In Which Music Really is the Universal Language

Lights aura: I'm so sorry for taking so long. I think I suffered from a writing disease.

Amu: (nods head) The one where you avoid finishing a story.

Lights aura: Any who, I hope you enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. I only own Momo, Malika, Kairi, Calypso, and Amu.

I frowned. I was definitely not in the castle like place anymore. Instead, I was standing in a really white room. The brightness was so great that it forced me to squint. An eerie haunting melody flowed through the air and seemed to swirl around me. "Am I dead?" I asked myself softly.

I heard a rustling sound from behind me. Whirling around, I found myself face to face with four hooded figures. Each held an item in their hand. The first held a sword, the second held a staff, the third held a dagger, and the fourth held a harp.

I gasped. No way.

The one with the harp walked towards me. I took a step back unsure of what to do. The figure held the harp out to me. "You're not done yet."

I frowned. "What?"

"You're not done yet," the figure repeated as she pushed the harp into my arms. "Please, finish what we couldn't."

The harp glowed brightly forcing me to shut my eyes.

When I opened them again, I found myself standing in the middle of the room again with the harp in my hands. Naraku was nowhere in sight, but Malika was busy fighting Kouga and Calypso. I wonder when they got here?

A sharp pain in my arms reminded me that the harp was still there. Glancing down at it, my dreams flashed through my mind's eye. Suddenly, I knew what I needed to do.

Standing before Malika, I held the harp up. Concentrating as hard as I could, I struck the first note.

Hearing it, Malika quickly turned around. Her eyes widened in realization as she rushed towards me. "No, I won't let you."

I struck the second note.

Malika was only a few feet away from me, shrieking like a banshee. "I won't! I won't go back."

I felt no remorse. "Good bye, Malika." I struck the final string.

Malika let out a scream of pure terror as steam poured over her. She writhed in agony and her eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. With one final jerk, the steam consumed her. After a minute, the steam cleared away revealing what was left of Malika, a crystal ball.

"Heh, nice choice," a voice said from beside me. "You turned her into the one thing she hated the most."

Whirling around, I found myself staring at Momo. He was battered and bruised but very much alive.

"You're alive!" I said, trying to fight back the tears.

Momo laughed. "Of course, I am…" Before he could finish, I scooped him up and hugged him tightly. I didn't care that he was a monkey. I was just glad that he was still alive. Momo squirmed in my grasp. "Kairi, you're kind of choking me."

The sound of feet approaching us caused me to turn around. Kouga and Calypso looked battered and bruised as well. Calypso's expression was one of sure delight. This was probably because she was able to fight something. Kouga's expression, on the other hand, was unreadable.

Unsure of what to say to him, I turned my attention to Calypso. "I can't believe you came to save me."

Calypso shrugged. "I didn't do it for you. I just wanted to kill stuff."

Momo hopped out of my grasp as I faced Kouga. I was suddenly unsure of what to say. "Kouga…"

Before I could finish, Kouga pulled me into a tight embrace. "God," he whispered, his breath tickling my ear, "I thought I had lost you."

Calypso and Momo quietly left us.

He stepped back but didn't let go of me. Meeting my gaze he said, "These past few weeks, I don't know, something happened. By the time we ran into Kal-El and the others, I was unsure. I think, even if they had being willing to trade Kal-El for you, I wouldn't…couldn't do it." He glanced away for a second as he took a deep breath. "I need you Kairi, more than I have ever needed anything in my entire life."

At that point I had stopped breathing. My heart was fluttering a mile a minute. Me, the most unromantic person imaginable, was swooning over the cheesiest lines in history. And, I loved every second of it.

Kouga shifted his weight. "Er, I just don't know how. I mean, I've never really been like this and…"

I pressed my fingers on his lips, silencing him. "Don't worry," I grinned. "I get it."

I felt his smile form under my fingers.

"Uh, guys" Momo called. "You better get over here."

"What is it?" I asked.

"The weapons are doing something freaky" Calypso muttered.

Indeed the sword, staff, dagger, and the original crystal ball were floating in mid-air and glowing. There was a flash and then they were gone. I guess they are going back to where they belong, I thought as I glanced down. I grinned as I saw the harp still sitting by my side. But I guess you already know where you belong.

"So," Kouga said, interrupting my thoughts. "What are we going to do with that?" He pointed to the object that used to be Malika.

I smirked. "I've got an idea…"

Lights aura: Ah! Only one chappie left! (sobs) It's almost the end!

Amu: (wags tail) Yeah! Last chappie party! I'll go find pie.

Lights aura: (glares at Amu) How can you think of partying at a time like this?

Amu: Pie tops crying.

Lights aura:….

Incase You Didn't Know:

Sorry, I couldn't think of any references for this chappie. Gah! I am a horrible authoress.

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