Chapter 10- Kagome's Alive?!

This is during season 5 episode 123 "Beyond the Darkness: Naraku Reborn" and season 5 episode 126 "Transform Heartache into Courage". What if Kagome destroyed Naraku and had his sacred jewel shards taken deep inside Mount Hakurei; however, Naraku escaped from Mount Hakurei vulnerable? What if Inuyasha and his friends learned a secret that will change everything after leaving Mount Hakurei?

Inuyasha and his friends defeated the Band of Seven, and were lured into the depths of Mount Hakurei. They reached the middle surface that will lead up to the outside until they were trapped with Naraku where he was creating a new body. As Naraku gathered the jewel shards from the leader of the Wolf Demon Tribe named Koga, the leader of the Band of Seven named Bankotsu, and Inuyasha, Kagome, as a green priestess soldier, created a green blast she used when she finished off both Royakan and Naraku for the first time and aimed it at Naraku. Then, she immediately pointed her Sacred Arrow of Purification at Naraku, and aimed right at him again.

Naraku was unable to create a new body because it was destroyed by Kagome's powers. Naraku was about to use the sacred jewel shards, but Kagome, in her green hooded cloak, sliced Naraku's face with her katana, and took the sacred jewel shards. Luckily, Naraku wasn't able to see Kagome's face as she landed where she jumped from, and escaped to the outside of Mount Hakurei. Naraku didn't notice that not only his new body was destroyed, but also Inuyasha and his friends were free from his grasp. Sango rode on Kirara as Miroku rode behind Sango as Inuyasha who saved Koga rode on Shippo. Sango threw her hiraikotsu at Naraku as Miroku used his windtunnel, and Inuyasha finished him off with his Tetsusaiga. Naraku was defeated, but he escaped out of Mount Hakurei to somewhere safe. Inuyasha and his friends followed Naraku to escape because Mount Hakurei was about to collapse.

When they got out of there, Koga's friends, Ginta and Hakkaku, found him and headed back to the tribe. Inuyasha and his friends were about to leave until they saw Sesshomaru sheathing his sword. Inuyasha ran to him, but saw Kikyo's archery bow being broken into half from fighting against Naraku alone. Inuyasha felt so sad that he wasn't there to keep Kikyo safe that he went alone to find her. He ran out of luck that he cried over her, so he went back to his friends by picking up their scents. Meanwhile with his friends, the green-hooded cloak figure watched Miroku and Sango, and let them see her. Sango looked at the green-hooded cloak figure, but the green-hooded cloak figure ran away and Sango and Kirara chased after it. Miroku and Shippo followed Sango and Kirara where they were going, but they all ended up in a cave where it showed timelines of Naraku's plot from fifty years ago to now. Inuyasha found his friends at the cave, and they all showed Inuyasha what's on the cave wall. Sango said, "I think the green cloak that I was chasing might've been Kagome because she was waiting for us to spot her and follow her."

Miroku continued, "This is what Kagome wanted us to see."

Shippo asked, "What is this place?"

Sango answered, "I think this is Naraku's plots before he went deep inside Mount Hakurei."

Miroku said, "There is a plot line he planned for each of us. All of our journeys, our vengeful moments, and he recorded everything."

Inuyasha saw something that caught his eye that he asked, "What is that?"

Sango said, "This is how Naraku has been watching us. He has been using Kanna to look into the mirror and see what we do, using Kagura to follow us and see what we're up to. This is how Naraku is everywhere around us."

Shippo looked at his own plot line, then Inuyasha's plot line, then Miroku's plot line, and Sango's plot line. Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango saw a plot that involved luring Kikyo to Mount Hakurei and performing the Illusory of Death. Shippo suddenly saw a plot line on the back of Inuyasha's plot line, and it showed Kagome's plot line. He called his friends, "Guys?"

Inuyasha, Miroku, and Sango looked at Shippo, and Shippo said, "Naraku hasn't just been watching us. I think he's been watching Kagome too."

They went to look at what Shippo was talking about, and Shippo proved, "He watched her at the temple the night of the fire, and it looks like he has been following her trail nearby Mount Hakurei."

Inuyasha wondered, "If Kagome's been here this whole time, then how was she able to come back here from her own world?"

Miroku said, "This may look creepy about him watching over us, but there's a clue showing demons released due to Mount Hakurei's collapse are heading towards the village nearby Kaede's village and Naraku thinks that Kagome will be there."

Sango hinted, "Which means that we need to find her first."

They got back to Kaede's village, and warn Kaede that demons that were from Mount Hakurei will be on their way. Kaede said, "It's another day for a battle, but it won't be good enough against you three."

Miroku asked, "How did you know that we will be at the nearby…"

Kaede interrupted, "I am a priestess. I can sense a big demonic aura from here."

Sango said, "We have another journey ahead of us, so we have somewhere we need to be."

Inuyasha and his friends were about to leave as Kaede said, "I know, but it's dangerous for you to go chasing after her."

They stopped on their tracks and faced Kaede. Shippo asked, "Are you talking about Kagome?"

Kaede smiled as Inuyasha said, "You said that you never had anyone in the village while we were out?"

Kaede apologized, "I'm sorry that I lied to you, but I did it to protect her."

Shippo asked, "From who?"

Kaede looked at Shippo and said, "She was coming to me that day to find out."

Miroku said, "In your hut? It was you."

Kaede nodded, "She was afraid, but it seems that she has every right to be."

Sango asked, "What kind of help could you give her?"

Kaede answered, "I have a gift of healing pure energy. I was using it to help Kagome see who was threatening her. The few days after she went back to her own world… I found something terrible.

(Flashbacks revealed what happened previously in chapter 2.)

Kaede continued, "I walked back to my hut, and gathered up herbs for Inuyasha's wounds."

Kaede was gathering herbs for Inuyasha's wounds. She saw someone come into her hut, revealing to be Kagome.

Kaede said, "And she came inside my hut."

Kaede stared at Kagome, as she was shocked that not only Kagome returned, but also her head is still bloody.

Kaede continued, "Her head was bloody. She looked confused that I thought she was in shock."

Kaede hugged Kagome to comfort her, but Kagome cried that she touched her bloody forehead.

Kaede said, "I calmed her down and requested her with water."

Kaede turned around to look at Kagome before she left the hut to get water.

Kaede finished her story, "I went out to get the water, but when I returned, she was gone."

(End of Flashbacks revealed what happened previously in chapter 2.)

Inuyasha asked, "So you're saying that, Kagome is still alive?"

Kaede answered, "Haven't you all felt it? She was never really gone."

Sango asked, "Have you seen her again?"

Kaede answered her, "Seen her? Not since that day… until she finds who she can trust."

Inuyasha said, "She can trust to us. She knows that."

Kaede said, "I wouldn't be so sure Inuyasha. You were the one who banished her to her own world."

Shippo asked, "Why didn't she just come to us first?"

Kaede answered, "She doesn't want to be found."

Miroku asked her, "Why are you telling us this now?"
Kaede answered, "Because you need to get away from here."

Shippo asked, "Why?"

Kaede answered, "You're being watched. He's hoping you'll lead him to Kagome."

As Inuyasha and his friends looked at a different direction, Kaede sensed something and said, "He's here."

Inuyasha asked, "Who?"

Kaede answered, "You all have been fighting the one Kagome fears the most."