Chapter Eight: Scatter the ashes
Wolfie: Ok I'd like to agree with one of my reviewers. Inuyasha was a bit out of character last chapter but put yourself in his position. You'd be overjoyed too if the person you loved was finally your girlfriend/boyfriend/mate or what ever. I mean wouldn't you? raises eyebrow
Inuyasha leapt out of the well with Kagome safely in his arms. He set her down and turned to look at the moon.
'Something is on his mind...I wander what it is.'
"Inuyasha? What's wrong?"
Inuyasha turned to her and she realized he was holding something in his hand.
"Kagome I want you to have this, I don't need it anymore. I'm happy just like I am." Inuyasha closed the space between them and took her in his arms. He handed her the now complete Shikon Jewel.
"But Inuyasha I thought you wanted to become full demon?"
Inuyasha shook his head no, "It's yours now." He smiled then picked her up again and started running towards the village.
Kagome was lost deep in thought. "I wonder why, I don't understand. I thought he wanted to become full demon? What did he mean by that?" All these thoughts crowded her head and she was soon overwhelmed.
They arrived at the village and got a warm welcome from all their friends. A few hours later they all went to sleep.
Kagome woke to the moonlight shining in through the window. She turned over and found Inuyasha sound asleep on the mat beside her.
She smiled and gently caressed one of his ears. He let out a content growl.
"Inuyasha I wish we could be together forever." She whispered, smiling.
As Kagome started to drift off to sleep she thought she heard someone say, "As you wish."
The next morning Kagome woke up earlier then usual. Taking note that Inuyasha was still asleep she walked silently out of the room.
Kagome received good mornings from Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Keade. She said good morning but turned around quickly when she heard several gasps behind her.
They were all staring at her opened mouth and wide eyed.
"What?" she asked, her eyebrow raised.
"Kagome...your ears..." Sango said shakily.
"Ya, what about them....?"
Sango was just about to answer when Inuyasha walked in. "G'morning Kagom-" Inuyasha cut himself off and stared at Kagome in a cross between joy and horror.
Everyone continued to stare at her in a disturbing manner until she screamed.
"WHAT!?!"
Sango rummaged around Kagome's back pack until she found a mirror. She handed it to Kagome who was muttering. "I didn't think I was that ugly."
Kagome looked into the mirror and let out a yelp. "I have...dog ears?!?"
Kagome's mind went back to the wish she had made last night. 'Oh my god! I forgot I had the jewel with me when I made that wish!'
Kagome's eye rolled back and she fainted. Inuyasha caught her before she hit the floor.
"What the hell is going on!?!"
"Inuyasha, calm down. We're just as clueless as you are." Miroku answered smoothly.
Just then the ground shook and suddenly the roof of the hut was ripped off. Naraku loomed over them, a disgusting smirk on his face.
Kagome woke up in time to see Naraku slice Inuyasha's head off.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome woke up screaming, drenched in sweat.
Kagome's eyesight slowly came into focus. She saw two amber eyes looking down at her intently.
"Inuyasha?!"
"Bad dream?"
Kagome nodded and snuggled deeper into his arms. Inuyasha smirked.
"Kagome have you made your wish yet?"
Kagome looked up, "You mean you did give me the jewel? That wasn't part of the dream?"
"No."
"Oh..."
"Well are you going to make a wish or what?" Inuyasha asked in a frustrated tone.
Kagome nodded and took the jewel off the chain she had on her neck.
She took a took a deep breath and started to make her with when suddenly-
Miroku burst into the room. "Inuyasha! Kagome! We're under attack!"
Temporarily forgetting the jewel and her wish Kagome grabbed her bow and quiver and headed out with Inuyasha.
When they got outside the hut they found Sango battling a large number of soul stealer demons.
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed "Kikyo."
Kagome looked around and spotted the dead miko hidden behind the trees. "Kikyo!"
She stepped forward with a cold smile on her face. "Hello Inuyasha."
Kagome felt Inuyasha stiffen beside her.
"Kikyo..."
"Inuyasha, do you remember your promise to me?"
Inuyasha grimaced. "Oh yes Kikyo, I remember perfectly."
"Well it's time to come with me to hell Inuyasha."
"No, Kikyo. Maybe at one time I wanted to but you own me no more."
"I love Kagome." He pulled Kagome close as he said that.
Kikyo's eyes narrowed and her face showed a look of open disgust.
"I see Inuyasha that you went and picked my reincarnation over me. It's pitiful really..."
