Second Chance

by: Enchanted Kagome

Summary: Desperate to complete the jewel, Kagome makes a deal with the dieing Naraku...that she'll sever all ties with Feudal Japan and tell InuYasha that she hates him. Now, seven years later, will Fate give her a second chance after her sacrifice?

Prologue

Kagome bent down and retrieved the jewel from Naraku's limp hand, and added their fragments to it. The Shikon no Tama was almost complete...almost. It's missing two more shards. Frowning, Kagome gazed at Naraku's shattered body again, trying to see if she missed any shards.

"Hehe..." came a soft sadistic laugh.

"What?" Kagome's face whipped around to see Naraku's head.

"You won't find them. You won't even be able to sense them...not without my help," Naraku whispered.

"I don't believe you. Besides...you're dieing. I can't save you even if I wanted to," Kagome replied, trying to reassure herself. Naraku has been known to be extremely...sly in his plots and she wouldn't put it beyond him to do something like that.

"It's sealed with powers stronger than even the Shikon no Tama...at least the Shikon no Kakera's you have currently," he said. "And...you don't need to save me...all I want is to make a deal with you..."

"What deal?"

"You leave this world as soon as the jewel's complete...sealing the Well and never returning," he said. "And...you make InuYasha hate you."

Kagome's eyes widened.

"You'll never find those shards without this deal," Naraku reminded her.

"What if he won't believe me?" Kagome asked, looking for an excuse.

"Believe me...he will...and you know it," Naraku's dark eyes pierced hers.

"What's the catch?"

"None really..." Naraku said, "except, if InuYasha uses this jewel for some selfish purpose, I get to return to life..."

"What else is there in it for you?" Kagome asked, trying to buy more time to think.

"Nothing else...except seeing you and him suffer," he laughed sadisticly.

"I see..." Kagome looked at the jewel in her hand. She thought of how InuYasha had wanted it...how he gave nearly everything for it...how they all gave nearly everything for it. And...it is her fault that it's shattered.

"Kagome-chan?" Sango's voice drifted over from across the wasted field.

"No catches?" Kagome asked Naraku.

"Absolutely none," he smirked.

"D...D-Deal," she said, bravely holding out her hand, hoping she would never regret this.

I hope people liked this one too...'cause I REALLY couldn't stand letting this idea rest in my head...

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Enchanted Kagome