Hey hey everybody! Well the chapter went over very well. I think. Lol. Before I begin on this chapter I'd like to thank someone.
I want to thank Link! Out of all the reviews I got his was the sweetest and the one that pushed me to write the most. This is what he wrote.
I just read your story and I think your a gifted writer! Most fics don't use this kind of a plot and I enjoy the death and sadness in the story... KEEP ON WRITING!
Thank you Link!!!! And so Chapter 5 begins.
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He sat, staring at her pale sickly body as she slept. He still could not grasp the fact that she could very well die. The only thing that brought him comfort was the fact that she had lived through these past four days, and so he thought maybe she was going to live. Keade had been treating her wound and giving her medicines. At one point Inu Yasha had left and gotten Kagome's giant back pack with all her medicines in it. They had softly awoken her and she had shown them which ones to use. Now she slept again.
"Kagome, If you don't make it through this then I swear I'll end my own life, so I can be with you…" He muttered more to himself then her.
He caught his breath in his lungs as she stirred. Her face stiffened into a look of discomfort. Her hands rested upon her stomach where her wound lay. Inu Yasha winced slightly. She was in pain because of him. Softly he ran his thumb along her cheek. Her face softened and she even smiled.
"Inu…Yasha…." She muttered.
'Does she know it's me doing this….or is she dreaming of me….'
"Inu Yasha…I…I want…you…." She mumbled.
His eyes widened as he stared down at her.
"To give me back my bike…"
Inu Yasha nearly fell over onto himself. "Bleh!" He smiled softly to himself for even thinking she would say she wanted him. How stupid of him.
It was like that for a couple of weeks. She stayed sleeping, and he stayed by her side. Every so often he'd fall into a slumber, but a very light one. He awoke at any sound of her stirring. With each day that went by, color seemed to be returning to her face. She woke up more often and even had light conversations with Keade and Inu Yasha. All seemed so well.
"Inu Yasha I want to go outside…." Kagome whined slightly.
"No Kagome, your wounds aren't healed up enough. You could get sick or something. Especially out there, have you forgotten already how distorted this world has become?" He asked and waved his hand towards the door in indication.
"I know but, I just want to get up for a few minutes. If it'll make you feel better you can hold me. I just want to see the outside, please." She begged.
Inu Yasha sighed softly. "Very well." He said and lifted her up into his arms. He walked slowly and carefully out the door and stood still.
"C'mon, take me to the bridge, to there and then I'll go back in and relax." She pouted.
"Fine, but then you go straight to bed! And no more getting up for awhile." He commanded.
"Yea yea, ok ok. Let's go already!" She said happily.
He walked his way there, trying not to rock or bounce to much. Every few seconds he glanced down at Kagome to make sure she was ok. His ears were up and alert for any sound of danger. Everything came in so clear. He noticed the dirt beneath his feet, the wind in his hair, even the faint sounds of birds chirping. Finally they got to the bridge.
Kagome stared in wonder at the bridge. It was different. It must of fallen and then been rebuilt again. It seemed sturdier then before, not to mention it had a more modern look to it. She squirmed a little before pulling herself out of Inu Yasha's arms and standing up on her own two feet.
"Kagome be careful!!"
"Oh hush, I'm fine. It's not like I'm about to die any moment now." She laughed.
Inu Yasha however did not laugh. It wasn't all that funny to him.
"Sorry…" She muttered.
He smiled at this and leaned on the edge of the bridge staring down into the water. "Don't be. It's alright. I'm just glad your ok." He said staring over at her reflection.
She smiled softly and held onto the rail looking over. She herself did not lean against in fear of hurting her wound.
"You know Inu Yasha this world isn't so bad. There's still some life forms of life. I mean, it could be worse. If you just listen closely you can hear birds and leaves swaying in the breeze. There's people. So really it isn't completely horrible." She tried to convince him.
"Your wrong. This world is completely horrible. Without you in it, it's horrible. Now that you're here however, it's a little better." He said with a grin.
He lifted his gaze up to this beautiful human girl he cared for so much. She stared back at him biting her lip softly. He laid his hands upon her shoulder and stared into her eyes. He moved his face closer to hers. He waited for any kind of signal from her to stop.
Suddenly Kagome collapsed to the ground holding her hand over her ears and screaming. Inu Yasha panicked when he picked up the scent of blood from her wound. It must've reopened.
"Kagome! What's wrong!" He asked as he knelt down beside her.
Her eyes shot open. They were dull and gray. It was if she couldn't see him there before her.
"Get Away!!! Stop! Stop!! Please no!!" She screamed with horror.
Inu Yasha grabbed hold of Kagome and shook lightly. "Snap out of it Kagome! What's going on!?" He cried.
"No stop it! Please don't hurt me!" She cried out as tears began falling from her eyes.
A softy eerie laugh bounced around Inu Yasha's ears. He quickly turned around and stared at the tree which grew beside the stream. It was very well alive, compared to all the other tree's anyways.
"I know your in there, come out and show yourself. You wreak of Naraku, have you been sent by him? And what have you done to Kagome?!" He bellowed.
"I have done nothing but trap her in an illusion, one of you raping and killing her." The stranger answered with a chuckle.
"You bastard!! Leave her be! What is it you want!? Who are you!?!!?" He screamed.
The leaves rustled softly and the figure dropped to the ground. He landed with one knee bent up the other down. His head was lowered causing his long orange/brown hair to fall in front of his face. He stood up, smirking all the while. His pants where dark blue, long and baggy. He had no top, just his bare chest. On his chest was a scar, that of a spider. His eyes were a smoky blue nearly aqua. His ears were elf like, pointed. On his behind was a long light brown curled wolf like tail. A long Katana lay buried in it's sheath at his side.
