Bet you didn't expect me to write again! I'm sorry for keeping you
waiting, but I had to take a break on the story. It just was not a good
time to be writing. (I have a life too, you know!) I made some small
changes (nothing drastic) so you may want to reread it (as you all know
they're pretty short) Here's chapter 9. Enjoy. And for future reference,
screw the summaries. I'm not explaining to one more fricking person what
the hell is going on in my story. Suicidal Fish got my story. Oh, yeah, and
CrystallineX, the whole breathing thing kinda does have something to do
with the plot. I'm going to explain all the japanese words I will probably
be using at one point or another for those less adept at japanese. ( I'm
not quite sure where the hell I learned them)
Inu - dog Sengoku Jidia - literally means 'warring states era'. Used to refer to Inuyasha's time. Baka - stupid kuso - damnit miko - priestess hentai - pervert, or can be used to describe anime porn. (believe me if you ever look through a japanese site
your gonna want to know that) gomen nasai - either I'm sorry or thank you. I can't remember. oi - hey, like hello osuwaru - sit. ah, the beloved sit. hai - yes Bishounen - literally, it means 'pretty boy'. I'm not even kidding. Bishoujou - 'pretty girl' haori - an outer jacket thing. You know Inuyasha's fire rat robe? That's it. hakami - those pants that sort of balloon out that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru wear youkai - for all intents and purposes, demon. they are powerful creatures in japanese mythology but the closest we could get in English was 'demon', so there you go. Nothing satanic about it. hanyou - half youkai (duh) ningen - human kitsune - fox Hairaikotsu - Sango's boomerang katana - a kind of small japanese fighting sword kazaana- wind tunnel; Miroku's air rip thingy Shikon no Tama - the jewel of four souls Kaze no Kizu- Inuyasha's Wind Scar Well that's all that I can think of. Enjoy the story. .
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Embracing the cool breeze that ruffled his dark hair, the priest stared at the overcast
sky. He needed to think, and this was the best place to do it. He sensed Kagome before she spoke.
" Yes, Kagome. I will see that Inuyasha is put to rest properly."
Not surprised at the monk's perception, Kagome nodded. He had always been that way. So open to
your every thought, yet he still couldn't figure out that ' Would you consider bearing my child' was not a
good conversation starter. She smiled slightly.
" Where is he?"
" I think Sango brought him back here."
Miroku continued to stare. Knowing she would get nothing more out of the monk when he was like this,
Kagome turned to leave.
He needed time to think. The same thought ran over and over through his head. It was like an
unusually specific memory that seemed to want attention. He couldn't get it out of his mind. Knowing that
listening to these intincts had kept him alive so far, he settled in to give it some thought.
It was the last battle. There was Naraku's disgustingly smug face as he provoked Inuyasha. There
was Kagome beginning to notch an arrow to her bow. In slow motion he remembered the next scene. Naraku
looking at Kagome. Raising his arm. A red blur that was Inuyasha. A burning light. A burning pink light.
And Inuyasha's face....
he knew that this was what he was supposed to remember. On Inuyasha's face a look of surprise and relief...
and then.... a different look. There was something there that he couldn't quite recall.... It was right
there but he couldn't get his mind on it.....
Miroku was yanked back to reality with a cry.
" WHERE IS HE?!?"
He stood and ran the short distance to the hut.
" Lady Kagome, what is it?"
Sango answered.
" Inuyasha's body. It's gone."
" WHaT?!?"
Kagome stood there, shocked. She could hear Sango and Miroku conversing in the background.
"What do you mean it's gone?"
"It's not here."
"What do you mean it's not here?"
"I mean it's not here."
" I thought you brought it back here?"
"You brought it back here."
" No I didn't!"
" What do you mean you didn't? " Said Sango as she turned, shocked.
" I don't remember.... I just assumed you had grabbed his body and brought it back here. I never even saw
it, I don't think."
" You never... God, what happened to Inuyasha after he was hit? I don't remember.... Kagome, do you..?
