AN: I got a lot of reviews saying this fic should keep going. Also, all the reviewers said they wanted it to be and Inu/Kag fic. I even got a few death threats in there too…So, this will be an Inu/Kag fic. At the moment, I'm not sure how many chapters this story will be… Probably only this chapter and maybe one more…
AND…Thank you Little Washu Chan for reminding me about Miroku's hand. I changed it already that way it makes more sense.
Notes: words=is someone's thoughts
Words in italics =stands for stressed word(s).
*words in stars*= actions or sounds
~words~ =A place
(words) =my ramblings or explanations …^__^;
[words] = notes inside of (…)
^words^ = poem
*~‚ƒ~*= Signals when the chapter starts or ends
Title: My Voice
Chapter: 2
Title of Chapter: Down the Hell Hole and Back Again
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(Kag's POV)
"INU-YASHA!!!"
But this time, Inu-yasha did not wake up.
I had finally gotten my voice back and was ready to tell Inu-yasha my feelings…Only this time, I really was too late.
As tears poured down my cheeks and as I watched Inu-yasha get pulled into hell, I remembered something my mother told me…
~Flashback~
"Kagome, you have the ability to travel back in time…you will always have time to tell him how you feel…I only wish it was that way with me and your father…"
~End flashback~
I stopped crying and looked at where Inu-yasha and Kikyou once stood. The ground had already swallowed them up but it was still open, as though it was waiting for me.
Walking over there, I took a deep breath and told myself that it was now or never. I jumped in.
As I floated down into the depths of hell, I saw Kikyou and Inu-yasha a little ways ahead of me. Kikyou was glowing a pink color and it surrounded Inu-yasha as well. I saw that it was protecting them from the flames and the weird evil souls trying to steal them into the wrong part of hell.
I suddenly wondered why I wasn't being sucked up. As I looked at my hands, my question was answered. I was glowing a pink color also. I looked at the jewel and heard a voice in my head.
Do not worry young miko…you are safe, I will protect you…
As soon as the voice left, I said a soft prayer thanking Midoriko for protecting me. I glided after the two, unnoticed. Somehow, I knew Inu-yasha was under a spell; he would have smelled me by now and would have turned around.
As I followed them, Kikyou suddenly came to an abrupt stop. Slipping into a crevice so I would not be seen, I saw Kikyou open a door. I followed, still unnoticed.
Upon entering, I was amazed at the beauty of such a horrid place. There was a fountain of blood and beautiful trees sprouted up from the ground. Benches and pathways lined the park-like area and homes for the evil dead souls surrounded the park.
I faintly heard Kikyou say,
"Come Inu-yasha, come and join me in my home." Kikyou lead Inu-yasha into one of the bigger houses and opened the door, Inu-yasha was still in his trance so he made no argument when she pushed him inside.
I quietly stalked towards her house. I still glowed a pinkish color. Slumping against the side of the house, I knew I was defeated. How was I supposed to get in Kikyou's house, take Inu-yasha back, get out of hell and NOT be noticed by Kikyou?!
I heard Midoriko speak again.
Do not give up child, there are ways…for instance, what color is the "ceiling"…?
What a weird question…oh well. I looked up. I noticed the "ceiling-"like sky was black, but that's not what caught my attention. One of Kikyou's windows was open.
Smirking, I thanked Midoriko, and started to climb up the side of the house. Since this was hell, it wasn't too hard to climb up a ninety-degree angle.
Reaching the window, I poked my head in and looked around. I crawled in. Sitting on the floor, I heard yelling downstairs. Sounds like Inu-yasha woke up from his trance.
"What the hell?! Kikyou!! Why'd you bring me here?!"
Then, I heard Kikyou's voice, "Because, you said you loved me, and if you really do love me, then you shouldn't have any problem staying here…" She was agitated, but she wasn't yelling.
"Kikyou…" I could tell he was trying not to yell.
"Take me back…NOW…"
"I can't. You're in hell now. You can't go back unless the person who brought you here wants you back or unless someone up there comes here and takes you back. Besides, you have to have miko abilities to do that, and I doubt my reincarnation can do that. She is not yet strong enough."
I gasped, what if I'm not strong enough to take myself back to the feudal ages? Or worse…what if I can't get Inu-yasha back?
Stalking quietly out of the room, I followed the arguing voices. I ended up going downstairs and into what looked like a living room, the voices came from the kitchen, which was right next to the room I was in.
As I got closer I heard Inu-yasha sniff. I stood froze.
"What's wrong, Inu-kun?" I would have gagged right there, but I decided it wasn't a wise idea.
"N-nothing, Kikyou…" Good, he didn't squeal on me. But, he did know I was here so at least he could help me when Kikyou gets too close too me.
