Konichiwa! Me again, with the 5th chapter of More than a Friend! Yay! –ahem- Inu Yasha does not belong to me. Nor does much of anything. Sue me, and all you would get is books, stories, and drawings. ; so, uh, yeah. Just read the story!
When the first rays of morning woke up Mitsukai, she was alone in the cottage except for Kagome. Stretching and yawning, Mitsukai walked out the door. Once outside, she heard a far-off shriek of rage, followed by the sound of something big falling to the ground.
Running towards the perceived source of the noise, Mitsukai came upon a clearing in the woods around her that looked like someone had clear-cut all the trees then turned them to mulch. She looked around cautiously; deciding that whatever had done this might still be near.
Suddenly, she heard another shriek of rage and Inu Yasha ran into the clearing, slicing down a tree that was in his path. When it had fallen to the ground, he slashed at it again and again until it was nothing but mulch.
"I…inu Yasha? Is…something wrong?" Mitsukai asked the maddened demon, who was not far from where she stood.
"NOTHING'S WRONG WITH ME!" he screamed, slashing at her and missing by only a few inches. Mitsukai's eyes widened in horror and she took a step back from Inu Yasha. His eyes flashed a blood red and he bared his teeth at Mitsukai.
Mitsukai used her miko powers to put a shield of protection around herself as he came at her again. What's wrong with you Inu Yasha? Mitsukai's frightened mind asked. What's going on?
"I thirst…." Inu Yasha mumbled. "For blood…" his eyes turned a bright red and demon marks appeared on his cheeks. " How does your blood taste Mitsukai?" He grinned insanely and once again attacked Mitsukai's barrier.
"S-stay away!" Mitsukai was terrified. She had never been attacked by a demon of Inu Yasha's strength before. Her barrier was beginning to flicker as it got weaker. I can't keep this up! She screamed in her head. I'm going to die here!
"Inu Yasha! Stop!" Miroku yelled, running into the clearing. "You don't want to hurt her!"
Inu Yasha turned slowly to face the monk, a sadistic smile forming on his face. "No...? Is your blood sweeter Miroku?"
"Inu Yasha stop it! Calm down, you don't want to kill anyone!" Miroku said, walking next to Inu Yasha and slapping a scroll on his back.
Inu Yasha gasped for air and fell to the ground. His eyes faded back to their normal gold and the demon marks disappeared. "What the hell am I doing?" He rasped clutching the ground. Tears ran down his cheeks. "I…can't control myself..."
Mitsukai let her barrier fall and joined Miroku next to the confused hanyou. Inu Yasha mumbled something they couldn't hear. "What?" Mitsukai asked.
"KILL me." Inu Yasha whispered. Miroku shook his head and pulled Inu Yasha to his feet.
"Kagome needs you Inu Yasha." Mitsukai whispered, attempting to comfort the distressed demon.
"Kagome's not waking up! Never again! Don't you get it? She's dead! Only her body is alive!" Inu Yasha raved. "I'm losing my mind dammit! Just kill me and get it over with!"
"NO Inu Yasha! Kagome will be fine! Just hang in there a little longer…" Miroku began, but was cut off when Inu Yasha drew Tetsaiga.
"If you won't do it, I WILL!" he yelled, ramming the sword through his stomach. He laughed frantically as blood poured from his wound and trickled out his mouth.
Mitsukai screamed in fright and tried to pull the sword from his chest, but was smacked away by Inu Yasha. "I want to die wench! Leave me alone!"
Thinking fast, Miroku slammed Inu Yasha on the back of the head with his staff, rendering him unconscious. "Kagome, if only you were here…" Miroku mumbled, looking down at Inu Yasha.
"Help me pull his sword out Miroku." Mitsukai said, hand already on the hilt. "He's lost a lot of blood already." Together, they slowly eased the blade from Inu Yasha's stomach and lay it next to him.
"Stand back." Mitsukai told the monk, placing her hands on the open wound. A soft pulsing light came from her hands as the blood slowed from a river to a trickle, then finally stopped. Then the light wove into a bandage, and wrapped itself around the wound.
Miroku glanced at his friend in awe but Mitsukai shook her head, warding off his unspoken question. "No time. Let's get him into the cabin and tie him up so he doesn't try this again."
