InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ His Heart & The Only One Who Can Save Him ❯ Chapter Twenty One ( Chapter 21 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Kage dashed across the clearing, clumps of dirt and grass flying behind him as his massive hooves dug into the ground, kicking them up as he ran.
“Kage…please..” Tori said through gritted teeth, “hurry…”
Kage gave a slight nod of his large head, he understood what was happening, if he didn’t get his mistress help soon, then she’d loose her child, and the castle was a bit far off. His crimson eyes began to glow, his hooves began to burn with small flames as the fire seemed to spiral around his body. Not too long after, two large flaming wings appeared at the sides of the demon, his wingspan nearly forty or fifty feet. Suddenly he pushed off the ground, four large hove prints scorched the once emerald grass.
Flying at speeds that would rival a fighter jet, Kage approached the castle, landing about twenty feet from the entrance.
Seeing no one at their posts, the regular changing had begun, he gave out a loud whinny, trying to gain attention of anyone and everyone inside.

Naito walked down the seemingly empty castle passages. It seemed that ever since his lady had left the castle had become melancholy and depressing, not to mention unusually quiet.
“This is just too weird.” Naito said to himself, searching for anything that would seem out of place, keeping one eyes open for his lord incase Lady Tori should need to have a quick route to the healers.
He had been worried, Lady Tori had said she was going to go and practice she aim but he had advised and even went to far as to beg her not to go alone. She insisted that she’d have Kage with her and that’s all the protection she would need.
He passed the large oak doors, the main entrance to the castle, and looked around for the guards.
Seeing the two leaned against the wall, he made his way over toward them.
“Why don’t you two go and change places, you look completely exhausted.” Naito said, earning a tired bow from the pair, they made their way off to find the next two guards for the watch.
Naito stood there and made sure nothing went wrong until the two could get their replacements into place.
Leaning against the door, he closed his eyes, rubbing the bridge of his nose; it had been a rough couple of days. His lord had asked him all sorts of questions that ranged from, “Have you noticed anything different about Tori lately?” to, “Have you seen Tori around?”
It seemed as if his lord had noticed Lady Tori’s condition, but that was impossible. The charm she wore was an extremely powerful one, so much so that it could hid her condition from even the most powerful demons.
Leaning his head back he opened his eyes and looked down the halls, searching for any sign of the replacements for the watch.
The two guards came around the corner, seeing this Naito straitened his composure, making his way toward the two.
However, he only took two steps towards the guards when a loud whinny erupted from the other side of the door. The animal’s call seemed so worried and concerned.
“Shit! It’s time.” Naito cursed under his breath.
Turning toward the two men standing in front of him, he shouted, “Well don’t’ just stand there! Open these doors!”
Each running to a side of the door, grabbing a lever, they both pulled at the same time, the door swinging open.
The three of them never had the chance to see what happened next. All they saw was a large fire ball blast pass them, heading toward the west wing.
“Stand watch! Make sure Lord Sayo doesn’t enter!” Naito shouted over his shoulder as he ran, following in the same direction the fireball had gone.
“Please Milady, be strong.” Naito prayed, his voice no more than a whisper, unable to be heard over the thundering echo of his feet hitting the stone floors. “Be strong.”

