Gomen! Minor case of writers block! (and about two tons of homework .)
Gomen, gomen, gomen! I wasn't really sure how this chapter was going to
fit in. I already know how this fic is going to end, though! Yeah, I've
got three pages worth of scribbles that are supposed to be the basic plans
for the rest of the story. And it's official. This is the last chapter
before it starts to get weird. Thank you ALL for your reviews!! I got
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"Thank goodness that's over with," Shippo said.
The gang was on the move again, this time on the hunt for shards of the jewel. They were miles from Kaede's village by now and the journey was starting to get a little boring. Shippo successfully tried to start a conversation as they walked along. Little did he know how important this conversation would turn out to be.
"Yeah, no joke there," Miroku agreed. "But why would Sessho-maru have the Tetsusaiga if Naraku was the one who stole it?"
"Another one of his setups, no doubt," Sango said. "That coward never dirties his hands with his own problems."
"Feh! That coward's afraid of us!"
*sigh*
"Yes, you're right," Miroku said, completely ignoring Inu-Yasha. "It probably is one of his setups, but Sessho-maru made a pact with Naraku once before and I doubt the outcome would have made him want to do it again."
"Well, whatever his reason was for handing the sword over to Sessho- maru, that's his business. What I want to know is how he was able to take my sword in the first place. The Tetsusaiga's shield should have easily repelled someone like him."
"Yeah. Naraku is the last person I would expect to be able to touch the Tetsusaiga," Kagome said. "Only humans and half-demons can touch it and he's definitely not a human."
"Indeed, but he was a human once, right?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah, but that still doesn't make him a human."
"No, it doesn't, but it doesn't make him a demon either."
"Huh? What do you mean by that, Miroku?" Sango asked curiously.
"Kagome, you remember the story of Onigumo and how he called forth the demons who then merged with his body, don't you?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, even merged with all those demons, Onigumo's soul would still exist, so it could be possible that Naraku is-"
"Half-demon?" Sango's and Kagome's shocked voices said at the same time.
"You're kidding, right?" Kagome asked disbelievingly. "Well that would explain why he was able to touch Tetsusaiga. Wait, you don't suppose that he's capable of using the Tetsusaiga, do you?"
Suddenly, she bumped into something in front of her. It was Inu- Yasha. He had stopped walking all of a sudden and was standing there with his fists clenched at his sides.
"Inu-Yasha? Why'd you stop so suddenly?"
She couldn't get a good look at his face since his back was to her.
"Don't you dare EVER even SUGGEST that that bastard is capable of wielding MY sword!" he mumbled under his breath.
"S-sorry. I I-"
"Nevermind, it doesn't matter." Inu-Yasha's hands relaxed at his sides and he began walking again.
"What was that all about?" Sango quietly asked Miroku. "One moment he looked like he was ready to kill something and the next, he says it doesn't matter."
"I haven't the slightest idea."
"Hm? Inu-Yasha! There's a jewel shard up ahead!"
"Really? Let's go!"
Indeed, a huge demon bear leapt out of the trees ahead of them with a jewel shard embedded in its shoulder.
"Boy, am I glad to have this back," Inu-Yasha said as he pulled out his Tetsusaiga.
~
"Another jewel shard successfully found and captured!" Kagome said. "What's the matter, Inu-Yasha? Aren't you happy?"
The group had stopped for a lunch break and they were all sitting on Kagome's spread out picnic blanket. Inu-Yasha was off to one side looking rather out of it.
"Well of course I'm happy about it, but you can't expect me to sing and dance every time we get one."
"Well don't bite my head off, you just looked kinda down in the dumps."
"Why should it matter to you?!"
"Well of course it matters to me. I-"
"WHY?!"
"Inu-Yasha, you're being completely unreasonable!" Sango said. "Kagome was worried about you because you looked like you were feeling troubled!"
"Does it suddenly matter to EVERYONE what I feel like?! Next thing I know, Naraku will show up and ask how I'm feeling!"
"Inu-Yasha! What's gotten into you all of a-"
"SHUT UP!! ALL OF YOU JUST SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!"
With that, Inu-Yasha got up and stalked off into the forest. Sango stared after him with a look of disgust.
