A/N: Just to remind you, yes, this is Kuwabara/Kagome fic. Don't like don't read.
Chapter 5:
The Death of an Angel
"Higurashi-san…Higurashi-san, wake up."
Kagome stirred. "Wha…what's going on?"
"I want you to meet some more of my friends. Come on."
Kagome slowly got up. Kuwabara took her by the hand and led her into the dining room. The whole room hushed as Kuwabara got everyone's attention.
"Hey, everyone, this is Higurashi Kagome-san," He said.
Yusuke stood up, outraged. "Hey, that's the girl that Kuwabara…!" he started, but Keiko interrupted him by stomping on his foot.
"OUCH! Damn it, Keiko, what'd ya do that for!" he yelled. "That Kazuma-kun what?" asked Yukina, confused.
"Nothing," replied everyone else, except Kagome, who was confused as well, and Yusuke, who was still griping about his injured foot.
"Botan's the name! It's very nice to meet you, Higurashi-san," said Botan cheerfully.
"Yes, and I am pleased to meet you as well," said Kurama with a warm smile. "I'm Shuichii, by the way."
"Well, what the hell are we all waiting for?" said Yusuke. "Let's eat! I'm starved!"
"No one's stopping you, Urameshi-kun," laughed Kuwabara. "Dig in, everybody!"
Everyone stuffed their faces like little pigs. Kagome smiled. She felt right at home. Maybe she could actually start fresh here and not have to go back to the feudal era after all…
---
Naraku stood in the dark undersurface of his castle. A dark fog of black and purple flooded his sight. Then a bright pink light came into view. It was coming from none other than a shard of the Shikon Jewel.
He stared at the jewel shard that glowed in his hand. It gave off a bright pink aura that fluctuated as he felt his strength increase and it gave light to the fog that surrounded him. He growled in pleasure as the gem amplified his power. He felt stronger by the minute!
"I…I WILL get stronger…and…that Inu-Yasha, his human girlfriend, all of them...they'll perish…"
He was determined to kill Inu-Yasha at all costs. He had to be stronger for the next time he faced off with Inu-Yasha so he could do away with that dog demon and his crew once and for all.
"Kanna!"
Soft footsteps were heard as a young demon came into view.
She was a rather ghostly young girl. She had pale skin, white hair, wore a white kimono, and had gentle but flagitious black eyes.
She held a mirror that gleamed a light blue. Its luminescence contrasted sharply to the dark miasma of purple and black that surrounded Naraku and seemed endless.
"Show me the girl."
Without a word, the white-blue mist in the girl's mirror slowly shifted to a view of Kagome and another young boy who was unfamiliar.
"…And then I said, "How 'bout I gently shove my foot down your throat!" said Kuwabara.
Everyone laughed. Botan rolled her eyes and giggled. "Oh, Kuwabara, you're such a doofus."
Kuwabara saw this as a chance to get closer to Yukina. He gently slipped his arm around her waist, pulled her close, and kissed her on the forehead. Yukina blushed, but then smiled and kissed him back…
Naraku gagged at the young couple.
"Ugh. Fuckin' human humans make me sick—huh?"
He was about to dismiss Kanna when he did a double take. He took a closer look at this human called Kuwabara. He was no ordinary human. He had unusual spiritual powers especially for someone of his age. He practically glowed red and his spirit energy skyrocketed. He was a peculiar young soul—a bit ditzy, yes—but he was just the type he needed to do away with Inu-Yasha. Then he looked at his girlfriend. She wasn't human at all; she was a demon—an ice demon. Her spirit energy glowed blue; that was a sign of purity. That disgusted Naraku. It was people like her that made his stomach turn. He put his grudge with Inu-Yasha on hold. He couldn't help but feel an urge to kill her. With that, he dismissed the young Kanna.
"That is enough." He said. "Come with me. We're going demon hunting."
Without a word, they turned, walked away, and soon disappeared into the mist.
---
Inu-Yasha walked down the rainy street, soaked. Thoughts of Kagome ran through his head the whole time. Just once, he actually wanted to hear her scream, "Sit boy!" one last time. Just once, he wanted to hold and protect her.
