InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fateful Night ❯ Storm of Blood Stained Tears ( Chapter 1 )

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Fateful Night

Disclaimer: If I owned Inuyasha, I'd be one happy girl.

A/N: Hello, Enjoy the first chapter of my story. I hope you like it. This is a revised version. After I found out that, the first chapter disappeared on a few sites I went ahead and revised it so here it is again. I will be revising more chapters later and working on continuing the story too. I need your reviews. Please be nice. I love great reviews and they make me want to continue the story.

PS : I CAN NOT SPELL. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES U REVIEW ABOUT MY SPELLING ITS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SPELL.

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Storm of Bloodstained Tears

Chapter 1

Kagome stalked down the street fuming, she was soaked from head to toe. Her raven hair hung down her back in dripping tendrils and her bangs were plastered to her face.

`He forgot! I can not believe this!' Kagome screamed mentally as she tried to dash some of the water off her black evening dress as she walked toward her temple home. `It's only the most important day of the year and HE FORGOT!'

Stomping around the corner, Kagome did not notice the man walking her way. She was pulling at her dress tugging it into place as it again twisted around her slim frame in soggy wrinkles. Running straight into someone's chest she felt strong arms wrap around her keeping her form falling to the wet pavement. In a moment of panic she pushed away form his embrace and brought back her purse ready to swing it at her would be attacker.

“Kagome?” a familiar voice questioned, “Please don't hit me. I'm sorry I'm late.,” it pleaded.

Finally looking at her assailant Kagome recognized the object of her anger standing in front of her, tentatively holding her by the shoulders.

“HOJO! Where have you been? I waited for an hour at the restaurant hopping you'd come.” Stormy eyes flashing Kagome took a step closer to him rising up on her tiptoes in an attempt to lessen the difference in height she continued.

“I can't believe you! Don't you know what today is?! We had 8'o clock reservations! Why didn't you call me? I've been calling your cell phone and your office for the last 30 minutes! ”

When she finally paused for a breath Hojo hurriedly tried to explain. “Kagome-chan calm down. I didn't forget, I got stuck in a meeting. I'm sorry I didn't call. Mr. Sakai pulled me into his office just as I was leaving the building, I couldn't help it.”

“You still should have called.” Kagome retorted hotly scowling up at Hojo irritated about their broken date. “Why didn't you tell Mr. Sakai that you had to go?” she questioned.

Hearing the slight whine in her dejected voice Hojo pulled his dripping date into his arms. “I'm sorry Ka-chan I should have said something. I know how important today is to you, but…”

“But, what!” she yelled pushing out of his embrace once again. “Isn't this an important day to you too?” cocking her head to the side she glared up at him dangerously.

“No…no that's not what I meant…Kagome I just…” he stammered waving his hands in front of him trying to ward off her anger.

“Just what!” she yelled again fighting back the tears that had been threatening to fall all evening. “Do you even remember what tonight is?” she whispered brokenly.

Hojo leaned closer to Kagome trying to hear her trembling voice. Brows furrowed he looked down on her bowed head, noticing for the first time that she was drenched. “Of course I remember.” He assured her pulling off his coat, draping it around her shivering shoulders Hojo moved to her side pulling her in close to his body trying to give her a little of his own warmth.

“It's the night before your last finals. You'll be a collage graduate by the end of the week Kagome. Just think about it Ka-chan by this time next Saturday you'll have a degree in Asian History. I am so proud of you; I'm sorry I messed up our date; I was hoping you could forget about your finals for a night and relax. I guess I blew it huh? Don't worry I'll make it up to y…” stumbling Hojo looked down as Kagome violently tore herself from his embrace. Her face flushed with anger she rounded on him.

Kagome could not believe what she heard. Hojo stood there his arm casually draped across her shoulder babbling on about her finals. FINALS?! He thought tonight was a break from studying (sure, she did hate to study but…) Finals! Jerking away from him Kagome spun on her heel and slapped Hojo across the face as hard as she could. Tears streaming down her face her voice cracked as she screamed at him, “FINALS? You wanted to take me out for one last fling before FINALS! You inconsiderate jerk! I cannot believe you! How could you forget?!” she ranted. Tearing off his coat as if the damp material had burned her, she threw it to the ground. Tuning she took off up the street running as fast as she could.

