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Crystal

Chapter 5

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Sesshomaru and Crystal entered the clearing with an air of duty, and in Crystal's case, slight fear. Inuyasha tensed and he looked up. He saw Sesshomaru and growled.

"Sesshomaru, you frigging kisama. I suppose you are going to fight me for the Tetsusaiga again, eh? Feh, you'd better give up, because it ain't gonna be in your hands until the day I die." Inuyasha sneered.

"That, foolish brother, can be arranged. However, I shall not be the one challenging you today. Your . . . acquaintance shall." Sesshomaru said. He calmly moved a bit to the side to show Crystal. She stood rigid. Her look of fear was overcome with a look of anger as he remembered Inuyasha and all the things he did to her.

"I see you brought along your bi . . . Hey, I know her! I thought I killed you. But, you look different. You look like Sesshomaru." Inuyasha said, thinking aloud. Kagome looked over his shoulder.

"Inuyasha . . . I'll never forget what you did to me! Give me back my shard! That was a gift!" Crystal growled out. She felt her eyes water in remembrance of the brutal attack upon her. The memories of receiving the gift swelled up, but she tried to repress them, not wanting to become immersed in sobs.

"Aw, little puppy is crying . . . How old are you? 25? 250? Or maybe you really are a pup . . . say, 8?" Inuyasha drawled. He found this extremely funny and snickered. Crystal's eyes narrowed.

"16." Inuyasha snickered louder.

"Well, prepare yourself, because you're going to need it. You're in deep hell. I'm out of you're league." Crystal's eyes reddened. She growled her reply back. Inuyasha looked slightly surprised. Either looking into those eyes, or her reply spooked him, but he looked a few inches shorter. Sesshomaru looked at Crystal in mild surprise.

"I've been to hell and back! My life has been hell! My sun is the devil and my moon is the reaper! I've eaten meals with chaos and danced with death far more times than the living should experience!" Crystal screamed. A surge of power emanated from her. All of the sudden the Earth cracked. Sesshomaru stumbled and jumped away. Inuyasha pulled out his Tetsusaiga and yelled for the group to take Kagome to safety. Suddenly, the Earth exploded in fire. It's epicenter: Crystal. She looked the very picture of rage, sorrow, pain, and hell. Tears of fire ravaged her face. Blood from her claws digging into her palms trailed down and dripped onto the Earth. Inuyasha raised his sword and readied to attack.

"Aaahhh!" Inuyasha cried as he ran forward. He reached the girl and swung. She dodged. He swung again and again. "Kaze No K-" Inuyasha began. Suddenly, Crystal was right in front of him. The Earth exploded all around him, sending ash, fire and magma into the air. And then, silence. The depth of Crystal's eyes captivated him. They held him, hugged him, choked him, comforted him, killed him . . . all in the same gaze. The silence became deafening. The lifeless eyes looked up into his.

"Welcome to my hell." Inuyasha fell. Not in body, but in spirit, in soul. He met endless oblivion.

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Crystal- Gawd I scare myself sometimes. I like this chapter the most so far, I think. So, did anyone miss me? I mean I haven't updated in, what, 10 months+? Yep. Sorry. Well, merry Christmas!