Yay! Part two of this story! Actually it's the ending.
I love this story! It was fun writing it! T-T
Neway reviews at bottom.
Enjoy!
*~* Chapter 2: Etched in Stone
A young boy with long black hair was tapping his foot impatiently, his violet eyes drifting back forth between the path ahead of him and his wristwatch.
Where the hell was she?
Hoards of people passed by, a few giving him a wary glance, which in return he glowered at them, making them hurry on their way.
He hated being stared at, made him uneasy.
" INUYASHA!" He heard young female voice call out, breaking the brisk winter air.
The boy raised his eyes to see a young girl running towards him, wisps of her hot breath becoming ice around her.
She had thick ebony hair that framed her rosy face. A pair of black boots ended beneath her knees underneath her green skirt and white blouse. A bright red scarf was wrapped around her neck and she had a merry smile on her face.
" Oi! Why are you so damn late?" Inuyasha inquired an angry light in his eyes.
Immediately the smile on her face diminished and she scowled.
" At least I'm HERE!"
" You didn't answer the damn question!" He barked back at her.
She sighed and massaged her temples with her gloved hands.
" My lunch with Sango-Chan ran a little late."
" Why the hell for?"
" Will you calm down?! You're giving me a headache." She murmured.
He roughly grabbed her by the shoulders and wrenched her chin up to face him.
" Give me a reason dammit!"
She smiled cutely and kissed the tip of his nose. A deep blush stained the boy's face and he abruptly let her go.
" I'll give you a reason. I like to see you squirm." The girl giggled as he scowled the red tint to his face gone.
" Kagome." He growled.
" I know. I know. It's not fair to you. But that is one of the reasons."
" Then what's the other one? Other than the fact that you like to humiliate me?"
" Miroku finally asked Sango on a date."
Inuyasha's eyes widened.
" He did?"
Kagome nodded happily as she looped her arm with his.
" Yup! Right in front me too! Not that I was jealous or anything." She added quickly, seeing Inuyasha's expression become sour.
" Cause I like you better." Kagome amended, squeezing his arm reassuringly. That gesture earned yet another blush.
" And she said yes!" Kagome smiled and leaned her head against the boy's shoulder. " So what's this surprise you were telling me about?" She asked, changing the subject.
He grinned.
" You have to wait till we get there wench."
" Hey! No fair!" She whined. " Not even a clue?"
" Nope."
" I hate you." Kagome pouted.
" I know." He smirked and she giggled.
They walked along the snow dotted path through the forest portion of the museum.
When they stopped in front of a statue.
*~*
It was of a young boy; he had long hair and appeared to have a pair of dog like ears on his head. He was holding a young woman to him and his head was bowed by her ear so you could barely see his face.
The young woman was clinging to him and she had an outfit similar to Kagome's. Her eyes were closed and it appeared as if the boy's hair was shielding them from something.
" It's beautiful." Kagome whispered running her hand over the gray stone.
Inuyasha nodded.
" I found it a couple of weeks ago."
She saw a slightly tarnished copper plaque at the base of the piece of artwork. Breathing upon it until it misted over, she fisted her hand and rubbed her glove on it, trying desperately to see the lettering.
" It says." She began as Inuyasha crouched beside her.
' Hundreds of years ago there once was a fabled jewel of great power. It could grant any wish your heart desired and would give a demon even greater strength. The priestess who guarded this gem fell in love with a hanyou who sought it. She managed to even have him love her in return; he even went so far as even going to use the jewel to become human for the priestess. But something went wrong. An evil demon took their forms, to make them think they betrayed one another. The priestess sealed the hanyou to a tree with the last of her strength with an arrow. The demon that had taken the other demon's form had attacked her; she died of this wound. They burned the jewel with her body at her funeral. Fifty years later, her reincarnation passed through a well and the jewel burst from her body. She released the half demon from his prison and shattered the jewel in the process. So they set out to seek the pieces. Later on, the priestess was resurrected; she wanted to kill the hanyou, still believing he betrayed her. They learned the truth and set out to get revenge on him and collect the pieces. Slowly, the reincarnation and the hanyou fell in love. But the old flame of the undead priestess was an obstacle, for he still loved her. When the jewel was complete and the revenge done, the priestess made the hanyou choose between the reincarnation and herself. He chose the reincarnate. The priestess wanted the jewel for herself. So she sealed them together in this stone, also sealing their souls inside, never to be reincarnated. But she sealed the jewel along with them. It is said the hanyou made a wish upon the gem and it faded from this realm. But what he wished for, no one knows.'
