Story Three: Goodbye Izayoi
Featuring: Touga and Izayoi
Song: James Blunt: Goodbye My Lover

Did I disappoint you or let you down?
Should I be feeling guilty or let the judges frown?
'Cause I saw the end before we'd begun,
Yes I saw you were blinded and I knew I had won.

It had been a simple encounter on the edge of a forest. Or maybe it hadn't been, Izayoi had fallen from her horse and he just happened to be there that day. He carried her back because she had sprained her ankle, poor girl. He knew by the look in here eyes when they reached her castle home that she had fallen in love. He felt some sort of connection with her. That was just the start of their secret meetings.

So I took what's mine by eternal right.
Took your soul out into the night.
It may be over but it won't stop there,
I am here for you if you'd only care.

He had taken her places no mortal had ever been before. He had done things with her no mortal had ever done, he tarnished her innocence. "Yet, the cost, I would not know." He whispered as smoke choked his lungs and his hand gripped that soul-numbing sword.

You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.

They said love between a demon and a human was wrong, impossible. He knew better, indeed love was blind. Izayoi had been everything to him. His confidant, his mistress, his companion, she was his everything! Why did the Gods therefore see fit to rip his happiness from him every time?

I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

His love ran deep, so did hers, they were a perfect match on each level. A small smile escaped him as he remembered everything about their time together. He felt a pang of regret about the mess he was going to leave behind. A crashing beam brought him back to reality.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

He stood there, facing Takemaru, the would-be murderer of his Izayoi.

"Tonight, is your last night, demon scum."

"I'm taking you with me; don't think I will let your crimes go unpunished." Touga began to go through the motions of his ultimate attack.

I am a dreamer but when I wake,
You can't break my spirit - it's my dreams you take.
And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be

He unleashed the wave of furious energy, the burning mansion screaming and spitting flames in a rising cacophony of wailing and tearing wood. Thousands of splinters and burning shards of pottery pierced his skin, but he refused to scream.

I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.

His life played before him in a montage of momentous images. His coming of age, his sister being married off, his own wedding to his mate, his first son, meeting Izayoi, and then the birth if the second son tonight all flashing before his eyes, so fast, his head hurt even more.

I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Perhaps he couldn't live without her, but now, she would have to live without him. His poor son, Inuyasha would as well. He felt a sharp pain in his chest and looked down

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

A piece of something had stabbed him in between his ribs, he didn't have long now. A beam fell and landed on his shoulder, dislocating it and forcing him down.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.

His head bowed, the pain and blood loss took its toll, and he couldn't take it much longer. If only, no he didn't really wish they never met. He only wished he could live to save her and their son.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.
I'm so hollow, baby, I'm so hollow.
I'm so, I'm so, I'm so hollow.

"I'm sorry." He whispered and his eyes were full of that soft pain you rarely see. He smiled at his mental picture of her and his eyes closed for the last time.