Your Past, My Present, Our Future
By: Ying Fa Li003
Dis: I don't own Inuyasha it belongs to Rumiko Takahashi the storyline is mine though.
Chapter 4
The group ate a big breakfast prepared by Sango and Rin as a goodbye present. On the way talk was filled with memories of all the past adventures and future ones that were planned it was just that no one had planned them missing to big parts of their group. At the well Kagome stood at the edge. Shippo approached her and handed her a beautiful arrangement of flowers. In them was a bunch of his changing leaves and mushrooms.
"You've been the best mother ever Kagome," he said. Kagome scooped the little kitsune into her arms.
"Don't worry Sango and Miroku will take the best care of you ever then you will have a mother and father," she told him. Shippo nodded and hopped from her arms. Rin came up next.
"I haven't known you long but long enough to know that if I ever had a big sister I would want her to be like you. You put away any ill feelings to help Sessho-chan and I even though what was between us. Thanks Kagome," she said. Kagome hugged her tight.
"You're the little sister I never had," she said. Rin stepped back as Sesshomaru stepped forward.
"You don't have to say anything Sesshomaru we got off on the wrong foot and I'm glad I could help solve everything between you and Inuyasha just the way I know your father wanted it to be," she said quietly.
"Thank you for everything…sister," said Sesshomaru. Kagome smiled and launched herself into his arms. Sesshomaru shocked hugged back slightly. Kagome backed away and looked at Rin and Sesshomaru.
"You have a big job on your hands," she whispered to Rin. Sesshomaru who heard blushed. Kagome turned to Kohaku.
"Thanks for giving me back my sister and saving my life," he said shyly.
"I wish you could meet my little brother you'd get along great meaning we would too," Kagome told him ruffling his hair. Kohaku just smiled at her. Next came Miroku.
"You know I have never met anyone more helplessly in love then you Miroku," Kagome said. Miroku smiled and scratched his head.
"Well I have you to thank for helping me find that love," he said. "And healing the curse that could have effected our future children," he said. Kagome smiled and hugged him.
"You can thank me by showing Sango the world and more," she said. Miroku smiled and nodded. The rest stepped back to give Sango and Kagome time alone.
"You know you could stay with us," said Sango.
"Yea but I already have a family and you need to start on yours," said Kagome.
"It won't be the same," said Sango wiping a tear from her eye. Kagome who was also crying hugged her.
"Your like a sister to me Sango it is so hard leaving you but I know that it has to be done but I will miss you," she said.
"You gave me family when I lost mine," said Sango backing away. Kagome shook her head.
"You never lost it just lost place of it," she said. Sango smiled and nodded. Kagome went to her bag and pulled out a camera and tripod and set it up. She turned to everyone.
"I love you all and will miss you, don't worry to much about me I'll be ok. And don't blame any of my sadness to Inuyasha he did what he did for me and for that I will always be grateful," she said. "Now if you all could do me just one favor is stand right over there and let me take a picture so I can always remember you?" she asked. The group smiled and got into place.
"Can you get in the picture too Kagome?" Shippo asked. Kagome smiled and nodded as she sat the timer and rushed to get in. She smiled with the rest of her friends in this short time of happiness and thought of a face she would never see again. She kept her smile up as the camera flash three times for three different pictures. Kagome packed up her camera and hugged each one of her friends again.
"Don't be so sad looking who knows I may see you in the future," she said she smiled as her friends smiled and jumped through the well. For the last time Kagome marveled the colors of space and time knowing she would never see them again. Once she climbed out of the well she watched as it filled itself with solid stone. She blinked back tears as she used her miko powers to carve something into it that would withstand all time just like the love she had found there.
Your past had become my present
All we have now is our future
Together in heart and soul
And in love
Kagome climbed up the steps and stepped out into the day of modern Japan this time for good. She remembered her friends and smiled. 'I will always have my memories,' she thought as she walked into her house.
"Mom?" she called into the house. "Grandpa…Sota? Is anyone home?" she called as she walked into the kitchen. On the table was a note addressed that day.
Kagome
If you come home today we all went out to get you something for your birthday party Saturday if you are home. There are some snacks in the frig if you need to leave again. We miss you.
Love,
Mom
Kagome smiled. It was probably best she was home by herself. She still felt like crying. She took the note and wrote. "Not feeling well" on it before trudging up the stairs where she prepared herself a hot bath. She took off her clothes and slid into it. It was nice but it didn't compare to the hot mineral baths of the feudal era. At the thought of the feudal era she began to cry. For her friends and mostly for Inuyasha. After soaking for a while she changed into her Pjs and got into her bed clutching the Shikon Jewel and beaded necklace around her neck. She soon fell asleep crying. Close to night she awoke to a presence in her room.
"Mom?" she asked in a cracked voice.
"Oh Kagome dear what's wrong you've been crying in you sleep for hours," came her mother's voice. Kagome sat up and hugged her mother.
"Mom its over we defeated Naraku and completed the jewel," she said. Kagome's mother stroked her daughters head.
