Chapter 10: The Guardian Angel

Kagome and InuYasha are in Kaede's house, arguing.

"I have to go to school to do my math final exam! I'll be back in 3 days!" Kagome yelled.

"No! I'm not letting you go back just to take a stupid test!" InuYasha yelled back.

"In other words, you don't wasn't me out of your sight because you love me too much." Kagome said slyly.

InuYasha smirked. "Yeah, it's true. So that means I'm coming with you whether you like it or not." He said mischievously.

"Oh no! What am I going to do to get rid of you?" Kagome said sarcastically. "Maybe if I say you-know-what, then you can't follow me." Kagome whispered evilly.

InuYasha's smirk disappeared and then he closed his ears. Kagome went up to him and took his hands off his ears. Then she held one of his hands and said, "Don't worry. I won't do that. You can come with me, but, you have to stay in my room. OK?"

"Yeah." InuYasha said.

They went outside, hand in hand, then they stopped.

"Kikyo?" InuYasha and Kagome said at the same time.

"Hello, InuYasha and Kagome. Wait. I'm not here to fight." Kikyo said kindly.

"Save it for someone who cares! You hurt Kagome last time and I'm not about to forgive you for it!" InuYasha said angrily. He got out his Tetsusaiga.

"Put your sword away InuYasha. Let us hear what Kikyo has to say." Kagome said seriously. "And if she tries anything sneaky," She took out her bow and arrows. "…then I'll kill her myself."

"Thank you Kagome." Kikyo said. "I just came here to tell you, InuYasha, that I don't mind anymore if you love Kagome. I died. I should have stayed dead, but I was brought back to life. I was never meant to see you again. And Kagome, you softened InuYasha's heart and I think you were destined to be with him. It seems you are the perfect woman for him." Then Kikyo smiled and pulled out an arrow. "I thought that I needed InuYasha's death to make my soul rest. But now it is just to see him happy to make me rest. I will always love you InuYasha. And that is why I will always be your Guardian Angel." Then she looked at Kagome and smiled at her kindly. "Always stay with InuYasha, Kagome. He needs you more that I need him. Farewell both of you." Kikyo then smiled her kindest, most sincere smile. She stabbed herself in her heart with the arrow and dropped down. InuYasha and Kagome were speechless. Then suddenly, a great light surrounded Kikyo's body. Her soul came out, but not in a ball form like usual souls, in a beautiful, angelic, human form. She had angel wings and then said, "I will always watch over and protect you both. Do not think of me as dead, but as me in a different form. Goodbye." Kikyo's spirit flew to the heavens.

Kagome and InuYasha both had tears in their eyes.

"She is out Guardian Angel." Kagome whispered.

"Yeah. Thank you Kikyo." InuYasha said.

A few days later, InuYasha and Kagome cremated Kikyo's body and scattered her ashes to the winds.

Kagome smiled. "Now her body can follow her soul."

"Farewell, Kikyo. Not forever, but now." InuYasha said.

They thought they saw Kikyo smiling at them in heaven, but maybe it was their imagination. InuYasha and Kagome held each other's hand, knowing that they would always have a Guardian Angel. Kikyo.

THE END