Title: Dust in the Wind

Author: landofthekwt

Rating: PG-13

Pairing: Inuyasha/Kikyo

Universe: Canon

Genre: Introspective/Angst/Songfic

Warning: Character Death, spoiler for Chapter 465 of the manga

Summary: Inuyasha contemplates the meaning of Kikyo's death to him.

Disclaimer: Inuyasha et al belong to RT and the corporate lackeys. "Dust in the Wind" lyrics belongs to its rightful owner and I make claim to ownership of said lyrics.

Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the Wind.

"Do not cry for me. I shall always watch over you"

With those words, Kikyo's body began to dissolve. The body that he held so briefly. The lips that he had kissed just moments before. The mouth that smiled up at him for the very first time. The eyes that shown with love for him. They all were gone.

I close my eyes only for a moment and that moments gone.

As Kikyo dissolved the souls trapped in her body constructed of ash and graveyard soil. began to escape in a festival of lights..Her soul collectors rushed to capture the escaping souls creating a column of swirling dust, lights and demons.

All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity

All that was Kikyo, all of the dreams that he shared with Kikyo, all his desire to complete the jewel and his desire to obtain revenge for Kikyo seemed to dissolve with her.

Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in wind.

He could feel the warmth of Kikyo's soul as soul collector's wrapped around.him. He could smell the ash and graveyard soil as they were caught in the updraft. But they were not Kikyo. Her scent and her presence were gone.

Same old song, just a drop of water in endless sea.

He stared at the lights as they and soul collectors wrapped themselves around his friends on the hillside. He could hear their voices. They were all sorry now that she was gone. A day ago they had hated her. But they had never known her soul. Even Kagome who had shared her soul had hated and envied her .But she was gone.

All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see.

Everything he had ever wanted . The jewel, Power Acceptance, Love, Friends. Escape from Loneliness Family were now irrelevant. Nothing mattered to him anymore in that moment.

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind.

He stared into the heavens. It seemed like the soul collectors were carrying her soul to the stars. Was this there last meeting? Would they meet again some day? When they finally disappeared, he sighed.

Don't hang on, nothing last forever, but the earth and sky.

He felt numb. It felt as if the soul collectors had taken his soul in their rush to the heavens. Was there something left for him in this world? At that moment, he could not think of a single thing that tied. him to this world. For a moment, he wished the soul collectors had taken him with them, so he would not have to face the agony and emptiness of going on without Kikyo.

It slips away, all your money won't another minute buy.

All the promises he had made to protect Kikyo had been ineffective. When Naraku had wanted to kill Kikyo, he had killed Kikyo despite all of his efforts. His words, his strength, his power, his desire to save Kikyo from her fate were all irrelevant. Kikyo was gone and he would have to deal with it.

Dust in wind., all we are is dust in the wind.

.He could sense Kagome approaching him. She halted as he began to speak. "Kikyo said not to mourn for her. She said she would always watch over us."

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind.