A/N: I dun own Inuyasha. Now really, is it necessary to even say that?
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Inuyasha made his way weakly through the forest, coughing and stumbling and having dizzy spells all the while. He even passed out again for a few minutes, before reawakening and going about his business. He ignored his pounding and spinning head. He ignored the weakness and vulnerability he felt. He even ignored the blood that he was beginning to cough up. . . All he could think about was Kagome. It wasn't long before he found the hut. He stood staring at it for a few seconds, catching his breath, but then wasted no time as he charged for it. He stumbled unsurely over the path and burst through the door/cloth, grabbing onto the frame to steady himself, and closing his eyes for a moment. When he opened them, he smiled. Kagome. . .
Sesshoumaru looked up. "I told you he would come." He stood just as Inuyasha came bursting through the door, looking sick and half dead. Sesshoumaru decided he would finish the job.
Inuyasha was breathing heavily, but he smiled. "Kagome. . . " It was sweet bliss to speak her name, and know she was safe. Her name felt like chocolate in his mouth, and he savored the moment. He still had no idea how it had come to this.
Sesshoumaru stood next to Kagome, and let a hand fall to rest on her shoulder.
Inuyasha's eye twitched, and he tried to growl, but his throat wasn't working right. "Get off of her." His voice had not changed. It was still horse and cracking in all the wrong places.
Sesshoumaru grinned grotesquely and let his hand trail towards her neck, and then dangle downwards, teasing Inuyasha. "Make me." He dared.
Inuyasha took an unsteady step forward, and let one hand fall to the Tetsuiga's hilt. "Fine then." He drew the Tetsuiga weakly, and stood awkwardly poised with it, staring at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru smirked. "You're dying. I can smell death upon you. . . and it doesn't even take that to tell. I see you've been coughing up blood?"
Inuyasha reached the back of his hand to his mouth and quickly whipped away any blood. He glared, and ignored his brother's words. . . even if they might be true.
Kagome winced lightly at his touch, but did not move. She hated Sesshoumaru right now. Hated him for doing this to her-- to Inuyasha. She didn't even look at Sesshoumaru, as her eyes were focused on Inuyasha. Was it true? Was Inuyasha dying? She couldn't even stand that thought. She would kill Sesshoumaru herself if she could, but sadly, she couldn't. That was the problem. . .
Sesshoumaru smirked. "You're weak. You attack me. I kill you. It is simple as that."
Inuyasha shook his head. "Let Kagome go, or I will kill you."
Sesshoumaru laughed dryly. "Baka. Do not speak nonsense."
Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak, but was over come by a coughing fit instead. His coughs sounded painful, and as if they scratched his throat. His jammed the Tetsuiga's blade into the floor and sank down, holding onto the hilt with his free hand, the other in front of his mouth. Finally he stopped, and gasped for breath, lips quivering. He stood up, and the hand that he had been coughing in did indeed have blood on it, as did his lips. "Let her go." He said weakly. "Do what you want to me. But let Kagome go free."
It broke her heart to see Inuyasha that way-- In such a state of pain. She couldn't bear it. But his words, him sacrificing himself for her; She wouldn't allow it. "Inuyasha-no. . . " Without thinking of the consequences, she wrenched free of Sesshoumaru's grasp and ran up to him.
"Inuyasha-- I'll be fine. Really. Just. . . Just don't die on me. . . Okay?" She gave a weak smile, tears wanting to fall once more.
Inuyasha stared at her, his face twisted with obvious pain, but he was stubborn. "No Kagome." His voice was a horse whisper. "I'd die before I let you stay with that monster." With this said he moved close to Kagome, as if to kiss her but then thought better of it, remembering the blood on his lips. Instead he hugged her, closing his eyes.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes. "As soon as you two are done, I'll be willing to respond. Inuyasha, I'll let Kagome go free, and never bother her again, if you stay here and let what's killing you now do so."
Inuyasha looked up, still holding Kagome in his arms. "Yes." Before Kagome could protest he stepped away from her, and with all his strength pushed her back through the door. "Salva nos Kagome. Save us all, and just leave. . . Please." He turned back to face Sesshoumaru. He was beginning to feel dizzy again, and he let the Tetsuiga fall carelessly to the ground.
