Wishes of Kindness, and of repentance
Prologue: A wish upon the jewel, . . . Ever so pure . . . Can still have its ups and downs.
Chapter One: A wish upon a jewel
Rain fell in torrents on Kaede's small, self-sufficient, peasant village as a white haired dog demon slowly walked up the stairs that lead to the former priestess Kikyo's grave. Translucent tears fell from his brilliant golden eyes and clung to his cheeks, both adorned with three purple stripes. He traced the letters on her grave with his calloused fingers, careful not to destroy the fine carvings inlaid on the gravestone with his sharp, manicured claws. Inuyasha tightly shut his eyes in a vain attempt to stop the tears that gushed out due the anguish from his bittersweet thoughts as his mind returned to the wish bestowed upon the completed Shikon No Tama.
***Flash Back***
The battle had ended and in Kagome's small hands the complete Shikon No Tama glittered in it's virtuous and pure majesty, but Naraku was not dead yet and the stench of his villainy had yet to disappear. Naraku lay on the ground, struck down by Kagome's arrow. His body twitched as the last shreds of life within him began to fade, but he still had his haunting, and bewitching voice, his last weapon. His eyes bore into Kagome's own, as he menacingly stared through her. His cruel voice taunted her as he spoke,
" Now that the sacred Jewel is complete; I wonder what are you going to do with it? Are you going to give it to that worthless hanyou Inuyasha? Or will you claim it for yourself and achieve your hearts desire!" Naraku smirked at Kagome's lack of confidence, and began to speak again,
" Can you really trust that Hanyou?" he asked Kagome, in a last attempt to sully the Shikon No Tama. Naraku opened his mouth, to lay the final menacing phrase, the one that would break Kagome's will, but was silenced as the end of Miroku's Shajaku slit his throat. Blood gushed from the cut and Naraku made a final attempt, as he groaned in pain trying to speak. And Naraku lay lifeless, to reveal the long rotten corpse of Onigumo. Inuyasha nodded to Miroku in thanks then cautiously approached Kagome whose deep brown eyes glanced around fervently as she tossed the phrase, 'hearts desire' within her mind. Suddenly, Kagome looked up from the glittering jewel, and watched with uncertainty as Inuyasha stealthily approached her, his golden eyes glinted like cold steel as ambitiousness overtook his senses.
Kagome felt a moment of de ja vu within her mind as she looked at the cold glint of Inuyasha's eyes, and remember a time when she had just arrived to the Sengoku Jedai, before the jewel was shattered, and before sitting was ever considered weapon of self defense. She, out of fear for Mistress Centipede, unleashed the monster known as Inuyasha, and after Inuyasha had disposed of Mistress Centipede, bore his fangs toward her and demanded the jewel. Now countless shards later, those same eyes greeted her, and that same ambitious voice said, " Kagome, give me the jewel so I can finally become a full fledged demon!" as he extended his hand towards Kagome, awaiting the Jewels placement within it. Kagome glanced at the extended hand and in silent debate thought about her next move. If I give the jewel to Inuyasha, he could abuse it, but that's exactly what Naraku wants. He wants me turn against Inuyasha, so he can sully the jewel! I can't let that happen! That's it I'll give it to Inuyasha! And Kagome decided. Miroku and Sango, watched in amazement as Kagome put the jewel, and her own pale hand within Inuyasha's and pulled him close in an attempt to disarm his ambitiousness. Sango began to speak, but was silenced as Miroku laid a finger on her lips, telling her physically to be quiet and let the scene play out. Miroku and Sango observed what was to happen next. Kagome tantalizingly whispered in his ear, "Inuyasha, when you make your wish, don't let your desire for more power overcome your pure and gentle heart. Instead of wishing for something that can only bring temporary happiness, think of something that you have hoped for, beyond all hope, make that your wish. Make your wish from the heart." Inuyasha gripped Kagome's small waist, and gazed deeply into her brown eyes. Nervously, Kagome planted a kiss on his cheek, and said, before withdrawing beside Sango and Miroku, " I believe in you Inuyasha." Inuyasha gazed at the Shikon No Tama, deep in thought, and finally after several silent moments said, " I wish, for." but he stopped before he rashly spoke, then began anew, " I wish for Kikyo's happiness!" He yelled unto the world. Immediately after Inuyasha declared his wish, the Jewel began to hover in the air directly above him, and glowed the purest, and whitest light anyone had ever seen, and disappeared in the starry night sky, never to exist again.
***Flash back ends***
"Is this really what I wanted, no, what Kikyo wanted? Why am I so sad?" he questioned himself laboriously as he ran his hands through his fine silver hair and along his pointed, doggy ears, which remained after his transformation into a full fledged demon. He knelt his forehead, on which a crescent moon in the color of navy blue laid, on Kikyo's ornate gravestone. He took a deep breath and tears fell more rapidly down his cheeks.
In solemn silence Kagome observed Inuyasha weep reverently as he knelt in front of the fallen priestess' gave. Kagome also bowed her head, but not out of reverence, out of sorrow, at Inuyasha's display of grief towards Kikyo. Soon, she felt crystal drops of sorrow fall from her luscious brown eyes.
" Inuyasha's never loved me," Kagome said to herself and then took a deep breath, and felt more drops fall from her eyes,
" He's always loved Kikyo. I guess she got her wish in the end, Inuyasha's heart rests with Kikyo, in the depths of hell!" she bemoaned. She watched him rise and place a pure white Lily on her grave and walk solemnly back to the village. His life still desolate, and Kagome's affection still remained unrequited.
