Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
Chapter 152's

"Toga-sama.." Bokuseno called out to the Inu No Taisho plan that was in front of him. In the forest, they were very quiet around.

Inu No Taisho did not reply to Bokuseno's call. Standing quietly in silence, the inuyoukai stared at the rudimentary fushi no kusurai in his hand. However, a few seconds later, he closed his eyes slowly. The tree youkai did not know what he was thinking, his master's face was flat expressionless.

"Toga-sama," call Bokuseno again. He looked expectantly at Inu No Taisho in front of him. "Have you successfully perfected Fushi No Kusurah?"

Opening his eyes, Inu No Taisho smiled slightly and sighed. However, anyone could see that that smile was not a happy smile because it had managed to achieve what he wanted—his smile was a single smile.

"Toga-sama..." Bokuseno could see the abnormality of the overlord he so respected up front. Never had he seen an inuyoukai with such high self-pride that it had a face like this. "What's wrong?"

"Bokuseno," call Inu No Taisho then. His voice was quiet and quiet as if nothing had happened. "Fushi No Kusur is useless to Izayoi."

Bokuseno silently silently heard the answer he got.

"Fushi No Kusuri can't stop the time of those who have died and been revived."

What Inu No Taisho said was right, so Bokuseno did not know what to say. He was the only person who knew how great the sacrifice of inuyoukai was in front of him to create fushi no kusuri. From asking Meido seki for help, looking for materials from the west end to the east and north to the south, time and effort, but—fushi no kusuran is useless for Izayoi-sama?

"I think I and Izayoi will be able to cross the line that separates us. I thought our hope would be realized," Inu No Taisho continued again and raised his head to stare at the blue sky above. "But—turns out this is a mere wishful thinking."

Bokuseno remained silent. The relationship between youkai and human, the distance that separates, the different running time—in the end; there has never been a miracle of aging together.

"The last ingredient to perfect fushi no kusuri is the tears of meido seki" Inu No Taisho said slowly. "Meido Seki will probably give it to me. But, I don't need it anymore."

Bokuseno remained silent. Hearing the word 'no longer need' from Inu No Taisho's mouth, he knew what to say to the lord he respected.

Reversing his body, Inu No Taisho threw a fushi no kusuri at Bakuseno who swiftly caught him. Staring at the inuyoukai in front of him confused, the tree youkai looked at him full of question marks.

"Give it to you, Bokuseno," smiled Inu No Taisho. The expression on his face had returned to his usual expression of the ruler of the western lands who was always free. "If it's useless, consider it a gift for helping me; Fushi no kusuri."

Bokuseno said nothing. Clasping tightly onto fushi no kusurai, he was still staring straight at Inu No Taisho.

"And Bokuseno," continued Inu No Taisho again. "Please promise me not to bring up fushi no kursi in the world again."

"Toga-sama.." call Bokuseno slowly.

"The greedy and greedy men will want Fushi no kursi despite having to fight. Then for youkai—" head up again, Inu No Taisho laughed. "Ahh, there probably won't be any youkai who will look for fushi no kusuri in this world like me anymore."

Bokuseno stared at the laughter of the last Inu No Taisho. His master's words, the promises, he understood. Fushi no kusuri is something that is very expected inuyoukai it, but hope is an impossibility. Fushi no kurus for him is an abyss of despair; a painful reality.

Youkai and humans.

They are two different species of living things. Basically, they probably shouldn't be with— there will never be a happy ending to their togetherness.

"Alright, Toga-sama. I promise you that I will never bring fushi no kusuri in this world."

Bokuseno vividly recalled his conversation with Inu No Taisho decades ago. Inuyoukai is true, if the existence of fushi no kusuri is known to humans, although imperfect, those who are greedy and powerful will compete to find it. Then, for youkai— there will be no youkai who will look for fushi no kursi, because there will be no youkai who might love a human to want to be together forever.

However, in reality, Inu No Taisho and himself—salah. Decades passed, it turns out there was a youkai who desperately looking for fushi no kursi to be willing to sacrifice everything. All just for the sake of prolonging the life of a human woman he loves. Ironically again, the youkai was none other than Sesshoumaru, the eldest son of Inu No Taisho himself.

Staring at Sesshoumaru who was in front of him, Bokuseno knew, Sesshoumaru loved a human woman just as Inu No Taisho loved Izayoi, and as the story repeated, once again, was, fushi no kusuri became a chasm of despair for the inuyoukai like his real father.

