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I am so MAD!!!!!!!!! !_! My floppy disk broke so I lost this chapter and many other things. ARGGGGG!! Oh well that's five minutes in the past so I guess I must move on.
I don't own Inuyasha
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Pushing the Sky
"Talking"
'Thinking'
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Shakaku = angel of fire
The Inuyasha group traveled in silence not knowing if words would break the barrier of their control on tears. Inuyasha traveled with his head down as if in a trance and when they arrived at Kaede's hut, she could feel the sadness in the air. She didn't even question them right away because she knew that something happened on the mountain that changed them all. They walked into Kaede's hut and all sat around her fire pit knowing that they needed to talk.
"I sense something bad has happened," Kaede said. Sango started to cry and Miroku just held her close to comfort her and Inuyasha closed his eyes.
"Kagome is back and she pinned me to a rock," Inuyasha said and opened his eyes.
"Does she carry hate for ye?" Kaede questioned unable to believe that.
"No, she was ordered to kill Inuyasha, but instead she knocked him out," Miroku explained.
"You all know that Kagome must be put to rest. She can't go on wandering the earth," Kaede said.
Inuyasha got up and began to walk out the door when he stopped and without turning around he said, "Could any of you kill her … I know I can't." He then left and walked into his forest before anyone could answer.
They sat stunned by what he said.
"I know I can't, I couldn't kill my brother yet alone someone who has offered me friendship despite my betrayal," Sango said as she blinked away the tears in her eyes.
"I know how ye feel. Kagome has left a mark on us that will never go, because of this I feel she would want to be put to rest," Kaede said.
"I will be the one to do it. I shall put her to rest, we talked like family and are closer then anyone here," Miroku said in a calm voice.
"Inuyasha can't know what has been said in this hut because if he did he would stop you or worse kill you," Kaede said. They all nodded in agreement before they separated to wash up. Little did they know there was another set of ears listening that had other plans.
'I have to find my Kagome-mama,' the owner of the ears thought.
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Inuyasha sat alone in the god tree looking at the setting sun wondering what he was supposed to do.
'I can't kil-put Kagome to rest. I can smell that she is alive and has HER soul. I know that she doesn't hate me she said she never could. She could have killed me, but she defied her orders and spared me. I know that she alive and well I just don't know where on when she'll come back.'
Inuyasha looked at the sky and saw all the different colors and with one last thought he went to sleep.
'Gotta 'keep pushin'
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Kagome sat underneath a tree in the shadows. She gazed into a fire watching the ambers lick away the peel of the wood. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine that her body was there instead of the wood.
'I really did die,' Kagome thought. 'I don't feel dead and I have no desire to walk among the living like Kikyo did.'
Kagome snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the echoes of footsteps approaching her. She looked over to see Kirai walking towards the fire with two dead rabbits in her hand. Kagome merely closed her eyes and sat in silence.
"Kagome," Kirai said.
"Yes mistress," Kagome answered.
"Call me Kirai and tend to the fire well I go into the woods," Kirai ordered.
"As you wish Kirai," Kagome plainly said as she got and walked towards the fire. Kagome kneeled down and allowed the garbs of her outfit touch the ground. Kagome poked at the wood and watched as sparks snapped into the air and slowly died on the ground. She added more wood and moved her forehand up to her forehead and gently traced the teardrop that imprisoned her.
She stood up when she saw Kirai return holding a few sticks to roast the rabbits on. Kirai took a knife out and began to cut the rabbits head off.
"You can help if you want to," Kirai said. Kagome walked over and took a knife she had in her happi; and easily poured her miko energy into the blade and cut the rabbits head off easily.
"Why do you not talk?" Kirai asked. She was annoyed the miko's silence and wanted to break it in any way possible.
"I have not been ordered to," Kagome said.
"You now have permission to speak freely," Kirai said hoping this girl would say something. Kagome silently peeled the skin off the rabbit and when that was done, she put it on one of the sticks. Kirai finished with her rabbit and put it on a stick. Kirai looked up and stared at her newest creation and wondered if she gave her to much soul.
"Why don't you speak now?" Kirai asked with anger evident in her voice.
"I have nothing to say," Kagome lifelessly answered.
"I want to know who you are. I ask you a question and you ask me a question in return. The only rule is you must answer truthfully," Kirai said.
"How old are you?" Kirai asked.
"I am seventeen. How old are you?" Kagome answered and then asked.
"I am two hundred years old," Kirai answered. Kagome was shocked to see a human that could live that long. "I know you're going to ask me how because I am human. Let's just say I'm a necromancer."
