10/28/09: After five years, I am hereby digging this story up from its depressing grave and giving it a makeover. I wont be changing the storyline, and probably very little of the actual wording (I'm making it more readable, not rewriting the damn thing.) The fourteen year old me did NOT know a thing about grammar, obviously. So here we go. Again.
P.S. I Marked whether or not its revised or not. You're welcome.
P.P.S. For some unknown reason, the damn thing wont let me separate paragraphs with indents or double spacing (I forgot how...challenged this system was...) SO. In lieu of this, all paragraphs will be made clearly with the first letter in bold text. Ugh.
An Angels Requiem
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Inuyasha whatsoever and junk like that. We all know the drill;
Kagome gazed out of her bedroom window at the immense amount of snow collecting in her backyard. Smiling softly, she went to her closet and
pulled out a large plastic bag and a few rolls of wrapping paper. With only two weeks left until Christmas, Kagome decided that she might as well
start wrapping the gifts she had purchased for everybody. Besides, she had to get them done soon, tomorrow she was returning to the Feudal
Era, where she had planned to give the gifts she had gotten for them then. She shuffled through the bag, pulling out several assorted boxes.
Spreading them out before her, she counted them off, making sure all were accounted for.
"Lessee, Shippos , yup. Sangos ...yup, Mirokus...uhhh
"Crud where is it?" She said, frantically searching the bag.
"Aha! Here it is " she said, pulling a small black box out of the bottom of the bag.
"Okay, Mirokus , check,...Inuyashas ...got it" Kagome held the package lightly, being sure not to break it. Inuyasha had asked for this and she had
spent a full four hours trying the find the damn thing. She cut sections of wrapping paper off the roll and quietly wrapped them, so not to wake her
mother and brother. After all, 12:30 at night was an awfully odd time to wrap presents. But the snow was falling harder and harder, and if she
didn t get the presents wrapped tonight, she would miss her chance tomorrow to give them out, and maybe miss her chance to go to the
Feudal Era at all due to snow... if it got to be that way. About an hour later, Kagome had finished wrapping and labeling all the gifts, for family and
friends and carefully placed her gifts to Inuyasha and everyone in her always bulky yellow school bag. She had crammed them in between Ramen
bowels and other necessities she had packed away for her trips; changes of clothes, food, blankets, candy for Shippo... etcetera. Before crawling
into bed, she put her bag in the corner by the door and looked out the window at the night sky. Catching her eye, she gazed at the single star
that shone through a break in the clouds. Kagome smiled and quickly made a wish... Kagome knew it was childish to wish upon a star, but figuring
it never hurt to try, she decided to give it one more shot. She smiled and crawled into bed, quickly drifting off to sleep, only to dream about
Inuyasha chasing Shippo through a snowy field, trying to get back a gigantic lollipop Shippo had taken. Miroku and Sango were off on a cliff kissing
while Kagome was sitting on her pink bicycle, laughing and eating whipped cream out of a cup.
The next morning, Kagome sat for a few minutes
and tried to contemplate just where exactly that dream came from. Whatever the reason for it showing its silly head, it left her smiling and in a
good mood. She quickly got dressed in a green sweater and some dark blue jeans and snatched her book bag up before leaving her room. After
saying goodbye to her mother and brother, she fed Buyo and left the house, pulling a blue coat on while heading towards the
shrine. Looking down into what seemed like an inky black abyss, she looked back momentarily to make sure nobody was watching before she
jumped quickly into the Bone Eaters Well. The aptly named well was believed to make demon bones disappear only a day or so after they were
dropped to the bottom. As she fell and the white-blue light surrounded her, the air grew colder and colder, her cheeks gaining a rosy hue by the
time she touched the bottom of the well. Hugging herself to keep warm, she hastily climbed up the vine and found herself stepping into roughly
two feet of snow. Looking around, Kagome had to take a few moments in order to take it all in. The snow completely covered the ground for miles
around, trees and shrubs were coated in a glossy ice, the sky, usually a brilliant blue, was now tinted a smoky grey while a light snow fell for as far
as the eye could see. The usually visible mountain summits were completely eclipsed by the wintery world while villages in the distance were lit by
crackling fires and lanterns burning brightly to keep its residents warm.
"Kagome..." someone said from behind her. Turning quickly Kagomes' eyes fell upon Inuyasha. Snow covered his hair making it seem more silvery
than usual, His red Haiori was finely layered with white, a small shiver running down his spine briefly, even though it seemed the snow didn't
bother him one bit.