"Kikyo I loved you once, but the Kikyo I loved is long gone. You are just bones and ashes. Nothing that I could ever love."
He let go of Kagome and unsheathed the Tetsusaiga. "Kikyo I think it's time that I put you to rest, permanently.
Inuyasha was about to attack Kikyo but something whizzed past his head.
"What?"
He looked behind him and saw that Kagome had just shot an arrow. He turned back to Kikyo and saw her slumped against the tree with an arrow embedded in her chest.
All of Kikyo's soul stealers suddenly disappeared and Kikyo's body began to glow. The last part of Kagome's soul left Kikyo's body and hurtled back into Kagome's.
Kagome slumped to the ground in a faint. "Kagome!" Inuyasha ran to her side.
Miroku and Sango stood several feet away smiling at the couple.
No one noticed Kikyo's body slowly turn to ash.
A few hours later
Sango knocked lightly on the door of Kagome and Inuyasha's room. "Kagome? Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha answered the door a few seconds later. "What?"
"Here." Sango hands Inuyasha a light jade blue urn. "This is all that's left of Kikyo. Just ashes."
Inuyasha nodded and was about to say something when noise came from inside the room.
A few seconds later Kagome came up behind Inuyasha. "Oh Kagome how are you feeling now, any better?" Sango asked.
"A lot better, thanks." She said smiling.
Turning back to Inuyasha. "What will you do with the ashes?"
"I guess we should scatter them...that way she can never come back." Inuyasha said, a hint of sadness in his voice.
Sango nodded and left Inuyasha and Kagome.
Inuyasha took Kagome's hand and lead her out of the room without saying a word.
They walked until the reached the river.
A slight breeze played with Kagome's hair and made the trees sway slightly.
Inuyasha dumped Kikyo's ashes into his had and looked at them for a second. Then he threw them up into the air.
Kagome and Inuyasha watched as they scattered across the wind.
Kagome smiled up at Inuyasha and took his hand. He smiled back and they stared at the sunset together.
Sango and Miroku watched from the nearby woods. "Aw it's so cute."
Miroku nodded in agreement, he was trying not to grope Sango.
Wolfie: Well that wasn't that bad? AND KIKYO IS DEAD! dances Er sorry I don't like her much -" Until next time! Ja ne!
Wolfie: Ok I'd like to agree with one of my reviewers. Inuyasha was a bit out of character last chapter but put yourself in his position. You'd be overjoyed too if the person you loved was finally your girlfriend/boyfriend/mate or what ever. I mean wouldn't you? raises eyebrow
Inuyasha leapt out of the well with Kagome safely in his arms. He set her down and turned to look at the moon.
'Something is on his mind...I wander what it is.'
"Inuyasha? What's wrong?"
Inuyasha turned to her and she realized he was holding something in his hand.
"Kagome I want you to have this, I don't need it anymore. I'm happy just like I am." Inuyasha closed the space between them and took her in his arms. He handed her the now complete Shikon Jewel.
"But Inuyasha I thought you wanted to become full demon?"
Inuyasha shook his head no, "It's yours now." He smiled then picked her up again and started running towards the village.
Kagome was lost deep in thought. "I wonder why, I don't understand. I thought he wanted to become full demon? What did he mean by that?" All these thoughts crowded her head and she was soon overwhelmed.
They arrived at the village and got a warm welcome from all their friends. A few hours later they all went to sleep.
Kagome woke to the moonlight shining in through the window. She turned over and found Inuyasha sound asleep on the mat beside her.
She smiled and gently caressed one of his ears. He let out a content growl.
"Inuyasha I wish we could be together forever." She whispered, smiling.
As Kagome started to drift off to sleep she thought she heard someone say, "As you wish."
The next morning Kagome woke up earlier then usual. Taking note that Inuyasha was still asleep she walked silently out of the room.
Kagome received good mornings from Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Keade. She said good morning but turned around quickly when she heard several gasps behind her.
They were all staring at her opened mouth and wide eyed.
"What?" she asked, her eyebrow raised.
"Kagome...your ears..." Sango said shakily.
"Ya, what about them....?"
Sango was just about to answer when Inuyasha walked in. "G'morning Kagom-" Inuyasha cut himself off and stared at Kagome in a cross between joy and horror.
Everyone continued to stare at her in a disturbing manner until she screamed.
"WHAT!?!"
Sango rummaged around Kagome's back pack until she found a mirror. She handed it to Kagome who was muttering. "I didn't think I was that ugly."
