Disclaimer: Inuyasha is mine. . . not Kagome's, not Kikyou's. . . mine!
Well, I left you hanging on a sad note, but I updated quickly. Here's the next chapter. Now for the love!!!!!!
If You Only Knew: Chapter 12
He couldn't believe his ears. She'd said she loved him! He wanted to respond, and he'd meant to, but she started convulsing. "Kagome!" He dropped to his knees with her against his chest and his arms wove tight around her. He held on to her until he felt it stop. When he looked at her face, her eyes were closed and her breathing had stopped. Inuyasha crushed her back against him and let out a soul-chilling howl. It didn't matter who saw, nor did he care about being weak. He let tears that hadn't been shed since he was a young pup fall.
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His tears fell upon her pale face as his heart shattered into a thousand pieces. All the battles they'd fought, all the enemies they'd felled, he couldn't protect her and lost her to his inability to face his past. If only he had put Kikyou to rest when he should have, instead of falling under her spell of so called love. Kagome would still be alive and laughing right now if he'd just made a decision. If only he had listened to his heart and set aside his pride long enough to tell her. If only she'd known how much she truly meant to him. If he'd only known that she had honestly loved him. She had given her life for him! She had stood up to Kikyou, even as she died to protect him. Why couldn't he have seen it sooner, her undying love and devotion? Why had he treated her so badly?
"No! I had so much to tell her! Gods, why?!" He embraced her body tightly, afraid to let go of the impractical chance she'd open her eyes and tell him she loved him again. "It wasn't supposed to happen this way! Please gods, please, give me back my Kagome!" He was on his knees, begging the skies in sobs and tears for his love to return to him, yet he didn't care. He knew now that being alone was worse than being weak. He'd rather be the weakest being on earth as long as he had her love.
He pushed his face into her hair. "Kagome, come back to me! I would give anything to have you with me again. I want to spend eternity loving you." His real feelings came out, blunt and true, and with his last statement, they were engulfed in a fiery blue light. Inuyasha shielded his eyes, and made sure to keep Kagome's body firmly locked within his arms. A voice, soft but strong, spoke out from the blaze.
"Inuyasha, you've come to realize life's true strength. You can defeat a thousand demons, yet you will only be strongest when you have love. Hence the reason you fight better with Kagome's presence. Your destinies brought you two together. You needed to learn companionship and love. She needed to realize her inner strengths, courage, and powers. You helped each other obtain wisdom even at your young ages. Together, you achieved Shikon. Her fate was not to die today, for it would transpose time, the future. With your blood, she will heal, for she is fighting against death for life as I speak."
Inuyasha put his head to her chest. Faint and unsteady, a very weak heartbeat was there but went unnoticed until now. Her breaths, although few and small, were a quiet whisper to his ear. 'How did I not see this before?' The voice continued.
"Use the Shikon no Tama to revive her into full immortality, so your wish to love her for eternity can be granted. With your love, set my spirit free, Inuyasha, as well as yours. But you must tell her you love her, or she will die of a broken heart by sunset tomorrow and my soul will be lost. Her greatest attribute will also be her weakness. Be honest and true to her and yourself and you will find yourselves forever happy."
Inuyasha felt his hopes rise sky high. 'Is this for real?' He lifted his head. "Who are you?"
"Midoriko, the miko whose soul is trapped, fighting endlessly, in the Jewel of Four Souls you now possess."
He remembered the cave, and the explanation of the jewel. 'Shikon.. . .Hmm. . . Ara-mitama (courage), nigi-mitama (family/friends), kushi- mitama (wisdom), and saki-mitama (love).' "I get it. Those four combined make up one spirit. That's why I could feel her pain when Naraku had her. Our souls are somehow connected, like we're one, but two in the same."
Gentle laughter reached his ears. "Good, Inuyasha." With a more serious tone, "Now, I grant you your hearts desire." The blue light became brighter, but then it imploded into Kagome's form. He kept his embrace tight as the promised was thrown into her. Inuyasha held his breath, waiting for her brown eyes to meet his. When the light faded and the night sky was all that was left, he heard her intake of a healthy breath. "Kagome?"
She opened her eyes to see first a beautifully studded black sky and then Inuyasha. He crushed her to his chest, hugging her tightly, as if she'd slip away at any moment. Startled and confused, she looked up into his golden eyes. "Inuyasha?"
