A/N: Just to remind everyone, including myself, Sesshomaru and Kouga are on Kagome's side. Umm. So sorry that I didn't update for the last 3-4 weeks. I've just been so busy…well…not really. Just watching TV, and um…sulking I guess. Okay, I don't remember if I thanked my readers and reviewers, so THANK YOU! Special thanks to my reviewers and more thanks to Kissy-moonlight for notifying me that it's 'Iron Reaver Soul Stealer', not 'Iron Reamer Soul Stealer'. Gomen ne for the long wait, but here you go. Oh yeah, one more thing, only Kouga, Kikyou, and Naraku know of the jewel in Kagome. The following poem is dedicated to my best friend and previous editor, Kei-chan. She transferred schools, and now I'm sad. Kuso. The poem sucks. I am Gai. Do not steal my poem, not that it's good enough to steal anyways. Do not take my stories either, not that they are good enough to take either. I also have another poem on part four of Mistaken Betrayal. If anyone ever wants to put my stories or poems or whatever on their site, just email me at Glow55555@yahoo.com. Just label who you are.
Missing
By Gai
Written 3-4-04
Tears coursing down my face,
Sorrow deep within,
Part of me is gone.
Staring into a dark room,
Droplets on my pillow,
Remembering and missing someone far away.
Thought that I would see your face,
Day after day,
Now the pain of loss flows free, a torrent in the sea.
Hot wetness falling from my eyes,
Wishing you were here,
Now missing from my life, One I hold so dear.
Chapter 12: BIG Surprise. Final Battle.
Inuyasha and Kagome sat snuggled up together by a fire, watching as the flames spread dancing shadows on the forest floor. Both drifted to sleep, not noticing the one unmoving shadow beyond the flames. Kikyou approached the sleeping couple with disgust. Hatred shone in her cold eyes. Drawing an arrow back, she let it go. The enchanted arrow sped toward the victim and struck true. It hit Kagome in the side of her waist. She woke with a gasp, rousing the sleeping hanyou beside her.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked and then growled when his eyes drifted to the blood spilling from the wound. He looked up. When he saw Kikyou, his golden eyes began to bleed red.
"Come with me Inuyasha, she is of no use to you. Her meager powers won't stand a chance against my enchanted arrow."
"Bitch! (Not in the female dog way! ^___^;) You'll pay for that!" He readied to spring at the miko who dare harm his mate. Right then, a small hand grasped his, keeping him in place. When he looked down into her eyes, he gasped. Her eyes shone a bright silver-pink. From the place where the arrow was embedded, a powerful light began to be emitted. The arrow slid from Kagome's side. A flash of blinding light. When it cleared, there sat Kagome, without an injury and a bright pink orb in her hand. An almost visible aura swept around the miko with the jewel.
"Was this what you wanted, Kikyou." Kagome said calmly, holding the shining jewel in her palm. "I pity you. To want something you can't have. Inuyasha is my mate Kikyou. And the shikon-no-tama, does not want you. Feel it Kikyou? I do. The souls thrash as it nears your hand. (I decided that somehow, the jewel 'told' Kagome what it was.) You cannot have it Kikyou." Kagome looked at her for a second and then it came to her. "I won't let you or Naraku have it. Never." Kikyou looked at her in fury and shot an arrow at Kagome only to have it dissipate. Kikyou's eyes narrowed, then she disappeared.
"Kagome, are you okay? It that really the shikon-no-tama?"
"Hai Inuyasha. Hai."
Morning came, chasing the night away. The sun rose slowly, sadly. Clouds hung in the distance, laden with tears. A strange group stood on a hilltop, not aware of the future. A miko, a hanyou, four youkai: wolf, inu, kitsune, and firecat, a taijiya, a houshi. Grouped together by a miko. Grouped together by a common thread of hatred. Laughing merrily (not Sesshy) in the sunlight. Suddenly, the distant clouds moved closer and rumbled. Lightning lanced the sky. Fat droplets crashed down from the skies. The group looked up. Distracted. Suddenly.
"Kagome Okaa-san! H…" The shout for help died. They all spun to look at where the little kit had been frolicking. A puddle of coppery blood soaked the ground. Orange fur, wide open eyes, tiny fangs showed from a silently gaping mouth. An arrow protruding from the innocent child's back.
