A/N: People, if you don't like this story then don't read it. If you don't like stories with Japanese mixed in, then don't bitch to me about it. I do my part and put the translations up. So if I continued to get flamed for having Japanese in here, I'll discontinue the story. Also, don't have a hissy fit over Kikyo being in here. I'm one of the few people who don't hate Kikyo. I much more pity her than hate her. In fact, she comes back in the anime much later so too bad. :P In this story, she doesn't try to kill Inu Yasha. The only reason she did that in the episodes was because when she was killed, her hate was locked forever within her when Naraku posed as Inu Yasha, the bastard...
Oh yeah, just found out there's a 4th Inu Yasha movie too. -Spoiler-
Tenshi Houshi
Chapter Six
Revelation
Ayame cracked her swollen eyes open. Her head was throbbing softly, but a cold rag was comforting the headache. She could still hear sniffling, and knew it was that hanyou boy. Tears edged her eyes.
"No..." she whispered, "I won't cry." She forced the tears back and closed her eyes. She almost fell back asleep, until a hand smoothed her bangs. It was relaxing, and comforting.
"I see you're doing better," Sango whispered. Her heart was in pain... still in pain. She kept thinking about Houshi-sama, and then her friends.
"You poor thing," she whispered again, stroking Ayame's pale cheek. Ayame sniffled, clearing her nose before turning her head to Sango who smiled understandingly.
"What was the houshi like?" she suddenly asked, her young voice full of curiosity.
Sango smiled sadly; it was fake.
"Well, he was perverted," she let out a fake laugh, short and quiet. "He would go to the prettiest girls he said, always the prettiest ones and ask them to bear his children. At first I took it that since he never asked me, it meant he thought I was ugly. But the truth was he was afraid... the one girl he liked, he couldn't ask. He was afraid I would decline his wish."
Ayame was silent a moment before nodding. "Kouga always hid his true nature from everyone..."
She sat up, pulling the rag from her forehead and setting it into the nearby bucket. She turned and looked at Kouga, or what was left of him.
"He always acted angry around people. He was merciless and frightening. But when I was young, he was gentle and still strong. The only time he let out his inner self was when he met Kagome."
Sango sighed sadly. At least Ayame wasn't crying any more...
"Did you know he was ticklish?"
Sango giggled softly. "He is?"
"Badly."
She giggled again.
"Hai… he is."
Kikyo ran down the trail, small beads of sweat on her calm face. She could just see her old village in site... and the smoking hut. She guessed that was the one with Inu Yasha...
"Kagome..."
Sango turned around to Inu Yasha. He'd huddled in a corner, hiding from himself. He was truly in anguish. She heard someone running outside, headed for them. Her hand inched towards Hiraikotsu. The villagers were gasping in shock outside. Maybe Kaede back with the herbs? Her suspicions were denied when an exhausted miko ran inside.
"Kikyo!" she shouted, trying to stand, only to fall back to her knees. The miko gave her a weary glance before kneeling to Kagome, who was cold and lifeless. She ran her hand across her cheek, feeling the cool skin. She frowned and stood again walking to Inu Yasha.
"Inu Yasha," she called out. His head shot up, a look of denial on his face. He stared at Kikyo for what seemed the longest time he'd remembered. He half expected to shout her hate at him and attack. Kikyo was the one to look away. Her eyes were filled with regret.
"You killed Naraku?"
"Hai," he answered hesitantly. Kikyo sighed softly.
"And Kagome was killed?"
Inu Yasha nodded against his knees as he hid his face. He just didn't care anymore... and now Kikyo was here.
"Soka..."
His head shot up at her laughter. He growled and stood up.
"So now you're laughing at me?!"
"Iie, iie... it is just that I expected you to be searching for a way to revive the girl. You do love her, don't you?"
Inu Yasha blushed faintly, turning away. "But how?" And why was Kikyo being so kind? It was almost like...
"When Kagome died, her soul traveled to me, Inu Yasha. I'm as alive as you right now, but I don't want that. When my soul was returned, my hate for you was finally freed. It had been kept up since Naraku attacked me, tricking me. When I was revived by that ogress, so was my hate. And even in finding the truth to my death, it wasn't freed, but it is now. I have my own free will to love and hate. I never wanted to be revived, though. I know you love Kagome now, and I want you to be with her, not me. I want to go back to the peace of the other world."
Inu Yasha stared at her a moment before finally responding. "You would... revive her?"
"Hai, I can but... her body is too wounded to survive."
They were silent before a deathly familiar and cold voice broke the silence.
"I can fix that."
Inu Yasha instinctively took a defensive stance. Kikyo smirked.
