InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Sacrifices ❯ Goodbye Kagome.. ( Chapter 12 )

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Chapter12: Good Bye Kagome...

Inuyasha's eyes widened as he saw Kagome standing in front of the hut, holding her bow and arrows.

"Kagome??..."

She lifted her bow and placed an arrow on it to Inuyasha's surprise. "Sayounara..." she whispered before she made the shot.

"Kagome!!" Sango yelled from behind her, standing next to Miroku and Shippo. They had woken up inmediately after hearing Inuyasha's voice. They eyes widened as they stepped outside and noticed Kagome was standing there, pointing her bow at Inuyasha. They widened even more at the sight of thin blood lines flowing in the air.

Inuyasha was shocked. As he stared at the girl pointing at him with her bow, blood started dripping from his cheek; he glared at the arrow encrusted on the tree's trunk and then back at Kagome. But the stinging pain coming from the thin cut that was recently made by the arrow's cold tip was nothing compared to the pain in his heart. Watching her expressionless and cold stare killed him, reminded him about the time he stood in front of Kikyo. Now it was happening all over again, though he never expected Kagome to be one taking Kikyo's place.

Shippo's body started to tremble in shock and fear. All kinds of feelings mixed inside the little kitsune youkai as he stared at the back of the person he cared the most about. Anger, frustration, desperation, concern, sadness. It was just too much for him to bear. He clenched his little eyes filled with tears strongly before he yelled.

"Kagome!! Don't do it!!" Shippo went running towards her and held tightly to her leg. His little arms tightly locked on Kagome's leg as he started yelling once again. "Kagome please don't do it!! Wake up!!"

"Shippo!" Sango yelled in concern.

Inuyasha's eyes turned angry as he jumped off his tree branch, landing in front of Kagome."Shippo!! Get away from her now!"

"No! I wont leave her alone!" Shippo snapped at him with a cracking voice. He stared up with pleading teary eyes at the figure of the girl he thought more of to be his mother than his friend. "Kagome..." tears started falling down his reddened cheeks. "Please wake up..."

His eyes widened at the cold angry stare she gave him. Her gaze pierced his heart instantly, for he never thought she could ever give him that stare, as if she was disgusted by him. But his eyes widened even more as he felt pain coming from the side of his body. Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango also widened their eyes in shock at the scene they were watching.

In a strong and really fast way, Kagome had taken her bow and swung it hard against Shippo's body, making him literally fly on the air and land on his back. No mercy, no guilt at her sudden cruel action. She just stared at the little fox-youkai's shocked and hurt expression as he was thrown away from her.

"Shippo!!" yelled Sango as she approached him and bent down to carry him. Shippo's tears fell from his half closed eyes as he stared at the worried girl that held him carefully.

"Gomen..." he whispered softly.

Sango's eyes reflected anger and pain at the same time. She turned around with a menacing expression on her face. "Kagome!!"

"Don't Sango!... she's not Kagome anymore!" stated Miroku with a serious expression on his face. "Kagome!! You've got to try..." he was suddenly cut off by Inuyasha.

His expression had never reflected such anger before. It was even angrier and more fiercing than the look he got when he turned into a full demon. "Shut up!!..." he yelled at the top of his lungs. Everyone was taken back by his sudden outburst. "Don't call her that! She's not Kagome!!..." he stated as he stared back at the emotionless girl standing in front of him.

Inuyasha quickly unsheathed Tessaiga and held it in front of him. "Who the hell are you and why are you doing this to Kagome!! Come out now you scum!!"

"You fool..." Kagome stated in a deep tone of voice. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed.

"Miroku!! Can you feel anything coming from the surroundings??"

Miroku closed his eyes and tried to concentrate, but there was nothing. "No! I can only feel a strong evil presence! But it's coming from Kagome herself!..."

" 'Kuso!!'" Inuyasha thought to himself. He widened his eyes when Kagome started walking towards him. "Stay back or I'll..."

"You'll what... are you gonna use your sword agaisnt me Inuyasha?"

