Oooo…a new chapter. All rejoice!
All- REJOICE!
Ok…I didn't mean literally…oh well!
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Soft black hair swayed in the wind as Inuyasha walked through the forest. His muscles cried out in protest, demanding rest with each step he took. The hanyou continued to move forward. He was on a mission. (I must find Kagome. She will know what to do.)
The trees were dark, the leaves almost black as Inuyasha tried to peer through them. But of course, since he was human, there was no moon in the sky, and his pitiful human vision couldn't see anything through the darkness. He was surrounded by pitch black on all sides. And even though it was all that cold, he couldn't stop himself from shivering.
He closed his eyes tightly. He tried to think of the young woman he was going to. Kagome, with her raven hair shimmering in the sunlight, her eyes sparkling with joy as the sound of her melodic laughter filled his ears. He took in deep breaths. The thought of Kagome was the only thing that was keeping him sane. Knowing that if he could just find her, he could make everything all right.
The half demon was so caught up in simply trying to keep himself in moving, he barely noticed the whirling tornado of dirt and wind that was quickly approaching him.
Inuyasha cried out in pain and shock as a powerful fist was slammed into his shoulder blade. Unprepared for the blow, he fell to his knees. He clutched his shoulder, and turned his head, absently sniffing the air to pick up any kind of a scent. A low chuckle filled the air. The hanyou knew that laugh. It was raspy, yet strangely cocky and arrogant.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't little Inukoro. Strange. I barely recognized you. You know, without the white hair, waving that big sword around like you own the place," Koga said casually. He assessed the hanyou, no turned human, who was kneeling on the ground, clutching his shoulder. The wolf youkai had been surprised when he had smelled Inuyasha. No way would he be stupid enough to come back there after he had attacked Kagome. But, there he was. Only with black hair. Koga smirked. This was going to be to easy.
"Koga," the hanyou growled. "I don't have time for your little games. I have things to do all right! Now why don't you just put your tail between your legs and go run off like you usually do."
The wolf youkai laughed. He slowly circled the half demon, like a hunter stalking it's prey. In all technicalities, he was the hunter. Koga stopped in front of the kneeling hanyou. Inuyasha looked up, his slightly lighter human eyes meeting the youkai's light blue ones. He growled again, low in the back of his throat as best as a human could, only causing the wolf's smirk to widen.
"Big words for a little mutt," he hissed. "Or, little man. Kagome told me that you turned human on the nights of the new moon. But I never though you'd be stupid enough to come here in your human form."
(She told Koga? Of course, why should I be surprised. She did believe I betrayed her. But I can't believe she would turn on me like that…) His thoughts were cut off as a powerful strong claw was wrapped around his throat. Koga pulled the hanyou up, holding him a good two or three feet off of the ground.
"I should have done this a long, long time ago mutt. Oh well. No is a good as time as any."
The hanyou growled, kicking in the strong grip of his enemy. "Yeah right," he rasped. "You know Kagome would never forgive you if you laid so much as a hand on my head." Inuyasha then slammed his foot into the wolf youkai's throat. Surprised, Koga released his deadly grasp on the hanyou and fell to the ground. He coughed a few times. He put his hands around his neck, trying to get a hold of himself after the blow. (Ha. Even in human form I know that I can beat that baka. And after that, I can find Kagome.) It was then he noticed that Koga was laughing. It wasn't that cocky, arrogant, cold chuckle he had heard from him earlier. It was something different. A stranger tone was carried in his laugh.
"And what do you find so damn funny, Koga?" Inuyasha asked, his voice regaining it's strong tone after a few minutes of heavy breathing.
The wolf youkai simply shook his head. "It's just, did you really think that after all you've done to her, that Kagome would save you? Help you? Even acknowledge you?" he questioned.
The hanyou growled, digging his nails into the skin of his palms. "Kagome does _not_ abandon people. Especially not those who she loves," he replied confidently.
"Loves? Oh, she may have loved you at one time, little Inukoro, but even if she did she was completely diluted. She actually thought you could love her back! But, after she informed me of your betrayal of your comrades, not to mention the fact that you seem to have some kind of thing for dead girls, Kagome realized that you actually never really cared for her. Only thought of her as a jewel detector."