"Really! How can he be so insensitive?! Someone shows him a little bit of concern and he completely blows his top! I honestly don't know how you put up with him, Kagome! Hm? Kagome! What's wrong?! You look so sad!"
"He's not acting like himself, Sango. I'm worried."
~
A small flock of birds took to the air as Inu-Yasha passed. He was angry. Angry with his friends, and angry with Kagome.
'Stupid, irritating wench! She acts like she has to worry about me every single second of my life! I hate her!' Inu-Yasha stopped mid-stride. 'Did I really just say that?' Suddenly, he wasn't angry with Kagome anymore. He was angry with himself. 'What's happening to me?! Why am I doing this?! The way I yelled at them, just because they were worried about me-'
="Does it suddenly matter to EVERYONE what I feel like?! Next thing I know, Naraku will show up and ask how I'm feeling!"=
"Keh! That's a laugh! 'Naraku will show up and ask how I'm feeling!' Hah!"
"Actually, that's not exactly what I came to do."
Inu-Yasha's head snapped up. Naraku was standing merely a few feet away, dressed in his baboon pelt.
"Naraku!"
"I've seen what you have done. Quite impressive. I never expected someone like you would ever be able to slaughter half of a village of humans."
"Shut up! You're the cause of all this! It's your fault all of those humans were killed."
"Oh, was it now?"
"You were the one that stole my sword!"
"Heheh. How pathetic. Someone who doesn't even enjoy the thought of killing demons is reduced to butchering a bunch of innocent humans just because he lost his sword. You can't even control your own heritage."
"Shut up."
"You know what I say is true."
"I said shut up."
"Don't fool your self. I can hear the way your voice trembles."
~
"He's been gone for quite a while now," Sango said quietly. "I hope nothing has happened to him."
"Sango, we have to go look for him."
Sango nodded. "Kirara!" Sango and Miroku jumped onto Kirara's back while Shippo and Kagome rode on Kagome's bicycle. Kirara sniffed out Inu- Yasha's scent and followed it. They found him in a tiny clearing, but he wasn't alone.
"What's Naraku doing here?" Shippo wondered aloud.
"I don't know," Kagome replied as her bicycle skidded to a stop, "But whatever he's here for, it can't be good."
Kirara quickly jumped between Naraku and Inu-Yasha with Miroku and Sango still on her back. Miroku stared daggers at Naraku while Sango looked behind them to where Kagome was now standing beside Inu-Yasha. Inu- Yasha's head was down and his thick silver bangs were hiding his most of his face.
"Is he alright, Kagome?"
"I don't know. He's not injured as far as I can tell, but he doesn't even seem to notice that we're here. Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha, can you hear me? What's wrong?! Inu-Yasha!"
Sango turned towards Naraku and her glare left Miroku's far behind in pure ferocity.
"You monster! What have you done to him?!"
"I have done nothing except tell him the truth."
"Kagome."
As everyone turned towards the voice, Naraku silently slipped away into the shadows of the forest.
"Kagome."
It was Inu-Yasha that had spoken. His stance hadn't changed, but he was trembling now.
"Inu-Yasha? What-"
"Kagome. Run."
"What? Inu-Yasha, what's wrong? What's the matter?!"
Inu-Yasha lifted his head to look at Kagome. Kagome gasped. There was a faint trace of purple lines on his cheeks and his eyes were pulsing red with each heartbeat. She quickly looked down to his waist. The Tetsusaiga was still there.
'How is this possible?' she thought.
="At least we have the Tetsusaiga back now." "I'm not so sure that matters anymore."=
'He knew?!'
"Run. Please." Inu-Yasha begged her.
"No! I won't leave you! You can fight it!"
"No. Kagome. I can't-. RUN! PLEASE!!"
Kagome realized he was trying to protect her from himself. For some reason, the Tetsusaiga could no longer control his demon blood as it had before. She quickly hopped on her bicycle and started pedaling as fast as she could with Kirara running alongside her.
~
'Please! Just hold it off a little longer! At least until Kagome can get to safety!' Inu-Yasha urged himself desperately. It was too late. His youkai blood seized control of him.
~
The trees were a blur as Kagome struggled to get as far away from Inu- Yasha as possible. The wind whipped the tears away from her face as she pedaled even faster. The next thing she knew, she was on the ground and her mangled bicycle landed on the ground in front of her.