"Kukuku. Good shot mate. My turn." A little distance away stood Kikyou and Naraku. From Naraku, in his pelt, sprouted hundreds of tentacle-like roots moving at impossibly fast speed. In the blink of an eye, three more were down. A fire cat, a taijiya, a houshi. Following Naraku's assault, a fierce wind lifted. Kagura was here. With a wave of her fan, the bodies of their friends rose. Dance of the corpses. Kouga leapt at Kagura shouting at the rest of the group the get Naraku and Kikyou. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha dashed forward like twin flames. Both burning with hatred. Who dared harm their friends. Who dared harm his mate. Who dared send Kagome into a spiral of pain. As they attacked, Kagome formed a shield around her. She refused to fight her friends, even if they were all dead. Tears mingled in a steady flow with the rain. A cry in the distance caught her attention for a moment. Kouga laid face down in the grass. An alarming puddle of blood around him. A rasping scream came forth. Her throat seemed to refuse to sound. The pain filled her. Turning her head toward Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, she gasped. White and red. Red on white. The raging pain and fury finally tore from her. In an earth-shattering scream, her aura flared and shot out all around her, decimating anything in its path.
Slowly, Kagome opened her eyes. Kikyou, Kagura, and Naraku were dead. She was the only one alive. It's all my fault. If I had somehow did that before, they'd be alive. I would give anything for them to be alive again. I wish…I wish all my friends could be brought back to life again.
A flare of light knocked her unconscious. An orb of light seemed to hover over all (except Kagome) of their hearts, entering them at the same time. They all woke suddenly, sitting up in surprise. Hadn't they just died. They looked around in wonder. Naraku, Kikyou, and Kagura were gone. All their wounds were healed. But where was Kagome?
"Okaaaa-san! Wake up! Wah!" Shippou's wail brought them scurrying over to Kagome. Her face was chalk white. Her body warmth was slipping quickly.
"Kagome! No! Don't leave me!" Tears marked Inuyasha's face, seeming to stand out even in the rain. A single tear rolled down Sesshomaru's cheek, the stone mask beginning to crumble. They called to her to not leave them.
Wow! What happened! Everything's so bright. Did I die? Hmm. I guess so. Well, I guess there's nothing left for me to do. Hmm. Who's that calling me? Whoa! Not everyone at once. Are? (Huh?) What's this tugging I feel. Someone's pulling me back. Inuyasha? What are you doing here?
"COME BACK HERE YOU WENCH! YOU ARE NOT TO GO ANYWHERE UNTIL I TELL YOU TO! YA HEAR! I FORBID YOU! DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME! Don't you dare…what will I do without you?"
"Geez Inuyasha, if you shouted any louder, I'd be deaf!"
"Kagome! Oh kami! I thought you were gone! Don't you ever do that to me again!" he hugged her tightly to him. Both were then enveloped in a mass of arms.
Owari
A/N: Gomen, but I just couldn't stand dragging this fic on any longer. I have three going on at the same time that aren't finished, and I can't handle it. If you really want me to rewrite this with more detail, just tell me and I might. I just got tired of trying to remember what the heck I typed in the previous chapters. Also, I got confused between one story plot and another. Thankies! Please review and read my others and my best friend Kei the Inspired. I now own two Inu music CD's and one DVD! ::Dreamy look::
Missing
By Gai
Written 3-4-04
Tears coursing down my face,
Sorrow deep within,
Part of me is gone.
Staring into a dark room,
Droplets on my pillow,
Remembering and missing someone far away.
Thought that I would see your face,
Day after day,
Now the pain of loss flows free, a torrent in the sea.
Hot wetness falling from my eyes,
Wishing you were here,
Now missing from my life, One I hold so dear.
Chapter 12: BIG Surprise. Final Battle.
Inuyasha and Kagome sat snuggled up together by a fire, watching as the flames spread dancing shadows on the forest floor. Both drifted to sleep, not noticing the one unmoving shadow beyond the flames. Kikyou approached the sleeping couple with disgust. Hatred shone in her cold eyes. Drawing an arrow back, she let it go. The enchanted arrow sped toward the victim and struck true. It hit Kagome in the side of her waist. She woke with a gasp, rousing the sleeping hanyou beside her.
"Kagome, what's wrong?" Inuyasha asked and then growled when his eyes drifted to the blood spilling from the wound. He looked up. When he saw Kikyou, his golden eyes began to bleed red.
"Come with me Inuyasha, she is of no use to you. Her meager powers won't stand a chance against my enchanted arrow."
"Bitch! (Not in the female dog way! ^___^;) You'll pay for that!" He readied to spring at the miko who dare harm his mate. Right then, a small hand grasped his, keeping him in place. When he looked down into her eyes, he gasped. Her eyes shone a bright silver-pink. From the place where the arrow was embedded, a powerful light began to be emitted. The arrow slid from Kagome's side. A flash of blinding light. When it cleared, there sat Kagome, without an injury and a bright pink orb in her hand. An almost visible aura swept around the miko with the jewel.
