All the stories in this collection will be inspired by various contests on LJ. This one was written for firsttweak's Drum Theme.
He was too far gone. She yelled his name, screamed and cried out in hopes of bringing him back, but it was all in vain. His mind had fallen into the all encompassing darkness of his inner demon. There was only one thing more she could do for him now.
She drew back her bow as he ran at her, blood dripping from his mouth and claws. His snarl was ugly and cruel, his claws bared and ready to find purchase on her body. His red eyes held a lust for blood, but no recognition of the girl he had loved. He would tear her limb from limb and have no idea of what he had done.
She would have her entire life to convince herself she was doing him a great kindness.
She fired her arrow true, the arrowhead glowing a healthy pink with her power. Inuyasha was pierced clean through the chest, and Kagome was overcome with such a sense of déjà vu she couldn't help but laugh. She had first found him with an arrow through his heart, and she would leave him the same way.
He fell to his knees before her, and very slowly the crimson consuming his eyes melted away into the warm gold she loved so much. His expression softened, and he reached out to her with one bloodied hand.
"Kagome?" he said softly before he fell.
Kagome's knees betrayed her and she crumpled to the ground. She laid a hand atop his head, smoothing his hair and gently stroking his fuzzy ear one last time. In that moment, all the world seemed to fall silent in respect for the ill-fated couple. All that was left was the sound of her strangled sobs, and the hollow drumming of a broken heart.