A/N: I Do Not Own Inuyasha

500 years ago… a legend unfolded. A miko and a hanyou journeyed in a group, on a quest to gather the broken pieces of the Shikon no Tama. The final battle with Naraku, raged on, good vs. evil, in an epic story. The group fought demons that had turned evil from Naraku's influence. The hanyou noticed that no matter how hard they fought, the battle was hopeless. He rushed Naraku, his sword piercing through skin. The hanyou had defeated the ultimate evil, but not without a sacrifice…his life.

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Kagome ran to his life-less body, tears pouring out of her eyes. She broke down, collapsing on top of Inuyasha. Her sobs echoed throughout the now deceased battlefield. Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Kirara, gathered around her each saying a prayer for his departed soul. They waited for hours each taking shifts to comfort Kagome. Days later, Kagome was still there, yet she had run out of tears to cry for him. The group urged her to get up and walk away. For hygiene and rest, they started to walk towards Keade's hut.

'He can't be dead, there has to be a way to get him back.' Looking around she saw the toll his death had taken upon the group, Shippo was not his usual bouncy self, and even Sango, Miroku, and Kirara, weren't doing anything but walking and staring at the ground.

'I know what I must do,' she thought. Slowly Kagome started to straggle behind, no one noticed for they were too caught up in their own thoughts. She watched as they disappeared over the horizon.

"Good-bye, I'll miss you all," She whispered as a single tear trailed down her cheek. The miko then ran back to the battlefield, hoping they wouldn't notice her disappearance until she was done with what she had to do. Kagome ran to his dead body. She lay down on top of Inuyasha, tears she had thought that had long ago dried up broke out. Pain ran through her heart. She started screaming hysterically up at the sky.

"Bring him back! Bring him back! Take me instead of him! Please…bring him back," She whispered the last part slowly. Tears blurred her vision, but she knew someone was standing behind her. Kagome kissed Inuyasha's forehead, and stood up. Turning around she gasped at the person who stood in front of her.

"Midoriko, how…you're dead," She said taking a step closer to the historical priestess that stood in front of her.

"I do not have time for silly questions; I am here to see if you would do what you said to the Fates," Midoriko asked.

"What do you mean the Fates?"

"The Fates are the women who control the destinies of everyone throughout time. They want to know if you'll do what you said."

"You mean to take Inuyasha's place?"

"Yes young miko."

"Of course I would…I love him."

"So it will be done, he will brought back to life. Whatever last parting words you have, say to him now for you may never get another chance." With that the other woman walked away into the mist.

Inuyasha was starting to stir below her; she looked down, smiling as she saw him wake from the dead, joining the living once again.

"Ka…Kagome," He said seeing her standing above him.

"Inuyasha, you're okay," She said happiness and sorrow leaking into her voice.

"Kagome what's wrong? You seem sad."

"I need you to take care of Shippo for me, and be there for Sango when…never mind. I need you to promise me one thing before I leave, just one thing."

"Sure Kagome... wait, what do you mean you're leaving?" He exclaimed getting into his crouched position.

"Not now. I need you to promise me something. Promise that no matter what happens that you'll never forget me, you'll remember everything."

"Of course, I'd never forget you." She laughed at his answer.

"It's funny how lies like that can sustain the petty hope of mine that you might actually remember." Before he could respond to what she had said, her lips were upon his. He was shocked at her actions, and frankly so was she. He was so stunned in fact, that he didn't move.

She took her cue; his shock would leave him immobilized for seconds at least. Walking into the mist, she turned around to look at him for the last time. Kagome saw him there, still sitting in his crouched position pondering what had just happened.

"Good-bye Inuyasha," she whispered to the silence surrounding them. The tears were now slipping down her cheeks, but now they flowed freely, for she didn't want to hide her sorrow any longer. She walked away allowing the mist to swallow her up.

"Good-bye Inuyasha"

"Ka…Kagome." He looked around the battlefield, she wasn't anywhere in sight. He sniffed the air, catching an old scent of hers he got up and walked towards it. Inuyasha also noticed that the mist had disappeared; he shrugged it off not caring about it. Unknowingly to him though, along with the mist, his greatest love had disappeared also.