"Why are you keeping such a thing a secret, Bokuseno?" ask Inukimi. He looked straight at Bokuseno who was sitting in knots staring at Sesshoumaru in front of him.

Inuyasha, Miroku, Kohaku, Kenji and Myoga who were also in Sesshoumaru's workspace said nothing. Their eyes were all fixed on Bokuseno who was sitting quietly as if nothing had happened.

How they could all be in this room right now, they actually did not remember it clearly, because of the commotion and also the shocking information that was obtained. It all happened very quickly and resolved very quickly. Akiko and her entourage back to the eastern land full of laughter, Akihiko and Tsubasa who disappeared do not know where and, Rin who smiled and wanted to rest in her room.

Sesshoumaru himself did not show any reaction to what happened. The Inuyoukai remained calm and asked Bokuseno to face him in the study. Inuyasha, Miroku, Kohaku, Inukimi, Kenji and Myoga can only follow the youkai of the tree into the workspace of the ruler of the western lands. For Sango and Shippo, they return to accompany the children, while Kagome accompanies Rin and Shura.

The talk may not be pleasant, and uncertainty re-emerges, but everything in the workspace the ruler of the western lands knows, they must know the truth and what steps to take in the future.

"Because I promised Toga-sama to never bring up fushi no kusurai in the world" Bokuseno replied calmly without looking at Inukimi who was beside Sesshoumaru. "He knows, fushi no kusuri was not a hope from the beginning. Fushi no kursi is—the abyss of despair for him."

Inukimi was silent at Bokuseno's reply. The abyss of despair?—thought and thought, the former lord of the western lands asked in his own heart. Is her best friend since childhood desperate for the ultimate reality of her story with Izayoi? Is that another reason why inuyoukai was willing to die for the sake of Izayoi and Inuyasha back then?—because he did not know how to live if Izayoi disappeared from his life?

How Inu No Taisho loved Izayoi, more than everyone else, Inukimi knew best. They were raised together, cousins who became close friends. Warring and fighting to build a western land together. Then, with her own eyes she saw that inuyoukai was loving and being loved.

Closing his eyes, Inukimi then laughed. However, his laughter was a sorrowful laughter. Everything makes sense then. After all this time, the last piece of the Inu No Taisho death puzzle was finally perfect. Ah—his stupid best friend. Why did he fall at that time? Even though he was severely injured after fighting Ryukotsusei, he who was so strong should not lose and die while fighting humans.

Wh why?

In fact, Inu No Taisho is not a defeat against humans. The Inuyoukai lost because of the weakness of his heart. For though he may look strong and firm, in heart, he is; frightened and despairing. When you lose the most meaningful and loved person in this world—how scary is life going forward? How are you going to live the rest of your life without him?

"Hahahahahaha," continued to laugh loudly but stopped, Inukimi then sat down. Opening his eyes, he raised his head upwards thinking of his best friend. "Basic stupid! You're such a fool! The best reason to die!! You died of fear and despair in your own heart!! You died for not daring to face life without Izayoi!!!"

Inukimi's heart hurts. Wh why? Why didn't Inu No Taisho tell her the fear and despair in her heart?—they were best friends right? And most importantly, why did he not realize it?—Ah, he had failed to become that inuyoukai's best friend.

Kenji and Myoga who heard Inukimi's laughter and speech stood still. But, their hearts were no less sick than the former ruler of the western lands before them, as the final question of their master's death was finally answered. Inu No Taisho's biggest fear is losing—losing Izayoi for good.

Miroku and Kohaku do not know what to react to Inukimi, Kenji and Myoga. Silence was silent, they felt that the conversation was so heavy. Slowly, their eyes were directed at Inuyasha who was at the side.

Inuyasha himself did not give any reaction. His face is expressionless. For a biological father who he never saw but loved his mother wholeheartedly—he doesn't know to be sad or happy.

'Inuyasha.'

Izayoi's gentle smile that called out his name was reflected in Inuyasha's head. Closing his eyes, he clenched his two fingers firmly. Will his mother regret and blame herself when she learns the truth of his father's death?—love of both parents in the end was never—happy.

Sesshoumaru remained seated calmly his facial expression did not change looking at what was happening in front of him. Closing his eyes, deep down, he felt nothing. Why?—because she understands her real father's feelings.

Idiotically.

Yep. That's right, his real father was stupid. The stupidest reason to die, and Sesshoumaru knew— was as stupid as he was.

Love is a useless feeling. Love is something that will make you weak and lost. Love is weakness.

