Summary: He's dead... finally dead. After so long... after so many lives were ruined, he was killed. As the smoke cleared, the six remained, while one didn't seem quite right. MirSan InuKag. R&R!
Disclaimer: You want to know what I own? I own a small collection of manga and movies, along with some ramen. I will NEVER own something as great as Inuyasha.
Hello! I'm glad to present this story, but I have to admit to you, I got this idea from a friend of mine. Sort of. She basically gave me the idea of death... and a task. xD I can't say much more without giving the story away. Now to the story! Enjoy!
Chapter One:
It's Really Over?
The smoke cleared, revealing one lone person. "Inu... yasha?" Kagome began stepping toward the crater left by the blows, seeing silver hair through the remaining smoke. "Inuyasha!!" She ran, ran as fast as she could. She felt as if she were flying toward him. After all this time, all of the battles, he was still alive... with her. She hit him full on, making him sway slightly and fall to the ground, pulling her down with one arm. She wrapped her arms tightly around the hanyou, never wanting to let go of him. "Inuyasha! You did it!" She dug her face into his haori, tears coming from her eyes. "You killed him!"
"Kagome..." He smiled, holding her as tightly as she was holding him. They bloody, wounded, and tired... but he cared not. As long as he could hold her, life was perfect.
She pulled back too soon for him, and looked into his eyes. The miko blushed and stood, walking over to the sacred jewel that Naraku had left behind. Inuyasha followed.
She picked up the shining jewel and placed it into his hand. "Here." She said, a hint of sadness in her voice. "It's complete; you can become a full demon now." She only half smiled as she looked at him.
Inuyasha stared at the girl. 'Becoming a full-fledged demon... that's what this was all about, me becoming a full-fledged demon.' Kagome turned away and foolishly tried hiding her tears; didn't she know by now that he could smell them? 'She stayed with me all this time though... she never left me, even in the beginning. Even when I tried killing her... when she didn't even know me, she trusted me with her life.' Kagome turned back to him.
"What is it?" She asked, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"N... nothing." He said, turning away. Could he do this to her? To himself? Could he just leave someone that cared so much for him?
"Oh... okay. Well let me bandage your wounds." She walked over to Shippou, who was sitting with her bag.
"Thanks, Shippou." She took the bag and got her medical supplies out.
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Sango sat with Miroku in her arms, still in the other, smaller crater. Tears were plentiful in her eyes. Kohaku had been killed by Naraku, and nothing was left of him except for the lone jewel shard that kept him clinging onto life. Naraku took it without even glancing at her. While she fell to pieces right then and there, Miroku tried protecting her from the hoards of demons that attacked. After realizing that there were too many, he tried using the Wind Tunnel.
xxxxxx "Miroku! Don't do it, there are saimyosho everywhere!" She called after, grabbing his arm. Her pleas were left unanswered as he pulled away from her. "Sango," He said, facing the demons. "I will die happy... as long as you know that... I... I love you!" He pulled the beads from his hand as small tears shed from his eyes. 'I will always love you, Sango!' Demons instantly began flying back, but it was too late. They had been pulled into the depths of his hand. A pale flash of light formed in front of the houshi and a crater was made in the ground. He struggled to stand as he wrapped the beads back onto his hand. He fell as another, much brighter light shown in the distance. It was the light from Inuyasha's Wind Scar. "MIROKU!!" She screamed, running over to him. She fell to the ground and grabbed him in her arms, crying into his robes. "Sango..." He whispered, eyes half shut. "You do know that... I love you... right?" He asked, lifting his hand. He wiped a few tears from her cheeks, and his hand fell limp, letting go of the beads. His plain palm lay there, dead as the rest of him. She pulled his hand back up to her face, trying to feel his warmth again. "Yes, Miroku... and I love you too..." xxxxxx
She still sat there, the houshi in her arms. "Miroku..." She whispered to the lifeless body. "You shouldn't have done that... You shouldn't have risked yourself..." She cried harder into his robes.
Miroku's spirit stood only feet away from Sango, with a strange child at his side. She wore a dark green kimono, with silver and gold water drops traveling down the left side, seeming to follow each other all the way to the bottom, and drop in a single splash. Her skin was pale, as were her sad looking grey eyes. Her hair was long, thin, curly, and silver colored. It was unbound and a single flower resided barely above her bangs. The flower resembled the form of a lily, except it was a pale green. Small, barely noticeable dark green dots lined the edges of the petals.
"Miroku-sama," The child's voice was soft and fragile. "What's wrong? Isn't this what you wanted?"
The houshi didn't answer as he sat next to Sango. He put his hand to her cheek and tried wiping more tears away, only to have it go through her. His gaze was intense as he looked down at his abandoned body, as he touched his now plain palm. The kazaana was gone. Suddenly, he felt the hand lightly trying to pull him back into the body, as if the remains of the kazaana were trying to pull his spirit back inside.
"Miroku-sama, you've been given an opportunity." He looked up at her as she continued to speak. "Do you wish to return to her?" She asked, eyes still holding the strong sadness.
"Yes." He replied without any second thought, looking at the woman before him. The girl wordlessly nodded as she removed the flower from her hair.
"Then choose your decisions wisely, Miroku-sama. You've been given this opportunity for a reason." She gently set the flower in his hands. "When you find this flower again, it will be your time to return to me. You will be given no third chance."
He didn't have any time to respond, and the next thing he knew, he was in the tajiya's arms.
"Sango..." His voice was raspy as he spoke.
The woman continued crying, continued holding him. "I can't believe you!"
"Sango..." He pulled his hand to her face as she shot up.
"Miroku... you're... alive?!" She asked, tears falling onto his chest.
"Yes. I'm fine." He sat up, and she threw herself into his arms.
"Miroku!" She cried, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "I... I can't believe it!"
He held her as she cried, and rambled on about how she thought he was dead. But, he felt strange... he felt as if he were missing something. What had happened to him? Hadn't he died?
"Miroku... Sango!" Shippou called over the edge of the crater. "Come on, Inuyasha and Kagome want to get back!"
The two stood and walked toward the kitsune. Was this really the end? Could they finally marry and have children? It seemed like an impossible dream when they sought after Naraku, and, now that it was over, it still didn't seem real.
Kagome looked up at the pair as she finished bandaging a large cut on Inuyasha's shoulder. She gave them a half smile as she pointed to her medical supplies. "Before we go..."
The child that was with Miroku earlier stood behind the group, holding another flower-identical to the one she had before-in her hand. 'Miroku-sama, don't ruin this chance, for it was given to you for a reason. Your life will be short lived.' The girl began disappearing in a strange silver mist, and all vanished in a matter of seconds.
Lol, I must have an obsession with flowers. xD -points to other MirSan story with flower-
I probably didn't make it obvious enough, but Miroku doesn't remember the girl. I know that that was short, but I prefer not to make long first chapters. (Trust me; this was a mere 3 pages. The normal chapters are usually at least 7.) Please Review! I'm going to take this story down unless I get 5 reviews! Constructive criticism is always welcome! (No flames. :) Please realize the difference.)