(She thinks…but how could she…I do love…) Growling, the hanyou moved towards him, knocking Koga to his back with a blow from his still powerful human fist. Koga jumped up. His aqua eyes narrowed at the hanyou. "You won't ever get her back, you know? It was like I said mutt. Once she had been with a warrior like me, she never wanted anyone else. Especially filthy murderer's like you!"
Inuyasha blindly moved forward, putting all of his strength into his next attack of the youkai. In a flash of movement, two clawed hands, as well as a pair of human hands were wrapped in a death grip around the throats of their opponents.
"She'll never want you," Koga rasped as the hanyou's hands tightened around his neck.
"Shut up," he growled, the claws of the other demon digging into his neck. "If you really love her, then how dare you talk about her like that."
As Koga opened his mouth to retort to the hanyou's comment, Inuyasha let out another cry of pain. Startled once again, the youkai let go of his throat. Blood began pouring down the hanyou's back. He turned his head, strands of black hair falling in front of his eyes as he saw her standing there. He mouthed the word 'why', then fell back.
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Miroku rubbed his aching hand. (I think she broke my wrist.) The poor houshi was very confused, and in a great amount of time. Only a few hours ago, he had tried to grope Sango when she was in the kitchen. Only to have his arm nearly twisted off. Something was definitely…different about her. Sango was no longer the intelligent, beautiful, wonderful woman that he had grown to love. She seemed lifeless, cold, like the miko Kikyo. He shook his head. (I can not think such things of lovely Sango. She is just upset about Inuyasha. But of course, we all are. And we've still gotten nowhere. Inuyasha still hasn't woken up, we still don't know about the tiger demons, and…)
"Miroku," said Hiatsi as he walked out onto the porch. The houshi was sitting with his legs crossed, deep in though as he starred up into the mountains.
"Yes?" he questioned, turning his attention to the elder monk.
"I think I have found something. About your friend's condition, that is." The younger monk turned to him, snapping out of his thoughts of the demon exterminator, fully paying attention to his elder. "There is a sorceress, Jenahara, who was known for these types of spells. Very powerful. But, she died many decades ago."
"I have never heard of Jenahara," Miroku admitted. "You say she died long ago? Well, that is certainly interesting. But there is a certain demon, Naraku, a very evil and powerful demon who we believe is tied to this. And if he is, anything is possible."
His purple eyes strayed as Sango walked by, moving almost mechanically, hiding what looked like a small dagger in her sash. He then stood up, ready to follow her. (Anything at all.)
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Inuyasha groggily opened his eyes. A pounding in his head, and a white hot stinging pain ran through the right side of his body greeted his waking. (My head. Where am I? Where's…)
"Kagome," he said softly when he saw her standing above him. He wondered where he was, and how he had gotten there. The last thing he remember was fighting Koga, then pain, then Kagome, standing over them with an arrow in her hand.
"Your awake," she said, her voice emotionless. The young woman had a very primitive looking sling over her left shoulder. The hanyou nearly winced. He remembered seeing her, bleeding, kissing that damn wolf.
He tried to say something, but his throat was dry, and he had no idea what he could possibly tell her. He had been looking for the girl, and now that he was with her, he could draw nothing besides a black. "Kagome," he whispered again. "Why?"
"Isn't that my line?" the miko questioned, a bitter sweet smile seeming to stain her lips. Inuyasha watched as the young girl knelt beside him. She lifted a cloth, wiping away a few spatters of blood which had somehow gotten on his forehead. "I thought you were dead," she said softly.
"Then why did you shoot me with your arrow?" Inuyasha asked.
She sighed. Her chocolate eyes flickered with pain, and another unknown emotion as she put the cloth down. The hanyou then realized where they were. In Koga's cave. He looked around. He didn't see any other youkai there, but of course with his human eyes, and the pitch black darkness that surrounded him, he couldn't be sure. "You were going to kill Koga. And I couldn't let your hurt him. Just like I couldn't let him hurt you."
"Then why in the hell didn't you shoot him?!" he screeched.
"Because he didn't try to kill me!" Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha wanted to scream back at her. He wanted so much to forget about his pain, the aching in his muscles, the grief that he had been feeling, and stand up, wrap his arms around the young woman and tell her everything. He wanted her to believe him. But he couldn't move. He couldn't think of anything to say. What _could_ he say? 'Kagome, I never killed anyone. It your imagination. It was all a dream…'
What a lovely sentiment. How much better it would be if it was all a dream. More like a nightmare. A horrible nightmare, something that had somehow crawled into him, picked his mind apart and found his darkest fears, bringing them to life before his very eyes.
