Chapter Four- Blank
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How long Inuyasha set there, he didnt know. But sun had risen before he moved. He glanced at the frozen statue of Kagome. His heart winced at the site. Then his eyes wondered to the clothes which were the last remains of the ice witch Sora. She had gotten what she deserved. That was that. But what had it cost him? In a blind rage he destroyed her without even asking if there was a way to set Kagome free. But it seemed, deep within his heart, that even if she had known the answer she would not have told him. He pounded his fist into the ground, over and over again till the light crimson liquid started to leak, slowing getting darker with every punch. His knuckles were bruised and they hurt him. But not as much as the pain that had began in his chest.
"Damn it Kagome! Why did you have to do that! That attack was for me!.....it was for me..."
His voice faded with the sounds of the passing wind. He was angry, he was scared, he was hurt. He seemed in a daze, he couldnt even hear his name being called. It was an echo what he heard, but it didnt matter. He was gone. Lost within the abyss of his mind. The image of the frozen Kagome etched in his memory. It was all he could see.
Sango and Miroku came to a halt beside the fallen Inuyasha. Miroku started to shake Inuyasha, trying to get him from his daze.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha! What happened! Where is Lady Kagome?!"
Sango gasped loudly and took a step backwards, bumping into Miroku, who turned to see what was happening.
"Lady Sango, what is it?"
He asked as he eyed her shaky figure. She just pointed, one hand over her mouth. Miroku looked in front of her and gasped as well. There, almost like it was etched in stone, was the figure of Kagome. How they had not noticed it before they didnt know. But she seemed like a statue, almost.frozen. Miroku turned back to Inuyasha, panic rushing him, he tried to get Inuyasha from his mind. He hit him, shook him, punched him, but still he couldnt get Inuyasha back. Tears fell down his face, as he heard Sango whimpering and sobbing behind him. Shippou was still asleep, and Miroku was thankful for that. He didnt know what the kitsune's reaction would be to this, after all he did think of Kagome as a mother figure. After a few moments, Miroku gathered his thoughts and stood up, still holding Inuyasha by his collar.
"Lady Sango.."
Sango was on her knees on the ground, shaking and tears falling down her face. She had taken one look at Kagome and almost collapsed. Her friend, her best friend, was ..was...was she dead? Sango looked up at Miroku, tears shinning in her eyes. Miroku had never seen her so broken, only over her brother was she like this. He cleared his throat, holding back his own tears.
"Can you lift Kagomes figure? We need to get back to the camp..we have to break the news to Shippou."
Sango silently nodded, sniffling back her tears. She rose to her feet and gently and steadily she lifted Kagomes figure into her arms, she was bendable, though she was frozen in body and soul. Her skin was cold to touch, and her eyes wide and blank. Miroku lifted Inuyasha, who was still lost within his mind and unable to move on his own, and placed him on his back and silently they made their way to the camp.
Inuyasha was lost, wondering through the dark abyss of his mind. The image of Kagome wouldnt go away. Her pale figure and eyes wide in fear, was etched in his memory. He had done this. He had put her in danger. He had not been able to protect her. She had taken an attack that was meant for him. He should be the one frozen in time, not her, not Kagome. He couldnt hear what was happening around him but he didnt care. Kagome was gone, he couldnt feel her anymore. He was torn. He remembered her smile, the way her hair blew in front of her face when it was windy. The way she had shed tears for him when he was on the verge of death. The way she always thought of others before herself. The way she had always tried to help him, even when he said he didnt need it. Kagome..Inuyasha heard the faint sounds of cries coming into his ears. The screaming in his head began to die away and all that was left was Kagomes smiling face which soon turned to the frozen fearful wide eyed face which had been the last he had seen before going blank.
Sango and Miroku quietly made their way to the camp, the last of the fire dying out with the rising of the sun. Shippou and Kirara still resting peacefully next to each other. Sango's heart ached for Shippou's reaction to what she had to say. Gently she set Kagomes frail form next to Inuyasha, whom Miroku had just tossed down after almost giving up on waking him from his dormant state. Sango then went and nudged the kitsune gently on the cheek, a single tear falling down her face again. Shippou stirred and began to wake.
"S-Sango.?"
He said in a soft tone as he slowly opened his eyes, blinking once, then twice. Sango looked down on him in pity. Shippou rose to a sitting position and looked at her.
"Sango.what is wrong? Why are you crying?"
Sango couldnt stop more tears coming and she grabbed the kit, giving him an embrace.
"Something has happened, hasn't it?"
Shippou said in a small tone, fearing the worse.
"Yes..its Kagome."
Sango said in a small voice, knowing the Kit could hear her. Shippou froze. Something happened to Kagome.what? Shippou squirmed from Sango's grasp and quickly looked around. Then his eyes saw it. Kagomes pale frozen form. Tears sprung to his eyes and he went bounding for Kagome, only to be snatched up by Miroku.
"Let me go! Let me go! Kagome!"
Shippou broke down in Miroku's arms in tears and the monk just held him. Kirara curled into Sango's lap as she too cried. Suddenly Inuyasha jerked from his dormant state and the first name he screamed..
"Kagome!"
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Sorry it took so long to update. Like most of my stories now I have writers block with this one. Hope you enjoy the chappie tho. Now to a few reviews.
Tbiris- thanks, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou were asleep. Kagome and Inuyasha were far from the camp.
Bbhm- absorbed huh? Well heres the next chapter
LadyKoneko- ah, a reviewer to all three of my stories. ^_^ thankies
Thank you all for your reviews. Ill update asap.
