Theme: #91 Nerve

Genre: Hurt/Angst

Rating: K+

Word Count: 200

Warning: Character death continued.

Summary: Tensaiga won't work

A/N: It's going to be a dramatic, angsty piece with some romance…sadness before joy. Originally posted on LJ 6/8/2010

Disclaimer: I do not own anything but my own cracked imagination


Sesshoumaru watched as her heart stopped beating. She had died from the attack meant for him.

He reached for Tensaiga and prayed to whatever kami was listening that it would work; but no matter how earnest his desire, the fang remained dormant in his regenerated left hand. In his disgust, he plunged it into the earth near her listless form. "Useless."

Glancing around, he saw the shock and disbelief in the others eyes. The core of their tachi was gone; killed by the very same creature she helped vanquish not minutes ago.

If anyone deserved to be saved it was Kagome. 'The nerve of the kami to refuse her a chance at life after everything she went through for the good of man and youkai alike.' the daiyoukai fumed silently.

His own heart was burdened with conflicting emotions. He was still annoyed that she had put herself in that position; and yet, he was also torn by an overwhelming feeling of guilt and sorrow because of her loss.

Her final words replayed in his mind and they stung. She was the only one who truly understood him and had cared. It should not have ended this way.

"Naze anata wa?"