Titanic

Chapter 10 -- Epilogue: Promise

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or Titanic.

Summary: Same as the movie, only it's not an old woman telling the story, it's actually happening and the plot is twisted up a bit. Travel back to 1912 with Inuyasha and Kagome for my personal Japanese version of a romantic classic

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The water was cold. Very, very cold. And the freezing rain and frosty air only made it a million times worse. Kagome didn't let go of Inuyasha's hand and opened her eyes, searching for his face. But that was a mistake. The salty water burned her eyes and she instantly shut them. The heavy ship was pulling them down deep where the water was even colder, as if it wasn't cold enough.

She felt something jerking around above her and pulling on her hand. She realized Inuyasha was pulling her up to the surface. His grip on her hand was inescapable and she was grateful of that.

He hoisted her up to the surface and they gasped for air. The thick wet cloaks wrapped around Kagome's body made her colder. Inuyasha quickly discarded them. He pulled her to his chest to make sure her head was above the surface and searched around for something to float on before they froze to death.

There were people every now, screaming and splashing to stay above the water. Their bodies were so cold it hurt. The numbness they felt burned their skin. Kagome's swollen lips started to turn purplish blue. Inuyasha wasn't having that.

He wrapped and arm around her waist and stroke to where there were less people. That way they wouldn't get dunked or jumped on by someone else. He continued to search for anything that would hold two bodies and spotted a dark, long floating object about twenty feet away.

He swam over with Kagome before anyone else could get to it. "Here," he lifted her onto it. "Hold on. I got you." he said softly.

Kagome wrapped her fingers around the edges of the large chunk of wood she was floating on. Inuyasha hopped up and lay down beside her. It tilted a but but it still held him in place. Kagome jerked as a shiver violently made way through her body. Inuyasha frowned deeply and flipped her so she lay on her back on the center and climbed on top of her, breathing on her neck to keep her warm. She wrapped her arms around him and shivered again.

They sat breathing on each other for warmth for at least 10 minutes. Then Kagome wrapped her arms around the back of Inuyasha's head and allowed him to rest on the arch of her neck. The rain had stopped and all that was left was a frosty mist.

Kagome looked around and saw that about eighty percent of the people in the water were dead. Frozen. Everyone's skin was perfectly white. Only pale blue-green drops of water disturbed the whiteness.

Kagome lifted her head, straining to look around more. Inuyasha's weight made it difficult but wasn't enough to crush her. She gently stroked her fingers through his hair, watching the sky as the clouds started to clear up. She began to hum.

Inuyasha rolled his head over so he was laying on the other side of her neck. He closed his eyes and listened to her song. It was really sad sounding but very sweet. He smiled lightly and kissed her chin. When her song was over she thought for a moment. The only sounds heard were the gentle waves slapping against each other.

"Inuyasha?" she called quietly.

"Hmm?"

She hesitated, not sure how to say it. "I love you." she said simply. Inuyasha smiled again.

"I know. I love you too." he said softly.

"No -I mean... I just wanted you to know that. We're the only people alive out here that aren't in boats. I just wanted you to know that I love you and I'll always love you. I'll see you in the after life."

"Kagome," now he sounded angry. He lifted his head to look at her. "Don't talk like that. We're gonna make it out of here alive and together. I'm not gonna let you die. Even if I have to give my own life for you."

Her icy tears stained her cheeks. She sniffled and nodded. "But I don't want you to die."

"I won't die on you. Even if I do, I want you to go through life like you deserve to." he shivered as the wind started to blow. "I want you to move on and get married and have kids, even if I die."

"You're saying that like you are going to die. What about you? I wanna have your kids."

"I do too." he smiled weakly, knowing he wouldn't get through to her. "I'm not saying I'm gonna die. I'm just saying, I have a better chance than you because I'm more exposed to the cold. If I die, I want you to go through life. Don't give up on it because I'm gone. I won't die on you."

"You promise?" her voice broke, more tears forming in her eyes. He looked into her teary eyes and lost his smile. He sighed and thought for a moment.

"I promised." he finally said. She nodded and he kissed her forhead then returned to his spot in her neck.

-x-

Sango sat huddled on the little boat she was in, thinking about Kagome and Inuyasha. She hoped they made it safely off the ship and into a life boat. If not, she would search the water for them. She sat in the middle of two other women with their children in their laps. She smiled, grateful that at least more than half the people on the ship had a chance to live.

But the people still on the ship, she knew it was the end for them. But something told her there were people out there that were still alive, praying for safety. She turned to the guard of the boat.

"Excuse me, sir, the ship sank not too long ago. There could be people out there that are still alive. Don't you think we should search the water?" she asked as politely as possible. Everyone on the boat gave her incredulous looks.

