Mysti-Reious: ARGHGRGHARGH MUST FINISH STORY!

Kasumi: Okay, then just do it!

Mysti: Meeeeh don't wanna… Why can't you just type it?

Kasumi: You're kidding, right? PLEASE BE KIDDING!

Mysti: Quiet! I have to kill someone, -cough- SPOILER -cough-

Kasumi: Touch me and die.

Mysti: I can't! You're not even- never mind, story time. -GAH-

Kasumi: Mysti-Reious doesn't own anything but me, R&R…

Chapter 11:
Tears We Shed

As soon as they all reached the village, Kasumi woke up.

"Miroku?" She murmured.

He put his face close to hers, "Yes?" He breathed.

"Put me down, lecher."

The monk quickly complied, and ran for safety behind Sango.

Kasumi weakly chuckled, then walked over to Kagome. She looked up at Inuyasha and said, "Better bring her inside; I don't like that color she's turning."

Inuyasha nodded and dashed for their hut.

Shippo jumped up onto Miroku's head, "Should we come too?"

Kasumi shook her head, "Too many people will be too distracting."

Miroku stroked his chin, "Then why is Inuyasha going?"

The mentioned hanyou glared over his shoulder and growled at the houshi.

Kasumi quickly said, "I'll need him there, in case I need an ingredient or something."

"Right!" Inuyasha nodded, "Plus, I can…run fast…"

Kasumi hung her head, "That too…well bye!" The two and one unconscious ran back to the hut.

The water sorceress stuck her head out, "I'll be busy healing Kagome, so please don't bother me. Shippo, watch Miroku for me, will ya?" She grinned and disappeared again.

"Why do I need to be watched?" Miroku rolled his eyes, "I'm a monk for crying out loud." But, because he was Miroku, his hands were elsewhere.

Sango's face exploded red, "Why you no good, son-of-a-"

"Fox fire!"

Inside the hut, Inuyasha carefully laid Kagome on the mat and crouched down next to her. Kasumi grabbed a pot conveniently in the corner and threw ingredients in. She boiled some water and added it to the mix, then sat next to Kagome.

"So, why did you want me here, wench?" Inuyasha said, with his special way with words.

Kasumi side-glanced at him, "Well, I knew that you wouldn't want to leave Kagome's side."

Inuyasha nodded and looked back at Kagome's face.

Kasumi continued, "Because you love her."

The dog toppled over, and jumped back onto his feet, "I don't love Kagome!" He yelled down at the sorceress.

"Then why are you blushing?"

"Because…I'm pissed!"

"It's love, take it or leave it…"

Inuyasha hesitantly sat back down next to Kagome, and watched the magic.

"She's so cold…" Kasumi murmured, touching the girl's cheek lightly.

A red shirt flew and landed in Kasumi's face.

"GAH! STRIPPER!" She ripped the fabric from her head and wrapped in around Kagome's torso. "Look, if you wanna help, lift up her head so the blood can circulate."

Inuyasha did as he was told, ignoring the stripper comment, and pulled Kagome's head onto his lap.

Kasumi picked up Kagome's pale wrist and gently pressed her finger to it. Her breath caught and her eyes grew wide. She released her hand and felt under the girl's jaw. Everything seemed silent as Kasumi moved from Kagome's jaw to her wrist, and back again.

"N-no pulse." Kasumi whispered, choking back a sob.

"…What?" Inuyasha stared at her.

"She…She doesn't have a pulse!" Kasumi burst into tears and cried into her hands, "She's gone!"

"N-no she's not!" The hanyou exclaimed, "You can heal her with your magic water what's-it, right?"

"You absolute moron! You can't bring the dead back to life! Only demons have the ability to contact the dead!"
Inuyasha's mind raced, We could find Sesshomaru and he could use Tenseiga! The half-demon raised his nose to the roof and took a deep inhale, Damn, he's nowhere nearby! If we tried to look for him, we'd be out of time! She'd be gone! His heart skipped a beat, Gone…gone… The word echoed through his head and he groaned in frustration, "This isn't happening! It's not real!" He scooped up the corpse into his arms, "Wake up! Please, this can't be the end! I…I love you!" He choked, and buried his face into her hair. Kasumi wiped her tears and looked at the sad scene before her, when she saw one of the hanyou's tear hit the floor with a melancholy ring.

"…That's it!" She scrambled to her feet and ran back to her cooking pot, frantically grabbing new items and throwing them in her cauldron. She held out her hand to Inuyasha, and his tears lifted from his face. He looked up at her, wondering what she was doing.

Kasumi spread the tears in midair, into a shapeless blob. She studied the form intently, "Let's see …Aramitama (荒魂) Courage, Nigimitama (和魂) Friendship, Kushimitama (奇魂) Wisdom, and Sakimitama (幸魂) Love." She chuckled quietly, "Ironically, the four souls of the Shikon jewel. This is our antidote." She picked up a glass and transformed the tears into normal water and filled the cup. She gently took Kagome from Inuyasha and poured the water down her lifeless throat. She set the cup down, and with her free hand, she flicked her wrist back and forth, healing Kagome's wounds from the inside out. She returned her to the hopeful hanyou, and walked back to her cauldron, throwing in some extra items. Kagome sputtered, and Inuyasha's head snapped back down to her. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him, "Inu..yasha?"

"K-Kagome!" He yanked her into a desperate hug and held her tightly, "Thank Kami, you're okay." He whispered, tears trickling down his cheeks.

"Why are you crying?" She asked reaching her arms around his neck, making him look at her.

"You…don't remember?" He asked, confused.

"I dunno, I remember getting stabbed in the back…"

"My bad." Kasumi said sheepishly and walked up to the two with a bowl in her hands.

"Wait, Kasumi? But…what happened?"

"Here, drink this." She handed the newborn girl the bowl, "It'll return your strength. And while you're working on that, we'll try to explain…"

Mysti-Reious: I'm actually almost finished! It's a Christmas miracle!

Ryu: It's not Christmas…

Mysti: So? That still means I can get presents…right? Oh, this is my first muse, Ryu.

Ryu: Hey, how's it goin'?

Mysti: Lately, I've had my head in the cloud because all of my muses took a vacation conveniently at the same time.

Ryu: Thirteen muses disappearing at the same time isn't "convenient", it's planned.

Mysti: That's so hurtful! -sob- Anyways, it's taken me a year to post the entire story, and I'm still not done… It's so pathetic. I got a comment today, asking me to post. I've been meaning to update, so I finally got to! Plus, I lost ALL OF MY CHAPTERS because I got the "new" microsoft word… -sigh- Oh well! I'll definitely finish this week…maybe before December. -shrug- So this chapter's dedicated to WolfWitchKimika-Chan, who reminded me that I haven't finished this story! (OTL)

Ryu: (That was quite the monologue…) Only one chapter left, and I'm gonna whip you until you finish.

Mysti: Crap, I thought I hid your S&M whip!

Ryu: I got a new one! -innocent smile-

Mysti: Oh sweet jebus, I don't own any Inuyasha characters, R&R PLEASE!