Coming Full Circle
* Just thought I'd give fanfiction another shot. Usually I'm not a big fan of songfics, but this song really seemed to fit the situation of these characters. As a note, I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters (they are from a mind much more brilliant than mine) and will make no profit from this story. The song, Goodbye, is borrowed from Plankeye, an absolutely fabulous band.
The quest had ended. The tides of change were coming and they all could feel it from their insides, from the center of their bones. Naraku had been slain by Inuyasha's hands, and the stain that had been the evil creature was now wiped away from feudal Japan. They all returned to Kaede's village, ready to rest and recover from the injuries they all had sustained in the final battle.
Miroku had several broken ribs and it was discovered by Kaede that he had been bleeding internally. He lay on a mat in Kaede's hut, Sango keeping vigil at his side. She refused to leave for any reason. She had a broken arm and plenty of blue and purple bruises covering her body, but she remained like a sentinel refusing to leave her post.
On the fourth day Miroku opened his eyes, "Sango." She leaned over to hear him speak. His eyes were heavy and were only slits as he struggled to keep consciousness, "I felt your strength while I slept. You stayed by me."
"I could not leave you," Sango whispered.
"Bear my children." Sango moved away from him and frowned. Typical for Miroku to joke as tension and pain hung in the air. "No, Sango. Be my bride and bear my children."
Sango did not answer, but her hand moved to Miroku's shoulder and rested there softly. Her mouth shifted upwards into a velvety smile. This was enough assurance for Miroku to shut his eyes and let sleep drift back into his body. They both could feel the change enveloping them, and they both held their arms open wide ready to embrace it.
* * *
Kagome had been lucky; her life had almost been stolen during the battle. She had lived and managed to have the strength to fuse and purify the Shikon no Tama. During the battle, her miko powers had fully manifested themselves. It had been the necessity of the situation, but in that moment she could feel the state of her body shift and it was as if everything within her made sense. Her fingertips tingled with her uncovered power, and in the end she played as much of a role in the death of Naraku as Inuyasha, but not before Naraku came close to taking her life.
She stayed in the village until her wounds had begun to heal, but all the while she could feel the change and the tide pulling her back to her own era. Her time in feudal Japan was ending; her time with Inuyasha was ending and along with this realization a sense of bitterness and relief filled her soul. Kagome had stayed with Kaede for two weeks when she resolved to go home. Her wounds had done most of their healing and there was really nothing keeping her from returning to her mother, brother, and grandfather. Nothing but the emotional ties she had to her friends of this time, but even those were not enough to stem back the tide.
That night she pulled the Shikon no Tama from her backpack and snuck out of the hut. She knew where she could find Inuyasha. He sat on the branch of a tree in the village, looking out in the night while his white hair shown in the moonlight.
"Kagome, shouldn't you be sleeping?" Kagome knew she would never be able to sneak up on Inuyasha; his ears and nose could pick up on her movements and smell from a mile away.
"Inuyasha, I . . ."
"You're leaving aren't you?" He did not bother to turn around and look her in the eye.
"Yeah. It's time. Will you walk me to the well?"
It's difficult to say goodbye after only one life.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't know how, Inuyasha."
"Did you say goodbye to everyone?" He turned and jumped out of the tree.
"Yeah."
Inuyasha stared down at her for a moment, "Well, then let's go." The walk was long and tense, and not a word was whispered between the two.
Inuyasha slowed his steps down once the Bone Eater's Well came into sight, "We're here."
"Thank you." Kagome could feel the tears rising up within her, and her lungs did not seem to be working quite they was they were supposed to.
"Are you coming back?"
Kagome could not bring herself to answer. She grabbed Inuyasha's palms, opened them, and then placed the Shikon no Tama inside of them. She closed his hands around the jewel and squeezed them, hoping to pass some warmth to him. His hands had slain countless demons, but the same hands had rescued her many times and always were gentle with her.
Inuyasha frowned, "You won't be able to come back."
"I know."
"Kagome." Inuyasha stepped closer. "Just stay until you're healed."
"It's time for me to go. Can't you feel it?" Inuyasha stared, but did not say a word. "I'm being tugged back into my own world. I've finished what I've come to do, and now it's time for me to leave. Everyday I stay the pull just gets stronger and stronger. Think about it Inuyasha. Why hasn't Kikyo come back to her village to be with you yet? You two can't be together until I'm gone."
"You're an idiot." Inuyasha's face was undecipherable.
"Inuyasha, both your souls are bound together, and I can't compete with the dead."
"Wench, it's not like that."
"The whole time I was here, I wanted you're heart in the same way you had mine." The tears began to fall. "But, I know that you're heart wasn't yours to give away, and it'd be unfair of me to ask you for it."
The rain will fall down, replenishing all of our broken dreams and this burning tree that's withering will bloom again.
"Thank you for all you have given me." Kagome cried.
Goodye, goodbye walk away it's time to say goodbye. Goodbye, goodbye, walk away it's time to say goodbye.
