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Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha....I've run out of different ways to say that I'm dirt poor, and couldn't draw a snake to save my life. --;;
Authors Note Ok guys, I'm really sorry I haven't updated in a looooong time, but please understand that my family is going through ANOTHER rough time. My aunt is really sick, and I mean like a life death situation, so I would appreciate if you would just give me some time to cope. But thank you for your patience that I have received. it seems like these r excuses, but plz trust me...they're not. i wouldn't joke about family matters like this.(On a happier note though, I broke my glasses, and I'm killing myself to read what I'm typing. " lol ty god for spell check!)
Chapter Eleven: Painful News
"Kagome." Inu Yasha's eyes widened to their full extent. They all stood in silent shock. All save for Kaede. She sighed quietly to herself. Somehow, bright, cheerful, Kagome had been given the hardest life to live. How much longer, before Kikyou re-attained her soul? How much longer, before Kagome broke down emotionally?
"MOMMA!!!" Shippou finally broke free of Sango's protective grasp, and scurried to her. He knelt beside her worn out body. Grabbing her limp hand, he placed it on his head. Wishing, just wishing that she would wake up, tell him it would be ok, pat his head, or even pinch his cheeks. But she remained oblivious to the world.
"Miroku," Sango managed to croak out. "Help me…. help me get her to Kaede's hut."
Miroku nodded. Pain was evident in his eyes. Pain, and sympathy. He reached to pick her up, passing a side-ways glance at Inu Yasha. He looked devastated. 'If only he knew what was going on. If only….' He stood up, Kagome in his arms, and began making his journey with Shippou crying silently behind him, and Sango bombarding Kaede with questions.
Inu Yasha stood silently. He raised his hands, and stared at them. These hands, HIS hands, had almost killed Kagome. Kagome, HIS Kagome was almost killed by himself. His knees gave way, and his eyes cleared over. Thunder sounded in the distant, but didn't snap him out of his stupor. A tear made its way down his cheek. 'I sent her down the well without a goodbye.' Another glass tear fell from his amber eyes. 'I replaced her with Kikyou, betrayed her.' Two tears soaked the ground beneath him. 'I almost killed her.' He stared horrified at his own hands. Deaf to the world around him. He didn't rise from his spot. Even after the rain began to pour, the sunset, and the moon rose. He remained forever still. Clinging to her faint scent. 'I'm a monster.'
Sango
They sat around the fire silently. Kaede was stirring some soup in a large cauldron like pot. Miroku was resting against the wall. His wind tunnel had expanded that day. Sango had been filled with worry. Grief, and sadness enveloped her broken heart. Shippou had not left Kagome's side once. He lay sleeping next to her occasionally mumbling 'Mamma' every now and then. Silence was all there was. Sango looked to Kaede.
"How long has she been here Kaede?" She tried to keep her voice from quivering.
"Three days. At least, as far as I know." Kaede was old, but she sounded old beyond her years.
"How- how much could Kikyou have taken from her?" Small tears began to fall down her pale cheeks.
"Kagome has already lost a third of her soul. If she stays here another 5 months…it shall be the end for her." Kaede coughed violently turning away from the soup.
Miroku awoke with a start. Concern filled his eyes, as they landed on her, but his concern worsened when his attention switched to Kaede. "Are you okay Kaede? Did you need something?"
"Aye, I am fine. T'is Kagome ye need be worrying about."
"Inu Yasha looks devastated." Miroku stated looking out the small window. Inu Yasha still remained sitting on the ground. He hadn't moved all day.
"No." Sango stated. "He looks broken. He probably blames himself for all of this. I wish there was something more we could do." She turned her eyes towards Kagome. "Please wake up soon Kagome. Wake up and make everything right again."
OO Kagome OO
She stood atop a hillside. Across the valley, stood the root of all her pains. Naraku. By her side stood Inu Yasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kaede, and even Sessoumaru. But he did not yield Toukijin. Kagome glanced to her side. The sword was HERS. She glanced back up at Naraku. A gasp escaped her lips. An entire army stood beside him. It was massive. She could barely see the end of it. She looked to the sky. Perhaps there was someway that she could munipulate the weather to wipe out SOME of the demons.