Kagome and Sesshomaru sat there in silence for a few moments until Kagome broke the uncomfortable; not to mention awkward sound barrier.
“What can I do?” she asked, looking into the young lords cold golden eyes.
“What do you mean?” he asked, giving the young miko his signature placid look.
“What can I do to help him?” Kagome asked again.
“I don’t know.” He said honestly. “I’ve been thinking about that for ages. I don’t think there’s really anything you can do.”
Earning a questioning look from the woman before him he continued.
“I mean to say that it’s really up to my stupid half-breed brother. It’s his demon blood he’s fighting, if he was stronger then father’s blood wouldn’t affect him.” Sesshomaru said, his voice ripping through Kagome like an icy winter wind.
She shot up after the lord’s comment, slamming her hands down onto the top of the oak table. Her eyes showed the lords a slight trace of fear, but more then that he saw determination, disgust and hurt.
“How can you say something like that?” Kagome asked, shooting the demon a hateful look. She was afraid, of course; but when someone insulted InuYasha she set them strait. In this case it was his brother, she not only was going to set him strait about just what his brother had been through, but give the demon lord hell in the process.
“InuYasha didn’t ask to be a half demon. He never asked anyone to humiliate him or pick on him or even try to kill him.” Kagome began, her voice rising higher as she spoke. “And you, you treat him like he’s some small inferior speck in the world. You’re wrong Sesshomaru.”
“In the society he was born into he is considered a, as you put it, “inferior speck.” I naturally would be considered more highly then he, even though he IS a lord, I still out rank him being a full blooded demon.” Sesshomaru stated.
“I don’t give a damn about your society!“ Kagome protested. “He’s fought Naraku several times, beaten every enemy he’s faced; yourself included. He’s overcome his demon blood over and over again. InuYasha has risked his life so many times in the past, even in his human form.”
Sesshomaru just sat there, thinking over what the woman was saying.
“After everything he’s been through, he’s learned to trust and love again; and in return he’s trusted and loved by everyone he befriends.” Kagome said, calming down and sitting back in her chair, “That makes him more than a man than even you, Sesshomaru, could hope to be.”
The young lord was about to reply when a shout was heard from upstairs.
“No…Kagome…RUN…KAGOME!”
Kag ome’s eyes widened as she heard the shout from above her. Jumping out of her seat, Kagome ran up the stairs three at a time and bolted for bedroom door. Pushing the wooden door open, she ran toward her bed and placed her hands on the thrashing man’s shoulders, trying to stop his movements.
“InuYasha, it’s okay.” Kagome cooed, leaning down to whisper in his ear, “Everything’s okay.”
“No… you won’t …make…me hurt…her.” InuYasha said in his unconscious state.
“There’s no one here but me InuYasha, I’m fine.” Kagome said, trying to comport the man beneath her.
“I wouldn’t be so sure about that.” came a voice from her door.

Artemis sat Indian style, still chanting the incantation that was needed to perform the spell, the only problem was, it wasn’t completely Artemis. Some how, when Naraku took over her body, he locked the young maiden deep within her own mind. Unable to prevent Naraku’s actions, she was reduced to helplessly watching the scene unfold.

Artemis seemed to float there, nothing really existing around her, just darkness. She was able to conjure a type of screen, something she was able to see projections on. She could either look at past memories, or the events outside.
“What have I done.” Artemis said to the nothingness around her, putting her head into her hands, her mind pulling up the memory of when she was brought to Naraku’s castle for the first time, the very same time she’d excepted his proposal.
“Power isn’t everything…” came a faded voice.
Artemis looked ahead of her, a memory of her and Koji had appeared.
Artemis stood a clearing, the same clearing with the small brook that ran through it, the one she and Koji would spend so much time together at.
Artemis had a katana drawn, standing in a fighting stance she faced Koji who was in a defensive pose.
“On Three.” Koji said, crouching down very low.
“One.” Artemis began.
“Two.” Koji continued, watching the young woman very carefully.
“THREE!” they both shouted in unison, charging each other with their attacks.
The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed through the field as Koji parried Artemis’ attack, pushing her backwards and causing her to topple over.
Lying on her back, Artemis gave out a frustrated grunt, “I’m never going to get this. I’m just powerful enough.”
“Power isn’t everything.” Koji stated, raising an arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead on a sleeve. “You need patience and determination, but most importantly you need a strategy.”
“Easy for you to say, you beat me over twenty times in a row!” Artemis shouted exasperatedly. “there’s no way in hell I’m going to be able to beat Ayame.”
“Sure there is.” Koji said, walking over to the downed maiden, lending her his hand as he pulled her to her feet. “You just need to practice more. You’ll get stronger, don’t’ worry, just promise you won’t ever do anything stupid in order to take the easy way out to gain power, okay. You’ve got to promise me you’ll work hard.”
Artemis stood up, brushed out the wrinkles and dust off her short training kimono. Turning her grey eyes to lock with his azure ones, his full of seriousness. Standing up strait, raising her hand, holding up three fingers, she said in a mocking tone, “I promise, scouts honor.”
Giving her a pointed glare, Koji said, “I’m serious.”
“Fine, I promise, okay.” Artemis said, her voice full of honesty.
“I was stupid Koji,” Artemis said to the darkness, her eyes beginning to water, “I took the easy way out.”
Hanging her head in shame, the screen in front of her changed to a window of the outside. The moon almost completely covered in darkness, only less than a sliver remained.
Listening closely, Artemis was able to hear the last word of the incantation before the moon became completely darkened, a glowing crimson ring surrounding it.
“Nisshoku.” came a tainted voice that she only faintly recognized as her own.
The water streamed down her face in torrents, the air around her filling with the sent of her own tears.
A cold voice echoed through her mind, making her hair stand on end and her back becoming rigid.
“I no longer have any use for you.” Came Naraku’s voice, as he forced Artemis to become conscious of her surroundings again, still having control over her body.
“You were a great deal of help though.” Naraku’s chuckled, forcing her body toward the edge of the safety rail, leaning her over the edge.
“No.” Artemis whispered, realizing what he was about to do.
“Oh yes my dear Artemis,” Naraku said, “And I shall take that shard from you as well.”
A faded buzzing sound rang through her ears as one of Naraku’s insects arrived at the top of the tower, gripping the shard and pulling it out, flying back from whence it came.
“It doesn’t matter if you kill me or not Naraku.” Artemis said, her voice defiant and unwavering, “The spell will only make the moon last about an hour in this position. Once it starts to move again, then the spell will be broken and InuYasha will surely come after you.”
“He’ll be long dead before then.” Naraku said coldly, sending one final shock of pain through her body before relinquishing all control over her.
Artemis’ body began to fall over the railing, heading toward the ground. Sure InuYasha had survived a fifty foot drop when Yokoro had forced him to jump in order to save Kagome. He was only a hanyou as well, Artemis; a full blooded demon could with stand falls from a greater deal higher distance, however, today she wasn’t so sure. Realizing her fate, she closed her eyes and awaited the pain to shoot through her body, signaling she had made contact with the hard ground below.
“Koji.” Artemis thought before she gave way to the unconsciousness, mentally exhausted, physically exhausted and emotionally as well.

