Steel Blade of Loneliness
By: Silver Teardrops
Chapter 4
~First off I just like to thank this one reviewer that stuck with me since the beginning and i just want to point her out *looking for her through the crowd* and there she is Hanyou-girl25 thanks so much for the much wanted reviews i promise if you want anything to be done in the story I'll add it in just email me or review it!!! Thanks soooo much again! If ppl keep reviweing each update I'll give a shoutout tew them too! ~
"I don't understand? Inuyasha tell me what really happened when you returned to the well before you came back here today." I said demanding some answers. I was tired and sore but I needed to know. "I came back and Naraku was fighting off against Miroku and Sango. When I got there Sango had been badly injured and Miroku was trying his best fighting him off with his staff. So I came into help." "And??" I questioned further. He sighed and took my hand in his. "You're not going to like it." "It's about Souta, isn't it?" I asked my voice in a whisper as I tried to fight the on coming tears. "Aa." After moments of hesitation and he still hasn't further into more details I demanded to know-even though I wasn't sounding all high and mighty. "Inuyasha go on, tell me what did he do? What happened when You started to fight Naraku?"
"Naraku was losing at the time since he was weaken when we took the shards that he had from him and so he was once again up to his dirty tricks. I was using the wind scar on him and right at that moment he took me by surprise and brought forth..." He quieted down and stopped altogether. And I just knew what he was going to say so I finished his sentence. "Souta." "Yes, and it wasn't like what happend to Kohaku, not the same bit. As far as I can tell Kohaku was dead-much dead only one thing kept him alive-a shikon shard. But Souta, he was alive and well, but he was under a spell of some sort. Souta had injured me during the fight and at the same time begged me and the rest to flee from the battle so we did. I was confused as ever, so we went to Kaede to sort things out." "And? Did she figure something out?" I asked clutching now on inuyasha arm. " "She said she needed time and once she had the item she would give it to Miroku and Sango to give it either to me or you, the only person that it would work with." Inuyasha sighed as I began to cry. I couldn't help myself, I needed to. I knew what the very item was and it was hanging about my very own neck. How was I to defeat my brother-who is alive and can speak his own mind-but can not stop what he is doing?
"Kagome, it's alright, we're going to figure this out, we just got to wait for the item to come to us and then we can solve it." Inuyasha tried to calm me down but only made it worse. Through my sobs I said, "Inuyasha...the item...I have...it. It's this." As i produced the black roseary he nearly fainted as it was-as I said before-identical to his except it was all black. "Do you know how to use it then Kagome?" He asked as he touched the necklace. I shook my head, "Nuh uh, do you?" He shook his head no too. So that only meant one thing. "We're goign back to the Feudal Era." Shippo said aloud what our thoughts had been thinking. "Precisely." As i looked at his figure on the stairs. He must've heard the whole conversation.
"I packed some clothes-necessities-and food for all of you to last a week." My mother said handing me my trademark yellow backpack. I almost fell off the bed as I was reaching out for it-it was that heavy. As Inuyasha helped settle in on the bed by my side I opened it up and looked in. "Mother of Pearl! {a/n: Sorry I love saying mother of pearl just to get on ppls nerves!} What is all this? This is half of what you have here at the house!" I exclaimed. She smiled and tilted her head to one side. On the other hand Inuyasha and Shippo had dug into it and Inuyasha produced out bags of ramen while Shippo took out 4 chocolate bars. "Yum, my favorite!!!" Shippo screamed and I quickly grabbed hold of his tail as he was about to jump away. "No you don't, too much candy is bad for you. Just take one.---Whoa, Isounded like a mother!" I sighed and saw Inuyasha already eating. "Some things never change though." He smiled through his eating and I just slumped back into the bed.
"OKay, that's all---we don't need no more, or we can't even carry the pack! Yes mom, kay, be back soon! Oh and tell Hojo to call in for me sick for the restaurant and my secretary job!" I screamed as I neared the well. She waved hollering, "Okay have fun!" As soon as I entered the room I saw Inuyasha sniff the air. "What is it?" He looked at me surprised I had come so close to him. "Um, nothing, it's nothing." //Inu's thoughts//--souta-he was just here, could it been that she really did see Souta? no, it couldn't.---
"I sense something nearby, a familiar scent with it as well." Miroku muttered as he looked at Sango. She quickly knew who was upon entering the little hut they owned. "Kagome-chan! Shippo and Inuyasha! How are you guys and what brings you back here so early?" Sango greeted and questioned immediately. I forced a smile on myself but no one knew of. "Oh, had some extra time, you know and just wanted to come back for a bit to catch up on things." I noted all the while speaking the injuries on both of my teammates. As I finished I produced out of my sack two food containers and thanked God that it wasn't anything they dispise of (which my mother always had a tendency of putting it into my things) {A/N: I'm assuming Kagome isn't too wild about some of her mother's cooking- that's all I'm implying nothing more.} "Wow, this looks delicious Kagome, what occasion of it?" Miroku asked as he cautiously took one of the containers he liked. "Oh, thought you might be hungry...if not..." He quickly shook his head no gobbling half of it. Sango's hand was twitching and we all knew what that meant---SLAP!!!
