Disclaimer: No. . .
Author's Note: I haven't had many reviews for this (sadness. . .) but that hasn't ever stopped me before! ^_~
I have a lot of plans for this fic, and I hope everyone likes it.
Things will get more exciting soon, I promise! ^_^
Chapter Four Love Will Always Win Pt. 1
~*~
The next morning dawned brightly, light shining cheerfully through the openings in Kaede's old hut.
However, the brightness of the day did not reflect the feelings that were being shown.
"Gather! Gather men and demons of the village!" called a man from outside as trumpets blasted and people awoke.
"Wha-?" Inu-Yasha groaned as he opened a blurry eye.
"What's going on. . .?" Kagome whispered hoarsely as she sat up.
"I have no idea. . ." Miroku muttered as he woke up, suddenly seeing Sango. "Lady Sango. . .?" he asked quietly, a loud debate going on in his mind of "grope or not to grope?"
"Ugh. . ." Sango moaned as she opened her eyes. Remembering where she was she sat up quickly and glared at Miroku. "You better not have done anything- "
"What were you doing?" he asked, his voice full of mild curiosity as the half of him that had said "grope" beat up the other half for letting such a chance slip between his fingers.
"Sleeping, baka," she said, a pink tinge creeping up her features. "I must have just rolled over and leaned next to you. Don't get so excited."
She turned her back to him and picked up her Boomerang Bone, gesturing to the door. "Anyway, we have to figure out what's going on out there."
"What about Kaede and Shippo. . .?" Kagome asked, looking at the two still sleeping figures.
"Well tell them what's going on when they wake up," Inu said to Kagome.
Kagome nodded, and got up herself.
~
As the four left the hut, they were instantly surprised by what they saw.
Hundreds of men, demons, and even one or two other haniyous, were marching through town. All were wearing armor, carrying weapons, or waving a flag. A few even blasted trumpets and other random instruments.
It was loud, crazy, and crowded. Children ran around, exploring, whereas adults looked terribly worried.
"What's- what's going on?" Kagome whispered. "I thought war was only being talked of. . ."
"It looks like the time for talk ended," Miroku replied gravely, watching as what looked like the army's leader crawled on top of a house and began yelling to the people the quiet down.
"Hear this!" the man called on the top of the house, looking down at all the men of the village, "The time for action has arrived! According to the laws, all men, youki, and haniyou are to come with us to defeat the dreaded Naraku!"
Scattered whispering passed through the packed crowed like a light wind.
"Why should we?!" called one man.
"Yeah! Why risk our lives for a demon that some of us have never heard of?!"
"Ah, my friends," the leader called back, his armor glittering in the sun, and his black eyes twinkling. "Tis a terrible demon."
"Terrible!" repeated the mans troops.
"Though you may not have heard of him now, he will eventually come here, searching."
The mans voice lowered to almost a whisper, it seemed, yet everyone could hear him loud and clear.
"He'll a'come for your children and friends, your livestock and crops! He'll destroy this village and kill you all, as he has done to countless others!"
Mothers clutched their children protectively, while the men glared up at the army man, as if sizing him up.
"Don't you want the satisfaction," the man was saying, his shoulder length black hair waving in the warm summer wind, "to know that you brought him down before he came and destroyed all?! You are our future, men of the village! And you, as in accordance with the law and your senses, will help us fight!"
"YES!" cried all the men.
All the men, but a monk and a haniyou, who stood on the steps of Priestess Kaede's hut, without saying a word.
"You have two days to prepare!" called the leader over the bustling crowed. "Two days! And then- to victory we shall go!"
"TO VICTORY!" shouted back all the men as they scampered home with their families to polish their armor and weapons.
"To victory. . ." repeated Miroku quietly.
~
"To victory!" the army leader cried triumphantly, raising his glass of wine.
"Yes, to victory, my lord," replied three others who sat around the velvet draped table with the man.
The leader pushed a strand of his black hair behind his ear and ran a hand over his maroon armor as if it were unclean.
"Lord Baho?" asked one of the men curiously.
"Yes?" the army leader, Leader Baho, replied, not looking up.
"Do you really think this plan to get back Naraku. . . will it work?"
Baho glared at the man, his hand gripping his sword. "Yes, it *will*."
The servant gulped. "Of course, my lord, of course. . ."
Baho looked out his dark red tent at the gathering men. "It will. . ."
~
Inu-Yasha and Kagome walked quietly, hand in hand, down by a river bank full of crystal clear water, where tall blossoming trees loomed over head.
Pastel pink flowers danced lazily across the sky, but Kagome was only able to watch them with a heavy heart.
"Inu-Yasha. . ." she whispered quietly, turning to face him abruptly, tears shining in her eyes. "I- I can't-"
Inu's eyes softened as he wrapped his arms around Kagome, who burst into tears.