His eyes widened in shock, but he still held Tessaiga in front of him as she approached.

"Are you sure you'll be abe to use Tessaiga against me..."

"Shut up!! You're not Kagome!!"

"I'm not huh?... then why don't you go ahead and use it... slash this body, after all, it's not Kagome's like you said..."

Inuyasha just stared at her with a serious expression. Kagome stopped in front of Tessaiga and gave Inuyasha a cold stare.

"Go ahead and finish this whole thing... isnt that what you want? To get this over with?... Maybe if you use Tessaiga's blade and cut me, this hole thing will be over, right?..."

Inuyasha stared at her for a second before he turned his gaze away from hers. Kagome drew an evil smile on her face as she saw this.

"I knew you couldn't do it... you just care too much about me, don't you?..."

When Inuyasha turned his gaze towards her again he widened his eyes, everyone did. Kagome was holding Tessaiga's sharp blade in her hand as thin blood lines started falling to the ground.

"What are you doing??!" Inuyasha snapped at her.

"There you go...you got what you wanted..." she stated with an evil grin after letting go of the sword's blade. "Stupid hanyou... only half breeds like you could think of this as a solution... slashing someone's body wont free the person from a possesion..."

"Why are you controlling Kagome's mind?! Are you using her to..."

"Stay out of this monk..." Miroku's eyes widened as he listened to her. "This doesn't concern you..."

"Like hell it doesn't! We're not leaving our friend to be controlled by you anymore!!" snapped an angry looking Sango while holding Shippo on her arms.

"And just what are you gonna do... you can fight me if you want... I wont do anything to stop it..."

They stayed silent for a while. As they stared with serious eyes at the girl who used to be caring and generous, doubts started filling their minds and hearts. How could they possibly defeat this thing they were up agaisnt? How could they do it without hurting Kagome.

"I suggest you just leave me alone..." she stated slowly. Then she stared at the half demon standing in front of her with a cold an emotionless expression. Inuyasha's face was filled with anger and hate. "I never thought you could be able to stare at me like that..." Inuyasha just stared at her. "Never thought I'd see hate reflected on your eyes agaisnt me... again..."

Inuyasha's eyes widened. His and everyone else's widened even more when soul snatcher's came out of nowhere and begun surrounding Kagome's body.

"What?..." he was shocked. As he saw the soul snatchers lift Kagome from the ground, he couldn't do anything but stare at her floating figure.

"I loath you Inuyasha... don't ever forget that..." Kagome stated coldly as she slowly disappeared from their sight.

"KAGOME!!" the hanyou yelled in disbelief of what he'd just seen. The rest just held shocked expressions. "What the hell is this!!?? Kagome!!!"

All kinds of emotions rushed through him. He was confused, desperate, angry. Why was she taken by Kikyo's soul snatchers? Did she have anything to do with this? Why was Kagome the one to be possesed by this evil spirit?. All these questions just made his head ache and he felt as if it was about to explode. He was so confused.

His hand let go of Tessaiga and it landed on the ground, transforming into its former shape. Silence took over them for a while before Miroku dared to speak.

"I guess what we thought was the truth..." he stated seriously. " Kikyo's indeed the one behind all of this..."

Inuyasha quickly turned to him with an angry expression. "What did you say??!"

"We were suspecting Kikyo was behind this whole thing from the start..." Miroku was taken back when Inuyasha caught him by his clothes. His eyes were full of anger and frustration.

"What the hell are you talking about Miroku!!How are you so sure??!!"

"You saw it yourself Inuyasha... those were Kikyo's soul snatchers... and we know she's powerful enough to control someone else's mind..."

Inuyasha tightned his grab on the monk's clothes. " That's not enough!! You cant prove that!!"

"Inuyasha don't blind yourself from what's happening! I'm telling you this for a reason... Kagome had been having nightmares about a girl that looked like her, a girl wearing miko's clothes..." Inuyasha widened his eyes in surprise, then he stared at Sango from the corner of his eye. She held a serious expression on her face. "I'm sorry we didn't tell you this before..."

