City of Tears
Zack held her tightly hoping to feel the tears dry up, but they only became more deep in wetness on his black shirt. He made Melissa look at him, and he made sure she couldn't look away. "Melissa listen to me. Charlotte promised you long ago she couldn't say goodbye if she had to kill herself. You told her to her face that you wouldn't be sad if she died. You are the only one who can stop this monster she created and you are the only one that she trusts with her soul." Zack beat back the tears he felt forming in his eyes. "Not only that but if you really knew what this felt like then, what would you do? Would you save her? Or would you cry because you knew you could've." He smiled as determination took its form on Melissa's face. "Right." Melissa stood and walked out the door of the restaurant.
Charlotte opened her eyes, and looked at her kimono she wore. It was Inuyasha's kimono top. It was tide tightly around her soft body, and had a loose bow in the back that draped down like curtains. Inuyasha walked into the room, and he smiled as he enclosed the space between them. "Most people say I'm to be with Kagome, but this is real life, and I choose to be with the one I need most…" Charlotte let the tears flow down her face. "Oh Inuyasha." She hugged him tightly.
"Melissa betrayed you…" Inuyasha spoke suddenly. Charlotte gasped, as he set her down on their bed. The covers were silver like paint, and the pillows were maroon. Inuyasha looked down hiding his face from her. "Na… nani?" She asked fear on her words. "When I took you away she stood there, and watched you in pain. Her friends said you were not good enough to her… you were willing to die for her!" He growled and a wind streamed through; his hair being blown upward. "That whench was being foolish. She was hanging out with the wrong man, and after getting pregnant and getting rid of the baby you still stood by her. Her other friend from before I…" Inuyasha stopped, because he heard sobs from the woman that was bound to him body and soul. Even if she didn't want to love him anymore he would make her love him. She had told him to do so, and that was what he was gonna do. Not Melissa, not Jessica, not Katrina, and not Megan could stop him. Only the woman he loved could break his heart in such a way that he would die. "You charlotte were told to your face that she wouldn't cry or care really if you died." Charlotte interrupted him. "No! That's not what I was told!"
"Then What Were You Told!" He ordered.
"I was told that she wouldn't be sad about my death! I wasn't told that she wouldn't care! I know Melissa and she cares about our friendship! Don't you understand? She's my friend and nothings gonna change that! Once I'm dead it doesn't matter, but if she lies to me and doesn't care then your right Inuyasha… you would be right. Just like you've always been right……" She sobbed. He felt her pain shoot into his heart, and he grabbed Charlotte as he cradled her in his arms. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry Sakuri. I never meant to kill those people; I never meant to hurt you like this. I hate seeing you cry, I hate ever seeing you sad. Forgive me. Please forgive me…" He begged holding her tighter. Charlotte stopped her tears, and felt peace come over her soul. "Will I… will I be happy?" She asked unexpectedly. Inuyasha smiled.
Megan stood in front of the tree with the symbol like the sacred tree, Katrina asleep on the ground, and Jessica was tending to their fire. Melissa's black firebird pulled up the dirt highway and she jumped from the car. She ran down to the girl's camp and the tears were already flying. Melissa sat down her knees connected, her whole body in pain. "How did Charlotte sit like this? This hurts so fucking bad." She complained. Megan smiled as she did the same, but with more grace, and less comments. She turned to Melissa with her green eyes a dark flame growing inside of them. Melissa gulped praying for Megan to not torture her cruelly and insanely. "This is all your fault party-pooper." Megan commented breaking the silence. "What? You're not serious are you!" Megan shushed her. Jessica brought them some warm Japanese black tea, with some nice hot crab sushi.
Charlotte let Inuyasha rest in between her legs as she ran her fingers through his silky mane. "I was a bird with a broken wing, always sad but I had one thing. In a moment everything changed, the world around wasn't exactly the same. Every now, and then I see you. But I know I need to be with you. I just fly, into the sky-. I just Fly, and there you are, to pick me up when I fall down. I wish I could fly-. Fly into your arms-." She finished her lullaby Inuyasha soundly asleep. She had been convinced that Inuyasha loved her, and only wanted to be with her. She didn't need reassurance from Melissa, but she did miss the talks, and the fun they used to have together. She missed hearing Megan's voice. Ever since Inuyasha had returned she had been gone so much her other friends weren't around. She let flashes of her and Inuyasha from the previous making love race through her mind. She smiled, and squeezed down into his arms, and slept for the night's moon to arise.
Flashback
"Okay Inuyasha. The only time we can die together is when there is a full moon out, and the light shines upon us. You will take out your sword and stab me in the gut, and then you will take me into your arms as we disappear into hell. I know that you and I are going to keep this promise, and it will be on the night I loose my virginity. I reassure it." Charlotte smiled, and took Inuyasha's hand. "Sakuri I will be sure that I keep this promise, because of your heart I won't get to keep you much longer. So until tomorrow my sweet love." He kissed her lips almost so softly like it was air. She opened her eyes and was in her room. A smile spread across her face, and she readied for school, blushing the whole time.
