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What Is and What Could've Been - The Death of Inuyasha
Inuyasha gawked at Kouga and Kagome. How dare that sorry excuse of a wolf talk to Kagome! Bella squinted at the hanyou with a sense of confusion sweeping through her rosey eyes.
"Why so jealous Inuyasha? You made your choice quite clear tonight. Kagome is free to choose who she will love and spend her life with."
"Yea..but Kouga?! He's....he's....well just look at him!!" Bella folded her arms against her chest and quirked a fine lined eyebrow.
"Actually, I think he's quite handsome..." The scene continued to unfold infront of the trio. Inuyasha cautiously stepped up to Kagome and Kouga to get a better look.
"What are you doing here Kouga?"
"I could smell your tears miles away. Did that half breed hurt you?!" Kagome tried her best to hide her pain and flashed a soft smile. She knew that it didn't hide any of her feelings but it was worth a try.
"No it has nothing to do with that.....it's just....well...." Kouga dropped to his knees beside Kagome and grasped her shoulders.
"Kagome...you can tell me. I would never do anything to hurt your feelings and I would try my hardest to make sure I could understand those feelings." The gentleness in his voice was too much for Kagome to bear. Here was this boy, head over heels for her, willing to do anything to make sure she was happy, and all she could do was reject the youkai and continue with this silly infatuation with Inuyasha. Tears piled up in her eyes and she finally broke down.
"I don't know what to do Kouga. It hurts so much!! I know he still loves Kikyo; I know this!! But why does he always have to twist the situation into a knot by telling me sweet nothings when thinks no one is around...tell me I smell nice....that he wants me to stay by his side....worries about me...protects me...holds me when I need to be held...Why?!" By now, she was draining her sadness through tears into Kouga's long raven ponytail. The youkai adolescent, however, didn't know how to comfort her and just let her cry. Inuyasha balled his fists.
"You idiot!! Hold her! Console her!! You're just going to let her CRY??!!"
"YOU let her.." Bella relaxed against a tree. "Relax and watch the show. There's more to THIS part of the story."
Kouga gently lifted Kagome's head from his shoulder and tilted her chin up to the moon. He dried her cheek with the back of his hand.
"Kagome, I invite you to spend the night with me and my pack. No alternative motives....just because you need a break from that half breed. My pack will treat you like the queen you are." Kagome smirked at his remark but nodded in aggreement. He stood and helped her up. A fierce surge of power caught Kagome attention. Jewel shards. Her and Inuyasha may be over but not the hunt for those shards.
"Kouga, I sense some jewel shards just a mile or two from here. You up for a challenge tonight?" The wolf demon flexed his claws.
"Always."
"Feh."
"Inuyasha...control your jealousy. There are always two sides to a story." Inuyasha beamed with pride.
"So you're finally going to see it from my point of view..." Bella crossed over the damp grass to Inuyasha's side. She was showing no emotion whatsoever.
"Something like that. Tonight we are showing you the outcomes of your decision." Tsuni skimpered up next to Bella, a golden mist forming at her feet. Inuyasha groaned loudly as he felt himself being lifted again.
Kikyo played with the few jewel shards she had fought to gain in her pale palm. Tonight was the night. Tonight, all truths would be revealed. She silently stood as Inuyasha walked up to the sacred tree that she had pinned him to fifty years ago. The hollow place where her heart once beat was now filled with a deep sadness.
"Kikyo..."
"I see you have made your decision, Inuyasha."
"I have. It's you. I shall accompany you to hell." Kikyo grinned in a sadistic fashion before it swiftly vanished when she noticed his expression. If it were possible to take every disaster in the world, every heart breaking moment, and put into Inuyasha's heart, you would find the expression he was giving right now.
"What troubles you my love? Is it that girl? My reincarnation?"
"I've made my choice!!"
"Alright then."
"Is there a point to all this?" Bella was quickly losing her impatience with the hanyou.
