Disclaimer: No, I don't own him and I didn't kill him...I just wrote it *
cries * and I am regretting every second without my mate!!
~~= Dreams
~*~= Scene change
'...'= Thoughts
"..."= Talking
~*~Chapter Twenty-Four: The Procedure~*~
Miroku and Sango walked through the darkness of the forest toward the voice of Shippo. They pushed pass brambles and came to the path that they had been walking on. There, with tears in his little eyes, was Shippo, accompanied by Kirara. He instantly attached himself to Sango.
"I thought somethin' had happened to you guys I was so scared! I didn't know what to do! Then, Kirara came back here I was callin' for you!" Shippo cried in the taijiya's kimono as she petted his head. "Then I heard you scream and I was so worried..." Sango's face went pink and she looked at Miroku, who had a satisfied smile. "But now you're here, I can smell that you are just mated with-"he stopped there. The tears ceased and he looked up at the girl. Shippo's eyes were wide as he took in a deep sniff. "Miroku!" He was speechless.
It was silent, until Miroku coughed. The silence was just a little too uncomfortable for him. "Come on, we aren't that far from the main land of the Western Lands. Shippo, can you smell where exactly they are?" Shippo nodded and the sun began to rise. Light spilled onto the path and they hurriedly walked to the castle.
~*~
Kagome stood next to Inu Yasha's body. It appeared he was just sleeping. She had been standing with him all night, praying that it all was a horrible nightmare and he would just wake up. It didn't happen. He was still dead and she was still crying quietly. Sesshomaru walked up behind her.
"You need your rest. A room has been prepared for you on the second floor. Go. You need to sleep." His voice left no room for argument. She merely looked up at him with her sleep deprived eyes and nodded slowly. She sleepily walked across the dark room and through the doors.
Sesshomaru waited till he heard her footsteps travel up the staircase and disappear. He looked over his half brother's body. The flesh was paler than his now, and at the touch, it was colder than anything else. He called for Sherue. She appeared holding a small brush that resembled that of a painter. She nodded in understanding that he wanted to go through with it now. It had been one day and the mixture was ready.
"I am afraid that I don't know what will happen. I have made this once before, but it was never used on a dead hanyou." She grabbed a bowl and filled it to the brim of the now red contents of the cauldron. Using the brush, she spread the mixture on Inu Yasha's body. Every inch of him was covered it. After a few minutes, it had dissolved into his skin. Sherue rushed to her table and grabbed another mixture and repeated the pattern. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
"This second formula I concocted last night after finding out the condition of his organs. It, too, will be soaked into the skin," the blue was indeed accepted by his skin, "and it is only required as one coat. It should repair the damage done internally." She continued to paint Inu Yasha with the red, not once lifting the blue again.
~*~
Kagome lay on the bed staring at the ceiling. 'It's so high up. It's out of my reach. I cant get to it.' Her thoughts turned sour. 'Just like Inu Yasha. I can't get to him either. Why did this have to happen.' Kagome closed her eyes. She tried her damnedest to fall asleep.
~~She opened her eyes. She was still there in Sesshomaru's castle. She didn't want to be there anymore. She wanted to be in the forest, flying high in the air on Inu Yasha's back. She longed for his touch again. Kagome thought back to their first kiss. The sensations of her first contact with a guy. Then, her thoughts went to when they were in the clearing. They were together, happy, making out. Sesshomaru showed up and broke the romance. If he hadn't, maybe they would have gotten farther. She would have been able to show him what he meant to her and he would have been saved. But now he was gone forever.
The door slowly creaked open. She didn't bother looking and closed her eyes. Kagome heard the footsteps approach her bed. Still, she kept her eyes closed. A hand reached out to her face and brushed her cheek. Reluctantly, Kagome opened her eyes. She was met with the warming gaze of auburn eyes. She felt like crying. A tear escaped and slid down her cheek as she sat up on the bed. "Inu...Inu Yasha?" He smiled and wiped away her tear. He nodded. Kagome looked at him. She almost emptied the contents of her stomach right then and there.
Just like in the vision she saw, he was torn up and bleeding profusely. His chest was ripped and a fist sized whole was where his heart should have been. Kagome screamed. ~~
~*~
Miroku and Shippo walked up to the castle door in front of Sango and Kirara. With his spiritual staff, he banged on the door. It opened slowly and a small toad demon stood just short of Miroku's waist.