"Couldn't you have at least been curdious enough to let her settle down first and eat with us?" Sango complained to her boyfriend and he sheepishly grinned as a bumped grew on his cheek. Everyone was eating after a few choice words were given to Miroku from his girl friend. I sat through it all relishing the fact that i was back in the feudal era and with my friends, but my smile fell as I remembered my only reason of coming here and Inuyasha noticed it. "Kagome? You alright?" I then resumed my smiling and nodded. "So where's Kaede? I need to speak with her, if she's not busy." I said as I stood up and everyone followed my actions. "Um, Kaede is around back, um, come let all of us go together." Miroku said taking his staff leaning on the wall with him as he lead all of us to the back of the hut. And as said, there she was tending to some herbs of hers.
"Kagome, my dear, what brings ye back here so sudden?" Kaede questioned merrily but i saw past her wrinkled smile, she knew why. I stared back with the same false smile. "You know why I'm here, and if it's not too much trouble I would like to know very soon." And quickly she stood up from the ground and signaled for me and Inuyasha to come with her. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara stood there trying their best to hear what was being said between us. "So, how is it to work Kaede?" I asked as we were a good 15 feet away from the rest. "Kagome, how can ye be sure ye want to do this?" Inuyasha stared at me with a lost puppy dog look, telling me think it over before doing it. I was determined no matter what I'll try and save my brother Souta from Naraku's plan. "I can be sure because I'm determined to get my brother back Kaede." I replied. She sighed and looked from me to Inuyasha and out to the open field. "Lady Kagome, you are the only one who can help Souta. The only way is with the involvement of the black-pearl necklace I send to you and which you now wear. The only thing is, will you be able to do it?" She qeustioned without looking to me for an answer I nodded my head knowing she could sense my movements, my decisions. "Well then, I have to tell you, it won't be easy on you or the others." I was confused, what will have to be done?
"Kagome you see the necklace you wear will take the spell off Souta only for a while and only if you place it on him. He will not kill anything or anybody if you are present aroundhim when he is wearing such the necklace." I smiled, was it that simple? "But-" Guess, not. "But- Kagome, when you are around he will only kill you. He can't stop since its in his order to kill everyone since the spell lusts for blood. The only way is to cut a deep gash into his right arm and only then will the spell stop." She concluded, or I thought and I burst out. "But! I cna't do that! I can't hurt him! I won't think of it!" I screamed back. Kaede finally turned back towards me and looked deep into my eyes as they began to water. "Then I'll do it. If it means you'll get him back a scar on his arm will be worth it." Inuyasha interjected. Kaede sighed again, whcih was a bad sign. "Ye hault on one's actions. Listen well child, only and only Kagome will be able to free him of his spell." Inuyasha stopped in his mad tracks and turned around. "But she swears she won't ever hurt him, then how is she to get him back?" Inuyasha questioned her and she ignored as she only looked at me. I was crying and wanted to ask one thing only, "Is there another way?" She nodded her head yes. And I stopped crying. "So? Tell me...how?"
"But Kagome, you can't do it, it's not right." Inuyasha held me in his arms as we sat on the edge of the bone-eaters well. I was shaking but I was determined. "It is the only way to save him without harming him." I said monotonously. He stared at me in disbelief. "But, would you do that for him? What about the rest of us, your family back home and your friends here, and me and him." Inuyasha tried to reason with me again. "No, it's final. I won't cut that deep gash on him, it'll be hurting him. So I must take the second way." I stood up and whispered my choice into the wind. "I must let Souta stab me in my chest and smear my blood on his hands and then he will be free and I'll die happy knowing he is still alive to live his young life." And with that said I walked back to the hut and heard Inuyasha silent sobs as I left him. 'Don't cry, I'll still be with you always.'
A/N: okay that's if for the chapter, I think it'll end like in 3 or two more chapters I'm not really sure but sorry for the long update. I had too much homework and too much tests to study. I needed some time to catch up in my Spanish class so sorry for all those who wanted to read. I promise you the ending will be a lot better than what it may seem and the language will be a lot more on the mature level so please get ready for more chapters and I'm apologizing again for not updating sooner, I hope you;ll keep revewing and if you have time read my other works on ff.net. Kay see ya!
