InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ His Heart & The Only One Who Can Save Him ❯ Chapter Eighteen ( Chapter 18 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

The young maiden walked through the dark forest, her ebony tresses blowing in the wind as she walked. Her cold brown eyes scanned the area as she walked, snake looking demons following her. The woman had indeed had a tragic past, one that shouldn’t have to be endured by any mortal. Her life was set for her after she was of the age of 15, which she was bestowed and announced the protector of the Jewel of Four Souls. After dieing as a result of a false act of betrayal, she was resurrected and made from clay to walk among the living as a cold empty shell.
A twig snapped off to her left and her head shot in that direction to be meet by a pair of cold black ones. A young girl stood before her in a pure white kimono, her hair matching it; a mirror held firmly in her hands.
“Naraku had sent me to show you something you may find interesting .” came the soft voice of the girl, it was apparent by her tone that she didn’t talk much.
“What is it he wishes to show me?” inquired the woman.
Kneeling down so she was eye level with the mirror, she gazed into the strange object.The mirror began to glow and soon showed a scene in which InuYasha was sitting in a tree, looking closer she noticed that in his arms was her reincarnation. Words escaped her as she watched on as the scene unfolded.
o.O.o
“So what did you wish for?” Kagome asked curiously.
“didn’t I tell you I wasn’t going to tell you?” InuYasha said playfully.
“FIne then, be that way.” Kagome pouted, turning her back to face his chest once again.
Laughing slightly InuYasha wrapped his arms around the small frame of the young woman.
“Do you want me to tell you? I don’t have to worry about it not coming true.” InuYasha said.
“Why’s that?” Kagome said puzzled, what could he have wished for? “Was it something you got for your birthday”
“Nope.” InuYasha said, tightening his embrace and leaning down to whisper into her ear, “I have you, that’s all I could wish for”
o.O.o
The woman just stared, her love had chosen her reincarnation over her. The young girl called Kagome, she was a mere copy. She had less power than the she did, surpassing even that of the legendary priestess Midoriko.
“What will you do about this Kikyou?” Came a cold voice from the strange mirror.
“Why would you like to know, who’s to say I will do anything Naraku.” Came Kikyou’s reply, her eyes glowed with hate and anger but her voice masked her feelings.
“I know you too well for that.” Naraku said. “they are currently at that village of yours, I suggest you hurry.”
With out a word Kikyou rose and walked ahead of her, disappearing into the dark as if blending into the shadows.
“That’s it Kikyou, go and kill that filthy hanyou.” came Naraku’s voice as it echoed from the mirror as the little girl to disappeared into thin air.

“What do you mean we need supplies!” Hollered InuYasha as he sat from his perch in a near by tree as everyone except Kagome and himself were resting in the hut. “You were just in your era, why do you need to go back’
“Well I spent almost all of my time there planning for your party!” Kagome shouted up into the branches of the trees towards the stubborn hanyou.
“Well that was two days ago!” InuYasha retorted, “You’ve had plenty of time to go back and get supplies and come back by now”
“Well some one wouldn’t let me go near the well for the past two days.” Kagome yelled, her anger flaring as she balled her fists at her side, her temper getting the best of her.
“I don’t care, it’s not like you had to do all of that anyway.” InuYasha shouted, glaring down at her, then looked frightened.
With his last statement, Kagome was pushed over the edge. She looked into the tree, her eyes burning with fire and unshed tears. “I just wanted to do something nice for you, you ungrateful dog.” she yelled, her voice cracking from her tears. Kagome turned her back toward InuYasha and headed toward the well, the sun casting an orange glow ahead of her.
InuYasha flinched, her words had hurt but what she said was the truth. He had been ungrateful, she had gone through all that trouble to set that party up and get everyone there for it that she must have been exhausted.
He jumped from the tree and ran after her, reaching her as she entered the clearing to the Bone Eater’s Well.
“Kagome wait!” InuYasha shouted, his voice begging with the young woman to stop and hear him out.
Stopping right behind her, he slipped his arms around her waist, pulling her close against his chest and leaned down to whisper in her ear, “I’m sorry okay. I didn’t mean it, I know you went to a lot of trouble to put that together for me and I was ungrateful”
“And stubborn.” Kagome whispered, turning around and wrapping her arms around him as well, resting her head on his chest. InuYasha laughed slightly, “Yeah that too, but you can be just as bad”
Kagome glared up at the hanyou and he just laughed again.
“You know what?” Kagome asked.
“No What.” InuYasha questioned.
“You should laugh more often, it suites you better thanthat scowl of yours.” Kagome said, looking into his amber eyes lovingly.
“Well you’re the only reason why I laugh, you’re just so funny looking.” InuYasha said.
Kagome rammed him in the ribs, “Looks who’s talking Dog-Boy. I’m not the one with little dog ears on the top of my head now am I”
“I suppose not.” InuYasha said.
A gentle wind began to blow around the two and a familiar sent came to his nose.
“Not now.” InuYasha sighed softly, pushing Kagome behind him quickly and turning to face away from the well, his eyes lit with anger.
“Hello InuYasha.”

