The girl lead him near a window, where a small patch of light filtered through. Long black hair. Alright. Short. Okay, could be either. Brown eyes. Hmmm… He thought it was Kagome, but then…

"You idiot, Inuyasha."

"Kikyo!"

BUWAHAHAHAHA! I AM EVIL! *snicker* Sorry for the short chapter and cliffie, but come on, give me a break! I wrote two chapters in one day! Remember to review, no flames, and if everything goes well, the next chapter tomorrow.