A/N: OOOOH LALA!!! IT'S A CHAPPIE!!! OMG!!!! --insert valley girl accent-- So I was like, yeah I'm gonna write, and then I was like, oh my gosh, I'm so bored, and then I was like, yeah I'm gonna write like a bunch of like, crap, and then I was like, eggs and watermelons are hot.

Ok...I'm done being weird! Whoo! Too many likes in one sentence... --shudders--

This goes to 2008: I have a question for you! Do you want everyone to go, like including Miroku and Sango, or just Inu and Kag, or Inu, Kag, Sessh, and Rin?

Summary/Recap of whole story so far: Ok, so Kagome, who is seventeen and a miko for some reason can't master her powers, meets a hanyou god, Inuyasha, in her dream one day. And then she met him in person that same night. She was like, oh my gods! And then Mrs. Higurashi knows him and she's like, you're getting married to each other. Yeah, so Inuyasha ends up moving in with Kagome in her school. Then his brother Sesshoumaru comes in, and he's like, yeah, I'm getting married too because father wants me to. So his fiancee is Rin. He's marrying her because he wants the throne of the Western Lands, since Inu-papa said he couldn't get it unless he married Rin.

Anyway, stuff happens, Yuka hates Inuyasha and vice versa, Rin dislikes Eri, and other crap. Then Meimori and Kizurei show up out of nowhere, and they're cousins of Inu and Sessh from their Dad's side. They're like, my master wants your blood. So they get it and go away. Meimori likes Rin, but Sessh hates Meimori and vice versa. Kizurei is just like, whoah. More stuff happens, and Sessh and Inu have dreams of Inu-papa, and find out that they didn't suffer amnesia like Jaken and Myouga--who are coming in later in the story--said they did.

And then Halloween Dance comes, and Meimori shows up with Kagura, who is Sessh's ex-lover. She hates Rin and vice versa. Then on the other side Kikyou show's up--she's an immortal miko, yeah scary--and she has beef with Inu and especially Kags. She's like, give me the Shikon no Tama. Inu doesn't know where it is, duh, and she gets pissed and shoots him with a spirit bullet. He goes down. And when he wakes up, he's like, whoah, I can see visions!

Oh right! Miroku and Sango come in, too, and they're like, we're your guardians sent by so and so. They're immortal and on a mission to protect the four main protagonists. So they're here to stay, too. Anymelon, Rin, Sessh, Mei, and Kagura go to immortal realm and fight. Kikyou disappears and starts fighting Rin and she's BFF with Kagura. Inu and Kags shows up later, Miroku and Sango too, and then Kouga and Ayame. Kouga, Ayame--used to be Kag's roommate, Miroku, and Sango are friends. They all fight. Bankotsu and Jakotsu show up and have beef with Inu--they're both immortal and part of a group called the Gunslingers. Kikyou's part of it, too, for some reason.

Then Inu and Sessh get beat up. Rin gets half of Sessh's life energy so that she can fight Kagura and not die. Basically, she lives as long as he does, but she can still be killed. And there's still a part of his energy that she needs to learn how to activate, but still doesn't know how. She gets a spear from him called the Kimera--it seems familiar to her... Kags gets a pair of guns from Kikyou, and she keeps them... Finally, Meimori' like, no, I want to kill you all. And then Kizurei shows up and he's like, I'm not gonna let you go psychotic on their asses. Meimori's like, oh shit. Why is this so? Because Meimori did very bad in the past...

WOOT! That was long! So, if you're still not understanding something, then please email or message me and I will tell you! My writing style tends to be very...misleading and/or suspenseful, so there are twists and turns everywhere and subtle hints to information you might need to understand what's going! DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK ME IF YOU DONT GET SOMETHING! NO QUESTION IS STUPID TO ME!!

Disclaimer: I do not the song Tokyo Drift by the Teriyaki Boys, the outfits from Dead or Alive, Kagome's sorceress costume, the Chicken or Hamster Dance, the song Aimo by Yoko Kanno/Gabriella Robin, the Inuyasha characters or series/manga, and I think that's it.

