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by: Øñë FðôT FðRwÄrd :
S U M M A R Y : Together they would find solcae within the other, not to leave for eternity.
C H A R A C T E R S : Inuyasha and Kagome from Inuyasha
P A R I N G S : I huess you could call it Inuyasha and Kagome
D I S C L A I M E R : I do not own Inuyasha; Do not sue me.
W O R D S : 778
It had been the beginning of the end, that fateful night oh so long ago. The end of their adventure, the end of their tale, and quiet possibly the end of their lives. They would have been fools to believe anything otherwise, fools who might end up dying carelessly. Both knew the deep desire their souls had to live, but both had accepted what may become of them. They both had their doubts.
"Do you ever get scared, Inuyasha?" She had asked that night, softly speaking the daunting question on everyone's minds. It had only been those two then, the silver haired hanyou and the girl from the future with a dept to the past. It was only to him she had directed her question.
"Feh," he had replied in his typical cover-up mannerism. "that's a stupid question to ask."
Her head had tilted to the side then, angling her body so that blue eyes could lock with the slightly taller man's own golden ones. She rested her body against the rough bark of the tree, her crystalline gaze captivating him, persuading him to tell her the truth.
"Does it frighten you that tomorrow we may die? That our friends may die?"
His golden eyes, normal rock hard like the mineral they so perceived, had melted into liquid topaz under her worries. He had known that while he could protect her from outside threats, there was only so much he could do about her doubts and fears. Those eyes, his eyes, so rich in gold, had sought refuge in the moon above. That moon, the girl had mused in the silence, which had been drawn upon them, that was so alike to the silver of his hair, the light colour reflecting the heaven's own purity. It was such a nice night, not befitting of any tragedies about to occur.
"Yeah." he had responded gruffly, jolting the girl slightly out of her thoughts. "I get anxious about the friends I've made," he turned to look pointedly at the girl. "I worry I may lose them."
This time it had been her that lowered her gaze, eyes drawn below in a withdrawn gesture, finding solace in the stable ground below. "I get scared," she had admitted to him, her closest friend. "I worry about me, I guess. But I worry more about my friends, you know? I don't think I could live with myself if everyone around me died to save me and I didn't do enough. And I worry about their fears. Will Miroku ever live a normal life, without a prominent death hanging over his conscience? What will happen to Kohaku after? And Shippo-" she had broken off at this point, emotions crippling her speech. A few moments later she regained her bearings, her voice softer then before so that even his enhanced hearing could barely hear her whisper. "Will Shippo ever live a normal life, not one where we travel on the road and are subjected to this-this war!?"
At this point she had tightly closed her eyes, trapping the liquid inside that wanted to desperately escape. So entranced with this action, she had barely acknowledged the hanyou's approach, and only raised her watery gaze to his when two strong arms wrapped around her form. "Don't worry about that stuff," he had soothed, trying to calm his own fears as well as hers. "You can't think like that after all. We will win; everyone will have their chance to live. I need you to place your faith in me, I yourself. You don't need to worry about the rest." Because I'll protect you he had added silently.
She had smiled at him then, a warm gaze, content to trust the friend she had had for so long now. The friend who had been through it all with her. They were content to watch the night sky fade gently away to the morning.
They had sought refuge in each other that night, satisfied to be holding the other up. They had found companionship to be a great reassurance that they weren't alone. And when the next day came, and their fates were sealed, each was the calming force to the other. They gave their lives for their friends, standing together when all else failed. They met what they had always known would be their destiny, and they met it together. It was together they thought it should be told. Two souls, sacrificing one life for another.
'Thank-you Inuyasha, thanks for not leaving me.'
'Keh, you're stupid to ever think I would.'
Hey, sorry for the double update, and sorry about the lost author's note. Besides that, all I have to say is a.) I know the ending sucks, don't mock it and b.) Review please??