Chapter 33 – To Where You Are

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

Kurama was ready to bring Hikaru back from the dead, from heaven, to Sarome. Tarja was able to bring her piano from home, with surprisingly little effort. Inuyasha and the others, except Kagome, of course, stared at it in awe, never seeing such a thing before. She ran through the notes, saying Sarome would always ask her to work on the piece.

"Tarja, can I ask you something?" he asked. His kin nodded, and he stepped next to her at the piano. "Everyone here, I guess, knew she was going to die."

"Why do you say that?" Tarja asked. She flicked a strand of silver hair out of her face. She had it in a tight braid that Sango had made, and then it folded into a bun at the back of her head. It was one of the first times Tarja had her ground-length floor up and off the floor.

"We all saw the night where she died in our sleep," he said, motioning at Yusuke and the others. "We saw Naraku attack her; we saw her running, her bleeding, and everything. The vision failed to tell us she would die, though."

"It isn't your fault though, Kurama," she said, just barely clicking the keys on her piano. "I saw that vision too. You weren't the only ones."

Are you ready, Fox of the Rose, and teller of Prophecy? Sora asked, flying over. Kurama nodded, and stepped towards Sarome's lifeless and soulless body

Who can say for certain
Maybe you're still here
I feel you all around me
Your memory's so clear
Deep in the stillness
I can hear you speak
You're still an inspiration
Can it be that you are my forever love
And you are watching over me from up above

Kurama felt power within him, and he could only just faintly see a red glow outline her body. He continued to bring the song of hope and soul to Sarome and Hikaru.

Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight to see you smile
If only for a while, to know you're there
A breath away is not far
To where you are

Are you gently sleeping
Here inside my dream
And isn't faith believing
All power can't be seen
As my heart holds you
Just one beat away
I cherish all you gave me, every day
'Cause you are my forever love
Watching me from up above
And I believe that angels breathe
And that love will live on and never leave

Now, Sarome's entire body was visibly glowing red, and she was slowly levitating off of the ground. Her arms were hanging down as if no bones were there. Growls came from her chest, but, no, why was there so much fire? It was burning away at Sarome's flesh, and he could see blood drip down her arms, her fingers, then onto the ground.

Each drop of blood made a bright red or a silver rose…

Fly me up to where you are
Beyond the distant star
I wish upon tonight to see you smile
If only for a while, to know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

Now, to Kurama's astonishment, Sarome burst into flames, until nothing was left. He began to slow down his voice, now knowing that Sarome and Hikaru could never be brought back. Tarja's playing on the piano ended, even though the song wasn't finished. Everyone gazed at the spot before them, seeing nothing, only a circle of red roses outlined with black roses. The center, where her body originally lay, was the white roses.

"Good-bye, Sarome," Kurama whispered.

I know you're there
A breath away's not far
To where you are

He knew that voice. It was light, yet, slightly off key. The scent of fire drifted to his nostrils, and he quickly turned around. There she stood, her hair to the arch of her back, the red highlight falling in front of her dark tanned body, her eyes fiery red. She was clad in the simple white and red kimono she was wearing before, but, it had been burnt at the hems. New burn marks marked her legs and arms, but other than that, she was OK.

A red dragon swirled around her body in a fiery snake. Its eyes were completely black. Hikaru, Sarome's soul and Light, was alive and revived. Thank you, Kurama. That was beautiful, Hikaru said, swimming out from around Sarome's body. She was right up, face-to-face, with Kurama. A whisker brushed his face, and he held her head in the palm of his hands. It was reckless, but, both Sarome and I are thankful that you did. Sarome smiled and step forward, wavering on her feet slightly. Hikaru curled around her body again. She reached him and kissed him on the lips.

"Thank you," she whispered. She nodded her thanks at Tarja, who was still at total shock of the entire thing, and who fell on her back in shock. Everyone chuckled and turned to help the fallen fox, who was laughing hysterically. She leaned against his chest, and as he used to do, rested his head atop her, between her two cat-like ears.

"Your Welcome, Sarome," he whispered.

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Yes, well, I hope you enjoyed it. It took me awhile to choose which of Josh Groban's songs I wanted to do, but, here it is! I was stuck in between these songs, all by Josh Groban…

"Awake"…….. "To Where You Are"………. "You Raise Me Up"…….. "In Her Eyes"…….. or……… "Mi Morena"……but it came out with "To Where You Are", so yes, thanks for reading…there is about, maybe, 5 more chapters left..