Chapter 24- Tune in the Heart.
Inuyasha watched helplessly as Serenity floated back into the cloud. Her scent was heavy with anger and hate, hate so strong it sent chills down his spine and tingled his senses. He knew he should keep his eye on Kouga, who was rentlessly attacking him. He couldn't let Serenity do this. This was breaking her spirit, the demonic blood flowing ever strong within her veins, it would soon consum her like it once did him. Her miko heart and power had kept it at bay till now, but even that was fading...The blood of her mother was being overtaken by the demonic flow. Soon, she would be beyond help....
Kouga did a backflip, landing on the ground oppisite Inuyasha. His eyes were narrowed and a soft growl escaped. What was going on here?! Why wasnt Inuyasha fighting with his heart, like he remembered him to do. Inuyasha would never let himself be beaten. Why wasn't his cocky attitude shining through now? Has thirteen years really changed him that much...or was it..loosing Kagome. The smell of Kagomes blood sickened Kouga. He wanted to run to her, to make sure she was ok, but old grudges had to be settled before he could win her heart.
"Inuyasha! Is this all you've got?!"
He called ever so cockily to the hanyou.
"I thought you had grown stronger in the pass years, but i see you've in fact grown weaker. You dont deserve Kagomes heart!"
The last words seemed to catch his attention, as Inuyasha turned his golden orbs to the wolf. Though his mind was almost completely elsewhere before, it jolted back to his fight at Kouga's cocky words. He didn't deserve Kagome's heart? Him. Who was always there to protect her, to care for her. He, who loved her so much and had won her heart in return. He..didn't deserve it?...a part of Inuyasha's mind reluctantly agreed with the cursed wolf. But, he couldn't and wouldn't allow Kouga to talk of him that like, to try to take Kagome once more. He gritted his teeth as he looked at Kouga.
"Alright, you mangy wolf. You want a fight, you've got one."
Inuyasha took his stance once more, his left leg behind him slightly extending his right, as he crouched down a bit, claws infront. Kouga smirked slightly as he saw Inuyasha finally ready for a real battle. Kouga attacked first, flying at Inuyasha with incrediable speed. Inuyasha was ready, as he extended a claw to swip at Kouga when he disappeared. Inuyasha blinked and raised his gaurd at once. Kouga had gained speed in these long years and it caused a small smirk to appear on his face.
He saw Kouga's foot flying at his right side and dropped down, dodging it, and as he went to hit Kouga with a clear shot, he heard a sound that froze his heart. Serenity screamed in pain and agaony, as he saw her form shoot down from the cloud and land on the ground with a loud thud. He attack faultered, giving Kouga the opertune moment to hit him in the back of the head, sending him flying head first into a very large rock. He managed to break the rock in half with his body, but the impact did more on him then on the rock. As it would have broken a normal man's neck, Inuyasha was now bleeding from the temple perfusly, he had scratches all over his face and bruises were forming. This would infact be the very attack to decide..the victor, as Inuyasha lost consiuosness.
"Sango, bring me that rag there."
Miroku called to her, and she quickly moved, well as quickly as she could without causing her own injuries to worsen. She dampened the rag and handed it to her husbend, as he placed it upon the unconsious head of the miko on the bed before him. She was wheezing and having a hard time drawing a breath. Her wound was still bleeding, which amazing Miroku as he was sure there was little blood left in her body, as for the puddle she was in of her blood back in the forest, and the amount that had soaked into her kimono.
"Miroku...is she going to make it?"
Sango asked, her voice soft and concerned. Miroku mearly shook his head and dampanded the rag again placing it on her hand.
"Sango...perpare a fine robe for Kagome..."
Miroku said in a horse whisper, causing tears to spring to Sango's eyes. It was all she could do to stop herself from crumbling into a ball on the floor an crying. But there were things to be done, and if Inuyasha and Serenity were to return from their battles unscaved, she would be the one to break it to them. She looked at the angelic faces of the three still out on the floor. They had no idea...that the miko all the stories were told about, was about to die in their own house. She heard a soft moan coming from by Miroku, and looked over to see Kagomes body start to shake. Panic engulfed her and she rushed over.
"Miroku, whats happening!"