The words taught since he was a child were finally proven; true. Youkai should not love. Those who are born at the top should not feel that feeling, because once they feel it, they drown. Don't want to lose, want forever with—love is a weakness.

But, like Inu No Taisho, Sesshoumaru already knew what love was, and even though he knew love was a weakness, he could never obliterate the love in his heart.

'Sesshoumaru-sama.'

Rin's beautiful smile and laughter as spring looms in the mind. Ahh, Sesshoumaru did not want to think about this anymore. There was no solution no matter how long he looked for it in his heart. Rin is forever the undisputed weakness of her life.

Opening his eyes, no matter everything in the room, Sesshoumaru then stood up. With an expressionless face, he walked towards the door of the closed room. He will not find any answer in his current state.

"Sesshoumaru.." call Inuyasha call to see Sesshoumaru who wants to leave the room.

"This sesshoumaru will accompany Rin," Sesshoumaru replied with a calm and flat voice. "Sesshoumaru doesn't care. If fushi no kusurkan is useless, then this Sesshoumaru will find another way. Rin will never die again for the third time."

"Sesshoumaru-sama," called Bokuseno who from earlier silently interrupted. He did not stare at Sesshoumaru, the tree youkai was still sitting motionlessly in place. "You are not God. Life and death; it's the circle of life—you can't do anything to stop it."

"Then," replied Sesshoumaru unconcernedly. Like Bokuseno, he also did not look back at the youkai. "Sesshoumaru will pass through God and stop the circle."

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An endless darkness with a bone-chilling chill, Rin finds herself back there. Lying down and curling his trembling body like a ball, his two eyelids were tightly closed. Deep black lines filled his feet, moving and crawling like life. In solitude, he endured the pain that tore his entire body apart.

Rin's tiny mouth opened, slowly muttering the names of the two most important people in her life. "Sesshoumaru-sama.. Shurra...Sess-shoumaru-san...S-shurrah..."

Like an unbroken mantra, Rin keeps mumbling the names of her husband and son. Since he knew, muttering names and focusing his mind on the two of them, he could gain the strength to go through this tremendous pain in solitude.

"Rinku..."

A soft voice called out to him. A strange voice that was never foreign to Rin. Stop muttering the names of Sesshoumaru and Shura, both of his eyes opened. He wanted to turn his head staring at the source of the voice, but-he couldn't. The extreme cold and pain that attacked him endlessly rendered him unable to move.

Slowly, a ball of light flew down from above right to the side of Rin's face. The ball was shining brightly and warmly, yet it could no longer be felt by the human woman curled up in the darkness.

"M-meido seki-sama.." call Rin slowly stammering. A smile filled his pale face as he stared at the ball of light.

Meido Seki did not return Rin's call. Silently silent, he motionlessly looked at the suffering human woman in front of him.

"J-don't be b-sad, Meido seki-sama..." Rin said slowly. Although the one in front of him was an existence with the form of a ball of light, he could clearly feel his sadness.

Meido Seki still did not reply to Rin's words. He just shone as he normally would in the endless darkness.

"M-meido seki-sama," call Rin again. A faint smile still filled his face. "You know already, right? Fushi n-no kusuran is useless to Rin."

Still silent, Meido seki did not reply to the question directed at him.

"W-why don't you tell Rin, Meido seki-sama?" a smile still filled Rin's face. But, her smile was not a warm spring smile, but rather a wistful smile full of sorrow.

"Dear Rinku," Meido replies later to Rin's first question. His voice was slow and soft. "There is no way to extend your life in the world of life anymore. The world of life is not your world anymore—you know that."

Meido Seki's reply left Rin stunned. Not his world anymore. He who is still alive when he should have died—he knows.

"I can't tell you because—I don't know how to tell you..."

Life Rin.

In every laugh and tear. For all his struggles and sufferings, for the hope he built for the sake of expected happiness—how could Meido seki tell that human woman that fushi no kusurkan was useless to him?

Upon seeing Rin risking it all on fushi no kusuri, Meido seki hopes that fushi no kusuri will never appear again in the world—hoped until the last time, he said, such a gentle human woman did not know such a cruel reality.

If he had known this was what would happen, Meido Seki would never have helped Inu No Taisho create fushi no kusuri just yet. He had already seen such a powerful inuyoukai brimming with self-pride crushed by fushi no kusur, and now, he had again seen the human woman he so loved crumble.

Meido Seki wants to protect Rin. He did not want the human woman to be injured and injured again. But in the end, the reality he kept secret was exposed; Rin was again wounded and devastated.

