-Chapter 3: Unfinished Business-
Grabbing Tetsusaiga harder, he swiped at anything around him, this ending with trunks have cuts in them, and saplings being killed. He sunk the tip of the sword in the ground, and leaned on it, panting heavily.
"Kagome…" She had traded his life for hers? Willingly? His heart felt like it was ripped out, and angry. If he was brought back, he could do the same for her. But he doubted that by now he could trade his life. Growing, his grip tightened on the sword.
"NO!" He yelled suddenly, and picked up the sword, and sunk it into the tree's trunk. Breathing heavily, he didn't move for a bit, than took the sword out. Replacing back in his sheath, it transformed back to it's useless self.
He would find a way to bring her back. But it had to be soon… Taking a sniff, he couldn't smell the demon's scent nor Kagome. It puzzled him; everyone had a scent, how come it didn't show to his nose? He than started his quick strides back to the village, he might find a thing or two there.
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Sango was standing, and looking at the forest sadly. She knew Kagome had run into it, but she hadn't come back yet, it had been a little long by now. Still staring ahead, she heard Miroku come behind her.
"She's taking this hard…" Miroku told Sango sadly, though he knew she would know. The two girls had become quite close, "Do you know where she is? I have not seen her in a while," his voice held a tone of worry.
"She ran into the forest a time ago. But she hasn't come back," She said, than turned around to face him, "I'll go look for her."
But before Miroku could answer, a red figure jumped in front of them. Inuyasha. Sango was speechless, wasn't he dead? But it was Miroku had spoke to the person in front of the them they had witnessed to die, "Inuyasha? You're alive? We thought that you had…"
"Died? Feh, like that stupid spider-demon could kill me!" He said harshly, but didn't tell them that he had, in fact, died in a sense. Taking a sniff, he tried to see if Kagome's scent was around here, "The demon that took me kidnapped Kagome…"
Sango gasped, than asked delicately, "Is she okay though? Since you last saw her?"
"He… he killed her. Sort of. I'll get her back, she did the same for me," Inuyasha said bitterly, his fists clenching together. Dropping his gaze from them, he looked over to the tree. Strange place it choice to… hold… me, Inuyasha thought to himself.
Sighing, he ran a little, than jumped into the branches of a tree, so he could think. Think of some sort of plan. He was going to save Kagome, which he knew for sure. But…but how? He turned and attacked the trunk of the tree with his claws.
"I shouldn't have let him take me in the first place… but it was so sudden. DAMN!" He yelled, and breathing heavily. He looked down at the ground, he sensed something. But he couldn't hear, smell, nor see anything. Must be just him…
~ ~ ~ ~
Kagome opened her eyes. She was puzzled, why wasn't she dead? Did Inuyasha save her? What happened? Looking around, she saw the soul sack above her. A bit was opened, but not a lot. Standing up shakily, she noticed that everything seemed… dull, blurred.
She scratched her head, and continued looking around. She saw blood on the ground, and than it struck with horror: It was her blood that had been spilled. So she was killed, but then where was her body? Probably in a sack, she figured, like Inuyasha's was.
Walking a little, she heard rustling. She looked up, and saw the Spider demon.
"Oh, yes-yes. Little miko wants exercise? That's a-okay. But you have to be back before the sunsets, because that's a big no-no." Than with that, the demon crawled out. And it cackled, "If you haven't figured it out yet, human, you are dead. This is your soul."
Kagome narrowed her eyes, "Than why I am walking?"
"Oh, seems like you have some unfinished business. Not that you can do anything, it's not like stories- You can't touch anything, no one can see, feel, smell, or anything to do with you. As far they're concerned, you are dead."
She didn't answer. He was wrong, she could do some sort of communication… couldn't she? She started walking back to the village, than saw her bike on the ground. Leaning down to stand it up, her hand went right through it.
At this, Kagome shrugged. She than got up and continued on her way back to the town. Maybe Kaede could sense her presence, perhaps? She was after all a priestess. She started running, to get herself faster to the village, this freaked her out.