I crept out of the living room and up the stairs. Walking down the hallway, I noticed that there were three rooms. One was the master bedroom. Walking over to the second door, I looked inside and pretended to gag. Kikyou had decorated this room with modern day baby stuff. I wonder where she got the stuff…
The third room looked like a guest room. I saw a ladder at the end of the hall. Climbing up the ladder, I went up into the attic. The attic was empty except for a few blankets. Closing the attic/ceiling door behind me, I laid out a few blankets. I took the Shikon no Tama from around my neck and stared at it, thinking…thinking…
…That…night er, wait, day…uhhh…later…
Taking the Shikon no Tama off
my neck, I laid down on the blankets. My watch, which amazingly still worked,
had a glow button so I pressed it. The time was 12:01 pm.
I sighed. During those hours of thinking, I still hadn't come up with a plan.
There was a slight knocking on the "door."
Inu-yasha came in sighing, he sat down next to me and stared out the window after handing me a plate of food.
"So, Kagome…have you found a way to get out of here yet?" he sounded a little spaced out.
"Iie…Gomen Nasai, Inu-yasha…I've been thinking about it since I got up here and I still haven't figured a good way out yet…" I sighed; he wasn't the only one who wanted to get out of this hellhole…literally…
"That's…okay…" He started to scare me with his dazed voice, so I waved a hand in front of his face.
He effortlessly grabbed it. I stared at him as he spoke.
"I'll distract Kikyou when she gets too close…" It was silent as we stared out of the attic window. Suddenly, he turned his head and kissed me. I stood stark still as he stood up and jumped out the "door."
I caressed my lips with a light touch. Maybe…maybe, there was hope for me after all…and that was my last thought before I fell into a dreamless sleep.
When I woke up, several hours later, it was, still, dark…
The only way out would be if my powers were strong enough…but that's not very likely.
Flopping back down I listened. Kikyou's voice floated in my ears
"Please??"
"NO!!" That was definitely Inu-yasha.
"B-but…" I heard her whimper. I figured out what she was talking about and snorted. What a slut…
Staring outside the window, I heard Midoriko's voice,
Child…you still are stuck here…can you not find your way? …
"Midoriko-sama…I…I-I'm not strong enough…I can't get me and Inu-yasha out of here…help me, please…" since I was so caught up in the moment, I had no idea Kikyou was approaching.
…Outside, in the hallway…(Regular POV)
"KIKYOU!!" Inu-yasha yelled after her.
"What?!" She hissed back at him.
"U-umm…why don't we go downstairs…and uh, cook breakfast…?" he fidgeted under her gaze.
She narrowed her eyes. "Breakfast isn't for another two hours or so…besides…I heard something in the attic and I'm gonna go see what it is." She stomped over to the attic's ceiling door and climbed up the ladder.
Crap…Kagome, you better be ready to face Kikyou's wrath…
…Back with Kagome…(Kag's POV)
I thanked Midoriko and she left with a soft smile plastered on her face. I was confident now. Midoriko had shown me how to unlock my powers and what they could do…and this only took a few minutes. I sighed and was getting ready to lay back down when the attic's ceiling door burst open along with Kikyou. Shit…
Inu-yasha popped up behind Kikyou, he was definitely nervous. I glared at him. He was supposed to keep Kikyou away….so much for sticking him in the trustworthy section…
"YOU!!! What are you doing here?!" Kikyou hissed at me. Well isn't she the stuck up brat…
" I'm here…to take Inu-yasha back. He never said anything about coming with you to hell…and if he did, he would've told us…or at least Miroku…" I felt my confidence going out the window…
(Regular POV)
Kikyou smirked. "Go ahead…take him back…but if you fail…you have to leave this place forever…along with Inu-yasha…"
Hmph. She'll lose this one…She's too weak to take Inu-yasha back so this one's wrapped around my finger!
Kagome!! Shit!! Why'd Kikyou have to be so…so… conniving?! Kagome nodded at Kikyou's proposal. Kikyou kept smirking and Inu-yasha's jaw dropped.
Bingo!
Sucker!
@%$* ^&# @&^%$(? +&*$?!?!?!?!
Kagome stood up, her confidence back in full force. She walked over to Inu-yasha and hooked her arm around his.
"Ja Ne…bakayaro…" Kagome smiled a sickeningly sweet smile. In the blink of an eye, she and Inu-yasha disappeared. Kikyou cursed and screamed something about backstabbing ex-boyfriends…until Hell's mental case association stuck her in the "Funni House"…
Kagome and Inu-yasha landed safely on the surface of the earth, with Kagome laughing her head off and Inu-yasha gaping at her.
Inu-yasha hugged her full force. Kagome, caught off guard, stood still.
"Kagome…thank you…you don't know how much that meant to me…how'd you do that…you told me that you didn't know how to get back here…"
Kagome hugged him back and whispered, "The priestess inside the Shikon jewel, Midoriko-sama…She taught me only minutes before Kikyou came barging in…I'm so sorry…thank you"
Inu-yasha pulled away and stared at her. "Why are you sorry? And why are you thanking me? You were the one that saved my life … for once…" Kagome lightly punched him even though she knew it was a joke.