Rin's hope is so simple, which is happy with his small family—meido seki want to give it. But; he can't. No matter what he did, he could only look and accompany her like this.

Rin who heard Meido Seki's words can only close his eyes with a smile that does not disappear. He felt funny, even though the one in front of him was a ball of light, but by looking at him, all the feelings of meido seki were conveyed—feeling guilty for not being able to protect him.

"Thank you, Meiso seki-sama." opened his eyes, Rin kept smiling at Meido seki. "T-Thank you for s-all you've done.."

Meido Seki was stunned by Rin's words. How could this human woman still thank him? The reality that he kept secret, the broken hope—he didn't blame him at all.

"Rinku dear," call Meido seki once again. "Can you stop all this?"

"Meido seki-sama," Rin laughed at Meido Seki's question. However, sadness was evident in his slow voice. "A-did you ask Rin to—mati?"

Meido seki was silent. But a moment later he answered. "Yes." Yeah."

"Either in your conscious or subconscious, you always suffer" Meido continued. "I can't keep seeing you like this."

For Rin now, the subconscious is not where he can avoid suffering anymore, because his soul has been torn and damaged very badly. The black lines that filled his toe, would slowly fill his entire body—s a soul mark that would soon be destroyed. As for his body in the conscious world, he was still able to survive because Meido seki supported him. But how long can Meido support him? The body slowly stopped functioning. Accompanied by the extreme cold and pain, before long, Rin will begin to refuse food and drink. How can a human survive without eating and drinking?

Opening his eyes, Rin smiled again. "Meido seki-sama, R-rin can not—Rin will not p-never give up to stay alive..."

"Dear Rinku," Meido once again called Rin slowly. "You yourself know, don't you?—there's no way to lengthen your life anymore. Why do you keep lying to yourself?"

There's no way.

Yep. Rin knows. But Rin wants to bet on miracles. As long as he was alive, he believed, his hopes would be answered. There will be no hope anymore if he dies— that's why he can't give up. Everyone can say his life is not possible anymore, but he will say his life is still a possibility.

Closing his eyes again, Rin laughed softly. "S-as long as Rin is alive, Rin m-still has hope—Rin will live.."

Stubborn Rin, Meido seki knows. The human woman would not change her decision no matter what she said. In the world of life, how many souls choose to die when faced with difficult problems? And how many survive and struggle to stay alive? But, is there a soul that endures and fights beyond the pure soul in front of him now?—for such a price it lives for him.

The purest soul in the world, but at the same time the most suffering soul in the realm of life and death—Meido seki

can't say anything more. Rin's cruel fate, Rin's life is not a happy story.

Slowly, Meido flew up. The ball of light did not want Rin to suffer in this endless darkness anymore. At least for a while, the world of life was still better than here. Shining brightly, he could only return slowly.  "Go back to the world of life, dear Rinku.."

Rin opened her eyes and turned her face to follow Meido seki despite the difficulties. His desire, his selfishness—he hoped the ball of light understood.

"Thank you, Meido seki-sama..."

Rin opened her eyes and found herself in a room above the furon. As usual, aches and pains throughout the body were felt. However, for the first time, bothered by aches and pains, he also felt a burning cold from within accompanying nonstop.

Closing his eyes again and gulping with difficulty, Rin tried to hold back everything he felt. He remained calm, his face did not reveal the slightest bit of what he was going through.

"Rin-chan, are you awake?" kagome's soft voice sounded from the side.

Opening his eyes, Rin slowly turned to look at Kagome who was at the side. A smile immediately filled his face. "Yes, Kagome-sama. Rin is awake."

Rin's gaze then fell on the figure of Shura sleeping beside him. Looking at his son's handsome and calm face, as well as the small hands that tightly grasped his hair, the smile on his face only widened. "Did Shura get up and trouble you, Kagome-sama?"

"No," Kagome replied quickly while laughing softly. "Shura keeps sleeping. He's a really good kid who sleeps."

Shura who had not awakened at all to the commotion that had occurred, Kagome was completely amazed. But, it might also be because she was in the arms of Sesshoumaru and Rin back then—the safest and warmest place for her.

"Rin-chan," call Kagome with a smile on her face. "Because you're awake, let me examine your body, will you?"

Rin nodded his head slowly. Kagome who every day checked her health as she woke up from sleep, the kisaki of the western lands were already very used to it.

