Sorry it took me so long to update. I got my Internet back finally.
It turns out AOL cut off the Internet because I sent 130 E-mails, which I
didn't do. Anyway, I sort of got an author's block on this chapter, but I
finally broke through, so here's chapter 19.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.... But who cares, cause he's alive! Yay!
Chapter19
Searching for Our Loved Ones
Inuyasha sat crouched over the battle site he had been just four days before. In the exact spot he had been dragged to by Kagome's weeping form. He inhaled Kagome's scent one more time before standing up. He faced the others with a firm look on his face.
"She hasn't been back here sense the day of the battle. So I know she hasn't come back looking for us. Her scent is almost completely gone. We need to find her before it is," Inuyasha instructed.
'Kagome.... Your scent just brought half of me back to life...'
"Inuyasha, which way did her scent lead to?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha turned around and pointed to a forest in the distance.
"That way. I want to hurry up and get there before......" Inuyasha trembled as his eyes slightly closed. Miroku placed his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder for comfort, but he pulled away.
"Let's go."
Sango mounted Kirara followed by Miroku and Inuyasha. Kirara didn't move.
"What's wrong? Why won't she go?" Inuyasha asked with a little gruffness in his voice.
"Umm, Inuyasha.... Not that I'm complaining or anything but...." Sango started.
"But why aren't you running like usually?" Shippo finished for her. "You said yourself that the.... Dockter, made you feel all better."
"He did.... It's just that... he told me not to run around for a while. All of my wounds are gone now, but he told me even when they're gone, not to run around for a while. I can damage myself or something like that..."
"That's all I needed to know," Sango said as Kirara took off toward the forest.
'Kagome, please be all right. I don't know what I'll do if something's happened to you...'
Kirara flew through the forest Inuyasha had seen earlier which was filled with Kagome's scent. She avoided all of the trees and bushes while listening to Inuyasha's directions.
"Turn right..... Straight here..... Another right here...... Keep straight...."
Inuyasha looked ahead with a slight growl. His eyes slightly closed.
'Damnit... I need to find her...'
(Flashback)
Kagome's mother stood in front of Inuyasha with her head hung, tears slowly rolling down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry I couldn't....." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome's mother fell forward and sobbed in Inuyasha's kimono.
"Please! Please bring her back!"
Inuyasha looked down at Kagome's mother with sorrow in his eyes. This woman.... Who had always smiled at him when he stormed into her house and snatched her daughter away from her. Who had put her daughters life in danger just so he could find the fragments of the Shikon no Tama. She was actually crying and asking the person who had put her daughter in trouble to get her out of it. She still believed in him. That's one of the reasons he was so desperate to find her.
(End Flashback)
'She's around here somewhere...'
Everyone waited anxiously as Kirara got closer and closer to the end of the forest.
"Come on Kirara! Just a little closer!" Sango said anxiously, almost falling off of the large cat demon.
Finally, Kirara skidded to a stop as she reached the end of the forest.
"Kagome?!" Inuyasha yelled out, as if she were supposed to respond. Everyone sat silently upon Kirara's back as they saw what was in front of them. A large valley with hundred upon hundreds of trees lay in front of them. Small mountains could be seen in the background of the enormous trees.
"No," Inuyasha whispered as he dismounted Kirara. He walked in front of Kirara, viewing the entire area. He sniffed the air intently. "Her scent.... Is gone..."
Inuyasha bent down and dug his claws into the dirt. Sango jumped off of Kirara, walking over to comfort Inuyasha. She patted his back and said softly, "It's alright Inuyasha-"
Inuyasha jumped up, slapping Sango's hand away with a growl.
"No it's not all right!" he growled, with a slightly deeper tone in his voice. "Kagome's not here so it's not all right at all!"
Inuyasha's eyes glowed a bloody red for a moment, than went back to heir normal golden glow. Sango and the others just stared at him.
"Inuyasha...." Shippo whispered. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Inuyasha mumbled, walking back into the forest with his hands inside the sleeves of his haori.
"Inuyasha, where are you going? I thought you said this was were Kagome's scent leaded to...." Miroku started to say, but was cut off by Inuyasha.