Koji ran through the streets of Tokyo. His mate had told him that one day, he’d need to save her, but he never expected this.
It was up to him to make it to Tokyo Tower in time in order to save his mate, who, at this time wasn’t technically his mate yet.
Koji thought about this for a moment, then shook his head, it confused him too much to think about it.
Nearing the tower, he looked up toward the top, unable to see anything, or in this case, anyone.
“Come on, where are you?” Koji questioned, his long slacks and short sleeved shirt blowing slightly in the wind. “What am I going to need to do?”
“Koji?” came a gentle voice from the back of his mind.
“Yes Artemis?” Koji questioned, unsure of whether it was the younger version, or his mate he was speaking to.
“You need to be ready, you need to go up the tower.” Artemis said, her voice beginning to fade.
“What?” He thought exasperatedly, “Is that all you’re going to tell me?”
“I’m interfering enough Koji.” Artemis said, “And besides, as it turns out this is all I need to tell you, now hurry.”
“Right.” Koji said, sensing that his mate was nearly faded from his mind.
“love you.” Koji thought, almost so silently that if he’d spoken it aloud it would have been in a whisper.
“Love you too.” came Artemis’ faded reply as she faded from his mind.
Koji focused back on the task at hand, looking for a way up the tower. Seeing the elevator, he ran towards it, pressing the “up” button.
When nothing happened, he began to get frustrated, looking around he noticed a sign next to the elevator, it said: “Elevator turned off at 11:00 pm.”
“Damn.” Koji cursed, looking around. “Guess we got to do this the old fashioned way.” he said, rolling up his pants slightly so they were shorter. Getting a good grip of the metal that criss and crossed to form the structure of the tower, he began to climb up the building.
Getting nearly half way up, he noticed a figure hanging over the edge of the railing. Then, it toppled over, falling at great speeds toward the ground.
“Oh, no,” Koji said, reaching an arm out as the figure came closer to him, trying to catch the body before it fell to certain death.

