Kagome sat at the well staring into it, her grey-blue eyes showing all the
fear and pain she was feeling deep down in her heart. The task that Kaede
had placed upon her and Inu-Yasha when they first had started out from
Kaede's village so many months ago weighed heavily on her heart. Kagome
couldn't help but place all the blame on herself, if she never fell into
that stupid well Inu-Yasha wouldn't be lying in Kaedes' hut holding onto
his last ounce of strength, his last ounce of live.
From the distance, she heard Sango calling for her, Kagome turned to see Sango running up the hill with incredible speed. When Sango reached the top of the hill, she looked deeply into Kagomes eyes and saw the fear, shame and doubt in her eyes.
"Kagome it isn't your fault Inu-Yasha was hurt, he knew the risks he was taking when he and you started to look for the shikon jewel shards, you can't blame yourself, he needs you now Kagome."
"Sango I can't face him, I can't look into those amber eyes anymore. He is dying because of me, I awoke him, he was defending me, it's my fault, and if I was a fighter like you then he wouldn't have had to be there." As she said all this tears started to form and dripped slowly down her cheek to drop slowly to the ground.
Sango wrapped Kagome in her arms, whispering quietly in her ear as Kagomes tears continued to fall. "Kagome you love him don't you, why can't you admit it? I mean you are right he could possibly die tonight, why not tell him and spend this one night with him?"
Kagome looked deep into her friends' eyes, with her red eyes and tear stained cheeks. She stared for what seemed ages to Sango, how her heart wept for Kagome, seeing all her fears and dreams dying before her. In Kagomes eyes, she noticed all her hope had faded from her. "Kagome go see him I beg you."
At that Kagome looked at Sango and nodded and took off towards Kaedes' hut, the wind against her face drying the tears that where left, she ran, ran with all her heart she had to see Inu-Yasha, her only love.
~ Inside Kaedes' Hut ~
Inu-Yasha was lying on the small bed, herbal medicines and tonics lay scattered on the small table to the right of him, he seemed asleep to Kagome. She thought he looked so peaceful in his sleep, his chest was soaked in blood soaked bandages, his legs and arms contained deep gashes. Just upon looking at him her tears started to fall, she was startled by Inu- Yasha's voice. "Stop crying wench!" It hurt Kagome to hear him speak his voice was so raspy and weak.
Kagome quietly walked to his bedside, sat down by him and slowly reached out for his hand. He smiled a very weak smile; she knew it was just a show, him trying to look big and tough in front of her. With every movement, his eyes flickered with pain, those soft large amber eyes that always consumed her when she looked into them. Inu-Yahsa for the first time in his life saw the pain in another, not physical pain but one of loss, of defeat. He slowly raised his hand up to her face and traced it out as a small tear rolled off her eyelash to drop onto his cut hand.
From the distance, she heard Sango calling for her, Kagome turned to see Sango running up the hill with incredible speed. When Sango reached the top of the hill, she looked deeply into Kagomes eyes and saw the fear, shame and doubt in her eyes.
"Kagome it isn't your fault Inu-Yasha was hurt, he knew the risks he was taking when he and you started to look for the shikon jewel shards, you can't blame yourself, he needs you now Kagome."
"Sango I can't face him, I can't look into those amber eyes anymore. He is dying because of me, I awoke him, he was defending me, it's my fault, and if I was a fighter like you then he wouldn't have had to be there." As she said all this tears started to form and dripped slowly down her cheek to drop slowly to the ground.
Sango wrapped Kagome in her arms, whispering quietly in her ear as Kagomes tears continued to fall. "Kagome you love him don't you, why can't you admit it? I mean you are right he could possibly die tonight, why not tell him and spend this one night with him?"
Kagome looked deep into her friends' eyes, with her red eyes and tear stained cheeks. She stared for what seemed ages to Sango, how her heart wept for Kagome, seeing all her fears and dreams dying before her. In Kagomes eyes, she noticed all her hope had faded from her. "Kagome go see him I beg you."
At that Kagome looked at Sango and nodded and took off towards Kaedes' hut, the wind against her face drying the tears that where left, she ran, ran with all her heart she had to see Inu-Yasha, her only love.
~ Inside Kaedes' Hut ~
Inu-Yasha was lying on the small bed, herbal medicines and tonics lay scattered on the small table to the right of him, he seemed asleep to Kagome. She thought he looked so peaceful in his sleep, his chest was soaked in blood soaked bandages, his legs and arms contained deep gashes. Just upon looking at him her tears started to fall, she was startled by Inu- Yasha's voice. "Stop crying wench!" It hurt Kagome to hear him speak his voice was so raspy and weak.
Kagome quietly walked to his bedside, sat down by him and slowly reached out for his hand. He smiled a very weak smile; she knew it was just a show, him trying to look big and tough in front of her. With every movement, his eyes flickered with pain, those soft large amber eyes that always consumed her when she looked into them. Inu-Yahsa for the first time in his life saw the pain in another, not physical pain but one of loss, of defeat. He slowly raised his hand up to her face and traced it out as a small tear rolled off her eyelash to drop onto his cut hand.