Mitsukai grabbed Inu Yasha's legs and Miroku took his upper half. Carefully lifting him off the ground, they slowly made their way back to the cabin. On the way there, they met up with Sango, who was just as horrified as they were when she learned of what had happened.
When Inu Yasha had been safely laid down on the floor next to Kagome, the group looked sadly down at the two. Kagome's face was pale and sweaty from fever, her once beautiful black hair matted and damp. Inu Yasha's face was also white as a sheet, and his breathing was very shallow and shuddering.
I opened my eyes slowly and looked around me. I was lying in a field of beautiful wildflowers and Kagome was next to me, flowers in her hair. Time seemed to move slowly, if it at all in this place. In the center of the field, there was a giant oak tree, tall and strong. 'Is this heaven?' I thought, sitting up. 'It sure can't be hell'.
Kagome turned to look at me, surprise on her face. 'Inu Yasha? What are you doing here?' Instead of saying the words out loud, it sounded as if they were spoken in my mind. 'What happened?'
'Kagome…' I said in my mind. 'What is this place?'
Kagome turned and smiled sadly at me. 'This is Evermore Inu Yasha. It's where souls go when their bodies are dying. It's an in-between place. Not life, not quite the afterlife.'
'Its so peaceful here…' I thought, looking around at the waving flowers and pure blue sky.
Kagome nodded and picked another flower. Another just like it grew in its place. 'Too bad only your human heart made it here…' Kagome said, looking softly at me.
'Only my human heart…' I thought looking down at my hands. Indeed I had no claws and my hair was black. 'What happened to the rest of me?'
Kagome slowly grabbed my hand and stood up. 'I will show you.' She led me forward for what could have been hours, but felt like only minutes, to the place where the field ended.
In front of me was a desolate plain, a place that looked drained of life. On that side of Evermore it was raining, and the sky was pitch black. Lightening flashed in the sky, revealing many fiendish looking demons and humans, locked in a ferocious battle. And close to the field of flowers in which we stood, was my demon self.
His flaming red eyes were only slightly brighter than the blood that was all over his hands and body. It dripped slowly down, and the demon was licking it off his hands, growling in pleasure.
'That is...me?'
'Yes. That is your other self Inu Yasha.'
Well, there it is. Chapter 5. I'm on a roll! Oh, and I must ask you not to steal Evermore, it is my special place. Kind of a long story really. Anyways, don't forget to review please!
When the first rays of morning woke up Mitsukai, she was alone in the cottage except for Kagome. Stretching and yawning, Mitsukai walked out the door. Once outside, she heard a far-off shriek of rage, followed by the sound of something big falling to the ground.
Running towards the perceived source of the noise, Mitsukai came upon a clearing in the woods around her that looked like someone had clear-cut all the trees then turned them to mulch. She looked around cautiously; deciding that whatever had done this might still be near.
Suddenly, she heard another shriek of rage and Inu Yasha ran into the clearing, slicing down a tree that was in his path. When it had fallen to the ground, he slashed at it again and again until it was nothing but mulch.
"I…inu Yasha? Is…something wrong?" Mitsukai asked the maddened demon, who was not far from where she stood.
"NOTHING'S WRONG WITH ME!" he screamed, slashing at her and missing by only a few inches. Mitsukai's eyes widened in horror and she took a step back from Inu Yasha. His eyes flashed a blood red and he bared his teeth at Mitsukai.
Mitsukai used her miko powers to put a shield of protection around herself as he came at her again. What's wrong with you Inu Yasha? Mitsukai's frightened mind asked. What's going on?
"I thirst…." Inu Yasha mumbled. "For blood…" his eyes turned a bright red and demon marks appeared on his cheeks. " How does your blood taste Mitsukai?" He grinned insanely and once again attacked Mitsukai's barrier.
"S-stay away!" Mitsukai was terrified. She had never been attacked by a demon of Inu Yasha's strength before. Her barrier was beginning to flicker as it got weaker. I can't keep this up! She screamed in her head. I'm going to die here!
"Inu Yasha! Stop!" Miroku yelled, running into the clearing. "You don't want to hurt her!"
Inu Yasha turned slowly to face the monk, a sadistic smile forming on his face. "No...? Is your blood sweeter Miroku?"
"Inu Yasha stop it! Calm down, you don't want to kill anyone!" Miroku said, walking next to Inu Yasha and slapping a scroll on his back.
