A/N- Welcome to the next chapt!
I don't own InuYasha, but who really cares?
'Thoughts'
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Chapter One
Saying Good-bye
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Leaves crunched under his feet as InuYasha ran quickly through the tree's, jumping over the obstacles in his way. He was screaming as loud as he could at the person he was chasing, "Kikyou! Kikyou, wait!"
Kikyou glanced back at InuYasha once as she continued to run, as if leading him somewhere deep into the depths of the forest. InuYasha continued chasing her until he saw her come to a stop before a small shrine that sat at the foot of a large tree.
InuYasha would recognize that tree anywhere, it was where he had buried his mother…all those years ago.
She turned to face him as InuYasha came to a stop before her, "Kikyou, why...why did you run from me?" asked InuYasha as he stepped closer to Kikyou.
"Don't InuYasha..." began Kikyou when InuYasha interrupted saying, "No Kikyou! I've come to be with you, forever...I...I still love you..."
"Stay away!" screamed Kikyou as she backed away from him.
"Why?" said InuYasha as he walked closer slowly.
"I'm not going to let you..." started Kikyou when InuYasha suddenly hugged her, Kikyo struggled in his grip.
"What are you so afraid of?" he asked gently trying to calm her, "InuYasha...let go of Me!" screamed Kikyou as she burst out of his grip causing InuYasha to fall back and land on his knees.
"What is it Kikyou, what's wrong..." pleaded InuYasha worried, "InuYasha, your love is not real...just as I am not. I don't belong here and you need to move on, leave me in the past where I belong. Your life was never meant to be spent with me, we had our time together and now that time is over. I have realized that...I was never meant to leave my death...we never were supposed to meet again."
Kikyou turned her back to him as she knelt before the shrine holding her hands before herself, "Kikyou...you don't mean that...do you?" InuYasha stood and started towards her again.
"Stop! Don't come closer, you must live InuYasha...I have made my choice and I have one last request of you before we part forever. Live, move on, and don't ever look back. Good-bye InuYasha, I wish you true happiness."
Kikyou pulled something from her kimono as she spoke. The Shikon jewel shined brightly as Kikyou used it power to cast herself from this world where she should never had returned, she rose to her feet as she finished her wish turning to face InuYasha for the last time.
She slowly started to disappear, disintegrating into dust while InuYasha watched calling out, "Kikyou! Don't go! Kikyou!"
But Kikyou had fully disintegrated and the dust of her remains blew away with the wind, leaving InuYasha standing there all alone, the wind sweeping up his hair. He sank down to his knees in anguish when he noticed the jewel roll to a stop before the small shrine, he tried to read the name on the shrine but the letters were to worn to read.
He soon gave up and reached a hand out towards the jewel ‘why Kikyou…why?’ he asked himself as he attempted to pick it up, but as his fingers almost touched the jewel it shattered, bathing him in a bright blinding light.
Falling backwards InuYasha watched as two figures appeared in the glow of the light, shading his eyes he saw their forms become clearer as the light slowly faded. Once the light had completely dissipated InuYasha stared in a shocked silence as he watched the woman and the Mantis demon fighting before him, oblivious to his presence.
Drawing the Tetsusaiga in a defensive motion InuYasha quickly got to his feet, watching the woman get struck upon the arm he leapt into action. Positioning himself between the woman and the Mantis demon he glared at the Mantis demon, fully intending to release all his anger and anguish upon it.
"Why don’t you take on someone your own size!" gripping the Tetsusaiga’s handle impatiently, InuYasha listened as the Mantis demon snickered and attacked. Lifting his fang over his head with an amused smirk, InuYasha put everything he was feeling into his attack, "Wind scar!" resounded as he sliced downwards releasing the Tetsusaiga’s power upon the demon vermin before him.
In a split second a rumbling roar rose from the ground as the Wind scar easily over took the pathetic Mantis demon, leaving only rubble and fallen trees behind as the Wind scar disappeared.
Sheathing the Tetsusaiga, InuYasha turned about to face the woman, she was looking up at him with relief and surprise shinning in her eyes while she gripped her wounded arm. Reaching a hand down towards her InuYasha bent slowly, "Are you okay?"
Smiling, the woman gripped his hand and let InuYasha bring her to her feet, "I’ll be fine…thank you," ripping the edge of her kimono’s sleeve, she wrapped it about her wound and used her teeth to pull it taught.
InuYasha stooped to pick up her sword and handed it back to the woman, ‘she seems slightly familiar, where have I seen her before…’ InuYasha scoured his mind but couldn’t find a name for the woman before him.