And as that thought came to him, he realized that it might not be so far fetched after all. (Jenahara. I remember her!)
Suddenly, a loud crashing, muttered cursing, and the low screams and shrieks of the wolf youkai's who had been waiting outside echoed throughout the cave. "Kagome!" the youkai leader screamed as he sped into the cave. In moments his strong arm was wrapped around her waist, pulling her upwards and beginning to drag her away.
"What's happening?" she squeaked, her eyes straying down to the hanyou who was lying on the ground.
"Demons," Kouga hissed. "I don't know what kind. Hundreds of them. I have to get you out of here."
The young woman pushed against the youkai. "I can help!" she insisted.
"No you can't. It's to dangerous. I won't have your death on my hands, Kagome."
"But…Inuyasha…" she said softly.
"Eh," the wolf youkai said, speeding out of the cave, leaving the injured hanyou behind. "Let the demons have him. He deserves to be ripped to shreds as far as I'm concerned."
"I don't think so!" Inuyasha yelled. Ignoring the almost blinding pain, he lifted his leg, and slammed it with as much fury and strength as he could muster into the wolf demons back. Koga fell to his knees. Kagome jumped out of his grasp, turning to Inuyasha, anger radiating from her.
She reached behind her, and pulled out her bow and arrow. The hanyou wondered if she was going to shoot at him again. (No…Kagome I have to tell you…)
"Kagome," he whispered. "It's all…"
A loud shriek was let out, and one of the many disgusting, distorted visions of the demons came into the cave, claws outstretched and hissing, ready to go for the girl. Instinctively, Inuyasha jumped in front of the miko, prepared to take the deadly blow and anything else that could possibly be thrown at him. He was then knocked out of the way. He fell, his head hitting one of the many rocks that littered the bottom of the floor. His golden eyes strayed up, to see Koga standing above him. His tail flew out behind him as he quickly disposed of the demon, tearing off it's arms and then pushing the rest of it's body to the ground. Koga turned, taking Kagome in his arms.
"Are you all right?" he questioned, searching her for any wounds.
The young woman shook her head no. "Thank you, for saving me," she whispered.
The youkai smiled. Seemingly oblivious to the destruction surrounding him, he bent down, placing a soft kiss on Kagome's lips. Inuyasha growled. The wolf noticed this, and as he broke the kiss, glared at the hanyou. "Get out of here, Kagome. You've gotta run."
"I won't leave you here," the miko said, her hands around his bare arms in a strong and unyielding grip. "I won't!"
"Run," Inuyasha breathed, heaving himself up slowly. "He's right. You can't stay here. You'll get yourself killed."
"Why so worried mutt? Afraid you won't be able to take her for yourself?" Koga hissed. Growling, the hanyou launched himself and the wolf, causing them both to tumble backwards.
"Bastard!" Inuyasha said, moving his fists as fast as he could.
Koga dodged most of the blows, occasionally taking one in the jaw or stomach. "Get off of me mutt! I have to save Kagome!" He pushed against the hanyou, throwing him off and sending him flying into one of the cave walls. Inuyasha could have swore he heard something snapping as his back slammed into the rock. (I'll kill him. I'll kill him for touching _my_ Kagome!)
Before the hanyou could attack again, a large demon gathered the youkai into his arms. His outstretched clawed hand, covered with green scales, went to one of the demons legs as he hissed with laughter. "I heard you had some of the jewel shards," the demon laughed. (Getting his legs torn off by a lizard demon…serves the bastard right.)
"Koga! Ko-"
The voice was cut off. Fear gripped the hanyou. (Kagome!) He turned to see the body of the young girl sprawled on the floor. She looked as if she had been trampled by a few demons who had barely even realized she was there. Inuyasha rushed over to her. Kneeling down, he place his hand on her neck, trying to feel for any kind of a pulse. "No," he whispered, tears beginning to sting his eyes. He didn't cry. He wouldn't cry. "No!"
"Inu…Inuyas…"
"Shh…don't say anything," he whispered. He placed his arm around her shoulders, lifting the young woman up so she could rest her weight on his chest. "Just concentrate on breathing. Please, just breath for me Kagome."
