InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Death Of Love ❯ The End. (not the actual end, you'll see) ( Chapter 3 )

I know that Inuyasha would have been able to sniff Kikyo, but let's just say she used a spell to mask her scent.

 

Kouga and his `clan' were out hunting for food again. Ginta was getting some water to drink, Kouga was searching for food, and Hakkaku was searching for firewood, and guarding the place. (i bet you can guess who finds kagome!)

 

Ginta was at the river, the only calm part of the river, when he realized he forgot the water bucket back at camp. He was just about to head back, when he heard a moan. A normal human wouldn't have heard it, but with his youkai hearing, he heard it loud and clear. At first he thought it was an animal that was half dead. He went to check it out, and what he saw shocked him more then anything ever could.

 

There was Kagome. She was lying with her lower body in the water, and her upper body on the rocks. He could see that there was a large hole in her stomach, because her shirt was drenched in blood. Her left arm was bent in a way that arms shouldn't be bent in, and he was certain the he could see some white under her knee. Her normally clean ebony hair was now filthy and her beautiful face was covered in cuts and bruises. He stood there for 5 minutes in shock, before he realized he should get help. Running at a speed that would have helped him keep up with Kouga, he ran back to the camp, knowing he wouldn't be able to lift her, that Kouga would want to know about this, and that it might not be wise to move her.

*With the Gang*

 

It had been three days. Three days since the end. That's what they called her death. The end, because, it was just that. The end of their hopes, the end of their happiness, the end of their quest for the jewel shards, the end of their fight with Naraku. They no longer cared about Naraku. They were after whoever it was that Murdered Kagome. After who murdered Sango's sister. After who murdered Shippo's mother. After who murdered Miroku's sister. After who murdered Kaede's granddaughter. (the gang went back to kaedes village, and she knows about what happened.) They were after the person who murdered Inuyasha's love. Her death had affected them all. Shippo had become mute and ignored Inuyasha. Sango, the strong demon slayer, had broken down in tears and cried until her voice went out. Whenever she would go to the hot spring to bathe, she would cry even more there. After awhile the group found out, and she would cry anywhere. Every night she would cry herself to sleep. Miroku had cried when they found the dagger, but not as much as Sango did. He would also cry frequently, but his tears were more silent. He had prayed for Kagome's spirit, but he could never meditate. He knew that Kagome never approved of his lecherous behavior, so he never flirted anymore. He even stopped groping Sango. The night they found the dagger, Inuyasha had left camp and did something he hadn't done since his mother had died. He cried. He would only cry in secret, but the others knew what he was doing. He had decided that he was going to go down the cliff and search for her body, but when he went, he didn't find any. (kagome was already found) He felt both dread and relief. He dreaded it, because she wouldn't have a grave or a funeral to honor her greatness. He wouldn't be able to beg for forgiveness for all the times he called her names, for all the times he constantly put her down, compare her to Kikyo, going to Kikyo, and most of all not telling her how he truly felt. Relief for two reasons, he wasn't sure he would want to see her body bloody and pale from death, and deep down in the absolute bottom of his heart thought that maybe just maybe she could still be alive.