Ok loves this is a feudal era based story. What if the final battle had taken place in the western lands? What if after the final battle, Sesshomaru's palace was turned to rubble? Who will he lean on when he needs help the most? (Mostly written in Kagome's POV) As always I don't own Inuyasha
I can't believe it's finally over. With the jewel whole, I can finally return home. But is that what I really want? I blew my bangs out of my face and frowned. There's really no point in worrying about that now, it's time to celebrate.
"Ok wench, it's time for my wish."
Inuyasha held out his hand expectantly. My eyes flickered from the jewel back to his hand. I knew this day would come, it would be wrong of me to let him make such a selfish wish. I glared at him slightly as I shook my head. Grasping the sacred jewel in my hands, I knew what must be done.
"I wish for everyone that has died by Naraku's hand be brought back and that the jewel disappear. Never to cloud the hearts of humans or demons with darkness again."
As soon as the words left my lips, I was shrouded in pink light. It was so blinding that the others couldn't see me enshrined in light. Within an instant the jewel disappeared and I fell to the ground with a thud.
"Why'd you go and do that for? You knew I was going to make a wish!" Inuyasha snarled at me, not that I was afraid of him.
"No, I wasn't about to let you use such a selfish wish on the jewel like that. Besides, look."
I said as I pointed towards the others. Not only had my wish brought back Kohaku, Kikyo was given a second chance as well. Those weren't the only ones standing before us, there appeared to be hundreds of people that at one time had been slain by Naraku's evil biddings.
Looking around the clearing, I had never felt so alone as I did then.
"Kagome-chan, thank you so much. Kohaku has finally come back to me, as well as my whole clan. It's all thanks to you!"
When Sango smiled at me like that, all I could do was nod and grin like a bumbling idiot. The one person or demon rather, I expected to have already left was still there. His face gave away nothing as to what he was feeling. All he was doing was rummaging through the rubble. Something about him drew me to him like a moth to a flame. Before I could stop myself, my legs unthinkingly walked me right to him. I of course didn't notice this until he met my gaze with a piercing one of his own.
"What do you want miko?"
I instinctively flinched at his cold tone. It shouldn't have surprised me, seeing as we were never on good terms.
"I Uhm, why are you looking at the rubble?"
His eyes flashed dangerously. Unfortunately for me I didn't notice. Not really having much of a filter from brain to mouth didn't really help matters either.
"I'm just surprised that you're still here is all. Our mission is complete. I figured you would've already left to your palace instead of sticking around to play with rocks."
The growling sounds coming from him should've been a warning sign while I was talking to shut up. Stupid, oblivious me.
"What I do is no concern of yours, miko."
The malice in which he said this to me was slightly unnerving. Not wanting to die today, I slowly backed up and away from him.
~Later that evening~
We were finally celebrating the defeat of Naraku. To me, it was all worth my sacrifices to see the smiling faces of those around me. Miroku and Sango were finally going to get married, Inuyasha and Kikyo were going to get a second chance. And honestly, I wasn't the least bit bitter about it. Long before the final battle I realized I never loved Inuyasha. I love him like a brother, but not in the way I thought. I confused sibling love with something else.
As the celebration was winding down, I decided to slip away. I didn't belong here anymore, I knew that. My duty was complete, and it was time for me to go home. I smiled a genuine smile as I approached the bone eaters well. I gave one last look to the feudal era I had come to love, before jumping down the well one last time.
Or so I thought.
Instead of the blue lights that usually engulfed me, I sank straight to the bottom. I landed on my butt with an oomph. Confusion written all over my face, as I braced myself for the climb back out of the well. Just as I thought, I'm still in the feudal era. But why? I did everything I was supposed to, why can I not go home?
With a heavy heart, I drug my feet back to Kaede's hoping that Kaede might be able to shed some light as to why I can't return home.