" No. I... wasn't....." Oh my God. What did happen after he was hit? For so many nights she had
dreamed about it but those tormenting visions never showed her what happened afterwards. It was mostly a
blur. As a matter of fact, she realized she had no recollection whatsoever of the moments after she knew he
was gone. After she knew that the only man she had loved was gone.
Deep inside the bowels of hell, Kikyo knew what she had to do. She just prayed to
whatever she had once held sacred that it was possible. But she had crossed the lines of earth
and forces beyond before. Now she had to do it again.
And to those who reviewed in, oh, about, DECEMBER, when I last updated.
Rasberries- Thanks for taking the time to read it! It means alot to me. And I'm so glad that you picked up on Kikyo's role in the story! You know how you always felt bad for the coyote even though he was trying to eat the roadrunner? It's sorta like that. I didn't want Kikyo portrayed as just an evil bitch in this story. I hope your fic gets back up!
Akina - I'm sorry, but I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about. Who did I put down? If I've offended you some how I'm sorry, but I'm not quite sure how I did it. Could you let me know? Thanks.
S.F.- crazy bitch.
KatluvsSesshomaru- (sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar!!!!!) I'm glad you liked it! And I'm so glad you feel that way about Kikyou! I was trying to cast her in a different role than antagonist for once. How do you think it turned out? I'd love to read some of your stuff. I'll let you know what I think! Thanks!
CrystallineX- umm, heh heh, guess I didn't quite 'udate for a new year's eve present', but umm, how about cinco de Mayo present? Yes? No? Oh well. Thanks for reading! I appreciate it! Sorry for keeping you waiting so long!
Deathless rogue- hmmmm. I think I need to get you a desk lamp so you don't have to use your little brain light bulb. Thanks for taking the time to read and review.
thavnchick (sarah)- Fear not my friend, yes, the chaps are about to get longer and yes, you soon will find out what Kikyo's role is. (bwa ha ha!!)
BlahblahHOBO- hahahahahahahahaha! he gets it! he gets it! you're welcome for clearing things up!
Mustard Yellow Sunshine- Oh dear, she's lost it. ( the voices in your head speak German? my friend speaks German... I'm going to have to have a talk with her....) Sorry for the wait, thanks for the review. And for the record, I support gay marriage and torture tactics.
Inu - dog Sengoku Jidia - literally means 'warring states era'. Used to refer to Inuyasha's time. Baka - stupid kuso - damnit miko - priestess hentai - pervert, or can be used to describe anime porn. (believe me if you ever look through a japanese site
your gonna want to know that) gomen nasai - either I'm sorry or thank you. I can't remember. oi - hey, like hello osuwaru - sit. ah, the beloved sit. hai - yes Bishounen - literally, it means 'pretty boy'. I'm not even kidding. Bishoujou - 'pretty girl' haori - an outer jacket thing. You know Inuyasha's fire rat robe? That's it. hakami - those pants that sort of balloon out that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru wear youkai - for all intents and purposes, demon. they are powerful creatures in japanese mythology but the closest we could get in English was 'demon', so there you go. Nothing satanic about it. hanyou - half youkai (duh) ningen - human kitsune - fox Hairaikotsu - Sango's boomerang katana - a kind of small japanese fighting sword kazaana- wind tunnel; Miroku's air rip thingy Shikon no Tama - the jewel of four souls Kaze no Kizu- Inuyasha's Wind Scar Well that's all that I can think of. Enjoy the story. .
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.
.
.
.
.
.
Embracing the cool breeze that ruffled his dark hair, the priest stared at the overcast
sky. He needed to think, and this was the best place to do it. He sensed Kagome before she spoke.
" Yes, Kagome. I will see that Inuyasha is put to rest properly."
Not surprised at the monk's perception, Kagome nodded. He had always been that way. So open to
your every thought, yet he still couldn't figure out that ' Would you consider bearing my child' was not a
good conversation starter. She smiled slightly.
" Where is he?"
