Kagome let her tears pour, and herself be melted into the embrace of the
hanyou. She felt calm now, that everything would be allright. But, the
dream she had tugged at the worry in her heart, and made her quake with the
fear that the person so wonderfully solid in front of her would no longer
be there. She raised her head.
"InuYasha?"
"Mmmm?" he asked her, trying to get her calm.
"I need you to promise me something." a sudden chill whipped back as the hanyou rocked himself back onto his heels.
"What?"
"I want you to promise, that you will always be here for me. Forever and ever." said Kagome. InuYasha eyed her.
"Kagome. I promise. I promise you that I will never leave you. While I'm here, nothing will hurt you. Nothing will take you away from me. I like it when you're here. You make me feel, nice. I never thought that I'd feel this way. Ever. I want you to promise me that you'll stay with me, no matter what." said InuYasha, grasping her hand.
Kagome couldn't breathe. He...wanted her by him? She bowed her head, feeling the tears again. InuYasha sensed them too and raised her face to meet his.
"K-Kagome! What's wrong? Was it something that I said?" he asked her urgently.
"InuYasha...I'm so happy!" she exclaimed, throwing her arms around him again. She knew they were falling. She could feel her hands hit a tree, but she didn't care. She was going to be with him forever. And he wanted her there. Kagome smiled, feeling as though nothing could make her happier. And, for the time being, nothing could. The two simply sat there.
Kaguya smiled. After years of believing she was gone, her feet walked this earth again. She felt pure joy at her return to power and she stroked her mirror fondly. Thanks to Naraku, who had been so kind as to give her flesh again, she could walk this earth again. She would bring her eternal darkness to the world again. And, this time, nothing would stop her. She glanced to the two women next to her. Kagura smiled.
"In the same boat now, are we?" she asked. Kaguya smiled at her, her lips barely turning.
"Not quite. As soon as I have cast my spell of eternal darkness, Naraku will be mine." she said. Kagura smiled.
"Not much like a tennyo are you? But, you shouldn't be. You ate a tennyo to get her eternally young body. So, your true nature shows at last." Kagura saw the hesitation in the fake tennyo and smiled. She knew that her temper and lust for power would get her in trouble. And, once this woman had served her purpose, Naraku and Kaguya would cease to exist.
Kagome smiled, everything was fine now. She had her love, her life, and, her fingers stroked the half of the Shikon Jewel they had managed to take from Naraku. Now, there were only a few shards left, and it would be them who found them first. She felt happiness wash over her and an instant calm over swept her. She began to hum a little, quietly to herself, thinking that nobody could hear. But, she felt InuYasha tense a little bit.
"What is it?" she asked him. He moved back from her a bit and looked at her.
"That song, you've sang it before." he said. Kagome smiled. She had sung it before. Kagome looked at him.
"It was the song that I was singing, when I thought you were going to die."
"How romantic!" exclaimed InuYasha. Kagome gave a little laugh. InuYasha leaned back against the tree trunk.
"Well, we'll sleep here for tonight. Or, what's left of it." he said. He watched Kagome lean against the tree next to him.
"Eh? Kagome, you're much better off sleeping in your cocoon thingy. No matter how comfortable I may have made this look, you'll feel it tomorrow." he said. Kagome looked at him.
"It's all right!" she said happily.
"No, it's not!"
"Yes it it!"
"No it's not!"
"Si-!"
"OKAY! OKAY! It's okay!" exclaimed InuYasha, alarmed that Kagome would even think of crashing him into the ground this late at night. Kagome smiled, satisfied that she had got her way, and settled next to InuYasha who harumphed before settling, Tetsusaiga folded in his arms. Kagome looked at him and smiled. She closed her eyes and tried to go back to sleep.
Kaguya suspended her mirror in front of her, words whispered past her lips, calling back her eternal darkness. The lake on which she stood began to become as smooth and calm as the mirror which she held. A castle appears beyond it.
"My beloved Castle Beyond the Looking-Glass" she whispered. "I have waited for this day." she said. She let herself descend into the mirror, preparing to fufill her mission. Kanna and Kagura watched her disappear through the lake.
"Come Kanna." said Kagura, she and her sister followed Kaguya. Neither knowing what Kaguya was intending to do.
The halls were damp and cold. The two sisters glances around, neither saying anything. Kaguya was standing before an enormous circular mirror, five symbols of fire, metal, stone, water, and earth gleaming around her. Kaguya looked at them.
"Things will be different this time. There will be nobody to stop me. InuYasha will be dead, and Kagome's holy powers will be mine."