Kagome finished her eyes slightly misty as she gazed up at the statue.
" How sad."
Inuyasha sneered at the plaque.
"What a selfish undead bitch of a priestess."
" Inuyasha!" Kagome said, stunned by his words.
He shrugged.
The girl slowly climbed the statue, ignoring the boy's shocked cries from below.
She just HAD to touch those cute ears! Kagome reached out and let her fingertips rub against them.
Her brown eyes widened, as she felt the ears turn warm and soft beneath her touch. For split second they appeared to become white. That was before she screamed in shock and fell down, grasping for anything to prevent her from falling, she held onto the statue's forelocks. Sighing in relief, she looked up, to see the hair become a shade of silver, again she yelled in surprise and fell off.
She winced, expecting to hit solid dirt when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her instead.
Slowly Kagome opened her eyes to meet worried violet ones. She averted her gaze, knowing he was to yell at her next for her stupidity.
Which he did, but she tuned him out. Her gaze was focused on the statue. Those ears were warm and that hair felt real. But now the statue was just a dull gray as it had been the first time she saw it. Sighing sadly and berating herself for seeing things, she never noticed the thin slit of amber that shone from the hanyou's face before it faded.
Eventually toward the end of his scolding, she tuned in once more.
" I just wanted to cheer you up since your Dad died! Not for you to kill yourself!"
He stopped as she slowly turned away from his grasp and stood up, not facing him.
Realizing his blunder, Inuyasha cursed mentally.
" Kagome I-"
The girl stayed silent as she saw her vision blur with tears once more. Inuyasha stepped in front of her and held her to his chest, his head dipped to her ear.
" I'm sorry."
Kagome's last strand of resistance to her emotions broke with that apology and she clung to him, sobbing desperately into his chest. The boy tightened his grip on her and closed his eyes letting her cry.
A soft chilly wind blew from behind them, making the boy's long hair fan out around them.
As if to mimic the very statue just a few feet away.
' To be free.'
*~*
The end! So what did you think? Was it good, bad? C'mon and tell me in your review!
There will be another chapter for review responses.
Thank you for reading this!
R&R Onegai!
*~*
Reviews from chapter 1
Kikyous revenge: Thanks! It would've gotten annoying if I made it longer. Hearing 'rock' and 'stone' gets to you. I'll get to your fic tomorrow. I promise! ^_^
Lady Hawke: Lol! Hey, have you ever seen that movie? ' Lady Hawk' I mean. It's pretty good; I only saw the ending though. If you want to know the premise email me!
Yosei/ambereyes: How could I forget reviewers like you? Urs are hilarious! ^_~
I'll read some of ur fics tomorrow. ^_^ ::slyly:: so ambereyes.you stole from Eden eh? Interesting.
Veron: see Luna! I knew those crappy spells wouldn't work!
Luna: ::sigh:: I know.but it was so damn tempting.. Good think I bought my first manga of Oh my Goddess instead! ^_~
Ty for reviewing u two!
Van Fanel Lover: So it was strange and good? HURRAY! ^_^
Demon Kitara: Hm.yeah it would be kind of cool. A little angsty tho. ::shrugs::
Morlana: thanks!
Ducktapedmoose Jr.: See! I updated ^_^
Your Imaginary Friend: I updated! Ty!
