Disclaimer: Though I lay to rest a character tonight, I no own Inuyasha, I put up no fight.
Me: Look! I'm alive!
Sabbi: omg, you're actually UPDATING?!?!
Corey: …-dies of shock-
Me: Alrighty folks, I've decided about killing someone off, so you'll have to read and find out!
Sabbi: Enjoy!
Life can through you some unexpected twist and turns. But can our beloved characters face them, even though they can bring great turmoil? We'll find out as our characters face some of the toughest things of all…
It wasn't possible.
No one can tell that quickly; it's simply ridiculous.
The miko stomped away, her anger rising at the hanyou's accusations. There was no way he could tell she was pregnant before professional doctors. It's impossible.
Her fuming led her past the village and onto the dirt path that they had left on so many an occasion. There she sat stubbornly on a rock, thinking about what Inuyasha had said.
"You're pregnant."
The words echoed through her mind as they began to fully seep in. Could you get pregnant on the first time? Memories from health class told her 'yes', but a nagging deep down told her she didn't need facts. She knew it to be true.
Her arms rested gently on her stomach, trying to absorb the fact she would have a child. She thought about all the wrong things that could happen with this pregnancy. Naraku having spies everywhere, her having to be able to venture with them to detect shards, to fight demons, putting her and her unborn child in danger almost everyday. One woman in their group was enough, but now both were going to be distracted. A chord of fear passed through her as she thought of how unprepared she was.
"Kagome…" said a voice softly, as she whirled around to see the eyes of golden she loved so much.
She looked down at the dirt beneath her feet, as if finding it the most fascinating thing in the world.
"What's there to be ashamed of?" he asked interpreting her loss of eye contact, "Kagome, you'll be an excellent mother."
His odd behavior caught her off-guard, but she did not rip her eyes off the ground. She just began to wonder if she had ever heard him this nice, and caring before. Finding only one other occasion, she looked up and saw him smiling.
His smile…so rarely she had seen it with such genuine happiness. The warmth of it almost faded away all her doubts and worries…almost.
"It's just…with all that's going on, with Sango already pregnant and Naraku still alive, how can we have a child!?" her voice was beginning to quiver, close to hysterics, "How can I raise a kid with all this trouble in this world? What about my time? Mom's going to flip! I don't know the first thing about being a parent! There's just no way I can do this, I mean just lo-"
A clawed finger closed her lips silently. Inuyasha knelt down and Kagome's eyes were filled with the sight of his golden orbs.
"First of all, you're around twenty years old Kagome. You told me yourself that your mother has no hold over you anymore. And about the Naraku thing, don't worry. I will protect you, and trust me; you will be a great mother. Now hush wench before you give yourself an injury."
It was with tear-filled eyes that Kagome embraced the hanyou. She sobbed into his chest, wanting to trust him, and believe in him. As he stroked her hair and back, her mind wondered of what their union would bring. It was with these happy optimistic thoughts that carried her back to camp, and back into a new destiny that began to unfold.
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Sango and Miroku sat patiently by the well, awaiting their friend's return. Sango laid her head in his lap and stare absent-minded towards the bright blue sky. Clouds began to make shapes in her mind, and she pointed them out as they drifted above her.
"Look Miroku," she exclaimed and pointed at an oddly shaped cloud, "That one looks like a bunny."
Miroku looked above and began gazing at the clouds also.
"Hai, and that one looks like a bird."
"And a butterfly"
"And a cow"
"And a flower"
"And a beautiful woman."
"And a…Miroku!"
-SMACK-
Miroku rubbed his face as the pain throbbed through his head. Sango got up and stormed away, muttering and fuming about untrustworthy monks, perverts, and how she could never leave him alone for more than two seconds; but even as she continued to rant, the monk's mind began to drift, and soon he was reliving a nightmare he had had right before Sango said she was pregnant…
They had a beautiful baby boy. He was wrapped up in warm cloths, and Sango was beaming at himself and the child. Sango offered him to hold the baby, and once he did, the seal on his right hand exploded. It sucked in both Sango and his newborn child before he even had a chance to seal it, and he was left alone and unwanted in the world.
