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Chapter 1: That Night Seven Years Ago
Naraku was finally, and once and for all, rid of the world, forever. Inuyasha and his friends left to Kaede's village to decide what to do about the Shikon Jewel. Kikyo appeared in the forest near the village to draw out Inuyasha. Inuyasha goes out to find Kikyo, and when he finds here, she begins to talk to Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, you and your group have defeated Naraku, and you now possess the Shikon Jewel. What do you intend to do now?" asked Kikyo.
"I don't know," replied Inuyasha "I'm pretty sure we will all be going are separate ways, except for Shippo, who I still have to look over."
"And what about Kagome?" Kikyo asked.
Inuyasha looks down to the ground, "I don't know, I don't know what Kagome wants to do, or where she wants to go, but we have to figure out what to do with the Shikon Jewel…I think Kagome will hold on to the jewel for access to her time and here."
Kikyo nodded, "I understand, Inuyasha, I have to go now."
"Where are you going to go now, Kikyo?" Asked Inuyasha with a bit of concern.
Kikyo stares at Inuyasha for a moment in silence, "I have to go, back to the netherworld...I may have been killed of by Naraku fifty years ago, but I should not be able to walk the Earth as a dead priestess.
"I see…" Inuyasha said with a hint of sadness across his face.
Kikyo began to release all of the souls he has taken from the dead, "Thank you…for ridding the world for Naraku, and forming the Shikon Jewel to it's original form. Tell Kagome to protect the jewel, do not let anyone take the Shikon Jewel away, otherwise, who knows what might happen."
"Good bye...Kikyo." he said in a soft voice as Kikyo's body fell to the ground, forming into ashes, and soil.
Inuyasha starts to collect her remains, and races back to her grave site, to bury them once again. After that was done, he returns to Kaede's hut where his friends awaited him.
"Welcome back Inuyasha." said Miroku.
"Hello Inuyasha." said Sango.
"Hey…where's Kagome?" Inuyasha asked, trying to hide his sadness.
"She went outside not to long ago." Shippo answered.
"Inuyasha, what happened to Kikyo?" asked Miroku, with a more serious look.
"What do you mean?" asked Inuyasha, trying to make it seem like he didn't know what the monk was asking.
"I was able to sense her presence, but then it all of a sudden, dissapeared." Miroku explained
"She's gone now." Inuyasha said turning away, and walking out of Kaede's hut.
"Gone?" Both Miroku, and Sango wondered.
Inuyasha then started to look for Kagome, to tell her what happened to Kikyo. Inuyasha begins to sniff her out, she was walking around in the village and he saw her. He then ran right to her and jumped in front of her.
"Inuyasha?" Kagome said with a bit of suprise
"Kagome, can we talk?" asked Inuyasha in a calm tone.
"Uh...ok." Kagome answered.
Inuyasha and Kagome walk into the forest, as they keep walking, they spot the Bone Eaters Well. Inuyasha then sits down in front of a tree near there.
"Kagome, I went to go talk to Kikyo, which I'm pretty sure you were aware of." Inuyasha came out and said.
"Yeah." Kagome replied, supriased he just admitted it.
"She's gone now." Inuyasha said
"What do you mean?" Kagome confused.
"She wen't back, you know, to the afterlife" he said with his voice being overwhelmed with sadness.
Her eyes then went wide, "Really? But why?" she asked.
"She just, thought it was the best thing to do you know, Naraku was defeated, the Shikon Jewel was restored, peace was restored to the lands." he said
"So she just...vanished in front of you?" she asked, still suprised Kikyo would just easily leave like that.
"I guess so, we said our good byes, and then I burried her ashes back at her grave site by Kaede's hut." Inuyasha explained.
"And that's it?" she asked
"Yes, that's all, she's gone now, ok?" he said getting a bit annoyed
"Ok, ok." she replied, standing down.
Inuyasha and Kagome went back to Kaede's hut to explain what happened with Kikyo and what they should do with the Shikon Jewel.
"So we all agree that Kagome is now the protector of the Shikon Jewel." explained Miroku
"Right." agreed Sango
"Meow" Kirara agreed.
"Now what are we supposed to do now that we defeated Naraku and have the Shikon Jewel." asked Shippo.
"Well, I'm going back to the slayers village to rebuild, and find people who want to be Demon Exterminators." said Sango.
