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last night, I decided to work on a story of mine. it used to be an Inuyasha fan fiction, but as the characters developed, it branched off. anyhow, when I finished and re-read the scene I wrote, I was so amazed with how well it turned out that I've decided to post it here, for everyone to enjoy!
here's a brief summary of the events leading up to the scene: Kyo, the... erh... spirit of a warrior from feudal Japan (it's still feudal Japan, to letcha know), just found out that the love of his life, Yudachi, was killed and he can never see her again. Yudachi was killed by Amaya, who used to have a thing with Kyo. Amaya is also dead, living on earth as a spirit.
the scene is from Amaya's point of view. aaaand....action!

At first, I hadn't realized what I had done to Yudachi. I thought that I had barely inflicted any sort of damage on her at all. But when her eyes went blank and the blood started pouring, I ran. My mind blanked out, only holding onto the hopes that I wouldn't get caught. Hopefully, I thought, nobody would find her until it was too late.

I killed Yudachi for a very bad reason. I only wanted her to shut up. She was flying off the handle with her insults, and I couldn't handle it. Nothing much upset me anymore, but Yudachi just pushed it too far. Before I had time to think, I whipped out a knife and slashed her across the chest.
After fleeing, I ended up in a place I'd never thought I would see again. A village courtyard, long abandoned over hundreds of years. It was the place I'd first met Yuki. The place I'd made my best friend. The willow tree in the courtyard was almost large enough to cover the whole place now, as it had not been tended to in so long. I ran to the very centre of the tree, falling against it's trunk and sobbing. "What have I done?! There's no way Kyo will ever forgive me now!" I wailed, burying my face in my hands.

I cried for hours and hours, until I couldn't cry anymore. I sat silently under the branches, which swayed mournfully in a gentle wind. It was starting to get dark, and the cold was creeping toward me, though I wouldn't feel it anyhow. "I won't be able to stay here. I'm going straight to hell. I blew my second chance sky-high..." I sighed, staring at the ground in front of me.
As soon as I finished that sentance, somebody seemed to appear out of nowhere in front of me. Wearing all black, an incredibly hateful aura surrounding them. I looked up to make direct eye contact with Kyo, who stared at me bitterly. "You..." he said shortly, trailing off as though he had more to say to me.
I kept my mouth shut, my bottom lip quivering slightly in anticipation of the worst. I knew he was angry with me, more so than words could explain.
"What...did you do...?" he asked, motioning for me to stand up.
I did so, still remaining silent.
"You ruined my life, Amaya! And I did not even have a life to begin with! Yudachi can never come back thanks to you! I will never see her AGAIN!" he yelled, tears forming in his eyes.
"K-Kyo..." I stammered, my eyes wide. Without letting me finish, he raised his hand, bringing it down with such force on my cheek that it knocked me over. I fell backwards, a shocked expression glued to my face.
"You killed her!" he wailed, falling to his knees as I hit the ground.
I sat up, my hand over my face where he had hit me. "I don't suppose you'll let me explain..." I muttered, frowning slightly. I hated to see him upset, especially at me.
"What is there to explain?!" he asked loudly, jumping up again.
"nothing, I guess...I blew my chances, I..." I trailed off, choking on my tears.
Kyo decided not to listen to me, drawing his sword. long and dangerously sharp, I knew it had my name written all over it.
"You don't know how it feels to lose someone like this! You may say you know but you have no idea!" he yelled, running toward me.
I braced myself for the impact, which I assumed would be painful. Kyo had the kind of power to make me feel not only the pain of the cut, but the pain he was going through. Losing Yudachi was killing his soul, as the rest of him was already dead to begin with.
He struck me with the sword, right where I had wounded Yudachi. As the steel ripped through me, I felt immense power from the tip of the blade. Kyo intended to cause me the maximum ammount of pain.
My eyes widened again as my mouth dropped open, and I had a hard time to keep myself from screaming in pain.
Kyo fell to the ground weakly; hurting me had taken all his power. He landed on his face, sobbing into the grass. "I hate you Amaya! You have caused me so much pain! I wish you would just disappear forever! I never want to see you again" he cried, closing his eyes tightly.
I ignored the blood and the pain, pulling myself over to him. I wrapped my arms around him, knowing how much he was going through. "Kyo... I wanted to say... I am so, so sorry. I didn't even mean to kill her. I just... I can't stand you being unhappy, Kyo... I wish I could change what I did but I can't...!" I said, pulling him up.
He opened his eyes, looking into mine, and I saw the heartbreaking agony behind them. "How could I ever forgive you? You ripped my heart out a hundred years ago... And now you have done it again, just when it was starting to heal" he said sadly, wiping away his tears.
I smiled weakly, sniffling, "I suppose there is no way or reason for you to trust me again..."