Lost Senses
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Inuyasha's P.O.V
I run. Fast and silent, I let my senses expand to all that surrounds me. I feel the wind, hear the rustle of animals, smell the life of the forest. No youkai tonight, no wild demons to help chase away this pain. Pushing for a burst of power, I leap for the branches of the tree. I crouch there digging my claws into the bark and my face towards the moon. Three years she's been gone and though I've kept myself busy, there's some nights I swear I can hear her calling for me. Feel her soul reaching to connect with mine. How I wish I could hold her. Bury my nose in the crook of her neck and just inhale the essence of her.
I let my mind take over. Recall the way her eyes would light up in laughter. The way they would tense up along with her body when she got angry. The weight of her on my back. The feel of her hair against my cheek as she laid her head on my shoulder. How she stood so tall with a bow in her hands. The feel of her fingers as she bandaged my wounds.
Her voice. The way it chattered away in my ears, tickling the insides. How it rose in excitement and quieted with sadness. The way she would scream my name in danger, or relief. How she could soothe even the demon in me. Her voice, her body, her soul. The only person besides my mother that has ever truly accepted me.
I relay on my memories to keep her close to me. All the sounds, the smells, the looks. There are so many textures to Kagome but without her, my senses are not complete. I'm not complete. She took the best part of me with her. I hope she knows that. Knows that I have never given up and every three days, I check that damn well. That every night, even with the new moon and me human, I stare up at the sky. Take hope that five hundred years in the future, maybe she is too. I say the same words over and over before I close my eyes. Remember your promise, Kagome. You're supposed to be by my side. Now come home so I can protect you.
A/N: I wanted to finish this before the end of the anime, but that's not going to happen. I hope I got Inuyasha right. He is hard to write for. FanfictiOnaddict, here's some more.
