Behold, the Final Battle for this chapter :3
This time the song is "Bring Me To Life"
This WILL be a two-parter.
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I'll Save You
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Chapter 9 : I Can't Wake Up
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"Minna! Get away from here, I can't risk the fight getting out of hand and wounding more people then it will already." Inuyasha growled, scooping Kagome up in his arms just as she began to wake. In a flash he was out the door and heading towards a large clearing.
"Heh," the youkai smirked, "Foolish hanyou, you'll die within moments. This will be much too easy."
"You're one to talk! I refuse to let you run Kagome's body." Inuyasha snarled, thankful when they finally reached the clearing. He gently set Kagome's body down and looked at her as she fought off the youkai. "Forgive me, Kagome."
Inuyasha stepped back, then realized that Miroku and Sango had followed them. "Dammit, what did I just tell you two?! Get out of here!"
"We're staying here, Inuyasha!" Sango shouted, "We won't let you fight Kagome alone!"
"This is MY battle, I have to beat her!"
"Would you shut up already?!" Miroku yelled, "We're only going to help if things start to go downhill."
Inuyasha grumbled, "Idiots,"
"We heard that!"
In a quick, jerky movement (A/N: think Samara/Sadako from The Ring/Ringu XD) Kagome was standing up, the whites of her eyes crimson and her irises teal. Her face was the reflection of pure evil, darkened with shadow. The once gentle hands were twitching with anticipation of the battle and her nails were long and sharp. This wouldn't end pretty.
Inuyasha stared in horror, even though his face didn't show it. How could he fight his to-be mate?
"Well, well, well, my hanyou, are you ready?" the youkai mocked.
"As I'll ever be."
"No weapons in this fight," the youkai side, eyeing the Tessaiga, "it would make it unfair."
"Keh, whatever," Inuyasha said arrogantly, untying the fangsword from his side and dropping it onto the grass beside him. "Are you here to talk or to fight?"
"Fight," it responded, rushing towards Inuyasha and letting out a cry of "SANKONTESSOU", sending bright yellow rips of energy towards the hanyou, who dodged the attack narrowly. The youkai turned and grabbed the inuhanyou by the ankle, pulling him down and pinning him to the soft earth.
Inuyasha stared up at the youkai and gasped slightly. The eyes... they were Kagome's screaming at him to fight. He nodded slightly before kicking the youkai in the stomach, sending it flying into the sky.
How can you see into my eyes...
Like open doors?
Leading you down into my core,
Where I've become so numb...
Without a soul...
My spirit's sleeping somewhere cold!
Until you find it there
And lead it...
Back...
Home.
The youkai flipped itself and rocketed back down towards the hanyou. It landed a harsh kick to the jaw, sending Inuyasha back a few feet. He retaliated with a swift punch to the stomach.
The fight was on.
They moved at a pace that Sango and Miroku couldn't follow, all they could see were streaks of color and flashes of light from the impact of the attacks. Every so often they would catch a cry of "Sankontessou" but that would be it.
"So how does it feel to be fighting your own mate, Inuyasha?" the youkai taunted, "Is it fun to see her blood?"
"Shut up!" Inuyasha screamed as they fought, punches and kicks flying.
Inuyasha gathered energy for his Sankontessou attack and the youkai gathered Kagome's miko powers. In a flash they both ran at eachother and their hands pushed against the others. The energy clashed, sending both of them skidding backwards.
Inuyasha growled and began to run towards the youkai.
The youkai saw a rather rough punch coming towards it, so instead it freed Kagome and hid back in her mind so that she took the punch. Kagome's eyes widened as they returned to their brown color and she let out a cry as the punch hit her right in the collar.
Inuyasha's eyes widened, "KAGOME!" He caught her as she fell forwards, "Damn youkai!" Inuyasha stroked her hair gently, "Kagome... I'm so sorry..."
"Shut up," she mumbled roughly, "just fight... It's still not weak enough..." Her eyes snapped back to crimson and teal as the youkai kicked Inuyasha roughly in the side, sending him spiraling into a tree and shattering it into pieces. "Baka hanyou, you actually fell for that?"
Inuyasha, after a bit of effort, pushed himself up. "How do I fight Kagome?" he asked himself aloud.
(Wake me up!)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up!)
Wake me up inside
(Save me!)
Call my name and
Save me from the dark
(Wake me up!)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wait up!)
Before I come undone
(Save me!)
Save me from the nothing I've become!
Inuyasha's ears drooped as realization hit him. "I can't hurt Kagome." he admitted, hanging his head, "I'm sorry, Kagome... I failed you... But, I can't hurt you, I just can't!"
The youkai smirked, "Ha! I knew you would never hurt your ma--" The youkai's eyes widened in horror, "W-Wh-What...?! What is this?!" The youkai began to move towards the Tessaiga, "Damn wench! Stop!"
