InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Through your Heart ❯ Shell ( Chapter 24 )

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Through your Heart

Chapter 24: Shell

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"So?"

"No change."

Even a week after the final war, the atmosphere was gloomy. It had been a mighty win, but an even greater loss for everyone.

InuYasha came into the room and pinched the bridge of his nose when a headache started to emerge. He sat down on a cushion beside Kagome and the miko sighed when InuYasha stated the obvious answer to her question.

They were in Sesshoumaru's castle, in a dimly lit room just suited for their mood. "It has been a week now and my Lord is still locked in his private chambers. Rin won't come out of hers also. The Western Territory will collapse if my Lord doesn't get out and show his subjects that his Lands are well guarded!" Jaken said half-heartedly. His heart was healing like the rest of them but he still had to watch out for competitors who would like to put their hands on Sesshoumaru's Lands while he was unable to protect them.

Kagome leaned on InuYasha, her eyes sad and downcast. "Do you really believe she's dead?" she asked in a whisper to the hanyou and the small toad servant.

InuYasha put his hand around her shoulder without looking at her, his eyes also held downcast. "I…I don't know Kagome. I don't know all the answers and I certainly don't have this one." He finished silently.

Jaken just sighed sadly and looked outside where the day was sunny and all cheerful. His little fist tightened and he got down from his chair swiftly while grunting a frustrated; "It's just not fair!" He then walked out of the room, probably going into his own chambers to brood.

InuYasha stayed immobile, his bangs covering his golden eyes and Kagome took out the dully shining Shikon no Tama from her pocket. She eyed the small jewel emptily. 'Why didn't it grant my wish?'

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*Flashback*

After the biggest flash of light of them all, the cocoon encircling Usagi's body retracted and the young woman fell sideways on the ground, her hair fanned around her like a protective blanket.

The beautiful jewel she once wielded dropped on the ground beside her, dull and cracked on all sides.

It took a moment for the good humans and youkai to notice that they had been completely healed with the last burst of power and what confused them was that the other demons, InuYasha for example, hadn't been purified like Naraku.

Sango cried out in shock as Kohaku groaned and opened his eyes. "Sango? What happened?"

The Taijiya let out a sob and embraced her brother. "You're back Kohaku! I'm so relieved!"

Miroku eyed them with a small smile until he blinked and took the prayer beads off his hands. "AHHHHHHHHHH!!! THE KAZAANA IS GONE!!!" He yelled, looking at his hands as if it was all a dream.

As soon as Sesshoumaru snapped out of his stupor because of Miroku's shout, he kneeled in front of the fallen blonde with a speed he never thought he'd be able to achieve. "Usagi?" He called out hesitantly, softly.

She didn't respond, she wasn't even breathing! Panic gripped his heart but he willed himself to stay calm and collected. Sesshoumaru pushed her shoulder softly to make her roll on her back to get a good look at her. The vision in front of him made everybody gasp and hold their breath, Sesshoumaru included. 'She…hadn't shown me this before…' He thought, before he took her in his arms.

"Usagi!" But she didn't answer his call and just lay there, unmoving. She was dressed in a sleeveless white dress with golden trims around the chest area. The crescent moon on her forehead was pulsing very faintly and irregularly.

"Usagi!" He shook her slightly again even if he knew she wasn't breathing.

InuYasha and Kagome approached slowly and the hanyou's eyes were wide opened when he looked at his half-brother. "Sesshoumaru…your arm…it has grown back! But how?!" InuYasha whispered in confusion and awe.

The Inu Lord barely glanced at his regenerated arm before his gaze transferred back to the unmoving girl in his arms. Kagome's tears fell down her cheeks and she could barely hold back a sob. "She's…she's not breathing InuYasha!!!" She gripped the hanyou's sleeve and begged anyone to do something.

Sesshoumaru's heart jumped and he kicked himself mentally for not thinking about this sooner. He put Usagi gently on the ground and got up, unsheathing his Tenseiga under the watchful and curious eyes of the others. He barely registered the gasps of shock when he slashed the sword above his lover's motionless body and waited.

And waited.

Nothing.

He could feel panic swell in his heart once again until the miko's cries reached his ears. Again with an unmatched speed, he appeared in front of Kagome who shrieked in surprise. He gripped her shoulders tightly, which made her wince in pain and made InuYasha growl menacingly. "Sesshoumaru! What the hell do you think-"

But before InuYasha could finish his phrase, The Inu Lord interrupted him and spoke directly to Kagome with a voice of steel. "The jewel! Where is the jewel, miko?" He asked harshly, but he didn't care at this point.

Kagome stuttered for a moment but her eyes widened when she understood the Taiyoukai's plan. A big smile lit her face as she took the now complete and purified Shikon no Tama out of her pocket and evaded Sesshoumaru's strong hold to run in front of the unmoving rabbit.

She put the jewel above Usagi's body and prayed as hard as she could. "Please! Please Shikon no Tama! Grant me my wish! Please let Usagi live again!" The Shikon no Tama pulsed in her hands and floated out of Kagome's hands and down near Usagi's chest.

As a light started to transfer to Usagi, it didn't have the time to enter her body as her own jewel, the Ginzuishou if Kagome correctly recalled, pulsed angrily and zoomed in the blonde's body offensively pushing the Jewel of the 4 Souls away. It was still pink when Kagome took it back and the miko fell on the ground, her tears soaking the earth below.

"WHY!?!" She cried while pounding the ground with her fists. "WHY WON'T YOU GRANT THIS WISH!?"

