Fallen: THIS IS IMPORTANT! Okay, first of all let me say this: I am so incredibly sorry that I haven't updated! You see there was a really big misunderstanding; I thought I wasn't receiving any reviews because I wasn't getting an alert in my mailbox. Somehow my alert for reviews was disabled. How it got that way I am not quite sure. I can guess, but a guess is a guess and so I'll leave it at that.
Also, because I thought I wasn't getting any reviews, I didn't have any inspiration to update. And so I just wanted to clarify that and no, I did not abandon the story. I was going to come back to it when Single Spark came back up again and now that it is in read only mode, I now have my story back too! Ah, things are looking up!
Thank you to all of those who have reviewed! I am truly grateful for every one of you!
linkinparkxgreenday, DarkDemoness14, jecrawf, NekoYasha101, Kage Bi Koori, The Dark Wolves Demoness, Rina Ninomori, RoZiLuVzSeSsHo, Sushi o Tabemasho, kagome+sango, kiraracutie4, Kagome113287, Your Crimson Death. I'm glad you all like it and I hope you all stick around for the ending, which is near!
IG: Now Fallen will take the time to answer questions! (Yes, I know you want to know what happens next, but your question could be in here! Or questions you may have!)
I believe I will have more flashbacks in this second last segment of this story. The ideas I received from the three I have previously mentioned were all great and helped to make this fic funny, enjoyable, and have more substance. Thank you once again for your great ideas!
I promise that I will have no more author notes like that again! Plus, we're almost done here. Ah, but I cannot tell you what will happen.
I have fixed my other story: LLDS also known now as The Dark Side of the Moon. I restarted it because it was just a mess and I ended up having a brain blast one day and changed the whole plot. I will update this weekend, though, so have no fear!
kagome+sango: That doesn't sound like a bad idea; it's a shame that I already have an ending. But someone will die.
jecrawf: Ah, good point! I never thought of it that way! Thanks! I hope that the characters are fairly… in…well, character. Wow, that was just a weird sentence. I need some sleep and a good stretch too!
IG: And now since all of that business was taken care of, the moment you have all been waiting for! The next chapter! Woo hoo! And the SK things are page breakers. Fallen thought it was better to use letters.
Fallen: But first the dreaded disclaimer.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Inuyasha and co.
Last chapter's recap:
Inuyasha once again ruined the exact moment that might have meant a total change in Kagome and Sesshoumaru's friendship.
Their eyes were wide and danced with excitement. Miroku looked to Sango, "Now I really think that they just need a bit more of a nudge and some time away from Inuyasha."
Sango nodded, "Yes, Inuyasha seems to be constantly keeping them apart."
"That certainly won't do." Replied the monk, "Tomorrow we must put our plans into action!"
Sango agreed and they made their way back to Kaede's quietly.
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"Inuyasha!" Kagome crossed her arms over her chest, "Don't keep bothering us! Geeze! You're so hopeless! Let's go back to Kaede's, Sesshoumaru!"
Kagome then stepped on Inuyasha's back while he was still overpowered by being sat. As she did so she heard another grumble and a curse.
Sesshoumaru followed silently behind also stepping on Inuyasha.
He heard a cry of pain then a muffled, "Get your freakin' ass off my back, yah bastard!"
Sesshoumaru smirked as he caught up with the miko.
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Chapter 3: Fading to Black: Part 2 of 3
Sesshoumaru and Kagome were walking back towards Kaede's hut. Sesshoumaru was still curious about who Kagome meant when they were in the forest. He didn't understand why it bothered him so much. 'She is just a human, nothing more. There is no reason for me to care.'
"Inuyasha can be such a jerk!" Kagome vented as they headed through the village.
"He cannot help himself. You should probably get some rest, I have a feeling tomorrow will be a tiring day."
"Yeah, you're right, everyone else is probably sleeping." Agreed Kagome slipping through the door to Kaede's hut.
Sango, Miroku, and Kaede seemed to have been sleeping for a while.
"Good night, Sesshou." Said Kagome after she had gotten into her sleeping bag, a small smile on her face.
There was silence for a few moments and Kagome didn't think he would say anything.
Then, suddenly, "… Good night, Kagome."
Her smile grew and she remembered what happened only a few minutes ago, a blush starting to tint her cheeks. She also remembered another day, which was one of the times that Sesshoumaru saved her.
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The Inu-gang, plus Sesshoumaru, was fighting another one of Naraku's many puppets and some of Kagura's dead army, which wasn't uncommon. But there were a lot of the dead soldiers to keep them all busy for a while.
Kagome was firing multiple arrows, hitting targets left and right with her projectiles engulfed in purification.
