Ashyandjessy:
this is one of the first storys i have read that they killed kikyo off! i praise u! sry i don't like kikyo... neway i like tha way this is goin. inuyasha and kagome i love it! this is tha first time i read this though. my otha ones wern't updated yet soo i went n found this one. the way u write is really good. please update soon...!.!
Haunt: Kikyo? The Bitch? I hate her. Honestly, the woman is a slutty little clay pot.
Kikyo:…!
Sora Chi:
Oh! 'Tis completely AWESOME! I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it! Please, keep it up and update soon! XD!
Ehehehhe . . . sorreh, bit hyper right about now. Please, update!
Ja!
Haunt: XD! Bwaha! I'm glad you like it.
Zarbok:
I apoligize for not typing a long review last time.
I got a call saying that my Uncle was in a car crash and was in the middle writing the review and well you get the picture.
Good update and it seems that Kag is finaly takeing Inu's side a little when she didn't osuwari him to hell.
To Inuyasha: Well you got Kagome back. If you screw up(Threatens him with hammer).
To Kagome: Well good to have you back, and try to stay alive this time. If you up and died again I think Inuyasha is going to have to be put in a padded cell.
Well this was a good update and I again apoligize for cutting my review short last time, but I think you understand the reasons.
Signed
Zarbok
Haunt: ACK, don't apologize, dammit! I'm not mad at you or anything for not reviewing! It's better to go see your uncle if he was hurt. :nods: Is he okay, by the way?
Inuyasha: …feh.
Kagome: Eh…I wasn't trying to die last time…
Laquasha:
How did you write this wonderful story I'll tell you how cuz you are very very very very very very talented so plez keep up the good work man!
and when life gives you lemons put those lemons in the story plez!
Haunt: …I'm female. XD And there'll be a lemon later…but for now please don't press me about it…
InuKagluver91:
Meh.
Haunt:…Um…so, yeah, arigato? O.o
Raihu:
Great work with characterization here. Inuyasha's response to Kagome's death was drawn out and well-described, which is great; usually, fanfic death-scenes are just sort of mentioned in passing. Obviously that really takes away from the emotional attachment that the readers feel for the characters.
But I felt so bad for Inuyasha. TT
I'm wondering about that comment Midoriko made. About Inuyasha needing to love Kagome to make the wish pure . . . so is there a chance that something could go wrong, assuming that the wish wasn't pure :enough?
Well, I'm definitely wondering where this is headed. Kagome died, but was revived, but doesn't :remember: dying . . . and now the Shikon jewel is gone. So there must be some new quest about to pop up. o.O
I like your style of writing. It's very terse and concise; makes the reader feel involved. There was one point where the writing got a little thin and the pace was too fast: Midoriko's scene. It seemed too fast somehow. Adding in another touch description of her appearance would make a huge difference, I think; I never got a clear picture of what she looked like as a spirit, or how she clashed with the solidity of the world around her.
Awesome work setting up the plot. I'm glad you're taking time, rather than just rushing straight into it.
Thanks for the read!
Haunt: Wow, a critical reviewer! Awesome! I'm glad you liked it.
The whole fic centers around her death. If I had just mentioned it in passing, that wouldn't have carried along the storyline. The plot would have gone flat.
And aha, your next comment gives me ideas. There wasn't going to be something going wrong, but maybe…
And actually, there isn't that much of a quest coming up. Unless Muse and Mage decide they want something more.
Yes, I know Midoriko was a little fast. Truth be told, that's because I wanted to get through her and get Kagome back. XD! But either way, I think that when I go back and edit, I'll add more description.
I'm glad you liked it, Raihu-chan!
King of the Kitana:
Haunt: By the way, I am working on a sequel to Taking Over Me-but it's not done yet. XD
Thank you to everyone else who reviewed! And Garnetgirl-don't apologize for making a mistake.
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"Where are we going? " Kagome asked, blinking as she followed the hanyou into the forest.
"The well."
This statement startled her. "Why..? "
"You'll see when we get there," he responded gruffly.
She fell silent after that, following him as she wondered. Why is he taking me there? Is he planning to push me back into my time?
The memory of him pushing her away-it had happened so long ago, yet was still fresh with surprise and pain-and falling into the blackness of the well…it was still there. And it was still confusing.
She'd realized long ago that he'd done it to try to keep her safe. He hadn't wanted her to fall at Naraku's hands-he'd been trying to keep her from the same fate as Kikyo.
Kikyo…strange. I'm almost grateful to her now. If she hadn't pinned him to that tree years and years ago…I would never have met him. She smiled at the hanyou's back. I would never have fallen in love.
They had finally reached the clearing that the Bone Eater's Well stood silently in. The miko paused beside the cavernous, gaping mouth, peering into it.
