A/N: First of all, I can't tell you guys how happy I am. You guys are all so cool! I can't believe that I broke 100 reviews. I totally did not expect this when I first started. And this is just my first fanfic.. I hope I don't get too disappointed at the others! I wrote an outline for a Sesshomaru and Kagome fic, and I'm thinking about starting it. However, one of my friends, Amy, says that I make Sesshy out of character. So I don't know.. it's no use writing a fanfic if it's going to be a crappy one, you know? I'm sort of sad that this fic is ending.. you know, it is my first ever fanfic, my precious baby. Yeah, I'm crazy. I was thinking of a sequel, but who knows? It might ruin the essence of the original. ^_^
Oh, and about the previous chapter.. haha. To you guys who mentioned how evil my cliffhangers are, haha..I mean, I'm sorry! ^_^ Couldn't resist.. I could practically imagine peoples' reaction.. sorry! Haha...
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I'M SORRY IF YOU THINK THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SO SHORT, BUT I COULDN'T RESIST POSTING IT UP BECAUSE I FEEL WEIRD IF I DON'T POST ANYTHING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.. AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU GUYS' OPINION ON SESSHY'S CHARACTER, 'CAUSE ONE OF MY FRIENDS SAY THAT HE'S OUT OF CHARACTER. SO I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS THINK SO THAT I DON'T FINISH BADLY. ALSO, IF THIS CHAPTER ISN'T GOOD, I'LL PROBABLY REVISE IT. DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE SADDER? IT'S PROBABLY NOT EMOTIONAL ENOUGH.. ;__; SO ANYWAY, I APOLOGIZE AGAIN FOR THE NON-LENGTH OF THIS CHAPTER.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. However, I do own photocopies! *brightens* He is so adorable.. *prattles on*
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Jezunya~ Thanks! I love your reviews.. I'm glad you did one for each chapter.. thank you thank you!!
Outlaw~ Thank you for reviewing! .. very cool username, by the way.
bel-chan~ Don't worry, Sesshy's castle isn't destroyed.. not in this chapter, anyway. HAHA. Just kidding.. heh.. sorry.
Chaoscat~ Um.. when you say that you hate endings like that and they leave you biting your nails.. I'm going to assume that's a compliment. ^_^ Just kidding. But really, thanks for reviewing!! You like my writing style.. *getting big-headed* could you specify? Cause I have no idea what my writing style is.. heh.
Emmi-chan~ Heh.. don't we all love Sesshy, "the big poodle"? That could be his nickname.
mememe~ Orlando Bloom! Whoo hoo! I'm going to watch Black Hawk Down this weekend!!
amy lin~ ^_^ Thanks for your review..very dramatic! ^+^ I guess if I have the ability to make you shed invisible tears, that was an acceptable chapter?
Sailor Terra~ Hehe.. they're both good couples, but I'd go with IYxK any day! They totally belong together!!
mimimi!~ I'm sorry to be so torturing.. but doesn't that help the suspense element of the story? ^_^ That's the excuse I'm going with anyway..
steph~ Thanks for reviewing! Here's the next chapter.
MoonKnight Maiden~ Oh, your review was adorable! Wonderful _and_ talented? That's too much. *blush* Haha.. but anyway, you make a wonderful announcer! ^_^
Kumi Boa~ It's cool that you said you understand it takes time. So considerate. ^_^ Here's the next chapter, and yes, it will be IYxK. (they're SO cute together)
SacredWings~ Boy, if you thought that chapter was short... haha. ^_^ Well, Grace, I mean SacredWings, thanks for being the most supportive friend!! ^_^_^_^
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Inuyasha felt a shudder of electricity run through him. 'Kagome..' his throat seemed unreasonably dry.. he couldn't call out to her. Shippo, however, didn't have that problem. "Kagome!" he yelled joyfully, leaping at her. A flash of surprise crossed her face, then she lifted a hand and struck him aside. "K- Kagome.." Shippo stammered, his eyes immediately filling up with tears. Kagome took a step back. "I'm sorry." Then she seemed to realize what she was saying. "But you deserved it! How dare you imitate my dead friends just to get the Shikon no Tama!" For the first time, Inuyasha noticed Sesshomaru standing behind Kagome, silently supporting her. Rage washed over him and he found his voice. "Kagome, don't you remember me?"