*Hold me
Like there's no tomorrow*
"I can't let you go, Inu-Yasha," Kagome sobbed into his chest. "I might never- never see you-"
Inu gently pulled her away, just enough to look into her eyes.
"It will be okay," he murmured, wiping her tears away gently. "We'll be together again soon. And we still have two days. Don't cry, please don't."
*There can be no sorrow
Right here where we stand*
Kagome nodded and swallowed, wiping the remainder of her tears away and smiling a watery smile up at him.
Inu-Yasha smiled gently back, wrapping his arms around her.
*Living
Only for a moment
All I've ever wanted
Is right here in my hands*
They sat down by the bank of the river, dipping their feet into the cool water, watching flowers and fish drift or swim lazily by.
Kagome took Inu's hand, and their fingers intertwined.
"Do you really think. . ." Kagome began after a moment.
"Yes. Kagome, I love you, and we've gotten through worse things before, haven't we?" he looked at her out of the corner of his eye and smiled a small, sad smile. "We'll make it."
Kagome took a deep breath, and then smiled back. "I know you're right."
"Of course I am. Aren't I always?"
*Some will say
That we're sure to fall
Try to build their walls
Between us!*
Kagome laughed and leaned against Inu-Yasha, her feet splashing the water. "Sometimes I don't know why I love you."
"I do," Inu-Yasha replied seriously. "It's the ears."
Kagome laughed again. "That's got to be it."
There was another moment of silence, only this one was more relaxed.
Then Inu-Yasha reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. "This is for you," he said, handing it to her.
Kagome took it curiously and opened it. Inside was a beautiful dark blue ring make of polished stone. It was cool and smooth in her hands as she put it on.
"You *are* right, though, Kagome. There are people that don't want us to be together, and this war will be hard, especially apart," he said, looking out at the horizon, "But that ring will remind you that I'm always there for you, in heart and spirit at least."
Kagome's eyes filled with tears again as she hugged Inu-Yasha close. "I don't need a ring to know that," she whispered, smiling, "but I love it. Thank you, Inu-Yasha. . ."
"Thank you for being with me."
"It's my pleasure," she smiled, snuggling into Inu's lap as they continued to splash their feet in the steam, hands holding them together while the world tried to tear them apart.
*No way over it
No way around it
If we want it
We have to go through it
Fight for love
And the world tries to break us down
But the world will bend
And the fight will end*
"I love you, Kagome. . ."
"I love you too, Inu-Yasha," Kagome murmured, nuzzling into the crook of his neck as he kissed her.
*Love will always win*
Author's Note: I haven't had many reviews for this (sadness. . .) but that hasn't ever stopped me before! ^_~
I have a lot of plans for this fic, and I hope everyone likes it.
Things will get more exciting soon, I promise! ^_^
Chapter Four Love Will Always Win Pt. 1
~*~
The next morning dawned brightly, light shining cheerfully through the openings in Kaede's old hut.
However, the brightness of the day did not reflect the feelings that were being shown.
"Gather! Gather men and demons of the village!" called a man from outside as trumpets blasted and people awoke.
"Wha-?" Inu-Yasha groaned as he opened a blurry eye.
"What's going on. . .?" Kagome whispered hoarsely as she sat up.
"I have no idea. . ." Miroku muttered as he woke up, suddenly seeing Sango. "Lady Sango. . .?" he asked quietly, a loud debate going on in his mind of "grope or not to grope?"
"Ugh. . ." Sango moaned as she opened her eyes. Remembering where she was she sat up quickly and glared at Miroku. "You better not have done anything- "
"What were you doing?" he asked, his voice full of mild curiosity as the half of him that had said "grope" beat up the other half for letting such a chance slip between his fingers.
"Sleeping, baka," she said, a pink tinge creeping up her features. "I must have just rolled over and leaned next to you. Don't get so excited."
She turned her back to him and picked up her Boomerang Bone, gesturing to the door. "Anyway, we have to figure out what's going on out there."
"What about Kaede and Shippo. . .?" Kagome asked, looking at the two still sleeping figures.
"Well tell them what's going on when they wake up," Inu said to Kagome.
Kagome nodded, and got up herself.
~
As the four left the hut, they were instantly surprised by what they saw.
Hundreds of men, demons, and even one or two other haniyous, were marching through town. All were wearing armor, carrying weapons, or waving a flag. A few even blasted trumpets and other random instruments.
It was loud, crazy, and crowded. Children ran around, exploring, whereas adults looked terribly worried.
"What's- what's going on?" Kagome whispered. "I thought war was only being talked of. . ."
"It looks like the time for talk ended," Miroku replied gravely, watching as what looked like the army's leader crawled on top of a house and began yelling to the people the quiet down.
"Hear this!" the man called on the top of the house, looking down at all the men of the village, "The time for action has arrived! According to the laws, all men, youki, and haniyou are to come with us to defeat the dreaded Naraku!"
Scattered whispering passed through the packed crowed like a light wind.
