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Summery: The Battle with Naraku has been successful. What happens when Kagome is shoved back into her own time? First Fic, NO FLAMMING PLEASE!
Rating: -R- No particular Reason.
A/N: This is designed to be ONE SHOT, however I may conceder adding more, should you review and request it.
Last Thoughts
"Die Naraku!" Inuyasha roared, sending a fright throughout his friends. The Hanyou held his Tetsaiga deffensively ahead of him. Sango clutched to her Boomerang, as Miroku, Shippo, and Kagome watched almost helplessly from the background.
This time, he would not escape.
Inuyasha had taken initiative to stay ahead of his 'pack.' Protecting them, if you will. Sango had almost killed the hanyou for not allowing her, or the others, to interfere. Kirara made way near the head of the group, determined to be Naraku's first attack, should Inuyasha fail in his attempts to win this victory single handedly.
Hatred boiled within the exterminator. That bastard had killed her brother only weeks before they were able to find the location of his hiding spot. The shard had been removed from the boys back, once his 'master' realized the threat the group really had on him.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha roared, again, forcing Sango to draw out of the hurtful memory of Kohaku's mangled body. Naraku's laughter could be heard once the attack finished.
"Do you plan on defeating me with such a pivotal weapon, Inuyasha?" He inquired, grinning only slightly. "You'll have to do much better."
"Damn that demon!" Sango yelled, as she thrusted her Hirakotsu at Naraku. The hit was successful, sending one of the demon's arms flying away. When the Boomerang made its return, Sango reached up and grabbed it, the impact forcing her to take a few steps backwards.
Inuyasha turned his head just enough to catch the demon slayer in his vision, "Sango, you idiot! I told you to stay out!" He yelled. Naraku's tentacle flew at the unsuspecting hanyou, and sent him flying across the field.
Kagome's heart skipped a beat, as Inuyasha's sword flew from his grasp, and landed only centimeters away from Naraku. She looked worriedly at Miroku, whose eyes were concentrating hard on the demon before them. Naraku's chuckle was enough to have everyone standing there in fear.
His tentacles went after Inuyasha once more, flying at him with impeccable speed. Inuyasha was still lying on the ground, almost helpless. "Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed, as she took one of her arrows, and arched her bow. "Hit the mark!" She pleaded within herself, as she let the arrow loose, and it flew towards Naraku's chest. The barrier which surrounded the Demon suddenly diminished. Surprised, Naraku retreated from his assault on the hanyou.
"It's gone!" Miroku exclaimed, and that was enough to have Sango lunging at the demon, weapon in hand. "Sango, wait!" Miroku almost pleaded, but it was too late. Taking her sword from its sheath, the demon slayer slashed for Naraku's head, but missed. Naraku's grin sent shivers down Kagome's spine.
He wrapped his tentacles around Sango's body. Kirara tried to wield him off with her fangs, but that only accomplished in her lungs being filled with the miasma which coursed through Naraku's being.
Sango cried out, as the tentacles began to squeeze her to death. Miroku began to remove his prayer beads, but Kagome immediately stopped him, "No Miroku! Naraku's miasma will certainly kill you!" She said.
"Dammit!" Miroku swore, as he replaced the beads.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Came Inuyasha, as he slashed the tentacles which bounded Sango. Both woman, and demon parts, slammed on the floor. Weakly, Sango lifted herself from the floor with her hands, coughing all the while. Miroku immediately rushed to her aid, as he drug her away from the battle.
"Curse you Half Demon!" Naraku gasped, as he watched Inuyasha retrieve his sword once more.
"You're going down, Naraku!" Inuyasha said, returning the demons grin, as Tetsaiga transformed. "I'll send you to the pits of Hell!" With that, he lunged upwards, and brought his sword down, determined to slice Naraku in half. An Arrow shot by him, suddenly, bouncing off the Tetsaiga, and transforming it back once more.
"Huh?" Came Inuyasha confused gasp, as he looked behind him to find Kikyou standing there, bow still arched. She replaced it with another arrow. From the other side, Inuyasha could see Kagome doing the same. Landing on the ground, he was forced to leap once more, in order to avoid another assault from Naraku, "Dammit Kikyou!" He gasped, as he forced the Tetsaiga to transform once more.
"Now!" Kagome yelled, as the two miko's released their arrows. The purifying light was brighter than Kagome had ever seen. Naraku's eyes widened, as the arrows inched themselves closer to him. 'This is going to work!' Kagome thought, excitedly.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha commanded, as it traveled in the same speed of the arrows.
