AN: ok, sooo, last chappie eh? Get to readin'
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Recap: "I love you Inuyasha, ok?"
He was mortally wounded, there wasn't any hope anymore. Inuyasha was always apologizing to Sango; she was always accepting it of course.
CHAPTER 8
TO COME FULL CIRCLE...
Rin was staying with Kohaku almost all of the days that followed, she never said why, but she never left either. As the time went by, Kohaku lost a little bit more of his life Sango cried a little harder. And Kagome got a little sadder. The days passed with out a let up of the dark depression that had begun to form over the little group.
Time was passing slowly, and the pain that seemed to resonate from all of them only got stronger, too much pain, way too much. Sango was silent, her understanding of the situation too good for her own good. She knew that he was going to die, but at the same time she knew she shouldn't have ever expected anything less from this whole thing... What else could have happened anyway? He would have died either way right? Right, but that fact didn't make it any easier to handle.
Once as she sat by his side Miroku came in,
"Sango, are, are you going to come out of here anytime soon? I really think you should get some fresh air." He whispered, Sango shrugged,
"Maybe you're right, but I'm not leaving." She said as simply as it was humanly possible. Miroku sighed,
"Listen Sango, I know what you are going through, but staying here wasting away, isn't the life your brother would have wanted you to have. He isn't going to go anywhere while you leave." Miroku said as he sat beside her, she nodded,
"I know that Miroku, but, you don't understand, he is still alive, and no matter what, as long as he is alive, I believe there is a chance that things may get better. Maybe." Miroku smiled at her devotion,
"I, I knew you wouldn't leave anyway, May I stay too?" Sango looked up to him now, then nodded slowly,
"Yes you may." He smiled and scooted closer to her, wrapping his arm around her waist,
"It will be alright Sango, you'll see." He whispered, and then he felt her tears, and he smiled at that too, she was still hurting, but she did believe him he could tell.
"MISS KAGOME! COME OVER HERE MISS KAGOME!" called Rin from deeper in the forest, Kagome smiled and headed over to see what the little girl had found. Since Kohaku's health didn't seem to be improving she had thought it wise to take Rin away from him for a while, just the get her spirits up. This plan seemed to be working well. For the moment.
"What is it Rin? What did you find?" Rin grinned, and held up a mushroom,
"Isn't it pretty?" Kagome nodded, it was purple with red spots.
"Yeah Rin, just don't eat it, that one is poisonous!" she said Rin nodded,
"Right, I promise won't!" with that Rin put the piece of fungi back on the ground and continued to search for other interesting things.
Kagome smiled, this was going to be a better day than most, she could tell. Every day since Rin had come into their lives, it had been wonderful, not that things really had been bad before, but the way things were now beat them all the hec! Smiling down at the child she sighed in moderate contentment, despite the fact that Kohaku was dieing, life had gone well lately. That one little hitch however, caused her more grief than she cared to feel at one time. Suddenly, Inuyasha dropped down beside her,
"Are you alright? You seem unhappy. Or at least depressed." Kagome sighed,
"It's just Kohaku, I keep thinking that if I could do more, I might be able to save him, but I can't." She glared at her own weakness. Inuyasha hugged her,
"Hey now, you can't break down too! Keep it together for me at least?" She nodded, then stood straighter,
"You're right, I, I should, but, but I don't know if I can." She whispered, he smiled from behind her, and hugged her tighter,
"I have faith in you." He said very softly,
"Inuyasha, I have a feeling, something is going to happen soon, something very-"she stopped in mid sentence, "Inuyasha, go get Rin, hurry!" Some part of Kagome knew that they were too late, something had just happened, she was right.
Naraku jumped up from his place in the surrounding foliage,
"Very interesting that I should find all of the people I despise in the same place!" he laughed cynically, "Unfortunately for you, this will be the last place you'll ever be!" and with that very lame line, he hurtled toward them, Rin under one arm.
"The fool!" Kagome cried, "He is planning to fight with Rin right in his arm!" Inuyasha snarled,
"How dare you!" he yelled, somehow as time had gone on he had become very protective of the little girl, he had to protect her.
Running at Naraku at full speed, he drew Tetsaiga,
"If you think I am clumsy enough to hit the girl Naraku you've got another thing coming!" Inuyasha swung his sword, he managed to take off Naraku's arm, but it grew right back. Cursing Inuyasha turned to dodge a blast, no use, it was going to him. Just then an arrow blocked the attack; Kagome gave Inuyasha a smiled,
"Hurry and kill him Inuyasha, or you might actually hurt Rin!" she called to him, he nodded,
"Right." And then he looked to Naraku again,
I'm totally bluffing! How the hell can I beat him without using any of Tetsugia's good attacks! There is no way in hell I can do this! He gulped, he had only one chance, and he only hopped that it would work...
