A..N.: well this was not written by me... he he he... I had a few
"complications" with this story and gave up this chapter... enjoy!!!!
SS/N: This chapter is partly a flashback, and partly present. Both pieces are from the same OOC POV. (It's more like a change of heart, as some story events will explain...) FYI, Evanescence is a real word, meaning generally vanishing (the fact that we are all dying the day we are born)
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Chapter 8 - Fate's Bittersweet Sorrows
My first thought was to attack, but something compelled me not to. That girl raced cheerfully into the meadow, and he pursued in frustration.
"Kagome!" he growled, "We don't have time for this!"
She disappeared from sight momentarily in the long lush grass and velvet blanket of wild flowers. None of its roses seemed to bear thorns, making it more than just a gorgeous sight. I observed as he followed her scent, probably also encountering traces of mine. He darted swiftly to her and pounced upon where she should have been. She giggled from her new location only a few steps away.
"Just for a minute?" she pleaded.
"Fine," he muttered, holding back on revealing his feelings.
For a long while they sat quietly, and for a moment I feared that he might have noticed my scent. That wasn't the case. If anything, the wind carried it away from them.
"InuYasha," she requested at length, "Promise me something."
"What?" he demanded emptily.
"If I die, bury me here," she replied in a contented sigh, "It's so much more peaceful than in the future."
"What?!" he commented in defensive repulsion, "You belong in your own time, with your family, Kagome!"
He hurriedly looked away, a hue of red dominating his cheeks.
"I can stay here if I want to, InuYasha," she rebutted playfully; "You can't make me leave!"
She threw handfuls of petals at him, then wrestled him to the ground. It would have taken only seconds for him to reverse it, but he didn't. She lifted herself up off of him, again making that innocent carefree giggle.
"Come on, InuYasha!" she cheered, "Let's head back now."
He followed her, almost meekly. I figured, given his notable affections for her, that he was questioning how she came up with the thought of burial. It did seem odd...
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The surrounding atmosphere held a dark sullen stench. The feeling that something was out of place lurked dominantly in every inch of field. No one spoke. The tension was immense. A cough or a sneeze would cause a volatile break in their shock. Even the sound of feet shuffling would strike the wind's cool caress and renew the fallen tears. No one dared to move. It seemed as though, if only for a moment, time had stopped. Nothing could go on like this. It felt as though a single sound would curse the dead, so the placidity remained. Life would never be the same, for the second time.
"Kagome..." Miroku murmured hesitantly.
"...InuYasha..." Sango attempted to add, but her voice was inaudible.
Nobody could bear to see these two buried, though their wish to be laid side-by-side in this pure land had been granted. They wanted them alive, to fill their world with that special something that no one else could.
After a long while, the mourners began to leave. One-by-one, Shippo, Kaede, Sango, Miroku... They left the departed to rest in peace. I watched and patiently awaited their absence. I had to sigh. Slowly, cautiously, I made my way to the pair of gravestones. There were easier ways to die... As the level of wind arose to a soft gust, I stared down upon the bouquet of black roses clenched tightly in my hands. Tears etched their burning wake into my cheeks.
"Evanescence... Our curse," I murmured, stripping a rose of its petals and releasing them to the wind, "Good-bye, my dear brother."
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Well, here's Chapter 8. Please review... that little button in the corner's getting kinda lonely... please push it... it's gonna go stiff if ya don't push it soon... lol... (Umm.... *blushes then rapid blinks* take it however you wanna take it... gutter minded people...)
SS/N: Don't be too worried about reviews ppl, a certain someone else has taken over the writing...
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"Don't assume it's over yet..."
He watched from the shadows as the others tried to keep their lives in tact.
SS/N: This chapter is partly a flashback, and partly present. Both pieces are from the same OOC POV. (It's more like a change of heart, as some story events will explain...) FYI, Evanescence is a real word, meaning generally vanishing (the fact that we are all dying the day we are born)
~~~~~
Chapter 8 - Fate's Bittersweet Sorrows
My first thought was to attack, but something compelled me not to. That girl raced cheerfully into the meadow, and he pursued in frustration.
"Kagome!" he growled, "We don't have time for this!"
She disappeared from sight momentarily in the long lush grass and velvet blanket of wild flowers. None of its roses seemed to bear thorns, making it more than just a gorgeous sight. I observed as he followed her scent, probably also encountering traces of mine. He darted swiftly to her and pounced upon where she should have been. She giggled from her new location only a few steps away.
"Just for a minute?" she pleaded.
"Fine," he muttered, holding back on revealing his feelings.
For a long while they sat quietly, and for a moment I feared that he might have noticed my scent. That wasn't the case. If anything, the wind carried it away from them.
"InuYasha," she requested at length, "Promise me something."
"What?" he demanded emptily.
"If I die, bury me here," she replied in a contented sigh, "It's so much more peaceful than in the future."
"What?!" he commented in defensive repulsion, "You belong in your own time, with your family, Kagome!"
He hurriedly looked away, a hue of red dominating his cheeks.
"I can stay here if I want to, InuYasha," she rebutted playfully; "You can't make me leave!"
She threw handfuls of petals at him, then wrestled him to the ground. It would have taken only seconds for him to reverse it, but he didn't. She lifted herself up off of him, again making that innocent carefree giggle.
"Come on, InuYasha!" she cheered, "Let's head back now."
He followed her, almost meekly. I figured, given his notable affections for her, that he was questioning how she came up with the thought of burial. It did seem odd...
~~~~~
The surrounding atmosphere held a dark sullen stench. The feeling that something was out of place lurked dominantly in every inch of field. No one spoke. The tension was immense. A cough or a sneeze would cause a volatile break in their shock. Even the sound of feet shuffling would strike the wind's cool caress and renew the fallen tears. No one dared to move. It seemed as though, if only for a moment, time had stopped. Nothing could go on like this. It felt as though a single sound would curse the dead, so the placidity remained. Life would never be the same, for the second time.
"Kagome..." Miroku murmured hesitantly.
"...InuYasha..." Sango attempted to add, but her voice was inaudible.
Nobody could bear to see these two buried, though their wish to be laid side-by-side in this pure land had been granted. They wanted them alive, to fill their world with that special something that no one else could.
After a long while, the mourners began to leave. One-by-one, Shippo, Kaede, Sango, Miroku... They left the departed to rest in peace. I watched and patiently awaited their absence. I had to sigh. Slowly, cautiously, I made my way to the pair of gravestones. There were easier ways to die... As the level of wind arose to a soft gust, I stared down upon the bouquet of black roses clenched tightly in my hands. Tears etched their burning wake into my cheeks.
"Evanescence... Our curse," I murmured, stripping a rose of its petals and releasing them to the wind, "Good-bye, my dear brother."
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Well, here's Chapter 8. Please review... that little button in the corner's getting kinda lonely... please push it... it's gonna go stiff if ya don't push it soon... lol... (Umm.... *blushes then rapid blinks* take it however you wanna take it... gutter minded people...)
SS/N: Don't be too worried about reviews ppl, a certain someone else has taken over the writing...
~~~~~
"Don't assume it's over yet..."
He watched from the shadows as the others tried to keep their lives in tact.