InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Every ThingI Do, I Do It For You (New Edit) ❯ A Prayer ( Chapter 3 )

 

 

 

 

 

A Prayer

 

 

The compound around the palace was quiet when InuYasha walked out the door. The air was cool, stinging his wet cheeks. Something told him that Kagome's death was imminent. It pained him even more to think she would die here, among the cold, uncaring auspices of his half-brother. Holding her close, InuYasha was at a loss at what to do. Suddenly, he felt a tug on one of his sleeves. Startled, he looked down into the small face of Sesshomaru's ward, Rin.

 

“Wh-what…” he began to say, then stopped.

 

Rin was carrying something. Silently, she offered him a sheathed sword.

 

“Tenseiga…” He breathed in amazement, and hesitantly reached for it.

 

Suddenly, he dropped his hand and closed his eyes, bowing his head over the girl in his arms and fell to his knees.

 

“Take it,” Rin said. “Why did you stop?”

 

“Rin, I appreciate your doing this,” he said. “In fact, I don't even know how you knew I needed it.”

 

“I was in the audience hall when you came,” she replied. “You probably didn't notice me. Only Jaken and Lord Sesshomaru notice me anyway.”

 

“I know the risk you must be taking bringing me this sword, but in my present form I don't think I can use it.”

 

“I'm sorry,” said Rin, and lowered the sword.

 

Just then, Kagome gave a shuddering sigh in his arms and went still.

 

“Oh, gods, no,” moaned InuYasha, lowering his cheek to her lips to feel for her breath.

 

There was nothing.

 

He laid her down and with a trembling hand, tried to feel a pulse in her neck.

 

Nothing, she was gone.

Rin still stood by his side as he knelt by the dead girl, bowing his head down so she would not see his tears.

 

“Maybe if you pray,” Rin said.

 

“What?” he gasped out. “What are you talking about? She's dead!”

 

“Well, maybe you should pray to the soul of your father. Ask him to let you use Tenseiga.”

 

InuYasha had never believed much in prayer. And he had never really known his father. The girl was being fanciful, he thought

 

“I don't pray,” he replied.

 

“Everyone can pray,” said Rin. “When my family were killed, I prayed to them to send someone to watch over and care for me. And you see - Lord Sesshomaru saved me and now I'm no longer alone.”

 

InuYasha let out a deep, rattling sigh. Well, his father left him little in life besides Tessaiga, maybe the old man owed him in death.

 

“Okay, Rin, show me how to pray.”

 

The young girl put the sword down between them and knelt down folding her hands in prayer, and InuYasha followed her example.

 

“Now concentrate, clear your mind of everything except what you want your father to hear. Then think it - really hard - and send it with your mind to the place the souls of dead demons go.”

 

InuYasha was not too comfortable with this, but looking down at Kagome, he reached inside himself and did what Rin instructed. `Father', he prayed, `if you are watching over your children in the living world, hear my prayer. I need to use Tenseiga to save the life of my friend, a human girl. Please send me the power to use the sword you created.'

 

“Are you done?” asked Rin, as he rested his hands on his knees and raised his tear stained face.

 

“Yes,” he said softly.

 

“Take Tensiega - take it quickly, before my Lord misses it.”

 

InuYasha drew the sword. Suddenly, he could see them, the ones who had come to take Kagome to the other side. He swiped at them with the sword, and they shredded and disappeared. Re-sheathing the sword, he gave it to Rin.

 

“Thank you Rin,” he said. “You didn't have to help us, but you did. You are very brave.”

 

The young girl laughed, bowed, and scampered off, carrying the sword with her.

 

Kagome still showed no sign of life. InuYasha picked her up, hoping against hope that she might revive, and left the palace compound.

 

Entering the forest, totally exhausted, InuYasha expended every last bit of strength he had climbing with Kagome into a tree where they might be safe. Still, he saw no signs of life from her. He sat in the crook of the trees limbs, cradling her in his arms, and fell asleep.

 

After the dawn, the sun's first rays struck InuYasha, and he woke as he transformed back into his half demon form. He opened his eyes as he felt the change, and they fell on Kagome where she still lay in his arms. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked at him as his hair turned silvery white, dog ears sprouted on his head and his eyes turned gold.

 

“I died,” she whispered, raising her hand to his cheek. “But you came for me, saved me even from death.”

 

InuYasha could not control the big sob of relief that escaped him as he crushed her to his chest. He whispered a prayer of thanks to the spirit of his father in his mind.

 

“Kagome, I'd do anything to save you. You know it's true, I'd die for you too.”

 

 

Don't tell me it's not worth tryin' for

I can't help it there's nothin' I want more

I would fight for you - I'd lie for you

Walk the wire for you - yeah I'd die for you

 

Ya know it's true

Everything I do - I do it for you.

 

The End

 

A/N: I am a romantic, I could not let Kagome stay dead. ;)