Title: Stairway to Heaven
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: G
Genre: Favorite Song
Pairing: Inuyasha/Kikyou
Prompt: Stairway to Heaven Week 11
Word Count: 938 including song lyrics in bold
Universe: Canon
Warning: None
Summary: Inuyasha contemplates what he is willing to sacrifice for Kikyou's happiness on the night before their union.
Disclaimer: Inuyasha et al and Stairway to Heaven belong to the persons who own or have the right to use them. I do not profit from their use or this songfic.
Inuyasha sat in his tree and wondered. What would it be like to always be human Now he endured it in terror every new moon. Humans hated and feared him. He had not gotten along with humans since his mother died. He was isolated and alone. It was only when he met Kikyou and felt her loneliness that he had even thought about anyone other that himself.
There's a lady whose sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.
Tomorrow if his wish was granted, he would be a man. It was not his hope . It was not his dream. It was Kikyou's hope and dream She dreamed of being human. Of being able to live like a ordinary woman..
His dream had been one of power. To be a youkai like his bastard brother. Instead of being the hunted, to be hunter. To be predator instead of prey. Fighting had never bothered him. It was part of his nature. But she had asked him to stop fighting because she wanted to stop fighting.
And so she asked him to give up his claws and his fangs so that she could find peace. She asked him to change his nature so that she would not have to protect the Shikon no Tama anymore
There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook
Theres a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.
He sympathized with her plight When he first met her, she reeked of the blood of youkai. He had only fought against youkai in self-defense. She fought to protect the Sacred Jewel. He attracted youkai who thought him easy prey as hanyou. Youkai were attracted to the sacredjewel in their quest for power.
Both of them would be surrendering their powers if Kikyou's plan succeeded. He would be become a weak mortal without the power and lifespan he had been accustomed to as a hanyou. She would give up her miko powers and become an ordinary woman.
There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who standing looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.
She said that could live together as husband and wife if they both became human. He had never even dreamed of marrying or having children. No youkai or human would have ever considered being the bride of hanyou much less have children with them.
It was all about Kikyou. She was the woman he loved. When she looked at him with those eyes pleading for release he could deny her nothing.
.And its whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.
He knew what it was like to be alone and unwanted. He knew what it was like to be denied love, marriage and children. He knew what it was like to completely separate from humanity.
How could he deny her what she wanted when he knew how she felt. The burden of guilt he carried was enormous. What better way to relief himself of his burden than by granting her wishes
If theres a bustle in your hedgerow
Dont be alarmed now,
Its just a spring clean for the may queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
Theres still time to change the road youre on.
And it makes me wonder.
At least as her husband he would no longer be alone. For the first time since his mother died someone would love him. He might grow to love carrying for his wife and children.
In the end he was willing to do whatever she wanted in order to make her happy even it meant giving his immortality and the rest of what made him unique. If she was happy maybe he could also be happy.
Your head is humming and it wont go
In case you dont know,
The pipers calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
And so Inuyasha went to sleep that night content in the thought tomorrow would bring Kikyou's happiness no matter the cost to himself. Only she mattered at this point. He was so desperate that he would pay any price to buy happiness for the woman he loved. If she said that this was the stairway to heaven, he would climb it with her step by step until she reached her goal and found the heaven that she so desired.
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How evrything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.
And shes buying a stairway to heaven.