Ch. 7

Steel Blade Of Loneliness

By: Silver Teardrops

"Why can you leave me, and I can't leave you?"

I came back to the hut where Sango held me in her grasp to comfort me as a friend should, but it helped none. It made me feel worse. Here I am, just dumped by Inuyasha, the only one I loved, and I want to die. What kind of life is this I ask? Why is it happening to me? I would've been a lot better off with a normal life, why couldn't it happen to another girl? "Kagome?" Lady Kaede's voice seeped through my confused mind. "Hai?" I asked getting out of Sango's hug. "May I talk to ye, privately?" I nodded and stoof up following her out of the entrance.

"What's going on?" She asked; her back to me. "What do you mean?" I asked innocently. "I hear ye and Inuyasha are apart, what happened? You two were like a married couple. How could you give up so easily?" She turned around and for the first time I noticed how she aged. She didn't look like she did always to me, her face seemed so pale and her body seemed frail. "Kaede, I- I don't know what to do anymore." I admitted letting my head fall. "Kagome, you do know what to do. Ye must let go of your fears and cautions and go for it." "But, he said he wanted us to split up! That means he doesn't even want to see me! He claims now, he doesn't know me." I began to cry again. Why Inuyasha? Why can't you let me die?

"You know you want to die for ye brother right? But how can I say this, Inuyasha doesn't want to lose you, no matter what. He rather let you live and him pretend to hate you. You understand child?" I shook my head no. What is all this? How does she know what he thinks? When I should know? I mean I was his one and only right?

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"Kagome...I didn't mean to." I whispered as my nose sniffed the air to find more tears of the one I love floating towards me. How could I do such a thing? No. I can't just sit here and sulk. She needs me, and I need her. I just got to get to her, the other facts are unimportant, only she is.

I took my stance and leaped from tree to tree reaching the forest clearing where Kagome and Kaede was at.

"But he, he- I don't know what he thinks when I don't even know what I'm thinking. All I know is I love him, and I love my brother." Kagome heart-wrenching voice went to my ears. I jumped down and moved towards her in a flash and my arms wound themselves around Kagome's slim waist.

"I'm sorry..."

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I felt warm arms around my waist and soon warm voice was heard... "I'm sorry." I turned around and found a flash of silver hair gleaming under the light of the stars and golden sorrowful eyes. "Inuyasha..." I said no more because he enveloped me in a strong but gentle hug. "I take back all that I said. I love you and would never leave you. I just-don't want to be alone. You are the only one who makes me feel, complete. I just-" I silenced him with a kiss.

"Inuyasha, I still don't know what to do anymore, but I know one thing. I can still love, and I still love you." I smiled as a small egotistic smirk appeared on his handsome face. "Oh? How about we go somewhere private?" He joked. I started to play hit him but Kaede coughed to tell us she was still there. "Kaede, thank you." I bowed to her. "Ye not need to thank me. But to think of the future." She turned and entered the hut again. Think of the future? Of Souta or Inuyasha?

"I need to talk to you." Inuyasha brought my mind back. "Okay shoot." I said pulling him to the ground, letting myself slide into his lap. "Kagome, I hate what you want to do, but I decided, I will go along with it no matter what now. You have my permission." He said depressed; stroking my hair. "You mean you'll let me help Souta my own way?" I asked. "Hai Koishii, I will." He kissed the top of my head and continue his hair stroking. I leaned back on him. He lets me die now, but what about him? Will I just leave him? If I do, how will he end up?

"Inuyasha?" I asked tkaing his stroking hand and holding it. "Kagome?" HIs eyes turned wide. I pulled him deep into the forest and pushed him down in an area. "Kagome? What's going on?" He asked looking around. "Inuyasha...aishiteru." I dropped to my knees and crawled towards him. I took his face in my hands and kissed him-full force and he held back at first but eventually he gave in and took the lead. We had an intimate time together just then...probably the last.

"Inuyasha, are you sure you okay?" I asked as I saw him beet red still and tripping over small rocks. "Yah I'm alright. But-um" He turned a darker shade of red, if that was even possible. "Inuyasha, we love each other, there is nothing wrong with it." I assured him and tok his hand and we entered the hut. But unexpectedly we found Miroku, Sango and Kaede tide up and Shippo losing against an enemy. "Shippo!" I yelled lunging for him. He jumped aside but the attacker slung Shippo's way making him slide back into the wall; where he slid down and passed out. "You! CREEP!" I screamed and when he turned around I gasped. "Souta..." I mouthed and INuyasha immediately took his place in front of me. I pushed him aside though after a quick kiss. "Onegai, you promised." He backed off, reluctantly.

Souta lunged, his balde held high, the brightness of the steel the muffuled screams of everyone but Shippo and Inuyasha was heard. I opened my arms wide, ready for what I had to do. The blade connecting my flesh, then my bones had horrifying sounds to it, and the pain, it was unbearable. I saw his eyes flickering between red and brown and black. I smiled as I took a lot of my blood from my cut and smeared it onto his two small hands and smiled up into his face as his eyes reverted back to its original color and his hands had let the blade fall and his eyes widen in shock. "Souta, you're back." I mumured as my vision blurred to the maximum and I fell to my knees forward letting the dark cold take me away. "Inuyasha...aishiteru."

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Reactions...what am I supposed to do now? All I could do was stared, stupidly-at the scene which lay ahead. Kagome falling face first onto the ground. Souta shocked and unmoving. Everyone else escaped from their confindment and rushing to her side. I finally reached a reaction...

"Kagome....." I fell to my knees and stared.

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A/n: Whoo hOO! I'm good. But not really you must hate me for killing Kagome...don't worry next chap is the last and the longest chapter I'llhave for this fic. But guess what??? I'm not going to update for a while. I fulfilled my promise. I already updated before Christams so Hah! In your faces! heheheh but keep reviewing I love getting feedback on my fics!!!