Claimer: I do, however, own Meimori and Kizurei, their father/master, Aotoki, Kimera, Ayame's disk launcher which doesn't have a name, Kikyou's and half of Rin's outfit, Miroku's halberd--but not the monk's staff, the immortal realm, all demon gods--YAY, Skillet of Doom, Pillow of Demolition, Slipper of Death, Wawa the Watermelon, Rin's talking egg, Imei Academy, Imei Academy school uniforms, my ass--I hope I regained ownership of it, and whatever else I missed. THANKS!

Dang, this intro was long...now enjoy!


Oh My Gods! 20


...Recap...

In a split second, Meimori summoned an orb of dark energy between his hands, allowing it to increase in width with every second that ticked by. The others grew alarmed, but they did not have the strength to escape his attack entirely, or transport themselves out of the realm in so little time!

The orb was growing to over five times the size of Meimori--how the hell were they supposed to do anything?!

But...

BOOM!

Unexpectedly, a blast of violet energy shot forth and prevented the dog demon from launching his attack. It exploded in mid air, sending out shock waves that barely harmed anyone...which pissed off Meimori...

Once the debris cleared, he furiously growled and searched the area for the new intruder, hell bent on torturing the fool until he died three times over. And there he was...a figure suspended in air by his glorious deep wine wings seeming like rich velvet...with dark hair as long as his...

...glaring at him with the piercing lavender eyes of his deceased mother...

Meimori was a few seconds away from fainting. "Oh gods...not you...please, not you..."

Everyone directed their gaze to the figure, and Inuyasha, Kagome, Rin and even Sesshoumaru gasped in shock. Floating protectively behind them was...

"I won't let you repeat your mistakes, brother. And if I have to be your enemy, then so be it."

....dear gods...

...it was Kizurei.

...End Recap...

The dark haired dog demon with arctic silver eyes felt like he was seeing a mirage--his own twin brother was his enemy? His brother, who was the only one he could ever confide in, deciced to turn on him in favor of his cousins?!

Now the situation became difficult. Not only was his group outnumbered, but now overpowered as well.

Kizurei was the only one who could fight against him and win...

Miroku wiped the sweat off his brow now that the confrontation was technically over. Battling Jakotsu, even with his very skilled comrade along side him, was hard work! He swore he was going to feel multiple bruises tomorrow..."He came late, but he finally showed up. What a relief!"

Sango nodded in agreement, leaning on her Hiraikotsu for support. A deep gash on her side was openly bleeding. "If he hadn't shown up as promised, I think we'd all be dead."

"What the hell--you knew he was coming?!" Inuyasha couldn't help but to overhear their conversation, and his confusion overrided his exhaustion. It was one thing when Kizurei showed up out of nowhere, but totally another when his two friends knew about it!

Everyone else except Kouga and Ayame showed interest in the ex-monk's reply. "Yes, we did for he's the one who sent us on our mission in the first place."

"No way! Kizurei is the prince who issued guardians for us?!" Kagome exclaimed, glancing at the aforementioned demon god still glaring at his frozen stiff brother. "I don't get it. I don't think I will ever understand, anyway..."

"I don't even know what you people are talking about," Rin mumbled in a feeble voice, gritting her teeth as a piercing pain shot through her broken ribs. Her fiancé noticed her discomfort, but could do nothing because she wasn't the only one bearing agony.

"And I still don't know what the hell that wolf-shit is doing here!" Even if he had worked as a team with Kouga, Inuyasha was still reluctant to accept him as an ally.

Besides, why would he befriend the wolf demon if he had been trying to pursue his fiancée a month ago, and probably wouldn't give up until his ass was thoroughly kicked?

There was no way the wolf-shit was getting any where near Kagome...

"We'll explain everything later...or maybe tomorrow...or the day after tomorrow..." Sango finally said, and they all once again placed their attention on the dark-haired twins.

Meimori suddenly smiled ruefully, lifting his sword from the ground and pointing it at his brother. "Well then, Rei, since you're not on my side, I guess you won't be on anyone's side. And I know you're working for father--all the more reason for me to kill you."

"I'm right here waiting, Mei. Just take Aotoki and stab it through my heart. Watch me die before your feet and be finished with your enemy." His callous words angered his brother, who growled prior to spreading his wings, prepared to take flight.