"Why did you become a necromancer?" Kagome asked truly interested.
"I became one so I could bring my son back. We lived in a village and one day a pack of wolf youkai attacked us. My son was only twelve and we ran towards the river. He pushed me in and then tried to fight the wolf youkai off. As I went over a waterfall I heard him scream."
"That's horrible," Kagome said with true sadness.
"I went back to our village and I found it burned to the ground. I looked for his body hoping I could give him a proper burial. I met Urasui, and she taught me how to do what I do now. We grew close and I looked at her like a sister and then she was killed by her own creation. I hoped to bring my son back, but I couldn't … Kami wouldn't let me."
They let a moment of silence wash over them before Kirai decided to talk again and break the silence.
"Have you ever been in love, Kagome?"
"Yes, and I still am."
"With who?"
"…"
"Kagome?"
"I love Inuyasha."
"Why do you give your love to a half breed when you can get anyone with your power?"
"I love him for who he is, not what he can become. Have you ever been in love?"
"Yes, but it was nothing like your love. You are free to do what you want for the rest of the night, come back at dawn."
"Thank Lady Kirai."
Kagome walked off into the shadows making sure to take her bow with her in case any demons were out to get her. She walked deeper into the forest of the mountains since all she ever saw were mostly non-mountain area. Kagome walked until she heard a roar and another youkai's call for help. She took of into a sprint and came into a clearing where she saw a bear youkai attacking a falcon youkai. Kagome notched an arrow and released her arrow instantly purifying the bear youkai. She saw a bloody falcon that was the only size of a regular falcon with a broken wing lying on the ground trying to fly away from her.
"I won't harm you," she softly said. The youkai lay there looking her over and she did the same. Kagome noted that this youkai had golden brown feather that were almost orange on the top of its heads. She could also see that this youkai had pure blue eyes and she could sense there was something more to him. The falcon looked liked he calmed down, he started to glow a pure white and in an instant he was a human boy. He did have golden orange wings on his back, his hair was a wild sun orange that was short and spiked, and his eyes were a pure blue.
"No offence, but what are you?" Kagome asked.
"I'm a fire falcon youkai," he simply said.
"I Kagome, a formally dead miko and you are?" Kagome questioned.
"I'm Shakaku," he answered with a nod.
"Well, looks like I'm going to have to bandage that wing of yours," she said.
"It's my arm that's hurt now," he said with a grin.
"I've never heard of falcon youkai. Can you tell me about yourself?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah if I can ask the same for you," he replied.
"That is fine."
Kagome helped Shakaku up and they started to walk back to camp.
"How do you know you can trust me?" He asked.
"If a person has to ask that question, I am sure they can be trusted," she answered.
When they arrived at camp Kirai gave Kagome a questioning look and Kagome shrugged. Kirai shrugged back and Kagome took that as a sign that it was okay to tend to him. She started to bandage his arm when he started to talk.
"I come from a clan of fire falcons that live on the top of this mountain. I was exiled because I refused to take the throne as the new lord of the clan, I didn't want that type of power. So they threw me down the mountain and that bear youkai got me. I rarely fight and that was just my resting form I was in," Shakaku explained.
"How many forms do you have?" Kagome asked and started on another layer of wrap.
"I have three, you already saw two. My last form is a giant flacon that is covered in flames. I'll have to take you for a ride," he said with a grin. She smiled at him.
"That would be nice, but wouldn't I get burned?" She asked.
"I get to choose my riders." They both laughed and then he looked seriously at her.
"Kagome, you have saved my life and in my clan's traditions I owe you my life."
"If you owe me anything it is a friendship," Kagome said with a warm smile.
"I take it you want birdbrain to follow us," Kirai said as she looked at Kagome.
"Only if you permit it Lady Kirai," Kagome quickly said.
"I permit it only because you need a friend around," Kirai said. Kagome gave her a confused look as she walked away. Kagome began to pack what little things they had because it would be time for them to leave this area soon.
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In the forest, you could hear little feet running towards the mountains. Branches and grass got in the way, but the feet kept moving on determined to get to her. He could her the howl of a nearby wolf. He took off faster wanting to avoid any other youkai as best as possible. He could smell her and that's when he transformed into his pink balloon form to float towards her scent. The owner of the feet began to ascend further and let out a sigh of relief as he made it safely into the air
'I'm coming Kagome-mama'
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Okay, sorry, it took so long to update, but I had finals and all that beautiful stuff. So, I'll probably update over the weekend. Please review ~.*
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