Kagome looked into the mirror and let out a yelp. "I have...dog ears?!?"
Kagome's mind went back to the wish she had made last night. 'Oh my god! I forgot I had the jewel with me when I made that wish!'
Kagome's eye rolled back and she fainted. Inuyasha caught her before she hit the floor.
"What the hell is going on!?!"
"Inuyasha, calm down. We're just as clueless as you are." Miroku answered smoothly.
Just then the ground shook and suddenly the roof of the hut was ripped off. Naraku loomed over them, a disgusting smirk on his face.
Kagome woke up in time to see Naraku slice Inuyasha's head off.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome woke up screaming, drenched in sweat.
Kagome's eyesight slowly came into focus. She saw two amber eyes looking down at her intently.
"Inuyasha?!"
"Bad dream?"
Kagome nodded and snuggled deeper into his arms. Inuyasha smirked.
"Kagome have you made your wish yet?"
Kagome looked up, "You mean you did give me the jewel? That wasn't part of the dream?"
"No."
"Oh..."
"Well are you going to make a wish or what?" Inuyasha asked in a frustrated tone.
Kagome nodded and took the jewel off the chain she had on her neck.
She took a took a deep breath and started to make her with when suddenly-
Miroku burst into the room. "Inuyasha! Kagome! We're under attack!"
Temporarily forgetting the jewel and her wish Kagome grabbed her bow and quiver and headed out with Inuyasha.
When they got outside the hut they found Sango battling a large number of soul stealer demons.
Inuyasha's eyes narrowed "Kikyo."
Kagome looked around and spotted the dead miko hidden behind the trees. "Kikyo!"
She stepped forward with a cold smile on her face. "Hello Inuyasha."
Kagome felt Inuyasha stiffen beside her.
"Kikyo..."
"Inuyasha, do you remember your promise to me?"
Inuyasha grimaced. "Oh yes Kikyo, I remember perfectly."
"Well it's time to come with me to hell Inuyasha."
"No, Kikyo. Maybe at one time I wanted to but you own me no more."
"I love Kagome." He pulled Kagome close as he said that.
Kikyo's eyes narrowed and her face showed a look of open disgust.
"I see Inuyasha that you went and picked my reincarnation over me. It's pitiful really..."
"Kikyo I loved you once, but the Kikyo I loved is long gone. You are just bones and ashes. Nothing that I could ever love."
He let go of Kagome and unsheathed the Tetsusaiga. "Kikyo I think it's time that I put you to rest, permanently.
Inuyasha was about to attack Kikyo but something whizzed past his head.
"What?"
He looked behind him and saw that Kagome had just shot an arrow. He turned back to Kikyo and saw her slumped against the tree with an arrow embedded in her chest.
All of Kikyo's soul stealers suddenly disappeared and Kikyo's body began to glow. The last part of Kagome's soul left Kikyo's body and hurtled back into Kagome's.
Kagome slumped to the ground in a faint. "Kagome!" Inuyasha ran to her side.
Miroku and Sango stood several feet away smiling at the couple.
No one noticed Kikyo's body slowly turn to ash.
A few hours later
Sango knocked lightly on the door of Kagome and Inuyasha's room. "Kagome? Inuyasha?"
Inuyasha answered the door a few seconds later. "What?"
"Here." Sango hands Inuyasha a light jade blue urn. "This is all that's left of Kikyo. Just ashes."
Inuyasha nodded and was about to say something when noise came from inside the room.
A few seconds later Kagome came up behind Inuyasha. "Oh Kagome how are you feeling now, any better?" Sango asked.
"A lot better, thanks." She said smiling.
Turning back to Inuyasha. "What will you do with the ashes?"
"I guess we should scatter them...that way she can never come back." Inuyasha said, a hint of sadness in his voice.
Sango nodded and left Inuyasha and Kagome.
Inuyasha took Kagome's hand and lead her out of the room without saying a word.
They walked until the reached the river.
A slight breeze played with Kagome's hair and made the trees sway slightly.
Inuyasha dumped Kikyo's ashes into his had and looked at them for a second. Then he threw them up into the air.
Kagome and Inuyasha watched as they scattered across the wind.
Kagome smiled up at Inuyasha and took his hand. He smiled back and they stared at the sunset together.
Sango and Miroku watched from the nearby woods. "Aw it's so cute."
Miroku nodded in agreement, he was trying not to grope Sango.
Wolfie: Well that wasn't that bad? AND KIKYO IS DEAD! dances Er sorry I don't like her much -" Until next time! Ja ne!