Sesshoumaru was slashing those around him with Toukijin, trying to make his way to the puppet. He narrowed his eyes, still making more of the soldiers fall at his feet.
Inuyasha was using his Tetsusaiga and taking out quite a few of the walking dead. Sango swung her Hirakotsu and Miroku took down enemies with his staff.
No one was sure of what Naraku was planning, but whatever it was, it wasn't good.
Kagome was coming down to her last few arrows, 'Great, just what I need right now.'
Naraku's puppet ordered Kagura to stop her dead from advancing on the group. He could tell that their energy was starting to wane.
"What do yah want this time? We're getting' sick of you already." Said Inuyasha bringing Tetsusaiga in front of him and stood in a fighting stance in front of the puppet. The rest of the gang was close behind, waiting for Naraku's move.
Naraku's puppet laughed, "I want to see what you'll do in a situation like this." Just as he said these words, one of his many brown tentacles moved quickly and grabbed Kagome, making her drop her bow and arrows on the ground.
Everyone was shocked at the sudden movement.
Kagome cried out in surprise and tried to wiggle out of his grasp, but couldn't. Naraku covered Kagome's nose and mouth with the tentacle and made her breathe in his miasma.
Kagome choked on the harmful toxin.
"Kagome!" cried Inuyasha, "What do you think you're doin', bastard? Let her go!"
Naraku laughed again, "This is just the start. What would you do, Inuyasha, if I also had the one you loved?" Another one of the Naraku puppet's tentacles brought out Kikyou who was bound similar to Kagome, but she wasn't inhaling miasma.
Kikyou glared at Naraku, but didn't struggle. There wasn't much of a point, since she couldn't move
"Kikyou!" screamed Inuyasha and he growled, "Damn you, Naraku! I'm gonna kill you!"
Inuyasha made a lunge for Naraku, but was stopped by a barrier, "Damn it!"
He tried using Tetsusaiga, but it failed. "His barrier must have grown stronger!"
Naraku held Kikyou over the edge of a large gap, but in it was a caustic liquid that would melt Kikyou's clay body, "Inuyasha, what I hold Kikyou over now will cause her death. It is your choice, Kagome or Kikyou. But the other will suffer the consequences of your decision."
Kagome could hear what was going on and her eyes widened, 'Oh no. Inuyasha will pick Kikyou and Kami only knows what Naraku will do to me!'
Kagome's vision was getting blurry and she had trouble keeping her eyes open. She knew she had to fight the darkness approaching, but soon she wouldn't be able to anymore.
'Inu… Yasha… you won't save me.' She thought as she felt a tear slide slowly down from one of her eyes.
The rest of the group watched this in shock and worry.
Kagome could make out that Miroku and Sango could just watch helplessly as her life was put in danger. Sango's eyes were filled with tears.
Inuyasha looked from Kikyou to Kagome and then back to Kikyou again.
"You know which choice you want to make, Inuyasha." Said Naraku, "You know you want to save Kikyou, you owe her for not being able to save her the first time she died. It was your entire fault wasn't it? You weren't there to save her and she could have used your assistance. What a pity."
Naraku was trying purposefully to get him to pick Kikyou, just to hurt Kagome; she just knew it! He was doing a pretty good job because she could tell he made Inuyasha feel guiltier for Kikyou than before.
Sesshoumaru eyed Inuyasha. Kagome recalled Sesshoumaru saving her before this day.
Kagome couldn't take much more, the miasma was becoming too much, in her last conscious moments she could only think of one person and that person was the one she yelled for, "Sesshoumaru!"
No, it wasn't Inuyasha. This surprised everyone, even Sesshoumaru himself.
She then could only remember as the darkness came around her and she was swallowed up by it.
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When she did awake, she felt warm and safe.
Kagome opened her eyes slowly and saw Sesshoumaru's face above her own. He was holding her and was leaned up against a tree close to the well.
Sesshoumaru looked down at her as she opened her eyes.
"Hey, Sesshou." She said as she smiled and moved closer to him.
Kagome was once again asleep because of exhaustion.
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Sesshoumaru stayed awake and alert, but his mind kept drifting to Kagome.
Inuyasha came in the hut and finding mostly everyone was asleep except for his brother.
"What were you two doin' back there anyway?" asked Inuyasha, he had a chance to calm down a bit so he wasn't yelling and throwing a jealous fit yet.
"I do not repeat myself." Replied Sesshoumaru not even looking at his younger brother.
"Feh. We all know that." Retorted Inuyasha before sitting across from Sesshoumaru to lean against a wall of the hut.
