Chapter 32 – It Wasn't Roaring, it Was Weeping

"Kurama…" Kagome whispered, standing up. Other than the crackling of the flames and her one word: his name, everything else was quiet. He didn't say anything, but let the quiet tears run down his face. He pulled himself out of Yusuke's hands and sat down, in front of the fire, sat down in front of Sarome's life. "I am sorry," she whispered.

Tarja, Katoma, and Shelbra sat on a hill, a hill next to a large oak tree. The one where they first met, where it all began. He could see their silhouettes at the moon began to rise. Ignoring the cries of protest from his entire aching body, he walked over to them, and sat down next to Tarja, who had her eyes closed, her body arched, and her head facing the moon, as if asking it to take her soul. He could see the moonlight reflect the tears gently sliding down her face. Shelbra and Katoma were in their own positions.

Shelbra sat there, her arms limp at her sides, her head facing the moon, but, her eyes were open. Katoma sat with her arms set gently in her lap. Her eyes were open, but they were lifeless, still, but tears still fell. They all had silent tears falling down their faces. That was what Sarome had told them, what they had planned to do if one of them had died. They would all be at the moon, where everyone collected their powers, and just, breathe. Think of them; mourn for them only that one night. He decided to do the same. Kurama sat there, in the same position as Tarja, and asked it to take his soul. Life was definitely not worth living any more, not without her.

"She wanted to die for you," Tarja said. She turned to face him, but, every other muscle in her body was still and stiff. "She loved you more than her own life. Remember that."

"I will, and thank you," he whispered. "If there was anything that I could do to bring her back, even if it meant giving her my own life, I would do it."

"Any of us would, Kurama," Shelbra said, not turning to face him. "We were all friends, all demons, all in this together. We never imagined one would die so cruelly, one by the hands of Naraku, in the form of what they loved."

"What happened to Hikaru?" Kurama asked.

She is gone. She was Sarome's soul, as I am Katoma's, and Sora is Shelbra's own. We are their light.

"Then can't the soul of one be brought back?" Kurama snapped, only loudly enough for them to hear.

I am sorry Kurama, Rain began, unwrapping himself from Shelbra's jewel around her neck, it is not as easy as it sounds. When Sarome drew her last breath, so did Hikaru, her soul, draw her last breath. When her heart stopped beating, Hikaru was summoned to heaven, where she will stay.

"Sarome never told me this," he whispered.

It was not for you to know, Sora said softly. His voice was calm and enchanting, like the wind, like Shelbra. Rain was harsh, yet, kind and giving, like Katoma. Sarome was gentle and wise. Was Hikaru like that as well? If the dragon was the soul, then wasn't it the same as its soul giver? Like Shelbra said, Fox of the Rose, we would bring her back if we could.

"What if I was to lend her my strength?"

WHAT? Rain blurted out. Are you insane? Do you want to die as well?

"Kurama, what are you going at?" Tarja asked. She still hadn't move from that position.

"You told me Sarome lends on the power of others to receive her own powers, remember?" he asked. Tarja nodded. "What would happen if I became weak, would she be revived perhaps?" Tarja shook her head. "It goes with what you told me!"

"When she is alive, that is what would happen, Kurama," Tarja said, her voice quiet.

"So, she really is gone?"

What do you think we have been saying this entire time, boy? Rain snapped. Kurama ignored him, but, when Sora moved to him, he listened.

I think I understand, Kurama, he said, you believe that the prophecy should not, will not, fail, and in so, there must be a way to bring Sarome back. He nodded. I understand. She told Hikaru all her secrets to bringing back a life, and she told me.

And why didn't you say this before, Sora, Rain asked, obviously shocked. Why didn't Hikaru tell me?

"Because you would tell everyone else, and Naraku would over hear, stupid," Katoma snapped. "What is it?"

"Will it really bring her back?"

It would bring Hikaru back, yes, his voice rang. In the 10,000 years of my life, I never thought a song would bring back a cat-demon, but, well, anything can happen. Do you know what song Sarome would sing when death occurred around her? After she returned from Naraku's grasp. Kurama thought. Many songs would Sarome sing, all of them often and beautiful. But one song, in particular, the same artist as Awake, her favorite, would she sing with the most heart, the most love, the most gracious. He nodded.

A Breathe away is not far, to where you are…

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I am trying to finish the story…I have other ones I want to put up, so yeah…I hope you like this chapter…

Yes, the song is by Josh Groban, who sings it.

Music: Amy Foster-Gillies

Lyrics: Jeremy Lubbock