"Kagome, Miko of the future what is you wish?" Only Kagome could hear the voice of a woman, and she knew who it was "Midoriko, save yourself and restore the hearts of lost love" Kagome spoke,
Power, warm power rushed over her "Kagome, pure child of love, would you seal yourself in this jewel as I have to save the ones you love?"
Tears slipped down her face, she knew she would, if returning to a time where they did not exist was to be her fate then what did it matter? "You should be free" Kagome whispered, and soon Midoriko appeared in front of her and oh was she beautiful and she smiled softly and reached out to Kagome "Dear child, do you not see, you and I are one in the same?"
Kagome felt love rush into her at the woman's touch "I reached deep within my self and you shall too, while I have the power, you, my dear sweet child have the love, you will endure"
"Endure?" Kagome asked,
"You love and ask nothing in return, and that my dear is the purest of pure, you are the harmony, you are the four souls in one, do you not see, my dear child, you have already freed me, and, them"
Kagome looked when Midoriko did and saw Kikyo glow. Inuyasha released her "Kikyo!" He cried, her body began to float, and Kagome watched as pink power flew slowly from the jewel to Kikyo and then she watched as something began to pull from her own hands "You give your soul to her, but do not fear you have created your own soul."
Kikyo opened her eyes, and suddenly she could see both Kagome and Midoriko, she floated back down to earth and stopped glowing, she looked at her own hands "Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha looked at her "Kikyo?"
They stood shocked and then tears formed in her eyes "Inuyasha!" She threw her hands around him, "Your warm" He said,
"I am alive," She said, he closed his eyes and embraced her,
"I don't want to lose you, ever again!" Inuyasha's gruff voice stated,
Slowly everyone watched as Inuyasha's hair grew dark, his ears vanished, and his claws became human nails. Sesshomaru's eyes grew wide, the half breed was no longer a half breed, but human and even he could not deny the lost feeling of his bloodline, another gone, only he remained. But he would not call him a fool, not now. When Inuyasha pulled away he looked up and he to could see Kagome and Midoriko "Kagome," He said,
She smiled and then looked back at the woman in front of her " You have a choice Kagome."
"I do?"
"Stay here, take what I pushed out and place it deep within you, but be warned, you will be its immortal guardian."
Kagome looked down at the now dull looking jewel,
"The well will seal, you will remain."
"I will be, immortal?"
"Just as I was"
"I would be taking your place?"
The woman smile "You would be taking my heart and power, but there is nothing left to fight, just something left to protect" She closed Kagome's hands around the jewel.
"But life is not a fairytale my dear, while you live on, while you buy a little more time with them, one day they will pass on, and you will remain."
Kagome looked down at them,
"Or you can return to your time and forget the jewel, I shall take it with me to the otherworld and fight another battle, and I will ease your pain by removing your memories."
Kagome snapped her head up "No! I could never forget them, never!" She cried,
The priestess pulled Kagome into a hug "No; you would not would you."
"I want to stay; I have to stay, it is better to love and lose than to never love at all, even if it does hurt and I end up alone one day."
Midoriko pulled away "You shall never be alone; I will always be with you."
"Be free Midoriko."