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Roku
Naraku walked over to the unconscious half-demon. Now he would kill him. He walked steadily toward him and looked down at the limp figure.
"Die, Inu Yasha. I will show you the true power of Naraku, the greatest of all demons."
The darkness faded and Inu Yasha looked down at the wet grass beneath him. He could feel his blood escape his strong body and he heard Naraku's words slither in his ears. He had blacked out when Omodasu tried to stab him, but he was in a different place now.
' Where am I?'
"Inu Yasha!!!"
His body shot up from the ground and he began to run towards the voice. He heard Naraku' body fall to the damp earth, but he did not falter. He ran even faster now and saw Kagura approaching the frozen girl. She was obviously still in shock from killing their enemy and gave no thought to anything else. Inu Yasha tackled her and she screamed in pain as his claws dug in to her tiny waist.
Kagura's eyes widened, but before she could escape Inu Yasha had unleashed the wind scar and she disintegrated into ashes. Kagome lay unconscious, sprawled out and covered with blood and dirt. Sango and Miroku gawked at the hanyou breathing heavily and leaning on his sword.
"Inu Yasha, I- I've never seen you fight like that. Your were so fast that it seemed like time had frozen for you."
The hanyou disregarded Miroku's words and turned to Kagome. Her face was wrinkled in pain and he picked her up slowly. He could still smell the life in her, and her body warmed his cold one. He ran with her until he came upon her bag that she had left in hiding. Shippo had caught up to them and looked at her mournfully. He made her a small pillow of leaves while Sango prepared to dress her wounds. Inu Yasha and Miroku looked away as the miko's shirt was pulled up. Sango looked back at Inu Yasha when she saw all the claw marks.
' At least she's alive. She will heal, but it is best not to tell Inu Yasha about this.'
Kagome opened her eyes slowly. She felt so groggy and her vision was blurred. As it cleared, she saw that she was lying on the ground.
' Ooh, I'm so warm.'
She wrapped Inu Yasha's haori tighter around her and breathed in his smell. A clawed hand patted her shoulder and she looked up with bewildered eyes at the serious face looking down at her. The golden eyes were trembling and she could see him holding back tears. She sat up and smiled at him nonchalantly.
"How are you doing? Thanks for letting me borrow your jacket." She put her hand on his shoulder instinctively and he broke down.
"Kagome, I was so afraid that I lost you." His muscular arms wrapped around her shoulders and she commiserated with him.
"What's the matter? I was just a little out of it. You saved my life. A little bruise is nothing to get upset about."
"Don't ever leave me again. I can't live without you."
Kagome's chocolate eyes widened but she didn't push him away; she never did. She whispered softly in his ear, "I never will. And even if I was forced to, I would find some way back."
He pulled back and looked at her in horror. Her innocence showed in a gentle smile. Her hair was blowing and she looked even more beautiful than ever. She blushed a little and laughed unexpectedly.
"Don't I always? Even when you took away my shards, I came back."
Inu Yasha lightened up a little. "I guess I'll never be able to get rid of you!" he laughed. She was happy to see that he was back to his usual, mean self.
Sango looked over at the couple laughing with each other. They seemed to be in a separate world and all that they needed was each other. Miroku walked past and saw her bend over to pick up two cups of tea for her friends. She felt him grab her and blushed, but shrugged to herself and stood up. He knew that the slap was coming but instead he felt her warm lips on his cheek. She laughed when his cringing turned into astonishment and he raised his eyebrows at her.
"Well you're certainly in good spirits." He grabbed her waist and pulled it to his side as she began to bring the drinks over to Kagome and Inu Yasha. Miroku grabbed one and began to walk into the forest with the woman. She surrendered and took a sip of the hot liquid.
Inu Yasha felt a wind blow and he knew that Kikyo was approaching. He looked at Kagome but her face was turned to the ground. She had seen the soul collectors.
' And now he'll leave me.'
A sharp nail lifted up her chin and Inu Yasha could see the pain and suffering in her eyes. Her eyes always told him everything. He loved to look at them. They were so big and beautiful. The depth of them was eternal and he wanted to gaze into them and discover what was hiding beneath the shadows.
' Kikyo could never be Kagome.'
"I have to leave here." Kagome's hands went up and covered her face. She gasped for air, unable to control her emotions. "Will you come with me?"
She looked at him in surprise and collapsed into his wide chest. He was so warm and she knew that this is where she was supposed to be. He helped her stand and she closed her arms around his shoulders.
Kikyo looked at them running and gasped in shock. She looked at Inu Yasha with evil eyes, but her cold stare turned to Kagome on his back. She hated that girl. She was just a child.
"You belong to me, Inu Yasha. No one else."
She shot an arrow towards Kagome's back, but it suddenly stopped just as it was about to hit Kagome. It dissolved into nothingness and she knew then that it was too late.
' She is too pure to even hit. How can that be? Even I cannot survive a blow from a sacred arrow.'
