Ladies and Gentlemen introducing Stephanie!! Steph is my very
best of all friends. With Mistress Nika a close on-line second.
Steph is my age and as much if not more obsessed with Sesshoumaru
as I am with Miroku. Did that make any sense? From not on my
disclaimers will be different sense she has so graciously agreed
to beta and help with the funny. Which is weird sense she is
permanently depressed. Oh well, time for her debut!
I do not own Inuyasha, but I do have him locked in my closet, and once I get the only priest who will wed two people against their will I will own him!! For what is marriage but a licensed agreement that you own someone? Stephanie!! Hurry UP! Marry Sesshoumaru and give me that priest!! Please?
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// I can't do as Naraku commands; if I kill our companions shell never look at me the same. But if I don't give into his demands hell kill her! At least in death shell have peace. //
"I can't and I won't do what you demand of me Naraku! Inuyasha pledged. Softening his tone of voice Inuyasha directed his comments to Kagome, praying she was able to somehow hear or see him. "Kagome, I'll wait for you by the lake the false mother showed us. I'll wait between this world and the next until you can join me. I can't save you, and I won't allow Naraku to force me to kill the people you care for. If you're really gone already, I don't want to stay here. You're the only thing that made life worth living. Even if your breathing can be used as proof of your life, you're still gone from me." Raising his tetsiega, Inuyasha looked up from his curtain of bangs and whispered, "Goodbye my love. Even when you follow me, you're to good a person to spend eternity where I'm going. I'll meet you by the lake to say a proper farewell." before swinging the sword down in an arc.
"NO!" Kagome shrieked, emanating a white light from her hands, knocking the blade away from Inuyasha.
Smiling, he sputtered, "I knew that would getcha." Before hitting the ground with his knees.
Crying, Kagome kneeled helplessly by her love as his head became limp. Spewing blood from his lips, Inuyasha finally became still.
"Naraku, you will pay for what you've done." Kagome vowed, closing her eyes to face her lover's murderer.
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The death images still burned in Miroku's eyes. Even after Inuyasha did the unthinkable, ever after Kagome made her pledge and then collapsed into an apparent coma, he just stood there. Realization dawned on him slowly, and long after the shock had worn off he stepped out of the room and softly closed the door.
"Hey monk, what do you think your doing!" The door seemed to yell at him in Inuyasha's voice.
Too exhausted both mentally and physically, as well as emotionally to try to figure out why a talking door seemed odd, Miroku replied to the board, "Lady Kagome needs to fight an up hill battle. I am going to get Kaede and see if we can use our dissipating energies to help her. And to see if she can help me bury Inuyasha and soon Sango. While we're at it I think I shall dig a third hole.
And why would you need to do that?
Chances are someone else will die. My moneys on Kirara. Poor cat needs Sango almost as much as I do.
"No, I mean why did a hole for me you baka!" The door demanded as it opened to reveal a bloodied Inuyasha.
Your, how, when? Miroku sputtered speechlessly.
Seeing his startled state Inuyasha grinned.
"How could you do that to me! To SANGO! You chanced EVERYTHING on your demon healing? What if Kagome wasn't able to take momentary control? Even though she did we may lose her forever now! Naraku WAS going to keep he alive, we could have found a safer way. Now he is trying to KILL her! Do you know what happens when your mind dies yet your body lives? No, then allow me to educate you. YOU DON'T REALLY DIE YOU JUST ARE!! No smiling, no crying, no feeling. Limbo. That lake you spoke of is a transfer station, a link between worlds. If she loses, you'll have put her in darkness, not peace but unrelenting torment. And since Kagome and Naraku are joined she will remain in limbo as long as Naraku survives. Did you even THINK about that?
//Kaede never mentioned that. // "Kagome won't lose. She can't lose. She's to strong for Naraku." Inuyasha said with as much conviction as he felt.
"What about Sango? She's strong but . . . but she's not immortal. She thinks she is sometimes I swear, but Inuyasha, oh Kami what will I do if Sango dies?!? What will I do?
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"Where are you? You coward, show yourself."
"What, now that you can wiggle your fingers again you think you can beat me? You do realize, of course, that miko powers are spiritual. And this is you mind, not your soul." Naraku ridiculed as he emerged from the darkness with a suddenness that was altogether unsettling and distinctly inhuman.
You killed Inuyasha, you will pay for your crime you ass! Kagome swore as she lunged at the murderer.
Dodging, Naraku's baboon pelt lifted to reveal many tree-like roots. Swarms of wasps seemed to spontaneously generate from the curtain of black and soon overpowered the area. The two fighters faced off, the light emanating from their bodies the only thing illuminating the impromptu battling arena.
Glaring at her opponent, Kagome saw an opening in the shield of living wasps and dashed through it. Raising a fist, Kagome tried to focus all her miko powers into one final blow. The connection sent shockwaves through the dark, bubbling up what was being used as a floor. "You ass, you killed Inuyasha," Kagome repeated, "Now go to hell where you belong."
