(:Disclaimer:) I don't own Inu Yasha. He owns me.
(:A.N:) Hiya everyone! I have the link to this story's homepage in my ff.net profile, so check it out! ( I need to update it, but oh well, I'm gettin' to it!) Anyways, this story is gonna be a lot longer than I first expected... Which I am happy about! It takes a lot of inspiration for me to write long stories, and I have a lot of it! Now, on to chapter 23!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Twenty-Three : Relief
By : Feng Shui Goddess
"You're all talk, Kyozame. You're dead this time, and I won't go easy on you. Prepair to die!" I screamed, gashing his arm with my sword. He still was missing his chest plate, so it would be easier for me to attack him. Sango had her long hair tied back with a cloth, with her 'hiraikotsu' withdrawn. She rushed towards Kyozame while he was facing me, and hit him very hard with her boomerang, making him lose his air momentarily. He gasped for breath, but quickly stood up and took a swing towards Sango, but I jumped in front of his talons, knowing that Sango couldin't take the blow. "Inu Yasha! Are you all right?!" Sango yelled, as I clenched the new gash on my chest. I nodded, and swung my sword at Kyozame's leg, feeling blade hit bone. Kyozame let out a loud scream, clutching his leg as it bled madly through his armor. "You think... That that can stop me? That little cut?" he laughed, pointing at his already healing wound. I gasped at how quickly this flesh was regenerating, figuring that it was because of the Shikon no Tama. Sango gasped as well, and I could smell great fear overwhelming her body. So far the battle was looking pretty bad on our side; I was already wounded and Sango was terrified of Kyozame. I sighed, "this sucks." I quickly swung at Kyozame again, this time taking off his left hand with ease. Sango and Kyozame both let out screams at the same time; Kyozame's of sheer pain and Sango's of disgust and terror. Kyozame looked at me with pure anger and quickly grabbed me by my neck, slamming me into a wall and digging his claws into my chest. I screamed as his claws broke my flesh and inserted deep into my skin. Sango quickly stopped Kyozame from continuing by knocking him over with Hiraikotsu. I fell to the ground, screaming and clutching my burning bloody chest. "Inu Yasha!" Sango yelled, as tears could be smelled forming in her eyes, "hang in there! You can't just give up so easily!" Kyozame laughed, "yeah, Inu Yasha. The human girl needs you." I let out an angry growl and stood up, not going to take any more of Kyozame's insults.
I quickly swung at Kyozame's chest, making him fall over. I then raised the sword high in the air, and stabbed him through the heart as hard as I could, making him scream in pain. I gashed his chest over and over again with the sword, until I stuck my hand in his chest and ripped out his heart, throwing it down next to him. Kyozame continued to scream, until I stabbed him through the neck, and his eyes rolled back in his skull. Sango screamed as I did this, terrified at the sight in front of her, and passed out in fear. I sighed, figuring that I should get the Shikon no Tama from inside his body. I pulled up Kyozame's sleeve and saw where the jewel was still bulging out of his skin. I dug my claws under the jewel and tore it up from his body. Although it was covered in blood, the jewel still shone with a bright light, and I could still feel power coming from it. I sighed in relief, because I finally had it back. I allowed myself to drop to the ground in pain, and shut my eyes slowly.
~*Dream*~
"Inu Yasha... If you are to live, you must return the Shikon no Tama to me..." a familiar voice rung through the air, her words spoken in clarity and anger. I opened up my eyes slowly to find a familiar villiage, with a familiar girl standing in front of me. Kikyo. "I don't care if I live or not, Kikyo. You know that. My only purpose in life is to seek revenge and then I don't care what happens to me, truly I don't," I explained, guilt building up inside me. "That's not true, Inu Yasha. Don't you want to grow up and be happy? Who knows, you may even find love someday," she cooed in her melancholy voice. "Keh, I could care less if I found love, I really could. I really don't care if I am happy either, I mean, whats the point?" She sighed, "Inu Yasha, if you do not return the jewel to me, then I am afraid that I will have to take it with force." I shivered as she said those words, not knowing why. It seemed as if she were serious, like she really would kill me if I didn't give it back. Of course those were not her words, but I knew that that's what she meant, that she would kill me if I didn't return the Shikon no Tama to her. I shook my head, "no, I am not giving it up, Kikyo, I'm sorry. I just know that I need it, and what I am going to do with the jewel is not wrong..." Kikyo flung herself at me, grasping my kimono, "please, Inu Yasha, for me. I know that your mother would not want you to ruin your life just for revenge. In fact, I am sure of it. If you use the jewel, then your mind and body... You won't be able to control them anymore. The jewel will take over you, and you won't be aware of anything. You'll forget all the feelings that you ever felt, you'll forget love, and hope, and happiness." I pushed the girl off me, "how the hell would you know what my mother would want for me? You didn't even know her, dammit! So you have no right in saying what she would or would not want for me!" She smiled a sad, beautiful smile, "you're right, I'm sorry. Sometimes I just say things without thinking, you know?" I scowled, "yeah, whatever. Just don't you dare get in my way of revenge, Kikyo, I'm warning you." She sighed, "so you're still going to use it? Even after I pleaded over and over again? Don't you value our friendship, Inu Yasha?" I crossed my arms, "yes, I value our frienship, and yes, I am still going to use the jewel. And there's nothing you can do to stop me."
