S.M: I'm going to let me main man of the moment tell you the summary of this story in more detail.

Yug: Alrighty, as she's mentioned during the fight with Naraku Kagome manages to get all of his shards away from him and complete the Shikon No Tama. Inuyasha and the others are having some trouble defeating Naraku and in fact are on the verge of losing, they've all been wounded and Inuyasha's the worst, and are about to lose the most important battle of their lives. To purify the jewel she makes a wish that destroys Naraku, and brings back Kohoku, frees Miroku from the spell placed on his hands and let's Kikyo die in piece. It takes more of Kagome than she realizes and thanks to a sacrifice by someone who we'd never expect She pulls through. When this is all done she says her good byes leaves for her time with every intention of visiting them all the time.

A week passes in Kagome's time and she has some sort of heart attack. Her mother rushes her to the hospital and everything's fine, when she's checked out they head to the shrine. The moment she gets home she tries to go through the well. But as much as she'd try she couldn't penetrate the other side. She falls into depression, and after that she never gave another full smile, or laugh again. And she hasn't been in love since. Her heart although not fully known will always belong to Inuyasha.

This story is about Inuyasha and Kagome finding each other again, but is also about Shippo's bond with the two of them once he finds them again. And how they become a family. There isn't much in the way of actual Kagome has a few encounters with demons in her time, but they're not after the Jewel because it's no more. But Will she believe in what her hearts told her she's found?

S.M: This chapter towards the end is kind sugary so be warned.

Through the centuries 'I'd die to be whole'

"Battle with Naraku, Shikon no Tama finale "

By: Yui

Kagome took her chance shooting an arrow at the monstrous demon Naraku's bare back. He was busy using poisonous tentacles to swat away Inuyasha, Miroku and Sango; even little Shippo was giving it his all. Her arrow flew hastily through the tensing air, making its mark in his back. Embedding itself deep down into Naraku's back, causing it to burst open. He screamed in pain his back was now bubbling with light and mangled, he tried to reach the arrow with some of his tentacles but it was in too deep, and had blown away too much of him. Kagome's stood waiting to see the result of her hit, as Kagome's body, which was now flickering with light began to hover in the air. Naraku's jewel shards stretched, at his slowly decaying skin till they came free and propelled themselves towards Kagome settling between her hands. Her eyes had glazed over and she was only a shell of energy at this point.

Inuyasha had just had one of the demon's tentacles puncture his side, but besides his slight distraction all attention was momentarily on a glowing Kagome as her body lingered high in the air.

"Shikon no Tama I ask of you to grant my greatest desires, destroy Naraku and right the wrongs he's passed onto my friends!"

Kagome commanded her voice unheard by the ears of her injured friends. They held fighting stance ready as they continued to watch in shock; even Inuyasha's attention had been drawn to Kagome. But Naraku had been trying to attack the girl, but her power was too potent if a tentacle got within 10 feet of her form her purity would latch onto his appendage drying it up and killing it, causing him extreme pain, and annoyance. But it just determined him to kill her. As she finished her commanding wish Naraku's shards melded with the rest of the jewel, which was in front of the miko. An amorphous figure sprang out of the glowing jewel shooting towards Naraku. He was now still attempting to grab onto the light, trying to keep it away form him. He made a quick decision that it would be smart to attempt to run away and regroup. He drew in his tentacles stabbing Inuyasha through once more. But abruptly the light surrounded him, he tried spitting out his noxious poison, but all that did was become trapped in the light with him. Slowly Naraku was drawn into a bright ball of light, which slowly shrunk as it did, so did the demon within's screams increase. But suddenly the light burst so bright no one could see anything, and Naraku was silent, leaving quiet blinding ball in the sky.

