InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hard to Let Go ❯ Storm of Emotions ( Chapter 2 )

by MapleRose

angst warning!

II. Storm of Emotions

 Sango didn't do anything, she didn't even cry.

Suddenly, she took off running towards him.

"No, Sango! Stay back! Don't come here!" he yelled desperately over the noise. But she kept on running.

"Sango, come back!" Kagome yelled for her. But Sango didn't stop.

There was only one thing on her mind: if Miroku was going, she was going with him.

She reached the edge of the crater with ease, since the wind was pulling at her. She started forward into the crater, but was blasted by something and thrown back to the ground. She got up, ignoring the pain in her head, and ran towards the monk. Again, she was thrown back, and again, she got up and ran.

I'm sorry, Sango. It's the only way to keep you safe. Miroku looked on, almost unable to bear seeing her thrown back by his barrier time after time.

Sango got up with some difficulty and started to run again, when she found she couldn't. Something was gripping her arms tightly and would not allow her to go. She looked back and saw Inuyasha holding her left arm and Kagome grabbing onto her right.

"Let me go!" she screamed over the sounds of the wind.

"No. You stupid woman!" Inuyasha yelled back. "Can't you see he doesn't want you to join him? It's pointless to run into that barrier time after time!"

"I don't care! I'm going with him!" Then, seeing the Tetsuaiga, she got an idea.

"Inuyasha, please, open the barrier with your red Tetsuaiga, I have to join him!" she begged.

"No! I'm not letting you die! It's Miroku's wish that if this happens, you will live," Inuyasha informed her. Sango was slightly taken aback by this.

"Sango, please be reasonable. I know it's hard, but you can't go with him," Kagome told her gently.

Another scream. Sango whipped around and to her horror, saw that the Kazaana has taken his whole arm and started to travel down to his body.

"Houshi-sama!" she screamed over the wind so loud that her voice broke. She struggled to go forward again while shouting again and again for Miroku, ignoring the discomfort of her arms being stretched and the pain of Inuyasha's claws biting into her skin. Her shoulder wound reopened as she stretched her arm, but she was numb to the pain. Her right side broke free, since she was stronger than Kagome, who wasn't holding on to tight because she didn't want to worsen Sango's wound. But before Sango could do much, Kagome regained her position and held her back. This time, she was helped by the transformed Kirara, who stood in front of Sango to block her path. Even Shippo helped by using his toys to drag her away from Miroku.

They tried to drag her further away from the crater, but couldn't, for it took all their strength just to prevent her from running forward. She was a warrior, and quite strong, stronger still when fueled by her determination. She was also helped by the sucking winds of the Kazaana.

Most of Miroku's right side was gone, as Sango desperately tried to get free. She saw that as he weakened, his barrier also weakened. If she could only pull free of her burden…

"Let me go!" she struggled again with newfound energy. This time, it was accompanied by tears of desperation and pain. The drops of wetness were carried by the wind as she struggled to wrench away from the iron grip and landed on Miroku. He looked pained as they hit him. Inuyasha hated the scent of tears, but he understood her pain and didn't say anything.

"Let me go!" she yelled again, but with less energy.

"Please!" she begged, her voice hoarse from the strain and desperation.

Both Inuyasha and Kagome shook their heads and dug their heels into the ground, for the wind was starting to pull on them as the Kazaana grew.

"Sango! Stop struggling, we have to get away from here," Kagome pleaded, but her words fell to deaf ears and Sango kept her ground.

"Houshi-sama!" Sango whispered, her throat hurt from yelling. The tears spilled out of her eyes and ran freely down her face. She watched painfully as the Kazaana slowly swallowed her love. It was causing him a lot of pain as well, she could tell.

"Why…" she whispered to no one in particular. "Why!" she cried out loud as she made another attempt to break free. She was physically and emotionally spent.

Why now…when they are so close, so close to ending the curse? Why is Fate so cruel to her? Her Houshi-sama…She was looking forward to living with him, and he living with her. They were so close that neither of them even thought about the possibility that…

Sango couldn't, wouldn't finish her thought. Everything was going so well that they expected Miroku to live, and everything would be fine. But Fate is cruel, cruel to plan something unexpected like this, cruel to put such a twist in their lives.

