BENEFICIAL BETRAYAL
CHAPTER 1: IT'S NOT OVER
Inuyasha sighed and waited outside the hut. Inside were his friends, his only friends. But he wasn't too sure if they would be after this. Miroku, a perverted monk who only has honorable intentions when he asks women to bare his child (or so he says) and a curse upon his right hand. Sango, a taijiya of a forgotten taijiya village that was destroyed and she only wishes to avenge her people. Shippo, a little child fox youkai who met them under troubling circumstances and now travels with them cause they're his only family. And finally, but not least, Kagome, the person who brought them all together. A girl from the future through a magic well that she only has to jumps through to get to them and the new protector of the Shikon no Tama. Who also has a protector of her own. Inuyasha, the hanyou that she freed from the spell that pinned him to a tree and became her reluctant friend. He cared for her deeply and only wished her safety. However, the fact can't be shaken, that when found out, she was the reincarnation of the old protector of the jewel and Inuyasha's first love. He tried and succeed in seeing past that, cause he knew they were two different people. He learned Kagome's personality, her moods, and her mind and liked her for who she was, not what she could do. She didn't pity him for his half blood, but liked him too for who he was.
But the search for the fragmented jewel was narrowing down and he knew there only remained demons that were strong enough to keep their shards. And those would be dangerous fights, and close calls. But most of all was Naraku, the one who started the obsession with the jewel, but his time will come. And being her savior, Inuyasha knew Kagome was in more danger now then any time before. His throat clenched. A cool hand rested on his shoulder from behind him, reassuring. And for some reason he wanted to flinch from it.
"You're doing the right thing," Kikyou's cool voice flowed to his ears. It was too bad he could hear the satisfied smirk that crossed her face.
I hope so, he thought, it the logical thing to do. And since when do you listen to logic, a voice piped up form the back of his mind. His brows crossed and he pushed the voice away. He had to do this, it was only right. She had to live, she just had to. He couldn't risk her life one more day. Even if it was of her own will. Setting his face hard as stone, he entered the hut.
A wave of laughter hit him, and almost broke his composure. Oh gods why me? There sat his friends, his companions for years, sitting around the center fire, sharing a conversation. But they sobered when Inuyasha stepped in, blank expression and hard eyes quieting their chuckles. Kagome felt her blood freeze.
"We need to talk," his voice was cold and empty, sending a chill through the companions. Miroku and Sango sent each other a nervous glance, worry crossing their brows. Kagome kept her troubled gaze upon the still Inuyasha, trying to ignore the warning bells in her head. Shippo frowned and went to confront the hanyou who was in a bad mood, but paused. His head tilted up and he sniffed the air a dew times. His tiny hands fisted and his tail bristled, and he shook in Kagome's lap.
"What is she doing here?" Shippo spat, and no one saw Inuyasha's finger flinch in his haroi sleeves.
"Who Shippo?" kagome whispered, but she was afraid she already knew. Since the day she had come to realize she loved Inuyasha, she had dreaded the thought of ever leaving him. But her nerves had grown frazzled since he became quiet a few days ago, and he was deeper in thought. She had dreaded for the past two years, and now to her dismay, she could almost feel it coming.
None of it fazed Inuyasha as he pulled back the reed curtain to let in Kikyou, who was cool and collective. He felt the air become thick with emotion and his friends become tense. Kirara shivered at the change and hid behind her mistress. Kikyou gave them a nod that no one acknowledged.
Kagome could her feel her muscles screamed cause she wouldn't release the tightness on them. This wasn't happening, this wasn't what she thought it was. Please, to every god, don't let it be.
"I've thought about this a lot over the past few days," Inuyasha said levelly, "and I realized, that there aren't that many shards left, and you all know that means the situation has become more hazardous. And I don't want to put any of you at risk unless you choose to come. But this is more out of logic than my need to see you all safe. Kagome can see the shards, and so can Kikyou. But Kagome doesn't belong here."
"Just what are you saying inuyasha?" Sango hissed, her temper getting the better. Miroku put a restraining hand on her shoulder.
