Zarbok:

That was unexpected.
So Kag has died and Inu is dead inside, well this should be the makeing of a good fic but if Kag stays dead, your gonna get chased through the streets by a very pissed Zarbok wielding a sledgehammer, but it is your story after all.

To Inuyasha:BAKA! Hits him reapetedly with hammer.

To surmize this was a good begining. I hate advertizing on reviews but could you try to read my fic, its name is Acceptance, I shall not be offended if you do not like it. Again I am sorry for advertizing in my review. Good Begining!

Signed
Zarbok

Haunt: Aheh…yes, I figured this would raise a bit of tension. No, she'll be back.

Inuyasha: :Doesn't respond:

Hanyou-demoness:

Aw...

Poor Inuyasha... I hope he succeeds in bringing Kagome back!

Great quote to end it off with.

Update soon!

Haunt: He'll succeed, don't worry.

Laquasha:

NO! That cant happen ah! wawwawaa now see what your doing making me cry like a baby! thats not right not right at all so sad, you are truely talented my friend so keep writen "KAY"

Haunt: :grin: That was the point…making people cry is my favorite pastime…XDD

To my other reviewers: THANK YOU SO MUCH! XDDD Please stick around for the next few installments, everyone..!

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Inuyasha sat very still for a moment, numb.

Then he uttered an animalistic cry and threw the jewel, watching as the orb bounced harmlessly off a tree trunk and rolled back to him.

The hanyou snarled, rage burning at his insides as he grabbed the Shikon and slammed it to the ground in his fist. "Damn it!"

Why can't it do this one fucking thing?

Inuyasha growled again, glaring at the grave. "Kagome…dammit…why in seven hells did you have to die? Baka!"

Agony tore through him. Anger faded into sadness and he took several deep breaths, resting his closed eyes against the heels of his palms. He pressed his palms hard against his eyes until stars exploded behind them and the burning went away.

Inuyasha leaned his head back, dropping his hands against the soil. "Damn…no, no, no…"

His nose tingled with emotion. I can't cry anymore…

He was beyond tears. Sorrow…was too bland an emotion to describe what was wrong.

More like empty. Devoid of emotion.

The hanyou snorted despite himself. This is how my asshole brother feels, eh…

And then it all came rushing back. All the sadness, all of the loss…all of the pain…

He lowered his head, clenching his teeth. Damn it…Kagome…you can't be…

"You're dead," he muttered, looking at the grave.

Admitting it tore him apart all the more.

Something painful and real was in his stomach, clawing at him, as if it was alive and trying to get out.

Maybe it was.

The hanyou laid down on his stomach, blood pounding in his ears. The Shikon no Tama couldn't help him…there was no way that asshole brother of his would…

What am I supposed to do?

Inuyasha sprang to his feet, growling, whirling about and pacing like a caged animal. "Damn it, what the hell am I supposed to do! I can't save her, and I can't…I can't save myself…"

He sighed and sat down hard, eyeing the jewel contemptuously. "And you won't help me either. Keh…"

Inuyasha sighed again and picked the bauble up. "This is all I've ever wanted, though, isn't it? This stupid little orb…"

The jewel was warm in his palm. The hanyou shook his head slowly. I realized a long time ago that…this isn't what I want. I just never realized that Kagome was the one that could save me…

The curious tingle of tears at the back of his eyes startled him, forcing a mournful whine from his throat. Why…why does it have to be like this? Why do I have to care so much?

You know why, baka, something in the back of his head said. You love her…

"Keh," he said aloud, tightening his grip on the jewel. "Love…yeah, I guess I do. Kinda strange that I never noticed it…"

After a moment, Inuyasha lost his battle against the tears.

The bitter overwash of wetness made him lower his head, a soft sob tearing his throat. The Shikon no Tama slipped from his hand, settling on the soil as tears rained over and around it.

"Kagome…damn it…"

Another cry tore its way from him as something within crumbled and fell away. His heart, maybe...he couldn't, in all honesty, tell what it was.

But whatever had shattered, the pieces settled in his stomach, broken shards slashing at him like flame.

It isn't fair…it isn't fair that she had to die…

It isn't fair that I couldn't save her…

It isn't fair that this stupid jewel won't grant my only wish…I don't care what happens to me…I just…

I want Kagome back.

And at this though, the hanyou saw the jewel glowing white through his tears. He rubbed his eyes hard to clear them, then stared as the bauble continued glowing brighter.

Finally, the jewel shattered-but this was far different from when Kagome had shot it with an arrow. There was no bright light, no pink glow, no streaks shooting across the sky.

It simply dissolved into white mist.

Inuyasha stared for a moment, then felt the whole of him shatter. All emotion was gone, replaced by a sense of overwhelming loss.

"It's gone now…there's no way I can…Kagome…"

Then Midoriko appeared.

The hanyou skittered backward, eyes going wide as the miko just popped up in front of him. But she wasn't…real.

The legendary miko-warrior, Midoriko, stood before him. There was no hole in her chest where the jewel had been expelled, but she glowed with blue power and was slightly translucent.

Inuyasha frowned. "You're…a ghost?"

"A spirit," she responded.

"…right. What're you doing here?"

"I'm here to grant your wish."

"What? "

"Your wish was pure, Inuyasha-sama," the miko said, smiling. "You truly want this woman to be resurrected, and so…resurrected she shall be."

He stared at her, a strange buzzing filling his head. "You…you're really going to…"

"No need to look so shocked. But yes, I'm going to bring the miko back."

He scowled suddenly. "What's the catch?"

"None whatsoever, I assure you. You must merely love her, otherwise it won't work properly and she will be transported back to her time."

"Keh! Of course I love her!" Why does she think I cried over her?

"Alright then." The spirit smiled and nodded, then knelt beside the grave. Her hands were glowing.

Midoriko passed her hands over the soil, and the grave began to glow as well. After a moment, the soil vanished and the girl replaced it, breathing slow and deep.

"She's asleep…" he whispered.

The miko-warrior nodded. "Yes, Inuyasha-sama. Merely sleeping. When she wakes, she will not remember anything of her death. She will think she has been asleep this entire time."

Inuyasha nodded, watching the sleeping miko. He didn't notice the spirit vanish.

After several minutes Kagome yawned and stretched, then sat up, looking around. "How'd I get out here?" she murmured, then looked at him and smiled. "Oh! Hi, Inuyasha! You're back? What'd you learn about the jewel?"

The hanyou melted with a soft groan. "Kagome…"

She blinked at him, looking confused. "Inuyasha, what's the matter…oh!" leaning forward, the miko studied his face. "Were you crying? How come? "

Inuyasha stared at her, then pulled her into his lap. "Stop talking."

The girl blushed slightly. "Inuyasha…"

"Sango…she told me what you said. Before you died."

"I died?" she murmured, frowning. "But…I don't remember…"

"You died, but I brought you back with the jewel. Remember what you told Sango?"

A look of puzzlement settled over her countenance, then her eyes widened. "Oh…"

"Kagome…"

"I…I remember…I told her to tell you I loved you." The miko looked downward.

Inuyasha paused, then tilted her face upward toward him and kissed her.