NOTE: This story has been re-edited. Besides fixing the grammer problems, italicing when I thought it nesccary, there wasn't much to change. I doubt I can make this any more sad, angsty, and corny than it already is.
Hi, hi. . . Another little filler fic for you
people, since I've hit a roadblock for my other fanfiction. . . I WILL get
that up eventually, so please be patient and stick with me. ::sees
everyone leaving:: NUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! I said stick with me!!
Anyway, this is just going to be a short little angsty
fic. . .
So, read on my good people. . . Who don't sue. . .
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I
only own the 75 cents I found in my locker and spent on a soda. ::mutters:: damn school rip-offs. . .
Live For Me
PhAnToM
PhIrE
Silver raindrops cascaded from the sky in a light, damp drizzle.
Silence hung thick in the air over Kaede's village,
like a big, thick blanket that muffled any other sort of sound.
The gray, swirling-clouded sky only added to the depressing mood.
Next to the goshinboku, 6 people and a couple of
villagers stood silently praying next to a freshly covered grave.
Among them, a crying girl, a very sad cat demon, a gloomy and in-despair monk
and priestess, a hysterical younger girl cuddling a crying ball of fluff.
The several villagers tread forward on the wet, dull grass, praying silently or
leaving flowers before walking away to let the group mourn in silence.
The group standing around the grave. . .
One person missing. . .
A certain arrogant, hot-headed hanyou. . .
Kagome cried harder, tears raining down in steady waterfalls, hugging Shippo closer to herself, then using one of her hands to
push away her limp ebony hair away from her face.
Sango knelt down and placed a bouquet of bright pink
and yellow flowers on the muddy brown earth, soiling some of bright, silky
petals. She stood up, brushing off her kimono, before her resolve completely
broke down and she threw herself in the arms of a certain monk.
Miroku hugged Sango tightly
before letting his gaze move up to the sky. Why,
Inuyasha… He thought silently to himself. Why
did you have to die...? He sadly glanced at Sango
again, hugging the sobbing girl closer to him before praying to his lost
friend.
The whole group silently tried to console themselves, standing about the grave
among the roots of the goshinboku...
Today...
Was the worst day for any of them...
The day...
That Inuyasha died...
(~F~L~A~S~H~B~A~C~K~ )
Inuyasha propped himself up on the tetsusaiga.
So far, he had a hole through his stomach, three broken ribs, a cracked
shoulder blade, a twisted ankle and severe loss of blood.
But he would not lose against Naraku.
Miroku and Sango were doing
the best they could to hold off some of Naraku's minions.
Miroku gritted his teeth in exasperation as he cut
through another demon. It would have been so much easier if he could just slice
through all of the damn creatures, but the hell wasps hung around and if he
unleashed the kazaana then he would be killed.
Kirara was helping defend her mistress, but they were
beginning to tire out as wave after wave of demons crashed forth, shrieking and
thrashing wildly in bloodlust, attempting to get closer to the two humans and
the fire cat.
Inuyasha reverted his attention
to Naraku. He transformed the rusty blade into the
shinning silver fang, the true form of tetsusaiga.
With a guttural battle cry, he lunged forward to try to slice Naraku into mincemeat.
Naraku sneered at Inuyasha
and dodged his attacking, whipping him in the back and sending him crashing
into a large and rather sharp boulder.
Add a migraine to the list of injuries. . .
Then he went after Kagome.
Kagome notched another arrow to her bow, firing it at Naraku,
but she missed. Naraku started gathering energy into
a flat disc in front of him. Suddenly a beam burst forward...
... And shot Inuyasha through the heart.
"INUYASHA!!" Kagome screamed. She rushed
over to his body, horrified at the two gaping holes through his upper torso.
Blood poured out of his heavy wounds, dying his robes a deeper red. His face
was growing pale and sweat broke out on his forehead. Even a hanyou couldn't sustain such injuries...
... and live...
With the last of his strength Inuyasha flung the tetsusaiga through Naraku's
heart, hitting his weak point and successfully destroying him.
"See, hanyou..." His voice rasped as his
body began disintegrating, "You still can't win against me... even if I
die... You will die too..." With that he faded away completely, as all his
demon servants started fading too. His carcass, the blood, all his minions
changed into dust and swirled away with the lonely wind that howled through the
now-empty battlefield.
"Inuyasha!!"
Kagome cried. She ran over, hugging his upper body, ignoring the cold, damp
crimson blood that stained her clothes. "Inuyasha..."