"Kagome!" she heard Sango call out.
Kagome turned to see what the cause of this was.
'Oh, no.'
Inu-Yasha stood behind her, eyes burning a fierce red. The smirk he wore on his face was unbelievably cruel. He flexed his hand with its two- inch long claws.
"Kagome! Hurry!"
Sango grabbed Kagome's arm from behind and pulled her up directly into Miroku's lap.
"Hello, young miss."
Sango slapped him and he made room for Kagome between him and Sango. Kirara lurched suddenly as she dodged one of Inu-Yasha's attacks. Inu- Yasha's claws sliced through a tree instead. There was a loud crash as the tree hit the ground followed by the whistle of Inu-Yasha's claws slicing the air in half as he made another assault. Again Kirara dodged and again Inu-Yasha attacked. Soon, the air was filled with the sound of splintering trees as Inu-Yasha's attacks continued to miss. All of the noise soon attracted curious youkai. Kirara was beginning to get tired and Inu- Yasha's claws were coming closer and closer to hitting their target. Inu- Yasha attacked harder, sensing his enemy's difficulty. This time, he wouldn't miss. Kirara saw the attack coming. In a desperate attempt to dodge the attack, she made a jump that threw Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo, who had somehow managed to continue clinging to Kagome's shoulder, flying off her back. The youkai that had been watching decided that this would be a good time to get a free meal. Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Kirara, who had managed to get a hold of Shippo again, were separated as the demons began to attack them. Inu-Yasha simply slaughtered anything that came within five feet of him. Kagome started out by shooting the demons with her arrows. She reached into her quiver for another arrow.
'Oh, no! I only have one left! What am I gonna do?!' She watched as the demons came closer. 'Duh! Run, you idiot!'
Kagome ran as fast as she could away from the demons. Eventually, the youkai decided that chasing the strange-looking girl wasn't worth the effort. By the looks of her, she might be poisonous! Kagome no longer heard the demons chasing after her, but she kept running anyway. The tears were streaming freely down her face again.
'Inu-Yasha. You said you'd always be there to protect me! Where are you now?! I need you to protect me!'
As if on cue, a red-clad figure landed in front of her. His claws were covered in blood and he reeked of death. He had a vicious smile on his face and a deep, growling laugh emanated from his throat. His red eyes were alight with the need to kill. Nowhere in him did she see the Inu- Yasha she once knew. Nowhere. Except, she thought she saw, deep within the blue centers of his eyes, a hint of sadness, helplessness, even fear. And there was something else. The look in his eyes was almost pleading, like there was something he wanted her to do.
"Inu-Yasha. What is it you want me to do?"
The smile on his face became slightly less cruel and he lowered his claws a little.
"Please. Tell me what you want."
Inu-Yasha's eyes widened. The smile disappeared and his arms dropped to his sides.
"Kagome. Please, help me."
"How?" Kagome knew how, but she hoped he wouldn't say it. She didn't think she would be able to-
"You need to stop me. I don't want to be like this."
"Inu-Yasha, I can't-"
"Please, Kago-"
Inu-Yasha started to tremble. He was losing control again. It was now or never.
"I love you, Inu-Yasha."
Kagome released the arrow. The arrow hit home, pinning Inu-Yasha to the huge tree behind him. Inu-Yasha's golden eyes met Kagome's one last time before he lost consciousness.
"I love you, too, Kagome."
~
EEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!! Please don't hate me! I know it's sad, but at least they confessed their love to one another, right? If any of you were wondering what happened to Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippo, they all survived. (Did you honestly think a bunch of measly youkai could kill them?) Well, was the chapter descriptive enough?*teehee*
Anyway, one thing I need to know from you wonderful reviewers. Should I continue this fic, or was this a good place to end it?
Anyway, review and give me your answer.
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Lost Darkness: My faithful reviewer! Well, no kidding! If you didn't read my fic, I'd probably rip your head off at school *cough! cough!*. Yeah, Miroku tends to do that, doesn't he? Anyway, I'm glad you like it! Not that you wouldn't or anything. I mean how can such a nice, sweet, thoughtful, innocent, friendly, happy person like you be cruel enough to say that you hate my fic. *talking to self: I hope she doesn't realize I'm just being nice to her so she won't murder me.* LOOOONG REVIEW RESPONSE!!!
