Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
Inuyasha strained against the bindings that held him to the cave wall as the magic engulfed Kagome. His throat burned from shouting her name seconds ago. His mind couldn't conceive what was happening below him. To Kagome, the one he had sworn to protect. He berated himself internally for not having noticed something was wrong. He stopped in his straining, as a light seemed to erupt from the black/green wash of magic that surrounded Kagome. His sharp eyes easily picked up her figure yet it seemed there were two people overlapping each other. One standing exactly as Kagome had been, her hand to her chest, face turned away in anticipation of the magic. The other crouching in an almost defensive stance, and what looked like a sword jutted to the figure's side.
"What the hell?" he asked aloud, his voice hushed. "What's happening to her?" Miroku demanded in a louder voice of Yensa.
Yensa turned to look up at them and Inuyasha glared at the witch for a moment before his eyes returned to Kagome's forms. The old woman cackled with glee and danced away from them, around to the other side of the pit. Once there she crouched down, seeming consumed by what was going on in it.
"Her soul is emerging monk" Yensa answered finally, gazing up at them again "Her true soul, how she was meant to be in this world. For good or ill this girl is changed now. Perhaps the hanyou would like a closer inspection?"
Inuyasha gasped as his bindings detached from the wall and sped him over to the witch's side. He growled low in his throat wanting to tear her throat out. She seemed unaffected by his sounds of menace.
"She is a miko, no?" the witch asked, her voice filled with a strange sort of gloating "She's Kagome you hag!" Inuyasha insisted angrily his eyes drawn to the pit against his will.
Inside it the figure of the first Kagome seemed to be fading, the other still draped in shadow from the magic was becoming more solid. Yensa turned her mirror to the pit again and the magic rushed back into it. Inuyasha felt his brow furrow as he studied the new form. It was a female, her hair drawn back tightly into a bun from which two green ribbons flowed. Her clothing was of a style he had never seen before, tight fitting, and all black. A sword sheath was at her side, the hilt of the sword rested in her hand. Slowly the figure stood up and looked at him.
"Kagome?" he breathed, in shock. Her face was calm, almost serene. Her eyes met his and he got the second shock of his life. Her eyes seemed a mass of misty miko energy that leaked in soft clouds around them. He jerked back involuntarily from the raw energy coming from her in almost painful waves. Yensa cackled at his side.
"What the hell did you do to her???" Inuyasha growled. "I have perfected her. Come my child" the witch encouraged Kagome from the pit. Kagome's smoky eyes regarded the witch momentarily before she sprang from the pit in one powerful jump, landing on the other side of Yensa. Inuyasha couldn't take his eyes off of her, her entire being seemed changed. How could this be his Kagome?
"I have a present for you Kagome...a hanyou" Yensa said, a vile sound. Again Kagome's eyes went to him and he felt a moments panic. What if Kagome didn't know who he was at all? What if Yensa's magic had taken all of her memories away? Kagome tilted her head slightly to one side; a small half smile touched her lips. It was such an unfamiliar movement that Inuyasha began to tense already imagining that he could feel her blade slip into his chest. "His name is Inuyasha" Kagome asserted, her voice matured somehow. Inuyasha blinked in surprise. Yensa stepped back from Kagome, her glee turning to worry. Kagome turned to the witch fully and put a hand on her shoulder, almost as an afterthought. A burst of miko energy came from the place where Kagome was touching Yensa, who let out a deafening scream of pain. The bindings that held Inuyasha still suddenly released him and he fell barely registering the surprise yelp from Miroku as he fell too. Within a heartbeat Yensa was reduced to ash and Kagome stood over the remains, seeming deep in thought.
Inuyasha warily stood up, looking at Miroku who approached cautiously. They traded uncertain looks.
"Kagome?" Miroku ventured finally. Inuyasha took a step towards her before she finally turned. Her eyes were normal again. The deep brown of them set his heart a little slower. Her face though was a mask of calm, more like...Kikyo than Kagome. "Its gone" she whispered, her brow coming down a little. "What's gone?" Miroku asked. "The mirror...it's gone...I'm gone" She answered. Miroku traded looks again with Inuyasha who shrugged, he was just as unsure as the monk was at the moment. He didn't even really want to be near Kagome let alone talk to her. Her miko powers scared him deeply and the flippant way she had destroyed Yensa only added to it. He hated himself for the way he felt but he couldn't help it. His instincts told him to run and he was fighting them with everything he had inside of him just to stay standing there. Miroku glowered at him and he could read the monk's mind. ~ Coward, help me figure out what is going on! ~ ~ I can't ~, he answered back silently looking away
Kagome closed her eyes for a moment then reopened them with a short sigh. Miroku took a step closer to her but jerked back as if pained. His hand went to his prayer beads, covering them protectively. Kagome's eyes widened slightly and she stepped back from the monk. Confused Inuyasha attempted to move to Miroku's side; Kagome's voice froze him in place.