"Kagome."
Would it really hurt her to let him say "I'm sorry"? After all, he was only human. (Well, half-human, anyway…) Humans make mistakes, but they also learn from them, and are forgiven for those mistakes. But it seemed as if this mistake couldn't be forgiven at all.
"Kagome."
Inu-Yasha's voice cracked as he tried to pull himself together and accept the fact that Kagome was happier with that other guy. But that other guy didn't deserve her; Inu-Yasha did.
"Kagome…I didn't mean to hurt you…"
If only he could take those words back…
Flashback
Kagome sat, watching the sun set by the old well. Inu-Yasha sat beside her with his arms around her while she leaned on his shoulder.
"Beautiful, huh?" he said, holding her close.
"Yeah," sighed Kagome. She looked over at the small jar full of jewel shards. Its bright pink glow illuminated the now dark sky.
"You know we only have four more shards to go, right?" she said softly.
Inu-Yasha nodded and grinned. "Yeah, and then I'll be a full-fledged demon."
"Umm, about that…" said Kagome.
"What is it?' asked Inu-Yasha.
"I've been meaning to talk to you about something…"
"Yeah?"
"Umm, remember when you told me that you'll always protect me and be with me?"
"Yeah, so? What's your point?"
"Umm, well, I'm worried about you."
"Why?"
"Because we haven't been spending too much time together lately. All you've been talking about is the jewel shards and what you're gonna do with them when you get them all. I'm worried that it might go to your head and…"
"Look, Kagome," said Inu-Yasha sternly. "Like it or not, I'm gonna be a full demon when we get those shards!"
"That's the point! I'm worried that there might not be a "we" when you're a full demon! You act as if being a full demon is your number one priority!"
"It is," said Inu-Yasha selfishly. "Got a problem with it?" K
agome was instantly infuriated. "Of course I have a problem with it! What about me?"
"Look, this has been my dream since forever, and I'm not about to let something like this get in the way of that, so you're just gonna have to deal with it."
"What do you mean 'something like this'? You mean to tell me that all we've been through means nothing to you? Are you just using me to get to those jewel shards?"
Inu-Yasha didn't even have to say anything because "Yeah, so what?" was written all over his face. Kagome was so shocked and angered by this that she was speechless.
"Why…you…!" she started. Inu-Yasha didn't even seem to feel guilty about what he had just did. Furious tears streamed down Kagome's face.
She finally mustered up all of her anger and sadness and let it out in a scream at the top of her lungs. "SIT!"
A loud thud was heard as Inu-Yasha's face hit the ground…HARD.
"We'll see how far you get when you don't have me to lead you to those jewel shards! Goodbye, you good-for-nothing mutt!"
She jumped into the old well and was soon gone, taking the jewel shards with her. Inu-Yasha got up, spitting out dirt.
"Whatever! You'll be back!" he yelled back as he set off to bed.
End of Flashback
"Kagome!"
He howled in anguish. He couldn't control himself. He put all of his sadness and anger into one fist and took it out on a nearby tree. Its leaves rustled, followed by a thud, and curses were heard from the other side of the tree.
Unfortunately, that tree was the same one that Hiei was sitting in.
"Oh, shut up, you fucking crybaby!" he said. "You're such a damn idiot, crying over some worthless human, yet you call yourself a demon! I bet you're probably one of those pathetic C class demons," said the fire apparition as he came from the other side of the tree, meeting Inu-Yasha. "You all make me sick, wandering this earth like you're actually worth something…"
"Take that back, you midget!" snarled Inu-Yasha. He was easily angered.
"Make me, bitch," chuckled Hiei. "Like you actually stand a chance against me. You're worse than a C class demon! You're just a stupid hanyou! You reek of that disgusting human scent..."
"You're askin' for it!" growled Inu-Yasha.
"Aww, did I make the little baby cry?" laughed Hiei. "Bring it. Like you could actually kill me. I'd rip you to shreds…"
"WIND SCAR!"
---
Minutes, later, everyone was still stuffing their faces. Yusuke rubbed his stomach and belched loudly. He was stuffed.