"Well I was wrong!" Inuyasha growled. "Come on. We'll search else where."
The three of them sent each other sad looks, and followed Inuyasha back into the forest.
Kagome lay on two large futons stacked on top of one another. Her eyes slowly fluttered open, and she just lay there for a moment.
"Inuyasha...." she whispered. When there was no response, her head shot up and she looked around the room. The futon she lay on was in the corner of a large empty room. To her left was an enormous window that took up the entire wall. It looked sort of like a big screen from Kagome's time. She looked out of it and saw Kirara, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha... Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed.
She jumped up from the bed, and ran over to the window.
"Inuyasha! Sango! Miroku! Please! Please.... Look over here..." Kagome whimpered. She beat on the window as hard as she could, but it seemed as if the window was made of brick.
"Why can't you hear me?" she whispered, falling to the ground with tears streaming down her face.
"Because they can't see or here you."
Kagome turned around quickly to see... Ukaran, standing at the door. More hot tears streamed down Kagome's face as she saw him.
"I thought you were dead! You were dead!" she screamed, putting her hands over her head. "This is all a bad dream! Wake up Kagome! Wake up!"
Ukaran chuckled evilly.
"This is no dream my Kagome. I survived that explosion my fool of a brother caused. I was barely scratched. But I figured I would let him do all the work while I pretended to be dead. I thought Naraku had killed that foolish half-breed, but I guess he wasn't strong enough."
Kagome continued to glare at him.
"Why can't they hear me?! Why are they ignoring you?!"
"Because my dear, I am the strongest demon there ever was. My spell shall not be broken."
"You mean..." Kagome turned around to see Inuyasha walking back into the forest. "He can't hear me because of some illusion...?"
Ukaran smirked. "That's right."
"INUYASHA! I'M HERE!" Kagome screamed, beating on the window. "IT'S ME, KAGOME!"
Inuyasha stopped, turning around to look at the huge valley in front of him.
"Was that.... No, it can't be."
Inuyasha turned around and walked back into the forest, followed by the others.
"No! No! Inuyasha! I'm right here!" Kagome screamed again.
"Silence woman. He sees nothing except for a large valley filled with trees. He sees not my huge castle," Ukaran laughed.
"Why you!" Kagome turned around and put her attention back on Ukaran. She reached behind her for an arrow, but she had been discarded of her arrows as well as her bow. Kagome tried to regain the same power she had had the night of the battle with Naraku, but seeing Inuyasha's face and knowing he was alive had softened her heart.
'Inuyasha... You're still alive...' A warm smile appeared on Kagome's face that she couldn't hide.
"Oh so you think this is all just a game do you?" Ukaran growled. "I assure you it's not, and Inuyasha shall never find you. You are now my woman and you shall never see that mutt again!"
Kagome's warm smile disappeared and she glared at Ukaran as he advanced toward her.
"It's time for us to become mates now my dear. Just lay there and it won't hurt a bit. It shall just become pleasure for the both of us."
Ukaran reached out for Kagome, but was thrown back by an invisible barrier.
'What the?! How could she of created a barrier around herself?! Is it that she has done so and doesn't know?! Damnit! That means she could destroy me and my castle in the blink of an eye if I make her angry enough!'
Ukaran rubbed the bruise on his hand thoroughly.
'Why does it hurt so much?! It's just a scratch!' Ukaran cursed.
Kagome looked at her hands and than at Ukaran with a smile.
"Looks like you won't be coming anywhere near me!" she laughed. Ukaran growled and kicked the door open.
"Dinner will be served shortly! I suggest you get used to this, because this is your new home!" Ukaran yelled, stomping down the hall.
Kagome glared at the doorway he had been standing in moments before.
"I hate him," she growled, closing her eyes tightly. Her head shot up and her eyes opened as she heard the door slam shut.
"Did I... Did I do that?" Kagome sighed and looked back out the enormous window where Inuyasha once was.
'He's alive... He's really alive.' Tears streamed down Kagome's face and she wrapped her arms around herself.
"He's alive..." was the last thing she said before her eyes fluttered closed and she went to a place where she could be with Inuyasha forever.
