A Little Too Late
Chapter One
~ Past Reflections~
By Inuyashas Youkai
The words printed in black and white , staring blatantly in the face, back at him , as his fingertips held the paper within his shaking hands , and all the while emerging with the images that at one point were slammed down within his mind where it couldn't be reached. Although seeing her picture, with her lively chocolate eyes shown in mirth , while it reached the smile that was facing him, but he knew that that happiness wasn't meant to be towards something he did, as it stood for the result of what he was forced to do, and with the reminders of seeing her once more on the printed publication, was all it took for the memories to surface.
As the stills passed , weighing now heavily within his mind , so had the emotions that came with that day , but it had also proved that since he couldn't exactly remember exactly what it was that caused it to end , and that was what made him feel that maybe whatever had started it didn't really matter in the first place, because after almost a Milena , Inuyasha still loved her.
The hanyou remembered the words said both to each other, as every stinging jab had made the piercing cuts , a little bit deeper , over the time it took for their tempers to fizzle out completely , and in the end had caused the one he cared about most in his entire existence ,the only one that mattered to slip away , just like the days that followed after, but without her it wasn't the same.
Still , Inuyasha survived if not just barely through the years , and although there were others that had come to keep him company on his path, it was always her that kept him going .The possibility that maybe he might be able to at least see her again, and in hopes that there was a chance , abeit a small one , to make things right again. Laying the paper down upon his bed , and lightly stroking the image's face , Inuyasha had begun reading the article that seemed to include what was his within it , at least in his mind .
The article had something to do with a production held by the college that obviously when Kagome came back to her time she had partaken in, compliments of her purifying the stupid piece of glass , and her time there had ended . Once Naraku had been destroyed , neither one had a chance to amend the words spoken on the day of there spat , because the end came so quickly , Inuyasha never had a chance to say how he truely felt before she disappeared.
The hanyou only mused that when she was forced to the other side , Kagome assumed that everything went on without her, but Kagome would see soon enough that she was wrong for the most part. While continuing on about learning about some of her life that was presented within the local paper Inuyasha's glazed over as his mind fell away, lost in more darker thoughts , the way of silent goodbye's .
~ Painful Truths~
During the return of fighting a rather gruesome youkai with the promise of a jewel shard , but as it would seem that miniscule, tainted sliver's presence faded , and moved to another location , to where it was slightly off of the creature it had once been in. This fact not only pissed off the leader within the group, but it was a general fuck you , dampening the hopes of the overall mindset within the pack members disposition when the jewel's fragment only upped from where it was to somewhere else completely. It wasn't known , as to why this had occurred , at least not until much time had passed, and enough for two , to begin throwing around their frustrations for the failure the result presented.
"Dammit , wench! Where in the fuck did it go ! "
" I don't know it just disappeared!"
" Ya sure you felt it in the first place ! I mean don't you want this to all fucking end, so this bastard dies , and we can all move on with our lives !I mean , not that I don't resent the fact traveling with you all , but god damn ! I want this shit to stop , and move on !"
"Inuyasha .. I am sure that Kagome tried her best ,and its not her fault I am sure that this happened .. Kagome has a life to return to as well that would make finishing what she has here , just as important as all of us.." Miroku provided .
~Needless to say , Miroku's words had done it for the hanyou..~
"Yeah Inuyasha calm down ! We'll find it soon enough .." Sango agreed .
" Enough ! The bitch can leave now, as far as I am concerned!We don't need her here!" Inuyasha spat .
" Inuyasha!" Miroku and Sango yelled at him in response , accompanied with the moks staff swiftly making attempting contact with the hanyou's skull to knock some sense into the obviously crazed dog ..
"Inuyasha?" A pained, muffled cry broke through their screams, and once everyone's eyes fell on Kagome's distraut visage , the girl continued..
"Is it true , do you really mean it ..?" Kagome's lips quivered.
"Oi , stop the damn crying , it won't do any good anyway! What do you actually think I cared a rats ass whether you here or not !Kikyo can do the same thing you can without the messing around with the bullshit coming from having you stay , it just not worth it when we have shit to do !"
Then all of a sudden , the shit hits the fan, and thus begins the path to the end ..
"Kukukukukukuku.. "
"I told you Kagome that nobody wants you here, but we do ..." the creepy baby held by Kagura , against Kagome's chest , taunts ..
Kagome lost conscious after that, or at least to appear that way , because all of them were immersed with the coming battle , while Kagome leaned silently against a nearby tree with Kagura , Kanna , and the infant fighting for control over her body. It wasn't till sometime later that somehow a blast of light encompassed the area , signaling Kagome's release, and unfortunately in result, one of Naraku's appendages shot forward . And striking her bluntly in the chest. Although , shockingly enough it was almost like Kagome wanted this to happen because of the bloody smirk the fell upon her lips , as the miko from the future had taken on a slightly different appearance than what anyone expected, and while stepping closer towards the bastard Naraku .
It had all gone so fast , we began fighting once more to assist Kagome with tears in our eyes, even me , because none of us knew if she would survive this ordeal , but we weren't let her do it by herself . Then the moment came that somehow the jewel had been seen within her fingertips while Naraku's body was being purified by the inside out, just by the connection the beast had with his appendage inside her body . After all said and done , another spark of light exploded forth , and blinding us from anymore of a visual then when it started, then once our eyes caught where they once stood. Naraku , The Shikon Jewel , was gone , and with it so was Kagome..
A whisper on the wind came soon after..
" Goodbye , Live Happily for I given you your wish .."
TBC...
Unfortunately , in due time the hanyou , as well as the other survivors , would be soon privy to the memories that time has eluded in their memories ,or has been taken away by some other means . Either way, not everything is quite what it seems..Although ,at least seeing her now , alive , it means that Kagome hadn't been killed , so long ago , as they once thought ..