InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ InuYasha's Strength ❯ Death, and all its Life ( Chapter 20 )

InuYasha's Strength

Death and all its Life

Chapter 20

 

InuYasha felt himself fall, he felt himself hit the ground and he felt Keitaro's tears as he cried and screamed for his father.

 

InuYasha couldn't move, he couldn't feel, he couldn't breath.

 

`I'm here. I'm still here Keitaro.'

 

He closed his, which had become heavy. He could feel his heart slow and hear his son scream for him to wake up.

 

Then a gentle touch and the softest whisper caused him to open his eyes.

 

He stood quickly at hearing her voice and looked into her deep brown orbs.

 

“Kikyo?”

 

“InuYasha, I've come to warn you.”

 

“Kikyo, how are you here? Where are you?”

 

“That matters no more. You must heed my warning InuYasha lest Kagome should give in and die.”

 

“Kagome?” he cried. “You know where she is?”

 

“Yes. If you don't find her soon, her soul will be broken and the lives of your mate and offspring will be endangered.”

 

“Kikyo, what does this mean?”

 

“Naraku has gotten rid of the one thing that could prevent him from getting what he wants. He is going to use his new power to extract the jewel from where it is attached to her soul. You must stop him before he does, or Kagome will die.”

 

“Kikyo, what does this mean? What power does he have now that he didn't before? What was stopping him?”

 

“Me. InuYasha, help us!”

 

With that, she disappeared and InuYasha woke up.

-*-*-*-*-

 

Myoga watched the sky as the rain began to fall. His eyes were diverted to the river where they finished pulling a body from its murky depth.

 

“Chief! We got it!”

 

Myoga sighed. Another day. Another dollar. Another Body.

 

`It's so cold. When will it end?' he thought looking to the sky once again.

 

“Well, what have we got?” Myoga asked as he came up to the young detective.

 

“A naked Asian female, perhaps twenty to twenty five years of age, no Identification on the body.”

 

“Well, let's have a look shall we?”

 

“Yes sir.” With that, the young detective pulled back the sheet and Myoga gasped.

 

“No.”

 

“Sir?”

 

“Toki, get InuYasha Taisho on the line. I believe we just found his wife.”

 

The group fell silent as Myoga returned the sheet to cover the face of the young girl.

 

`I'm so sorry Kagome.'

 

-*-*-*-*-*-

 

InuYasha had since recovered from the incident at the shrine, and was now playing a video game with Keitaro while Mieko slept.

 

“Dinner will be ready in five minutes. Get washed up you two.”

 

“You heard Sango son. Go get washed up.”

 

“Yes Dad.” InuYasha watched as his son trotted upstairs before going in the kitchen.

 

“Has he been eating?”

 

“Not really. Not since that day at the shrine. He said he felt something, but.”

 

Sango shrugged.

 

“He didn't say what. That's why she's worried.” Miroku finished for her.

 

“Miroku? What are you doing home so early?”

 

Miroku got a suspicious look on his face.

 

“Oh, did I interrupt your evening?”

 

InuYasha and Sango looked at each other.

 

“I can't believe you InuYasha. Sleeping with your best friends childhood love!”

 

InuYasha only blinked and Sango turned a deep red.

 

“Uh oh.” Miroku said before running from the kitchen.

 

InuYasha sighed as Sango huffed out after him and as Keitaro entered.

 

“Ready to eat?” InuYasha asked as he served his pup some Miso Soup.

 

“Dad, something is wrong.”

 

InuYasha looked at his son, fear and agony had been creeping up on him all day too. Now, it was like something terrible had been uncovered.

 

If only he hadn't been so occupied.

 

He jumped ten feet off the ground as the phone rang, and Keitaro fell out of his chair.

 

InuYasha chuckled as the pup rubbed his elbow.

 

“A little too far in thought I think son.” He said as he reached for the phone.

 

“Dad. Its bad.”

 

InuYasha looked as his son as he picked up the receiver.

 

“Hello?”

 

“InuYasha.”

 

His heart sank at the sound of the callers voice.

 

“Myoga. What do you know?”

