Disclaimer: -a tear comes down my cheek- they took him away!! They took him away!!! Why God? Why!!! He wasn't their Inuyasha he was mine! MINE!!!!! –Holds Kouga close- at least I have you…(No I do not own him -_-;)
Akiko: Umm…I'm sorry my fans. If I have any….I did not realize that my stories are short so I glued two together!
Kagome's ChoiceJewel of the Heart
Part ThreeInuyasha sat in his tree as Kagome rested in her sleeping bag. It had been a day since he tried to fight with Kouga, but with each attempt his face had fallen into the dirt. "Grrr, Kagome, I should knock your head in!" he muttered. He glared at her but soon stopped, noticing how radiant she looked. "Gaah! Get it through your head!! Miko +hanyou= trouble! I can't possibly like her!! It's just not right."
His gaze lingered over her body for a few more seconds. Soon he heard some muttering…."Inuyasha…no…Aki. Get away. Jewel."
Aki looked at her mother suddenly, and Kagome leapt forward in an effort to save her. But Inuyasha didn't want Aki; he tried to grab the pup in her arms.
"Mama!" she exclaimed, hopping backward with the wolf pup.
"Get back!" Kagome replied, pulling her behind her to defend.
"Mama, use the jewel. It's the only way!" Aki said. Kagome looked at the glowing ball inside her heart.
"Inuyasha…."
"Kagome! Kagome! Wake up!" Inuyasha exclaimed, shaking her. Kagome slowly opened her eyes and saw Inuyasha bending over her. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Kagome replied, gently rubbing her eyes. "What happened?"
"You were having a nightmare," Inuyasha explained. He pulled her close to him, surprising her.
"Inu-,"
"Ssh, its ok," Inuyasha said. Her heart beated at a rapid pace as his chin rested on the top of her head. He sniffed her scent, admiring its beauty.
Slowly, Kagome fell back into her dream.
Stop! You're not supposed to see the future! It was strictly forbidden. I won't allow you any further.
Kagome looked up at the person in front of her. She had the mask of an eagle and basically looked like she was going to a weird cosplay for He-man or something. She held a staff in her right hand that held a blue jewel. 'Who are you?'
I am the guardian of the future. There are several of us, which go on to the year 500,000. These gates are only opened when you travel through time. But when you are sleeping you are looking into the future. We aren't suppose to show you this much. Something happened to the other guardians. But I won't let you through. Each time you open a gate you cause more havoc. I don't even know how you got through to these certain gates! Its like you flew past the other futures and just got to the weaker points. I won't explain this anymore. Get out now before you change the time that was already aligned.
'What are you talking about? I haven't gone through any gates!'
You have, and I won't let you go any further. You are to retreat back to your time so we can fix this error. Go back I say!
'No! I must find the Jewel of the Heart!' Kagome exclaimed.
Over my dead body!
'So be it.' Kagome reached out and pulled the guardian close and slammed her fist through her stomach. This wasn't like her! What was going on?
You won't get past me! I won't let you! I can't—Agh!
Kagome pulled out her heart as the guardian fell down to the ground. She scooped up the staff and unlocked the gate.
Kagome's heart opened up as an amethyst jewel floated out and headed toward Inuyasha's head. She had to get it before he woke up. She had no idea why but she had to! Just had to! The younger Kagome leapt for the jewel and the older one gasped.
"You aren't supposed to be here! You know that!" the older Kagome said. The younger one ignored her and looked to the daughter. "Get away from her!"
The slow movements caused by the purge in time made it almost impossible for the older Kagome to nab at the younger one before she kissed the child's head. Aki cried and slowly disappeared with the pup.
"You knew what would happen! Inuyasha will die because of your betrayal!" the older exclaimed. The younger one ignored her and made it back out of the gates and out of the dream.
Kagome awoke with a jolt and looked at her hands. In them was an amethyst jewel glowing brightly. It seemed to be calling to her heart. "What do you want me to do?" she asked it silently. Slowly she felt her chest open, and a gasp flew out of her mouth. The jewel slowly entered her heart as it closed again.
You were forbidden to enter for a reason, Miko. Now your future will be altered, none to your liking. You will be cursed…
Don't listen to her, Kagome. You did this for the best. That jewel belongs to you. Inuyasha will be saved, not destroyed, you can see for yourself!
Inuyasha awoke with a start as she pulled the arrow out of the tree. He embraced her. "Kagome-chan…what happened?" He held her close and the memory soon faded.
However, the spirit within deliberately hid this one part:
"Inuyasha…put him down! No! Sit! Koru!!!"