A wave of fear washed over her. Hitting her hard enough she was almost knocked over even in this dream of hers. The sky was red. Blood red. She was consumed by black. A thick black blanket that wouldn't tear of rip. She struggled mercilessly, trying to break free. The battle had begun. War cries, and yells of anguish could be heard around her. A familiar voice made her stop breathing, and struggling all together. 'Kaede.' Harder then ever she fought the invisible bindings that would not let her move. Shippou could be heard screaming for her, but was silenced not long after. "SHIPPOU!!!!" Kagome screamed, but no sound came out.
"SANGO!!!" some one yelled. "MIROKU!!!"
Blue orbs grew to an astonishing size as she realized that was Inu Yasha's voice. She finally broke free. But the world around her was silent. Bodies lay askew. She found her friends, and surrogate son. Their bodies were mangled. Torn to pieces. She chocked back a sob. Some how, through her pain, she could feel hope. She hadn't found Inu Yasha yet. He might still be alive! Hope grew in her, implanting its seed in her heart. But she felt as if she had been punched in the gut at the voices she heard.
"Kikyou….why?" She spun to her left. Inu Yasha lay beneath a tree. Kikyou's arrow embedded in his chest. 'God NO!' she cried.
Kikyou looked down on him with malice. "Because Inu Yasha," she spit out his name. "All I've wanted since I was brought back, was to see you die. See you die the oh-so-painful death I had. You see, I can't take you to Hell alive. So I'll do it when you're dead. You belong to me Inu Yasha. You always will."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" One voice ran through the clearing, but fell upon deaf ears, for everyone there, was dead.
She sat up dripping in cold sweat. Gasping for breath, Kagome raised her arms to hug herself. She pulled her knees up. No one was currently in the hut. So she pulled her knees up, and cried. Cried, because no one could hear her. No one could see her. No one would know her weakness if she didn't let it show. She had to leave them. But she couldn't leave this time. Not until Naraku lay in ashes. She would make sure he did. Even after….even after Kikyou had her soul back. Kagome Higurashi would NOT rest until he did, and Kikyou along with him.
Raising her head, she wiped away her tears using her sleeve. She cast a glance around the small hut. It hadn't changed one bit. She looked out the window. Her eyes squinted slightly. Was that Inu Yasha? Her shoulders fell, and a sad smile took over her lips.
'Typical Inu Yasha. Blaming it on himself. I wish that…you could truly be happy for once Inu Yasha.' She stood up. The hut was empty. It looked to be around…sun set? Had she been out for that long. Her small feet padded against the wooden floor. She pulled away the door covering. 'If I'm going to leave, I'm not going to leave letting him blame this on himself. Or thinking that I abandoned him.' A small pain reached her chest, and it only grew as she saw the look on Inu Yasha's face.
He looked pained, devastated, hurt, scared, betrayed. She took in a shaky breathe. She moved her shaking hand to touch his shoulder softly. He didn't respond. He seemed lost in his own world. Her bottom lip quivered slightly. It hurt so much to see him like this. Her lips parted, but nothing came out. Once again tears threatened to fall. She fell to her knees, and hugged him. It seem to break him out of his trance for he jumped slightly. She whispered his name quietly. Burrying her head in his shoulder, she let her tears fall.
Inu Yasha awoke from his state with a start. That scent. That alluring scent. 'Kagome.' He looked down. She clung to him as if he were her life line. As if she needed him. Even after all he had done. She whispered his name. It felt so good. So damn good to hear it. The way she said it. The emotion in her voice. It sunk in. This was her way of forgiving him. He wrapped his arms around her. In and instant he was nudging her neck with his nose softly. Taking in her smell, feeling her arms around him, and feeling that familiar flutter in his stomach.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. I'm sorry." He half muttered half sobbed over and over like a prayer.
Kagome raised her head from his shoulder and pushed back slightly so she could see his face. "It's okay Inu Yasha. You didn't know any better. I forgive you." She gently caressed his cheek. "I forgive you."
Her eyes locked with his, and her breathe hitched itself in her throat. Her heart pounded rapidly against her chest. Those golden eyes. The ones she dreamed of every night were so sad. So many emotions ran through them, but one stood out most. Was it….love? Slowly their heads drew closer together, until her forehead rested against his. They were nose to nose. Sighing contently, she sniffed away the last of her tears. It felt perfect. It felt so right. Right to be with him. Right to love him. Her eyes began to feel heavy. They were closing. Their lips were so close. She pulled back gasping.