Sesshomaru watched as the young woman jumped out of her seat and ran toward the stairs. Opening his senses, Sesshomaru scanned the surroundings. A familiar presence was coming from the second floor of the house, somewhere close to the room where his brother was currently recovering in.
“Shit.” he cursed under his breath as he realized who was just out side the room.
Rising to his feet he proceeded to make his way up the stairs and to the room his brother was in. Looking inside the room he looked around.
In front of him was the young woman and his brother. He listened to what was going on, InuYasha unconsciously warning her to run, then telling who ever he was “talking” to that he wasn’t going to hurt her.
“There’s no one here but me InuYasha, I’m fine.” she said.
“I wouldn’t be so sure about that.” Sesshomaru said, looking from the woman, to his brother to the window.
Following his golden stare, Kagome looked out the window and gasped.
“No..” she gasped, getting a good look at exactly who was out the window.
Then the person outside raised his hand, brining it down in front of him as four white lines followed his hand. His attack slashing the window panes and causing the glass to shatter and fly across the room.
Kagome quickly covered the unconscious InuYasha’s body with her own, shards of glass flying at her, slicing her arms and back causing her to bleed slightly.
Lifting her head, she heard a low warning growl emanate from the demon behind her.
The figure entered through what was left of the window, giving a warning growl of his own.
“What did I tell you about coming near me the last time we crossed paths?” Sesshomaru asked, baring his teeth at the future transformation of his brother.
“You said nothing about yourself Sesshomaru.” The Demon InuYasha said, his eyes glowing an even more menacing shade of crimson, seemingly powered by the spell occurring out side, “You said not to step one foot on your firm or property, this isn’t yours.”
“Leave at once.” Sesshomaru said, intensifying his growl.
“Not until I get what I’ve come for.” he said, turning to his younger, human form and walking towards it.
Kagome shot up and stood in front of the helpless human, arms spread out, determined to protect him at all costs, even from himself if need be.
“Stand aside,” The demon said, a slight hint of uncertainty and hesitation in it’s blood stained eyes, “Or I will be forced to do so for you.”
“No.” Kagome said stubbornly, tears welding up in her eyes.
The demon glared at her, uncertain if he could actually go through with his threat. He couldn’t’ remember who this mortal was, but something about her made him stop. On some level, deep inside his soul, he knew that he shouldn’t harm her.
The moon outside reached the midnight position, the eclipse final and the moon encircled in a blood red glow.
The demon InuYasha began to glow a deep red, it’s eyes glowing even more, if possible.
“Kagome, look.” Sesshomaru said, taking his eyes off the opposing demon for a split second to asses the state of the unconscious human on the bed.
Kagome turned, seeing the demon before her didn’t seem to be about to attack, she gazed over her shoulder towards the unconscious InuYasha tucked in her bed. He was now still, unmoving but still breathing. Now looking as if he was resting peacefully, he was surrounded by a pure white glow, emanating a pure light that seemed to be fighting the tainted red his demon counter part was producing.
As soon as the two auras collided, a flash of light engulfed the room. Once the light faded, the occupants were able to see what had transpired.
Kagome lowered her arms, the demon that was once in front of her gone. Looking back toward the unconscious man in her bed, she stopped, stared and then a gasp escaped her, gaining Sesshomaru attention.
The InuYasha that was lying in the bed was now surrounded I a mixed aura, the white and red had combined. InuYasha lay there, hair slightly silver, purple striped adorned his cheeks, fangs protruded from his mouth. His eyes flew open, brown flashing to gold.
“Kagome…run.” he said, his voice weak.
“what’s going on InuYasha?” Kagome asked, kneeling down beside the bed, reaching for his hand, enclosing hers over his, squeezing it slightly.
“Run...demon…can’t control it.” he said before going ridged. The beautiful amber eyes that Kagome loved some very much began to fade, the whites of his eyes and the golden color replaced with a glowing crimson. All in all, he looked quite intimidating, someone who would make people’s blood run cold if he even so much as looked at you. Wincing slightly, he shut his eyes tight before relaxing, his breathing returning normal.
“InuYasha?” Kagome asked, uncertainly.
“He can’t hear you.” Sesshomaru said, getting a grip on what had just happened.
“What do you mean?” Kagome asked, her eyes swimming with unshed tears, concern and fear.
Sesshomaru saw this, what was she afraid of? The demon was gone, he was not there to harm her, he knew that for certain that wasn’t the cause. It was the hanyou, she was worried for him.
“His demon side has taken over, and since he’s human now and the demon side of him from this time had combined in his body, it will have the same effects as if it were a normal transformation.” Sesshomaru explained, “The only thing I’m worried about is whether or not he can withstand the event or not.”
Turning back toward the man before her, Kagome gripped tighter into the hand she held, trying to give him support. Laying her head down to rest on the soft comforter, leaning against InuYasha’s arm, she tried to comfort him, his mussels tensed and relaxed quite often, like he was trying to defend against an enemy. And Kagome knew, this was one battle she could do nothing to help her love but be there for any support he needed.

