Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of its characters.
Author's Note: Well I have writer's block for all my fics. This took me a couple days to write because of well to be truthful Ramen and my mothers cat Hex. So here is your extra dose of humor and sadness. My Ramen Story: well a few years ago I was forced to eat over cooked Ramen (I like noodle just on this side of cooked) After that I couldn't eat Ramen (sad I know) now years later as I watch Inu-Yasha I say to myself 'Maybe I should eat Ramen again.' I decided not to since it was pathetic to eat Ramen just because of Inu-Yasha. The next day broke starving me finds the only food in the house to be Ramen! With a little pepper I know happily eat Ramen yay for me! My mothers cat Hex: Hex is a lonely 21 ½ year-old cat yesterday when I started to write this story my mom informed me that she was to putting down Hex, because she was in lots of pain. I originally declined, but remembering that this was my mother I said I'd drive her (because I re-got my permit) the whole way there and back my mother cried and my brother was a wreck. So this chapter is in loving memory of my mothers cat Hex. And dedicated to my mother.
I usually don't do this but InuyashaKagome10: Kouga was taken care of in the beginning; when hanyou Kagome took his shards, he is not coming back. It's common sense (said in Sat 25 at 0:00 Adult Swim episode (forgot name of episode something about cat divas) by Kagome's grandfather) not to piss a cat off or feel their wrath! Anyway this is Kikyou's chapter; Chapter contains Kikyou bashing. Sessho-Maru you will hear about later.
Now sorry for the wait, Happy Reading!
- Na
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Chapter 8: the Shikon no Tama
Walking back to the village was a slow process and although Miroku and Sango's wounds were worst then they had thought, everyone including Inu-Yasha enjoyed the slow pace.
"I never knew you were such a pickpocket Shippou," said Sango wearily as she clung to the unconscious Kohaku and to the Fire Cat demon that was carrying them.
"Oh yes, that's how Inu-Yasha and I first met him," said Kagome, Inu-Yasha chuckled at her comment.
Miroku was walking behind them starring at his right hand it didn't feel different to him, as if the Kazaana was still there but it couldn't Naraku was dead. Miroku slowly stopped and turned away from his friends. He gripped the prayer beads and closed his eyes, please don't such in that tree... please don't suck in that tree...please don't-... exactly what Miroku feared, without opening his eyes he sucked up a tree and a few rocks before he replaced the cloth and prayer beads. With a long sad sigh Miroku turned to his friends and opened his eyes.
"The Kazaana it's still there," replied a shocked Kagome.
"Keh!' replied Inu-Yasha.
Sango looked saddened but than she smiled. Miroku had walked up to Kirara and Sango placed a hand on Miroku's shoulder, "Don't worry Miroku the curse was rather powerful, it will probably take a couple days to wear off."
Kagome could smell the uncertainty on Sango and the way Inu-Yasha shifted next to her, she realized then how polite Inu-Yasha was. Inu-Yasha right! But wait in his own way he is he barely checks people on these emotions when it is a serious lie, yes. When he overhears a conversation not meant for his ears, he doesn't say anything unless it reflects horribly on him. Inu-Yasha is polite.
"Yes, I agree with Sango," said Shippou.
A weary smile formed on Miroku's face, "Yes, you are right my dear Sango."
It was quiet for a moment before Sango solemnly said, "Kagome I know I shouldn't ask for this but please may I have a few days with Kohaku before you take his shard I want to say good-bye."
Kagome smiled, "I wouldn't have it any other way. I purify the jewel the night before the new moon. So no demons will be around looking for it on a night when we have no hanyou's among us."
Inu-Yasha growled, "Wench it isn't like I can't take care of myself!"
It was as if on cue Kohaku awoke from his slumber to see the bickering half-demons. He remember Inu-Yasha as one he himself had tried to kill before, but was a friend of the lady that had a firm hand around his waist. Kohaku turned to see Sango playing a pitiful smile for his sake and that was when his memories flooded back to him. Kohaku shook and held in his tears. As his memories of Naraku flooded back and the hand around him tightened its grip. Kohaku knew he had received amnesty for his actions, which they were not on his own free will.