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ScarletRaven1001: Wow! Wow! I mean, what else can I say? I'm so happy you read my story! You really don't think it's bad? Do you honestly think no one would flame me? I'm so happy! This will be the last chapter before it becomes really strange and slightly sad. That's when I think people will start to flame me. Heck, I'd flame myself if I read my own story! Anyway, you don't want to listen to me babble on, so I hope you continue reading! Now, off to see if you've updated!!!
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elven dragonlord: Whew! No chopsticks! That's good! I promise I'll read your other story soon!
TBPeppy: Oh, wow! You, too? This is the best day of my life! You read my story! I'm so happy!*wags* I love your reviews! They're so funny! Haha! Thanks for your advice, too. I'll try to be a little more descriptive. I guess I just got too excited! THANK YOU! I hope you continue reading!
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"Thank goodness that's over with," Shippo said.
The gang was on the move again, this time on the hunt for shards of the jewel. They were miles from Kaede's village by now and the journey was starting to get a little boring. Shippo successfully tried to start a conversation as they walked along. Little did he know how important this conversation would turn out to be.
"Yeah, no joke there," Miroku agreed. "But why would Sessho-maru have the Tetsusaiga if Naraku was the one who stole it?"
"Another one of his setups, no doubt," Sango said. "That coward never dirties his hands with his own problems."
"Feh! That coward's afraid of us!"
*sigh*
"Yes, you're right," Miroku said, completely ignoring Inu-Yasha. "It probably is one of his setups, but Sessho-maru made a pact with Naraku once before and I doubt the outcome would have made him want to do it again."
"Well, whatever his reason was for handing the sword over to Sessho- maru, that's his business. What I want to know is how he was able to take my sword in the first place. The Tetsusaiga's shield should have easily repelled someone like him."
"Yeah. Naraku is the last person I would expect to be able to touch the Tetsusaiga," Kagome said. "Only humans and half-demons can touch it and he's definitely not a human."
"Indeed, but he was a human once, right?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah, but that still doesn't make him a human."
"No, it doesn't, but it doesn't make him a demon either."
"Huh? What do you mean by that, Miroku?" Sango asked curiously.
"Kagome, you remember the story of Onigumo and how he called forth the demons who then merged with his body, don't you?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, even merged with all those demons, Onigumo's soul would still exist, so it could be possible that Naraku is-"
"Half-demon?" Sango's and Kagome's shocked voices said at the same time.
"You're kidding, right?" Kagome asked disbelievingly. "Well that would explain why he was able to touch Tetsusaiga. Wait, you don't suppose that he's capable of using the Tetsusaiga, do you?"
Suddenly, she bumped into something in front of her. It was Inu- Yasha. He had stopped walking all of a sudden and was standing there with his fists clenched at his sides.
"Inu-Yasha? Why'd you stop so suddenly?"
She couldn't get a good look at his face since his back was to her.
"Don't you dare EVER even SUGGEST that that bastard is capable of wielding MY sword!" he mumbled under his breath.
"S-sorry. I I-"
"Nevermind, it doesn't matter." Inu-Yasha's hands relaxed at his sides and he began walking again.
"What was that all about?" Sango quietly asked Miroku. "One moment he looked like he was ready to kill something and the next, he says it doesn't matter."
"I haven't the slightest idea."
"Hm? Inu-Yasha! There's a jewel shard up ahead!"
"Really? Let's go!"
Indeed, a huge demon bear leapt out of the trees ahead of them with a jewel shard embedded in its shoulder.
"Boy, am I glad to have this back," Inu-Yasha said as he pulled out his Tetsusaiga.
~
"Another jewel shard successfully found and captured!" Kagome said. "What's the matter, Inu-Yasha? Aren't you happy?"
The group had stopped for a lunch break and they were all sitting on Kagome's spread out picnic blanket. Inu-Yasha was off to one side looking rather out of it.
"Well of course I'm happy about it, but you can't expect me to sing and dance every time we get one."
"Well don't bite my head off, you just looked kinda down in the dumps."
"Why should it matter to you?!"
"Well of course it matters to me. I-"
"WHY?!"
"Inu-Yasha, you're being completely unreasonable!" Sango said. "Kagome was worried about you because you looked like you were feeling troubled!"