Kagome watched from the ground, Inuyasha who was near by seemed to make a decision and ran at Naraku again, this time more cautiously. Quickly none the less however. As he went along he began to run around in circles around Naraku, who wouldn't let him get to his back, Kagome did a double blink,
What is he doing? She thought, this makes no sense what so ever! Then she sighed, I hope he knows what he's doing!
Things were going just as Inuyasha had planed, now, for the final touch. In one instant, he stopped running and managed to knock Rin from Naraku's grasp. Quickly tossing her to Kagome, he didn't manage to escape Naraku's tentacles. And was thrown half way across the clearing.
Well, that was one way to do it! He thought to himself as he stood, and pulled out Tetsaiga,
"Now Naraku, you die here!" he yelled, and with that, he pulled Tetsaiga down in one really powerful swing...
"TETSAIGA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
TIME PASSES....
Kagome grinned at Rin as the two sat together playing a game on a hill.
"One, two, three, four," they were trying to keep up the pattern of clapping as long as possible. Just then a very solemn Inuyasha came towards them.
As he looked to them he realized that he could never tell them,
How dose Miroku expect me to tell Kagome, and RIN for that matter? What was he thinking sending me to do it? I, I can't make them so unhappy! They haven't been this happy since the day I killed Naraku!
Even so, he knew it had to be done; no one else was capable...unfortunately.
"Hey, Kagome, Rin, come over here I got somthin ta tell ya!" he yelled, the lack of g's in his language told Kagome that somthing was wrong. He only did that when something REALLY bad happened.
"I, is something wrong Inuyasha?" Kagome asked concerned, Inuyasha opened him mouth to speak, but closed it abruptly, and just nodded, Kagome's eyes widened,
"What is it?" she whispered,
If I smile, and
Don't believe,
Soon I know I'll wake,
From this dream...
Don't' try to fix me I'm not broken...
Hello,
I'm the lie living for you,
So you can hide,
Don't cry...
"NO!" Rin yelled at Inuyasha, he looked away, "NO you're lying Inuyasha!" she screamed, and then pelted down towards the village.
No, NO it can't be true! He's not! Their both lying to me! NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!
Her mind was telling her lies now though. She knew the truth somewhere deep inside her. She knew what she would find...
As soon as she came into the healing hut, and saw Sango crying over his body, she realized. He was dead. Kohaku, her dearest friend, her only friend was dead. No, some part of her couldn't believe it. It wasn't true...
Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping,
Hello,
I'm still here!
All that's left of yesterday...
It was true, she was alone now...
At that very moment when Kagome was comforting Sango, he smelt it. His brother, Sesshomaru.
"He's back." He whispered,
Rin knew enough of Inuyasha to know who he was talking about, and then it hit her. Running as fast as she could, Rin headed toward the same place as her Lord Sesshomaru had dropped her off, right towards where he now was.
"LORD SESSHOMARU! Please come here! I need your help with something!" she called, with a single raised eyebrow he followed her, for the moment not asking questions.
Rin took Sesshomaru to the healing hut were Kohaku's body still lie. He looked to her,
"What do you need?" she pointed to Kohaku,
"You brought me back, could you do it again?" he nodded,
"I suppose."
"Will you please Lord Sesshomaru, I really care about him, and he's the only other friend I have!" she said. Sesshomaru studied her for a moment then took out his Tenseiga. With one full swing, Kohaku's eyes opened.
"What?" he muttered, Sango threw her arms around him, as did Rin. Both of them laughing and giggling up a storm. The rejoicing continued, until Rin broke free from the little mass of people and looked to Sesshomaru who now stood all the way across the room. He looked to her and the next moment she ran right to him. And then jumped into his arms.
"I missed you too Lord Sesshomaru." She whispered into his chest. He looked down at the little girl, and then did something Inuyasha had never seen him do before. He hugged Rin back and whispered,
"No more than I missed you, my little Rin."
SO, what did ya think? Well, that is then end so, yeah, look for my newest story, 'To Tangle The Strands Of Fate'
It's about Inuyasha son who gets raised by someone else because Inuyasha to protect him must leave him for a while, and kagome too, well Kagome thought maybe he didn't love her so she got with the person who raises Li (their son) and the story is mainly about Li's adventures and finding his dad as well as himself,
New characters include:
Sara-Sango and Miroku's daughter
Ray-their son
Li-Inu and Kag's son
and a few others! See ya soon!