Inuyasha and Gang © Rumiko Takahashi
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His body imploded as the force struck flesh, but something unexpected happened… A hidden blade flew out of the smoke, intent on hitting one of the brothers.
There was a sickening squishing sound, and then a silent thud, as one limp body fell to the ground.
From both realms of living and dead, a strangled cry of pain and agony strung themselves through the air. "NOOOO!" He was dieing… He was really dieing…
Mission Impossible: The Switcheroo
Chapter 14: Miracles
She fell to the ground crying crystal tears of sorrow. He…Did it. He took it head on… Sango sobbed into Miroku's shoulder, the older man, allowing a few drips of water to roll down his cheek. "I'm so sorry Sango…" He said softly.
"I know Miroku… I know… But I can not forgive you, if it was never your fault…" She wailed, hugging him tightly.
Yuki and Izayoi both took their respected corners of InuTaisho's fluff, crying into that, and dampening his fur. InuTaisho was mortified. On one hand, he was overjoyed that they learned something. On the other, he was stunned by the shocking death.
"My son… Sesshomaru…" He whispered, collapsing to his knees.
"He took it for me…" Inuyasha said, staring down at his own body, but with Sesshomaru inside. 'The blow was meant to kill me…' He fought back tears. The now-hanyou gasped with ragged breaths. "Inuyasha…" He wheezed, opening his eyes slightly.
Kagome looked up with teary eyes. Did her doggy-eared hanyou call Sesshomaru… Inuyasha...? It made no sense! Unless… She gasped. "No… SESSHOMARU!"
"Kagome… I am honored to be of your service… And am sorry I was not able to meet you earlier… You would have been perfect for my brother…" Sesshomaru admitted, pushing out a small smirk from his brother's body, and what use to be his body. Inuyasha smiled. "Thank you… Onii-san…" He said, whipping away a tear. Regaining his composure, he managed to snap, "Sesshomaru…Don't talk like a dead man…" He cried, kneeling beside his brother.
"Inuyasha…" Sesshomaru sighed softly as another deep breath shook his body terribly. "I'm dieing… Take care of Rin… I am so sorry for everything… But hell, apparently we see know… Inuyasha… Don't cry for me… I will be fine… Good bye Inuyasha, I'm off to be with our parents now… I'm…Sorry…" exhaling his final breath, Sesshomaru's hand fell from Inuyasha's pelt, and fell to the ground. He was dead.
"Sesshomaru…" Inuyasha shook his elder brother's shoulder. "Sesshomaru!" He pulled the brother close to him, tears streaming down his face. "SESSHOMARU!" He shouted into the air, hoping his soul will hear his voice. "No, no, he can't be dead, not now, not when we finally got along…" He sobbed, clutching to his brother's quickly freezing body. Soon, it was cold. "Sesshomaru…" Inuyasha cried, letting go of his brother, and slumping onto the ground, heavy sobbing wreaked his body.
"Yuki…" Izayoi held the older woman. "Yuki, I am so sorry it had to be him…" Yuki curled up in a corner, crying. "Why, why did Kami have to choose him…?" She cried, grabbing Izayoi, and holding her close.
Izayoi patted her shoulder, and hugged her. "There, there…" She cooed, "Hush now…" She pitied her greatly, having to watch her son sacrifice his life… "He did it because of love… You should be proud…" She whispered to comfort the girl, but to no avail. She joined her in her mourning, shedding tears she had kept in for the last five minutes… Impressive…
"He's coming…" InuTaisho said, watching his son's true soul materialize before his eyes. "Sesshomaru…"
"Sesshomaru, don't leave me. Please say this is another one of your impractical jokes…" Inuyasha cried, refusing to let go of Sesshomaru's limp body. "Inuyasha, he's dead…" Kagome tried to calm him, but she couldn't stop her tears either.
"Sesshomaru-sama!" a younger girl's cries came from the distant field. Rin. She came dashing towards Sesshomaru's dead body, having figured it out for herself. "Sesshomaru-sama… You've protected Rin so well…" The little girl choked. Then she looked up at Inuyasha… "Healing sword…" she said, through shimmering tears. "Healing sword!" She chirped happily, as Shippo came running up to the scene.
"What...?" Inuyasha asked, through streaming tears. Had this little girl found a way to have Sesshomaru cheat death once again...?
"Tenseiga…" Rin said happily. "When Rin was killed by wolves, Sesshomaru-sama used Tenseiga to revive Rin!" She squealing, pointing at the life giving sword. Inuyasha whipped away his tears with a flick of his wrist, and then stood back.
Unsheathing the Tenseiga, he concentrated on the soul demon thingies… Kagome stood beside him, searching for the soul. "It still lives…" She said… Inuyasha nodded. Sango and Miroku have… Disappeared with Kohaku's body to who knows where…
Slash!
Sesshomaru felt himself being pulled back to the world of the living. "What's happening...?" He asked his father.
