RuneSpirit: I'm baaa-aaaack!!
Zander: You just ruined a lot of people's lives.
RS:
Shut-up. {Hits Zander w/ stick} Fyi, I'm not typing my full name
anymore. It took me so long to update because of a killer writer's
block. I need ideas!!! I'm going to remind everyone at the end of the
fic, so no one forgets. Please send me ideas in a review, or e-mail. I
don't care witch. But, if you e-mail me, make the subject
'Suggestions', please.
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RS: That's it, on with the story. I just watched the Winx Club episode 'Junior League' a third time, with captions, and I'm rarin to go. That episode rocked, Flora's awsum!!!!
Zander: X.X {Still Knocked Out}
RS:
It's a good thing Zanders unconscious, he hates that show, so all we'd
get outa him is a rude comment. I'm getting off topic, here's
chapter... 4?
Disclaimer: Not only does Zander own
Inuyasha, he also owns the rights to post-its! {Police Take Zander}...
damn --'. {Bails out Zander} Great. My relatives live in England and
Italy, n' all I have is this lousy muse. Why can't I have famous
relatives, so I can own shows like The Winx Club? Just Kidding, I love
my family. That's it so- {Zander Clears his Throat} Oh, and Zander
doesn't own Inuyasha or Post-its. Here's your lousy fic.
RS: To avoid confusion:
Talking= "antidisestablishmentarianism"
Thinking= 'antidisestablishmentarianism'
Author's Note/ Me= (AN: antidisestablishmentarianism)
Description/Actions= antidisestablishmentarianism
Side Notes= (antidisestablishmentarianism)
Writing/Reading= antidisestablishmentarianism
Chapter 41 Week Later
(Kagome's POV)
It has been one week since we reached the peak of Mt.
Chousenninjin-Ataenushi. The mountain has been dubbed such because
herbs were found growing on it by the people of the village that
formerly resided here. Upon our return trip down the mountain, we found
that Musubime-Tatemae village had been annihilated. The village had
been given its name because the tree growing in the central area of the
village had woman's head carved into it.
My heart gave a
painful lurch as I wrote. This journal was supposed to help clear my
thoughts, and all it does is cause my pain to resurface.
I can still see Kouga's wolves, lying there, forever stained with they're own blood. We brought Kouga to the northern wolves and let them take care of him. I know that this youkai is trouble; it is the first time Inuyasha has not gone searching for an enemy possessing fragments of the Shikon No Tama.
Tears pricked at my eyes like small needles, fighting to get out, and fall across my face. I closed the book and slipped it into my bag.
Carefully stepping over my companions, I left the group for a walk, almost in complete silence.
The
cool, crisp valley air stung at my insides as I sucked it in. I didn't
mind though, why would I? The air at home never felt so fresh and clean.
I collapsed to the ground and pulled my knees to my chest, tightly
wrapping my arms around them. Maybe I should've brought a jacket.
Something light, yet warm found it's way onto my shoulders, causing me to jump.
My head shot up, and I saw that a hatori-less (AN: Naraku! He's so sweet and caring!! lol) Inuyasha was standing above me.
He glanced downwards at me before moving his gaze straight ahead. I did the same; I guess the fact that I was only almost silent was my undoing. There was a long, comfortable quiet period of time.
"What are you doing out here, wench?" Finally, he spoke. "You should be at the camp site, sleeping." I sighed.
"Have you ever wondered what your purpose is in life?" Inuyasha looked down at me, clearly shocked.
"What?" He asked incredulously. I gave a soft smile.
"Everyone must be here for a reason, just as every thing must happen for a reason. What is our purpose? Were we put on this earth only to suffer? Will there be happiness or terror in our future? Will we ever learn the truth?" As I spoke my smile faded.
"Feh, so the worlds got mysteries, so what?"
"But there are so many other questions! What is happiness? What is Jealousy? What is hatred? W-what is l-lo-..." I began to choke on my tears, which had only just begun to fall.
"Love?" I hadn't expected him to finish the question, but he did.
Our gazes met and we just stared, for what felt like an eternity. I stared into his eyes, hardly remembering to breath, and whispered.
"Inuyasha..." he joined me on the ground and wiped away my tears with his thumb.
