Chapter 1 - Memories
Inuyasha sighed and paused from working in the fields. In the 40 years that had passed since he and his friends defeated Naraku, he had married Kikyou and had a child with her, Ayumi. Life had been good but if he was honest to himself, it could have been much happier. His life hadn't been filled with the happiness that he thought it would have. And he knew the reason: Kagome, the woman who had loved him with everything that she had. Sadly, he acknowledged that he had made a mistake in choosing Kikyou to be his mate, that if he had been smarter, he would have realized that Kagome had been his mate and Kikyou only a friend. But when he had pleaded for Kikyou's life from Kagome and received it from the Shikon Jewel, Kagome had disappeared as well as all hopes for a life together. Inuyasha thought about her now. Was she happy? Married? Loved? Did she have a family? Children? Even in the 40 years that had passed, he hadn't aged, still appearing as if he was in his mid-twenties when in reality he was almost 300 years old. Sango, Miroku and Kaede had all passed and were buried in this very village. After living for as long as he and losing his closet friends, life got boring after a while. Sighing again, he shook his head and got back to work.
Kagome peeked at Inuyasha through the trees surrounding the land he was working in. After all these years, she was still alive and young. After the wish had been made for the return of Kikyou, made out of love for Inuyasha, the well had closed, sealing her in the past and leaving her all alone, without family or friends. Being the Jewel's priestess had also made her eternally young, trapped forever in the body of a teenager although as time had passed, she looked more like she was 17 not 55. She couldn't die of old age or sickness like others. Over the last 40 years, she had made life worth living as she became the healer of a nearby village not far from Inuyasha. She had found that she couldn't bear to be apart from him. Tears began to form in her sad gray eyes as the wind lightly whipped her hair to the side. Unknown to Inuyasha, she had watched from afar, content to just see his smiling face, his happiness. He still looked as handsome as he had when they had first met, silver hair, adorable years and his red fire rat robe. Looking at him caused her heart to tug in pain and unable to face any more, she turned away. However, as she stepped away from him, a twig snapped and she froze, knowing that he had heard.
A/N: Haha cliff hanger. I want to know what you guys think before uploading the next chapter. Sorry its so short and this is my first fanfic so plz be nice.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or the other characters. They belong to Rumiko Takahashi :)