Inuyasha turned coldly to Kagome. Please forgive me Kagome, but I have to do this. for you. "Kagome, go home. We don't need you here any more."
Kagome's breath shortened and Shippo struggled form her tight grasp. Her body was slightly trembling and she clenched her teeth. What was this feeling? Oh yeah, it was her heart being ripped from her chest, leaving a bloody hole in its wake. She could feel the pain spread, pushing tears to her eyes. Inuyasha saw her pain her suffering, but eh wouldn't back down. This was for her own good.
"You bastard!" Sango hollered and struggled under Miroku's hands. "What the hell do you think your doing! You can't do this!"
Inuyasha barely noticed her. "Kikyou's joining us Kagome, there's no need for you anymore."
There's no need for you anymore. She'd never thought she'd hear those words in her entire life. She stood slowly, legs shaking. She looked him straight in the eye, never wavering. He put up walls, he wouldn't let her in. she was consciously aware of Sango threatening Inuyasha, and Shippo practically snarling in front of her. She even saw the glint of joy in Kikyou's eyes. But all that mattered was him.
"You don't mean that..." she whispered.
It was tearing him up inside, hell he could have wept in pain, but he wouldn't. "I do."
No! No it wasn't true! Kagome fisted her hands. No it's not true. Can't be. She wont let it "So that's it? That's all you have to say? After all we've been though, all we've done? Together? Your just going to push me aside me like a piece of garbage?" Inuyasha would have winced at her harsh hurt tone but stood tall. "That's all I was to you, wasn't I? Your damn shard detector!"
"Yes, that's all you were!" he spat. If she didn't leave soon, if she didn't take her pain else where, he just might fall.
Her spine stiffened in hurt and anger, and her eyes snapped heatedly. She stepped up to him, challenging him. He could see her unshed tears. "Is that right? So I guess saving your ass from spells and death was all a waste of my time. If all you wanted was the shards and your frozen bitch, all you had to do was say so." Kikyou stiffened behind him. Sango and Miroku paused and Shippo let his tears spill.
Inuyasha met her gaze, masking his hurt. He deserved this he reminded himself. He deserved all of it. Kagome saw he wasn't backing down and her resolve wavered. She needed to get out of there. She turned to her real friends. She gazed to each of them, her face softening.
"I'll miss you guys, I really will," she whispered. Sango shook her head and wrapped her in a hug. She broke away sobbing and Miroku came forward. Kagome hugged him too, and even gave him a kiss on the cheek. Shippo came flying into her arms wailing.
"You can't leave! Please don't leave me with him! Please Okaa-san!" he cried, almost breaking her façade. She smoothed his hair.
"Don't worry Shippo, you still have Sango and Miroku and Kirara. Just know I love you all." Kagome set him in Sango's arms and turned back around.
"What about your stuff?" Miroku asked.
"Keep it, I wont need it." She walked past inuyasha, each step tearing her insides. She stopped next to Kikyou, not even looking at her. She slipped the vial for the shards from her neck and opened it. She shook t into her hand and stared at them. They glowed a pretty purple, pure at her touch. She frowned at it. All of this, just for a stupid jewel. There were four in her palm.
"Well hand them over," Inuyasha hissed. Kagome turned and laid the shards in Kikyou's waiting hand. She took one last look at Inuyasha. Him, most of all she was going to miss. And it made her sick to know he'd be here with his beloved Kikyou, hunting the shards.
"Good bye Inuyasha," and she spat at his feet. She ignored the gasps of her friends and stalked out of the hut. No one noticed the tear slip, or the faint glow form her hand, where she had slipped a shard between her fingers. Not even Kikyou. She came upon the well, the well that sat between times. She rested a hand on it, quivering slightly in emotion. She gripped the rim hard. As much as she was mad, she was hurt, painful hurt that changed a person. For what she didn't know. But there was one thing she knew for sure as a tear slipped onto the well and she jumped in. this wasn't over.
