A/N: So, here I am again, doing ANOTHER Inuyasha fic. (I have two more lined up after this, I am defiantly obsessed.) But, as always, the tone of this one is different than the previous ones.
This fiction deals with the Kikyou/Inuyasha/Kagome love triangle, but for those who hate Kikyou, I beg you to try to read, since it's painfully obvious who I'm going to make get together in the end anyway.
This fanfic revolves around events that occur in Inuyasha episodes 147 and 148. You don't have to have seen them to understand, but any Inuyasha fan should see them, but they are some of my FAVS! (They air on May 10 and May 24 on Adult Swim, if you haven't seen them yet.)
It's much easier to catch my "OMG!" moment before it happens if you've seen them and know them fairly well, however.
Lie to Me
Chapter 1: The Tragic Tale Begins
"Inuyasha!" Kikyou screamed, her bow drawn as she saw him, gliding through the woods with a smirk of malice on his face, the Shikon no Tama in hand.
He heard her voice, and turned, both of them glaring at each other with eyes full of spite, full of so much hatred. Those eyes! Kikyou cursed herself for once believing she saw love in those amber pools. I believed in you…I really believed in you! She thought, bubbles of malice welling up within her.
As he turned away, no doubt to make his escape, Kikyou yelled once more, "Inuyasha!" and released the sealing arrow.
As if it was traveling slowly, the arrow found its home—in Inuyasha's chest, pinning him to the tree as he yelped in surprise, a gasp escaping the silver haired hanyou as the Shikon no Tama flew from his hand. He groped at the air, trying to get it back, but it fell to the ground with a plink…right in front of Kikyou, the woman he had loved.
Her dark eyes were still set in hate, and her hands still held the bow after she released the arrow. Inuyasha couldn't help but stare in shock at her, so used to her soft, needing eyes, that now looked as if they could turn something to stone. He didn't notice the deep wound on her shoulder as he reached for her. "Ki…Kikyou…how could you…"
Kikyou turned away from him, falling to her knees in front of the Shikon no Tama, the pain filling her up as the blood only continued to flow from the wound he, the one who had tricked her into loving him, had inflicted upon her. She slowly picked up the pink jewel, its glowing, purified aura now tainted, glad, at least, that it was safe.
The villagers gathered around their miko, gasping at her wound. She hardly noticed them, feeling numb from her ordeal, until a small voice pierced her thoughts. "Kikyou onee-sama!" her younger sister Kaede cried, running up to her with the bandage over her eye that she lost in the battle with the youkai a few days earlier. She gasped as she saw all the blood around her sister. "Onee-sama! Those injuries—"
Kikyou only glanced once more at the hanyou sealed to Goshinboku, now looking peaceful under the spell of sleep. She felt herself weakening, wanting to give in to tears as she thought only hours before, she believed that today she would seal her happiness with him…and actually be able to live with him, giving up her life as a miko…
But how wrong she was! Just when she let her guard down, he decided to use that opportunity to attack her and take the Shikon no Tama! All his words were lies! That feeling of love she thought she had was foolishness from living a lonely life all this time. Tsubaki was right…mikos had to give up loving any man, because love lead to disaster…and death.
But death didn't matter anymore. At least death would release the pain on Kikyou's heart.
Kikyou glanced back at the Shikon no Tama, the small object that had caused all this to begin. "The Shikon no Tama…it was all for this…" she cringed once more as new pain filled her from her wound, knowing that her time was short.
The miko glanced once more at her young sister, knowing she was the only one who could help her now. "Listen Kaede…the Shikon no Tama…you must burn it with my body…So it won't fall into the hands of evil again…"
Her body was fading…her time had come…Kikyou held the Shikon no Tama to her chest, wanting to take it with her to the afterlife, as she closed her eyes, stiffening once more in the pain…and then felt herself falling…falling…and her last thought was of the hanyou…and all the happy memories they had shared…before she found out he was a traitor…
Inuyasha…
Fifty years later, Kikyou's reincarnation, Kagome sighed as she walked through the woods, lost in her thoughts her and her friends traveled on. She wasn't paying attention to Miroku, Sango, or Shippou; her thoughts were on the silver-haired hanyou in front of her.
