InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Demon Eyes ❯ Burning Like the Sun ( Chapter 5 )

Demon Eyes

By LoupeyLady

Disclaimer: I am a very, very poor college student. I own nothing. I am unoriginal. I am just playing with Rumiko Takahashi's creations. (wistful sigh) I really wouldn't mind a rent-to-own deal with Kouga or Sesshoumaru, though!

Author's Note: If you like Kikyo you won't like this! She dies. Painfully. She doesn't even get a single line. Joy!

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Chapter Five: Burning Like the Sun

Kagome lazily drifted awake, savoring the feel of her mate's arms around her. The last two days had been exhausting, and her new muscles were aching. "No wonder Inu Yasha was always so cranky… he must have been really, really frustrated."

She gave a quiet giggle as her eyes came to rest on his rosary, lying by Tetsusaiga's sheath in the grass. Her face grew red as she remember just how "grateful" he had been to have the necklace removed.

"Speaking of necklaces," she thought to herself, looking down at the Shikon shards still hanging around her neck. They looked no different than they had before the transformation, but somehow the shards had granted her wish. "Maybe making us demons didn't even tap the surface of the jewel's power," she mused. Cupping the shards in her hand, she looked at the tiny fragments. "So many pieces… I wish…" Kagome sighed and dropped the shards.

Suddenly, the Shikon shards pulsed. Kagome's eyes widened as the pieces began to glow, a pale pink light slowly expanding around her.

Inu Yasha woke with a start as the jewel fragments lifted out of Kagome's hands and hovered above their heads. Kagome jumped out of his arms. "No," she whispered in awe, looking past the barrier, "It can't be…"

With his new miko senses, Inu Yasha could feel shards rushing at the barrier from all directions. Kagome's Shikon shards started to spin, still floating overhead. As stray pieces tore through the dome they left small white ripples of energy before crashing into the spinning mass.

The pink light grew more intense, rivaling the sun. Kagome's arm moved in reflex to cover her eyes, before she realized that it wasn't necessary. The light didn't hurt.

"What happened?" Inu Yasha whispered, walking up to her back and drawing her close, his eyes never leaving the light above.

"I think I made another wish," Kagome breathed in awe.

"How?"

"I have no idea. I shouldn't have been able to make the first one… but it worked."

"I wish someone could just explain this all to me," Inu Yasha grumbled.

"Don't-!" Kagome stepped away and whirled around, her eyes wide, trying to cover his mouth before he could finish. "Too Late," she said with a sigh.

Above them the light began to dim, the power pulling back inside itself, slowly slowing its rotation before it came to a sudden stop and started to fall. The completed jewel landed on the grass in front of them.

A trail of blue light began to seep out of it, rising like smoke on the wind before widening to form a ghostly silhouette. Slowly, Midoriko opened her eyes. She smiled, and took a breath to speak, but closed her mouth with a snap of teeth. She looked at Kagome with a critical eye.

"Oh, that'll never do," she stated with a frown.

Her hand reached out, its blue outline shimmering into pink. Slowly it grew until the hand was larger than her entire body. Suddenly, her fist shot out of the dome, streaming across the horizon before snapping back with something in tow.

"Kikyo?" Kagome questioned with a frown.

Midoriko's expression grew serene, but her eyes flashed with gleeful malice. Inu Yasha stepped in front of Kagome protectively. Midoriko's eyes looked like Sango's when she was about to hit Miroku with Hiraikotsu.

The pink energy passed through the dome without even a ripple, but Kikyo's body hit the barrier with a loud "thunk!" and a bounce. The pink hand flew back outside the dome, sending Kikyo's body high into the sky before slamming her back against the barrier. Inu Yasha winced at the noise. Kagome's jaw dropped in shock.

The giant pink hand adjusted its grip, dangling her by the neck before slamming her down again. One arm shattered, and the trapped souls began to stream out. With a blue trail of souls following the undead miko, the pink hand flew back one more time, before opening up to cup her in its palm.

Using gravity as a weapon, the hand shoved her down, and crushed her ceramic body against the dome, sending small shards of porcelain rattling down the sides.

From beneath the pink hand, the rest of the souls flew free, spiraling up into the sky, but one darker soul stayed clenched in the giant fist. Slowly, the hand pulled back inside, the soul's dark aura burning off with a hiss.

Gently cupping the now pure soul, Midoriko's arm returned to normal. She walked over to Kagome and placed it in her outstretched arms. Kagome closed her eyes, and with a blissful smile on her face, she drew her arms in, crossing them over her chest as the rest of her soul sank into her body.

She felt a hand under her chin, gently lifting her head, and opened her eyes to stare into Inu Yasha's golden orbs. She smiled up at him, tears of happiness in her eyes. He returned her gentle smile and pulled her into his arms, gently rocking back and forth as she nuzzled his neck.

Midoriko coughed discreetly. "You wanted some explanations?" She asked, sitting down on the soft grass.

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Author Notes:

I'm trying to write like mad and come up with an ending for this story before graduation. After I get my BA and move out of the dorms I don't know how often I'll be able to get on the internet. If I run out of time I'll post an epilogue or summary of some sort so I don't just leave you guys hanging.