Wish
What I want more than anything is to have Kagome by my side, always. That the well would remain open to us always so that she and I could travel freely from one time to another as always, eating ramen and traveling the land.
A selfish wish.
I would like Kikyo to come back to life, for her to have that chance at life that she was deprived of or for her to be reinstated as village miko. I would like her to have that life she was denied.
Also a selfish wish.
I guess all that is left is to ask that Kikyo find her peace in death. I will miss her and think of her but it is wrong to make her stay here and exist on the energy of dead girl's souls or to be selfish and have her come back to life – a life I couldn't be a part of because I couldn't look at her without seeing her.
"I wish…"
A bright light blinds me and when I can see next my hand is empty of the Shikon no Tama – the necklace remains but the jewel is gone and I worry a little.
"It's gone."
I look at Kagome and my heart catches in the back of my throat, making me swallow the last breath uncomfortably. I feel slightly at ease now and relax once my breathing is back to normal. The jewel is gone. I panic.
The wish… what had I wished for? What was done to make the jewel disappear? I didn't know.
"Is it?"
"Yes."
We look at each other from where we stood, on opposite sides of the well and then we both move. We skirt slowly around the well and hold on to each other, just holding and praying that everything is all right now.
"What was your wish?" her voice wafts over me, gentle like her scent.
"I'm not sure." I can feel her frown against me neck.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean… I was thinking about what I should wish for but before I actually made my wish it disappeared."
"Oh."
We stood there for a while longer before she pulled out of my arms and faced the well.
"Should we check the well?"
"No!" It came out in a burst. I couldn't help it. I was nervous, panicky. What if the well accepted her now but wouldn't let her come back after she made it back to her time? I don't think I could take it.
"Please – let's try it together?" She looked up into my eyes and I realized she was as nervous as I. "We'll hold hands or… you can take me in your arms and take us both down. I won't go without you, not if I can help it."
I swallow heavily. It wouldn't be right to deprive her of her life in her time so… after a while… I agree.
I held her tight to me before scooping her up under her knees. I look her deep in the eyes before pressing my lips to hers, feeling her press back, and I jump.
I kept my eyes tightly closed, almost painfully. I could feel tears eke out of the corners of my eyes… and we touch down. She's still in my arms, eyes closed and cheeks pink as a posy.
"Hey."
"Hey."
We look up.
Oh. We're in her time.
One jump and we're out of the well.
One bound and we're at the door. One step and…
"Tadaima!"
= Owari =
AN: Hmm, this piece was written in April… a little bit before I had last updated then. Guess I couldn't find it when I went to post, so here it is now for your reading pleasure. Or displeasure. Either way, it's here for you, the viewer, to read.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha. 'Nuff said.