InuYasha- Chapter 374- Wind

Kagura!

InuYasha jumped over the grass and country-side, Kagome clutching tightly to his shoulders. Miroku held his staff around Sango, who held her arms on either side of Kohaku. Kirara carried them all, flying as fast as she could to keep up with InuYasha.

Kagura…for my sake you…Kohaku remembered her heroic act, making him fly away on one of her feathers. She had saved him from Moryoumaru's wrath, if only for a little while.

What I thought I had saw was right after all, Sango thought, at that time, Kagura saved Kohaku's life…

I should have tried harder to stop her from leaving, Kagome narrowed her eyes. We shouldn't have let her go alone.

"Damn it," InuYasha cursed, jumping faster. Kagura, don't you die on us!

Back in the field, Kagura still had her head hung low. The purple mist still spewed from her chest, flying up into the air.

It's beating….My heart…

She looked up, at the clear blue sky. The thumping of her heart echoed through the silence.

Where shall I go now? I can go anywhere. I am free.

Two birds fluttered above her, going to explore new lands. Kagura clutched her fist at her side.

Damn it. My body won't do what I want…

More miasma came from the whole in her chest.

It sure is quiet….Nobody's here….Will it end here? Just by myself….This is…the freedom I was seeking…

Out of the silence, out of the air, Sesshoumaru appeared before her. He stared down at her, expression-less as always. She looked up at him wearily, the light wind blowing through their hair. Flower petals danced around them, flowing in the breeze.

Kagura felt her heart beat faster.

Sesshou…maru…?

"I came following the scent of Naraku's miasma," Sesshoumaru stated.

Kagura smiled and let out a small chuckle. "Did I disappoint you? That I wasn't Naraku."

Sesshoumaru's eye brows rose slightly from his eyes.

"I knew it was you."

Kagura's eyes widened. Another silence passed through them with the wind.

"I…see…"

You came to me…knowingly, huh?

Her heart beat still echoed, beating through the air. Sesshoumaru could hear every thump, clear as day. They were getting weaker…

The miasma came out in bigger and thicker waves, gushing into the air.

Tensaiga can't save her, Sesshoumaru thought. "…You leaving?"

"Yeah…soon…"

InuYasha and the group saw them in the distance, and sped up their pace.

Kagura looked up at Sesshoumaru, her entire being beginning to fade into the air.

In the end…I got to see you….

She smiled.

Kagura erupted into a cloud of miasma, her whole body disappearing with the smoke. Flower petals followed her up, disturbed by the movement. Sesshoumaru stared on as she dissolved into thin air. The feather that bound her hair remained, floating down to the ground.

The group came at the last minute, seeing the whole scene. A giant gust of wind blew through them, sending the flower petals everywhere. Everyone stared at the sky, their hair and clothes flapping in the breeze.

"Wind…" Kagome uttered, tears in her eyes.

"Kagura…" Kohaku said.

InuYasha looked down to see Sesshoumaru, walking away. He glared, "Wait a minute Sesshoumaru!"

He turned to the half demon.

"InuYasha…?" Kagome asked.

"Was Kagura…suffering?"

Sesshoumaru looked up at the feather, flying around in the air. It twisted and floated, dancing in the sky. Everyone watched it, high above them. The feather flew off, following those birds, to distant lands.

"She was smiling," Sesshoumaru told, turning to leave again.

I am the wind….

Another gust of wind blew through the area.

The free wind.