IMPORTANT A/N: This ficlet involves character death. If you don't like that, refrain from reading it rather than flaming me. That being said, if I were to ever turn this into a full-length story, I would tweak it so that said character doesn't die. So please, don't get overly upset about this.
Even before the blue and purple shield sprang up around Naraku, Kagome knew what would happen. And so it came as no surprise when the Wind Scar bounced off the protective bubble, heading straight towards her. She dove to the ground, but still felt the sharp edges of the wind cut across the nape of her neck. Kagome felt cold shivers run down her spine even as hot blood coursed down the same path.
Was this really how it was supposed to end? If she died now, how could she have ever existed in the modern era? Temporal things confused her so much. But it didn't matter now. Nothing mattered anymore except... Inuyasha. She felt his warm arms wrap firmly around her waist and his feet push off the ground, taking her away from the battle. It was just too bad that he was already too late.
She wanted to reach out, to comfort him. First Kikyo and now herself had perished at Naraku's hands. Inuyasha certainly had a rough time of it. Kagome tried to lift her hand to his face, tried to tell him that it was alright. But her hand was so heavy, as though the world were hanging on it. Instead she could only look at him, struggling to convey everything he had to know. 'I love you,' she said with her eyes, and something in his own told her he had understood completely. 'I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so fragile,' she tried to say. 'But don't worry, I'll be there, waiting for you on the other side.'
Somewhere in the middle of that, his eyes tried to squeeze shut, but Inuyasha forced them to remain open, tears falling freely as he watched the secrets spoken in Kagome's eyes. These were her last words, spoken without breath, so that only he could hear.
Teardrops spattered on her cheek, sacred rain bring tiding of what she had wanted for so long. A drop slid into her mouth, and Kagome could taste his love on it. She let out a rattling sigh. Death may be upon her, but she was happy. Here in his arms, she could linger forever if only she had the time. Kagome took a breath, knowing it would be her last. "Go get him," she said, loud enough for only his sensitive ears. "For me."
"Of course Kagome." Her body became limp in his arms. "Kagome! Stay with me! Don't-" But it was too late, and he knew it. Inuyasha gently set her down before hefting Tetsusaiga and charging back into battle.