"No. Who are you?"
Inuyasha felt his heart grow cold. The emotion he had felt when he thought Kikyou betrayed him was nothing to this icy back stabbing. A dull ache started inside him, pounding steadily away at his life, so close to shattering his existence. There was nothing to lose now, might as well say it. "I love.. loved you."
The reply threw her off guard. Kagome had been expecting a quick fight wherein she could avenge her friends and perhaps satisfy her own grief. But this stranger seemed so.. so sincere.
"But I love Sesshomaru. Who _are_ you?"
This revelation brought on many reactions. Shippo stopped his bawling and stared; Sango and Miroku were stunned into speechlessness; Sesshomaru merely raised an eyebrow; and Inuyasha's world stopped. And, as abrupty as it had, the earth began to spin, around and around, until Inuyasha was forced to support himself by placing a hand on a nearby boulder. This display of weakness startled the group as much as Kagome's proclamation had. Inuyasha felt more helpless than he had in his entire life. It was one thing to think that the one you loved betrayed you, it was entirely another to find out that she had fallen in love with your worst enemy, and you wouldn't be able to protect her anymore. All he ever wanted was to keep Kagome safe. But now he couldn't protect her without risking her happiness with her-it pained him to think of it- newfound love. The fighting spirit seemed to drain out of them, and Sesshomaru saw his chance. He turned around halfway and murmured to a creature behind him, "Attack." Three vultures sprung out from behind Kagome. Inuyasha's golden eyes were blank from pain. His whole self felt numb, inside and out. Kagome's words kept running through his head. Miroku glanced quickly from Sango to Shippo to Inuyasha. Although the vultures were approaching steadily with gleeful grins on their dirty faces, Inuyasha was leaning against the rock, not even paying any attention to them. "Sesshomaru." Miroku called out, eyeing the vultures nervously. "Why the demons? Are you afraid to fight us for yourself?"
Sesshomaru laughed drily. "Hardly, priest. The thing is, if I were to attack your pathetic little group, the ordeal would be over before I had a proper chance to enjoy it. No, it's much more amusing this way, watching you die slowly."
"You wish." Miroku sneered and yanked the cloth off his hand. Sesshomaru grinned mockingly. "You underesitmate me, monk." He tossed out a small, round object. Miroku cursed, yanking the cloth shut again. "A hive! You bastard... play fairly, at least."
"I find this very fair." Sesshomaru said simply. "Two humans and a kitsune against two minor demons. In fact, I'd say you have the advantage."
"You forgot Inuyasha." Shippo said triumphly. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. "He is in no shape to fight now, I'm sure."
Shippo turned around to find that Sesshomaru was right. Inuyasha was standing by himself now, but his eyes were on Kagome, and filled with a deep sadness.
Kagome winced. Those were the eyes in her dream.. but they seemed ten times more tragic than before. The vultures circled Inuyasha hungrily, waiting for any movement of his so that they could attack. Inuyasha dropped something shiny on the ground. "Kagome.. remember that day, when you asked me about destiny? I lied."
She looked at him, confused, but it was too late to get an answer. The vultures jumped.
"Inuyasha's.. not fighting?!" Shippo scrambled up onto Miroku's shoulder and looked at the swirl of dust and blood in front of him. "We have to help him!"
"I know." Miroku snapped back. "But if we jump in now, we won't know if we'll land on one of the vultures or Inuyasha!" Sango squinted. "What's wrong with Kagome?" she asked desperately. "Inuyasha's not fighting back because he thinks that she doesn't.."
"It's a spell." Shippo had a tone of urgency in his voice. "It has to be. Kagome can't possibly love Sesshomaru.. can she?!"
"Well, now is no time to discuss it." Miroku said grimly, rolling up his sleeves. "We have to take a chance. Inuyasha's being killed as we speak!" Just as they advanced, the fighting stopped. The two vultures backed off to either side, and Inuyasha was left in the middle. He was already unconscious, a bloody mass of scratches and broken bones. Kagome's eyes widened at the scene and she pressed a fist against her mouth. No one deserved to be beaten like that...
"Why did the vultures stop?" Sango wondered out loud.
"Simple, wench." Sesshomaru stepped out of the shadows, half a smile on his face. "I want to finish him off myself."
Inuyasha staggered up, favoring his left side heavily.