Everyone was nervous about what would happen next so they watched. Except Inuyasha who was on the verge of passing out from the poison, and Kagome who had disappeared from the sky. They watched as the solid orb began to crack, firing slivers of pure light scattering. Implanting themselves in the bodies and surroundings of those Kagome cared about, and those Naraku wronged. Making Inuyasha, Shippo, Miroku and Sango glow, at some point Kikyo came to the outskirts of where the battle had been past Inuyasha to watch everything. They faded and soon the light faded from the sky leaving Kagome's nude, lifeless body limp in the air. That's where she remained moments longer as all the light slowly drifted away from her being leaving a pale shadow of a person. She fluttered towards the hard ground appearing no heavier than a leaf. Sango and Miroku both staggered to attempt to cushion their friends fall but they saw her fall into someone's arms.

"Ki- Kikyo?"

They spoke shocked and very surprised. Kikyo looked down at the younger girl in her arms and a sad expression took over her features as she walked to where Inuyasha still lay on the ground barely conscious. She lay her reincarnates frail and cold body down and crawled next to Inuyasha, kneeling beside him.

"Inuyasha."

She spoke her voice sounding worried and regretful. She put her hand on his cheek her eyes going vacant for a moment to return to full anger.

"TELL HER!"

She calmly yelled, her voice cold and distant. Inuyasha turned his head away from her long enough to grumble a nearly inaudible "I will, when I feel like it." He stared off at the dead calm forest before him.

"Soon it will be too let, and you'll already be gone."

He turned back to her giving her a half-hearted glare.

"Why the hell do you care anyway? You should be wanting her dead and-"

That sentence made him think of someone he has not seen since his short return to consciousness.

"Where's Kagome?"

He barked surprising Kikyo with his sudden change in energy as he jumped up as quickly as he could only to fall flat again from pain. But he lifted his head enough to see Kagome. He managed to his feet again and was going to Kagome's side when he noticed she wasn't breathing and cold. He fell at her side but when he moved to get next to her Kikyo moved between them, Inuyasha unconsciously let out a low growl. She gave him a dull smile pulling him close to her to hug him tightly, he only fought for a moment and she pulled away to speak to him.

"Inuyasha, the truth is Kagome was special. She was my reincarnation but somehow she was also the reincarnation of the jewel itself. But when she got those shards from Naraku she made a wish, her deepest desire was granted. Inuyasha do you know what that was?"

She asked receiving a blank look form Inuyasha.

"Her heart wanted Naraku to be destroyed, and all his wrongs to be undone Because of this young girl we are still alive, but the cost was her own life..."

She told him her expression unexpectedly downcast. She watched silently as his expression changed from confusion to pure sorrow. She had to wince herself at the pain she saw in his eyes, knowing he cares for herself. But knowing he's never shown so much emotion as he has over this girl, her reincarnation. She let out a sigh and continued yet again.

"I must ask you Inuyasha… What is more important to you, my reincarnation or your own life?"

He looked at her shocked opening his mouth silently before words finally fell out.

"Kagome comes before my own life without a thought."

He told her with a sense of despair in his deep rasp. Without a word she turned and was above Kagome holding hands over her. A fierce wind started whipping at them and a faint peaceful glow formed around her slowly.

"Inuyasha… the main reason Kagome died was not because of the overload of the jewels power. The jewel needed her power but there wasn't much left since she let my soul return to me."

She was silent for a moment but knew she had to hurry before she became selfish leaving with Inuyasha herself forsaking everyone else, including her dead reincarnation.

"Inuyasha I can save her. I can return our soul to her body and revive her. But only if you want me to."

He was silent, his only gesture was to put his hand on her shoulder, she knew what he was trying to say and within moments a bright light intensified and Inuyasha could see them both brightening and then faintly see Kikyo's body disintegrating. Moments passed by silently and Inuyasha stared at the spot Kikyo was kneeling in till the light had all but dissipated. He was motionless till he acknowledged that Kagome's chest was now beginning to rise and fall. It looked uncomfortable but she was breathing. He was now at her side going where Kikyo had blocked him. But the pain that riddled his own body was demanding his attention and he fell back from the pain. His breaths slowly got more and more shallow, and he was fighting to keep them steady. Kagome finally opened her eyes when she got a bad feeling and looked to her side seeing Inuyasha curled up in pain. Seeing him made her forget about any pain in her own bones. She went to his side gently placing his head on her lap and looked down at him while she stroked his hair.