"You..." Miroku said with slight surprise, "You travel with Lord Sesshomaru, do you not?" The toad merely scoffed.
"You stupid humans. This IS m'Lord's castle. What do you want?" Jaken held out his two-headed staff.
"We wish to speak with your lord." Sango took a step forward. Jaken was about to refuse entrance when, in the blink of an eye, Sesshomaru was standing behind him.
"You are the humans who traveled with my half brother." Sesshomaru showed no emotion as he proceeded to allow them in. "Kagome is in her room on the second floor. Jaken will show you where it is."
"But m'Lord! You would put Jaken with these humans? Jaken, your most faithful and humble servant? You-"
"Jaken. Stop it." Sesshomaru's voice stopped the ranting and the small demon was left saying a measly 'yes, m'Lord' before Sesshomaru left.
~*~
Sherue stood alone in her room, pasting coat after coat on the body of the inu hanyou. Her life was her work so it was done perfectly. She never added too much or too little. On her twelfth application, Sherue put the bowl down. She grabbed a white silk cover and placed it lightly over Inu Yasha's body.
"May Kami be with you, Lord Inu Yasha. I cannot full understand what transpired between you and your demon counterpart, but I hope that with my help you will be safe." She closed her eyes and breathed deep. "You have someone who loves you much. She wants you back. I have done all I can."
~*~
Kagome sat up in her bed, screaming in a mad fit. In through the door came Sango followed closely by Miroku.
"Kagome! Are you alright?" Sango sat next to her 'sister', offering a comforting hand.
"Hai, I am fine." Kagome put her hand to her chest, trying to slow her beating heart. She had felt his blood on her. It seemed she was bathed in it. Although there wasn't a trace on her, the dream seemed so real. He had touched her, and she felt the hot sticky liquid that coated his hand. "I have to take a bath. I will be back." She stood and wobbled slightly. She walked toward the attached room that she assumed had a built in hot spring. Upon entering, she sighed in relief. There was a large spring and a pile of clothing waiting for her.
(A/N: yeah, yeah, she's on the second story of the castle and there is a built in hot spring. So sue me. It's my story.)
Kagome stripped herself from her school uniform. The hot water soothed her stiff muscles. She relaxed and thought of nothing. She kept her mind clear, just in case she fell asleep. Another nightmare of Inu Yasha was not something she needed right now.
~*~
"Is Kagome all right, Sango?" Shippo asked, pacing in front of the door. He had tears forming in his eyes. He was worried about Kagome. Inu Yasha's death was hard on them all, but Kagome was in love with him. Shippo didn't want Kagome to do anything rash like going to join Inu Yasha. He shook his head at the last thought.
"She's fine, Shippo. Don't worry. Nothing is going to happen to Kagome." She tried to hide her own fear. Miroku walked to her and offered his arm. She readily took it and almost started crying. 'What had happened here?' Sango suddenly felt guilty for what transpired in the forest last night
"I feel so guilty," she whispered. "It isn't fair to Kagome. We aren't helping the situation, Miroku. I feel so guilty," she said again.
"Sango. You shouldn't feel guilty. It wasn't your fault. There was nothing you could have done to stop Inu Yasha's death. You and I shouldn't feel bad for our actions. She would be happy for us. As long as we are here for her, we should feel good. We are actually helping by being here."
Sango nodded and stood. She walked to the door and pushed it open slightly, walking into the bathroom. Kagome sat in the water, untangling her hair with her fingers. Sango closed the door and sat beside the spring.
"Hi, Sango." Kagome said, happy to see her dear 'sister' after what she had witnessed a few hours prior.
Sango smiled and Kagome returned. "How have you been, Kagome? Are you ok?"
"When you walked in I had a nightmare." Kagome pulled her knees to her chest. "It was a terrible one about how Inu Yasha died. Sherue, a witch that works for Sesshomaru, made it so we could see how he died. I wanted to know. I wanted closure. Now I regret it. He was so horrible looking. His flesh was ripped up, his heart was missing, his organs were," Kagome gulped and continued in a whisper. "His organs were torn to pieces. Sherue said that that is probably the way it truly is. She says that his demonic side probably did really physical internal damage."
"Oh, Kagome. I am sorry." Sango, forgetting her full clothed state, entered the water and hugged her 'sister'. Kagome shook her head slightly.
