Her Blessing, Her Curse
By
Koku's Revenge
Disclaimer: Fan Fiction. If I owned it, it would not be fan fiction. Sorry not mine, just my twisted imagination at work.
A special note on the writing style: Italics refers to the past. If the words a in 'single quotation' marks, it is a person's thoughts. Also of course speaking is in "regular quotation" marks.
Prologue
Looking into the pale moonlight, she hopes her journey will come to an end soon. It all happened too quickly for her to really digest the events. This made Kagome even more weary. Even now, she was taking a small break with her comrades. They were so close to their goal. Triumph rang out across the faces of the small gathering. Kagome smiled as she looked at her friends and allies.
Three days ago, Naraku had the completed jewel. Kagome and her companions fought with all their might to kill Naraku. Even Kouga and Sesshoumaru joined in the battle adding their strength. They had him cornered, his back against the sacred Mt. Fuji. Tireless all stepped to the dance of death. Each person was dodging and attacking gracefully as though they were acting out a play.
After two days of struggle, Naraku was utterly destroyed. With his last breath he spat out, "Two choices. Which will you choose Miko?" Kagome fired her arrow, purifying the Tetseiga's Wind Scar. Inu Yasha cut into the scar and vaporized Naraku. Coolly Kagome claimed the jewel from his ash. She purified the Shikon No Tama.
The celebrating would have to wait. Kagome needed to make the one wish, a pure wish to rid the world of the jewel forever. It was all figured out. She knew she wanted Inu Yasha to become fully human. Even he was getting used to the idea. He would lose his godly strength and speed. Inu Yasha would even grow old and die. Still, he wanted to honor Kikyo's last wish for him. Secretly it was his wish too. So in agreement, they traveled back across the lands to Edo. Both Kouga and Sesshoumaru left, neither of them caring for the jewel. All of them were satisfied that their fight was finally over.
Finally at night fall, the group left the edges of Inu Yasha's Forest. Then came the unthinkable. Looking at a large pile of rubble, they realized the well had collapsed. A final dirty deed that the evil creature Naraku left. This is what Naraku had meant with his dying words. He had left Kagome with no possibility of returning to her own world. She was stuck in the past. This thought broke her heart a little. No more Mom or Sota. No friends, school, technology, or a normal world for her.
Inu Yasha looked at Kagome. His ears flattened against his head as he spoke, "Kagome. If you want you could wish for the well back."
Teary eyed, Kagome sniffed. "I can't," she whispered.
"Why not?" Inu Yasha asked. He inched toward Kagome slowly. Her tears were causing him more pain than he would admit.
This time Miroku spoke up, "It would be selfish. The jewel would not disappear. All of our hard work would be for nothing."
"Oh," was all Inu Yasha said as he wrapped his arms around Kagome. She wept until she fell asleep in his arms.
Sango approached Kagome and laid her hand gently against her cheek. "She has a fever," she said with sadness and pain in her eyes. "Let's hurry back," Sango flatly stated.
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Kagome slept for a whole day tossing and turning in a restless state. All the while dreaming the sad reality she now faced. Then her dream suddenly changed.
Kagome is next to the well near Inu Yasha Forest. The well is whole, not the pile of rubble she knew existed. The sky is clouded and it starts to rain. Her school uniform is now clinging to her body. She instantly feels alone. Then Naraku appears from the forest laughing.
"Ku ku ku. So Miko, what will you do now," he says mockingly to her. Naraku slowly approaches Kagome, his arms open wide. The lighting in the sky flashes and hisses in the air. For a moment, Naraku looks ethereal.
"I will wish for Inu Yasha to be human," she replies. Kagome knew that her confidence had to remain strong. She would not falter before him. 'Don't show any weakness,' she thought.
Just then the wind howled, tossing her hair about. The rain began to cut her skin like razors. Her blood trickled down her face, stinging her eyes. She blinked.
Naraku appeared from behind and grabbed her waist, pulling Kagome against him. His hot breath whispered into her ear, "That is not your only choice, Ka-go-me."
Angrily she struggled against him trying to wiggle free. "No," she panted, "I will not listen to your lies."
"Why not," he murmured. He licked at the blood dripping down her jaw. "You could wish that you never have gone near the well."
Suddenly his hands snaked up her sides. Naraku nuzzled his head into her hair. "Or better yet," he continued, "you could put a seal on the well. That would prevent you from traveling here in the first place." Then he pushed her from him and took a few steps back.
Kagome fell to the ground onto her knees. She shakily stood up to face him. Naraku just smiled as he backed-up into the darkness, disappearing from her sight.
It was still nightfall when Kagome finally awoke from her fever. Looking quickly, she grabbed her bow and quiver. She quietly walked past a sleeping Inu Yasha and exited Kaede's hut. Slowly the snow fell, adding to cold despair forming around her heart. Into the darkness she walked clutching the Shikon No Tama against her breast.
The Shikon jewel was a gift and a curse for her. Now the curse was something that she felt she had to bare alone. It affected all that dare touch it, pure or evil it mattered not. Countless of others have fallen to it's sheer might, and she was no exception. Even her previous incarnation, Kikyo, had become tainted. She desired it for selfish reasons. Thus destroying her will and binding Inu Yasha to a tree, some fifty years ago. For days Kagome knew that this was a possibility. She felt herself distancing from her friends and allies. All that recently happened was a possibility.
She touched the cold stones of the broken well one last time. Looking at the rubble that was once her hope, she turns and walks into the dark forest. . .
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Koku's Revenge: Sorry. I had orignally posted this about a year ago. My younger brother took ill, so I had to help care for him. Now my life is not so chaotic, so I can post about one to two times a week. I hope you enjoy. Yes, all questions do get answered in the story. Just pay close attention to the details. This is a dramatic thriller, that will have an ending twist. There are some romantic pairings, but the story is mostly focused around Kagome.