"What happened?"

She asked, he fought with his eyelids and eventually won forcing them open to look at a beaten up, bloody and pained Kagome who was above him.

"Yo- you don't know?"

He asked forcing as much strength into his voice as he could. She shook her head while she hugged him carefully sensing his weak state. She turned around to yell for her friends, but stopped momentarily when she saw the outline of 3 strangers, but one of them felt kind of familiar. She felt a cold hard hand touching her skin and she yelled again.

"Sango! Miroku!"

She yelled finally gabbing their attention. They turned and sprinted to her as fast as they could worry even from a distance could be seen in their eyes. As they approached Miroku took off his outer robe tossing it on Kagome, she was startled but her attention went right back to Inuyasha who was still in her lap. Sango and Miroku helped him to his feet then started walking out of the forest, while Kagome finally looked down at herself to see why Miroku had thrown his robes on her. She noticed that she was nude and confused as to why, she grabbed the robe tightly closed with her hand holding it together shakily. And got to her feet following after Inuyasha as he was guided out of the forest. She found herself staggering more and more till she felt herself begin to slump towards the ground; then everything went black.

At Kaede's

A few hours later in Kaede's hut Kagome had just shot up still in pain, but her confusion and worry for Inuyasha took precedence. She noticed that she was sitting on a mat on the floor, Kaede, Sango, and 2 older adults that she's never met before were sitting around her.

"Kagome-chan, you're alright!"

Sango cried with somewhat lightened relief, but Kagome was still worried and had a look of pain in her eyes as she casually clung to her arm. Sango and Kaede looked at her hand, which was slowly turning red from blood, and slowly trickled down but neither said anything.

"I take it you must be the young priestess, Kagome whom my batsunan has taken as his mother."

A beautiful older woman spoke; she had long bushy auburn hair that went to about her knees as well as large hazel eyes. Kagome was speechless and more confused only able to manage a pained nod, then the man spoke up.

"Kagome-sama, we are young Shippo's parents, but our batsunan has been away from us so long. He still cares for us, but his bond is with you, and the Inu-hanyou. We only want our son to be happy, and if little Shippo stays with us he's going to have to leave all of you and I know he would never want that. Kagome we want you and the Hanyou to be our son's parents."

Shippo's father asked the injured Miko with a sincere and worried voice. Kagome remained silent and finally noticed that Kaede and Sango were across from them by the door. She went over her thoughts till she finally found the ability to speak for the first time since she has awoken.

"Won't Shippo miss you terrible if you leave him with Inuyasha and I? I know he's been without you for this long of a time, but he loves you. Also I think it's Shippo's decision not yours of where he belongs, and I'll be returning to my own time soon."

"From my understanding you will be returning to visit with everyone. And little Shippo can stay with Inuyasha while you are away."

He finished matter-of-factly conveniently ignoring it being the kitsune's choice. She was in thought for another moment slowly giving them a shaky smile, as she spoke.

"If Shippo tells me this is what he wants I will talk to Inuyasha. He gives Shippo a hard time but he cares about him deeply. I just don't think he'll want to be connected to me in such a way."

She finished with an air of sadness as well as a light blush that didn't go unnoticed by anyone in the room. She looked up at Shippo's parents who were slightly concerned for her; she immediately gave them a fake smile. Shippo's parents gave her a light smile and left her with Sango and Kaede who were approaching now, Sango had a fearful look in her eyes that worried Kagome.

