InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Turn Around ❯ Chpt 9: Looking Inside The Soul ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE STARTING THE STORY:

I do not own any of these characters in this FanFic. -Sigh- Although I wish I could, especially Sesshomaru...-giggle-

All lettering in ITALICS means the person is having these thoughts in their head. They are not spoken out loud.

Word Key: (Translation)

Arigatou - Thank You
Kami - God
Gomen ne/Gomen nasai - Sorry/Very Sorry
Baka - Idiot
Doushite - Why
Iie - No
Hai - Yes
Honto ne - Really
Onegai - Please
Doragon - Dragon
Gami - Toad
Ningen - Human
Nan desu ka - What is it?
Genki - Fine
Kudasai - Please
Yameru - Enough
Iku - Go
Nani? - What?
Naze desu ka - Why?
Domo arigato gozuimasu - Thank you very much!
Matte - Wait
Ima Yameru - Stop it now!
Chikusho - Damn it!
Anata-no namae wa? - What is your name?
Watashi no namae wa desu - My name is...
Do itashi mashite - You're welcome!
Damare - Shut up!
Ogaa-san - Mother
Otou-san - Father
Warawa nai - Don't laugh!
Masaka - It Can't Be!
Wakaranai - I don't understand
Bakayarou - Stupid Bastard used

TO ALL: PLEASE NOTE!The Word Key will slowly be updated as the story moves along.

OKAY, let the reading commence! Enjoy!

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Chapter 9: Looking Inside The Soul

Rin and Kagome were walking through a field, and occasionally stopping to pick up flowers and put them in their baskets. The flowers were strange colours; each flower's colour seeming like it didn't belong. They were splashed colours, there was not one flower with one single hue on it. All of them had at least 2 different colours on each flower. Roses that would normally be red, yellow, pink, or white, were splashed with different colours, such as forest green and dark blue, or white and black. The worst part being none of the flowers were even pretty, they gave off an unpleasant scent, and looked like they were rotting, but neither of the girls thought it was strange.

The grass which normally would have been green was dark blue, and the sky above was a royal purple, the clouds being a golden yellow. Everything was out of place, but no one seemed to care or notice. It all seemed so “evil”, as if someone had manipulated everything to how he/she wanted it.

The girls continued their walk, and approached a cave. The normally grey cave was a warm/dark brown, and a comforting heat was radiating from within. It began to rain, the water droplets being an akward acid green, but it didn't stain their clothing. Rin and Kagome ran for cover into the warm cave. Noises could be heard within, but it was like they were in a daze, and didn't notice.

All of a sudden, Rin saw Sesshomaru and Inu Yasha fighting with their swords within, Sesshomaru's eyes dark purple-red, and his true form begging to be released. His normally pure white hakama was pitch black, and Inu Yasha's was forest green.

Sango and Miroku sat in the corner, dozing quietly in each other's embrace, none of them caring of the noise the brothers were making. Their clothing, too, was out of place, both dressed in full-black uniforms, Sango's being slightly more feminine.

Everyone looked like they were possessed. No one was talking, or making any sounds. The only noises that could be heard were the swords clashing with one another, the bright yellow sparks flying all over as they fought.

Without warning, evil laughter could be heard, and a dark voice which no one could seem to identify, or for that matter, seemed to notice, except for Rin.

“Ahh, like my world? It is…dark, wouldn't you say? Just as I like it. What do you think, Rin?”

Rin attempted to speak, but instead of words found blood to gush out of her mouth. She didn't know what was happening. She wasn't feeling any pain at that moment, but shut her mouth. Instantly, the blood flow stopped, and her throat felt raw, as if someone had burned a fire in it. Bitter tears fell down her cheeks, the black water drops falling down to her lips, leaving a red trail as they fell, for these were acidic tears, and they were burning her skin.

Out of instinct, she ran to Sesshomaru who was still fighting Inu Yasha, and attempted to grab his arm. She caught his hakama, but he didn't even recognize her presence, and simply kept fighting.

Next she tried Inu Yasha, but she had little more luck with him. When she grabbed his fire-rat sleeve, he simply shrugged her off, not stoping the battle as he did so.