A pain shot through her entire body. She gasped for air, and clutched her heart at the same time. 'NO!' she thought.
"Kagome?!" Inu Yasha asked startled. "Kagome, are you ok? What's wrong? Kagome?" He scrambled to her side. Picking her up, and holding her tight, he stroked her hair. "What's wrong? KAEDE! SANGO! MIROKU!!!! SOMEONE DAMMIT! HURRY!"
Kagome let out a breathe and with it, a white whisp of something. Inu Yasha couldn't tell what it was, but somehow, he felt it was important. Reaching out with one hand, he tried to pull it back, but it was too far gone. Minutes passed like hours. Kagome's breathing regulated. "Inu Yasha." She murmered.
"Shhh. I'm here Kagome. I'm here. KAEDE!!!" She was blacking out. A tingling feeling rose in his stomach. It was doing flips and turns, and he didn't like the way it was feeling. "Wake up Kagome! WAKE UP!!!"
"INU YASHA! What's ails ye to be causing such a racket?" Kaede had come scrambling out of one of the village huts.
"She passed out." Kaede blanched. "What? What's wrong with Kagome?" He demanded. This was not looking good.
"Bring her to my hut imeadiately." Kaede stood, and scrambled off to somewhere else. Not wasting a minute, Inu Yasha picked Kagome up. One hand on her back the other hooked underneath her knees. Literally ripping the door hanging aside, he placed her on her bed cot. Pulling the blanket up, he smoothed away the bangs from her face. She began sweating profusely. Panicking, he used his shirt to wipe away some of the sweat. Sango came bursting into the hut Miroku and Shippou close behind. She pushed Inu Yasha aside, but he didn't object. As long as Kagome was okay, he didn't care what happened to him.
"Shippou go get me a cloth, and some water from the river."
"O-o-okay." He said shakily, and hurried to do it. 'Please be o.k. Mamma. For me…and Daddy.'
"Miroku," She called, "what do you think?"
Miroku walked over stiffly. He reached for her fore head, but immeadiatly drew back. "She….she….we have to hurry. Where's Kaede?"
As if on cue, Kaede stumbled into the room. A bunch of herbs in her hand, she began pulling things off the shelf. Mixing them together furiously in a bowl. Then pouring some of the water that Shippou had returned with in it, before boiling it over the fire. Sango set away to wiping away the sweat from Kagome's forehead. Shippou crawled over to Inu Yasha who looked worried, and scared at the same time. He moved to sit on Inu Yasha's lap. They had grown closer after Kagome had left. Inu Yasha pulled him closer as if afraid to loose him to.
"Is Mamma gonna be ok?" he looked up at Inu Yasha with the same frightened eyes.
"I don't know Shippou. I…don't know."
Shippou whimpered, and dug himself a soft spot in Inu Yasha's sleeve.
Snapping out of it, Inu Yasha turned to Miroku who sat beside him watching the women do their work, and hopefully bring Kagome back ok. "What happened to her Miroku?"
Miroku looked up with sad eyes. "We might loose her Inu Yasha."
Fear surrounded him. His hear pounded, his breathing stopped, and his eyes became void of all emotion except fear. 'We might loose her Inu Yasha.' It echoed in his mind. It was as if he were on a mountain top, and Miroku had shouted it to the world. 'No. We can't loose her. I can't loose her. No! NOO!!!' "NO DAMMIT!!!" He smashed his fist making a large whole through the floor. "We're NOT loosing her DAMMIT!!! WAKE UP KAGOME!!! WAKE UP!!!" He dropped Shippou from his lap, and pushed aside the two women. Grabbing Kagome by her shoulders, he shook her vigorously.
Miroku moved to restrain him. He pulled Inu Yasha back. "STOP IT INU YASHA!!! Leave them…to do…their work. IF NOT KAGOME'S GOING TO DIE!!!" he finally shouted. That stopped him.
