Kagome's Goodbye
Authors note: This chapter is dedicated to Kagome, even though I hate her, I truly believe this is how the characters would react, I know you guys dislike Kagome, but please, don't flame me for it, just keep it in consideration, if you really hate it, please…just don't review.
"Kikyou…" Inuyasha said holding her weak and torn body. "I can no longer…feel Kagome's life force…" Kikyou thought alarmed planting her hands firmly on Inuyasha's chest. "Inuyasha, I can't feel Kagome's life force…" Kikyou said in panic, Sango looked up at Kikyou her eyes wide with fear, stroking Miroku's head as he lay in her lap. "What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked Kikyou looked at him sadly "Inuyasha I think Kagome…"
Inuyasha bolted through the forest, Kikyou rested on his back, her wounds still being open bleeding against Inuyasha's back, blood trickling to the ground as they ran along, shutting her eyes her hands holding his shoulders tightly. Sango held Miroku in her lap as Shippo rested on her shoulders as they rode through the woods on Kirara near Inuyasha's side. "Kikyou must be wrong…She has to be wrong…" Inuyasha thought as he followed Kagome's weakening scent through the woods.
Kanna kneeled in front her eyes no longer a lifeless black, but a sparkling blue. Inuyasha looked angry as he landed in front of Kagome withdrawing his sword. "You killed her…" Inuyasha growled low in his throat, nothing on his mind but killing Kanna, making her blood run through the ground painting the soil red… Kanna matched Inuyasha's venomous glare, her white hair stringing at the side similar to Inuyasha's her youkata still white, her face fading to normal color, and the flowers in her hair now turning pink.
"Would you like to speak to Kagome?" Kanna asked, Inuyasha looked at her his stern face softening putting Tetsusaiga back in its sheath, Kanna's mirror glowing a soul entering Kagome's body. "The soul will obtain her body for short time before re exiting the wound." Kanna stated Kagome's eyes slowly opening.
"Kagome!" Shippo shouted jumping off Kirara's body, stumbling to her side tears falling down the little kitzune's face. "Kagome-chan…" Sango whispered Kirara gently setting Miroku and Sango down by Kagome's side, Miroku now being semi conscious his vortex was gone but the poison was still circulating through out his body.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome smiled as Kikyou hopped off Inuyasha's back, Inuyasha kneeled down in front of Kagome. "Kagome…I…" "We did it." Kagome spoke softly, Inuyasha looked at her sadly. "Did what?" his voice cracking as Kagome smiled "We killed Naraku." Inuyasha looked at her, his view of Kagome getting blurry, tears forming in the corner of Inuyasha's eyes, casting his head down to hide his face from the others. "I'm sorry Kagome…" Kagome's eyes widened reaching her hand to Inuyasha's face, wincing the pain in her stomach burning from her slightest movement; her hands were cold and clammy. Inuyasha could feel the death surrounding her body as she caressed his cheek gently, her thumb brushing the corner of his eyes. "Don't be sad…I don't want to see you sad." Inuyasha tilted his head up his eyes meeting with Kagome's, staring into her faded brown eyes, sadness and pain reflected in them as she spoke softly "I love you"
Inuyasha's heart began to race, his heart cried out to say he loved her too, after everything they had been through, every moment they had spent together, but Inuyasha couldn't allow himself to say those words in return, to send her off to the next realm with words of love that weren't absolutely true. Inuyasha rose to his feet slowly, taking a few steps back standing next to Kikyou, Kikyou stood firmly, a huge puddle of blood underneath her, her wounds still seeping it was a miracle that she hadn't collapsed or died herself do to the lack of blood. Kagome's eyes looked straight into Kikyou's.
"This girl…" Kikyou thought looking at Kagome's mangled body, an image of her striking her arrow through the demon and killing Naraku within an instant flashed her mind, her eyes softening. Kagome looked at Kikyou, her body covered in blood, as she stood there staring down at her. "…is so much more..." Kagome said a view of Kikyou purifying the jewel from inside Naraku. "…then I'll ever be." Kikyou looked down at Kagome kneeling her hand on her own, there eyes met. "We share the same the soul..." Kikyou thought looking at Kagome's seeping wound; there blood moving in a steady stream mingling together mixing at Inuyasha's feet. "But were totally different…" Kagome thought as they stared into each others eyes.
Everyone looked at the two girls, an understanding that was never there, the two who had been the last to ever sympathize, help, or even respect one another, stood there in remorse with more respect for one another then any one else in both worlds.
"Kikyou…" Kagome spoke she could feel the soul exiting her body, her pain easing, truth be she was scared die and she could feel her tears running down her once again pale face. "I have to say it…I have to say…goodbye." Kagome thought looking at Kikyou, "Take care…of Inuyasha." Within those final words the soul erupted from her body, Kagome's scent had vanished, and her body lay motionless sprawled to the ground, Kikyou looking away shutting her eyes removing her hand from the girls.
"Kagome!" Shippo's voice rang through the trees, there branches blowing in the wind, a light rain running over the group.
