InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome's Blood ❯ A Houshi's Heart ( Chapter 12 )

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A Houshi's Heart

 

 

 

Kouga and Inuyasha were left alone as Kagome ran into the hut to retrieve Miroku, Sango, and her bow and arrows.

 

"I swear to you Inuyasha, I will not touch Kagome as long as you live...unless I find out that you have gone to Kikyou again. I will drag her home with me kicking and screaming if I have to!"

 

"Kagome destroyed Kikyou tonight." Inuyasha looked sideways at Kouga with a triumphant grin.

 

Kouga's eyes widened. "How?!"

 

"It was totally amazing. A big fireball came out of her hand and shattered Kikyou to bits and pieces,“ Inuyasha proudly stated, though he didn't voice that the finality of Kikyou's death bore sadness as well as relief. Yes, Kikyou had died so long ago and the version that Kagome destroyed was only a monstrous clay visage. Yet still, he finally had to let go of the memories he cherished. Kagome was here. Kikyou had been gone for over fifty years. It was over. Finally.

 

She has greater powers than just finding jewel shards! If only she were mine. He seems glad that Kikyou has been destroyed. I will have to wait longer, or kill him myself! thought Kouga as his jealousy reared its ugly head.

 

Sango, Miroku, and Kagome came running from the hut. Miroku had his staff and Sango wore her tight fitting black battle garb with hiraikotsu, her dark brown hair pulled back in a ponytail to decrease its interference during the battle.

 

"Where is it coming from, Kagome?" Inuyasha hurriedly asked.

 

"Over there by that thicket!"

 

Miroku turned to Sango, gazing at her with his huge soft dark brown eyes that matched the color of his hair. As Sango gazed at him, he stood majestic with his mystical staff, the wind lightly shifting his long black and purple robes. The rings at the top of the staff chimed in the breeze and her heart seemed to echo that sound.

 

"Sango. Kagome's ordeal should have taught you that life is fleeting. I live with it every day," he sighed, holding his beaded hand up beside his face. "Be careful. I don't want to lose you."

 

He stared at her with sadness in his eyes. Sango could only stare back at him with a blank expression. He hadn't tried to stroke her hand or her bottom. He merely turned away in the direction in which Kagome had pointed. She didn't know what to think, what to say or do, if anything.

 

"Kirara!"

 

The transformed kitten suddenly appeared at Sango's side. Leaping onto Kirara, Sango looked once more at Miroku's tall lean figure. Kagome's death seemed to have done something to him. He was more serious, always in deep thought.

 

From the thicket came a huge gray roaring beast, covered with long prickly hollow spines.

 

"Give me the shards!" it bellowed, running toward Kagome.

 

"Oh no you don't," Inuyasha snarled at the beast, leaping toward it with a blazing Testsusiaga.

 

Kouga pulled out his dagger and called his wolf pack, who were never far away.

 

“We'll take care of the legs,” Kouga called as he and his wolf pack raced toward the beast, easily avoiding its quills.

 

Kouga began slashing at the beast's legs while his pack latched onto the feet slowing down the beast's progress.

 

“Why are you still here Kouga!? Don't you always run with your tail between your legs?!” shouted Inuyasha.

 

“My Kagome is in danger, Mutt Face, and I will not leave her until she is safe!”

 

At least he's committed and I know she will be taken care of if anything ever does happen to me. He might be worth something to me after all, Inuyasha thought.

 

Kagome nocked an arrow and drew her bow just before spears flew from the demon's spines. She found herself secured in a protective shield that Miroku had lifted just at the last moment. Inuyasha was struck in the shoulder and hit the ground rolling. Kirara and Sango fell from the sky as Miroku watched, helpless. His breath hitched in his throat as he watched Sango fall, unable to help her. He turned his eyes away from the sight of her body hitting the ground, his barrier disappearing. Inuyasha threw fire from Tetsusiaga as the beast charged for Kagome once again. It fell to its knees with an arrow in the middle of its forehead and a slice through the center of its back.

 

"Where's the shard Kagome?" Inuyasha asked through pants, studying the beast.

 

There was no answer. Inuyasha turned to see Kagome slumped over on her knees.

