InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ You Chose Me ❯ Beginning With Kikyou ( Chapter 1 )

Author's Note: Ok, you may have noticed that I deleted Innocence and Love Through Insanity, or you may not have. Well, if you did happen to notice then I should probably give you the reason. I haven't written in a while and I made all of these stories when I first started writing. They sucked in my eyes when I read them and I was slightly ashamed of them. So, I'm redoing both You Chose Me and Love Through Insanity. They'll be mostly the same, but I am changing some things. In the end, I hope the end up better and that you'll enjoy them much more. Please forgive me for the delay however, as I haven't had my internet for months. Heh. As for Innocence, I didn't much care for it, but it did start some ideas in my head. I plan on finishing You Chose Me, Love Through Insanity, and then even posting a new fic I've started. After that, if I still think I can, I will try doing Innocence again. Do keep in mind though, that along with homework, school, and keeping ties with the normal world, I also have family issues like everyone else and I like to roleplay. So I won't be on my computer writing the fanfic constantly and adding a new chapter each day. Do be patient with me, though, for it will be finished at some point.

 

 

In wounded silence Kagome watched the scene playing out before her.  How could such a lovely moment hurt so much?  The whole clearing seemed to vibrate with love, and yet none of it could penetrate her heart. Silent tears slowly slipped down her pale cheeks.  Never did she notice their salty taste as they ran across her dry lips.  The sudden empty feeling in her gut made her want to retch, but she felt no bile rising in her throat, only sobs building up, just waiting to be set free.  But why, and on such a happy day as this was supposed to be?  This day, this very moment was the one she had been waiting for since the day of their fated meeting.  Those words, spoken with such warmth ad feeling; those were the words she'd longed to hear.  But this was all wrong.  It wasn't supposed to be like this.  Those words...those lovely words...shouldn't end in... Kikyou.

 

*Ten Minutes Earlier*

 

Today was the day, the day she'd finally tell him her secret.  Yes, the secret she'd hidden from him for so long, of the whirl of feelings that hit her whenever she was with him, the reason she was s hurt by the things he said sometimes, and the feeling that fueled her anger towards him.  He needed to know what joy his smiles brought her and how she longed for his touch, even if only for brief moments.  She didn't care if he returned her feelings; he needed to know what kept her with him through all of the hard times.  He needed to know of her love.

He'd left the camp early this morning, thinking they were all asleep, but she had been awake and followed him.  Her hair was tangled and she was still wearing her school uniform from yesterday, but she didn't care.  All that mattered was telling Inuyasha that she loved him.  The chill morning breeze crept up her skirt, causing her too shiver.  She narrowly avoided tripping over a fallen tree branch and she briskly rubbed her arms, warming them against the cold.  She was trying to be silent as she followed him, but as clumsy as she was she was surprised he hadn't noticed her yet.  The sudden sound of his voice told her otherwise.

 

"I love you," came the words so confidently from his mouth.

 

She felt like laughing for joy.  He must have known she was there all along, leading her into the forest only to spring his own confession on her before she could say a word.  The gods much be smiling at the good-hearted trick they'd played on her, but oh, she was so happy that she didn't care!  She and Inuyasha would finally be together, the very thought brought a smile to her face.  She saw him several feet ahead of her and stopped.  His back was turned to her, but she was sure he was just waiting for a reply.  A warmth filled her as she thought of how he would smile when he learned of her love.  She opened her mouth to say the words. . .

 

"I love you, Kikyou," he slowly breathed the words again with as much passion as before.

 

and her jaw went slack, her confession turning to cold iron on her tongue.  This couldn't be.  Had he mistaken her for Kikyou, even in her school uniform?  How?  Then, she saw the ivory hands slipping around him, embracing him fondly as Kagome looked on.  No, this was the real thing.  He'd confessed his love to the real Kikyou.  He didn't even know she was there.  The warm feeling inside her turned cold, freezing into crystal ice, then shattering into a million tiny slivers, which worked their way into her heart.  The inner coldness left her numb; so that even the hot tears that spilled down her frozen skin went unnoticed.

 

*Present*

 

She saw Kikyou's face moving towards Inuyasha's, his own turning to meet hers.  That face, that perfect porcelain face, was the one Inuyasha saw when he looked at her, and that face was all he'd ever see.  Their lips met and the ice fully encased Kagome's heart.  She fought to keep the sobs at bay, and tried to turn away, but Kikyou's eyes opened...and met her own.  Kikyou pulled back, a hand now resting on Inuyasha's shoulder as she stared silently at Kagome.  Those cold, dark eyes told Kagome the truth.  She would never be with Inuyasha, because he didn't love her.  Kagome's frozen heart cracked, and the sobs came pouring out.

 

"I-I love you...I-Inu-yasha," she choked out, then quickly turned and fled from this place, which had caused her so much pain.

 

The words and sounds of anguish caught the hanyou by surprise, and he cursed himself for not realizing Kagome was there.  His ears flattened in guilt as he turned, calling out Kagome's name, but she had already disappeared into the greenery.  Kikyou's hand tightened on his shoulder, warning him not to leave, but he shrugged it off without a thought and went after Kagome.

 

Kikyou's angry words trailed after him.  "Forget her, Inuyasha!  Remember, you chose me!"

 

 

Author's Note: Hope you like it. As I said, not much change thus far, but I think it will change some the farther along I get. Please review if you can. ^-^