InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Impediment Between You and Me ❯ Resurrection of the Legend ( Chapter 16 )

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By: Tears of An Impassive Nymph
Inuyasha and his friends encountered the Sohma on their way to Naraku. Situation was not going smoothly until someone interrupted the unfriendly greeting and turned things around.

Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst / Romance / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 11.01.2005 | Updated On: 11.19.2005 | Pages: 4 | Words: 4.8K | Visits: 313 | Status: Completed

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Kagura - Kagura from Fruits Basket (in regular fonts)
 
Kagura - Kagura from Inuyasha (in italics)
 
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Inuyasha and Fruits Basket nor do I have anything that has to do with these two wonderful animations. They solely belong to Rumiko Takahashi and Takaya Natsuki respectively.
 
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The Impediment Between You and Me
 
Chapter 15 : Resurrection of the Legend
 
In this Feudal Era, living has always been difficult for every human being. Births, diseases and deaths are recurring day after day. Deaths from illnesses have become typical and people are no longer alarmed by it. During these times, the greatest threat to them is the existence of youkai. Certainly, there is no association between human and youkai because they reside in different worlds. But as of now, Kagura has come across the incident of Rin and Sesshomuaru which she was amazed with. And yet again, similar situation is being presented in front of her. In this isolated area of Japan, there stood Inuyasha and his friends.
 
For a quick second, Kagura dropped her attention from the group before her and stared blankly at the snowy field. Even in this point in time, humans are still a mystery to her. But what she know is that, within each of those souls is where their will rest and it is stirring to fulfill their desires; that feeling is so strong that it has become the source of their perseverance. Human beings are such creatures that are truly amazing and Kagura smiled to herself when the thought of Rin came to her. Not wanting anyone to follow the similar path that she, Kagura has taken; the only thing she could do is to stop Inuyasha and his friends before it is too late, because for them there is still a chance to go back safely.
 
"Why do something you will regret later?" Kagura stressed in a tone with great concern. Then her two cousins tighten their grip on their swords as Inuyasha rushed towards them.
 
"Mind your own business! I don't regret on what I do!" feeling a bit irritated, Inuyasha swung his Tetsusaiga at Ayame and Hatori randomly and in attempt to dodge, the two leaped back a few steps and then charged forward as they countered against the Inu youkai. Kagura paused for a bit and frowned at Inuyasha's response. On the other hand, Miroku, Sango and Kohaku waste no time to help their friend in battle.
 
"Eh…… Inuyasha-sama, since you got Naraku's location, I'll take my leave here and wait for your victory in a safer place," Myouga jumped off from Inuyasha's shoulder and fled.
 
"...Damn that ji-ji..." Inuyasha muttered.
 
Kagura undone her lilac hairpin and lightly blew against it, uplifting the pollen within. And seconds later, a faint floral aroma filled the area and this drew Inuyasha and the others' attention, and caught them off guard for a moment. Despite the calm surroundings, blades collided fiercely, reflecting the eternal flames within everyone's heart and these flames will not easily be distinguished even in such a bitter storm that cut their frail skin.
 
Ayame tried to persuade them, "Don't you understand? You people don't stand a chance against Naraku-sama!" Ayame and Hatori were surprised by Inuyasha and his power because he is merely a hanyou, and to them it is impossible to believe that such a being to possess thus great power. Then the two tensed for a split second, sensing a great amount of youki gathering around Inuyasha and then quickly moved away to dodge the Inu's wind blast.
 
"Kaze no ………!" Inuyasha tried to swing his Tetsusaiga but a sudden numbness was restricting his movement. Also feeling weak, Kagome fell on her side and saw Miroku, who was standing behind Inuyasha, clutching onto his staff to keep himself from falling over while Sango, Kohaku, Shippo and Kirara were already unconscious.
 