"There is no reason for you to be sorry. You didn't do it. There is no need for you to be sorry about how I am feeling, Sango. Anyway," she said, trying to change the subject. "I didn't hear any slaps from the other side of the door. Is Miroku behaving herself?" Kagome smiled, it was just as though they were both out in the forest. She partially forgot about the pain of losing Inu Yasha. She didn't want to think about it, so she was trying not to.
Sango noticed and decided not to mention the fallen hanyou. She blushed though, at Kagome's question. She started removing her soaking wet clothing to join Kagome in her bath. "You could say that. He didn't last night though, I can tell you that." Sango hoped that Kagome would let it be at that and think that he was just his usual lecher self. She didn't.
"Oh?" Kagome smiled more at Sango's blush, which was becoming more and more noticeable as time passed. "What did he do? Anything new?"
"N-N-No, nothing." Sango wasn't being very persuasive. Kagome laughed at her attempt.
"What happened?"
"He and I...we..." Sango dunked her head under water, trying to avoid the knowing gaze of the younger gaze. Kagome watched and went wide-eyed at the realization of what had occurred between the two.
Sango carefully came back to the surface and Kagome was grinning wildly. "You slept with him," she said happily. Sango nodded and was bombarded by the schoolgirl. "Oh, congratulations!"
"Uh...um...thanks, Kagome." Sango said.
Kagome let go and stood up, walking out of the bath. Sango followed and they each dried and dressed.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
WOW! Five pages! My chapters are just getting longer and longer ^_^ Please read and review, cause I'd like to know what you all think of how this story is playing out. There will be one more lemon in this story, and I am planning that it will be the last chapter. Ending on a lovely moment after all the sadness of Inu Yasha's death is what I think would be the best choice. I have it all planned out already, but all I have to do is type it all up. Just a few more chapters, sadly. I wish I could drag it out just a little longer. I really liked writing this. Coming home each day from school, going straight to the computer, typing for hours on end. It was so much fun. Well, I still got some time on this story.
'You'll Think Of Me' News: All right. When I start working on this story again, it will only be extended a few more chapters, maybe four, possibly five, unless I get into writing it like I did this one. Expect that one to be finished in a few weeks. No guarantees, though.
Well, until next time, Ja Ne!
Inu Face
~~= Dreams
~*~= Scene change
'...'= Thoughts
"..."= Talking
~*~Chapter Twenty-Four: The Procedure~*~
Miroku and Sango walked through the darkness of the forest toward the voice of Shippo. They pushed pass brambles and came to the path that they had been walking on. There, with tears in his little eyes, was Shippo, accompanied by Kirara. He instantly attached himself to Sango.
"I thought somethin' had happened to you guys I was so scared! I didn't know what to do! Then, Kirara came back here I was callin' for you!" Shippo cried in the taijiya's kimono as she petted his head. "Then I heard you scream and I was so worried..." Sango's face went pink and she looked at Miroku, who had a satisfied smile. "But now you're here, I can smell that you are just mated with-"he stopped there. The tears ceased and he looked up at the girl. Shippo's eyes were wide as he took in a deep sniff. "Miroku!" He was speechless.
It was silent, until Miroku coughed. The silence was just a little too uncomfortable for him. "Come on, we aren't that far from the main land of the Western Lands. Shippo, can you smell where exactly they are?" Shippo nodded and the sun began to rise. Light spilled onto the path and they hurriedly walked to the castle.
~*~
Kagome stood next to Inu Yasha's body. It appeared he was just sleeping. She had been standing with him all night, praying that it all was a horrible nightmare and he would just wake up. It didn't happen. He was still dead and she was still crying quietly. Sesshomaru walked up behind her.
"You need your rest. A room has been prepared for you on the second floor. Go. You need to sleep." His voice left no room for argument. She merely looked up at him with her sleep deprived eyes and nodded slowly. She sleepily walked across the dark room and through the doors.
Sesshomaru waited till he heard her footsteps travel up the staircase and disappear. He looked over his half brother's body. The flesh was paler than his now, and at the touch, it was colder than anything else. He called for Sherue. She appeared holding a small brush that resembled that of a painter. She nodded in understanding that he wanted to go through with it now. It had been one day and the mixture was ready.
