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Edge
of Heaven
By
Devon Masterson-Bond
Level Three
“Kagome!”
Inu Yasha screamed out as he quickly assessed the situation. Amber eyes
widened. Kagome was in danger, two of the people that hated him the most were
close to his mate, too close. The Tetsusaiga gleamed in the sunlight as he
removed it from its scabbard. There was no way he was going to let them have
her or his friends. They were all he had to live for. Weakness, yes, they had
become his weakness as he had fallen in love with Kagome and enjoyed the
others’ company. He was not going to let any of them go.
Sesshomaru smirked inwardly as his
peripheral vision and nose told him the lustful commitment his brother and
foreign girl made. He was even more determined to not let anything happen to
Kagome. The two brothers may not see eye to eye or even talk for that matter,
but he was family. No one took down members of his family, not while he still
lived and breathed. It was one thing for him to be hard on Inu Yasha another
when outsiders got involved. “Get behind me,” he said forcefully to Kagome just
in time to block Naraku’s assault.
“Very good Sesshomaru,” Naraku
commented watching the dog demon carefully. “You surprised me, but then you
always were the clever one. Always thinking and scheming. Where as Inu Yasha…”
his sentence trailed as he blocked the hanyou’s attack. He laughed. “So
predictable? Quick to jump in and not think.”
“What do you want?” Inu Yasha asked.
He looked from each of his enemies to the other as he tried to figure out how
to get Kagome away from them. There were too many demons around for Miroku and
Sango to be of any help. It was quite obvious that this was a trap of Naraku’s
thoughtful design not some spur of the moment. However, the conundrum that left
him dumbfounded was Sesshomaru’s protection of Kagome. He’d figure it out
later. “Get away from her, Sesshomaru.”
Keeping his eye on the devious demon
in front of him, Sesshomaru motioned to Kagome to go to Inu Yasha. “I have no
interest in harming your mate, Inu Yasha. I have become a party to this against
my will. A matter I will soon rectify.”
“Inu Yasha,” Kagome sighed once she
was back in his realm of protection. She did not think that Sesshomaru would
hurt her, she just felt more assurance with someone who would not turn on her
the moment her safety was an inconvenience. “Sango…Miroku..” She watched as her
friends all fought. She reached for her quiver instinctively when she
remembered that she didn’t bring it. Her only weapon was still her bag. Myoga
assured her that she would not need it for the forest and she would be fine. Of
course if she knew the flea just a bit better, she would have put together that
she had been set up and the old guardian just did not want her to shoot Inu
Yasha upon seeing him as a youkai.
“I can see this is going to be
entertaining,” Naraku smiled.
“I do not have time for games,”
Sesshomaru replied. He raised his hand to attack as green glow surrounded his
claws. “Die, Miroku!” he exclaimed just before quickly rushing and striking the
demon. Naraku smiled wickedly as his body disintegrated into a green miasma,
burning attacker’s hands. For one second, two sets of amber eyes widened and
shared the same thought. “It’s a trick.”
“No!” Inu
Yasha called out in surprise as Naraku appeared out no where with his claws
extended. There was no way he would be able to get to them in time. He was only
able to watch as helplessly as Naraku took Sesshomaru’s head. He dropped to one
knee and punched the ground in anger.
“That’s
twice he surprised me. I didn’t think it would be that easy,” Naraku commented.
“Arrogant bastard…there’s always someone more clever.” He smirked when he saw
the look on faces of his enemies. They were all in various degrees of shock and
dismay, especially Inu Yasha. “Don’t tell me he meant something to you?”
“Bastard,”
he said lowly. “You bastard!” He swung the Testusaiga and a surge of energy cut
through the remaining lesser demons.
Everyone
stood in shock, however Inu Yasha did not notice his feat or their facial
expressions. He was moving on pure anger. “No one was to kill Sesshomaru but
me,” he said lowly.
“You can
join him in hell and fight about it later,” Naraku laughed.
“Kick his
ass, Inu Yasha,” Kagome declared then dropped her voice. “He has two large
shards in his arms.”
“Kagome,
I want you to get out of here,” he said lowly, “all of you. I’m going to do
this alone.”
“No, I’m
staying here,” she replied.
“I am
staying as well,” Miroku commented. He wiped his brow. He had to remain
disciplined and focused. This would all end today. “I have business with Naraku
and I’m not going to lose a friend to that bastard simply because he’s hot
headed.”
“Baka,”
Inu Yasha snapped but kept his eyes forward. “Are you staying here too, Sango?”
“I am
going to see this through to the end,” she answered raising her boomerang. She
flinched slightly in pain. Six of her ribs were broken. She was pretty banged
up, both she and Miroku were. It was probably all a part of Naraku’s plan so
they couldn’t be as much help to Inu Yasha. There was a strong possibility that
they wouldn’t make it. Miroku was already fighting to stay conscious from the
hell wasp stings. None of that mattered. She refused to let that bastard live
for what he did to her, her family and friends.
