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Disclaimer: I don't owe anything of Inu-Yasha. And if I did I wouldn't be writing fanfictions.

Hi everyone! Well, this is my very first Sess/Kagura (song)fic so go easy on the commentaries! I tried to make it as realistic as possible (hopefully no OOC at all). I hope you enjoy reading it. Any suggestions to further chapters are welcome!! Oh yeah, I forgot: Puts puppy dog eyes PLEASE REVIEW!!

Chapter 1

"Curse you, Naraku!!" Kagura said with great effort. There she was, suffering in a terrible and almost unbearable pain. "I hope that if I die I get a chance to see you burn in hell!!"

Finally, Naraku has been destroyed and for a glorious 30 second moment she thought she was finally free. But apparently Naraku had seen that coming, and before the final battle had started he had put her heart in a place swarming with tiny very hungry youkai, who on this moment were devouring her heart very slowly. That was about 10 times worse than Naraku squeezing her heart. (Sorry to make that sound so freaky, just to give you the idea...;;) Naraku had different plans of returning Kagura's freedom even after his death. Now, with the last of her strength, all she could do was leading the wind course a bit in a different direction so her scent would remained unnoticed and no other youkai would get a chance to attack her. She was on the moment leaning against a tree, struggling to stay standing up, convinced that if she fell she wouldn't be able to get to her feet anymore.

She wondered how came she was bearing so much pain without dying; was this a part of Naraku's scheme to punish her for her many attempts to freedom? If she was going to die, why wasn't she dead yet? But all the same, she was going to die, just when she finally gained freedom. She knew was going to die, and it was not fair, all alone and with no hope.

I tried to kill the pain, But only brought more. (So much more) I lay dying, And I'm pouring, crimson regret, and betrayal.

I'm dying, Praying, Bleeding, Screaming.

Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost?

Little did she know Sesshoumaru and his companions were not so far away.

"Sesshoumaru-sama, Rin is hungry! Can Rin go and get some food?" Rin stood next to Sesshoumaru waiting patiently for Sesshoumaru to answer.

"Take Ah-Un with you." he said.

"Sesshoumaru-sama, where is Jaken-sama?" Rin asked in a worried tone. "Rin can't find him anywhere."

"He's on a "mission"; he will come back in a few days. Since he's not around to keep an eye on you, stay in this area."

"Hai!!" Rin answered cheerfully. "Come on, Ah-Un, let's find some food!!"

Rin walked along with Ah-Un into the forest. Sesshoumaru listened sharply to any suspicious noise in case a youkai was foolish enough to attack Rin so close nearby. But there was no noise, only Rin's footsteps in the tall grass, walking further away. No, he did not sensed or smelled any youkai in this area, and if a youkai would attack Rin without him notice (his insignificant presence so small that even himself couldn't sense), Ah-Un was able to take care of that pitiful excuse of a youkai.

Kagura knew she wasn't able to resist much longer; there was nothing else she could do. Her strength came to an end and the wind started blowing his normal course. She was very weak, on the verge of dying. The pain paused for a moment, just enough to hear footsteps nearby...

"Ah-Un, what's wrong?" Rin asked, as Ah-Un's heads suddenly jerked to the left.

They sniffed in the air as if they were smelling something.

"What's the matter? Is there something over there?" Rin looked in the direction Ah-Un's heads had turned.

She started walking trough the bamboo forest with Ah-Un behind her, pushing obstacles out of her way when suddenly she saw Kagura, half leaning against a tree, bleeding terribly and her face in a very painful expression.

"It's Kagura!!" she said surprised. "The women that uses wind!! Are you ok?"

Kagura growled in disgust. From all the people in the world, the ones she did not want to encounter with before she died were Sesshoumaru's companions —less of all, that revolting toad, although she was surprised/glad not seeing him there—, or Sesshoumaru himself (She didn't want him to see her humiliated like that. Her appearance was terrible)

"Go away! Be gone before I finish you— AARGH!!!" She put her hand on her chest and tried to bear the terrible pain has came as quick as it was gone, as she felt her heart was coming apart.

"We've got to find help" Rin said determined yet she didn't know exactly how...

She thought for a moment. Not even Ah-Un could get fast enough to Sesshoumaru, let aside her. If she couldn't go to Sesshoumaru, in that case...she took a deep breath preparing to scream very loud.

