A/N: Do you guys really like this story so far? I hope so, cause it was so hard for me to do!!! I'm kinda anti-Kikyo, a little... so it was pretty hard writing a story in which Kikyo and Inuyasha end up together. But, I did it, and according to some reviews, I did a good job! ^_^ Sadly, but this is the end of this story. Yes, I know, but this is the last chapter. Because I'm kinda anit-Kikyo, and some of you who read this wanted a good ending with Kagome and Inuyasha together, I'm making a sequel. I have it all planned out, but no title yet. ^_^;; As soon as I get a title, and my other stories towards their endings, I'll get started on the sequel and post 'em up! Till then, read this and enjoy! Don't forget to review to tell me whatcha think!

Chapter 4: I'll Never Forget You

Kagome shrugged along, tears still in her eyes. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Inuyasha really did choose Kikyo; he really did pick the one he had loved so many years ago. Now, she was left alone, and her only choice was to go back home and never return. There was nothing to return to. Her friends were already gone. Shippou left with Sango and Miroku when they finally realized they had feelings for each other, and left the group to reside peacefully in a far away village. Goodbyes were difficult, but they managed.

She gazed up at the sky, watching as a pair of birds fluttered by, taking shelter for the cold season to come. Maybe this was all a dream, something that only existed in her imagination. Maybe he really didn't exist, maybe there really was no way to travel through a well and end up in an ancient era. "But it is real. Things like this can't exist in a dream. You don't feel heartache like this in a dream." A small smile spread across her lips as many images of her travels with Inuyasha deluged her mind.

Flashbacks

{"Everybody's got something
They had to leave behind
One regret from yesterday
That just seems to grow with time
There's no use looking back or wondering
(or wondering)
How it could be now or might have been
(or might have been)
All this I know but still I can's find ways
To let you go"}

Kagome gazed angrily into Inuyasha's eyes as he continued on with his rambling. "I'll tell you what a sword like this should really be used for; stuff like getting jewel shards and making me more powerful!" He began to walk away from her, waving his new sword in the air. A look of disgust and anger flushed over her face. "I sure as heck ain't using it to babysit a helpless little human like you!" She had it. Listening to him talk about improving his strength was one thing, but talking about her like that was another. She was the one who pulled Tetsusaiga, so why does that make her helpless. 'Oh really?'

"Hmph!" She moved forward and placed her hands on his back, pushing him towards the bridge. His eyes filled with confusion as she walked away from him, coming to a halt at the bank of the stream. "I-I don't get it?" "Heh, 'sit-boy.'" Her head lowered in satisfaction as his body crashed through the bridge and hit the water. "My fault for thinking I could teach an old dog a new trick." His soaked body emerged from the depths of the stream as he glared at her. "What do you mean new trick? Hey..." He waved the sword in the air as she walked away, leaving him behind. "... I thought you were going to teach me how to use the sword!!"

{"I never had a dream come true
'Til the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be with you, yeah"}

As Kagome appeared out of the well, the sight before her eyes caused her heart to race. Falling gracefully to the earth, his hair shimmering like silver from the sun, Inuyasha had returned to the well when he sensed Kagome's presence. His head slowly turned around as he gazed at the maiden. Landing gently on the ground, he took a step forward as Kagome emerged entirely from the well's abyss. "Kagome. W-what are you doing here? I told you to stay away! Huh?" He gasped as she rushed forward, her arms open and ready to embrace him. When she reached his body, she tenderly enclosed her arms around his back. She held him passionately, never wanting to let go. "W-what are you doing? I told you to go back." "I had to come, I needed to see you again." He slowly moved back as her words flowed through his ears. 'She needed to see me? Kagome..... I.....'

{"Somewhere in my memory
I've lost all sense of time (ah-ha, ah-ha)
And tomorrow can never be
'Cos yesterday is all that fills my mind
There's no use looking back or wondering
(Wondering)
How it should be now or might have been
(Or might have been)
All this I know but still I can't find ways
To let you go"}

Kagome slowly approached Inuyasha, gazing at his confused expression. Kikyo's grave was violated the previous evening, and she could see in his eyes that he was seriously thinking about her. "Hey, there ya are. Let's go." "Hmph, where to?" His voice had an irritated tone to it as he gradually glanced towards her, yet not looking her in the eyes. She took a few more steps and sat beside him, trying to converse. "Come on, don't you feel a bit sorry for Kikyo? Her grave was violated. I know you were betrayed by her, but that was a long time ago. It's been around fifty years since she passed away." He slightly turned towards her, but looked away and growled. "Hmph." She noticed his reaction, and wasn't too pleased.

