"Kouga? Kouga!" Kira yelled, but it was no use. He was out cold. Carefully Kira lifted his body off hers and grabbed her sword, standing over him facing Kagura.
"Ha!" Kagura laughed. "You think you can take me on by yourself? Just try it!" with another laugh she waved her fan and a fresh wave of wind came out.
"You know, you're really getting on my nerves!" Screamed Kira. Charging forward, she used her sword as a shield and busted her way through the waves. She managed to get up close and drew back her hand into a punch. Expecting a blow from the sword, Kagura had no chance. The full force of Kira's attack hit her right in the face sending her flying backwards into a tree. Kira charged forward again and sliced her stomach. Kagura was out. With a hateful kick to her side, Kira returned to Kouga's side where she collapsed beside him. "Are you going to be alright?" she asked. His wounds were very deep and Kira feared they were fatal. Coughing, all Kouga could do was give a shaky smile. Suddenly his eyes widened and, looking into them, Kira could see Kagura standing over them with her deadly fan raised.
"Kira! Look out!" Inuyasha screamed, unable to help.
"Ahh!" with a scream, Kira bent over Kouga and covered her head with her hands, her back openly exposed to Kagura, but the blow never came. Slowly turning around, Kira's eyes widened and she saw Sesshoumaru standing over her, with Kagura lying on the ground behind him. Tear's coming to her eyes, she stood shakily and hugged him while he supported her with his one armed hug. "But how did you know?" asked Kira.
"I smelled blood. Your blood, and Inuyasha's too. I came to see if I had to kill him or not. I almost did."
Looking over his shoulder, Kira saw the fights between the others continuing. "Will you not help them?" she pleaded.
"If they can't fight their own battles, they do not deserve to live."
"But you helped me!" "You are not experienced. You didn't grow up here so you weren't trained to be able to defend yourself like we were. Also, I just found you. I won't stand by and let you die."
"But, I can't stand by and let them die either!"
"You can and you will. I might step in if I need to but not until the very last second. Your friend needs more help than them now." He said, pointing to Kouga.
"You're right!" Kira knelt down by Kouga's side while Sesshoumaru stood behind her protecting her from any attacks that might come that way. "Kouga! Can you speak?" asked Kira. She was quickly tearing pieces of her pants off to make bandages for his wounds. She turned him over and helped him sit up. He had quite a few and several very deep wounds on his back. It wouldn't help much but at least it'd slow the bleeding. Again all he could do was smile weakly. "Kouga, I'm serious! You can't die now!" tears were coming to her eyes, which were swirling to the deep blue. "I just met you."
Slowly Kouga took her hand and muttered quietly, "I told you to run away. Why did you risk your life for me?"
She winced at the sound of his troubled breathing. "I couldn't watch you die while I hid safely in the bushes. It's my fault we're here!"
"How is it your fault? We all have great grudges against Naraku and his minions. He killed off almost all of my tribe and friends. I had to fight him and get revenge." His grip on Kira's hand lessened and she squeezed his a little harder.
"Please don't, please don't!" the tears were coming fast now.
"You need more battle experience. There will always be a chance that you'll loose someone in the fight and you have to be able to move on."
"But how? How can you just forget about someone like they never even existed?"
"Goodbye Kira." Kouga's hand went limp in hers and his eyes slowly closed.
"Kouga?!" Kira screamed, but there was no response. The sound of his harsh breathing was gone and there was no movement in his chest. No signs of life remained about his body. "Kouga!" she sat on the ground beside his still body openly crying.
Sesshoumaru knelt down beside her. "He's right. I can tell he was a good demon but it's true that you have to be able to move on."
"No!" Kira cried through her tears. I can't forget people. I won't!" she jumped at the flash of purple light that appeared in the corner of her eye. She looked to her side. The Tetsuseiga had begun to glow! Slowly Kira reached out and took it in her hand.
"Ha!" Kagura laughed. "You think you can take me on by yourself? Just try it!" with another laugh she waved her fan and a fresh wave of wind came out.
"You know, you're really getting on my nerves!" Screamed Kira. Charging forward, she used her sword as a shield and busted her way through the waves. She managed to get up close and drew back her hand into a punch. Expecting a blow from the sword, Kagura had no chance. The full force of Kira's attack hit her right in the face sending her flying backwards into a tree. Kira charged forward again and sliced her stomach. Kagura was out. With a hateful kick to her side, Kira returned to Kouga's side where she collapsed beside him. "Are you going to be alright?" she asked. His wounds were very deep and Kira feared they were fatal. Coughing, all Kouga could do was give a shaky smile. Suddenly his eyes widened and, looking into them, Kira could see Kagura standing over them with her deadly fan raised.
"Kira! Look out!" Inuyasha screamed, unable to help.
"Ahh!" with a scream, Kira bent over Kouga and covered her head with her hands, her back openly exposed to Kagura, but the blow never came. Slowly turning around, Kira's eyes widened and she saw Sesshoumaru standing over her, with Kagura lying on the ground behind him. Tear's coming to her eyes, she stood shakily and hugged him while he supported her with his one armed hug. "But how did you know?" asked Kira.
"I smelled blood. Your blood, and Inuyasha's too. I came to see if I had to kill him or not. I almost did."
Looking over his shoulder, Kira saw the fights between the others continuing. "Will you not help them?" she pleaded.
"If they can't fight their own battles, they do not deserve to live."
"But you helped me!" "You are not experienced. You didn't grow up here so you weren't trained to be able to defend yourself like we were. Also, I just found you. I won't stand by and let you die."
"But, I can't stand by and let them die either!"
"You can and you will. I might step in if I need to but not until the very last second. Your friend needs more help than them now." He said, pointing to Kouga.
"You're right!" Kira knelt down by Kouga's side while Sesshoumaru stood behind her protecting her from any attacks that might come that way. "Kouga! Can you speak?" asked Kira. She was quickly tearing pieces of her pants off to make bandages for his wounds. She turned him over and helped him sit up. He had quite a few and several very deep wounds on his back. It wouldn't help much but at least it'd slow the bleeding. Again all he could do was smile weakly. "Kouga, I'm serious! You can't die now!" tears were coming to her eyes, which were swirling to the deep blue. "I just met you."
Slowly Kouga took her hand and muttered quietly, "I told you to run away. Why did you risk your life for me?"
She winced at the sound of his troubled breathing. "I couldn't watch you die while I hid safely in the bushes. It's my fault we're here!"
"How is it your fault? We all have great grudges against Naraku and his minions. He killed off almost all of my tribe and friends. I had to fight him and get revenge." His grip on Kira's hand lessened and she squeezed his a little harder.
"Please don't, please don't!" the tears were coming fast now.
"You need more battle experience. There will always be a chance that you'll loose someone in the fight and you have to be able to move on."
"But how? How can you just forget about someone like they never even existed?"
"Goodbye Kira." Kouga's hand went limp in hers and his eyes slowly closed.
"Kouga?!" Kira screamed, but there was no response. The sound of his harsh breathing was gone and there was no movement in his chest. No signs of life remained about his body. "Kouga!" she sat on the ground beside his still body openly crying.
Sesshoumaru knelt down beside her. "He's right. I can tell he was a good demon but it's true that you have to be able to move on."
"No!" Kira cried through her tears. I can't forget people. I won't!" she jumped at the flash of purple light that appeared in the corner of her eye. She looked to her side. The Tetsuseiga had begun to glow! Slowly Kira reached out and took it in her hand.