"Oh, hey Inuyasha! You startled me" she said, walking over to him, smiling.
"What s wrong? You look funny" he said, falling into step with her.
"Thanks... and it's nothing... I was just looking around, It s so beautiful here. Back in my time, we barely have any snow..." She said shivering
quickly.
"Oh... you're cold. He stated blankly, handing Kagome the outer part of his robe.
"Wont you need it?" she said, taking it up in her arms.
"Nah, The cold doesn't bother me... you however, look freezing put it on. The last thing you need is to get sick again" He said looking at her. She
smiled softly and draped the crimson robe over he shoulders. Inuyasha looked down at Kagome and stifled a smile before turning his attention to
the road ahead.
"So when are you leaving again?" He asked, hoping like every time he asked, that she would stay this time. I'm not sure..." Kagome said looking
down at the snow crunching beneath her feet.
"I don't know how much snow we'll get on my side, when I left it was snowing pretty hard. The shrine isn't all that stable, so if it caves in, I may
have to stay here for a while. But everyone knows where I am, so its not too big of a problem" she said looking up at him and smiling. She gave
him that same smile all the time. It was the smile that gave him an odd feeling in the pit of his stomach, making him want to wrap his arms around
her and hold her tight, though he was still unsure why, though he was betting it was because that smile always reminded him of Kikyo. Although,
sometimes when she smiled, all thoughts of Kikyo just disappear, and it was just him and Kagome. It was that smile that made him feel like
everything would be alright... the smile that very time he saw it, he promised to hold off his full-fledged demon wishes for a bit longer. He looked
down at her and nodded, not showing how glad he was to hear that she may stay this time. For who knows how long winter lasts on her side it
could be a while until her departure, and that made him happier than anything.
As they walked to Kaedes hut like they always did, Kagome stopped every once in a while to pick up some snow... she was sculpting something
out of it, all the while humming a song that Inuyasha was
hardly familiar with. While they walked the path they had trodden many times before, Inuyasha glanced down every now and again to look at
Kagomes progress. She had just completed the sculpture of an Angel when Inuyasha had looked down again.
"There...see?" she said, holding it up for him. Inuyasha carefully took the snow Angel in his hand and looked it over.
"Hmmph." he carefully handed it back to her, not wanting to break it. They drew closer to the village and as they did, the snow only began to fall
harder.
"So, have there been any demon troubles lately?" Kagome asked curiously. Inuyasha thought for a moment before giving her an answer.
"Not really. Ever since the snow started, the usual things we've had to fight haven't been coming around. Even Naraku hasn't been showing his
face..." He said, sounding a bit perplexed by that.
"That's kind of odd. You think it's the weather?"
"Nah, last winter, there were things goin on all the time... but the snow wasn't as bad then as it is this time." Inuyasha said, scratching his chin. It
was odd, usually Naraku would take advantage of such weather conditions to wreak havoc, knowing Inuyasha wouldn't be there to stop him in his
tracks. But looking around, Kagome noticed that there wasn't anything that left a hint of a battle. No Demon remnants, broken weapons, no
nothing. The surrounding villages were still perfectly intact, there was no sign of a demonic aura anywhere. Kagome shrugged her shoulders and
sighed. Though she thought it was a bit peculiar, she was sort of happy there hadn't been any battles, that meant none of her friends were hurt
recently. It also meant no Jewel Shard hunting, no fighting or pain... it may be a worthwhile stay this time. She smiled and looked up at the swirling
flakes of snow and spun around, making Inuyasha silently laugh. Clearing his throat he quickly told Kagome to hurry though he waited for her to
fall into step with him before making his way towards the hut.
About 10 minutes later, Kagome found herself walking into Kaedes house once again. Like always, she was bombarded with very energetic
'hello's, 'welcome back's and a practically static small puff of brown fur flying at her very fast.
"KAGOME!" Shippo yelled excitedly, catapulting himself into her arms.
"Hey Shippo!!" Kagome said happily, eagerly hugging her small friend.
"So... he said, wiggling his way out of her arms, got any suckers?" He asked eagerly. Kagome smiled and looked around the warm and welcoming
hut. She was glad to be home.
Christ on a cracker that was a pain. I had no idea that people were reading this rubbish. Anyhow, it's fixed returning with proper grammar, correct spelling, and here's the kicker: PUNCTUATION!!! Rejoice. Enjoy.