"Man, Kuwabara-kun, I never knew you could actually do something right for a change! Maybe you should do cooking instead of trying to fight! Finally, you've found something you DON'T suck at!"
Kuwabara ignored his friend's rude remark. "I enjoyed the meal as well," said Yukina sweetly. She leaned over and pecked Kuwabara on the cheek, which made him--for the THIRD time--grin "like a blubbering idiot."
Yukina giggled. "You sure do smile a lot, Kazuma-kun," she said.
"Well, I can't help it," he replied. "You're so beautiful. How can I not smile? I mean, you're an angel."
Yukina blushed. "Me! An angel? No…"
"Yes, you are," he reassured her. "I'm not blind. I know an angel when I see one." He took her in his arms. She snuggled into the crook of his neck. "And you are truly and angel." He kissed her on the forehead and they continued to eat.
Kagome smiled at the couple. Must be his girlfriend, she thought. How sweet.
---
Hiei hardly knew what hit him. He lay on the ground, completely caught off guard by Inu-Yasha's attack.
"Now you DIE!" Inu-Yasha pounced on the fire apparition and was just about to do him in with the Tetsusaiga until he disappeared into thin air.
Shit! Where is he! thought Inu-Yasha.
"Show yourself!" snarled Inu-Yasha. "You're gonna die regardless, so you might as well come out!"
Hiei stood behind a nearby bush, getting ready to attack. "That's what you think," he chuckled evilly. Black flames formed around his right arm as he snatched the bandages from it. He knew he wouldn't be able to use his arm again for while, but he didn't care. That son of a bitch had to die. Now!
Inu-Yasha caught the scent of the flames. "What the hell…!"
Huge black flames emerged from the bush Hiei was now standing in front of.
"You're an arrogant little one aren't you?" chuckled Hiei. "You're all the same."
"What's that supposed to mean?" growled Inu-Yasha in a low tone voice. It was so low that it was kinda sexy.
"You know what I mean. It's hanyous like you that give us REAL demons a bad name. All it takes is one of you trying to be a real one and you're ALL trying to be like us…"
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR YAKKIN'! I'M CUTTIN YOU DOWN! WIND SCAR!"
Inu-Yasha launched his attack and it headed straight for Hiei. It hit him head on, but it had no effect for now Hiei was completely coated in black flames. The attack went right through him and down the street, destroying everything in its path.
Inu-Yasha stood there, wide-eyed in shock.
"W-what the hell! N-Nothing gets by my w-wind scar! W-who a-are you!" he stammered.
"THE GUY THAT'S ABOUT TO SEND YOU TO HELL!"
"W-what…!"
"DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!"
The ebony flames now formed a dragon shape around Hiei's arm and headed straight for the startled hanyou. He ran as far away and as fast as his legs could carry him. He soon found himself at Kagome's house.
"Hey, hanyou! Come out and PLAY!"
Inu-Yasha found himself bursting through the door and dashing through every room in her house, destroying anything that got in his way. He could have sworn he saw the jewel when he passed Kagome's room…
He crashed onto the shrine, jumped into the well, and soon disappeared.
"You can't escape me! Die, hanyou!"
Hiei jumped in the well, determined to kill the half-demon…
---
Naraku and Kanna strolled down the dark corridor of the castle. Just then, another demon came into view. This demon was female. She had jet-black hair tied in a bun and wore a multicolored kimono. She had scary red eyes and held a fan. "Kagura," said Naraku. "Come join us. We're going for a small stroll. Care to join us?" The female rolled her eyes and joined the two. It wasn't like she had a choice.
---
Keiko stretched and yawned. "It really is getting late," she said between yawns. "I better get home. School is tomorrow, after all!"
"Keiko-san, it's Friday." said Yusuke, sweatdropping. "You seriously need to get some sleep."
She got up and left, followed by Yusuke, who repeatedly kept asking her if she was okay. Genkai and Kurama did the same.
Before long, Yukina left as well.
"Goodbye, Kazuma," she said, smiling before she went out the door. "I can't wait to see you again." She kissed him one last time, which literally melted the redhead.
He went back in the house, tripping over his own two feet.
