-Chapter 2: Switch-
Kagome was taken aback. Blinking hard, she was speechless. She must have not heard right, no, she didn't. Or this was a dream. Her voice shaking, she than said in a raspy voice, "What? You're kidding? Where is he really?"
"No, Kagome. He really is dead… I-I'm sorry…" With that, Sango couldn't take anymore. She turned and started walking off. Kirara looked up at Kagome, whimpered, than followed after Sango quickly.
Kagome felt like she was slapped, and stayed where she was. Inuyasha? Dead? It wasn't possible, it was just yesterday he was telling her not to go home… Dead less than in 24 hours? It wasn't possible. It just wasn't. She would see his body.
Looking around, she finally spotted Kaede. She ran over to her, but fighting back the tears. Not till she was sure she would cry, "Kaede! Is… Inuyasha dead?" She asked abrutely, with no before greeting or whatsoever. She needed to know now.
"Aye, child… Inuyasha is indeed… dead…" Kaede said softly, her good eye looking down at the ground, not able to look her in the eye. But she lifted her gaze quickly, and waited for her response. It wasn't what she was expecting for sure, but she sort of had thought she might ask.
"Can I see his body -no- grave?" Kagome asked dryly, her voice starting to break. She still didn't really believe it, her Inuyasha dead?
"I fear ye cannot. For his body was not… left. The demon responsible did not spare his body."
She gasped, "It was destroyed?"
"No, the demon took it with him."
Kagome felt tears starting swell up in her eyes. She couldn't even say goodbye to him? It was… it was… unacceptable. Her eyes narrowed in anger, and her meek voice changed to a harsh one, "Who did it Kaede? Who?!"
Kaede expected Kagome to be more emotional, but it seemed like she had more on her mind, or maybe she just hadn't accepted his death yet. It was expected, "A spider demon. He had entered his venom into him before he could even fight back… he died, Kagome. His eyes rolled back, his skin as pale as white. His pulse stopped."
"Than the demon took him?"
"Aye."
Kagome looked away from her, tears now starting to roll down her cheeks. They had been so close to collecting the entire jewel. Her hand absently went up to the Shikon no Tama that hung from her neck. Looking back at her, she remained silent.
"He called for ye, child. Also, I believe he would want ye to have this." She uncovered a long item she had wrapped in cloth. The Tetsusaiga. Kagome picked up the rusty sword, and looked over it. Inuyasha would never part with this unless he was…
Taking it, she than turned and ran from her. It just wasn't possible, she kept repeating to herself. She walked over to the tree where she found Inuyasha, and sat down at its base. Her tears had stopped, but not her grief. It would never stop.
Rustling of the leaves interrupted her thoughts, and she looked up. She didn't see anything, other than 4 glowing red eyes. Kagome stood up, and raised the sword, pointing it at the eyes she could see. But she didn't know what was happening,
"Poor, poor mortal. Lost her little puppy did she?" The eyes hissed, it's voice deep and cold, "But does she know the puppy can be found again? But, all things must be payed."
"What? Inuyasha can be saved?"
"Oh, yes, yes. He isn't truly dead, his body is dead, but his soul still roams. At least, in one of my egg sacks. But once the sack breaks, the little puppy is gone forever. But-but… I'll give you back your puppy in exchange of one thing."
Kagome was furious. So this… demon was the cause of his death? She shouldn't even listen to it, but shoot it. But this caught her attention, if there was a way to bring him back… "What? The Shikon Jewel in exchange?"
"No-no, what a useless thing for a demon as powerful as me. Hmm, it would be nice to be in control of the jewel though, but that's not part of my deal. You see, I can't leave a soul sack empty, oh that's a big no-no. But… if your powerful miko soul replaces the hanyou's soul… Than he'll live again. His body will be revived."
Her grip tightening around the sword's hilt, she bit her lower lip. Give herself up for Inuyasha? So he could live, and she wouldn't? She chuckled coldly, why was she even thinking about it? She knew the decsion right away.
"Fine."
The spider demon was surprised, he thought he would have to encourage her more. He let himself crawl down the trunk, eight legs taking him quickly down in front of Kagome. A clawed leg reached up to Kagome face, "Very well. Your choice is noted."
At this, front the tree, a string was let down, and two cocoons were let down. A long one, with Inuyasha's body. And a small circular one. Kagome ran to the one holding his body, and lay her hand on a exposed part, his cheek.
