InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Raiden no Ai ❯ A Heart-Filled Talk ( Chapter 24 )

Well, time for chapter 24, I hope this story was entertaining enough so far. I’ve probably left you in a lot of suspense all of that time with no update and all. If I could only count the reviews that say “update or I’ll do one of the following: kill, eat, beat, lock you in a closet...and anything else I can think of.”

But that’s ok, I find them amusing ^_^ Well, read, review and enjoy!

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Japanese dictionary:

Yukata-A summer kimono, worn by Japanese females.

Ne-Huh?

Ga-But

Omae o korosu- I’m Going to Kill You!

Ie-No

Gomen kudasai- Excuse me

Daijoubu desu ka?-What’s wrong? Are you ok?

Chapter 24: A Heart-filled Talk

Akina swung the youkai over her shoulder and began to stagger away. She heaved and swayed under the heavy body. In one hand, she grasped Hiten’s wrist, his head lay upon her shoulder, and in her other hand, she grasped the Rageki-jin. She didn’t want to leave Hiten’s prized weapon behind.

She could smell the coppery essence of Hiten’s blood, it stained her brand new yukata that he had gotten for her. She could faintly hear the three oddities argue as she staggered away.

“You’re so stubborn, Inuyasha!” Kagome’s voice rang.

“I’m stubborn!?” Inuyasha yelled in protest. “You’re the one who’s letting our jewel shards get away!!”

“What?! Me!?!”

“Kagome, I hate to admit but I agree with Inuyasha on this one.” Shippou agreed. “The Raijuu brothers killed my father.”

“But Akina loves him!” She shouted. “Why do you guys always have to pick on me?!”

“I’m not pickin’ on ya, I’m telling the truth!” Inuyasha argued back. “Look, Kagome, we need those jewel shards.”

Akina’s eyes began to glow with determination. **Well, ** She thought **You’re not getting the jewel shards in Hiten’s head, Inuyasha. Thanks for giving me time to leave, Kagome. I’ll repay you someday, when I can think of a way how.**

As they walked further and further, the red haired maiden could feel Hiten slightly shift atop of her. She could feel her shoulder wet with Hiten’s and Manten’s blood. (A/N: Remember Hiten ate Manten’s heart.)

**Please don’t wake up, Hiten-sempai...** She thought to herself.

Hiten shifted slightly and his crimson eyes slowly cracked open. He could feel the feathery texture of Akina’s fiery hair and feel her body shift and sway under him. He could see the ground move step by step, as if he were floating slowly, but he was not strong enough. That blow had taken a lot from him and he could barely breathe, much less anything else.

“A-Akina..” Hiten said, his voice slightly in a whisper-ish tone, causing Akina to blush slightly.

“W-w-w-what are you doing?”

“I’m taking you to rest...” Akina responded. “You’re hurt.”

“Take me back. Let me fight Inuyasha, I want to win for you.” Hiten almost begged.

“I can’t.”

“Ne? Doushite?”

“ I don’t want you to die.” The red haired maiden was almost to the point of tears. “Please, don’t die on me...I don’t know what I’d do without you, Hiten-sempai.”

“Akina....sempai....Aishiteru ga....”

“But what?” Akina stopped, being far enough away not to see nor hear Inuyasha or Kagome.

She could hear Hiten’s rasping and crackling breath and could feel the winces and flinching his that his body was doing. She could barely even feel his light and feathery breath on her neck. She glanced behind her and could see a small stream of red fluid trailed on the rocks and dirt behind her.

“I wanted to avenge Manten and win that battle...” Hiten replied. “I wanted to come back and stand in the shouji door, triumphant and holding his Shikon Shards in my hands, becoming more and more powerful. Nothing could stop me then...I had longed many years for this moment, and now I lay here, humiliated by that half breed. I swear, Inuyasha...Omae o korosu...”

The young girl gave Hiten a sympathetic look.

“Please, can’t you think about that later? I want to help you now.” She replied. “When your better, then you can find Inuyasha and avenge your brother...”

“Besides,” Akina said further. “You have 5 fragments now, I’m sure if you trained hard enough that you would become stronger then Inuyasha. You almost beat him.”

“You were watching?”

“Hai, you fought so well. When Inuyasha attacked you...Surely, I thought....” She could feel the tears well up in her eyes.

“Ie, Akina, I couldn’t die, not without returning to you. I’d rather die in your arms, and see your face before I took my last breath.” Hiten replied.

“You really love me, for real this time?” Akina asked the crippled youkai.

“Ne?” Hiten questioned.

“You’re not going to let your pride take over? You’re not going to shun me away...” She trailed off at the point of tears.

She then felt Hiten gently nuzzle the crook of her neck. This was it. He had made a resolution to admit his love when the battle was over and it was over now...True, the youthful youkai didn’t live up to his end of the resolution completely, he didn’t return home from the battle safely, but he was there for Akina and he admitted his love. He was taking a step in the right direction.

He was going to make a full recovery, with Akina’s help, and then he was going to return and kill that hanyou. They would cross paths again one day, and Inuyasha had better watch his back when they do...

Hiten made a slight smile to himself, thinking about how he was going to rip Inuyasha apart limb from limb. Make him feel his suffering. At that moment, the youkai make a slight squeak of pain, the numb feeling that he had felt for so long was beginning to dissipate and he was now feeling the sharp pains 10 times magnified. He could feel the pain course throughout his body. It almost forced tears through his eyes again.

He felt so weak...Weak, humiliated, and he was suffering on a grand scale. Hiten had never even been struck in the face until his battle with Inuyasha, much less mortally injured. The dark-haired youkai rested his head upon Akina’s shoulder and closed his eyes about half way. He was growing tired.

Akina had been walking up to an old, abandon hut. No one appeared to be around as the red haired maiden examined the background carefully. She stood there, wondering if she should enter. It was rude to show up uninvited, but Hiten desperately needed help. The people in this town knew of the Raijuu brothers, and she didn’t think they’d swallow their pride to help their enemy, especially from what Hiten had told her.

She decided to venture into the hut to find out if anyone was there. She walked into a room with a man laying there, as if he were asleep.

“Konnichi wa, .Gomen kudasai” She said quietly.

The man gave no answer and lie there in an emotionless sleep.

“Daijoubu desu ka?” Akina asked, trying to peer over the man, but to no avail.

The red haired maiden lay her youkai love gently down on a small futon that was in the room. He made a slight pain-filled moan as his body gently made contact with the cloth. Even the slightest touch pained him.

Akina walked over to the silent individual to see what the problem was.

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Well, that was one of my longer chapters. ^_^ guess I owe everyone for that amazingly short chapter I’ve had in there. Well, tell me what you think and R&R. Thanks for all of your support.