She looked up through half closed eyes, watching the hanyou. She lifted her hand, and it limply fell, tangling her pale fingers in the hanyou's dark hair. "I always liked your hair like this…but I miss your ears…" she said softly.
The half demon pulled her closer. "Don't…" he said. "Don't say things like that right now, ok?" (She sounds so weak.)
"Inu…yasha…I hate you…" she whispered. Inuyasha bit back a growl, and continued to hold her. (Please let her be ok…please save her…please…please…) "I should hate you," Kagome said. "But I can't. All those times…you chose Kikyo over me…but I just kept coming back to you. Why did you let me hurt like that, Inuyasha? Why did you put me through so much pain?"
"I…I didn't mean to," he told her desperately. "I wanted to protect you. I always have. I never wanted it to end like this…I never wanted it to end. Don't leave me Kagome…" His voice was becoming horse, desperate, soft and he couldn't help the tear that fell from his eyes as he realized that Kagome was dying in his arms.
"You left me. You abandon us. Why? Was it for power? Did you truly want to become a demon so much that you would were willing to kill us? Is that why you left me Inuyasha? Please tell me. I have to know. Why did you hurt me?"
He tried to answer. But he couldn't. She looked so sad and frail. That wasn't Kagome. That wasn't his Kagome. "It was all a dream," he whispered softly, brushing his lips over her forehead as she took her last breath. "I love you Kagome."
And then it all went black.
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Wow. Another cliffy. Aren't I nice? Um…yeah, anyway. This was longer then I expected but oh well! I liked it anyway. Oh my gosh, I'm reading to awesome stories at the moment. One is this hilarious fic, Retrogression by TwilightSakura, and another is a fantasic Sango/Miroku fic. Too Far Gone by I's very own idiot, fanfictiongeek36. READ THEM!
Sessh- So, instead of using your a/n to tell them all that there's only three more chapters left or thank them for reviewing, your going to pimp out two other stories that you like?
Um…basically…yeah…
Naraku- *rolls eyes* Please read and review! Kouga- Oh yeah. Like their _really_ gonna listen to the evil bishonen who tries to kill everybody.
All- REJOICE!
Ok…I didn't mean literally…oh well!
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Soft black hair swayed in the wind as Inuyasha walked through the forest. His muscles cried out in protest, demanding rest with each step he took. The hanyou continued to move forward. He was on a mission. (I must find Kagome. She will know what to do.)
The trees were dark, the leaves almost black as Inuyasha tried to peer through them. But of course, since he was human, there was no moon in the sky, and his pitiful human vision couldn't see anything through the darkness. He was surrounded by pitch black on all sides. And even though it was all that cold, he couldn't stop himself from shivering.
He closed his eyes tightly. He tried to think of the young woman he was going to. Kagome, with her raven hair shimmering in the sunlight, her eyes sparkling with joy as the sound of her melodic laughter filled his ears. He took in deep breaths. The thought of Kagome was the only thing that was keeping him sane. Knowing that if he could just find her, he could make everything all right.
The half demon was so caught up in simply trying to keep himself in moving, he barely noticed the whirling tornado of dirt and wind that was quickly approaching him.
Inuyasha cried out in pain and shock as a powerful fist was slammed into his shoulder blade. Unprepared for the blow, he fell to his knees. He clutched his shoulder, and turned his head, absently sniffing the air to pick up any kind of a scent. A low chuckle filled the air. The hanyou knew that laugh. It was raspy, yet strangely cocky and arrogant.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't little Inukoro. Strange. I barely recognized you. You know, without the white hair, waving that big sword around like you own the place," Koga said casually. He assessed the hanyou, no turned human, who was kneeling on the ground, clutching his shoulder. The wolf youkai had been surprised when he had smelled Inuyasha. No way would he be stupid enough to come back there after he had attacked Kagome. But, there he was. Only with black hair. Koga smirked. This was going to be to easy.
"Koga," the hanyou growled. "I don't have time for your little games. I have things to do all right! Now why don't you just put your tail between your legs and go run off like you usually do."
The wolf youkai laughed. He slowly circled the half demon, like a hunter stalking it's prey. In all technicalities, he was the hunter. Koga stopped in front of the kneeling hanyou. Inuyasha looked up, his slightly lighter human eyes meeting the youkai's light blue ones. He growled again, low in the back of his throat as best as a human could, only causing the wolf's smirk to widen.
