A/N: Yes it has been forever, and this isn't even a long chapter, but i have the ending now and am planning to get this finished! So read on

Disclaimer: If i was to burn, I would destroy the world with my fire

Chapter 21: A Broken Preistess

Kouga followed his instincts along the eerily empty corridors of the castle, his nerves on edge for any attack, but strangely none came. If he had not been worried sick for Kagome he would have immediately sensed that something was wrong but all coherent thought was pushed aside by one burning need; find Kagome!

'She's close' Kouga rounded a corner and at the end of the long tunnel of mahogany wood was a barred wooden door. He could smell her, smell her sweat, her tears, her very pain. Kouga obliterated the door as he entered, and then froze in a cloud of splinters and dust. His gaze fell upon the chained Inu-Yasha, horror was etched across the hanyou's tearstained face, as he met eyes with Kouga he whispered, his voice hoarse; "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry…"

Kouga didn't respond his frantic eyes darted to the back corner of the cell. They fell upon a shadowy figure; curled in a corner and shivering.

Kagome slowly raised her aching head to look through her tears. A small sob escaped her cracked lips, and within an instant he was racing to her, about to take her in his arms.

"Don't TOUCH me!" Kagome flung out her arm as she sobbed those three words that almost broke Kouga's heart. He watched with tears in his eyes as she slowly pulled herself up, her one arm against the wooden wall as she struggled to keep herself standing. Her hair was uncombed and matted, her clothes were nonexistent and she was forced to cover herself with her other arm.

"Please…I can't…please…"

"Kagome…it's me Kouga…please…who did this to you?" Kouga glanced at Inu-Yasha but the hanyou was not looking back. He was limply hanging from his bonds, tears slowly falling from his face.

Kagome laughed, it was like a hoarse sob; a laugh that held no mirth, no joy, just emptiness. "Who do you think did this Kouga?"

Kouga's eyes flashed red for a split second, but then he forced all thoughts of Naraku from his mind, there would be time for slaughter later, now there was only Kagome. Slowly Kouga took another step towards the shaking girl; he stretched out his hand and prayed to every god he could think of that he could just…hold her.

Through her haze of pain Kagome could barely register what was happening, she was just so tired, she didn't want to think…then she felt it; the touch of cool fingertips upon her burning skin. A coolness spread throughout he quivering body like a soothing tide. Her eyes finally focused, and when they did they fell upon the on man who had always been her anchor, her savoir, and a small fire parked again within her soul.

"Kouga…you came." She whispered through cracked and bleeding lips, "You came…"

"Of course I came Kagome, you are my everything." Kouga whispered as he gently circled her frail and broken body with strong arms. "You will always have me, forever."

"Thank you Kouga, I…"

"Kukukukukuu! Oh how sweet…the lovers are reunited…now you can have the most romantic event ever, you may die together!"

A?N: Yeah its a cliffy, but y'all like those right? Okies I'm planning to wrap this up within the next feew chapter so yeah Night

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