Okay, the story is that Kagome was the last to remain of her friends after the battle with Naraku. This is just something that popped into my head one night and I decided to put it on paper. It's a song fic, but while I was typing it up, I was nearly crying. Lolz. I hope you enjoy it, it's about Kagome dying.
Kagome walked through the fields of the abandoned village. She had begun to visit here, more so then usual. Her friends had died in the final battle with Naraku, and as a result of the battle, Naraku had killed off many of the surrounding villages. Her friends, along with Naraku, were nothing but a pile of ashes now.
Cannot touch,
Cannot hold,
Cannot be together,
Cannot love,
Cannot kiss,
Cannot have each other.
Kagome heard the song on the breeze as she came to a stop and dropped to her knees beside the place where she'd last seen her friends standing. She began singing when her sobs had subsided. "Must be strong,
And I must let go,
Cannot say,
What my haunts must know.
How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
How do I not want you?
Here in my arms?
Kagome had a tear escape her eye as she planted a single seed in her friends ashes.
How does one want some way?
For all of the memories?
How do I not miss you,
When you are gone?
Kagome wasn't just speaking about Inuyasha, but all of her friends. She missed them all so much, and she loved them all equally, as if they were her own flesh and blood. Suddenly, from around her neck, the jewel rolled down onto the ground.
Cannot dream,
Cannot share,
Sweet and tender moments.
Cannot feel,
How we feel,
Must be tended over.
Kagome stood and walked to the jewel, falling to her knees once more. She didn't pick up the jewel, but she silently cried and continued to sing.
Must be brave,
And I must go on,
Must not say,
What I've known all along.
How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
When do I not want you,
Here in my arms?
How does one want some way?
For all of the memories?
How do I not miss you,
When you are gone?
Kagome reached over and picked up the jewel along with some sandy dirt that slipped through her fingers.
How can I not love you...?
Must be brave,
And I must be strong,
Cannot say,
What I've known all along,
How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
How can I not want ou,
Here in my arms?
How does one want some way?
For all of the memories?
How do I not miss you....
When you are gone....?
When she sang her final line, she made an unconcious wish, it was both selfish and unselfish, but the jewel granted it for the girl. Behind her, a spark flew, and her seed began to grow.
It grew into a large tree with the biggest flowers you could only imagine. There was a purple one, an orange one, a red one, and a pink and yellow one. Just then, Kagome felt a sharp stab in her chest. She grabbed at it, dropping the jewel in the process, and fell over. She turned over and her eyes widened in shock at the huge tree. It began to rain- just then, the petals to the flowers opened, and slowly, so slowly, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara, and Inuyasha slid the field, there were hundreds more trees, and they had all sprouted flowers, so many different colors.
Out of the flowers came Sesshomaru, Rin, Jakken, Kouga, Ayame, Kagura, Kanna, no Naraku, but several others. Kagome let go of her chest, she knew this was it, she couldn't stay any more. Inuyasha, Sango, along with the rest of her friends that she'd made, came to her side and looked at her with concerned looks. Even Sesshomaru was grateful for what she'd done for them all.
"Kagome, please stay." Inuyasha said, grabbing her hand and squeezing it tightly. As if by some magical wind, they could all hear it singing:
Cannot touch,
Cannot hold,
Cannot be together.
Kagome was breathing hard. "I can't, I m-made a deal." Kagome stuttered. Her eyes were beginning to turn pale.
Cannot love,
Cannot kiss,
Cannot have each other.
"Please, Kagome, I need you! You're supposed to be my mama! I don't want you to go!" Shippou wailed.
Must be strong,
And we must let go,
Cannot say,
What our haunts must know.
Kagome's breathing worsened, but she smiled. "I'll be able to watch you, Midoriko said I could, and I can protect you and everything, you won't be able to see me though...." Her heart began to hurt again, and she grabbed at it in pain.
How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
When do I not want you,
Here in my arms?
"Kagome, we love you, we want to be able to see you..." Sango said, tears flowing freely from her eyes.
How does one want some way?
For all of the memories?
How do I not miss you,
When you are gone?
"Why, Kagome? Why did you ask such a silly question?" Miroku asked.
Cannot dream,
Cannot share,
Sweet and tender moments.
"Because-because you all need a life....a life with-without Naraku. One-one that-that will make you happy." She stuttered. A single tear slipped from her eye, "I can't stay, Midoriko is call-calling me. I love you all." And with that, Kagome's breathing stopped, and everyone held their breath, waiting for her to start breathing again.
Cannot feel,
How we feel,
Must be tended over...
"Kagome!!!!!!" They all wailed, almost all at the same time. They cried over her body and squeezed her hands, trying to get her to come back, but to no avail. Crying could be heard from every nearby person. Kagome was gone, and she wouldn't be coming back any time soon.
Must be brave,
And we must go on,
Must not say,
What we've known all along...
And the music trailed off as if to be finished for another day...
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A day after Kagome's burial, the group had begun to make a journey, a journey to find their own land and home to live in. They might be split up in a few areas, but they'd always be friends. Around the fourth day, when they'd ventured so far away from Kagome's body, they began to have weird 'events'.
And again, they all heard Kagome singing, as if finishing the song from whence it started:
How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
When do I not want you,
Here in my arms?
How does one want some way?
For all of the memories?
How do I not miss you,
When you are gone?
Sometimes, in the morning, Kagome's delicious cooking could smelled through out a whole forest area, or they'd be held up in midair after nearly tripping and causing themselves a concussion.
How can I not love you...?
Kagome's spirit had stayed with them, though see through, Kagome was there, helping them, like she said she would.
Must be brave,
And we must be strong,
Cannot say,
What we've known all along...
How can I not love you?
What do I tell my heart?
When do I not want you,
Here in my arms?
When they'd lost sense of direction, Kagome'd make some sort of communication and give them a lead on where to go, and from then on, they were happy, knowing Kagome was watching over them all.
How does one want some way?
For all of the memories?
How do I not miss you...
When you are gone...?
And the singing was no more.
How did you like it? What a way to end something like that, huh? Well, R&R plz, I'm thinking about making it longer, but I need enough review for that, mostly because I don't know whether or not if it's good. I think it is, but I don't know about my readers! Thank you for reading!