:::::::hm, not too bad, a bit short, but im working on it. Tell me what you think. Should I go on? Cause I have some plans here if you want me to. Tell me!!!!::::::::::
CHAPTER 1: IT'S NOT OVER
Inuyasha sighed and waited outside the hut. Inside were his friends, his only friends. But he wasn't too sure if they would be after this. Miroku, a perverted monk who only has honorable intentions when he asks women to bare his child (or so he says) and a curse upon his right hand. Sango, a taijiya of a forgotten taijiya village that was destroyed and she only wishes to avenge her people. Shippo, a little child fox youkai who met them under troubling circumstances and now travels with them cause they're his only family. And finally, but not least, Kagome, the person who brought them all together. A girl from the future through a magic well that she only has to jumps through to get to them and the new protector of the Shikon no Tama. Who also has a protector of her own. Inuyasha, the hanyou that she freed from the spell that pinned him to a tree and became her reluctant friend. He cared for her deeply and only wished her safety. However, the fact can't be shaken, that when found out, she was the reincarnation of the old protector of the jewel and Inuyasha's first love. He tried and succeed in seeing past that, cause he knew they were two different people. He learned Kagome's personality, her moods, and her mind and liked her for who she was, not what she could do. She didn't pity him for his half blood, but liked him too for who he was.
But the search for the fragmented jewel was narrowing down and he knew there only remained demons that were strong enough to keep their shards. And those would be dangerous fights, and close calls. But most of all was Naraku, the one who started the obsession with the jewel, but his time will come. And being her savior, Inuyasha knew Kagome was in more danger now then any time before. His throat clenched. A cool hand rested on his shoulder from behind him, reassuring. And for some reason he wanted to flinch from it.
"You're doing the right thing," Kikyou's cool voice flowed to his ears. It was too bad he could hear the satisfied smirk that crossed her face.
I hope so, he thought, it the logical thing to do. And since when do you listen to logic, a voice piped up form the back of his mind. His brows crossed and he pushed the voice away. He had to do this, it was only right. She had to live, she just had to. He couldn't risk her life one more day. Even if it was of her own will. Setting his face hard as stone, he entered the hut.
A wave of laughter hit him, and almost broke his composure. Oh gods why me? There sat his friends, his companions for years, sitting around the center fire, sharing a conversation. But they sobered when Inuyasha stepped in, blank expression and hard eyes quieting their chuckles. Kagome felt her blood freeze.
"We need to talk," his voice was cold and empty, sending a chill through the companions. Miroku and Sango sent each other a nervous glance, worry crossing their brows. Kagome kept her troubled gaze upon the still Inuyasha, trying to ignore the warning bells in her head. Shippo frowned and went to confront the hanyou who was in a bad mood, but paused. His head tilted up and he sniffed the air a dew times. His tiny hands fisted and his tail bristled, and he shook in Kagome's lap.
"What is she doing here?" Shippo spat, and no one saw Inuyasha's finger flinch in his haroi sleeves.
"Who Shippo?" kagome whispered, but she was afraid she already knew. Since the day she had come to realize she loved Inuyasha, she had dreaded the thought of ever leaving him. But her nerves had grown frazzled since he became quiet a few days ago, and he was deeper in thought. She had dreaded for the past two years, and now to her dismay, she could almost feel it coming.
None of it fazed Inuyasha as he pulled back the reed curtain to let in Kikyou, who was cool and collective. He felt the air become thick with emotion and his friends become tense. Kirara shivered at the change and hid behind her mistress. Kikyou gave them a nod that no one acknowledged.
Kagome could her feel her muscles screamed cause she wouldn't release the tightness on them. This wasn't happening, this wasn't what she thought it was. Please, to every god, don't let it be.
"I've thought about this a lot over the past few days," Inuyasha said levelly, "and I realized, that there aren't that many shards left, and you all know that means the situation has become more hazardous. And I don't want to put any of you at risk unless you choose to come. But this is more out of logic than my need to see you all safe. Kagome can see the shards, and so can Kikyou. But Kagome doesn't belong here."
"Just what are you saying inuyasha?" Sango hissed, her temper getting the better. Miroku put a restraining hand on her shoulder.