---
Yukina left the Kuwabara household and was halfway home, in the middle of the Ice Region. She couldn't wait to tell all of her friends about the nice time she had in Human World. Kuwabara was such a sweetie. She couldn't help but love him.
All further thoughts about her Kuwa-chan were interrupted when she stopped cold.
"There you are…"
She could have sworn she heard a voice. She looked to the left, and then to her right. Nothing.
"We've been waiting for you…" "Who's there!" she yelled. "C-come out! S-show yourself!" Silence. She continued to walk, thinking it was just her imagination. Then she heard another voice.
"What's the matter? Don't run away. I just wanna talk…"
"Leave me alone!" She yelled only to hear,
"Fine then. You shall die."
Yukina was chilled to the bone. Her skin turned pale white. She started to run, but didn't get far when she heard another voice.
"Oh, no you don't! Dragon Dance!"
A tornado of snow and ice shards rose surrounded her. The shards tore at her skin and kimono. She fell to her knees and tried to crawl her way out. She found it hard to move, and blood was starting to show through her blue kimono. Her arms were now scarred and bloody and her kimono was ripped. She found it harder to move as she tried harder and harder to get away. She fell onto her stomach in a spreading pool of her own blood. Her vision started to blur, and all she could make out was what looked like a woman in a multicolored kimono, a small child in a whit kimono, and a rather large monkey. Her vision finally faded, and the last thing she saw was a large ice shard coming toward her…
There was an ear-splitting scream, and that pool of blood just got a little bit bigger.
---
Shizuru got up to leave.
"Hey, bro, me and Derrick are goin' out for a while. Take care of the dishes for me, would ya?" They were both out the door before Kuwabara could protest.
That only left Kagome and Kuwabara.
---
"Help me… please…someone…"
Yukina's body lay in the blood-matted snow. She lay there in the middle of the Ice Region nearing death as the ice-cold wind nipped at her already pale skin. Her spirit energy was leaving her body, little by little.
Three voices surrounded her.
"I think she's dead now." Kanna leaned over and stared at her with a blank expression.
Kagura scowled. "So this is the girl you wanted us to kill? Pfft! This was too easy. I was hoping she'd at least put up a good fight."
"Don't fret, Kagura. This was fun. And besides, this is a clear example of what will happen to that hanyou and his friends once I get my hands on them."
This voice was that of a male. The man it belonged to was rather tall and wore this ridiculous monkey suit.
Their voices echoed through the remote Ice Region.
Tears streamed down Yukina's pale face and hardened into small, precious stones that strongly resembled the Shikon Jewel. Oblivious to this, Naraku and Kanna left, satisfied with their kill.
They left the girl there to die, with no one there to save her. With that, her life slowly faded, along with her hope of anyone saving her…
Kagura stayed behind.
"Huh! It was a waste of time killing this girl. I don't see why he dragged Kanna and me out here just to kill some demon girl. We might as well have—hmm? What's this?" Kagura noticed something glimmering beside Yukina's bloody and lifeless body. She walked over and saw what looked like six little gems. She picked one of them up and examined it. "It's pretty. It kinda looks like the Shikon Jewel, but it looks pretty worthless to me—huh?" Suddenly, the gem emitted a bright blue aura. The gem itself started to turn dark. A pink wisp of smoke escaped from it. Kagura felt her body absorbing a huge surge of energy like she had never felt before. She felt invincible!
"Hmm. Maybe this thing isn't so worthless…"
With that, she confiscated the rest of the gems and flew back to Naraku's castle, eager to tell him about her discovery.
---
Hiei nearly tripped and fell crawling out of the well. Oh, curse his shortness! (LOL).
What the hell...!
He thought as he took a look around. He was completely surrounded a grassy plain under a moonlit night sky. He could faintly make out an old village on the horizon.
Where the hell am I?
"Hmm, no matter," he said to himself, pulling out his sword. "I have a hanyou to do away with…"
---
"Damn, that was close," sighed Inu-Yasha, climbing out of the well.
He looked up to see Shippou sitting by the fire.
Shippou sprang to his feet, ran up to the soaked dog demon, and started asking a plethora of questions.
"So, how'd it go? Where's Kagome? She didn't come back, did she? Huh? Did she? Huh…?"