By: Silver Teardrops
Chapter 4
~First off I just like to thank this one reviewer that stuck with me since the beginning and i just want to point her out *looking for her through the crowd* and there she is Hanyou-girl25 thanks so much for the much wanted reviews i promise if you want anything to be done in the story I'll add it in just email me or review it!!! Thanks soooo much again! If ppl keep reviweing each update I'll give a shoutout tew them too! ~
"I don't understand? Inuyasha tell me what really happened when you returned to the well before you came back here today." I said demanding some answers. I was tired and sore but I needed to know. "I came back and Naraku was fighting off against Miroku and Sango. When I got there Sango had been badly injured and Miroku was trying his best fighting him off with his staff. So I came into help." "And??" I questioned further. He sighed and took my hand in his. "You're not going to like it." "It's about Souta, isn't it?" I asked my voice in a whisper as I tried to fight the on coming tears. "Aa." After moments of hesitation and he still hasn't further into more details I demanded to know-even though I wasn't sounding all high and mighty. "Inuyasha go on, tell me what did he do? What happened when You started to fight Naraku?"
"Naraku was losing at the time since he was weaken when we took the shards that he had from him and so he was once again up to his dirty tricks. I was using the wind scar on him and right at that moment he took me by surprise and brought forth..." He quieted down and stopped altogether. And I just knew what he was going to say so I finished his sentence. "Souta." "Yes, and it wasn't like what happend to Kohaku, not the same bit. As far as I can tell Kohaku was dead-much dead only one thing kept him alive-a shikon shard. But Souta, he was alive and well, but he was under a spell of some sort. Souta had injured me during the fight and at the same time begged me and the rest to flee from the battle so we did. I was confused as ever, so we went to Kaede to sort things out." "And? Did she figure something out?" I asked clutching now on inuyasha arm. " "She said she needed time and once she had the item she would give it to Miroku and Sango to give it either to me or you, the only person that it would work with." Inuyasha sighed as I began to cry. I couldn't help myself, I needed to. I knew what the very item was and it was hanging about my very own neck. How was I to defeat my brother-who is alive and can speak his own mind-but can not stop what he is doing?
"Kagome, it's alright, we're going to figure this out, we just got to wait for the item to come to us and then we can solve it." Inuyasha tried to calm me down but only made it worse. Through my sobs I said, "Inuyasha...the item...I have...it. It's this." As i produced the black roseary he nearly fainted as it was-as I said before-identical to his except it was all black. "Do you know how to use it then Kagome?" He asked as he touched the necklace. I shook my head, "Nuh uh, do you?" He shook his head no too. So that only meant one thing. "We're goign back to the Feudal Era." Shippo said aloud what our thoughts had been thinking. "Precisely." As i looked at his figure on the stairs. He must've heard the whole conversation.
"I packed some clothes-necessities-and food for all of you to last a week." My mother said handing me my trademark yellow backpack. I almost fell off the bed as I was reaching out for it-it was that heavy. As Inuyasha helped settle in on the bed by my side I opened it up and looked in. "Mother of Pearl! {a/n: Sorry I love saying mother of pearl just to get on ppls nerves!} What is all this? This is half of what you have here at the house!" I exclaimed. She smiled and tilted her head to one side. On the other hand Inuyasha and Shippo had dug into it and Inuyasha produced out bags of ramen while Shippo took out 4 chocolate bars. "Yum, my favorite!!!" Shippo screamed and I quickly grabbed hold of his tail as he was about to jump away. "No you don't, too much candy is bad for you. Just take one.---Whoa, Isounded like a mother!" I sighed and saw Inuyasha already eating. "Some things never change though." He smiled through his eating and I just slumped back into the bed.
"OKay, that's all---we don't need no more, or we can't even carry the pack! Yes mom, kay, be back soon! Oh and tell Hojo to call in for me sick for the restaurant and my secretary job!" I screamed as I neared the well. She waved hollering, "Okay have fun!" As soon as I entered the room I saw Inuyasha sniff the air. "What is it?" He looked at me surprised I had come so close to him. "Um, nothing, it's nothing." //Inu's thoughts//--souta-he was just here, could it been that she really did see Souta? no, it couldn't.---
"I sense something nearby, a familiar scent with it as well." Miroku muttered as he looked at Sango. She quickly knew who was upon entering the little hut they owned. "Kagome-chan! Shippo and Inuyasha! How are you guys and what brings you back here so early?" Sango greeted and questioned immediately. I forced a smile on myself but no one knew of. "Oh, had some extra time, you know and just wanted to come back for a bit to catch up on things." I noted all the while speaking the injuries on both of my teammates. As I finished I produced out of my sack two food containers and thanked God that it wasn't anything they dispise of (which my mother always had a tendency of putting it into my things) {A/N: I'm assuming Kagome isn't too wild about some of her mother's cooking- that's all I'm implying nothing more.} "Wow, this looks delicious Kagome, what occasion of it?" Miroku asked as he cautiously took one of the containers he liked. "Oh, thought you might be hungry...if not..." He quickly shook his head no gobbling half of it. Sango's hand was twitching and we all knew what that meant---SLAP!!!