Kagome could hardly see as she bolted away from Hojo. Sobs racked her body making her lungs burn. Struggling for air, she dashed across the empty street. Turning into a small park Kagome tried to swipe at her eyes desperate to see as her heels twisted dangerously in the loose gravel. `God dam it why did I wear these stupid things. I hate heels!' She yelled at herself.

“Kagome! Wait for me please!”

Swerving away from the sound of Hojo's pursuing voice, Kagome veered off the path and onto the wet grass. One of her heels sank into the moist earth and it was sucked away from her as she continued to run. Stumbling from the sudden jerk Kagome toppled towards the lawn. Throwing out her hands in an attempt to break her fall she landed on her forearms and knees sliding across the slick grass. She came to a stop as she hit a small tree knocking the breath fro her lungs. Gasping for air Kagome did not notice Hojo kneel down beside her. When he leaned over and pulled her onto his lap, she struggled trying to escape his arms.

Hojo followed Kagome as she fled from him. He could hear her sobs above the pouring rain the sound wrenching at his heart. When she turned into the park worry lanced through him. It was a dangerous place to venture into after dark. Praying that the rain would keep the rougher segment of the populous away he sped up. Seeing her stumble as she turned onto the grass he winced as she hit the ground in front of him. He rushed to her gasping form and gently reached for her.

When she started to fight him, he just pulled her closer. Holding her against his chest he tried to sooth her angry tears, stroking her dripping hair and murmuring quietly to her. Finally as her struggles calmed, she turned her face into his neck and sobbed. He held her small shivering form close furiously searching his brain for a reason why Kagome had gone into such a rage.

“Kagome what is wrong? Please tell me, I'm so sorry.” Hojo cajoled desperately trying to remember why tonight was so important to her if it was not Kagome's upcoming graduation. Around them, the rain began to ease off softening the outlines of the surrounding trees and playground equipment. The muffled sounds of distant traffic and Kagome's ragged sobs filled Hojo's ears. Focused on the shaking, damp bundle in his lap Hojo failed to see the four men approaching them.

The thugs grinned as they advanced on the oblivious couple who had found their way into the gang's territory. As they surrounded the pair the group looked to their leader for a signal, it came when the burly man pulled his lips back in a predatory grin revealing gleaming white fangs. In a flash, two of the thugs rushed the couple. A large man with scares crisscrossing his arms grabbed Hojo by the shoulder and yanked him to his feet. As Kagome was tumbled out of Hojo's lap a wiry teen caught her around the waist pulling her tightly against his chest the teen clamped his other hand over Kagome's mouth.

Hojo spun around trying to see what was happening as he was flung to the ground. What he saw made the blood drain from his face. A man held Kagome around the waist, leering down at her as he covered her mouth to keep her form screaming. Hojo could see her eyes wide in fear as she struggled in his arms. Hojo stumbled back to his feet as the man who had grabbed him now stepped in front of him blocking his view of Kagome.

“Not so fast boy'o.” the brut rumbled. Looking up at him Hojo's eyes widened, the man's arms were as big around as his own thighs, and scares ran across them from the backs of his hands up under the sleeves of his rain soaked T-shirt. Massive bowed legs bulged under his jeans which seemed about to burst under the strain of the mammoth muscles within. Looking into his face a squirming knot of unease slid its way down to his stomach. The man's wide mouth was open in a grin displaying a row of large flat teeth; his nose was oddly misshapen from numerous untreated breaks.

Paling Hojo took a step back and ran into a third gang member. Spinning around Hojo quickly took in the features of this new threat. Tall and gangly the man stood in a lazy slouch putting his sunken eyes, level with the top of Hojo's head. The rain did not even drip off his nose that seemed more like a pair of vertical slits rather slid down his face to his thin lips, which did nothing to hide the slender needle sharp canines that protrude from beneath them. Hojo took a step back in disbelief when the man slipped a forked tongue out to capture the moisture collecting at the corner of his mouth.

Kagome struggled against the man who held her clamped against his chest. Fear filled her mind as she watched two gang members surround Hojo. One huge man stalked closer to Hojo as he continued to stare at the skeletally thin man he had bumped into. Desperate to warn him of the danger behind him, Kagome bit down hard on the hand pressed tightly against her mouth. Blood filled her mouth coating her tongue in its bitter taste. With a muffled curse, the man threw her away from him as he grabbed at his injured hand. Kagome fell to her knees, spiting the burning stuff out of her mouth. Raising her head, she searched for Hojo drawing a breath to warn him.