"Fine, dammit!"

Everyone else on the malicious dog demon's side prepared to charge at their enemies, causing the allied side to grip their weapons in anticipation. But before any one of them could move a muscle, Kizurei's eyes glowed violet, and while suspended in air, he raised his right hand leveled to his shoulder and chanted words in the immortal ancient tongue.

Suddenly, a dark purple symbol--three arcs linked together--appeared under his five opponents.

As a result, neither of them were able to move.

"They stopped in mid strike--Kizurei froze them!" Kagome's eyes observed her five enemies, who were trapped in time by a spell the dog demon apparently casted. She marveled at his power; Kikyou was in the midst of shooting a round of spirit bullets at her while Meimori had his legs bent, ready to take off into air.

Thank gods! She didn't feel like fighting Kinky-hoe again!

"Wow, they're like statues! Ha, that's what you get Ka-whor-a!" Rin didn't stop herself from sticking her tongue out at the immobile wind socreress.

"Kizurei may not be known for his sheer strength, but he knows powerful spells since he's immensely intelligent. I think he's the only one who can beat Meimori fair and square," Ayame said in complete admiration, her emerald eyes sparkling as she gazed at him.

Though, the wolf demon beside her merely crossed his arms and scoffed. "Yeah, whatever. I bet I could beat him anyday!" Ayame's ignornace at his statement was very apparent, by the way...

If the others didn't know any better, they'd suppose Kouga was now thoroughly jealous...

Yet, Kizurei wasn't finished. His eyes were still covered in sheet of violet light, and he then threw his head back, appearing to be in the process of a summoning. True to all their thoughts, four pillars of dark purple light abruptly appeared a few meters behind them--it didn't take a genius to see what the dog demon wanted them to do.

"Hurry everyone--it's time for us to leave! Kizurei can't keep the others frozen for much longer!" Miroku yelled, and he wasted no time to hoist Sango's weapon and his transformed staff onto his back. He swung her arm around his neck to keep her weight off of her wounded side. "Into a pillar! Quick!"

"You don't have to preach, monk-shit!" Inuyasha grabbed Kagome by the waist and made his way to the nearest teleporting pillar, disregarding his injuries and the black dots clouding his vision. When it came to her safety, there was no time for his own welfare.

Sesshoumaru copied his brother's actions, surprising a half-conscious Rin with his rush of adrenaline. Meanwhile, Kouga dragged Ayame away from her uncanny ogling and shared a pillar with her. Once they all reached a pillar, Kizurei began chanting again, and a split second later, he transported them to the mortal realm.

The strain of his powerful spells on his energy took a heavy toll on the dog demon, and after he made sure his cousins and their friends were safe, his wings vanished before he collapsed to the ground. Consequently, the other five still in 'Deathland' were released from their time hold. More importantly, they were left feeling like a bunch of idiots with no one to fight.

Upon seeing his brother's prone body laying on the ground, however, Meimori abandoned all else and ran towards him.

He carefully turned Kizurei over and placed him on his lap, gently shaking him into consciousness. Relief washed over him when striking lavender irises revealed themselves through narrowed eye lids. "You stupid asshole--father said to never use your powers to stop time! Do you want to be drained of so much energy that you die almost instantly? Do you want to make the mistake mother did?"

"S-Sorry, Mei..." He was so exhausted his speech was a bit slurred. "I couldn't...I had to--"

"I know." Meimori sighed, biting his lip to keep his savage and unwelcomed emotions at bay. "I know, little brother. Just don't do it again--what would I do if you died, huh?"

It was Kizurei who kept him on track, it was Kizurei who always knew what he was feeling, it was Kizurei who kept him sane--dammit! His little brother was so much like their mother it hurt...he couldn't help but feel protective of him. All he saw was the good in people, and all he wanted to do was help people, even if they were his enemy.

Even if it cost him his life...

Meimori didn't care if Kizurei more or less betrayed him--his brother was his brother and he would always care about him. He could never kill him...never would he lay a hand on him in fury.

Never.

