InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lady Kagome ❯ Chapter 38 ( Chapter 38 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Kagome heard laughing, a woman's rich haughty laugh and opened her eyes, only to find herself in darkness.

‘Am I dreaming again?’

"Who are you?" Kagome said, unable to locate the person.

The voice did sound familiar, but she was not patient enough to play guessing games with whomever was invading her dreams.

‘I’m suppose to be dreaming of two hunky silver- haired inu brothers. What kind of demented dream is this?’

"I would have thought you knew, or do you need a visual presentation?" the voice taunted, and immediately appeared Kikyo, her appearance as pristine as before Kagome had lopped off her head.

The blackness faded away to reveal an open meadow full of blooming flowers. Kagome had tried smelling them, but it was a dream and she was unable to succeed in catching any floral scent. Kikyo chuckled at Kagome and Kagome growled, then paused.

‘Inu Yasha use to growl at me like that when I would laugh at him for the way he stuck his nose in the air to take a whiff of the flowers,’ she remembered.

She imagined that is what Kikyo had caught her doing and that is why she was laughing. She narrowed her eyes at Kikyo, “Speak.”

"So you had the courage to behead me and finally got back the rest of your soul," Kikyo said, almost sounding full of mirth that it perturbed Kagome.

‘Has she gone crackers?’

"Hai," Kagome replied. "If you are dead, why are you in my dream?"

"Remember? I tainted your soul. I heard your vow to kill Naraku. As much as I admire your ambition, I am determined to hold onto your soul as long as I can despite it residing in your body. I have unfinished business," Kikyo circled around Kagome.

Kikyo seemed so fluid, almost childish in her mannerisms toward Kagome that it was going from preturbing to infuriating.

‘Is she trying to tick me off? If so, I won’t hesitate to cut her head off in my dream too!’

"No, you will not stay around. You must accept your fate, Kikyo," Kagome said firmly. "Yes, at one time you were a powerful priestess who guarded the Shikon no Tama. You were also a woman who loved a man but Kikyo, your trust for Inu Yasha had failed and vice versa. When you were revived, Inu Yasha swore to avenge your death. It did not include a vow to go to Hell with you. Why do you clamour to live, just to take someone to Hell? It is sad to see you dillude yourself that his soul is yours and that you have any right to keep walking around with a piece of my soul. He has a right to live and love and I have a right to have all of my soul together. I can't apologize about the affection he and I have for one another. I would not ask for him to rearrange his life for me. I love him. I love him as the silly, uncouth, messy hanyou that you had loved before. Please, rest in peace."

Kagome watched as Kikyo mulled Kagome's words around in her head. She had just about smiled at her comment about Inu Yasha. She had his description down very well.

"You know, girl, I can see why Inu Yasha fell in love with you. You are a woman, yet still have an innocense that attracts many. You have changed him. I told him once before that he had a softer look in his eyes and I knew it was because of you. I wanted to deny it, but it was so obvious that my heart fell to jealousy. I was the walking dead, relying on my past relationship with Inu Yasha to try to hold him close to my heart. But I knew it, he would let me go and seek you out. I was angry. On top of my intent to kill Naraku, I had let my heart burn to hate you," Kikyo admitted. “I am unable to purify the shards myself despite the powers I have retained in this clay body.”

"I know. But you have passed away once more, Kikyo. Let me finish the journey I was destined to do and let your soul go free. Maybe it is hanging in limbo, and waiting for you to let go of your attachment to the flesh," Kagome said, hugging Kikyo. “Let go and maybe one day you will be reincarnated and not suffer what you had so many years ago.”


Kikyo looked up and Kagome gasped. For the first time, Kikyo's brown eyes were filled with emotion and it was easy to see that Kikyo finally realized everything. Kagome had never seen her like this and almost pitied her, but her respect for Kikyo’s former life in the flesh as a loyal miko held her back from being so obvious. She bit her lip and let Kikyo open up to her.

"This is familiar. Ah, yes, the times when I had talked with Saint Hokushin and Kanuske. I had told them to find peace, yet stood there and let them go. Despite it being a set up by Naraku, I did listen, but with not much effort and left them with a hardened heart. I now realize I was a hypocrite," Kikyo spoke, her voice no longer cold or haughty. "Please, tell my sister Kaede that I love her and tell Inu Yasha that I am sorry for the confusion I set within his heart. Please tell him that I will always love him. I wish you luck in the upcoming battle. I have no doubt that you will succeed. I will go in peace now."

Kikyo stepped up to Kagome and hugged her, and then kissed her on her cheek. She pulled away and smiled sadly as she faded into a light and floated away.

"Good bye Kikyo," Kagome smiled as the meadow also slowly faded away and she was left to the darkness once more.


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