InuYasha stood there, perplexed at why he was in his human form, Tetsusaiga seemed to be missing from his waist.
Turning his head, he heard a low growl, searching for the source he was unable to pin point the location with his dulled senses.
“Who’s there?” he called to the darkness that surrounded him.
“You.” Came the menacing voice.
“What the hell are you talking about.” InuYasha said, taking a step towards the spot where he’d heard the voice.
“I mean I’m you.” Came the voice again, “essentially anyway.”
“That’s bullshit.” InuYasha cursed, “Come out and show yourself.”
InuYasha came face to face with, truth to the voices words, himself. InuYasha, in his human form stared into the eyes of his demon form. Glowing crimson, dark, murderous eyes.
“What do you want.” he asked, putting up every defense he could.
“To take over once and for all.” came the demon’s response as he lunged for the human.
Jumping back, InuYasha went to draw Tetsusaiga only to find it not in the sash at his waist where it should be.
Claws slashed the human’s chest, causing blood to seep through his haori, for some reason the arrow wound in his back burned, yet didn’t seem to affect his demon counter part.
“You know what your problem is?” The demon asked, harshly waving his clawed hands, flinging blood all over the place. “You react on your impulses to much, you need to think first.”
“You’re one to talk.” InuYasha spat, bringing his hand up and covering the four deep gashes that now covered his chest, “And besides, To deny our own impulses is to deny the very thing that makes us human.”
“Well I’m not human am I?” retorted the demon as it tried to lunge toward the human once again.
InuYasha realized that he was not going to win this battle. Unarmed, no means of defense, and he was battling his demon half, this was certainly one enemy he couldn’t defeat alone. Running out of options, he did the only thing he could think of, he begged for help.
“Kagome,” He thought, putting all his soul into his request, “Please help.”

Naraku’s insect made it back to the old well, and into the well house. It seemed that Sesshomaru and the others were to busy to notice it’s presence.
Floating down toward the well, the jewel shard it retrieved from Artemis securely in its legs, it was consumed by the swirling pink and blue lights that signal the time warp. The wasp carefully made it’s way out of the well. Being weary of the Demon lord, wolf and monk and slayer that were steadily approaching.
The wasp made it’s way deep into the forest, coming to rest on a branch of a rather tall tree. A man cloaked in a white baboon skin sat atop the same branch.
“Now for the real fun.” Naraku said, sliding once again into the shadows, awaiting the most opportune moment to strike.

Kagome, her head resting next to InuYasha, waited next to the hanyou, her head swimming with thoughts of concern and worry. It had been almost an hour since The demon had entered her room and the whole scene started. She was beginning to worry whether or not InuYasha was going to make it, his appearance began to take on more of a demonic appearance with each passing moment, this could only mean that his human half was loosing.
“Oh InuYasha.” Kagome sighed, looking into the face of the man she cared very deeply for.
“Kagome.” came a faint voice.
“InuYasha,” she asked questioningly, looking at the sleeping man.
“Please help.” came the voice again.
“how, how can I help InuYasha?” Kagome thought, thinking it was to herself, but little did she know she was sending her thoughts to InuYasha.

InuYasha heard her faint reply, smiling he thought, never keeping his eyes off his demon counterpart, dodging attack after attack, earning some wounds in return.
“I don’t know what to do Kagome.” he thought, his human side making his emotions hard to control, yet making it easier for him to ask for help.
“I want to help you InuYasha, anything I can do, I’ll do it.” came her faint voice, it sounded full of worry and concerned, “Can you think of anything? Anything that can help us come up with a plan?”
“I’m fighting my demon side Kagome, he knows me and I know him, his strengths, weaknesses, everything.” InuYasha offered, “The only weakness I know of for my demon side is…”
Kagome waited a moment before she replied, the silence beginning to get to her, “Is what InuYasha.”
“You.” He said, dodging another attack from the demon, “And your purifying powers, remember what happened with Kikyou and her arrow.”
Unable to see her, InuYasha didn’t see Kagome flinch at the mention of the now dead priestess’ name.
“Can you purify my body Kagome?” InuYasha asked, running out of time.
“But I don’t now how with out using my arrows, and with them I could kill you.” Kagome said, sounding totally against the idea, “And besides, I’m not sure that I can do it, even if I could there’s still a chance you could die.”
“I don’t many more options at this point Kagome.” InuYasha said. The demon lunged for him. Dead aim. His clawed hand went right through the humans chest, narrowly missing his heart, but even so, he wouldn’t survive much longer.
“Ka…Kagome…” InuYasha thought, his voice fading, “Try it, please. If you don’t, you’ll lose me.”
“InuYasha?” Kagome asked, panic in her voice, “Hold on!”
InuYasha fell to his knees, trying to subdue the bleeding in his chest, though he knew his attempts were futile, if Kagome couldn’t save him and purify his demon half, then he’d die. The demon stood above the human, claws raised and ready to strike at any moment.
They both stood there for a few moments, just staring at each other, crimson piercing brown.
“This is the end.” The demon said mater-o-factly.
“I guess so.” InuYasha said, his tone defeated as he closed his eyes.
At the exact moment when the demon brought his claws down to deliver the finishing blow upon the human, a blinding light engulfed InuYasha, surrounding his body, causing the demon to step away from him.
InuYasha opened his eyes, and looked down at himself. He was surrounded by a faded pink aura that was growing more prominent every minute.
“Kagome.” InuYasha said softly, his body beginning to heal, little by little.