"Inuyasha… I'm so sorry… I should've been there… There to stop the spider… But… but now I do this for you… Don't forget me." Kagome whispered softly, stroking his cheek. She than turned around to face the spider, and nodded. She was ready. It didn't reach her mind about her family, or her friends.
The spider jumped on top of her, than let a spear-ended leg go through her neck. Her hands reached up to her neck, gasped, than slowly her eyes closed. The spider looked at both of them, "So easy. Dozens of demons trying to do this, and I get them both? Hah! Lucky for me, I don't really want the jewel… I want the soul…"
Inuyasha's body than was dropped from its cocoon, and dropped onto the ground. The soul sack opened a bit and a bright white light escaped from it. It rushed to the dead Inuyasha's body. This exact moment, Kagome's light escaped through her neck, and rushed to the soul sack. The sack disappeared, but her body still lay.
Inuyasha's eyes fluttered, than opened. His hand went up to his neck, rubbing a painful part on his neck. But the wound was healed, and left no mark. His eyes focusing, the spider jumped up the tree, and watched silently.
Taking a sniff, he smelled blood. His? No… Kagome's? It suddenly rushed to him, what happened before. But he should be dead… Turning, he saw a pool of blood and Kagome. Her blood made him run cold, and his breathing stopped for a moment.
"Kagome! No!" He cried, scrambling to his feet, and running over to her corpse. Picking her up in his arms, he held her tightly. His hand reached over to her wound, it had cut into artery, since it still hadn't stopped bleeding.
"Kagome! Wake up! Open your eyes!" Inuyasha yelled, still holding her tightly, "No!"
"Poor, poor, doggy. You know she did this volunterly? Just for you? I offered her the deal… and she took it. She preferred to know that you would walk the earth, and not her. Haha, now, now. I have to take that body, than you very much."
"Like damn you will!" Inuyasha screamed. He turned and saw the Tetsusaiga lying on the ground. He let Kagome down gently, than grabbed it. Transforming quickly, he turned around, but Kagome's corpse had already been taken.
"No! Come back here! Kagome! KAGOME!"
TO BE CONTIUNED
Kagome was taken aback. Blinking hard, she was speechless. She must have not heard right, no, she didn't. Or this was a dream. Her voice shaking, she than said in a raspy voice, "What? You're kidding? Where is he really?"
"No, Kagome. He really is dead… I-I'm sorry…" With that, Sango couldn't take anymore. She turned and started walking off. Kirara looked up at Kagome, whimpered, than followed after Sango quickly.
Kagome felt like she was slapped, and stayed where she was. Inuyasha? Dead? It wasn't possible, it was just yesterday he was telling her not to go home… Dead less than in 24 hours? It wasn't possible. It just wasn't. She would see his body.
Looking around, she finally spotted Kaede. She ran over to her, but fighting back the tears. Not till she was sure she would cry, "Kaede! Is… Inuyasha dead?" She asked abrutely, with no before greeting or whatsoever. She needed to know now.
"Aye, child… Inuyasha is indeed… dead…" Kaede said softly, her good eye looking down at the ground, not able to look her in the eye. But she lifted her gaze quickly, and waited for her response. It wasn't what she was expecting for sure, but she sort of had thought she might ask.
"Can I see his body -no- grave?" Kagome asked dryly, her voice starting to break. She still didn't really believe it, her Inuyasha dead?
"I fear ye cannot. For his body was not… left. The demon responsible did not spare his body."
She gasped, "It was destroyed?"
"No, the demon took it with him."
Kagome felt tears starting swell up in her eyes. She couldn't even say goodbye to him? It was… it was… unacceptable. Her eyes narrowed in anger, and her meek voice changed to a harsh one, "Who did it Kaede? Who?!"
Kaede expected Kagome to be more emotional, but it seemed like she had more on her mind, or maybe she just hadn't accepted his death yet. It was expected, "A spider demon. He had entered his venom into him before he could even fight back… he died, Kagome. His eyes rolled back, his skin as pale as white. His pulse stopped."
"Than the demon took him?"
"Aye."
Kagome looked away from her, tears now starting to roll down her cheeks. They had been so close to collecting the entire jewel. Her hand absently went up to the Shikon no Tama that hung from her neck. Looking back at her, she remained silent.