"Is he going to be alright?" Strangely, it was Kagura who asked the question, kneeling beside him to have a better look at the feeble dog demon splayed in his brother's arms. Concern was cearly depicted in her ruby eyes for once in her life. "Are you alright, Meimori?"

He only smirked through the tears trying to escape his eye lids yet failing. "We're both fine, right Rei?"

Kizurei closed his eyes and chuckled. "Y-Yeah...Just tired..."

"Then you should sleep," Kikyou stated, walking up to the three demons, "you'll regain your energy much quicker that way." The other two Gunslingers had already departed the icy area, partially because they had no desire to witness a touching scene between brothers.

"True. Sleep, brother--I'll be right here when you awaken."

"Ok..." The lavender-eyed demon mumbled, but he first glanced at his brother with a haggard smile curving his lips. "Love you, Mei."

"Love you, too, Rei." And then, Kizurei lost all consciousness.

Meimori stared at his brother's sleeping face and suddenly felt the urge to claw his own eyes out for letting his tears run freely. Gods, he knew he wouldn't be able to deal with this! Not again... Kizurei's defiance had only proved the past truly did repeat itself...

Once upon a time he had actually put an end to Sesshoumaru, but at the cost of someone precious to him.

If he was forced to relive that specific moment in time...

...it would surely kill him.

Kagura placed a sympathetic hand on his shoulder, instantly knowing the cause of his inner torment since she had lived through the 'incident' as well. There were always obstacles scattered before triumph--she knew from experience. Though, it was the way of nature and not even demon gods could change their fate. Without truly noticing it, they were in a way already forseeing their future.

"Don't trouble yourself. Perhaps this time, now that you know what will happen, you can avoid it." She was attempting to give him hope. The sorceress was an older sibling as well; she was no stranger to sibling love.

When she had lost Kanna, it was as if a knife had carved her heart out--she might seem aloof and slightly sadistic, but not even she would want anyone to suffer like she had. Espesically not Meimori...

He had done many atrocities in his life: severe disobediance, summoning evil, murder...

He had many flaws: egocentricity, ambition, vengefulness.

However...it was just the way he was--he wouldn't be Meimori if he liked to frolic in flower fields while singing songs about love and happiness.

Kagura understood him...and she silently admitted he deserved nothing of what life had in store for him.

"No, if it happened once, then it will happen again. I know it." Gods, he wished his life wasn't so complicated! Look what his ambition caused him, for fuck's sake! He wanted so badly to end the life of his cousin and take from him his innermost desire, but for what?

At the ultimate price of his own brother...? Could he bear such grief again?

And he knew without a doubt this was his father's way of punishing him--using the one person he loved most against him while recognizing his fate. Meimori couldn't compete with his master--he was too clever, too cunning...and he was one apathetic demon ruler.

Heh, he could care less about his sons...all he cared about was vindicating an unknown crime done by his deceased younger brother, the revered King InuTaishou...

"But alas, the past must repeat itself in order for the realms to maintain balance in the universe." Kikyou glanced at the crimson skies, her expression blank and her voice emotionless. Her words had a double meaning, yet the others couldn't fathom it. "It's almost time to set that cycle in motion."

Meimori acknowledged her words, even if it pained him to accept its truth. He was after one thing, and one thing only--nothing or no one could stop him after he was determined to achieve his goal. "Yes. We will revive Naraku...no matter what."


"I'm getting married, I'm getting married, I'm getting married--I'm getting married!"

She was pacing in front of a full length mirror, shaking violently as her chocolate eyes darted from wall to wall in search of escape. Her pristine white gown swept across the floor during her tirade--it was a beautiful dress, but what it indicated made apprehension wash over her again.

She couldn't do it! There was no way she could get married today!

"Do you think it's too late to tell him I don't want to get married anymore, Rin?" She finally ceased her nervous pacing and turned to another woman in the room, who only gazed back at her with haggard cinnamon eyes.

The younger woman was bouncing a whimpering silver-haired infant on her hip, while a dark-haired toddler repeatedly tugged on her silk peach dress for attention. In the far corner of the room, a set of triplet four-year old boys played hopscotch...and whoever lost was blasted by their seven-year old sister. All in all, the cinnamon-eyed woman was having a field day.

