The End
InuYasha skidded to a stop beside Shippo who was changing the cloth on Kagome's forehead. "InuYasha! You're finally back! Did you defeat Naraku then?" InuYasha only nodded as he knelt beside Kagome, unable to find his voice to even ask how she was doing. "Kagome isn't doing well…" The young kitsune said as if he could read his mind, "She has a terrible fever that won't let up. And she keeps moving around, as if she's having a seizure or something…" Shippo jumped up onto InuYasha's shoulder, looking uncertainly down at Kagome from above. "What are you going to do, InuYasha? I thought there was no cure… Does this mean that… Kagome is going to die?!" The young kitsune started to cry, falling off of InuYasha's shoulder as he did so, and landing on his butt as he continued to cry. InuYasha leaned over and took the few shards of the jewel that they had managed to collect. He held those together with Naraku's and the jewel shards merged to create the whole Sacred Jewel once more. InuYasha then held it close to his heart, looking down at his Kagome and forgetting everything else. He knew what his wish was now. His wish was that Kagome would be healed… but how would he make the wish?
"You could start by asking me." A voice sounded around InuYasha as he looked up, and noticed that he was inside a room with Kagome at his feet. He kneeled down by Kagome, and only then he noticed that the Jewel was not in his hand. He frantically looked around for it. Without the jewel, how was he going to save Kagome?! "Don't fret… The jewel is right here." The voice spoke once more, and InuYasha finally saw its owner: Midoriko. "I see you know me. Well, we are inside the Shikon No Tama, if that's what you're wondering. This is where you make the wish… if it is of good intention, then it will be purified and the jewel will cease to exist. Then, my soul will finally be able to rest… so tell me, what is your wish?"
"I just want Kagome to be healed… She's been poisoned by Naraku… and there's no cure that we can make. Please, Midoriko, if you can… could you save Kagome? Please!" InuYasha looked to the woman for help. It wasn't often that he looked for help.
"Of course I will cure her." Midoriko stood up and walked towards them. She kneeled down on the other side of Kagome and placed a hand on her forehead. "Goodbye, InuYasha and Kagome."
The room around InuYasha shattered along with Midoriko, and they both disappeared, leaving Kagome in InuYasha's arms. He held her close… so close… He could hear her breathing easily again…So it worked? Midoriko saved Kagome's life? Was she really… Was she really ok?
"InuYasha? Kagome!" Shippo's eyes were still filled with tears when the young kitsune saw them. "The jewel! It-it surrounded you…and you disappeared!!" Shippo jumped up on InuYasha's shoulder and hugged his neck tightly as Sango and Miroku yawned widely. It was only then, that InuYasha noticed that it was night time.
"InuYasha! What happened to you two? You disappeared… Shippo said that you were holding the Sacred Jewel when he last saw you…" Miroku stood up and walked over to the couple as Kagome opened her eyes. "Oh, Kagome… You're awake? How do you feel?"
"Back off, Miroku!" InuYasha said as Kagome sat up in his arms, "Give her some room to breath! Kagome…"
"InuYasha… Is…What happened? I remember Midoriko talking to me… and telling me about the jewel. Its gone, she said it was gone. That you used it to save my life. Is it true?" InuYasha nodded, "But then that means, that you won't be able to become full demon!" Kagome threw her arms around InuYasha's neck, "Oh, InuYasha… I'm so sorry, you can't become a full demon now because of me."
"Shut up. Don't you even think about apologizing to me. I don't want to hear it, got that?" InuYasha put his own arms around her as Sango and Miroku watched on. Shippo yawned, now that most of the excitement was over, he was so tired… "Kagome, I'm just happy that you're all right. I was so worried for you I didn't know what to think…or what to do…"
"Oh! Midoriko told me one more thing…InuYasha, my father's still alive!" InuYasha blinked at this. It was so off-topic…. "She also told me that I'm-…InuYasha, I'm going to have a baby!"
"WHAT?!?!?" Shippo was startled awake along with Kohaku as InuYasha, Sango, and Miroku all gasped at this statement.
"Whaz-da-maddar?" Shippo said as he looked around, afraid that something important might have happened while he was asleep. But poor Shippo, everyone ignored him.
"You-You're pregnant?! Kagome… Oh my…" Sango blushed deeply as she grabbed Miroku's hand and started to drag him away, picking Shippo up as he went to be sure that they could have some privacy. "Come on you lecherous monk!" She said, still blushing furiously as Miroku fought against her.
"No! Sango! Stop!" Miroku struggled until Sango slapped him across the face and continued to drag him away.
"Kagome… You mean…that night when…when we…" InuYasha looked at Kagome, and for a moment she was slightly afraid that he might reject her; but she nodded. "You're having one of my pups?! That- Kagome, I can't believe it!!" InuYasha threw his arms around her once more and hugged her tightly.