"And I will be assisting Sango, to help her rebuild the village." Miroku added.
"Are you two-" Kagome said getting cut off.
"Yep, we did agree that we would also be together after defeating Naraku." Sango said with a small blush
"That's right." Miroku agreed, reaching toward Sango, but was instantly slapped right in the face.
"Save it monk..." said Sango
"Good luck Sango, you'll need it." Shippo sighed.
"Thank you Shippo." Sango giggled.
"What do you plan to do Kagome?" asked Miroku.
"Well now I will be able to work on school work now." answered Kagome.
"Keh..." Inuyasha mumbled.
"What are your plans, Inuyasha?" asked Sango.
"Feh, I don't know. I'll probably just stay here in the old womens village..." Inuyasha answered.
"Will ye be then be taking care of young Shippo?" asked Kaede.
"Like I have- " Inuyasha getting cut off.
"That would be my job. I will be taking care of Shippo." Kagome said.
"Really Kagome?" Shippo shouted with a big grin.
"Well, I can't just leave my little fox demon can I?" Kagome replied.
"Well Kagome…you cant watch him and go back to your time for school all the time." Inuyasha reminded her.
"That's where you come in." Kagome smiled.
"So we both watch over him?" asked Inuyasha.
"Yeah, I think you'd be fine watching him, but you better not hurt him, or let him get hurt or else!" Kagome said with a more serious look.
"Whatever..." mumbled Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha watching me all the time…I can already think of all the punches, and Kagome won't be there all the time to Sit him..." Shippo thought.
"You hear that Shippo? We're still going to keep watching you...just don't be a pest all the time!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Well…I guess it won't be like that all the time…Inuyasha has his moments..." Shippo thought, and replied,"Ok..." Shippo sighed.
"Don't worry Shippo, he won't hurt you, I'll make sure of it, just don't start any arguments with him alright?" Kagome smiled at the little fox demon.
"Thank you." Shippo's smile grew.
"What about Inuyasha...now that we have gotten rid of Naraku, and restored the Jewel, what will he do? Will he forfill his wish of becoming a full fledged demon, or has he forgotten all about it? I...truly care for him, and I don't want him to be a demon, I like him as a half demon, I love him the way he is...wait, did I just...thought I loved him?" Kagome's head filled with thoughts.
"We better be going." said Sango.
"You're leaving already?" asked Shippo, his voice filled with the sound of sadness.
"Yes, but don't worry Shippo, we'll still visit you, Inuyasha, and Kagome again." answered Miroku.
"Meow." agreed Kirara.
Kagome goes over to hug Sango, "We'll miss you Sango, good luck with you and Miroku, I wish you happiness."
Miroku goes over to Inuyasha to shake his hand, "Well I guess this is bye for now, Inuyasha."
Inuyasha shakes Miroku's hand, "I guess so."
Shippo jumps up to both Miroku and Sango, "Bye, I'll miss you two, thank you for helping all of us."
Miroku and Sango start to leave Kaede's hut
"So long Miroku, so long Sango, happiness is in your path." said Kaede
"Bye everyone." Both Miroku, and Sango said. Kirara transforms and they begin their trip back to Sango's Village, to rebuild, and live together. They begin to wave to everyone, and everyone waves back.
"You think they'll be alright?" Kagome asked.
"Yeah, Kagome, can we talk alone?" Inuyasha asked.
"Ok." Kagome said, "Kaede, please watch shippo, we'll be right back."
"Aye." Kaede replied.
Kagome said Inuyasha and Kagome start to walk off into the forest...
Shippo starts to tear up, "After all this time, we are starting to go our seperate ways..."
"Shippo, don't ye be worried, you'll see thee monk, and thee extermenator again."
"Yeah, hopefully..." Shippo said, "...but I wonder when..."
Inuyasha and Kagome continue to walk into Inuyasha Forest...
"I wonder if Kagome's really going back to those tests, and school of hers...why can't she just stay here? I mean, it's not like its bad here, she practically haves a son here, and she have's friends. But on the other hand, she have's friends there too, and she haves family...Why does it matter to me if she leaves or not, it's not like I love her or anything..."
"Inuyasha?" asked Kagome, seeing the half demon lost in his own thoughts.
"...Huh? What? What is it Kagome?" asked Inuyasha.
"Are you going to be ok?" Kagome asked back.