Just like the day Inuyasha met Kikyou…
The day he lost Kagome…
Kanna stood there, "When Naraku was alive, I served him fatefully, he had my soul as he had my sisters heart…and now I can feel again, I'm sorry for any harm I've done to you, I hope that made up for it…" Kanna said looking sadly at Kagome, "I'm sorry for your loss."
Miroku stood from prayer position looking into Kanna's eyes. "Your deeds were not your fault you were merely beginning controlled by Naraku." Miroku said, Kanna looked up at Miroku her blue eyes gleaming sad "Even though, he was so bad, he treated me much like a daughter, I'm sorry to say…I miss him." Kanna spoke quietly wondering if they would now kill her for missing Naraku. Miroku merely nodded, they were all to upset over there loss to care for Kanna's misfortune as horrible as it sounded. Miroku nodded, "Behave now." Kanna looked back and nodded, a few tears slid down her face, she was never alone, and that's all she felt, and now she could feel and she was all alone. Kanna looked over her shoulder. "I hope they'll be okay…." Kanna said as she looked at Kagome's grave everyone around it.
Shippo had ran off long before, devastated from Kagome's death, Sango had been crying, Miroku held her as they prayed before Kagome's grave. Kikyou to bowed her head, Inuyasha standing there his head bent cast off to the left, Sango rising whipping her tears from her eyes as she stood and approached Inuyasha, she tried to speak but she said nothing, sighing trying again.
"I'll go after Shippo." Sango spoke
"No…I need too." Inuyasha said walking off; Sango looked at him annoyed as Kikyou put her hand gently on her shoulder.
"He cared for Kagome just as much as Shippo did, I think now Shippo needs someone who can understand him better…someone his own age group." Kikyou said forcing a small smile.
Sango smiled, "Yea, he's defiantly childish." Sango said matching her joking tone, sighing as she sat down looking at Kikyou. "In two days, I've lost everything else I had to live for." Sango said forcing a smile as Kikyou sat beside her.
"All this time, I had been fighting, living, praying, all to revenge my people and get my brother back, and now…I lost my brother and my best friend in only a matter of hours, and even though Naraku has died, I feel like I did at the beginning all alone."
Kikyou looked at the slayer, Miroku taking a seat on Sango's others side as they both looked at the girl, Kikyou being the first to speak.
"But…You still have Miroku, Shippo, and Inuyasha…" Kikyou said smiling softly; Sango looking over at her, Miroku's hands finding her's as he grasped her hand firmly.
Sango smiled "yea… your right."
"And maybe…even though I'm not Kagome, maybe one day, you'll have me?" Kikyou asked softly, it was true she was no Kagome, and she would never be.
Sango chuckled softly, looking into Kikyou's eyes smiling. "Of course! How do you expect me to handle all these boys alone?"
Shippo sat on the log rubbing his eyes trying to stop the tears that ran through his fingers. Inuyasha approached him from behind Shippo, Shippo sniffing "Go away." Inuyasha side his golden eyes soft as he took a seat beside Shippo, Shippo turning over slightly. "Shippo… I miss her too…" Inuyasha said, Shippo turned to him his little eyes brimmed with tears, anger shaking his little body, fire throughout his tear strung eyes. "It's your fault Kagome died!"
Shippo's voice echoed in Inuyasha's head, the hanyou pailed slightly tilting his head down in shame. "I know." Shippo managed to stop crying, the hanyou didn't argue, yell or hit him, Inuyasha had agreed with him without a moment's hesitation. "If I had only been there to protect her…If I was only there to save Kagome…long enough for her to remain alive…Maybe then…I could have died instead…" Inuyasha looked up through the trees the little kitzune's looked at him in amazement, he looked up to the hanyou, Inuyasha didn't want Kagome to die, he didn't mean for this to happen and Shippo felt the guilt rise through his chest as Inuyasha turned to face him.
"If I could do things over…I'd sacrifice myself…it should have been my job anyway…and I failed her. Shippo, Kagome would not want you to be sad, you need to be strong for her sake, and as for me, it was my fault for her death…and I have to live for it forever." Inuyasha tilted the child's head up with a clawed finger being as gentle as possible. "Be strong for her" Inuyasha spoke as he stood from the log walking through the opening.
Shippo sat there; "Inuyasha!" his little voice rang as he latched himself to his leg, Inuyasha looking down at his leg in shock, tears running down the kitzune's face. "I'm sorry Inuyasha! I miss her, I miss her so much!" Inuyasha lifted the small child up, as he latched his arm around Inuyasha's firm neck, Inuyasha put his hand on the child's head the other supporting him, a small tear running down the hanyou's face, his voice no more then a whisper. "I'm sorry Shippo, I'm so sorry…"
Authors Note: Aww Inuyasha has a fatherly side… and don't even bother to flame me for this chapter! I did what I felt was right! I'm sorry, that's the last of the tragedy for now! Or at least for Kagome's part, well next chapter…
Next Chapter: The shickon jewel.
Brief Summary: Inuyasha has two choices demon or human, or is there a third choice?