Chapter 1
Several figures were gathered around a campfire late at night. Out of the five friends all were asleep except two. Inuyasha was up in a tree above everyone else contemplating what's to happen tomorrow. Kagome was staring at the fire wile petting the soft tail of the sleeping fox child in her lap.
"Tomorrow everything will change," Kagome whispered to the fire. 'If I give him the Shikon no Tama, will he choose to become a demon or a human.' "Once we defeat Naraku and get the last of the shards from him the jewel will be compete. Which will he chose?" Kagome decided to get some rest for the upcoming battle. She leaned back against the tree and let sleep overtake her, unaware of the pair of ears that were listening.
Inuyasha watched as Kagome fell asleep below him and wondered the same thing she had. 'What will I choose?'
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"Alright, Naraku, this is it. Now you DIE." Inuyasha glanced around the room briefly. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were already knocked unconscious. Kagome had been thrown across the room into a wall, but she was trying to stand. Rage filled him as he watched Kagome stumble a bit, and then charged at Naraku, slashing and thrusting. He got a few good slices in, but soon after they would heal up, leaving Naraku unscathed.
Inuyasha stared at him astonished. 'How am I suppose to kill this basturd when he heals himself.' Inuyasha tried using the "Kaze no Kizu" but it too failed to bring him down.
Naraku and Inuyasha stood facing each other. Waiting. Naraku started to laugh aloud. "Do you honestly expect to beat me? You're pathetic!" He then continued to laugh. His laughing was cut short when an arrow punctured his heart. He looked up and saw that stupid girl standing next to the hanyou. 'She knows! The source of my power! DAMN!!!'
"Inuyasha, now! He can't heal himself. Attack NOW!" Kagome lowered her bow when she watched him charge after Naraku. When Inuyasha was a few feet away from him, Naraku let loose a large ball of light.
"KEH, you missed!" Inuyasha replied smugly.
"NO...I didn't"
An ear-shattering scream echoed through out the building. Inuyasha whirled around to see Kagome engulfed in the light, screaming. She then fell to her knees and hit the floor fully. Though her eyes were open, they were devoid of life.
"KAGOME!?" Inuyasha yelled out to her. When there was no answer, Inuyasha let loose several of Tetsusaiga's attacks toward Naraku. Several slices and cuts appeared, spilling out blood. While Naraku stared down at himself and all the cuts that were issued, Inuyasha took his chance. He leaped forward and ran his sword through Naraku's stomach. He twisted the blade around so the edge was facing upward. Satisfied when Naraku emitted a sound of pain "That's for Miroku, Sango, and Shippo." He then pulled the sword skyward slicing Naraku in two. "That's for me." Then he removed the sword and beheaded him, "and that's for Kagome!"
The body fell to the ground. The shards appeared in several balls of pink light. Inuyasha scooped them up and the body turned to dust. He then walked over to Kagome. Noticing there was no movement from her, he knelt down beside her and pulled her into his arms. "Kagome, wake up." He repeated it several times but was only rewarded by a whispered moan. He took the shard pouch from around her neck and placed his hand full of pieces inside, then returned it to her neck.
"Inu...yasha?" Kagome managed to get out through her haze. 'I need to tell him before its too late.' "Inu... I need...I need to tell...you...so...something........I love you." Those last three words were barely even a whisper as her breath caught in her throat and she went limp.
"Kagome...KAGOME...KAAGGGOOOOMMMMMEEEEEE!" he pulled her closer and held her. "Please don't die. I'll do anything, just, don't die. I need you." A single tear rolled from his eye and fell, landing on the shard pouch at Kagome's neck. 'I can't loose her. I love her too damn much, I want her with me forever. Damn, why can't I just bring myself to say it.' Inuyasha closed his eyes, trying to fight back the rest of the tears that were threatening to surface.
A moment later they were surrounded by a large pink bubble. Inuyasha opened his eyes and noticed that Kagome was glowing a pinkish white. Inuyasha stared at her limp body, unsure of what was happening. He then noticed the pouch around her neck was glowing with a blinding light. 'What's happening? Why is Kagome glowing?' He then felt a tingling sensation roaming through his body and noticed he too was glowing in the same pink light as Kagome. The light became so bright that Inuyasha had to close his eyes. A moment later, the tingling in his body subsided and he opened his eyes. The brightness was gone but they were still shrouded in the pink hue. Inuyasha looked up and noticed the Shikon no Tama was hovering above them, "whole."
The jewel started to vibrate and looked like it was about to explode. Afraid of what was about to happen, Inuyasha used himself as a shield over the lifeless Kagome. In a matter of seconds the jewel ceased its vibrating and flew towards Kagome's heart. Since Inuyasha was in its path, it went straight through him. Inuyasha cried out as he felt the jewel materialized in, through and then out of his body. He lifted himself off of Kagome just in time to watch the jewel enter her body. Unsure of what to do, all Inuyasha could do was stare at the lifeless body that he still held in his arms.
"Gods, please don't let her die," Inuyasha whispered against her head. His eyes started to drift close as fatigue started to grip onto him. He pulled Kagome's body closer, afraid that if he loosened his hold on her, she would be gone for sure.
There was a sudden intake of breath that rang through the silence of night. Inuyasha's eyes flew open at his realization that it wasn't him that inhaled suddenly. So very slowly he turned to look down at Kagome. Her lips were parted slightly as she continued to take long, even breaths, as if in sleep.
"Thank the gods," Inuyasha sighed, then collapsed over her in exhaustion. 'That's funny. Her scent seems different.' Was the last thing on his mind as he drifted into a dreamless slumber.