"What's the matter with you, woman?" the guard said angerly. "Those people are crazy! They'll grab us and pull us out the boat and take it for themselves. Do you wanna get killed?"

"There are people out there freezing their asses off. We should help them." she said through her teeth.

Everyone continued to stared at her. The guard smirked. "Well if you care so much about them, why don't you jump overboard and join them. They'll just keep the boats for themselves."

"That's exactly what we're doing!" she yelled.

"Look lady, I'm in charge of this lifeboat. What I say goes. If you care about those people so much, join them!" he said.

Sango sighed and looked around at the people staring at her. "Think about it." she said quietly. "If you were in that water and there were someone in a lifeboat wanting to save you but nobody else wanted to, how would you feel?"

"I'd deal with it. I would wait patiently for my death. Most of those people are dead anyway." the guard said.

"That's exactly why we should go save them. You're people are out there and you're all just going to sit here and let them freeze to death? I can't take it. You'll all be sure to go to hell if we don't save the people who are still alive. We're their only chance to live."

"Why don't you join them then?" someone yelled.

"Yeah, if you feel so bad, go in there with them."

"You'll feel less guilty." someone teased.

"Mommy, that lady is nuts." a child behind her said.

"I know, honey." a woman responded.

"Fuck you!" someone else yell. (LOL)

Sango was outraged. She grabbed an oar from the side of the boat and shoved it in the guards face. "Look, If anyone has a problem with leaving these people behind, so be it. I'll knock you overboard right this second!"

Everyone remained quiet.

"Now then, let's go. Ladies, grab in oar. We have plenty of blankets so make room for anyone we find. And use your flashlights." she ordered. Everone did what they were told. Sango pushed the guard over and started rowing.

Kagome and Inuyasha... I hope you're safe.

-x-

Kagome stared up at the stars, humming that same sad tune, with Inuyasha craddled in her neck. She made pictures out of the stars and thought about good things and happy places to calm herself down. Her and Inuyasha had been floating for about an hour now.

Her and Inuyasha's hair was completely frozen. The locks stay in placed no matter how they moved. There was white frost visible in their hair. A thin sheet began to form on the water as well.

Inuyasha's breathing had slowed and evened so Kagome guessed he fell asleep. He was quiet and calm too and she was grateful. She continued to look at the stars when she heard someone yelling in the distance. She couldn't make out the words but there was definately someone there.

She saw a light, and she knew she wasn't dying because she was still aware of everything around her. The light was moving in her direction. She heard a voice calling out but she still couldn't make out coherent words with the water in her ears. She slowly lifted her head, hearing the ice in her hair break away from the wood. She wasn't imagining it. Someone was coming to rescue them.

She tried to push Inuyasha off her to sit up but his weight was too much. She grunted and wiggled around. "Inuyasha." she called quietly. "Inuyasha, wake up. There's a boat coming for us."

He didn't move.

"Inu -Damnit!" she grunted as they started to tip over. The wood shot in the air (I hate when floaties do that) and they fell in the water. Then the wood started to sink. The cold shocked them.

"Fuck!" Inuyasha yelled. He gripped Kagome around the waist and looked around.

"Inuyasha, look over there! A boat is coming. Maybe it can save us." she pointed in the direction of the boat. Inuyasha squinted into the light and his eyes widened. On the boat he could make out Sango and a bunch of other people rowing toward them.

"Is anybody out there? Hello?" they heard people calling.

"Yuki, be careful not to hit them." Sango whispered. She leaned over the edge of the boat and gently pushed the dead people out of the way.

"Sango!" Kagome yelled.

Sango looked in the direction she heard the voice coming from and saw two moving figures in the water. Squinting into icy mist, she could make out Kagome and Inuyasha holding onto to each other. She smiled happily, relieved that her friends were alright.

"Over there!" she called to the others in the boat. "Row this way. We got two live ones." they rowed about 20 more feet and held out the oars.

"Here, Kagome, grab on." Inuyasha pushed her to the oar and helped lift her up, then hoisted himself up.

As soon as they got in the boat, people were murmuring to them, giving them blankets and hand warmers. They kept asking if they needed anything and if they were okay. Inuyasha and Kagome cuddled up together in at least 7 blankets and smiled warmly. Along the way, they found 4 other people that were still alive. They got the same treatment. The boat was cramped now and other life boats started to look for people too. About 19 more people were found and rescued.

The next morning, Kagome woke up to the sun on her face. It was warmer now and dry. She saw another ship in the distance -it wasn't as big as Titanic but it was big enough to hold all the people in the life boats. Guards from the ship helped get all the lifeboats up and people out.