"I am afraid that I don't know what will happen. I have made this once before, but it was never used on a dead hanyou." She grabbed a bowl and filled it to the brim of the now red contents of the cauldron. Using the brush, she spread the mixture on Inu Yasha's body. Every inch of him was covered it. After a few minutes, it had dissolved into his skin. Sherue rushed to her table and grabbed another mixture and repeated the pattern. Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow.
"This second formula I concocted last night after finding out the condition of his organs. It, too, will be soaked into the skin," the blue was indeed accepted by his skin, "and it is only required as one coat. It should repair the damage done internally." She continued to paint Inu Yasha with the red, not once lifting the blue again.
~*~
Kagome lay on the bed staring at the ceiling. 'It's so high up. It's out of my reach. I cant get to it.' Her thoughts turned sour. 'Just like Inu Yasha. I can't get to him either. Why did this have to happen.' Kagome closed her eyes. She tried her damnedest to fall asleep.
~~She opened her eyes. She was still there in Sesshomaru's castle. She didn't want to be there anymore. She wanted to be in the forest, flying high in the air on Inu Yasha's back. She longed for his touch again. Kagome thought back to their first kiss. The sensations of her first contact with a guy. Then, her thoughts went to when they were in the clearing. They were together, happy, making out. Sesshomaru showed up and broke the romance. If he hadn't, maybe they would have gotten farther. She would have been able to show him what he meant to her and he would have been saved. But now he was gone forever.
The door slowly creaked open. She didn't bother looking and closed her eyes. Kagome heard the footsteps approach her bed. Still, she kept her eyes closed. A hand reached out to her face and brushed her cheek. Reluctantly, Kagome opened her eyes. She was met with the warming gaze of auburn eyes. She felt like crying. A tear escaped and slid down her cheek as she sat up on the bed. "Inu...Inu Yasha?" He smiled and wiped away her tear. He nodded. Kagome looked at him. She almost emptied the contents of her stomach right then and there.
Just like in the vision she saw, he was torn up and bleeding profusely. His chest was ripped and a fist sized whole was where his heart should have been. Kagome screamed. ~~
~*~
Miroku and Shippo walked up to the castle door in front of Sango and Kirara. With his spiritual staff, he banged on the door. It opened slowly and a small toad demon stood just short of Miroku's waist.
"You..." Miroku said with slight surprise, "You travel with Lord Sesshomaru, do you not?" The toad merely scoffed.
"You stupid humans. This IS m'Lord's castle. What do you want?" Jaken held out his two-headed staff.
"We wish to speak with your lord." Sango took a step forward. Jaken was about to refuse entrance when, in the blink of an eye, Sesshomaru was standing behind him.
"You are the humans who traveled with my half brother." Sesshomaru showed no emotion as he proceeded to allow them in. "Kagome is in her room on the second floor. Jaken will show you where it is."
"But m'Lord! You would put Jaken with these humans? Jaken, your most faithful and humble servant? You-"
"Jaken. Stop it." Sesshomaru's voice stopped the ranting and the small demon was left saying a measly 'yes, m'Lord' before Sesshomaru left.
~*~
Sherue stood alone in her room, pasting coat after coat on the body of the inu hanyou. Her life was her work so it was done perfectly. She never added too much or too little. On her twelfth application, Sherue put the bowl down. She grabbed a white silk cover and placed it lightly over Inu Yasha's body.
"May Kami be with you, Lord Inu Yasha. I cannot full understand what transpired between you and your demon counterpart, but I hope that with my help you will be safe." She closed her eyes and breathed deep. "You have someone who loves you much. She wants you back. I have done all I can."
~*~
Kagome sat up in her bed, screaming in a mad fit. In through the door came Sango followed closely by Miroku.
"Kagome! Are you alright?" Sango sat next to her 'sister', offering a comforting hand.
"Hai, I am fine." Kagome put her hand to her chest, trying to slow her beating heart. She had felt his blood on her. It seemed she was bathed in it. Although there wasn't a trace on her, the dream seemed so real. He had touched her, and she felt the hot sticky liquid that coated his hand. "I have to take a bath. I will be back." She stood and wobbled slightly. She walked toward the attached room that she assumed had a built in hot spring. Upon entering, she sighed in relief. There was a large spring and a pile of clothing waiting for her.
(A/N: yeah, yeah, she's on the second story of the castle and there is a built in hot spring. So sue me. It's my story.)
