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The faces around her, of the children, they were not familiar. How was she suppose to guess who was behind her, if she did not know them. Then she felt it, a soft hand on her shoulder. She could feel the tips of claws against her skin. His scent came over her, pulling her in.
"Sesshoumaru?"
She turned around and the world around her shifted once again. Feeling rushed through her. She could feel the dirt on her knees, the wind on her hair. Opening her eyes slowly, she saw him. He was there, standing by her as he had said.
Chapter 10 - Her Awakening, My Ending.
As he put his hand on her shoulder, he closed his eyes ready to embrace her power. His body was stiff and still, but his mind was anything but calm. What had just happened? The angel inside her had come out again. But she was not in any danger as he saw it. She was not being attacked by anyone. Was it the flower? Was it hurting her that much? He wondered what the flower could possibly be. He had seen many demon flowers before, but this one was not one. It did not have the same aurora as the others. It looked like such a pure thing, just like Kagome's wings. Then again, neither were as safe as they seemed to be.
After seconds of feeling nothing except Kagome's skin on his hand he opened his eyes. A white glow was in front of him now. He blinked a few times, adjusting his eyes to this light. The same angel as before still stood before him. Sitting on the ground, looking up at him. His eyes met hers, and he noticed, they were different. They were now a bright sky blue color, with a hint of hazel. He did not remember them like this last time.
"Sesshoumaru!" she smiled at him.
They were still staring at each other. Sesshoumaru didn't know what to say or do. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, Im fine."
Kagome didn't reply to his question and her face expression was still the same, blank. He noticed her wings were still there. Last time, they had disappeared. Was something wrong? No, her scent wasn't any different then before. "Kagome?"
Kagome looked up at him, smiled and then nodded. She slowly stood up from the ground. Her knees were covered in dirt. In one hand, she held the flower. It was still glowing a bright color. She brushed the dirt off of her knees and her dress. Sesshoumaru watched, a bit worried. She was acting rather strange.
"..what's going on... why cant I... move.." She was trapped inside a small room. Around her, she could see the world moving and turning. She could see Sesshoumaru, staring down at her. But she couldn't move. Her body wouldn't follow her minds commands. 'Is this a dream?'
Sesshoumaru was about to say something when a strange scent drifted through the air. As it reached him, he grimaced in disgust. It was the scent of rotting corpse. A strong demon auranow covered the sky. Black clouds formed over them and the moon was blocked. The only light was the one coming from Kagome. She was glowing once again.
In front of them, stood Keitaro. His eyes were glowing a deep red color. Fangs could be seen protruding from his lips. His finger nails had grown longer, menacingly pointing at Kagome. "I cant let you take that, girl."
"Sesshoumaru! Sesshoumaru! Help me.. help..." She fell to her knees, tears forming in her eyes. "Sesshoumaru!...I cant move.."
The priest had been possessed by a demon. For how long? Sesshoumaru could not tell. But, how did he not notice this? He should have caught on to this scent from the very beginning. Sesshoumaru looked over to the little girl. She was on the ground, her hands covering her eyes, softly crying. That had to be it. The little girl must have been forced to put a barrier up. That must also be the reason why the people of this village where hiding before.
Sesshoumaru stepped in front of Kagome and brought his sword out. "Who are you," he said calmly.
The demon grinned, "Don't worry. Ull both be dead in a few seconds. Just like all the others."
Out from the demons mouth, came a blast. It had a foul dead smell to it, no doubt it was poisonous. Sesshoumaru readied himself for the attack to reach him.
"No! Please.. no.. let me go!" she screamed out to nothing. She could not be heard. As every second went by before her eyes, she fell deeper into what seemed to be a never ending hole. She saw as everything happened in slow motion. Through her own eyes, only they weren't hers anymore. 'Why cant he notice! why?'
Before the attack hit him, a barrier came around him and Kagome. It protected them from the demons poison. Sesshoumaru lowered his sword and looked back to Kagome. Her glow had become stronger than before.
She began to walk forward. Once she passed Sesshoumaru, she stopped. The barrier fell, and she extended her hand once again. She still held the flower in the other. The demon smirked, "I'll get you this time, girl."
Kagome and the demon attacked at the same time. Their powers met in the middle and exploded into a bright light.
The demon screamed in pain. His arms had been burnt off along with some of the skin on his face. It growled at her. Kagome fired once again and in a second he was reduced to nothing but ash.
Sesshoumaru watched in shock as Kagome killed the demon without a word. He felt someone coming close to him and looked over to find the little girl running towards him. She fell to her knees in front of him, still crying. "Please.." She looked up at him, watery eyes. They were full of fear, but not fear of him. "Help her. Please!" He looked down at her confused.
"What are you talking about?"
More tears fell from her eyes, "Open your eyes. Look through her reflection, and tell me what you see."
Sesshoumaru looked over to where Kagome stood. She turned around to face them both. The little girl ran behind Sesshoumaru and hid. The flower in Kagome's hand turned to ash and drifted away with the wind.
"Amarante?" A small feeling of hope ran through her mind. 'She knows. She can tell its not me.' She reached out of the black hole, out to the light. Out to salvation. She struggled and struggled, but there was no way out. There was nothing for her to hold on to. She needed help, from this nothing. This nothing she was stuck in. Frozen inside her mind, alone. She wanted to get out. She had to.