Miroku placed a hand on Kagomes chest, to keep her body from jolting up, blood immediantly covered his palm. He heard a gasp come from Sango, as her eyes graced the blood.
"Oh Miroku...."
He gravly nodded, understand her tone of voice and the fear in her voice.
"I know Sango...."
"How are we going to tell...Inuyasha..and that young girl..."
Miroku shook his head.
"I dont know Sango...i dont know.."
Blackness surrounded his soul, as he fell into the depths of what seemed to be oblivion. He could feel his body being pulled down by the weight of sorrow. The smell of blood had completely dissolved, he could no longer feel the pull of the jewel, or smell the scent of Serenity and the others. All of this was leading him to believe that somehow he was no longer in the forest at the battle, but in fact somewhere else. The smell around him was plessant, smelled of Sakura petals, as he felt the soft breeze against his skin. His body was relaxed, and a soft sigh escaped his lips. He wanted forever to stay in this state, relaxed with no worries, but something pulled at the back of his mind, as something blurred into his vision. The outline of two faces, black and silver hair...dark alluring eyes...the scent filled his nose, the scent of the one he loved.His inu ears began to pick up the soft melody of a song. The kind of song that soathed the soul. His eyes shot open as his memory returned. He jumped up, calling out a name.
"Serenity!"
"Shes not here..."
Came the soft tone of an angelic voice. A voice he knew so well. His golden eyes widened as he turned to see a figure sitting on the edge of the cliff, black hair blowing into the wind.
"Kagome?"
"Yes..its me."
"Kagome...where are we?"
Inuyasha said as he set down next to her, her scent filling his nose.
"I dont know, Inuyasha."
He turned his golden orbs on her, seeing her errie calmness as she was in a place she did not know.
"Inuyasha...."
Kagome's sweet voice meeting his ears, he turned to her. She looked the same as she always did to him, only she seemed to be, engulfed in a pure light.
"Kagome.."
His words faultered and he draw her into his arms as she layed her head against his chest, trying to force back tears that had begun to surface. How long he held her in his arms he didn't know. How long they were there he didn't know, but he was beginning to worry about Serenity. He drew back, taking a firm grip of Kagome's shoulders as though if he let go she would fade away.
"Kagome...what's happening...last time i remember...i had told Miroku to take you..."
A soft sigh escaped her almost pale lips as her eyes softened and she looked upon the face of the man she loved. She didn't have the heart to tell him, she didn't want to see the look of pain on his face. But he had asked..and she was bound to tell the truth.
"Inuyasha...this is..i guess..what you would called..Limbo."
"Limbo? Kagome, i dont understand.."
Kagome reached up and placed a finger on his lips to silence him. And with tears sparkling in her eyes, she told him the words that would break his heart..his very soul.
"Inuyasha....im dying...my body is giving up on me, and when its truely dead...i will move on from this place..."
He felt as though someone had reached into his chest, pulled out his heart and stomped on it, it now laying in a puddle of blood on the floor beneath him. Her words had struck him worse then any attack Kouga had done to him. This not only hurt him physcically, but it was like his soul was breaking, and it showed in his eyes. Kagome sighed softly as she tried to force back her falling tears, placing a hand on his face.
"Inuyasha...."
"This cant be Kagome! You cant die!"
He grabbed her and pulled her into a hug as tears threatened his golden eyes.
"I cant have just gotten you back to loose you again.."
Kagome couldn't stop the tears now, as they fell freely down her pale skin.
"Inuyasha...i'm not dead yet...i am bound by the fates to the last of the purity inside the jewel..it will sustain me..but not for long. Every moment that passes, the jewel becomes more tainted..and soon it will be fully tainted...and i will be gone.."
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yea i know its been a while sense i updated....n.n;;; hehe...sorry! no flamers! -dodges- o.O...anyho..;;....hope the wait was worth it and i'm sorry for the cliffy i left ^_^,but the next chapter will be better. As a few reveiws has asked about Kagome, i decided to actually do something with her this time. Now, i mii get a few reveiws about the ending, askin if i'm killing her off...i...haven't decided yet...also i'm going to be involving Sesshoumaru in the next few chappies. No reveiws mesa answering this time, cuz i lost em all n.n;;....and March 3rd i'm getting comcast! yay!!!!! anyho!..uh..bais!