"Just watch."
Kagome paused as she stared at the miko leading Inuyasha to the gates of hell. Her heart tugged at her mind to stop what was taking place but her body couldn't bring itself to do it. Kouga stopped beside her and was prepared to go into battle. Kikyo felt her reincarnation's presence and decided to put her plan into action. She embraced Inuyasha. Inuyasha sighed into her hair as he also felt the presence of Kagome.
"Kagome....leave. I don't want you here to see this." Kagome took a step forward. Kikyo pressed her lips to Inuyasha's ear.
"Change of plans, my love." Inuyasha wasn't quick enough to respond to her actions, for before he knew it, an arrow that Kikyo had concealed in her robes was now piercing his heart; sending the life away from his body. He gasped and felt his heart struggle with life.
""INUYASHA!!!!!" Kouga wrapped his arms tightly around Kagome.
"It's too late for him Kagome!! Leave him!!"
"No!! Please no!!! Inuyasha!!!" She desperately struggled in Kouga's arms. He slowly pulled her away from the scene. "Inuyasha!! INUYASHAAAAA!!!!!!"
"How could this happen?" Inuyasha stood before his dead body, his amber eyes glazed over with surprise and fear. Bella smiled to herself and strode up beside him.
"What scares you more Inuyasha : Kikyo killing you or Kagome witnessing it?" Tha hanyou couldn't answer.
"Kikyo wouldn't do that."
"I hate to burst your bubble sweetheart but Kikyo is not the same woman you fell in love with. I personally like to compare her to a terra cotta pot but that's just my opinion. The point is, she died with her hatred for you and was brought back with that same hatred." Inuyasha fell to his knees.
"They all warned me about this. And I never listened."
"Oh it gets better."
"I don't think it can get much worse.."
"Let's take a trip - 1 year from now." Inuyasha shut his eyesand when reopened them they were standing a damp cave. Kagome sat in the corner; all color had drained from her face a long time ago. She stared into nothingness as Kouga entered the cave with two female youkai hanging all over him. Inuyasha growled.
"That bastard! How dare he treat Kagome like that!! What's wrong with her anyway?" Bella fanned herself with a black fan, strands of raven hair flying away from her face.
"After Kouga dragged her away from your death, she never spoke to anyone again. Kouga tried to get her to come around but after awhile he just gave up. Now she just sits here....still in shock from your death." Kagome then stood, her legs a little shakey, but holding her up. She poked her head outside the cave entrance, made sure sure no one was on guard, then stepped outside. She shielded her eyes from the blazing sun. Inuyasha, Bella, and Tsuni followed close behind her. Kagome stopped in a small clearing beside a tree that she had once thought to be sacred. A large circle of grass refused to grow near the tree. Kagome felt her energy begin to drain from her body and she lowered herself to the circle, resting a petite hand in the middle of the spot.
"Oh Inuyasha..." A tear cascaded down her cheek and laid down in the middle of the gravesite, falling into a sleep she would never awaken from. Later that day, a couple of members from the wolf tribe stumbled across her body and gave the young a girl a proper burial, right next to the barren spot.
"Ka...gome..." Inuyasha could feel his heart turn into knots. Bella shook her head.
"It had been only one year and she couldn't go on with life without you. She missed you. Poor thing."
"I don't want this to happen. Not to Kagome."
"Well....." Bella twisted a raven and crimson locks around her finger. "there IS another possible outcome. You won't like it much either but it's better than death." Inuyasha didn't answer but Bella swore she could see a tear drop from his features. Bella quietly knelt down beside Tsuni.
"It's obvious he loves her. Why can't we just end this thing now? The poor guy is really hurting." Tsuni sent Bella a look that would send chills down a mortal's spine. "More proof? How much more do they need? Ok. You're right. We have to make sure these incidents will never occur." Tsuni grinned from ear to ear.
Next chapter: Kagome's wedding.
