By The Light Of The Moon
Chapter 8: A Mother's Last Gift
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Her breathe came slower and with more effort. She dug her claws deep into the bark of the tree, watching her mother sobbing. It hurt her so much, the woman Kagome had gotten all her strength from was spent, she was giving up hope. Her mother was letting her go. Kagome's heart was ripping in two. But she couldn't think about that, Inuyasha was near, he was so close. She needed to reach him.
But Inuyasha couldn't move, he could barely keep his eyes open. The paralysis was working excellently. Kaede had been right. Inuyasha couldn't wait to sink his claws into her throat. Slowly he could flex his hand, but that took so much of his strength, there was no way he could reach her in time.
She stood up. She stopped crying. 'I have to be strong for my daughter one last time.' Mrs. Higurashi thought to herself. Kagome needed her one last time.
"Mother." Kagome whispered, too soft for Mrs. Higurashi to hear it with her ears, but she heard it with her heart. Then gravity took its toll on her and she began falling, unable to reach out and stop herself, it was like falling off a cliff in your dream. And if you die in a dream, some people believe you die soon in real life.
"Kagome." Mrs. Higurashi yelled and caught her daughter. Kagome was surprisingly light, like a feather, or a ghost. She laid her daughter on the ground and held her head in her lap.
"Kagome." Inuyasha whispered moving his foot along the path, with each step his strength ran out, but the paralysis lost effect. It was a race, which would win him over? The paralysis or the loss of his strength? The answer was none, in the end it was love that got the best of him, love that conquered all.
"She needs to feed." Inuyasha whispered in a ragged voice as he drew closer to her side.
"Feed?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, ignoring the fact that this boy had ears and fangs and claws and that there was a trickle of blood running out of his mouth.
"Blood...human." He explained in two words.
Mrs. Higurashi knew her daughter was not human when she had given birth to her, but still those words came as a great shock. She looked down at her daughter, her daughter needed human blood. Mrs. Higurashi reached out and took one of Kagome's hands.
Without flinching she slit her wrist with one of Kagome's long nails. Holding her wrist up to Kagome's lips she opened her mouth for her and left the blood run in. She had to give her enough blood, but not too much.
Kagome could feel herself being pulled back out of the dream and back to reality. She was lying on the ground in her mother's lap, while her mother fed her, her own blood.
"No!" Kagome cried and pulled away. She couldn't take anymore. It would kill her mother. Kagome bit the tip of her finger and rubbed it onto her mother's wrist. The blood of the vampire mixed with the blood of the human, healing the wound and stopping the bleeding.
Mrs. Higurashi fell to the ground in a dead faint, the loss of blood had finally took affect. She had used most of her strength to stay awake until her daughter awoke, but she couldn't anymore.
Kagome made her mother more comfortable on the ground, and kissed her cheek.
"Thank-you, I will never forget what you have done, I love you mother." She whispered in her ear.
Then she walked over to Inuyasha and lifted him up said, "Let's go home.".
Inuyasha looked up into her eyes glad that she wasn't leaving him, but even more glad she was alive.
"Wait." He said and took her hand with what was left of his strength. He dropped something in her hand and lost consciousness.
When Kagome opened her hand, the Shikon Jewel lay in her palm. She smiled and picked him up, she had said goodbye, it was time to go where she belonged. *************************************************************
OK, for those who are unclear, the battle wasn't a dream, they had actually fought. Kagome really was made into a vampire, and I have not forgotten the Shikon Jewel. Everything that had Kikyo in it was a dream, but since Kagome is the queen now, no more dreams so it won't be confusing anymore.
No, it's not the end...not yet. I told you the Shikon Jewel played a big part in it...so you will have to wait to see what happens next. If there is anymore confusion please specify, because then I won't know what is confusing or what I need to explain...so pretty please specify!!!
Her breathe came slower and with more effort. She dug her claws deep into the bark of the tree, watching her mother sobbing. It hurt her so much, the woman Kagome had gotten all her strength from was spent, she was giving up hope. Her mother was letting her go. Kagome's heart was ripping in two. But she couldn't think about that, Inuyasha was near, he was so close. She needed to reach him.
But Inuyasha couldn't move, he could barely keep his eyes open. The paralysis was working excellently. Kaede had been right. Inuyasha couldn't wait to sink his claws into her throat. Slowly he could flex his hand, but that took so much of his strength, there was no way he could reach her in time.
She stood up. She stopped crying. 'I have to be strong for my daughter one last time.' Mrs. Higurashi thought to herself. Kagome needed her one last time.
"Mother." Kagome whispered, too soft for Mrs. Higurashi to hear it with her ears, but she heard it with her heart. Then gravity took its toll on her and she began falling, unable to reach out and stop herself, it was like falling off a cliff in your dream. And if you die in a dream, some people believe you die soon in real life.
"Kagome." Mrs. Higurashi yelled and caught her daughter. Kagome was surprisingly light, like a feather, or a ghost. She laid her daughter on the ground and held her head in her lap.
"Kagome." Inuyasha whispered moving his foot along the path, with each step his strength ran out, but the paralysis lost effect. It was a race, which would win him over? The paralysis or the loss of his strength? The answer was none, in the end it was love that got the best of him, love that conquered all.
"She needs to feed." Inuyasha whispered in a ragged voice as he drew closer to her side.
"Feed?" Mrs. Higurashi asked, ignoring the fact that this boy had ears and fangs and claws and that there was a trickle of blood running out of his mouth.
"Blood...human." He explained in two words.
Mrs. Higurashi knew her daughter was not human when she had given birth to her, but still those words came as a great shock. She looked down at her daughter, her daughter needed human blood. Mrs. Higurashi reached out and took one of Kagome's hands.
Without flinching she slit her wrist with one of Kagome's long nails. Holding her wrist up to Kagome's lips she opened her mouth for her and left the blood run in. She had to give her enough blood, but not too much.
Kagome could feel herself being pulled back out of the dream and back to reality. She was lying on the ground in her mother's lap, while her mother fed her, her own blood.
"No!" Kagome cried and pulled away. She couldn't take anymore. It would kill her mother. Kagome bit the tip of her finger and rubbed it onto her mother's wrist. The blood of the vampire mixed with the blood of the human, healing the wound and stopping the bleeding.
Mrs. Higurashi fell to the ground in a dead faint, the loss of blood had finally took affect. She had used most of her strength to stay awake until her daughter awoke, but she couldn't anymore.
Kagome made her mother more comfortable on the ground, and kissed her cheek.
"Thank-you, I will never forget what you have done, I love you mother." She whispered in her ear.
Then she walked over to Inuyasha and lifted him up said, "Let's go home.".
Inuyasha looked up into her eyes glad that she wasn't leaving him, but even more glad she was alive.
"Wait." He said and took her hand with what was left of his strength. He dropped something in her hand and lost consciousness.
When Kagome opened her hand, the Shikon Jewel lay in her palm. She smiled and picked him up, she had said goodbye, it was time to go where she belonged. *************************************************************
OK, for those who are unclear, the battle wasn't a dream, they had actually fought. Kagome really was made into a vampire, and I have not forgotten the Shikon Jewel. Everything that had Kikyo in it was a dream, but since Kagome is the queen now, no more dreams so it won't be confusing anymore.
No, it's not the end...not yet. I told you the Shikon Jewel played a big part in it...so you will have to wait to see what happens next. If there is anymore confusion please specify, because then I won't know what is confusing or what I need to explain...so pretty please specify!!!