"We're going back…" InuTaisho said, following Sesshomaru. After all, they needed to undo the spell. Yuki and Izayoi smiled, grabbing their respected corners of the fluffy pelt. "We're coming with you…"
Color rushed into the hanyou body's cheeks, as his face scrunched up in the bright light. Clouds were moving away from the sun to reveal brilliant rays. "Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin shouted, squeezing the circulation off of Sesshomaru's red-clad arm.
"Hello Rin." He said calmly, a smile plastered onto his face. "Yo!" A voice came from the distance called. Sesshomaru jerked his head around. A girl with wings. "Sephiroth!" Sesshomaru shouted, eyes widening.
"Hey, don't I get a welcome back hug...?" She chuckled cheerfully, and stole Sesshomaru into a warm embrace.
"Hey, Sess…" Inuyasha said as he crossed his arms. "You gave her a hug, don't I get a thank you for bringing your sorry hide back...?"
Sesshomaru smirked. "Nope!" He said cheerfully. Inuyasha rolled his eyes. "Well, we have visitors…" He said, stepping out of the way to reveal, the three figures…
"Chichue… Hahaue… Izayoi-dono…" Sesshomaru said, a smile growing. "Milord! Miladies!" Sephiroth cried, kneeling.
InuTaisho chuckled. "Get up, Sephiroth, we're all friends here…" The hawk demoness got up, grinning. "You might wonder why we here today…" Izayoi started off.
"Ah, cut the short crap." Yuki barged in. "We're here to change you back."
Sesshomaru's eye twitched, while Inuyasha narrowed his own. "You mean to tell us…" the elder started, the younger finished it off. "YOU WERE BEHIND THIS ENTIRE DISASTER?" They drew swords, advancing towards the three parents.
"Now, now, don't be hasty…" InuTaisho reminded, "We have to change you back!" He quickly reminded. "We just came to say that we're proud and we'll change you back…"
"As she said, cut the shit and change us back already!" Inuyasha shouted, pointing to Yuki, who smiled.
Izayoi smirked. "Yuki, we'd better start." They each produced a handful off all too familiar golden dust.
Mirror images, fading away,
Cracking and mourning,
At fate's feet you lay.
Together we bind, two brother's desire,
May your power be strong, and fuel our fire!
This they chanted over and over and over again, as bright dust swirled around the brother, who looked skyward, as their souls floated, then descended into rightful bodies.
"We'll take our leave now…" InuTaisho said, as the three faded away.
"…" the brothers were speechless. "That's all!" He looked furious, but saw where their voices came from.
"I'm a demon again!" Sesshomaru shouted, running about, petting his pelt. You never know what you have until you lose it.
"I'm a hanyou again!" Inuyasha said in joy, bouncing about with his brother. Rin, thinking this was some sort of game, chased after them, until the brother collided into a sudden stop. Sango.
"H-Hi…" She said, blushing, as everyone shriveled their heads in her direction. "Here Kagome, complete the jewel." She handed Kagome the last shard. Kagome hugged her friend. "Oh, thank you, Sango… Kohaku can rest in peace now…"
Sango nodded. "That's not all that happened…"she muttered, eyeing the forest. Miroku came running out like a mad man! "MY DREAM CAME TRUE! HAHAHA! I'M GOING TO BE A FATHER SOON!"
Sango sweat dropped. "You see, he still remembers my promise to bear him some kids after Naraku dies…So...Yeah." She admitted. Miroku was running around showing off that he no long had a wind tunnel. He hugged Sesshomaru's body, thinking Inuyasha was still in there. "Look Inuyasha! My wind tunnel's gone!" Sesshomaru's eye twitched. "Human… Get off…" he said calmly. Miroku did so quickly, and Inuyasha laughed. Shippo looked at Sango. "So you're going to be a mommy soon...?" Sango nodded.
"Wait… Sesshomaru! You owe me!" Sesshomaru turned around to face Inuyasha. "How so?" He asked, raising a brow.
"You had all that fun with Kagome! You danced with her!"
"So! You were peeking around my personal life!" he ignored the fact Miroku had asked Sango if Sesshomaru even had a personal life…
"What about it! You nearly lost Tessaiga!"
"You BROKE Toukijin!"
"What! At least I don't go around picking on little girls!"
"Nani? I let Rin follow me about!"
"With Jakken!"
"So what? You let Kagome travel with that damned monk…"
"Leave Kagome out of this!"
"Why should I!"…
And so the fight went on.
"…So everything we did was in vain…" Yuki said, sweat dropping.
"Sure looks that way…" Izayoi sighed.
"Back to the ole' drawing board…" InuTaisho grumbled.
It took Kagome a little while so register something amidst sighing a big mushroom sigh. "I sat Sesshomaru!" She fainted.
La Fin.
Author's Note: -Sobs- This is the last chapter before the Epilogue! –Blows nose into a tissue- Well, we had fun! Don't worry! You can see I'm already planning LOTS of squeals… MWUHAHA! Ja! –Smiles innocently-
Naraku- Sorry. M. Hwang S. ( :) )
