"If it means, that the girl I care for will live longer...then it doesn't matter what happens to me!"

-Miroku.

The Darkness Within Our Hearts: Chapter 19 - Feather of Refelctions.

Somewhere down Itaku River...

Bankotsu's body rushed down it's icy waters, unable to comprehend any pain from it's raging water pressures and the wound in his side, due to the affect of his body going numb from the cold. He couldn't breath, he was numb all over, and it felt like someone had a a grasp around his beating heart and could crush it at any moment.

The world seemed to be spinning, and it wouldn't stop. Like if the planet fell into a cold-blue firery hell.

The Shichinintai leader felt his body suddenly become lighter, as if his body was flying through air, but the sound of rushing waters still whispered into his ear. He managed to open his eyes slightly, but enough to see what was happening around him...he really was flying through air, but downwards.

He was thrown off a waterfall, and was plummeting down fast.

"Can't...move...!"

Here, he could do nothing but wait, 'til darkness and cold consumed him.

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Kagome's face burned with intense heat, she was blushing a crimson color. "W-w-what d-did you s-say, I-Inuyasha?" Kagome shuttered as Inuyasha held her hands tight with his own.

"It's all true Kagome. Your mine and mine alone." Inuyasha cooed to her softly. Inuyasha was not acting like himself at all! Kagome turned to Anika who was sitting on a large stone watching in complete amusment.

"W-what did you do to Inuyasha? Anika! What's wrong with him?" Kagome asked in concern and worry, but Anika only burst into laughter. "Anika!" Kagome called again and pulled away from the love-sick Inuyasha and walked up to the female dog demon and placed her hands on her hips. "What. Did. You. DO?"

"Halarious! Simply halarious!" Anika laughed.

"ANIKA!" Kagome cried.

Anika stopped her joking and answered Kagome. "The feather I hit him with, the Feather of Reflections...Rei obtained them from the wings of a demon of Love. She didn't need them, and gave them to me, and now...I'm putting them into good use!" Anika chuckled. "The effect? It REVERSES the feelings they have towards people...normally Inuyasha is stuck up and stubborn, and NEVER confessing anything...espesially his own feelings, but do it my feathers, he is showing the opposite. Basically...his personality has been reversed, like his other personality from a mirror took over." Anika burst into laughter again.

Miroku was amazed. "That's incredible. W-where...did, Rei-san FIND these? Where is this demon of Love located?" He asked, interested. "I really wanna know...uhh...more about this demon.

Sango huffed. "Don't answer him. He'll probably use the feathers it for his own perverted reasons."The Feather of Reflections shouldn't fall into the hands of this monk!"

"So, if Inuyasha has a reverse...personality, then..." Shippo walked over to the red hanyou and looked up. "I-Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha looked down on Shippo, with a big dreamy smile on his face. "Oh, Shippo...my dear fox friend. How can I help you?"

"Ahhh! Ahhhhhhhhh! Monster!" Shippo screamed and ran to Sango's arms. "Hide me. He's scary..." It appears Inuyasha has an opposite attitude towards everyone!

"Inuyasha?" Sango and Miroku called.

"Yes, my friends?" Inuyasha tunred around towards the monk and demon slayer. Did he jusy say...'My friends?'

"..." They didn't know WHAT to say.

Kagome looked depressed then she gasped. "Kouga-kun...he also..." Kagome turned and saw Kouga sitting by himself else where, the 9th grader came over to Kouga and lightly tapped on his shoulder. "Kouga-kun?"

"What?" He barked, standing up to Kagome. "What do you want?" Kouga was no longer lovey-dovey over Kagome like usual. He was mean and kinda cold towards her like Inuyasha was before.

The Inuyasha stood up and confronted Kouga, putting Kagome behind him protectivly. Kagome began to think. "If Inuyasha and Kouga fought...with the affect, that would mean!"

Kouga smiled. "Inuyasha! My best pal!"

Inuyasha smiled. "Kouga! MY best pal!" They both laughed.

Kagome and the others sweatdropped while Anika laughed in the background. "I knew it. In stead of crazy enemeies...they have become best friends. This could be REALLY bad."