For another attempt, she ran to the corner where Sango and Miroku were. She shook their bodies, but they didn't even move. It was like they were in an eternal sleep, although she couldn't see them breathing.

She'd forgotten about Kagome, and as a last desperate attempt ran to her, but her normal cerulean blue eyes were hazed over, and they were nothing but black pools.

Rin attempted to speak again, and surprisingly, this time no blood came out of her mouth as she spoke.

“Kagome?”

There was no response. Her body had a black aura surrounding her, and it got darker and darker, as if she was preparing to battle and save something she loved very much. Normally, when she went to battle, she flared bright pink, and it was strange that her aura was black, but on the other hand, everything in this world was strange. Rin decided to try and talk to her again, for it seemed she was the only one that was moving, and could recognize her presence.

“Kagome-chan?”

As if lifelessly, she slowly grabbed her bow and arrow from off her back, and started to aim towards Rin.

“Oh no…Kagome, what are you doing?”

The dark voice cackeled, and said only this,

“She can't hear you. Show me your powers, show me your strength, Rin. Let's see what you can do! Fight back!”

Rin ran to her left, dodging the first arrow that was shot at her. It had missed her only by mere inches, and she blanched at her accuracy.

Rin didn't know what he was talking about, fight back? Fight back how, and why would she ever want to hurt her best friend? Kagome was practically her sister, she could never hurt her! Kagome must have also known Rin wouldn't fight back, although she was obviously at the present moment under control by Naraku, hence why she was shooting Rin.

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Kagome couldn't speak, and her movements were automatic. She couldn't stop her arms from shooting the arrow, she could only watch what was unfolding before her. It hurt her so much that she cried. It was as if Rin couldn't see her, and see her tears. Kagome fought her hardest to push away the darkness which was surrounding her, threatening to consume her forever, if she gave up. It was too strong, even for such a pure and selfless soul as herself, and she found herself unwillingly giving in.

Kagome heard a dark voice echoing in her head, so she knew only she could hear it as the words were being spoken.

...Your never ending fear...
...Is knowing I'll always be here...

...I'll torture you, and scare people away...
...Show you how to hate everyone and follow me, I'll show you what you want to be...
...Surrender sweetly, and it'll be done easily...

...Give into me, give into the darkness don't fight...
away into the tunnel, run away from the light...

Kagome screamed out in frustration and anger mentally, trying to fight him off, but it was so much harder than it seemed. She despertatly wished Rin could hear her, see her from the inside, her soul fighting off the darkness to get back into the light. It seemed like nothing was going to save her, and she knew soon she wouldn't have any control of what was happenening, not that she really did in the first place.

Soon, not only her body would be controlled, but her soul would be tainted.

The voice of the hanyou that she wanted to kill with such eagerness echoed more words in her head.

...Empty will be your soul...
...Forever I'll make it stay cold...

...I'll open your mind, and your eyes...
...I'll make sure to continue your cries...

...Soon, you'll be mine...
...Soon, I'll stop time...

...Give into me, give into the darkness don't fight...
away into the tunnel, run away from the light...

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Rin was terrified, and was torn with what to do. She didn't want to hurt her sister, but she was sure she didn't want to die.

Oh kami, what should this Rin do? Rin doesn't want to hurt her...she loves her like she's never loved anyone else...

A voice stood out in Rin's head.

Liar! You love someone else, and you know it.

Rin blanched, and then it clicked. The sudden voice was talking about Sesshomaru, but did she really love him? It was true that he had looked after her for so many years, had always been there for her, and although he didn't say it, cared for her; but what she was feeling, could it really be considered love?

Kagome loved her, but in a different way. Kagome's children loved her, but yet again in a different way. Rin was sure the love her inner voice was speaking of was true love. A kind of love that Inu Yasha and Kagome felt, that Sango and Miroku felt. Was this the same kind of love she felt for Sesshomaru?

Of course not! That's ridiculous. Just because he cares for this Rin doesn't mean that Rin loves him. It's not like he would ever love Rin back, so what would be the point in loving him...

