Chapter 33: Kagome's Tear and Inuyasha's Fight
Slowly, the week went by, and Inuyasha still had not awoken. By the fourth day all of the bruises and fractures had healed, and the dagger wound had healed almost completely, leaving a strange looking bald spot where it had been. Still, Inuyasha remained unconscious, all but dead to the outside world.
And in all that time, Kagome had not once left her post by his bedside. She slept little, and when she did it was never very deeply, always with a delicate hand resting atop his arm, or his chest, or his hand, so she could feel if he moved in the least. Her meals were brought to her, though she ate little. All those who resided in the castle worried about her, because every day she seemed to get paler and paler. Miroku and Sango, even Souta and Grandpa, tried to get her to go lay down, they would watch. She simply refused. Inuyasha needed her now. She didn't know how or why she knew this, but she was positive that he did.
On the seventh night, she continues her vigil, speaking softly to him to keep herself company. "Inuyasha, can you hear me? Tell me somehow if you can, please. Moan or twitch your finger or something. Let me know that you're alive in there, let me know you're in there at all." She waits a few less than productive moments before sighing, "Why do I even try? Oh Inuyasha, what's happened to you? You're not the kind to let anything keep you down, I just know it. If you can hear me, please, don't give up. You can beat whatever is keeping you like this, I know you can. I…I need you to."
She glances at his inert form before quietly continuing, whispering barely above the wind that blew steadily outside, "I…I think I love you." For a moment she thinks she sees his eyebrow twitch, but no, that was to much to hope for, she thinks sadly as a lone tear trickles down her face. It leaves her chin to land on the furred back of his hand. She then lays her head on his chest, still sitting in her chair, her hand near instinctively covering his as she drifts off into a restless sleep.
#-#-#-#-(scene change….sorta)
Within the confines of the young man's mind, war rages. His demon blood, strengthened by both the curse he'd struggled with for ten years, and the recent blue moon, fights savagely, trying to wretch the control that he had always held onto so tightly from his grasp. Unable to strike out physically at its target, it uses 'verbal' war instead. 'I mist have control!' it seems to shriek, 'You are not strong enough to protect our female, our pack. This last fight proved that. I am, I should have control!'
He puts his hands over his ears, trying to block out the voice that seems to surround him in the inky blackness of his subconscious. "No! She has a name, and it's not 'my female'! Her name is Kagome, and I can protect her! This time was a fluke! I'll protect her with my life! I'll never let her get hurt, never! With or without you!"
'We cannot afford a next time!' it roars 'If I hold control than the pack will be in no danger, neither will our female. I am better, stronger than you! Give me control!'
He winces a bit at the volume 'This is insane!' he thinks 'My own blood is fighting against me!' before yelling "I won't! You're a monster, you'll kill! Kagome doesn't want that, and I won't! I am strong enough, I'll prove it! You won't ever scare Kagome again in any way, I swear! You may be a part of me, but I'm more then just you! I'm stronger than you, and I'm going to show that to you and everyone!"
His demon blood roars again, but this time there's an edge of nervousness hinted in it, 'You cannot tame me! You're weakened by only being half-demon! You'll never be as strong as I am!'
Inuyasha growls back, feeling a bit more like his old, cocky self again, "You know, I'm getting really tired of everyone thinking I'm weak just because I had a human mother. I am stronger than you, and I'll prove it. Just you wait and see. I'm going to break out of here and then find a way to make it so that you never see the light of day again! You can't keep me here!"
A predatory grin seems to spread over the demon's face in his mind 'Oh really? Well then, puny hanyou, try to leave. You will never escape, and finally you will fade from existence, leaving me your body, as it should have been all along!'
Inuyasha growls, there was no way that he was going to let his own blood, literally his own demon, show him up or keep him here any longer. He'd had enough, and he was tired of hearing its sass. Instead of reply, he closes his eyes, concentrating on figuring a way out of here, ignoring the roars, shrieks, growls and screams of his demon half, though it wasn't easy.