"Shut up," grumbled Inu-Yasha, shoving him out of the way.
"It didn't go too well, did it?" said Shippou.
"She's too preoccupied with some human guy to talk to me," he said.
"Really?" said Shippou.
"Yeah, and I swear, if she gets hurt, she better not come running back to me!" replied Inu-Yasha, who was now very pissed. "Where's Sango?"
"Oh, she's taking a bath over in the lake. And I don't know where Miroku went. He was just here a second ago…"
Just then they heard a loud scream.
"Miroku, you pervert!"
POW!
"I think that answers your question," said Inu-Yasha, rolling his eyes.
Miroku soon appeared, running through the woods, sporting a nice red handprint on his face, followed by a very pissed off Sango, wearing a towel.
"Whoa, what happened—" she began, noticing Inu-Yasha's condition.
"Save it," he snapped. "I'm going to bed."
He left while Sango shrugged her shoulders went to finish her bath.
---
Kuwabara was in the middle of doing the dishes. It had been 2 hours since everyone else left.
Kuwabara looked at the clock. 9:27.
He finished his last dish and yawned.
"Whoo, I think it's time to hit the old sack, Kazuma," he said between yawns.
He went into his room to see that Kagome was already asleep there.
The moon was at its brightest tonight, and that made itself clearly noticeable as it gleamed through his window, outlining on the sleeping girl.
He came and sat down beside her.
She tossed and turned.
---
"LEAVE ME ALONE!" Kagome cried out. Sango, Miroku and Kilala were all lying on the ground, dead from wounds caused by Inu-Yasha's hands.
Inu-Yasha pinned her to the floor, in his full demon form, determined to get some answers.
"You really thought you could get away from me, bitch?" he growled through his bared teeth.
"GET OFF ME!" she screamed.
"Tell me where the jewel shards are!" demanded the demon. He tightened his grip on her, and dug his claws into her arms.
She screamed even louder in pain as they started to bleed.
"NO!"
"Then I guess you leave me no choice, you vile human! DIE!"
He drew back his hand and all that was heard was a bloodcurdling scream. All she felt was a hot, searing pain in her chest, before she fell to the ground, dead…
---
She blinked several times and looked up to see the worried faces of Kuwabara, Shizuru and Derrick.
"Are you okay, Kagome?" asked Kuwabara, who was the most worried.
"Yeah, you had us worried there, kid," said Shizuru. "With all that screaming we thought you were dying or something.
Kagome nodded. "Don't worry, I'm fine," she managed to say. "It was just a nightmare, but it's all over now."
"Oh," said Shizuru. "Well, try to rest your head and get some sleep, all right?"
The raven-haired girl nodded once again.
Shizuru and Derrick went back to bed.
"You sure you're okay, Kagome?" Kuwabara wasn't exactly sure she was okay.
"I'm fine... and you can let go of me now."
Kuwabara blushed realizing he had his arms wrapped around her for quite some time.
Regardless, he leaned over and gave her another hug.
"I just want to make sure you don't get hurt."
"Quit worrying about me and go to bed…!"
"Sorry, It was just that…that I was ...well, I was worried about you. You know... I was scared for you and…"
"You're seeing things, Kuwabara," Kagome reassured him. "Everyone's gonna be fine. Go to sleep."
"All right, fine. Thanks, Kagome. You're an awesome friend."
He crawled over to his bed and was soon sleeping like a baby.
Shizuru burst through the door the next morning.
"Kazuma, come quick!"
Kuwabara yawned and complained.
"Darn it, sis, it's 7:00 in the morning! What is it…?"
"It's Yukina!"
He was out of bed and dressed so fast it was pitiful.
"What about her?" he said eager to find out about his girl.
"Has she come back?"
"I-I don't know how to tell you this…"
"Just say it!"
"Umm, well…"
"SPIT IT OUT!"
"She's dead."
A/N: Whoo! My fingers are weary. Sorry about the chapter being so long. It plays a huge role in the rest of the story. Chapter 6 will be up maybe sometime tommorow. Please leave a review and let me know what you think!
Love,
-xX--BlackAngel--Xx