Breathing hard, Inu Yasha took in a shaky breathe. He went limp, and slumped against the wall. The room seemed to vanish around him. Everything was gone, except for her. Her face, her smile, her scent. He could see the first time they met, when she had almost been burned by Yura's fire, when she had helped him transform Tetsuiga, when they had met Miroku, and Shippou, when he thought Manten had killed her, and when Kikyou had taken her soul. It was all there. He snapped back to reality as if someone had chucked a rock at him. Her soul….had she been….no. Kikyou wouldn't do something like that.
He turned back to look at her. She was beautiful. Everything he ever wanted. Silky, soft, wavy, raven hair with a bluish tint, stormy blue/grey eyes full of spirit, cheerful, friendly, kind, and she cared. Cared for others that she didn't even know. Shippou who had awoken after being dropped to the floor stared horrified at Kagome who was squirming in her sleep, and sweating non-stop. Kaede lifted up her head, and poured the hot broth down her throat. Kagome sputtered slightly but seemed to settle down a little. Still her eye brows furrowed in a concentration of some sort, and continued to sweat. Shippou leapt to her side in an instant, and cuddled up by her hip. Sniffling and crying small tears.
Sango turned to Kaede. "Is she going to be okay now?"
Kaede sighed, and stood. "I do not know child. Only time will tell us if she has won the battle."
Sango sobbed. "DAMMIT!!! Kaede, you said she had five months!"
Inu Yasha looked up slightly dazed and confused. Kaede sighed, and stood up once more. "I know what I said child, but it seems that I have underestimated the amount of power she holds over Kagome."
"What's wrong with Kagome?" Inu Yasha demanded sternly.
Sango passed a glance between Miroku, and Kaede, then looked back to Inu Yasha. Sango sighed. "Inu Yasha, there's something you need to know. Kagome….Kagome is dieing."
Inu Yasha gasped. His mouth opened and closed but nothing came out. The hut was as silent as a tomb. Even Kagome had stopped her whimpering as if to make the pause as dramatic as possible. Minutes passed, before Inu Yasha finally managed to say hoarsely, "Who?"
Sango bit her lip. "We don't know Inu Yasha." She hated it. She hated lying to him. But, it was for his own good. Loosing Kagome, then finding out what Kikyou had done would destroy him. 'He's not ready to choose yet. But Inu Yasha, I hope you some how know what you're doing to Kagome.'
Inu Yasha crawled over to Kagome as Shippou had previously done. Taking the hint, Kaede, Miroku, and Sango left the hut. Lying down next to her, Inu Yasha pulled her close. Kagome shifted slightly, and buried her head into his chest. Her breathing seemed to calm. This was the way it should be. The way it was MEANT to be. Inu Yasha, and Kagome side by side, with Shippou in between them. A family. That's what they were for that short moment. They were a family. That night, Inu Yasha drifted off into his first peaceful dream in a long time. There was no such promise with Kikyou. He didn't have to see Kagome's reaction because he didn't leave to go to Hell. It was just him, and Shippou, and Kagome sitting by a stream laughing, and enjoying the moment. But deep inside, he knew…something horrible was about to happen.
Kikyou
She smirked. Soon. Soon she'd be rid of her, and then she would be free. Free to walk the Earth like a human again. And she would have her revenge upon Inu Yasha. Kikyou yelped as a pain stabbed her chest. What was going on? A fragment of the souls she had collected left her body of clay. Leaving her to feel slightly cold. 'NO!' She thought. 'What's happening? This isn't possible. She's not strong enough. I'm the stronger one! So why does she suddenly have the strength to take back her soul?' Her eyes narrowed. "Inu Yasha." She whispered.
"I'm ending this. Now. Say good bye Kagome, your time is up." The soul stealers circled around her. With an evil smirk gracing her lips, she soared towards her previous village.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Well. I finally updated the next update will most likely be late as well. But tell me how u liked it. Heck flame me for all I care. Lol. Those always make me laugh. Thanx to the following reviewers:
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well until next time! ja ne!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu Yasha....I've run out of different ways to say that I'm dirt poor, and couldn't draw a snake to save my life. --;;
Authors Note Ok guys, I'm really sorry I haven't updated in a looooong time, but please understand that my family is going through ANOTHER rough time. My aunt is really sick, and I mean like a life death situation, so I would appreciate if you would just give me some time to cope. But thank you for your patience that I have received. it seems like these r excuses, but plz trust me...they're not. i wouldn't joke about family matters like this.(On a happier note though, I broke my glasses, and I'm killing myself to read what I'm typing. " lol ty god for spell check!)
