Disclaimer: He ain't mine, and neither are any of the other original
characters. Sherue (Cher oo ay) is, I created her from my own imagination.
Aren't you just so proud? T_T All right, I got a review form my friend,
Rikora, and she sounded kinda confused, so this is for her:
Rikora: In Chapter 19, the last part was Inu's dream, sorry for not having my deciphering tool bar thingy up. I will have it up for this chapter so you know what I mean. But, as I said, gomen, and the first voice in the whole dream scene was Demon (Inu's demonic side) and the next was human Inu. The vision was a flashback from another dream Inu had, the one when he was at Kagome's house. Inu's human side wouldn't give into the demonic power, so Demon took it upon himself to get rid of it: i.e. squashing Inu's heart. Sorry for the confusion if there even was any. If there wasn't, then sorry, my bad.
Now, I call Ah and Un 'he' because it is technically only one dragon, just with two heads.
Deciphering Tool Bar:
~~= Dreams
~*~= Scene change
'...'= Thoughts
"..."= Talking
~*~Chapter Twenty-One: Run For Your Life~*~
Ah and Un went as fast as he could toward Inu Yasha. Sesshomaru rode on high watching for any signs that they would have moved: i.e. scent changes. They rode for about ten minutes at a fast pace before coming upon the small campsite. Sesshomaru smelled the tears before he even landed. They different sort of tears then he knew.
He had always smelled tears that had a certain air to them. They were normally for pain, sometimes sadness. However, the stench that reeked from this group was devastation. Sesshomaru quickly dismounted his dragon and walked to the group.
Everyone was still in his or her places: Miroku comforting Sango under the tree with little Shippo on her shoulder. Kagome was still bawling her eyes out in the tree with her hanyou. Sesshomaru walked up to the monk, who was the only one who seemed capable of speaking.
"You, the monk who travels with Inu Yasha. What has happened?" Sesshomaru kept his voice even. He searched the grounds for Inu Yasha. As Miroku began to speak, the youkai lord saw the sight in the tree.
"It seems," Miroku started softly, taking a deep breathe, "That something has happened to your half brother." Kagome called for the monk, drawing his full attention to her.
"Miroku, would you please help me?" She didn't take notice of Sesshomaru.
"Gladly, Lady Kagome. What do you need?"
"Please, help me bring his down." Her face was still wet with the continuous stream of tears. Her loud cries had ceased, but she was still crying. Before Miroku could react, Sesshomaru made his way up the tree and grabbed both Inu Yasha and Kagome, bringing them softly to the ground. He placed the body of the hanyou to the ground. The stench of death plagued him. Sesshomaru reached for Tenseiga.
'Where are they?' Sesshomaru studied the body of his late brother. They weren't there. 'The messengers of the world beyond...' Sesshomaru raised his sword. Inu Yasha's body was alone on the ground. The youkai messengers weren't there. He lowered his sword and put it back in its sheath.
"I need to take him to my castle." Sesshomaru lifted the corpse. Kagome wiped her face and followed him. "What do you think you are doing, human?"
"I am going with you," Kagome answered as the inu youkai placed Inu Yasha on the back of his dragon. "I will not let anyone take him without me." She stood beside the creature.
Sesshomaru climbed atop the mystical being. "Then hurry up and climb on. The sooner we deliver him the sooner you can have him back." 'It may be a false hope, though...' In a gust of wind, the dragon and his passengers were gone.
"Shall we follow?" Miroku asked the woman at his side. She had stopped crying and nodded. Together, they gathered up their campsite and headed off after them, Shippo and Kirara close behind.
~*~
Kagome sat on the scales of the creature that carried her. Inu Yasha lay at her side. A little blood was beginning to collect on the corner of his mouth again. 'Is your mouth full of blood? Where is it all coming from? What happened?' She grabbed a hold of his hand. It was just as cold as before and becoming just as pale as his face. Kagome sighed heavily as tears began to spill over her lashes.
Angrily, she swatted them away. If Sesshomaru was here, then there is another way to bring him back if her truly was dead. She could not cry when there was hope.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked shyly. She turned his head slightly in acknowledgement that he had heard her. "Is he really.... do you think he is...."
"Only one could know that for sure. That is where we are headed." He answered her unfinished questions, closing the conversation. "Run, Ah and Un," Sesshomaru said quietly. "Run as if your life depended on it. More than one life may," he glanced back at Kagome.
~*~
The castle of the Western Lands loomed in the distance, as time seemed to sneak by. Ah and Un landed in the grass next to the building. Guards and servants came upon Sesshomaru's request. Six of them carefully took Inu Yasha to Sherue's room. Refusing to stay behind, Kagome walked with Sesshomaru behind the group of carriers.
