Chapter 20 – Goodbye my love

Kagome looked up to see what Sesshomaru had done. It was going to be over for InuYasha. Before she could say anything she was hit in the face by woman.
"I am your opponent."
Kagome was confused. The woman had said the spider demon on her shoulder was Onigumo the man who had been reborn as Naraku. But Naraku hadn't been dead that long for a soul to already be reused had it? And how did he know he was the reincarnation? She had no memories of her past life as Kikyo. The only way she knew she was the reincarnation of the priestess was because she travelled back in time and was told so after the jewel was ripped out of her body. Something wasn't right.
"So you are Onigumo? The man that fell in love with Kikyo and perished as Naraku?" She asked the spider panting.
"Yes." He hissed at her.
"Why seek revenge? You already killed Kikyo, and technically you died at everyone's hands. So why are you only punishing me?"
"It isn't just you." He said smiling.
"InuYasha lost his human heart, Sesshomaru is about to lose his mate and your other friends like this demon slayer helping you stand will all die too."
Kohaku was helping her stand up right as she had held and arm out when he came to help her indicating that he say out of the fight. He had decided to help her stand instead, refusing to leave her.
"No I wont let you hurt them any of them!" She screamed.
"Too late."

A brilliant green blasted through the air and green lighting crackled Kagome turned to see that InuYasha had fallen to his brother and his vicious sword Baksaiga.
Ripping herself from Kohaku's grasp she ran over to the dying half demon as the Baksaiga ripped him to pieces destroying all of him. His sword lay not too far from him and the shard had shattered he was no longer under the control of Ino.
"InuYasha." Kagome said sadly when she reached him.
He still hadn't changed back, so his human heart was truly lost.
"Ka-Kagome."
"I'm so sorry all of this happened, I never did betray you. Stupid stubborn dog it was a demon worm that tricked you I wasn't pregnant!" She cried her tears falling on him.
The tears slowly changed him back as the green lighting destroying him continued killing him.
"Kagome, I am so sorry, I should have believed you. My heart just loved you so much and when everything happened I broke apart. You were my everything and you still are. But I failed you. I can see that you and my brother are together I can smell his mark on you. I'm glad though because if I had to leave your life in anyone's hands, it would be his." He choked out.
Her tears were purifying the demon in him allowing his broken heart to resurface and allow Kagome to see his eyes gold like her mates one last time.
"I will always love you in my own way, I never imagined it would end this way. I honestly thought we were going to be forever. But you are right your brother healed my broken heart and allowed for it to beat again. When you killed me my heart stopped in more ways than one. But I forgive you, we were tricked." She cried.
"It seems I was fated to have the woman I love taken from me by trickery of others." He said a tear escaping from his eye.
"InuYasha I'm so sorry for everything."
"It is me that should be sorry, not you. Hey I can see Kikyo she, she waited for me." He said staring at someone she couldn't see.
Kagome cried as a smile of peace came across his face.
"Kagome thank you for all you did for me. You changed me for the better. I had a life I never dreamed I would have with you. I laughed and had friends. I cried and felt pain for others suffering. You made me love in ways I didn't know I could love." He choked as his eyes began closing.
"Goodbye, my love."
With that he was gone, she screamed in pain. He had broken her heart but it didn't mean that he wasn't in there anymore. He would always be her friend.

InuYasha took Kikyo's hand.
"Thank you for waiting for me."
She smiled at him and they took one last look before they stepped into the afterlife together.
"Kagome be safe." They both whispered.

Tears streaming down her face and poison filling her every breath full of pain she heard the whisper meant for her. She was glad Kikyo had waited for him, so he wasn't alone on the way to the afterlife. But it still hurt as he was too young to have died. Sesshomaru looked at the woman he loved and his heart bleed for her. He had tried to end the fight without killing him but at the end he had no choice. He had never liked his brother but he did fell some grief at his death. He was just hoping that if and when he died his father could forgive him for what he did. He had to do it. He hoped Kagome would forgive him. A scream tore them from the dead body, Ino's chest was bleeding where Kagome had shot her she was gurgling in her own blood.
"Brother!" She cried.
"Ino I am not your brother, you were a mere puppet to get me what I wanted." Hissed the spider leaping off her shoulder.
Ino's body fell to the ground with an oomph.
"You tricked me?" She whispered trying to cling to life.
"Yes I did it was easy to sway your mind. Foolish human. You allowed me to tear apart Kagome and that dead man over there. You made his death a reality. I achieved what my brother couldn't. My brother one of the demons inside Naraku once he had convinced that brother of yours to take them in. He was notable but he failed and me, I caused so much anguish. Just wait until my poison kills that girl!" The spider laughed.

Sesshomaru and everyone else's eyes flew to Kagome who was on her knee's with sweat all over her face struggling to breathe by InuYasha's body. Sesshomaru hissed and cut the spider into two. The spider didn't mind he had achieved what he wanted too. Everyone would know of him, he who had manipulated and caused the death of InuYasha and soon the girl.
"Mika is my name." He yelled as he died. Demons and humans in the palace heard the name and would always remember what the little spider achieved. They wouldn't glorify him, they would hate him for what he brought them all.
Sesshomaru had reached Kagome's side before she had lost consciousness. He was going to lose his mate after all they had been through. He wished he had mated her sooner.
"Kagome I love you." He whispered tears building up.
"I love you." She meekly whispered before her breathing slowed and then stopped.
Sesshomaru felt like he had been ripped into pieces. He held her to his chest and freely let tears flow. His mate was gone.
"Sesshomaru look!" Exclaimed Kohaku. Kohaku had joined his sister and brother in law as they ran to InuYasha's side.
Ino was glowing with a white light and it left her body and went into Kagome's, and the dead began to breathe.
Ino smiled one last time and left for the netherworld. She had used the last of her spiritual power to bring life back into Kagome she couldn't believe she had allowed an imposter to taint her. At least now she could see her real brother.
Sesshomaru whispered a thank you to the dead woman who had granted Kagome life and then nuzzled into Kagome's neck whispering that he loved her over and over.