Naraku's still form smirked. Kagome took a step back and was caught and held by several wasps. While she tried to escape their hold, Naraku replied "Really, did I hold the blade that sliced him open, revealing his innards to the world. The intestines of a weakling."
"You made him, you are as much to blame as . . . as I am," Kagome whispered as the realization of her own actions dawned on her.
"What? You just now realized this?," Naraku asked with a booming laugh. "If you had left him be, had allowed him the eternal peace he so craved in his pathetic life, that half-breed would have never suffered so. You made him go to hell, just as surely as he sliced himself open."
Kagome was completely oblivious to the fact that she had been growing dimmer as Naraku had been speaking. The ethereal light that emanated from her inner mind had become stifled, clouded in doubt and self-loathing. Looking at her hands, the slight change in her appearance became apparent and the metaphorical light bulb went on.
"This is a battle of wills, a battle of the mind."
"I just told you that."
"Yes, but you neglected to mention that this battle isn't handled with fighting skills, but with conviction."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Wanna find out?" Kagome sneered as she shattered the false images Naraku had created that gave the illusion of his wasp swarm. "This is MY mind so were gonna play by MY rules. Rule one, I win. Rule two, you die, rule three, well you won't around long enough for rule three." Kagome promised.
"Big words for a little girl, how are you planning on proving yourself?"
"I'm sick and tired of proving myself, now I just want you dead." Closing her eyes, Kagome willed her miko powers to meld with her mind. Slow constant swells began to course through her conciseness. The sudden swell of power almost caused Kagome to black out. Seeing her aura, Naraku began to back away from the glowing teen, attempting to hide in the darkness.
Now who's the scared one. You used me, you hurt me, now face the consequences you sick son of a bitch!" Kagome mocked as she let her energy escape from every pore of her mental image.
Screaming in agony, Naraku fell to the floor holding his head in pain. The pounding waves of power, anger and sorrow overwhelmed him. Looking up he was just able to see the tears streaming down her face before the sudden shockwave expelled him from Kagome's mind.
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I have taken back my previous statement of wedding Inuyasha. Why you may ask? The answer(s) is/are simple:
He's dead. Yeah, freak electrical accident. Who knew that I couldn't throw a toaster in with him when he was takin' a shower? *Shrugs shoulders* feh.
I like Miroku better. And soon the priest will wed us and then. *Evil grin* mwhahahahaha Wait a sec, isn't Miroku the priest? Hmmm.
I don't have a very good lawyer,
I do not own Inuyasha, but I do have him locked in my closet, and once I get the only priest who will wed two people against their will I will own him!! For what is marriage but a licensed agreement that you own someone? Stephanie!! Hurry UP! Marry Sesshoumaru and give me that priest!! Please?
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// I can't do as Naraku commands; if I kill our companions shell never look at me the same. But if I don't give into his demands hell kill her! At least in death shell have peace. //
"I can't and I won't do what you demand of me Naraku! Inuyasha pledged. Softening his tone of voice Inuyasha directed his comments to Kagome, praying she was able to somehow hear or see him. "Kagome, I'll wait for you by the lake the false mother showed us. I'll wait between this world and the next until you can join me. I can't save you, and I won't allow Naraku to force me to kill the people you care for. If you're really gone already, I don't want to stay here. You're the only thing that made life worth living. Even if your breathing can be used as proof of your life, you're still gone from me." Raising his tetsiega, Inuyasha looked up from his curtain of bangs and whispered, "Goodbye my love. Even when you follow me, you're to good a person to spend eternity where I'm going. I'll meet you by the lake to say a proper farewell." before swinging the sword down in an arc.
"NO!" Kagome shrieked, emanating a white light from her hands, knocking the blade away from Inuyasha.
Smiling, he sputtered, "I knew that would getcha." Before hitting the ground with his knees.
Crying, Kagome kneeled helplessly by her love as his head became limp. Spewing blood from his lips, Inuyasha finally became still.
"Naraku, you will pay for what you've done." Kagome vowed, closing her eyes to face her lover's murderer.
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The death images still burned in Miroku's eyes. Even after Inuyasha did the unthinkable, ever after Kagome made her pledge and then collapsed into an apparent coma, he just stood there. Realization dawned on him slowly, and long after the shock had worn off he stepped out of the room and softly closed the door.
"Hey monk, what do you think your doing!" The door seemed to yell at him in Inuyasha's voice.
Too exhausted both mentally and physically, as well as emotionally to try to figure out why a talking door seemed odd, Miroku replied to the board, "Lady Kagome needs to fight an up hill battle. I am going to get Kaede and see if we can use our dissipating energies to help her. And to see if she can help me bury Inuyasha and soon Sango. While we're at it I think I shall dig a third hole.