"It's Inuyasha isn't it?" she asked. Kagome broke down and told her of Inuyasha's promises that he had to keep to Kikyo and herself and how he had went to hell with Kikyo to save her. She told her of having to leave the feudal era because of all the memories. She told her of the confessions Inuyasha and herself had shared only to be separated forever.
"Kagome it will be ok with things so deep that it touches so many souls there has to be a happy ending," she insisted. Kagome nodded still not seeing it but believing her mother. "What did Inuyasha wish for any way?" she asked. Kagome shrugged.
"He didn't say out loud but the jewel granted it," Kagome told her mother. Mrs. Higurashi nodded.
"Are you going to school this week?" she asked. Kagome nodded. Mrs. Higurashi hugged her daughter.
"Then get some sleep and remember everything will turn out ok some how," she said. Kagome smiled at her mother as she left the room. Kagome fell back to sleep wishing that some how she was right.
Kagome awoke the next morning and got ready for school. She ate breakfast with her family and tried not to think what her friends were doing at that point seeing how they were most likely gone. She finished early and went out back to set up an archery ring and practiced a few of her miko powers. She had nicked herself on a arrow and healed it before she went to school. She smiled to herself. 'Seventeen year old miracle doctor,' she thought to herself before heading off to school. She met up with her other friends and found an accuse for her latest sickness. When the topic came up about her 'secret guy' she just told them that he left for good. They were happy about he latest news but slightly concerned when she denied Hojo's date telling him it wasn't to be. Hojo nodded understandingly and went off to class. Classes went by fast ending in her favorite…History. She answered all the questions on feudal Japan and even corrected the teacher on a few of his mistakes. At the end of the day her friends planned out her birthday party. Kagome insisted for them not to do anything major and the agreed on breakfast at a fancy café. The week went on somewhat like this with the pain of the feudal era leaving more and more being replaced with just the memories.
Sooner then what she thought possible Kagome was getting ready on for her birthday breakfast with her friends. Her mother surprised her that morning with a new outfit. It was a wide scooped sleeve red dress that stopped a little above her knees. She pulled her hair up in a ponytail with a red ribbon and slipped on a pair of white shoes. She looked in the mirror. 'Inuyasha,' she thought. The sight of all the red brought back memories of him. She thought of his promise to her. 'I wish that was one promise you could keep,' she thought as she slipped on the beaded necklace and slipped the Shikon Jewel under her neck line. She then said good-bye to her family received Sota's gift of a stuffed white dog with floppy ears.
"Thanks Sota. I'll name it Inu," she said. Sota smiled. Kagome hugged him and the dog before putting the dog in her miniature backpack and ran out the door. She first stopped at the Photoshop and picked up her film she had dropped off a few days before. She smiled at all the pictures she had accumulated thought out the entire journey She stopped at the last few. They were of the group the day she left in one they were all looking forward in another Miroku was stealing a kiss from Sango and in the last Sesshomaru shyly embracing Rin and Shippo was looking up at Kagome lovingly. Kagome walked out of the photo shop and wiped a tear from her eye 'I'm happy to see pictures of them on my birthday even if I can't see them in person,' she thought as she put them in her bag and kept on her way to the café. She met her friends and they sat down to breakfast. They ordered their food from a cute waiter and sat to talk.
"Hey Kagome I think that waiter was checking you out," said Eri.
"I'm not interested," said Kagome.
"Your not still hung up over mister Deadbeat," asked Yuka.
"I loved Inuyasha," Kagome said. "I can't just forget about how he protected me all the way to the time he died," she said a little more forcefully. Her friends gasped.
"He died?" Ayumi asked. Kagome nodded.
"We're sorry Kagome we just thought he had left you for the other girl," said Eri. Kagome sighed.
"Ok you guys I'm going to tell you everything," she said as reached into her bag and brought out the pictures. "You know that well at my house well one day about two years ago a demon pulled me into it," she started her story handing the pictures to help move it along. Their breakfast came and they asked a few question that she could answer while they were eating then went to the park where Kagome finished her story. "And so he kept his promise to Kikyo to protect me and went to hell with her," she finished fingering the beads at her throat.
"Oh Kagome we're sorry we weren't any kind of a help," said Eri.
"You should have told us, you didn't have to bare it alone," said Yuka.
"But don't you see she did have help she didn't bare it alone," said Ayumi. "She had her soul mate with her the whole time," she explained. Kagome nodded and hugged her friends.
"You are best modern friends ever," said Kagome.
"Well I have to go," said Eri. "My mom and I are organizing her office," she said as she waved good-bye.
"We'll I have to get to my new job," said Yuka as she too departed.
"I have someone to meet but I'll cancel if you don't want to be alone," said Ayumi.
"I'll be fine go meet that new guy you met," said Kagome.
"How did you know?" Ayumi asked. Kagome opened her palm and a ball of light came.
"Miko powers have their advantages," she said. Ayumi hugged her friend and left. Kagome sat back down. "Miko powers do have their advantages but they can't give me what I really want," she thought.
Thanks for reading this chapter. Let me know what you think. R&R.