It felt so unreal, she could still feel the warmth of his lips from the kiss he gave her just moments ago. The last kiss…

Yet she couldn't deny the sight before her, and swallowed hard to try and accept it.

As Miroku slowly disappeared into the void, Sango could feel her heart and soul, already fragile from her previous experiences, being shattered to pieces, pieces so small that she can never put them back together. Miroku was her ray of sunshine when she was depressed about her lost family and village. He made her happy and gave her courage when she thought that all was lost. He was the only hope for her to be happy again, and that hope, raised so high, was cruelly dashed by that twist of fate.

She knew that she would never see him again. At first she was afraid of his love and afraid to return it because she didn't want to lose him as she lost her kin. She was afraid that she would lose him to the Kazaana, and she didn't want to face another heartbreak. But eventually, he won her over and taught her not to be afraid to love. Since then, she stopped worrying about the Kazaana. She told him once that she wouldn't be able to live without him, but then, she'd never thought it would actually come down to it. Now that it was happening, would she be able to live without him?

"Miroku! Take me with you! I can't live without you!" she made a final gesture to join him as most of his body disappeared into nothingness. But she couldn't pull free. She turned and saw that her friends also had tears in their eyes, even Inuyasha, who was desperately trying to hide them, but wasn't succeeding.

Miroku turned and locked his violet gaze with Sango's brown orbs and sank deeply into them. He could see and feel her love. The physical pain was numb by now as he was almost knocked over by a wave of sorrow.

She finally said my name…He felt tears misting his eyes. He hated fate to play such a joke on them. So close, why now?

Before, he would've just accepted his fate and let go, but that was before he met Sango.

Miroku loved her. He loved her with all his heart, and he never felt this way about any girl he met before, and he had met plenty. Now, he wanted to live, wanted to live with her. She reminded him how precious life was and to always treasure it. He remembered the taste of her kiss and the feel he got when she smiled, and tears came to his eyes.

He didn't want to hurt her. He proposed only because he was so sure that everything would end up fine. For a long time, he had to refrain from her, so that he would not hurt her. Maybe it would've been better if he never met her at all, that way, he wouldn't hurt her like this. But deep down, he knew that he was glad to have met her, to have loved her. She brought happiness and hope into his life, and he was glad for that, even if it was short-lived.

His heart ached as broke as he watched her attempts to join him. He didn't want to leave, but hated even more to leave her behind, but he couldn't take her with him. He wanted her to live. This was his fate and she didn't deserve to be brought into it with him

The wind died down slightly as his body was engulfed in darkness, only his head and left shoulder remained.

"I love you, Sango!" he cried over the wind as the tears broke loose.

"I love you too Miroku! Please don't leave me all alone, let me go with you!" she replied as she gazed into his violet orbs. It was getting harder to see him through her tears and the debris still flying around.

"No! I'm sorry, but you can't come with me, you must live, please!"

"But - "

"If you really love me, please do as I say, it's my final wish. You have to stay strong."

Sango swallowed and nodded. "I will."

"Promise that you will live?"

"I promise."

"I love you, and I will always be there for you, watching you from above," he whispered. "Stay strong, my Sango!"

He prayed silently for his friends to take good care of his Sango. He smiled sadly, closed his eyes as he was finally ready to go.

Sango watched as the blackness started to consume the last of him. She couldn't bear to look, but couldn't look away either.

"I love you Houshi-sama, and I always will! I'm happy to have known you, and I'll never forget you!" She blinked away the tears to catch a final glimpse of him, finally ready to let go.

The last thing she saw were his violet eyes as he opened them to take a final glimpse of her. They were full of sorrow, apology, and love, and they echoed her own eyes.

Good-bye…And he was gone.

sniff...i seriously cried when i wrote this, but then again, i'm kinda emotional when reading.

whew, i think that might be the longest chapter i've ever written, not counting one-shots. one more chapter left.