Kaede was gazing in her direction, or to be exact, at the tree. She ran towards her, but Kaede made no move. Kagome waved her hand in front of her, and yelled as loud as she could, "Kaede! Kaede! I'm here! Can you hear me?"
Kaede just simply sighed, and turned around, going back to business. A child has fallen ill, and she must take care to it. Kagome watched her walk off, her hopes sinking quickly. Inuyasha, that somebody who would hear her, or at least sense her.
Looking around, she couldn't see him in the village. Of course, it occurred to her, he would be up a tree, no? Than she started looking up at the trees, and soon enough, she came to a low one, and Inuyasha lying on a branch, staring at the sky.
"Inuyasha! Please! I'm right here!" She cried desperately.
Inuyasha made no move whatsoever he had heard, nor acknowledged her there. Except when he looked down. He than dropped down a couple minutes later, and took a sniff around. He could sense something.
Kagome's face lit up, maybe all hope wasn't lost. She watched him, and sighed sadly as he walked right through her. Than an idea came to her, was it even possible? She had to know… if it was, she would let Inuyasha know she's not all gone yet.
"Sorry, Inuyasha. But… SIT!"
The prayer beads around his neck suddenly glowed pink, and Inuyasha stared down at them. What was happening? Like always though, the beads pulled him down quick and hard. Puzzled, he got up quickly. Only Kagome could do that, but she was dead.
He sniffed again, but no sign that Kagome was even near. How was that possible than? Was the necklace just reacting weirdly to her death? Was it trying to come off? Was Kagome sitting him somewhere off past this world?
"Inuyasha, you idiot!" She yelled, losing patience, "Figure it out!"
"K-kagome?"
"Here! Here!" Kagome cried, and fought herself at yelling 'sit' again. Putting her hand out absently, a soft pink light came from it. And pushed Inuyasha back.
At being pushed back, he growled. But he noticed it was pink light, almost like the Shikon Jewel's pink. But he had the jewel… Kagome? Maybe, he thought, she's really not dead. She's trying to get to me?
"Are you there, Kagome?"
"Yes, yes I am!" She cried to his face, but he heard nothing.
TO BE CONTIUNED
Grabbing Tetsusaiga harder, he swiped at anything around him, this ending with trunks have cuts in them, and saplings being killed. He sunk the tip of the sword in the ground, and leaned on it, panting heavily.
"Kagome…" She had traded his life for hers? Willingly? His heart felt like it was ripped out, and angry. If he was brought back, he could do the same for her. But he doubted that by now he could trade his life. Growing, his grip tightened on the sword.
"NO!" He yelled suddenly, and picked up the sword, and sunk it into the tree's trunk. Breathing heavily, he didn't move for a bit, than took the sword out. Replacing back in his sheath, it transformed back to it's useless self.
He would find a way to bring her back. But it had to be soon… Taking a sniff, he couldn't smell the demon's scent nor Kagome. It puzzled him; everyone had a scent, how come it didn't show to his nose? He than started his quick strides back to the village, he might find a thing or two there.
~ ~ ~ ~
Sango was standing, and looking at the forest sadly. She knew Kagome had run into it, but she hadn't come back yet, it had been a little long by now. Still staring ahead, she heard Miroku come behind her.
"She's taking this hard…" Miroku told Sango sadly, though he knew she would know. The two girls had become quite close, "Do you know where she is? I have not seen her in a while," his voice held a tone of worry.
"She ran into the forest a time ago. But she hasn't come back," She said, than turned around to face him, "I'll go look for her."
But before Miroku could answer, a red figure jumped in front of them. Inuyasha. Sango was speechless, wasn't he dead? But it was Miroku had spoke to the person in front of the them they had witnessed to die, "Inuyasha? You're alive? We thought that you had…"
"Died? Feh, like that stupid spider-demon could kill me!" He said harshly, but didn't tell them that he had, in fact, died in a sense. Taking a sniff, he tried to see if Kagome's scent was around here, "The demon that took me kidnapped Kagome…"
Sango gasped, than asked delicately, "Is she okay though? Since you last saw her?"