"I ran into him on the way back," she explained, setting a hand on Inu Yasha's shoulder. He slowly relaxed.
"Why would you do such a thing for me?" he asked Sesshomaru.
"Let's just say I owe you," he muttered, unsheathing Tenseiga. Inu Yasha watched the electric blue aura surround it. Sesshomaru's eyes glazed, as if he were in another world. He couldn't see the death imps like Sesshomaru could.
With a swift thrust, and a gasp from Kagome's lifeless body, her eyes slowly opened. They were dulled with no sign of emotion. Inu Yasha almost stopped Kikyo as she knelt down, holding her hands in front of her. She closed her eyes and winced as her body began to glow eerily. Inu Yasha gasped softly, seeing the ball of light emit out from her chest into her hands. Kikyo took in a ragged breathe as her trembling hands fought to stay up. She set them over Kagome's body, which now had not a scratch on it.
Inu Yasha caught Kikyo as she fell back, breathing heavily. Her body was once again cold. He gently set her down.
Kagome groaned softly before gasping.
"Inu Yasha!" she shrieked, seeing Sesshomaru. Inu Yasha's eyes filled with tears as he pulled Kagome to him, clutching her body. He set his head against her chest before a loud sob erupted. Kagome blushed deeply.
"I thought you were dead," he choked out. Kagome slowly moved her arms around his head.
"I'm not dead though... not now..."
She looked forward, at Kikyo. She was writhing on the floor, her body shaking.
"Inu Yasha... Kikyo... she's..."
Inu Yasha slowly sat up, turning to Kikyo. She was dying... again. Leaving this world... but he couldn't ignore the look of fright on her face. He suddenly felt someone push him towards her. He turned back to Kagome who pushed him again.
He awkwardly stood, walking towards Kikyo. He slowly bent down, scooping her into his arms. Kikyo grasped his haori weakly.
"Don't be afraid," he whispered. Kikyo nodded, closing her eyes.
"I'm not..." she whispered as her body began to disperse. Inu Yasha bit back another cry of sadness.
"What about Kouga?" Sango blurted out. She turned to Sesshomaru who nodded. Kagome turned to Sango.
"Sango-chan..."
She slowly stood, her legs shaking. Sango caught her as she fell forward. The two friends embraced as if they hadn't seen one another for years.
"I can't."
"WHAT?" Ayame screamed at Sesshomaru. Tears were still flooding down her face. "What do you mean "I can't"?! Do it!!!"
Sesshomaru sighed softly, sheathing his sword.
"He's not in the realm of the dead."
Hai – yes
Soka - I see (as in you understand)
Iie - no
Oh yeah, just found out there's a 4th Inu Yasha movie too. -Spoiler-
Tenshi Houshi
Chapter Six
Revelation
Ayame cracked her swollen eyes open. Her head was throbbing softly, but a cold rag was comforting the headache. She could still hear sniffling, and knew it was that hanyou boy. Tears edged her eyes.
"No..." she whispered, "I won't cry." She forced the tears back and closed her eyes. She almost fell back asleep, until a hand smoothed her bangs. It was relaxing, and comforting.
"I see you're doing better," Sango whispered. Her heart was in pain... still in pain. She kept thinking about Houshi-sama, and then her friends.
"You poor thing," she whispered again, stroking Ayame's pale cheek. Ayame sniffled, clearing her nose before turning her head to Sango who smiled understandingly.
"What was the houshi like?" she suddenly asked, her young voice full of curiosity.
Sango smiled sadly; it was fake.
"Well, he was perverted," she let out a fake laugh, short and quiet. "He would go to the prettiest girls he said, always the prettiest ones and ask them to bear his children. At first I took it that since he never asked me, it meant he thought I was ugly. But the truth was he was afraid... the one girl he liked, he couldn't ask. He was afraid I would decline his wish."
Ayame was silent a moment before nodding. "Kouga always hid his true nature from everyone..."
She sat up, pulling the rag from her forehead and setting it into the nearby bucket. She turned and looked at Kouga, or what was left of him.
"He always acted angry around people. He was merciless and frightening. But when I was young, he was gentle and still strong. The only time he let out his inner self was when he met Kagome."
Sango sighed sadly. At least Ayame wasn't crying any more...
"Did you know he was ticklish?"
Sango giggled softly. "He is?"
"Badly."
She giggled again.
"Hai… he is."
Kikyo ran down the trail, small beads of sweat on her calm face. She could just see her old village in site... and the smoking hut. She guessed that was the one with Inu Yasha...
"Kagome..."