Kohaku's eyes gleamed a bit for revenge, it was the first real feeling that register in him and the mysterious neko hanyou was going to get the first feel. He threw the ball end of his weapon at her.
Sango saw this and could only do one thing, "Kagome look out, Kohaku stop!"
Kagome turned her smiling face towards Sango and Kohaku saw that it was indeed Kagome the one Naraku wanted him to kill that time. About thirty centimeters from Kagome Kohaku whipped back his weapon.
Kagome screamed and leapt into the air before shaking violently while sitting on the ground and putting her head on her knees Kagome rocked herself back and forth and cried.
"Kohaku, why did you do that?" asked Sango.
Kohaku began to cry, "I'm sorry, I... I didn't recognize her I thought she was a threat the way she bickered with him. I'm so sorry!" Kohaku struggled out of Sango's grasp, sliding off of the now still Kirara Kohaku ran to Kagome, "I'm sorry Kagome, please forgive me.
Inu-Yasha stepped in Kohaku's way and held him by his shoulders, anger consuming him but the faces of his friends made him take a few deep breaths and try and calm down. Inu-Yasha managed to speak with very little bite, "She'll forgive you squirt, but don't go near her now!"
Kohaku looked at Inu-Yasha and then pass him to Kagome; he nodded and backed up a few steps.
Inu-Yasha turned towards Kagome and laid a calming hand on her shoulder, Kagome jumped at the contact. Inu-Yasha didn't remove his hand, he simply loosely grabbed her arm and pulled her to her feet, "No one is going to hurt you Kagome I'll protect you! Don't cry!" Kagome sniffed a few times and wiped her tears away; she was still a bit shaken. Kagome didn't even realize that her attacker was looking at her with a heavy burden on his heart. Kagome walked on. Sango walked by Kohaku and scooped him up on Kirara. Miroku quickened his pace and placed a hand on Inu-Yasha's shoulder to make him slow to walk along side Miroku and Kirara.
Inu-Yasha cringed, as the question he knew would come left Miroku's mouth, "What is wrong with Kagome."
Inu-Yasha sighed, "Kagome was sold as a slave to a family who beat her constantly, she was saved by my brother to be left in the rain, where Kikyou tried to kill her, that's when I showed up."
"Oh no poor Kagome!" exclaimed Sango as hushed as she could be after hearing such things.
"She is just a little sensitive about being hit right now," said Inu-Yasha and as a second thought he added, "don't confront her about this, she is ashamed of it. If you approach her about this, be prepared to meet her claws."
Inu-Yasha said not another word, but instead sped up to Kagome, followed by Shippou. Sango and Miroku turned their attention to the grieving Kohaku and comforted him.
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The night before the new moon finally came, it was hard for both Kohaku and Sango. Miroku was pained with fright that Sango would commit suicide after. Kaede expected Kohaku and said as more of a comfort, "just one little shard such as this could not bring back the dead, he was only mostly dead when Naraku took him, and since he is not all dead he still has a chance to pull through."
Kagome looked at Kaede and almost laughed as a picture of Miracle Max saying a similar thing about Wesley in the movie 'The Princess Bride' flashed threw her mind. That was Kagome's cue when they carefully rolled the sleeping Kohaku on his stomach. It was about a half an hour before sunset, but Kohaku and Sango were up the whole of the previous night.
Kagome bent down and held back her tears, he hand hesitantly moved down to Kohaku's back. Kagome pressed her hand on his back and purified the jewel. She sat there unable to move for ten minutes. She thought she was willing that teeny pure Shikon no Tama shard to heal him. Kagome could feel it and smell it, Sango wanted that shard out of her brother's back, and she could not bare this anymore. Kagome complied and lifted out the jewel shard, standing up, she stepped back.
Sango rolled Kohaku onto his back and put her ear to his heart a hand to his nose and mouth he wasn't breathing it seemed but a faint heartbeat was heard, he would die within the hour.