"You think we'll just stand by and let you kill him?!" Miroku yelled.
"You've underestimated us." Sango agreed. They rushed to Inuyasha's side.
"My dear, pathetic human prey." Sesshomaru drawled out. "I never underestimate my opponents."
"I think you've underestimated me." Kagome spoke up, her voice wavering just the slightest. "Sesshomaru-sama, please stop hurting these people. Look, they're practically defenseless! Just let them go.. please?"
Sesshomaru studied Kagome with a curious half smile on her face. He approached her slowly, and Kagome's eyes widened slightly. Was he angry with her..? He touched her face gently. "Poor Kagome." he said quietly. "You are much too delicate to take this. Why don't you go inside, spend some time with Rin?" He kissed her.Kagome stood still, stunned for a moment. Then she pushed him away with all her might. "Don't you get it?! It'll still be the same if I'm not here! Just LET THEM GO!"
Inuyasha had not heard any of the conversation. His mind was still centering around Sesshomaru and Kagome's embrace.
"Inuyasha," Shippo whispered fiercely. "What's wrong with you?! Even with what happened with Kikyou you weren't so heart broken."
"This isn't Kikyou!" Inuyasha retorted. "And someone can only take a fair number of disappointments. After that.. they stop caring."
"At least he's conscious enough to snap at Shippo." Sango whispered to Miroku.
"Why do you stop caring?" Shippo asked. "Maybe Kagome's under a spell!"
"Impossible." Inuyasha's legs gave out suddenly, and Miroku and Sango each caught him by an arm. "Impossible." he repeated, struggling out of their grasp. "Sesshomaru thinks himself too dignified to play around with a human emotion like love. If Kagome fell in love with him, then she did it on her own. Besides, demons aren't allowed to use love spells.. we're too tainted for an emotion so pure." His tone was decidedly bitter.
"You are not." Sango said gently. "I'm sure there's something wrong here. If Kagome would only explain.."
"This is very touching and nauseating," Sesshomaru interrupted. "but I would like to get this done before the sun sets.. it looks like rain."
Right on cue, the two vultures leapt out at Miroku and Sango. The momentum knocked both of them down, into a scuffling ball of yells and bones cracking.
Shippo clung to Inuyasha, who could barely support himself, let alone help his friends. "What's going to happen?" Shippo wailed, tears welling up. "Inuyasha, you have to help them!"
"Move aside." Sesshomaru said, impatience tinting his voice. Jaken held up his staff and knocked the little kitsune away from Inuyasha. Shippo lay, moaning and twitching, in the koi pond. Inuyasha straightened painfully, biting back a cry. Sesshomaru smiled. "For once, my brother, you are doing something correctly. Now, stand still and let me kill you."
Kagome darted in front of Inuyasha. "Stop!"
Sesshomaru sighed and flexed his fingers idly. The human girl was really beginning to become a bother. Her petty persistence was starting to overshadow her beauty. "Move." he commanded shortly. "This is none of your business."
"How can you say that? It's _all_ my business!"
"Kagome," Sesshomaru said slowly, in the same tone he sometimes used with Rin, "Get.. out.. of... my.. way.. _now_."
"Sesshomaru-sama," Kagome said desperately. "Just let him go. Even if he is impersonating your dead brother, you shouldn't be so harsh!" A nasty little thought occured to her. "Unless.." She whirled around to face Inuyasha, who seemed on the blink of unconsciousness. She studied him closely, causing Inuyasha to squirm and scowl. "Quit it, wench." The shard words didn't really have an effect since they were said in a weak, wan voice. Another flood of memories came rushing back, adding to her growing collection. "In-Inuyasha?" she stuttered, just barely able to restrain herself from stepping back. He snarled half heartedly. "Who else? Did you go blind, girl? Of course it's me." Her eyes involuntarily filled with tears. "I-Inuyasha.."
Sesshomaru sighed, bored. "Well," he said sarcastically. "The secret's out. Perhaps I'll just have to kill the both of you. Would that be a reasonable solution?" His eyes pierced into Kagome's. "It's too bad, you know." he remarked softly. "Rin really loved you. You could have stayed with us.. and you'd have gotten anything and everything you want. But it's too late, of course. I can see the horror in your eyes. Ah, well," he concluded. "it's all for the best, I suppose."