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Several figures were gathered around a campfire late at night. Out of the five friends all were asleep except two. Inuyasha was up in a tree above everyone else contemplating what's to happen tomorrow. Kagome was staring at the fire wile petting the soft tail of the sleeping fox child in her lap.
"Tomorrow everything will change," Kagome whispered to the fire. 'If I give him the Shikon no Tama, will he choose to become a demon or a human.' "Once we defeat Naraku and get the last of the shards from him the jewel will be compete. Which will he chose?" Kagome decided to get some rest for the upcoming battle. She leaned back against the tree and let sleep overtake her, unaware of the pair of ears that were listening.
Inuyasha watched as Kagome fell asleep below him and wondered the same thing she had. 'What will I choose?'
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"Alright, Naraku, this is it. Now you DIE." Inuyasha glanced around the room briefly. Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were already knocked unconscious. Kagome had been thrown across the room into a wall, but she was trying to stand. Rage filled him as he watched Kagome stumble a bit, and then charged at Naraku, slashing and thrusting. He got a few good slices in, but soon after they would heal up, leaving Naraku unscathed.
Inuyasha stared at him astonished. 'How am I suppose to kill this basturd when he heals himself.' Inuyasha tried using the "Kaze no Kizu" but it too failed to bring him down.
Naraku and Inuyasha stood facing each other. Waiting. Naraku started to laugh aloud. "Do you honestly expect to beat me? You're pathetic!" He then continued to laugh. His laughing was cut short when an arrow punctured his heart. He looked up and saw that stupid girl standing next to the hanyou. 'She knows! The source of my power! DAMN!!!'
"Inuyasha, now! He can't heal himself. Attack NOW!" Kagome lowered her bow when she watched him charge after Naraku. When Inuyasha was a few feet away from him, Naraku let loose a large ball of light.
"KEH, you missed!" Inuyasha replied smugly.
"NO...I didn't"
An ear-shattering scream echoed through out the building. Inuyasha whirled around to see Kagome engulfed in the light, screaming. She then fell to her knees and hit the floor fully. Though her eyes were open, they were devoid of life.
"KAGOME!?" Inuyasha yelled out to her. When there was no answer, Inuyasha let loose several of Tetsusaiga's attacks toward Naraku. Several slices and cuts appeared, spilling out blood. While Naraku stared down at himself and all the cuts that were issued, Inuyasha took his chance. He leaped forward and ran his sword through Naraku's stomach. He twisted the blade around so the edge was facing upward. Satisfied when Naraku emitted a sound of pain "That's for Miroku, Sango, and Shippo." He then pulled the sword skyward slicing Naraku in two. "That's for me." Then he removed the sword and beheaded him, "and that's for Kagome!"
The body fell to the ground. The shards appeared in several balls of pink light. Inuyasha scooped them up and the body turned to dust. He then walked over to Kagome. Noticing there was no movement from her, he knelt down beside her and pulled her into his arms. "Kagome, wake up." He repeated it several times but was only rewarded by a whispered moan. He took the shard pouch from around her neck and placed his hand full of pieces inside, then returned it to her neck.
"Inu...yasha?" Kagome managed to get out through her haze. 'I need to tell him before its too late.' "Inu... I need...I need to tell...you...so...something........I love you." Those last three words were barely even a whisper as her breath caught in her throat and she went limp.
"Kagome...KAGOME...KAAGGGOOOOMMMMMEEEEEE!" he pulled her closer and held her. "Please don't die. I'll do anything, just, don't die. I need you." A single tear rolled from his eye and fell, landing on the shard pouch at Kagome's neck. 'I can't loose her. I love her too damn much, I want her with me forever. Damn, why can't I just bring myself to say it.' Inuyasha closed his eyes, trying to fight back the rest of the tears that were threatening to surface.
A moment later they were surrounded by a large pink bubble. Inuyasha opened his eyes and noticed that Kagome was glowing a pinkish white. Inuyasha stared at her limp body, unsure of what was happening. He then noticed the pouch around her neck was glowing with a blinding light. 'What's happening? Why is Kagome glowing?' He then felt a tingling sensation roaming through his body and noticed he too was glowing in the same pink light as Kagome. The light became so bright that Inuyasha had to close his eyes. A moment later, the tingling in his body subsided and he opened his eyes. The brightness was gone but they were still shrouded in the pink hue. Inuyasha looked up and noticed the Shikon no Tama was hovering above them, "whole."
The jewel started to vibrate and looked like it was about to explode. Afraid of what was about to happen, Inuyasha used himself as a shield over the lifeless Kagome. In a matter of seconds the jewel ceased its vibrating and flew towards Kagome's heart. Since Inuyasha was in its path, it went straight through him. Inuyasha cried out as he felt the jewel materialized in, through and then out of his body. He lifted himself off of Kagome just in time to watch the jewel enter her body. Unsure of what to do, all Inuyasha could do was stare at the lifeless body that he still held in his arms.
"Gods, please don't let her die," Inuyasha whispered against her head. His eyes started to drift close as fatigue started to grip onto him. He pulled Kagome's body closer, afraid that if he loosened his hold on her, she would be gone for sure.
There was a sudden intake of breath that rang through the silence of night. Inuyasha's eyes flew open at his realization that it wasn't him that inhaled suddenly. So very slowly he turned to look down at Kagome. Her lips were parted slightly as she continued to take long, even breaths, as if in sleep.
"Thank the gods," Inuyasha sighed, then collapsed over her in exhaustion. 'That's funny. Her scent seems different.' Was the last thing on his mind as he drifted into a dreamless slumber.
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