(A.N) Hi again. I'm sorry if my recent chapters seem kind of short, but I am suffering from writers block! In the mean time, please check out this story's *crappy* web page (located in my ff.net profile)! Uum, please review and I'll continue writing this story quicker, okay? Thank you for reading and please review! -Mae-
(:A.N:) Hiya everyone! I have the link to this story's homepage in my ff.net profile, so check it out! ( I need to update it, but oh well, I'm gettin' to it!) Anyways, this story is gonna be a lot longer than I first expected... Which I am happy about! It takes a lot of inspiration for me to write long stories, and I have a lot of it! Now, on to chapter 23!
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Twenty-Three : Relief
By : Feng Shui Goddess
"You're all talk, Kyozame. You're dead this time, and I won't go easy on you. Prepair to die!" I screamed, gashing his arm with my sword. He still was missing his chest plate, so it would be easier for me to attack him. Sango had her long hair tied back with a cloth, with her 'hiraikotsu' withdrawn. She rushed towards Kyozame while he was facing me, and hit him very hard with her boomerang, making him lose his air momentarily. He gasped for breath, but quickly stood up and took a swing towards Sango, but I jumped in front of his talons, knowing that Sango couldin't take the blow. "Inu Yasha! Are you all right?!" Sango yelled, as I clenched the new gash on my chest. I nodded, and swung my sword at Kyozame's leg, feeling blade hit bone. Kyozame let out a loud scream, clutching his leg as it bled madly through his armor. "You think... That that can stop me? That little cut?" he laughed, pointing at his already healing wound. I gasped at how quickly this flesh was regenerating, figuring that it was because of the Shikon no Tama. Sango gasped as well, and I could smell great fear overwhelming her body. So far the battle was looking pretty bad on our side; I was already wounded and Sango was terrified of Kyozame. I sighed, "this sucks." I quickly swung at Kyozame again, this time taking off his left hand with ease. Sango and Kyozame both let out screams at the same time; Kyozame's of sheer pain and Sango's of disgust and terror. Kyozame looked at me with pure anger and quickly grabbed me by my neck, slamming me into a wall and digging his claws into my chest. I screamed as his claws broke my flesh and inserted deep into my skin. Sango quickly stopped Kyozame from continuing by knocking him over with Hiraikotsu. I fell to the ground, screaming and clutching my burning bloody chest. "Inu Yasha!" Sango yelled, as tears could be smelled forming in her eyes, "hang in there! You can't just give up so easily!" Kyozame laughed, "yeah, Inu Yasha. The human girl needs you." I let out an angry growl and stood up, not going to take any more of Kyozame's insults.
I quickly swung at Kyozame's chest, making him fall over. I then raised the sword high in the air, and stabbed him through the heart as hard as I could, making him scream in pain. I gashed his chest over and over again with the sword, until I stuck my hand in his chest and ripped out his heart, throwing it down next to him. Kyozame continued to scream, until I stabbed him through the neck, and his eyes rolled back in his skull. Sango screamed as I did this, terrified at the sight in front of her, and passed out in fear. I sighed, figuring that I should get the Shikon no Tama from inside his body. I pulled up Kyozame's sleeve and saw where the jewel was still bulging out of his skin. I dug my claws under the jewel and tore it up from his body. Although it was covered in blood, the jewel still shone with a bright light, and I could still feel power coming from it. I sighed in relief, because I finally had it back. I allowed myself to drop to the ground in pain, and shut my eyes slowly.
~*Dream*~
"Inu Yasha... If you are to live, you must return the Shikon no Tama to me..." a familiar voice rung through the air, her words spoken in clarity and anger. I opened up my eyes slowly to find a familiar villiage, with a familiar girl standing in front of me. Kikyo. "I don't care if I live or not, Kikyo. You know that. My only purpose in life is to seek revenge and then I don't care what happens to me, truly I don't," I explained, guilt building up inside me. "That's not true, Inu Yasha. Don't you want to grow up and be happy? Who knows, you may even find love someday," she cooed in her melancholy voice. "Keh, I could care less if I found love, I really could. I really don't care if I am happy either, I mean, whats the point?" She sighed, "Inu Yasha, if you do not return the jewel to me, then I am afraid that I will have to take it with force." I shivered as she said those words, not knowing why. It seemed as if she were serious, like she really would kill me if I didn't give it back. Of course those were not her words, but I knew that that's what she meant, that she would kill me if I didn't return the Shikon no Tama to her. I shook my head, "no, I am not giving it up, Kikyo, I'm sorry. I just know that I need it, and what I am going to do with the jewel is not wrong..." Kikyo flung herself at me, grasping my kimono, "please, Inu Yasha, for me. I know that your mother would not want you to ruin your life just for revenge. In fact, I am sure of it. If you use the jewel, then your mind and body... You won't be able to control them anymore. The jewel will take over you, and you won't be aware of anything. You'll forget all the feelings that you ever felt, you'll forget love, and hope, and happiness." I pushed the girl off me, "how the hell would you know what my mother would want for me? You didn't even know her, dammit! So you have no right in saying what she would or would not want for me!" She smiled a sad, beautiful smile, "you're right, I'm sorry. Sometimes I just say things without thinking, you know?" I scowled, "yeah, whatever. Just don't you dare get in my way of revenge, Kikyo, I'm warning you." She sighed, "so you're still going to use it? Even after I pleaded over and over again? Don't you value our friendship, Inu Yasha?" I crossed my arms, "yes, I value our frienship, and yes, I am still going to use the jewel. And there's nothing you can do to stop me."
(A.N) Hi again. I'm sorry if my recent chapters seem kind of short, but I am suffering from writers block! In the mean time, please check out this story's *crappy* web page (located in my ff.net profile)! Uum, please review and I'll continue writing this story quicker, okay? Thank you for reading and please review! -Mae-