"Inu... yasha..." Kagome's vision was fading away and the cold temperature was rapidly driving her body warmth away, leading her to a deep sleep. Inuyasha looked back at the girl a few feet behind him, "Kagome!" He tried to run to her but his body could not move as he wished. Then he glared at Kagura and growled, "Damnit! It was your doing! Wasn't it! ...Arrrrrgh..."
 
Kagura fastened her hairpin back onto her hair and walked over to Inuyasha, "Please forgive me. There's no other way to stop you. And that girl must be important to you, so if you value her life, please take her and leave this place at once. It's not too late to turn back now." Ayame and Hatori took a quick glance at the vulnerable group before putting away their weapon, ending the unnecessary fight.
 
'They are not attacking...?' Miroku was surprised and Inuyasha just stared at them, both were still unable to move.
 
"To be honest with you, I, Kagura, and my two cousins Ayame and Hatori as part of the Sohma family, are not fond of engaging in battles. We have always live our lives peacefully...We understand that lives are precious and that people meet one another not by chance but destiny. So please cherish what you have now and not intervene with Naraku-sama. Us three will try our best to help Rin-chan, so hurry before..."
 
A whirl of violent gust came rushing down at the three youkai's direction and they were flung away by the sudden impact.
 
"!?" Everyone looked up immediately and was shocked to see Kagura was on her feather platform watching the scene.
 
Sohma Kagura got tossed aside from the blast, causing her to lose concentration on the magic spell. Inuyasha and the others were able to move freely again. On the other hand, Sango and the others were slowly regaining their conscious. Luckily, Ayame did not receive any major injuries from the strike. He was resting on his side and sensed much pain from his strained shoulder when he struggled to get up. Hatori was knocked against a nearby tree, having a wounded back. And Kagura was laying on her back at the center of the area and she could feel the previous wound on her chest split open.
 
Inuyasha tightened his grip on his Tetsusaiga upon seeing the intruder, "?! Kagura?"
 
Miroku was confused by the sudden commotion. And he ran over to Sango and Kohaku to help them get up from the snow. 'What? ...Aren't they supposed to be on the same side?' he thought.
 
Ayame was enraged from seeing his cousins in such a piteous state. "What's the meaning of this!?" he yelled at the wind user.
 
"What's the meaning you say? You fools, don't you get it? You are no longer of use to Naraku. This is what it means," Kagura explained casually and the three Sohma were shaken to hear the news. "Fuujin no Mai!" Kagura flapped her fan and blade-like gust of wind come flying down at Sohma Kagura.
 
"Watch out!" Kagome called out worriedly, who was sitting with her group behind the scene.
 
"Kagura! Get out of the way!" Ayame warned but the girl just laid there waiting for the strike to hit her because she was too weak to move. 'Oh no! The wound she received from Naraku-sama has not fully recovered yet!' He started running over to her but his injury impaired his movement.
 
"Damnit!" Catching everyone's attention, Inuyasha jumped over to pick up the girl, which just barely dodged the attack and then he landed beside Ayame. "Oi..." Inuyasha put down the defenceless girl and Ayame gave him a quick nod as a sign of gratitude.
 
"Oh? Inuyasha, why don't you step aside and let me finish them off for you," Kagura laughed at the dog's funny move which was unexpected.
 
In response, Inuyasha turned to face Kagura with his Tetsusaiga, "Feh! I don't give a damn about what's going on between you people. And I have no interest in fighting anyone other than Naraku." Inuyasha's statement changed Ayame and Hatori's thought on him. "Kagura, just get out of our sight before I blast you with my Kaze no Kizu!"
 
"Seems like you're just the same old baka inu from ten years ago. Well that's not surprising. I'll see you in a bit then," Kagura gave the group a look before drifting away with the wind, heading to the direction of the castle.
 
"Nani? Who's the baka here!" Inuyasha let out a low growl and everyone else just stared at him thinking, 'Yep he's the one.' "Hey! What are you all looking at!" Ignoring Inuyasha, everyone walked over to Kagura and her cousins to see if they were ok.
 