'Ok, think here. A way out, I need a way out, if I'm going to force my way through, I need to know what direction I need to be charging for. No use ripping through if I just end up going deeper. A way out. A way to…' even within his mind he blushes slightly before getting over it and solidly finishing the phrase, 'A way to Kagome. Come on, there's got to be a way. Kagome. I need to get to Kagome.'
As he continues these thoughts, he feels a light pulse of energy go through his body. He stops momentarily, he'd felt this before, vaguely, while…that thing had been in control. He opens his eyes and looks to the rosary that even in his mind now laid around his neck, 'Kagome…' he thinks again, and once again there's a light pulse of energy from the gift that goes into his 'body'. He could feel it, it was as if it were a tether as well as a night's rest, all in one. Making him feel stronger, more fully restored, as well as he could feel it tug at him a little, like it was trying to lead towards something, or, if his thoughts were correct, someone. 'I just may have found my ticket out of here.' He thinks, grinning. 'Now that I know which way to run, I'll do the rest.' He then begins to charge into the darkness, 'Hang on Kagome, I will to get to you. Just hold on.'
#-#-#-#-# (scene change, again, sorta)
Meanwhile, on a ridge not far from the castle, a familiar baboon-pelt covered man stands, observing the scene with a wicked grin on his face. 'The power grows. Even more quickly than I had anticipated. No matter, this only means that I must quicken my own plan. Soon, Inuyasha, soon I shall hold everything you hold dear in the palm of my hand to do with as I wish. I cannot wait.' The dark man thinks to himself before chuckling "The next stage," he mutters to himself "shall be quite amusing to watch play out."
A.N. Well that was interesting, not much on action, but still interesting. Just so you know, I got this out as quickly as Icould because this week is finals week, and I doubt that I'll have any time at all to write. Sorry, Inu-chan didn't wake up in this one, but hey, at least he's getting there! Well, I've run out of stuff to say, time for Reviewer Replies!
Neko-Yuff16- Lol, well, I believe all of us are at least a little weird. Yeah, Kagome is one lucky girl. I promise to update asap, which, unfortunately, probably won't be for at least a week.
Starflower-Gem- Thank you for the ideas! They were much appreciated. I'm not sure if any of them will make it into the story, but it helped unclog my creativity pores a bit, so to speak. I may later take you up on that offer about the writing exercises, but not at the moment. Thank you for the offer though!
Lisa- Yeah, sorry about that. I hadn't expected the Reviewer Replies to go so long, I'll try to work on that.
RebelWriter- I can't wait for the next Kouga-bashing either, but at this point, Inuyasha needs to pretty much win against himself first. Souta is really cute.
animekat- Thank you very much, I'll do everything I can to get the next out asap.
glenlightarrow- Lol, don't worry, I could never forget this fic! At the moment it's my pride and joy after all! I promise, as soon as I can, I'll get the next chappie out.
ThatOneNerd- Don't worry, soon enough everything will be good again, I'm just not sure HOW soon.
galaxy guardian- Lol, I think I'd like the series (heck, I like just about every OTHER anime out there that I've seen) but alas, I am broke, so I have to live with what Cartoon Network and Fox gives me, along with the Shonen Jump that I somehow scrounge the money up for every month. No, we're not quite to that part yet, but I think we're getting close.
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Gothic Punk Chick- Thank you a lot. I'm glad you enjoy it.
SitDog-Boy- Yeah, Souta is really cute! Don't worry, Inu-chan is doing his utmost to get to Kagome as quickly as possible. Let's just hope he can get there before Naraku springs whatever he has planned.
Lady Dark Angel- Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoy it so much. I promise to update as soon as possible.
NewSalemWitch- Eheh, guilty as charged. Yeah, tearing up isn't a big 'Inuyasha' thing, is it lol? Don't worry, he'll wake up soon enough, let's all just hope it's before Naraku can start whatever he's got planned!
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Well, that's all for now! Oh, and if you want, I've got a Trigun fic already written down that I've been working on. It's a one-shot, and my brother says it's born out of 'extreme denial', but if you like, I could type it up so you guys have something to read while I'm gone. Well, tell me! R&R please!