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Even the Mighty Fall	By : izzyco2001 Category: InuYasha > Het - Male/Female > Sessh?maru/Kagome > Sessh?maru/Kagome Views: 11121 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Even the Mighty Fall
Chapter 3: Contemplation and Decisiveness

(Thoughts) and (Decisions)

Inuyasha rushed silently toward the soul stealers. He soon jumped into a small clearing to see Kikyo sitting at the base of a blue lilac tree. Both stared at the other in a moment of silence until she broke it.

�Inuyasha. How nice of you to join me. Please, sit.� Kikyo had slight smirk on her face as she glared up at him. Inuyasha�s mouth hung low. Still amazed that she was actually here and not in his dreams.

�Kikyo�. I haven�t seen you in months�. I �. I thought you were�.�

�Don�t fill your mind with such rubbish.� She cut him off. �As I have said before, I have much to complete before I depart from this world.�

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Kagome walked down the path, staring into oblivion as the recollected what had almost happened mere minutes ago. �We almost kissed!� A smile came to Kagome�s face. �But why did he turn away? Was it because he sensed Kikyo?� The smile vanished as quickly as it came. �Why does she ruin things between Inuyasha and me? We almost kissed!.... Doesn�t that mean anything?!.... No! Snap into reality Kagome. You tried to kiss him. He didn�t want to kiss you.� Kagome stopped walking. �That�s right�. I tried to kiss him�. He didn�t want to kiss me.� Kagome hung her head low and continued to shuffle down the long path. � He did kiss my neck�. But even more�. He left me alone, just to be with her!� A hint of anger shone as Kagome squinted her eyes. �We haven�t seen her in so long. I was hoping she would give up on trying to drag Inuyasha to hell and�. and�. just leave!�

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Inuyasha remained standing with wide eyes and his mouth agape. Kikyo gracefully stood and took only a few steps before she was face to face with the hanyou. She stared into his eyes with the slightest of a smirk.

�Yes. It is true that you have not seen me in many months. However, important matters have needed my attention. I trusted you to take care of Naraku and you have not failed me.� Kikyo wrapped her arms around Inuyasha in a surrounding embrace. �Inuyasha. I am now free to depart from this world. Please, join me. I need you with me.� Kikyo leaned up and kissed him.

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Tears that were forming in Kagome�s eyes threatened the fall. Realization fell on her like a bug hitting a windshield, and made her feel like a monster. �Oh�. How can I say that? She has done so much for everyone here. If it weren�t for her, I would never have met Inuyasha. She gave her life to protect the sacred jewel and I�. I shattered it. She loves Inuyasha and he loves her. Why else would he run to her every time she is near? Why else would he leave me�. alone�. ?

*Flashback*

It was the first time out of many that Inuyasha hurt her by leaving and running to Kikyo. The group was helping a village with souls being stolen, when a monk told them of Kikyo. Inuyasha ran off looking for the dead priestess and soon after he left Kagome, Miroku, and Shippo found themselves following the soul stealers. With Miroku and Shippo trapped behind a barrier, Kagome found Kikyo laying in a tree. �Is Kikyo sleeping? She looks so frail and sad.� Kikyo opened her eyes, amazed that Kagome broke through her barrier. Kagome confronted her about the lost souls but, Kikyo quickly changed the subject to Inuyasha. Kikyo took kagome�s voice away and she was neither seen nor heard by anyone but Kikyo. The soul stealers encircled Kagome around the large tree. Kagome frantically tried to explain the betrayal, Naraku, and just how much Inuyasha thinks about her, but to no avail. Kikyo still wanted Inuyasha to join her in hell. Inuyasha arrived soon after but did not realize that Kagome was there as he confessed to the world.

�Kikyo, I never stop thinking about you! Not even for second!� Kagome hurt. It hurt to know but even more when said. And then it happened. Kikyo kissed Inuyasha and they soon embraced each other.

�Inuyasha. You�re gonna take her back. Sure you are. It�s only to be expected. What am I doing here watching them like this? I�m such a fool. Oh great! Now I�m probably going to start crying. I can�t believe what an idiot I am.� Kagome then heard something that hurt even more than his confession He agreed to stay with Kikyo if she froze time.

�As long as I�m with you.� Those words engraved themselves into Kagome�s mind.

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�He loves her. He has never stopped. Even when I came here four years ago, he still chose to be with her�. He always has.� Kagome�s heart sank even deeper. She was both angry and sad. Just then, a soul stealer passed only a few inches in front of her, making her jump out of her thoughts. �Kikyo must be close. I don�t want to but�. I need to. Does Inuyasha want to be with Kikyo?� Kagome carefully followed the snake-like ghost until she heard them.

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�Inuyasha. I am now free to depart from this world. Please, join me. I need you with me.�

�Kikyo kissed him!� Kagome peered from behind the tree in shock. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him. When the kiss finally broke, Inuyasha spoke soft but not soft enough for the spying Kagome to hear.

�Kikyo�. I don�t know what I want. But I do have to finish some obligations first. I have to collect the rest of the jewel shards before I make my final decision.�

�Do you still trouble yourself with my reincarnation?� Kikyo asked with a show of annoyance.

�Kagome�. And yeah.� Inuyasha looked down. Almost as if he was ashamed.

�Yet you still come to my every call. You need me as much as I need you.� Kikyo smiled in amusement and held Inuyasha close. �I�ve heard enough. I have to go. How could he do this to me?! Especially on my birthday?!� Kagome turned and walked away not caring if she was seen or heard. �I never should have come back after that one night. I remember it clearly. I told Shippo that I was only returning home for more supplies and that I wasn�t really mad at Inuyasha. I ended up falling asleep and when I woke up I rushed to the feudal era only to find Inuyasha and Kikyo together. Inuyasha said that he was the only one who could protect her and then they embraced each other�. They held each other for so long. They are in love and I can�t do anything about it. I hid behind a tree until Kikyo flew away with the soul stealers. He called out to her as if she would never return. That�s when I came out of hiding. That�s also when it hit me. Every time he was with Kikyo before that, he would never look straight at me�. Until that night. He didn�t look away. I couldn�t�. I couldn�t listen to what he was trying to tell me, so I ran. I knew that he made his decision to be with Kikyo. Miroku told me later on what happened the next morning after I left. Inuyasha met them at Kaede�s hut and told them that he chose Kikyo. Even though they protested, he decided never to see me again. When Miroku told me what he said, I knew I made the wrong decision to come back. But I knew I couldn�t go back on what I told Inuyasha�. So I stayed.� Kagome had found the answer to her question. The answer was not given in a yes or no form but, Kagome believed with all her heart that she should not have to compete for Inuyasha�s love. She would not settle for second place and had already spent four years waiting for Inuyasha to make up his mind. Too long had she waited. Too long had she avoided others for his sake. The thought of missing her true love because she was waiting for Inuyasha, made her ill. And so, she made up her mind to give up trying to earn Inuyasha�s love. Yes, he was still her dear friend and always would be. But he cut the last string that held her heart together. She envisioned him breaking it clearly. Surrounded by dark in a ray of white light, Inuyasha tilted his hand that held Kagome�s glass heart. He watched her try to catch it but she was a slow weak human. Too slow and too weak to prevent him from hurting her and leaving for Kikyo. Kagome�s heart was shattered into thousands of pieces and no one would ever hurt her heart again. No one. She promised herself that. Her heart would still hurt but she would prevent it from acquiring anymore. Her eyes drown of all her emotions in the tears shed. She didn�t care. For that moment in time, for the first time, she cared for no one. Her eyes grew as cold as ice. As cold as�.

�Sesshomaru!�
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