*………* song lyrics

                      Dead on the inside looking out

                                                                   By: Bishie Queen

         Sheer terror ripped through him as hiten watched as his love slowly fell to the ground, robes torn, spilling his life's blood all over the ground.

He didn't know what to do as rushed to hold miroku as he slowly died in his arms.

*I was called by a dim light.

 There was a fleeting memory of my dream

And the voice whispering*

In all of his life he had known none like miroku. Strong, brave, silent miroku, his miroku. It just couldn't end this way. They were supposed to grow old together hand in hand, heart to heart..

*the strings of the past are now fading,

and they show me the image of scenery I

could no longer see in a present time.

The image is of you, here beside me.....smiling.*

Cradling miroku to him, hiten leaned over to whisper into his ear.

"In all of my years I have never found anyone as precious as you are to me. I won't be able to make it without you, please…please don't leave me alone again."

*yes…I remember it like it was yesterday

you looked at me and touched my soul

deeper inside than anybody could*

"I've always been alone no one ever stayed around long, but you did.

You gave me more joy than I ever deserved and for that I'm grateful.

My soul has always been yours even since before either of us were born"

*the joy of sharing

and that fateful encounter with you

even out tender memories

everything leaves me behind and vanishes into the light*

Feeling the life go out of miroku's body hiten cried. Hot tears spilt down his face as he rocked back and forth clutching miroku to him.

*within my fading memories,

still, I wanted to hold you once again..

I keep on shouting your name, so sad and painfully

Until my voice withers.*

His Eyes tear streaked and filled with pain looked to the heavens and he cried out to any god who would listen. "Have you no heart?! He was mine and you stole him from me! I never even told him I loved him! I never even got to tell him…"

*"where do human beings come from,

and where do they end up?

My precious loved one, only you are missing…"*

"He is mine! I have to have him don't you understand? I can't exist without him. Can't you do anything for me? Have you ever done anything for me that might make this fools wish seem absurd? He is all I've ever wanted or needed. I love him."  His whole body wracked with sobs his heart feeling as if it wanted to die, just lie down and die as a flash of bright light appeared just a few short feet away reveling the ghostly figure of miroku

Standing with eyes filled with tears for he had heard it all and had used all the strength he had left to come to hiten one last time.

*you dropped your eyes and you were shuddering,

and I wanted to embrace you with my very own arms.

I realized that I wanted to protect you,

In this whole world,

And only you.*

Hiten raised his eyes to the ghost of his beloved and cried ever harder for he couldn't touch him, his hands would pass though. "Miroku you cant leave, I don't want you to go. I love you miroku." Smiling, eyes filled with tears miroku used his last remaining energy to speak to him

"You made me whole hiten, and I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love you, my thunder demon."

*I will vanish in a moment but still,

I do not want to let you go.

So sad and painful, the days you hold me,

I will never forget…*

Hiten closed his eyes and summoned up the lightning and thunder directing it down from the sky on himself and miroku's lifeless body with but one thought on his mind, 'soon miroku, soon I will be with you again to hold you in my arms and love you for all eternity'

~owari~

Author's notes: This is dedicated to my miroku, always there and always cares. Keep smiling miro cause you know what they say 'don't frown, you never know who is falling in love with your smile.' Wonderful things await you and I hope to be one to see you succeed.

Disclaimer: I don't own inuyasha or its characters, the lyrics are a translation of sekai story, original song and lyrics by Gackt.