"Daijobu desu ka?" Kagome asked and took out a bag of medicine from her backpack.
 
"Ano...Why did you help me a moment ago? We were being rude to you in the first place..." Kagura not only felt embarrassed, but also confused by the friendly Kagome and the interesting inu. Then Miroku appeared and grabbed her hands.
 
"Iie, you were only trying to persuade us to leave. That is understandable from your circumstances. Indeed, such caring of yours suits a sweet maiden like you perfectly." Sango punched the hoshi on the face and sent him a creepy glare. And Miroku falls over with a bruise which amazed the Sohma.
 
"Keh. Like I said, we are here for Naraku and we WILL defeat him," Inuyasha replied and sheathed his Tetsusaiga back to his side. Kagura, Ayame and Hatori just looked at the group distressfully.
 
"Please! There must be a way to save Rin-chan without fighting Naraku-sama..." Kagura stressed and trying to think of another way to solve the problem. 'Please don't hurt Hitomi-sama...' Tears ran down her cheeks and Hatori tried to comfort her.
 
"Why are you still defending for him? Apparently, he doesn't care about anyone which Kagura just showed us back there." The girl didn't know how to counter Miroku's claim.
 
"We are his servants," Ayame declared. "It all started from sixty years ago. The youkai known as Naraku had raid into our castle and killed everyone, including the prince whom we served for, he was Hitomi-sama. Naraku killed him and took his form. We were too weak to fight against him and he took control over us to work for him from then on... even though he is no longer the Hitomi-sama we cared for..."
 
"Damn that bastard!" called Inuyasha and the others remained silent from hearing the depressing history.
 
"Even though he is no longer with us, he still lives within our heart. That is why we would do anything for Naraku-sama...Even though he does not care about us..." Ayame continued.
 
"But come to think of it this way, Naraku killed the prince and everyone in the castle and he is using others and you people especially, for his plans. That is just totally unacceptable," Sango stated, who had the urge to speak and Kagome nodded.
 
"Indeed, many innocent lives were drawn into chaos, and resulting them with nothing but sense of misery all just because of Naraku. That is why we have to defeat him and end everything. From that, you too, will not need to work for him again," Kohaku concluded with the thought of Rin. 'I will never forgive him. Never!'
 
Inuyasha and the others nodded to Kohaku's reasoning. Kagome just finished treating Kagura's wound and she added with a smile, "And also if we defeat him, I'm sure Hitomi-san and everyone else that once lived in the castle can rest in peace."
 
"Everyone...Thank you...thank you for willing to help us..." Kagura cried and felt relieved for she has finally found the right answer to end the turmoil that she and her two cousins had been through. Ayame and Hatori smiled from the bottom of their heart which they haven't done so in sixty years.
 
"Enough said than done. Everyone, let's go!" Inuyasha started his way to the direction of the castle with everyone following closely behind.
 
A long long time ago, human and youkai together lived peacefully in a castle. But the appearance of Naraku had changed all that into a legend. From then on, natural interaction between these two species became extinct. And sixty years after, the bonds between Inuyasha and his friends, and Rin and Sesshoumaru, have proven that human and youkai have become an important aspect within each others' hearts. 'Yes, they were meant to support each other in the first place. It is no longer a legend,' Kagura thought, looking at Inuyasha and his friends.
 
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Japanese Vocabulary
 
Ano - Excuse me
 
Baka - Fool
 
Daijobu desu ka? - Are you okay?
 
Fuujin no Mai - Kagura's attack - Dance of the wind blades
 
Hanyou - Half demon
 
Houshi - Monk
 
Iie - No
 
Inu - Dog
 
Ji-ji - Grandpa/Old man
 
Kaze no Kizu - Scar of the wind / Wind Scar
 
Nani - What
 
Oi - Hey
 
Youkai - Demon
 
Youki - Evil aura