Flashback Over
Charlotte opened her eyes, and Inuyasha was already dressed. "Your friends have summoned us two hours before the ceremony, and that is why you have awakened my love." He answered her, before she even asked the question. She smiled. "Oh, you know me too well my dear. It's seems I have to say hello and goodbye at the same time correct?" Inuyasha nodded, his hair wet evidence that he had just taken a shower. Charlotte let the pin in her hair slip out and waves of long silky dirty blond hair flowed down her back to her curve line. She dressed herself in Inuyasha's kimono top once again; her scent drenched in his. They walked out of the cave as they looked over a beautiful feudal Japan.
Megan ate the last of the sushi and looked as she saw a bright light that was her friend's face. "Charlotte!" Megan cried as she ran in her friend's direction. Charlotte's eyes widened as Inuyasha changed into a defensive pose. Charlotte placed a hand on his shoulder stopping him and notifying him that, that was her friend; he stood down as she requested. Megan gave a hug to the long awaited arrival. "I have missed you so much, and party-pooper doesn't stop crying. She keeps saying that she has to save you from damnation. Oh! Hello Inuyasha I'm Megan Moore. Nice to meet you." She grabbed his hand instantly and shook it. He smiled, and shaked it in return. The moon hit each of the lover's faces, and Charlotte grabbed her chest. Inuyasha carried her to a spot where the moon hadn't shown yet. Melissa ran over and stood in front of Charlotte. "Inuyasha! Leave her alone! You're a monster and you're going to try and kill my good friend! I cannot allow this!" Charlotte sat up and was behind Melissa her heart angry. "You betrayed me! You Bitch! You would think you're not so dense but dammit bitch! If I came here with the guy, and he didn't do a thing to me then why the hell do you think I need your fucking protection! You're trying to make me kill him!" Charlotte screamed her heart in devastation.
Melissa gasped her friend didn't believe that she wanted to help her? Nothing she was doing was going right, and it was starting to piss her off how complicated things were getting. "Charlotte maybe I shouldn't have been your fucking friend at all! If you don't care what happens to you then why should I?" Melissa walked off tears not running down her face but anger seeping from her aura. Charlotte for the first time in her life… didn't run after her friend. She didn't look back, she didn't look sorry, and she didn't want to forgive her. She didn't want to have to apologize for something she had every right in doing. Inuyasha went after Melissa though, and for reasons no one knew.
Jumping over the log she kicked a rock. Suddenly she realized the stupidity of her actions, and wanted to ask for forgiveness. Inuyasha growled behind her, a smirk on his face. His sharp deadly fangs shining and his eyes red. He cracked his knuckles and laughed horridly. He grabbed Melissa's arm, and she screamed loudly. Charlotte smiled, and her heart was one with Inuyasha's. Her soul was confined in a dark room with her banging on the walls. She wanted to be released from the darkness. The woman who had run from Inuyasha, and been friends with her friend through thick and thin screamed louder then anything ever heard. Charlotte on the outside was smiling, and then she was laughing. "Yes. Yes. Kill her! Kill her now!" Suddenly the scream was heard in her head. Her soul was returned to its rightful place, and Charlotte fell to her knees gasping for breath.
Inuyasha wrapped his claws around Melissa's neck tightly choking her, and drawing blood. Charlotte ran towards her friend in danger, Megan had fallen asleep and so had the others, which made them safe. The moon hit Inuyasha driving him to the edge about to squeeze her neck to where she vomited her throat organs. He smiled wickedly, and laughed. "Die Witch! You'll never interfere again!" "Inuyasha!" Charlotte screamed at the top of her lungs. Inuyasha drew his sword, and Charlotte ran right through it as his hold on Melissa was released. The moon hit his lover's face, and she fell to the ground. A bruise appeared on the side of her face, and her whole body was cut, or badly wounded. The energy from his sword had beams of light cut through her. A stream of light came on the shoulders, and on her stomach, and legs. Her neck as well. Inuyasha went to her side and cradled her. "Melissa… are you… are you alright?" Charlotte asked looking at the woman that she cared for more then her own life. "Yes Charlotte I'm fine but you're… but you're gonna die. You can't die…" Charlotte smiled. "Yes I can. I'm not immortal remember?" She remarked driving Melissa to smile. Charlotte was picked up then by Inuyasha, and the moon had a stream of blue glittering moonlight that hit their faces, and Charlotte was completely recovered, but she died. She was just like Inuyasha, a mere ghost that could be just as real as a human. She smiled at Melissa and disappeared for what to Melissa seemed like eons, but was only minutes.
Many months passed before Melissa saw her friend once again. It was 3 years to be exact. When she next saw Charlotte she had three children, and charlotte was smiling that glowing smile as she had when she was happy. "Hello Melissa. It's been a long time has it not?" She spoke vividly. Melissa nodded, and looked at the new baby girl in her arms. "This is your new best friend. Your children will save her soul, and history will repeat itself." Melissa's eyes grew wide in shock, and then her friend laughed her smiled bright. "I am only sincerely joking. But here you may look at my child." Charlotte placed the girl in her arms and it became like a real baby. Melissa's son ran into the room, and waved at his mother. It wasn't strange to him that she was talking to her ghost friend, at least not anymore. The shadow of what the girl was to become appeared, and tugged on her mother. Her mother followed her to Melissa's son's room. Her son was going to have a hard time dealing with little Haru's father, that was for sure. Inuyasha wasn't just going to let her fall in love with a woman who had been his enemy for year's son. But Charlotte knew deep down in her heart, that life was as it should be. And as it would be for all eternity.