Booyaka! I am DONE! (or will be after this chapter). HAHAAHAHAHAHAHa! **eep * Oh, heh, hiya, my loyal readers (For everyone who reviewed this humble fic, you get a * drumroll* Imaginary lollypop! dum dum dum ) O, and Pengesan-chan, please don't release the rainbow penguins! AYIEEEE! *blinkblink * O! ,anyway, err, I'll just shuddup now, and allow you to read *dum dum dum * THE LAST CHAPTER! *gasp *

Although, sigh, there may be an epilogue…..

OK! I'll stop now. No, really



Chapter 9: Death of…

The arrow flew straight and true towards the dragon's heart. It screeched as it passed through its scaly hide, but as it fell its deadly tail flailed, and struck both Kagome and Inuyasha.

"Kago-" Inuyasha screamed before the tail slammed into him. It swung right into Kagome.

"Its….crushing…me" Kagome gasped as her lungs got less and less air and her bleeding back was thrust into the tail.

"Can't…breathe…." Her eyes started to close.

"I…don't…want…to…go…back…!" She cried, strength suddenly flowing in her blood. She grabbed a arrowhead and dug it fiercely into the flesh of the dragon, but it was no use. The thing was already dead, thus did not react to the pain.

"I'm…gonna….die…." Kagome whispered, tears flowing from her eyes. Then her eyes got heavy, as if they were weighed down. The pain began to ebb away.

"KAGOME!" A voice, seeming distant. Inuyasha's.

"I'll never see him again…" Though Kagome. "I…I just want to see him again!" Kagome fought to keep her eyes open. :Its so hard to breathe….." Her heart beat rapidly as she forced herself to suck in air that stung her throat and made her lungs burn as if they were on fire.

And then the tail moved. It was thrown off of Kagome's breaking body, and she saw the bloodied form of Inuyasha run towards her.

"Kagome?…Kagome?!?" He lifted her up into his arms and cradled her fragile body.

"Kagome….don't die….Don't die!" Kagome forced her eyes open. She had to live! She looked into his face though laden eyes and saw him….crying?

"I-Inuyasha…why the tears?"

"KAGOME!" He hugged her body close to his.

"I…I thought you were dead!"

"So…so did I.." She whispered, surprising even herself. "But I'm not, and somehow I know…I know that this is reality…"

And Kagome knew that what she said was somehow…true.