Chapter 1
"Kagome, are you sure you want to do this" questioned Miroku as he watched her situate her enormous pack on her back.
"Yes......I have no other choice." Kagome stared down at her feet, forcing back tears.
"But what about Inuyasha? I know he's an insensitive jerk, but you love him....don't you? He's not here right now so you can tell us." Sango interegated her friend.
"Kagome forced a smile as she looked up at her friends.'Don't cry. This is for the best. Don't cry!' "Yes, Sango I love him deeply.... but it would never work out. He wouldn't make it in my time just the same as I couldn't live in this time. Besides, I can't stay here and watch him in Kikyo's arms. Anyway, what are you guys planning to do, now that the jewel is complete and Naraku is dead?" Kagome walked over and sat on the lip of the well as she stared at her friends.
"Kago...me?" Sango stared at her surprised.'She still thinks Inuyasha doesn't love her. Its obvious, why won't he say something to her.' "Well, I was planning on staying with Inuyasha and destroying youkai. Inuyasha, Shippo, Miroku and Kaede are the only family I've got now, so I'll stay with them. So are you giving the jewel to Inuyasha?"
All Kagome could do was nod as she was wageing a war against her tears.
"Kagome, what about Shippo? You know the kitsune thinks of you as a seregate mother." stated Miroku.
"I know. I was hoping you and Sango would look after him." It was more of a statement then a question. "Where is Shippo anyway?" Kagome looked around in hope of saying goodbye to the little fox child.
"Inuyasha took him with him to do something. I'm not sure what. All he said was to keep you here until they get back."
Kagome glanced at Sango as she spoke then looked at her watch. "They better hurry up. I have school to get to."
"Don't worry, they'll be-"
Miroku was cut off abruptly by a bounding ball of orange fur flying towards Kagome. "See, told you!"
"Oh Kagome, we were afraid we wouldn't make it in time," Shippo hugged her tightly. "Kagome...please....change your mind. Stay here with us, we need you."
"Oh, Shippo I can't. I still have a year of school and my family is there. I wish I could stay, but it just wouldn't work, I'm sorry." Kagome hugged the kitsune back. Her eyes then fell upon a silver and red mass walking toward them. "Inu.....yasha!" 'Why does he look so sad. He's finally getting the jewel, he can become a full youkai.' She watched him walk up to her and just stand there looking down at her, with sorrow in his eyes. Kagome stood up and matched his stance. She then outstretched her arm in front of her and opened her hand to reveal the complete Shikon no Tama. "It's yours now Inuyasha, to do with as you please."
Inuyasha took the small, pink, sphere from her palm and stared at it. "Kagome, are you sure you want to do this?" He stared at her, a little surprised that she had actually given it to him.
"Yes! I promised you a long time ago that I would give it to you. Now I need to get going or I'll be late."
"Kagome....wait....here." Inuyasha pulled a necklace from within the folds of his kimono and handed it to her. "It has one of my fangs and it should protect you."
Kagome took the necklace from Inuyasha and stared at it. It did in deed have a fang and on both sides of it there were two purple beads. "Inu......yasha.....thank.....you." Kagome was a bit shocked by his kind gesture. She put on the necklace and smiled up at the dog-boy. "Well I should be going. I'll miss you all terribly." She gave Sango and Shippo a hug and bowed to Miroku. He gestured for a hug, but Kagome abruptly stopped him. She then came to Inuyasha.'What do I do? Do I hug him? Should I bow, or should I just go?' Before Kagome could come to a decision, Inuyasha was holding her in a tight embrass.
"Don't go! Stay here....with us, Please!" Inuyasha whispered into her ear as he pulled her closer to him.
Kagome closed her eyes and a few tears escaped down her cheeks. "I can't," the whisper was so quiet that even Inuyasha's superior hearing almost missed it. Kagome then pushed herself out of his arms and stared up at him as her tears were flowing like rain on a window. She then spoke louder so all could hear her. "I'm sorry, I can't! I want to stay, but I can't stay and watch the man that I love be in another woman's arms. I'm sorry, I'll miss you all." Kagome then turned and jumped into the well. "Farewell Inuyasha, we'll never see each other again." Kagome covered her face as tears flowed down in torrents while the well took her 500 years away from the one person she had given her heart to.
