Disclaimer: Wow, I am starting this and it is 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March
27, 2004. This is the third chapter I have written in one day ^_^ be proud
^_^ I think that after this chapter there will be only one more. I hate to
bring this to the end. How sad * tear *
~*~Chapter Twenty-Five: Tears That Never End~*~
Kagome and Sango left the room, each wearing similar sleeping kimonos. They each had Japanese characters for beauty, love, and hope written on them. (A/N: no I don't know what the characters are.) Flower petals and embroidered flower designs were scattered on the cloths. They walked into the bedroom to be greeted by Miroku and a very relieved and happy kitsune. Shippo pelted Kagome the second she stepped out of the bathroom.
"KAGOME!" he yelled. Kagome hadn't realized how much she had missed the small fox youkai. A smile lit her face as she hugged Shippo. "Oh Kagome! I have missed you! I didn't know if you were coming back! We came here to find you." The kitsune began to sob quietly into the dark blue kimono.
"Oh, Shippo. It's ok. I'm right here. Don't worry. I would never abandon you." She stroked the red hair on his head. Kagome carried the kitsune to her bed where she sat beside Sango and Miroku. "Congrats, Miroku," she said with a wink. He winked back.
"Arigato. After all this time I was wondering if I'd ever get-oof!" Miroku was elbowed in the ribs before he could continue. A rapping came at the door. Kagome stood and opened it. A young youkai, whom appeared to be a reptile of some sort, stood before her.
"Lunch is served for you and the other guests. I shall lead you to the dining room if you wish." Kagome nodded and she, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara followed him down the staircase. They all made their way to a room with a table fifteen feet wide filled with foods. Two chandeliers hung over the table; each holding fourteen elegantly placed candles. At the table, already served, were Sesshomaru at the head and Rin to his left, holding his hand.
"Kagome-sama!" Rin said, grinning madly. "Come, sit by me!" Kagome smiled back and sat in the high-backed chair. 'Her heart is still that of a little kid.' Sango sat at Kagome's side at the opposite end as Sesshomaru, Miroku to her left, and Shippo sat reluctantly next to the inu youkai. They all graciously ate their meal in a comfortable silence. Every so often, Jaken would come in with more drinks and Rin would tease him. Although no one noticed it, Sesshomaru had a smirk on his face the entire time.
Sherue joined them for a few moments, eating her fill. She spoke to the inu youkai briefly before leaving again. Kagome, not taking her eyes off her plate, asked, "Is there any update on his condition?"
"She has completed applying the mixture. By tomorrow morning, we should know if it worked or not." Kagome nodded and continued to eat. Rin seemed to not be as childish afterwards. She held Kagome's hand with her free one, giving it a light squeeze for support. Kagome could help but smile. 'She understands more than I gave her credit for. She does know the situation. Sesshomaru must have explained it to her.' Rin let go of Kagome's hand and continued to consume what was left on her plate. Kagome looked and noticed Rin was still hand in hand with Sesshomaru. 'Seems he has worked out his issues with humans.'
Kagome stood. "Arigato, Lord Sesshomaru for the meal. If you would excuse me." Sesshomaru gave a small nod and Kagome left. She headed through the hallways to the oak doors with carvings on them. She knocked on the right one.
"Come in," Sherue called from inside. Kagome opened the door and walked in. She saw Sherue sitting in a stool on a table beside Inu Yasha. She was writing. Kagome walked to her.
"Hello, Miss Sherue," Kagome said. Sherue just laughed lightly.
"M'Lady, there is no need to address me so. I am merely a worker that of Lord Sesshomaru." Sherue looked up at Kagome. Her face was soft and young, though showed signs of exhaustion.
"How long have you been without sleep?" Kagome asked. Sherue stopped writing and looked off into space.
"Ever since Lord Inu Yasha was brought here, so two days. I have been working on the potions to restore him."
"And do you think there is hope?" Tears came to Kagome's eyes, but she forbid them to fall.
"M'Lady, this situation goes much deeper then that of a normal case. I have used this mixture," she lifted the bowl of left over red paste, "once before and it worked magnificently. But the one I used it on was alive. This is a whole other case. I am sorry, m'Lady. Since his wounds are internal, I can only use my potions on him. He is, at the moment, dead. This blue mixture should force him back, making his wounds heal and youkai blood seal. That is what I have been awake for. I made the red to seal it; I made the blue to heal him. All we can hope for now is that Kami is with him." Sherue stood and placed a hand on Kagome's cheek. "He has a beautiful woman here who cares for him. He had better come back. I must go m'Lady. I shall see you soon." Sherue turned away and exited the main room through her small, silk covered door.