"What, about Kikyo, yeah, I'll be fine..." replied Inuyasha.
"What are you going to do now, besides just staying in Kaede's village?" asked Kagome.
"I don't know..." said Inuyasha, "that's what I wanted to talk about..."
"This is about what you're going to do now?" asked Kagome slightly confused.
"No, about us!" Inuyasha exclaimed
Kagome blushed, "Us? What about us?"
"What do you think?" Inuyasha shouted
"What am I supposed to think?" Kagome shouted back.
"About us, Stupid!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Sit Boy!" Kagome yelled, causing Inuyasha to crash into the ground. And when the spell wore off, Inuyasha got back up dusting off his clothes.
"Damn it, fine if you don't want to talk I'm leaving..." Inuyasha said, attemtping to walk away, until Kagome grabbed his sleeve.
"Ok Inuyasha," Kagome said calmly, "let's talk." Inuyasha looked back at the human, looking into her eyes.
"Fine." said Inuyasha, Inuyasha went by a rock, and sat up against it, "Kagome, we've spent along time together...trying to destroy that damn Naraku, restoring the shards of the Shikon Jewel together, and we've finally done it, but now that it is over, are you really planning on going back home?"
"Inuyasha?" said Kagome.
"Kagome, I want you here." Inuyasha said.
"Wha-what? Inuyasha?" said Kagome blushing.
"I just think...it would be the best...and besides, you can visit your time too. I just...think it would work out..." said Inuyasha "And besides, Shippo would probably think it best too..."
"But...what about school?" asked Kagome, "I can't just leave it, and my family..."
"You've already been here a long time." said Inuyasha, "I mean, if you stayed here, you wouldn't have to go to that school of yours, you'd be able to take care of Shippo, you could be here, you could do what ever you want without being stressed all the time over your work and you can visit your family anytime, It's not like you'll never see them again, and uh...besides..." he started to trail off.
"What are you saying?" Kagome asked, are you wanted me to stay here with you? Inuyasha's face started to turn red.
"Why can't you just stay here?" Inuyasha asked.
"He wants me to be with him, Is that what he's saying? He loves me? What if he's just doing this because of Kikyo..." Kagome looked down to the ground, "Are you saying this because Kikyo's gone?" she asked, and didn't bother to look up at the suprised face on Inuyasha.
"This have's nothing to do with her." Inuyasha said, then Kagome lifted her head to see Inuyasha with a serious look. "I will admit it...I would of been with Kikyo if it haven't been for Naraku, but that was fifty years ago. She may of come back to this world, but it was different. When she first came back, she tried killing me, she tried to kill you also. But as time passed on, she started to feel more emotion towards us. She even helped us at points of our journey, trying to rid Naraku of this world of mortals, and restore the Shikon Jewel. I will always have a place in my heart for Kikyo, I admit...but it's different now. I've found someone else I want to spend my life with."
Kagome's face got more and more red by the second, "Inu...Inuyasha?"
"And besides, who's the one that's always protecting you, saving you, trying to be there for you?" Inuyasha started again.
"I never heard him act like this before...does he really truely love me?" Kagome thought to herself.
"Kagome, will you stay here, with us, with me?" Inuyasha finally asked. He saw Kagome's shocked expression, knowing he's the kind of person who would never admit, or ask something like that.
"Inuyasha..." She said once again, she didn't know what to say. She was so suprised, she didn't know what to do. "Is this...is this what I've always wanted? I feel as if this is what I really desired...to be able to stay with everyone, to be able to take care of Shippo...to be able to be with Inuyasha...He does have a point, I could see my family anytime if I chose to stay here...Am I ready though? What will mom, grandpa, and Sota think of this..." she thought over in her head, couldn't decide what to do...
"Kagome..." Inuyasha whispered. Kagome was still in her thoughts, still wondering what to do. She looked over at Inuyasha, looking into his amber eyes eyes. She leaned over to him, and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling herself closer to his body.
"I want, to stay here, with you." she said hugging him tightly. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her back.
"Do you mean it, Kagome?" Inuyasha asked once more.
"Yes, Inuyasha, I want to be with you." Kagome replied, not taking another second to think about it.
This is about the third time I've rewritten this chapter...and I think this time I got it to a kind of more...Inuyasha...listic way of what happend then. I guess. See yaz.
