As Sango and I emerged from the hot springs I saw Kouga and Sesshoumaru deep in battle. I screamed at Sesshoumaru as he plunged his sword deep into Kouga's chest. I cursed Sesshoumaru as I rushed to Kouga's side. I dropped to my knees crying. I held Kouga's head in my lap. Sesshoumaru took a step toward me but I subconciously threw up a sheild.
"Stay away Sesshoumaru," I yelled through my tears.
He opened his mouth to say something, but then slowly retreated. I pushed a few stray hairs out of Kouga's face as we looked deep into eachothers eyes.
"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you Leigha," he whispered.
"Shhh...it's okay, dont talk...save your energy," I said, tears welling up in my eyes.
"No Leigha, I'm going to die, you should know what happened," he retorted.
"No, you won't!" I yelled, stroking his hair.
"He came here, looking for you. I told him to stay away..." he started.
"Shhhh, Kouga," I whispered.
"No, I told him that I was your protector, and that he wouldn't dare take another step forward," he continued, "Then he advanced, and I attacked. I'm sorry Leigha."
"No!" I screamed.
"I'm sorry, Leigha," he choked out.
"Don't die Kouga, you can't die!" I screamed.
Kouga struggled to sit up so I helped him. He looked at Inuyasha who had shown up sometime during my hyseterical screaming.
"Kouga, lie down," I said, but he didn't pay attention.
"Hey mutt," he said to Inuyasha, "You take care of my Leigha, got it?"
Inuyasha noded his head, a slight flicker of pain washing over his face as Kouga fell back to the ground.
"I'm sorry, Leigha. I love you but I have to go," he gasped for breath.
"No Kouga, don't die on me!" I screamed as he gripped my hand, tears were streaming down my face.
"Goodbye Leigha," he said as his grip on my hand loosened. I put my head down, tears falling down my face, I layed Kouga down on the ground.
"Goodbye," I whispered before standing up and silently walking back to the castle.
The next few days were hard. I didn't eat, didn't sleep, didn't talk. Kouga was gone, he was dead and it was all my fault. The pain was so much, i couldn't take it. I leaned back against the wall tracing the deep gashes on my wrist with my thumb. I didn't even notice the tears anymore, the came and went as they pleased, I had shed so many, I didn't realize it anymore.
I noticed Miroku enter my room again and sit on my bed facing me. He said somthing, probabley the same thing he said everytime he came in. It was like this everyday. Every once in a while Miroku would come in, try to talk to me and then send Sango in. I didn't even realize they were there half the time and I sure as hell didn't pay attention to what they were saying. Sometimes they'd even send Shippou in with food trying to get me to eat. I would just stare blankly at the wall across from me.
I could sense Inuyasha nearby a few times, just standing outside my door. I could sense his uncomfortableness and fear before he would turn back and walk down the hallway again. I wanted him to come in, just once. To just hold me, I really needed him. But he would never come in, but everyone else would. And I would just sit there, staring at the wall, longing for Inuyasha, for Tidus...and of course for Kouga.
I cried myself to sleep again that night.
I awoke to screaming as Miroku burst into my room. I didn't turn my head to aknowledge him, I just listened, waiting for him to talk.
"Leigha, Leigha you must come. ...Inuyasha...he needs...you...help..." he panted, out of breath. I jumped up and followed him to the medic wing.
I spotted Inuyasha lying toward the back of the wing on a bed surrounded by skimply clad nurses.
I ran to him, dropping by his side and pushed the black hair out of his eyes.
"He was attacked by a posionos spider demon, we killed the demon, but Inuyasha has been in a coma ever since he was bitten," Sango whispered.
I leaned against a nearby wall, droping my head and letting tears fall down my face.
'Not again...please not again,' I thought to myself.
"Please do something Leigha," Shippou cried.
"I can't," I whispered.
"Look Leigha, you can save him. We are all sick and tired of you lately. There was nothing you could have done to save Kouga. It was not your fault that he died...there was nothing you could do...but you can save Inuyasha...if you just stop feeling bad for yourself and help the man you love, you can save him Leigha...just fucking try!" Miroku yelled shaking me out of my depression.
His eyes burned deep into my soul as I pushed him away and walked to Inuyasha's side. I brushed a tear out of my vision and placed my hands on his chest and his face. I closed my eyes, going into a deep meditation. It felt as though our bodies merged, I was searching through Inuyasha's body until I found a strange deep purple miasma deep inside his veins. I pushed my energy toward the miasma and it cleared instantly. When I opened my eyes I saw Inuyasha slowly come to before collapsing.
When I awoke Shippou was shaking me.
"Wake up Leigha, please hurry," Shippou screamed as he shook me. I heard the faint noise of metal against metal as I slowly opened my eyes.
I gave Shippou a questioning look.
"The South are here," he said.
"Who?" I asked.
"Totousai and Myouga, we need yoour help," he said pulling her arm.
I jumped up and grabbed Shippou running outside. Sango was already out, and Shippou ran to her side. Miroku was using the wind tunnel and various sutras to keep Myouga at bay. Inuyasha was using the wind scar of Totousai, but to no effect. My hands started to glow and I raised them toward Myouga. A beam of yellow light shot out from my palm and hit him square in the face. It was enough to give Miroku enough time to suck him in. Then we went to work on Totousai. Inuyasha was fighting his hardest. Miroku attacked Totousai and was quickly knocked out. It was down to me and Inuyasha, Totousai started closing in on me fast. Inuyasha went after him from behind, trying to sace me. But he couldn't stop him in time. Just as Totousai was about to knock me a couple hundred yards away, a familiar blue mist appeared around my, blocking the attack from harming me. Totousai's confusion gave Inuyasha a chance to attack from behind and kill him. Once Inuyasha had retrieved the 3rd piece of the moonstone, the strange blue mist took shape and we instantly realized what it was.