Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ From Friends To Lovers... ❯ Chapter 11: Rest In Peace ( Chapter 11 )

A/n: Another chapter for my lovely reviewers! Terribly sorry for the long wait. Here’s the next chapter, have a Happy Halloween!

*From Friends To Lovers*

By: Kage Otome

Chapter 11: Rest In Peace

Before anyone could stop Kagome from doing something stupid, like running out of the house and jumping into the well, regardless of everything else but what her heart was telling her she did just that. Her heart was telling her something terrible had happened, was happening. And whatever it was, she wouldn’t like it.

“Damnit. Kagome.” Sesshoumaru darted after here. However before he could jump into the well, he was stopped by Hiei. Kurama spoke.

“You’re not leaving without us.”

“Fine.”

After all held onto Sesshoumaru in some way, Kurama laying a hand on his shoulder, Hiei reluctantly placing his hand on Sesshoumaru’s other shoulder, the children and Kirara held in each arm, he leapt into the well. Time travel was a tad disorienting for the two demons who had never been through the well. Once they arrived on the other side, both demons leaped out of the well in one swift motion. Both took in the clean air, untainted by human technology, with the slight tinge of blood and death. It was after all the warring states era.

“Come.”

Following behind Sesshoumaru, albeit a bit annoyed at having been ordered around like dogs, Hiei and Kurama kept guard over their rear, at the same time looking for signs of Kagome. Unknown to any of them Kagome was long gone, darting through the terrain, her new form giving her great agility. Every part of her was screaming at her, trying to give her a message that she just couldn’t seem to understand.

Suddenly she came to an abrupt halt, overlooking a completely demolished camp site. It looked as if they exploded from the inside out, like they melted. This wasn’t a small campsite either, it was large and abandoned. Following the trail of bodies she came upon a large field, full of what looked like some grotesque form of a human body.. It was obvious what had occurred, a massacre. Plain and simple and by the looks of it there was no true purpose of the destruction, no ulterior motive except for the want to destroy. It took everything not to empty the contents of her stomach, right then and there. She looked up and what she saw stunned her. On the horizon stood three figures.

Her breath caught.

No...

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Sesshoumaru tracked her scent, following it to the destruction that awaited them at the previous campsite of what could have most likely been a ningen army. It was a very good idea to leave the children with Kaede. A very good idea. Sesshoumaru had a hard time keeping his lunch down, so did the other two demons accompanying him.

‘Where is Kagome?’ His unasked question was answered when he heard a large explosion, just over the hill. It was a large field. That wasn’t what caught their attention, it wasn’t even the dead bodies, destroyed in the most gruesome of ways, no, it was the woman, covered in blood, facing off against three people. People that she knew very well, three people she knew very well were supposed to be dead.

They watched in awe as Kagome caught the large boomerang-like weapon, hiraikotsu. She sent it hurling back at Sango, using her strength to fly it back harder and faster, It impaled her. Kagome’s heart shattered a little more each time she was forced to attack her friends. One down, two to go.

‘They’re not them, they’re not them...’

Strain was clear on her features. It took so much to kill Sango. She had to remember, Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, they were all dead, these were mere copies, she would not be pulled into the same scheme Inuyasha had. She was smarter then that. But it didn’t mean it didn’t hurt her, it didn’t mean she didn’t die a little inside every time she struck out at their look alike puppets.

She spun around dodging ‘Inuyashas’ wild attacks while blocking ‘Mirokus’ staff with her Ryuuketsu and Hoshiko. Quickly she brought both swords down slicing the puppets body into four pieces. It seemed a lot easier once she realized, they didn’t bleed, they were clay, dirt and bones. They weren’t real.

Two down, one to go.

“How could you, Kagome? I thought you were our friend?” Inuyasha sneered.

She faltered.

“You instigated the attack, you betrayed me.” Kagome said softly her voice carrying.

Sesshoumaru, Kurama and Hiei stood to the side observing the battle.

“And you betrayed me with Sesshoumaru!” He exclaimed.

“What are you talking about?”

“You and Him!” He said pointing an accusing finger at Sesshoumaru.

‘Inuyasha’ raised his sword. A sword that wasn’t Tetsusaiga. Kagome didn’t know what type of sword, none the less who’s sword it was. Kagome easily countered his attack, taking a deep breath she flipped behind him and as he turned she stabbed him, through the stomach. Dragging the blade up, she made sure to pull it out quickly and bring it down cleaving him in half. She dropped to the ground near their ‘dead bodies’ and sobbed. It wasn’t bad enough that they had to die once, now twice.

She knew it wasn’t them, but it was so hard.

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TheyR 17;d all watched. It was all she’d allow them to do, she blatantly refused any help, going so far as to threaten anyone who tried. Eventually they left her to her own devices. She carved and dug, more and more until there were three small holes, enough to fit the urn of ashes of each of her friends. Placing each one in their respective resting places she glanced up at the makeshift tombstone she’d made. Made out of rock, a rough carving of their names in the deep rock. She said a prayer for their souls.

Standing up she looked down at the three graves. It wasn’t fair and wasn’t right, what happened to them. She’d make sure no one would ever touch their graves again. Placing a miko barrier around the grave sight otherwise known as the “Goshinboku” she turned and left, not letting anyone see the tears that fell. Later that night she returned to their graves and stood there silently, looking up into the sky, at the moon and the stars, she reached her out, as if reaching for the stars, for the moon.

“Rest in Peace...”

And standing there bathed in moonlight, three orbs of light swirled around her twice before rising up into the sky, towards the heavens.

And then--She smiled.

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A/N: Sorry, I’m a tad bit tired, I pulled a late night study session. Review!