With a smile that remained Kagome then touched Rin's hand to check the condition of his body. However, as soon as their skin touched, the smile on the face of the future miko froze. The little hand he touched was very cold. So cold, he was like touching es—what else happened to the human female body in front of him?

Rin noticed a change in expression on Kagome's face. But he said nothing. His condition—ada many he wants to hide, just not easy to hide it.

Kagome awoke from her surprise. Staring at Rin who was looking at him straight, he immediately forced a laugh on his face. "Your body temperature drops off dratis Rin-chan. But relax, I'll make a potion to warm you up. You'll heal as you are."

Rin smiled at Kagome's words. He really liked the nature of this future miko. Optimistic even though he knew everything was no longer true—a trait that he was also defending desperately.

Rin's smile only made Kagome not know what to say. The body temperature that dropped so terrifyingly, the human woman could definitely feel it—how could she still smile?

Looking up at the ceiling above him, with an unchanging smile on his face, Rin then closed his eyes quietly. "Ne, Kagome-sama," he called slowly. "How old do you think a man is?"

Rin's question made Kagome stunned. Both of his eyes widened, but he did not find the strength to answer.

"Eightieth? Ninety? A hundred or more?" rin continued again, opening his eyes. Still staring at the ceiling, he did not turn his head to look at Kagome in the slightest. "What age do you think Rin could live to?"

"R-rin-chan..." Calling Rin's name. Kagome really did not know what to answer the question directed at her.

"At what age did Rin's black hair whiten? When will Rin's skin start to wrinkle?" rin asked continuously with a gentle smile on his face.

Kagome. Sitting silently staring at Rin's face, he silently mute a thousand languages with an unexplained facial expression.

"Rin wishes Rin could live very, very long" Rin laughed softly. Both of his eyes sparkled happily staring at the ceiling above him. "Up to a hundred years or more. Rin wants to see Shura mature—Rin wants...."

Closing her eyes, Rin could not finish her speech anymore. What does he want?—forever together that is no longer possible.

You yourself know, don't you?—there's no way to lengthen your life anymore. Why do you keep lying to yourself?

Meido's words seki filled Rin's mind, and it once again broke her broken heart. Forever together with Sesshoumaru and Shura is something impossible, therefore—can he change it? It's okay if it can't be forever. Give him another hundred years, fifty years is fine, and let them be happy for a while.

Forever together and the love between them. How beautiful is their love? But at the same time, how tragic is love.

Brother loves you, Rin.

Kagome's words flashed through her mind, and Rin felt—guilty.

Love Sesshoumaru.

The love of the only man she loves. Sincere love from the husband and also the father of his son— why Rin expects that love to be real. But in his current state, he does not know anymore, is he allowed to be happy because of his reciprocated love?

Love is a useless feeling. Love is something that will make you weak and lost. Love is weakness.

Those words were true—Rin did not doubt it anymore. As a child, when he first realized his love, he said it was okay if his love was unrequited, because he wanted the inuyoukai to remain strong as it should be—without weakness. But the future is not what he thought it would be as a child. For her sake, Sesshoumaru fought, and for her sake as well, Sesshoumaru was willing to throw everything away. Sesshoumaru's love for himself—he's the weakness of the one-on-one inudayoukai ruler of the western lands.

The world may already know. All youkai and humans must have realized that she, an ordinary human woman, was the weakness of the invincible inuyoukai in the world.

Later, how many youkai and humans will use him to bring down the inuyoukai? No matter he lives or dies—they will always use him.

Ah, the face of a miko named Kikyo whom he met when he was a child and ventured out in the wild with Sesshoumaru flashed. The living corpse that was resurrected with bones as well as land by youkai—would Sesshoumaru's enemies also do that? Using a body without his soul to fight against that inuyoukai?

Rin opened her eyes again and laughed. Still staring at the ceiling above, he called out slowly to Kagome. "Ne, Kagome-sama..."

"Yes, Rin-chan." Reply Kagome quickly. He doesn't know the direction Rin talks, but he knows he has to change the subject of their conversation.

"If one day Rin really is gone. Burn Rin's body. Let Rin's ashes disappear with the wind. For Rin does not want Rin's soulless body to be used as a weapon against Sesshoumaru-sama for anyone..."

If one day he is gone, Rin knows, his soul will disappear, it is the consequence that has prevailed against the death. Therefore, he must not leave anything later. Not for his bones, not for his ashes—he must disappear perfectly from this world for the sake of; Sesshoumaru.

