chapter seven: Finale
She was laying on a couch, across from her was a man wearing a pure white robe, he had glasses and was carrying a bible, she seemed to be in a psychiatrist's office.
"Come, now, Kagome, I hear you're feeling down, well, I can ease your pain, get you on your feet again, relax, I'll need some information first, just the basic facts, can you tell me where it hurts?"
Kagome couldn't feel her limbs, she stared directly into the celing, without thinking, she replied.
"There is no pain, you are receding, a distant ship's smoke on the horizon, you are only coming through in waves, your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying, when I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,out of the corner of my eye, I turned to look but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now, the child is grown, the dream is gone, I have become comfortably numb."
"...I see, I understand you've been having some delusions..."
"Yes, doctor, are you real?"
"No, Kagome, none of this is real, it never has been, it never will be"
"But the other worlds, were they real?"
"Only as real as you make them, Kagome"
He flipped open his bible.
"I can give you an injection, Kagome, the HOPE drug, it will make all of this go away, there would no longer would be reality or illusion, simply swirling shapes, you being the sole witness, you will forget, Kagome, you reach the highest plane of conciousness, you will become... numb"
"Yes... I would like that..."
"Well, Kagome, the final solution may now be applied"
He led her into another room, filled with pure white light.
"Okay, just a little pinprick..."
Kagome collapsed, she could no longer feel, she didn't care.
"Thank you, Saint Peter..."
She felt her body shut down, she was an orb of pure energy, she was becoming a part of something bigger, she was finally a part of god, she was in heaven.
"Shine on, you crazy diamond, welcome to the machine."
So she shone on forever, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.
"She's dead, Inu-Yasha..."
Miroku sighed, Inu-Yasha would not stop crying.
"Come now, she's in a better place, you shouldn't cry..."
More crying.
"You know, Budda taught that we would all eventually become part of something... bigger... god, if you will, and someday we'll join Kagome in heaven, we'll all be together again, eventually, someday we'll all die, you, Shippou, Sango, all of us, and we'll meet in god's good kingdom."
Inu-Yasha stopped crying for barely enough time to speak.
"really?"
"yes, Inu-Yasha, Kagome was a wonderful woman, we all loved her, but she's gone, for now, you'll see her again, just you wait."
"What will we do with her body?"
"We will scatter her ashes, we will say a short prayer, and leave this place."
"I'll never leave her"
"We must, Inu-Yasha, what would she want?"
Well, at that point, Kagome was so happy she could care less.
"She would... Want us to find the jewel shards and avenge her death by killing Naraku and his minions..."
"Well... of course, Inu-Yasha"
"It hurts a lot, Miroku, knowing I'll never see my love ever again until I die, it's gonna be a long, winding road ahead of us, you know? I think I'm becoming numb, I don't think I'll ever feel again.
'Yes you will, Inu-Yasha, just you wait, it may take months or years, but someday you'll share your love again, you'll forget."
"I don't want to forget!"
"Inu-Yasha, you'll always remember, but someday, your memories will hurt less, you'll simply stop caring, then you'll join Kagome, in heaven."
"I really loved her..."
Finis.
She was laying on a couch, across from her was a man wearing a pure white robe, he had glasses and was carrying a bible, she seemed to be in a psychiatrist's office.
"Come, now, Kagome, I hear you're feeling down, well, I can ease your pain, get you on your feet again, relax, I'll need some information first, just the basic facts, can you tell me where it hurts?"
Kagome couldn't feel her limbs, she stared directly into the celing, without thinking, she replied.
"There is no pain, you are receding, a distant ship's smoke on the horizon, you are only coming through in waves, your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying, when I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,out of the corner of my eye, I turned to look but it was gone, I cannot put my finger on it now, the child is grown, the dream is gone, I have become comfortably numb."
"...I see, I understand you've been having some delusions..."
"Yes, doctor, are you real?"
"No, Kagome, none of this is real, it never has been, it never will be"
"But the other worlds, were they real?"
"Only as real as you make them, Kagome"
He flipped open his bible.
"I can give you an injection, Kagome, the HOPE drug, it will make all of this go away, there would no longer would be reality or illusion, simply swirling shapes, you being the sole witness, you will forget, Kagome, you reach the highest plane of conciousness, you will become... numb"
"Yes... I would like that..."
"Well, Kagome, the final solution may now be applied"
He led her into another room, filled with pure white light.
"Okay, just a little pinprick..."
Kagome collapsed, she could no longer feel, she didn't care.
"Thank you, Saint Peter..."
She felt her body shut down, she was an orb of pure energy, she was becoming a part of something bigger, she was finally a part of god, she was in heaven.
"Shine on, you crazy diamond, welcome to the machine."
So she shone on forever, like the moon, and the stars, and the sun.
"She's dead, Inu-Yasha..."
Miroku sighed, Inu-Yasha would not stop crying.
"Come now, she's in a better place, you shouldn't cry..."
More crying.
"You know, Budda taught that we would all eventually become part of something... bigger... god, if you will, and someday we'll join Kagome in heaven, we'll all be together again, eventually, someday we'll all die, you, Shippou, Sango, all of us, and we'll meet in god's good kingdom."
Inu-Yasha stopped crying for barely enough time to speak.
"really?"
"yes, Inu-Yasha, Kagome was a wonderful woman, we all loved her, but she's gone, for now, you'll see her again, just you wait."
"What will we do with her body?"
"We will scatter her ashes, we will say a short prayer, and leave this place."
"I'll never leave her"
"We must, Inu-Yasha, what would she want?"
Well, at that point, Kagome was so happy she could care less.
"She would... Want us to find the jewel shards and avenge her death by killing Naraku and his minions..."
"Well... of course, Inu-Yasha"
"It hurts a lot, Miroku, knowing I'll never see my love ever again until I die, it's gonna be a long, winding road ahead of us, you know? I think I'm becoming numb, I don't think I'll ever feel again.
'Yes you will, Inu-Yasha, just you wait, it may take months or years, but someday you'll share your love again, you'll forget."
"I don't want to forget!"
"Inu-Yasha, you'll always remember, but someday, your memories will hurt less, you'll simply stop caring, then you'll join Kagome, in heaven."
"I really loved her..."
Finis.