Sesshomaru moved before everyone and opened the large door allowing the youkai entrance. After Kagome had walked in, he ordered the guards and servants to leave. He stood next to the schoolgirl as she held the hanyou's hand. Inu Yasha lay on a stone platform in front of a large cauldron.
Sherue came from behind a doorway lined with black silk that hung like a door. She walked up and graciously bowed. "You have returned. The mixture isn't ready yet. You will have to wait twelve more hours. Who is this?" She asked, looking at Kagome.
"This is Inu Yasha's mate. I thought she might want to at least know the condition of him. Tell me. Is he dead?"
Sherue placed one hand on Inu Yasha's chest and one on his forehead. "Yes." She removed her hands and turned to her cauldron. "I don't know how good this will be on a dead man. I may have something that can make him come back and hold on enough for me to apply this mixture. I will be able to give him life to an extent. It will help heal his wounds, but until the mixture I am making takes full effect on his body, I wont be able to bring him back fully. That would be a waste considering what Sesshomaru told me. I'm sorry, m'Lady." She added, respectfully.
Kagome nodded half-heartedly. She excused herself and left.
"Well, lets take a look at his wounds, shall we?" Sherue removed Inu Yasha's clothing as carefully as she could. She looked over his naked body. "He has no external wounds..." she whispered. She disappeared though her silk sheet and returned a moment later, holding three different sized bottles. She placed them next to the body and grabbed a towel. "I suspect that something happened in his mind, since no external wounds, or even struggling, is evident. If I am right, the most likely culprit would be his demonic side. If so, then if truly would be a waste to give him enough life to think and process things. That would only give his youkai half control, seeing as to how he is dead right now. With life, his youkai side would become dominate if he was internally injured in, say, his heart of mind since they are half human."
Sherue opened Inu Yasha's mouth slightly and blood spilled over his lifeless, cold lips. The crimson liquid ran down his cheek and into his hair, staining it a dull red at first. She wiped his face with the towel, cleaning up the blood before repeating the process, draining his mouth of the blood.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
Well, there you have it. The next chapter will be out soon. Don't worry. And, I am sorry to those who are mad because Inu Yasha's dead. It's all part of what I have planned for every one. Oh, and a Lemon will be appearing before the end. Maybe even two. Dunno yet. Just have to see how it all plays out. Well...
JA NE!!
Inu Face
Rikora: In Chapter 19, the last part was Inu's dream, sorry for not having my deciphering tool bar thingy up. I will have it up for this chapter so you know what I mean. But, as I said, gomen, and the first voice in the whole dream scene was Demon (Inu's demonic side) and the next was human Inu. The vision was a flashback from another dream Inu had, the one when he was at Kagome's house. Inu's human side wouldn't give into the demonic power, so Demon took it upon himself to get rid of it: i.e. squashing Inu's heart. Sorry for the confusion if there even was any. If there wasn't, then sorry, my bad.
Now, I call Ah and Un 'he' because it is technically only one dragon, just with two heads.
Deciphering Tool Bar:
~~= Dreams
~*~= Scene change
'...'= Thoughts
"..."= Talking
~*~Chapter Twenty-One: Run For Your Life~*~
Ah and Un went as fast as he could toward Inu Yasha. Sesshomaru rode on high watching for any signs that they would have moved: i.e. scent changes. They rode for about ten minutes at a fast pace before coming upon the small campsite. Sesshomaru smelled the tears before he even landed. They different sort of tears then he knew.
He had always smelled tears that had a certain air to them. They were normally for pain, sometimes sadness. However, the stench that reeked from this group was devastation. Sesshomaru quickly dismounted his dragon and walked to the group.
Everyone was still in his or her places: Miroku comforting Sango under the tree with little Shippo on her shoulder. Kagome was still bawling her eyes out in the tree with her hanyou. Sesshomaru walked up to the monk, who was the only one who seemed capable of speaking.
"You, the monk who travels with Inu Yasha. What has happened?" Sesshomaru kept his voice even. He searched the grounds for Inu Yasha. As Miroku began to speak, the youkai lord saw the sight in the tree.
"It seems," Miroku started softly, taking a deep breathe, "That something has happened to your half brother." Kagome called for the monk, drawing his full attention to her.
"Miroku, would you please help me?" She didn't take notice of Sesshomaru.
"Gladly, Lady Kagome. What do you need?"