What Is and What Could've Been - The Death of Inuyasha
Inuyasha gawked at Kouga and Kagome. How dare that sorry excuse of a wolf talk to Kagome! Bella squinted at the hanyou with a sense of confusion sweeping through her rosey eyes.
"Why so jealous Inuyasha? You made your choice quite clear tonight. Kagome is free to choose who she will love and spend her life with."
"Yea..but Kouga?! He's....he's....well just look at him!!" Bella folded her arms against her chest and quirked a fine lined eyebrow.
"Actually, I think he's quite handsome..." The scene continued to unfold infront of the trio. Inuyasha cautiously stepped up to Kagome and Kouga to get a better look.
"What are you doing here Kouga?"
"I could smell your tears miles away. Did that half breed hurt you?!" Kagome tried her best to hide her pain and flashed a soft smile. She knew that it didn't hide any of her feelings but it was worth a try.
"No it has nothing to do with that.....it's just....well...." Kouga dropped to his knees beside Kagome and grasped her shoulders.
"Kagome...you can tell me. I would never do anything to hurt your feelings and I would try my hardest to make sure I could understand those feelings." The gentleness in his voice was too much for Kagome to bear. Here was this boy, head over heels for her, willing to do anything to make sure she was happy, and all she could do was reject the youkai and continue with this silly infatuation with Inuyasha. Tears piled up in her eyes and she finally broke down.
"I don't know what to do Kouga. It hurts so much!! I know he still loves Kikyo; I know this!! But why does he always have to twist the situation into a knot by telling me sweet nothings when thinks no one is around...tell me I smell nice....that he wants me to stay by his side....worries about me...protects me...holds me when I need to be held...Why?!" By now, she was draining her sadness through tears into Kouga's long raven ponytail. The youkai adolescent, however, didn't know how to comfort her and just let her cry. Inuyasha balled his fists.
"You idiot!! Hold her! Console her!! You're just going to let her CRY??!!"
"YOU let her.." Bella relaxed against a tree. "Relax and watch the show. There's more to THIS part of the story."
Kouga gently lifted Kagome's head from his shoulder and tilted her chin up to the moon. He dried her cheek with the back of his hand.
"Kagome, I invite you to spend the night with me and my pack. No alternative motives....just because you need a break from that half breed. My pack will treat you like the queen you are." Kagome smirked at his remark but nodded in aggreement. He stood and helped her up. A fierce surge of power caught Kagome attention. Jewel shards. Her and Inuyasha may be over but not the hunt for those shards.
"Kouga, I sense some jewel shards just a mile or two from here. You up for a challenge tonight?" The wolf demon flexed his claws.
"Always."
"Feh."
"Inuyasha...control your jealousy. There are always two sides to a story." Inuyasha beamed with pride.
"So you're finally going to see it from my point of view..." Bella crossed over the damp grass to Inuyasha's side. She was showing no emotion whatsoever.
"Something like that. Tonight we are showing you the outcomes of your decision." Tsuni skimpered up next to Bella, a golden mist forming at her feet. Inuyasha groaned loudly as he felt himself being lifted again.
Kikyo played with the few jewel shards she had fought to gain in her pale palm. Tonight was the night. Tonight, all truths would be revealed. She silently stood as Inuyasha walked up to the sacred tree that she had pinned him to fifty years ago. The hollow place where her heart once beat was now filled with a deep sadness.
"Kikyo..."
"I see you have made your decision, Inuyasha."
"I have. It's you. I shall accompany you to hell." Kikyo grinned in a sadistic fashion before it swiftly vanished when she noticed his expression. If it were possible to take every disaster in the world, every heart breaking moment, and put into Inuyasha's heart, you would find the expression he was giving right now.
"What troubles you my love? Is it that girl? My reincarnation?"
"I've made my choice!!"
"Alright then."
"Is there a point to all this?" Bella was quickly losing her impatience with the hanyou.