"So nice to see you again, Inu Yasha." He said. His voice was so smooth yet malicious.
Inu Yasha looked the quite young, man over. Did he know this person?
"Someone help me….please….anyone…help…." Kagome whimpered.
"Damnit! Leave her be!" Inu Yasha growled and took a offensive position.
"I don't think so dirty hanyou. My orders were to kill you and her." The man looked her over once and something sparked in his eyes. "Who, is she?" He asked.
"Why the hell does it matter to you? Feh, if you want to kill me or Kagome you'll have to get through me first."
"Ka….Ka..gome…?" The man muttered.
His eyes softened and for that brief moment Kagome was released from her imprisonment. She fell forward holding herself up by her hands and breathing heavily.
"Kagome!" Inu Yasha cried.
"No don't hurt me!!" She whimpered and curled into a ball.
"I'm not going to. Kagome it was only an illusion. I won't hurt you…" He cooed softly.
"How can this be…she..she disappeared years ago!!" The man bellowed.
Kagome lifted her gaze and stared at the young demon man. Her eyes suddenly widened and her mouth fell open.
"Shippou……" She muttered.
The demon stepped back as if he'd been hit. "You…you recognize me? After all these years you recognize me?" He spat out.
"Shippou you've grown so much…"
"Wait a minute, Shippou!?" Inu Yasha said baffled.
Shippou shook his head and brought back his angered killer face.
"Why have you returned after all these years, wench!?" He yelled.
"It's not like that. Listen the Bone Eaters Well messed things up. I left you guys in the past and was suddenly brought here to the future. Haven't you noticed the fact that I'm not aged." She explained.
Shippou sat in silence for a few moments.
The smell of blood hit Inu Yasha's nose once again. He noticed the blood soaking through Kagome's shirt. "Shit Kagome, your bleeding. We've got to get you back to Keade's." He said and began to collect her in his arms.
"No!! Your not going anywhere. I was sent to kill you by my Lord and Master and that is what I shall do!" Shippou bellowed.
"No Shippou! Don't fight with him, help us and fight against him. You'll get to be free and live life!" Kagome persuaded.
"Lies! Besides I like my life as it is now. Don't you see I was born to be a killer."
"That's not true and you know it! Try and think back, back to all those happy times we had together. When you used to ride in my bike basket and when you played with Kirara." She cooed.
"Don't you think I've thought of all those times before! You left us Kagome. You left one day and never came back! First Miroku died then Kirara, Sango went nuts and Inu Yasha just didn't give a shit anymore. I was left completely alone!! I was a little kid damnit! I could barely take care of myself. I owe my life to Naraku, he took me in and took care of me. He's been the only family I've had. Screw you, I don't need to do shit for you!" He screamed.
Kagome couldn't help but choke up. Not only was he true in his own sense but she could see the tears rim his eyes. He was hurt and it was her fault.
"Fine Shippou, if that's how you want to play then let's go. I'll kick your ass and then defeat Naraku on my own!" Inu Yasha growled.
"No, we will fight another time. I'm not so low as to take advantage of an injured fighter." He said softly.
He gave one last look at Kagome and turned away. He leapt from the ground and bound away.
Inu Yasha lifted Kagome up into his arms in silence. She wrapped her arms around him and wept softly. Not a word was said between the two.
When they returned to the hut Keade immediately tended to Kagome's wounds. While she changed Kagome out of her school girl outfit and into a Priestess outfit Inu Yasha waited outside. Though unlike Keade's which was white and red. Kagome's top was white and her bottoms a dark deep blue. He reentered when being told it was alright.
Silence crept around every corner. It settled around them thick as mud. Keade slept, with her being so old it was draining of her energy to treat Kagome. Kagome laid on her futon in the far back corner of the room. Inu Yasha sat next to her dipping a rag in cold water every so often and patting at her forehead.
Without warning or any sign at all Kagome began to weep. Inu Yasha didn't say anything, he knew why she was crying. All he could do was wipe away some of her tears every so often, that and just sit here with her. She wept for a couple of hours before she finally fell asleep.
"Oh Kagome….it's not your fault…none of it is…" He whispered to her softly.
He heard a stir and turned his head. Keade was sitting up in bed staring over at Kagome.
"How is she?" She asked.
"Alright I think. The bleeding has stopped completely and it her face is becoming full with color again." He explained.
Keade nodded. She gazed at Kagome then at the hanyou.
"Inu Yasha do me a favor, when she wakes up…tell her Goodnight for me…" Keade asked kindly.
"Sure. Goodnight old woman." He said.
Keade nodded and laid back down upon her futon.
When morning came, and Kagome awoke, she found Inu Yasha staring down at her with sad long eyes.
"What's wrong?" She asked him.
He looked over at Keade and sat silent. Kagome was baffled at first. She pushed herself up and began to crawl over to the old woman. When she reached her side she stared down. She was only sleeping. Kagome blinked as she stared for a few moments. Her…chest wasn't moving as it should when…someone was sleeping. Kagome placed her index and middle finger against the side of the old woman's neck. No pulse.
It all came into realization. Kagome grabbed the old woman in her arms and wept upon her.
"The last thing she said to me was….to tell you…Goodnight…." Inu Yasha said in nothing more then a whisper.
Kagome only wept harder. She cried and cried. Nothing was going right. Everyone was dead or dieing. She was losing everything she'd once held so dear.
It was….hopeless……..
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Yea….sad huh? I nearly cried just writing it. See this is what listening to KoRn for 2 hours straight does to you. So umm, review please.