Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha
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'Dark... so much dark... Where did.... the light go?'
Kagome awoke with a start, her brown eyes wide. Her heart was pounding loudly in her head, and she slowly raised a shaky hand, whipping the sweat from her brow. Her gaze turned to her surroundings.
The room was dark, the windows showing a clouded gray day outside which was quite a contrast to the bright and sunny day she had early been experiencing. How long had she been asleep? She was sitting upon the wooden floor of a large shrine, and she recognized it almost instantly. Naraku... Instantly the events that had just taken place came flooding back to her, greeting her with a kind of twisted humor. The kind you only seem to experience when you're at a funeral and some round guy in the corner is cracking rather morbid and inappropriate jokes.
She turned her large brown eyes towards the door, and for a moment, wondered if escaping was a completely ludicrous idea. Something deep within her told her yes. Yes it was. Still... she had to try.
Kagome shakily pulled herself to a stand, and turned towards the door. Naraku was nowhere in sight, so that was a good sign, right? She tried to hold onto that glimmer of hope as she made her way unsteadily to the door, listening only to the soft sound of crickets chirping in the distance, and the sound of what she hoped was her own heart, pounding widely in her head.
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Miroku's breath came labored from his slightly parted lips, as he raced quickly through the thick forest. It wasn't long until Sango caught up with him, riding upon Kirara's back. Carefully she outstretched a hand to him, and Miroku, barely daring to stop running, grasped it tightly. With one swift pull, Miroku was perched atop of Kirara, and they quickly soared above the trees.
"I told you that you should have waited for us." Sango said while keeping her gaze set on the forest below her. Shippou nodded in agreement.
"There's no time." Miroku said, through breathless lips. "No time to wait. We must find Inuyasha; we must tell him what's happened to Kagome."
"Then keep your gaze on the ground."
Miroku cast his gaze to the tall trees below them, his eyes searching desperately for a flash of red or silver, his ears strained for the sound of yelling or cursing. Anything. Anything that would lead them to Inuyasha. And finally, after what seemed like hours of searching, Miroku caught something.
"Down there!" He said quickly, his eyes focused on the glimmer of red he could see through the trees,
'Please let that be Inuyasha..... For Kami's sake..... For Kagome's.....'
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Kikyou turned her gaze upwards, as she caught sight of the approaching houshi and his friends. She furrowed her brows, and stepped away from Inuyasha quickly.
"Kikyou?" Inuyasha said softly, too taken by her to even sense his friends coming.
"I hope to see you again soon, Inuyasha." Kikyou said, and forced herself to smile.
"Kikyou what are you—"Inuyasha stopped as he watched Kikyou's soul collectors enter the forest, and wrap themselves protectively around her, lifting her up almost instantly and towards the sky. "Kikyou, wait!"
Kikyou didn't respond as she exited the canopy of trees. Her eyes shifted to Kirara, Miroku, and Sango, as she watched them approach. Their eyes were fixed on her. She glanced back at Inuyasha one last time – And then was gone.
Inuyasha watched, crestfallen, as Kikyou disappeared from his view. Kirara landed behind him, and Miroku, Sango, and Shippou quickly jumped off. Sango took a step forward, a glare in her eyes, but Miroku stopped her with his outstretched staff.
"Let me." He said quietly.
"It's your fault she left." Inuyasha said, his voice shaking lightly with something of anger or regret. Slowly he turned around to face Miroku, who was standing directly behind him.
"What about Kagome?"
Inuyasha looked startled, as if Miroku had just asked him a ludicrous question.
"What about Kagome?" Inuyasha repeated to Miroku. He still looked flustered, but a little less aggressive. Sango couldn't hold her tongue, and spoke up quickly.
"Poor Kagome is sick and you're running off with Kikyou! How could you, Inuyasha?"
"Kagome will get better!" Inuyasha yelled quickly, trying to justify his actions. Sango and Miroku stared at him, something of pity shining in their eyes. "W-what're you starin' at me for?" Inuyasha asked nervously.
"Inuyasha....." Miroku said softly. "Kagome's dying."
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Kagome exhaled softly as she reached the door, and peered out into the abyss of fog. She could barely see anything but the large mass of white, and high above the hint of a dark roof poking through and reaching for sky. Kagome took a single step out of the room, and peered about with her large brown eyes. She had to get out of there, somehow.
"Going somewhere?"
Kagome turned quickly, her breath catching as she came quickly face to face with Naraku, his baboon skin long since discarded. He was standing directly behind her, and when he took a step closer, they nearly touched. Naraku smirked lightly, as Kagome was obviously instantly in fear.
"N-Naraku." Kagome stammered, backing up outside, her eyes narrowed. Naraku chuckled, and took a step forward, only for Kagome to take another step back.
"Don't bother trying to escape. You won't get far, specially in that fog. Besides – You're too valuable to us to let you escape."
"...What do you mean, us?" Kagome asked hesitantly.
Naraku chuckled softly, and from the dark corners of the room appeared two more figures, both with serious and almost solemn faces. Kagome stumbled backwards, her eyes wide with confusion, and hew knees grew weak. She nearly passed out again, but fear kept her conscious.
It was all she could do. Stay conscious.
A/N: Sorry guys. I know you're probably wondering why there was such a long delay. But I do have a good excuse. My computer crashed and we had to get it fixed. Then I got a computer in my room and I needed internet. Now I finally have it. So.... Sorry again. I promise I'll upload more frequently now. Oh. And I know it's short, so I'm sorry for that too. I'll try to upload a new chapter soon.
