Disclaimer: I do not own IY or YYH.
A/N: This is a crossover; that in and of itself makes it an AU. This means that some details of the two anime's may have been changed. If you spot a obviously legitimate mistake; please let me know so I can correct it... otherwise please don't nit-pick.
For my wonderful reviewer Stina... since she asked so nicely and is so diligent in her reviews . The first two chapters of a brand new Kag/Kur fic just for you...as promised ^.^ I hope you like it.
Lies by omission
Chapter 1: Prologue
Naraku was dead; his malicious power forever eradicated from the world by the combined might of Sesshomaru's Bakusaiga, Inuyasha's Tessiaga and Kagome's purification powers. The fractured jewel was whole once more. The pale pink bauble gleamed in the firelight as Kagome danced with her teammates.
Laughter filled the village as both demon and human put aside their prejudices to celebrate. For three days and nights the celebration went on; even the lofty Sesshomaru stayed for the festivities.
On the cusp of the fourth day; Kagome sought out her best friend and beloved hanyo. She could barely make him out in the shadowy gloom of the forest; he stood before the bone eaters well, staring down into its depths.
"InuYasha?" She called softly, coming up next to him.
Golden eyes glanced at her and briefly his lips curled into a smile.
"Hey..." he replied, his normally brash voice soft in the early morning hours.
"What are you doing out here?" She asked, "Everything ok?"
"Yea..." he said almost dejectedly, "what...what do you plan on doing now?"
Kagome paused; she hadn't actually thought past killing Naraku and completing the jewel. She starred down into the blackness of the well and thought...
The way she saw it; she had two options: stay or go home. As much as she missed her family; the jewel did not belong in her time. It belonged in the past where priestesses had real power and there were those who were willing to help her protect it. While demons were extraordinarily rare in her time; they were still there. The Noh mask and Soul Piper had proven that; if InuYasha hadn't been there she would have died and lost the jewel. It wasn't as if she could ask her friend to stay in her time and protect her; the hanyo didn't belong in the modern era any more than a mystical jewel did.
"I think...I'd like to stay here;" she said softly, "the jewel has no place in my time..."
They were silent for a long time before InuYasha shifted; a clawed hand reached out and pulled her into a hug. Kagome sighed, relaxing into his embrace.
"I'll always protect you;" he whispered, Kagome smiled into his chest. It wasn't a declaration of love...but it would do.
"The jewel does belong here;" he said softly, stroking her hair. InuYasha closed his eyes and inhaled her scent one last time; his heart breaking...
He pulled her away from him; golden eyes starred at her sadly, committing her loving face to memory. He swallowed hard;
"But you don't," he said softly. Dark eyes widened in shock.
"You don't belong here!" He snarled, as her eyes filled with tears.
"Inu...yasha..." she whispered brokenly.
Steeling his heart against her tears; he snatched the jewel from around her neck.
"Go home!" He snarled, shoving her backward. Startled, she stumbled, legs catching on the well. Chocolate eyes widened in surprised as she toppled backward and plummeted into the darkness of the well.
He felt the magic flare and fade. She was gone. But; he had to make sure...
Claws bit into wood as he destroyed the ancient well; the magic of the ancient structure fading with its destruction.
He collapsed to his knees amidst the ruin; breath ragged and tears sliding silently down his face. She was gone... safe in her time. Never again would the girl Kagome Higurashi be able to return to the feudal era.
"Be safe..." he whispered; only the silent trees baring witness to his anguish.
Soon he stood; jewel still clasp in his hand. He turned from the village; it would be dawn before they noticed Kagome's absence. By then...he would be gone.
He only had one more thing left unresolved...
He ran a hand lovingly against the trunk of the massive Tree of Ages. There, he left Tessaiga... he wouldn't need it where he was going.
"Good bye," he whispered; "I will always love you..."
But he had a prior obligation he had to fulfill.
He turned his back on the ancient tree and disappeared into the forest following the faint scent of graveyard soil...
Kagome starred up at the wooden roof of the well-house; the scents of dirt and mildew filling her nose. Silent tears slid down her cheeks.
She had felt the subtle shift in the well's energy as the magic seemed to drain away. . It was now just a normal, average, run of the mill, dried well.
She was home… for good.
Pain welled up in her chest; she turned on her side, curling into a ball...and sobbed. Sad golden eyes filled her vision and somehow she knew what the foolish hanyo had planned.
She lay on the cool hard pack dirt in the quiet solitude of the well's darkness...and mourned.