"Im sorry." Kagome extended one hand out to Amarante and Sesshoumaru as she had to the demon. "You have gotten in the way."
"Kagome-san! Wake up! Please... WAKE UP!" the little girl screamed out through her tears.
Sesshoumaru stood still, his expression still calm. "Kagome," he said softly.
"Sesshoumaru! No! Please.. run... run away! RUN!" Kagome screamed out to the nothing. Her throat ached in pain. Tears were now coming freely from her eyes.
Kagome began to glow. A small ball of energy formed in her hand. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes, and expanded his arms as if waiting to embrace her attack. Her expression remain the same blank look, but through her eye, a tear fell down. It ran down her cheek and landed on her shoulder.
He did not plan to move. He had thought of it before. He'd rather die at her hands than any one else. If this was the path she chose, then he would accept it. Awaiting her attack, he thought of their short time together. It had not been much, but she was still able to spread through him like a virus. Infecting different areas of him slowly. His mind, his lips, his heart. She had finally won and this was his defeat. He prayed for her to be alright after he was gone. He prayed for Rin, she must pull through. And this little girl besides him, he did not know her, but she resembled so much of both these women. He prayed for her too.
"No... no.. this isn't what I want. This isn't right. Stop.. please stop." Her tears were slowly stopping. She stood up and looked up out of the black hole she was in. Her eyes were a puffy red color and full of determination. "This is not what I want!" she screamed. She began to glow. This soft glow, it lifted her out of the nothing. Out into the light.
Sesshoumaru felt her power release and closed his eyes tighter. There was a loud explosion behind him and he opened his eyes to find him self still alive. Kagome's attack had missed him. Instead, she hit a tree behind him. The once gigantic tree now fell to the ground in ashes. His eyes became smaller out of shock. He looked over to Kagome to find her crying. Her expression was still dead and stiff, but her eyes were waterfalls. Tears ran down from her eyes uncontrollably. Her hand at her sides, were balled up into fists. He noticed, the blue eyes were now turning a deeper shade of hazel.
"Sesshoumaru..." her soft voice pierced through the sky. "Ama..rante, run."
Her eyes began to glow a white color. Her wings expanded out into the sky and lifted her off the ground. She began to glow like never before. Sesshoumaru had to shield his eyes from the light coming off of her.
"Kagome, Kagome."
Kagome looked around in the now white area. Behind her, stood herself. "Who are you?"
"I am you," it replied.
Kagome looked at it and shook her head, a look of hate came upon her worn out features. "No. Never. How could you? How could you try to kill them. That is not me. That will never be me."
"I only did what was best for us."
"No! There is no us. Go away. Leave me alone."
"I cannot, I am you."
Kagome smiled. She began to walk closer to the other her. "You cannot control me anymore." She extended her hand to its heart. Her hand went through its skin. She grabbed on to its heart. With a few flashes of light, the other her was gone. She opened her hand slowly to reveal the Jewel. She sighed and closed her eyes.
Her hands were extended out to her sides. From the tips of her nails, light was shining out to the night. From everywhere in her body, there was a shining light. Her eyes, her mouth... Sesshoumaru looked scared. For the first time in his life, he didn't know what was happening. He didn't know how to help.
Kagome's scream filled the air once again. Tears were falling from her eyes once again. She was in pain, and once again, Sesshoumaru could not stand it. He balled his fists tightly. His claws pricked his skin roughly and blood fell down to the ground. He winced and gritted his teeth.He felt so useless.
The little girl stepped out from behind him. He noticed her eyes were blank, just as Kagome's had been. "Are you alright girl?" The little girl nodded, "Yes."
She walked forward towardsthe lake. Once she got to the edge, she looked up at Kagome. Kagome was a few feet away, drifting high above the water. Her wings were slowly starting to crumble. Feathers were drifting freely in the wind all around her.
Amarante took one step onto the lake. To Sesshoumaru's shock, she did not fall in the water. She floated on it. She walked slowly and steadily towards Kagome. Once Kagome's wings were completely gone, there was a bright flash of light. She fell down towards the lake almost immediately.Before she hit the water, Amarante caught her. She was floating in the little girls hands. Amarante walked back to the shore, and placed her in the garden of flowers.
Sesshoumaru ran over to where they were. He kneeled down by Kagome's side.Her expression was soft and calm. Her eyes were closed. All around her, flowers bloomed in the moonlight happily.They gave her an enchanting look. And then, he noticed she was not breathing. Her body was frozen.
Her reached for one of her hands and held it tightly in his. She was cold, almost as ice. "Kagome..." he said softly.
The little girl besides him began to cry. "Im sorry," she sobbed, "I wish there was more I could do."
Sesshoumaru's hand was shaking. He lifted her hand up to his cheek, and then to his lips. With a soft kiss, he put it down once again. A tear glistened in his eye, but with a blink, it was gone once again. He put a hand up to her head and brushed through her hair softly. "You did good Kagome, you did great." his voice was shaky.
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hehe! Bet you guys weren't expecting that...
Next chapter will prob. Be out 2morrow.