Sesshoumaru's nose wrinkled. What was that disgusting smell? There was no doubt about it; it was blood. Youkai blood to be exact. It smelled rather familiar in a way. Wait, it was coming from the direction Rin went. But Rin usually screamed when she was in danger... It was quiet for a moment. Sesshoumaru focused to listen to any unusual sound, sharpening his ears to the maximum, when suddenly... "SESSOUMARU-SAMA, COME QUIK!!"

With still ringing ears from the tremendous yell Rin gave he dashed to the place where Rin's voice came from, expecting her to be in danger. But she wasn't, instead she was standing there with Ah-Un, but she wasn't alone. A few meters away stood Kagura, looking seriously hurt, covered in blood, with one hand on her chest, the other holding on a tree to keep her balance, which cost great effort, with an agonizing face-expression making clear she was in a terrible pain. It took Sesshoumaru a few seconds to analyze the situation and to know what was going on. There was a sudden tension between Sesshoumaru and Kagura, as they kept staring at each other. Kagura cursing under her breath because that that she didn't want to happen actually just has happened and wondering what was going to happen next, and Sesshoumaru, questioning himself what was going to happen and what he would do the best.

Do you remember me; Lost for so long? Will you be on the other side? Or will you forget me?

I'm dying, Praying, Bleeding, Screaming.

Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost?

He advanced a few step in her direction and stopped until there was only a meter distant between them. The tension still was there and even Rin could notice how close they were, and started wondering why Sesshoumaru had done that. Her question was soon answered as Kagura, who was still moaning in pain, lost her balance and fell backwards. Sesshoumaru disappeared and reappeared behind her and simply caught her from behind, showing no expression on his face. He slowly lowered himself to the ground until he was kneeling/half sitting on the ground with Kagura half in his arms (just /- when he was holding Rin in his arms when he revived her --).

"Tell me, what has happened to you." he said in his monotone voice.

"N-N-Naraku, t-that bastard" Kagura managed to say between pains. "...m-m-y heart...place....hungry youkai..."

His supposition was right. He felt she was at the weakest a youkai could be.

My wounds cry for the grave. My soul cries for deliverance. Will I be denied? Christ! Tourniquet! My suicide.

"I-I'm glad to see you..." Kagura managed to gasp, struggling to keep her eyes open. "...one l-l-last time...."

Her eyes closed and her breath stopped; she was dead (Duh!!) Rin was crying softly, and Sesshoumaru's hard expression softened to a half-sad face, which only lasted for a second, but enough for Rin to notice it. Hesitantly he put his hand on the Tenseiga. Many flashbacks of his many encounters with Kagura flew trough his mind. How they met for the first time, the day she offered him the 2 Shikon shards for destroying Naraku instead...wait, why was he thinking suddenly about that? He quickly got his mind back and focused on whether he was going to revive her or not. Finally, taking a decision he drew his Tenseiga and swished once over Kagura's body. Instantly something that looked more like a red soul came flying into Kagura's body, where her heart was supposed to be. Short after that they heard a heart beating loudly, until the noise disappeared. A few seconds later Kagura's eyes opened, looking unsure. What has happened to her? She was pretty sure she has died. Se saw how Sesshoumaru withdrew his sword and understood everything. He had revived her. But why had he done that? He wouldn't do favors to anyone. Suddenly she realized she was in Sesshoumaru's arms. She quickly got up and blushing a bit (and yes, Rin took notice of this too), jumped a few meters away from him.

"Why did you revive me?" she asked. Sesshoumaru got up as well. "You're welcome" he answered ironically.

"In fact, I was just practicing the Tenseiga technique; my main intension was not to revive you.

"Hmpf, I really don't care what your main intension was, what matters that I'm alive. And don't think you can bossy me around just because you brought me back to life, OK? "

She turned around and started walking away. Suddenly she stopped.

"Not that I'm grateful or something, but..." She turned her head a bit giving Sesshoumaru a sideways glance. "...thanks."

After that she took a feather out of her hair, which transformed, and took off flight.

End chapter 1

So, how was it? Well, I really hope that nor Kagura or Sesshoumaru sounded OOC, if they did, please let me know IN A FRIENDLY, POSSITIVE WAY!! The song inside it was Tourniquet from Evanescence. I actually skipped the refrain, for those who haven't noticed because according to me it wasn't matching with the fic. DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!!

From: Fiery Koneko

A/n: That thing that looked like a red soul, is (like almost everyone noticed) Kagura's heart. Since Kagura is Naraku's extension, her heart is somewhere else. And I suppose that if she revives after Naraku's dead, she's completely independent. Well, it least that's my theory ;;