InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Truth's Tears ❯ Purple Haze: Part Two ( Chapter 7 )

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Chapter Seven ~ Purple Haze

Part Two

Soft chocolate eyes smiled peacefully toward the darkening sky. The twilight's purples, reds and brilliant golds alighting the evening sky momentarily before giving way to the deep indigo of night.

A wayward breeze brushed the woman's long black tresses away from her cream-like cheek. Delicate eyelashes fan against the soft brown of the woman's eyes, gazing tenderly at a small bundle wrapped tightly in her arms.

A flash of love stings her heart and tears slowly pool from her eyes as she softly whispered into the night,

"Wake my little one, my little Inu Yasha, wake and see the gift your father has given us."

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Green and purple. The only colors Inu Yasha recognized as he rushed through the endless foliage, he prayed he wasn't too late. Inu Yasha's heart clinched tight within his chest as one thought ran through his mind.

"Be safe, Kagome. Be safe."

Those words chanted over and over in his mind while his heart replayed a thousand memories. Her smile, her scent, her laughter, her fearlessness, her love. The most important events replayed thru his mind, they reminded him that without her he was nothing. She gave him his strength, calmed his troubled mind and eased the battles within his soul. He was lost without her, and it took Naraku to show him that.

Inu Yasha snorted in disgust with himself. He had proven his worthlessness toward Kagome once more, not only had he been unable to protect her from Naraku but it had taken him three years to openly realize how important she was to him. He loved her, yes that he had come to terms with the other night. He needed her? He was such an ass. He had needed her since the first day they met. It was obvious, hadn't the old hag told him that enough times. And yet when she needed him he was unable to help, lost in his own self loathing to notice the bastard closing in.

A small crystalline tear escaped his eye, holding onto his cheek a moment before it bounced off and disappeared into the green haze behind him. For the first time in his adult life he allowed himself to cry, his heart visibly aching thru his tears.

Green suddenly opened up to purple, the richer color covered everything as he landed softly against the parched sand. His worried eyes darted around until he saw her. Facing away from him and standing rigidly within Naraku's miasma.

"KA. GO. ME!"

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A sudden flurry of startled birds didn't go unnoticed by Miroku as he swiftly lead Sango thru the heavy brambles on the forest floor. They snagged at his robes and tore into uncovered feet but they did go unnoticed by the monk for his mind was elsewhere.

Kikyo had warned him, told him that Kagome was in danger. And yet he chose to ignore the warning flares in his mind only to bicker with the spiteful spirit.

He was an idiot.

Kagome, the girl from the future, the girl with more power running threw her veins than had sense to be there, and the girl was helpless. Yet she chose to stay, to help fight Naraku and piece together the broken jewel. She chose to witness first hand the ravages of war, to see hundreds dying or already dead. To see how cruel this time truly was.

A cold sneer found its place on Miroku's boy-like features, turning them suddenly older as he growled softly to himself. Kagome didn't deserve to see the horrors of this time, to witness everything firsthand with her innocent eyes. Let her read about it in her books, let her learn about the callousness of the human soul safely tucked away in her schools. She had been nothing more than a child when she arrived. Strong, yes. Obstinate, yes. Dangerous, only when provoked, but a child nonetheless. Inu Yasha should have sent her back years ago and sealed up the well permanently! Her innocence needed not be tarnished by the horrors of these times.

Miroku's voice was rich with self-loathing and worry as he whispered to himself, "Kagome so help me. When this is over, your going home for good."

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Darkness, it was all she could see, all she could hear and all she could feel. It wove around each nerve ending throughout her body.

Kagome was frightened, she could sense the newly completed jewel. Its power that had once eased, soothed her soul now repelled her. She knew Naraku had it in his possession, but there was nothing now she could do about it. Kagome wanted to cry, to scream out loud, but her own body refused her. She was completely under his control.

A sudden prickling went up her spine and Kagome shot ram-rod straight.

Inu Yasha.

He was here, the darkness in her eyes cleared allowing her to see her hazed surroundings. She saw him and at the same time she didn't want him to see her. She didn't want to see the anger that was bound to be there, to see the disgust written all over his features as he gazed at her.

She flinched, her head turning further away as she closed her dull eyes. Praying for the darkness to take her back, to keep her safe from the disgust she knew would be on his handsome face.

"Go away." Her voice cracked as she muttered those two words softly.

"KA. GO. ME!"

Her heart nearly stopped in her chest and she recoiled into herself even as her body turned to look at him. Her dull eyes reopened against her will and stared blankly at his stiff form.

"Oh no, no, no, no. I don't want to look at him, I can't bear to see what's written all over his face." She cried out softly in her mind.

"So the hanyou has arrived. Good, you can be here to witness my rise to greatness." Naraku's soft voice broke thru the deceptive calm of the area.

Inu Yasha growled, his voice calm as he glared at the imposing figure standing before him, "Hand over Kagome. Now."