Ending Notes: Not much of a cliffhanger this time, right? Well, _please_ review. I desperately need an opinion on this chapter. PLEASE?! I probably won't be able to continue until I get your guys' thoughts on this. FEEDBACK! THAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR! NOW!!
Thank you guys, I love you all for the reviews, and for reading at all. THANK YOU!!
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Oh, and about the previous chapter.. haha. To you guys who mentioned how evil my cliffhangers are, haha..I mean, I'm sorry! ^_^ Couldn't resist.. I could practically imagine peoples' reaction.. sorry! Haha...
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I'M SORRY IF YOU THINK THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SO SHORT, BUT I COULDN'T RESIST POSTING IT UP BECAUSE I FEEL WEIRD IF I DON'T POST ANYTHING FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME.. AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU GUYS' OPINION ON SESSHY'S CHARACTER, 'CAUSE ONE OF MY FRIENDS SAY THAT HE'S OUT OF CHARACTER. SO I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOU GUYS THINK SO THAT I DON'T FINISH BADLY. ALSO, IF THIS CHAPTER ISN'T GOOD, I'LL PROBABLY REVISE IT. DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE SADDER? IT'S PROBABLY NOT EMOTIONAL ENOUGH.. ;__; SO ANYWAY, I APOLOGIZE AGAIN FOR THE NON-LENGTH OF THIS CHAPTER.
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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. However, I do own photocopies! *brightens* He is so adorable.. *prattles on*
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Jezunya~ Thanks! I love your reviews.. I'm glad you did one for each chapter.. thank you thank you!!
Outlaw~ Thank you for reviewing! .. very cool username, by the way.
bel-chan~ Don't worry, Sesshy's castle isn't destroyed.. not in this chapter, anyway. HAHA. Just kidding.. heh.. sorry.
Chaoscat~ Um.. when you say that you hate endings like that and they leave you biting your nails.. I'm going to assume that's a compliment. ^_^ Just kidding. But really, thanks for reviewing!! You like my writing style.. *getting big-headed* could you specify? Cause I have no idea what my writing style is.. heh.
Emmi-chan~ Heh.. don't we all love Sesshy, "the big poodle"? That could be his nickname.
mememe~ Orlando Bloom! Whoo hoo! I'm going to watch Black Hawk Down this weekend!!
amy lin~ ^_^ Thanks for your review..very dramatic! ^+^ I guess if I have the ability to make you shed invisible tears, that was an acceptable chapter?
Sailor Terra~ Hehe.. they're both good couples, but I'd go with IYxK any day! They totally belong together!!
mimimi!~ I'm sorry to be so torturing.. but doesn't that help the suspense element of the story? ^_^ That's the excuse I'm going with anyway..
steph~ Thanks for reviewing! Here's the next chapter.
MoonKnight Maiden~ Oh, your review was adorable! Wonderful _and_ talented? That's too much. *blush* Haha.. but anyway, you make a wonderful announcer! ^_^
Kumi Boa~ It's cool that you said you understand it takes time. So considerate. ^_^ Here's the next chapter, and yes, it will be IYxK. (they're SO cute together)
SacredWings~ Boy, if you thought that chapter was short... haha. ^_^ Well, Grace, I mean SacredWings, thanks for being the most supportive friend!! ^_^_^_^
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Inuyasha felt a shudder of electricity run through him. 'Kagome..' his throat seemed unreasonably dry.. he couldn't call out to her. Shippo, however, didn't have that problem. "Kagome!" he yelled joyfully, leaping at her. A flash of surprise crossed her face, then she lifted a hand and struck him aside. "K- Kagome.." Shippo stammered, his eyes immediately filling up with tears. Kagome took a step back. "I'm sorry." Then she seemed to realize what she was saying. "But you deserved it! How dare you imitate my dead friends just to get the Shikon no Tama!" For the first time, Inuyasha noticed Sesshomaru standing behind Kagome, silently supporting her. Rage washed over him and he found his voice. "Kagome, don't you remember me?"
"No. Who are you?"
Inuyasha felt his heart grow cold. The emotion he had felt when he thought Kikyou betrayed him was nothing to this icy back stabbing. A dull ache started inside him, pounding steadily away at his life, so close to shattering his existence. There was nothing to lose now, might as well say it. "I love.. loved you."