"Kagome, can you walk on your own? You've been injured severely, but you should come with us. "

Sango asked. Kagome didn't speak she just stood on her feet nearly falling over but holding control. When she finally thought she was stable she got to her feet and looked to Kaede when she let out a sigh. She went to take a step and fell to her knees crying out as she hit the ground. She continued to try and get up but she had broken her leg and the pain was unbearable. Sango went to the out of the door and called for someone. Shortly after a shorter boy with short black hair in a ponytail walked in. She said something to her and then he went up to Kagome and picked her up. Kaede left the room walking down the long hallway, Kagome in Kohoku's arms followed by Sango. They were all silent Kagome's thoughts never leaving Inuyasha, till she noticed a small group outside a door. They had met up with Shippo who had a few scratches, his parents, Miroku who had his arm in a sling and looked beat up. Kohoku gently put her down and Shippo instantly jumped into Kagome's arms and tried to comfort the worry he sensed in her. And apologize when they both tumbled to the ground. The group looked at her worried as she fought to get to her feet again.

"Mi- Miroku. May I please borrow your staff?"

She asked her voice sounding like it wanted to crack in pain. He walked to her to help her to her feet. He handed her his staff and helped her stand by placing his hand on her rear. If she tried to move to hit him she'd fall so she was forced to ignore it for now and tell Inuyasha. She fended off the pain as she picked up Shippo and just looked at Inuyasha's door.

"Go in…"

Kaede prodded before she was able to question anything. She did as she was told, Shippo still clinging to her arm tightly. She turned towards his parents but before she could ask the question the kitsune's mother answered with a sad nod. She turned towards the door and looked at it as if it threatened before she took a breath and grabbed the handle forcing it open quietly. She entered a small room and saw Inuyasha shirtless, bandaged and shaking with blankets around his feet. Kagome's heart wrenched when she saw the hanyou she secretly loved in such shape. She took the young Shippo and set him on a nearby table and turned to look at him as he looked past her to Inuyasha.

"Shippo… Have your parents spoken with you?"

She asked waiting impatiently for his answer, when she noticed a bright smile cross his lips, followed by a furious nod.

"Do you want that, you want Inuyasha and I?"

She asked in a low whisper. Shippo noticed her sudden change in voice and thought maybe she didn't want him, but he still answered honestly with a nod. A bright smile crossed her lips; she surprised the young kitsune by wrapping him in a tight hug.

"I love you Shippo. I'm so glad that you want Inuyasha and I."

Shippo was really happy; he really cares for Kagome and Inuyasha. He just hugged her tightly, till she set him back on the table.

"Shippo, I need to go talk with Inuyasha. Can you stay here till I call for you?"

He nodded and she gave him a small smile before she turned giving Inuyasha one final glance before walked towards him quietly. She was at his feet and gently grabbed for the blanket, pulling it up to below his chin. And fell to her knees next to him and just looked at him. 'Poor Inuyasha. He's been through so much and done so much. Even changed so much. He's not so much the cocky pain in the ass he used to be.' She thought to herself as she mindlessly moved a piece of hair from Inuyasha's closed eyes. And was surprised when she felt a hand gentle grab hers.

"Ka- Kagome"

He whispered roughly. She stared down into his half open golden eyes. And felt like she was trapped unable to look away.

"Are- you OK?"

She asked Inuyasha quietly, he looked up at her with a faint smile.

"Just a few scratches- it's going to take more than the likes- of Naraku to kill me. Especially when I still have to protect you."

He finished with a weak gasping voice. She felt her heart fluttering but she forced it under control.

"Inuyasha. But you defeat Naraku; you've avenged Kikyo, saved Miroku as well as Sango's family. You did it. I just wish I wasn't such a dumb weak human so that I might have helped you."

She said her voice becoming sad and filled with hopelessness. She truly felt useless except for sensing the jewel shards. Inuyasha forced his eyes open and looked at her to see her looking off to the side. He reached up as much as he could and trapped her cheek with his hand rubbing it gently. She looked over towards him bright red, but didn't move. He forced himself in a sitting position and ignored when Kagome tried to lay him back down. He was now staring into her eyes nearly fully awake. He gathered his courage and pulled her towards him. She ignored the pain she felt only now noticing something was wrong with her arm. Inuyasha wrapped his arms around her as he spoke.