{"I never had a dream come true
'Til the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words to say
You're the one I think about each day
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be..."}

She reached forward and tightly grasped on of his dragon-tails, pulling his face so she could see his eyes. "Hold it!" "Hey, watch the hair!" "Mind explaining why you haven't been able to look me straight in the eye since yesterday?" "Uh... you're just imagining things." "This has to do with me looking like Kikyo! That's it isn't it? That's why you haven't been able to look at me!" Her eyes suddenly widened when he unexpectedly grabbed her hand and moved it towards his face, gazing deeply into her eyes. "Inuyasha." "It's not... it's not like that." His eyes were filled with what seemed like passion. She watched his motions, entirely confused on how to react. 'What's he doing?' His face suddenly began to move closer to hers, getting closer and closer. That's when it got too far for her.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hold the phone!" She waved her hands quickly in front of her face and gave a shove, pushing his body away from her and slightly down the hill. She regained her position and sighed, confusion filling her head. Her cheek began to blush as she thought about the moment. 'What was he doing? He almost kissed me.' "Eh, can we lose some of the VIOLENCE?!" Inuyasha jumped to his feet and pointed in her face. "Yeah sure, as soon as you stop acting so wierd!" "You're the one who's being a lunatic!"

{"You'll always be the dream that fills my head
Yes you will, say you will
You know you will, oh baby
You'll always be the one I know I'll never forget
It's no use looking back or wondering
(Or wondering)
Because love is a strange and funny thing
(And funny thing)
No matter how I try and try
I just can't say goodbye, no, no, no, no"}

Kagome stared at the ancient tree before her, watching in pure sorrow as the snow pranced to the earth around her. The large tree represented what had brought her and Inuyasha together. And now, she couldn't get back; she couldn't go back to see him; in fact, she would never see him again, according to Kikyo.

She took a small step forward and placed her hand gently upon the bark of the sacred tree. Her heavenly brown eyes gradually closed as she listened carefully with her heart. Just because Kikyo had said she couldn't go back, didn't mean that she couldn't try.

'I can feel him; I can feel Inuyasha.' She concentrated harder with all of her strength, putting all of her heart into it. She wouldn't give up that easy. There was no way Kikyo could separate them now, not now that they've gotten this far.

"Kagome?"

Her eyes quickly opened when she heard the one voice she had yearned for. "Is that you Kagome?" The sweet voice she had loved with all of her heart danced through her ears.

"Inuyasha!" Remembering the previous incident, her first concerns was his health. "Are you ok, are you injured?" "Heh, it takes more than that to get me down. Am I there, in the feudal era?" "I came back, to my own time." "Keh, did you get scared?" A small spark of anger shot through her mind. "No! That's not... that isn't it at all. It's..." "What is it?" "Hm, nothing. I didn't run away though. I would never do such a thing." Tears gradually coated her eyes as she thought about Kikyo, and what she had done to her, pushing her back into the well.

{"I never had a dream come true
'Til the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby
I never found the words
(Never found the words to say) to say
You're the one I think about each day (each day)
And I know no matter where life takes me to
A part of me will always be
A part of me will always be with you, ooh"}

"Feh, you're acting like your usual stupid self. Why must you do that?" "Stupid?! Huh?" As her eyes opened fully, she noticed a figure resting before her, where there was once nothing but bark. Inuyasha's injured body was right before her eyes, just sitting there, so lifeless. Her heart filled somewhat with joy, knowing that at least he was a live and that she could see him. "Inuyasha."

His golden eyes slowly opened when he heard the heavenly name. "Ugh ... Kagome. You're right here, right here with me." A charming smile spread tenderly across his handsome features. "Kagome, what's troubling you? I can see it, in your eyes." "I'm no help to you. I just hurt you, and, I'm nothing but a pain that always gets in the way and constantly needs rescuing. Maybe it'll be best if I just stay here, and leave you guys alone. You'll be bet..." "Don't talk such nonsense!" As his voice echoed through the snow wonderland, his weakened body rose to their feet, quickly heading towards Kagome. "Inuyasha! You mustn't move, you'll reopen your wounds!"