There were poeple looking for their families -mainly husbands and fathers. Kagome felt terrible about all of the losses. She also felt a cold coming on. She sat on Inuyasha's lap on a small bench, still wrapped in blankets. Guards were taking down peoples' names so they had to be present. Inuyasha craddled Kagome in his arms. He kept kissing her wrists, forhead, cheeks and mouth, thankful that she was still okay.

"You didn't break your promise." Kagome said softly. Inuyasha kissed her temple.

"Of course I didn't." he smiled. "I'm always going to be with you, alive or not. I promised you I wasn't going to die, that we'd get out of there alive and together and look at us." he smiled.

Kagome smiled back and wrapped her arms around his neck to kiss him. A guard walked over with a clipboard and pen. He looked to be in his twenties. He had short hair and a polite smiled.

"May I take your names, please?" he asked in a rough voice.

"Inuyasha Takahashi."

"Kagome Takahashi."

He wrote it down and smiled politely again. "Thank you." he said and walked away.

Inuyasha looked down at Kagome. "Takahashi?" he asked slowly, stunned. Kagome smiled.

"Well if we're gonna be together and have kids, shouldn't we get married?" she said innocently. Inuyasha smiled and kissed her softly again. He pulled away to look her in the eyes.

"So you mean it?" he asked, his eyes excited. "You'll marry me?"

She nodded, her smiled making a dimple in her cheek. He smiled back. She lost her smile when something behind him caught her eye. Inuyasha frowned and turned around. He gasped lightly.

Standing near the railing was Naraku, looking around for someone, most likely Kagome. He was soaking wet and also wrapped in a blanket. Inuyasha turned back to Kagome who now had her face hidden in the blankets.

"Don't let him see us." she whispered. Inuyasha raised his eyebrows in shock.

"I thought he drowned." he said.

"So did I."

"Kagome!" someone yelled from the distance. They looked over to see Karori, Kagura and Sango running over to them. Kagome jumped up and hugged each of them. So much for not letting Naraku see her.

"Oh Kagome, I was so worried about you. I didn't know if you got on a boat or drowned." Karori said, kissing her face. "Sango told us everything."

"I missed you too, Mom." Kagome said, leaning into her chest. Inuyasha walked over and hugged Sango.

"Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, none of the survivors in the water would be here." he said. Sango smiled.

"It's all good. It just took a lot of balls to threaten the guard." she said simply. Inuyasha laughed and rumpled her hair. Next thing he knew Kagome was back in his chest. He smiled and kissed the top of her head.

Then Naraku started to walk over. He approached with caution, seeing Kagome's terrified expression and Inuyasha's furious one. "What the fuck are you doing here? Didn't you drown on the ship?"

Naraku struggled to keep a straight face. "I swam my way out and was able to catch the last lifeboat. We managed to keep it from crashing by cutting all of the ropes."

"Does anyone know about you trying to kill us?" Sango demaned. Naraku looked shocked.

"Kill you?" Kagura asked, uneasy.

"Yes. He tried to rape me then he shot the dude steering the ship. That's how it crashed." Kagome said still avoiding eye contact with him. She kept her face in Inuyasha's chest. Naraku stared at her with a strange expression.

"So it's true." someone said from the distance. They all turned to see an officer walking towards them. "I've heard reports of gunshots being fired on the Titanic. A few minutes later a guard was found with a bullet in his head. Naraku, Onigumo, is it?" he gripped Naraku's arm. "You're under arrest. Come with me."

Inuyasha smirked as Naraku was -forcefully- escorted into the Captain's office. Off in the distance they could see the shore of Vietnam. Kagome smiled and kissed Inuyasha's neck. "Isn't it beautiful?" she said cuddling to him.

He stared for a moment and smiled. "Yes. But I couldn't say that with you standing here." he smiled and kissed her passiontely. With Naraku and cold ocean water out of the way, they could live their life together. The life that they almost lost on the Titanic.

I didn't have the heart to kill Inuyasha. I hope you enjoyed the story, I had fun writing it. Ayumu, sorry for not sending you the chapter to edit it. I got into writing essays in English and I told my teacher that I write stories so she asked me to try editing myself. I found tons of mistakes, but maybe not all of them. I'm a douchebag, lol. I'm going out for Chinese today! Yay!

I hope you all enjoyed the story. I'll bet you're all happy that Inuyasha didn't die. Please review. I'll try to get up another chapter over the extended weekend. Vote on whether I should get up Patients is a Virtue or All Boy School. I can't get up both, sadly. Peace.

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-Lexy4KagInu