"-yawn- Kagome, you look drop dead gorgeous and I don't think Inuyasha would appreciate you cancelling on the last moment. -yawn- Just get on with the ceremony so that I can get some sleep."

The miko rolled her eyes. "It's your fault for marrying a sex god..."

But alas, the scene switched to her walking down the aisle. Crap, she was actually going to get married now! She was inwardly panicking, but she saw her husband-to-be waiting for her at the other end, handsomely dressed in imperial clothing only reserved for a regal king...and he was about to belong solely to her.

Her nerves instantly went on vacation--damn, she couldn't wait for her honeymoon...

And suddenly they were reciting their vows! What a quick wedding...

"Do you, Prince...uhh...Inuwacka, take...uhh...Mahome as your broodmare?"

Why the hell was a horse performing the ceremony?! No, it wasn't a horse...it was a unicorn! Oh well, Kagome didn't mind too much...but her name wasn't Mahome! And she was marrying Inuyasha, not Inuwacka! Why was she even defending him? He hadn't even gotten her a wedding ring--what a jerk!

"It smells like shit in here!"

"For the sake of the unicorn performing the ceremony, little brother, just say yes and let's be done with this ceremony! My children are about to become orphans if Rin and I don't get cake in five minutes." Sesshoumaru was standing off to the side next to his annoyed wife, supporting the weight of his twin daughters and their pet monkey.

Where the monkey came from, no one knew...

But it was hungry...

"Keh!" And that was the husband-to-be's articulate response...

"Just take it as a yes," the raven-haired bride grumbled, glaring at the hanyou. He only shrugged.

"Do you, Mahome--"

"Kagome!"

"--Kuugome, take Prince Inuwacka as your stud?"

Err... "Sure, as long as he can clean. Those dust bunnies under my bed need vanquishing."

The unicorn grew envious--he wished he had someone to vanquish those stubborn dust bunnies under his bed. But he stood on his hind legs, nonetheless. "Well said. Is there anyone who opposes--"

"Stop this wedding!" Everyone gasped and turned around to see none other than...

...a talking watermelon in the middle of the aisle!

The wife of the unicorn priest--who knew priests could have wives--scrambled from her post crying, "It's Wawa the Watermelon! Protect the children!"

But Sesshoumaru and Rin had too many of them, so they ended up hiding their kids under a bench and offering the pet monkey as a sacrifice. Wawa the Watermelon wasn't satisified, however, so he ended up kidnapping Inuyasha as compensation. "You'll never get him back! Muahaha! Dust bunnies will rule the world!"

Suddenly, a huge army of mini dust bunnies entered the shrine carrying machine guns, preventing anyone from going after the abducted hanyou...who was half asleep and hungry anyway. There wasn't going to be much cooperation coming from him later on...

Besides that...the dust bunnies began shooting poison hair balls at everyone!

"Oh crap, there goes the unicorn priest...he was such a good priest..." Rin shook her head, apparently unfazed by the recent occurings. People could only wonder what motherhood did to women...and their husbands since Sesshoumaru was still dying for cake...

"Can't fight...dust bunnies...need cake...noooo!!" And the poor dog demon shriveled into a pumpkin because he was suddenly attacked by cake deficiency syndrome. Rin mourned over the pumpkin but recovered in two seconds. Now they had dinner tonight!

Kagome was just staring dumbly at her chaotic wedding... Her brother, mother, and grandfather were still playing monopoly in a dark corner when their table was carried away by ninja dust bunnies...

"Hurry, Kagome! We can't beat the awesome power of those dust bunnies! Fly away while you still can!" A broomstick appeared in Rin's hands out from oblivion and she handed one to the twitching miko.

She then flew away on it as if she was the wicked witch of the west--evil cackle included--and then her eight gazillion kids followed after her on their own broomsticks, even the infant... Ah, and Rin didn't forget to bring along her husband-turned-pumpkin along for dinner!

'They are one strange family,' Kagome conceded. 'Now the dust bunnies are taking my guests as hostages...my husband-to-be has been tragically 'hanyou-napped'...'