Chapter Eleven: Painful News
"Kagome." Inu Yasha's eyes widened to their full extent. They all stood in silent shock. All save for Kaede. She sighed quietly to herself. Somehow, bright, cheerful, Kagome had been given the hardest life to live. How much longer, before Kikyou re-attained her soul? How much longer, before Kagome broke down emotionally?
"MOMMA!!!" Shippou finally broke free of Sango's protective grasp, and scurried to her. He knelt beside her worn out body. Grabbing her limp hand, he placed it on his head. Wishing, just wishing that she would wake up, tell him it would be ok, pat his head, or even pinch his cheeks. But she remained oblivious to the world.
"Miroku," Sango managed to croak out. "Help me…. help me get her to Kaede's hut."
Miroku nodded. Pain was evident in his eyes. Pain, and sympathy. He reached to pick her up, passing a side-ways glance at Inu Yasha. He looked devastated. 'If only he knew what was going on. If only….' He stood up, Kagome in his arms, and began making his journey with Shippou crying silently behind him, and Sango bombarding Kaede with questions.
Inu Yasha stood silently. He raised his hands, and stared at them. These hands, HIS hands, had almost killed Kagome. Kagome, HIS Kagome was almost killed by himself. His knees gave way, and his eyes cleared over. Thunder sounded in the distant, but didn't snap him out of his stupor. A tear made its way down his cheek. 'I sent her down the well without a goodbye.' Another glass tear fell from his amber eyes. 'I replaced her with Kikyou, betrayed her.' Two tears soaked the ground beneath him. 'I almost killed her.' He stared horrified at his own hands. Deaf to the world around him. He didn't rise from his spot. Even after the rain began to pour, the sunset, and the moon rose. He remained forever still. Clinging to her faint scent. 'I'm a monster.'
Sango
They sat around the fire silently. Kaede was stirring some soup in a large cauldron like pot. Miroku was resting against the wall. His wind tunnel had expanded that day. Sango had been filled with worry. Grief, and sadness enveloped her broken heart. Shippou had not left Kagome's side once. He lay sleeping next to her occasionally mumbling 'Mamma' every now and then. Silence was all there was. Sango looked to Kaede.
"How long has she been here Kaede?" She tried to keep her voice from quivering.
"Three days. At least, as far as I know." Kaede was old, but she sounded old beyond her years.
"How- how much could Kikyou have taken from her?" Small tears began to fall down her pale cheeks.
"Kagome has already lost a third of her soul. If she stays here another 5 months…it shall be the end for her." Kaede coughed violently turning away from the soup.
Miroku awoke with a start. Concern filled his eyes, as they landed on her, but his concern worsened when his attention switched to Kaede. "Are you okay Kaede? Did you need something?"
"Aye, I am fine. T'is Kagome ye need be worrying about."
"Inu Yasha looks devastated." Miroku stated looking out the small window. Inu Yasha still remained sitting on the ground. He hadn't moved all day.
"No." Sango stated. "He looks broken. He probably blames himself for all of this. I wish there was something more we could do." She turned her eyes towards Kagome. "Please wake up soon Kagome. Wake up and make everything right again."
OO Kagome OO
She stood atop a hillside. Across the valley, stood the root of all her pains. Naraku. By her side stood Inu Yasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kaede, and even Sessoumaru. But he did not yield Toukijin. Kagome glanced to her side. The sword was HERS. She glanced back up at Naraku. A gasp escaped her lips. An entire army stood beside him. It was massive. She could barely see the end of it. She looked to the sky. Perhaps there was someway that she could munipulate the weather to wipe out SOME of the demons.
A wave of fear washed over her. Hitting her hard enough she was almost knocked over even in this dream of hers. The sky was red. Blood red. She was consumed by black. A thick black blanket that wouldn't tear of rip. She struggled mercilessly, trying to break free. The battle had begun. War cries, and yells of anguish could be heard around her. A familiar voice made her stop breathing, and struggling all together. 'Kaede.' Harder then ever she fought the invisible bindings that would not let her move. Shippou could be heard screaming for her, but was silenced not long after. "SHIPPOU!!!!" Kagome screamed, but no sound came out.
