A huge black snake with mahogany brown stripes was advancing on the village. Its fangs were bared and its eyes were glazed over as if it were being controlled. Its eyes were red with a thin gray screen over them.
Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and got it away from the village by yelling "Hey over here!"
Kagome was holding her bow tightly as the snake approached. She grabbed an arrow and notched it carefully, but quickly.
The snake was closer now and she took precise aim. She let the arrow soar and prayed that it hit it. It met its mark as usual; right between its eyes.
The snake kept going as if the arrow hadn't touched it, even though a crimson flow was covering its face and the arrow that was embedded in its forehead.
It slithered towards Kagome and Inuyasha ran towards it. Kagome was too shocked to lift up her bow and as Inuyasha ran, he could only watch, horrified, as the snake reared its head, bared its long white fangs and struck.
Its fangs sunk into Kagome's stomach and tore a gaping wound. She fell towards the ground as the snake retracted.
Inuyasha was beyond pissed now. He felt his demon side calling to his mate.
"Mate's in trouble. Snake must die. Let me out now! I'll kill it!"
His demon blood surged uncontrollably as he was suddenly taken over. He fell to his knees and looked up. His cheeks had two purple stripes, as if they were tattooed on, and his eyes were a murderous red. He rushed at the snake with only one thought on his mind.
"Kill it. Protect mate. Kill it."
Inuyasha started to slash it as much as he could. All he could think of was that this demon attacked Kagome and it need to die. He made a final blow and the snake stayed still. Inuyasha stabbed its heart with his claws to make sure it never moved again and rushed over to Kagome. His demon took this as a sign to leave, now wasn't the time to kill.
Inuyasha was still mad. He had wanted revenge, and it had been dealt too quickly. He hoped the snake would rot in hell.
His heart fell to pieces as he came closer to her. She was lying still in a large pool of blood and her eyes were shut. Her white shirt was torn to shreds and what was left of it was stained a deep scarlet and she was deathly pale. There was so much blood around her that Inuyasha didn't know where it was coming from. He knew the snake had ripped a hole in her stomach, but he didn't know where. Even though he knew she wouldn't, he yelled her name.
"Kagome! Kagome wake up dammit! You can't leave me! Wake up wench!" he screamed as the eyes that hadn't shown any strong emotion filled with unshed tears.
Inuyasha picked up her bloody body bridal style and there was only one thought on a cycle going through his head.
"Kagome, please don't die! I don't know what I'd do without you! I can't lose you!"
He ran to Kaede's faster than he knew he could run,and burst through the door. "Kaede! Kaede!"
"What is child?"
"Help her!" he said demandingly as he laid Kagome on Kaede's table.
Kaede bent down to look at her.
"What did this?" she asked as she eyed Kagome's blood stained shirt.
"A snake demon" he said. "It was attacking the village and Kagome and I tried to stop it. Now will you hurry up and heal her?"
"I need ye to go outside while I look over her." She said.
She knew something had gone on between Inuyasha and Kagome. She watched the heart broken Inuyasha go to a tree and sit down at the base. She shut the door and looked at the torn up girl.
"Why wasn't I quick enough? I could've saved her. I should've killed that snake when I had the chance! I just HAD to go easy on it. Fuck me! Even that smelly wolf princess could've saved her. What the hell am I thinking! Stupid wolf can't even save his ass from being attacked by fleas!"
His thoughts were interrupted by Kaede coming outside.
"Will she be alright?"
"I do not know. Her wounds are serious. Ye are lucky the snake was not poisonous."
"Can I see her?"
"No," she said. "Kagome needs rest. I'll try to help her, but there's not a lot I can do."
Inuyasha stalked off to the Goshinboku and mumbled a thanks to Kaede. He jumped onto a high branch and sat with his feet dangling over the edge.
"I can't live without her. I want her, no, I NEED her to live. I'll do anything to keep her alive. What would our life be like if she lives?" He smiled at the thought.
"If she doesn't die, I'll probably propose and we'll get married and our pups will be perfect with her charm and looks and my….well, her charm and looks." He drifted off to sleep thinking of what their future, if there was one, would hold in store.
Dream:
"Inu? Inu?" he heard a voice say as he turned and saw a beautiful girl come towards him.
As she came closer, he realized it was Kagome. She ran up to him and he held her close.
"Hey Kagome, can I show you something?"
"Sure."
He took her by the hand and led her through a cluster of bushes and trees that opened up to a clearing where a small stream with flowers around it was flowing through.
"It's beautiful."
"Yeah. I found it a while back."
He led her toward the stream, picked a rose from the bush near it, and put it in her hair behind her ear.
"Oh, thank you"
"Its so beautiful and radiant. Just like you."
She blushed the same hue as the rose. "So what are we here for?"
He took a small box from behind a rock and got down on his knee.
"Kagome, I've loved you probably since I've known you, and I would be the happiest person in the world (cliché) if you would answer this question: Kagome, will you marry me?"
Silence.
"Kagome? Say something."
He saw her face lighten up in a bright smile.
"Of course I will!" she said as he pulled her into a kiss.
End Dream.
Inuyasha woke up to a shining sun and wondering if Kagome had lived through the night. He wanted to go and see her, but Kaede had told him she needed rest, so he stayed put in the tree. He wanted to see her so badly!
You'll notice I made some major modifications to this, so enjoy the new version! Let me know what u think of it; don't be afraid, I won't bite, much.