" I think Sango brought him back here."
Miroku continued to stare. Knowing she would get nothing more out of the monk when he was like this,
Kagome turned to leave.
He needed time to think. The same thought ran over and over through his head. It was like an
unusually specific memory that seemed to want attention. He couldn't get it out of his mind. Knowing that
listening to these intincts had kept him alive so far, he settled in to give it some thought.
It was the last battle. There was Naraku's disgustingly smug face as he provoked Inuyasha. There
was Kagome beginning to notch an arrow to her bow. In slow motion he remembered the next scene. Naraku
looking at Kagome. Raising his arm. A red blur that was Inuyasha. A burning light. A burning pink light.
And Inuyasha's face....
he knew that this was what he was supposed to remember. On Inuyasha's face a look of surprise and relief...
and then.... a different look. There was something there that he couldn't quite recall.... It was right
there but he couldn't get his mind on it.....
Miroku was yanked back to reality with a cry.
" WHERE IS HE?!?"
He stood and ran the short distance to the hut.
" Lady Kagome, what is it?"
Sango answered.
" Inuyasha's body. It's gone."
" WHaT?!?"
Kagome stood there, shocked. She could hear Sango and Miroku conversing in the background.
"What do you mean it's gone?"
"It's not here."
"What do you mean it's not here?"
"I mean it's not here."
" I thought you brought it back here?"
"You brought it back here."
" No I didn't!"
" What do you mean you didn't? " Said Sango as she turned, shocked.
" I don't remember.... I just assumed you had grabbed his body and brought it back here. I never even saw
it, I don't think."
" You never... God, what happened to Inuyasha after he was hit? I don't remember.... Kagome, do you..?
" No. I... wasn't....." Oh my God. What did happen after he was hit? For so many nights she had
dreamed about it but those tormenting visions never showed her what happened afterwards. It was mostly a
blur. As a matter of fact, she realized she had no recollection whatsoever of the moments after she knew he
was gone. After she knew that the only man she had loved was gone.
Deep inside the bowels of hell, Kikyo knew what she had to do. She just prayed to
whatever she had once held sacred that it was possible. But she had crossed the lines of earth
and forces beyond before. Now she had to do it again.
And to those who reviewed in, oh, about, DECEMBER, when I last updated.
Rasberries- Thanks for taking the time to read it! It means alot to me. And I'm so glad that you picked up on Kikyo's role in the story! You know how you always felt bad for the coyote even though he was trying to eat the roadrunner? It's sorta like that. I didn't want Kikyo portrayed as just an evil bitch in this story. I hope your fic gets back up!
Akina - I'm sorry, but I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about. Who did I put down? If I've offended you some how I'm sorry, but I'm not quite sure how I did it. Could you let me know? Thanks.
S.F.- crazy bitch.
KatluvsSesshomaru- (sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar sugar!!!!!) I'm glad you liked it! And I'm so glad you feel that way about Kikyou! I was trying to cast her in a different role than antagonist for once. How do you think it turned out? I'd love to read some of your stuff. I'll let you know what I think! Thanks!
CrystallineX- umm, heh heh, guess I didn't quite 'udate for a new year's eve present', but umm, how about cinco de Mayo present? Yes? No? Oh well. Thanks for reading! I appreciate it! Sorry for keeping you waiting so long!
Deathless rogue- hmmmm. I think I need to get you a desk lamp so you don't have to use your little brain light bulb. Thanks for taking the time to read and review.
thavnchick (sarah)- Fear not my friend, yes, the chaps are about to get longer and yes, you soon will find out what Kikyo's role is. (bwa ha ha!!)
BlahblahHOBO- hahahahahahahahaha! he gets it! he gets it! you're welcome for clearing things up!
Mustard Yellow Sunshine- Oh dear, she's lost it. ( the voices in your head speak German? my friend speaks German... I'm going to have to have a talk with her....) Sorry for the wait, thanks for the review. And for the record, I support gay marriage and torture tactics.