He was always an interesting sight to see. Inuyasha had unusual claws and fangs, with amber eyes and silver hair, and the adorable dog ears on top of his head. Besides the ears, mostly when people first met him, they thought him as a scary, uncontrollable monster because of his appearance.
In truth, that's what Kagome had first thought of him as well, after she had released him from Goshinboku almost a year before. Once he had disposed of the centipede, he had attacked her, because she had smelled like Kikyou, his former love and the woman that had killed him. Of course, a well placed kotodama rosary had taken care of that.
At first she had thought him, annoying, selfish, violent, bad-tempered, and many other things, but soon, as she learned more about him, Kagome realized he was just deeply hurt from what had happened between him and Kikyou, and he was really a sensitive person…sometimes.
Once she realized that, it was only a matter of time before she fell in love with him.
But her love was unrequited, Kagome knew that much. Inuyasha still loved Kikyou, or at least, still cared for her. She didn't know what happened fifty years ago other than Naraku had tricked them into believing the other betrayed them. And thought Kagome hated it, she was jealous of Kikyou because Inuyasha still felt he had an obligation to her, at least.
I know I should feel this way, but I can't help it…I can't help but feel jealous because I love him so much…
It was then Inuyasha noticed that Kagome was looking at him, he turned around and raised an eyebrow. "What are you staring at?" he demanded.
She quickly covered it up. "Oh, nothing! Just some crazy thoughts, that's all!"
But the hanyou wouldn't believe it.Hemarched over to her, wanting to know what she had thought."You were looking at me funny, what is it?"
"Nothing!" Kagome shot back, before they both erupted into another fight.
"Tell me!"
"No!"
"You better tell me, Kagome!"
"No!"
"Why were you looking at me like that?"
"Sit!"
With a loud thunk, the hanyou fell once again to the ground, Kagome storming off, feeling worse than she did before. I bet he never got into fights like this with Kikyou…
"You two should knock it off." Miroku said, bending over the still-sat Inuyasha. "Can't you both feel that there's a ton of youkai nearby?"
Kagome abruptly stopped her self-pitying thoughts and looked back at the monk. "Youkai…"
"Is it a trap by Naraku?" Sango asked, keeping Hiraikotsu ready in case of an attack.
Inuyasha, who popped up after the sit command had been released said, "I don't think so. There's something else out there too…" He sniffed around the forest, suddenly growing tense as he kept his eyes towards the large tree in the distance.
Kagome knew why he was so tense when Kikyou emerged from behind a large, old tree, her face stoic as always. "I've been waiting for you, Inuyasha." The dead miko said calmly. "I have some information for you, about Naraku."
Kagome's eyes fell, hating it that a minute before she had been thinking about Kikyou and Inuyasha, and here she was. Inuyasha glanced back at Kagome, before turning back to Kikyou. "What information do you have, Kikyou?"
Almost hesitantly, the miko replied, "Naraku is trying to gather the Shikon shards. He already went after the young exterminator, and the wolf youkai."
Sango gasped, looking frightened. "Kohaku?"
Turning to Sango, Kikyou assured her. "Your brother is safe, as is the wolf. I made sure that Naraku wouldn't be able to capture them."
While the conversation continued, Kagome sighed. I shouldn't get so worked up like that…Kikyou's only here to provide information, its not like she's going to try to do anything with Inuyasha, but…she glanced at Kikyou while she talked with Inuyasha. I know that deep down, she still cares, if not still loves him…
How could anyone break that bond of love?
Inuyasha took a subtle glance at Kagome once more before telling the miko, "Well, thanks, Kikyou. If you have anything else, just tell us."
Kikyou nodded, her tragic eyes looking upon her former love. "I will wait for you beyond the Time Tree, Inuyasha."
"What?" he asked, bemused, not expecting that.