~Shadow Amaya~
Inuyasha watched helplessly as Serenity floated back into the cloud. Her scent was heavy with anger and hate, hate so strong it sent chills down his spine and tingled his senses. He knew he should keep his eye on Kouga, who was rentlessly attacking him. He couldn't let Serenity do this. This was breaking her spirit, the demonic blood flowing ever strong within her veins, it would soon consum her like it once did him. Her miko heart and power had kept it at bay till now, but even that was fading...The blood of her mother was being overtaken by the demonic flow. Soon, she would be beyond help....
Kouga did a backflip, landing on the ground oppisite Inuyasha. His eyes were narrowed and a soft growl escaped. What was going on here?! Why wasnt Inuyasha fighting with his heart, like he remembered him to do. Inuyasha would never let himself be beaten. Why wasn't his cocky attitude shining through now? Has thirteen years really changed him that much...or was it..loosing Kagome. The smell of Kagomes blood sickened Kouga. He wanted to run to her, to make sure she was ok, but old grudges had to be settled before he could win her heart.
"Inuyasha! Is this all you've got?!"
He called ever so cockily to the hanyou.
"I thought you had grown stronger in the pass years, but i see you've in fact grown weaker. You dont deserve Kagomes heart!"
The last words seemed to catch his attention, as Inuyasha turned his golden orbs to the wolf. Though his mind was almost completely elsewhere before, it jolted back to his fight at Kouga's cocky words. He didn't deserve Kagome's heart? Him. Who was always there to protect her, to care for her. He, who loved her so much and had won her heart in return. He..didn't deserve it?...a part of Inuyasha's mind reluctantly agreed with the cursed wolf. But, he couldn't and wouldn't allow Kouga to talk of him that like, to try to take Kagome once more. He gritted his teeth as he looked at Kouga.
"Alright, you mangy wolf. You want a fight, you've got one."
Inuyasha took his stance once more, his left leg behind him slightly extending his right, as he crouched down a bit, claws infront. Kouga smirked slightly as he saw Inuyasha finally ready for a real battle. Kouga attacked first, flying at Inuyasha with incrediable speed. Inuyasha was ready, as he extended a claw to swip at Kouga when he disappeared. Inuyasha blinked and raised his gaurd at once. Kouga had gained speed in these long years and it caused a small smirk to appear on his face.
He saw Kouga's foot flying at his right side and dropped down, dodging it, and as he went to hit Kouga with a clear shot, he heard a sound that froze his heart. Serenity screamed in pain and agaony, as he saw her form shoot down from the cloud and land on the ground with a loud thud. He attack faultered, giving Kouga the opertune moment to hit him in the back of the head, sending him flying head first into a very large rock. He managed to break the rock in half with his body, but the impact did more on him then on the rock. As it would have broken a normal man's neck, Inuyasha was now bleeding from the temple perfusly, he had scratches all over his face and bruises were forming. This would infact be the very attack to decide..the victor, as Inuyasha lost consiuosness.
"Sango, bring me that rag there."
Miroku called to her, and she quickly moved, well as quickly as she could without causing her own injuries to worsen. She dampened the rag and handed it to her husbend, as he placed it upon the unconsious head of the miko on the bed before him. She was wheezing and having a hard time drawing a breath. Her wound was still bleeding, which amazing Miroku as he was sure there was little blood left in her body, as for the puddle she was in of her blood back in the forest, and the amount that had soaked into her kimono.
"Miroku...is she going to make it?"
Sango asked, her voice soft and concerned. Miroku mearly shook his head and dampanded the rag again placing it on her hand.
"Sango...perpare a fine robe for Kagome..."
Miroku said in a horse whisper, causing tears to spring to Sango's eyes. It was all she could do to stop herself from crumbling into a ball on the floor an crying. But there were things to be done, and if Inuyasha and Serenity were to return from their battles unscaved, she would be the one to break it to them. She looked at the angelic faces of the three still out on the floor. They had no idea...that the miko all the stories were told about, was about to die in their own house. She heard a soft moan coming from by Miroku, and looked over to see Kagomes body start to shake. Panic engulfed her and she rushed over.
"Miroku, whats happening!"
Miroku placed a hand on Kagomes chest, to keep her body from jolting up, blood immediantly covered his palm. He heard a gasp come from Sango, as her eyes graced the blood.