Thank you all for bearing with me. Sense I promised a bunch of chapters, you're going to get a bunch of chapters.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.... But who cares, cause he's alive! Yay!
Chapter19
Searching for Our Loved Ones
Inuyasha sat crouched over the battle site he had been just four days before. In the exact spot he had been dragged to by Kagome's weeping form. He inhaled Kagome's scent one more time before standing up. He faced the others with a firm look on his face.
"She hasn't been back here sense the day of the battle. So I know she hasn't come back looking for us. Her scent is almost completely gone. We need to find her before it is," Inuyasha instructed.
'Kagome.... Your scent just brought half of me back to life...'
"Inuyasha, which way did her scent lead to?" Sango asked.
Inuyasha turned around and pointed to a forest in the distance.
"That way. I want to hurry up and get there before......" Inuyasha trembled as his eyes slightly closed. Miroku placed his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder for comfort, but he pulled away.
"Let's go."
Sango mounted Kirara followed by Miroku and Inuyasha. Kirara didn't move.
"What's wrong? Why won't she go?" Inuyasha asked with a little gruffness in his voice.
"Umm, Inuyasha.... Not that I'm complaining or anything but...." Sango started.
"But why aren't you running like usually?" Shippo finished for her. "You said yourself that the.... Dockter, made you feel all better."
"He did.... It's just that... he told me not to run around for a while. All of my wounds are gone now, but he told me even when they're gone, not to run around for a while. I can damage myself or something like that..."
"That's all I needed to know," Sango said as Kirara took off toward the forest.
'Kagome, please be all right. I don't know what I'll do if something's happened to you...'
Kirara flew through the forest Inuyasha had seen earlier which was filled with Kagome's scent. She avoided all of the trees and bushes while listening to Inuyasha's directions.
"Turn right..... Straight here..... Another right here...... Keep straight...."
Inuyasha looked ahead with a slight growl. His eyes slightly closed.
'Damnit... I need to find her...'
(Flashback)
Kagome's mother stood in front of Inuyasha with her head hung, tears slowly rolling down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry I couldn't....." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome's mother fell forward and sobbed in Inuyasha's kimono.
"Please! Please bring her back!"
Inuyasha looked down at Kagome's mother with sorrow in his eyes. This woman.... Who had always smiled at him when he stormed into her house and snatched her daughter away from her. Who had put her daughters life in danger just so he could find the fragments of the Shikon no Tama. She was actually crying and asking the person who had put her daughter in trouble to get her out of it. She still believed in him. That's one of the reasons he was so desperate to find her.
(End Flashback)
'She's around here somewhere...'
Everyone waited anxiously as Kirara got closer and closer to the end of the forest.
"Come on Kirara! Just a little closer!" Sango said anxiously, almost falling off of the large cat demon.
Finally, Kirara skidded to a stop as she reached the end of the forest.
"Kagome?!" Inuyasha yelled out, as if she were supposed to respond. Everyone sat silently upon Kirara's back as they saw what was in front of them. A large valley with hundred upon hundreds of trees lay in front of them. Small mountains could be seen in the background of the enormous trees.
"No," Inuyasha whispered as he dismounted Kirara. He walked in front of Kirara, viewing the entire area. He sniffed the air intently. "Her scent.... Is gone..."
Inuyasha bent down and dug his claws into the dirt. Sango jumped off of Kirara, walking over to comfort Inuyasha. She patted his back and said softly, "It's alright Inuyasha-"
Inuyasha jumped up, slapping Sango's hand away with a growl.
"No it's not all right!" he growled, with a slightly deeper tone in his voice. "Kagome's not here so it's not all right at all!"
Inuyasha's eyes glowed a bloody red for a moment, than went back to heir normal golden glow. Sango and the others just stared at him.
"Inuyasha...." Shippo whispered. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Inuyasha mumbled, walking back into the forest with his hands inside the sleeves of his haori.
"Inuyasha, where are you going? I thought you said this was were Kagome's scent leaded to...." Miroku started to say, but was cut off by Inuyasha.
"Well I was wrong!" Inuyasha growled. "Come on. We'll search else where."