“HOJO! Behi….” She was interrupted as a fist slammed into her check sending electric pain arching a path across her eye and up to her temple knocking her to the ground. She was roughly hauled to her feet a loud growl filled her ears as she came face to face with a nightmare.

Kenji watched the woman bite Kusanagi's hand and grinned thinly before stalking over to them. When his subordinate threw the wench away from him Kenji dashed forward and struck out at her before she could warn her lover. Yanking her from the ground by the back of her neck, he grabbed her elbow and jerked her around to face him.

Leaning down he snarled, “Give me what I want and I'll let him go.” Kenji watched her face pale at the malice in his voice. Smirking he gave her a jerk making sure his claws dug into her arm. Barring his fangs he sneered as two red splashes spread across her cheeks. Fire flashed in her eyes as she spat at him and tried again to pull away.

“Get the Hell away from me!” Kagome shrieked. Terrified she tried to jerk her arm out of his painful grip desperately trying to look over her shoulder for Hojo. Bracing her feet, she leaned back away from the cruelly smiling man and gasped as she watched the giant man walked up behind Hojo. He wrapped his massive arms around the smaller man drawing him up against his chest in a punishing grip. Whimpering softly Kagome closed her eyes for a moment in denial.

Hojo snapped out of his shocked observation of the man's face as he felt arms wrap around his chest. Belatedly trying to twist out of the punishing hold, Hojo groaned as the air squeezed from his lungs. Gasping Hojo pounded on the thick scared arms holding him. Suddenly fire lashed across his face. Shocked he jerked his gaze back to the gaunt man in time to see his forked tongue dart out this time, licking blood off the tip of a striped whip.

Hojo felt warm liquid mix with the rain slide down his face from the burning line across his cheek. Raising a hand to his injured face Hojo felt the slice that ran from the corner of his eye to the back of his jaw. Mouth gapping Hojo again struggled in the arms of the giant as his accomplice advanced on him. Fear thundered through Hojo as he watched the man with the whip raise his arm.

Trying to kick at the man holding him, Hojo's world began to shrink in around him, the edges of this vision blearing with a thick fog. `Impossible!' his mind screamed at him as he watched the inconceivably thin man in front of him flicker between shapes.

Snake…

Man…the arm holding the whip jerked forward and another lash of fire erupted across

Hojo's chest.

Snake…

Man…

Snake…the front of Hojo's shirt hung open baring the burning line across his chest to the chilled rain as a striped tail streaked towards him.

Man…

Snake…Panic flickered at the edges of his brain threatening to blacken his sight completely. Clamping his eyes shut Hojo desperately tried to deny what his eyes had shown him. Suddenly a piercing scream tore the advancing darkness from Hojo's brain. Snapping his eyes open he tried twisting in the arms of the man behind him straining to locate Kagome, his heart contracting in sudden pain for forgetting her even an instant. Squinting through the thickening rain, he searched for her.

`There!' she was pinned against a tree by a tall burly man. The man's hair stood out around his head seeming to ignore the pounding rain, Kagome's small frame was dwarfed by the man's leering bulk her hair plastered to her face and neck by the rain she looked tiny in his hands.

“Kagome!” Hojo called roughly “Stay away from her ass hole!”

The man just ignored him and leaned in closer to Kagome. Hojo could see the fear in Kagome's eyes as the man spoke to her, before she started struggling against her captor. Hojo winced as he watched the man slammed Kagome into the tree again.

Kagome had screamed when she saw Hojo take another blow from the man with the whip. Savage growling thundered around her and she could feel warm breath flowing over her ear and neck. Cringing she turned her head toward the man holding her arms and nearly screamed. His face was contorted into a hideous snarl that pulled his lips back off his teeth, for just a moment Kagome thought she saw green flames flicker around the man. Kagome's vision grayed in pain when the man grabbed her by the shoulders in a punishing grip and spun slamming her into the tree behind him.

Burning pain erupted beneath her ribs making her cry out. The bark of the tree pinched her back as he pushed her harder against its trunk. Panting in fear Kagome fought back the tears that sprang to her eyes. Around her the world faded and all she could do was stare at the man's face. Two golden stripes ran across his cheeks just under both eyes that glowed blazingly green. His canines lengthened into fangs as she watched, and she could feel his claws pierce her skin as he hissed, “Give me what I want; Miko, and I might just keep my men from killing your lover.”

