Upon Fake Wings
"It was said that the Miko of the Tama used the last of her ki to make a wish upon the Shikon no Tama. She was said to wish that all those that had been murdered be brought back. No one knows the true wish of the Miko, because she forever sealed herself in the statue," an older man explained as he led a group to the front of the statue.
"The Nekomata next to her was rumored within the scrolls of the Houshi Miroku to have been a Nekomata of the shadows. Miroku had called him Oken. He also wrote that Oken had three forms," the older man finished.
"What is the point of this fairy tale?" A teenage girl asked.
"The point was that we could not ignore responsibilities for personal gain. We have to sometimes sacrifice the things we desire for a better cause," the man sighed.
"I think it was a beautifully morbid fairy tale," a younger girl said with a gleeful look.
"Thank you for coming to the Higurashi Shrine tours," the man finished, as is way of saying 'leave.'
"I think it's a true story Higurashi-sama," a girl around the age of thirteen said as she stayed and stared at the statue.
"Tomo, I told you it's okay to call me Souta when not in tours," Souta scolded as he ran a hand through his thinning hair.
"My mother is descended from the Taijiya and Houshi in the story you tell," Tomo said.
"I'm sure the names are a coincidence," Souta brushed off.
"Nope, we have the armor, her Hiraikotsu, and the journals that she wrote before she died," Tomo proudly said.
"When I look at this statue I often think of my sister," Souta admitted.
"That's because it is her," Tomo scolded before happily skipping off.
'It's so strange that she knows most of the truth,' Souta thought.
Walking over to the storage house he went to scroll section and pulled out the one that Sango had claimed appeared on the tombstone they left for Kagome. He reread the poem with a sad smile before he left the area to help prepare dinner for his wife.
With one wish all can be right,
With one wish I can turn day into night;
Whispering the words I send hope for the future.
One wish to make them live,
A simple gesture to set the soul free;
Another stroke to scar another.
Upon fake wings I flew,
The carried me through the shadows of doubt;
Upon fake wings they took me away.
I can finally rest,
As my final gesture has been released;
Forever engraved into his cheek.
Author's Note:
Kagome's family was killed and brought back along with everyone else. It erased their deaths from the minds of those not involved with the jewel. There will be no sequel to this so I hoped you all enjoyed the story!