There was a serene magic that swirled around the time slip, one that was comforting and impressively intimidating. There's a hole there, she realized suddenly. A hole that penetrates time…I wonder how?
Inuyasha plopped down on one side of the well, looking up at her. "Sit."
She obeyed, a bit miffed by his command. "What do you want to talk about?"
He studied her for a moment, gaze steady on her face, then sighed. "Are you sure you don't remember dying?"
Kagome sighed, closing her eyes a moment. "I'm sure, Inuyasha. I can't remember anything about dying."
When he spoke again, his voice had a tinge of urgent vehemence in it. "Kagome, are you sure? Sango said that Taiwachi killed you. She said…"
She opened her eyes, looking at him. There was an aptly hidden pain in hardened amber optics-his eyes were almost bejeweled now-but she saw it anyway. The miko shot him a slight smile. "I'm sure, Inuyasha. I don't remember it. The last thing I remember is Taiwachi attacking me, and then…"
The girl paused, frowning. There had been a moment of pain, then of nothing. After that, she'd woken up with him sitting over her.
"It felt like I was asleep," she said slowly. "It felt like he'd just knocked me out."
The hanyou relaxed, tension flowing from his form as obviously as blood from a freshly wounded animal. "So…Midoriko must have washed that pain from you."
She frowned slightly at him. "What do you mean?"
"I wished that you would come back on the Shikon Jewel. Midoriko showed up and said that since I loved you so much, the wish was pure and that she would grant it. I guess she erased your memories of death, to save you pain from it."
"Oh," she said softly. Her head was beginning to hurt.
The fluffy ears atop his head flicked, and his expression shifted from slightly calm to concerned. "What's the matter?"
Kagome didn't reply, rubbing her forehead as a pensive frown settled over her expression.
"Kagome?"
"Where is the hanyou?" Taiwachi snapped again, eyes growing suddenly icy and losing their dangerous mirth. "Tell me now."
Miroku repeated what he'd said earlier, sitting up weakly and holding his bleeding side. "We cannot tell you."
"What do you want with him, anyway?" Kagome shouted, but the youkai ignored her.
"I have said this once, and I will say it again: I am not fighting any of you any longer, and I demand to know where the hanyou is."
"We're not telling you!" Sango yelled defiantly, tossing Hiraikotsu at him again.
The youkai whapped the boomerang back at her. The huge weapon snapped her hard in the abdomen, sending her flying.
The miko gasped. "Sango!"
Taiwachi rounded upon her now. "Girl, you tell me where the hanyou is or I will kill you."
The girl scowled, firing her arrow. "Not in a million years."
The sharpened wood, laced with miko magic, hit Taiwachi straight in the stomach. The youkai hissed angrily, sapphire optics flashing red in fury, then swung his claws at her.
Kagome gasped softly, white-hot pain erupting in her stomach as his claws seared through her. Her bow clattered to the ground and she hit the grass soon after it, but heard Taiwachi land with a thump beside her.
Her smile was forced, wry. "At least I'm taking you with me," she whispered, vaguely registering movement at her side.
Someone was trying to help her up. Sango.
She looked blearily at her friend, forcing a pained smile. It was more like a grimace. "Sango-chan…"
The taijiya winced, looking at her friend's wound. "You'll be alright, Kagome-chan, just-"
Kagome snorted. "Sango…can you do me a favor?"
She blinked. "Of…of course."
"Can you tell…Inuyasha…that I love him?"
Sango gaped at her for a moment, then bit her lip and nodded. "Of course I can."
Kagome smiled again, then felt the pain fading.
That was when her coherency ended. Everything else up until Inuyasha was a blur.
The girl whimpered softly, holding her head in her hands. The hanyou reached out, touching her wrist. "Kagome?"
Kagome closed her eyes tightly. "Inuyasha…Taiwachi was looking for you."
"Huh?"
"Taiwachi, remember?" she whispered, opening her eyes to gaze at him. "The youkai that killed me…he came looking for you."
His gaze widened, darkening in shock. "Oh…"
A long silence stretched between them, a dark rift. It was suffocating; a smothering quiet that only unnerved her.
Then, "Kagome…can I tell you something?"
She looked up, surprised by his cautious query. "Um…"
He sighed, studying her with something bright in his gaze. "Kagome."
The miko stared at him. It startled her, how his personality had changed so abruptly. He looked like…well, a puppy. A helpless puppy, asking for comfort.
Finally, she nodded. "Of course you can."
The hanyou relaxed, then stared down at the earth. "Kagome…I haven't told you yet…have I?"
"Told me what?" she whispered, though she thought she knew what was coming.
"That…a-ai'shiteru," he breathed, looking uncertain.
The girl truly stared at him now. He…he loves me?
Inuyasha met her gaze for a moment, then glanced away. She paused, then leaned forward, turning his face toward hers and kissing him hard.