Eyes wide Kagome again tried to escape the man in front of her pulling away from his searing grip on her arms, tossing her head from side to side in an attempt to free herself.

`He's insane! I'm not a Miko!' she silently screamed confused. She could not think of any thing she had that he would want. `He's going to rape you.' her mind screamed back at her. This thought made her struggle harder against him. The pain of slamming roughly against the tree once again brought her mind back from the edge of panic as she stared up at the wild haired man who sneered at her.

“Don't you want him to live little Miko? I thought you were a couple.” Looking over at the struggling man still trapped in Oushigi's arms a slow malicious grin spread over his face. Turning back to the woman, he had pinned to a tree he amended “Then again maybe you don't. Humm…I do recall you were running from him earlier, you seemed quite upset. Miko, did this man harm you?” Kenji asked with false concern. Cocking his head to the side, he looked down at Kagome “Yes...yes, I think we must have saved you from an attacker.”

Grinning down at the quaking woman in his arms, he pulled her forward wrapping her in his arms. “Oushigi, bring that bastard over here, so I can decide what to do to him.” Smirking Kenji glanced over at the man who hung in Oushigi's grip. Bending near the frightened woman, he held against his chest he whispered. “Do not worry little Miko we will take care of this bastard for you.”

Shuddering in his arms Kagome's heart froze at the sound of the man's mocking kindness. “Leave him alone!” she begged stiffening in his arms.

“If you want him to live you will give me the item of power you possess, little Miko.”

“I don't know what you're talking about!” Kagome shouted, “Just let us go. Please we don't have anything to steal.”

Hojo was unceremoniously carried over to the man who held Kagome pinned. As his captor neared them, Hojo heard Kagome's plea for release. He watched as the leader of the gang flung her away from him and backhanded her hard across the face. Her head whipped to the side from the impact and she fell boneless to the ground. Stunned Hojo yelled outraged at the man.

“What the hell is wrong with you? Let her go for Kami's sake.” At his outburst the giant holding him tightened, his arms forcing all the air form his abused lungs. Slumping forward across the man's arms, Hojo watched as a pair of clawed bare feet came into view below him. The man jerked his head up by a handful of hair. Before he could react, a crushing blow to his jaw rocked his head back, pulling most of the hair the man held, from his scalp.

Kenji felt the man's jaw crack under his fist and grinned cruelly as the man's head lolled back against Oushigi's scared chest. Behind him, the woman shrieked as Kenji tossed a fistful of her lover's hair to the ground. Turning back to the Miko again held in Kusanagi's arms. Kenji revealed his fangs in a gloating smile. “We can do this all night if you like, or you can just give me what I want. It's up to you Miko.” Grabbing her face Kenji caressed her cheek tenderly. “I know you have it, I could sense it before you even entered the park.”

“I don't know what you're talking about.” Kagome insisted her voice cracking as tears rolled down her already soaked face. Glancing at Hojo, she noticed him murmuring as he slowly regained consciousness. Sighing in relief her eyes suddenly jerked back to the man clutching her face as he tightened his hold pushing his claws into her skin.

“Now, now you really should pay more attention to someone when they are trying to talk to you little Miko. It is very rude to make a man compete for your attention. Maybe I should get rid of my competition humm?” Kenji spoke to the Miko in Kusanagi's arms as he again gently caressed her cheek. As her eyes returned to his, Kenji flicked his wrist slicing a thin line down the Miko's jaw with his claw.

With a gasp, the woman jerked her head to the side in an attempt to avoid him as the tiny wound dripped blood down her neck. “Now that I have your attention,” he drawled, running a finger across the cut and licking the blood from it, “I want the item of power; I can feel it in you. Right about here I think.” Placing his hand just below her ribs Kenji slashed though the black fabric of her dress.

“Will you release it from your body or should I “ruff” up your boyfriend here?” he taunted leaning even closer to the Miko.

“Don't you lay a finger on her you filthy son of a bitch!” screamed Hojo as he came-to and watched Kenji wrap his hand around the back of Kagome's neck and lean in licking the blood from her chin.

