"Gramps! I think Kagome's back!" A young boy's voice was heard as Sango slowly awakened. She pulled herself onto her knees and took a moment to focus. She was inside the well only when she looked up the area was unfamiliar."Is this the other side...?" Sango asked herself as she saw shadows of figures loom over the well."Welcome back Kagome..." An old man smiled brightly as he moved a flashlight to shine directly at Sango causing her to narrow her eyes."Uh...Gramps that doesn't look like Kagome..." "It can only mean one thing..she's a demon!" He reached inside his kimono and Sango stood"Wait! I'm not a demon! Please hear me out..."She broke off as the image of Kagome ran through her mind and she shivered."Actually...I'm here for a reason.."Her voice was so soft she couldn't tell if she said it out loud and made her way up the ladder."You're not going to like this..."Tears shimmered in her eyes and swam down her face and she buried her face in her hands dropping to her knees"Forgive me! I wasn't able to protect her..I left her...Kagome is gone..I couldn't save her.."she burst out barely able to speak through the tears. She couldn't bring herself to face the look on their faces,the anger,the hatred.
"Kagome..." The three looked up seeing Miss Higurashi with tear filled eyes,one by one the tears slid down her face a she dropped her grocery bags and clasped her hands onto her mouth"My little girl..No..please tell me it's not so..."She sank to her knees burying her face in her hands, her father and Sota came to her side also crying. Sango's heart sank and turned away as she forced herself up ignoring her own pain. In time her wounds would heal but she knew their's were eternal,forever a hole in their life. "Hold it child" Sango turned seeing the old man grasp her arm."Where are you going with those wounds? Stay here and we'll take care of it" Sango's eyes widened with amazement."But...why would you help me...I didn't...I let her die..." The old man smiled sadly" Don't put the blame on yourself child...Kagome's death was the cause of a demon...it was the Fate she knew was coming..." Sango looked to him."What do you mean..? Did she know she was going to..?" "Yes..this morning she told us about her vision..she knew."
Sango's eyes filled with tears but they locked within her eyes and lowered her head."I see...But I could've prevented it..." She shook her head unwilling to accept this and ran off from the shrine steps and onto the main street,people turned to her noticing her clothing was a bit strnge but she didn't care, she ran as if her life depended on it. Running wherever her feet could take her wanting to run from this place, this life wishing Kagome's life over hers. She had nothing where Kagome had everything,Sango was envious of her and felt Kagome was cheated on such happiness. Panting hard she reached the school grounds,her chest heaving as che tried to catch her breath, she looked at the building and thought of all the different tales Kagome would share and again felt wrong being the one to survive."This can't be right..." She sank to her knees and closed her eyes tightly gripping the dirt" No no no!" She cried out as the sun settled in and the sky darkened. She felt alone...welcoming the silence and solitude. She hugged herself and folded into herself even as the moon rose high."Please...Please forgive me..." She whispered into the night.
Back in the feudal era Inuyasha held onto Sango's hair band that fell from her long chestnut hair...he closed his eyes imagining his fingers gliding through those strands of silk,of carressing her pale skin and seeing her smile bright her beautiful face. He wished to God he had told her his feelings...of holding back like a coward. And now he wasn't able to tell the one woman who he truely loved that he loved her...and that his heart went with her."Sango...I love you...my little taijiya.."