InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Nightmare's Memories ❯ Forever ( Chapter 13 )

Disclaimer: For the last time (thank the gods) I do not own Inu-Yasha. ::pout:: ^_^ But I do own all the mangas, so far! ^.~

Author's Note: Phew! Here I am, here I am! ^_^ Didja miss me? Teehee- me -n- my friend Emmy-chan just finished watching 2 Inu-Yasha DVDs in a row. ^_~ `Twas fun.

Sessho-Maru quote: "Your patience with that creature astounds me. You *protect* her. You *INDULGE* her. I think you may even. . . **LOVE** her."

XD XD XD XD

::giggle:: Anyway. . .

Here we are, final chapter of Nightmare's Memories.

^_^; Thank the gods.

Don't get me wrong, I love this story just like all my others, but it's so hard to write! ^_^;; This'll probably be my last horror story- but I do plan on doing a suspense one somewhere down the line (`Joined By Shadows' is the chosen title so far). Anyway, per usual, I have a summary for my next fic at the bottom of the chapter. If you read the summary for it in `A Pirate's Life For Me', it'll be the same (except I'm gonna try to remember to fix a typo so kindly pointed out by Ghoul King. ^_^ Dead corpses for you, since I know you don't like pocky. . .)

Not much really to say. . . ^_^;

Hope you enjoy, and thanks so much for reading! ^_^_^_^_^_^

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People always desire a `fairy tale' ending.

The fools.

Life has never and will never end perfectly, like in those `wonderful' stories.

Bloodshed, pain, lies, hurt-

These are all the true reality of life- and death.

However. . .

If that is what makes you happy. . .

If those truths, no matter how wrong, are what you deem your saviors. . .

Then perhaps. . .

You may have a fairy tale ending of your own.

And be able to relish it for forever.

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Nightmare's Memories

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~Chapter Thirteen: Forever~

Kagome's red eyes widened.

~`. . . I was a fool. . .'~

The words echoed through her mind, screaming over all the dark memories, all the nightmarish thoughts.

~`I was afraid.'~

Afraid. . .

The feeling of fear suddenly clenched her heart, filling in the void that had grown there- the coldness that had taken over her.

She didn't like the feeling. . .

But. . .

At least she could feel. . .

A gasp escaped her lips as her hand shot to her chest, clutching the red cloth covering her widely pounding heart.

~`Now I see. . .'~

So could she.

The thoughts and memories that had once curtained her vision were slowly fading to blackness, releasing her mind.

~`You need me as I need you. And so. . .'~

She blinked, her eyes slowly fading back to their usual shade of stormy blue.

`Inu-Yasha. . .'

~`I pledge to always protect you, Kagome. . .'~

His protection. . .

The shield he had subconsciously built inside her, to help her, to save her. . .

Was back. . .

~`No matter what.'~

And it was going to stay. . .

"Inu-Yasha. . ." she murmured, blue orbs still wide as they filled with tears, her hovering body slowly floating back to Earth.

He grinned softly as she landed in his arms. "Kagome. . ."

Her eyes traveled over his face and body before grazing over the flaming clearing, the glistening weapons, the corpses of the dead.

Oh God, what had she done- - - ?

"Inu-Yasha- - -!"

Bursting into tears, she buried her face in his neck, sobbing loudly as he hugged her close, falling to his knees.

Oh God, oh God, oh God. . .

"Kagome, it's okay. . ." he whispered, gently rocking her back and forth in his strong embrace. "They'd understand. . .

It's okay. . ."

It's okay. . .

The screams continued, forever echoing in their ears as the mortals continued to run back and fore, finally able to flee the fires and the weapons which were falling back to the ground, now harmless.

It's okay. . .

"I-nu-Ya-sha. . ." she choked through her tears, tightening her hold on him. "Oh, gods, I'm so sorry. . ."

. . .

"Kagome. . . Look at me," he commanded gently.

No. . .

She couldn't. . .

