A/N: Hello! I know it has been awhile since I've written anything! My apologies! This is more of a prologue to the story, so don't be upset if you find it too melancholy, I promise it gets very cheerful!

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"Kagome is safe," Inuyasha said. He stepped out of the well slowly, holding the edges with trembling hands. However, his face was set with resolution, albeit grieved. Miroku, Sango, Kirara, Shippo, and Keade all looked on with shock.

"Inuyasha," said Sango, "Is everything going to be okay…with Kagome?" Inuyasha looked down, hiding his face behind his bangs and nodded silently. He walked forward like a zombie with his shoulders drooping and his head bowed. His friends stepped aside and allowed him to pass in peace.

"What do you think happened?" Sango said to Miroku, her eyes filling with tears.

"I'm not sure, but it seems that Lady Kagome will not be returning to us, after all," Miroku's voice was thick with sadness. Shippo burst into tears and Keade tried to comfort him as best as she could. Everyone knew to leave Inuyasha alone. This grief was undoubtedly the heaviest for him to bear.

As the months passed, the group came to terms with the fact that Kagome would likely never return to their world again. Everyone accepted this, no matter how sad it made them, and they all believed she was living a happy life in her own time. The only person still grieving was Inuyasha. At first, he avoided the well. He thought that staying away from it would help his heart mend quicker, but after a week of that, he was jumping down the well 20 times a day. He kicked the well and dug into the dirt at the bottom, he even cried and made a wish on every tear, but it was all in vein. The well could not be opened.

Three long years later, Miroku walked with his wife Sango, holding her hand. Her belly was huge with his child and his heart was even huger with his love for her. He helped her across the uneven ground of the forest as they spoke about this and that. Presently, they noticed they were near the old bone-eater well.

"Ahhhhh, I miss Kagome," Sango sighed. Miroku squeezed her hand and they walked toward the well, remembering the light-hearted little miko who used to spring from its depths. The closer they got to the well, they more they started to hear a voice. The voice was speaking softly, but with a lot of emotion. It wasn't long before they identified the voice as belonging to Inuyasha.

"And I still remember you, Kagome," Inuyasha was saying, "I remember everything. Your face, your smile, your hair, your…smell…" he trailed off for a moment, "I…I can't forget you. I know you must have forgotten me…I wonder what you are doing. Miroku and Sango are soon to have another baby. I know you would be excited to know."

Miroku and Sango looked at each other. Before they could say anything, they heard a soft step behind them and they turned to see Shippo standing there.

"He does this every 3 days," Shippo said, "He sits in the well and talks to Kagome."

"Does she answer?" asked Miroku.

"No," was the grave answer. Sango's eyes filled with tears and Miroku took her into his arms.

"I wonder if you found another mate," Inuyasha continued, "I would…want you to be happy. I hope he takes care of you and protects you and makes you happy. Although, no one is good enough for you. I'm sure he knows that. You are so precious-" here his voice broke, "Kagome…how I wish things were different!" Inuyasha cried.

The others stood, trembling. They knew they should leave him to his privacy, but they couldn't.

"Kagome, I-" Inuyasha sobbed, "I love you!" He cried loudly and openly, unlike anyone had ever heard him cry before. The sounds of it made the group shake with silenced tears, even Miroku.

"Enough," Miroku choked, "Let us leave him in peace." He led the others back toward the village. They all tried to shut out the sounds of the weeping hanyou, but it haunted them even after returning home.

"I wish Kagome could return," Sango whispered to Miroku that night in bed.

"Me too," Miroku whispered back as he wrapped his arms around her.

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Okay that's it for the prologue! Please Review!