"He… he killed her. Sort of. I'll get her back, she did the same for me," Inuyasha said bitterly, his fists clenching together. Dropping his gaze from them, he looked over to the tree. Strange place it choice to… hold… me, Inuyasha thought to himself.
Sighing, he ran a little, than jumped into the branches of a tree, so he could think. Think of some sort of plan. He was going to save Kagome, which he knew for sure. But…but how? He turned and attacked the trunk of the tree with his claws.
"I shouldn't have let him take me in the first place… but it was so sudden. DAMN!" He yelled, and breathing heavily. He looked down at the ground, he sensed something. But he couldn't hear, smell, nor see anything. Must be just him…
~ ~ ~ ~
Kagome opened her eyes. She was puzzled, why wasn't she dead? Did Inuyasha save her? What happened? Looking around, she saw the soul sack above her. A bit was opened, but not a lot. Standing up shakily, she noticed that everything seemed… dull, blurred.
She scratched her head, and continued looking around. She saw blood on the ground, and than it struck with horror: It was her blood that had been spilled. So she was killed, but then where was her body? Probably in a sack, she figured, like Inuyasha's was.
Walking a little, she heard rustling. She looked up, and saw the Spider demon.
"Oh, yes-yes. Little miko wants exercise? That's a-okay. But you have to be back before the sunsets, because that's a big no-no." Than with that, the demon crawled out. And it cackled, "If you haven't figured it out yet, human, you are dead. This is your soul."
Kagome narrowed her eyes, "Than why I am walking?"
"Oh, seems like you have some unfinished business. Not that you can do anything, it's not like stories- You can't touch anything, no one can see, feel, smell, or anything to do with you. As far they're concerned, you are dead."
She didn't answer. He was wrong, she could do some sort of communication… couldn't she? She started walking back to the village, than saw her bike on the ground. Leaning down to stand it up, her hand went right through it.
At this, Kagome shrugged. She than got up and continued on her way back to the town. Maybe Kaede could sense her presence, perhaps? She was after all a priestess. She started running, to get herself faster to the village, this freaked her out.
Kaede was gazing in her direction, or to be exact, at the tree. She ran towards her, but Kaede made no move. Kagome waved her hand in front of her, and yelled as loud as she could, "Kaede! Kaede! I'm here! Can you hear me?"
Kaede just simply sighed, and turned around, going back to business. A child has fallen ill, and she must take care to it. Kagome watched her walk off, her hopes sinking quickly. Inuyasha, that somebody who would hear her, or at least sense her.
Looking around, she couldn't see him in the village. Of course, it occurred to her, he would be up a tree, no? Than she started looking up at the trees, and soon enough, she came to a low one, and Inuyasha lying on a branch, staring at the sky.
"Inuyasha! Please! I'm right here!" She cried desperately.
Inuyasha made no move whatsoever he had heard, nor acknowledged her there. Except when he looked down. He than dropped down a couple minutes later, and took a sniff around. He could sense something.
Kagome's face lit up, maybe all hope wasn't lost. She watched him, and sighed sadly as he walked right through her. Than an idea came to her, was it even possible? She had to know… if it was, she would let Inuyasha know she's not all gone yet.
"Sorry, Inuyasha. But… SIT!"
The prayer beads around his neck suddenly glowed pink, and Inuyasha stared down at them. What was happening? Like always though, the beads pulled him down quick and hard. Puzzled, he got up quickly. Only Kagome could do that, but she was dead.
He sniffed again, but no sign that Kagome was even near. How was that possible than? Was the necklace just reacting weirdly to her death? Was it trying to come off? Was Kagome sitting him somewhere off past this world?
"Inuyasha, you idiot!" She yelled, losing patience, "Figure it out!"
"K-kagome?"
"Here! Here!" Kagome cried, and fought herself at yelling 'sit' again. Putting her hand out absently, a soft pink light came from it. And pushed Inuyasha back.
At being pushed back, he growled. But he noticed it was pink light, almost like the Shikon Jewel's pink. But he had the jewel… Kagome? Maybe, he thought, she's really not dead. She's trying to get to me?
"Are you there, Kagome?"
"Yes, yes I am!" She cried to his face, but he heard nothing.
TO BE CONTIUNED