Inuyasha stared as the youkai grasped the Tessaiga and transformed it, holding it above itself.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome's voice was back, "Use this! Kill me, Inuyasha! There's no other way..."
"No!" he ran to her and grasped the sword, pulling it out of her grasp, "I won't kill you Kagome, there has to be something else I can do."
Kagome smiled brokenly up at her hanyou. "If there was I would have found it by now. I've tried everything, sorted out every plan. To free me you must kill me, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha's eyes stung as he embraced the girl, "Kagome! I-I... I can't... Fighting you is hard enough!"
Kagome let out a strangled sob as she reached over his shoulder for the Tessaiga. "It has to be this way, Inuyasha. I'm nothing now... To be free I must be dead." Kagome took in a breath just as the Tessaiga rose into the air, circled her, and then jammed itself in her back. Her eyes widened as her whole body went slack.
Inuyasha's eyes widened. "No! KAGOME!"
"It's... sealed..." she whispered, eyes softening.
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breath into me and
Make me real...
Bring...
Me...
To...
Life...
Inuyasha clutched her body to his, ignoring the blood that flowed. "Kagome, no! How could you leave me? I never told you that... that..."
Kagome weakly reached up and cupped his cheek. "You're crying, Inuyasha," she murmured.
"Of course I'm crying, baka!" Inuyasha bit out sourly, "You're... you're leaving me... and this time..." he went silent for a moment, "This time I can't follow you, Kagome. You're leaving me here all alone!"
Kagome pulled Inuyasha's head down to hers, pressing their lips together. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer in her final moments as the youkai struggled to release itself.
Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her, looping around her back. He felt her pull back a little, and he opened his eyes to see the girl smiling below him.
"Don't forget me...?"
"I could never."
"Bring me back to life, Inuyasha," she whispered, closing her eyes.
(Wake me up!)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up!)
Wake me up inside
(Save me!)
Call my name and
Save me from the dark
(Wake me up!)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wait up!)
Before I come undone
(Save me!)
Save me from the nothing I've become!
"No, Kagome, stay awake! Don't leave yet!" Inuyasha shook her from her daze as her unfocused eyes gazed up into his own.
"Inu... yasha..." she whispered.
"How do I bring you back, Kagome?" he asked, gently nuzzling her cheek with his own.
"I..." Kagome's body shuddered, "I don't... really know..."
"There has to be a way!"
"There is, Inuyasha," Miroku said, having appeared behind the hanyou.
Inuyasha turned, Kagome still in his grasp, "How?!"
"It's a very... seldom used spell..." Miroku trailed off.
"I don't care! As long as I can save Kagome it doesn't matter."
Bring me to life
(I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside)
Bring me to life
Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love, darling
Only you
Are the life
Among the dea-ad!
"The Graveyard of the Angels," Kagome whispered, head resting against the hanyou's chest, "I can see you..."
Inuyasha turned his attention back to Kagome, "Huh?!"
"She's having some sort of a premonition..." Miroku's brow furrowed slightly, "Highly unusual for someone on their deathbed."
"I can see you... us... in the Graveyard of the Angels." A small smile graced Kagome's lips, "I feel like sleeping... I'm so cold... So alone..."
"No, Kagome," Inuyasha murmured, running a hand through her soft hair, "You're not alone... You've got all of us."
Kagome's eyes fluttered shut and her breathing slowed, "So... cold..."
All this time
I can't believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark
But you were there infront of me!
I've been sleeping a thousand years,
It seems...
Got to open my eyes to everything
Inuyasha gripped her body and pulled her into a fierce hug as tears streamed down his face. It was bad enough when he thought that he lost her before, but this time she really was gone. "KAGOME!" It wasn't fair! He took so long to heal from Kikyou's wounds... and now he had Kagome. She sacrificed herself for him and now she was gone!
Without a thought,
Without a voice,
Without a soul
Don't let me die here...!
There must be something more!
Bring Me To Life!
Kagome whispered into his ear, "Bring... me... to... life... Don't let me... die here... There's so much I have to say, Inuyasha! I... I love..." The words died on her lips as her body finally gave out.
"KKAAGGOOMMEE!!"
(Wake me up!)
Wake me up inside
(I can't wake up!)
Wake me up inside
(Save me!)
Call my name and
Save me from the dark
(Wake me up!)
Bid my blood to run
(I can't wait up!)
Before I come undone
(Save me!)
Save me from the nothing I've become!
(Bring me to life)
I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside
(Bring me to life!!!)
Kagome's body was completely still and her heartbeat had disappeared. Just as Inuyasha was about to put her own, a light shone from every pore in her body, encasing the two in the light. Just as soon as it appeared it was gone, and so were Inuyasha and Kagome.
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ragh... this didn't come out how I wanted it to... x.x;