Kagome stood there, soaking in what she had just been told. She looked over to Inu Yasha. 'So, if you don't come back, then it was all useless. If your heart isn't beating, then we have wasted this poor woman's talent and time.' Kagome pulled the stool to Inu Yasha's table and sat. She laid her head on his chest. No movement. No sound. No signs of life left in him. Against her cheek, his flesh was ice cold. Inu Yasha was not getting better. Kagome let her tears fall. He warm, salty liquid poured from her eyes and onto his chest. The tears never stopped coming. She was always crying for him.
'Since he wont wake up,' she realized with a heavy heart. 'Then tears will never flow for him again. I wont cry for him ever again.' Kagome started crying harder. She couldn't bring him back. No one could. She always cried for him. She would cry for him until the pain stopped, like she always did.
This would be the last time.
~*~
"Lord Sesshomaru," Miroku said as he finished his food. "When you first came to us to get Inu Yasha, you brought out Tenseiga. I thought that sword was the sword of healing. Why could you not bring Inu Yasha back?"
Sesshomaru looked at the houshi a moment before answering. "The messengers of the other world were not there. Without them there to destroy, I cannot bring anyone back. If I would have been able to, I would have."
Miroku nodded and rose. "The food was wonderful and thank you for your hospitality, Lord Sesshomaru. Now if you don't mind, Sango, Shippo, And I will leave you in peace." Sesshomaru nodded and the three left, leaving him and Rin at the table.
"That was an interesting meal," Rin said. She stood, still holding her mate's hand. "Come, Sesshomaru. Let's check on Kagome as make sure she's all right." Sesshomaru rose with out any reply. He just followed Rin through the hallways. She wrapped her arms around his waist as he put one around her shoulders.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
All right... the next chapter is sadly the last. It will have a lemon in it. It will be marked off by these symbols just in case I am too graphic for some readers. I don't want you to miss out on the ending because of my stupid, horribly written lemons. But yes, I am trying to cope with Inu Yasha's death to write the last chapter. Any way...the symbols...
~&~&~
That will separate the lemon from the rest of the chapter. If you don't want to read the lemony goodness * laughs lightly * then just skip to the end of the symbols. I hope that makes it easy on some people. Until we meet again! JA NE!!
Inu Face
~*~Chapter Twenty-Five: Tears That Never End~*~
Kagome and Sango left the room, each wearing similar sleeping kimonos. They each had Japanese characters for beauty, love, and hope written on them. (A/N: no I don't know what the characters are.) Flower petals and embroidered flower designs were scattered on the cloths. They walked into the bedroom to be greeted by Miroku and a very relieved and happy kitsune. Shippo pelted Kagome the second she stepped out of the bathroom.
"KAGOME!" he yelled. Kagome hadn't realized how much she had missed the small fox youkai. A smile lit her face as she hugged Shippo. "Oh Kagome! I have missed you! I didn't know if you were coming back! We came here to find you." The kitsune began to sob quietly into the dark blue kimono.
"Oh, Shippo. It's ok. I'm right here. Don't worry. I would never abandon you." She stroked the red hair on his head. Kagome carried the kitsune to her bed where she sat beside Sango and Miroku. "Congrats, Miroku," she said with a wink. He winked back.
"Arigato. After all this time I was wondering if I'd ever get-oof!" Miroku was elbowed in the ribs before he could continue. A rapping came at the door. Kagome stood and opened it. A young youkai, whom appeared to be a reptile of some sort, stood before her.
"Lunch is served for you and the other guests. I shall lead you to the dining room if you wish." Kagome nodded and she, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara followed him down the staircase. They all made their way to a room with a table fifteen feet wide filled with foods. Two chandeliers hung over the table; each holding fourteen elegantly placed candles. At the table, already served, were Sesshomaru at the head and Rin to his left, holding his hand.
"Kagome-sama!" Rin said, grinning madly. "Come, sit by me!" Kagome smiled back and sat in the high-backed chair. 'Her heart is still that of a little kid.' Sango sat at Kagome's side at the opposite end as Sesshomaru, Miroku to her left, and Shippo sat reluctantly next to the inu youkai. They all graciously ate their meal in a comfortable silence. Every so often, Jaken would come in with more drinks and Rin would tease him. Although no one noticed it, Sesshomaru had a smirk on his face the entire time.
Sherue joined them for a few moments, eating her fill. She spoke to the inu youkai briefly before leaving again. Kagome, not taking her eyes off her plate, asked, "Is there any update on his condition?"