"He called for ye, child. Also, I believe he would want ye to have this." She uncovered a long item she had wrapped in cloth. The Tetsusaiga. Kagome picked up the rusty sword, and looked over it. Inuyasha would never part with this unless he was…
Taking it, she than turned and ran from her. It just wasn't possible, she kept repeating to herself. She walked over to the tree where she found Inuyasha, and sat down at its base. Her tears had stopped, but not her grief. It would never stop.
Rustling of the leaves interrupted her thoughts, and she looked up. She didn't see anything, other than 4 glowing red eyes. Kagome stood up, and raised the sword, pointing it at the eyes she could see. But she didn't know what was happening,
"Poor, poor mortal. Lost her little puppy did she?" The eyes hissed, it's voice deep and cold, "But does she know the puppy can be found again? But, all things must be payed."
"What? Inuyasha can be saved?"
"Oh, yes, yes. He isn't truly dead, his body is dead, but his soul still roams. At least, in one of my egg sacks. But once the sack breaks, the little puppy is gone forever. But-but… I'll give you back your puppy in exchange of one thing."
Kagome was furious. So this… demon was the cause of his death? She shouldn't even listen to it, but shoot it. But this caught her attention, if there was a way to bring him back… "What? The Shikon Jewel in exchange?"
"No-no, what a useless thing for a demon as powerful as me. Hmm, it would be nice to be in control of the jewel though, but that's not part of my deal. You see, I can't leave a soul sack empty, oh that's a big no-no. But… if your powerful miko soul replaces the hanyou's soul… Than he'll live again. His body will be revived."
Her grip tightening around the sword's hilt, she bit her lower lip. Give herself up for Inuyasha? So he could live, and she wouldn't? She chuckled coldly, why was she even thinking about it? She knew the decsion right away.
"Fine."
The spider demon was surprised, he thought he would have to encourage her more. He let himself crawl down the trunk, eight legs taking him quickly down in front of Kagome. A clawed leg reached up to Kagome face, "Very well. Your choice is noted."
At this, front the tree, a string was let down, and two cocoons were let down. A long one, with Inuyasha's body. And a small circular one. Kagome ran to the one holding his body, and lay her hand on a exposed part, his cheek.
"Inuyasha… I'm so sorry… I should've been there… There to stop the spider… But… but now I do this for you… Don't forget me." Kagome whispered softly, stroking his cheek. She than turned around to face the spider, and nodded. She was ready. It didn't reach her mind about her family, or her friends.
The spider jumped on top of her, than let a spear-ended leg go through her neck. Her hands reached up to her neck, gasped, than slowly her eyes closed. The spider looked at both of them, "So easy. Dozens of demons trying to do this, and I get them both? Hah! Lucky for me, I don't really want the jewel… I want the soul…"
Inuyasha's body than was dropped from its cocoon, and dropped onto the ground. The soul sack opened a bit and a bright white light escaped from it. It rushed to the dead Inuyasha's body. This exact moment, Kagome's light escaped through her neck, and rushed to the soul sack. The sack disappeared, but her body still lay.
Inuyasha's eyes fluttered, than opened. His hand went up to his neck, rubbing a painful part on his neck. But the wound was healed, and left no mark. His eyes focusing, the spider jumped up the tree, and watched silently.
Taking a sniff, he smelled blood. His? No… Kagome's? It suddenly rushed to him, what happened before. But he should be dead… Turning, he saw a pool of blood and Kagome. Her blood made him run cold, and his breathing stopped for a moment.
"Kagome! No!" He cried, scrambling to his feet, and running over to her corpse. Picking her up in his arms, he held her tightly. His hand reached over to her wound, it had cut into artery, since it still hadn't stopped bleeding.
"Kagome! Wake up! Open your eyes!" Inuyasha yelled, still holding her tightly, "No!"
"Poor, poor, doggy. You know she did this volunterly? Just for you? I offered her the deal… and she took it. She preferred to know that you would walk the earth, and not her. Haha, now, now. I have to take that body, than you very much."
"Like damn you will!" Inuyasha screamed. He turned and saw the Tetsusaiga lying on the ground. He let Kagome down gently, than grabbed it. Transforming quickly, he turned around, but Kagome's corpse had already been taken.
"No! Come back here! Kagome! KAGOME!"
TO BE CONTIUNED