Oh no...the dust bunnies were coming after her! They took her broomstick away! She had no means of escape! It was...it was the horror! She was going to be turned into a dust bunny amazon warrior! Gods no!

"NOOO!!! DON'T TAKE ME TO DUST BUNNY WORLD!!!" WHAM!!!

"SHIIIT!!!" THUD! "STUPID WEEENCH!!!"

Kagome creaked her eyes open and blinked. Rays of sunlight momentarily blinded her, but after a while, she began to see her surroundings clearly. She was no longer in a shrine being whisked away by evil dust bunnies to their 'under-bed' territory...but she was in her dorm room...

...and Inuyasha was twitching on the floor while mumbling certain profanities.

So...it was just a dream? Aw man, I was actually having fun. She sighed in dismay and peered over the edge of the bed. Her fiancé vehemently glared up at her with flaring golden amber eyes, his arms and legs sprawled across the carpeted floor. Wait, if we're back in the mortal realm, isn't he supposed to be human?

Unless the sun had already risen...

Sitting back on her heels, the miko glanced at her alarm clock, and her eyes immediately widened. It was five PM! As in, five PM of the day after yesterday! How long had she been out for?!

"I can't believe it's Sunday! And it's so late! Thank gods I already did my homework or I'd be freaking out right now..."

"Thank you so much for worrying about me, wench! Especially when my misery was your goddamn fault!" Inuyasha cursed all the insane wenches in the world and carefully climbed back onto the bed. He was still wary of his fiancée, however; who knew when she'd start hitting people again...

Kagome giggled and patted him on the head, her mirth escalating when he only pouted and twitched his ears angrily. "I'm sorry, Inuyasha. But no one told you to get so close to me when I was having a weird dream... What were you doing so close anyway, hm?"

He faultered at her deadly tone, but found no harm in stating his reasons. There was no need to be called a hentai again, though! Sheesh! "Keh! I wanted to know why you mumbled my name. Then you started talking about watermelons and dust bunnies and you freakin burst my ear drums with your screaming!"

"Whoops...did I say I'm sorry already?"

He huffed and crossed his arms in response. "You're faking it, you big fat liar!"

"I really am sorry, I swear! I'll make it up to you--I promise!" It was only then that she caught sight of the bandages covering the hanyou's torso under his baggy red shirt...and the bandages over his arms...legs...oh gods... "Y-You...Are you ok?"

Inuyasha blinked at the sudden change of topic, but noticed her lingering stare on his multiple bandages, some of which were spotted with unsightly crimson blotches. He sighed and glared into his lap. "I'm fine. You missed the worse of it, anyway."

"The worse of it?!" There had been more?! Kagome gaped--had she truly slept so soundly while everyone else suffered?

"Keh! Had I died, wench, you wouldn't have noticed with your damn snoring!"

"I don't snore!"

"Hells yeah you do! I hardly slept because of it! Oh, and now you talk in your sleep! It's absolutely wonderful!"

"That's because I was having a weird dream!"

"Hmph, about me getting kidnapped by a talking watermelon..."

Kagome decided to give up; her fiancé wasn't going to relent any time soon. Therefore, she once again focused on his injuries. "Your wounds reopened... B-But--wait, you were human last night...!"

Not to sound crude or anything, but shouldn't he be dead? He had sustained pretty awful injuries, afterall...

"Miroku and Sango took turns healing me so that I could make it until sunrise. I guess I was in pretty bad shape 'cause they couldn't get all of it." He shrugged as if it was nothing to be nearly killed in battle. No, hold on--this was the same hanyou who thought a gaping hole in his gut was a mere scratch.

"So...you're ok, then? Are you feeling alright?"

"Yes, wench! Damn, I shouldn't have told you in the first place!"

"No! I'm glad you did!" Kagome protested, but she couldn't help staring at the stark contrast between his white bandages and the crimson blood staining them. "It's been nearly eleven hours since the sun rose and you haven't healed yet..."

"I'm healing slowly, but I'll be fine by tomorrow. It's the effect a dimension blade has on a demon immortal," Inuyasha replied, though a sudden gloomy look crossed his face for a split second, which didn't go unnoticed by Kagome.

