First off, I would like to thank all of my reviewers. I can't believe anyone noticed my little story! Yes, I am evil, as you will realize by the end of this chapter! Is that a threat? Yes it is! Muah haaa haaa haw haw har har! -Stelmaria
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Chapter Three: Dreams and Despair
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Kagome was frozen with shock. Of all the reasons, this was what she had least expected! She always knew Inuyasha cared for her but never had she expected him to admit it, EVER!
Inuyasha took the chance to stumble ahead with the rest of what he wanted to say. "I care about you a lot, Kagome. I don't want you to leave, I... don't want to be alone again."
He couldn't believe he was telling her this! It was hard enough to admit it to himself. But this was the end. Things had to be said or she would leave forever, and he knew he would miss her. His other friends had already left this world. He wouldn't let any more of them get away.
"But you're a hanyou, remember? You'll live forever. Whereas I will live but a few years, grow old and die. How could we be mates?" Kagome asked.
"Wench, don't you see? That's where the Shikon comes in! We could both be demons and live together forever!" Inuyasha couldn't help letting some of the hope he felt bubble into his voice. Kagome looked up at this, into Inuyasha's eyes. They were so full of hope and... love?
"Inuyasha, do you really love me that much, to share forever with me?"
Inuyasha replied without hesitation. "Yes, If you'll have me."
Kagome's eyes widened with realization. She could finally be happy. She could share her life with Inuyasha and for once truly be happy!
"Then my answer is yes, Inuyasha! Because I love you as you love me, the wish will be pure. The jewel will recognize this."
Inuyasha smiled slightly as he acknowledged her answer. Quickly he leaned towards her and placed a feather light kiss on her lips. She gasped in surprise. Blushing, she looked up at him.
"You had better make your wish then." He whispered softly in her ear, so his breath warmed and tickled her neck. Kagome looked deep into his eyes once more as if for confirmation that what was happening wasn't a dream. Nodding at last, she took a few steps away from him.
Nervously, she held the Shikon out before her. Looking at it, she made her request. "I wish to become a demon, so I may share my life and my love with Inuyasha." For a moment nothing happened. Kagome blinked, hoping she hadn't made some mistake. After all, you only get one wish. Then it started glowing, as it rose from her hand to hover near her face. Inuyasha stumbled back with a cry as Kagome's body was enveloped in a blinding bright pink light. Spots swam before his eyes for several moments before he could make out the figure standing before him.
Gasping, he softly whispered "Kami, you're beautiful."
In front of him stood a demoness, tall and proud. Kagome's hair had turned white, a mane flowing gracefully past her shoulders to end in curls at the small of her back. A few strands peeked in front of her ears to hang over her shoulders, much like Inuyasha's. She must have been at least a half foot taller, Inuyasha mused. With a slender yet strong figure, small deadly looking claws protruded from the tips of her fingers. A fluffy white tail lay coiled around her feet. Inuyasha inspected it with amusement. It was big and white and... Fluffy! He was just reaching out to touch it when she made a small sound of protestation that drew his eyes up to her face. He gasped as he took in the ethereal beauty he was graced with the presence of.
Her eyes were what captivated him the most, the fact that they were....Lavender. They sparkled with brilliant love and joy. Inuyasha noticed just below them were two purple stripes on each cheek, a slightly darker shade. On her forehead rested a mark. It was an indigo crescent moon. Inuyasha realized with some shock that she was an Inu-youkai, just like his damned half-brother. Forcefully he pried his eyes off her captivating face and laid them on the Shikon clutched in her.....claws.
"My turn then." He whispered as he grasped the Shikon in his hand and met Kagome's angelic eyes. "I wish to be a de-"
An arrow came whizzing by, so close to the couple that it sent Inuyasha sprawling and Kagome leaping into the air. "WHAT was that?" Screamed Inuyasha. He vaulted to his feet with Tetsusaiga out and ready in a flash. Growling threateningly he turned to battle.....Kikyo.
"What the hell are you doin' here bitch?"
