A Little Too Late

~ Chapter Six ~

Desperation Loves Company

By Inuyashas Youkai

Waking up in a bed , not pinned against the wall as once before, Inuyasha shook his head to clear the incessant pounding against the inside of his skull , before standing to quickly , and falling back to nurse the dizziness held upon his conscious mind. Raising his hand to softly rub the contorted crease on his forehead , and coming across a bandage to the side of his head , then tearing it off to find a very circular scar healing from what must have been a whack to the head from a particular staff. Making the mistake of shaking his head in response to what must have happened once his lost himself due to hearing what had been made in conclusion to Kagome 's status at present . Laying back , sighing looking back on the words from his brother leading him to his unconscious state of the unknown, trying to remember anything afterwards , but the answers seem to evade him.

Hearing one's knock thereafter, the hanyou turned his head to find the door already opened , and the monk simply standing there , as if he was waiting for permission to enter.

"Come on in Miroku , maybe you can shed some light on what I obviously missed cause the look on your face tells me something had , and you are hesitant of me because of it.."

"My appologies , Inuyasha .. I didn't mean to come off to offend , nor was it my intention to use my staff on your head , but it was necessary , for if I hadn't there would be bloodshed , and lots of it !"

"Don't worry about it ..So what happened so badly that you had the need to use your bloody staff on my skull.." Inuyasha said dizzily.

"Well , once you heard Kagome-sama state , you transform . I left to confirm your brothers allegations , and their without a doubt true , but for the full account I am told you must seek Sesshomeru. Although when I came back both you , and your brother were at a standstill , neither would stand down , so I hit you both on the head to get you both to snap out of it .."

"I bet the bastard just loved that how did you survive anyways?" Inuyasha joked trying not to laugh at his own thought because it made his body hurt all the more.

"I don't think it was known who had done so , and knocking his ass out . I had left once certain that both wouldn't be awake anytime soon of course , but it had done the job in preventing what you be both killing each other off , and with Kagome-sama's condition we need both of you to proceed.."

Nodding once "Don't worry your secret safe with me , as long as he doesn't find out on his own, but I won't let him kill you , especially if you are treating Kagome. So what in the hell was we so worked up about anyway !"

"Um. Something about your demon side wanting to destroy the human side , making you more unstable than Kagome herself is , so that you would be able to follow through with your claim , saving her . This of course angered your brother because well its true , both of you would be unstable if mated , and would cause dire results .."

"Sounds logical , but I don't think that it would be necessary...Besides it wouldn't be what Kagome would've wanted anyways ." Inuyasha scoffed sarcastically

"So what are you going to do? I mean hell , I didn't even know for certain what is was between yourself and Kagome . We all our theories , but none of them seemed to pan out in the end .."

" What else ? I am going to do what I have too to save her , just because apart of me still falls under Kikyo's claim doesn't mean that I have to follow and I won't . Both of us , as a whole have something in common towards the other that refuses to let her go , and I won't fall back on it regardless what the once deadly cold bitch states , the demon , as well as I will have it's mate ! Yea well my brother was right, you know , I didn't want anyone to know because I wanted to fulfill what was honorable , but I found that the reason was only killing me , and now trying to destroy what is mine ! I promise you that won't happen , we forbid it !"Both forms of Inuyasha echoed against each other in the mutual intent with regards to its dying mate.

"Inuyasha ?"

"Yea ?" The hanyou once pulled back to himself stated back annoyed ..

"What happened to you just now , you just kinda left me for awhile , and the your voice sounded like there was two as you spoke.."

"Sorry. I think my brothers word's ring true more than I care to admit , and it seems that my continued separation from my intended is affecting me more than I expected . I didn't realize that I was speaking aloud when I was mentally speaking to my other side as well as you , but maybe somehow we both kinda melded together .."

"Possibly ..Although maybe it would be crucial for both of you to be close to one another's presence to lighten the effects its having on the both of you , but I'd have to confirm with Sesshomeru , as well as inform Kagome-sama with this before we proceed .."

"Will you give her something for me before then, please ..I-"

"Certainly , what is it ?"

"Hold on !" Inuyasha quickly jumped up on his bed , ignoring the torrents of aftermath that came from his hastiness in moving so fast , but he had to offer her something , taking out a pen and paper from his desk drawer, beginning to scrawl the first few things he wanted to start by saying to her..

Kagome,

I know that we didn't leave things on a good note the last time I saw your pretty face , or smell your conforting scent , and for that I am sorry cause I take the blame for that as my own . Please , I know you don't owe me anything , but don't let those hateful words be the last memory that we have with each other , I beg you .. I didn't mean any of it , and if I knew that it would be the last time that I would ever see you , trust me you wouldn't had even made it to the well , I would've stopped you , telling you everything you needed to hear from me .. I want to see you , hold you , to tell you everything, at least for us to gain any sort of peace , only if it is for a little while I will take it for what I have done . Punish me all you want , but please don't, whatever you do don't punish yourself , you are too precious too me for that , or to know that I am risking the loss of my chosen life mate, and to a place I cannot reach or follow that is without finishing the claim my demon had . Yes, I said it , you, not Kikyo , just , and only you ..

Eternally Yours Inuyasha..

Once complete , the hanyou after drying his eyes had handed off the simple parchment to the male standing waiting with a quite perverted smiles of his ..

"Don't .. Miroku , this is serious this time . I may be too late , I might have already lost her .. I don't care what happens anymore , just that she is with me where ever we are .. I need her Miroku , or I promise you I'll go mad without her , and if the beast within me had anything to do with it , it will end in endless , raging bloodlust ..I won't stop until I am with her again , either dead or alive , anyway to me it doesn't matter as long as I have her regardless.."

"Don't be rash , Inuyasha .. I was only smiling cause its about time .."

"Sure ya were, pervert!"

"I am serious, do you know even how much that woman simply adored you for so many years , and that her soul lived simply just for you alone , regardless of how you treated her , or that now matter what me as well as Sango tried to encourage her to give up , that she couldn't possibly stop loving you .."

"Yea , but you see where that got her don't you , because the one who was meant to care for her , didn't , because he was too stupid to make her wait to god damn long , and in the end I helped them destroy her . Now my mate , is going to die , if I can't stop it , the very thing thats coming for her so fast I can't see straight ,and its nothing but red . "Inuyasha returned spatting silently .

"Relax , we won't let that happen , but on a good note I found some interesting things from that of her brother Souta , and it was Kagome-sama herself that destroyed the shrine , as well as the passage that led to it : the well . Although he wasn't certain , as to why , or how it was so .."

"When ..?"

"The day that she came back through the well back here for the last time , but according to Souta it seemed to him as though she didn't see him at first , and she appeared to be speaking with someone .."

"Who ?"

"You guess is as good as ours Inuyasha , but something's more than not alright here , and it's not just whats happening now , but also when it all started years ago .."

"Go talk to my brother , and Kagome . Give her the note , tell her , and then we'll see how it goes . If anything my presence will be something until we can figure out more !" Inuyasha casted him a knowing sorrowful glance before sending him on his way ..

TBC...