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'Dark... so much dark... Where did.... the light go?'
Kagome awoke with a start, her brown eyes wide. Her heart was pounding loudly in her head, and she slowly raised a shaky hand, whipping the sweat from her brow. Her gaze turned to her surroundings.
The room was dark, the windows showing a clouded gray day outside which was quite a contrast to the bright and sunny day she had early been experiencing. How long had she been asleep? She was sitting upon the wooden floor of a large shrine, and she recognized it almost instantly. Naraku... Instantly the events that had just taken place came flooding back to her, greeting her with a kind of twisted humor. The kind you only seem to experience when you're at a funeral and some round guy in the corner is cracking rather morbid and inappropriate jokes.
She turned her large brown eyes towards the door, and for a moment, wondered if escaping was a completely ludicrous idea. Something deep within her told her yes. Yes it was. Still... she had to try.
Kagome shakily pulled herself to a stand, and turned towards the door. Naraku was nowhere in sight, so that was a good sign, right? She tried to hold onto that glimmer of hope as she made her way unsteadily to the door, listening only to the soft sound of crickets chirping in the distance, and the sound of what she hoped was her own heart, pounding widely in her head.
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Miroku's breath came labored from his slightly parted lips, as he raced quickly through the thick forest. It wasn't long until Sango caught up with him, riding upon Kirara's back. Carefully she outstretched a hand to him, and Miroku, barely daring to stop running, grasped it tightly. With one swift pull, Miroku was perched atop of Kirara, and they quickly soared above the trees.
"I told you that you should have waited for us." Sango said while keeping her gaze set on the forest below her. Shippou nodded in agreement.
"There's no time." Miroku said, through breathless lips. "No time to wait. We must find Inuyasha; we must tell him what's happened to Kagome."
"Then keep your gaze on the ground."
Miroku cast his gaze to the tall trees below them, his eyes searching desperately for a flash of red or silver, his ears strained for the sound of yelling or cursing. Anything. Anything that would lead them to Inuyasha. And finally, after what seemed like hours of searching, Miroku caught something.
"Down there!" He said quickly, his eyes focused on the glimmer of red he could see through the trees,
'Please let that be Inuyasha..... For Kami's sake..... For Kagome's.....'
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Kikyou turned her gaze upwards, as she caught sight of the approaching houshi and his friends. She furrowed her brows, and stepped away from Inuyasha quickly.
"Kikyou?" Inuyasha said softly, too taken by her to even sense his friends coming.
"I hope to see you again soon, Inuyasha." Kikyou said, and forced herself to smile.
"Kikyou what are you—"Inuyasha stopped as he watched Kikyou's soul collectors enter the forest, and wrap themselves protectively around her, lifting her up almost instantly and towards the sky. "Kikyou, wait!"
Kikyou didn't respond as she exited the canopy of trees. Her eyes shifted to Kirara, Miroku, and Sango, as she watched them approach. Their eyes were fixed on her. She glanced back at Inuyasha one last time – And then was gone.
Inuyasha watched, crestfallen, as Kikyou disappeared from his view. Kirara landed behind him, and Miroku, Sango, and Shippou quickly jumped off. Sango took a step forward, a glare in her eyes, but Miroku stopped her with his outstretched staff.
"Let me." He said quietly.
"It's your fault she left." Inuyasha said, his voice shaking lightly with something of anger or regret. Slowly he turned around to face Miroku, who was standing directly behind him.
"What about Kagome?"
Inuyasha looked startled, as if Miroku had just asked him a ludicrous question.
"What about Kagome?" Inuyasha repeated to Miroku. He still looked flustered, but a little less aggressive. Sango couldn't hold her tongue, and spoke up quickly.
"Poor Kagome is sick and you're running off with Kikyou! How could you, Inuyasha?"
"Kagome will get better!" Inuyasha yelled quickly, trying to justify his actions. Sango and Miroku stared at him, something of pity shining in their eyes. "W-what're you starin' at me for?" Inuyasha asked nervously.
"Inuyasha....." Miroku said softly. "Kagome's dying."
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Kagome exhaled softly as she reached the door, and peered out into the abyss of fog. She could barely see anything but the large mass of white, and high above the hint of a dark roof poking through and reaching for sky. Kagome took a single step out of the room, and peered about with her large brown eyes. She had to get out of there, somehow.
"Going somewhere?"
Kagome turned quickly, her breath catching as she came quickly face to face with Naraku, his baboon skin long since discarded. He was standing directly behind her, and when he took a step closer, they nearly touched. Naraku smirked lightly, as Kagome was obviously instantly in fear.
"N-Naraku." Kagome stammered, backing up outside, her eyes narrowed. Naraku chuckled, and took a step forward, only for Kagome to take another step back.
"Don't bother trying to escape. You won't get far, specially in that fog. Besides – You're too valuable to us to let you escape."
"...What do you mean, us?" Kagome asked hesitantly.
Naraku chuckled softly, and from the dark corners of the room appeared two more figures, both with serious and almost solemn faces. Kagome stumbled backwards, her eyes wide with confusion, and hew knees grew weak. She nearly passed out again, but fear kept her conscious.
It was all she could do. Stay conscious.
A/N: Sorry guys. I know you're probably wondering why there was such a long delay. But I do have a good excuse. My computer crashed and we had to get it fixed. Then I got a computer in my room and I needed internet. Now I finally have it. So.... Sorry again. I promise I'll upload more frequently now. Oh. And I know it's short, so I'm sorry for that too. I'll try to upload a new chapter soon.