Kagome fit the jewel shard into the jewel and the thing glowed as it became whole once again. Kagome sighed, "I'm going to purify this in my own time," Kagome moved to the door and than turned back, surprised no one had tried to stop her, "Inu-Yasha will you come with me please?"
He said nothing but started towards the door following Kagome's lead to the bone eaters well. They walked in silence, Inu-Yasha wondered without the jewel if he would be able to return to where he belonged, but deep in his heart he knew he belonged with Kagome. Kagome was beginning to believe that maybe going back to being human was not the right thing to do. Kagome wished she could save Kohaku, and Miroku, to give solace to Shippou and Kaede. Kagome glanced at Inu-Yasha she even wished Kikyou to be truly alive again. Kagome wished that all that were hurt and were lucky to be alive even at its bare minimum, because of Naraku, was whole again. But al those people wanted her to be human.
Kagome stood on the lip of the well and turned back towards the village and Inu-Yasha it was a minute or two from sunset, "Thanks for coming with me Inu-Yasha with out complaining," said Kagome.
"Keh!" replied Inu-Yasha; he was about to jump in the well when the Shikon no Tama around Kagome's neck began to glow. Kagome felt warm as the jewel disappeared into her chest, she felt faint as she fell back into the well. Inu-Yasha acted on great form and dove in after Kagome to a sure that Kagome was not hurt.
Inu-Yasha looked down at Kagome they were at the bottom of the bone eaters well in Kagome's time. Inu-Yasha leaned over Kagome as her eyes fluttered open.
"Inu-Yasha what happened?" asked Kagome after a second.
"You purified the jewel, your human," replied Inu-Yasha.
Kagome smiled and got up, "You are too Inu-Yasha."
"What?!" yelled Inu-Yasha as he followed Kagome up the rope ladder that was put in for her, "It's not the new moon! That is tomorrow!"
They walked out of the well house and into the soft moonless night Kagome looked up, "You're human because in this time, which you were in when the sun set, it is the new moon. What I don't understand is that I never made a wish, I never meant to purify the Shikon no Tama."
"Well maybe it listened to your heart, and the hearts of all your friends and family," said Inu-Yasha after a thoughtful second.
"Yeah, lets go inside," said Kagome as she grabbed Inu-Yasha's hand and dragged him into the house. Kagome and Inu-Yasha walked into the kitchen and were very surprised to see a sign that said, "Congratulations Kagome, Inu-Yasha, Shippou, Miroku, & Sango!"
Around the table were Kagome's family and Eri, Ayumi Yuka, Hojo, Ouji, and Gouki. On the table was a steaming pot of Oden, and another of Ramon. Kagome and Inu-Yasha looked shocked as Kagome's friends came and hugged her and Inu-Yasha.
"Congrats Kagome, we heard you two umm... passed some big test (?)!" said Yuka followed by a fathom of "Congrats!' and "Yeah!"
Kagome's family came up after the friends were out of earshot, "The Shikon no Tama is whole and so are you, good job Kagome. And thanks for protecting her Inu-Yasha."
"Yeah Sis I can't believed you did it! I'm sure Inu-Yasha had to save your butt often!" said Souta.
"Oh, gee thanks Souta," said Kagome with and exaggerated eye roll.
"Yeah Squirt," added Inu-Yasha.
Kagome's mother gave her daughter a fierce hug, "you did good Kagome, you did good I am so proud of you, both of you!"
"Thanks mom but how did you know about the Jewel, about Inu-Yasha?" replied Kagome.
"Goshinboku, sweetheart, Goshinboku. You are connected to Inu-Yasha threw time with Goshinboku. Well you're my daughter no matter where you are I'll know, especially when Goshinboku is happy for you two too. As for Inu-Yasha it's a new moon I was hoping that it would work in this time as well. Now everyone into the kitchen I made Kagome's favorite Oden, and Inu-Yasha's favorite Ramon!" replied Kagome's mother as she turned and walked into the kitchen.
Kagome and Inu-Yasha looked at each other and said at the same time, "Oden!/Ramon!" they bolted to the kitchen with Kagome's tirade of "Oden!... Oden!..."