Inu Yasha jumped into the air easily. Kagome squealed with even more joy than Omodasu had. She laughed and he landed on a tree branch. She stood precariously on the thin limb and Inu Yasha grabbed on to her hands when she lost her balance.
"Inu Yasha, I'm glad that you're happy. It's good to see you smiling."
"Hold on tight. I promise that I won't let you go."
They looked at each other, holding hands and standing on the tree limb for a few moments. Inu Yasha felt even stronger than he ever had. He leapt straight up into the starry sky. Kagome felt herself flying and looked down. The trees shrunk beneath her quickly and her heart skipped a beat. Inu Yasha stared at her and she smiled ecstatically at him.
' Finally he loves me!'
She let go of his hands, and before she had a chance to fall, she wrapped her arms around Inu Yasha's neck. He loved her silken hair on his neck. He could feel her heart beat against his and he put his chin on her shoulder. Both of them felt like they would never return to the ground. All time seemed to freeze and each movement of hair was in slow motion.
"Will we ever fall?"
"No. Even gravity couldn't separate us."
Sango and Miroku looked up. They were watching the two in the sky. At this point they looked like just another star, but they knew better. Miroku stared at Sango happily. She was more than just someone to bear his children. She was a woman, a friend, a partner. His arm wrapped around her and just as he was about to make a move, Shippo jumped on his lap.
"Where are Inu Yasha and Kagome? I can see a demon in the sky." The little kitsune pointed in towards the object in the sky and looked at the startled Sango and Miroku. He always had a way of popping up at the worst times.
"What are we going to do? What if they have already been attacked?"
"Shippo, that's Inu Yasha and Kagome."
"Huh?" Shippo's mouth was open and he looked really confused. He knew that he wasn't getting any answers, so he just watched them float gracefully down.
Inu Yasha looked at Kagome making breakfast. She glanced up at him, but ignored him casually. Sango and Miroku peeped at each other slyly while packing up their futons.
"Kagome, I saw you and Inu Yasha in the sky last night." Kagome blushed and Inu Yasha was about to punch the demon, but he ran into her hair and hid. Once he worked up the courage to come out, he continued, "At first I thought that you were a demon, but then Sango and Miroku told me it was you." Inu Yasha lifted Miroku up by his collar and growled at him. " What were you doing? Did he kiss you, Kagome?" Kagome turned even redder and ran out the door so Inu Yasha wouldn't see her. Shippo got another lump on his head and Miroku breathed a sigh of relief
Roku
Naraku walked over to the unconscious half-demon. Now he would kill him. He walked steadily toward him and looked down at the limp figure.
"Die, Inu Yasha. I will show you the true power of Naraku, the greatest of all demons."
The darkness faded and Inu Yasha looked down at the wet grass beneath him. He could feel his blood escape his strong body and he heard Naraku's words slither in his ears. He had blacked out when Omodasu tried to stab him, but he was in a different place now.
' Where am I?'
"Inu Yasha!!!"
His body shot up from the ground and he began to run towards the voice. He heard Naraku' body fall to the damp earth, but he did not falter. He ran even faster now and saw Kagura approaching the frozen girl. She was obviously still in shock from killing their enemy and gave no thought to anything else. Inu Yasha tackled her and she screamed in pain as his claws dug in to her tiny waist.
Kagura's eyes widened, but before she could escape Inu Yasha had unleashed the wind scar and she disintegrated into ashes. Kagome lay unconscious, sprawled out and covered with blood and dirt. Sango and Miroku gawked at the hanyou breathing heavily and leaning on his sword.
"Inu Yasha, I- I've never seen you fight like that. Your were so fast that it seemed like time had frozen for you."
The hanyou disregarded Miroku's words and turned to Kagome. Her face was wrinkled in pain and he picked her up slowly. He could still smell the life in her, and her body warmed his cold one. He ran with her until he came upon her bag that she had left in hiding. Shippo had caught up to them and looked at her mournfully. He made her a small pillow of leaves while Sango prepared to dress her wounds. Inu Yasha and Miroku looked away as the miko's shirt was pulled up. Sango looked back at Inu Yasha when she saw all the claw marks.
' At least she's alive. She will heal, but it is best not to tell Inu Yasha about this.'
Kagome opened her eyes slowly. She felt so groggy and her vision was blurred. As it cleared, she saw that she was lying on the ground.
' Ooh, I'm so warm.'
She wrapped Inu Yasha's haori tighter around her and breathed in his smell. A clawed hand patted her shoulder and she looked up with bewildered eyes at the serious face looking down at her. The golden eyes were trembling and she could see him holding back tears. She sat up and smiled at him nonchalantly.
"How are you doing? Thanks for letting me borrow your jacket." She put her hand on his shoulder instinctively and he broke down.
"Kagome, I was so afraid that I lost you." His muscular arms wrapped around her shoulders and she commiserated with him.
"What's the matter? I was just a little out of it. You saved my life. A little bruise is nothing to get upset about."