A large
grin crossed Naraku’s face as his eyes glowed in pleasure. “This seems to be my
day.” He brandished his long claws. “So who’s first?”
“Me,” Inu
Yasha replied quickly.
“Perfect,”
the demon smiled. The two enemies rushed toward each other in a fury and locked
claw to sword. “You won’t defeat me pup. Even with your little trick it won’t
be enough to take me down. I made sure of that. The crystal and that girl will
be mine.” He pushed against Inu Yasha hard.
“What…
happened…to Kikyo?” Inu Yasha asked pushing back against Naraku. He succeeded
in knocking the red-eyed demon a few feet.
“She’s
nothing without her soul just a parasite,” he answered, “besides I much rather
have what you possess.”
“Kagome is my mate,” Inu Yasha said furiously as he
attacked again.
“He has
to keep his head,” Miroku commented from the sidelines. “He’ll be killed this
way. I’m going to end this.” He pulled at his rosary when a hand grabbed his
free one quickly.
“Don’t,”
Sango replied. “You’ve already been stung enough. I don’t want to lose you.”
Miroku sighed
noting the sudden appearance of hell wasps waiting for the chance to poison him
in vengeance for their fallen. He really shouldn’t care, it looked like he
might be finished anyway. Feeling in his limbs was already slipping from him
bit by bit. There one more thing he had to do before all was lost.
“What do
you think you’re doing?” Sango asked peeling his hand off her already sore
chest.
“I wanted
one last time,” he said before leaning forward. Out of instinct Sango caught
him and lowered him to the ground. She flinched in pain. If this kept up she
might actually pass out.
“Miroku,”
Kagome called out. She turned from the fight and rushed to her friends. As she
reached their sides, it was then that she realized how bad they actually were.
She had been so worried about Inu Yasha doing something stupid that she did not
realize everything that was going on. Stings covered Miroku’s arm and out
portion of his cursed hand. “Sango?”
Sango
shook her head as a tear trailed down her cheek. “Stay with him Kagome,” she
said forcefully as she struggled to her feet.
“No,
Sango…”
“I have
to do this Kagome. I let him go without telling him how I feel. The least I can
do is avenge him.” She lifted her bone boomerang and took a deep breath. “Inu
Yasha! I have business with Naraku that can not wait!”
The crimson clad warrior
glanced briefly in her direction then continued on with his fight. “This is my
fight. You’re too weak to take him on even for revenge. Getting yourself killed
isn’t going to bring him back. Protect Kagome.”
Sango
balled her fist in anger. She knew he was right but she couldn’t let this go. “That pervert…I never told how I really…” her thought trailed as she squeezed her eyes
shut and turned away from the world. The world tuned out as she tried to get a
grip on her grief. Inu Yasha was right
“Sango!”
In
response to being called, dark eyes fluttered opened. A puzzled look crossed
her features as she witnessed the distraught look on Kagome’s face. She took a
step toward her friend when her senses became overwhelmed with danger. A sharp
pain in the middle of her back drove her to her knees. She blinked and saw her
family standing all around her. Out stretched hands welcoming her back, called
to her. A smile crossed her face as she reached out to take her brother’s hand.
“Sango!”
The dark
haired girl turned around then frowned as she saw Kagome running toward her
looking so sad. “No, this isn’t right. She’ll be alone, what if he…I have to
stay.” She swatted away the hands stretching towards her and struggled to her
feet when she felt hands around her waist pulling her away from Kagome.
“You must
part for now,” her father said in a soothing voice, “You will see her again.”
“No, let
me go,” She screamed as she pulled away. It was not her time yet. She had to
avenge Miroku, Inu Yasha might need her help. What if…
“Sango,”
Kagome sobbed as the battle continued around her. She cradled Sango’s head in
her lap and watched helplessly. They were both gone. Miroku…Sango. They were
dead and she was fine. This entire battle was all her fault. Inu Yasha was the
only one left… and if he died. “I still
haven’t told him.” She looked toward the battle. She was going to find away
to settle this.
“How am I going to settle this? The only
thing I know how to fight with is my bow and arrow and it’s still in my..”
her thought trailed as an image of Sango turning away in embarrassment flashed
in her mind. Sango brought her bag to her and she was able to put on a fresh
set of clothes. She looked around desperately.
“Looking
for this girl?” Naraku asked holding a bow in a tight grip. He knocked Inu
Yasha back then waved the bow in front of them. “You’re nothing without this
and she won’t save you this time half-breed.” He crushed the bow in hand. Now
their fates were in his hands.
“She
doesn’t fight my battles for me,” Inu Yasha growled watching his enemy’s arms
for a chance to strike. As long as he had the Shikon shards, they would remain
at this stalemate. The longer the battle went on, the longer Kagome was in
danger. This had to stop. At least he had one advantage; knowledge. He raised
his sword.