Fire engulfed the small clearing, bodies strewn across the grass, staining the once luscious green a thick dark crimson. She looked over the ground until her gaze came to a figure lying motionless a mere ten feet from her. The silhouette of the man was only visible due to her impaired vision, feathers seemed to be surrounding him. Listening closely she could hear his slow heart beat.
“Sayo!” she called as her knees gave out and she feel next to the fallen man.
“Tori…don’t worry… everything will be all right.” came Sayo’s weak, raspy voice.
“I know.” Tori responded as tears fell from her eyes.
The mans indigo eyes paled and his body went totally still.
“No!” Tori screamed, clutching the man in her arms, never wanting to let go.
o.O.o
“Milady.” said Chiri as she shook the woman gently. “are you all right”
Her eyes focused, sweat dripped down her forehead as she replied, “Yes I’m fine”
“It happened again, didn’t it?” Chiri questioned.
“Yes.” Tori responded.
“This is to be expected, seeing as how the child will be part demon. You will naturally be put threw side effects that aren’t well, normal for a regular pregnancy.” Chiri informed, “I imagine that this child will have the gift, as you do milady”
“I think you may be right.” Tori said thoughtfully. “my only concern is that it will come too late. I must go into battle with Sayo but, I don’t want to harm the baby”
“I understand.” Chiri said softly, “So, what was it about this time”
“Sayo was dead.” Tori said, pain in her voice at having to recall such painful thoughts. “I will not let that happen for I know many years from now he will be needed, as will our child”
“Yes milady.” Chiri said “well, it seems that the young one is just fine, how ever it needs to stop all of this nonsense before it hurts it’s mother”
“It’s just trying to help.” said Tori, laughing slightly, “Just like it’s father”
“Yes, just as stubborn as well.” Chiri laughed, “I went to see Kage earlier and told him you would arrive today, he seemed very excited”
“Yes I was just on my way to see him.” Tori responded. Reaching down, she picked up the charm and slipped it on, her rather large belly concealed and her sent masked as to not give away her condition.
“Thank you Chiri, for everything.” Tori said.
“It was my pleasure milady.” Chiri said happily as she then turned and disappeared around a corner.
Smiling, Tori made her way out of the room and toward the castle entrance, heading out to a small section of woods and a stable where the horses were kept.

Tori reached the stables, sliding the large wooden door open to reveal many horses of all shapes and colors. Greeting each in turn, she made her way to the very back of the stable to the larges stall.
There stood a horse around the size of a small Clydesdale (those horses that pull the Budweiser wagons in the Christmas commercials. You all know what I‘m talking about right? Really big horses!), its black coat shining in a red tint as its mane and tail blazed like a wildfire. Hearing someone approaching he turned his head, his crimson eyes seeming to light up at the sight of Tori. Turning around he made his way to the door to his stall, sticking his head over the wooden barrier and awaiting the young woman to near him.
“I heard you missed me.” Tori teased as she stuck her hand in her pocket. “I have something for you”
Reaching out her hand, she offered the large horse a medium sized apple that she had been caring. It whinnied loudly and nudged her hand in thanks as it then took the red apple from her hand.
Reaching her hand up, Tori gently stroked the horses’ forehead, “I missed you too Kage. I fear I may need you sooner than I thought though”
His crimson eyes looked deep into her clouded blue ones, as if looking into her soul. Kage nudged her hand once it had stopped petting him and gently licked it.
“You always seem to know how to cheer me up, don’t you?” she asked. “well lets get you out of there and get you some exercise”
Tori opened the gate to his stall and Kage walked out, stopping next to Tori so she could place the rope around his muzzle as reins. Then mounting him bare back, Tori lead him out of the stable and toward the clearing where her mate was reading the troops, many things swimming around in her mind.

