Title: A Death, a Wish and a Star

Summary: The claws of a demon, the blood of a girl and the wish of a hanyo, the stars see and hear it all.

Characters: Inuyasha X Kagome

Words: 960

"I'm a monster" I thought walking through the forest "I killed her... with these hands I killed her"

I looked down at my blood stained hands, her blood, my hands clenched as my claws cut the palms of my hands. My own blood mixed with the scent of hers, my mind started to panic; I didn't want her scent to go. I released my hands and stared down as blood started to trickle over the sides and down my wrist, I couldn't stand it anymore, my stomach turned at the sight. Running through the forest I headed to the nearest stream, I jumped straight in trying to get rid of the blood, our scents and the memory.

"What are you doing?" a young girl asked

"Get out of here" Inuyasha growled

"Are you hurt?"

"I said leave!" he shouted baring his fangs

I turned to face the girl, she had black hair and golden eyes, she was wearing a long white dress that covered her feet and her whole body was covered in a soft blue glow. I stood up straight and stared at her, her golden eyes sparkled like stars in the sun as she smiled at me; I could only stare back at her.

"Whe... where did..." I couldn't finish my sentence; my throat felt like it was closing on me

"I have been watching you for a long time Inuyasha, I saw what happened"

My ears flattened against my head as I watched her, she placed her hands together in front of her then as she moved them apart a light blue glow formed. I continued to watch her not believing what I was seeing.

"Will you give this to her?" she asked holding out the small glass bottle

"I don... who?"

"The one who's blood stains your hands"

"Kagome" I said in a whisper

"You have to give this to her quickly" she said walking closer to the water

"I found myself walking over towards the girl, I took the glass bottle from her, it had a strange blue liquid in it.

"Goodbye" she called out running into the forest

I tried following after her but it was like she just vanished into thin air "who was that girl?" I wondered looking down at the bottle

A gust of wind blew against me carrying the faint voice of the girl, at first I didn't hear it but as the wind picked up I could make out the words.

"Hurry Inuyasha, before it's too late" the wind whispered

Without giving it much thought I clenched the bottle gently in my hand sand ran as fast as I could back to Kagome with the wind following me there repeating the whisper. I landed in front of her, she was still lying lifeless on the ground, and no one had found her yet. My plan was to leave her hear and get away as far as I could before Sango and Miroku returned but I had found myself coming back to her. I knelt down next to her head and lifted it into my lap brushing the stray hairs from her face.

"Please let this work" I prayed looking up at the sky

I opened the bottle and started to tip it into her mouth, nothing happened, Kagome remained the same.

"Was I too late?"

I took of my shirt and coved Kagome with it, her clothes where badly torn and stained with blood. I knew I should of left but I couldn't, I held Kagome in my arms bring her closer to my face. I sat there holding onto her lifeless body praying for a miracle, my eyes started to water as her body grew cold. Slowly tears started to roll down my cheek, I couldn't stop them nor did I care about them, allowing my tears fall on Kagome I gently kissed her on the lips. I was disturbed by a light, pulling back I say that each one of my tears was glowing a bright yellow spreading until Kagome was covered in the light.

Colour came back to her skin as the light faded away; she gasped for air in my arms and started to cough. Kagome moved out of my arms and onto her hands and knees coughing, once the coughing fit was over she looked over at me. She looked confused, like she didn't know who I was; I reached out a hand to her only to watch her pull away from me.

"Kagome..." I whispered hurt

She looked around her without saying a word, her eyes found their way to my shirt that had fallen near her. She reached out with shaky hands and touched it; slowly she started to pull it towards her. Kagome sat on her knees and looked at the shirt in her hands then she looked up at me with tears in her eyes.

"Inuyasha?" she choked out

"I'm hear Kagome, I'm hear"

"Inuyasha!" she cried throwing herself into my arms

I wrapped my arms around her shaking body and pulled her close.

"I'm sorry Kagome, I'm sorry"

The sun started to fade and the sky grew darker, I carried the sleeping Kagome in my arms back towards Kaede's village. Kagome woke half way there; I stopped and placed her down on the ground.

"Inuyasha"

"Yes Kagome?"

I turned to face her, she looked like she had something important to say, I didn't know what to expect. Suddenly her expression changed and a smile started to show.

"Look a shooting star!" she shouted pointing to the sky "quick make a wish"

Kagome put her hands together and closed her eyes; I smiled at her then looked up at the shooting star.

"Your alive Kagome, my wish already came true"