"She has completed applying the mixture. By tomorrow morning, we should know if it worked or not." Kagome nodded and continued to eat. Rin seemed to not be as childish afterwards. She held Kagome's hand with her free one, giving it a light squeeze for support. Kagome could help but smile. 'She understands more than I gave her credit for. She does know the situation. Sesshomaru must have explained it to her.' Rin let go of Kagome's hand and continued to consume what was left on her plate. Kagome looked and noticed Rin was still hand in hand with Sesshomaru. 'Seems he has worked out his issues with humans.'
Kagome stood. "Arigato, Lord Sesshomaru for the meal. If you would excuse me." Sesshomaru gave a small nod and Kagome left. She headed through the hallways to the oak doors with carvings on them. She knocked on the right one.
"Come in," Sherue called from inside. Kagome opened the door and walked in. She saw Sherue sitting in a stool on a table beside Inu Yasha. She was writing. Kagome walked to her.
"Hello, Miss Sherue," Kagome said. Sherue just laughed lightly.
"M'Lady, there is no need to address me so. I am merely a worker that of Lord Sesshomaru." Sherue looked up at Kagome. Her face was soft and young, though showed signs of exhaustion.
"How long have you been without sleep?" Kagome asked. Sherue stopped writing and looked off into space.
"Ever since Lord Inu Yasha was brought here, so two days. I have been working on the potions to restore him."
"And do you think there is hope?" Tears came to Kagome's eyes, but she forbid them to fall.
"M'Lady, this situation goes much deeper then that of a normal case. I have used this mixture," she lifted the bowl of left over red paste, "once before and it worked magnificently. But the one I used it on was alive. This is a whole other case. I am sorry, m'Lady. Since his wounds are internal, I can only use my potions on him. He is, at the moment, dead. This blue mixture should force him back, making his wounds heal and youkai blood seal. That is what I have been awake for. I made the red to seal it; I made the blue to heal him. All we can hope for now is that Kami is with him." Sherue stood and placed a hand on Kagome's cheek. "He has a beautiful woman here who cares for him. He had better come back. I must go m'Lady. I shall see you soon." Sherue turned away and exited the main room through her small, silk covered door.
Kagome stood there, soaking in what she had just been told. She looked over to Inu Yasha. 'So, if you don't come back, then it was all useless. If your heart isn't beating, then we have wasted this poor woman's talent and time.' Kagome pulled the stool to Inu Yasha's table and sat. She laid her head on his chest. No movement. No sound. No signs of life left in him. Against her cheek, his flesh was ice cold. Inu Yasha was not getting better. Kagome let her tears fall. He warm, salty liquid poured from her eyes and onto his chest. The tears never stopped coming. She was always crying for him.
'Since he wont wake up,' she realized with a heavy heart. 'Then tears will never flow for him again. I wont cry for him ever again.' Kagome started crying harder. She couldn't bring him back. No one could. She always cried for him. She would cry for him until the pain stopped, like she always did.
This would be the last time.
~*~
"Lord Sesshomaru," Miroku said as he finished his food. "When you first came to us to get Inu Yasha, you brought out Tenseiga. I thought that sword was the sword of healing. Why could you not bring Inu Yasha back?"
Sesshomaru looked at the houshi a moment before answering. "The messengers of the other world were not there. Without them there to destroy, I cannot bring anyone back. If I would have been able to, I would have."
Miroku nodded and rose. "The food was wonderful and thank you for your hospitality, Lord Sesshomaru. Now if you don't mind, Sango, Shippo, And I will leave you in peace." Sesshomaru nodded and the three left, leaving him and Rin at the table.
"That was an interesting meal," Rin said. She stood, still holding her mate's hand. "Come, Sesshomaru. Let's check on Kagome as make sure she's all right." Sesshomaru rose with out any reply. He just followed Rin through the hallways. She wrapped her arms around his waist as he put one around her shoulders.
~*~END CHAPTER~*~
All right... the next chapter is sadly the last. It will have a lemon in it. It will be marked off by these symbols just in case I am too graphic for some readers. I don't want you to miss out on the ending because of my stupid, horribly written lemons. But yes, I am trying to cope with Inu Yasha's death to write the last chapter. Any way...the symbols...
~&~&~
That will separate the lemon from the rest of the chapter. If you don't want to read the lemony goodness * laughs lightly * then just skip to the end of the symbols. I hope that makes it easy on some people. Until we meet again! JA NE!!
Inu Face