Kikyou emerged from the forest, overlooking the village she gazed around trying to pinpoint where her reincarnation might be. Sensing the jewel shards farther into the forest she headed toward the well where she had once before pushed the girl down.
She walked into the woods until she spotted what she’d been searching for. There near the well stood InuYasha, yet what infuriated her was the fact that he was standing there embracing her reincarnation. She saw him turn around, pushing the girl behind him and glare at her.
“Hello InuYasha.” She said coldly.
Kagome peeked her head around the side of InuYasha and gasped.
“What business do you have here Kikyou?” InuYasha asked shortly.
“I’m here to claim what’s rightfully mine.” Kikyou said simply, walking towards the hanyou.
“Stay away Kikyou.” InuYasha warned, emitting a low growl.
“Now is that anyway to treat the woman you love InuYasha?” She asked coldly.
“Leave us alone Kikyou.” Kagome said.
“Stay out of this girl.” Kikyou shouted.
“Kagome, run for the well and go home, you’ll be safe there.” InuYasha said quietly as he took a fighting stance, well prepared to fight Kikyou to protect Kagome.
“But InuYasha I can’t leave you here alone.” Kagome argued.
“Just do it!” InuYasha shouted, loosing his patience. He would not lose her, not now, not ever.
“okay.” Kagome said, her tone defeated. She ran towards he well and almost neared it when a sharp pain seared through her leg. A blood chilling scream ripped from her throat as she fell to the ground, reaching out to her leg and feeling an arrow embedded into it.
The sound of a bow string vibrating could be heard as Kikyou’s bow had released and arrow. She had knocked it and released it faster than InuYasha could see, making it impossible for him to stop.
He ran over to the fallen girl and pulled her into his lap. Looking into her face, her eyes closed he said, “Kagome, please look at me. Open your eyes”
Painfully Kagome’s eyes opened, her big brown eyes full of pain and concern, “I’m fine InuYasha.” Then reaching her leg, she attempted to remove the arrow only to flinch at the pain.
“Let me.” InuYasha whispered, leaning down to pull out the arrow.
“No InuYasha you can’t.” Kagome said pleadingly, “It will”
She never got to finish her sentence as InuYasha reached down toward the arrow and grabbed a hold of it. The hanyou grunted in pain as his hand was engulfed in a flame of pink light. He was being purified as he tried to save the young woman.
Screaming in pain, Kagome felt the arrow being pulled from her leg and blood flowed from the wound. Kagome looked up into InuYasha’s eyes before passing out from the pain, his eyes were full of pain and concern as well, they pleaded at her to silently forgive him for causing her so much pain. Dropping the arrow to the ground InuYasha looked at his hand. The flesh had been burned as was tinged with a pink tint of purifying energy which prevented it from healing as fast.
He looked Kikyou square in the eye and said, “You will pay for that.” Rising to his feet he began to walk toward the undead priestess, one hand firmly on the hilt of the Tetsusaiga, he stopped a few feet from his former love.
“Why would you do something like that?” he asked, his eyes full of hurt.
“Because she was in between us InuYasha,” Kikyou said innocently, “She was preventing us from being together”
“I don’t want us to be together Kikyou.” InuYasha said, “I don’t love you, and to be honest I don’t think I ever truly did”
Kikyou was enraged, her eyes burned with fire as she looked toward the hanyou, “What do you mean, you never loved me? You were going to become human so we could live together”
InuYasha thought about this for a moment, then said, “That’s true, but YOU were the one who wanted me to become human. YOU wanted ME to change, to wish on the jewel so YOU could live a normal life. Kagome, she loves me for who I am, a hanyou, nothing more and nothing less”
“You’re nothing but a filthy half-breed.” Kikyou spat as she reached behind her and pulled out an arrow, knocking her bow.
InuYasha flinched at what she said, no matter how much he told himself he didn’t care what people thought about him, when someone he cared about told him he was a “filthy half-breed,” to him it was wore than being sliced by a hundred swords.
“You selfish bitch.” InuYasha snarled as he pulled the Tetsusaiga from it’s sheath and readied it against the undead miko. “You’ll die today Kikyou, you’ll pay for what you did to Kagome”
“I’d like to see you try.” Kikyou said tauntingly, waving a hand toward the unconscious miko, sending her soul collectors to go toward her. They circled her and lifted her into the air.
“I told her once before that she didn’t belong here you know.” Kikyou said, “That she was just some girl who happened to chance upon this world of ours”
“That’s not true.” InuYasha growled.
“Isn’t it?” she questioned, raising her arrow to aim at the now suspended Kagome, “I mean she just happen to fall down that well, if she hadn’t then you wouldn’t have been freed, am I right?”
InuYasha, oblivious to what Kikyou’s intentions were said, “She had a reason to come here Kikyou, and she’s done more to help me than you ever could”
Seeing that InuYasha was distracted, Kikyou pulled back on her bow, releasing her arrow and let it fly. The arrow was true as it flew strait for Kagome.
InuYasha saw the arrow come towards Kagome and did the only thing he could think of, he threw the Tetsusaiga at the arrow to intercept its path, then ran for Kikyou. The great sword stopped the arrow from reaching the defenseless miko. InuYasha charged Kikyou, wrapping a clawed hand around her throat he said, “Never again Kikyou, Never again will you harm Kagome.” InuYasha’s eyes started to bleed with red as his anger consumed him, rage burned through his entire body.
Kikyou dropped her bow, reaching her hands up to claw at InuYasha’s. Getting a firm grip on it, she squeezed hard and emitted a pink light, purifying him and burning the skin around his wrist.
Dropping the undead miko, the semi-transformed InuYasha covered his wrist, his demon side had been slightly purified, leaving him a bit light headed and unaware of his surroundings.
Snatching her bow once again, she readied an arrow towards Kagome. Her soul collectors dropped the unconscious miko and Kikyou let her arrow fly.
Kagome’s brown eyes started to open as she looked out around the clearing. Seeing the arrow fly towards here she glanced around for InuYasha, hoping that he could possible help her.
There not far off to her right was her hanyou, steadily making his way towards her, nearly beating the oncoming arrow, his blood red eyes full of terror and fright for the woman he loved in harms way.