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Inuyasha stood staring at the well.'Did she just say she loves me? ME, a hanyou, a half breed. Despite everything I've put her through, she still loves me!' Inuyasha clenched his fist over the jewel as his heart was both filled and broken in a matter of seconds.'Now I'll never see her again.....Unless......'
"Inuyasha?" Sango waved her hand in front of his face. She then turned her attention to Miroku. "I think he's in shock."
"Well, I would be too if a woman had just confessed her love for me, then dissappeared."
"Ya, I guess your right." Sango then slapped Inuyasha across the face. "Snap out of it Inuyasha, Kagome's not coming back!"
The impact on his cheek brought Inuyasha out of his reverie. He looked around and saw Sango and Miroku were staring back at him with worry upon their faces. Shippo was perched on the edge of the well crying his eyes out. He then looked down at the pink ball in his hand.
Miroku walked up and placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "So what do you plan on doing with the Shikon no Tama?"
"I.....I..... don't know anymore."
Sango then placed a hand on his other shoulder. "Inuyasha, what ever you decide, we'll be by your side, no matter what."
"Are you guys sure?"
"Yes! If you decide to use it to become a full youkai or a full human or something else, we'll be there. We won't let you go through this alone.....Miroku..go get Shippo." Sango looked at Inuyasha then over at Miroku.
The monk walked up and lifted the sobbing kitsune into his arms, then walked back over the Sango and Inuyasha. "Whatever you decide Inuyasha."
"OK, if your sure, grab on to my arm and lets see if this works." Inuyasha closed his eyes and clenched his fist around the Shikon no Tama. A bright pink light was emitted from Inuyasha's hand and soon two humans, two demon's and a hanyou were encased in a light.
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"Kagome, are you sure you want to do this" questioned Miroku as he watched her situate her enormous pack on her back.
"Yes......I have no other choice." Kagome stared down at her feet, forcing back tears.
"But what about Inuyasha? I know he's an insensitive jerk, but you love him....don't you? He's not here right now so you can tell us." Sango interegated her friend.
"Kagome forced a smile as she looked up at her friends.'Don't cry. This is for the best. Don't cry!' "Yes, Sango I love him deeply.... but it would never work out. He wouldn't make it in my time just the same as I couldn't live in this time. Besides, I can't stay here and watch him in Kikyo's arms. Anyway, what are you guys planning to do, now that the jewel is complete and Naraku is dead?" Kagome walked over and sat on the lip of the well as she stared at her friends.
"Kago...me?" Sango stared at her surprised.'She still thinks Inuyasha doesn't love her. Its obvious, why won't he say something to her.' "Well, I was planning on staying with Inuyasha and destroying youkai. Inuyasha, Shippo, Miroku and Kaede are the only family I've got now, so I'll stay with them. So are you giving the jewel to Inuyasha?"
All Kagome could do was nod as she was wageing a war against her tears.
"Kagome, what about Shippo? You know the kitsune thinks of you as a seregate mother." stated Miroku.
"I know. I was hoping you and Sango would look after him." It was more of a statement then a question. "Where is Shippo anyway?" Kagome looked around in hope of saying goodbye to the little fox child.
"Inuyasha took him with him to do something. I'm not sure what. All he said was to keep you here until they get back."
Kagome glanced at Sango as she spoke then looked at her watch. "They better hurry up. I have school to get to."
"Don't worry, they'll be-"
Miroku was cut off abruptly by a bounding ball of orange fur flying towards Kagome. "See, told you!"
"Oh Kagome, we were afraid we wouldn't make it in time," Shippo hugged her tightly. "Kagome...please....change your mind. Stay here with us, we need you."