"SANGO!!!" some one yelled. "MIROKU!!!"
Blue orbs grew to an astonishing size as she realized that was Inu Yasha's voice. She finally broke free. But the world around her was silent. Bodies lay askew. She found her friends, and surrogate son. Their bodies were mangled. Torn to pieces. She chocked back a sob. Some how, through her pain, she could feel hope. She hadn't found Inu Yasha yet. He might still be alive! Hope grew in her, implanting its seed in her heart. But she felt as if she had been punched in the gut at the voices she heard.
"Kikyou….why?" She spun to her left. Inu Yasha lay beneath a tree. Kikyou's arrow embedded in his chest. 'God NO!' she cried.
Kikyou looked down on him with malice. "Because Inu Yasha," she spit out his name. "All I've wanted since I was brought back, was to see you die. See you die the oh-so-painful death I had. You see, I can't take you to Hell alive. So I'll do it when you're dead. You belong to me Inu Yasha. You always will."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" One voice ran through the clearing, but fell upon deaf ears, for everyone there, was dead.
She sat up dripping in cold sweat. Gasping for breath, Kagome raised her arms to hug herself. She pulled her knees up. No one was currently in the hut. So she pulled her knees up, and cried. Cried, because no one could hear her. No one could see her. No one would know her weakness if she didn't let it show. She had to leave them. But she couldn't leave this time. Not until Naraku lay in ashes. She would make sure he did. Even after….even after Kikyou had her soul back. Kagome Higurashi would NOT rest until he did, and Kikyou along with him.
Raising her head, she wiped away her tears using her sleeve. She cast a glance around the small hut. It hadn't changed one bit. She looked out the window. Her eyes squinted slightly. Was that Inu Yasha? Her shoulders fell, and a sad smile took over her lips.
'Typical Inu Yasha. Blaming it on himself. I wish that…you could truly be happy for once Inu Yasha.' She stood up. The hut was empty. It looked to be around…sun set? Had she been out for that long. Her small feet padded against the wooden floor. She pulled away the door covering. 'If I'm going to leave, I'm not going to leave letting him blame this on himself. Or thinking that I abandoned him.' A small pain reached her chest, and it only grew as she saw the look on Inu Yasha's face.
He looked pained, devastated, hurt, scared, betrayed. She took in a shaky breathe. She moved her shaking hand to touch his shoulder softly. He didn't respond. He seemed lost in his own world. Her bottom lip quivered slightly. It hurt so much to see him like this. Her lips parted, but nothing came out. Once again tears threatened to fall. She fell to her knees, and hugged him. It seem to break him out of his trance for he jumped slightly. She whispered his name quietly. Burrying her head in his shoulder, she let her tears fall.
Inu Yasha awoke from his state with a start. That scent. That alluring scent. 'Kagome.' He looked down. She clung to him as if he were her life line. As if she needed him. Even after all he had done. She whispered his name. It felt so good. So damn good to hear it. The way she said it. The emotion in her voice. It sunk in. This was her way of forgiving him. He wrapped his arms around her. In and instant he was nudging her neck with his nose softly. Taking in her smell, feeling her arms around him, and feeling that familiar flutter in his stomach.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. I'm sorry." He half muttered half sobbed over and over like a prayer.
Kagome raised her head from his shoulder and pushed back slightly so she could see his face. "It's okay Inu Yasha. You didn't know any better. I forgive you." She gently caressed his cheek. "I forgive you."
Her eyes locked with his, and her breathe hitched itself in her throat. Her heart pounded rapidly against her chest. Those golden eyes. The ones she dreamed of every night were so sad. So many emotions ran through them, but one stood out most. Was it….love? Slowly their heads drew closer together, until her forehead rested against his. They were nose to nose. Sighing contently, she sniffed away the last of her tears. It felt perfect. It felt so right. Right to be with him. Right to love him. Her eyes began to feel heavy. They were closing. Their lips were so close. She pulled back gasping.
A pain shot through her entire body. She gasped for air, and clutched her heart at the same time. 'NO!' she thought.
"Kagome?!" Inu Yasha asked startled. "Kagome, are you ok? What's wrong? Kagome?" He scrambled to her side. Picking her up, and holding her tight, he stroked her hair. "What's wrong? KAEDE! SANGO! MIROKU!!!! SOMEONE DAMMIT! HURRY!"