"Was this what you wanted, Kikyou." Kagome said calmly, holding the shining jewel in her palm. "I pity you. To want something you can't have. Inuyasha is my mate Kikyou. And the shikon-no-tama, does not want you. Feel it Kikyou? I do. The souls thrash as it nears your hand. (I decided that somehow, the jewel 'told' Kagome what it was.) You cannot have it Kikyou." Kagome looked at her for a second and then it came to her. "I won't let you or Naraku have it. Never." Kikyou looked at her in fury and shot an arrow at Kagome only to have it dissipate. Kikyou's eyes narrowed, then she disappeared.
"Kagome, are you okay? It that really the shikon-no-tama?"
"Hai Inuyasha. Hai."
Morning came, chasing the night away. The sun rose slowly, sadly. Clouds hung in the distance, laden with tears. A strange group stood on a hilltop, not aware of the future. A miko, a hanyou, four youkai: wolf, inu, kitsune, and firecat, a taijiya, a houshi. Grouped together by a miko. Grouped together by a common thread of hatred. Laughing merrily (not Sesshy) in the sunlight. Suddenly, the distant clouds moved closer and rumbled. Lightning lanced the sky. Fat droplets crashed down from the skies. The group looked up. Distracted. Suddenly.
"Kagome Okaa-san! H…" The shout for help died. They all spun to look at where the little kit had been frolicking. A puddle of coppery blood soaked the ground. Orange fur, wide open eyes, tiny fangs showed from a silently gaping mouth. An arrow protruding from the innocent child's back.
"Kukuku. Good shot mate. My turn." A little distance away stood Kikyou and Naraku. From Naraku, in his pelt, sprouted hundreds of tentacle-like roots moving at impossibly fast speed. In the blink of an eye, three more were down. A fire cat, a taijiya, a houshi. Following Naraku's assault, a fierce wind lifted. Kagura was here. With a wave of her fan, the bodies of their friends rose. Dance of the corpses. Kouga leapt at Kagura shouting at the rest of the group the get Naraku and Kikyou. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha dashed forward like twin flames. Both burning with hatred. Who dared harm their friends. Who dared harm his mate. Who dared send Kagome into a spiral of pain. As they attacked, Kagome formed a shield around her. She refused to fight her friends, even if they were all dead. Tears mingled in a steady flow with the rain. A cry in the distance caught her attention for a moment. Kouga laid face down in the grass. An alarming puddle of blood around him. A rasping scream came forth. Her throat seemed to refuse to sound. The pain filled her. Turning her head toward Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, she gasped. White and red. Red on white. The raging pain and fury finally tore from her. In an earth-shattering scream, her aura flared and shot out all around her, decimating anything in its path.
Slowly, Kagome opened her eyes. Kikyou, Kagura, and Naraku were dead. She was the only one alive. It's all my fault. If I had somehow did that before, they'd be alive. I would give anything for them to be alive again. I wish…I wish all my friends could be brought back to life again.
A flare of light knocked her unconscious. An orb of light seemed to hover over all (except Kagome) of their hearts, entering them at the same time. They all woke suddenly, sitting up in surprise. Hadn't they just died. They looked around in wonder. Naraku, Kikyou, and Kagura were gone. All their wounds were healed. But where was Kagome?
"Okaaaa-san! Wake up! Wah!" Shippou's wail brought them scurrying over to Kagome. Her face was chalk white. Her body warmth was slipping quickly.
"Kagome! No! Don't leave me!" Tears marked Inuyasha's face, seeming to stand out even in the rain. A single tear rolled down Sesshomaru's cheek, the stone mask beginning to crumble. They called to her to not leave them.
Wow! What happened! Everything's so bright. Did I die? Hmm. I guess so. Well, I guess there's nothing left for me to do. Hmm. Who's that calling me? Whoa! Not everyone at once. Are? (Huh?) What's this tugging I feel. Someone's pulling me back. Inuyasha? What are you doing here?
"COME BACK HERE YOU WENCH! YOU ARE NOT TO GO ANYWHERE UNTIL I TELL YOU TO! YA HEAR! I FORBID YOU! DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME! Don't you dare…what will I do without you?"
"Geez Inuyasha, if you shouted any louder, I'd be deaf!"
"Kagome! Oh kami! I thought you were gone! Don't you ever do that to me again!" he hugged her tightly to him. Both were then enveloped in a mass of arms.
Owari
A/N: Gomen, but I just couldn't stand dragging this fic on any longer. I have three going on at the same time that aren't finished, and I can't handle it. If you really want me to rewrite this with more detail, just tell me and I might. I just got tired of trying to remember what the heck I typed in the previous chapters. Also, I got confused between one story plot and another. Thankies! Please review and read my others and my best friend Kei the Inspired. I now own two Inu music CD's and one DVD! ::Dreamy look::