"Kagome… I did nothing besides get myself injured. Something happened to you and the Shikon no Tama took over, and empowered you. Kikyo said you were part of it as it was part of you. You used the purifying wish to rid us of Naraku and undo all that he's done against us. But…(He paused for a moment and Kagome's grip on him slowly tightened as he spoke. But he continued.) In fixing everything you also revived Kikyo but that must have meant giving up your soul because by the time I awoke Kikyo was over me and you were on the ground beyond us. Un- unmoving and dead. (He said with tears fighting to fall from his eyes as his grip tightened on the injured girl.) But Kikyo asked me if you were more important to me than my own life and when I replied she gave up her soul dying completely and contently."

He eventually told her everything. She was clinging to him tightly by the end, as he clung to her. She slowly rose her head to look up into his eyes.

"I'm sorry"

She mumbled softly. He looked down at her figuring why she was apologizing. He couldn't look away in time and their eyes captured them into a deep gaze. Kagome absently took her less pained hand and wiped away his scattered tears.

"Inuyasha I'm so sorry if I might have worried you. I don't care what happened to me, as long as you and little Shippo made it out alright."

She captured his blushing cheeks in her hands and stared into his eyes.

"Inuyasha, I want you to know that I love both Shippo and you very much. You have become so important to me. Miroku and Sango have as well, but you 2 were the first one's I met in this strange land. And I know you'd never admit it, but you like me a lot more now, at least more than you did in the beginning. And I love you too."

He just stared at her in shock almost denying the words he had just heard her speak. She smiled shyly and let go of his cheeks and looked at him, and he just stared like an idiot. Finally he regained control and looked at Kagome, he had to smile at her. He's been in love with her for a while but he never told her his feelings because he didn't want it to be any harder for her to leave. But he felt he should tell her something before she left him forever, and would probably never see him again.

"Kagome, I care about you and I would admit it. I just want you to be happy, and getting close to me isn't good. And I never want to see you in danger or upset over me. And I had an obligation to take care of Kikyo and I didn't want you to feel hurt because of her."

Now she was the one to look at him in shock after hearing what he said. And turning redder than his haori.

"Inuyasha I need to ask you something. It's something Shippo's parents asked me. They wanted you and I to be his parents. They gave him a choice of staying with you and me, because Shippo's loves both of us very much, and he wants to stay with us. And I told them that I'd see what you have to say if he told me he wanted to. Because I know you don't want to be attached to me in such away."

She told him a tone of sadness taking over, looking away nervously. Inuyasha was stunned and silent for a moment taking in what she had just said. But one part kept ringing through his mind.

"I know you don't want to be attached to me in such away."

'How could she say that, I would love more than anything to be with her, But I… It doesn't matter.' He looked up at her a little doubtful but thought of his true feelings towards her and the kit.

"But won't you leave us soon?"

He asked not trying to hide the disgust at the fact that she would leave soon. Kagome visible jumped at the hidden meaning of his voice, and nodded but still answered his questions.

"Yeah, but he can stay with you while I'm gone and I can try and visit as often…"

Inuyasha cut her off with his protests.

"As often as you can. First of all it would be a miracle if you could come back at all. Remember what happened that time I took the jewel from you. You couldn't come back. You only managed to get back because of the need for you here. It's not like that anymore, Shippo and I need you but it's not the same as before. Once you leave you won't be coming back Kagome."

He finished feeling sad by his own words. But a slight satisfied look crossed his lips.

"But… Yeah, I'll be like the brats dad."

A smile came to Kagome's lips when she heard actual happiness in his tone. She let go of his cheeks only for a moment before she tackled him in a tight hug ignoring her immense and growing pain, which he eventually returned. She let go of him though calling for Shippo who bounded over to her as fast as he could.

"He agreed Shippo, and as long as I'm here I will take care of you too."

Inuyasha gave her an annoyed look but didn't say anything as he watched her holding Shippo in her arms. He had to smile at her as he pulled them both so Kagome was on his lap with Shippo on hers as he wrapped his arms around her content to hold her tightly. She squirmed a little but only to get comfortable, and she rested her bloody arm against him content to feel his arms around her.