Kagome let out a breathe and with it, a white whisp of something. Inu Yasha couldn't tell what it was, but somehow, he felt it was important. Reaching out with one hand, he tried to pull it back, but it was too far gone. Minutes passed like hours. Kagome's breathing regulated. "Inu Yasha." She murmered.
"Shhh. I'm here Kagome. I'm here. KAEDE!!!" She was blacking out. A tingling feeling rose in his stomach. It was doing flips and turns, and he didn't like the way it was feeling. "Wake up Kagome! WAKE UP!!!"
"INU YASHA! What's ails ye to be causing such a racket?" Kaede had come scrambling out of one of the village huts.
"She passed out." Kaede blanched. "What? What's wrong with Kagome?" He demanded. This was not looking good.
"Bring her to my hut imeadiately." Kaede stood, and scrambled off to somewhere else. Not wasting a minute, Inu Yasha picked Kagome up. One hand on her back the other hooked underneath her knees. Literally ripping the door hanging aside, he placed her on her bed cot. Pulling the blanket up, he smoothed away the bangs from her face. She began sweating profusely. Panicking, he used his shirt to wipe away some of the sweat. Sango came bursting into the hut Miroku and Shippou close behind. She pushed Inu Yasha aside, but he didn't object. As long as Kagome was okay, he didn't care what happened to him.
"Shippou go get me a cloth, and some water from the river."
"O-o-okay." He said shakily, and hurried to do it. 'Please be o.k. Mamma. For me…and Daddy.'
"Miroku," She called, "what do you think?"
Miroku walked over stiffly. He reached for her fore head, but immeadiatly drew back. "She….she….we have to hurry. Where's Kaede?"
As if on cue, Kaede stumbled into the room. A bunch of herbs in her hand, she began pulling things off the shelf. Mixing them together furiously in a bowl. Then pouring some of the water that Shippou had returned with in it, before boiling it over the fire. Sango set away to wiping away the sweat from Kagome's forehead. Shippou crawled over to Inu Yasha who looked worried, and scared at the same time. He moved to sit on Inu Yasha's lap. They had grown closer after Kagome had left. Inu Yasha pulled him closer as if afraid to loose him to.
"Is Mamma gonna be ok?" he looked up at Inu Yasha with the same frightened eyes.
"I don't know Shippou. I…don't know."
Shippou whimpered, and dug himself a soft spot in Inu Yasha's sleeve.
Snapping out of it, Inu Yasha turned to Miroku who sat beside him watching the women do their work, and hopefully bring Kagome back ok. "What happened to her Miroku?"
Miroku looked up with sad eyes. "We might loose her Inu Yasha."
Fear surrounded him. His hear pounded, his breathing stopped, and his eyes became void of all emotion except fear. 'We might loose her Inu Yasha.' It echoed in his mind. It was as if he were on a mountain top, and Miroku had shouted it to the world. 'No. We can't loose her. I can't loose her. No! NOO!!!' "NO DAMMIT!!!" He smashed his fist making a large whole through the floor. "We're NOT loosing her DAMMIT!!! WAKE UP KAGOME!!! WAKE UP!!!" He dropped Shippou from his lap, and pushed aside the two women. Grabbing Kagome by her shoulders, he shook her vigorously.
Miroku moved to restrain him. He pulled Inu Yasha back. "STOP IT INU YASHA!!! Leave them…to do…their work. IF NOT KAGOME'S GOING TO DIE!!!" he finally shouted. That stopped him.
Breathing hard, Inu Yasha took in a shaky breathe. He went limp, and slumped against the wall. The room seemed to vanish around him. Everything was gone, except for her. Her face, her smile, her scent. He could see the first time they met, when she had almost been burned by Yura's fire, when she had helped him transform Tetsuiga, when they had met Miroku, and Shippou, when he thought Manten had killed her, and when Kikyou had taken her soul. It was all there. He snapped back to reality as if someone had chucked a rock at him. Her soul….had she been….no. Kikyou wouldn't do something like that.