*~*
The end. ^_^
Now review people! ^___________^
I love this story! It was fun writing it! T-T
Neway reviews at bottom.
Enjoy!
*~* Chapter 2: Etched in Stone
A young boy with long black hair was tapping his foot impatiently, his violet eyes drifting back forth between the path ahead of him and his wristwatch.
Where the hell was she?
Hoards of people passed by, a few giving him a wary glance, which in return he glowered at them, making them hurry on their way.
He hated being stared at, made him uneasy.
" INUYASHA!" He heard young female voice call out, breaking the brisk winter air.
The boy raised his eyes to see a young girl running towards him, wisps of her hot breath becoming ice around her.
She had thick ebony hair that framed her rosy face. A pair of black boots ended beneath her knees underneath her green skirt and white blouse. A bright red scarf was wrapped around her neck and she had a merry smile on her face.
" Oi! Why are you so damn late?" Inuyasha inquired an angry light in his eyes.
Immediately the smile on her face diminished and she scowled.
" At least I'm HERE!"
" You didn't answer the damn question!" He barked back at her.
She sighed and massaged her temples with her gloved hands.
" My lunch with Sango-Chan ran a little late."
" Why the hell for?"
" Will you calm down?! You're giving me a headache." She murmured.
He roughly grabbed her by the shoulders and wrenched her chin up to face him.
" Give me a reason dammit!"
She smiled cutely and kissed the tip of his nose. A deep blush stained the boy's face and he abruptly let her go.
" I'll give you a reason. I like to see you squirm." The girl giggled as he scowled the red tint to his face gone.
" Kagome." He growled.
" I know. I know. It's not fair to you. But that is one of the reasons."
" Then what's the other one? Other than the fact that you like to humiliate me?"
" Miroku finally asked Sango on a date."
Inuyasha's eyes widened.
" He did?"
Kagome nodded happily as she looped her arm with his.
" Yup! Right in front me too! Not that I was jealous or anything." She added quickly, seeing Inuyasha's expression become sour.
" Cause I like you better." Kagome amended, squeezing his arm reassuringly. That gesture earned yet another blush.
" And she said yes!" Kagome smiled and leaned her head against the boy's shoulder. " So what's this surprise you were telling me about?" She asked, changing the subject.
He grinned.
" You have to wait till we get there wench."
" Hey! No fair!" She whined. " Not even a clue?"
" Nope."
" I hate you." Kagome pouted.
" I know." He smirked and she giggled.
They walked along the snow dotted path through the forest portion of the museum.
When they stopped in front of a statue.
*~*
It was of a young boy; he had long hair and appeared to have a pair of dog like ears on his head. He was holding a young woman to him and his head was bowed by her ear so you could barely see his face.
The young woman was clinging to him and she had an outfit similar to Kagome's. Her eyes were closed and it appeared as if the boy's hair was shielding them from something.
" It's beautiful." Kagome whispered running her hand over the gray stone.
Inuyasha nodded.
" I found it a couple of weeks ago."
She saw a slightly tarnished copper plaque at the base of the piece of artwork. Breathing upon it until it misted over, she fisted her hand and rubbed her glove on it, trying desperately to see the lettering.
" It says." She began as Inuyasha crouched beside her.
' Hundreds of years ago there once was a fabled jewel of great power. It could grant any wish your heart desired and would give a demon even greater strength. The priestess who guarded this gem fell in love with a hanyou who sought it. She managed to even have him love her in return; he even went so far as even going to use the jewel to become human for the priestess. But something went wrong. An evil demon took their forms, to make them think they betrayed one another. The priestess sealed the hanyou to a tree with the last of her strength with an arrow. The demon that had taken the other demon's form had attacked her; she died of this wound. They burned the jewel with her body at her funeral. Fifty years later, her reincarnation passed through a well and the jewel burst from her body. She released the half demon from his prison and shattered the jewel in the process. So they set out to seek the pieces. Later on, the priestess was resurrected; she wanted to kill the hanyou, still believing he betrayed her. They learned the truth and set out to get revenge on him and collect the pieces. Slowly, the reincarnation and the hanyou fell in love. But the old flame of the undead priestess was an obstacle, for he still loved her. When the jewel was complete and the revenge done, the priestess made the hanyou choose between the reincarnation and herself. He chose the reincarnate. The priestess wanted the jewel for herself. So she sealed them together in this stone, also sealing their souls inside, never to be reincarnated. But she sealed the jewel along with them. It is said the hanyou made a wish upon the gem and it faded from this realm. But what he wished for, no one knows.'