"Don't Inuyasha...don't come any closer I might kill you accidentally"
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
Inuyasha strained against the bindings that held him to the cave wall as the magic engulfed Kagome. His throat burned from shouting her name seconds ago. His mind couldn't conceive what was happening below him. To Kagome, the one he had sworn to protect. He berated himself internally for not having noticed something was wrong. He stopped in his straining, as a light seemed to erupt from the black/green wash of magic that surrounded Kagome. His sharp eyes easily picked up her figure yet it seemed there were two people overlapping each other. One standing exactly as Kagome had been, her hand to her chest, face turned away in anticipation of the magic. The other crouching in an almost defensive stance, and what looked like a sword jutted to the figure's side.
"What the hell?" he asked aloud, his voice hushed. "What's happening to her?" Miroku demanded in a louder voice of Yensa.
Yensa turned to look up at them and Inuyasha glared at the witch for a moment before his eyes returned to Kagome's forms. The old woman cackled with glee and danced away from them, around to the other side of the pit. Once there she crouched down, seeming consumed by what was going on in it.
"Her soul is emerging monk" Yensa answered finally, gazing up at them again "Her true soul, how she was meant to be in this world. For good or ill this girl is changed now. Perhaps the hanyou would like a closer inspection?"
Inuyasha gasped as his bindings detached from the wall and sped him over to the witch's side. He growled low in his throat wanting to tear her throat out. She seemed unaffected by his sounds of menace.
"She is a miko, no?" the witch asked, her voice filled with a strange sort of gloating "She's Kagome you hag!" Inuyasha insisted angrily his eyes drawn to the pit against his will.
Inside it the figure of the first Kagome seemed to be fading, the other still draped in shadow from the magic was becoming more solid. Yensa turned her mirror to the pit again and the magic rushed back into it. Inuyasha felt his brow furrow as he studied the new form. It was a female, her hair drawn back tightly into a bun from which two green ribbons flowed. Her clothing was of a style he had never seen before, tight fitting, and all black. A sword sheath was at her side, the hilt of the sword rested in her hand. Slowly the figure stood up and looked at him.
"Kagome?" he breathed, in shock. Her face was calm, almost serene. Her eyes met his and he got the second shock of his life. Her eyes seemed a mass of misty miko energy that leaked in soft clouds around them. He jerked back involuntarily from the raw energy coming from her in almost painful waves. Yensa cackled at his side.
"What the hell did you do to her???" Inuyasha growled. "I have perfected her. Come my child" the witch encouraged Kagome from the pit. Kagome's smoky eyes regarded the witch momentarily before she sprang from the pit in one powerful jump, landing on the other side of Yensa. Inuyasha couldn't take his eyes off of her, her entire being seemed changed. How could this be his Kagome?
"I have a present for you Kagome...a hanyou" Yensa said, a vile sound. Again Kagome's eyes went to him and he felt a moments panic. What if Kagome didn't know who he was at all? What if Yensa's magic had taken all of her memories away? Kagome tilted her head slightly to one side; a small half smile touched her lips. It was such an unfamiliar movement that Inuyasha began to tense already imagining that he could feel her blade slip into his chest. "His name is Inuyasha" Kagome asserted, her voice matured somehow. Inuyasha blinked in surprise. Yensa stepped back from Kagome, her glee turning to worry. Kagome turned to the witch fully and put a hand on her shoulder, almost as an afterthought. A burst of miko energy came from the place where Kagome was touching Yensa, who let out a deafening scream of pain. The bindings that held Inuyasha still suddenly released him and he fell barely registering the surprise yelp from Miroku as he fell too. Within a heartbeat Yensa was reduced to ash and Kagome stood over the remains, seeming deep in thought.
Inuyasha warily stood up, looking at Miroku who approached cautiously. They traded uncertain looks.
"Kagome?" Miroku ventured finally. Inuyasha took a step towards her before she finally turned. Her eyes were normal again. The deep brown of them set his heart a little slower. Her face though was a mask of calm, more like...Kikyo than Kagome. "Its gone" she whispered, her brow coming down a little. "What's gone?" Miroku asked. "The mirror...it's gone...I'm gone" She answered. Miroku traded looks again with Inuyasha who shrugged, he was just as unsure as the monk was at the moment. He didn't even really want to be near Kagome let alone talk to her. Her miko powers scared him deeply and the flippant way she had destroyed Yensa only added to it. He hated himself for the way he felt but he couldn't help it. His instincts told him to run and he was fighting them with everything he had inside of him just to stay standing there. Miroku glowered at him and he could read the monk's mind. ~ Coward, help me figure out what is going on! ~ ~ I can't ~, he answered back silently looking away
Kagome closed her eyes for a moment then reopened them with a short sigh. Miroku took a step closer to her but jerked back as if pained. His hand went to his prayer beads, covering them protectively. Kagome's eyes widened slightly and she stepped back from the monk. Confused Inuyasha attempted to move to Miroku's side; Kagome's voice froze him in place.
"Don't Inuyasha...don't come any closer I might kill you accidentally"