"No!" Naraku screamed, as he attempted to conceal himself, however, his attempts were in vain. The arrows struck, forcing Naraku to tumble backwards, as his body disintegrated. The wind scar delivered the final blow.
Naraku had been defeated.
Kikyou bowed her head towards the slain demon, and retreated from sight. Kagome, however, was trembling.
Flashback
Kagome's heart sank. If what Kaede said was true, then the girl had no wish to make the jewel complete. She couldn't, and fear over ruled her rational side. "W-What do you mean I'll never be able to come back!" Kagome demanded, nearly ready to strike at the old woman for even indicating something so cruel.
The old Priestess simply bowed her head, as she continued to chop some vegetables for the stu she as preparing. "Ye don't completely belong in this time, child. Nor does Inuyasha belong in yours," she explained, simply, as she stopped chopping the veggies and closed her eyes. "The Shikon-No-Tama will sense this, thus you shall be returned to your own era, jewel and all."
Kagome's eyes began to wield tears, as she turned from the Priestess, and eyed the door. The others had departed throughout the village in order to learn more of the attack the village had suffered during their absence. "Then I won't complete the task set for us!" She concluded, stubbornly.
Kaede sighed, "Ye have no choice in this matter, Kagome."
'We'll see about that,' Kagome thought, half hurt, half angry, as she stood up and exited the old woman's hut.
/Flashback
Inuyasha was holding the final shards in his hand. The shards they group had retrieved from Kouga's pack, once the news of his demise had reached the,. The pack had felt it was only right that their Sister own the Wolf Demon's prized possessions.
The Hanyou stepped closer to Naraku's scattered bones. Kagome reached out for him, meekly, as he picked the jewel up, and placed one of the shards back into its respectful place. "Inuyasha stop!" Kagome ordered, as she began to run towards the half-demon. She clutched to his Kimono, as she began to sob in his chest. Neither he, nor the others, had known what was to happen once the jewel was whole once more. Kagome could never bring herself to tell them.
Gently, Inuyasha wrapped his arms around the sobbing girl, glancing over to see the shocked expression from Sango, Miroku, and Shippo. "I don't want--I can't!" Kagome gasped, as she clutched his robe even tighter.
Miroku, it seemed, was the only one able to piece the display before him together. And with that sudden knowledge, he looked determined at the demon ahead of him, "Place the final shard in the Jewel, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha looked at him, confused, as he held the nearly completed jewel, and the shard up to his vision. Kagome's grasp on him seemed to increase. If she was going to return to her time, she be dammed if she left Inuyasha here.
"Now!" Miroku commanded, which forced an angry glare from Kagome. Inuyasha held the shard towards the Jewel, however, when he was about to retreat the action, the shard flew towards the Jewel like a magnet, sending off a blinding light. Everyone shielded their eyes, as Inuyasha felt the grip on his Kimono lighten, then completely disappear.
"K-Kagome?" He whispered, but she was gone.
Kagome woke on her bed. Her eyes slowly fluttered open, as she shot up, and glanced around. She was in her room. She was back in her own time. Tears fell freely from her eyes, staining her cheeks, and burning them slightly with her tears. "Inuyasha," she whispered through her sobs.
She would never see him again.
Immediately, she darted from her room, towards the Well. Peering into the black Abyss, she was determined to try and travel to the Feudal Era. She leaped over the boarders of the well, and flew deeper inside, landing harshly on her feet. She glanced upward, the dark room sent a pain through her soul. Now she knew it was real. She was truly back.
She sat on the floor of the well, and cradled her self, sobbing quietly.
"Sango," she whispered through her tears, recalling the times when the demon slayer had made her appearance. The time when she had cried into her chest with the knowledge of her younger brother completely under Naraku's spell. The times when she made her laugh.
"Shippo," came the next name, as she dug her face into her knee's. The little fox demon whom she had adopted. Him and his fox magic were pictured clearly in her head. She hinted a smile, as she recalled on how curious the child always was.
"Miroku..." The name was hard for her to speak. Though anger threatened to overcome her emotions, she felt herself slumping. She knew she had to return, and Miroku held the courage to instruct the Hanyou to do what needed to be done. Her vision blurred again.
"In-Inu.." She couldn't bring herself to say his name. The figure of the half-demon burned bright in her memory. 500 Years had passed since the last time Inuyasha and the others were able to lay eyes on her. The Hanyou was certainly deceased, and that thought pained her more than she ever thought possible.
"Inuyasha," she managed, trembling. She released her legs, and lied completely down on the floor, curling herself into a fetal position. "I'm sorry I never said goodbye," she whispered, as her nails dug into the dirt at the bottom of the well.