Kagome stripped herself from her school uniform. The hot water soothed her stiff muscles. She relaxed and thought of nothing. She kept her mind clear, just in case she fell asleep. Another nightmare of Inu Yasha was not something she needed right now.
~*~
"Is Kagome all right, Sango?" Shippo asked, pacing in front of the door. He had tears forming in his eyes. He was worried about Kagome. Inu Yasha's death was hard on them all, but Kagome was in love with him. Shippo didn't want Kagome to do anything rash like going to join Inu Yasha. He shook his head at the last thought.
"She's fine, Shippo. Don't worry. Nothing is going to happen to Kagome." She tried to hide her own fear. Miroku walked to her and offered his arm. She readily took it and almost started crying. 'What had happened here?' Sango suddenly felt guilty for what transpired in the forest last night
"I feel so guilty," she whispered. "It isn't fair to Kagome. We aren't helping the situation, Miroku. I feel so guilty," she said again.
"Sango. You shouldn't feel guilty. It wasn't your fault. There was nothing you could have done to stop Inu Yasha's death. You and I shouldn't feel bad for our actions. She would be happy for us. As long as we are here for her, we should feel good. We are actually helping by being here."
Sango nodded and stood. She walked to the door and pushed it open slightly, walking into the bathroom. Kagome sat in the water, untangling her hair with her fingers. Sango closed the door and sat beside the spring.
"Hi, Sango." Kagome said, happy to see her dear 'sister' after what she had witnessed a few hours prior.
Sango smiled and Kagome returned. "How have you been, Kagome? Are you ok?"
"When you walked in I had a nightmare." Kagome pulled her knees to her chest. "It was a terrible one about how Inu Yasha died. Sherue, a witch that works for Sesshomaru, made it so we could see how he died. I wanted to know. I wanted closure. Now I regret it. He was so horrible looking. His flesh was ripped up, his heart was missing, his organs were," Kagome gulped and continued in a whisper. "His organs were torn to pieces. Sherue said that that is probably the way it truly is. She says that his demonic side probably did really physical internal damage."
"Oh, Kagome. I am sorry." Sango, forgetting her full clothed state, entered the water and hugged her 'sister'. Kagome shook her head slightly.
"There is no reason for you to be sorry. You didn't do it. There is no need for you to be sorry about how I am feeling, Sango. Anyway," she said, trying to change the subject. "I didn't hear any slaps from the other side of the door. Is Miroku behaving herself?" Kagome smiled, it was just as though they were both out in the forest. She partially forgot about the pain of losing Inu Yasha. She didn't want to think about it, so she was trying not to.
Sango noticed and decided not to mention the fallen hanyou. She blushed though, at Kagome's question. She started removing her soaking wet clothing to join Kagome in her bath. "You could say that. He didn't last night though, I can tell you that." Sango hoped that Kagome would let it be at that and think that he was just his usual lecher self. She didn't.
"Oh?" Kagome smiled more at Sango's blush, which was becoming more and more noticeable as time passed. "What did he do? Anything new?"
"N-N-No, nothing." Sango wasn't being very persuasive. Kagome laughed at her attempt.
"What happened?"
"He and I...we..." Sango dunked her head under water, trying to avoid the knowing gaze of the younger gaze. Kagome watched and went wide-eyed at the realization of what had occurred between the two.
Sango carefully came back to the surface and Kagome was grinning wildly. "You slept with him," she said happily. Sango nodded and was bombarded by the schoolgirl. "Oh, congratulations!"
"Uh...um...thanks, Kagome." Sango said.
Kagome let go and stood up, walking out of the bath. Sango followed and they each dried and dressed.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
WOW! Five pages! My chapters are just getting longer and longer ^_^ Please read and review, cause I'd like to know what you all think of how this story is playing out. There will be one more lemon in this story, and I am planning that it will be the last chapter. Ending on a lovely moment after all the sadness of Inu Yasha's death is what I think would be the best choice. I have it all planned out already, but all I have to do is type it all up. Just a few more chapters, sadly. I wish I could drag it out just a little longer. I really liked writing this. Coming home each day from school, going straight to the computer, typing for hours on end. It was so much fun. Well, I still got some time on this story.
'You'll Think Of Me' News: All right. When I start working on this story again, it will only be extended a few more chapters, maybe four, possibly five, unless I get into writing it like I did this one. Expect that one to be finished in a few weeks. No guarantees, though.
Well, until next time, Ja Ne!
Inu Face