Naraku chuckled lightly, turning slightly as he lifted a pale hand to Kagome's cheek and stroked it gently. Feeding off the anger and disgust rising off of Inu Yasha as he played with her hair.

"Ah, the girl is of no use to you now. She fears you, and with that fear, she is mine. A doll I wield, I still have much planed for this new toy of mine."

Kagome shrank further within herself at Naraku's gentle yet revolting caresses. She tried to find a way to escape the pain that pulsed through her veins, pounded within her heart and wove thru her mind. Kagome felt as her body resisted against her shattered feelings turning to look Inu Yasha in the eye. Her heart lurched hard within her chest at the look of calm fury written within his bottomless gold pools.

A strangled sob broke free from her clinched throat, causing Naraku to shoot a curious look in her direction.

"My spell hasn't taken complete control over her? Curious, yet unimportant. This will be over soon." His many minds murmured together.

Naraku slowly took his intense gaze away from Kagome and turned to Inu Yasha. An evil smirk softly touched his lips has he continued to stroke Kagome's fine black hair.

"So hanyou, are you ready? Are you ready to watch someone you love die before your eyes? Are you ready to watch me take what little life is left within this delicate husk and smash it before you? And as you try to save this woman who has no feeling besides hatred for you, are you willing to risk that I will not use that time to gain power?"

Naraku's devilish smirk grew wider as he grabbed a handful of Kagome's silky hair and jerked her prostrate form before him.

"Again I ask you, hanyou! Are you ready to watch her die!"

The next couple of moments felt like an eternity to Inu Yasha as he watched Naraku bare his claws to Kagome's throat. Without much thought, Inu Yasha leapt forward, his intent to rip out Naraku's throat before he sliced Kagome's. Only to be suddenly yanked backwards by a strong wind of sorts and slammed into the ground before a livid monk and a worried demon-hunter.

"What the Fuck!"

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Sango thought her legs would fall off if they continued at the pace the damned monk had set. She understood the urgency he felt to arrive in time, she too felt it, but for heaven's sake! He could slow down a bit.

Lost in thoughts of torture and pain that would be soon inflicted on a particular monk, Sango nearly ran into Miroku's back when he came to a sudden stop. She quickly righted herself, threw a swift glance around the cloistered trees and gasped. Naraku had Kagome. And it looked as if he were about to rip open her throat. Yet before she could respond, Miroku had managed to tear off the bonds to his Kazana and aim it directly at the clearly startled Inu Yasha. Sango watched with a raised brow as he pulled the hanyou from his feet and sent him flying backwards toward them. She shook her head as Inu Yasha landed before them with a loud thud, leapt to his feet and bellowed a long string of profanities at Miroku.

"What the Fuck! What the hell is wrong with you, you dim-witted, perverted, good for nothing, god damned MONK!" Inu Yasha cried out in fury.

Miroku, eyes closed up until now, pinched the bridge of his nose before he opened his violet eyes. With a look that very much matched Inu Yasha's he softly stated, "I am saving you from making the biggest mistake of your life, you idiot."

Inu Yasha responded with a harsh growl, "HE. WAS. GOING. TO. KILL. HER."

Miroku glared back at the furious hanyou his hand gripped the cold metal of his staff before his voice rolled out just as rich with fury as Inu Yasha's.

"It is a trap. He is using her to get to you. He knows you will jump into action without thinking things thru. That you would risk your life for her's if you thought she was in danger. And if I hadn't done what I did, he would have been proven correct and this war would have been over."

Inu Yasha's reply was cut short as Naraku's dark laughter bubbled up around them.

His eyes dancing in glee and anger as he spoke in soft tones, "Quite right you are, monk. Though it would have been nice to have ended this quicker, I see I have no choice but to finish this battle with you all."

Naraku then did something quite unexpected, he pulled Kagome up and jerked her body to face his. Then with one last cruel smile he brutally forced his lips over her's in a vicious kiss.

A sudden howl of rage, eerie in sound, broke the silence as Miroku and Inu Yasha charged. Naraku pulled away from his doll's soft lips in laughter, his eyes hateful as he commanded Kagura and Kanna forward, Kagome's small form hanging subdued in his arms.

tbc...

Reviewer Responses:

wsantelm - We're the kind of people who like to laugh other people's misfortunes. j/k We're really crying inside.....We swear!!

Slywolf9 - We feel for Kagome too, but our evil muse is holding us at gunpoint so there's naught we can do....:: sniff, sniff ::

MiraiXenia18 - ::authors stare dumbfounded and scratches heads:: erm, well, um, that is...we don't know?? But we do so love your reviews, they give us more new, evil ideas for later references in future chapters. ^.^ ::author's grin evilly::

Shannanaginns - as with everyone in the world we too have a dark side. Sadly enough Inu Yasha and friends are the current focus of our evil minds. ^.^