"Big words for a little mutt," he hissed. "Or, little man. Kagome told me that you turned human on the nights of the new moon. But I never though you'd be stupid enough to come here in your human form."
(She told Koga? Of course, why should I be surprised. She did believe I betrayed her. But I can't believe she would turn on me like that…) His thoughts were cut off as a powerful strong claw was wrapped around his throat. Koga pulled the hanyou up, holding him a good two or three feet off of the ground.
"I should have done this a long, long time ago mutt. Oh well. No is a good as time as any."
The hanyou growled, kicking in the strong grip of his enemy. "Yeah right," he rasped. "You know Kagome would never forgive you if you laid so much as a hand on my head." Inuyasha then slammed his foot into the wolf youkai's throat. Surprised, Koga released his deadly grasp on the hanyou and fell to the ground. He coughed a few times. He put his hands around his neck, trying to get a hold of himself after the blow. (Ha. Even in human form I know that I can beat that baka. And after that, I can find Kagome.) It was then he noticed that Koga was laughing. It wasn't that cocky, arrogant, cold chuckle he had heard from him earlier. It was something different. A stranger tone was carried in his laugh.
"And what do you find so damn funny, Koga?" Inuyasha asked, his voice regaining it's strong tone after a few minutes of heavy breathing.
The wolf youkai simply shook his head. "It's just, did you really think that after all you've done to her, that Kagome would save you? Help you? Even acknowledge you?" he questioned.
The hanyou growled, digging his nails into the skin of his palms. "Kagome does _not_ abandon people. Especially not those who she loves," he replied confidently.
"Loves? Oh, she may have loved you at one time, little Inukoro, but even if she did she was completely diluted. She actually thought you could love her back! But, after she informed me of your betrayal of your comrades, not to mention the fact that you seem to have some kind of thing for dead girls, Kagome realized that you actually never really cared for her. Only thought of her as a jewel detector."
(She thinks…but how could she…I do love…) Growling, the hanyou moved towards him, knocking Koga to his back with a blow from his still powerful human fist. Koga jumped up. His aqua eyes narrowed at the hanyou. "You won't ever get her back, you know? It was like I said mutt. Once she had been with a warrior like me, she never wanted anyone else. Especially filthy murderer's like you!"
Inuyasha blindly moved forward, putting all of his strength into his next attack of the youkai. In a flash of movement, two clawed hands, as well as a pair of human hands were wrapped in a death grip around the throats of their opponents.
"She'll never want you," Koga rasped as the hanyou's hands tightened around his neck.
"Shut up," he growled, the claws of the other demon digging into his neck. "If you really love her, then how dare you talk about her like that."
As Koga opened his mouth to retort to the hanyou's comment, Inuyasha let out another cry of pain. Startled once again, the youkai let go of his throat. Blood began pouring down the hanyou's back. He turned his head, strands of black hair falling in front of his eyes as he saw her standing there. He mouthed the word 'why', then fell back.
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Miroku rubbed his aching hand. (I think she broke my wrist.) The poor houshi was very confused, and in a great amount of time. Only a few hours ago, he had tried to grope Sango when she was in the kitchen. Only to have his arm nearly twisted off. Something was definitely…different about her. Sango was no longer the intelligent, beautiful, wonderful woman that he had grown to love. She seemed lifeless, cold, like the miko Kikyo. He shook his head. (I can not think such things of lovely Sango. She is just upset about Inuyasha. But of course, we all are. And we've still gotten nowhere. Inuyasha still hasn't woken up, we still don't know about the tiger demons, and…)
"Miroku," said Hiatsi as he walked out onto the porch. The houshi was sitting with his legs crossed, deep in though as he starred up into the mountains.
"Yes?" he questioned, turning his attention to the elder monk.
"I think I have found something. About your friend's condition, that is." The younger monk turned to him, snapping out of his thoughts of the demon exterminator, fully paying attention to his elder. "There is a sorceress, Jenahara, who was known for these types of spells. Very powerful. But, she died many decades ago."
"I have never heard of Jenahara," Miroku admitted. "You say she died long ago? Well, that is certainly interesting. But there is a certain demon, Naraku, a very evil and powerful demon who we believe is tied to this. And if he is, anything is possible."