"Does it suddenly matter to EVERYONE what I feel like?! Next thing I know, Naraku will show up and ask how I'm feeling!"
"Inu-Yasha! What's gotten into you all of a-"
"SHUT UP!! ALL OF YOU JUST SHUT UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!"
With that, Inu-Yasha got up and stalked off into the forest. Sango stared after him with a look of disgust.
"Really! How can he be so insensitive?! Someone shows him a little bit of concern and he completely blows his top! I honestly don't know how you put up with him, Kagome! Hm? Kagome! What's wrong?! You look so sad!"
"He's not acting like himself, Sango. I'm worried."
~
A small flock of birds took to the air as Inu-Yasha passed. He was angry. Angry with his friends, and angry with Kagome.
'Stupid, irritating wench! She acts like she has to worry about me every single second of my life! I hate her!' Inu-Yasha stopped mid-stride. 'Did I really just say that?' Suddenly, he wasn't angry with Kagome anymore. He was angry with himself. 'What's happening to me?! Why am I doing this?! The way I yelled at them, just because they were worried about me-'
="Does it suddenly matter to EVERYONE what I feel like?! Next thing I know, Naraku will show up and ask how I'm feeling!"=
"Keh! That's a laugh! 'Naraku will show up and ask how I'm feeling!' Hah!"
"Actually, that's not exactly what I came to do."
Inu-Yasha's head snapped up. Naraku was standing merely a few feet away, dressed in his baboon pelt.
"Naraku!"
"I've seen what you have done. Quite impressive. I never expected someone like you would ever be able to slaughter half of a village of humans."
"Shut up! You're the cause of all this! It's your fault all of those humans were killed."
"Oh, was it now?"
"You were the one that stole my sword!"
"Heheh. How pathetic. Someone who doesn't even enjoy the thought of killing demons is reduced to butchering a bunch of innocent humans just because he lost his sword. You can't even control your own heritage."
"Shut up."
"You know what I say is true."
"I said shut up."
"Don't fool your self. I can hear the way your voice trembles."
~
"He's been gone for quite a while now," Sango said quietly. "I hope nothing has happened to him."
"Sango, we have to go look for him."
Sango nodded. "Kirara!" Sango and Miroku jumped onto Kirara's back while Shippo and Kagome rode on Kagome's bicycle. Kirara sniffed out Inu- Yasha's scent and followed it. They found him in a tiny clearing, but he wasn't alone.
"What's Naraku doing here?" Shippo wondered aloud.
"I don't know," Kagome replied as her bicycle skidded to a stop, "But whatever he's here for, it can't be good."
Kirara quickly jumped between Naraku and Inu-Yasha with Miroku and Sango still on her back. Miroku stared daggers at Naraku while Sango looked behind them to where Kagome was now standing beside Inu-Yasha. Inu- Yasha's head was down and his thick silver bangs were hiding his most of his face.
"Is he alright, Kagome?"
"I don't know. He's not injured as far as I can tell, but he doesn't even seem to notice that we're here. Inu-Yasha. Inu-Yasha, can you hear me? What's wrong?! Inu-Yasha!"
Sango turned towards Naraku and her glare left Miroku's far behind in pure ferocity.
"You monster! What have you done to him?!"
"I have done nothing except tell him the truth."
"Kagome."
As everyone turned towards the voice, Naraku silently slipped away into the shadows of the forest.
"Kagome."
It was Inu-Yasha that had spoken. His stance hadn't changed, but he was trembling now.
"Inu-Yasha? What-"
"Kagome. Run."
"What? Inu-Yasha, what's wrong? What's the matter?!"
Inu-Yasha lifted his head to look at Kagome. Kagome gasped. There was a faint trace of purple lines on his cheeks and his eyes were pulsing red with each heartbeat. She quickly looked down to his waist. The Tetsusaiga was still there.
'How is this possible?' she thought.
="At least we have the Tetsusaiga back now." "I'm not so sure that matters anymore."=
'He knew?!'
"Run. Please." Inu-Yasha begged her.
"No! I won't leave you! You can fight it!"
"No. Kagome. I can't-. RUN! PLEASE!!"
Kagome realized he was trying to protect her from himself. For some reason, the Tetsusaiga could no longer control his demon blood as it had before. She quickly hopped on her bicycle and started pedaling as fast as she could with Kirara running alongside her.
