{Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me. I am just borrowing him; so for the love of God, don't sue me.}
What to Do When There Are Two
By Striking Falcon
Tuesday
"What took you so long, Myouga?" Shippou asked, dusting off his green shorts and dropping his human illusion. He, Kagome and Myouga were sitting under the Sacred Tree, talking.
"You have to remember, Shippou, for us it's only been two years, but Myouga has had to survive for 500 years," Kagome pointed out. Shippo blushed slightly.
Myouga cleared his throat. "It is good to find you all alive and well. And you are right, Kagome, I have been traveling that long." He glanced at the Sacred Jewel around her neck in surprise.
"Why do you still have that? I thought if you made a wish, it disappeared?" he asked Kagome.
She gasped. "How do you know about my wish?" she asked. Kagome shook her head sadly.
"It doesn't matter. It didn't work anyway."
It was now Myouga's turn to look surprised. "What happened?"
She told him about the wish for Inuyasha to live and the little voice inside the jewel telling her it couldn't do it. When she was finished, Myouga stood puzzled.
"Then what happened that night?"
Kagome's eyebrows knitted together. "What are you talking about?"
Myouga started to tell his side of the well.
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"I want to stay with you, Lord Inuyasha," Myouga said from the half demon's ear. Inuyasha sighed, took his last look into the well and climbed the Sacred Tree. He settled on one of the branches with a groan, then looked at the stars.
"Thank you, Myouga."
They waited for the transformation together, neither saying a word.
"Myouga," Inuyasha whispered, starting to shudder. Myouga knew that his demon blood was waning, and this would be the last time he would hear his master's voice.
"My lord?"
"Find her for me," he whispered. His hair was darkening slowly, and the wound in his chest flowed.
"What, my lord?" Myouga asked. Even he was having a hard time hearing him.
"Find Kagome for me. Help her to wait for me," he shuddered as his ears shifted.
"Help her to…."
Myouga gazed down at him, tears in his eyes. Inuyasha was human, his eyes closed and his body lifeless. Myouga watched as his life energy separated from his body and into the heavens. As Myouga was going to call Sango and Miroku, he stopped. Inuyasha's life energy split in two separate halves, then continued they're assent. Myouga sighed and called for the others.
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"I thought it was because of you." Myouga finished, eyeing the jewel.
"That might explain the guy we met yesterday." Shippou said.
"What guy?" Myouga asked.
"We saw Inuyasha yesterday, but he was in human form. Do you think that's why his life energy split?" Shippou said.
Kagome patted his head affectionately. "You get smarter by the day, little man," she said. Shippou beamed while Myouga considered this.
"That could be it, Shippou. It would explain why the energy 'split', as you so delicately put it."
Shippou scampered off to reward himself with a cookie, leaving Kagome and Myouga deep in thought.
"Myouga?"
Myouga looked up. Tears were in Kagome's eyes.
"Where did you bury him?"
Myouga looked at the well house. "In the well."
Kagome's eyes widened. "In the….well?" Myouga nodded.
"Sango, Miroku and I felt that it would be the best place for him."
Kagome rose to her feet and walked to the garden. 'That would explain why he had control over it,' she thought, tears spilling down her face. She plucked two roses, one red and one white, and entered the well house. 'I haven't been near here in over a year,' she realized. She went slowly down the steps and to the edge of the well. She kissed the roses and tossed them in. Kagome walked back to the tree and lifted Myouga to her face.
"Will you be Shippou's vassal? I know Inuyasha would have wanted it that way." Myouga sighed.
"Yes, my lady. I will."
With a heavy sigh, she walked back to the house and back to her room. Kagome needed to be alone.
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SF: That was so sad!
Sango: He died so bravely!
Kagome: He saved me! {SF and the good girls of Inuyasha cry, holding each other up. Inuyasha storms in.}
Kagome: INUYASHA!! {Girls glomp him. Inuyasha struggles under the 'assault'.}
Inuyasha: I'm not dead for real, stupids.
Kagome: It's still so sad!
{Inuyasha tosses girls across the stage.}
Kagome: Jerk! Sit boy!
Thump!
SF: Just in case I forgot to say this, I'm not doing previews to this story b/c I update it everyday. I want it to be in real time, but since I work crazy hours, its no telling when I will update. Don't despair, because I always update the day of or before the date of the chapter. I still love reviews, and my responses to some are below.
Sugarhighs: Thank you for the review. I'm looking for your story as we speak.
Seishin-Kenshihro: {::ducks::} Please don't take my head. There's nothing in it but air anyway. I'm writing as fast as possible! J
Demon Girl: Thank you. However, this isn't the usual 'Inu comes back as a human' fic. Thursday is Kagome's birthday, and I plan to give her a very special surprise. Can't give it away though. It would spoil my fun.
Fire Demon: I SO cannot answer your question. If I do, it will give the story away. But keep reading, it'll be answered soon.
Silver Wolf: Thank you.
If I missed anyone, forgive me. I gave my baby sister a bath a few minutes ago, and I'm still traumatized.