(:Disclaimer:) I do not own Inu Yasha. He owns me.
(:A.N:) This is my second time writing this chapter, my computer froze and it got deleted! *cry* Oh well, I cam write it again quickly now that I know what to write. Please review after you read this chapter. Thanks.
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Twenty-Five : Farewell
By : Feng Shui Goddess
We spent the next few days travelling to no where in perticular. I was not in a hurry to do anything, and was not in the best of moods about using the Shikon no Tama. Sango claimed to be in no hurry to return to her villiage, so we journeyed together for several days. Posessing the Shikon no Tama frightened me inside; I was afraid of what was going to happen to me when and if I used it to get my revenge. I had been warned so many times by Kikyo not to use it, and she even threatened to hunt me down if I used it against her requests. Part of me longed to seek revenge, and to make myself stronger with the superior power of the jewel, but the other part of me was strongly against using the jewel. Was revenge really worth losing my mind, body, and soul over? Revenge was such a strong thing caused by overwhelming hatered and anger... it was such a horrible thing. But yet I sought for revenge more than anything, knowing that I could die happy apon achieving it. Anger could change a person's outlook on life so easily. It could make you sad and hatefilled, it could turn you into something horrible. The Shikon no Tama forced anger into the user's soul, or at least that is what I had heard. Inside I was happy to be with Sango, knowing that I wouldin't use the Shikon no Tama while in her presence. Truthfully, I was dreading the day I was to use the jewel, I was scared. You could say that I was a coward being afraid to use it, but in truth I am sure that you would be afraid to use it as well. I often wondered how Sango would react if she knew that I had the Shikon no Tama; if she knew that I stole it from a pristess who was to purify it's demonic powers. Being a taijiya, I am sure that Sango was terrified of demons who posessed the jewel, because it made a demons power drastically increase; their power would double, maybe even triple if it was altered with the Shikon no Tama.
Early one morning, I was cleaning myself at a lake that was near where Sango and I had slept the previous night. The water was cool and refreshing, just how I liked it. I washed old dried blood off of my claws and out of my hair. I sat down at the bottom of the lake, my head still sticking out of the shallow water. It was so peaceful with Sango asleep. It's not like I didn't like having her around, I did, but she was always so loud and outspoken, humming and singing constantly to herself. She was like a young child sometimes, skipping around and picking flowers everywhere she went. It's not that I really cared or anything... it's just that I envied her carelessness ways of life, how free and worry free she seemed. I used to be like that when I was young, but then I discovered that life was so much more to just being happy. Life hurt, it hurt real bad. After sitting in the lake for a while, I decided to get out and dry off. I put my kimono on (which was crumpled up under a nearby tree) and attacked my sword to my belt. Out of curiosity, I took the sword out of it's sheath and examined it. It smelled horribly of Kyozame, and it was stained with now brown dried blood. I took the sword over to the edge of the lake, and cleaned off the blade, accidentaly cutting the skin on my finger. "Damn," I said quietly to myself, as blood trickled from my finger to the ground. I put my wounded finger in my mouth and sucked up some of the blood, sighing. After all the blood was cleaned off of the blade of my sword, I dried it with the cloth of my kimono and carefully placed it back in it's sheith. I headed back to where Sango had sleapt the night before, figuring that she would be awake by now. Back at the campsite, Sango was busily rushing about collecting her things. She looked up at me, with sweat plastering her hair on her forehead, "oh, it's you, Inu Yasha. Good morning." I waved, ringing the water out of my long hair, "what's the rush?" Sango let out a quiet sigh, "I'm afriad that I need to return home, I'm sure my family is curious of my whereabouts." I nodded my head, understanding that Sango's family was probably very worried about her, "yeah, I guess it's best if you return to your town."
