A Little Too Late

~ Chapter Eight~

Erratic Fluctuations

By Inuyashas Youkai

~ Thus , begun to split to join another...~

Lying in the room , while watching over the wench laying so very still on the bed within his room, Inuyasha had been in the same spot next to her ever since their actions brought them here, brought on by his reluctance to accept her refusal of him as her mate , and since then the hanyou began to feel the consequences of said act because both his mate , like himself had become unstable , only having each other to make-shift the fill of the lingering , lost gap. Although her reluctance to be wasn't anything reasonably known to the hanyou , at least not till the severe stabs of pain resided ,due to their recently forced connection to one another , then that a certain odd dizziness took over in it's place , and that's when Inuyasha began to truly see what the miko could not begin to say , with reasons rightfully so because at the time when this occurred her body was in a state of shock in result of crossing the paths of time while loosing another part of her soul , so long ago ..

When the images began to sear upon the insides of his brain, it had felt aflame , burning painfully as the moving pictures crashed suddenly upon it so fast , only giving maybe a second before it faded to another. It was so oddly strange to be allowed visuals to something he wasn't apart of , almost from a observers view, and while he was fighting against his mate for the right to continue , the hanyou was also warring against his human , and demon sides to remain . Even while asleep , his mate Kagome fought against him for something not yet known , but as he tightened his grip around her , Inuyasha sought the answers in what was being shown to him against either one's asking. Silent pleading with one's plump sensuous lips panting, moved from the unconscious transforming hanyouess underneath him, and leaning closer to have her lips brush against his cheek to find out what his mate was saying without words , or sound . Although when Inuyasha knew what those lips had moved to communicate, caused a whining snarl to form ,violently spat from his ..

No .

Then something further changed , Inuyasha seething with hate , began to lose himself once more , but this time suddenly upon the knowledge of what his mate was saying which thus he could not. Anything else he would give her , but this, what the one who was his was suggesting wasn't anything he could do without going feral himself , and in result something inside of him snapped , rapidly. Quickly tearing , splitting apart , and grappling every sliver of what remained of her soul, holding on tightly , because they both became to scream , in pain. It wasn't what he intended to do but the demonic presence inside him refused stubbornly on letting the girl go , and he meant it , because of this Inuyasha had split apart in two just to rise up above the others to make it so his mate could never go , in the end doing what it made reference to before , burying deeply his human soul away.

Growling angrily , The demon within the hanyou made his point known to the half life in his hold, his mate , by biting down roughly on her neck , sinking his blunt sharpness into that of her flesh,and encouraging the knowing rush of blood afterward to trickle down his chin , then drip upon her shoulders. Hearing the retributative pleading snare from the female , and seeing her bloodshot eyes filling with tears mixed with blood , Inuyasha shook his head no , quickly ,in response to the silent begging those eyes had wailed , without words . His mate wanted him to let her go , and live for the other , because for her it was too late , but what she didn't understand quite yet , or refused to , is that it was her that he needed, not anyone else, it pissed him of to no end.

Although , it was upon seeing something within his mind's eye that the demon within Inuyasha began to understand the reasons why his mate was so ready to end her life , and it was because of what she was now , having been for so long ever since Naraku had taken her within the passage of the well , readying her upon being made incomplete, then gifting to himself in the present , so that she'd be powerless against him this time around. Kagome's soul was dying because without the missing pieces , being only a part for so much time ,only surving because of a tainted shard; with the companion of her miko powers ;only now adding that of her mate 's ties,so therefore it was weak , and wanted to let go , but her mate wouldn't allow that . Instead , his next words told of what he had to do , not only for his pack , but for his mate to stay with him..

"Mate , where is the fucking shard ! The less contact you have with that bastard the better , and whatever you got from it to keep you alive , you can take from me..!"

Without words , the weakened female hanyou reached up slowly to take his hand with a very apologetic look upon her face , knowing that the answer he sought wouldn't be well taken , and one that she had grown to live with since her return , then rose her hand to lay on the place on her chest where he heart once was, holding it there lightly . The light pulse , almost like a heartbeat , but to powerful to be , fluctuated underneath their palms upon the slightest touch to her revealed flesh , and forced a sudden gasp from her mate with the truth of the circumstances in his mate's plight. Shortly following , petulant snarls erupted through his pursed lips as the revealing of what was , and had been was told. Naraku , not only had taken that of her soul , only leaving what couldn't be taken against his mate's will to survive long enough for the kit, but had also taken that of her heart , and in it's place was a tainted jewel shard . In a voice broken like before , but rather husky , gifted from the hanyou himself , spoke.

" I am afraid , it can't be helped . I will die , Inuyasha ,it's only a matter of time.."

Giving light to a sorrowful whine , Inuyasha's demon answered. "No, you won't.. I will fight for you Kagome , to remain with me , even if it's only to follow you into the afterlife, so be it . You will never be alone again ..."

"Inuyasha , I will not be what Kikyo was to you . I will not take claim to what is not mine , even if you offer it like you had previously to both of us ..I will not , you are free to live , and happily without me , like I said in the memories I have of before.."

" I don't want to be without you , Dammit ! I know you love me Kagome, or at least you had before we let you go through that fucking well for the last time, and I know my stupid hanyou side never voiced this, but the fact remains I had claimed you as mine a long time ago , even when myself as a whole had not, until now.. I love you ! And to let you go would be not only suicide ,but murderous to others if I do so , that's why I can't ! I can't be without you , I will go mad ..Please...Don't make me do this , anything else I will give you without question , but this ..I just cannot .."Inuyasha's grip on her tightened around her ,in efforts to keep her close, with the thought that if he let go his mate would already be gone , soon after..

"I can't feel anything without my heart ,Inuyasha .. But I will hold out for as long as I can to make sure that Shippo is taken care of after I go , you have until then to do what you think you can to stop it .. Although ... I feel with everyday that passes , that time is running out .."Kagome sighed , while her eyes stared blankly to the side to glance up at the darkened sky, out from the windows pane ..

All of what composed the hanyou ; the human soul , the demonic Jyaki , as well as what you saw when the parts were combined , the hanyou's whole-self weeping , for Kagome, because of what she said was true .There wasn't much time at all left to correct what had gone so terribly wrong , and all because of one's simple , but stupid mistake .. His own , and in result it may very well could be his last in regards to the one that he adored more than life itself , because if it wasn't for her there simply wasn't one, as it was proven through the loose connection that he held with limply fallen unconscious mate within his arms ..Thus all three whispers painfully joined as one , voicing out there remorse for something that should never be..

"Kagome, I am so very sorry that you never knew , and that I let you go the first time , but it won't be the ending for the last.. "

"Mate, please hold on .. I will save you .. You will not die , and be alone without me, never again..Stay.."

"We know what we need to do , my chosen.. We are sorry that our mistake , proved now to be your demise , but know that will be corrected soon.."

Once this was uttered softly not to wake her , but knowing with her lazy ears weakly moved a little to catch the sounds , that she had heard their intent , Inuyasha's form had tucked her into the bed then slamming his sword into the frame of the door to only allow himself to enter before leaving , then as he left words followed behind them , and believing with the shard within his mate ,spoke a promise to the one who at this point still had a large part of her.

"Naraku, You just made your last mistake ya bastard , and one that will certainly end in your death . I promise you!"

TBC...