Kikyo didn't seem to notice what he said. She kept advancing slowly, a seductive little smile on her face. Inuyasha seemed reluctant to hurt her, so he let her approach. When she was but a few inches away, she spoke.
"I have come to reclaim what is rightfully mine."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha demanded harshly. Before he could even blink she had reached out and plucked up the Shikon. "I mean, my dear Inuyasha, your heart!" She let out a silvery little laugh. Kagome shuddered, wondering how something so bright and happy could be so evil.
"Bitch, I think you've been in Hell a little too long." Inuyasha replied scornfully, quickly growing tired of the Miko's games.
"I still have one wish on the Shikon, Inuyasha."
Both Kagome and Inuyasha's eyes widened with realization.
"No! You can't, it's not a pure wish." Kagome protested feebly.
"Not for the guardian of the Shikon." Kikyo replied with clear contempt laced through her voice. Before either of the two lovebirds (a/n he he he!) could do anything, she had made her wish!
"I wish for Inuyasha to be a human, so we can share eternity in hell."
The Shikon No Tama quickly turned a sickly brown color from the corrupt wish. An equally dark cloud descended upon a gasping Inuyasha, savaging his body with the noxious fumes. Screams were all anyone could hear as the cloud whirled around him, hiding him from Kagome's horrified eyes. It slowly dissipated leaving Inuyasha unconscious on the crater floor. He was, to say the least, human. With brown hair and eyes, his ears and claws were gone. Laying there passed out, he looked smaller somehow.
Kagome cried out in anguish. "What have you done? By Kami, if you weren't already dead I'd spend the rest of my life hunting you down!" Kikyo just laughed.
"You are so weak! What would you do anyway? You can't stop me." She jerked her hand up, the ground groaning open creating a giant pit. "We'll be leaving then." She said sweetly. "By the way, you can take these, we won't be needing them where we're going." Kikyo tossed Kagome the corrupted Shikon No Tama along with Tetsusaiga.
With that Kikyo grabbed Inuyasha's limp form and leaped delicately into the pit. It swiftly closed behind her. Kagome's hand curled around the Tetsusaiga as she shouted in helpless rage.
"The gods have betrayed me!"
~`~`~` PRESENT`~`~`~
In the vast ocean of her fear and pain Kagome had lost track of time. Dimly her mind registered that it was dark, nighttime perhaps. Numb from pain, the fact that she was cold and wet also seeped into her mind. She searched the sky, realizing it was raining hard.... but her mind was detached. Floating far away with the memories of friends and happier times. What did it all matter anyway? Inuyasha was gone. Sango and Miroku were gone. She had nothing left to live for.
'Shippo'
The thought whipped through her mind like a bolt of lightening. Before, she had been drowning. Drowning in the horrible knowledge that everything she had ever come to care for or love had been taken away from her. But Shippo was still alive! She would stay to take care of her pup. She would go on with her life. Suddenly she noticed how tired she was, in body and spirit. Finally, her eyes gave way to her tears. Kagome's slender frame was rocked by wrenching sobs. She collapsed to her knees in front of her dead companions.
"You are so pathetic."
A voice cut through her thoughts, dripping with scorn. Who would come for her, she wondered. Couldn't they see she just wanted to be alone? "Gods," she whimpered "why can't I just die?"
The reply was smooth and cold. Not a hint of emotion, not a whisper of a soul. "You cannot die now, you are Immortal."
Kagome frowned, wondering why she wasn't being attacked. Trembling slightly at the prospect of what she would face, she lifted her head to meet this mysterious foe's eyes. Stiffening in shock, her breath caught as she stared into the soulless, fathomless, endless golden orbs of.......
"Sesshoumaru?"
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Oh yeah! What's that you say? Another cliffhanger? You hate me? Well, you can just scream and holler all you want, unless you review you'll NEVER find out what happens!?!?!?! At least Fluffy got an appearance, at last! All of one sentence! The plot is starting to thicken, the story is moving along. This chapter was longer than most, so it took a little longer to poop out. I hope you enjoyed it. -Stelmaria
Now I get to honor all my reviewers!
