Authors Note: Sooooo sorry about all the spelling and grammar errors in Chapter One. I did not do a good enough job at reviewing!

Also, I can't believe it's been so long since my first update. I'm not sure how the time passed me lol.

This story will be short and will only have four or five chapters. I just wanted to explore this situation if it had happened and try to really capture how the characters would feel.

Enjoy!


Not Goodbye, See You Later

Chapter Two


Since I came here, everyone has always said me and her look alike, and it's taken me a while to consent to that fact. But holding her so close has made the similarities even more pronounced.

Our skin, our facial structure, our stature, we were almost twins, and I was definitely her reincarnation.

But we don't act a like, I don't think anyway. As I sit here with her in the hut waiting for her to wake up, with all my friends surrounding us I can't help but wonder if she would have done the same for me.

I take a rag out of a bucket and squeeze the water from it and place it on her head. I sit back and sigh and just stare at the wall.

After the surprise of what happened, Inuyasha, still confused, carried Kikyo to Kaede's hut, where she immediately went to work setting out her futon and making her comfortable. Kaede was confused as well, but she didn't ask questions. Not yet.

I sat in the background, not sure how to broach the subject. Not sure how everyone felt. When Kikyo died the last time, we thought that would be it.

Is it cruel that I resurrected her yet again? This time though she would be alive and healthy, so that should count for something, right? She would get the life she was denied by Naraku.

Still, how does Inuyahsa feel about all this? Even more, how will Kikyo feel when she wakes up. The thought that I had done something wrong and made a mistake entered my mind last night while I was fighting sleep, which is why I'm determined to stay here and be here for her when she wakes up. Whether she is sad, upset, or angry, I will accept her reaction.

Inuyasha hasn't said anything since we brought her back last night. He's just staring at her like he can't believe it. Honestly, neither can I. I can't believe I won't get see him again. Once I leave that's it. This life will be over and anything that me and him could have been will be over.

I take in his face, emotionless and strong, and I wonder how I will when I have to leave it. How will I go on. It hurts, but somehow, I'll have to.

The truth is, if Kikyo hadn't died, this same scenario would have played out. He wouldn't have stayed with me and I would have been forced to go home. But at least before I had a little bit of hope. But now, there's none.

The irony is although this may be the last time we see each other, I know all he can think about is Kikyo, so we won't get a proper goodbye. I still don't know if I should tell him.

"We're going to go get some air", Sango announces and she stands up. Shippou seems like he wants to stay but Miroku picks him up before he can protest. I know this is really just a way to force me and Inuyasha to talk. They don't know that I'll be leaving. They don't know that there is nothing to talk about, but I still give them a a nod and a smile, and watch as they leave the hut.

Me and Kikyo are both in the traditional Miko robes, as my uniform got mutilated during the final battle. Anyone else would sorely be able to tell us apart. I wonder if he can.

It's just me and Inuyasha now, and a sleeping Kikyo, and I'm at a lost for what to say to him, so we just sit in silence with me periodically adjusting Kikyo's blanket and replacing her cloth. How do you tell the person who means the world to you that your're leaving them.

With Kikyo here, will he really care? I will tell him, because I think he deserves to know. But for now, I just want to focus on Kikyo and making sure she is okay when she wakes up.


Thanks for Reading!

- V.L