I Wanna Be the Rain by Opal-Dreams

I Wanna Be the Rain

Disclaimer: I don’t own Inuyasha or its characters. Say hello to the very talented Rumiko Takahashi who owns him and the entire cast. Hello Rumiko Takahashi. Hehehe! I also don’t own I Wanna Be the Rain I believe RBD owns it.

By: year of the snake (at fanfiction) aka. crescent moon (at mediaminer). And now Opal-Dreams on DeviantArt.

I Wanna Be the Rain

Inuyasha stared disbelievingly at his claws. They appeared to be freshly washed, in blood.

‘I’ve done it? This is it?’ He had spent so long; so much extra time and incredible pain to have it end in such a disappointing anti-climax? ‘This is what is left of our dream, our goal, a few drops of blood?’ He was dead silent.

Suddenly, as that is how everything happens to someone deep in thought, someone wrapped arms around him from behind. “You did it Inuyasha!” she said in a content and proud tone.

“Y-yeah, I guess I did.” Everyone was there, shocked, in some it sank in faster. Kagome had been the first to recover.

They had found Naraku just 12 miles upstream from the place he had absorbed an extremely powerful water demon. The demon was young but his power had overwhelmed his youth completely.

It was this demon who had in essence made their take down of Naraku possible. He hated Naraku, so much so that after being absorbed he started to compromise everything the evil being tried to do, from the inside.

Earlier that day Naraku had called his minions, they arrived just before Inuyasha flanked by Kouga and Sesshoumaru and their packs arrived. Naraku had so many minions to help him that they managed to keep everyone but Inuyasha from reaching him. And that was just fine he could handle the pup or so he thought.

Six minutes into their dance with death he flung the brat’s sword 35 or so feet away. Then in the opening of 1.26 seconds of Inuyasha’s shock Naraku slashed the hanyou across the stomach with a wicked ‘tree root’. His tentacle came back with rapidly drying blood.

The black head grinned. He had won. He turned to watch his underlings battle, saving the death of our young half-dog for a desperate spot, should it come.

He never even saw it coming. He felt pain for only one second, the last thing he saw was a demonic half-demon turning to glare at him with eyes so red they haunt the nightmares of all who sleep.

Just like that his torn heart stopped.

Seeing his long time enemy like that drove Inuyasha’s demon blood from his mind. Inuyasha stared at his hands slowly taking it in.

All bloodshed stopped. Most of the enemy regained their own minds and ran off to start new lives. Kanna being a void demon faded away, into her own void, the kazana, filling it.

Kagura fell, gripping her chest. It hurt badly but in a strange way it comforted her. A fog she hadn’t realized had always filled her mind dissipated. A calm breeze drifted through the battlefield as she smiled softly. The pain subsided. Her standing up had transformed from a quick snap into a gentle movement.

Everyone stayed to see the fate of the trinket that started it all. Kagome picked up the orb, purifying it in a breath. She then handed it to the victor. “Just as I promised.”

Inuyasha once again stared at his hand. ‘A selfless wish will make this thing go away forever.’ He attempted to hand it back; after all she was the least selfish person he knew. “You make the wish Kagome. Make it disappear.”

She shook her head. “No Inuyasha. I can’t think of a selfless wish. Besides I promised it to you.”

‘If she can’t think of a selfless wish, I don’t stand a chance! Kagome please take it! Please say you’re just kidding! You’re always doing things for others, why can’t you do this for me?!?’ he cried desperately in his head. ‘Always doing things for others, you almost never do anything for yourself.’ Inuyasha went from panicked to smiles. ‘I know the wish. I wish Kagome to be happy for the rest of her life.’

He knew there was a high chance that she would leave him alone again. But he was willing to let her go to make her happy. Even though he doesn’t want to lose the only one who truly loves him as himself. He loves her so much if she wants to leave he would let her, in his heart he prayed she’d always be with him. The jewel melted away.

“What did you wish for Inuyasha?”

He just smiled a bittersweet smile in her direction. He wanted to tell her but his ‘manliness’ wouldn’t let him. “Kagome,” He took a gut filling breath. “Will you marry me?”

“Is that what you wished for Inuyasha?” she asked frightened that the jewel might still be in this world.