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"If one day Rin really is gone. Burn Rin's body. Let Rin's ashes disappear with the wind. For Rin does not want Rin's soulless body to be used as a weapon against Sesshoumaru-sama for anyone..."

Sesshoumaru stood motionless in front of the closed door. Not opening the closed room shoji door, she hears Rin's every question and utterance. The pain he felt, accompanied by an unexplained cold. But, he did not know, whether this was because of Rin or indeed because of his own feelings—.

Prying eyes, Sesshoumaru thought, with what kind of expression does Rin say it all?—smile? But why is the pain in the heart that is only getting stronger is unbearable.

Foibles.

Rin knew she was a weakness for Sesshoumaru, and Sesshoumaru himself also knew that the human woman did not want to be his weakness. That's why he says it's all—he prefers to disappear completely from the world if it's going to harm him.

But, how could Sesshoumaru allow that to happen? If Rin disappeared from her life without leaving anything—how could she face the world again? Inu No Taisho's death from the fear of losing Izayoi, as it was also his fear. The more he loves Rin, the more he fears.

Opening his eyes, Sesshoumaru then moved his hand opening the closed shoji door. Walking in slowly, his facial expression did not change, while his eyes were directly fixed on Rin who was on the futon.

"Sesshoumaru-sama." call Rin quietly with a beautiful smile on the face.

As usual, Sesshoumaru did not return Rin's call. Approaching him, no matter what the sleeping Shura and Kagome were in the side, he lifted the tiny body. No matter the coldness felt, the ruler of the western land closed his eyes and hugged his kisak tightly.

"Sesshoumaru-sama.." call Rin again in Sesshoumaru's arms. Leaning his head on that inuyoukai chest, he chuckled. "Rin will trouble you to find other ways to prolong Rin's life besides fushi no kusuri..."

Sesshoumaru nodded his head without opening his eyes. "Yes. This Sesshoumaru will definitely find it."

"Yes" Rin laughed again and closed her eyes. "Rin believes..."

His words just now, Rin knew, Sesshoumaru heard it, but the inuyoukai pretended not to hear it. Because it's the best for them now. Like Rin who wants to believe that as long as he is alive, a miracle will happen, as well as Sesshoumaru. Without a foundation, without a handle—they both know they have to believe in togetherness until forever still possible.

Life and death.

Because togetherness is so precious, because love is so beautiful, in the end both Rin and Sesshoumaru realized, actually death is not scary, what is scary is actually a separation.

"—forever together..."

"Yes, forever together..."

Kagome who saw Sesshoumaru and Rin could not take it anymore. Gathering all his strength, he tried to smile in his trembling voice. "Sister, because you've come. J-just in case Rin-chan, huh?"

Sesshoumaru nodded his head once again in silence. He still did not open his eyes nor let go of his tight embrace in the slightest.

"S-until later, Rin-chan." Kagome said again without looking at Rin. Not waiting for the human woman's answer again, the future miko immediately turned her back to walk out as fast as she could.

The first one Kagome saw as she opened the door of the room was Inuyasha. Standing with a face full of sadness, the inuhanyou silently stared at him.

Still not saying anything, Kagome stepped out and closed the door behind. The tears flowing down her cheeks were unbearable anymore. Trying to hold back the sobs that were about to break, he hugged and buried his face in Inuyasha's chest.

So hurtful.

What he saw with his own eyes was something very painful. Love is beautiful but at the same time very sad.

Forever together.

With what kind of feeling Rin said that, and also, with what kind of feeling Sesshoumaru said that. They don't expect more, just want to always be with—something so simple. But at the same time it is so heavy. What will their story end like?—Kagome hopes to be like the story she saw on TV or read in the novel in the era where she was born. A love story full of struggles and tears, but will eventually be closed with the word; happy forever.

Inuyasha returned Kagome's embrace tightly. He lowered his head and tried to control the feelings in his heart. Staring at the door of shoji's closed room, he did not say anything.

This Sesshoumaru doesn't care. If fushi no kusurkan is useless, then this Sesshoumaru will find another way. Rin will never die again for the third time.

Sesshoumaru's words were stirred in Inuyasha's head as well as Inukimi's.

Stupidhead! You're such a fool! The best reason to die!! You died of fear and despair in your own heart!! You died for not daring to face life without Izayoi!!

Like their father who did not dare to face life without his mother, there was fear filling Inuyasha's heart. How deeply does Sesshoumaru love Rin, how important is the human woman to the inuyoukai what would happen to Sesshoumaru if Rin really disappeared from this world?

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