Disclaimer: Nope don't own Inu-Yasha, and I never will.
A/N: Hello again! Is this beginning to get monotonous? Well if it is I hope this chapter will be enough to peak your interest…FLUFF!!! Yes another FLUFF chapter even though I'm horrible at writing them. An advanced notice I might start another Inu-Yasha fanfic if you want a summary then you can check that out in my profile. Well, enjoy!
Chapter 27- Purify 'Till It Kills You
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-8:00pm or 20:00 (whichever you like to go by)-
"Jinni, are you ready?" Kaede asked. All were in a wide spaced out circle around the girl.
"I'll never be ready" Jinni mumbled grumpily. She was not open to any of this. One because she was purely evil and two because she practiced black magic not white. It would take a tremendous amount of power to successfully purify her heart and mind.
"Of course not me child, of course not" Kaede answered "Kagome if you will, the herbs" Kagome nodded and stood up, she held a bowl of rosemary and parsley; signifying longevity and peace. She slowly spread this inside the circle and on Jinni then sat back down. Next Jill stood up and did the same except she had a bowl of water; signifying purity; and sprinkled it over the area. Finally Inu-Yasha stood up, he had a bowl of water tinted red; signifying the blood she had unknowingly spilled; he spread it over the area but threw it much harder at Jinni than anyone else had. Jinni flinched as each slap of water hit her face and chest. Inu-Yasha then sat down.
"Everyone link hands around the circle and close your eyes" Kaede ordered "Focus all of your energy to the center of the circle. Be careful to only put forth pure energy, if anything less than pure gets put in the whole process will have to be repeated" Everyone did as they were told and Jinni just glared at them.
Soon a visible white light was seen going from each of the participants to Jinni like a string of thread. The strongest was Kaede, then Kagome, Inu-Yasha, and Jill was the weakest seeing as she wasn't trained at all, but nonetheless her energy was pure. The light gathered in a ball above Jinni's head and in an instant it disappeared inside her. "AAAAHHHHHH, IT'S BURNING!" Jinni cried, as her eyes grew wide. "Please stop it!" She begged over and over but it was futile. No one would acknowledge her at all, even when the screams began to be almost unbearable. 'Even as I am crying for help no one will help me. Am I that unliked?' Tears were streaming down her face as she felt a burden lift off of her and the pain died down. 'Did they stop?' She wondered but no the light was still streaming into her like little threads coming from her body. "W-why doesn't it hurt anymore?" She asked
"That was just the darkness burning away. By your reaction I feel we have eliminated as much as half of it but there is still some hiding" Kaede answered "We can only eliminate what ye let us and I'm surprised that ye let us get that much" Kaede opened her eyes as did the rest. "That is enough for tonight, how do ye feel?"
"I feel like a heavy burden has been lifted off of my shoulders and I like it. It feels wonderful but it feels like there is knot in my stomach" Jinni answered in a tone no less than friendly.
"That's good" Kagome said simply as she rose and walked out of the room. Inu-Yasha sensed something was wrong and also left.
"Is something wrong?" Jill asked Kaede.
"It seems so but we must all sleep and get our energy up for tomorrow. I shall see ye in the morning" Kaede said to Jinni and walked out of he room followed by Jill. Jinni went over to the table and picked up the hand cloth. She wiped her face and torso with it and set it back down. She then went over to the bed and lay down; darkness soon took her into a heavy sleep.
~~Upstairs~~
"Hey Kagome, what's he matter?" Inu-Yasha asked, concerned
"Nothing, nothing at all" Kagome replied quite snappily.
"You're lying" He stated and waited for an answer. Instead of an answer he got a retreating back and a door slammed in his face. "HEY! Open up, I'm only trying to help but if that's not good enough then fine. FEH!" He was about to turn around when the door swung open.
"Fine! If you want the truth then I'll tell you. The truth is I don't know what's wrong I feel very angry with all people for some reason and then I feel very sad and lonely. I'm not sure what it is and I sure as hell don't want to appear weak. Specially to you" She said with her gaze locked on the floor and her hair veiling her face.