"Couldn't you have at least been curdious enough to let her settle down first and eat with us?" Sango complained to her boyfriend and he sheepishly grinned as a bumped grew on his cheek. Everyone was eating after a few choice words were given to Miroku from his girl friend. I sat through it all relishing the fact that i was back in the feudal era and with my friends, but my smile fell as I remembered my only reason of coming here and Inuyasha noticed it. "Kagome? You alright?" I then resumed my smiling and nodded. "So where's Kaede? I need to speak with her, if she's not busy." I said as I stood up and everyone followed my actions. "Um, Kaede is around back, um, come let all of us go together." Miroku said taking his staff leaning on the wall with him as he lead all of us to the back of the hut. And as said, there she was tending to some herbs of hers.
"Kagome, my dear, what brings ye back here so sudden?" Kaede questioned merrily but i saw past her wrinkled smile, she knew why. I stared back with the same false smile. "You know why I'm here, and if it's not too much trouble I would like to know very soon." And quickly she stood up from the ground and signaled for me and Inuyasha to come with her. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara stood there trying their best to hear what was being said between us. "So, how is it to work Kaede?" I asked as we were a good 15 feet away from the rest. "Kagome, how can ye be sure ye want to do this?" Inuyasha stared at me with a lost puppy dog look, telling me think it over before doing it. I was determined no matter what I'll try and save my brother Souta from Naraku's plan. "I can be sure because I'm determined to get my brother back Kaede." I replied. She sighed and looked from me to Inuyasha and out to the open field. "Lady Kagome, you are the only one who can help Souta. The only way is with the involvement of the black-pearl necklace I send to you and which you now wear. The only thing is, will you be able to do it?" She qeustioned without looking to me for an answer I nodded my head knowing she could sense my movements, my decisions. "Well then, I have to tell you, it won't be easy on you or the others." I was confused, what will have to be done?
"Kagome you see the necklace you wear will take the spell off Souta only for a while and only if you place it on him. He will not kill anything or anybody if you are present aroundhim when he is wearing such the necklace." I smiled, was it that simple? "But-" Guess, not. "But- Kagome, when you are around he will only kill you. He can't stop since its in his order to kill everyone since the spell lusts for blood. The only way is to cut a deep gash into his right arm and only then will the spell stop." She concluded, or I thought and I burst out. "But! I cna't do that! I can't hurt him! I won't think of it!" I screamed back. Kaede finally turned back towards me and looked deep into my eyes as they began to water. "Then I'll do it. If it means you'll get him back a scar on his arm will be worth it." Inuyasha interjected. Kaede sighed again, whcih was a bad sign. "Ye hault on one's actions. Listen well child, only and only Kagome will be able to free him of his spell." Inuyasha stopped in his mad tracks and turned around. "But she swears she won't ever hurt him, then how is she to get him back?" Inuyasha questioned her and she ignored as she only looked at me. I was crying and wanted to ask one thing only, "Is there another way?" She nodded her head yes. And I stopped crying. "So? Tell me...how?"
"But Kagome, you can't do it, it's not right." Inuyasha held me in his arms as we sat on the edge of the bone-eaters well. I was shaking but I was determined. "It is the only way to save him without harming him." I said monotonously. He stared at me in disbelief. "But, would you do that for him? What about the rest of us, your family back home and your friends here, and me and him." Inuyasha tried to reason with me again. "No, it's final. I won't cut that deep gash on him, it'll be hurting him. So I must take the second way." I stood up and whispered my choice into the wind. "I must let Souta stab me in my chest and smear my blood on his hands and then he will be free and I'll die happy knowing he is still alive to live his young life." And with that said I walked back to the hut and heard Inuyasha silent sobs as I left him. 'Don't cry, I'll still be with you always.'
A/N: okay that's if for the chapter, I think it'll end like in 3 or two more chapters I'm not really sure but sorry for the long update. I had too much homework and too much tests to study. I needed some time to catch up in my Spanish class so sorry for all those who wanted to read. I promise you the ending will be a lot better than what it may seem and the language will be a lot more on the mature level so please get ready for more chapters and I'm apologizing again for not updating sooner, I hope you;ll keep revewing and if you have time read my other works on ff.net. Kay see ya!