His purple eyes strayed as Sango walked by, moving almost mechanically, hiding what looked like a small dagger in her sash. He then stood up, ready to follow her. (Anything at all.)
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Inuyasha groggily opened his eyes. A pounding in his head, and a white hot stinging pain ran through the right side of his body greeted his waking. (My head. Where am I? Where's…)
"Kagome," he said softly when he saw her standing above him. He wondered where he was, and how he had gotten there. The last thing he remember was fighting Koga, then pain, then Kagome, standing over them with an arrow in her hand.
"Your awake," she said, her voice emotionless. The young woman had a very primitive looking sling over her left shoulder. The hanyou nearly winced. He remembered seeing her, bleeding, kissing that damn wolf.
He tried to say something, but his throat was dry, and he had no idea what he could possibly tell her. He had been looking for the girl, and now that he was with her, he could draw nothing besides a black. "Kagome," he whispered again. "Why?"
"Isn't that my line?" the miko questioned, a bitter sweet smile seeming to stain her lips. Inuyasha watched as the young girl knelt beside him. She lifted a cloth, wiping away a few spatters of blood which had somehow gotten on his forehead. "I thought you were dead," she said softly.
"Then why did you shoot me with your arrow?" Inuyasha asked.
She sighed. Her chocolate eyes flickered with pain, and another unknown emotion as she put the cloth down. The hanyou then realized where they were. In Koga's cave. He looked around. He didn't see any other youkai there, but of course with his human eyes, and the pitch black darkness that surrounded him, he couldn't be sure. "You were going to kill Koga. And I couldn't let your hurt him. Just like I couldn't let him hurt you."
"Then why in the hell didn't you shoot him?!" he screeched.
"Because he didn't try to kill me!" Kagome yelled.
Inuyasha wanted to scream back at her. He wanted so much to forget about his pain, the aching in his muscles, the grief that he had been feeling, and stand up, wrap his arms around the young woman and tell her everything. He wanted her to believe him. But he couldn't move. He couldn't think of anything to say. What _could_ he say? 'Kagome, I never killed anyone. It your imagination. It was all a dream…'
What a lovely sentiment. How much better it would be if it was all a dream. More like a nightmare. A horrible nightmare, something that had somehow crawled into him, picked his mind apart and found his darkest fears, bringing them to life before his very eyes.
And as that thought came to him, he realized that it might not be so far fetched after all. (Jenahara. I remember her!)
Suddenly, a loud crashing, muttered cursing, and the low screams and shrieks of the wolf youkai's who had been waiting outside echoed throughout the cave. "Kagome!" the youkai leader screamed as he sped into the cave. In moments his strong arm was wrapped around her waist, pulling her upwards and beginning to drag her away.
"What's happening?" she squeaked, her eyes straying down to the hanyou who was lying on the ground.
"Demons," Kouga hissed. "I don't know what kind. Hundreds of them. I have to get you out of here."
The young woman pushed against the youkai. "I can help!" she insisted.
"No you can't. It's to dangerous. I won't have your death on my hands, Kagome."
"But…Inuyasha…" she said softly.
"Eh," the wolf youkai said, speeding out of the cave, leaving the injured hanyou behind. "Let the demons have him. He deserves to be ripped to shreds as far as I'm concerned."
"I don't think so!" Inuyasha yelled. Ignoring the almost blinding pain, he lifted his leg, and slammed it with as much fury and strength as he could muster into the wolf demons back. Koga fell to his knees. Kagome jumped out of his grasp, turning to Inuyasha, anger radiating from her.
She reached behind her, and pulled out her bow and arrow. The hanyou wondered if she was going to shoot at him again. (No…Kagome I have to tell you…)
"Kagome," he whispered. "It's all…"
A loud shriek was let out, and one of the many disgusting, distorted visions of the demons came into the cave, claws outstretched and hissing, ready to go for the girl. Instinctively, Inuyasha jumped in front of the miko, prepared to take the deadly blow and anything else that could possibly be thrown at him. He was then knocked out of the way. He fell, his head hitting one of the many rocks that littered the bottom of the floor. His golden eyes strayed up, to see Koga standing above him. His tail flew out behind him as he quickly disposed of the demon, tearing off it's arms and then pushing the rest of it's body to the ground. Koga turned, taking Kagome in his arms.