The reply threw her off guard. Kagome had been expecting a quick fight wherein she could avenge her friends and perhaps satisfy her own grief. But this stranger seemed so.. so sincere.
"But I love Sesshomaru. Who _are_ you?"
This revelation brought on many reactions. Shippo stopped his bawling and stared; Sango and Miroku were stunned into speechlessness; Sesshomaru merely raised an eyebrow; and Inuyasha's world stopped. And, as abrupty as it had, the earth began to spin, around and around, until Inuyasha was forced to support himself by placing a hand on a nearby boulder. This display of weakness startled the group as much as Kagome's proclamation had. Inuyasha felt more helpless than he had in his entire life. It was one thing to think that the one you loved betrayed you, it was entirely another to find out that she had fallen in love with your worst enemy, and you wouldn't be able to protect her anymore. All he ever wanted was to keep Kagome safe. But now he couldn't protect her without risking her happiness with her-it pained him to think of it- newfound love. The fighting spirit seemed to drain out of them, and Sesshomaru saw his chance. He turned around halfway and murmured to a creature behind him, "Attack." Three vultures sprung out from behind Kagome. Inuyasha's golden eyes were blank from pain. His whole self felt numb, inside and out. Kagome's words kept running through his head. Miroku glanced quickly from Sango to Shippo to Inuyasha. Although the vultures were approaching steadily with gleeful grins on their dirty faces, Inuyasha was leaning against the rock, not even paying any attention to them. "Sesshomaru." Miroku called out, eyeing the vultures nervously. "Why the demons? Are you afraid to fight us for yourself?"
Sesshomaru laughed drily. "Hardly, priest. The thing is, if I were to attack your pathetic little group, the ordeal would be over before I had a proper chance to enjoy it. No, it's much more amusing this way, watching you die slowly."
"You wish." Miroku sneered and yanked the cloth off his hand. Sesshomaru grinned mockingly. "You underesitmate me, monk." He tossed out a small, round object. Miroku cursed, yanking the cloth shut again. "A hive! You bastard... play fairly, at least."
"I find this very fair." Sesshomaru said simply. "Two humans and a kitsune against two minor demons. In fact, I'd say you have the advantage."
"You forgot Inuyasha." Shippo said triumphly. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow. "He is in no shape to fight now, I'm sure."
Shippo turned around to find that Sesshomaru was right. Inuyasha was standing by himself now, but his eyes were on Kagome, and filled with a deep sadness.
Kagome winced. Those were the eyes in her dream.. but they seemed ten times more tragic than before. The vultures circled Inuyasha hungrily, waiting for any movement of his so that they could attack. Inuyasha dropped something shiny on the ground. "Kagome.. remember that day, when you asked me about destiny? I lied."
She looked at him, confused, but it was too late to get an answer. The vultures jumped.
"Inuyasha's.. not fighting?!" Shippo scrambled up onto Miroku's shoulder and looked at the swirl of dust and blood in front of him. "We have to help him!"
"I know." Miroku snapped back. "But if we jump in now, we won't know if we'll land on one of the vultures or Inuyasha!" Sango squinted. "What's wrong with Kagome?" she asked desperately. "Inuyasha's not fighting back because he thinks that she doesn't.."
"It's a spell." Shippo had a tone of urgency in his voice. "It has to be. Kagome can't possibly love Sesshomaru.. can she?!"
"Well, now is no time to discuss it." Miroku said grimly, rolling up his sleeves. "We have to take a chance. Inuyasha's being killed as we speak!" Just as they advanced, the fighting stopped. The two vultures backed off to either side, and Inuyasha was left in the middle. He was already unconscious, a bloody mass of scratches and broken bones. Kagome's eyes widened at the scene and she pressed a fist against her mouth. No one deserved to be beaten like that...
"Why did the vultures stop?" Sango wondered out loud.
"Simple, wench." Sesshomaru stepped out of the shadows, half a smile on his face. "I want to finish him off myself."
Inuyasha staggered up, favoring his left side heavily.
"You think we'll just stand by and let you kill him?!" Miroku yelled.
"You've underestimated us." Sango agreed. They rushed to Inuyasha's side.
"My dear, pathetic human prey." Sesshomaru drawled out. "I never underestimate my opponents."
"I think you've underestimated me." Kagome spoke up, her voice wavering just the slightest. "Sesshomaru-sama, please stop hurting these people. Look, they're practically defenseless! Just let them go.. please?"
