Will of the Gods

Part 2

By: Demonsaya

Inuyasha's last memory of Kagome was not a happy one. He would never forget the tears that ran down her face. That beautiful face with ebon hair and stormy grey eyes.

"Lightning!"

He glanced up at Earth, his face frowning. "Sorry, what was that?"

The other gods glanced at each other, and Fire rolled his eyes. "Were you even listening, or were you too busy daydreaming about that mortal girl?" Fire quipped, resting his chin in his hand.

The hanyou turned god scoffed. Give me a break. "I'm listening AND daydreaming. You can't expect me to turn my memories off and on." He sat upright, looking at the battle plan. "I hope you don't expect me to participate in the planning phase, because I don't plan. I improvise."

"We've heard and your brother said you're a crappy fighter too boot." Fire looked at Air. "Are you sure we shouldn't have gone with the fire child?"

"He's the best option at the moment."

He was getting angry. "Whenever you fucker's are done talking trash about me, we can move on, alright? I'm a good enough fighter that none of my friends died."

"Yeah, just got critically wounded-"

Fire didn't know what hit him. One moment he was sitting upright, and the next he was plastered against the wall across the room.

Inuyasha stared at him, his eyes burning. "Keep your fucking mouth closed. You have no clue what me and my friends went through to put that shitty stone together. But we succeeded. Remember, I didn't volunteer for this war, I was fucking drafted. So if you don't mind, I'd like to get this over with so god forbid I might be able to have some peace."

"Indeed..." Earth said, scowling at Fire.

Water put his head in his hand. It was going to be a long night.

Kagome lay in her bed in her house, the shikon no tama around her neck, tears still streaming down her face. Her parents were pushing for her decision of which college to go to, but she wasn't sure she could move on as easily as they could.

The first person she'd ever loved was gone. Vanished before her eyes and she had been unable to prevent it. Her parents had sent out her application to several universities, and so far, none had turned her down. The future was full of possibilities.

So why could she not stop looking to the past?

"Inuyasha..." She whispered. Her voice was crackly, and weak. Her eyes were red from crying, her hair oily, her face smudged with dirt. She heard the phone ring, and felt no urge to rush for it. She didn't care about anything except getting Inuyasha back. She closed her eyes, ignoring her mother's call for dinner, blowing off her brother's request for homework help, and forcefully throwing her grandfather out of her room.

She didn't want to be alone, but she couldn't be with who she wanted, so she'd rather be alone than have people try to comfort her.

She clutched the picture of them sharing a rare moment that had sneakily been taken by Miroku.

Why had she wasted so much of their time together with fights and yelling? Why hadn't she just ignored his sometimes rather frightful temper?

Because she hadn't known. How could she?

Yet, even if she hadn't known, why had she always let him get under her skin? Why had every insult worn down on her, till she was ready to snap? Why had she, inspite of her love for him, distrusted him so often? She ran her finger over his picture gently. "I miss you..." She whispered.

"Kagome...dinner time..."

Souta's voice barely registered. She glanced at him and saw the tentative expression on his face. "Souta..." She tried to smile and failed. "I'm not feeling very hungry right now..."

He got a sad look in his face and nodded, leaving the room.

Sighing, she rolled back onto her stomache and hugged her pillow tightly.

Inuyasha sighed, feeling ill at ease. He tossed and turned, trying to fall asleep. Finally, he stalked over towards the balcony and wandered out into the gardens. He felt jaded looking at the ethereal beauty here. True, it was quite nice...

But...

After Kagome, it wasn't much.

He sighed, sitting on a bench and lacing his fingers together.

He knew that the war would happen soon, yet that wasn't what was bothering. It had something to do with the girl who's face haunted his mind. It felt like she was calling out to him for reassurance, assistance, help. His heart hurt, but there was nothing he could do right now. Maybe soon he could be with her again...

"Hey, Lightening, why so glum, chum?"

Inuyasha scowled at Earth when the rather perky god bounced out. "My name isn't 'lightening'." He grumbled. "It's Inuyasha."

"Yeah yeah." Earth shrugged. "Really, though, what's your problem, man. You've been out of it all day. If you don't get your act together you're gonna handicap us in the war."

Inuyasha shook his head. "I got a bad feeling about Kagome. Like she's in some kinda trouble..." He glanced at Earth. "You wouldn't know nothing about that, right?"

Earth shrugged. "You kidding my worldly connections died long ago." He shook his head. "That link is just yours. Why don't you go on and find out what's wrong?"

The hanyou looked at the god startled. "I can do that?"

He snorted. "Duh. You're a god now. As long as there's a connection, you can sneak into her dreams." He gave Inuyasha a wry grin. "What, you didn't think you were our prisoner, did you?"

"In a way, yeah." He snorted.

"Look, you're ethereal, not dead. You're...other worldly." Earth stood up, walking towards the building. "Do what you gotta do to clear your head man. This fight's gonna be a bitch."

Kagome was walking through the misty woods, the fog so thick she couldn't see much farther than past her hands. As she walked, the fog cleared a bit and she saw a figure just ahead.

She saw the eyes first, bright and firey golden. Her heart ached. "Inuyasha?"

He smiled a bit, looking her up and down. Slowly, his smile faded. She looked pale and wan, not to mention her pajama looked like they were just wrapped around a stick. "Kagome...what's happened?" He walked towards her, his brow creased.

She barely heard him. She could only drink in his appearance and force herself to breath. "Oh, Inuyasha!" With a sob, she threw her arms around him. "I missed you!"

He sighed, resting his hands on her hips. He simply held her for a long moment. "I miss you, too." He whispered. "Kagome... " Gently he pushed her away. "You haven't been taking care of yourself have you...I knew I was feeling something..." He firmly clasped her hands. "Girl, you look like skin and bones..."

She blushed, looking at her feet. "I...I can't eat...I'm miserable without you."

He lifted her face with one hand under her chin. "Baka, don't you know that I'm always with you, right there?" He placed a sweet kiss on her lips and brushed the hair from her face. "If you and I are gonna be together when this crap is done, you've got to take care of yourself...you can finish your school thing now..." He glanced at her nervously.

She smiled brilliantly at him. "Oh, Inuyasha..." She embraced him tightly and noticed him starting to fade again. She looked confused. "How will I find you if I need you again?"

He paused and looked at her. "If you need me, I'll know. And I'll find you, wherever you are."

Kagome woke from her dream and was shocked to feel tears on her face and hunger pangs in her stomache. She sat abruptly and looked out her window. She saw the sun touching the horizon and climbed out of bed, moving to the bathroom. Inuyasha was right. If Inuyasha and she were to stand a chance, she was going to have to take better care of herself.

When she went down to breakfast everyone looked up at her in surprise. Kagome smilled brightly at them and waved, serving herself a hefty portion of food. "I'm sorry I worried you guys. I think I'll take up Tokyo U's offer for college. They do have an excellent scholarship program."

Kagome's mother threw her arms around her and burst into tears.

The dark gods watched the girl closely, noting that she just might become a valuable asset to their war...