She pondered it...but couldn't figure it out. However...Sesshoumaru and Rin... "Crap, Sesshoumaru and Rin! How are they?"

There it was again...that sullen expression. And even when he spoke, that same sadness was etched in his voice. "After Kizurei transported us here, we all kinda fainted around Miroku and Sango, so they had a lot of crap to worry about. Miroku took care of me first...while Sango took a look at Sesshoumaru."

He wasn't really answering her question...she could only wonder what was currently happening that he didn't want her to discover... "Look, unless someone died then spit it out already!"

"Fine! To make a long story short, Sesshoumaru isn't healing at all and he's lost a lot of blood. Rin is fine, but she isn't taking Sesshoumaru's condition well. She's blaming herself and not talking to anyone."

Oh no... Kagome hadn't witnessed much of what transpired before she had entered the fight, or how Sesshoumaru had attained a nearly fatal injury, but she knew it couldn't have been Rin's fault. The sole person she should blame was Meimori! Poor Rin...she must be feeling terrible right now...

She made a move to stand in order to go console her good friend, but abruptly stopped and turned to take a good look at her fiancé. His unruly bangs hooded his eyes from view, and his hands fisted in his dark red pajama pants as though he was trying to push back his inner emotions, yet miserably failing.

Kagome soon realized he wasn't taking his brother's condition well either. Perhaps he wasn't feeling guilt like Rin...but maybe regret...or a sense of helpessness...

Rin wasn't the only one suffering...

...Inuyasha was, too.

"Inuyasha..."

Without even voicing her suspicions, Kagome gently embraced the hanyou, mindful of his many wounds, and was surprised when his arms wrapped around her waist in return. He buried his nose in the crook of her neck as she tenderly ran her fingers through his long silver hair, at long last accepting her comfort rather than rejecting it. It seemed like an eternity passed with neither of the two uttering a single word or making a move to break apart.

Heck, it was now that the shock of the night before entered their systems.

Their battle against Meimori and his comrades hadn't been a nightmare...it was real. Who was to say one of them couldn't have been dead right now? Hell, someone who had shared their living space for the past month was moments away from death! Trying to envision a person they had deemed invincible actually dying was near impossible.

All this time, their bodies had been numbed so that pain wouldn't bombard their senses. Shock overwhelmed them, so it was easy to shrug off what had occured until the true moment when they realized, 'hey, I just narrowly escaped death.' Who could announce that any one of their lives was normal now?

Everything only became ten times more complicated...

Kagome had never witnessed such a gruesome fight before. Everyone had emerged from the battle field with every inch of their bodies coated in a sheet of blood--either theirs or their enemies'. She had actually used a gun for the first time in her life and had thought about nothing but defeating Kikyou. She had watched her fiance be sliced up countless of times by that Jakotsu maniac and nearly killed by Bankotsu.

This wasn't something she encountered every day. She wasn't a demon god like Inuyasha--he had once stated that in order to reach a higher rank, he needed to train and fight against other people. Obviously, he often faced bloodshed and learned to deal with it. But a mortal, human schoolgirl like her... Kagome suppressed a sob.

How could she deal with it? Not one of her mortal friends or family members could ever even begin to understand what she had seen. They would never believe her if she told them what she had partaken in.

Yet...now she and her fiance were tossed into an endless labryinth...with no way out.

What was Meimori really after? Why couldn't they remember their past? What was being kept hidden from them? What kind of dormant powers did they have? Why hadn't they known about them? When would they be attacked again? Who was next to suffer near fatal injuries? What would happen next in their turbulent lives?

What, what, what, what, what--there were too many fucking whats! There were too many goddamn questions needing to be answered and they had no clue where to start! At this point, any sane person would have a mental breakdown and feel as if his or her life was slipping from their fingers faster than water!

But what now? What were they, Prince Inuyasha and Higurashi Kagome, supposed to do?

How could they revert their lives back to what they had believed was normal?

Simple.

They couldn't.

Kagome allowed her tears to flow freely, allowed them to drip down her cheeks and soak her fiancé's shirt. For the first time, Inuyasha begged any higher entity listening to him for the strength to continue his battle and protect those he cherished and cared for.