InuYasha gazed at the pale body of his once lively blonde friend and bent his head to hide his sadness. Everyone followed his example when Sesshoumaru suddenly let out a deafening roar filled with pain and sorrow. It shook the entirely purified Lands which could not be called the WasteLandanymore for it was growing with life again.

Sesshoumaru's eyes seemed devoid of emotion when he took the rabbit in his arms and made his cloud appear beneath his feet. InuYasha ran to him. "Sesshoumaru! What are you-!?" His voice caught in his throat as blank eyes turned to him.

InuYasha only shuddered when his brother flew away in the direction of the Western Lands, not once looking back at them.

Everyone just stood there, confused and sad. Kagome snapped out of it when she heard retreating footsteps. "Kagura! Kanna! Where are you going?" The miko called out to the 2 demonesses.

Kanna continued the walk away but Kagura turned around, waving her fan slightly and smiling sadly at Kagome. "Our hearts have been restored; we are now free to roam these lands. We will surely see you again someday, take care, Miko Kagome." With that, she disappeared into the thick forest with her sister Kanna.

InuYasha called out for Kagome to come to him. "What is it, InuYasha?" She asked while she ran back to him.

He looked at her with calm eyes. "Sesshoumaru probably went back to his castle. We should go too. I don't want my stupid half-brother to do something rash." He said silently and Kagome nodded with another sniff.

The miko climbed on the hanyou's back and InuYasha was going to jump when he looked behind. "Sango? Miroku? Aren't you coming with us?"

Shippou immediately cried out and latched himself on Kagome's shoulder. "HEY! I'm not leaving Kagome-okaasan alone!"

InuYasha looked disgruntled for a second until Sango's shy response reached his dog ears. "Ano…We'd love too but I've wanted so much to go back to my village and start to train other demon hunters…" Sango answered shyly, but her posture really told them that she felt sorry for Usagi.

Miroku was about to open his mouth when InuYasha scoffed. "Let me guess; you want to stay with Sango and help her repopulate her village, right?"

The monk turned as red as a tomato as well as Sango who had to block Kohaku's mouth when he started to ask what InuYasha meant by that. Kagome looked sad but she nodded nonetheless. "I understand. You have your life to live as well. I'm sure we'll see each other sooner or later, like Kagura said!"

Kagome tried to act all cheerful en though tears were falling again from her eyes. She urged InuYasha to go and the hanyou nodded, jumping away in his brother's castle direction.

It was just hard for everybody. Katsura was left to reassemble his Lord's troops and to guide them back to the Western Lands. Ryuu, Kurama and Kouga did the same and soon the middle Lands were empty again.

*End Flashback*

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'When we arrived at the castle, all we heard was a little girl's cry and a door closing rather loudly.'

Kagome's musings were cut short as InuYasha shook her slightly. The miko accepted the offered clawed hand and got up. "It's getting late, we should go to bed. I doubt that Sesshoumaru will get out of his bedroom today." The hanyou said silently.

Kagome only nodded; she was lost in her thoughts again.

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*Flashback*

After hearing Sesshoumaru's charge cry and close her bedroom door with a bang, Kagome and InuYasha ran to find Sesshoumaru. They finally found him in one of his many bedrooms; he was putting Usagi on the bed and covering her unmoving form with a warm blanket.

With one last look and a kiss on her pale cheek, he set off to his own bedroom and sat on a chair beside his immense bed, looking out his window.

"You shouldn't hurt yourself like this Sesshoumaru. Nothing can bring her back now." InuYasha said from his post in front of Sesshoumaru's door.

The Taiyoukai turned his blank eyes towards his brother. " Her crescent moon is still glowing, albeit faintly. I will not accept her death."

InuYasha sighed in frustration. "Listen Sesshoumaru! Not everything can bend to your almighty will! Just accept the fact that she's-"

InuYasha yelped and was thrown backwards and out of the Inu Lord's personal chambers as Sesshoumaru roared and flicked his wrist, calling forth his whip. The door banged shut as InuYasha collided with the wall and Kagome had to help him get up.

"You shouldn't have pressed the matter, InuYasha. Come on, I'll bandage your wounds." They left the area in search of the infirmary with the help of Jaken, who looked shaken by all this turn of event.

*End Flashback*

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"We're lucky that I still remember my way through this castle or else we could've gotten lost! Still, it's been more than 100 years." InuYasha looked around and gave a satisfied sound when he found a suitable bedroom for Kagome.

He motioned for her to get in and she did so without complaining. "Goodnight Kagome. I'll be in the room next to this one if you need me."

As he was about to move away, Kagome gripped his sleeve. "Say InuYasha? Do you think that if we created a happy atmosphere in the castle it would motivate Sesshoumaru to come out of his room?"

InuYasha seemed to think about her idea for a moment. "Hmmm. Maybe. One can never know with Sesshoumaru, but it's worth a try. We should do a gathering with all our friends and the other Lords. Maybe they'll be able to get through that thick shell of his. I know for a fact that Ryuu is a close friend of Sesshoumaru and that Kurama is well known for his spirited and playful side. They could do my brother some good. And Kouga…well…"

InuYasha stopped his phrase and growled, his eye twitching. Kagome forced down a snort of laughter and instead moved to pet his ears to calm him down. InuYasha growled slightly, almost as a purr, and he swatted her hand away when it started to affect his lower region.

"Stop that, woman! You don't know what you do to me. Don't start something you won't be able to finish!"

Kagome's cheeks became red and she mumbled a shy "Goodnight InuYasha" before she closed her door softly.

The hanyou sighed and went to his own room while thinking about the invitations and all the work that needed to be done for this gathering.

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