Inuyasha's stared, his eyes an amber glare into her, "Kagome, do you remember how you protected me? Do you know that you put peace into my heart? I should be the one thanking you."
"I almost wish we could go back and start it all over again."
He smiled, "All the troubles we've been through and you'd do it a second time?"
"I don't regret a second of it. I do it all again in a heartbeat, but we can't go back."
Now all that's left, pictures on the walls memories an stories that are told. The more often told the bigger they get Create a legacy lest we forget.
No, we can't, but we can always remember, Kagome. You will remember won't you?"
"Of course, you stupid baka." Her tone was tender, and his sensitive ears caught the catch in her voice.
Goodbye, goodbye walk away it's time to say goodbye.
"Kagome, I will miss you."
Kagome smiled and reached for Inuyasha's neck.
He drew back, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to take off the rosary beads. There is no reason for you to have them on after I'm gone. I want to take you off your leash."
"No." Inuyasha grabbed onto the beads and moved away from her grasp. "Leave them."
"Why?"
"Just leave them."
"Oh, Inuyasha." Kagome gasped, understanding.
No longer can I hold on to this defeated change of heart, It's time to sing "fare thee well" to this life as we know it my voice it will be, you know I will be, yes it will be still.
"Kagome, just know the only thing that binds me to Kikyo is an old promise." Inuyasha grabbed one of Kagome's hands and pulled it to his face, "It's to keep my word and my honor."
Something woke me up in the midst of dream and fantasy halfway there, but he always fills my cup and he lifts me up, Oh how he lifts me up.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha's face and eyes, all of it a mixture of sadness and pain. He reached for one of her hands and pulled it up to his cheek. He pressed it against his face, leaving it there for a moment to allow his hand to rest lightly on top of hers.
Goodbye, goodbye walk away it's time to say goodbye..
"Goodbye, Inuyasha!" Kagome tiptoed and put her lips on Inuyasha's forehead.
Inuyasha closed his eyes, and reached for a strand of Kagome's hair. He let his fingers twine in between the strands and brought them to his face, "I wanted to get your scent one last time." He pulled her close to him and hugged her.
"Goodbye, Kagome."
She slowly pulled away from his grasp, turned her back to him, and walked to the well. Kagome turned around and waved to Inuyasha. She then jumped down the well.
Inuyasha watched her disappear and felt his world shift into something frightening. He could not help but think that part of him had vanished with Kagome. His body slouched, and he began the walk back to Kaede's hut.
I never took the time to stop and realize that death takes many forms even while alive.
* Just thought I'd give fanfiction another shot. Usually I'm not a big fan of songfics, but this song really seemed to fit the situation of these characters. As a note, I do not own any of the Inuyasha characters (they are from a mind much more brilliant than mine) and will make no profit from this story. The song, Goodbye, is borrowed from Plankeye, an absolutely fabulous band.
The quest had ended. The tides of change were coming and they all could feel it from their insides, from the center of their bones. Naraku had been slain by Inuyasha's hands, and the stain that had been the evil creature was now wiped away from feudal Japan. They all returned to Kaede's village, ready to rest and recover from the injuries they all had sustained in the final battle.
Miroku had several broken ribs and it was discovered by Kaede that he had been bleeding internally. He lay on a mat in Kaede's hut, Sango keeping vigil at his side. She refused to leave for any reason. She had a broken arm and plenty of blue and purple bruises covering her body, but she remained like a sentinel refusing to leave her post.
On the fourth day Miroku opened his eyes, "Sango." She leaned over to hear him speak. His eyes were heavy and were only slits as he struggled to keep consciousness, "I felt your strength while I slept. You stayed by me."
"I could not leave you," Sango whispered.
"Bear my children." Sango moved away from him and frowned. Typical for Miroku to joke as tension and pain hung in the air. "No, Sango. Be my bride and bear my children."
Sango did not answer, but her hand moved to Miroku's shoulder and rested there softly. Her mouth shifted upwards into a velvety smile. This was enough assurance for Miroku to shut his eyes and let sleep drift back into his body. They both could feel the change enveloping them, and they both held their arms open wide ready to embrace it.
* * *
Kagome had been lucky; her life had almost been stolen during the battle. She had lived and managed to have the strength to fuse and purify the Shikon no Tama. During the battle, her miko powers had fully manifested themselves. It had been the necessity of the situation, but in that moment she could feel the state of her body shift and it was as if everything within her made sense. Her fingertips tingled with her uncovered power, and in the end she played as much of a role in the death of Naraku as Inuyasha, but not before Naraku came close to taking her life.
She stayed in the village until her wounds had begun to heal, but all the while she could feel the change and the tide pulling her back to her own era. Her time in feudal Japan was ending; her time with Inuyasha was ending and along with this realization a sense of bitterness and relief filled her soul. Kagome had stayed with Kaede for two weeks when she resolved to go home. Her wounds had done most of their healing and there was really nothing keeping her from returning to her mother, brother, and grandfather. Nothing but the emotional ties she had to her friends of this time, but even those were not enough to stem back the tide.