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It was afternoon now. The sun was as bright as always and the breeze moved the fluffy clouds across the sky.
It has been nine days since Kikyou told them about Naraku and a month since Sesshoumaru joined their group.
Miroku watched as Kagome and Sesshoumaru sat under the Sacred Tree and talked. He couldn't hear them, but Kagome was laughing at whatever the demon lord said.
He smirked, 'I have to get those two even closer.'
Sango saw the smirk on his face, "Houshi-sama, what are you smirking about?"
She could tell he was planning something, and by the looks of it, wasn't sure she wanted to even know what it was.
'Lecherous monk…' she thought, mentally sighing, 'But I love him anyway.'
"Ah, my lovely lady, Sango. How are you fairing this day?" asked Miroku, ignoring her previous question.
"Miroku…" said Sango, warning in her voice as she blushed slightly.
"What?" He asked with an innocent expression, "Can I not ask how my love is?"
"You're planning something," was Sango's reply as she pointed a finger at him, "Tell me what it is that you're planning."
She all but demanded him.
"Well…" said the Houshi with another smirk as he spoke to her again, but in a whisper, "I was noticing how close Kagome and Sesshoumaru are. But I wanted to get them even closer. I was trying to form a plan."
Sango looked over at the two being mentioned, "Hmm. Do you have any ideas?"
Miroku sighed as he set his staff in his lap with the rings clinking together, "I was hoping you would have one, Lady Sango."
Sango thought for a minute, "Maybe lock them up somewhere…"
Miroku's eyes lit up, "That sounds like a plan, but the question is where?"
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Inuyasha was up in a tree where he could easily see Kagome and Sesshoumaru.
He fought the growl coming from his throat when Kagome laughed again at something Sesshoumaru said.
'Damn it all!'
He looked around the rest of the clearing.
Shippou and Kirara were playing tag with Rin. Kagome had taught the children that game from her era.
'Rin that little human girl, how is it that Sesshoumaru cares for her, but hates most of her kind?' Inuyasha was baffled by these facts. It didn't make much sense.
"Sesshoumaru doesn't have any sense," Inuyasha muttered to himself.
He didn't want to think about Kagome and Sesshoumaru, so he let his mind wander to better things. Like Kikyou…
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Rin stopped playing and ran over to Sesshoumaru, "Look Sesshoumaru-sama! I picked this pretty pink flower for you!" She held out the flower for Sesshoumaru to take.
"Thank you, Rin. Now run along and play with the kitsune and fire neko." Replied Sesshoumaru taking the flower from her.
A few seconds after standing there still, Rin asked a question, "Why is Kagome-chan and Sesshoumaru-sama sitting so close?"
She leaned in closer to them as if that would help her hear the answer.
Kagome opened her mouth, but then swiftly closed it again, not knowing what to tell the child in front of them.
Sesshoumaru just remained silent.
It's not like Rin waited for an answer anyway as she smiled and said, "Are Sesshoumaru-sama and Kagome-chan in love? Are you, Kagome-chan? Will you be my mom and Sesshoumaru-sama my dad? Will I get thousands of brothers and sisters?"
She asked this all in one breath, her eyes glittering and her hands clasped.
Miroku and Sango watched this in amusement and shock and they also wanted to hear Kagome's response.
Kagome also seemed to be in shock for her mouth was slightly open, her eyes wider, and of course she was blushing.
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome waiting for her to reply to the child's questions. He mentally smirked at her expression.
"Well, Kagome-chan?" asked Rin trying to be patient.
'Oh no!' Kagome thought as she sweat dropped, 'She's waiting for my answer. Well here goes nothing…'
"Uh… well." Kagome tried to start.
"Yes?" Rin asked, dragging out the 'yes'.
"Well." She began again as sadness took over her eyes and she looked down, "No, Rin. Sesshoumaru and I are not in love. And since we are not that means I can't be your mom, but Sesshoumaru pretty much is your dad. Although, I would love to be your mom, Rin, but Sesshoumaru wouldn't want a human for a mate. I'm sorry."
"Oh…" was Rin's only reply as the glitter in her eyes dulled, her hands returned to her side, and her smile faded.
'But Kagome is wrong, I love her.' He thought this, but closed his eyes, 'No I don't. She is right I could never take a human as a mate, it would make me seem weak.'
Rin turned away and went back to pick another flower, but this time it was for someone else.
"Kagome…" said Sesshoumaru.
"Yes."
"I…" he started, but stopped himself. 'I was just about to tell her that I love her.
He closed his eyes and berated himself for it, "Nothing." He remembered all of the times they had like this and all of the times he had to save her. 'But I could not possibly love her. Love is for the weak and for humans.'
