Chapter 10
"Let me try to explain this as simply as possible." Myouga sighed. "The power of the Shikon Jewel acted as a barrier between the Feudal Era and this time. You and Inuyasha could pass through the well, but only because the jewel allowed you to. Now that the Jewel is gone, the well is allowing all demons to go back and forth between era's whenever they please." Myouga finished. "So the well is acting as a time portal of some sort?" Kagome asked. "What's a time portal?" Inuyasha and Myouga asked in unison. "Uh, never mind." Kagome said. "Anyways, how can we stop these demons from passing through the well?" Inuyasha asked Myouga. "There is only one way, my lord," Myouga responded. "You need to destroy the well."
"Destroy the well!?" Kagome yelled. "How are we supposed to get back to the Feudal Era if there are ever any problems?" Inuyasha asked. "Yeah, and what about our friends? How would we ever see Sango, Miroku, Shippo, or Kaede again?" Kagome asked, almost in tears. "It's simple. You will just need to go back, grab whatever you have forgotten, grab your friends, and come back." Myouga said calmly. "What if they don't want to come here? We can't just permanently take them away from the only time period they know!" Inuyasha said angrily. "If they ever want to see you again, they will come back with you. If not, then they will just stay there. Either way, the well must be destroyed." Myouga replied. "Well, let's go, Inuyasha. We have to tell them what's going on- quickly." Kagome said, grabbing Inuyasha's hand and pulling him out the door.
Inuyasha and Kagome dropped down the well, and they were lucky not to encounter any demons. Apparently, not many demons knew about the well being a portal to Kagome's time- yet. "We have to hurry, Inuyasha." Kagome said, obviously worried. Inuyasha put her on his back and jumped into Kaede's village. When he finally reached her house, he set Kagome down and barged right through the door. "Inuyasha! Kagome! What brings the two of you here?" Kaede asked. "We need to ask you and Shippo a question." Inuyasha answered. With that, a certain fox demon popped his head up from under a blanket. "Kagome!!" Shippo screamed, vaulting into her arms. "Feh. Nice to see you too, kid." Inuyasha muttered. "Anyways, Kagome and I have to destroy the well. Demons can pass through the well freely now, and the only way to stop them is to destroy the well. Unless you come back to Kagome's time with us, you will never see us again!"
As Inuyasha said those words, Kagome realized something for the first time. "He said that they would never see 'us' again!" She thought to herself. "If the well is destroyed, he could never come back to this time either! This means that he really wants to stay with me forever!" Kagome was ecstatic after this thought, and a huge smile crossed her face. "Why are you smiling, Kagome? I don't think this is good news at all!" Shippo yelped. "U..uh, no reason!" Kagome stammered, blushing in embarrassment. "Well, I don't know how living in Kagome's time would be, but I know that I would rather live there with her than stay here without her." Shippo said, purring as Kagome petted his ears. "How about you, Kaede?" Inuyasha asked. "I'm sorry, children; but this woman is too old to be uprooted from her home. I would prefer to live the remainder of my life here rather than starting over somewhere else." Kaede answered quietly. "Kaede, are you sure?" Kagome asked, a little stunned. "Yes, child, I'm sure." Kaede said, trying to put on a smile. Everyone in the room was stunned at what happened next. Inuyasha walked up to Kaede and hugged her. She looked over his shoulder at Kagome with a shocked look on her face. "Goodbye, old hag. Thanks for everything you did for us." Inuyasha whispered. "You're welcome, Inuyasha. I hope that you and Kagome can always be happy together." Kaede whispered back. Inuyasha looked down at her, a little surprised that she knew about his new relationship with Kagome. He knew that he shouldn't have been surprised, though. Kaede had always seemed to have known how he and Kagome felt about each other, even when they didn't know it themselves. They said their last goodbyes, and the trio of Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo walked over to where Miroku and Sango were staying.
"Let me try to explain this as simply as possible." Myouga sighed. "The power of the Shikon Jewel acted as a barrier between the Feudal Era and this time. You and Inuyasha could pass through the well, but only because the jewel allowed you to. Now that the Jewel is gone, the well is allowing all demons to go back and forth between era's whenever they please." Myouga finished. "So the well is acting as a time portal of some sort?" Kagome asked. "What's a time portal?" Inuyasha and Myouga asked in unison. "Uh, never mind." Kagome said. "Anyways, how can we stop these demons from passing through the well?" Inuyasha asked Myouga. "There is only one way, my lord," Myouga responded. "You need to destroy the well."
"Destroy the well!?" Kagome yelled. "How are we supposed to get back to the Feudal Era if there are ever any problems?" Inuyasha asked. "Yeah, and what about our friends? How would we ever see Sango, Miroku, Shippo, or Kaede again?" Kagome asked, almost in tears. "It's simple. You will just need to go back, grab whatever you have forgotten, grab your friends, and come back." Myouga said calmly. "What if they don't want to come here? We can't just permanently take them away from the only time period they know!" Inuyasha said angrily. "If they ever want to see you again, they will come back with you. If not, then they will just stay there. Either way, the well must be destroyed." Myouga replied. "Well, let's go, Inuyasha. We have to tell them what's going on- quickly." Kagome said, grabbing Inuyasha's hand and pulling him out the door.
Inuyasha and Kagome dropped down the well, and they were lucky not to encounter any demons. Apparently, not many demons knew about the well being a portal to Kagome's time- yet. "We have to hurry, Inuyasha." Kagome said, obviously worried. Inuyasha put her on his back and jumped into Kaede's village. When he finally reached her house, he set Kagome down and barged right through the door. "Inuyasha! Kagome! What brings the two of you here?" Kaede asked. "We need to ask you and Shippo a question." Inuyasha answered. With that, a certain fox demon popped his head up from under a blanket. "Kagome!!" Shippo screamed, vaulting into her arms. "Feh. Nice to see you too, kid." Inuyasha muttered. "Anyways, Kagome and I have to destroy the well. Demons can pass through the well freely now, and the only way to stop them is to destroy the well. Unless you come back to Kagome's time with us, you will never see us again!"
As Inuyasha said those words, Kagome realized something for the first time. "He said that they would never see 'us' again!" She thought to herself. "If the well is destroyed, he could never come back to this time either! This means that he really wants to stay with me forever!" Kagome was ecstatic after this thought, and a huge smile crossed her face. "Why are you smiling, Kagome? I don't think this is good news at all!" Shippo yelped. "U..uh, no reason!" Kagome stammered, blushing in embarrassment. "Well, I don't know how living in Kagome's time would be, but I know that I would rather live there with her than stay here without her." Shippo said, purring as Kagome petted his ears. "How about you, Kaede?" Inuyasha asked. "I'm sorry, children; but this woman is too old to be uprooted from her home. I would prefer to live the remainder of my life here rather than starting over somewhere else." Kaede answered quietly. "Kaede, are you sure?" Kagome asked, a little stunned. "Yes, child, I'm sure." Kaede said, trying to put on a smile. Everyone in the room was stunned at what happened next. Inuyasha walked up to Kaede and hugged her. She looked over his shoulder at Kagome with a shocked look on her face. "Goodbye, old hag. Thanks for everything you did for us." Inuyasha whispered. "You're welcome, Inuyasha. I hope that you and Kagome can always be happy together." Kaede whispered back. Inuyasha looked down at her, a little surprised that she knew about his new relationship with Kagome. He knew that he shouldn't have been surprised, though. Kaede had always seemed to have known how he and Kagome felt about each other, even when they didn't know it themselves. They said their last goodbyes, and the trio of Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo walked over to where Miroku and Sango were staying.