A/N: Hey everyone! I'm sorry…I must have forgot to tell you the reason I haven't updated for so long is because I was on a three-week trip and just got back today! Don't you feel special that I updated when I just got back? Anyways here is chapter 9!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha
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A thin strand of hope
"Inuyasha where are you going?" Prince Miroku was walking around the castle due to lack of sleep when he heard loud noises coming from near the horse pens.
"I'm sorry did I wake you?" Inuyasha asked half sincerely.
"No…I was merely taking a walk…tell me where do you intend to go? After all you are taking the horse right? I assume you must be going somewhere important since it is quite early in the morning."
"I'm going to visit an old friend of mine prince Miroku. I plan to be back by nightfall if possible…if Kagome wakes up be sure to tell her that I will be back shortly." "Well then…good luck…but before you leave know one thing, I love my sister very much, if she is truly in love with you, you better be back like you promise or I'll be out to get you."
Inuyasha chuckled and straddled his horse. After waving goodbye to prince Miroku he was riding off into the sunrise off into the deeper depths of the forest.
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Inuyasha stood in front of a small cottage. Small cobwebs covered it here and there. If you were a passerby you would never dare to enter. However Inuyasha knew this place all too well.
His right hand rose up into mid air, he hesitated a moment before knocking on the worn-out door.
"Who is it?" a shrilly voice called from inside the small cottage. Footsteps approached the door and in moments it swung open to uncover an old woman with a blindfold on one eye. She may have looked old but she is one filled with knowledge and wisdom. "Oh…Inuyasha it's you…welcome come in!"
"Kaede…I have no time for this…I have a friend…she's currently in a coma…from a demon bite…I'm guessing a demon snake but I'm not sure what kind. I saw bite marks.
"Ah…thee must go high up into the mountains there thee must seek out a special flower so precious it is more valuable then any jewel…it is called the Shikon no tama. Thee must pick that flower and brew it before nightfall. The Shikon no tama has a radiant glow pink glow…at nightfall the flower will turn black and will be useless. Go now…before it is too late…but I will worn thee…the path is dangerous…never hesitate to be too careful."
"Thank you…I knew you were good for something!"
Kaede's right eye twitched. "If thee continues to say such things I will get to you before the mountain wolves do!"
"I have no time for such things…what can you do anyways old woman? Never mind, forget I asked." Inuyasha headed for the door. 'It's going to be a long day.'
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Her head was full of sweat as she continued to walk into the dark forest. The scene changed suddenly and the mountains were now ahead of her.
'What's this?' Kagome asked herself. She continued walking when she spotted a figure lying limp on the ground beneath a big tree. It was dark She didn't know why this was so because moments ago she could still see the sun. It was almost as if something didn't want her to see the figure. She could hardly see anything but the shape of its body. She could hear it take in slow breaths and stepped back a little startled.
Slowly but surely light lit up the dark part of the forest shining upon the mysterious figure of a living lump. She could see beautiful silver strands shine and stick to the pale face of a young hanyou prince.
Kagome's eyes widened in shock and her hands rose to cover her mouth. "Inuyasha!" She screamed before running swiftly to his side to embrace him.
It was all in vain. How could it be? Her hands passed right through him. His eyes opened slowly to look around as though he was able to hear her voice but not see her.
Tears filled the brim of her eyes as she continued to look at the stage he was in. He was bleeding scratched up and full of bruises…not to mention there was a gigantic hole in his stomach.
"How? Why?" She whispered to nobody in particular…after all nobody can hear her!"
Inuyasha staggered to get up…he failed at first and fell down flat on his face…but on the second try he was more successful. He winced at the pain but got up and used all the energy he had left to walk over to the horse tied to the tree nearby.
Kagome could see something in his hands…a pink flower. Out of all the flowers in the world she could see none can by far match it's beauty. It seemed like it was made out of light pink fireflies. "I'm coming Kagome…hang on." Were the last words she heard him say before riding away.
Before she knew it Kagome was fading away…fading away into the darkness…she could no longer see the forest. In front of her was darkness…the same was in back of her. She tried running but the more she ran the more trapped she felt…soon she collapsed onto the ground and pulled her knees near her face. She put her face in her hands and cried. She cried like there was no tomorrow…like there was nothing left. Then she screamed into the darkness hoping someone would hear her pleas…"I'm coming Kagome…hang on." Were the only words she could hear…the five words she could count on. 'You better come Inuyasha!' Kagome thought as she continued to sob into the darkness.
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"Dear don't cry…our daughter is fine…I'm sure she'll wake up soon." King Higurashi tried to comfort the queen.
"But look at her…look at the stage she's in how can you say that she'll be fine how do you know for sure!?"
"I don't know…but all we have left is a thin strand of hope…if that's gone then there's nothing left to linger upon.
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Well…yes that's it…that's all I wrote…hope you enjoyed it.