Kagome awoke the next morning and tried to stand. An unaccustomed stiffness moved through her back. She glanced at the space she had slept on. A tree root was placed exactly where her back had been.
'You'll feel it tomorrow.'
'Damn you InuYasha, always right about these things!' She rubbed her hand over her back and glanced at the sun. The trees rustled lightly in the breeze and the sun glinted through the leaves, casting pretty shadows on the ground. Kagome glanced at InuYasha, who was still sleeping. Kagome dug in her pack and managed to come up with a box she hadn't seen in there. The package was wrapped in colorful paper.
'Probably from Hojou.' she thought to herself, exaggerated. She pulled off the paper and a piece of paper fluttered to the ground. She picked it up and read it.
'Kagome honey. These are for you. Fighting demons all the time must really make your muscles sore. Mom'
Kagome looked at the box. It contained heat patches for muscle soreness! A blessing in the feudal era. She pulled one off and placed it on her back. The heat began to work rapidly and Kagome was soon able to move about normally. She picked up her bag, and something small and metal clinked to the ground. Kagome picked them up.
Two golden lockets gleamed up at her in the morning sun. Kagome remembered when she had first given InuYasha a locket. It had been burned and charred during a battle. She began to move through her bag, pulling out four pictures and a pair of scissors. She began to work, cutting and moving the pictures around. She was finished just as she heard InuYasha get up and move over to her. She turned around and held out one of the lockets.
"A replacement!" she said brightly. InuYasha took it and clicked it open. She saw a slight smile cross his face as he looked at the pictures inside. Kagome sat smiling on the right, and he was looking at the camera on the left. He smiled and clicked it shut.
"Remember when you first gave one to me?"
"Yeah. It was it's own battle trying to get you to wear it." she said. InuYasha smiled and slid it on by the rosary around his neck. He watched Kagome do the same. The two glanced at the sky. Kagome watched the blue sky become covered with white clouds. But, the white wasn't there for long. The clouds became dark and sinister. Kagome glanced at InuYasha. who was also looking at the black sky. Something long and leaf-like began to descend towards them. Three beings sat inside it.
"Kagura!" snapped InuYasha. The Wind Witch smiled coyly and leapt out of the feather, descending in front of them.
"Well, InuYasha." she said. Kanna appeared besides her older sister and someone smiled at them from the sky above.
"KAGUYA!" shouted InuYasha. Kagome gasped and pinched her wrist. This was no dream and her dream turned out badly for her.
"INUYASHA!" screamed Kagome. 'I'm never going to see him again!'
"InuYasha?"
"Mmmm?" he asked her, trying to get her calm.
"I need you to promise me something." a sudden chill whipped back as the hanyou rocked himself back onto his heels.
"What?"
"I want you to promise, that you will always be here for me. Forever and ever." said Kagome. InuYasha eyed her.
"Kagome. I promise. I promise you that I will never leave you. While I'm here, nothing will hurt you. Nothing will take you away from me. I like it when you're here. You make me feel, nice. I never thought that I'd feel this way. Ever. I want you to promise me that you'll stay with me, no matter what." said InuYasha, grasping her hand.
Kagome couldn't breathe. He...wanted her by him? She bowed her head, feeling the tears again. InuYasha sensed them too and raised her face to meet his.
"K-Kagome! What's wrong? Was it something that I said?" he asked her urgently.
"InuYasha...I'm so happy!" she exclaimed, throwing her arms around him again. She knew they were falling. She could feel her hands hit a tree, but she didn't care. She was going to be with him forever. And he wanted her there. Kagome smiled, feeling as though nothing could make her happier. And, for the time being, nothing could. The two simply sat there.
Kaguya smiled. After years of believing she was gone, her feet walked this earth again. She felt pure joy at her return to power and she stroked her mirror fondly. Thanks to Naraku, who had been so kind as to give her flesh again, she could walk this earth again. She would bring her eternal darkness to the world again. And, this time, nothing would stop her. She glanced to the two women next to her. Kagura smiled.
"In the same boat now, are we?" she asked. Kaguya smiled at her, her lips barely turning.
"Not quite. As soon as I have cast my spell of eternal darkness, Naraku will be mine." she said. Kagura smiled.
"Not much like a tennyo are you? But, you shouldn't be. You ate a tennyo to get her eternally young body. So, your true nature shows at last." Kagura saw the hesitation in the fake tennyo and smiled. She knew that her temper and lust for power would get her in trouble. And, once this woman had served her purpose, Naraku and Kaguya would cease to exist.
Kagome smiled, everything was fine now. She had her love, her life, and, her fingers stroked the half of the Shikon Jewel they had managed to take from Naraku. Now, there were only a few shards left, and it would be them who found them first. She felt happiness wash over her and an instant calm over swept her. She began to hum a little, quietly to herself, thinking that nobody could hear. But, she felt InuYasha tense a little bit.