Sango turned around to Inu Yasha. He'd huddled in a corner, hiding from himself. He was truly in anguish. She heard someone running outside, headed for them. Her hand inched towards Hiraikotsu. The villagers were gasping in shock outside. Maybe Kaede back with the herbs? Her suspicions were denied when an exhausted miko ran inside.
"Kikyo!" she shouted, trying to stand, only to fall back to her knees. The miko gave her a weary glance before kneeling to Kagome, who was cold and lifeless. She ran her hand across her cheek, feeling the cool skin. She frowned and stood again walking to Inu Yasha.
"Inu Yasha," she called out. His head shot up, a look of denial on his face. He stared at Kikyo for what seemed the longest time he'd remembered. He half expected to shout her hate at him and attack. Kikyo was the one to look away. Her eyes were filled with regret.
"You killed Naraku?"
"Hai," he answered hesitantly. Kikyo sighed softly.
"And Kagome was killed?"
Inu Yasha nodded against his knees as he hid his face. He just didn't care anymore... and now Kikyo was here.
"Soka..."
His head shot up at her laughter. He growled and stood up.
"So now you're laughing at me?!"
"Iie, iie... it is just that I expected you to be searching for a way to revive the girl. You do love her, don't you?"
Inu Yasha blushed faintly, turning away. "But how?" And why was Kikyo being so kind? It was almost like...
"When Kagome died, her soul traveled to me, Inu Yasha. I'm as alive as you right now, but I don't want that. When my soul was returned, my hate for you was finally freed. It had been kept up since Naraku attacked me, tricking me. When I was revived by that ogress, so was my hate. And even in finding the truth to my death, it wasn't freed, but it is now. I have my own free will to love and hate. I never wanted to be revived, though. I know you love Kagome now, and I want you to be with her, not me. I want to go back to the peace of the other world."
Inu Yasha stared at her a moment before finally responding. "You would... revive her?"
"Hai, I can but... her body is too wounded to survive."
They were silent before a deathly familiar and cold voice broke the silence.
"I can fix that."
Inu Yasha instinctively took a defensive stance. Kikyo smirked.
"I ran into him on the way back," she explained, setting a hand on Inu Yasha's shoulder. He slowly relaxed.
"Why would you do such a thing for me?" he asked Sesshomaru.
"Let's just say I owe you," he muttered, unsheathing Tenseiga. Inu Yasha watched the electric blue aura surround it. Sesshomaru's eyes glazed, as if he were in another world. He couldn't see the death imps like Sesshomaru could.
With a swift thrust, and a gasp from Kagome's lifeless body, her eyes slowly opened. They were dulled with no sign of emotion. Inu Yasha almost stopped Kikyo as she knelt down, holding her hands in front of her. She closed her eyes and winced as her body began to glow eerily. Inu Yasha gasped softly, seeing the ball of light emit out from her chest into her hands. Kikyo took in a ragged breathe as her trembling hands fought to stay up. She set them over Kagome's body, which now had not a scratch on it.
Inu Yasha caught Kikyo as she fell back, breathing heavily. Her body was once again cold. He gently set her down.
Kagome groaned softly before gasping.
"Inu Yasha!" she shrieked, seeing Sesshomaru. Inu Yasha's eyes filled with tears as he pulled Kagome to him, clutching her body. He set his head against her chest before a loud sob erupted. Kagome blushed deeply.
"I thought you were dead," he choked out. Kagome slowly moved her arms around his head.
"I'm not dead though... not now..."
She looked forward, at Kikyo. She was writhing on the floor, her body shaking.
"Inu Yasha... Kikyo... she's..."
Inu Yasha slowly sat up, turning to Kikyo. She was dying... again. Leaving this world... but he couldn't ignore the look of fright on her face. He suddenly felt someone push him towards her. He turned back to Kagome who pushed him again.
He awkwardly stood, walking towards Kikyo. He slowly bent down, scooping her into his arms. Kikyo grasped his haori weakly.
"Don't be afraid," he whispered. Kikyo nodded, closing her eyes.
"I'm not..." she whispered as her body began to disperse. Inu Yasha bit back another cry of sadness.
"What about Kouga?" Sango blurted out. She turned to Sesshomaru who nodded. Kagome turned to Sango.
"Sango-chan..."
She slowly stood, her legs shaking. Sango caught her as she fell forward. The two friends embraced as if they hadn't seen one another for years.
"I can't."
"WHAT?" Ayame screamed at Sesshomaru. Tears were still flooding down her face. "What do you mean "I can't"?! Do it!!!"
Sesshomaru sighed softly, sheathing his sword.
"He's not in the realm of the dead."
Hai – yes
Soka - I see (as in you understand)
Iie - no