Chapter Twelve
Mirror of Stillness
Viper: Lol, no, Inu can't fly. I was going for just the effect of wind suddenly kicking up out of no where and making his hair fly. You know? OK, well, thank you for the review, here's the next chapter for you.
Sisana: Hey, that's cool. Is that something fun? I've never heard of it before. Let me know. Anywho, thanks for your review, I'm glad you liked Inu's support. There's some more in here, hope you enjoy. Till later then.
Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi, not me.
Inu-Yasha's grey eyes were wide as he stared at the fading wall in front of him. He still held Kagome in his arms. The priestess was panting, sweat pouring down her face and neck. She hadn't taken even the smallest break in almost two hours. Her power was almost gone, and her tired to give her more of his.
"Come on, Kagome… you're almost there…" He whispered into her ear. He wasn't sure if she heard him of not. The boy turned back to look at the crystal, trying once again to push his own aura into the girl. The crystal had almost completely vanished from around them. What will happen then…? He wondered as he turned his attention back to the exhausted priestess.
((It Was Only A Kiss))
She could feel his arms around her, keeping her anchored to the real world. Her power was fading, fast, but every time she thought she was empty, a new wave of his would push her on. The air had begun to burn as it entered her lungs.
"Come on, Kagome… you're almost there…" She heard his voice. She could see that; the wall was almost gone in front of her.
More power flooded her body, but this time it felt different. The fire of the other human's aura burned as it filled her.
What's—going—on! Her body was melting. A scream left her lips before she fell into darkness.
((It Was Only A Kiss))
"Kagome!" Inu-Yasha cradled the suddenly unconscious woman in his arms. He didn't know what had happened. His blunt teeth bared from his mouth as he remembered her scream of pain. "Damn it…" The boy's hand tightened into a fist in his haori sleeve. His eyes were so intent on the priestess that he didn't realize that their cell was dissipating around them.
The wind suddenly kicked up, getting the male's attention. He looked around, confused at the sudden darkness. Kagome moved in his arms.
He looked back down at her, excited at the change, only to find that she wasn't awake. "Kagome!" He shouted over the wind. He tried to shake her awake, fighting against the sudden pull to get her out of his arms. What the hell's going on! His eyes widened as the priestess was ripped from his clawless hands.
"KAGOME!"
((It Was Only A Kiss))
Kaguya summoned up her newly stolen power, still holding her Mirror tightly. Her eyes were closed as she remembered the feeling of power she held over the night not long ago. The pressure was building; fighting to be released onto the world. Her chocolate eyes snapped open.
"Power of the Mirror of Stillness"
The room turned dark, the Mirror sucking up any light. Kaguya smirked as the darkness began to spread, moving quicker as it increased in power.
"Kaguya-hime, your necklace…" Rousoku pointed out as the black haired woman relaxed her stance.
"What?" Her eyes lowered to the green and orange jewels hanging from her neck. The green had begun to crack.
((IT Was Only A Kiss))
Miroku paced across the entrance to the cave again. Come on, Sango… What's taking you?
"Mi—Mi—Miroku?" A stuttering Shippo called. The monk stopped and turned to the kit.
"What is it, Shippo?" The youkai merely pointed at the taller male's question. Miroku turned around, this time facing the cave mouth. "That's Kaguya's Mirror of Stillness, but how—?"
"We gotta run!" Shippo put in.
"There's no use in that. We have nothing to protect us like last time." He took a step back as the darkness grew closer. Shippo jumped onto the monk's blue cloth covered shoulder.
"So what do we do?" The child's tail was quivering in fear.
"Hope for the best—" Miroku's words were cut off as the darkness reached them both. The two were frozen in time, frozen in night.
((It Was Only A Kiss))
Inu-Yasha struggled to stand. One name alone kept him going… Kagome. The human had no idea what was going on. Suddenly the priestess had been torn from his arms, vanishing into the darkness around him. Damn it all…
The wind suddenly picked up even more, knocking him back to his knees. The wind had begun to pull him in a different direction from where Kagome had gone, and he couldn't let that happen. He fell forward, digging his fingers into the hard ground. No way in any hell am I going to loose her now. He tried to crawl forward, but something grabbed his ankle. One look over his shoulder told him he probably would have to go through hell to get to the priestess.
"Son. Of. A. Bitch." His voice was a growl as what looked like one of the youkai Sessho-maru used to use, pulled him backward.
((It Was Only A Kiss))
Kagome's head was pounding. "Hm… Where am I?" Her eyes slowly opened, the near darkness a welcome. Her body was heavy, stiff, and something was missing… Inu-Yasha… His warmth was no longer around her.