"I'm sorry this is on such short notice, Inu Yasha, I really am. But you see, I have important matters that I need to tend to at home. I'm sure that my family will need help slaying some demons, and my little brother probably misses me terribly, along with everyone else in my village," she said, with a hint of sorrow in her voice. "Don't worry about it, Sango. I have things that I need to take care of myself," I said, assuringly. "You won't be lonely without me, will you? If you'd like you could come to my village with me, I'm sure you'd be welcomed there," she said. I shook my head, "lonely? Why would I be lonely? I'll be just fine by myself, you've no need to worry about me." She smiled, "I'm glad. You will come and visit me sometime, won't you? When you're feeling lonely, or are just bored..." I nodded, "of course I will. You said it yourself, we're friends, and friends always visit eachother." Sango gave me a quick hug, sending me into a momentary state of shock. "Oh, sorry," she said, noticing I was majorly blushing, "but I'm just glad that I'll see you again, even after I leave." I sighed, human women were really the most emotional creatures on the planet. They would be mad at you one minute and hug you the next. Hopefully someday I would understand the complex chemistry of the female, but I could really care less at the moment. Later that day, after a nice lunch of some different kinds of foods, Sango said that it was time for her to return home. "Will you be able to find your way back home alone?" I asked, hoping she didn't get lost as easily as Kikyo did. She nodded, smiling, "of course, Inu Yasha. Taijiya have to have a good sence of direction, it's in the job description." I sighed, smiling, "well, have a safe trip, and I'll see you around. Thanks for looking after me for all that time I was wounded, I don't think I'd be here if it weren't for you." Sango laughed, "it was the least I could do, I'd be a bad person if I didn't help you out back there." I nodded, "yeah, I guess so." Sango embraced me in a short friendly hug, "I'm gonna miss you, Inu Yasha. Hopefully I'll see you around." I nodded, "see you later, Sango." She giggled, and started to walk away. When she was a few yards away from me, she turned, waving, and yelled, "farewell, Inu Yasha!"
(:A.N:) So, how'd you like that chapter? Inu Yasha's all alone again, with just the Shikon no Tama... how sad. Oh well, he might meet some new people along the way, you never know! (nor do I) anyways, thanks for reading and please review! REVIEWWW! -Mae-
(:A.N:) This is my second time writing this chapter, my computer froze and it got deleted! *cry* Oh well, I cam write it again quickly now that I know what to write. Please review after you read this chapter. Thanks.
Haunting Me in Dreams
Chapter Twenty-Five : Farewell
By : Feng Shui Goddess
We spent the next few days travelling to no where in perticular. I was not in a hurry to do anything, and was not in the best of moods about using the Shikon no Tama. Sango claimed to be in no hurry to return to her villiage, so we journeyed together for several days. Posessing the Shikon no Tama frightened me inside; I was afraid of what was going to happen to me when and if I used it to get my revenge. I had been warned so many times by Kikyo not to use it, and she even threatened to hunt me down if I used it against her requests. Part of me longed to seek revenge, and to make myself stronger with the superior power of the jewel, but the other part of me was strongly against using the jewel. Was revenge really worth losing my mind, body, and soul over? Revenge was such a strong thing caused by overwhelming hatered and anger... it was such a horrible thing. But yet I sought for revenge more than anything, knowing that I could die happy apon achieving it. Anger could change a person's outlook on life so easily. It could make you sad and hatefilled, it could turn you into something horrible. The Shikon no Tama forced anger into the user's soul, or at least that is what I had heard. Inside I was happy to be with Sango, knowing that I wouldin't use the Shikon no Tama while in her presence. Truthfully, I was dreading the day I was to use the jewel, I was scared. You could say that I was a coward being afraid to use it, but in truth I am sure that you would be afraid to use it as well. I often wondered how Sango would react if she knew that I had the Shikon no Tama; if she knew that I stole it from a pristess who was to purify it's demonic powers. Being a taijiya, I am sure that Sango was terrified of demons who posessed the jewel, because it made a demons power drastically increase; their power would double, maybe even triple if it was altered with the Shikon no Tama.