At Hojo's cry Kenji slowly looked up into Kagome's frightened eyes and smiled. “The hard way then, my little Miko?” Spinning to face Hojo, Kenji lashed out at him ripping four jagged lines down the front of his chest crossing the earlier mark from Dakatsu's whip. Behind him, the Miko's scream rang like music in his ears as her lover jerked in Oushigi's arms.

Gapping down at his chest, Hojo cried out as the scorching pain registered. He did not even hear Kagome scream as the wolfish man advanced on him. “You don't know how much that last comment of your is NOT an insult.” Laughing as he turned away form Hojo, Kenji stepped back to the furiously struggling Miko.

“Let go of me! HOJO! Oh Kami please save him. Please leave us alone. Let me go to him. Take what ever you want, just leave him alone!” Kagome screamed at the green-eyed man as he turned back to her. He just stood there leering down at her. `What does he want? What the hell are these people?' her mind battered `This can't be happening. I do not have any items of power. Oh Kami please help me wake up.' Kagome was startled out of her thoughts as the gang leader's face filled her vision. He stood so close to her their noses almost touched.

“What ever I want Miko? Are you sure?” Kenji asked in a honeyed voice leaning in and placing his cheek against hers. Breathing into her ear, he continued. “Do you even realize what I'm after?” Kenji wondered how long this woman would deny knowledge of the power she housed. The fact that she had yet even to try using her power against him and his pack was puzzling. Was she even capable of using her powers? Yet he could sense the power within her, not just the item she carried, which shone brightly as a small sun to his senses. The girl her self almost crackled with power.

Imposable of course she is a Miko how else could she carry such a powerful item. “Tell me Miko what do I want?” he drawled brushing his lips over the shell of her ear. Grinning at her fearful shiver he pulled back to look into her terror filled blue eyes.

“You're…you're going to rape me aren't you?” Kagome stammered fear clouding her vision as she glanced around at the men surrounding her and Hojo. `Oh Kami why? Why? Why was everything turning out so horrible tonight?'

The man in front of her laughed snapping her vision back from the brink of darkness. “Oh Miko you amuse me. I wonder. Do you truly believe that, or are you afraid to reveal yourself to your lover? Does he not like the old customs? Please don't be shy on our account.” Kenji sneered tiring of Kagome's refusal to admit her knowledge of the situation. “Why don't we put you at ease? Boys show the lady your true form so she feels more comfortable about letting her boyfriend here know she's a Miko.” At his words, the men around them turned into monsters.

“Youkai.” Hojo whispered as the man leaning over Kagome transformed before his blurry eyes. His ears became slender and pointed and a large brindled tail swung from side to side behind him. The eyes of the man holding Kagome trapped before their leader, shone in the dim park lamps like the lenses of an insect.

Kagome screamed as the men around them changed into creatures she had only learned about in her studies. It was too much to take in, on top of all the horrors of the night. She felt herself falling away from the world around her, as the darkness again faded the edges of her vision. Kagome welcomed the darkness wishing for it to take her from this nightmare.

Kenji saw the girl begin to black out and snatched her from Kusanagi. Gripping her arms, he sank his claws into her biceps to shock her out of the stupor. When that did not work, he shook her. Yelling at her and slapping her hard across her already bruised face. Growling he swung the woman around ramming her back into a tree causing her breath to hiss between her teeth in surprised pain.

As her eyes snapped open Kenji snarled at her, “No you don't little Miko, we have unfinished business.” Tossing her back to the mantis youkai, he walked back over to Hojo and grabbed him by the neck plunging his claws deep into his throat. “Tell your woman to give me what I want boy, and I'll kill you quickly. If you don't, I'll make sure you live long enough to watch as we use her delicate little body till you can follow her to hell.”

Hojo could hear Kagome screaming, the pain burning through him narrowed his vision so that all he could see was the demon's eyes burning a hellish green tinged in red. As the demon threatened Kagome, Hojo became enraged. He tried to jerk away from the demon he yelled, “I'll kill you if you so much as lay another finger on her you filthy…” suddenly Hojo's vision grayed as a roaring swamped his hearing then he hung limp in the arms of the man who still help him.

Kenji released the man when he jerked in his hand. `Baka.' He thought as he watched Hojo's eyes glaze over. When he collapsed in Oushigi s arms, he knew he was right. `The dam human cut his own throat.' Kenji signaled the bull to drop the dying man who had just killed himself on Kenji's claws. A sudden flash of blinding pink light behind him caused the wolf to spin. What he saw was terrifying; the Miko who had been screaming since he had grabbed her lover was glowing.

