Summary: Kik had been laid to rest and Inu had taken Kag as his mate. In the last battle with Nar, Kag is injured internally. She seemed to completely recover. Years later, she dies when the wound is reopened in a battle with a youkai. Kag dies Inu has to deal with it. Then, something happens and Inu gets a second chance. What will he do? Kag/Inu with a little Mir/San
Chapter 1 – Broken Threads
Slowly, the crowd around the girl had dissipated, everyone who left either weeping or wearing a stiff, mournful expression. The sun had just come over the horizon when they had gathered there. It had been shortly after that she'd been laid to rest, the coffin slowly, gently lowered into the devouring hole that seemed bottomless. Now, the sun was going down on the opposite horizon. Only two people remained, a middle-aged woman dressed in modern clothing and himself. Finally the woman came over to him as the sun's last rays left the sky. Silently, she put her hand on his shoulder for a second before walking inside the house. He stayed there, her silent comfort more helpful than she knew. Finally, when he was alone, he allowed the tears he'd been holding back all day flow freely down his face, sobbing.
It wasn't fair…Kagome had never done anything to deserve this. Him, yes, but she, never. Maybe this was God's way of punishing him for his past crimes? Why was it that every woman he loved died? First, his mother. Then, Kikyou. And now, Kagome…
He slammed his fist into the soft ground beside the fresh grave.
It wasn't fair, damn it!Why did this happen to him? What had he done to deserve all this? Was being born a half-demon such a crime?
His fists unclenched and he laid his palms on the soft soil, as if trying to reach the girl beneath it.
She couldn't be gone… Their life together had just started. He'd finally found true happiness. And for what? Just to have it ripped away from him right away? Did fate really have to be so cruel?…
He closed his eyes, allowing his tears to fall on the grave.
Yet she was. She was gone and there was nothing he could do about it. He'd never felt so helpless in all his life as right now. She had died and he couldn't do anything to stop it. He hadn't protected her… If he had, she would still be alive.
What was he to do now? What was to become of him now? What did he have left to live for? Kagome was gone, the jewel was gone, Kikyou had been laid to rest, what was left for him now? Nothing…
How could he pick up the broken threads of his life and continue without her? She had been his everything, his entire world, and now she was gone and he had been plunged into a world of darkness.
He'd give anything to have her back now, safe and secure in his arms. He remembered her face as she had laid there, dying. She was dirty and sweating, her hair in disarray. Her face was feverishly warm and blood dribbled out of the corners of her mouth. Yet, her eyes, wide with pain, had looked up at him in so much love and she'd never looked so beautiful to him. He held her small hand in his large one, careful not to cut her with his deadly talons. Even as the life in her had faded, she stared up at him with those beautiful blue eyes of hers, smiling at him, for him. It was only when her hand went limp in his that he realized she was gone. Her face was still smiling, her dead eyes looking up at him. It was enough to break anyone's heart…
He did not regret his decision to make her his mate and open his heart up to her. Even if he had known this was going to happen, he'd still have done it. Just for one moment with her, one loving look, one beautiful smile…
Inu-Yasha tried to stop the sobs that made it harder and harder for him to breath. Yet, he continued to cry. Right now, he no longer cared if anyone was watching.
Damn Naraku and damn that youkai!Finally the sobs stopped as he felt he could cry no more if he tried. He had shed all of his tears already, no more would come. When it was finally about midnight, the full moon high in the sky and the chill of the air bit into him, he turned and with one last look at her grave covered in sakura and lily-of-the-valleys, before he went inside the house. Kagome's mother was there, as if waiting for him. They stopped and looked into each other's tear stained faces, their eyes meeting in understanding. She gave him a small, sad smile before she walked into her room, closing the door behind her. He stood there for a moment before his eyes traveled up the stairs and to Kagome's bedroom door. When he had made Kagome his mate, they had shared her bedroom, replacing her old for a larger one. He gave one last sob deep in his chest before he silently, gracefully made his way up the stairs and stopped before the door, his hand hovering over the doorknob. Ever since they'd become mates, he'd never slept alone at night. He wondered if he would ever be able to sleep the same.
Finally, Inu-Yasha grasped the doorknob. It was cold to the touch. Then, turning gently, the door swung open noiselessly on the hinges and he could see into her room, black drapes covering the windows, the room dimly lit out of respect for the dead. Swallowing hard, he made his way over to her bed, their bed in this time. He merely sat on the edge, looking around. Her scent still lingered here. Her room which had looked so warm and welcoming before now looked cold and uninviting. He laid on the bed before he slowly drifted off to sleep after a long while, her scent coaxing him into much needed sleep. Yet, in sleep, hellish nightmares plagued him, all of them ending with Kagome dying like that, her eyes dead and a smile still lingering on her face.
Kagome…Don't worry, it won't always be this depressing. Inu-Yasha will get his second chance soon. Perhaps in the next chapter. So, what do you think? R&R. No rough language or the favor shall be returned. Hope you like. Fay.