Kikyou reached out and touched the old tree behind her, glancing up into its leafy branches. "This is a Time Tree, like Goshinboku at the village. They are rare, but they can grow anywhere. Because of my link to Kagome and her world, the Time Tree interferes with my soul, making it impossible for Naraku to spy on me if I am close to one."
"Oh." The hanyou replied, looking a bit uncomfortable at having to talk to the former woman he loved while Kagome was right next to him.
Kagome, on the other hand, was looking at the Time Tree, fascinated. I didn't know that…perhaps that's why she goes to Goshinboku in the village so much when she has to tell Inuyasha something…yet it didn't make her heart feel any better.
Suddenly, Shippou cried, "Youkai!" when Kikyou was just about to leave. There was a large, white tiger-like youkai snarling at them from behind a few shrubs, its eyes wild with anger…and the youkai had a purple hue floating around it; obviously possessed.
"Naraku's angry since he cannot see what I said, and he knows it's important!" Kikyou drew her bow just as it attacked.
Inuyasha was the first to strike, raising his sword and crying, "Kaze no Kizu!" the white tiger jumped away in the nick of time, slamming into Kirara. The nekomata fought back, with the tiger snapping and growling at her madly.
Sango threw her Hiraikotsu, but it did no good, the tiger jumped away anyway, heading this time for Kagome. She didn't have time to draw her bow and screamed as it got closer.
It all happened in a second, Inuyasha yelled, "Kagome!" and jumped forward to cover her body, while Kikyou let a purity arrow loose, filled with her miko purification powers.
The tiger had just barely pounced on them, knocking them back as Kikyou's arrow embedded itself into the animal's shoulder, the pink energy exploding from the arrow, and blowing the tiger to bits. Since it had pushed Inuyasha and Kagome back before it had disintegrated, the pink energy knocked them back as well.
Kagome had her eyes closed as she felt herself slam into the Time Tree, pink energy filling her vision as she lost consciousness…
Someone was calling her as her thoughts were hazy. "Onee-sama…"
All Kagome knew was she ached all over, and felt as if she was floating. Her last memory was of Inuyasha trying to block her from the tigers attack as it pounced…
"Onee-sama…" that voice sounded like a concerned young girl, and now she felt hands on her shoulders, trying to wake her up.
"Kikyou onee-sama, are you all right?" Kagome wondered why the girl had called her Kikyou as she decided to open her eyes, finding herself on the floor in a wooden hut at dawn, the small, black haired girl dressed in a yellow child's yukata bending over her. Kagome could have sworn she knew the girl's face somehow, but couldn't place it.
"Onee-sama, are you all right? You suddenly collapsed." The girl said, her brown eyes wide, concerned.
Kagome wanted to tell the small girl that she was mistaken, and that she didn't have a little sister, but the first thought that came to her head was "Where's Inuyasha?"
The small girl looked at her with a puzzled expression on her face. "I don't know who're talking about, Kikyou onee-sama. Did the early start get to you?"
Kagome was now annoyed, and put a hand to her forehead, starting, "Listen, I don't know why you keep confusing me for her, but I am definitely not—" She noticed something in the corner of her eye. White fabric…white fabric from her sleeve. Kagome looked down, she was wearing a miko outfit…Kikyou's miko outfit.
What? She felt her hair. It was longer, darker, in the same style as Kikyou's.
What's going on? I'm not—! She ran over to the wooden bucket of water near the two mattresses in the middle of the room and looked down at the reflection in the water with eyes as wide as dinner plates.
"Onee-sama?" the girl asked, puzzled at her actions.
"…Kikyou…" Kagome finished, the dead miko's face staring back at her with wide eyes in the water.
I…I'm Kikyou…Fifty years ago!
A/N: Well, now that that's out of the way, I'm sure you can go decipher my vague summary now. I just like giving reader's surprises, so I have vague summaries.
This is all based off the fansubbed version of episodes 147 and 148, told through Kagome's eyes as Kikyou. Once again, I hope you all decide to continue reading, because Ihave a few suprises up my sleeve!;)
And I appreciate reviews as well, you know!