Night was slowly creeping in. No one wanted to go to sleep but Sango, Miroku, and Shippo fell asleep from exhaustion. Inuyasha stayed up though. He stayed by Kagome's side until Kaede walked up to him. "Inuyasha, ye have to leave the hut for a moment. I need to bandage Kagome's wounds and wash the blood from her clothes." Inuyasha stood up. "Hmph. Don't take too long." He said and walked out. He sat down, leaning against the hut, tears flowing from his eyes once again. "Why? What have I done to deserve this?" He asked and put his head in his hands. "I would do anything to bring her back." He stated and fell asleep. About ten minutes later, Kaede walked out and woke him up. "Inuyasha, ye can come back inside." Inuyasha walked back in the hut. Kaede had started a fire, Kagome's shirt was drying next to it, and her whole upper body was bandaged.
Inuyasha slowly walked up to her and sat down. "Inuyasha, ye should get some sleep. Tomorrow is Kagome's burial." Kaede said. A tear escaped his eye at her words. "Just five more minutes." Inuyasha stated. "If you wish." Kaede said and went to find a place to sleep. "Kagome, I just had a dream about us. You remember when Miroku wouldn't stop groping Sango and we ended up chasing him away from her?" Inuyasha laughed while crying. "That's what I dreamt of."
FLASHBACK
"Kagome! Inuyasha! He did it again!" Sango screamed. "Miroku! Will you ever learn?! That was your fifteenth time groping her in two minutes!" Inuyasha hollered. Miroku turned to face them. Kagome fell to the ground laughing at the sight before them. Miroku had three bumps on his head, two slap marks, and a black eye, all from Sango hitting him for groping her. "Looks…Looks like nothing can stop Miroku from…from touching her butt!" Kagome said while laughing. Seeing the look on Kagome's face made Inuyasha start laughing too. "In…Inuyasha. You never laugh!" Kagome choked out, still laughing. "Well, the look on your face was too funny!" Inuyasha said.
Their little "moment" was broken up by a scream and another slap ringing through the air. Miroku got a bloody nose this time. "You pervert! That must be a record! Sixteen times in two and a half minutes!" Inuyasha started chasing Miroku away from her while Kagome sat there laughing. Miroku ran up behind her and quickly groped her for a change of pace. "Ahhhhh! Inuyasha! He groped me!" Kagome screamed. "You're gonna pay for that monk!" Inuyasha screamed. Now everyone was chasing Miroku around. "It's not fair! Three against one!" Miroku complained, still running. "You're just lucky Shippo's not here!" Kagome screamed. "Then it'd be four against one!"
END OF FLASHBACK
Inuyasha got up and went to his corner to sleep. "Those were good times." He started. "We'll probably never have one again now that Kagome's gone." He said and fell asleep.
The next morning everyone woke up to Shippo's crying. "Kagome's being buried in an hour?! Why?!" Why'd she have too die?!" He sobbed. "I don't know Shippo. If ye don't want to see her get buried, ye don't have to." Kaede said. "I want to!" He screamed and ran outside. "Everyone get ready. Ye need to help me dig the hole." Kaede instructed. "Where's she being buried?" Inuyasha asked, trying to hold back tears. "The sacred tree." She said and walked out. Everyone followed her.
About an hour later, the hole was dug and Kagome was in a coffin. Everyone started crying. "Everybody say their last word to Kagome. Sango, you're first." Kaede said. Kagome…Kagome was my best friend. She…she was always there for all of us. She would risk her life if it meant saving her friends." Sango cried. "I'll go next." Miroku said. "Kagome was a friend to all of us. She was kind hearted and wouldn't do anything to harm anyone. We're all gonna miss her. Shippo, you say something now." Miroku sobbed. "As everyone knows, Kagome was like my mom. She protected me and made me fell better when I was sad. I won't forget you!" Shippo cried. "Ok Inuyasha, you go."
"I've already thought about what I'm gonna say. Kagome, you were a friend to all of us, but to me you were even more. I didn't realize it then, but you were my reason for living. You were always there through thick and thin. Even… Even when you saw me with Kikyo you didn't give up on me. I regret all the times I've hurt you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. But what I'm most sorry for is that I didn't tell you how I felt before you died. I love you Kagome." Inuyasha sighed as tears rolled down his cheeks. "That was deep." Miroku said while crying. "We all miss ye." Kaede said and buried her coffin.