The smile
on Naraku’s face vanished as he realized that his secret was out. He cringed in
pain and jumped backward, but not without escaping injury. He glared at Inu
Yasha then Kagome holding his dismembered limbs. “Damn you.” This was not going
how he planned, but he should have known better. That woman was Kikyo’s
reincarnation. Naturally she would be able to detect the shards even inside of
him. It was a part of her, the miko made sure of that. Even the best seclusion
spell could not fool her. He hadn’t counted on that. He would have to recover
the shards and regroup. “I see we shall have to play later,” he announced
annoyed. At least he managed to cut their number by half, but this was still an
opportunity lost. “Come forth.”
Inu Yasha
and Kagome both looked around. He moved closer to Kagome. “Stay close. I don’t
know where they’re coming from…”
“Look,” she cried out pointing
towards one of Naraku’s arms. One of the appendages convulsed on the ground
shaking loose the shards within both of them.
“Bring me
my shards,” Naraku commented as the arm melted and began to form a small hoard
of demons.
“Oh no
you don’t,” Kagome replied rushing forward. She was not about to let Naraku get
the upper hand. She already lost Miroku and Sango next time…next time she might
lose Inu Yasha.
“Kagome!”
Inu Yasha called out as he reached for her.
“Perhaps
this is my lucky day after all,” Naraku murmured to himself. He advanced toward
Kagome. Even in his armless state he could deal with the fool hard woman side
of her. Just as long as…
“The hell
it is,” Inu Yasha retorted. He jumped in front Naraku and raised his sword. His
eyes widened slightly as he felt the power from it. This was the same feeling
that he had earlier when he killed the other demons Naraku dispatched. “This is
ends now.”
Kagome
dived on top of the two jewel shards. “Finally,” she sighed then looked around.
She was surrounded. “Let’s hope this works.” She placed the pieces together
just as hoard prepared to attack. A warm, white light enveloped her body,
decimating her attackers instantly. She smiled. At least she had done one thing
right. She turned toward Inu Yasha just as he brought down his sword.
“No…No…Inu Yasha,” She called out, as the Naraku’s other arm flew towards him.
She struggled to move towards him, but was paralyzed.
“Uh,” Inu
Yasha groaned as he felt the arm pierce his chest. The arm burned through him
increasing the size of the opening, but he wouldn’t let Naraku’s triumphant
laughter or the pain distract him. He bared down on his sword and cut all the
way through Naraku. He fell to his knees and looked towards Kagome. He reached
toward her when a deep breeze blew and carried her away. “No…”
“INU
YASHA!” she screamed.
“Kagome!”
Richard called out as he sat up in bed. He ran his hands through his sweaty
hair and sighed. “That same damn dream
about that girl.” He looked at his clock then pulled back the covers. He
had to get up in an hour anyway, he might as well get out of bed. He stepped into his bedroom shoes left the
room. He paused for a second then went into the kitchen.
“You had
another nightmare,” a voice called from the room.
Richard
rolled his eyes and opened the refrigerator. “I thought you were meditating.”
“That
doesn’t mean, I’m deaf,” the voice answered. “And I’m finished anyway.”
“Just
what I needed,” Richard mumbled under his breath.
“I heard
that,” a man replied as he entered the kitchen. He stood in the door way
leaning. His violet eyes projected worry behind wire framed spectacles. He
cocked his head to the side causing his long ebony ponytail to snake down his
back. “You might as well tell me.”
“What do
you care?” Richard asked. He poured some orange juice.
“Screaming
out a woman’s name in terror or pleasure always interests me,” he answered.
Richard
rolled his eyes. “I don’t want talk about it, Kirby.”
Kirby
sighed. “You might as well tell me now, because you know I’ll annoy it out of
you later. I have a right to know.”
“Says who?”
Richard asked defiantly.
“Natural
law. We’re twins. We share an egg. By rights I have a share in everything that
is yours. So start talking.”
“No,”
Richard replied. “I don’t have to tell you anything.”
“So it is
about sex? Still not getting any? I guess I can let you borrow a pair of my
glasses and you walk around as me.”
Richard’s
eyebrow arched in annoyance. How in the world was Kirby able to do this to him
every time. “I hate you,” he growled. Kirby’s response was that of a look of
triumph. “The dream is about the past. There’s this girl in the past but she
seems to come from the future, she meets some people, and everybody dies,
happy?”
“That’s
it?” Kirby asked incredulous. “I had a dream like that once. I was some
religious guy and I couldn’t get laid. Scariest nightmare of my life.”
“Idiot,”
Richard muttered then left the room. “We
can not be related no matter what anybody says.” He stopped short. A
religious man that couldn’t… “Nah! He’s
been sitting on his brain too long.” He walked to the bathroom and shut the
door. A hot shower was just what the doctor ordered.
To be
continued…
© 2003 Devon Masterson
What is mine is mine and what is R. Takahashi is hersJ I just write here and for nothing at that;p
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