As Kenji faced her, a blast of pink energy flashed around her instantly incinerating Kusanagi. Taking a step back Kenji watched as the Miko, still glowing began to float above the ground surrounded by a crackling aura of purple and pink lightning. Slowly the Miko turned her eyes to Dakatsu, pointing at the snake youkai a bolt of light flashed towards him. Kenji watched as an arrow of pure energy lanced from the Miko's hand. As it struck Dakatsu the snake youkai vanished. Fear filled Kenji's mind as the enraged Miko turned glowing eyes to him. Just as she raised her hand, the man bleeding on the ground spoke her name, diverting her deadly gaze from him.

“Kagome…”Hojo coughed trying to find her. “Kagome where are you…beloved? Please…”

As suddenly, as it had appeared, the light surrounding Kagome vanished. Dropping to the ground Kagome half ran half crawled to Hojo. Tears streamed down her face as she gently pulled his head into her lap. “Oh my love my love shhh…shhh I'm here, I'm here.” she soothed, stoking the hair off his forehead. “Please Hojo, please your okay. You're going to be okay my love.”

Pleading with him Kagome did not notice the two Youkai standing in shock behind her. Oushigi quickly moved away from the Miko when she crawled to her lover's side and now stood with his leader. They watched not sure what to do as the Miko comforted the dying man.

“Ka-chan…be…beloved. …you `kay?” Hojo gasped as his blood ran down Kagome's legs and pooled in the wet grass beside them.

“I'm okay Hojo, please rest. Don't try to talk I'll find help. You'll be okay my love, please be okay.” Kagome sobbed pressing her hand over the flow of blood pulsing from his neck. It was not stopping! `Oh Kami help me, I can't make it stop! He's going to die! NO! Please Kami help me!' she raged silently as she cradled Hojo's head in her lap.

“Kagome, I love you Kagome. Be safe please.” Hojo gasped as he watched her face dim. “I'm so sorry I forgot, beloved so sorry…”

“Hojo! No don't go, fight it please!” screaming at him Kagome rocked back and forth.

“So dark `gome I can't see you…”he whispered as his vision slid away. Slowly he could make out her face as a pink light brightened around her. Hojo noticed the rain shimmering on the edges of the pink light. `It can't get through' he thought as he looked back at Kagome, her eyes were so sad. Reaching up Hojo cupped her cheek with a bloody hand.

Kenji started back towards the Miko intent on ripping her form the dying man and forcing her to hand over the item of power when the pink light returned. He watched as it spread around her reaching out towards him. As it came, Kenji noticed the rain stop in mid air as if trapped in the rosy glow. Too late, he turned to escape the light. The last thing he saw was Oushigi frozen with one arm stretched out as if to grab him. Then blinding light!

All Kagome could see was Hojo as the world around her grew brighter and brighter. Her whole body felt on fire as she held Hojo in her lap. His breath was coming in small gasps now and she refused to believe he was dying. Blood began trickling from the corner of his mouth, Kagome dabbed at it with the hem of her skirt. Her mind began to spin as hundreds of thoughts filled her head only to be swept away and replaced by thousands. She felt like she was spiraling into a bottomless well of light. Hojo's voice broke through to her and she grabbed hold of it trying to pull her focus back from the brink of madness.

“Kagome I'm so sorry.” He said weakly as even the pink light that now seemed to swirl around Kagome began to fade.

“Shhh there's nothing to be sorry about my love?” Kagome whispered

“Yes yes there is….” Hojo struggled to continue. “I for…forgot the mos….most impor'nt…day. I'm sorry Kagome, for forgetting.”

“Please my love it's okay.” Kagome pleaded as she watched his face completely drain of color. Slowly his eyes closed and as his breathing became so slow she could not see his chest move, Kagome threw her self on top of him. She could just barely feel his chest rise under her. Her tears mingled with his blood as she wrapped her arms around his neck and softly cried into his hair. Pain ripped though Kagome's heart sending her spiraling into the depth of the well of blinding light as Hojo's last breath carried his dying words to her ears.

“I'm sorry….forgot….engagement anniversary…beloved.”

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A/N: Please review and I hope you cried as much as I did writing it. :P