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Kagome and Inu-Yasha had fallen asleep on the sofa during a movie after the party Ms. Higurashi hadn't the heart to wake either but she did carry Souta who had fallen asleep in their laps to his room. She would have done the same to Kagome, but sadly Kagome was too heavy for her.
The sun that shone through the window now graciously grazed the two sleeping forms on the sofa. Kagome's body was now aware of the crane in her neck from sleeping with her head on Inu-Yasha's shoulder. While Inu-Yasha had felt no pain from sleeping while sitting up. It seemed at the same time both Inu-Yasha and Kagome sat up and stretched, the sun making their closed eyelids orange. Kagome breathed in through her nose, as did Inu-Yasha strong scents attacked their nostrils and once more they jumped apart.
"Your still hanyou!" yelled Inu-Yasha; "you turn human on the new moon like me!"
"I, well umm..." stuttered Kagome, but then she gained some sense, "I told you I never wished to be human again.'
"Than what did you wish for?" snapped Inu-Yasha.
"I don't know, alright I don't know!" screamed Kagome as tears pricked her eyes. At this time Kagome's whole family came rushing in.
Kagome's grandfather yelled, "Demon be gone!" as he threw scrolls at Kagome and motioned to hit her on the head with a rolled up newspaper. Kagome yelped before she was hit as Inu-Yasha intercepted Kagome's intended blow.
"Damn it old man, that's Kagome!" yelled Inu-Yasha.
Souta seemed happier, "Really Sis you're a dog demon too?"
"I'm a cat," replied Kagome quietly with a huff as she crossed her arms, still a little shaken from her grandfather's assault.
"Kagome, sweetheart I thought you had purified the jewel with a wish to be human?" asked Kagome's mom.
"I don't know mom, it just purified without me saying a thing. So I guess I'm still hanyou," replied Kagome while she looked at the interesting grape juice stain on the carpet.
Ms. Higurashi walked up to Kagome and pulled her into a tight embrace, "I had a feeling this would happen, your heart made your wish and your heart thinks of others before you. Now listen Kagome, you are my daughter hanyou or not and I love you, and I always will. Now I think it best to live in Inu-Yasha's time and you can both come back on the new moon when you are human. It is interesting how you're both human on the same night."
"Well actually the night of the new moon was my last human night, before I became hanyou," replied Kagome.
"Oh I see well I guess I should go make breakfast I'll reheat some Oden and cook up a couple cups of Ramen," replied Ms. Higurashi as she walked to the kitchen.
"We should pack to get you ready for a month," said Inu-Yasha.
"Do you really want to leave today?" asked Kagome.
"Keh! I know tonight's the new moon in my time," replied Inu-Yasha.
Souta looked amazed, "The new moon is on different nights?"
"Well, yes it is only natural, you see-..." began Kagome's Grandfather.
Ms. Higurashi interrupted him, "Oden and Ramen is ready!" both Kagome and Inu-Yasha sprinted with demonic speed to the kitchen. They sat down at their respectful places by their meals and began to eat their favorite foods. Ms. Higurashi left the room and returned as the two teens finished their meals in her hands were books she set them down in front of Kagome. There were math books, science books, Japanese grammar books, Japanese literature, children's stories, coloring books, and calendars for the remainder of the year and for the next year. She smiled at the two's big eyes, "so you can keep up your studies, and the calendars so you know when the new moon is."
It had been decided that they were to head back before the afternoon according to grandpa in the presence of a second new moon they shouldn't turn human. Much as the rarity of there being two new moons in a month. After much argument it was decided that it had only worked for the new moon in Kagome's time since it was close to the Sengoku Jidai new moon. All this perceived after Inu-Yasha explained that the cycle was not monthly but was solely drawn out by the moon. The previous night was a fluke, a good fluke, but a fluke all the same.
Inu-Yasha and Kagome walked swiftly back to Kaede's village to find that Kaede was removing Miko arrows from the hut roof all on her lonesome. When she noticed the two she acknowledged them and nodded in understanding at the sight of a hanyou Kagome.