"You're going to be around me for a while, you might as well get used to the sight of me," he whispered, almost jokingly.

. . .

She slowly lifted her head, trailing a trembling hand down his wounds. "I'm so, so sorry. . ."

"It's okay. Besides," he half smiled, gently wiping her tears away with a thumb. "I've had worse."

Gently kissing her cheek, he nuzzled her neck while pulling her closer. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine now," she replied quietly, snuggling into his chest as the rest of the horrified townspeople fled, the fires still crackling in the background. "As long. . ."

"As long. . . ?"

"As long as you protect me," she said softly, tears staining his undershirt. "I. . . I need your help. . . and. . . you need mine. . ."

She swallowed before continuing.

"Let's. . . I mean. . . Can we. . . Can we stay together? That way we can protect each other. . .

. . . Please. . . ?"

Inu-Yasha smiled once more.

"Of course we will," he soothed, smoothing her hair with a hand. "Forever. Kagome, gods- I. . .

I love you so mu- - -"

THOCK.

- - - !

The hanyou froze, body going rigid and cold.

?!

"Inu-Yasha. . . ?" Kagome whispered in confusion, watching in horror as his eyes went blank and blood began seeping through his white top.

`No. . .

No- - - !'

"INU-YASHA!"

"He's dead," a dark voice spat. "As he should be."

!

The girl felt furry take hold of her as her blood began flaming again.

Naraku- - - !

"You- you- - -!" she grounded through gritted teeth, eyes livid.

"Yes, me," Naraku replied coolly, stepping up behind Inu as the boy's head flopped forward, amber orbs half-lidded and deprived of all emotion. The man towered above them, holding a long, sharp shard of glass in his hand, watching in satisfaction as a drop of blood ran down the tip. "I killed him."

"WHY?!" Kagome cried, her head and heart beginning to pound loudly in her ears.

Dead.

He was dead.

He was dead.

Dead.

"Why?! WHY?! You should have done the same, you foolish girl!" he snarled, dark eyes smoldering. "He took away your revenge- MY revenge! Those disgusting mortals escaped! They got away without paying for all they had done to you- to me! Because he. . .

He- the fool!

He stopped you!

. . .

But maybe. . .

Maybe that's okay.

After all, it was rather fun to rid this world of him."

The girl squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block out the sight before her-

Of the fire, the weapons, the bloody glass-

The smirk on that bastard's face.

*

The knives on the butcher's overturned table. . .

*

"Yes- The boy was an idiot! A freak among freaks!"

Her hands clenched to fists, trembling in fury.

*

They began quaking once more-

Stronger than before.

*

"Keh! May he rot in hell like he deserves!"

Kagome's ears, enhanced thanks to rage, picked up the sound of saliva as the man spat at Inu-Yasha's feet.

*

So much stronger- - -

They began to levitate.

*

Her eyes snapped open- - -

And she saw red.

SSSSSSHHH- - -

"NARAKU!" she screamed, the furry burning in her eyes so shocking that the man actually took a surprised step backward . "DIE!"

THUNK!

One of the knives, the carving knife, soared through the air- - -

Faster and faster and faster-

Until with that `thunk' it slammed into Naraku's back.

Slammed into his back with so much force it went through him entirely.

Then the dagger fell to the ground before Kagome, dripping with Naraku's dark maroon blood.

Yes. . .

Now he, too, was dying. . .

Soon to be dead.

The girl watched blankly as the black haired male- that one that had caused so much heartache and horror- fell to his knees, eyes wide as sweat poured down his face, mixing with the blood raining down his torso.

But despite the pain he must have been in- - -

He was smiling.

"Amy. . ." he whispered, his words almost inaudible as a cold breeze rushed through the disserted carnival. "Mama. . .

I'll be with you soon. . .

. . ."

With that he closed his eyes- that grin still on his face as two rushes of silvery wind blossomed at his sides- only to explode in a golden light before the two girls Kagome knew were forming inside the tornadoes could come out.