"Please, help me bring his down." Her face was still wet with the continuous stream of tears. Her loud cries had ceased, but she was still crying. Before Miroku could react, Sesshomaru made his way up the tree and grabbed both Inu Yasha and Kagome, bringing them softly to the ground. He placed the body of the hanyou to the ground. The stench of death plagued him. Sesshomaru reached for Tenseiga.
'Where are they?' Sesshomaru studied the body of his late brother. They weren't there. 'The messengers of the world beyond...' Sesshomaru raised his sword. Inu Yasha's body was alone on the ground. The youkai messengers weren't there. He lowered his sword and put it back in its sheath.
"I need to take him to my castle." Sesshomaru lifted the corpse. Kagome wiped her face and followed him. "What do you think you are doing, human?"
"I am going with you," Kagome answered as the inu youkai placed Inu Yasha on the back of his dragon. "I will not let anyone take him without me." She stood beside the creature.
Sesshomaru climbed atop the mystical being. "Then hurry up and climb on. The sooner we deliver him the sooner you can have him back." 'It may be a false hope, though...' In a gust of wind, the dragon and his passengers were gone.
"Shall we follow?" Miroku asked the woman at his side. She had stopped crying and nodded. Together, they gathered up their campsite and headed off after them, Shippo and Kirara close behind.
~*~
Kagome sat on the scales of the creature that carried her. Inu Yasha lay at her side. A little blood was beginning to collect on the corner of his mouth again. 'Is your mouth full of blood? Where is it all coming from? What happened?' She grabbed a hold of his hand. It was just as cold as before and becoming just as pale as his face. Kagome sighed heavily as tears began to spill over her lashes.
Angrily, she swatted them away. If Sesshomaru was here, then there is another way to bring him back if her truly was dead. She could not cry when there was hope.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" She asked shyly. She turned his head slightly in acknowledgement that he had heard her. "Is he really.... do you think he is...."
"Only one could know that for sure. That is where we are headed." He answered her unfinished questions, closing the conversation. "Run, Ah and Un," Sesshomaru said quietly. "Run as if your life depended on it. More than one life may," he glanced back at Kagome.
~*~
The castle of the Western Lands loomed in the distance, as time seemed to sneak by. Ah and Un landed in the grass next to the building. Guards and servants came upon Sesshomaru's request. Six of them carefully took Inu Yasha to Sherue's room. Refusing to stay behind, Kagome walked with Sesshomaru behind the group of carriers.
Sesshomaru moved before everyone and opened the large door allowing the youkai entrance. After Kagome had walked in, he ordered the guards and servants to leave. He stood next to the schoolgirl as she held the hanyou's hand. Inu Yasha lay on a stone platform in front of a large cauldron.
Sherue came from behind a doorway lined with black silk that hung like a door. She walked up and graciously bowed. "You have returned. The mixture isn't ready yet. You will have to wait twelve more hours. Who is this?" She asked, looking at Kagome.
"This is Inu Yasha's mate. I thought she might want to at least know the condition of him. Tell me. Is he dead?"
Sherue placed one hand on Inu Yasha's chest and one on his forehead. "Yes." She removed her hands and turned to her cauldron. "I don't know how good this will be on a dead man. I may have something that can make him come back and hold on enough for me to apply this mixture. I will be able to give him life to an extent. It will help heal his wounds, but until the mixture I am making takes full effect on his body, I wont be able to bring him back fully. That would be a waste considering what Sesshomaru told me. I'm sorry, m'Lady." She added, respectfully.
Kagome nodded half-heartedly. She excused herself and left.
"Well, lets take a look at his wounds, shall we?" Sherue removed Inu Yasha's clothing as carefully as she could. She looked over his naked body. "He has no external wounds..." she whispered. She disappeared though her silk sheet and returned a moment later, holding three different sized bottles. She placed them next to the body and grabbed a towel. "I suspect that something happened in his mind, since no external wounds, or even struggling, is evident. If I am right, the most likely culprit would be his demonic side. If so, then if truly would be a waste to give him enough life to think and process things. That would only give his youkai half control, seeing as to how he is dead right now. With life, his youkai side would become dominate if he was internally injured in, say, his heart of mind since they are half human."
Sherue opened Inu Yasha's mouth slightly and blood spilled over his lifeless, cold lips. The crimson liquid ran down his cheek and into his hair, staining it a dull red at first. She wiped his face with the towel, cleaning up the blood before repeating the process, draining his mouth of the blood.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
Well, there you have it. The next chapter will be out soon. Don't worry. And, I am sorry to those who are mad because Inu Yasha's dead. It's all part of what I have planned for every one. Oh, and a Lemon will be appearing before the end. Maybe even two. Dunno yet. Just have to see how it all plays out. Well...
JA NE!!
Inu Face
