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Chapter 14: Bring me To Life
"Where am I?" Yuriko's voice echoed into the blackness as she struggled to sit up. She could see nothing, even with her spectacular demon vision.
"You are in a place you are not meant to be in." A voice, deep and gutteral answered.
She spun around, searching the blackness for it's source. She knew that voice. But from where? "Who are you?" She asked the darkness.
The voice chuckled, a deep rumble that startled her. "I am the Almighty, He who cannot be named, and he who has no face."
"Kami?" She said in question.
"Almost, little one. I am Fate. Now, don't question me. Remember for me. How did you die?"
She strained to remember. Fear gripped her heart as she realized she couldn't. " I can't!" The sorceress cried desperately.
"You can!" The disembodied voice yelled commandingly.
"It was...." She struggled. "Miko.....Ka...Kikyou? No, that's not right, Kikyou was the one who...wanted me to kidnap....Kagome! " Realization dawned on her. "That's right! Kikyou wanted me to separate Kagome and Inuyasha to weaken both in order to kill them! Yes! I was fighting Inuyasha, then there was Kagome's arrow..." She relived her own death.
"Good." The voice said in satisfaction. "If you had not been able to remember your own death, you would have been forced into heaven or hell. Meaning there would be no way to get you back to earth. Now you are in a oblivion, between lives. The after life, and real life."
"So I'm going back?" She asked tentatively. She could feel the voice smile.
"Farwell, little one. When you get back, Naraku will have no hold on you."
"What?"
"You will be free. When you died, he discarded your soul, thinking he had no use for it. It returned to your body. He has no control on you now."
She stared in shock. "Free." She murmured. Would she be able to kill Naraku and free Juromaru now?
"Good bye, Yuriko." The voice faded away.
"Wait!" She called, but it was too late. Her eyes snapped open as though she had been dreaming and a blue sky and chirping birds met her senses. The Inuyasha gang circled around her, but it was Sesshoumaru's Tensaiga that first met her vision.
Vaguely she heard a soft, feminine voice say: "Good. She's awake." Yuriko groaned and tried to sit up. Pain shot through her body, and her wound bled profusely. Immediately Kagome's miko instincts took over.
"Come on, let's get that tended to before she dies again on us."
"Why are we helping her again?" Shippo's voice came through.
Kagome smiled. "She's free now. Naraku can't hold her anymore. She died, she's free. Just be thankful we had Sesshoumaru here to revive her." She looked at the injured sorceress, who smiled weakly.
"I don't understand how you can be so kind to me after I tried to kidnap you." Yuriko said softly to the miko.
Kagome responded: "I couldn't let you die, knowing you have someone waiting for you when Naraku is gone. " She winked at the bewildered sorceress.
"How...?" She questioned.
"Famous last words. 'Forgive me..." She smiled at Yuriko.
Yuriko's face relaxed. "I didn't realize I said that out loud."
Kagome continued to smile. "I couldn't let you die, thinking that you had failed your only love. That's just intolorably cruel."
Yuriko smiled. "I'm so tired...."She murmured, her gray eyes fluttering.
"Let's get you back to Kaede's hut. We can fix you up then."
"Alright." Yuriko's eyes fluttered gently as she fought to stay awake long enough to get her to the village. Inuyasha and Miroku wound up carrying the wounded woman, with Kagome, Sango, Rin, and Shippo worrying over her. Totousai waited outside the hut for them to reach him.
"Where have you whipper-snappers been??!!" He yelled, his eyes bugging out even more as he prepared to rail at them.
"Outta the way ya old codger!" Inuyasha snapped, punching the swordsmith in the head. A red lump swelled up as Totousai's buggy eyes watered.
"You ungrateful brat!" Totousai shouted, bouncing around and pointing an accusing finger at the hanyou."I repaired Tetsusaiga for you and this is how you repay me??!!!"
Inuyasha loomed over him threateningly, cracking his knuckles. "Ya wanna take it outside, old man?" he said in his threatening voice, the background around him black. That was when Kagome Konked him on the head with a bowl.
"I'm sorry master Totosai." She said, stll holding a now cracked bowl over a swirly eyed Inuyasha. A red lump that matched Totousai's formed on his oh so thick skull. He bounded up, glowering at Kagome, who just smiled sweetly and charmingly at the disgruntled Hanyou's scowl.
"Wadja do that for?" He demanded, gripping his head and glaring at the miko.
"Sit."
"GAAAH!" as a crater formed from his body.
"Now bring her inside Miroku." Kagome said with a smile to the monk, who had watched the whole thing with a flat, bored look .Huffing, he dragged the unconsious sorceress into the hut. How did he always get to be the pack mule?
"Her wounds are so severe." Sango stated, watching Miroku ease her onto a pallet. Kaede walked in, carrying a bowl of medicinal herbs.
Soundlessly the old woman examined Yuriko. "These wounds are deep and severe. She will need much time to recover."
Kagome relaxed. "Does that mean she'll live?" She asked eagerly.
Kaede nodded. "Aye, child. She'll be fine in a few weeks time."
Kagome returned her nod. "Good."
By now Inuyasha was up and ready to go a round two. "Good? This'll slow us down even more! We can't wait for her to recover before going after Naraku!"
Kagome gave him a bored look. "Look Inuyasha, she is no longer one of Naraku's minions. She will want to fight him, and will become a powerful ally when she recovers."
"Who says she'll help us?"
"Says me."
Hanyou and Miko glared at each other. Finally it was Inuyasha that gave in with a "Keh." And that was that. They were waiting for Yuriko to heal before continuing their journey.
Well, there it is! and hopefully chapter 15 will be put up soon too! ttfn! Review, even if you just wanna tell me how much it sucked !!!!!!!!