Early one morning, I was cleaning myself at a lake that was near where Sango and I had slept the previous night. The water was cool and refreshing, just how I liked it. I washed old dried blood off of my claws and out of my hair. I sat down at the bottom of the lake, my head still sticking out of the shallow water. It was so peaceful with Sango asleep. It's not like I didn't like having her around, I did, but she was always so loud and outspoken, humming and singing constantly to herself. She was like a young child sometimes, skipping around and picking flowers everywhere she went. It's not that I really cared or anything... it's just that I envied her carelessness ways of life, how free and worry free she seemed. I used to be like that when I was young, but then I discovered that life was so much more to just being happy. Life hurt, it hurt real bad. After sitting in the lake for a while, I decided to get out and dry off. I put my kimono on (which was crumpled up under a nearby tree) and attacked my sword to my belt. Out of curiosity, I took the sword out of it's sheath and examined it. It smelled horribly of Kyozame, and it was stained with now brown dried blood. I took the sword over to the edge of the lake, and cleaned off the blade, accidentaly cutting the skin on my finger. "Damn," I said quietly to myself, as blood trickled from my finger to the ground. I put my wounded finger in my mouth and sucked up some of the blood, sighing. After all the blood was cleaned off of the blade of my sword, I dried it with the cloth of my kimono and carefully placed it back in it's sheith. I headed back to where Sango had sleapt the night before, figuring that she would be awake by now. Back at the campsite, Sango was busily rushing about collecting her things. She looked up at me, with sweat plastering her hair on her forehead, "oh, it's you, Inu Yasha. Good morning." I waved, ringing the water out of my long hair, "what's the rush?" Sango let out a quiet sigh, "I'm afriad that I need to return home, I'm sure my family is curious of my whereabouts." I nodded my head, understanding that Sango's family was probably very worried about her, "yeah, I guess it's best if you return to your town."
"I'm sorry this is on such short notice, Inu Yasha, I really am. But you see, I have important matters that I need to tend to at home. I'm sure that my family will need help slaying some demons, and my little brother probably misses me terribly, along with everyone else in my village," she said, with a hint of sorrow in her voice. "Don't worry about it, Sango. I have things that I need to take care of myself," I said, assuringly. "You won't be lonely without me, will you? If you'd like you could come to my village with me, I'm sure you'd be welcomed there," she said. I shook my head, "lonely? Why would I be lonely? I'll be just fine by myself, you've no need to worry about me." She smiled, "I'm glad. You will come and visit me sometime, won't you? When you're feeling lonely, or are just bored..." I nodded, "of course I will. You said it yourself, we're friends, and friends always visit eachother." Sango gave me a quick hug, sending me into a momentary state of shock. "Oh, sorry," she said, noticing I was majorly blushing, "but I'm just glad that I'll see you again, even after I leave." I sighed, human women were really the most emotional creatures on the planet. They would be mad at you one minute and hug you the next. Hopefully someday I would understand the complex chemistry of the female, but I could really care less at the moment. Later that day, after a nice lunch of some different kinds of foods, Sango said that it was time for her to return home. "Will you be able to find your way back home alone?" I asked, hoping she didn't get lost as easily as Kikyo did. She nodded, smiling, "of course, Inu Yasha. Taijiya have to have a good sence of direction, it's in the job description." I sighed, smiling, "well, have a safe trip, and I'll see you around. Thanks for looking after me for all that time I was wounded, I don't think I'd be here if it weren't for you." Sango laughed, "it was the least I could do, I'd be a bad person if I didn't help you out back there." I nodded, "yeah, I guess so." Sango embraced me in a short friendly hug, "I'm gonna miss you, Inu Yasha. Hopefully I'll see you around." I nodded, "see you later, Sango." She giggled, and started to walk away. When she was a few yards away from me, she turned, waving, and yelled, "farewell, Inu Yasha!"
(:A.N:) So, how'd you like that chapter? Inu Yasha's all alone again, with just the Shikon no Tama... how sad. Oh well, he might meet some new people along the way, you never know! (nor do I) anyways, thanks for reading and please review! REVIEWWW! -Mae-