The Story after the Story

Here it is people…my second fanfic (I have yet to finish my first)

Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Inuyasha, it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi.

Chapter 1—Is This Really the End

Inuyasha watched as, once again, she went off, thinking everyone was asleep. This had been going on for sometime now and he wanted to know where she was going. Inuyasha hoped Kagome would tell him, but with his recent visits to Kikyo, he doubted it. She reminded him of Izayoi, his mother.

He sighed softly, forgetting his thoughts of Kagome, and he jumped down from his perch on the tree and headed toward his mothers grave. Inuyasha carefully chose a group of flowers, lilies, and set them in front of the tombstone. He sat down and ran his fingers gently over the tomb. Inuyasha blinked back tears and stood up quickly. His mind started to wander toward his earlier thoughts but shook them away quickly.

He looked up to the darkened sky and saw Kikyo's cream-colored soul-collectors. He followed them and soon saw Kikyo at the goshinboku.

"Hello Inuyasha," Kikyo said in her usual, as if in a trance, voice.

"Kikyo," he whispered, walking to stand beside her.

They both turned so they were facing each other and he pulled her into an embrace. Her scent smelt of sweet lavender with the usual hint of graveyard soil. He captured her lips with his and a soft moan came from the dead priestess.

A quiet snap came from the bushes and Inuyasha broke the kiss to see what it was, ready to protect Kikyo from any danger. There, he saw Kagome, tears in her eyes. Guilt crossed his face before, with a smirk, Kikyo kissed him once again. The hanyou leaned into the kiss, but the pain that was in Kagome's eyes came into his thoughts. He shoved Kikyo away and looked over, hoping Kagome was still there, but sure enough, she was gone. He ran off thinking he had to find Kagome.

Inuyasha sniffed the area he had seen Kagome, and the salty smell of tears hit the half-demon's sensitive nose. He followed the scent, just in time to see Kagome reach the well.

"Kagome," he whispered then, "Kagome!" loud enough for her to hear. She learned around and whispered the one word he dreaded.

"Sit"

Kagome was heading back to the campsite when a certain person's soul collectors came into her vision. Curious, she followed them only to come across Kikyo and Inuyasha in a seemingly passionate kiss. She took a step back and was about to run, when she stepped on a twig. She watched as Inuyasha turned around, guilt showing on his face when he recognized her.

Tears blurred the miko's vision as she turned and ran in the direction of the bone eaters well. Kagome ran her fingers over the edge of the well and remembered what Kikyo had said to her, so long ago.

(Spoiler from first movie!!)

[flashback...:

'You don't belong here! YOU'RE the one who injured him! GO HOME!!!'

And with that Kagome fell in the well, having it seal behind her. But then the incident with the tree, where she had connected with Inuyasha through the jewel shards. That was meant to happen, but who knows.But she also remembered when she had been put under the spell.

[End Flashback...

'It had been my fault' she thought, tears clouding her vision once again.

"Kagome!" she heard him yell.

"Sit," she whispered, watching as he crashed to the ground.

Kagome faced the well once again and quickly jumped it, not noticing the fact that the jewel was brightly shining. She brushed the tears away and landed at the bottom of the well. Kagome looked up, hoping to see Inuyasha staring down at her, but was greeted with the roof of the Higurashi shrine. She slowly climbed up the step ladder and stepped outside.

Walking over to the goshinboku; she ran her hand over the bare spot. The spot where Kikyo's arrow had sealed Inuyasha, the same arrow she had pulled out a little over two years ago. She grasped the completed jewel, Naraku was dead and the jewel was once again complete. Now she could leave, stay in her own time. Inuyasha wouldn't care, he has Kikyo now. She forced herself not to cry, he didn't love her back.

"He will always go back to Kikyo. As long as she is alive, I will be no more than a jewel detector. No, I'm not even that anymore," she whispered to the god tree.

Kagome noticed someone else was there and she stood up slowly. She turned around and ran into her mothers open arms.

You do not even want to KNOW how much it burned to type that part with Inuyasha and Kikyo. I don't have a problem with the pairing but I just think Kagome belongs with Inuyasha. But who knows how the pairings will turn out. Well, thats it, the first chapter, I want a good amount of reviews before I post/write the second chapter. Thankies :) :) p.s. i added a few things to the story (nothing dramatic) so you dont have to re read it if you dont want to. and i am happy to say, am working on my first songfic just for this story! YAY ME ♥