Ch. 10: My Last Breath
me: hello! I'm back! Kikyo-chan is too! ::pulls her hair::
Kikyo: fehhh...
me: This is the last chapter, there will be no epilogue. Thank you all so much for your kind reviews! anime flood tears
Kikyo: ::hands her a hanky::
me: ::sniff:: thank you. Why are you being so nice?
Kikyo: 'cause this damn story is finally over, and we don't have to listen to Miroku fangirls!!
me: oh shut up. You're a Miroku fangirl yourself!!
Kikyo: shut.....up....
me: review, please! this is the very last chapter!!
Hold on to me, love
You know I can't stay long
All I wanted was to say I love you
And that I'm not afraid
Can you hear me?
Can you feel me in your arms?
"Honestly, Houshi-sama. You could sleep through a tornado!" Sango muttered. The monk sat up, confused, rubbing his head.
"What did you hit me with?"
Sango inclined her head toward her boomerang, which was resting on the floor, about three feet from her reach.
"I wondered why that hurt so much..." Miroku mumbled, standing up and dusting his violet robes.
"Well, you wouldn't wake up..." Sango said, smiling. He returned the smile; after what he had just seen, he would have done anything for her.
"Anyways, InuYasha and Kagome are waiting outside, and we're going to keep traveling to Kaede's; InuYasha is getting pretty impatient, and Kagome's had to stop him from coming in here and pounding your head in."
"You did a pretty good job of pounding my head in yourself..."
"Oh shut up..." She laughed and brushed a piece of dark hair back behind her ear. "Come on, let's go already."
Miroku nodded and followed her outside, still sweating from his vivid dream. Something seemed to be bothering Sango, and she spun around to face him, her eyes intense.
"Look, this has been bothering me...what you said last night, about how I could say something nice to you? Well, okay, look. I hope you had sweet dreams, okay??" With that, she spun on her heel and marched over to InuYasha and Kagome. Miroku smiled and followed her.
Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
sweet raptured light?
It ends here
tonight.
"Took you long enough, Miroku!" InuYasha yelled. Kagome rolled her eyes. She shrugged at Miroku.
"The important thing is that he's here, InuYasha..." Kagome said airily. "Can we go now?"
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?" A strange voice spoke from somewhere above them. Miroku turned cold. He knew that voice...this couldn't be happening.
"I thought it might be you...Kagura!" InuYasha snarled, and Miroku knew he was right. The wind youkai sneered and sent a massive wave toward the hut.
"Houshi-sama, get away from that hut now!" Sango screamed, getting ready for battle. Miroku obeyed, dodging out of the way as the lethal wind slammed into the place.
It was the future...someway, somehow I saw the future. I'm going to die unless I change it. But how can I change it? When it comes down to it, it's either mine or Sango's life...
And that was an easy decision.
I'll miss the winter
A world of fragile things
Look for me in the white forest
Hiding in a hollow tree
Come find me
I know you hear me
I can taste it in your tears
"Dance of the Dragon!" The attack flew toward Sango, who deflected it with her boomerang, her eyes afire.
"You're going to have to do better than that, Kagura!" InuYasha yelled, unsheathing his sword and sending the Wind Scar toward her.
"Haven't you learned, InuYasha?" She laughed and took control of his wind, immobolizing it. She prepared to send another wave toward the hanyou, when she felt a heavy object crash into her back. She whipped around, only to see the demon slayer, boldly raising a delicate hand to catch the Hiraikotsu.
"You'll pay for that!" Kagura shrieked. She flicked open her fan and was about to get rid of the girl for good, but out of the corner of her eye....
Miroku held up his Kazaana, his eyes blazing. He would die for his love, yes he would. It would hurt her, and he hated that, but she needed to live her life. She had already lost so much of it.
Holding my last breath
Safe inside myself
Are all my thoughts of you
Sweet raptured light?
It ends here
tonight.
"Miroku, don't!" Kagome screamed. She was on her knees searching for the sacred arrows. They were the only thing that would stand a chance against Kagura. Her blue-black hair whipped around her face, hiding the terrified look that she wore.
"You mortals forget so easily! Open the Air Rip and the wasps will consume you easily! Better to let me do my work, ne?" She laughed, and pushed the dark brown hair out of her eyes so she could see more clearly.
"Dance of the Dragon!" The blades flew toward Sango, who held her boomerang steady. Miroku didn't think twice; he opened the Kazaana and the blades smashed into the trees, a good four feet away from Sango.
"Fool!" Kagura screamed, clearly miffed about missing her target. She sent the wasps toward Miroku, who once again attempted to close the tunnel. But they were too quick, and there was nothing he could do.
"Houshi-sama!!!"
Closing your eyes to disappear
You pray your dreams will leave you here
But still you wake and know the truth
No one's here...
He fell to his knees, wincing. Kagome screamed.
"You'll pay for that one, Kagura!" InuYasha roared, his golden eyes ablaze. Sango dropped her boomerang and rushed to his side.
"Houshi-sama...please...are you okay?"
"I don't think so, Sango..." He said quietly. She choked back her tears, and quickly assumed an angry expression.
"You idiot! I would have been fine! I would have been fine..." She sobbed, holding onto his hand.
"No you wouldn't have..." Miroku argued.
"Well, you didn't have to do that, Houshi-sama...you didn't have to save me..."
"I wanted to. I love you, Sango." There was no point in keeping it from her now. He was going to die, and she might as well know.
She stared up at him, her eyes shining. "I love you too. I've wanted to tell you forever...I'm in love with you, Houshi-sama."
He smiled, trying not to wince with pain. She kissed his cheek and studied him.
"Do you think...you're going to...um..." She stopped, not wanting to say the next word.
"Die? Do I think I'm going to die? Sango, I know I'm going to die." He said sadly. "But if you had died here, today, then there would have been no reason left for me to live. Either way, I was meant to die today..." He laughed bitterly.
"Then, what is my reason to live, Houshi-sama?" She asked him angrily. "Why am I so much more important than you?"
"You need to find and free Kohaku...you need to grow older, and marry, and have children."
"I couldn't love anyone else!" She said incredulously. Was this some sort of stupid test?
"You will in time...love someone and be happy. For me?" Miroku requested, smiling. She glared at him. He was going to die, and he was sitting here, smiling like a fool.
"So, you want me to forget about you?" Sango asked stubbornly. He shook his head.
"No! I want you to always remember me, but I don't want to stop you from living your life, Sango." He answered, still smiling.
"Will...will you remember me?" She asked, faltering. He smiled. It was the same smile that had won her over many months ago.
"I'll never forget. Never." His head was swimming now. The wasps were taking a much quicker effect then he had envisioned. White lights swirled around in his head. Sango seemed to notice, and she touched his forehead. He laughed softly.
"I'll see you on the other side, Sango..." He murmured. "Someday..."
And as he breathed his last breath, he could hear her. Quietly, almost silent, he heard her utter her last words to him.
"Goodnight, Houshi-sama. Sweet dreams."
Say goodnight
Don't be afraid
Calling me
Calling me
As you fade
To black...
me: and so ends my first Mir/San fic! Hope ya liked! Please review!! My next fic, Shock Therapy, will be out soon!
Kikyo: its finally over! ::sings random songs and dances::
me: ah, btw, there will be NO epilogue! sorry!