Kagome finished her eyes slightly misty as she gazed up at the statue.
" How sad."
Inuyasha sneered at the plaque.
"What a selfish undead bitch of a priestess."
" Inuyasha!" Kagome said, stunned by his words.
He shrugged.
The girl slowly climbed the statue, ignoring the boy's shocked cries from below.
She just HAD to touch those cute ears! Kagome reached out and let her fingertips rub against them.
Her brown eyes widened, as she felt the ears turn warm and soft beneath her touch. For split second they appeared to become white. That was before she screamed in shock and fell down, grasping for anything to prevent her from falling, she held onto the statue's forelocks. Sighing in relief, she looked up, to see the hair become a shade of silver, again she yelled in surprise and fell off.
She winced, expecting to hit solid dirt when she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her instead.
Slowly Kagome opened her eyes to meet worried violet ones. She averted her gaze, knowing he was to yell at her next for her stupidity.
Which he did, but she tuned him out. Her gaze was focused on the statue. Those ears were warm and that hair felt real. But now the statue was just a dull gray as it had been the first time she saw it. Sighing sadly and berating herself for seeing things, she never noticed the thin slit of amber that shone from the hanyou's face before it faded.
Eventually toward the end of his scolding, she tuned in once more.
" I just wanted to cheer you up since your Dad died! Not for you to kill yourself!"
He stopped as she slowly turned away from his grasp and stood up, not facing him.
Realizing his blunder, Inuyasha cursed mentally.
" Kagome I-"
The girl stayed silent as she saw her vision blur with tears once more. Inuyasha stepped in front of her and held her to his chest, his head dipped to her ear.
" I'm sorry."
Kagome's last strand of resistance to her emotions broke with that apology and she clung to him, sobbing desperately into his chest. The boy tightened his grip on her and closed his eyes letting her cry.
A soft chilly wind blew from behind them, making the boy's long hair fan out around them.
As if to mimic the very statue just a few feet away.
' To be free.'
*~*
The end! So what did you think? Was it good, bad? C'mon and tell me in your review!
There will be another chapter for review responses.
Thank you for reading this!
R&R Onegai!
*~*
Reviews from chapter 1
Kikyous revenge: Thanks! It would've gotten annoying if I made it longer. Hearing 'rock' and 'stone' gets to you. I'll get to your fic tomorrow. I promise! ^_^
Lady Hawke: Lol! Hey, have you ever seen that movie? ' Lady Hawk' I mean. It's pretty good; I only saw the ending though. If you want to know the premise email me!
Yosei/ambereyes: How could I forget reviewers like you? Urs are hilarious! ^_~
I'll read some of ur fics tomorrow. ^_^ ::slyly:: so ambereyes.you stole from Eden eh? Interesting.
Veron: see Luna! I knew those crappy spells wouldn't work!
Luna: ::sigh:: I know.but it was so damn tempting.. Good think I bought my first manga of Oh my Goddess instead! ^_~
Ty for reviewing u two!
Van Fanel Lover: So it was strange and good? HURRAY! ^_^
Demon Kitara: Hm.yeah it would be kind of cool. A little angsty tho. ::shrugs::
Morlana: thanks!
Ducktapedmoose Jr.: See! I updated ^_^
Your Imaginary Friend: I updated! Ty!
*~*
The end. ^_^
Now review people! ^___________^