The three of them sent each other sad looks, and followed Inuyasha back into the forest.
Kagome lay on two large futons stacked on top of one another. Her eyes slowly fluttered open, and she just lay there for a moment.
"Inuyasha...." she whispered. When there was no response, her head shot up and she looked around the room. The futon she lay on was in the corner of a large empty room. To her left was an enormous window that took up the entire wall. It looked sort of like a big screen from Kagome's time. She looked out of it and saw Kirara, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha... Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed.
She jumped up from the bed, and ran over to the window.
"Inuyasha! Sango! Miroku! Please! Please.... Look over here..." Kagome whimpered. She beat on the window as hard as she could, but it seemed as if the window was made of brick.
"Why can't you hear me?" she whispered, falling to the ground with tears streaming down her face.
"Because they can't see or here you."
Kagome turned around quickly to see... Ukaran, standing at the door. More hot tears streamed down Kagome's face as she saw him.
"I thought you were dead! You were dead!" she screamed, putting her hands over her head. "This is all a bad dream! Wake up Kagome! Wake up!"
Ukaran chuckled evilly.
"This is no dream my Kagome. I survived that explosion my fool of a brother caused. I was barely scratched. But I figured I would let him do all the work while I pretended to be dead. I thought Naraku had killed that foolish half-breed, but I guess he wasn't strong enough."
Kagome continued to glare at him.
"Why can't they hear me?! Why are they ignoring you?!"
"Because my dear, I am the strongest demon there ever was. My spell shall not be broken."
"You mean..." Kagome turned around to see Inuyasha walking back into the forest. "He can't hear me because of some illusion...?"
Ukaran smirked. "That's right."
"INUYASHA! I'M HERE!" Kagome screamed, beating on the window. "IT'S ME, KAGOME!"
Inuyasha stopped, turning around to look at the huge valley in front of him.
"Was that.... No, it can't be."
Inuyasha turned around and walked back into the forest, followed by the others.
"No! No! Inuyasha! I'm right here!" Kagome screamed again.
"Silence woman. He sees nothing except for a large valley filled with trees. He sees not my huge castle," Ukaran laughed.
"Why you!" Kagome turned around and put her attention back on Ukaran. She reached behind her for an arrow, but she had been discarded of her arrows as well as her bow. Kagome tried to regain the same power she had had the night of the battle with Naraku, but seeing Inuyasha's face and knowing he was alive had softened her heart.
'Inuyasha... You're still alive...' A warm smile appeared on Kagome's face that she couldn't hide.
"Oh so you think this is all just a game do you?" Ukaran growled. "I assure you it's not, and Inuyasha shall never find you. You are now my woman and you shall never see that mutt again!"
Kagome's warm smile disappeared and she glared at Ukaran as he advanced toward her.
"It's time for us to become mates now my dear. Just lay there and it won't hurt a bit. It shall just become pleasure for the both of us."
Ukaran reached out for Kagome, but was thrown back by an invisible barrier.
'What the?! How could she of created a barrier around herself?! Is it that she has done so and doesn't know?! Damnit! That means she could destroy me and my castle in the blink of an eye if I make her angry enough!'
Ukaran rubbed the bruise on his hand thoroughly.
'Why does it hurt so much?! It's just a scratch!' Ukaran cursed.
Kagome looked at her hands and than at Ukaran with a smile.
"Looks like you won't be coming anywhere near me!" she laughed. Ukaran growled and kicked the door open.
"Dinner will be served shortly! I suggest you get used to this, because this is your new home!" Ukaran yelled, stomping down the hall.
Kagome glared at the doorway he had been standing in moments before.
"I hate him," she growled, closing her eyes tightly. Her head shot up and her eyes opened as she heard the door slam shut.
"Did I... Did I do that?" Kagome sighed and looked back out the enormous window where Inuyasha once was.
'He's alive... He's really alive.' Tears streamed down Kagome's face and she wrapped her arms around herself.
"He's alive..." was the last thing she said before her eyes fluttered closed and she went to a place where she could be with Inuyasha forever.
Thank you all for bearing with me. Sense I promised a bunch of chapters, you're going to get a bunch of chapters.