A/N
Hey everybody. Thanks for all the reviews. For those of you who didn't know what kogasu in naraku meant, it means burn in hell. For those of you who think this is going to end up being a inu/kag, go fuck yourselves, this is a sess/kag. For those of you who thought the last chapter was the last, this chapter proves you wrong. And last but not least, those of you who want a happy ending, don't worry you'll get one. Just to forewarn you, I used the chorus from one of my favorite songs, "Listen to your heart" during the dream sequence. This is not a songfic, I repeat this is not a songfic. I only put it in there because that part of the song is playing in Karappo's mind during her dream. Thank you for reading.
P.S. my birthday is on the 22nd. I'm going to be 15!
Wounded
The stars showed brightly in the night sky with no moon to take their light. The crickets sang their night time song. The flames danced in the clearing where Karappo had stopped to rest in. She sat silently against a tree, staring at the stars. She sighed heavily as she closed her eyes and lowered her head. She sighed again as an image of SesshoMaru appeared in her mind. She slowly opened her eyes. She looked across the fire, hoping against all the odds that he would be sitting there. But he wasn't, there was nothing but forest. She felt the sting of tears in her eyes. It had only been a week but it felt like a lifetime.
Karappo sighed again as she tired to fight the tears that threatened to fall. She wiped away the ones that escaped as she laid down on the ground. She laid there silently as the warm fire went out and the cold of night surrounded her. She curled herself into a ball for both warmth and security. She felt so vulnerable without SesshoMaru there. She also missed the nights when she would sleep in his arm. It felt so right. She regretted yelling at him, she didn't know what was wrong with her. She cried silently as she thought about it more.
Karappo shot up when she heard a twig snap. When she finally calmed down, she decided that she would feel safer in her cat form. She transformed, her skin peeling away to reveal ebony fur. Her hands and feet were shredded, revealing massive paws. Long silver claws appeared from the toes of her paws. Her tail grew in length and size as did her body. Her muzzle elongated as her ears turned black and perched themselves upon the top of her head. Long silver fangs appeared from under her upper lip. She opened her eyes, they were acid green with black cat pupils. A silent tear fell through her fur as she began to settle for the night.
As Karappo laid there, with only the silence of night to comfort her, she cried. Her tears fell with no notice. Her thoughts were on SesshoMaru. She cried silently as she prayed to the gods that he would return to her. She couldn't take the pain she was in now. It was worse then when Inuyasha had broken her heart. But that was because she had caused this pain by making him go away. She had broken her own heart and only he could mend it back together. She laid her head upon her forelimbs as she wrapped her tail around her body to cover her cold nose. One last tear fell as she went to sleep.
(Karappo's Dream)
Karappo stood complete darkness. She wondered about for quite sometime. She found nothing but darkness everywhere she went. She was alone, no one but her was there. Then, she saw a white figure in the distance. She ran toward it. Soon, she could see details like its face and its appearance. Then, it came to her who she was running to. When she reached him, she jumped into his arm and cried against his chest.
(Listen to your heart
When he's calling for you)
"Karappo."
"SesshoMaru!"
"It's alright Karappo, I'm here now."
"I've been so broken without you. Won't you please come back?"
(Listen to you heart
There's nothing else you can do)
"I wish I could Karappo but you are dangerous. You put everyone you care about in danger just by being around them."
"Don't say that!"
(I don't know where you're going
And I don't know why)
A sudden burst of power erupted from Karappo's body. She felt like she was on fire. Her vision was blurred. She saw large, black flame like tentacle things come from behind her and stab SesshoMaru in multiple places. She felt tears sting her eyes as the strange things disappeared and her vision returned. She ran to SesshoMaru's side.
"Don't die SesshoMaru! Please don't die!"
SesshoMaru opened his mouth to speak but his breath was taken from him. His eyes sealed shut as Karappo's tears fell. She felt an unbearable pain in her heart. She knew what she had to say but her heart told her to not. It said she could never say the words.
(But listen to your heart
Before you tell him…)
"Goodbye SesshoMaru. I love you."
(Goodbye)
(End Karappo's Dream)
Karappo awoke with a start. She shook her head, trying to clear her mind. She stretched her limbs as she stood. She stalked through the forest in search for food. As she stalked, she spotted a large buck. She began to drool, it looked so tasty. She climbed a tree near the buck and waited for the right moment to pounce. As she prepared to pounce, a red figure burst into the clearing and killed the buck. She folded her ears back in anger as she jumped down in front of the person. She bared her fangs when she saw it was Inuyasha. She towered over him as he tried to not look afraid.
Karappo roared once, Inuyasha turned and ran. She snorted as she went back to the dead buck. She sunk her fangs in and began to eat. She devoured the buck in a short amount of time, even though it was large, it was still just a snack. As she cleaned her claws, Inuyasha and every one else burst into the clearing. She looked up only to survey them, and then she continued to clean her claws.
Inuyasha drew the Tesusaiga as Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Koga stood and watched. Inuyasha charged at her but she just whacked him with her massive paw, sent him flying. She then stood and stalked over to the others. They stood, frozen with fear at her powerful form. She grabbed Shippo by the collar of his harori and carried him away.