"I apologizing to you because I didn't listen to you when you told me to stay under your haori shirt…that's how I lost my voice. I'm thanking you for protecting me every since I got here…well ever since I put that rosary around your neck anyway…" She giggled at the last part.
He didn't say anything.
"And…I'm thanking you because without you, I would have known what –"
"Kagome!!" Sango came running into the clearing riding on Kirara's back and holding Shippo. She looked frantic.
"Inu-yasha!" Miroku followed her running beside Kirara.
Sango pushed Inu-yasha out of the way and hugged Kagome.
"Kagome…look at me…" Kagome looked Sango in the eye.
*SLAP*
"DON'T YOU EVER RUN AWAY WITH OUT PERMISSION AGAIN!!!!" Sango screamed.
Miroku turned towards Inu-yasha and whispered, "Don't worry…she's been like that ever since she found out that Kagome was missing…she'll slap you too so be careful."
"Uh…thanks…I think…"
"SO!!!! Inu-yasha! Kagome! Why don't we take you back to Kaede's place where you can tell us what happened?" Miroku suggested in a vain attempt to cool Sango down.
Sango scoffed but loaded onto Kirara's back anyway. Shippo gave one last hug to Kagome before jumping onto Kirara's back. Miroku waved.
"Inu-yasha…" she whispered. "Can you give me one more ride…for old time's sake…please?"
Inu-yasha looked into her soft and pleading eyes. "…Sure…"
Miroku, Shippo, and Sango waved before taking off into the forest.
Kagome climbed onto Inu-yasha's back and he took off into the forest. Trees, blurred by the speed Inu-yasha was going, zoomed past Kagome's eyesight. Bird songs caught her ears as well as the shuffling of the branches as Inu-yasha jumped from one to the other. A waterfall passed her in the corner of her eyes.
"Inu-yasha!" Inu-yasha stopped and stared at her.
"What?"
Kagome got off his back and moved some branches out of the way. She pointed and Inu-yasha looked through the space between the branches.
He saw a waterfall with a pond at the bottom. A rainbow was there too. Bird chirps accented to the tranquility of the area. The grass was lush and the trees made it secretive. It was as though the trees wanted to keep it hidden from the world.
"I-I've never seen this place before…let's go check it out!" he grabbed Kagome bridal style and jumped off the branch. Kagome giggled.
"What's so funny?!"
"I'm sorry…it's just that you sounded like a curious little boy…what? It was funny…" Inu-yasha shook hi head and laid her down. He sat on one of the rocks in the pool of water at the end of the waterfall. Kagome sat on the edge of the waterfall. The water was clear and you could see through it.
"We should be getting back soon…Miroku and Shippo must be worried and Sango's probably already out for blood…"
"Screw them…it's too loud whenever they're around. Relax. Besides. Sango won't be out for blood, just our heads. "
"Oh thanks…that makes me feel a lot better…" She rolled her eyes.
"Your welcome."
"OH!" She made a face at him and he smirked. She reached over into the waterfall and started splashing him.
"OI! You're getting' me wet!"
"That's the idea!"
"Why you little…" he growled playfully and jumped off the rock he was sitting on. He grabbed Kagome midair. She squealed and fell backwards. Now, Kagome was on the bottom and Inu-yasha was on top of her. Silence filled the air and the only thing they could hear was the chirping of the birds and the rushing water. Kagome leaned up and tenderly kissed him. Inu-yasha was stunned and when he finally regained consciousness, he pulled them up into a sitting position and kissed her back.
After a few minutes, they pulled away due to lack of air.
Kagome leaned against Inu-yasha's chest and Inu-yasha wrapped his arms around her.
She smells like vanilla…and fresh rainwater…
"Inu-yasha…I've been waiting forever to tell you this…I…Aishiteru…Inu-yasha-kun…"
He sat still stroking her hair and answered, "Me too… me too…"
And so, they sat there bathing in the sunset, away from all their troubles and finally in a place where peace would fall upon them. No demons, no one interfering, no dead ex-girlfriends, nothing. Just themselves to bask in the setting sun and the other's love.
When the sun was fully set, they still stayed in that same position. It is said that the these two loved each other so much, that when they died, a place just for them was carved out into the night sky. So when you look into the sky, remember these two, and the lesson that they teach;
Love is everywhere,
All you have to do,
Is go and get it.
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Translations:
I dun think that there's N E tin new…
And ya…dat's it…it was lkinda short, so I'm sorry. But dun worry, I'm writing an epilogue.
In the mean time, please read my other fic, To Change the World. It's an Inu-yasha story and the couples are Inu/Kag, Mir/San.