She placed her hands upon his shoulders, trying to sit him down. However, she was silenced completely when her body was being pulled into an embrace. "Uh ..." His hands compassionately wrapped around her back, embracing her in a gentle hug. "Don't you understand? I need you here with me Kagome. I need you by my side. You are my other half, and without it, I'm incomplete and lost." "Inu ... Inuyasha ... I need you too."

End of flashbacks

She placed her hands near her chest as she approached the well. "How can I forget you, after everything we've been through. I know you won't be able to forget me either, although I wish you would." A glistening tear trickled down her cheek as she walked towards the well, now only inches away. She slowly placed her hand on the brim, gazing into the dusky depths.

"No more demons, no more brother rivalry. No more battles against Sesshomaru..."

Flashback

"Hey you, you tried to kill me, didn't you?!" Kagome stood angrily, holding the Tetsusaiga before her. Sesshomaru was standing only feet away, a cold glare in his eyes as Kagome rose from the poison. "Here, the swords yours now..." She took a step forward and gently placed the ancient sword in Inuyasha's hands.

"Use this sword and kick his butt." A look of pure confusion was spread across the hanyou's face. "Uh... what are you still doing here? I thought you died." She looked at her hands, seeming just as confused. "Um... I dunno."

End of Flashback

"How can I forget the fact that I was the one to remove Tetsusaiga.... and I'm just a mere mortal. Well, actually, the reincarnation of a priestess. But that doesn't matter now. When I travel through the well, I'll never come back. This will be my last few minutes in the feudal era of Japan. That was the last time I'll ever see Inuyasha." More tears came to her eyes as she realized this was true. If she never returned, she would never see the hanyou again.

"I'd better go before I change my mind." Before she jumped into the abyss that would carry her through time and to her own era, she glanced behind her in the direction of the person who had changed her life. Her eyes slightly widened when she caught the glimpse of him and her watching her, bidding farewell.

'Inuyasha...' "...I'll never forget you." With a weak smile, she turned and disappeared into the depths of the ancient well. A bright light could be seen as her body traveled through space, entering her own era. She would never step foot in that well again, for to her, she would make herself believe it was only a dream, only a feudal fairytale.

Watching from a distance, Inuyasha and Kikyo turned around, a single tear strolling down his cheek. He had heard her last words, and he knew they would play in his heart forever.

Just as the breathes of summer fade with the fallen leaves, the dreams and desires of a maiden evanesced as the last dying leaf flutters to the earth as it cries for her sorrow.

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A/N: *sniff sniff sniff* So... how was it? It made me cry... I liked it, even though it was hard pairing Inuyasha with Kikyo. Like I said, I'm making a sequel, and I know those of you who wanted Inuyasha to end up with Kagome will like it. *hehe* Anyway, this is the end, and I hope you guys really liked it. Please don't forget to review! If you think I should make a sequel, let me know and I'll do it! If not, then I'll still probably do it, if I have time, but just never post it up... so it's up to you!!! Until next time... have a good summer, and don't let chickens haunt you in your sleep!!!! (hehe, don't know where that came from! ^_^;;)

Hey, one more thing!!! Do any of you guys like to roleplay? My friend has an Inuyasha role playing guild, and it's a lot of fun! If you like to create your own characters, and then create stories with them, then this is the place for you. We also have a few Inuyasha characters left! Well, the main characters are already taken, except for Shippo. There's also Kikyo, Koga, Sesshy, Jaken, Myoga, Kaede, Naraku, Kanna, and Kagura left if you wanna come an have some fun! Like I said, you can also make your own characters! It's a great way to use your imagination, and you even learn. If you're interested, e-mail me at inuyashamoon@yahoo.com and I'll send you the site and if you have any questions, I'll be glad to answer them! Just make sure, if you join, you have to read the rules! We've gotten a little more strict about following them, but if you do (and they are very simple rules to follow) you'll have a great time. If you're interested, e-mail me and I'll give you the site! Ja ne! ^_^