But at least...they had each other.

She was glad she had someone to embrace and lean on, someone she could cry her pain to and resolve her daily troubles with. He appreciated the only person whom he would ever allow to see him in his most vunerable moments, the only person who could see his deepest, darkest torments and help him overcome them.

Without one another, they would go insane.

That was why...from there on, Kagome vowed to remain alongside Inuyasha...

...and Inuyasha swore to hold onto Kagome.

Until the time comes when today... The miko closed her eyes...

...while the hanyou tightened his grip, ...will be the end of the tomorrow.


There had to be something she could do...there had to be! It couldn't be possible that she was once again rendered completely useless! Maybe she was only human, maybe she didn't have those awesome immortal powers everyone possessed now a days--but she had to be worth something!

No, no...her only inherent worth was lying to herself.

Rin sighed. Here she was wallowing in self-pity while her fiancé was on the edge of death's doorway...because of her. If only he hadn't given her half of his life energy...if only she hadn't distracted him from his battle...

...if only...

No dammit! She wasn't going to suffer through this again! Her life had been filled with people sneering at her, making her feel useless and unwanted, but she had surppassed it, right? Determination and a strong will had made it possible to survive her childhood and grow into an intelligent young woman.

Perhaps...that was what Sesshoumaru saw in her. She had neither the strength nor the power of a demoness like Kagura, but at some point she still overwhelmed her. Rin wasn't stunningly beautiful or exquisitely bright--sometimes her airheadedness got in the way--yet, there had to be a reason why her fiancé would deem it necessary to die for her rather than the other way around.

Why would he...why did he push her out of the way? He knew what a dimension blade could do to him, and yet, he hadn't even thought about it.

If it had hit her...she wouldn't have died instantly, right?

"See, this is what you do to me. You make me second guess myself and my thoughts--centered around you, of course--are always trying to strangle me." Rin ruefully smiled, gazing at the immobile form of her fiancé laying on their bed. She was lying right beside him, her cinnamon eyes resting upon nothing other than him.

His breathing was haggard, and his crude bandages were soaked with blood. She had been told that being cut by a dimension blade crumbled an innate barrier around immortals permitting them to keep reviving their bodies, as Meimori had done. Basically, without the barrier, death virtually turned into an option for them.

When they attained a fatal inury, it became just that--fatal.

It was even worse for demon immortals...dimension blades slowed their healing process...

Sesshoumaru's body no longer had the strength to heal itself. He had spent all his energy making sure she stayed alive, but all for what? Just for him to die instead and leave her to fend against their numerous enemies alone?

Rin swore she was going to beat him up in the afterlife...

"You called our first kiss a mistake and it crushed me. I didn't know why--maybe because I had begun to like you. Well, now I do like you, and if you die, it will kill me."

Of course, there was no response.

The human teen bit her lip and deeply exhaled. She wasn't going to cry; not anymore. So, there was only one thing left for her to do for him. He seemed to be in immense pain and his facial expression literally showed his struggle for life... What else was more relaxing than a lullaby?

She filtered her memory for one appropiate enough, but couldn't find one. Everything she knew was for...babies, obviously...and she couldn't remember any that her mother had sung to her as a child.

However...she did recall a distant tune in the depths of her mind...

It was like a song she wouldn't know the words to without the melody in the background. But...from where had she heard this lullaby? Who knew. At the moment, it was the least of her worries.

Rin smiled at her unconscious fiancé, and leaned in close so that she could sing to him, while absentmindedly placing one of her hands on his chest. She briefly mused what he would say if he found out about this, but shrugged. It was his fault for not being awake.

She began by softly humming the tune...and then gradually picked up with words foreign to her ears, yet recognized by her memory...

"Aimo aimo

Neederu ruushe

Noina miria

Enderu plodea

Fotomi

Koko wa attaka na umi da yo..."

Not even she could deny her talent for singing--it had been her passion since she was eight, after she was no longer mute. In a way, singing kept her sane because the ever lingering silence dispersed with her sweet voice. She often immersed herself in the little world her singing brought forth...

...so she never noticed something glowing bright yellow in front of her...


A/N: END!