The priestess forced her body to move, jerkily sitting up. Her eyes slowly came into focus in the dim light. The place looked familiar. She gasped silently as her memory caught up with her, and she recognized where she was…
Again…
((It Was Only A Kiss))
Kaguya's hand shot to her neck. Her upper lip pulled away from her teeth in a snarl as her fingers closed tightly around the two jewels on the chain. "That bitch purified the jewel, but how did she get into that mutt's?" The youkai's teeth grinded together as anger danced in her brown orbs. There was an even tighter silence in the air as Kaguya reigned in her emotions again.
"Kaguya-hime?" Rousoku tried to break the silence beginning to press on his lungs. The woman's gaze slowly turned to the male youkai. He tried not to falter under her stare.
"This changes nothing. They have nowhere to go without bodies. The whole land is almost covered in darkness, we need to keep it that way." Her eyes closed as she took a steadying breath. "Leave me now; go make sure the slayer and neko are dead." Rousoku nodded at his master's words. The male bowed slightly as he backed out of the room, back into the long tunnel. Deep chocolate eyes watched him go. "Now, I will find those two bastards. They will not mess up my plans again." She turned sharply, beginning to walk back toward the secluded cave.
((It Was Only A Kiss)
"Get off me!" Inu-Yasha growled as she twisted onto his back, bringing his free leg up to kick the youkai with his heel. The thing snarled in pain as it stumbled backward. The human turned back onto his stomach before quickly jumping into a crouch, his violet orbs staring daggers at the green monster.
The wind hadn't stopped. Inu-Yasha was having trouble staying on his feet. Damn this! I'm a human, who's technically dead. There's no way I can fight with this wind too. He let out a threatening growl as the youkai straightened, taking a step toward its prey. The human brought one of his hands up tohis face, cracking his knuckles loudly. "Bring it on."
((It Was Only A Kiss))
Kagome's head was finally almost clear. She was standing up now, and trying to think of how she could regain control of her body, now that she was back in it. The priestess could feel the growing darkness in her body, and it had begun to frighten her. What am I going to do? My power is mostly gone, there's no way I can keep Kaguya's darkness at bay if she came at me now… The girl's hands clenched into fists at her sides. Inu-Yasha…
She squeezed her eyes closed, trying to get the stinging tears to go away. Where is he? What happened?
"I believe in you…" Inu-Yasha's simple sentence wouldn't seem to leave her mind. Her tears seemed to instantly dry, and her eyes reopened, a new fire once again burning in their chocolate depths. The priestess slowly sat down, determined to find a way to regain control of her body.
The girl's eyes closed slowly, while she slowed her breathing. The priestess focused on her center, trying to draw all of the Miko power still in her into one spot. As she relaxed more, no longer terrified by the darkness pressing in against her, she felt energy beginning to flood her soul again.
This aura felt familiar as it filled her slowly, almost reluctantly. It's coming from Kaguya—my own body. The priestess realized. I can do this… She focused on getting the energy to collect together quicker.
"I believe in you…"
((It Was Only A Kiss))
Inu-Yasha dug his fingertips into the ground as he lost his footing again. The youkai kept coming. The human growled as he tried to get back to his feet shakily. His breath was rough down his throat and into his lungs. Blood oozed from his cheeks, arms, and legs from the cuts inflicted by the youkai. That thing is too fast… The thought flitted across the human's mind.
The black haired boy's violet eyes looked over his shoulder at the inky blackness. He could sense a change in the wind barely five feet behind him. There was a cliff, but he couldn't tell what lied beyond that. His eyes turned back to the youkai as its snarling breath grew even louder. The human tried to steady himself, tried to get ready for the attack he knew was coming.
"What are you waiting for?" Inu-Yasha growled at the youkai. "I'm right here, come and get me." The human planted his feet as the youkai did as told, snarling and running at the weakened human. I've got to do something.
The youkai jumped, its claws reaching out. The boy's violet eyes flashed as his hands shot out, grabbing the youkai's rough skin covered wrists. Everything froze at the sudden change in events; even the wind had fallen silent.
A smirk covered the human's lips as his black hair settled back around his shoulders. "Humph, I win." The wind kicked up again at his words. Inu-Yasha fell backward, landing on his back, still holding the youkai's wrists. The green monster screeched as the human kicked it over his head. His clawless hands lifted off of the rough flesh, letting the youkai fly off of the cliff edge, only the youkai didn't let go.
The boy's eyes widened in surprise as he was roughly pulled around, and dragged after the youkai. Inu-Yasha tried to pry the youkai's hand off of his wrist. "Let go you bastard." He growled, but the cliff was too close, there was no way he would get away in time. Damn it. The darkness of the unknown swallowed both youkai and human.
A laugh echoed in the wind. "There's one… Now to find the other…" Kaguya laughed again as the wind faded just as before, this time for good.
((It Was Only A Kiss))
I'm trying to make these chapters longer for all of you, but I just can't find time to write, so please forgive. Please review, I love getting reviews, and with Halloween coming up, I will have lots of candy to hand out. P OK, well, I've got more homework, so I'm going to update this now,
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