"Don't ever leave me again. I can't live without you."
Kagome's chocolate eyes widened but she didn't push him away; she never did. She whispered softly in his ear, "I never will. And even if I was forced to, I would find some way back."
He pulled back and looked at her in horror. Her innocence showed in a gentle smile. Her hair was blowing and she looked even more beautiful than ever. She blushed a little and laughed unexpectedly.
"Don't I always? Even when you took away my shards, I came back."
Inu Yasha lightened up a little. "I guess I'll never be able to get rid of you!" he laughed. She was happy to see that he was back to his usual, mean self.
Sango looked over at the couple laughing with each other. They seemed to be in a separate world and all that they needed was each other. Miroku walked past and saw her bend over to pick up two cups of tea for her friends. She felt him grab her and blushed, but shrugged to herself and stood up. He knew that the slap was coming but instead he felt her warm lips on his cheek. She laughed when his cringing turned into astonishment and he raised his eyebrows at her.
"Well you're certainly in good spirits." He grabbed her waist and pulled it to his side as she began to bring the drinks over to Kagome and Inu Yasha. Miroku grabbed one and began to walk into the forest with the woman. She surrendered and took a sip of the hot liquid.
Inu Yasha felt a wind blow and he knew that Kikyo was approaching. He looked at Kagome but her face was turned to the ground. She had seen the soul collectors.
' And now he'll leave me.'
A sharp nail lifted up her chin and Inu Yasha could see the pain and suffering in her eyes. Her eyes always told him everything. He loved to look at them. They were so big and beautiful. The depth of them was eternal and he wanted to gaze into them and discover what was hiding beneath the shadows.
' Kikyo could never be Kagome.'
"I have to leave here." Kagome's hands went up and covered her face. She gasped for air, unable to control her emotions. "Will you come with me?"
She looked at him in surprise and collapsed into his wide chest. He was so warm and she knew that this is where she was supposed to be. He helped her stand and she closed her arms around his shoulders.
Kikyo looked at them running and gasped in shock. She looked at Inu Yasha with evil eyes, but her cold stare turned to Kagome on his back. She hated that girl. She was just a child.
"You belong to me, Inu Yasha. No one else."
She shot an arrow towards Kagome's back, but it suddenly stopped just as it was about to hit Kagome. It dissolved into nothingness and she knew then that it was too late.
' She is too pure to even hit. How can that be? Even I cannot survive a blow from a sacred arrow.'
Inu Yasha jumped into the air easily. Kagome squealed with even more joy than Omodasu had. She laughed and he landed on a tree branch. She stood precariously on the thin limb and Inu Yasha grabbed on to her hands when she lost her balance.
"Inu Yasha, I'm glad that you're happy. It's good to see you smiling."
"Hold on tight. I promise that I won't let you go."
They looked at each other, holding hands and standing on the tree limb for a few moments. Inu Yasha felt even stronger than he ever had. He leapt straight up into the starry sky. Kagome felt herself flying and looked down. The trees shrunk beneath her quickly and her heart skipped a beat. Inu Yasha stared at her and she smiled ecstatically at him.
' Finally he loves me!'
She let go of his hands, and before she had a chance to fall, she wrapped her arms around Inu Yasha's neck. He loved her silken hair on his neck. He could feel her heart beat against his and he put his chin on her shoulder. Both of them felt like they would never return to the ground. All time seemed to freeze and each movement of hair was in slow motion.
"Will we ever fall?"
"No. Even gravity couldn't separate us."
Sango and Miroku looked up. They were watching the two in the sky. At this point they looked like just another star, but they knew better. Miroku stared at Sango happily. She was more than just someone to bear his children. She was a woman, a friend, a partner. His arm wrapped around her and just as he was about to make a move, Shippo jumped on his lap.
"Where are Inu Yasha and Kagome? I can see a demon in the sky." The little kitsune pointed in towards the object in the sky and looked at the startled Sango and Miroku. He always had a way of popping up at the worst times.
"What are we going to do? What if they have already been attacked?"
"Shippo, that's Inu Yasha and Kagome."
"Huh?" Shippo's mouth was open and he looked really confused. He knew that he wasn't getting any answers, so he just watched them float gracefully down.
Inu Yasha looked at Kagome making breakfast. She glanced up at him, but ignored him casually. Sango and Miroku peeped at each other slyly while packing up their futons.
"Kagome, I saw you and Inu Yasha in the sky last night." Kagome blushed and Inu Yasha was about to punch the demon, but he ran into her hair and hid. Once he worked up the courage to come out, he continued, "At first I thought that you were a demon, but then Sango and Miroku told me it was you." Inu Yasha lifted Miroku up by his collar and growled at him. " What were you doing? Did he kiss you, Kagome?" Kagome turned even redder and ran out the door so Inu Yasha wouldn't see her. Shippo got another lump on his head and Miroku breathed a sigh of relief