Unbroken, Unspoken, Unseen

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Last Time:

"Shippo…" She whispered when she got near him. She saw him stir. "Shippo, I love you with everything I am. When Sango wakes up, and when you wake up, you'll both think you had dreams… but I… I was really here. If I can fix myself I will return once more… Tell Kikyo I said Congratulations, it's a girl. Tell InuYasha… that I'm giving up on everything I thought we could be. He would never feel as I do… so please Shippo… if you think this is a dream, tell anyone. I love you all very much. Thank Miroku for me… alright? Sleep well…" She leaned down and kissed his forehead.

Kagome then left, and a few minutes later, Shippo woke. He looked around. "Kagome?" He asked, his voice shaky. His eyes began to water. "Kagome, are you dead?" He whispered louder. "Kagome! Are you still here?" When he felt the wind brush his forehead, like Kagome used to, he smiled but he couldn't refrain the tears. "Mommy, I'll never give up hope… please return to me soon!"

Kagome smiled down the hill and to the hut. Then she walked away. She would return. She would find some way to get her back to the world of the living. She just would. And as she walked back to the river, back to Sesshomaru, the only words she uttered were, "Alright… I'm ready. Lets' go." And they soon departed.

This Time:

Chapter Four

Losing Grip

Kagome sighed softly, the shifts in her color noticeable only to Sesshomaru, who watched at the color of her spirit changed to a light purple before shifting back to silver. "What bothers you Kagome?"

"Nothing, I just want to live again. InuYasha is happy with Kikyo, but I want to be able to hold my son once more."

His eyebrows furrowed at this. "I thought you were untainted." Her spirit blazed red.

"I am! Shippo is my adopted son." She stressed. "I just miss waking up to him every morning, gripping my arm tightly and bouncing up and down on a daily basis, asking for candy as we hunted for shards… the good times." She murmured as her spirit changed to green.

"What is candy?"

"Oh! It's like… sugar."

"Sounds unappealing."

"It's very delicious actually. Man I want to have a sucker! This is so frustrating!"

"Kagome, have you uncovered any information yet?"

"Oh… yeah. Some man named Kei met up with a woman named Aki, about you. They were saying you were unfit to rule for not having a mate. They said you couldn't live forever, and you were not invincible. Aki asked Kei when you were going to produce an heir. He said he didn't know, but if you died they didn't know who the Western Lands would go to. Kei said he would meet up with Fujimoro later and discuss the plot, so naturally I followed him. He is the one you need to get rid of, Sesshomaru. As well as Aki."

"Hn." And he left the room, leaving the spirit known as Kagome in her thoughts.

"Woke up today, thinking of you. Another night that I made my way through. So many dreams, still left in my mind, but they will never come true. I press rewind and remember when, I close my eyes and I'm with you again. But in the end I can still feel the pain, every time I hear your name…" If she could cry, she would be. How foolish she was, to give herself up for a man she loved. But it was the right thing to do. She felt it in her heart. "I only wish I could live again." She whispered.

"It shall be done." She heard from behind her. She whirled around and faced a man who towered over her. She could tell he wasn't alive, and she looked into his eyes, well eye sockets. "You are the purest soul to walk the world. I am here to tell you how you will live again. Lady Kagome, the priestess Kikyo before you, was not the first of your line. A priestess before Kikyo, named Kaori, gave me this to give to you. It will become a part of you." He handed her the vial, which held silver liquid. "It is the blood of a great faerie, and will grant you one wish." His hand touched the top of Kagome's head. "Your mission is not yet over young one." And he vanished.

Kagome stared at the vial, unsure of what to do. She bit her lower lip, changing to pink as she decided. She drank the liquid. "I wish to live again." She whispered.

It was painful. She felt her body burning, as though fire had encased her. She screamed in agony as heat drove her to the ground. Pain. So much pain. She lay on the ground for a long while, and soon enough the pain subsided. She looked down at her hand. It was glowing, but the glow was fading. She gasped. Her skin was peach again. She jumped up and down. She was so happy. "Thank you Kaori!" She squealed. The door to the study opened, and Sesshomaru walked back in.

Needless to say, he was speechless. "How?"

"The priestess before Kikyo sent a giant to give me a vial of liquid and he said I could have one wish… then he said my mission was not yet over… Wait. I thought when I had completed the jewel I would be done? It seems not. I wonder what will happen next?"

Sesshomaru had no words, as he looked at her. She was alive again. Her aura was changing colors slowly, and she was glowing. GLOWING. "Kagome."

"Hm?"

"You are aware your skin glows?"

"Oh, yeah. I hope it fades."

"You look as though an angel has left it's mark on you."

"What?"

"Never mind."

"Sesshomaru you are SO weird."

Well I hope that makes things better. Sorry for the delay. You know how busy life gets though… A special thanks to

Jeweled Fairy—You made me want to write again. 3 Thank you so much. And the next chapter will begin to plot out Kagome's destiny.

DUN DUN DUN!

Ja

Jaime