A/N: Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or names of the characters in the show. I do however own this story and Ami.
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Chapter 1 : Cruel Touch of Fate
Kagome, bent over a cooking fire, wipes sweat from her brow. Clothed in priestess garb she truly appears to be Kikyo's reincarnation. As she kneels, she feels a little tug on the bottom of her komono and a little voice calls from behind her, "Will you come play with us soon?"
Turning her head ever so slightly, she smiles at the little girl and holds up 1 finger. "Give me one minute, Ami. Let me finish."
As the giggling child runs away, Kagome rises and takes the bowl in her hand to her charge. Kaede is old now, and weak from battling sickness. And with summer nearing its close, Kagome knows that she will not last long.
Instead of being sad, she puts on a strong face for the old woman, "How are you feeling today, Kaede?" She asks as she helps Kaede sit up to eat.
"No better than yesterday, child."
Not long ago Kagome remembers a time when this woman could best any a demon or half-demon. Half-demon….. Inuyasha. If only he were here, everything would be fine.
The fight with Naraku began on a beautiful morning, all the forest had been at peace. Then a yellow streak ripped through the trees, scarring the ground. Running away in its path was none other than Naraku.
"We've got you this time Naraku!" Inuyasha yelled as he charged with Tetsusaiga. Above him, mounted on the two-tails' back, Sango threw her Hirakotsu. It caught the spider demon across the torso and sent him crashing to the ground. With a quick spin he turned in the air and landed on his feet.
"You'll have to do better than that, Demon Slayer." Naraku growled as he thrust a tentacle in Sango's direction. She turned slowly, a look of dread written across her face.
"Sango!!" Miroku called out to the woman he loved as he opened his wind turnnel attempting to pull the deadly tentacle off course. With no care to his own life he pulled dozens of poison insects into his body as he watched the tentacle begin to move slightly toward him.
Blood splattered the ground, covering the tan skin of the Hirakotsu as it fell from Sango's hand and landed silently on the grass. Kagome gasped as Sango collapsed, but instead of running to her friend, she let loose an arrow.
"Hit the mark! Inuyasha, now!" The miko called out as her arrow flew through the air towards the Naraku's heart.
Inuyasha lifted his father's mighty fang, "Adamant-Barrage!!" Hundreds of Diamonds sped toward Naraku. The shinning pieces swirled around the arrow, ready to rip the spider demon's body to ribbons.
Kagome's arrow ripped through Naraku's body, purifying it. The pieces of his torn body rotated slowly in the air. "Miroku, use the wind tunnel, now!" Inuyasha looked to Miroku, who was crouched over Sango calling her name.
"Miroku!" If the monk didn't suck up the demon quick he would regenerate. They had already killed the demon child that was his true heart, all they had to do now was get rid of his body. Easier said than done. "Miroku, hurry! Or he'll--"
"Regenerate?" Naraku laughed evilly in Inuyasha's ear. "To late." He plunged his right hand into the hanyou's chest.
"AHHHH!" Inuyasha screamed in pain as Naraku dug in his chest, and clenched down on his heart. With Inuyasha's heart in his hand, Naraku began absorbing the hanyou into himself. Miroku, awakened from his stupor by Inuyasha's screams, looked up.
"Miroku, do it! He'll kill me anyway. Take him now while he's vulnerable! Do it, Miroku!!" Inuyasha called to the monk as the lower half of his body was pulled into Naraku's.
"Inu-yasha..." Kagome cried as tears ran down her face.
"Kagome, I love you." Inuyasha whispered just as Miroku opened his hand, releasing the wind-tunnel. A single tear-drop fell on his cheek as the two of them were pulled into the dark pit of Miroku's hand.
The seconds afterward seemed to last for hours as Kagome stared at the last place she saw the man she loved. Then she rushed over to where Sango lay unmoving.
"Is she alright?"
"Is she alright, Kagome?" Miroku asked as he walked into the old woman's hut. He carried on his back plenty of fire-wood and began to stack it against the wall.
"Yes, she's fine. Doing better today I think." She smiled at the man who became like a brother to her. "Where is Shippo?
"He's playing with Sango and the baby. I think he truly enjoys being an uncle."
Miroku and Sango are so happy now. They were married more than a year ago and the baby was born in the spring. A proud little boy with dark hair and eyes. They choose to name him Tashio, after Inuyasha's father. It would have been too painful to name him after their friend who had saved all their lives.
"I'm going for a walk, alright? I'll see you all at dinner." Kagome told the monk before exiting the hut. She stepped out into the late summer heat and began walking toward the forest where she had first met the hanyou. That's where they had erected his grave, at the foot of the sacred tree.
She knelt there, dusting off the stone with his name she laid flowers. "Tomorrow will be the 3 anniversary of
Naraku's defeat. A large feast is going to be prepared, like always. I wish you were here, Inuyasha. Sango and Miroku's baby is getting bigger every day. I think you'd like him. He's stubborn." She smiled sadly as she thought of the sons she would have gladly given him, if only he'd stayed. "Everyone will be celebrating, but not me. The cost of killing Naraku was too high. Time was stolen from you and I, we were supposed to celebrate him together, all of us. Fate cheated us. You will never meet your little girl, she's the one who has been cheated the most. She's is like you in so many ways." Kagome then remembered the promise she made to her daughter and rose to leave. "If we only had a chance, I know we'd all would be happy."
A/N: Hope you all like the first Chapter. This is my first Inuyasha fan-fic. I'm pretty pleased with it myself. The next Chapter should be up soon, but I have a dentist appointment so it could take a few days. Please review and tell me what you think, and if you have any ideas please tell me. Thanks.
-Goddess of the Moon 19