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And so, to the next chapter! Up, up, and awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!
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Forever
Chapter 15: Sealed
Inuyasha – Feudal Era
"HE'S ALIVE?????"
The roaring hanyou went berserk after hearing of Naraku's survival. Sango, still curled up in Miroku's arms, shook some with both laughter and pain. She didn't know which... because Inuyasha's behavior was so damn funny.
Only Miroku managed to stay calm.
"Indeed," said the priest. "My wind tunnel hasn't closed up."
Inuyasha stopped hitting the ground and looked up. His face was pale. And it didn't take a genius to figure out why he turned so serious, and so suddenly.
"You mean I..."
"Yes Inuyasha, you must find Kagome."
Kagome
Her room was something foreign, almost alien to her. Kagome couldn't quite enjoy waking up in the morning anymore, knowing that there were no more demons to fight, no more shards to collect, and no more Inuyasha...
She shook her head.
Forget about Inuyasha. He was a thing of the past now. She had her home. She had her family.
But she needed him.
Kagome sighed and swung her legs over the side of her bed. Yawning, she stretched and stood. She opened the curtains to her room to let the first rays of morning pass through, and sighed. Her heart fell again.
It was the god tree.
The very tree Inuyasha had been pinned to by Kikyo's arrow, the very tree she had first seen him upon. She remembered the light of that morning, shining on his silver locks. His closed eyes gracefully set, his mouth firm in subtle anger...
No.
She shook her head. No more Inuyasha. No more memories of him. No more pain... She was past that time now. She had no further need of heartbreak.
Inuyasha
He chose to walk slowly through the forest, trying to enjoy the woods in all their liveliness. And as he walked, Inuyasha remembered Kagome's face, her expression when he pushed her away. It was of hurt, of pain, of heartbreak... She loved him. And he'd pushed her away...
And now she was gone, gone to her own time, to a place where he knew she belonged.
A place where there was no use for Inuyasha.
She was wrong in thinking she was no more than a shard-detector. True, Inuyasha had thought of her as one before, but now... now he didn't care about the jewel anymore. He didn't want to turn full demon. He didn't want to become human. He didn't want anything except Kagome.
A luxury he could not afford.
He would become human for her, he knew, is so she wished. But if she loved him this way... If she loved him for who he was... Then could she not keep loving him no matter what?
And who was he to deny her love, when he returned it just as fervently?
He felt crushed, abandoned almost, although he knew that it was he that had abandoned Kagome. What a fool he was... what an honest idiot. A bastard...
Kagome deserved better.
Naraku
He smiled evilly as the raccoon approached him slowly. A fevered redness had crossed his forehead, and he was burning up inside.
So naturally, the poor little creature took him for a goner and thought it might have a chance of stealing food from him without being hit.
As the raccoon edged towards the ruthless demon, Naraku reached out a quick hand and grasped the pitiful creature. Its back snapped in a sickly sound, and the demon smirked.
Slowly, he stood. Still shaking from exaustion, Naraku edged towards the pile of dried wood he'd stacked. Lighting it by touching the wood with his index finger, Naraku put the raccoon onto two sticks above the fire to roast.
As his meal prepared, the demon gazed into the dancing flames that licked the raccoon.
And as if he understood their dance, Naraku's grin widened.
"Then we shall wait..."
Kagura
Kanna was nowhere in sight. Little wench must have fled as soon as she felt Naraku's presence dwindling.
Pity... she was beginning to feel like an older sister to the little girl...
So much for that attempt to be friendly.
But now, she had more important matters to attend to. Kagura turned through the halls of Naraku's abandoned fortress, heading to the main chamber. There, she spotted the villain's globe.
She grasped it and took the blood-colored sphere into her hands as she curled up comfortably in Naraku's throne.
"My my," she muttered, amused, "Naraku really did have a taste for comfort..."
She placed the globe before her, and looked into it, still smiling.
Blood seemed to swerve and tidal wave within the glass sphere, and then it spun into a small whirlpool.
"Show me Inuyasha."
Inuyasha
There was the well. The connection between his world and hers. The bond between them.
He stepped up to the stone rim and stroked it lovingly, enjoying the lingering scent of Kagome upon the stones. Her scent was all over the clearing, on almost every blade of grass.
He came here often lately, when he needed a sanctuary for himself. He would lay himself down on the soft grass, surrounding himself with Kagome's scent, and close his eyes, imagining her smiling face. And with that rest he was able to fight forever, never stopping for more sleep, until he was dead or dying once again.
And when he was hurting from heartache, Inuyasha would settle once more amid the fine blades of grass that tickled his skin when he lay on them, softly caressing him as he wished Kagome would...
No more thoughts of Kagome. He needed to see her. Now... and apologize, and explain, and say so many things he had meant to say but hadn't. He had told her he loved her, but he needed to show her, to prove his love. He hadn't kissed her, or held her as he had wished to for so long... But he would. He would...
Bracing himself for the well between worlds, Inuyasha jumped.
And he fell...
And he fell...
And he...
Crashed?
He realized where he was. This was the bottom of the well. Looking up, Inuyasha's eyes were met by a clear blue sky.
He was still in the Feudal Era.
Kagome
The well was sealed. She had tried to go back, go to him, explain herself, apologize...
But it blocked her out. So she sat at the bottom of the well, on her knees, tears running down her cheeks again. She clutched at the soil, and whispered, "No..."
She shook her head, tears falling faster. "No..."
It was shut. Sealed. And he was gone. She'd never see him again, never touch him again, never love him again...
No. No matter where he was, where she was, or how far they were apart, she would love him.
Forever.
That would be why I called it Forever... ok basically, this is going to get extremely fluffy from here, ok? Hope you liked... Review!!!