InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Dreams ❯ Wish From the Heart ( Chapter 48 )

Broken Dreams

 

Sing it with me now! Ding dong, the wolf is dead!

 

Chapter 48

 

Wish From the Heart

 

Kouga's limp body lay bloodied and bruised against the tree a few feet away from Inuyasha and Kagome. The deep cuts on his body, raked from the Kaze-no-Kizu, dripped down his arms and formed small puddles on the ground beside him. Kouga stared lifelessly at the ground, his one eye a bloody mess and flesh and puss. Kagome took a breath and tried to maintain her composure. She couldn't. She dropped her bow and threw herself into Inuyasha's chest.

“He's gone…he's really gone…” She sobbed. Inuyasha ran a hand through her hair and nodded. “I…god…what if this is a dream? How do I know this is real?” Inuyasha stepped away and knelt down to place a kiss on Kagome's lips. He withdrew and smiled.

“That's how you know.” He whispered. Kagome blushed and grew concerned.

“Turn around, let me see your back.” She said. Inuyasha turned, and Kagome gasped. Inuyasha's back was a bloody mess, the flesh torn and ripped from Kouga's blows. “Your back…”

“I'll be fine.” Inuyasha grunt. He walked over to Kouga and knelt down. He sliced into Kouga's legs, and removed the two Shikon-no-Kakera. He cleaned them of the wolf's blood before holding them out to Kagome. Kagome took them and reached into her blouse for the other shard. She bit her lip and slowly slid the two shards into the jewel. With a flash of light, the three shards fused together. Kagome felt her breath hitch as she stared, for the first time in five years, at the full Shikon-no-Tama.

“It's complete…after all this time, it's complete…” She whispered. Inuyasha nodded.

“So much death and pain, all because of this.” He muttered, gingerly picking the jewel up between his claws. He peered at it closely. “Do you still want to bathe?” He asked, palming the jewel. Kagome nodded, confused, and slipped onto a smooth rock on the banks of the hot spring and removed her clothing. Inuyasha obediently turned around and gave the miko her privacy. He looked down at the Shikon-no-Tama for a moment before slipping it into a pocket in his hakama.

“Sit down here.” Kagome said. “By the bank here.” Inuyasha slowly stepped back and sat down.

“This isn't going to end like it did the last time I sat near you while you bathed, is it?” He asked coyly. Kagome had the good grace to blush as she remembered the last time they had been at this particular spring.

“Don't be a hentai, I'm just going to wash your back.” Kagome scolded. Inuyasha chuckled to himself and sat down. He pulled the tattered remains of his shirt over his head and let Kagome set about her work. Kagome dipped the sleeve of her blouse into the water before rubbing it over his back gently. The white material quickly stained pink, then blood red. Inuyasha hissed as the hot water stung a bit against the heavy wounds, but let Kagome continue.

Kagome inhaled sharply as she noticed the full extent of the damage Kouga's blows had done. The various gashes and bruises would only take a day or so to heal, she knew that due to hanyou physiology. But in the meantime they all looked rather painful. Kagome dipped the blouse sleeve back in the water again, grimacing as she held it over the bank and quite literally wrung out the blood before finishing her cleaning.

“What do you think I should wish for?” Inuyasha asked suddenly. Kagome frowned as she turned to the task of washing herself.

“Well I told you what I would wish for.” Kagome said softly. She reached out and gently took Inuyasha's hand, rubbing her thumb over the patch of skin where his hand once been. “I don't think you should have to spend the rest of your life like this.”

“Kagome, I'm fine like this, alright?” Inuyasha muttered.

“But I'm not. You shouldn't have to live like this, Besides.” Kagome reached up and ran a finger over the crescent-shaped scar where a fuzzy ear had once been. “I miss your ear.” Inuyasha smirked to himself and shook his head.

“What is it with you women and the ears?” He asked. “Kagome…don't get wrong, I'd like to go back, but there's something more important at hand: the well. Don't you miss your family?” Kagome nodded.

“Yeah, but I'm used to missing them. I mean, I spent most of my time here before. I do worry about them, but given the choice, I'd choose you over them.” She told him, climbing out of the spring. “What you wish for is entirely up to you though.” Kagome dressed and gave Inuyasha the ok to turn around. He did so and sighed.

“Kagome…I want what's best for you…” Kagome shook her head.

“And I want what's best for you.” She countered. Inuyasha looked thoughtful for a moment.

“If you could have both…you know, be with me and get your family back…would you?” Inuyasha asked. Kagome rolled her eyes and nodded.

“Of course, silly. But I'd choose you if I had to.” Inuyasha smiled and shook his head at the miko's loyalty.

“I think I know what to wish for then…” He said. Kagome nodded, curious. “I can't wish for my looks back, Kagome. You know how easily the jewel gets tainted, and if I were to make a selfish wish like that, it would probably backfire, and who knows what would happen…but I think there's a way to make you happy without that happening.” Kagome nodded again.

“Okay, then what are you going to wish for?” She asked. Inuyasha smiled and patted the folds of his hakama where a small lump lay in the pocket.

“You'll find out in the morning, I promise.” He said. “But if I tell you now…I just want to make sure that you don't try and change my mind. It's for the best though.” Kagome sighed, the hanyou's stubbornness annoying her.

“Look…we've fought hard today, especially you. It's late, ok? Let's get some sleep and we'll talk about it in the morning.” She said, yawning. Inuyasha nodded, accepting her surrender, and reached forward and wrapped her in his arms before walking from the spring and the corpse of Kouga. He sat down in front of a tree once the wolf was out of sight and lay back. Kagome snuggled up against his shoulder and pressed a kiss to his neck.

“What you wish for, you better be by my side when I wake up tomorrow.” She whispered before slipping into dreamland. Inuyasha lay awake for another hour before coming to a decision. He reached into his robes and pulled the Shikon-no-Tama out. He pressed a kiss to Kagome's forehead before bringing the jewel up to his lips and whispering his wish. The pink orb glowed white as it purified, before vanishing from the world. Inuyasha sighed.

“See you in the morning, Kagome.” He whispered. He rested his head back and followed his mate into sleep. The sun dipped down from the trees, casting the body of the once proud Wolf Prince into darkness. As Inuyasha and his mate slept, a large nezumi-youkai slipped into the hot clearing. She sniffed the sleeping lovers before dismissing them as too much trouble. Sniffing out Kouga, the youkai reared up and bit into Kouga's hair, pulling back as the corpse fell to the ground with a thud. With a satisfied twinkle in her eye and an eager rumble in her stomach, the nezumi-youkai pulled Kouga's corpse into the forest back to her lair. She had four pups and a mate to feed. Tonight, her family would dine well.

 

Nezumi: Rat

 

How many of you would want a sequel? I've got a rough outline, and it wouldn't be as dark as this one, but it would be a sequel. I can't give what it would be about out yet, as it would give away the ending, but I will tell you a little…if you guys are interested, I'll post the summary next time, as the last chapter is the last and thus, I can tell you what the sequel would be about.

 

Broken Dreams 2: Building the Future

Genres: Angst/Romance

Rating: M