A special thanks to:
Sunstar-1217
Lady Psyche
emerald dragon hanyou
Verde
GS3
ShiKOA
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Chapter Three: Dreams and Despair
~`~`~`FLASHBACK`~`~`~
Kagome was frozen with shock. Of all the reasons, this was what she had least expected! She always knew Inuyasha cared for her but never had she expected him to admit it, EVER!
Inuyasha took the chance to stumble ahead with the rest of what he wanted to say. "I care about you a lot, Kagome. I don't want you to leave, I... don't want to be alone again."
He couldn't believe he was telling her this! It was hard enough to admit it to himself. But this was the end. Things had to be said or she would leave forever, and he knew he would miss her. His other friends had already left this world. He wouldn't let any more of them get away.
"But you're a hanyou, remember? You'll live forever. Whereas I will live but a few years, grow old and die. How could we be mates?" Kagome asked.
"Wench, don't you see? That's where the Shikon comes in! We could both be demons and live together forever!" Inuyasha couldn't help letting some of the hope he felt bubble into his voice. Kagome looked up at this, into Inuyasha's eyes. They were so full of hope and... love?
"Inuyasha, do you really love me that much, to share forever with me?"
Inuyasha replied without hesitation. "Yes, If you'll have me."
Kagome's eyes widened with realization. She could finally be happy. She could share her life with Inuyasha and for once truly be happy!
"Then my answer is yes, Inuyasha! Because I love you as you love me, the wish will be pure. The jewel will recognize this."
Inuyasha smiled slightly as he acknowledged her answer. Quickly he leaned towards her and placed a feather light kiss on her lips. She gasped in surprise. Blushing, she looked up at him.
"You had better make your wish then." He whispered softly in her ear, so his breath warmed and tickled her neck. Kagome looked deep into his eyes once more as if for confirmation that what was happening wasn't a dream. Nodding at last, she took a few steps away from him.
Nervously, she held the Shikon out before her. Looking at it, she made her request. "I wish to become a demon, so I may share my life and my love with Inuyasha." For a moment nothing happened. Kagome blinked, hoping she hadn't made some mistake. After all, you only get one wish. Then it started glowing, as it rose from her hand to hover near her face. Inuyasha stumbled back with a cry as Kagome's body was enveloped in a blinding bright pink light. Spots swam before his eyes for several moments before he could make out the figure standing before him.
Gasping, he softly whispered "Kami, you're beautiful."
In front of him stood a demoness, tall and proud. Kagome's hair had turned white, a mane flowing gracefully past her shoulders to end in curls at the small of her back. A few strands peeked in front of her ears to hang over her shoulders, much like Inuyasha's. She must have been at least a half foot taller, Inuyasha mused. With a slender yet strong figure, small deadly looking claws protruded from the tips of her fingers. A fluffy white tail lay coiled around her feet. Inuyasha inspected it with amusement. It was big and white and... Fluffy! He was just reaching out to touch it when she made a small sound of protestation that drew his eyes up to her face. He gasped as he took in the ethereal beauty he was graced with the presence of.
Her eyes were what captivated him the most, the fact that they were....Lavender. They sparkled with brilliant love and joy. Inuyasha noticed just below them were two purple stripes on each cheek, a slightly darker shade. On her forehead rested a mark. It was an indigo crescent moon. Inuyasha realized with some shock that she was an Inu-youkai, just like his damned half-brother. Forcefully he pried his eyes off her captivating face and laid them on the Shikon clutched in her.....claws.
"My turn then." He whispered as he grasped the Shikon in his hand and met Kagome's angelic eyes. "I wish to be a de-"
An arrow came whizzing by, so close to the couple that it sent Inuyasha sprawling and Kagome leaping into the air. "WHAT was that?" Screamed Inuyasha. He vaulted to his feet with Tetsusaiga out and ready in a flash. Growling threateningly he turned to battle.....Kikyo.
"What the hell are you doin' here bitch?"
Kikyo didn't seem to notice what he said. She kept advancing slowly, a seductive little smile on her face. Inuyasha seemed reluctant to hurt her, so he let her approach. When she was but a few inches away, she spoke.
