A/N: This is my first one-shot ever, and I hope all who read it will like what I've worked on here. It's just... sad. No fluff, be warned. No lemons, or other such things. Just a solitary letter, and last wishes of someone in love. Enjoy, and review if you'd like.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inu-Yasha, or any other characters other than my OC's.
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Kagome sat on the deserted log by the campfire, penciling in her thoughts to Inu-Yasha. She would finally tell him how she felt about him, simply, yet with all the love Kagome had. She'd, without thought, given her heart to Inu-Yasha, only to have it thrown back. She'd stayed with him through all this time, only to be hurt in the end. Inu-Yasha was gone, along with Kikyou. Sango and Miroku were happily married, Shippo left in the company of his grandmother-figure, Kaede. Only she was left here by their last campsite. The Shikon No Tama, resting in all its glory, bound to the chain forged around Kagome's neck.
She'd cried, and hurt, until she could feel the pain of Inu-Yasha's betrayal no more. He could not see the love in her eyes, and could not see her when she reached out. He could not hear her silent pleading not to leave her here, alone.
So when she could cry no more, she decided, deep in her heart, that Inu-Yasha would know her last thoughts. And so, she wrote a letter.
Dear Inu-Yasha,
I could wait no longer, you see. I have to tell you the truth. I know you're gone, but perhaps you will see this letter from where you are.
My feelings for you are much deeper than I knew, even contemplated they would be. After I realized that I loved you. Only after you left me, did I realize how much you truly meant to me. I wish you were here. Of course, I've always wished to be by your side forever. Now that is not to happen. As I sit here, by the campfire, Shikon No Tama completed, it is all I thought it would be - and yet it isn't. Sango and Miroku are married, I always knew they belonged together. Shippo is with Kaede, and I'm here alone. I hope you're thankful for what you've done, I hope you're happy. But even now, things will not be the same.
I wish you saw me as more than you did, not just as your friend, not just as A Shard Detector.
But even in the midst of awful things, I will make them better again. And everything will work out, you'll see. For as the Jewel is completed, my final wish will set things right, back on track. I, hopefully, will not make the same mistake I did before. Buyo will never go into the wellhouse, and I'll never meet you, and you and Kikyou will start things over. As much as it pains me to think about it, you belong together. And I don't belong here.
Yours, not so truly forever,
Kagome.
Even as the wish was made, that solitary sheet of paper fluttered to the ground, where, fifty years hitherto, a hanyou by the name of Inu-Yasha found it. And he remembered. But all the contenents of that single letter, were tucked away into a trademark red haori, and not forgotten, but the final wishes of Kagome were pursued, Inu-Yasha ended up with Kikyou, he was happy.
All Kagome ever wanted, was for Inu-Yasha to be happy.