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(a/n) I know this is short, but I had to get you guys off the edge of your seats, right?
Well, I left you hanging on a sad note, but I updated quickly. Here's the next chapter. Now for the love!!!!!!
If You Only Knew: Chapter 12
He couldn't believe his ears. She'd said she loved him! He wanted to respond, and he'd meant to, but she started convulsing. "Kagome!" He dropped to his knees with her against his chest and his arms wove tight around her. He held on to her until he felt it stop. When he looked at her face, her eyes were closed and her breathing had stopped. Inuyasha crushed her back against him and let out a soul-chilling howl. It didn't matter who saw, nor did he care about being weak. He let tears that hadn't been shed since he was a young pup fall.
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His tears fell upon her pale face as his heart shattered into a thousand pieces. All the battles they'd fought, all the enemies they'd felled, he couldn't protect her and lost her to his inability to face his past. If only he had put Kikyou to rest when he should have, instead of falling under her spell of so called love. Kagome would still be alive and laughing right now if he'd just made a decision. If only he had listened to his heart and set aside his pride long enough to tell her. If only she'd known how much she truly meant to him. If he'd only known that she had honestly loved him. She had given her life for him! She had stood up to Kikyou, even as she died to protect him. Why couldn't he have seen it sooner, her undying love and devotion? Why had he treated her so badly?
"No! I had so much to tell her! Gods, why?!" He embraced her body tightly, afraid to let go of the impractical chance she'd open her eyes and tell him she loved him again. "It wasn't supposed to happen this way! Please gods, please, give me back my Kagome!" He was on his knees, begging the skies in sobs and tears for his love to return to him, yet he didn't care. He knew now that being alone was worse than being weak. He'd rather be the weakest being on earth as long as he had her love.
He pushed his face into her hair. "Kagome, come back to me! I would give anything to have you with me again. I want to spend eternity loving you." His real feelings came out, blunt and true, and with his last statement, they were engulfed in a fiery blue light. Inuyasha shielded his eyes, and made sure to keep Kagome's body firmly locked within his arms. A voice, soft but strong, spoke out from the blaze.
"Inuyasha, you've come to realize life's true strength. You can defeat a thousand demons, yet you will only be strongest when you have love. Hence the reason you fight better with Kagome's presence. Your destinies brought you two together. You needed to learn companionship and love. She needed to realize her inner strengths, courage, and powers. You helped each other obtain wisdom even at your young ages. Together, you achieved Shikon. Her fate was not to die today, for it would transpose time, the future. With your blood, she will heal, for she is fighting against death for life as I speak."
Inuyasha put his head to her chest. Faint and unsteady, a very weak heartbeat was there but went unnoticed until now. Her breaths, although few and small, were a quiet whisper to his ear. 'How did I not see this before?' The voice continued.
"Use the Shikon no Tama to revive her into full immortality, so your wish to love her for eternity can be granted. With your love, set my spirit free, Inuyasha, as well as yours. But you must tell her you love her, or she will die of a broken heart by sunset tomorrow and my soul will be lost. Her greatest attribute will also be her weakness. Be honest and true to her and yourself and you will find yourselves forever happy."
Inuyasha felt his hopes rise sky high. 'Is this for real?' He lifted his head. "Who are you?"
"Midoriko, the miko whose soul is trapped, fighting endlessly, in the Jewel of Four Souls you now possess."
He remembered the cave, and the explanation of the jewel. 'Shikon.. . .Hmm. . . Ara-mitama (courage), nigi-mitama (family/friends), kushi- mitama (wisdom), and saki-mitama (love).' "I get it. Those four combined make up one spirit. That's why I could feel her pain when Naraku had her. Our souls are somehow connected, like we're one, but two in the same."
Gentle laughter reached his ears. "Good, Inuyasha." With a more serious tone, "Now, I grant you your hearts desire." The blue light became brighter, but then it imploded into Kagome's form. He kept his embrace tight as the promised was thrown into her. Inuyasha held his breath, waiting for her brown eyes to meet his. When the light faded and the night sky was all that was left, he heard her intake of a healthy breath. "Kagome?"
She opened her eyes to see first a beautifully studded black sky and then Inuyasha. He crushed her to his chest, hugging her tightly, as if she'd slip away at any moment. Startled and confused, she looked up into his golden eyes. "Inuyasha?"
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(a/n) I know this is short, but I had to get you guys off the edge of your seats, right?