"I have come to reclaim what is rightfully mine."
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha demanded harshly. Before he could even blink she had reached out and plucked up the Shikon. "I mean, my dear Inuyasha, your heart!" She let out a silvery little laugh. Kagome shuddered, wondering how something so bright and happy could be so evil.
"Bitch, I think you've been in Hell a little too long." Inuyasha replied scornfully, quickly growing tired of the Miko's games.
"I still have one wish on the Shikon, Inuyasha."
Both Kagome and Inuyasha's eyes widened with realization.
"No! You can't, it's not a pure wish." Kagome protested feebly.
"Not for the guardian of the Shikon." Kikyo replied with clear contempt laced through her voice. Before either of the two lovebirds (a/n he he he!) could do anything, she had made her wish!
"I wish for Inuyasha to be a human, so we can share eternity in hell."
The Shikon No Tama quickly turned a sickly brown color from the corrupt wish. An equally dark cloud descended upon a gasping Inuyasha, savaging his body with the noxious fumes. Screams were all anyone could hear as the cloud whirled around him, hiding him from Kagome's horrified eyes. It slowly dissipated leaving Inuyasha unconscious on the crater floor. He was, to say the least, human. With brown hair and eyes, his ears and claws were gone. Laying there passed out, he looked smaller somehow.
Kagome cried out in anguish. "What have you done? By Kami, if you weren't already dead I'd spend the rest of my life hunting you down!" Kikyo just laughed.
"You are so weak! What would you do anyway? You can't stop me." She jerked her hand up, the ground groaning open creating a giant pit. "We'll be leaving then." She said sweetly. "By the way, you can take these, we won't be needing them where we're going." Kikyo tossed Kagome the corrupted Shikon No Tama along with Tetsusaiga.
With that Kikyo grabbed Inuyasha's limp form and leaped delicately into the pit. It swiftly closed behind her. Kagome's hand curled around the Tetsusaiga as she shouted in helpless rage.
"The gods have betrayed me!"
~`~`~` PRESENT`~`~`~
In the vast ocean of her fear and pain Kagome had lost track of time. Dimly her mind registered that it was dark, nighttime perhaps. Numb from pain, the fact that she was cold and wet also seeped into her mind. She searched the sky, realizing it was raining hard.... but her mind was detached. Floating far away with the memories of friends and happier times. What did it all matter anyway? Inuyasha was gone. Sango and Miroku were gone. She had nothing left to live for.
'Shippo'
The thought whipped through her mind like a bolt of lightening. Before, she had been drowning. Drowning in the horrible knowledge that everything she had ever come to care for or love had been taken away from her. But Shippo was still alive! She would stay to take care of her pup. She would go on with her life. Suddenly she noticed how tired she was, in body and spirit. Finally, her eyes gave way to her tears. Kagome's slender frame was rocked by wrenching sobs. She collapsed to her knees in front of her dead companions.
"You are so pathetic."
A voice cut through her thoughts, dripping with scorn. Who would come for her, she wondered. Couldn't they see she just wanted to be alone? "Gods," she whimpered "why can't I just die?"
The reply was smooth and cold. Not a hint of emotion, not a whisper of a soul. "You cannot die now, you are Immortal."
Kagome frowned, wondering why she wasn't being attacked. Trembling slightly at the prospect of what she would face, she lifted her head to meet this mysterious foe's eyes. Stiffening in shock, her breath caught as she stared into the soulless, fathomless, endless golden orbs of.......
"Sesshoumaru?"
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Oh yeah! What's that you say? Another cliffhanger? You hate me? Well, you can just scream and holler all you want, unless you review you'll NEVER find out what happens!?!?!?! At least Fluffy got an appearance, at last! All of one sentence! The plot is starting to thicken, the story is moving along. This chapter was longer than most, so it took a little longer to poop out. I hope you enjoyed it. -Stelmaria
Now I get to honor all my reviewers!
A special thanks to:
Sunstar-1217
Lady Psyche
emerald dragon hanyou
Verde
GS3
ShiKOA