That night she pulled the Shikon no Tama from her backpack and snuck out of the hut. She knew where she could find Inuyasha. He sat on the branch of a tree in the village, looking out in the night while his white hair shown in the moonlight.
"Kagome, shouldn't you be sleeping?" Kagome knew she would never be able to sneak up on Inuyasha; his ears and nose could pick up on her movements and smell from a mile away.
"Inuyasha, I . . ."
"You're leaving aren't you?" He did not bother to turn around and look her in the eye.
"Yeah. It's time. Will you walk me to the well?"
It's difficult to say goodbye after only one life.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I didn't know how, Inuyasha."
"Did you say goodbye to everyone?" He turned and jumped out of the tree.
"Yeah."
Inuyasha stared down at her for a moment, "Well, then let's go." The walk was long and tense, and not a word was whispered between the two.
Inuyasha slowed his steps down once the Bone Eater's Well came into sight, "We're here."
"Thank you." Kagome could feel the tears rising up within her, and her lungs did not seem to be working quite they was they were supposed to.
"Are you coming back?"
Kagome could not bring herself to answer. She grabbed Inuyasha's palms, opened them, and then placed the Shikon no Tama inside of them. She closed his hands around the jewel and squeezed them, hoping to pass some warmth to him. His hands had slain countless demons, but the same hands had rescued her many times and always were gentle with her.
Inuyasha frowned, "You won't be able to come back."
"I know."
"Kagome." Inuyasha stepped closer. "Just stay until you're healed."
"It's time for me to go. Can't you feel it?" Inuyasha stared, but did not say a word. "I'm being tugged back into my own world. I've finished what I've come to do, and now it's time for me to leave. Everyday I stay the pull just gets stronger and stronger. Think about it Inuyasha. Why hasn't Kikyo come back to her village to be with you yet? You two can't be together until I'm gone."
"You're an idiot." Inuyasha's face was undecipherable.
"Inuyasha, both your souls are bound together, and I can't compete with the dead."
"Wench, it's not like that."
"The whole time I was here, I wanted you're heart in the same way you had mine." The tears began to fall. "But, I know that you're heart wasn't yours to give away, and it'd be unfair of me to ask you for it."
The rain will fall down, replenishing all of our broken dreams and this burning tree that's withering will bloom again.
"Thank you for all you have given me." Kagome cried.
Goodye, goodbye walk away it's time to say goodbye. Goodbye, goodbye, walk away it's time to say goodbye.
Inuyasha's stared, his eyes an amber glare into her, "Kagome, do you remember how you protected me? Do you know that you put peace into my heart? I should be the one thanking you."
"I almost wish we could go back and start it all over again."
He smiled, "All the troubles we've been through and you'd do it a second time?"
"I don't regret a second of it. I do it all again in a heartbeat, but we can't go back."
Now all that's left, pictures on the walls memories an stories that are told. The more often told the bigger they get Create a legacy lest we forget.
No, we can't, but we can always remember, Kagome. You will remember won't you?"
"Of course, you stupid baka." Her tone was tender, and his sensitive ears caught the catch in her voice.
Goodbye, goodbye walk away it's time to say goodbye.
"Kagome, I will miss you."
Kagome smiled and reached for Inuyasha's neck.
He drew back, "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to take off the rosary beads. There is no reason for you to have them on after I'm gone. I want to take you off your leash."
"No." Inuyasha grabbed onto the beads and moved away from her grasp. "Leave them."
"Why?"
"Just leave them."
"Oh, Inuyasha." Kagome gasped, understanding.
No longer can I hold on to this defeated change of heart, It's time to sing "fare thee well" to this life as we know it my voice it will be, you know I will be, yes it will be still.
"Kagome, just know the only thing that binds me to Kikyo is an old promise." Inuyasha grabbed one of Kagome's hands and pulled it to his face, "It's to keep my word and my honor."
Something woke me up in the midst of dream and fantasy halfway there, but he always fills my cup and he lifts me up, Oh how he lifts me up.
Kagome looked at Inuyasha's face and eyes, all of it a mixture of sadness and pain. He reached for one of her hands and pulled it up to his cheek. He pressed it against his face, leaving it there for a moment to allow his hand to rest lightly on top of hers.
Goodbye, goodbye walk away it's time to say goodbye..
"Goodbye, Inuyasha!" Kagome tiptoed and put her lips on Inuyasha's forehead.
Inuyasha closed his eyes, and reached for a strand of Kagome's hair. He let his fingers twine in between the strands and brought them to his face, "I wanted to get your scent one last time." He pulled her close to him and hugged her.
"Goodbye, Kagome."
She slowly pulled away from his grasp, turned her back to him, and walked to the well. Kagome turned around and waved to Inuyasha. She then jumped down the well.
Inuyasha watched her disappear and felt his world shift into something frightening. He could not help but think that part of him had vanished with Kagome. His body slouched, and he began the walk back to Kaede's hut.
I never took the time to stop and realize that death takes many forms even while alive.