Kagome sat there, franticly trying to think of a way to activate her miko powers.
“How can I do this?” she said, trying to summon her powers to her hand like she’d seen Kikyou do so many times in the past.
After several tries, and failed attempts, Kagome began to break down, tears pouring down her face.
“InuYasha?” Kagome thought frantically. When she got no answer, she said it aloud, “InuYasha?”
Still no answer.
Kagome placed her hands on top of both of InuYasha’s, she began to pray, pray that this worked. It had worked to fuse the jewel shards after all, maybe that was the secret.
No such luck.
Kagome noticed his body growing cold, his facial features resembling more and more like a demon. His demon half was almost in complete control now.
“InuYasha…” She whispered, leaning over so her face was merely less than an inch away from his, tears falling to land on his cheeks, “I’m sorry…I can’t do it.”
Leaning down, she captured his lips in a passionate kiss, fearing the worst was about to happen.
Sesshomaru stood by the door, watching the even and display between his younger brother and the miko. He watched as she leaned over and kissed the hanyou. Then, no sooner had she done that, had he begun to glow a faded pink color, then it grew stronger.
“she’s purifying him.” Sesshomaru thought, amused, “She’s purifying his demonic side.”
He just looked on and waited for her to finish.

InuYasha began to stand up, a smirk upon his face. His body, well the more severe wounds had healed up enough for him to fight back.
“Thank you.” InuYasha whispered, charging the demon before him, the pink aura providing him protection and a weapon.
InuYasha lunged his hand forward, much like he would had he have had his claws and brought his hand down to slash away at the demon.
Making contact, the demon retreated, howling in pain.
“How are you doing that?” he asked, tripping and landing on his back, the demon looked up into the deep, brown eyes of his human counter part.
“That’s for me to know, and you to never find out.” InuYasha seared, punching the demon square in the chest, purifying it instantly.
“Finally.” InuYasha sighed, then let his mind return to consciousness.

InuYasha’s deep brown eyes fluttered open to reveal a teary eyed Kagome above him, kissing him with a burning passion.
InuYasha tilted his head up slightly, returning the gesture with equal if not more feeling.
They broke apart for air a few moments later, InuYasha looking a little worse for wear. Tiredly he asked, “Are you okay?”
“Yes, you?” Kagome asked, concerned.
“Fine,” InuYasha said, leaning his head back, closing his eyes, he now planed on getting some sleep, “Now anyway.”
Kagome sighed, it had been a VERY long day. Climbing next to InuYasha, Kagome laid next to him on top of the comforter, he head resting on his chest, one arm wrapped around his body.
“Get some rest InuYasha.” Kagome said, squeezing him slightly.
Returning the gesture, InuYasha said, “You too Kagome.”
As the two fell asleep next to one another, Sesshomaru simply shook his head, closing the door and headed down to the kitchen once again, his brother could get into so much trouble.

Koji’s hand stretched out as far as it could, trying to catch the body that plummeted toward the earth. As the figure passed his outstretched hand, Koji felt the brush of fabric and snatched the collar of the uniform the person wore.
Koji pulled the young woman towards him, clutching her safely to his chest, holding on so tightly it was as if he was never going to let go.
Artemis’ eyes fluttered open, full of sadness. She looked into Koji’s azure gaze, noticing he had saved her.
“Thank you Koji.” she said, closing her eyes once again, only now her mind was filled of thoughts on how she was going to kill Naraku.
He had used her, abused her powers and then sent her to her death. Her heart burned with rage, her mind in chaos. She would never forgive Naraku, and she would band with InuYasha’s group and put a stop to his power once and for all.
Koji began to make his way down the tower, holding Artemis as close as possible, the now visible moon behind them.