A/N: ::.Quietly crawls out of a hole.:: Eheheheh....um....I know it's been a REALLY long time sense my last chapter and all::.Ish hiding.:: Thanks to some LOVELY reviews from some people::.Edges away from Sakura.:: I am posting now....I'm sorry it took so long....Well, here's the next one. I'll go ahead and start on the next chap!
Disclaimer: Sigh Well, seeing as how all my little hosta- I mean guests are currently unconscious because a reason totally unknown to me and that I had NOTHING to do with, I s'pose I should just get on with the fic::.Scratches back of neck nervously.::
Lawyers: ::.Advance slowly carrying papers and briefcases.::
A: Ah!::.Runs.::
Chapter Nine
Relax, it's over
"Give it up, human," The voice was the same as its laugh, all over the place yet right there in front of her. "It will all be over soon..."
"Inu..." Her voice died mid-sentence. The voice laughed again.
"Your hanyou has left you for dead...he is with her...." Kagome didn't need telling who that was. 'No...' she thought desperately to herself. 'No, that's not right...he'll come for me...'
"It is true...do you not believe me? Then let me show you..." A cold hand landed on Kagome's face, her blood turned to ice and the wind picked up. Then all of the sudden, it stopped. She looked up—she could see! But what she saw made her want to go back to her dark seclusion. Inuyasha was there . . . with Kikyou. They were smiling, then they kissed. A long, passionate kiss.
If this hadn't been enough to wish herself dead, Miroku, Sango and Shippou all ran up to join the scene. They were so . . . happy. The sorrows that had been in their eyes when she had met them were gone, as if none of this had ever happened. Tears filled her eyes, and she wanted more than anything to let them fall, to drop this burden that lay on her soul. But they wouldn't come, and there was this little voice at the back of her head that kept screaming. . . but she couldn't hear it.
"Kikyou...." Inuyasha's voice spoke out. "I love you...more than anything...."
Emotional pain was an understatement. Kagome felt as if Inuyasha had just ripped her heart out and tore it to pieces. She could feel her spirit ebbing away, her soul trying to go back to her...to Kikyou.
Then suddenly, it was all gone. She was back in the darkness, except this time, she could feel the presence as the hand slowly retreated back to wherever it came from.
"I told you, human." The voice spoke, devoid of all emotion.
"No..." She coughed, her voice barely above a whisper. "No! Inuyasha....will come....he will..." Even she couldn't believe that.
A small tear escaped the stubbornness. She wanted to cry. To cry for herself, to cry for the pain, to cry for—no, in spite of Inuyasha. The thought of his name was too much. Hot tears fell down her face. She loved him. She realized that now, but it was too late. Too late.
Her hanyou was gone and it was too late for tears.
And who else to follow this scene then the bastard hanyou himself? Kikyou was giving him an intense stare. Finally, she sighed and gave him a sweet smile.
"Why do you still long for that girl? Why, when you could have me?" Her voice was soft, but her eyes held hatred. Nearby, a twig snapped. Immediately, Kikyou turned her stare to the shadows.
"I told you, I don't need your help." She glared. Someone laughed. A strange laugh that was, it was everywhere at once...yet nowhere at all. But Inuyasha was caught in a daze. Nothing seemed real anymore. Nothing was right.
"He wants the wench. Let's give him the human then." The voice cracked. Kikyou stared at the shadows with confusion on her face. "Come closer my dear..." She complied, suddenly in her own trace. Inuyasha watched blankly as she disappeared into the shadows.
"Inu...yasha?" Suddenly, his head snapped up. That voice...it was...
"Kagome?!" He looked around frantically, having given up on using his demon senses. "Kagome! Where are you?"
The shadows shifted and a girl staggered out. A girl with raven black hair, and strange clothes. She looked battered, her clothes had rips and tears here and there, and her face was shadowed by her bangs, but he still recognized her.
"Kagome!" The vines snapped back as he called her name again. He ran over to her and pulled her into an embrace. It was alright now.
"Inuyasha..." If only he had seen the grin on her face.
Before he knew it, Miroku had Sango in a tight embrace. Then he felt her tears on his cheek, he pulled back and looked at her.
"Sango, why are you crying?" Concern etched on his face as he reached forward and wiped the tears away.
"I...I can't move..." She began and looked away again. "I can't hug you back..." The houshi couldn't help but smile.
"Dear Sango, that is no reason to cry..." This only made more tears fall.
"I know... oh Houshi! I'm afraid...I'm afraid for Kagome, and Inuyasha, Houshi, I'm afraid for us..." Sango was embarrassed by her behavior, but the tears wouldn't stop. She glanced over at Miroku and was somewhat glad to see he was smiling. At least one of them could.
"You want to know what hurts, more than anything, Dear Sango?" Her eyes held confusion as he held her chin up and gently ruffled her hair with the other hand. "It hurts when the person you love calls you by your profession, rather then your name. Please, call me Miroku."
"Miroku..." She smiled. Miroku was so glad to see her smile again. They couldn't help the others any longer, but Sango and Miroku were okay. They would be alright in the end, and so would the others.
It was over.
At least for them.
Relax, it's over.
A voice kept saying that. In his head, around him, everywhere. It's not over! He screamed back. It's not over until Kagome's back and everything is right again! A laugh erupted, it had been there almost the whole time. But he could hear the annoyance in it as he neared. They were close. It wasn't over yet. Not until Kagome was back and everything was right again.
He continued his way through the underbrush, going as fast as his little legs would allow him. He could almost smell Inuyasha and...Kagome? Maybe it was over...maybe...no. He had to see for himself. There was no 'maybe' in this game anymore. There was no happy ending. It was not that simple.
For nothing was what it seemed.
A/N: Whoo! Yay! Sorry again for the long "pause" between chapters....Okay, I'll get started on the next chapter as soon as possible! R&R! Ja!