Meanwhile Outside

"What's taking so long you don't think he died do you?"

Miroku chatted in a sarcastic tone annoyed with waiting. He walked over to Sango placing his hand on her shoulder slowly rubbing Sango's tense shoulders. But his hands got a life of its own, now free from the air void and traveled down to her butt and grabbed it tightly. She yipped in surprise and proceeded to beat him over the head with her boomerang. Her brother and Shippo's parents had no idea what was going on but Kaede did and just let out a loud sigh. Miroku was sprawled on the floor; Kohoku helped him up laughing at him while he did so.

"Oh dear Sango I was just trying to help ease your tenseness. You're worried for our dear friends."

Sango gave him a murderous look and turned back towards the door to see her brother and Miroku outside the door slowly and quietly opening it. The better of her told her she should stop them but she was curious herself as to what was happening inside, instead of stopping them she peeked inside with them and blushed when she saw her friend curled in Inuyasha's arms. She smiled and pulled her brother and Miroku out of the room.

"You'd better leave them or answer to Inuyasha."

She laughed at the thought of an embarrassed Inuyasha killing Kohoku and Miroku. She sat down next to the door thinking everything over. 'If it wasn't for Kagome I wouldn't have my brother back and I wouldn't have a best friend like her around.' She was brought out of her thoughts when she felt a hand around her shoulders. She looked up to see Miroku next to her with a semi serious look in his eyes.

"I know you're worried about them. Kagome's so important to you. Think if it wasn't for that young woman you, Shippo, and I might never have met. And poor Inuyasha would probably be worse off."

He rubbed her shoulders this time making no move for her butt, she felt a bright blush creep to her cheeks but didn't move out of his reassuring grip.

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I really hope you like it. I know it might seem a little slow but I promise as the story progresses it will get more and more interesting and a faster pace. But I hope for a first chapter you liked it. Let me know what you think, or if you hated it, let me know what you think.

S.M: What did you think of it?

Yug: I personally liked it but I am partial…

S.M: Damn right you are…(ridiculous grin)

Yug: Heh… But It really was OK. For a guy Inuyasha and Kagome may have been a little too…

S.M: Hmmph…(Low growls and walks away)

Yug: Great now she's mad… I know…

*Leaves and returns a few minutes later with a few people. Walks up to Sere with a dumb grin*

S.M: What??? (Looks around nervously…)

Yug: I have some friends who've come to visit you.

S.M: (Looks at the people behind him and jumps up running to them.) Kagome, Inuyasha, Gene, Yuu, Shippo, Izzy, Joe, I haven't seen you in so long I've missed you.

Yug: I thought you might want to see them again.

Yuu: I can't believe I volunteered to be in this insanity once again. (Complains while Sere squeezes him.)

S.M: You know you miss me.

Gene: You told me that you got her mad at you and you couldn't handle it without me.

*Yug looks around innocently and Sere gives him a glare going over to Gene giving him a tight hug.*

S.M: I've missed you the most. How's Mel.

*As if on cue a tall black haired girl charges in with… (You guessed it a lamp.)*

CG (Crazy Girl): So that's who you left me for some hack FFN author!

Yug: Who you calling a hack.

*Lamp get thrown at Yu-gi and another one appears in her hands and she runs after Sere. *

Yuu: A record, it took a minute before the crazy people get at it.

Kagome: I thought it was OK. I mean I got beat up, and got to be in Inu's arms. I mean… (Blushes wildly while Inu looks at her strangely.)

Inu: I would have never gotten so hurt, or worried so much about that stupid wench.

Yuu: Well while they fight. And Sere, who I might add is taken, is chased by her ex's ex. And her new man and old man fight. You should give her a review. She might be crazy, and has psycho friends and a strange boyfriend the story isn't that bad. I might even leave a review myself. And even if you think this the worst thing you've ever read you can tell what you didn't like and she can try to make it better.

Shippo: The antics will continue next chapter, as well as Kagome's recovery and her good-byes. So stay tuned.