"Oh, Shippo I can't. I still have a year of school and my family is there. I wish I could stay, but it just wouldn't work, I'm sorry." Kagome hugged the kitsune back. Her eyes then fell upon a silver and red mass walking toward them. "Inu.....yasha!" 'Why does he look so sad. He's finally getting the jewel, he can become a full youkai.' She watched him walk up to her and just stand there looking down at her, with sorrow in his eyes. Kagome stood up and matched his stance. She then outstretched her arm in front of her and opened her hand to reveal the complete Shikon no Tama. "It's yours now Inuyasha, to do with as you please."
Inuyasha took the small, pink, sphere from her palm and stared at it. "Kagome, are you sure you want to do this?" He stared at her, a little surprised that she had actually given it to him.
"Yes! I promised you a long time ago that I would give it to you. Now I need to get going or I'll be late."
"Kagome....wait....here." Inuyasha pulled a necklace from within the folds of his kimono and handed it to her. "It has one of my fangs and it should protect you."
Kagome took the necklace from Inuyasha and stared at it. It did in deed have a fang and on both sides of it there were two purple beads. "Inu......yasha.....thank.....you." Kagome was a bit shocked by his kind gesture. She put on the necklace and smiled up at the dog-boy. "Well I should be going. I'll miss you all terribly." She gave Sango and Shippo a hug and bowed to Miroku. He gestured for a hug, but Kagome abruptly stopped him. She then came to Inuyasha.'What do I do? Do I hug him? Should I bow, or should I just go?' Before Kagome could come to a decision, Inuyasha was holding her in a tight embrass.
"Don't go! Stay here....with us, Please!" Inuyasha whispered into her ear as he pulled her closer to him.
Kagome closed her eyes and a few tears escaped down her cheeks. "I can't," the whisper was so quiet that even Inuyasha's superior hearing almost missed it. Kagome then pushed herself out of his arms and stared up at him as her tears were flowing like rain on a window. She then spoke louder so all could hear her. "I'm sorry, I can't! I want to stay, but I can't stay and watch the man that I love be in another woman's arms. I'm sorry, I'll miss you all." Kagome then turned and jumped into the well. "Farewell Inuyasha, we'll never see each other again." Kagome covered her face as tears flowed down in torrents while the well took her 500 years away from the one person she had given her heart to.
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Inuyasha stood staring at the well.'Did she just say she loves me? ME, a hanyou, a half breed. Despite everything I've put her through, she still loves me!' Inuyasha clenched his fist over the jewel as his heart was both filled and broken in a matter of seconds.'Now I'll never see her again.....Unless......'
"Inuyasha?" Sango waved her hand in front of his face. She then turned her attention to Miroku. "I think he's in shock."
"Well, I would be too if a woman had just confessed her love for me, then dissappeared."
"Ya, I guess your right." Sango then slapped Inuyasha across the face. "Snap out of it Inuyasha, Kagome's not coming back!"
The impact on his cheek brought Inuyasha out of his reverie. He looked around and saw Sango and Miroku were staring back at him with worry upon their faces. Shippo was perched on the edge of the well crying his eyes out. He then looked down at the pink ball in his hand.
Miroku walked up and placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "So what do you plan on doing with the Shikon no Tama?"
"I.....I..... don't know anymore."
Sango then placed a hand on his other shoulder. "Inuyasha, what ever you decide, we'll be by your side, no matter what."
"Are you guys sure?"
"Yes! If you decide to use it to become a full youkai or a full human or something else, we'll be there. We won't let you go through this alone.....Miroku..go get Shippo." Sango looked at Inuyasha then over at Miroku.
The monk walked up and lifted the sobbing kitsune into his arms, then walked back over the Sango and Inuyasha. "Whatever you decide Inuyasha."
"OK, if your sure, grab on to my arm and lets see if this works." Inuyasha closed his eyes and clenched his fist around the Shikon no Tama. A bright pink light was emitted from Inuyasha's hand and soon two humans, two demon's and a hanyou were encased in a light.
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