InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanyou & Miko: The Way It Should Be ❯ Giving Up & Letting Go ( Chapter 5 )

((Please note that this whole chapter is a dream))

Kagome walked out of Inuyasha’s forest and gasped in horror at the sight before her. Kaede’s village lay in ruins death filled the air and the smoke from the blazing fires caught in her lungs making it hard for her to breathe. Strong arms wrapped around her waist and her back hit a strong chest.

She spun around and wrapped her arms around his next. “Inuyasha.” She said in a relieved sigh. “What is this? What‘s happened? How…where…why?” She questioned but stopped as he placed a finger to her lips.

“This is just a dream.”

“More like a nightmare…but why am I dreaming about something so horrible?” She asked looking back at the horrifying scene.

“Because this isn’t any normal dream…this dream is showing you what is to come if he is not defeated.” He answered also glancing back at the horrid scene.

“What’s wrong?” She asked looking up at his worried face.

“This is the future…Kagome.” He replied in a hoarse voice. “I can’t not defeat him…I’m not strong enough.” He said with his ears pressed down to his head and his head hung low.

“Yes you can…” She said lifting his chin and looking into his eyes. “You can’t give up hope…”

“I can’t win…” He said pulling away from her.

“Inuyasha everyone is counting on you…you’re their hope…you must keep fighting…no matter the out come.”

“I can’t win…I’m not strong enough.”

“Don’t give up…not now…”

“I won’t win…he‘s too strong.”

“Inuyasha you have to try…”

“I’m not strong enough…I can’t win this…“ He said looking up at her. “Not alone.”

“Your not alone…you’ve got Sango, Miroku, and Kilala…”

“They won‘t last five minutes and you know that…” He said

“So your just gonna give up?”

“I can’t a won’t have everyone’s lives resting in my hands.”

“So your just gonna let this happen.” She yelled pointing to the village.

“It’s gonna happen whether I fight or not.”

“So your just going to let all he’s done...all the pain he’s caused everyone around…to go with out punishment…” She yelled in a high pitched voice but got no response. “Will you not even fight…for me…for love?”

“Love is a weakness…” He replied with his eyes down cast. “…it causes pain which is a weakness in itself.”

Kagome’s heart tore in two and tears flowed down her cheeks. “Tell me you don’t mean that.” She cried staring at him but he didn’t answer. “So I guess you won’t care that I’m marrying Hojo…our parents decided for us to marry. I‘ve been dreading the idea the whole time but now that I know you don‘t really care for me I can do it with no regrets." She said as her tears ceased. Inuyasha ears shot up as the words ‘I’m marrying Hojo’ filled his ears. His dull amber eyes searching her, hoping she was joking but by the look in her eye he could tell she wasn’t. He opened his mouth to say something but closed it when he realized he had nothing to say. She walked over to him, removed the subdue necklace and then stared into his eyes one last time. "Goodbye Inuyasha..." She said turning and walking off, wiping the last of her tears slowly fading as the dream ended.