Inu-Yasha's expression softened and he lifted her face so he could see it. Her gaze kept fixed on the ceiling. He brushed away the strands of hair and made it so she was forced to look directly into his eyes. "You will never be weak in my eyes" He said it sincerely and without a doubt. Kagome could see he wasn't lying when he said this and was overwhelmed. Tears formed on the brim of her lower eyelashes and silently slid down the sides of her face. Inu-Yasha quickly brushed these away. "Why're you crying? Tears really don't suit you I hope you know"
"I know but I can't help it. I'm so glad" She whispered just loud enough for him to hear. She then collapsed into his chest and hugged him tightly, she felt his arms tighten around her and both just wanted time to freeze (A/N: ok sorry this sounds way too much like the episode where Kikyo tries to take him to hell the first time, very weird because I wasn't going for that at all).
"I'll never let you go, ever" He whispered into her hair
"Words are cheap, actions are stronger" She looked up at him.
"Well if that's the case then I guess this'll prove my point" He said then quickly pressed his lips against hers. It was light at first but then both deepened it not wanting to let go, and for a few minutes they didn't. Inevitably though they had to part.
"That definitely proved your point" She smiled and laughed a little.
"I love it when you smile, you always look so beautiful"
"Do you want to come in and talk?" She asked motioning to her room.
"Sure" Inu-Yasha replied stepping into the room. The carpet was a soft burgundy and the walls a petal pink. Kagome closed the door behind him and they talked almost all night. They fell asleep in each other's tight embrace and felt safe for that moment in time, like nothing could touch the bond they had. And nothing could or ever would be able to. (And you all thought this was going to turn into a lemon! Well not all but there is one person I know probably thought that)
~~The Next Morning~~
The smell of bacon and eggs wafted up to Kagome's nose and instantly she woke up. She tried to get up but something was preventing her from getting to her precious breakfast. Inu-Yasha's arm was around her waist and she could not as hard as she tried get out from his death grip. 'Damn he's really strong. Now problem solving, how do I get out of this situation? I know!' Kagome thought. She turned around to face the hanyou and petted his ears. He purred but didn't wake up at all, if anything his grip tightened. "Let me go!" She said into his ear knowing it was extra sensitive. He didn't respond at all, so she then took drastic measures. She skipped the voice getting louder and louder thing and went right to screaming in his ears. "LET ME GO!" She screamed as loud as she could, she felt like she had busted a lung in doing so.
His ears flattened against his head and his face scrunched up in pain. However she was still not released so she exhaled loudly and gave up. "Did you ever think that maybe I didn't want to let go?" He asked opening one eye.
"I'm not liking you right now" Kagome answered
"Hmm, that's weird I like you"
"You're not letting me get the eggs…and BACON!!!" Kagome's eyes glazed over as she said these things and drooled a little. Inu-Yasha finally relented and let her go.
"You have a problem with food"
"And you don't? Every time you eat it's like you've never seen food before in your life!" She said as she got up and straightened her clothing.
"Feh, I'm going back to sleep" was all he said and then he went silent and didn't move. Kagome walked out of the room and ran all the way down to the kitchen where places were set and Kaede was already seated and eating. She sat down and helped herself to some food; soon after she started Jill came and ate. Last of all was Inu-Yasha who shoved the food down his throat rapidly and in large amounts.
"So what are we going to do today?" Kagome asked Kaede.
"We are going to purify then regain energy three times today" She answered "This is what we'll do the rest of the week until Jinni is totally purified"
"So basically we're going to purify until she's totally pure or until it kills us. Sounds like fun, let's go" Jill said as she led the way down to Jinni. Kaede carried breakfast for Jinni on a tray. They went into the room and Jinni was already awake and sitting in the appropriate place where the process was to be held.
She spoke when they went into the room. "Purify me first, then I will eat"
"So ye are more open to this today than yesterday I see. Well good, this will be a much easier process than previously expected but still arduous and long" Kaede said as they sat in a circle and did the same process as the night before. To Jinni when the light descended upon her a searing white hot burning sensation coursed through her body.
"AAAHHHHHHHH!!!" She screamed as tears slid down her face. Soon the sensation ceased and her body felt like pins and needles. The pure light had burned the majority of the darkness away but there was still some in her that would be harder to eliminate. Much of the darkness had become her personality and would be harder to deal with. Essentially this girl would be changed forever by the end.
A/N: w00t, another chapter. Hope you guys liked it but if you didn't that's ok too. As I said I'm not a good fluff writer. Anyway please review! ^-^ Ja!