Miroku walked up to Anika. "How long does the effect last?"

"It can last forever." Anika answered. Kagome's eyes widened and stomped over to Anika; grabbing her fuzzy dog ears and pulling her over, to yell in her ear.

"How do we turn them back?" Kagome shouted into her ear, making her yelp. Her ears were sensitive. "There better be a way Anika! Or I'm gonna buy a dog whistle and torture you with it!" This Dog Whistle didn't mean anything to Anika, she doesn't know what it is. But it was obvious Kagome was serious.

"We have to find, the Blue Star Fruit of Heaven and the Red Star Fruit of Hell." Anika cried as Kagome yanked on her ear. "Ow!"

"Where. Do. We. Find. It." Kagome asked, yanking on her ear some more.

"God have mercy!" Anika cried and whimpered.

"WHERE?" Kagome shouted.

"I've never seen Kagome so angery before." Which is probably what the others are thinking, as they watch Kagome rip Anika's ear off and scream.

"Kagome, your being too harsh. I mean look at the poor thing." Inuyasha said, feeling sorry for Anika.

"Shut up, you, weirdo!" Kagome turned away from Inuyasha and pulled on Anika's ear again while pinching it. "Tell me, Anika!"

"O-ow!" The dog demon cried again. "I-it's found so-somewhere in the a-area of Itaku River! Owie!"

"Well, then let's GO!"

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"Alright men!" Jakotsu shouted. "On the count of three! One...two...THREE!" The Shichinintai began their difficult task, meaning; Jakotsu, Suikotsu, and Renkotsu tried their hand at lifting Bankotsu's Banryuu onto Ginkotsu so they can move on and find their lost leader.

"Try harder you idiots!" Renkotsu yelled.

"We're TRYING dumb shit!" Suikotsu cursed at Renkotsu. "Shut up!" But, having Banryuu too heavy, they dropped it on the ground...again for the 13th time. "Shit!"

"Alright men!" Jakotsu shouted again. "On the count of three! One...two...THREE!" The Shichinintai began their difficult task...again. Jakotsu, Suikotsu, and Renkotsu struggled greatly into lifting Bankotsu's Banryuu onto Ginkotsu so they can move on and find their lost leader, but so far, they weren't doing such a great job.

"Try harder you morons!" Renkotsu yelled again.

"We're TRYING stupid ass!" Suikotsu cursed at Renkotsu. "Shut your stupid face!" But, having Banryuu too heavy, they dropped it on the ground...again for the 14th time. "Fuck!"

"Alright men!" Jakotsu shouted again. "On the count of three! One...two...THREE!" The Shichinintai began--and you get the idea what happens next. This would take a long time indeed.

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"So...cold..." Rei mind comprehended into her brain, she no longer felt herself get pounded by raging cold waves, but was left in an unknown place, where she was alone and cold. "M-move..." She commanded her body, but she couldn't feel her body, as if she was left with only a frozen head. "Get...up..." Her lifeless body slowly got up, Rei was washed up on shore, after falling off a enormous waterfall. Struggling she managed to get to her feet, wrapping her arms around her body for some warmth. "I'm...still alive?"

Slowly wobbling around the edges of the lake, a dark figure caught her eye. Whatever it was was floating in the water, she sqwinted her magenta eye alittle, trying to make-out the floating figure, the moment she figured out what it was, memories of her duel came back into her mind. That thing was her hated enemy, laying face-down into the cold water, weather he was alive or not was still unknown to her, and the water around him was a redish-pink color. Blood.

"B...Bankotsu...!" What was she gonna do?

End of Chapter 19.

Bankotsu:...

Rei:...

Anika: Rei! Help me! Kagome is killing me!

Kagome: Muhahahaha! Kill! KILL!

Inuyasha: Me like flowers.

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The Darkness Within Our Hearts: Chapter19 - Feather of Reflections. Complete!

Date posted: July 11, 2005

Disclaimer: Does not own InuYasha.

Copy Right of author, Rei Aiyanami.