Chapter Four: Death of a Hanyou

Later that night, Kagome had fallen asleep next to Inuyasha in Kaede's hut. Kaede had elected to sleep outside, in order to give the young couple more privacy. Inuyasha was attempting to fall asleep as well but was kept awake by the searing pain in his chest. He just lay upright, staring into the fire as it slowly died. Kagome murmured something in her sleep, but Inuyasha felt to week to turn over and look at her. Suddenly Inuyasha smelled something he was all too familiar with. He smelled death, and it was coming from him. Inuyasha began to grow frantic. Not scared of dying in itself but more so of how Kagome would react should he fall limp. Kagome awoke to the sound of harsh coughing next to her. She squinted, her vision still blurred from sleeping, in an attempt to find the source of that terrible sound. Inuyasha quickly came into focus. He was sitting upright, and coughing uncontrollably.

"Inuyasha! What's happening?!" Kagome spoke sleepily. She quickly noticed the pool of blood next to her as he spat up more blood, splashing it over the wood floor under them.

'Oh my god!!!' Kagome thought.

"Kaede?!! Kaede!! Come quick, its Inuyasha!!!" she screamed as she ran around franticly in the night. Kaede who had been woken up by Kagome's pleas for help ran over to her and quickly followed her into the hut. Kagome felt his head; she could tell he had a very high fever. Though he didn't look it, Inuyasha felt as if he was freezing. His entire body shivered uncontrollably. Kaede placed some herbs over his would and retrieved a drinking glass and give it to Kagome. She laid down into the pool of blood next to him and lifted him up so he could drink the water. Inuyasha opened his eyes to the touch of someone holding his back.

"K ka go m me.... is that you?" Inuyasha whispered his voice barley audible.

"Conserve your strength" Kagome stated back, "You have a high fever." She brought the cup to his lips and he sipped on it weakly. He continued to grow warmer and coughed harshly between his shivers. He lay back down and looked over to see Kagome, whose face was still cloaked in terror.

"Ka gome... I don't think I'm going to make it this time" Inuyasha said weakly, laying his ears back as he spoke.

"No, Inuyasha!" Kagome shrieked, "Please don't leave me! You can't!"

"If you died, I don't know what I would do..." She continued as tears began to fall from her eyes. She reached over to him and embraced his feverish body in a hug.

"Kag ome... I'm sorry....." She felt his body stop shivering and looked up to see that his had had fallen limp in hers. His glowing Amber eyes were blanked over in an empty stare like embers of a dying flame.

Her scream was heard all throughout the village, piercing the calmness of the night sky.

"INUYAHSHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

He opened his bright amber eyes, staring into the black void above him. His sensitive ears picked up the sobbing of a young woman from below him. Looking down, he realized that this wasn't just any woman, it was... Kagome! He somehow walked down to her and listened more closely to her cries.

"Inuyasha please don't go..." Kagome managed through uncontrollable sobs.

"Please don't leave me!" Before he could respond, she broke into another fit of cries and threw her arms around his now dead body.

"Inuyasha... why? Why did you have to be taken away?" Kagome continued, "Just when you started to open up to me..."

"I should have told you sooner, but now it's too late..." Kagome broke down into tears, crying into his kimono.

"I should have told you that.... I... I loved you..." Kagome whispered softly.

"I love you ever since I first saw you. I loved everything about you especially those cute little doggy ears" Kagome smiled and reached up to rub one of his ears.

If not already shocked enough, Inuyasha felt a tug on his ear. It felt like someone was rubbing it although no one was clearly doing so. He looked over to his body to see Kagome rubbing one of his ears. His eyes widened in thought.

'If I can still feel it, then that means that I'm still connected somehow.'

Kagome almost jumped out of her pants when he heard a soft man's voice call out his name. She spun her head around to search the room but found no one. Once again she heard it. "Kagome......"

"Inu Yasha....?" Kagome questioned the empty space around her.

"Yea, it's me" Inuyasha spoke again, making Kagome turn in his direction.

"W- where are you?" Kagome asked again.

"You mean you can't see me?" Inuyasha asked her in response.

"No, I can't"

"I'm right here Kagome, see?" Kagome felt a cold touch on her face.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome exclaimed as she jumped forward and hugged the empty air beside her.

"I was so scared!" She felt a clawed finger reach over and push her chin up towards the ceiling. Though she could not see him, Kagome imagined what he would look like, standing there in front of her. Her aim was right on the mark as she stared straight into Inuyasha's eyes.

"You really do love me?" His question echoed throughout the small wood cabin.

"Yes"

"Please come back to me" Kagome whimpered softly. Suddenly a bright light began so shine out of his dead chest. Inuyasha walked toward it as he disappeared in a blinding flash of light.

Kagome felt fear creep back into her heart and she watched Inuyasha's form for any sign of life. It had been a couple minutes since she had last heard him and there was still no movement from his body. Suddenly she saw a little flicker of white and pink near the top of his head. She leaned closer to see that Inuyasha's ears were twitching. She smiled at this sight, tears of joy overflowing from her heart. Suddenly, she heard his familiar voice, "Kagome?"

"Yes?"

"I l- love you t too" Inuyasha whispered out before falling asleep in Kagome's arms

Aawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww…. So cute don't you think? Well I tried. I just can resist throwing in mushy chapters like this. Moving on, I hope….