'And you know that it can happen.' nagged his conscience, 'You lie to her, and you still fear the curse of the wind tunnel.'
'You can't possibly believe that.'
'But you know it to be true Miroku, so why deny it? You're afraid that you will eventually loose your lover and child to the swirling vortex in your right hand.'
'We'll defeat Naraku before then.'
'You know there's no way you'll be able to defeat Naraku without the aide of Sango, and now Kagome.'
'I'll find a way.'
'Yes, you'll find a way, and by then it will be too late.'
"Miroku, Inuyasha and Kagome are back! GET BACK HERE."
The yelling of his angry koibito brought him back to a right state of mind, and even as he scurried to be by her, his thoughts still lingered on his nightmare, and what truth it could hold.
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Rin sat alone on her bed, awaiting her husbands return. His letters had come, and even though she enjoyed his thoughts of her, it was nothing compared to the real thing. She rubbed her growing stomach, and wonder of the mission her Sesshy had set out on. Her eyes blurred over the letter he had sent for the umpteenth time. She remembered every word he had taught her to read, and could see that he truly missed her.
But why wasn't he home yet?
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Sesshomaru looked over the land that he had conquered. His white hair was tinted with a dark red liquid, his sword dripping blood onto the ground beneath him. Never had he fought such a ferocious battle. His eyes dimmed back to their normal color, and the inu-youkai saw all the carnage before him. It saddened him, and a strong desire to be with Rin overcame him. He wanted to go home.
I can't run anymore
I fall before you
Here I am
I have nothing left
Though I've tried to forget
You're all that I am
Take me home
I'm through fighting it
A shadow loomed from behind him. Apparently not all were slain from his attacks. The shadow moved swiftly, with demonic speed. A sharp twist of pain pierced Sesshomaru. His eyes glared at the sword piercing through his chest, and at the blood pouring from this critical wound, and the ground at which he fell.
I can't run anymore
I fall before you
Here I am
I have nothing left
Though I've tried to forget
You're all that I am
Take me home
I'm through fighting it
"Rin…" he murmured with fading breath. He let down his guard for once in his life, and this was all it brought him. It brought him pain, and guilt knowing he let his mate down. The Demon lord felt the warmth of his blood pool around him, his life seeping from him.
But soon the only thing he could think of…was Rin.
Broken
Lifeless
I give up
You're my only strength
Without you
I can't go on
Anymore
Ever again
Rin's smile brought him comfort as he felt another stab of pain…and another. Blood began to pour from the proud youkai's mouth, and more images of Rin flashed through his mind.
My only hope
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace
(To walk away from you)
My only joy
My only strength
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power
My only life
(And love is where I am)
My only love
The pictures flew through his sight. Rin as a child, Rin growing up. Then when Rin had asked him about the changes of her body, the turmoil that followed. How she had helped him explore his feelings, to see a side of him that no one knew existed. More guilt stabbed him, along with another strike of the sword.
"Rin…I….I'm…"
I can't run anymore
I give myself to you
I'm sorry
I'm sorry
In all my bitterness
I ignored
All that's real and true
All I need is you
When night falls on me
I'll not close my eyes
I'm too alive
And you're too strong
I can't lie anymore
I fall down before you
I'm sorry
I'm sorry
There would be no more Rin. There would be no more light. There would be no father of his child. There would be no Sesshomaru. The weight of this reality hit the demon lord… and even as the pain consumed him, and a bright light filled his eyes, he saw what was meant to be. He saw his child playing with other children, happy and content. Then with two solitary tears dripping from his eyes, he said with his last breath,
"Rin…I love you."
Constantly ignoring
The pain consuming me
But this time it's cut too deep
I'll never stray again
My only hope
(All the times I've tried)
My only peace
(To walk away from you)
My only joy
My only strength
(I fall into your abounding grace)
My only power
My only life
(And love is where I am)
My only love
... TBC ...
Me: Don't kill me! –hides-
Sabbi: AND it was short?! Aim for her head!
Corey: I got the rocket launcher!
Me: But if you kill me, then whose going to write what happens next?!
Corey: …fire the watermelons!
Sabbi: FUDGEMONKEYS!