She whispered. "Please... Don't die... I love you..." She hugged him
more forcefully, burying her head into his neck.
"Kagome..." Inuyasha croaked. He nuzzled
her gently. "I will not live... But promise me... that you won't ever
forget me..."
Kagome cried harder, grasping Inuyasha's body
tighter. "I won't ever forget you! I can't!"
"Good... My mother said… someone's only really died… when they are
forgotten..."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried, staring into his golden orbs. "Y-you can't—you just CAN'T die! I know you can survive! We can pull through this. I know you can! I--"
"Hush, love…" Inuyasha whispered, sealing her
lips in a fleeting kiss. For a moment, eternity was theirs to behold; she held
him tight, responding instantly as their tongues danced together for the first
time, for her, for him. "I can't be with you anymore… but know, because I love
you so much… I'll always be by your side… even in death..."
Sango and Miroku stood back
sorrowfully, not daring to get in the way of the now hysterical girl and the
dying hanyou...
...That day...
...Inuyasha, son of Inu-Taisho,
half dog demon, master of tetsusaiga...
...Who finally figured out his heart...
...breathed his last...
(~E~N~D~F~L~A~S~H~B~A~C~K~)
Three unbearably painful days later, Kagome staggered into the forest, sobbing
quietly and hugging herself.
She still couldn't believe...
That Inuyasha...
HER Inuyasha...
Died...
Just to protect herself...
Kagome's face, previously devoid of emotion, held the very faintest of
smiles...
"You stupid jerk... You died for me..."
Kagome looked up into the still gray sky, letting the raindrops hit her face.
She closed her eyes tightly, trying in vain to keep herself from crying more.
Inuyasha...
You said you would always protect me…
And you died doing so…
Just to protect me…
Me…
I can't live without you…
Why did you have to die?!?
Kagome clutched the dagger she held in her hand.
I can't live without you. I can't live without you. I can't live…
The words repeated over and over in her mind.
…without you…
I want to be with you, Inuyasha. I wanted you and I to be happy. But you died… before I could make you happy.
She gazed at the shikon jewel in her hand.
All for this stupid jewel…
Kagome slipped the jewel back into her pocket and grasped the knife.
I love you Inuyasha…
I love you so much…
I can't live without you!
Kagome raised the silver dagger to her chest.
"Kagome…"
Kagome froze and looked up…
…And collapsed to her knees.
"Inuyasha…?" she whispered.
A ghostly image of Inuyasha floated in front of her.
He glided over to her, gently wrapping his arms around her. "Kagome…"
he whispered.
The silver water in her eyes that had welled up for so long overflowed,
cascading down her face as she threw her arms around Inuyasha.
"Kagome…"
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha.
"Don't cry… I hate it when you cry…"
Kagome sniffled. "But I can't stop it! I miss you so much!"
"Kagome, please, don't hurt yourself… I
wouldn't give my life to protect you, just to have you kill yourself… I love
you too much for that… I will always be by your side. I would never abandon
you, even in death…"
The spirit Inuyasha kissed her gently before fading
away.
"I can't be with you in reality…
But you must live on Kagome…
Live for me…"
Kagome collapsed to her knees, crying uncontrollably. She picked up the shining
silver dagger and flung it at a tree, where it embedded itself into the bark
forcefully. She wiped her eyes, the ghost of a smile on her face.
"Okay, Inuyasha… I won't kill myself…"
She broke down crying again, hugging her arms to herself as she sat in the
forest.
It stopped raining…
And the sky cleared to a magnificent blue.
And that was how Sango, Miroku,
and Shippo found her…
Smiling in her sleep…
Clutching the shikon jewel in one hand…
And Inuyasha's rosary in the other…
Bathed in the warm sunshine, yesterday's dying hopes cleared away by the
today's newest dreams…
(~E~N~D~O~F~S~T~O~R~Y~)
That's that.
So how was it?
I know, short and sappy with heavy angst. . .
But hey, that's the way I designed the story.
What's most ironic is the fact that this story came to me in five minutes flat.
. . In the car. . . Coming home from
school.
I won't be able to update as often, because I only posted this story when my
mom wasn't looking. I'm not supposed to be using the internet,
I've been banned 'until further notice'.
What bullshit.
Anyway, so don't expect updates to often, and that's all I have to say. . .
Sooo. . .
REVIEW~!!! PLEASE!!!!
Annnnnnnnnnd
Ciao!!
PhAnToM PhIrE