~
'Please! Just hold it off a little longer! At least until Kagome can get to safety!' Inu-Yasha urged himself desperately. It was too late. His youkai blood seized control of him.
~
The trees were a blur as Kagome struggled to get as far away from Inu- Yasha as possible. The wind whipped the tears away from her face as she pedaled even faster. The next thing she knew, she was on the ground and her mangled bicycle landed on the ground in front of her.
"Kagome!" she heard Sango call out.
Kagome turned to see what the cause of this was.
'Oh, no.'
Inu-Yasha stood behind her, eyes burning a fierce red. The smirk he wore on his face was unbelievably cruel. He flexed his hand with its two- inch long claws.
"Kagome! Hurry!"
Sango grabbed Kagome's arm from behind and pulled her up directly into Miroku's lap.
"Hello, young miss."
Sango slapped him and he made room for Kagome between him and Sango. Kirara lurched suddenly as she dodged one of Inu-Yasha's attacks. Inu- Yasha's claws sliced through a tree instead. There was a loud crash as the tree hit the ground followed by the whistle of Inu-Yasha's claws slicing the air in half as he made another assault. Again Kirara dodged and again Inu-Yasha attacked. Soon, the air was filled with the sound of splintering trees as Inu-Yasha's attacks continued to miss. All of the noise soon attracted curious youkai. Kirara was beginning to get tired and Inu- Yasha's claws were coming closer and closer to hitting their target. Inu- Yasha attacked harder, sensing his enemy's difficulty. This time, he wouldn't miss. Kirara saw the attack coming. In a desperate attempt to dodge the attack, she made a jump that threw Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo, who had somehow managed to continue clinging to Kagome's shoulder, flying off her back. The youkai that had been watching decided that this would be a good time to get a free meal. Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Kirara, who had managed to get a hold of Shippo again, were separated as the demons began to attack them. Inu-Yasha simply slaughtered anything that came within five feet of him. Kagome started out by shooting the demons with her arrows. She reached into her quiver for another arrow.
'Oh, no! I only have one left! What am I gonna do?!' She watched as the demons came closer. 'Duh! Run, you idiot!'
Kagome ran as fast as she could away from the demons. Eventually, the youkai decided that chasing the strange-looking girl wasn't worth the effort. By the looks of her, she might be poisonous! Kagome no longer heard the demons chasing after her, but she kept running anyway. The tears were streaming freely down her face again.
'Inu-Yasha. You said you'd always be there to protect me! Where are you now?! I need you to protect me!'
As if on cue, a red-clad figure landed in front of her. His claws were covered in blood and he reeked of death. He had a vicious smile on his face and a deep, growling laugh emanated from his throat. His red eyes were alight with the need to kill. Nowhere in him did she see the Inu- Yasha she once knew. Nowhere. Except, she thought she saw, deep within the blue centers of his eyes, a hint of sadness, helplessness, even fear. And there was something else. The look in his eyes was almost pleading, like there was something he wanted her to do.
"Inu-Yasha. What is it you want me to do?"
The smile on his face became slightly less cruel and he lowered his claws a little.
"Please. Tell me what you want."
Inu-Yasha's eyes widened. The smile disappeared and his arms dropped to his sides.
"Kagome. Please, help me."
"How?" Kagome knew how, but she hoped he wouldn't say it. She didn't think she would be able to-
"You need to stop me. I don't want to be like this."
"Inu-Yasha, I can't-"
"Please, Kago-"
Inu-Yasha started to tremble. He was losing control again. It was now or never.
"I love you, Inu-Yasha."
Kagome released the arrow. The arrow hit home, pinning Inu-Yasha to the huge tree behind him. Inu-Yasha's golden eyes met Kagome's one last time before he lost consciousness.
"I love you, too, Kagome."
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EEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!! Please don't hate me! I know it's sad, but at least they confessed their love to one another, right? If any of you were wondering what happened to Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippo, they all survived. (Did you honestly think a bunch of measly youkai could kill them?) Well, was the chapter descriptive enough?*teehee*
Anyway, one thing I need to know from you wonderful reviewers. Should I continue this fic, or was this a good place to end it?
Anyway, review and give me your answer.