Prologue: A wish upon the jewel, . . . Ever so pure . . . Can still have its ups and downs.
Chapter One: A wish upon a jewel
Rain fell in torrents on Kaede's small, self-sufficient, peasant village as a white haired dog demon slowly walked up the stairs that lead to the former priestess Kikyo's grave. Translucent tears fell from his brilliant golden eyes and clung to his cheeks, both adorned with three purple stripes. He traced the letters on her grave with his calloused fingers, careful not to destroy the fine carvings inlaid on the gravestone with his sharp, manicured claws. Inuyasha tightly shut his eyes in a vain attempt to stop the tears that gushed out due the anguish from his bittersweet thoughts as his mind returned to the wish bestowed upon the completed Shikon No Tama.
***Flash Back***
The battle had ended and in Kagome's small hands the complete Shikon No Tama glittered in it's virtuous and pure majesty, but Naraku was not dead yet and the stench of his villainy had yet to disappear. Naraku lay on the ground, struck down by Kagome's arrow. His body twitched as the last shreds of life within him began to fade, but he still had his haunting, and bewitching voice, his last weapon. His eyes bore into Kagome's own, as he menacingly stared through her. His cruel voice taunted her as he spoke,
" Now that the sacred Jewel is complete; I wonder what are you going to do with it? Are you going to give it to that worthless hanyou Inuyasha? Or will you claim it for yourself and achieve your hearts desire!" Naraku smirked at Kagome's lack of confidence, and began to speak again,
" Can you really trust that Hanyou?" he asked Kagome, in a last attempt to sully the Shikon No Tama. Naraku opened his mouth, to lay the final menacing phrase, the one that would break Kagome's will, but was silenced as the end of Miroku's Shajaku slit his throat. Blood gushed from the cut and Naraku made a final attempt, as he groaned in pain trying to speak. And Naraku lay lifeless, to reveal the long rotten corpse of Onigumo. Inuyasha nodded to Miroku in thanks then cautiously approached Kagome whose deep brown eyes glanced around fervently as she tossed the phrase, 'hearts desire' within her mind. Suddenly, Kagome looked up from the glittering jewel, and watched with uncertainty as Inuyasha stealthily approached her, his golden eyes glinted like cold steel as ambitiousness overtook his senses.
Kagome felt a moment of de ja vu within her mind as she looked at the cold glint of Inuyasha's eyes, and remember a time when she had just arrived to the Sengoku Jedai, before the jewel was shattered, and before sitting was ever considered weapon of self defense. She, out of fear for Mistress Centipede, unleashed the monster known as Inuyasha, and after Inuyasha had disposed of Mistress Centipede, bore his fangs toward her and demanded the jewel. Now countless shards later, those same eyes greeted her, and that same ambitious voice said, " Kagome, give me the jewel so I can finally become a full fledged demon!" as he extended his hand towards Kagome, awaiting the Jewels placement within it. Kagome glanced at the extended hand and in silent debate thought about her next move. If I give the jewel to Inuyasha, he could abuse it, but that's exactly what Naraku wants. He wants me turn against Inuyasha, so he can sully the jewel! I can't let that happen! That's it I'll give it to Inuyasha! And Kagome decided. Miroku and Sango, watched in amazement as Kagome put the jewel, and her own pale hand within Inuyasha's and pulled him close in an attempt to disarm his ambitiousness. Sango began to speak, but was silenced as Miroku laid a finger on her lips, telling her physically to be quiet and let the scene play out. Miroku and Sango observed what was to happen next. Kagome tantalizingly whispered in his ear, "Inuyasha, when you make your wish, don't let your desire for more power overcome your pure and gentle heart. Instead of wishing for something that can only bring temporary happiness, think of something that you have hoped for, beyond all hope, make that your wish. Make your wish from the heart." Inuyasha gripped Kagome's small waist, and gazed deeply into her brown eyes. Nervously, Kagome planted a kiss on his cheek, and said, before withdrawing beside Sango and Miroku, " I believe in you Inuyasha." Inuyasha gazed at the Shikon No Tama, deep in thought, and finally after several silent moments said, " I wish, for." but he stopped before he rashly spoke, then began anew, " I wish for Kikyo's happiness!" He yelled unto the world. Immediately after Inuyasha declared his wish, the Jewel began to hover in the air directly above him, and glowed the purest, and whitest light anyone had ever seen, and disappeared in the starry night sky, never to exist again.
***Flash back ends***
"Is this really what I wanted, no, what Kikyo wanted? Why am I so sad?" he questioned himself laboriously as he ran his hands through his fine silver hair and along his pointed, doggy ears, which remained after his transformation into a full fledged demon. He knelt his forehead, on which a crescent moon in the color of navy blue laid, on Kikyo's ornate gravestone. He took a deep breath and tears fell more rapidly down his cheeks.
In solemn silence Kagome observed Inuyasha weep reverently as he knelt in front of the fallen priestess' gave. Kagome also bowed her head, but not out of reverence, out of sorrow, at Inuyasha's display of grief towards Kikyo. Soon, she felt crystal drops of sorrow fall from her luscious brown eyes.
" Inuyasha's never loved me," Kagome said to herself and then took a deep breath, and felt more drops fall from her eyes,
" He's always loved Kikyo. I guess she got her wish in the end, Inuyasha's heart rests with Kikyo, in the depths of hell!" she bemoaned. She watched him rise and place a pure white Lily on her grave and walk solemnly back to the village. His life still desolate, and Kagome's affection still remained unrequited.