He turned back to look at her. She was beautiful. Everything he ever wanted. Silky, soft, wavy, raven hair with a bluish tint, stormy blue/grey eyes full of spirit, cheerful, friendly, kind, and she cared. Cared for others that she didn't even know. Shippou who had awoken after being dropped to the floor stared horrified at Kagome who was squirming in her sleep, and sweating non-stop. Kaede lifted up her head, and poured the hot broth down her throat. Kagome sputtered slightly but seemed to settle down a little. Still her eye brows furrowed in a concentration of some sort, and continued to sweat. Shippou leapt to her side in an instant, and cuddled up by her hip. Sniffling and crying small tears.
Sango turned to Kaede. "Is she going to be okay now?"
Kaede sighed, and stood. "I do not know child. Only time will tell us if she has won the battle."
Sango sobbed. "DAMMIT!!! Kaede, you said she had five months!"
Inu Yasha looked up slightly dazed and confused. Kaede sighed, and stood up once more. "I know what I said child, but it seems that I have underestimated the amount of power she holds over Kagome."
"What's wrong with Kagome?" Inu Yasha demanded sternly.
Sango passed a glance between Miroku, and Kaede, then looked back to Inu Yasha. Sango sighed. "Inu Yasha, there's something you need to know. Kagome….Kagome is dieing."
Inu Yasha gasped. His mouth opened and closed but nothing came out. The hut was as silent as a tomb. Even Kagome had stopped her whimpering as if to make the pause as dramatic as possible. Minutes passed, before Inu Yasha finally managed to say hoarsely, "Who?"
Sango bit her lip. "We don't know Inu Yasha." She hated it. She hated lying to him. But, it was for his own good. Loosing Kagome, then finding out what Kikyou had done would destroy him. 'He's not ready to choose yet. But Inu Yasha, I hope you some how know what you're doing to Kagome.'
Inu Yasha crawled over to Kagome as Shippou had previously done. Taking the hint, Kaede, Miroku, and Sango left the hut. Lying down next to her, Inu Yasha pulled her close. Kagome shifted slightly, and buried her head into his chest. Her breathing seemed to calm. This was the way it should be. The way it was MEANT to be. Inu Yasha, and Kagome side by side, with Shippou in between them. A family. That's what they were for that short moment. They were a family. That night, Inu Yasha drifted off into his first peaceful dream in a long time. There was no such promise with Kikyou. He didn't have to see Kagome's reaction because he didn't leave to go to Hell. It was just him, and Shippou, and Kagome sitting by a stream laughing, and enjoying the moment. But deep inside, he knew…something horrible was about to happen.
Kikyou
She smirked. Soon. Soon she'd be rid of her, and then she would be free. Free to walk the Earth like a human again. And she would have her revenge upon Inu Yasha. Kikyou yelped as a pain stabbed her chest. What was going on? A fragment of the souls she had collected left her body of clay. Leaving her to feel slightly cold. 'NO!' She thought. 'What's happening? This isn't possible. She's not strong enough. I'm the stronger one! So why does she suddenly have the strength to take back her soul?' Her eyes narrowed. "Inu Yasha." She whispered.
"I'm ending this. Now. Say good bye Kagome, your time is up." The soul stealers circled around her. With an evil smirk gracing her lips, she soared towards her previous village.
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Well. I finally updated the next update will most likely be late as well. But tell me how u liked it. Heck flame me for all I care. Lol. Those always make me laugh. Thanx to the following reviewers:
SSJ-Princess223 sorry this took so long, but yea. hopefully this pleased u ne?
Kagome Lovers Cool thanx. i dun really think my story is that great though. --but glad u think so lol
Jammies2000srry this update took so long to post. -- but just to let u know...Kagomes diary comes into play later. hint hint
what-is-lifesrry it took so long. well...this isn't much of a cliffy. u probably know what's gonna happen anyways. lolz
Ryuu of broken light yea..poor kagome...hmmm should i have her souless? or not?.....
apsent soulsrry this is taking to long. --"
SKC-ANIME-LOVERi';m glad u like this story. i hope the chapter isn't to short...but with all the things happening around me...it's hard to write
chickenmastahit doesn't look like they'll have time to handle her coming back....hmmm should i leave KAGOME souless instead of kikyou? o.O oh the possibilities.
Inuyasha's Priestess i'm glad u enjoy it
KikyouHaterur wish is my command! lolz.
well until next time! ja ne!