What they didn't know was that Kagome was watching them from the moment she passed away. She was with them the whole time. Right now she was crying sad and happy tears at the same time. "Inuyasha, I love you too. I just wish you could see me. I wish you knew I was here." Kagome said while putting a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "I'll always be with you. Don't forget that."
Inuyasha slowly walked up to her and sat down. "Inuyasha, ye should get some sleep. Tomorrow is Kagome's burial." Kaede said. A tear escaped his eye at her words. "Just five more minutes." Inuyasha stated. "If you wish." Kaede said and went to find a place to sleep. "Kagome, I just had a dream about us. You remember when Miroku wouldn't stop groping Sango and we ended up chasing him away from her?" Inuyasha laughed while crying. "That's what I dreamt of."
FLASHBACK
"Kagome! Inuyasha! He did it again!" Sango screamed. "Miroku! Will you ever learn?! That was your fifteenth time groping her in two minutes!" Inuyasha hollered. Miroku turned to face them. Kagome fell to the ground laughing at the sight before them. Miroku had three bumps on his head, two slap marks, and a black eye, all from Sango hitting him for groping her. "Looks…Looks like nothing can stop Miroku from…from touching her butt!" Kagome said while laughing. Seeing the look on Kagome's face made Inuyasha start laughing too. "In…Inuyasha. You never laugh!" Kagome choked out, still laughing. "Well, the look on your face was too funny!" Inuyasha said.
Their little "moment" was broken up by a scream and another slap ringing through the air. Miroku got a bloody nose this time. "You pervert! That must be a record! Sixteen times in two and a half minutes!" Inuyasha started chasing Miroku away from her while Kagome sat there laughing. Miroku ran up behind her and quickly groped her for a change of pace. "Ahhhhh! Inuyasha! He groped me!" Kagome screamed. "You're gonna pay for that monk!" Inuyasha screamed. Now everyone was chasing Miroku around. "It's not fair! Three against one!" Miroku complained, still running. "You're just lucky Shippo's not here!" Kagome screamed. "Then it'd be four against one!"
END OF FLASHBACK
Inuyasha got up and went to his corner to sleep. "Those were good times." He started. "We'll probably never have one again now that Kagome's gone." He said and fell asleep.
The next morning everyone woke up to Shippo's crying. "Kagome's being buried in an hour?! Why?!" Why'd she have too die?!" He sobbed. "I don't know Shippo. If ye don't want to see her get buried, ye don't have to." Kaede said. "I want to!" He screamed and ran outside. "Everyone get ready. Ye need to help me dig the hole." Kaede instructed. "Where's she being buried?" Inuyasha asked, trying to hold back tears. "The sacred tree." She said and walked out. Everyone followed her.
About an hour later, the hole was dug and Kagome was in a coffin. Everyone started crying. "Everybody say their last word to Kagome. Sango, you're first." Kaede said. Kagome…Kagome was my best friend. She…she was always there for all of us. She would risk her life if it meant saving her friends." Sango cried. "I'll go next." Miroku said. "Kagome was a friend to all of us. She was kind hearted and wouldn't do anything to harm anyone. We're all gonna miss her. Shippo, you say something now." Miroku sobbed. "As everyone knows, Kagome was like my mom. She protected me and made me fell better when I was sad. I won't forget you!" Shippo cried. "Ok Inuyasha, you go."
"I've already thought about what I'm gonna say. Kagome, you were a friend to all of us, but to me you were even more. I didn't realize it then, but you were my reason for living. You were always there through thick and thin. Even… Even when you saw me with Kikyo you didn't give up on me. I regret all the times I've hurt you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. But what I'm most sorry for is that I didn't tell you how I felt before you died. I love you Kagome." Inuyasha sighed as tears rolled down his cheeks. "That was deep." Miroku said while crying. "We all miss ye." Kaede said and buried her coffin.
What they didn't know was that Kagome was watching them from the moment she passed away. She was with them the whole time. Right now she was crying sad and happy tears at the same time. "Inuyasha, I love you too. I just wish you could see me. I wish you knew I was here." Kagome said while putting a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "I'll always be with you. Don't forget that."