"Oh Miroku...."
He gravly nodded, understand her tone of voice and the fear in her voice.
"I know Sango...."
"How are we going to tell...Inuyasha..and that young girl..."
Miroku shook his head.
"I dont know Sango...i dont know.."
Blackness surrounded his soul, as he fell into the depths of what seemed to be oblivion. He could feel his body being pulled down by the weight of sorrow. The smell of blood had completely dissolved, he could no longer feel the pull of the jewel, or smell the scent of Serenity and the others. All of this was leading him to believe that somehow he was no longer in the forest at the battle, but in fact somewhere else. The smell around him was plessant, smelled of Sakura petals, as he felt the soft breeze against his skin. His body was relaxed, and a soft sigh escaped his lips. He wanted forever to stay in this state, relaxed with no worries, but something pulled at the back of his mind, as something blurred into his vision. The outline of two faces, black and silver hair...dark alluring eyes...the scent filled his nose, the scent of the one he loved.His inu ears began to pick up the soft melody of a song. The kind of song that soathed the soul. His eyes shot open as his memory returned. He jumped up, calling out a name.
"Serenity!"
"Shes not here..."
Came the soft tone of an angelic voice. A voice he knew so well. His golden eyes widened as he turned to see a figure sitting on the edge of the cliff, black hair blowing into the wind.
"Kagome?"
"Yes..its me."
"Kagome...where are we?"
Inuyasha said as he set down next to her, her scent filling his nose.
"I dont know, Inuyasha."
He turned his golden orbs on her, seeing her errie calmness as she was in a place she did not know.
"Inuyasha...."
Kagome's sweet voice meeting his ears, he turned to her. She looked the same as she always did to him, only she seemed to be, engulfed in a pure light.
"Kagome.."
His words faultered and he draw her into his arms as she layed her head against his chest, trying to force back tears that had begun to surface. How long he held her in his arms he didn't know. How long they were there he didn't know, but he was beginning to worry about Serenity. He drew back, taking a firm grip of Kagome's shoulders as though if he let go she would fade away.
"Kagome...what's happening...last time i remember...i had told Miroku to take you..."
A soft sigh escaped her almost pale lips as her eyes softened and she looked upon the face of the man she loved. She didn't have the heart to tell him, she didn't want to see the look of pain on his face. But he had asked..and she was bound to tell the truth.
"Inuyasha...this is..i guess..what you would called..Limbo."
"Limbo? Kagome, i dont understand.."
Kagome reached up and placed a finger on his lips to silence him. And with tears sparkling in her eyes, she told him the words that would break his heart..his very soul.
"Inuyasha....im dying...my body is giving up on me, and when its truely dead...i will move on from this place..."
He felt as though someone had reached into his chest, pulled out his heart and stomped on it, it now laying in a puddle of blood on the floor beneath him. Her words had struck him worse then any attack Kouga had done to him. This not only hurt him physcically, but it was like his soul was breaking, and it showed in his eyes. Kagome sighed softly as she tried to force back her falling tears, placing a hand on his face.
"Inuyasha...."
"This cant be Kagome! You cant die!"
He grabbed her and pulled her into a hug as tears threatened his golden eyes.
"I cant have just gotten you back to loose you again.."
Kagome couldn't stop the tears now, as they fell freely down her pale skin.
"Inuyasha...i'm not dead yet...i am bound by the fates to the last of the purity inside the jewel..it will sustain me..but not for long. Every moment that passes, the jewel becomes more tainted..and soon it will be fully tainted...and i will be gone.."
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yea i know its been a while sense i updated....n.n;;; hehe...sorry! no flamers! -dodges- o.O...anyho..;;....hope the wait was worth it and i'm sorry for the cliffy i left ^_^,but the next chapter will be better. As a few reveiws has asked about Kagome, i decided to actually do something with her this time. Now, i mii get a few reveiws about the ending, askin if i'm killing her off...i...haven't decided yet...also i'm going to be involving Sesshoumaru in the next few chappies. No reveiws mesa answering this time, cuz i lost em all n.n;;....and March 3rd i'm getting comcast! yay!!!!! anyho!..uh..bais!
~Shadow Amaya~