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This is a one-shot and is complete ! and just a warning it IS sad ! THIS IS NOT A HAPPY STORY, lol. Just a warning. Enjoy !

It was over, finally they had completed the mission that bound them together :
K I L L N A R A K U
And they had done it.

But was it really worth it ?
Was the glory of the triumph,
Worth the agony of the loss ?
You killed him to save,
You killed him to avenge,
The ones he had hurt so much.
But,
Not everyone wants to be saved,
Not everyone wants to be avenged.
Now you must pay the price,
For sticking your nose where it doesn't belong.

But there was a tremendous loss . . . One not even the gain could redeem. He had lost his friends in battle, strong though they were, they were still only human. Now, the only woman who had cared for him, accepted him, was dying. He could practically feel her life ebbing away from him, as her blood sickingly coated her normal and lively scent. He had failed. This was all his fault. He had sworn to protect her, even if the cost was his own life, a vow he failed to keep.
"I'm sorry." He whispered.

Sorry ?
Your sorry hanyou ?
Well, its a little late, don't you think ?
You failed,
And look what it cost her.

She smiled, assuring him everything was okay, but it wasn't, she was dying.
"Don't be . . . You tried, and it-it doesn't hurt so much . . . Anymore. Be-before you go, I-I have to tell you something," He winced as her face contorted in pain, pain he was supposed to prevent.
"Don't move, you'll be alright, I promise." She snorted,
"Don't . . . make a - a promise you can't . . . keep." She sighed, "So . . . This is dying . . ." He visibly tensed at her words, she couldn't die, not now, not when they had come so far, even fate couldn't be that cruel. "Its okay, I - I'll always be with you," She lifted a blood stained hand and place it just over his heart, "right here, I-I love you InuYasha."
His breath hitched in his throat at this. No, she couldn't love him, its not fair . . . His life belonged to another priestess, a dead priestess. Even if it didn't, he couldn't voice his feelings, his pride wouldn't allow it.

Keh, Pride ?
Pride's what got you in this boat,
And still you cower behind it ?
She's dying, hanyou,
Make every second count.
Tell her how you feel,
Doesn't she deserve even that,
In her last minutes ?

She saw him freeze, felt him tense, and saw the uncertainty in his eyes. Just as she'd thought, he didn't love her she thought just maybe . . . Maybe she could change his mind, but no, there was no room in his heart for her. She summoned all the energy she could muster and lifted her hand to his cheek, she didn't have long. She knew it, he knew it, it was time to go. They locked gazes, for the last time, cloudy brown, to fiery amber, this was the goodbye . . . This was his last chance . . .

Tell her ! Tell her !
Stupid fool,
Can't you see,
Time is short,
She can only wait for so long . . .

She smiled and closed her eyes, refusing to let the heartache show. Just a few moments and the pain would be gone . . . No more pain . . .

Her hand fell.
Her body went limp.
Her ragged breathing ceased to exist.

She was gone.

Stupid hanyou,
What did she ever do to you ?
She needed to know she was loved,
That she would be missed
And you denied her even that ?
Stupid hanyou,
You failed her,
Again.

End.

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Told you it was sad …

Tairoru