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A/N: Yeah an update. I would like to comment on some reviews I received for my last chapter. Which is my favorite by the way. ^__^
Psycho king: I guess you're right it wasn't really angsty. I think it just seemed like that to me because I'm a very happy person and it was darker than what I usually write.
Jessica C: Look I didn't wait a month. It was only a couple of days. Yeah! And I'm not lazy I'm a full time student at CSULB. When I have time to be lazy I type up my story and download music videos. ^__^
Catlover55: Of course you haven't heard of people dying that way before. It was a completely original idea made by me. ^__^ I'm glad you think it's a nifty way to go.
PyroVegeta: I really like your name. ^__^
South Beach Girl: Yeah I know it was evil. ^__^ Just remember I'm not evil I just pretend to be.
Lilemmy: I'm sorry you were upset with the cliffhanger. But I appreciate you taking the time to read all seven chapter straight through. ^__^
Reason to Live
Ch.8 Kokoro
Kagome felt her heart swell as it was consumed with happiness instead of fear and grief. Yes she was about to die, but she was with Inuyasha and that was all she needed. Inuyasha tasted the saltiness of her tears as he continued to reverently kiss her lips. She leaned into him hoping against all hope that that this moment could last forever.
So involved they were with their last moment alive, that they failed to notice the now audible yells of their friends and the brilliant golden light surrounding them.
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"What's going on? The barrier is fading and that weird light is surrounding Inuyasha and Kagome."
"Not to mention that they are kissing and I forgot to cover eyes."
"Shut up, Miroku, it's no big deal."
"So"
Everyone turned to look at the defeated priestess. She was standing, her arms to her sides and her bow and arrows discarded at her feet. Her eyes were still sad but peaceful. (A/N not to mention dead looking)
"It appears my doubts in them were unjustified. I never doubted her love for him. Though I could never understand how she could trust a hanyou so completely. She loved him despite his demon heritage and his arrogant manner. Or maybe even because of it. I knew she was a threat. If anyone could make him forget me I knew it would be her. I just didn't know it would be so quickly. He truly does love her." She closed her eyes and looked down and gave a faint smile, showing a hint of the person she was when she was still alive instead of the vengeful monster she had become. The dead souls that she had stolen streamed steadily out of her crude replica of a human body. "My soul will rest now. I used the last of my power from those souls to capture Inuyasha and that girl, but I still had some control. But since my spell has been broken, the last remnants of my power are lost completely and I can no longer control these souls. They will return, my body will fade into the earth once again, and the last wisp of my broken soul will pass on in peace.
The light flashed with blinding radiance as it grew and completely surrounded Inuyasha and Kagome. The barrier had faded completely.
The arrow that bound Inuyasha and Kagome vanished. Their faces shot up towards the sky, their eyes shut and their mouths open in a silent scream.
When the light finally faded, Inuyasha and Kagome fell to their knees collapsing into a fierce embrace.
"Inuyasha." Kagome was gasping trying to catch her breath. "What happened? The arrow is gone and our wounds are healed without even a scar."
"You two broke my spell. That and the fact that Inuyasha's demon blood allows him to heal faster made it possible for your wounds to heal."
"But how was I healed when I don't have demon blood?"
"The arrow pierced you both through the heart, thus causing your blood to mix and you to take on its healing properties." Kikyo looked at Inuyasha. "She now will have your long life. She is still very much human, but your demon blood will allow her live as long a life as any half demon, and age just as slowly."
"WHAT?!"
"It is true girl." Kikyo became quieter as the last of the dead souls left her body. "You can be with Inuyasha forever now, if you can find a way to keep the well open that is. After all it is the jewel that allows you to travel between our worlds, but it needs to be purified and banished from existence. My soul is free. I leave you now." She closed her eyes as her body began to fade into the earth. When her body disappeared, the last piece of her soul that she kept from Kagome began to fade as it passed on.
Inuyasha took a step forward to the place where Kikyo once stood. He said a silent prayer for her soul. He looked to the sky. "Good bye, Kikyo."
Kagome walked up to Inuyasha and placed her hand in his. "I'm sorry Kagome that your life has changed so much."
"Inuyasha I was just taken aback. It's not every day a girl finds out she's immortal. I can live with it. As long as I'm with you, I'll be ok."
Angel-Tinuviel: Yeah! Kikyo is gone! Kikyo is gone! And Inuyasha and Kagome are going to be together forever! Yeah"
Inuyasha: Ok. Ok. Good job. That was a pretty good ending.
Angel-Tinuviel: Who says that was the end? ^__^
Inuyasha: …..
Angel-Tinuviel: Well that's it for now. I just have the epilogue left then its all done. Please review. Kyo-kun and ja ne.