"Uh, Okay." Replied Kagome with confusion in her eyes.
'Oh well.'
"Kagome-chan!" called Rin, "This is for you!"
Rin held out a blue flower for Kagome and Kagome took it.
"Thank you, Rin-chan!"
"Are you happy?" asked Rin worried that she upset Kagome by something she said.
"Yes, thank you." Kagome replied putting a fake smile on her face and looking at the flower in her hand. Her knees were bent and one of her arms was around her legs while the other held the flower.
'Sesshoumaru could never love me. Even if I do…'
Rin smiled and went back to play with Shippou and Kirara.
"What has you upset, Kagome?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"Nothing…"
Sesshoumaru didn't believe her though, but left it alone. She didn't seem to want to talk about whatever it was and he didn't want to push her. Even if he had an idea what she was sad about.
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Miroku and Sango saw this transpire.
"We must act quickly!" said Miroku standing up.
"What is your plan, Houshi-sama?"
"You'll see…" was all he said before he walked towards Kaede's hut.
Sango followed after him, "Miroku!"
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'Four more days have past since the incident in the clearing,' thought Kagome, 'I hope Sesshoumaru has forgotten.'
It was now the thirteenth day since they saw Kikyou. And everyone was beginning to let down his or her guard since Naraku had yet to come.
Inuyasha was trying to keep Sesshoumaru and Kagome apart as usual. And Miroku and Sango were plotting something. Rin was back at Sesshoumaru's castle at the heart of the Western Lands with Jaken. She only came every once in a while to play with Shippou and Kirara.
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"Miroku are you ready to put your plan into action?" asked the Taijiya as she watched the demon lord and her miko friend talk like they always did.
"Yes, Sango, I am ready." Replied the Houshi with a smirk.
Their plans were going to be set into action right now.
They both walked over to where Kagome and Sesshoumaru were.
"Kagome-sama, Sesshoumaru-sama, there is something we'd like to show you in Kaede's hut. It is something that we thought we should show you two first…" said Miroku a friendly smile on his face, but inside he was smirking.
"Yeah, Kagome-chan you'd really like it! We found it yesterday on our way back from a walk through the village." Said Sango.
"Okay, lead the way then." Replied Kagome.
"Wait, Kagome, why does this feel like a trap?" said Sesshoumaru warily looking at the couple.
Kagome rolled her eyes, "Let's go, Sesshou!" She then continued following Sango and Miroku.
Sesshoumaru caught up with Kagome, Miroku, and Sango. He still had a strange feeling, but it wasn't a bad feeling so he stayed quite.
"Here we are!" said Miroku as he opened up a hidden door inside Kaede's hut and waited for Kagome and Sesshoumaru to walk in.
"Uh… this is weird, Miroku, where's this thing you're talking about?" asked Kagome nervously. She glanced around, 'This is kind of small…'
There was a fire already in the room, along with two chairs, a table, and one large futon.
Sesshoumaru raised an eyebrow.
"What the…?" But before Kagome even got a chance to finish the question the door was shut and she heard the lock move into place.
She tried to get the door open, "Miroku! Sango! This is not funny! Open this door!" She cried as she slammed again and again against the door trying to open it.
It was no use though; it was locked.
"Looks like we are stuck in here." Stated Sesshoumaru sitting in one of the chairs.
"Yeah." She replied sitting in the other chair, "I wonder when they plan to let us out?"
"Possibly in the morning."
"They left us food and drink as well. Man, they thought of everything." Kagome said, "I wonder how long they planned this out?"
"Too long."
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Miroku stuck his ear against the door and smirked.
Sango did the same and whispered, "What do you hear, Miroku?"
"Nothing much." He replied, "Let us leave them in here until tomorrow. Sesshoumaru needs to sleep as well as Kagome. I am feeling a sense of foreboding."
"Miroku! You lecher! You never mentioned that! I am going to get you for this!" cried Sango and she chased after Miroku's retreating form, "Give me the key, you hentai!"
"But, my dear Sango!" cried Miroku as he clenched the key and ran for his life.
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Inuyasha heard the racket as was walking into Kaede's hut, 'What did that perverted monk do this time?'
He rolled his eyes and continued to watch the flames lick at the wood he just placed in the fire pit in Kaede's hut.
To be continued…
Fallen: Wow, I am beat! It's about 3 in the morning now! What I don't do for you guys! I have to get up at nine! Oh my God! I have to get up at NINE! O.O
IG: Looks like we're out of here.
Fallen: Yep! I hope this was good! Give me your feedback! Thank God that I had part of this typed already!
IG: Yeah! Ja ne minna-san! Don't forget to review!