~Shadow Amaya~
How long Inuyasha set there, he didnt know. But sun had risen before he moved. He glanced at the frozen statue of Kagome. His heart winced at the site. Then his eyes wondered to the clothes which were the last remains of the ice witch Sora. She had gotten what she deserved. That was that. But what had it cost him? In a blind rage he destroyed her without even asking if there was a way to set Kagome free. But it seemed, deep within his heart, that even if she had known the answer she would not have told him. He pounded his fist into the ground, over and over again till the light crimson liquid started to leak, slowing getting darker with every punch. His knuckles were bruised and they hurt him. But not as much as the pain that had began in his chest.
"Damn it Kagome! Why did you have to do that! That attack was for me!.....it was for me..."
His voice faded with the sounds of the passing wind. He was angry, he was scared, he was hurt. He seemed in a daze, he couldnt even hear his name being called. It was an echo what he heard, but it didnt matter. He was gone. Lost within the abyss of his mind. The image of the frozen Kagome etched in his memory. It was all he could see.
Sango and Miroku came to a halt beside the fallen Inuyasha. Miroku started to shake Inuyasha, trying to get him from his daze.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha! What happened! Where is Lady Kagome?!"
Sango gasped loudly and took a step backwards, bumping into Miroku, who turned to see what was happening.
"Lady Sango, what is it?"
He asked as he eyed her shaky figure. She just pointed, one hand over her mouth. Miroku looked in front of her and gasped as well. There, almost like it was etched in stone, was the figure of Kagome. How they had not noticed it before they didnt know. But she seemed like a statue, almost.frozen. Miroku turned back to Inuyasha, panic rushing him, he tried to get Inuyasha from his mind. He hit him, shook him, punched him, but still he couldnt get Inuyasha back. Tears fell down his face, as he heard Sango whimpering and sobbing behind him. Shippou was still asleep, and Miroku was thankful for that. He didnt know what the kitsune's reaction would be to this, after all he did think of Kagome as a mother figure. After a few moments, Miroku gathered his thoughts and stood up, still holding Inuyasha by his collar.
"Lady Sango.."
Sango was on her knees on the ground, shaking and tears falling down her face. She had taken one look at Kagome and almost collapsed. Her friend, her best friend, was ..was...was she dead? Sango looked up at Miroku, tears shinning in her eyes. Miroku had never seen her so broken, only over her brother was she like this. He cleared his throat, holding back his own tears.
"Can you lift Kagomes figure? We need to get back to the camp..we have to break the news to Shippou."
Sango silently nodded, sniffling back her tears. She rose to her feet and gently and steadily she lifted Kagomes figure into her arms, she was bendable, though she was frozen in body and soul. Her skin was cold to touch, and her eyes wide and blank. Miroku lifted Inuyasha, who was still lost within his mind and unable to move on his own, and placed him on his back and silently they made their way to the camp.
Inuyasha was lost, wondering through the dark abyss of his mind. The image of Kagome wouldnt go away. Her pale figure and eyes wide in fear, was etched in his memory. He had done this. He had put her in danger. He had not been able to protect her. She had taken an attack that was meant for him. He should be the one frozen in time, not her, not Kagome. He couldnt hear what was happening around him but he didnt care. Kagome was gone, he couldnt feel her anymore. He was torn. He remembered her smile, the way her hair blew in front of her face when it was windy. The way she had shed tears for him when he was on the verge of death. The way she always thought of others before herself. The way she had always tried to help him, even when he said he didnt need it. Kagome..Inuyasha heard the faint sounds of cries coming into his ears. The screaming in his head began to die away and all that was left was Kagomes smiling face which soon turned to the frozen fearful wide eyed face which had been the last he had seen before going blank.
Sango and Miroku quietly made their way to the camp, the last of the fire dying out with the rising of the sun. Shippou and Kirara still resting peacefully next to each other. Sango's heart ached for Shippou's reaction to what she had to say. Gently she set Kagomes frail form next to Inuyasha, whom Miroku had just tossed down after almost giving up on waking him from his dormant state. Sango then went and nudged the kitsune gently on the cheek, a single tear falling down her face again. Shippou stirred and began to wake.
"S-Sango.?"
He said in a soft tone as he slowly opened his eyes, blinking once, then twice. Sango looked down on him in pity. Shippou rose to a sitting position and looked at her.
"Sango.what is wrong? Why are you crying?"
Sango couldnt stop more tears coming and she grabbed the kit, giving him an embrace.
"Something has happened, hasn't it?"
Shippou said in a small tone, fearing the worse.
"Yes..its Kagome."
Sango said in a small voice, knowing the Kit could hear her. Shippou froze. Something happened to Kagome.what? Shippou squirmed from Sango's grasp and quickly looked around. Then his eyes saw it. Kagomes pale frozen form. Tears sprung to his eyes and he went bounding for Kagome, only to be snatched up by Miroku.
"Let me go! Let me go! Kagome!"
Shippou broke down in Miroku's arms in tears and the monk just held him. Kirara curled into Sango's lap as she too cried. Suddenly Inuyasha jerked from his dormant state and the first name he screamed..
"Kagome!"
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Sorry it took so long to update. Like most of my stories now I have writers block with this one. Hope you enjoy the chappie tho. Now to a few reviews.
Tbiris- thanks, Sango, Miroku, and Shippou were asleep. Kagome and Inuyasha were far from the camp.
Bbhm- absorbed huh? Well heres the next chapter
LadyKoneko- ah, a reviewer to all three of my stories. ^_^ thankies
Thank you all for your reviews. Ill update asap.
~Shadow Amaya~