Kagome was gone when Inuyasha woke up. He looked down to find her sleeping bag empty and footprints leading off toward the spring. Assuming, since Sango was gone as well, that she went to take a bath; he hopped back into his tree and held his position to nap. Five minutes later she returned with Sango, who looked deeply confused.
"Kagome, are you sure it just wasn't a dream?" Sango asked in a whisper barely loud enough for Inuyasha to hear.
"I'm positive. I woke up with the jewel and it was absorbed into me," Kagome replied.
"But what has this 'Jewel of the Heart' have to do with Inuyasha? I mean, wouldn't the Shikkon no Tama wake him up?" Sango said.
"I'm guessing that the Shikkon no Tama disappeared after I shot him. There was a big flash of light and it just disappeared. The Shikkon is pink, not purple, so they can't be the same," Kagome explained, looking rather confused herself.
"Well…what about Kouga? I mean you said yourself there is an impossibility that you would ever like him," Sango responded. Inuyasha gave a low growl, hopefully too low for them to hear. "And what about the two children? You said one of them was almost ten and the other was still a puppy. But you were still 17."
"I don't know. Maybe your right," Kagome said, giving a little sigh.
"See? Impossible," Sango replied heading back to her sleeping bag.
"Sango?"
"Yes, Kagome?"
"Don't tell Inuyasha."
As they continued their walk, Inuyasha was in deep thinking. What is the Jewel of the Heart? Did she actually wake up with it? Why doesn't she want me to know about her dream? Who are Aki and Koru? I heard both their names when Kagome was sleeping? Could they be the owners of the Jewel?
"Inuyasha, try to keep up," Miroku yelled far in front of him. Inuyasha only then realized he was a good 10 yards away from them.
When Inuyasha was in front of Miroku and Sango he smelled something. Why does she smell so good? I mean I always thought she was nice but it seems she particularly smells better right now.
"Inuyasha…. Aki…. Koru," Kagome whimpered in her sleep. Inuyasha pulled her close to his chest as she continued having her bad dream.
'Where are you?'
I'm right here Kagome, in your heart.
'What are you?'
My, my, and I thought you were smart. I'm the Jewel of the Heart Kagome, your heart. Anymore questions?
'What is going on?'
Here I'll explain it for you. In the future, once all the shards are complete, Inuyasha will take the Shikkon no Tama and try to become full demon. But you'll stop him; you'll shoot him into the God Tree. As soon as you do the well will become closed and the Shikkon no Tama will return to your time. But something will go wrong, Kagome. You will stay here, in this time, and never be able to return to your world. You will find me, Kagome; I saved your life. You will become immortal, you will bear two children, and then Inuyasha will wake up. Once he does, you will have 60 seconds to decide which world you'll live in. That is all I can tell you, Kagome. The rest relies on free will.
'So I'm going to have to choose between my family and my friends?'
Precisely.
'Do you have any idea what I chose in your time?'
Yes. You chose to go through the well with your pup. The hanyou girl stayed with her father.
'What happened to Aki?'
I would tell you Kagome, but that would change time. It is 20 years in the future, Kagome. You'll have time to figure it all out.
'So in 10 years we will have all the shards?'
No, it 10 years Inuyasha will decide if he wants to be human or youkai. Pretty pathetic if you asked me, I would stay hanyou.
'I didn't ask you. Tell me about the gates.'
Ah, the gates, yes, well…There are 500,000 gates, one for each ten years. At each gate there is one guardian. For some reason, the guardians have been dying off. They don't seem to want you to get your hands on me. But I had to get to you, no matter what, Kagome-chan. I was made so you could rescue Inuyasha, and yourself. Take a look at your daughter and your son who were created because of me!
Kagome turned and looked at the wolf and dog hanyou. They were playing in the field, and slowly the wolf pup changed into its humanistic form.
Aki, with her radiant black hair, her white ears, and her blue eyes, seemed to catch the attention of both youkai and human. She was not an outcast and she lived happily with Miroku's descendants.
Koru, with his masculine beauty, soft fur, and good will, would make him a great Alpha male.
Suddenly, Inuyasha took hold of Aki, and Kouga of Koru. Kouga and Inuyasha fought while the two children cried. Then Kagome got in the middle….
Woops, heh…'What happened?'
Do not be worried, that was just a sliver of your imagination. What you thought might happen. Kagome-chan…I love you and I wouldn't let them kill you. I love your daughter and son with all my heart. Kagome-chan…I was made from someone who loved you for a long time. I would not hurt you.
Akiko: Yay! I figured it out! Everyone do the happy dance! –dances-