Kaede got off of the roof and silently stopped the two and brought them a bit away from the village back towards mori no Inu-Yasha. Not before kagome could drop her bag off outside the hut. She looked at the two her gaze fixed itself on Kagome's neck where the Shikon no Tama once hung.
With a wiry smile Kaede spoke, "What was ye wish?"
Kagome looked ashamed at the ground, "I don't know."
"Well listen well ye two, and Inu-Yasha stay calm. Not long after ye left Kikyou came she attacked my hut on intent to kill Miroku, Sango and Shippou. She had said something about breaking ye through the lose of ye friends. At sunset Kikyou became the dust she was relishing her souls, Miroku's Kazaana disappeared and Kohaku's breathing became normal."
"No, Kikyou..." softly said both Inu-Yasha and Kagome.
At Kagome's remark both Inu-Yasha and Kaede looked at her. Kagome blushed at their gazes, she quietly answered the unasked question, "On the way to the well I was wishing and hoping for everyone to be better, I wished that Kikyou would be alive again so Inu-Yasha and I guess you as well Kaede would be happy."
"I believe ye wish was to help the innocents and that was never my sister, she cared for human alone. Unlike ye Kagome, ye wish to preserve all life," said Kaede as she turned and walked back to the village.
Strangely the sun was setting as Inu-Yasha and Kagome watched the retreating back of Kaede. Kagome went to go back as well but Inu-Yasha caught her arm she turned towards him, "Wait Kagome stay out here lets see what happens if we are humans tonight our not."
Kagome nodded and they turned to walk towards Goshinboku. They walked in silence as the sky darkened and one by one the sky became pricked with stars. They reached the old tree of life as the last rays left the sky and for the first time in Inu-Yasha and Kagome's life they gazed at the moonless sky with hanyou eyes.
"Kagome?" asked Inu-Yasha after a long still moment. He had finally made his decision and the strange and abnormal strength he was receiving from the anomaly gave him the courage to voice it.
"Yeah, Inu-Yasha," replied Kagome turning towards Inu-Yasha smiling ear to ear.
Inu-Yasha paused did she know what he was going to say? He shook the thought and smiled back, "Did you really believe I would be happy with Kikyou?"
"Yeah I did," replied Kagome looking away from Inu-Yasha.
Inu-Yasha caught her chin in his gentle clawed hand, and brought her face to look at him, "But why? If you used the jewel to wish her to life I couldn't become human so she would try to kill me as soon as she possibly could. She could never have me as a hanyou and that's why we had only ever kissed."
"I doubt that Inu-Yasha you kissed me once, and I could be satisfied forever with that kiss," Kagome said absently off in her own thought when she realized what she said she tried to avert her gaze, but Inu-Yasha held her chin ever in his direction.
(A/N: ha ha I ruin the mood with an A/N I was told by MysticInuLuver that they did in fact kiss at one point, but I wont tell you when as to not ruin it for you guys coughthe moviescoughthere is more then onecough)
Inu-Yasha smirked, "Well that doesn't matter either way I still love you, and only want to be with you."
Kagome smiled but than it was turned to a frown, "But why would you want a worthless hanyou like me?"
Inu-Yasha let go of Kagome's face and pushed her against Goshinboku with a growl he placed his hands on either side of her head, "I do Kagome I'll love you whether you human, hanyou, or youkai."
A tear pricked Kagome's eyes as she smiled up at Inu-Yasha, "I love you too Inu-Yasha."
Inu-Yasha slowly lowered his lips towards Kagome's and pressed them gently to her own. He though her lips tasted a bit like Oden but her scent of flowers after the rain, and the ocean was what had caught his attention. Kagome believed the same that Inu-Yasha tasted of Ramen but his own scent of the wind and the forest after a rain drew her in. Inu-Yasha didn't have to ask or hint what he wanted because Kagome opened her mouth for him, which he graciously complied.
That once in a life time night became their unforgettable, un-regrettable, night of passion and love. For as the sun rose and greeted the two under Goshinboku it greeted them as mates.
Author's Note: Not Finished Yet and I don't own 'The Princess Bride'.Please tell me what you think. Thanks.
- Na