"You're sorry?? You're sorry???!! Is that all you're going to say?? Damn it monk you're such an idiot!! Why didn't you..."

"If we had told you earlier... what would've you done... would you have chased after her and get rid of her?..."

Inuyasha tightened his grab even more, but then he let go of the monk in a sudden and harsh way.

"I'm really sorry Inuyasha but..."

"Save it..." Inuyasha cut him off with an angry tone of voice as he turned around and walked towards Tessaiga. "It's your fault Kagome's gone now... If you had told me earlier I wouldn't have wasted my time and..."

"And what... Houshi-sama's right, would've you been able to confront her?" asked a serious looking Sango. "You know Kikyo wouldn't have listened to you..."

Inuyasha picked Tessaiga from the floor and put it back on its sheath. Without turning around, he answered. "Fools... If I'd know about this earlier non of this would've happened..."

"You know that's not the truth..." stated a serious looking miroku as he watched the hanyou walk away.

"Truth or not... Kagome's gone now and it'll be your fault if she gets injured... you told me not to be selfish once... but with what right ... when the real selfish one here is you... you all are..." he stated coldly as he continued his way. Miroku and Sango just stared at his vanishing figure with saddened expression on their faces.

After about an hour, Inuyasha found himself sitting next to a pond. He was brushing off Kagome's blood from Tessaiga's blade. He was angry. He could still smell her blood on Tessaiga's blade, it just wouldn't go away. The stench coming from his sword was unbeareable to him, because it was Kagome's blood he was violently brushing off his sword, and he never thought he'd find himself doing that.

"Damn it!! Why the hell did you have to do this!!" he yelled in anger. "Why Kikyo?? Why??!! What did she do to you??!!" he yelled once again in frustration. Inuyasha stood up and stared at Tessaiga, he clenched his hand around it and then threw his sword away.

"This shouldn't be happening damn it!!" he stated as he dropped himself to the ground. He layed there staring at the sky full of stars he once shared with Kagome. His eyes softened as flashbacks of the time they spent together flashed through his mind.

*Flashbacks*

*Inuyasha and Kagome were by the lake*

...

"...What??!! I care about you enough to come here and see what's wrong and you act like this!!??" she snapped at him.

"Of course I did!! After all, with that ugly face who wouldn't!!?" he smirked but quickly got a funny scared expression as he saw Kagome was now really angry.

"Inuyasha. OSUWARI!!"

...

Inuyasha smiled sweetly as he remebered her upset expression.

*inside the hut, when Kagome had just woken up*

...

"Are you ok?. Inu-san..?" asked a now concerning Kagome. Everyone got silly funny expressions as they heard her calling Inuyasha 'Inu-san'.

"INU-SAN JANAI!!" snapped Inuyasha while getting to his feet with a funny upset face. "Just call me Inuyasha!" he finally said after watching Kagome's blinking eyes.

"Inu.."

"YASHA!..."

*while washing the fruits*

...

"Ano. Inuyasha.." she said with a kinda sad expression. Inuyasha turned to her as he heard her calling him by his name in a correct way. He noticed her expression and softened his face.

"What is it?"

"How long have we known each other?"

Inuyasha was confused by her question.

"I don't know. I cant remember, but it's been quite a long time..."

"And... you've been with me all this time havent you?... I mean... you've looked after me all this time, right?"

Inuyasha blushed a little and turned his face away from hers. "Hai"

"Yokatta..." Kagome smiled in a sweet way. "I knew there was a reason why I felt so safe everytime you were around..." Inuyasha turned towards her in surprise and blush. "I'm sure I was really happy and felt really secure when you were there with me... when I remembered... I don't know why, but I think I wouldn't feel this way if I were somewhere else" she turned to Inuyasha with a smile. "Arigatou..."

*after the fight with the demon*

...

"She dreamed... I think she dreamed she had hurt you..." stated Sango as she glared at Inuyasha.