"Just watch."
Kagome paused as she stared at the miko leading Inuyasha to the gates of hell. Her heart tugged at her mind to stop what was taking place but her body couldn't bring itself to do it. Kouga stopped beside her and was prepared to go into battle. Kikyo felt her reincarnation's presence and decided to put her plan into action. She embraced Inuyasha. Inuyasha sighed into her hair as he also felt the presence of Kagome.
"Kagome....leave. I don't want you here to see this." Kagome took a step forward. Kikyo pressed her lips to Inuyasha's ear.
"Change of plans, my love." Inuyasha wasn't quick enough to respond to her actions, for before he knew it, an arrow that Kikyo had concealed in her robes was now piercing his heart; sending the life away from his body. He gasped and felt his heart struggle with life.
""INUYASHA!!!!!" Kouga wrapped his arms tightly around Kagome.
"It's too late for him Kagome!! Leave him!!"
"No!! Please no!!! Inuyasha!!!" She desperately struggled in Kouga's arms. He slowly pulled her away from the scene. "Inuyasha!! INUYASHAAAAA!!!!!!"
"How could this happen?" Inuyasha stood before his dead body, his amber eyes glazed over with surprise and fear. Bella smiled to herself and strode up beside him.
"What scares you more Inuyasha : Kikyo killing you or Kagome witnessing it?" Tha hanyou couldn't answer.
"Kikyo wouldn't do that."
"I hate to burst your bubble sweetheart but Kikyo is not the same woman you fell in love with. I personally like to compare her to a terra cotta pot but that's just my opinion. The point is, she died with her hatred for you and was brought back with that same hatred." Inuyasha fell to his knees.
"They all warned me about this. And I never listened."
"Oh it gets better."
"I don't think it can get much worse.."
"Let's take a trip - 1 year from now." Inuyasha shut his eyesand when reopened them they were standing a damp cave. Kagome sat in the corner; all color had drained from her face a long time ago. She stared into nothingness as Kouga entered the cave with two female youkai hanging all over him. Inuyasha growled.
"That bastard! How dare he treat Kagome like that!! What's wrong with her anyway?" Bella fanned herself with a black fan, strands of raven hair flying away from her face.
"After Kouga dragged her away from your death, she never spoke to anyone again. Kouga tried to get her to come around but after awhile he just gave up. Now she just sits here....still in shock from your death." Kagome then stood, her legs a little shakey, but holding her up. She poked her head outside the cave entrance, made sure sure no one was on guard, then stepped outside. She shielded her eyes from the blazing sun. Inuyasha, Bella, and Tsuni followed close behind her. Kagome stopped in a small clearing beside a tree that she had once thought to be sacred. A large circle of grass refused to grow near the tree. Kagome felt her energy begin to drain from her body and she lowered herself to the circle, resting a petite hand in the middle of the spot.
"Oh Inuyasha..." A tear cascaded down her cheek and laid down in the middle of the gravesite, falling into a sleep she would never awaken from. Later that day, a couple of members from the wolf tribe stumbled across her body and gave the young a girl a proper burial, right next to the barren spot.
"Ka...gome..." Inuyasha could feel his heart turn into knots. Bella shook her head.
"It had been only one year and she couldn't go on with life without you. She missed you. Poor thing."
"I don't want this to happen. Not to Kagome."
"Well....." Bella twisted a raven and crimson locks around her finger. "there IS another possible outcome. You won't like it much either but it's better than death." Inuyasha didn't answer but Bella swore she could see a tear drop from his features. Bella quietly knelt down beside Tsuni.
"It's obvious he loves her. Why can't we just end this thing now? The poor guy is really hurting." Tsuni sent Bella a look that would send chills down a mortal's spine. "More proof? How much more do they need? Ok. You're right. We have to make sure these incidents will never occur." Tsuni grinned from ear to ear.
Next chapter: Kagome's wedding.