"Are you all right?" he questioned, searching her for any wounds.
The young woman shook her head no. "Thank you, for saving me," she whispered.
The youkai smiled. Seemingly oblivious to the destruction surrounding him, he bent down, placing a soft kiss on Kagome's lips. Inuyasha growled. The wolf noticed this, and as he broke the kiss, glared at the hanyou. "Get out of here, Kagome. You've gotta run."
"I won't leave you here," the miko said, her hands around his bare arms in a strong and unyielding grip. "I won't!"
"Run," Inuyasha breathed, heaving himself up slowly. "He's right. You can't stay here. You'll get yourself killed."
"Why so worried mutt? Afraid you won't be able to take her for yourself?" Koga hissed. Growling, the hanyou launched himself and the wolf, causing them both to tumble backwards.
"Bastard!" Inuyasha said, moving his fists as fast as he could.
Koga dodged most of the blows, occasionally taking one in the jaw or stomach. "Get off of me mutt! I have to save Kagome!" He pushed against the hanyou, throwing him off and sending him flying into one of the cave walls. Inuyasha could have swore he heard something snapping as his back slammed into the rock. (I'll kill him. I'll kill him for touching _my_ Kagome!)
Before the hanyou could attack again, a large demon gathered the youkai into his arms. His outstretched clawed hand, covered with green scales, went to one of the demons legs as he hissed with laughter. "I heard you had some of the jewel shards," the demon laughed. (Getting his legs torn off by a lizard demon…serves the bastard right.)
"Koga! Ko-"
The voice was cut off. Fear gripped the hanyou. (Kagome!) He turned to see the body of the young girl sprawled on the floor. She looked as if she had been trampled by a few demons who had barely even realized she was there. Inuyasha rushed over to her. Kneeling down, he place his hand on her neck, trying to feel for any kind of a pulse. "No," he whispered, tears beginning to sting his eyes. He didn't cry. He wouldn't cry. "No!"
"Inu…Inuyas…"
"Shh…don't say anything," he whispered. He placed his arm around her shoulders, lifting the young woman up so she could rest her weight on his chest. "Just concentrate on breathing. Please, just breath for me Kagome."
She looked up through half closed eyes, watching the hanyou. She lifted her hand, and it limply fell, tangling her pale fingers in the hanyou's dark hair. "I always liked your hair like this…but I miss your ears…" she said softly.
The half demon pulled her closer. "Don't…" he said. "Don't say things like that right now, ok?" (She sounds so weak.)
"Inu…yasha…I hate you…" she whispered. Inuyasha bit back a growl, and continued to hold her. (Please let her be ok…please save her…please…please…) "I should hate you," Kagome said. "But I can't. All those times…you chose Kikyo over me…but I just kept coming back to you. Why did you let me hurt like that, Inuyasha? Why did you put me through so much pain?"
"I…I didn't mean to," he told her desperately. "I wanted to protect you. I always have. I never wanted it to end like this…I never wanted it to end. Don't leave me Kagome…" His voice was becoming horse, desperate, soft and he couldn't help the tear that fell from his eyes as he realized that Kagome was dying in his arms.
"You left me. You abandon us. Why? Was it for power? Did you truly want to become a demon so much that you would were willing to kill us? Is that why you left me Inuyasha? Please tell me. I have to know. Why did you hurt me?"
He tried to answer. But he couldn't. She looked so sad and frail. That wasn't Kagome. That wasn't his Kagome. "It was all a dream," he whispered softly, brushing his lips over her forehead as she took her last breath. "I love you Kagome."
And then it all went black.
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Wow. Another cliffy. Aren't I nice? Um…yeah, anyway. This was longer then I expected but oh well! I liked it anyway. Oh my gosh, I'm reading to awesome stories at the moment. One is this hilarious fic, Retrogression by TwilightSakura, and another is a fantasic Sango/Miroku fic. Too Far Gone by I's very own idiot, fanfictiongeek36. READ THEM!
Sessh- So, instead of using your a/n to tell them all that there's only three more chapters left or thank them for reviewing, your going to pimp out two other stories that you like?
Um…basically…yeah…
Naraku- *rolls eyes* Please read and review! Kouga- Oh yeah. Like their _really_ gonna listen to the evil bishonen who tries to kill everybody.