Mmm... Lovely. It's full of such sadistic imagery it almost makes you like Naraku. It kind of gives me the image of a cat who insists that the dead rat laid at your feet should be cherished rather then 'ewed' over and thrown away.

I also like the symbolic imagery of sunsets and dusk, no matter if you meant it or not. Red as love or red as anger/hate/blood and then the descent of Kikyou's enjoyment of sunsets into despair mirroring the fading sunset itself. Very well put together, IMO.

/fangirl moment