Sesshomaru studied Kagome with a curious half smile on her face. He approached her slowly, and Kagome's eyes widened slightly. Was he angry with her..? He touched her face gently. "Poor Kagome." he said quietly. "You are much too delicate to take this. Why don't you go inside, spend some time with Rin?" He kissed her.Kagome stood still, stunned for a moment. Then she pushed him away with all her might. "Don't you get it?! It'll still be the same if I'm not here! Just LET THEM GO!"
Inuyasha had not heard any of the conversation. His mind was still centering around Sesshomaru and Kagome's embrace.
"Inuyasha," Shippo whispered fiercely. "What's wrong with you?! Even with what happened with Kikyou you weren't so heart broken."
"This isn't Kikyou!" Inuyasha retorted. "And someone can only take a fair number of disappointments. After that.. they stop caring."
"At least he's conscious enough to snap at Shippo." Sango whispered to Miroku.
"Why do you stop caring?" Shippo asked. "Maybe Kagome's under a spell!"
"Impossible." Inuyasha's legs gave out suddenly, and Miroku and Sango each caught him by an arm. "Impossible." he repeated, struggling out of their grasp. "Sesshomaru thinks himself too dignified to play around with a human emotion like love. If Kagome fell in love with him, then she did it on her own. Besides, demons aren't allowed to use love spells.. we're too tainted for an emotion so pure." His tone was decidedly bitter.
"You are not." Sango said gently. "I'm sure there's something wrong here. If Kagome would only explain.."
"This is very touching and nauseating," Sesshomaru interrupted. "but I would like to get this done before the sun sets.. it looks like rain."
Right on cue, the two vultures leapt out at Miroku and Sango. The momentum knocked both of them down, into a scuffling ball of yells and bones cracking.
Shippo clung to Inuyasha, who could barely support himself, let alone help his friends. "What's going to happen?" Shippo wailed, tears welling up. "Inuyasha, you have to help them!"
"Move aside." Sesshomaru said, impatience tinting his voice. Jaken held up his staff and knocked the little kitsune away from Inuyasha. Shippo lay, moaning and twitching, in the koi pond. Inuyasha straightened painfully, biting back a cry. Sesshomaru smiled. "For once, my brother, you are doing something correctly. Now, stand still and let me kill you."
Kagome darted in front of Inuyasha. "Stop!"
Sesshomaru sighed and flexed his fingers idly. The human girl was really beginning to become a bother. Her petty persistence was starting to overshadow her beauty. "Move." he commanded shortly. "This is none of your business."
"How can you say that? It's _all_ my business!"
"Kagome," Sesshomaru said slowly, in the same tone he sometimes used with Rin, "Get.. out.. of... my.. way.. _now_."
"Sesshomaru-sama," Kagome said desperately. "Just let him go. Even if he is impersonating your dead brother, you shouldn't be so harsh!" A nasty little thought occured to her. "Unless.." She whirled around to face Inuyasha, who seemed on the blink of unconsciousness. She studied him closely, causing Inuyasha to squirm and scowl. "Quit it, wench." The shard words didn't really have an effect since they were said in a weak, wan voice. Another flood of memories came rushing back, adding to her growing collection. "In-Inuyasha?" she stuttered, just barely able to restrain herself from stepping back. He snarled half heartedly. "Who else? Did you go blind, girl? Of course it's me." Her eyes involuntarily filled with tears. "I-Inuyasha.."
Sesshomaru sighed, bored. "Well," he said sarcastically. "The secret's out. Perhaps I'll just have to kill the both of you. Would that be a reasonable solution?" His eyes pierced into Kagome's. "It's too bad, you know." he remarked softly. "Rin really loved you. You could have stayed with us.. and you'd have gotten anything and everything you want. But it's too late, of course. I can see the horror in your eyes. Ah, well," he concluded. "it's all for the best, I suppose."
Ending Notes: Not much of a cliffhanger this time, right? Well, _please_ review. I desperately need an opinion on this chapter. PLEASE?! I probably won't be able to continue until I get your guys' thoughts on this. FEEDBACK! THAT'S THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR! NOW!!
Thank you guys, I love you all for the reviews, and for reading at all. THANK YOU!!
^_^
1/15/2002
C