Chapter 5: Crimson Heads
A/n: Okay yeah…..I know it's been a while since I posted a new chapter….but I've had writers block for 8 frickin months! Mostly because of my lame, stupid, pathetic excuse for an ending of last chapter……So I revised the ending of Chapter four and changed it….yep it has a new ending. Check it out! And because I've been working on my other Fanfiction (none of which is posted on this site yet) Well I want to say thank you to all my loyal viewers who have stuck with me! I hope you enjoy this chapter! Oh yeah and Flames are indeed accepted but they will only serve as to warm my ass cause it's so cold here!
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or the line that I stole from Escaflowne…but I do own the man with the gun!
Kagome stared in horror at the new scene that had unfolded right before their eyes. But Inuyasha….well….he gave the strange new object a curious look. Oh he knew it was a threat of some sort….but what he wanted to know was….well….what the hell was it! Inuyasha shifted his gaze from the object to the man, studying him closely so as to determine the exact moment he was going to attack, And the man stared back with a fixated gaze every-so-often adjusting his aim to make sure that is he did fire, it was a direct hit. It was at these moments that Inuyasha's heart began to race, his adrenaline level rose to its highest peak, and his body tensed up ready to spring into action. But no other movements came from the man. It seemed like he was almost reluctant to shoot. His finger that was placed over the trigger was shaking slightly. Though, one must point out that he was not in the best of shape from the fight he, and the rest of his group had with Inuyasha earlier. He had a large gash in his side that was bleeding profusely and he had already lost a lot of blood. He was using almost all of his remaining energy just to stand and also his vision was starting to blur. Beads of sweat were starting to form on his face and neck. He attempted to wipe it off with his shirt sleeve. But his gaze was still fixed on Inuyasha. He winced as pain radiated from the wound. Damn! Who the hell is this kid? And what the hell is he? When he had appeared when they were having fun with the girl……His gaze flickered over to her for a split second then returned to its intended target, he just seemed like a normal punk. But at the speed which he moved……and the power behind those punches….and those ears! This boy had beat up his whole gang! He shifted hi gaze back to the girl. Anger suddenly flooded him.
'That bitch! This is all her fault. She was the cause of all of this! And for that, she must pay……….'
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed in suspicion. The man's demeanor had changed much in the last few minutes, He was no longer shaking, and his face was cool and collective instead of scrunched up in unspoken pain. A bead of sweat rolled off his face and hit the dirt with a splash, destroying the last of his sanity. An insane smile spread across his face as he continued to stare at Inuyasha. The boy in question, emitted a low growl while the thought 'What the hell is he up to?' wandered through his head. The sound of the growl seemed to snap the man out of his daze. HE stared in surprise for a few moments, then the smile returned to his lips. He slowly winked at Inuyasha then turned and pointed his gun straight at Kagome's heart.
Iuyasha's heart stopped when the man turned the weapon towards Kagome. He cursed himself for leaving her unprotected. His strong desire to be by her side and protect her overtook all logic.
"Kagome!" he yelled at her, and started running. And the man fired the gun.
Kagome's eyes widened in fear as she realized the gun's new intended target, herself. She gasped and tried to run but soon found that her legs wouldn't move! As hard as she tried, her legs wouldn't listen to the orders that her brain was signaling. Giving up hope she closed her eyes and waited for the bullet.
Bam! Kagome could hear the bullet slam into something solid.
'Well that's it…..I'm dead….poor souta….mama….I'll miss them. I'll never get to live out my life …never get married…..never even graduate from high school!'
Sadness over whelmed her. Though she did wonder why, when the bullet had hit her, she had felt no pain.
'Anyways I guess I'm in heaven right now…' She began to open her eyes, believing that she was now a spirit among the clouds instead of a living soul on earth. But like most humans, when faced with the idea of death, her mind flew into a panic.
' No! I don't wantta go yet! I don't want to die! There is so much I haven't done! So many places I haven't visited! I haven't even---Wait….this isn't
heaven!
And indeed it wasn't, for when Kagome opened her eyes fully, she saw that she was still in that alley, in that same neighborhood, on that same earth, and she was very much alive. She surveyed her surroundings from her position on the floor, wondering what indeed had happened. She had been certain that bullet had hit her. Twisting her body a little to the right she focused her gaze on the spot where the man had fired what was supposed to be a fatal shot. There she found him, lying in a crumpled heap upon the ground, having finally passed out from blood loss. Kagome watched, as the blood that came forth from the open wound, gather together and flow downwards and away from the body. Appearing as a thick red streak against the black of the asphalt. She watched this for a few seconds, then turned her head away to look back at the man, cause she was fearful that he might rise again. But he did not move or even make any sound, being as sill as the rest of his comrades lying just a short distance behind him. She Sighed in relief and turned back to the blood trail. The blood had collected into a large puddle again, and it was bubbling furiously as though-as though it was angry at her. Kagome brushed off the idea as being insane. IT was just a pile of blood, its not like it was alive or anything… well scratch that. It is sort of alive but it can't have emotions like anger…can it? Noticing that it had her attention it started flowing again, in that same thick red streak, in the same direction. She watched it until the blood turned a corner and disappeared behind her legs. She had a distinct evil feeling that she was supposed to follow the blood, to watch where it went, so she struggled and pushed her body into a sitting position. Her eyes continued to focus on the path that it had left, following it until it stopped abruptly having found what it was trying to show her. A second blood pool, very much larger than the first. The path that the first blood had made began to disappear as blood began mixing with blood, twisting and swirling until all signs of difference had vanished. But Kagome paid no attention to this. Instead, she was fixated on a lumped mass just beyond the blood, lying face down. Getting to her feet, stumbling with her first step, Kagome's eyes filled with tears and her heart was gripped by sudden fear and shock. Light flooded the area as a lightning bolt slashed through the sky, illuminating, on the ground below, the bloody remains of Inuyasha.
Kagome collapsed on her knees next to him, causing the blood to spray up like the rain and fall down like mist. Taking Inuyasha into her arms she turned him over so she could gaze upon his face. She gasped when she saw the wound from the bullet. The bullet hole, positioned right above his temple, was about half an inch in width and blood was slowly seeping out of it.
"Inuyasha…" She sobbed while stroking her hand against his cheek, then bringing it down to touch his lips.
"Don't leave me….." she whispered silently. "Please don't leave me." She held him close and buried her face into his soft silky hair.
"Why Inuyasha….Why are you so hurt?" This being whispered into his ear.
Tears falling faster, Kagome lifted her head up and started yelling for help.
"Somebody! Anybody! Help! Please somebody help him! Please he needs help…..Can anybody hear me!?"
"Please help him……."