Chapter Six
A pink sky swam above Kagome and Inuyasha as they lay opened eyed staring at the early morning arrive. Kagome turned on her side facing him. A smile spread across her face. Inuyasha placed a gentle hand on her face rubbing his thumb over eyelid, her eyes staring to close again. Her body became weak as she drifted back off to sleep.
* Dream Sequence * Kagome heart pounded as she ran into the forest following the deep scream she heard several times. Her pale face looked among the blurred trees beside her. An opening in the trees led her to believe that was where the sound was coming from. The midnight breeze blew her hair as she pushed around bushes, her heart coming back to its regular pace. She heard voices near her and approached every step very quietly. Her last step towards the voice paused. A sharp pain in her chest caused her to stop her breath for seconds at a time. Time passed as she slowly began to get up the pain now vanished from deep beneath her skin.
Two screams rang in her ears, her steadied pace becoming faster. Her throat contracted, as if trying to push herself to throw up after what she saw. Tears formed rivers down her face, dampening the ground below her. Her mouth was open watching helplessly as Kouga kicked the side of a weakened Inuyasha, his once joyful amber eyes were empty with despair. Her throat contracted once more as she looked up among the trees, this time she couldn't stop herself. Sango hung from her neck by a thick rope. Inyuasha's face turned unexpectedly towards Kagome, blood dripping from his jaw carelessly. His face becoming white and his eyes starting to close he whispered, "I'm sorry." His eyes took their final stare and then shut slowly the silent rhythm of his heartbeat stopped.
Kagome jumped to her feet and ran to his side throwing her body helplessly on top of him. "No, Inuyasha don't leave me!" she screamed to him. Kouga grinned, "I'm sorry Kagome, he's gone." She got to her feet staring at him with hatred. "This, this is all your fault. You killed them," she said through gritted teeth. "That's where your wrong, darling. You're the one who killed them. You didn't bother to save them in time. You're the murderer here Kagome." Kagome couldn't stop the rage inside of her. Attempting to slap him for his words she raised her hand. Kouga's hand caught her wrist in mid air, holding it so tight it felt as though he could cut the circulation off her hand. He let go fast, her hand falling at her side weakly. A red circle forming around her wrist from where his fingers just occupied it.
* End Dream Sequence *
Kagome sat up fast, becoming a little light headed as she did so. Inuyasha sat near a tree stuffing neatly folded blankets into his bag. He looked over at a fully awake Kagome. "It's amazing your up," he joked at her. Kagome stared around the trees.
He watched her serious expression and pale face. "Are you all right?" Inuyasha asked setting down his things and walking over to her.
"I...I killed her and you. I killed the both of you," she choked through tears.
"What are you talking about? Are you sure your okay?" he said feeling her forehead for a fever.
"I had a dream that I killed you and Sango. I didn't help you in time. It was all my fault, she whispered looking at him.
He wrapped his arms around her. "You didn't kill me and you didn't kill Sango. I know it's hard for you to accept the fact that she's gone, but it's not your fault Kagome. Kouga's the guilty one."
"That's what I said, but he blamed it on me. I know it was just a dream but it felt so real. I don't want to accept the fact that she's not here because I still think she is. Somehow. I don't think I'm crazy, I just feel her presence here. Ya' know?"
He looked at her through the same joyful eyes she always remembered. "I know exactly what you mean."
He held her in his arms rubbing her back to calm her down. "I told you already Kagome, everything will be okay. I promise you that," he whispered to her. Kagome smiled and looked down her hands cold from the bitter dawn air. Rubbing them together she saw her wrist with a red circle around it, like fingers.
~*~*~*~* A/N : Okay this may be a little confusing because of the whole dream thing, but review it and tell me what you think. Thanks!!
A pink sky swam above Kagome and Inuyasha as they lay opened eyed staring at the early morning arrive. Kagome turned on her side facing him. A smile spread across her face. Inuyasha placed a gentle hand on her face rubbing his thumb over eyelid, her eyes staring to close again. Her body became weak as she drifted back off to sleep.
* Dream Sequence * Kagome heart pounded as she ran into the forest following the deep scream she heard several times. Her pale face looked among the blurred trees beside her. An opening in the trees led her to believe that was where the sound was coming from. The midnight breeze blew her hair as she pushed around bushes, her heart coming back to its regular pace. She heard voices near her and approached every step very quietly. Her last step towards the voice paused. A sharp pain in her chest caused her to stop her breath for seconds at a time. Time passed as she slowly began to get up the pain now vanished from deep beneath her skin.
Two screams rang in her ears, her steadied pace becoming faster. Her throat contracted, as if trying to push herself to throw up after what she saw. Tears formed rivers down her face, dampening the ground below her. Her mouth was open watching helplessly as Kouga kicked the side of a weakened Inuyasha, his once joyful amber eyes were empty with despair. Her throat contracted once more as she looked up among the trees, this time she couldn't stop herself. Sango hung from her neck by a thick rope. Inyuasha's face turned unexpectedly towards Kagome, blood dripping from his jaw carelessly. His face becoming white and his eyes starting to close he whispered, "I'm sorry." His eyes took their final stare and then shut slowly the silent rhythm of his heartbeat stopped.
Kagome jumped to her feet and ran to his side throwing her body helplessly on top of him. "No, Inuyasha don't leave me!" she screamed to him. Kouga grinned, "I'm sorry Kagome, he's gone." She got to her feet staring at him with hatred. "This, this is all your fault. You killed them," she said through gritted teeth. "That's where your wrong, darling. You're the one who killed them. You didn't bother to save them in time. You're the murderer here Kagome." Kagome couldn't stop the rage inside of her. Attempting to slap him for his words she raised her hand. Kouga's hand caught her wrist in mid air, holding it so tight it felt as though he could cut the circulation off her hand. He let go fast, her hand falling at her side weakly. A red circle forming around her wrist from where his fingers just occupied it.
* End Dream Sequence *
Kagome sat up fast, becoming a little light headed as she did so. Inuyasha sat near a tree stuffing neatly folded blankets into his bag. He looked over at a fully awake Kagome. "It's amazing your up," he joked at her. Kagome stared around the trees.
He watched her serious expression and pale face. "Are you all right?" Inuyasha asked setting down his things and walking over to her.
"I...I killed her and you. I killed the both of you," she choked through tears.
"What are you talking about? Are you sure your okay?" he said feeling her forehead for a fever.
"I had a dream that I killed you and Sango. I didn't help you in time. It was all my fault, she whispered looking at him.
He wrapped his arms around her. "You didn't kill me and you didn't kill Sango. I know it's hard for you to accept the fact that she's gone, but it's not your fault Kagome. Kouga's the guilty one."
"That's what I said, but he blamed it on me. I know it was just a dream but it felt so real. I don't want to accept the fact that she's not here because I still think she is. Somehow. I don't think I'm crazy, I just feel her presence here. Ya' know?"
He looked at her through the same joyful eyes she always remembered. "I know exactly what you mean."
He held her in his arms rubbing her back to calm her down. "I told you already Kagome, everything will be okay. I promise you that," he whispered to her. Kagome smiled and looked down her hands cold from the bitter dawn air. Rubbing them together she saw her wrist with a red circle around it, like fingers.
~*~*~*~* A/N : Okay this may be a little confusing because of the whole dream thing, but review it and tell me what you think. Thanks!!