Kanna and Kagura were now gone, too.

. . .

She was all alone. . .

. . .

But not for long.

"Inu-Yasha," she choked, looking into the blank face of the hanyou-

Her hanyou-

Her love.

. . .

They. . .

They never even had a chance to. . .

To. . .

To just BE. . .

. . .

She slowly traced his features with a trembling hand, carefully closing those gorgeous golden eyes of his.

~"Forever. Kagome, gods, I. . .

I love you so mu- - -"

THOCK.~

Wincing, she pushed the memory from her mind.

All of it. . .

Except. . .

~"Forever."~

. . .

Forever. . .

"I want to protect you for forever, Inu-Yasha," she told his dead body, wrapping her arms around his neck. "I want you to protect me for forever. . ."

Forever. . .

She wanted them to be together forever. . .

. . .

All of them.

She wanted them to live happily ever after, like in the fairy tales she'd read as a girl . . .

She wanted her own fairy tale ending.

. . .

And she would have it.

Shaking slightly, she reluctantly pulled away from the boy's cold form, reaching over for the dripping knife that lay just to her right.

`Forever. . .'

Feeling her hand clasp around its handle, she slowly lifted it to her chest, gently pushing the tip against the flesh covering her heart.

The cold metal felt like burning fire on her flesh.

She savored the feel.

`Forever. . .'

"I'll be with you for forever, Inu-Yasha. . ." she whispered, grinning softly as a hot tear trickled down her face. "I love you. . ."

Ramming the knife into her chest, she gasped as she felt her heart burst.

Oh- the feeling! The burning, freezing feeling of the very essence of life gushing from her body!

It was amazing; almost sweet. . .

Falling backwards into the hanyou as their blood mixed, she used the last of her strength to wrap his cold arms around her middle.

Yes. . .

Amazing. . .

Almost sweet. . .

`Forever. . .'

And, suddenly, as her stormy eyes grew blurry, the girl realized something.

She- - -

She could see them.

Her friends- her love.

Waiting for her in a place of peace- - -

Smiling, laughing-

Calling her name.

Slowly, as the scent of blood fell away, the girl's smile widened- her body growing numb.

She was almost there. . .

`Forever. . .'

Closing her eyes and succumbing to the fading pain, Kagome joined them- - -

`Forever. . .'

Forever.

~*~

The end. ^_^

See? That was happy.

They're all together in heaven.

. . .

My friend Emmy-chan wants me to stop sniffing her Sessho-Maru plushie (Which *I* made!).

Well, phooey. He smells nice. ^_^;;;

. . .

Er-

Anyway. . .

(Now she's sniffing him instead! XD XD XD XD)

(Now she's mad that I wrote about her sniffing him. ^_~)

^_^;;;

I hope you all enjoyed. Please R&R!

Oh! And here it is- the summary.

^_^ I hope you all read it, or else I'll miss you! T_T

^_~

Summary for `Fragment of Eternity', a PG-13 romance/drama(/humor)

(NOTE TO ALL WHO READ `I'LL REMEMBER FOR FOREVER' AND SWORE OFF ALL OF MY DRAMA FICS: Please give this one a chance! It'll be different!):

Yes! Kagome Higarashi is beyond excited. Finally, after years of saving her paychecks, she can finally buy her own house! It'll be perfect- she won't even have to worry about college rent! And what's more, the shrine-home she's been looking at is cheaper then she ever could have imagined!

Too good to be true, right?

Right.

Everything that good has a catch- this house included. The catch of this deal? She has to put up with the rude, crude, dog-eared ghost of a boy who died 50 years earlier.

Now stuck owning a haunted house, the girl realizes that she has only one option if she ever wants peace- she'll have to help him find peace first.

Well, that's it!

Once again, thanks so much for reading. ^_^

Hugs, kisses, and moon-lit nights,

Maiden of the Moon