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The Breakup
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"I have one final lesson," Inuyasha croaked hoarsely, trying to keep his voice steady as he untied Tessaiga from his wait and held it out, "We're going to see if you can weild this."
Taking the sword, Shiori looked anxiously at it for a moment before asking quietly, "Why? Are you leaving?"
Nodding once, he sighed, "If I do this, if I go, they've promised to leave and never return. I trust her word on this."
"You don't have to go," the small girl whispered shakily, her violet eyes brimming with tears, "We can fight them. We're strong and...and you could stay and...even if you don't stay, we could leave! Just you and me. I'd follow you anywhere. I don't have any place to go and you've helped me so much. Please...please don't go."
"I'm not so sure that I've helped you," he whispered quietly, more to himself than to her, before shaking her head slightly and giving her a kind, pained smile as he gestured to the sword, "Go ahead, try it out."
With a shuddering breath, Shiori slowly removed the mighty Tessaiga from its sheath and her eyes widened in surprise as it transformed in her hand. It was surprisingly light and after he instructed her with a soft, hoarse whisper how to unleash the wind scar, she successfully managed the attack after a few attempts. Kneeling down beside her, he stroked her cheek and kissed her temple.
"Survive, okay? That's the most important thing. Revenge never did anyone any good. Remember that," he cooed affectionately as he cupped her chin and used his thumb to brush away a tear that had broken free, "Now I've got to go. You'll see me again. Maybe not in this form but you will see me. I promise."
And with that, he took off towards the well ignoring the small girl's anguished cry begging him to stay.
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The second he jumped out of the well, he felt the pull. A tear slid off the jagged purple mark on his face as he closed his eyes and let go. For a second, there was nothing - an almost impasse which confused him. As the well door slid open, however, there stood his human counterpart.
"Hey, good. You're already here," the ebony haired boy sighed in relief, "I was just coming to get you. Listen, I'm going to give you my half of the..."
"No," the demon whispered harshly, making the human take an involuntary step back, "They're going to kill everyone unless you go back and return to Kikyo. She'll be waiting for you by the river outside of the village. I know that sucks. I know that's not what you really want but for once in your pathetic life, do something bigger than yourself."
For a second, the human hesitated - questioning his choice to give his portion of the soul over to the demon side - and that split second was all it took for the ritual to be completed.
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Sad, chocolate eyes stared at the ceiling as they had been for the past several hours. There was no point trying to fit into this world if Kagome wasn't going to be a part of it. Yeah, he could keep having lessons and yeah, maybe he'd find someone else to love but, honestly, who'd ever understand much less believe his past. It would be a life full of lies and love nor friendship could ever be built on top of deceit. There was no point in continuing to fit into a life that just wasn't worth it any longer. With a heavy sigh, he sat up and reached for his shoes. The demon seemed to have a greater purpose anyway. There were so many half-demons who'd need someone to protect them and his demon half would do much better things for the world than his human half ever could. Carefully creeping up the stairs, he sighed in relief when he saw that Kagome's door was already open. Quietly making his way to her side, a tear slid down his face as he leaned down and kissed her cheek. He knelt beside her much longer than he should have, gently stroking her cheek and hair with trembling fingertips but he wanted his last moments on this earth to be by her side. He hoped she wouldn't be angry with him for his decision. They were still friends after all and she'd probably be upset when she learned what he'd done. He just prayed that she'd find it in herself to forgive him. Finally, Inuyasha knew he couldn't delay any longer and pressing his lips gently against her cheek, he slowly stood up and made his way towards the well. As he slid the door open, there he was...waiting for him. Although the demon's harsh words stung, he knew what he had said was true. From the moment he separated from the whole, all his actions had been selfish. Swallowing thickly he tried to formulate a proper response when a strange energy flowed into his chest and he panicked. No! No, no, no, no!
"YOU FUCKING IDIOT!" the human screamed hysterically as the demon version of himself swayed dangerously and collapsed. Rushing to his side, his fingers shook as he pressed two fingers to the demon's neck only to find no pulse, "YOU GOD DAMN FUCKING..."
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