Kagome couldn't stop it now, the tears began to fall freely, as she held onto him, not wanting to let him go. But she eventually had to. When she had heard him agree to Sesshoumaru's terms, she went to protest, but he already had her out the door. "I-Inuyasha. . . please. . . no. . . " She continued to cry as he walked back inside towards Sesshoumaru.
She stood outside the hut, but actually listened to Inuyasha for once. She turned around and started walking, her arms crossed upon her chest. But she found she didn't get too far, and collapsed in a heap in the middle of the forest, crying. She couldn't bear it-- Inuyasha was dying, only to the sweet satisfaction of Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha stumbled inside but didn't make it far as he slumped against a wall and slide down, lying helplessly. He was feeling dizzy again, and his throat hurt like hell. He went into another coughing fit, and this time he coughed up so much, he got it on the white part of his tux. He let his eyes waver weakly up to Sesshoumaru, who was hovering over him, with a sick grin on his face.
Sesshoumaru bent down, eye level with his little dying brother. "How's it feel to have the life slowly slip through your fingers Inuyasha? How's it feel?"
Inuyasha tried to ignore him, but he couldn't even move. He was dying. . . but all he could think about was Kagome. "Swear Sesshoumaru." He spoke hoarsely.
Sesshoumaru quirked a brow. "Swear what?"
Inuyasha swallowed with much difficulty before speaking again. "Swear to leave Kagome alone after I die."
Sesshoumaru laughed. "I swear."
Kagome wouldn't stop crying. She picked herself up and sat at the base of a tree. All curled up, she brought her legs to her chest and put her arms around them. In the little space between her legs and chest, she placed her head. She wouldn't speak a word after this, and she vowed, in whatever way she could, she would kill Sesshoumaru by herself.
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A/N: When Inuyasha says: Salva nos. . . okay. That's Latin. Hehe. It's my favorite Latin phrase, meaning Save Us, and although I know Latin fits in here in no way shape or form. . . I just had to say it. XD Sorry! But hey, who knows? Maybe Inuyasha is bilingual! ^_~
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Inuyasha made his way weakly through the forest, coughing and stumbling and having dizzy spells all the while. He even passed out again for a few minutes, before reawakening and going about his business. He ignored his pounding and spinning head. He ignored the weakness and vulnerability he felt. He even ignored the blood that he was beginning to cough up. . . All he could think about was Kagome. It wasn't long before he found the hut. He stood staring at it for a few seconds, catching his breath, but then wasted no time as he charged for it. He stumbled unsurely over the path and burst through the door/cloth, grabbing onto the frame to steady himself, and closing his eyes for a moment. When he opened them, he smiled. Kagome. . .
Sesshoumaru looked up. "I told you he would come." He stood just as Inuyasha came bursting through the door, looking sick and half dead. Sesshoumaru decided he would finish the job.
Inuyasha was breathing heavily, but he smiled. "Kagome. . . " It was sweet bliss to speak her name, and know she was safe. Her name felt like chocolate in his mouth, and he savored the moment. He still had no idea how it had come to this.
Sesshoumaru stood next to Kagome, and let a hand fall to rest on her shoulder.
Inuyasha's eye twitched, and he tried to growl, but his throat wasn't working right. "Get off of her." His voice had not changed. It was still horse and cracking in all the wrong places.
Sesshoumaru grinned grotesquely and let his hand trail towards her neck, and then dangle downwards, teasing Inuyasha. "Make me." He dared.
Inuyasha took an unsteady step forward, and let one hand fall to the Tetsuiga's hilt. "Fine then." He drew the Tetsuiga weakly, and stood awkwardly poised with it, staring at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru smirked. "You're dying. I can smell death upon you. . . and it doesn't even take that to tell. I see you've been coughing up blood?"
Inuyasha reached the back of his hand to his mouth and quickly whipped away any blood. He glared, and ignored his brother's words. . . even if they might be true.
Kagome winced lightly at his touch, but did not move. She hated Sesshoumaru right now. Hated him for doing this to her-- to Inuyasha. She didn't even look at Sesshoumaru, as her eyes were focused on Inuyasha. Was it true? Was Inuyasha dying? She couldn't even stand that thought. She would kill Sesshoumaru herself if she could, but sadly, she couldn't. That was the problem. . .