Inu Yasha gasped for air and fell to the ground. His eyes faded back to their normal gold and the demon marks disappeared. "What the hell am I doing?" He rasped clutching the ground. Tears ran down his cheeks. "I…can't control myself..."
Mitsukai let her barrier fall and joined Miroku next to the confused hanyou. Inu Yasha mumbled something they couldn't hear. "What?" Mitsukai asked.
"KILL me." Inu Yasha whispered. Miroku shook his head and pulled Inu Yasha to his feet.
"Kagome needs you Inu Yasha." Mitsukai whispered, attempting to comfort the distressed demon.
"Kagome's not waking up! Never again! Don't you get it? She's dead! Only her body is alive!" Inu Yasha raved. "I'm losing my mind dammit! Just kill me and get it over with!"
"NO Inu Yasha! Kagome will be fine! Just hang in there a little longer…" Miroku began, but was cut off when Inu Yasha drew Tetsaiga.
"If you won't do it, I WILL!" he yelled, ramming the sword through his stomach. He laughed frantically as blood poured from his wound and trickled out his mouth.
Mitsukai screamed in fright and tried to pull the sword from his chest, but was smacked away by Inu Yasha. "I want to die wench! Leave me alone!"
Thinking fast, Miroku slammed Inu Yasha on the back of the head with his staff, rendering him unconscious. "Kagome, if only you were here…" Miroku mumbled, looking down at Inu Yasha.
"Help me pull his sword out Miroku." Mitsukai said, hand already on the hilt. "He's lost a lot of blood already." Together, they slowly eased the blade from Inu Yasha's stomach and lay it next to him.
"Stand back." Mitsukai told the monk, placing her hands on the open wound. A soft pulsing light came from her hands as the blood slowed from a river to a trickle, then finally stopped. Then the light wove into a bandage, and wrapped itself around the wound.
Miroku glanced at his friend in awe but Mitsukai shook her head, warding off his unspoken question. "No time. Let's get him into the cabin and tie him up so he doesn't try this again."
Mitsukai grabbed Inu Yasha's legs and Miroku took his upper half. Carefully lifting him off the ground, they slowly made their way back to the cabin. On the way there, they met up with Sango, who was just as horrified as they were when she learned of what had happened.
When Inu Yasha had been safely laid down on the floor next to Kagome, the group looked sadly down at the two. Kagome's face was pale and sweaty from fever, her once beautiful black hair matted and damp. Inu Yasha's face was also white as a sheet, and his breathing was very shallow and shuddering.
I opened my eyes slowly and looked around me. I was lying in a field of beautiful wildflowers and Kagome was next to me, flowers in her hair. Time seemed to move slowly, if it at all in this place. In the center of the field, there was a giant oak tree, tall and strong. 'Is this heaven?' I thought, sitting up. 'It sure can't be hell'.
Kagome turned to look at me, surprise on her face. 'Inu Yasha? What are you doing here?' Instead of saying the words out loud, it sounded as if they were spoken in my mind. 'What happened?'
'Kagome…' I said in my mind. 'What is this place?'
Kagome turned and smiled sadly at me. 'This is Evermore Inu Yasha. It's where souls go when their bodies are dying. It's an in-between place. Not life, not quite the afterlife.'
'Its so peaceful here…' I thought, looking around at the waving flowers and pure blue sky.
Kagome nodded and picked another flower. Another just like it grew in its place. 'Too bad only your human heart made it here…' Kagome said, looking softly at me.
'Only my human heart…' I thought looking down at my hands. Indeed I had no claws and my hair was black. 'What happened to the rest of me?'
Kagome slowly grabbed my hand and stood up. 'I will show you.' She led me forward for what could have been hours, but felt like only minutes, to the place where the field ended.
In front of me was a desolate plain, a place that looked drained of life. On that side of Evermore it was raining, and the sky was pitch black. Lightening flashed in the sky, revealing many fiendish looking demons and humans, locked in a ferocious battle. And close to the field of flowers in which we stood, was my demon self.
His flaming red eyes were only slightly brighter than the blood that was all over his hands and body. It dripped slowly down, and the demon was licking it off his hands, growling in pleasure.
'That is...me?'
'Yes. That is your other self Inu Yasha.'
Well, there it is. Chapter 5. I'm on a roll! Oh, and I must ask you not to steal Evermore, it is my special place. Kind of a long story really. Anyways, don't forget to review please!