“No. But now that this is all over I… If it would make you happy, please marry me?”

Everyone was in complete shock once again that day. Inuyasha was being bold with his feelings.

“Yes!” Her head was abruptly on his chest.

Sesshoumaru sighed and stepped forward. He knew his duty to his family. “Are you both sure about this?”

His question threw them for a loop for a few seconds then they both said, “Yes.”

He took a pouch from his kimono. Inside was a powdery, navy blue pigment. “Inuyasha you need to mark her as your intended.” He opened the small pouch and brushed out around half the pigment into a small bowl. “You have to mix some of your saliva and blood into this until it becomes like a salve in texture.”

Kouga looked upset, but he had long ago accepted that this was inevitable. He and his pack turned and left. He wasn’t needed here. It hurt too much to stay anyway.

Miroku was still dumbfounded that Inuyasha was being this bold with a woman. Sango and Shippo were watching to sate their curiosity. Kagura was happy for them. She was watching because she was a very romantic person, now that Naraku’s hold on her heart was gone.

The powder quickly turned into the salve he needed. “Now Inuyasha draw our family crest on her forehead, cheeks and collarbone hollow.”

“Right.” He took some of the blue paste and was about to start when… “What is the family crest?”

Sesshoumaru pointed to his own forehead.

“Oh.” He drew a waning moon in all the areas he was told.

“Wash it off in two hours.” Sesshoumaru started to leave with his remaining powder and followers.

“Oi, Sesshoumaru, where you going?”

“To prepare your ceremony. I will retrieve you in a month. Be ready.” Then the trees blocked him from view.

Kagura chose this time to step forward. “May I join you all? I have nowhere to go. And I would love to help you prepare your part in the ceremony.”

“Sure.” Kagome said. “I’ll probably need the help.”

They all gathered their things and headed back towards Kaede’s village. They stopped early for the night two hours later.

Kagome and Sango went to wash while Kagura filled the boys in on demon marriages.

When they came back Kagome’s face had light blue tinted moons where they had been dark before. Kagura explained that the marks remained only because Kagome had such fair skin. They would fade in a couple of days like all skin stains.

During the month Kagura and the group became close friends. They found she had become a sweet, quiet young woman, with a temper to match Inuyasha. They also saw that she was happy-go-lucky by nature.

Kagome had lost the ability to return to the future the year before and was still unable to jump time. But she was okay with it by now. Still she wishes she could tell her family about this. To have them there.

Skipping ahead to the end of the month Sesshoumaru returned one day early. Because the last of the preparations had to be completed here, where they would be joined.

He noticed Inuyasha seemed distant. ‘It must be pre-wedding jitters. Inuyasha was never good with emotions.’

Everyone else was so busy that no one else noticed Inuyasha was very distracted.

‘I don’t think I was ever truly in love with Kagome. I can’t go through this ceremony. It’s not fair to Kagome; I’m in love with… someone else. Kagome I’m so sorry.’ He looked at the soon-to-be-bride. She was smiling that beautiful smile that used to make his heart leap and fill him with happiness. Now it just brought despair, ‘cause he would be the cause of its disappearance. He had found a way to be with the one he loves. He had been putting it off for a week, hoping that he was wrong, hoping that he did love Kagome. He wasn’t wrong. ‘I can’t deprive her of marring someone who truly loves her. I have to go… tonight. Oh my love tonight.’

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Okay everyone this is the first chapter of my Valentine’s Day Special. Yes I know it isn’t Valentine’s Day yet… the end chapter of this short story will be out on Valentine’s Day. This will end up as a song fic. It’s just not to the point of having the song added yet. Please don’t kill me for the ending of this chapter.

All reviews are welcome and embraced, although I don’t know how I’ll be able to embrace them as they’re on the internet.

Thanks for reading. Please review! Write again soon. Bye!

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Hi, I joined deviantART seven months, give or take, back and have been wanting to put at least one of my Inuyasha stories up, so here you are. The first chapter of I Wanna Be the Rain. I will try to have the next chapter up soon.

AN: This is a story from a while back, just using it to help me learn how to upload stories. I hope you enjoyed it anyway.