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Chapter 14
Everything stopped. The bubbles of light that had tried to move toward Kagome froze in midair, trembling, unsure of what to do. Kikyo, though relieved, glowered at the young girl.
She never wanted to be saved by that wretch. She would rather die again.
The floating orbs slowly made their way back to their clay confinements, but the orb that was her memory, her soul, floated to her, where it belonged. The tiny, yet absurdly important, thing flew to its rightful owner, distorting almost happily. But now Kagome was a little scared. Those memories and feelings lost to her, that she had fought for, were now coming to her. She should be happy, but, instead, she was the slightest bit afraid.
Even those things that once were ours become frightening when they've been lost, for now we will experience something lost to us since long ago. Feelings we no longer know to be kind or cruel. But, you, Kagome, fought for them. They're yours. Don't push them away: you're better off with them than with that void in your heart. It's better, I should think, that you live with those memories and feelings recovered, than be satisfied with never knowing what is it you forgot.
She stared at that itty bitty orb, and she held it in her hands, felt it flutter in her palms, as if it were pulsing with a gentle, yet sad feeling, full of yearning, yet understanding. And it was a feeling she once felt.
Kagome let it drift to where her own heart beat its own erratic rhythm, oblivious to the anger in Kikyo's face, the apprehension in Inuyasha's, the quiet worry in her friends', the curiosity in Sana's, the surprising gentle contemplation in Naru and Saya. That little orb was all her world was at the moment, and until it completed her torn soul would she remember all the others that were apart of her tiny world as well.
The little orb slowly dissolved into her chest, finding its way back to its rightful home, completing the complicated puzzle only a person's soul could ever hope to create; and multiple feelings assaulted her at once, each one powerful and unforgiving. Her lungs froze in the attack, her whole body frozen in a pocket of stilled time as everything came back.
She remembered the man she had been forced to forget, remembered that intense feeling of love, resentment, yearning, hope, disappointment, anger, confusion, pain, betrayal, worry and forgiveness that accompanied the memory of his face, his actions, his words. It was painfully bittersweet, because she knew that so long as Kikyo was alive and well, that she would always be second. Kikyo would always hold his heart and she would never beat her. But…as long as she could at least be near him, be by his side, that was enough. It had always been enough. Why should now be any different, having regain her memories? She couldn't be selfish. She just couldn't be…
A/N: Wow. Well, I'm not gone just yet. It's been a while since I've updated, hasn't it? It's almost August!
I apologize for the late update! I really do. BUT, I haven't been neglecting my story! I just never got around to updating it at all...
The story's nearly at it's end. There's only three or four chapters left before the tale comes to a close.
As it comes to a close, I really hope that all of you would leave me some reviews! They give me a sense of what's going on with my readers, and constructive criticism would be most appreciated! As the story nears its end, I would really love to hear people's opinions on this! Was there anything that you didn't like, or found unnecessary or the like? Just please don't bash either: that's not constructive. Oh, the same would be appreciated on my other story, if any of you have read it! And for those of you that have yet to read it, please, go and give it a shot!
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