And why would you need to do that?
Chances are someone else will die. My moneys on Kirara. Poor cat needs Sango almost as much as I do.
"No, I mean why did a hole for me you baka!" The door demanded as it opened to reveal a bloodied Inuyasha.
Your, how, when? Miroku sputtered speechlessly.
Seeing his startled state Inuyasha grinned.
"How could you do that to me! To SANGO! You chanced EVERYTHING on your demon healing? What if Kagome wasn't able to take momentary control? Even though she did we may lose her forever now! Naraku WAS going to keep he alive, we could have found a safer way. Now he is trying to KILL her! Do you know what happens when your mind dies yet your body lives? No, then allow me to educate you. YOU DON'T REALLY DIE YOU JUST ARE!! No smiling, no crying, no feeling. Limbo. That lake you spoke of is a transfer station, a link between worlds. If she loses, you'll have put her in darkness, not peace but unrelenting torment. And since Kagome and Naraku are joined she will remain in limbo as long as Naraku survives. Did you even THINK about that?
//Kaede never mentioned that. // "Kagome won't lose. She can't lose. She's to strong for Naraku." Inuyasha said with as much conviction as he felt.
"What about Sango? She's strong but . . . but she's not immortal. She thinks she is sometimes I swear, but Inuyasha, oh Kami what will I do if Sango dies?!? What will I do?
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"Where are you? You coward, show yourself."
"What, now that you can wiggle your fingers again you think you can beat me? You do realize, of course, that miko powers are spiritual. And this is you mind, not your soul." Naraku ridiculed as he emerged from the darkness with a suddenness that was altogether unsettling and distinctly inhuman.
You killed Inuyasha, you will pay for your crime you ass! Kagome swore as she lunged at the murderer.
Dodging, Naraku's baboon pelt lifted to reveal many tree-like roots. Swarms of wasps seemed to spontaneously generate from the curtain of black and soon overpowered the area. The two fighters faced off, the light emanating from their bodies the only thing illuminating the impromptu battling arena.
Glaring at her opponent, Kagome saw an opening in the shield of living wasps and dashed through it. Raising a fist, Kagome tried to focus all her miko powers into one final blow. The connection sent shockwaves through the dark, bubbling up what was being used as a floor. "You ass, you killed Inuyasha," Kagome repeated, "Now go to hell where you belong."
Naraku's still form smirked. Kagome took a step back and was caught and held by several wasps. While she tried to escape their hold, Naraku replied "Really, did I hold the blade that sliced him open, revealing his innards to the world. The intestines of a weakling."
"You made him, you are as much to blame as . . . as I am," Kagome whispered as the realization of her own actions dawned on her.
"What? You just now realized this?," Naraku asked with a booming laugh. "If you had left him be, had allowed him the eternal peace he so craved in his pathetic life, that half-breed would have never suffered so. You made him go to hell, just as surely as he sliced himself open."
Kagome was completely oblivious to the fact that she had been growing dimmer as Naraku had been speaking. The ethereal light that emanated from her inner mind had become stifled, clouded in doubt and self-loathing. Looking at her hands, the slight change in her appearance became apparent and the metaphorical light bulb went on.
"This is a battle of wills, a battle of the mind."
"I just told you that."
"Yes, but you neglected to mention that this battle isn't handled with fighting skills, but with conviction."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Wanna find out?" Kagome sneered as she shattered the false images Naraku had created that gave the illusion of his wasp swarm. "This is MY mind so were gonna play by MY rules. Rule one, I win. Rule two, you die, rule three, well you won't around long enough for rule three." Kagome promised.
"Big words for a little girl, how are you planning on proving yourself?"
"I'm sick and tired of proving myself, now I just want you dead." Closing her eyes, Kagome willed her miko powers to meld with her mind. Slow constant swells began to course through her conciseness. The sudden swell of power almost caused Kagome to black out. Seeing her aura, Naraku began to back away from the glowing teen, attempting to hide in the darkness.
Now who's the scared one. You used me, you hurt me, now face the consequences you sick son of a bitch!" Kagome mocked as she let her energy escape from every pore of her mental image.
Screaming in agony, Naraku fell to the floor holding his head in pain. The pounding waves of power, anger and sorrow overwhelmed him. Looking up he was just able to see the tears streaming down her face before the sudden shockwave expelled him from Kagome's mind.
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I have taken back my previous statement of wedding Inuyasha. Why you may ask? The answer(s) is/are simple:
He's dead. Yeah, freak electrical accident. Who knew that I couldn't throw a toaster in with him when he was takin' a shower? *Shrugs shoulders* feh.
I like Miroku better. And soon the priest will wed us and then. *Evil grin* mwhahahahaha Wait a sec, isn't Miroku the priest? Hmmm.
I don't have a very good lawyer,