Sesshoumaru smirked. "You're weak. You attack me. I kill you. It is simple as that."
Inuyasha shook his head. "Let Kagome go, or I will kill you."
Sesshoumaru laughed dryly. "Baka. Do not speak nonsense."
Inuyasha opened his mouth to speak, but was over come by a coughing fit instead. His coughs sounded painful, and as if they scratched his throat. His jammed the Tetsuiga's blade into the floor and sank down, holding onto the hilt with his free hand, the other in front of his mouth. Finally he stopped, and gasped for breath, lips quivering. He stood up, and the hand that he had been coughing in did indeed have blood on it, as did his lips. "Let her go." He said weakly. "Do what you want to me. But let Kagome go free."
It broke her heart to see Inuyasha that way-- In such a state of pain. She couldn't bear it. But his words, him sacrificing himself for her; She wouldn't allow it. "Inuyasha-no. . . " Without thinking of the consequences, she wrenched free of Sesshoumaru's grasp and ran up to him.
"Inuyasha-- I'll be fine. Really. Just. . . Just don't die on me. . . Okay?" She gave a weak smile, tears wanting to fall once more.
Inuyasha stared at her, his face twisted with obvious pain, but he was stubborn. "No Kagome." His voice was a horse whisper. "I'd die before I let you stay with that monster." With this said he moved close to Kagome, as if to kiss her but then thought better of it, remembering the blood on his lips. Instead he hugged her, closing his eyes.
Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes. "As soon as you two are done, I'll be willing to respond. Inuyasha, I'll let Kagome go free, and never bother her again, if you stay here and let what's killing you now do so."
Inuyasha looked up, still holding Kagome in his arms. "Yes." Before Kagome could protest he stepped away from her, and with all his strength pushed her back through the door. "Salva nos Kagome. Save us all, and just leave. . . Please." He turned back to face Sesshoumaru. He was beginning to feel dizzy again, and he let the Tetsuiga fall carelessly to the ground.
Kagome couldn't stop it now, the tears began to fall freely, as she held onto him, not wanting to let him go. But she eventually had to. When she had heard him agree to Sesshoumaru's terms, she went to protest, but he already had her out the door. "I-Inuyasha. . . please. . . no. . . " She continued to cry as he walked back inside towards Sesshoumaru.
She stood outside the hut, but actually listened to Inuyasha for once. She turned around and started walking, her arms crossed upon her chest. But she found she didn't get too far, and collapsed in a heap in the middle of the forest, crying. She couldn't bear it-- Inuyasha was dying, only to the sweet satisfaction of Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha stumbled inside but didn't make it far as he slumped against a wall and slide down, lying helplessly. He was feeling dizzy again, and his throat hurt like hell. He went into another coughing fit, and this time he coughed up so much, he got it on the white part of his tux. He let his eyes waver weakly up to Sesshoumaru, who was hovering over him, with a sick grin on his face.
Sesshoumaru bent down, eye level with his little dying brother. "How's it feel to have the life slowly slip through your fingers Inuyasha? How's it feel?"
Inuyasha tried to ignore him, but he couldn't even move. He was dying. . . but all he could think about was Kagome. "Swear Sesshoumaru." He spoke hoarsely.
Sesshoumaru quirked a brow. "Swear what?"
Inuyasha swallowed with much difficulty before speaking again. "Swear to leave Kagome alone after I die."
Sesshoumaru laughed. "I swear."
Kagome wouldn't stop crying. She picked herself up and sat at the base of a tree. All curled up, she brought her legs to her chest and put her arms around them. In the little space between her legs and chest, she placed her head. She wouldn't speak a word after this, and she vowed, in whatever way she could, she would kill Sesshoumaru by herself.
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A/N: When Inuyasha says: Salva nos. . . okay. That's Latin. Hehe. It's my favorite Latin phrase, meaning Save Us, and although I know Latin fits in here in no way shape or form. . . I just had to say it. XD Sorry! But hey, who knows? Maybe Inuyasha is bilingual! ^_~