Inuyasha turned coldly to Kagome. Please forgive me Kagome, but I have to do this. for you. "Kagome, go home. We don't need you here any more."
Kagome's breath shortened and Shippo struggled form her tight grasp. Her body was slightly trembling and she clenched her teeth. What was this feeling? Oh yeah, it was her heart being ripped from her chest, leaving a bloody hole in its wake. She could feel the pain spread, pushing tears to her eyes. Inuyasha saw her pain her suffering, but eh wouldn't back down. This was for her own good.
"You bastard!" Sango hollered and struggled under Miroku's hands. "What the hell do you think your doing! You can't do this!"
Inuyasha barely noticed her. "Kikyou's joining us Kagome, there's no need for you anymore."
There's no need for you anymore. She'd never thought she'd hear those words in her entire life. She stood slowly, legs shaking. She looked him straight in the eye, never wavering. He put up walls, he wouldn't let her in. she was consciously aware of Sango threatening Inuyasha, and Shippo practically snarling in front of her. She even saw the glint of joy in Kikyou's eyes. But all that mattered was him.
"You don't mean that..." she whispered.
It was tearing him up inside, hell he could have wept in pain, but he wouldn't. "I do."
No! No it wasn't true! Kagome fisted her hands. No it's not true. Can't be. She wont let it "So that's it? That's all you have to say? After all we've been though, all we've done? Together? Your just going to push me aside me like a piece of garbage?" Inuyasha would have winced at her harsh hurt tone but stood tall. "That's all I was to you, wasn't I? Your damn shard detector!"
"Yes, that's all you were!" he spat. If she didn't leave soon, if she didn't take her pain else where, he just might fall.
Her spine stiffened in hurt and anger, and her eyes snapped heatedly. She stepped up to him, challenging him. He could see her unshed tears. "Is that right? So I guess saving your ass from spells and death was all a waste of my time. If all you wanted was the shards and your frozen bitch, all you had to do was say so." Kikyou stiffened behind him. Sango and Miroku paused and Shippo let his tears spill.
Inuyasha met her gaze, masking his hurt. He deserved this he reminded himself. He deserved all of it. Kagome saw he wasn't backing down and her resolve wavered. She needed to get out of there. She turned to her real friends. She gazed to each of them, her face softening.
"I'll miss you guys, I really will," she whispered. Sango shook her head and wrapped her in a hug. She broke away sobbing and Miroku came forward. Kagome hugged him too, and even gave him a kiss on the cheek. Shippo came flying into her arms wailing.
"You can't leave! Please don't leave me with him! Please Okaa-san!" he cried, almost breaking her façade. She smoothed his hair.
"Don't worry Shippo, you still have Sango and Miroku and Kirara. Just know I love you all." Kagome set him in Sango's arms and turned back around.
"What about your stuff?" Miroku asked.
"Keep it, I wont need it." She walked past inuyasha, each step tearing her insides. She stopped next to Kikyou, not even looking at her. She slipped the vial for the shards from her neck and opened it. She shook t into her hand and stared at them. They glowed a pretty purple, pure at her touch. She frowned at it. All of this, just for a stupid jewel. There were four in her palm.
"Well hand them over," Inuyasha hissed. Kagome turned and laid the shards in Kikyou's waiting hand. She took one last look at Inuyasha. Him, most of all she was going to miss. And it made her sick to know he'd be here with his beloved Kikyou, hunting the shards.
"Good bye Inuyasha," and she spat at his feet. She ignored the gasps of her friends and stalked out of the hut. No one noticed the tear slip, or the faint glow form her hand, where she had slipped a shard between her fingers. Not even Kikyou. She came upon the well, the well that sat between times. She rested a hand on it, quivering slightly in emotion. She gripped the rim hard. As much as she was mad, she was hurt, painful hurt that changed a person. For what she didn't know. But there was one thing she knew for sure as a tear slipped onto the well and she jumped in. this wasn't over.
:::::::hm, not too bad, a bit short, but im working on it. Tell me what you think. Should I go on? Cause I have some plans here if you want me to. Tell me!!!!::::::::::