"Hurt me?.." he asked in surprise as he glared at Kagome. There was a moment of silence before Inuyasha got to his feet and started walking towards her.

...

"Sango told me you had a nightmare. is that why you've been acting so weird?" he asked in a soft tone of voice, still staring at the girl sitting next to him. Kagome turned her gaze back to the sunset as she answered.

"Hai..." They stayed in silence for a while, then Inuyasha turned his face towards the lake.

"It was just a nightmare, I'm ok... you don't have to worry about me... and you don't have to worry about that silly dream of yours..."

...

"I know you'd never do something like that. hurting me or the rest that is... you'd never hurt any one of us, that's why you don't have to be scared... just wanted you to know that... you don't have to be scared, I'm here... and I'll protect you..."

*after Kagome's outburst*

...

"No one knows that... it's just in case, you never know when you're gonna need one..." Miroku glared at the hanyou from the corner of his eye. " Maybe the one who's causing this will show up soon..."

"Feh!! I'd like to see that filthy demon get any closer!!" snapped an angry Inuyasha as he closed his eyes. "I'd sure get rid of him with Tessaiga's Bakuryuuha..."

"Would you?"

"Of course I would! What is wrong with you!"

...

"Why?? Why are you so calmed after what happened??" Kagome only stared at the lake in front of them. " How can you not show any worries Kagome?? Your life could be in danger!! Your life IS in danger!! Cant you understand that??"

...

Kagome turned her gaze towards the lake once again. " I don't know if I'm being selfish here... but the reason why I'm not scared is because I trust you Inu-san..." Inuyasha widened his eyes. Kagome turned towards him smiling once again. " You are my boat Inu-san..." Inuyasha blushed.

"I'm... your boat?..." he asked not knowing what else to say.

"Hai" replied a smiling Kagome. "Just like the fisherman, I trust you... I trust you Inu-san... you are my boat... you saved me from the storm, remember?"

Inuyasha was deeply blushed now. He only smiled at her. "Wakatta..."

*A few hours ago*

...

"Never thought I'd see hate reflected on your eyes agaisnt me... again..."

...

"I loath you Inuyasha... don't ever forget that..."

*End of Flashbacks*

Inuyasha narrowed his eyes after that last flashback. He got up and went to pick Tessaiga up, then he gazed at the stars once again.

" I promise I wont leave you alone Kagome... 'after all... I'm your boat...'" he thought that last part to himself while a small smile appeared on his face.

In a dark place, Kikyo sat leaning on a tree surrounded by his soul snatchers.

"This should be interesting... What will you do now Inuyasha?..." she smiled evilly as a soul snatcher holding a bright soul floated next to her. " Who will you chose?... Will it be me?..." She turned towards the girl laying next to her. "... or her?... I think you should be getting ready to hear this... 'Good bye Kagome...'" Kikyo smirked evilly as she saw Kagome's motionless body.

"Inuyasha's feelings havent changed... he's still in love with me... we'll just have to wait and see what happens..."

Kikyo turned her gaze towards the soul snatcher next to her. "He'll have to make a choice... and I'm sure it's not the one you have in mind..." she closed her eyes after she stated this.

Kagome's eyes were open. A tiny tear rolled down her cheek.

Author's note: Waaaa!!! Another cliffie!! Gomen nasai!! I am so evil (*grins*) anyways, I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did. This chappy is interesting, isnt it? I hope you liked it. Anyways, I'll be waiting for your reviews! Tell me what you thought of this chappy!

In answer to one of the reviews: Arigatou for the advice, but one thing I have to make clear is that English is NOT my first language, therefore, my use of words is not that rich.^^

BUT! That doesn't mean I'm shutting myself from critics..

As for the repeted use of the word `funny', I really didn't realize about that… But I have to say I thought of using that word meaning not funny as in hilarious, but funny as in odd. You know, like when you say `he looks funny' .. mm.. Ok, I'm making this too long I think.. Ja ne!!