 

"Kagome! Shit, not again!"

 

Inuyasha ran toward Kagome, dropping to his knees and sliding to her like a baseball player trying to make home base.

 

"Kagome, are you okay?"

 

"I'm okay. I just don't have the energy to move. Fighting Kikyou must have put a bigger drain on me than I thought. I just need to rest."

 

"I'll take you home as soon as we're done here. Tell me where the shard is so we can get out of this cursed place."

 

They hadn't seen what had happened to Sango or noticed Miroku slowly, hesitantly, walking toward her. As she came into view, Miroku could see that she wasn't moving. Her body seemed to be in one piece, though it somehow looked smaller and more fragile. Softly, as if he would hurt her again, he walked over, looking down at her bloodied face. Red streams drained from her swollen lips and down her jaw and neck. Her hair was soaked in it. Leaning over her, he could see a battered and bruised cheek bone. Perhaps Kirara had broken her fall, Miroku thought as he could see that her skull seemed to be in one piece. It could have been a lot worse. Nothing looked twisted, but still there was the blood seeping from her mouth. His heart pounding as if it was about to bound out of his chest, he carefully lowered himself to the ground while putting the back of his hand just over Sango's lips. He waited...waited... waited...nothing. His heart fell into his stomach as he turned away, retching. Finished, he lowered his head, putting the palms of his hands together to say a silent farewell to the only woman he could ever love, a warrior in the truest sense, but with a depth of emotion that few had ever seen. Her loss of her brother, Kohaku, had ripped her heart, and out of her fear of compounding that pain, had tried not to become attached to people. But she had failed and he knew it.

 

Kirara limped over to join Miroku, a spear protruding from her shoulder.

 

"No Kirara,” Miroku muttered as Kirara bathed Sango's face with her tongue.

 

Kirara growled and continued. Miroku tried to push her away.

 

"Nnnnnng," came a welcoming sound from Sango's battered lips.

 

"Sango? Sango!" Miroku exclaimed. "Thank you Kirara, oh thank you! Inuyasha! Come quick!" Miroku urgently called.

 

"Will you be alright here, Kagome?"

 

"Mm," she intoned nodding, still slumped on her knees.

 

In one leap Inuyasha was staring down at Sango in shock. Then he saw Kirara, a spear through her shoulder. Walking to her, he explained, "Kirara, I'm going to pull this spear from your shoulder and it's going to hurt like hell."

 

Kirara lay down on her belly and closed her eyes before Inuyasha withdrew the spear in one smooth stroke.

 

"Thanks for not biting my head off. You did good. Would you be up to carrying Sango and Miroku back to Kaede's?"

 

Kirara nodded her head. Miroku and Inuyasha carefully laid Sango on Kirara's back. Miroku joined her and they all walked slowly, careful to jostle Sango as little as possible, toward Kagome. Once they reached Kagome, she climbed up on Inuyasha's back, dropping her head and breathing hard from the effort. Inuyasha gave her a short nuzzle from the side of his face.

 

It was a short but hard won battle.

 

Inuyasha put the shard in Kagome's container as she rested on a pallet. Miroku hovered over Sango, still unconscious, while Kaede checked her over.

 

"If it weren't for this strong tight clothing, she would be much worse considering the height ye said she fell from. As it is, her wounds are only superficial. Maybe a couple of fractured bones here and there. The blood is not from her lungs. She will be alright."

 

'Evil Knievel,' Kagome thought to herself, a small grin gracing her face as she fell fast asleep.

 

Miroku let out a deep breath. He'd almost lost her this time. She would never stop hunting Naraku and fighting his demons.

 

"I must make a decision soon,” Miroku thought as he studied the palm of his cursed hand.

 

"And what of ye, Inuyasha?" Kaede half commanded and half asked.

 

"Keh! It's just a scratch old woman! I just need to get Kagome home before anything else happens. Since you've decided Sango is going to be okay, I'm taking her home now where she can rest. Besides that, we need to tell her family that we are mates now."

 

Inuyasha gently picked Kagome up so as not to wake her and softly headed for the well while Miroku stood quietly, gazing at the battered body of the woman he loved.

 

 

 

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