"Why should we?!" called one man.
"Yeah! Why risk our lives for a demon that some of us have never heard of?!"
"Ah, my friends," the leader called back, his armor glittering in the sun, and his black eyes twinkling. "Tis a terrible demon."
"Terrible!" repeated the mans troops.
"Though you may not have heard of him now, he will eventually come here, searching."
The mans voice lowered to almost a whisper, it seemed, yet everyone could hear him loud and clear.
"He'll a'come for your children and friends, your livestock and crops! He'll destroy this village and kill you all, as he has done to countless others!"
Mothers clutched their children protectively, while the men glared up at the army man, as if sizing him up.
"Don't you want the satisfaction," the man was saying, his shoulder length black hair waving in the warm summer wind, "to know that you brought him down before he came and destroyed all?! You are our future, men of the village! And you, as in accordance with the law and your senses, will help us fight!"
"YES!" cried all the men.
All the men, but a monk and a haniyou, who stood on the steps of Priestess Kaede's hut, without saying a word.
"You have two days to prepare!" called the leader over the bustling crowed. "Two days! And then- to victory we shall go!"
"TO VICTORY!" shouted back all the men as they scampered home with their families to polish their armor and weapons.
"To victory. . ." repeated Miroku quietly.
~
"To victory!" the army leader cried triumphantly, raising his glass of wine.
"Yes, to victory, my lord," replied three others who sat around the velvet draped table with the man.
The leader pushed a strand of his black hair behind his ear and ran a hand over his maroon armor as if it were unclean.
"Lord Baho?" asked one of the men curiously.
"Yes?" the army leader, Leader Baho, replied, not looking up.
"Do you really think this plan to get back Naraku. . . will it work?"
Baho glared at the man, his hand gripping his sword. "Yes, it *will*."
The servant gulped. "Of course, my lord, of course. . ."
Baho looked out his dark red tent at the gathering men. "It will. . ."
~
Inu-Yasha and Kagome walked quietly, hand in hand, down by a river bank full of crystal clear water, where tall blossoming trees loomed over head.
Pastel pink flowers danced lazily across the sky, but Kagome was only able to watch them with a heavy heart.
"Inu-Yasha. . ." she whispered quietly, turning to face him abruptly, tears shining in her eyes. "I- I can't-"
Inu's eyes softened as he wrapped his arms around Kagome, who burst into tears.
*Hold me
Like there's no tomorrow*
"I can't let you go, Inu-Yasha," Kagome sobbed into his chest. "I might never- never see you-"
Inu gently pulled her away, just enough to look into her eyes.
"It will be okay," he murmured, wiping her tears away gently. "We'll be together again soon. And we still have two days. Don't cry, please don't."
*There can be no sorrow
Right here where we stand*
Kagome nodded and swallowed, wiping the remainder of her tears away and smiling a watery smile up at him.
Inu-Yasha smiled gently back, wrapping his arms around her.
*Living
Only for a moment
All I've ever wanted
Is right here in my hands*
They sat down by the bank of the river, dipping their feet into the cool water, watching flowers and fish drift or swim lazily by.
Kagome took Inu's hand, and their fingers intertwined.
"Do you really think. . ." Kagome began after a moment.
"Yes. Kagome, I love you, and we've gotten through worse things before, haven't we?" he looked at her out of the corner of his eye and smiled a small, sad smile. "We'll make it."
Kagome took a deep breath, and then smiled back. "I know you're right."
"Of course I am. Aren't I always?"
*Some will say
That we're sure to fall
Try to build their walls
Between us!*
Kagome laughed and leaned against Inu-Yasha, her feet splashing the water. "Sometimes I don't know why I love you."
"I do," Inu-Yasha replied seriously. "It's the ears."
Kagome laughed again. "That's got to be it."
There was another moment of silence, only this one was more relaxed.
Then Inu-Yasha reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box. "This is for you," he said, handing it to her.
Kagome took it curiously and opened it. Inside was a beautiful dark blue ring make of polished stone. It was cool and smooth in her hands as she put it on.
"You *are* right, though, Kagome. There are people that don't want us to be together, and this war will be hard, especially apart," he said, looking out at the horizon, "But that ring will remind you that I'm always there for you, in heart and spirit at least."
Kagome's eyes filled with tears again as she hugged Inu-Yasha close. "I don't need a ring to know that," she whispered, smiling, "but I love it. Thank you, Inu-Yasha. . ."
"Thank you for being with me."
"It's my pleasure," she smiled, snuggling into Inu's lap as they continued to splash their feet in the steam, hands holding them together while the world tried to tear them apart.
*No way over it
No way around it
If we want it
We have to go through it
Fight for love
And the world tries to break us down
But the world will bend
And the fight will end*
"I love you, Kagome. . ."
"I love you too, Inu-Yasha," Kagome murmured, nuzzling into the crook of his neck as he kissed her.
*Love will always win*