"Don't cry, Kagome. Please, don't cry." I smiled and Spoke.
"Kaede once told me a story. It was so beautiful, and so tragic." I turned away from Inuyasha, and looked up to the sky before continuing.
"Once upon a time there was a handsome prince. Prince Kunimatsu was expected, like all of his ancestors, to marry royalty. But there was a problem. Kunimatsu was already in love with the daughter of the poorest peasants in his father's kingdom. Her name was Tamafune, and although she was not very pretty on the outside, she was the most beautiful person Kunimatsu had ever met. The two young lovers would meet in secret each night, so that they could be together.
"King Munemori had noticed his sons late night tendencies and excessive tiredness so, one night, the king ordered two of his royal gards to follow Kunimatsu. They did, and reported they're findings to the king. Munemori was outraged, and ordered for Tamafune to be brought to him immediately.
"The guards brought her to Munemori, who made a declaration. He ordered for her to be tied to a large boulder and thrown in the river to drown. Kunimatsu heard his father's wishes and was appalled. He begged and pleaded with his father until he could hardly speak. Feeling slight remorse at his son's pain, Munemori strikes a deal with Kunimatsu. If Kunimatsu stays, and marries the princess of the neighboring kingdom, Tamafune would be thrown in the dungeons, never to be seen by Kunimatsu's eyes. But if he refused, Tamafune would be killed, and he would no longer be heir to the throne.
"Kunimatsu had until the next morning to decide, so that night he snuck out to the dungeon and spoke with Tamafune. He told her he would follow her wishes, no matter which of his two choices she supported. He was shocked when she ordered him to marry the princess and let her die. Tamafune decided that if she couldn't have Kunimatsu, she should not have anyone. She wanted him to be happy, and not have her be a burden on his conscience. She argued that the needs of the kingdom outweighed hers by far.
"The next morning Kunimatsu told his father of the decision he had come to, he would follow Tamafune's wishes. His only condition was that he needed to be there when she was killed. The king, although shocked at his son's unexpected decision, obliged. Munemori declared that the peasant was to be executed that evening, no sooner, no later.
"That evening, Tamafune was tied to the boulder about to be thrown. The entire time, Kunimatsu met her gaze, wanting to never forget their love. As the he watched Tamafune be pushed into the lake, Kunimatsu lost his will to live. At the last second he could, Kunimatsu jumped onto the boulder and sunk with down Tamafune. Leg-"
I was about to continue, when Inuyasha interrupted. I turned to him.
"Legend has it that Kunimatsu and Tamafune died as they shared one final kiss." He looked at me and smiled. "My mother told me that story when I was a child."
"That's sweet." I smile as well. For the first time in a week, I let loose a full, genuine smile. It felt wonderful, like a heavy weight had been lifted of my chest.
Wrapping Inuyasha's haotori around me, I fall backwards onto my back and gaze up at the stars. I turned and saw that Inuyasha had done the same, except he was looking at me, not the stars. I flipped over on my side to face him as he did the same to me.
"It's so romantic." I comment, looking into his eyes "They'd rather die together than live apart."
He responded with his favorite word. "Feh."
I suddenly noticed how close together we were. Our faces were less than a foot apart and we began to lean forward.
5 inches, 4, 3, 2, 1!!!
BANG!!! CRASH!!!! BOOM!!!!!
(End of Chapter)
Translations-
Chousenninjin: Ginseng
Ataenushi: Giver
Musubime: Knot
Tatemae: Face
Youkai: Demon
Shikon no Tama: Jewel of Four souls
Hatori: I'm not sure, but I think that's what Inuyasha's red jacket-like-thing is called
Zander: What was that crap? 'I suddenl noticed how close together we were'? What the fuck, how original!
RS: My friend, Elfklutz1200, asked for some Inu/Kag fluff, and I obliged. Besides, I had writers block and none of the reviewers were helping. Plus, the fluff chapter was my longest yet!
Zander: So, it still sucked.
RS: What ever. Zander, would you do the honors?
Zander: Fine. Please review; RuneSpirit desperately needs your input. This chapter proved that.
RS: Hey! Grrr... I've gotta go kill Zander, bye!