 

“We need you to identify a body pulled from the river this morning.”

 

InuYasha felt all the air leave his lungs as he struggled to find words.

 

“What?”

 

“Son, I think we found Kagome.”

 

-*-*-*-*-*-

 

Sesshomaru sat in his office staring out the window, going over every possible place that they hadn't searched for Kagome when he got the phone call from Myoga. His thoughts had been steady about her being alive somewhere, waiting to be found.

 

But no. They had pulled her cold, naked, lifeless body from the river not two hours ago. InuYasha was more than likely on his way down to identify the remains.

 

`Could she truly be dead? If so, why isn't he?'

 

Lost in his thoughts of what all this meant, he failed to hear the door open and close.

 

“Sesshomaru? What has happened?”

 

He didn't seem fazed by the voice of his wife, but a few seconds later he answered.

 

“They found her.”

 

“Alive?”

 

“Dead, naked, more than likely raped and beaten to death.”

 

Kagura gasped.

 

“I will need to be there when he arrives. Someone will need to keep him in control.”

 

-*-*-*-*-*-*-

 

InuYasha hadn't moved, minutes had passed and he sat there in shock holding the phone's receiver.

 

He felt angry, sad, sick and alone. He felt himself slipping into a dark recess of his mind. A little voice stopped him as it was calm, gentle and pure.

 

“Daddy?”

 

InuYasha looked at his son, his chest heaving as his emotions struggled to escape his already broken heart.

 

“Dad?” The boy called again as he sat next to him on the floor.

 

InuYasha couldn't answer, he tried but no words came in fear that it would bring everything else he felt with them.

 

Keitaro couldn't see his father like that. No, he'd have to be strong for his son.

 

“UNCLE MIROKUUUU!” The little boy call frantically as he shook his fathers arm. “Something is wrong with my DAD!”

 

Miroku and Sango came rushing in only to find InuYasha sitting on the floor, seemingly gasping for air holding the phone.

 

“Oh God.” Miroku said as he went to InuYasha's side.

 

“Keitaro, come here.” Sango pleaded. “Tell me what happened?”

 

The little boy in her arms began to cry, as he told her all he saw.

 

“Dad answered the phone, and then he fell down!”

 

“InuYasha?” Miroku called as he took the phone from his frozen hands. “InuYasha, answer me.”

 

“Please Dad! Don't die!”

 

“She released me.” Was all he said.

 

“What?” Sango and Miroku asked.

 

“We need to go down and see Myoga.” He said looking at Keitaro and Mieko as Sango held them tightly. “Can you watch them while I go?”

 

“InuYasha, of course. Please, tell me?”

 

InuYasha shook his head.

 

“Fine, I'm coming then.” Miroku said.

 

InuYasha looked at Miroku, still lost. He only nodded and walked out the door.

 

-*-*-*-*-*-

 

For the most part, Miroku kept silent as they traveled to the city from the home that was the Taisho Family residence. Now, only an empty hall that was full of memories, emotions and woe.

 

InuYasha sat staring out his window most of the way to the city.

 

Miroku looked at his friend, knowing that the silence that was InuYasha meant only one thing.

 

`She released me.'

 

`What did he mean? Is Kagome truly gone?'

 

When he could no longer take the silence, he jerked the car to the side of the road.

 

“MIROKU! What the fuck are you DOING?”

 

Miroku said nothing as he got out of the car, taking the keys with him as he walked to the other side of the car and yanked the door open.

 

“Stop the shit Yash, I'm your best friend. Tell what the hell that phone call was about!

 

“Why the hell do you care?”

 

“Was it about Kagome?”

 

“Fuck you!”

 

“Then you know why I CARE! Tell me why we are going to se-.”

 

“SHE'S DEAD!” InuYasha screamed in agony. “She is dead! She fucking died and left me here!”

 

“How do you know? Did you feel her die?”

 

“What?”

 

“Did-you-feel-her-part-in-your-heart-die?”

 

“NO! They pulled her body from the river this afternoon! We are going to identify her body!”

 

At this point, InuYasha broke down and howled his hearts pain to the darkening night sky.