She rememebered something along the lines of "hopeless love" from Kagome when she spoke about some "television show" on a thing called a T.V. a while back. She said she was watching a "show" where one woman loved a man, but he didn't love her, so it was called a "hopeless love." It sounded sad, and Rin eneded up frowining when Kagome finished telling her. Kagome didn't say anything for a few moments, and had then told her a story, which startled her to no end.

"When I met Inu Yasha, and had been with him for a while, I eventually found out that I loved him. I knew I wouldn't tell him, because I thought it was a hopeless love. I thought he still loved Kikyo, and he would never love me back. A long while later, one night, we were laying on the grass, looking at the stars, and just talking.

At first, it wasn't about anything important, and then we somehow got around to talking about feelings. I eneded up asking him how he felt about Kikyo. He said the last time he had seen her, she seemed so...different, and cold. He thought he had loved her, but the Kikyo he had loved was long gone, and he felt different feelings now.

I thought he was still talking about Kikyo, so I asked him about these "different feelings." He turned and faced me, looking deeply into my eyes, his face still serious, but some message was being protrayed in his golden orbs."Kagome, I know you love me," he had ended up whispering, and I had a good mind to tell him to "sit boy" at such a correct assumption, but he stopped me by kissing me.

At first, I wavered, and went to push away, but something inside me told me to stay, and see what unfolds. I could feel my eyes watering, and i consciously closed them, to stop them from flowing out. He surprised me again by gently kissing away my tears, and telling me he would always be there for me, and that he loved me. He said he needed me, and recited a poem.

...My life doesnt hold much meaning without you in it...
...I miss you when your not around, and the minute you go away...
...I won't say I can't live without you, because I could, but life would be hell...
...I don't care what you choose to do, but please don't ever leave me, because knowing you are always there is keeping me alive...

At hearing his words of love, I ended up reciting a part of a poem of my own.

...Keep me here...
...Keep me near...

...Love me forever true...
...Do things for me I'll never do...

...Keep me strong...
...Keep me forever-long...

...I need you here...
...I'm lost without you, I fear...

And look at where we are now, mated, with 3 children, and a fourth one coming, to add to the bundle. If there is hope for me, there is hope for everyone in the world to find a love like I have. Most of all you, Rin, because you are such a wonderful person, and I know you'll find that special someone one day. I hope you have it even BETTER than I do, because you deserve it."

Both of the girls had allowed tears to grace their faces at that moment, and since then Rin always held inside had hope for love.

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Rin snapped back to the current moment in time, seeing an arrow about to hit her smack in the forehead. She dropped immediately, the arrow grazing the top of her head. To try and save herself, she pulled out her sword and ran to Kagome with the intentions of defending herself and not hurting Kagome.

She managed to get right in front of her, and surprisingly Kagome didn't move one bit. Rin grabbed the bow and snapped it in half, making it no longer usefull. Kagome's eyes' blackness drained out of them, and went back to their normal cereluian blue hue.

Rin was finally able to breathe easier, and smiled knowing her friend was back to normal.

"Rin...Go...men...nasai..." she managed to choke before passing out.

At least she's breathing, and back to her regular self. This Rin wishes she could say the same about everyone...

Rin saw the darkness swirl out of Kagome like a tornado, and the dark voice boomed into the cave once again.

"So I see that she wasn't strong enough to handle the power. Maybe someone else is."

As if on cue, the dark swirl went over to Sango's seemingly dead body, and went into her body through her mouth, and it was then that she took over the dark aura, and her body lifelessly got up from on the floor. Her arms went behind her to retrieve the boomerang from off the floor, and looked over to Rin with the same black, empty eyes...

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Author's Note:

Ahhh, I know, cliffhanger, but I really didn't feel like writing anymore. Gome nasai guys, but it'll just make the next chapter more exciting, won't it? Please remember to read and review, I really love those reviews.

I also apologize for any spelling or grammatical errors, because I'm wirint this late at night, and am not really paying attention to what it sounds like. I'm too busy listening to the Inu Yasha sound track!