"Now, you have saved my life and I always repay my depts. What would you like me to grant you half-demon?" replacing her sword the woman turned her attention back the InuYasha, "…how did you know I was a half-demon woman?" InuYasha gritted his teeth.
‘No matter how many times I hear the word half-demon, it always pisses me off!’ holding back his desire to scream at the woman he tried as best he could to await her reply.
Clearly seeing the anger InuYasha was trying to suppress, the woman smiled teasingly as she replied, "Listen, I’m much older than you, I know these things. Now are you going to tell me your request or I’m I going to have to slay you?"
Instinctively gripping the Tetsusaiga’s hilt, InuYasha thought over her words carefully, ‘Is she really able to grant any request…’ mussing over his rationality InuYasha just shrugged.
"Fine…remove this necklace," thinking he had the upper hand, he watched as the woman touched the necklace about his neck whispering, "...as you wish…" stepping back the woman leaned against a tree looking completely exhausted.
InuYasha was about to gloat that he had been right about her when he heard a gentle ‘snap’, with that InuYasha could only watch in awe as the binding beads of his necklace scattered about him upon the ground. Touching his neck InuYasha turned to the woman, his surprise completely apparent in his expression, "Who are you?"
A contented smile lit the woman’s face as she pushed away from the tree, "I am Midoriko, creator and prisoner of the Shikon jewel." InuYasha felt his jaw drop at her confession, "but…" before InuYasha could continue Midoriko touched his shoulder softly.
"I thank you again for freeing me and I wish you good luck in finding your destiny young half-demon." InuYasha could only watch in complete confusion as the woman disappeared just as Kikyou did, leaving InuYasha feeling completely lost.
Standing in a daze for several moments InuYasha finally came to his senses and tried to think of what he would do now, ‘I can’t go with Sesshomaru and I haven’t seen Miroku, Sango, and Shippo. I can’t be with Kagome either, the only thing I can do is ask Kaede for advice.’
Deciding that would be the best course of action for the moment, InuYasha turned about and began walking dejectedly through the trees in the direction of Kaede’s village.
After walking for several hours, InuYasha reached the forest in which Kikyou had sealed him to the sacred tree, knowing Kaede’s village wasn’t much further InuYasha continued onwards. Getting only a few feet a familiar sent crossed InuYasha’s nostrils, ‘Damn that mangy wolf! Can’t he just let me be!’ gritting his teeth he stopped walking.
Moments latter a whirlwind appeared, out of it jumped the familiar form of Kouga the leader of the wolf-demon tribe, stopping before InuYasha’s waiting form he glanced about angrily.
"Hey Mutt! Where’s Kagome?"
InuYasha’s ears twitched at the sound of Kagome’s name being mentioned but he just ignored Kogua and walked past him, continuing on his way. Moving effortlessly to stop InuYasha in his tracks, Koga gripped the front of InuYasha’s kimono angrily as he bellowed, "Tell Me!"
Decking Kouga square in the face InuYasha fixed his kimono as he turned to glare at Kouga, pure anger and despair shone in his eyes. Fighting back his tears InuYasha locked eyes with Kouga, " She went home stupid!" his voice then changed to one filled with sorrow as he continued on, " and she’s never coming back."
"What?! You drove her away again didn’t you!" hopping into InuYasha’s path once again Kouga kicked at InuYasha angrily, InuYasha drew the Tetsusaiga as he evaded Kouga’s attack.
"Just run back home wolf! Or else!" swinging the Tetsusaiga, InuYasha cut a tree that sat next to Kouga’s current position. "Unless you want to become wolf-cow, I’d run if I were you!"
InuYasha stated as he prepared to use his backlash wave upon Kouga. Feeling a deep sense of danger Kouga decided to back off, for now, "I’ll see you again mutt!"
Disappearing into another whirlwind, InuYasha watch as Kouga left, sheathing the Tetsusaiga InuYasha stared into the distance.
"He’ll never learn, Kagome’s never coming back," feeling tears well up in his eye’s, InuYasha wiped at them angrily as he continued on towards Kaede’s village.
‘So he was telling the truth, but is Kagome really never going to return?’ Kouga wondered to himself as he watched InuYasha walk off in the distance, ‘either I was just seeing things or the mutt was crying…better keep an eye on him in case Kagome does come back,’ once he made up his mind, Kouga hurried after InuYasha.
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A/N- That's it for this one, hopefully you all will like the next one as well!
Till Then...
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