"What is it?" she asked him. He moved back from her a bit and looked at her.
"That song, you've sang it before." he said. Kagome smiled. She had sung it before. Kagome looked at him.
"It was the song that I was singing, when I thought you were going to die."
"How romantic!" exclaimed InuYasha. Kagome gave a little laugh. InuYasha leaned back against the tree trunk.
"Well, we'll sleep here for tonight. Or, what's left of it." he said. He watched Kagome lean against the tree next to him.
"Eh? Kagome, you're much better off sleeping in your cocoon thingy. No matter how comfortable I may have made this look, you'll feel it tomorrow." he said. Kagome looked at him.
"It's all right!" she said happily.
"No, it's not!"
"Yes it it!"
"No it's not!"
"Si-!"
"OKAY! OKAY! It's okay!" exclaimed InuYasha, alarmed that Kagome would even think of crashing him into the ground this late at night. Kagome smiled, satisfied that she had got her way, and settled next to InuYasha who harumphed before settling, Tetsusaiga folded in his arms. Kagome looked at him and smiled. She closed her eyes and tried to go back to sleep.
Kaguya suspended her mirror in front of her, words whispered past her lips, calling back her eternal darkness. The lake on which she stood began to become as smooth and calm as the mirror which she held. A castle appears beyond it.
"My beloved Castle Beyond the Looking-Glass" she whispered. "I have waited for this day." she said. She let herself descend into the mirror, preparing to fufill her mission. Kanna and Kagura watched her disappear through the lake.
"Come Kanna." said Kagura, she and her sister followed Kaguya. Neither knowing what Kaguya was intending to do.
The halls were damp and cold. The two sisters glances around, neither saying anything. Kaguya was standing before an enormous circular mirror, five symbols of fire, metal, stone, water, and earth gleaming around her. Kaguya looked at them.
"Things will be different this time. There will be nobody to stop me. InuYasha will be dead, and Kagome's holy powers will be mine."
Kagome awoke the next morning and tried to stand. An unaccustomed stiffness moved through her back. She glanced at the space she had slept on. A tree root was placed exactly where her back had been.
'You'll feel it tomorrow.'
'Damn you InuYasha, always right about these things!' She rubbed her hand over her back and glanced at the sun. The trees rustled lightly in the breeze and the sun glinted through the leaves, casting pretty shadows on the ground. Kagome glanced at InuYasha, who was still sleeping. Kagome dug in her pack and managed to come up with a box she hadn't seen in there. The package was wrapped in colorful paper.
'Probably from Hojou.' she thought to herself, exaggerated. She pulled off the paper and a piece of paper fluttered to the ground. She picked it up and read it.
'Kagome honey. These are for you. Fighting demons all the time must really make your muscles sore. Mom'
Kagome looked at the box. It contained heat patches for muscle soreness! A blessing in the feudal era. She pulled one off and placed it on her back. The heat began to work rapidly and Kagome was soon able to move about normally. She picked up her bag, and something small and metal clinked to the ground. Kagome picked them up.
Two golden lockets gleamed up at her in the morning sun. Kagome remembered when she had first given InuYasha a locket. It had been burned and charred during a battle. She began to move through her bag, pulling out four pictures and a pair of scissors. She began to work, cutting and moving the pictures around. She was finished just as she heard InuYasha get up and move over to her. She turned around and held out one of the lockets.
"A replacement!" she said brightly. InuYasha took it and clicked it open. She saw a slight smile cross his face as he looked at the pictures inside. Kagome sat smiling on the right, and he was looking at the camera on the left. He smiled and clicked it shut.
"Remember when you first gave one to me?"
"Yeah. It was it's own battle trying to get you to wear it." she said. InuYasha smiled and slid it on by the rosary around his neck. He watched Kagome do the same. The two glanced at the sky. Kagome watched the blue sky become covered with white clouds. But, the white wasn't there for long. The clouds became dark and sinister. Kagome glanced at InuYasha. who was also looking at the black sky. Something long and leaf-like began to descend towards them. Three beings sat inside it.
"Kagura!" snapped InuYasha. The Wind Witch smiled coyly and leapt out of the feather, descending in front of them.
"Well, InuYasha." she said. Kanna appeared besides her older sister and someone smiled at them from the sky above.
"KAGUYA!" shouted InuYasha. Kagome gasped and pinched her wrist. This was no dream and her dream turned out badly for her.
"INUYASHA!" screamed Kagome. 'I'm never going to see him again!'