The Prophecy
By: Demonsaya
FINALE
Inuyasha glanced towards his father, carrying Kagome on his back. "Isn't there an easier way to get there?" He asked, somewhat impatiently.
Inutaisho looked at the weary looking boy. A slow smile turned up the corners of his mouth. "Ah, I'm truly sorry, but there's only one way out, and that's..." He paused and turned towards the cliff wall. "This is where I get off. Walk straight through there..."
Inuyasha took a step forward, then paused, looking back at his father. "...Thank you." He said, shifting the sleeping girl on his back a bit. He paused for another moment. "Am I like this for good, now? He was a bit hopeful. At least this way, he could share Kagome's lifespan...
"You did something very special, Inuyasha, and I think the gods rewarded you well by allowing you to remain human. After all...your soul belongs to you now."
The young human's eyes widened and he glanced back at Kagome for a moment. Her eyes were closed in peaceful sleep. "Then I'm...really human? This isn't like the new moon?"
Inutaisho smiled a bit. "Your father is proud of you." He said, his eyes crinkling just a bit. "You have done your family great honor." He bowed to him a bit, then turned, leaving them at the exit.
Inuyasha took a deep breath. Slowly, he turned and walked towards the cliff wall. Surprisingly, it vanished the closer he got and when he passed through, he was standing inside the park. He looked around, and began walking towards where Souta was waiting. He smiled a bit when the boy ran up, throwing his arms around them. This action woke Kagome up, who smiled weakly at her brother. He seperated the boy from his exhausted sister and put the girl back where she belonged.
Kagome hugged Inuyasha's chest, her eyes already partway closed. "Arigatou..." She whispered, listening to the soft sound of his breathing.
"What for?" He asked, glancing back at her.
She smiled a bit. "For saving me...for loving me...Arigatou..."
He smiled, looking at the ground. 'No, Kagome...it's not me you should thank...It's whatever gods there are out there...that let me save you. It's my father, and Emma-o, who are giving me this chance to be by your side...Who gave me...' He felt her hand resting over his heart and smiled a bit. 'Arigatou...to whoever is looking out for us...'
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Inuyasha and Souta arrived at the shrine and Souta quickly ran to open the door for the now human boy. Inuyasha carried Kagome in, who was still fast asleep on his back. He heard her mother cry out in relief and the grandfather rushed forward.
He was reluctant to release her, but he did so, letting them embrace her tightly. He watched from where he stood. He watched them badger her for several minutes before putting himself between them and scooping Kagome into his arms once again. He carried her up to her room, telling them that she needed rest.
He entered the room and set the girl on her bed. He turned about to leave her there, when her hand grabbed his sleeve. He glanced back at her in shock.
"Don't go..." She whispered, her eyes pleading with him. She didn't want to be alone again. As long as he was with her...she would be okay.
He knelt by her bed. "I was just going to let the others know that you're safe, now..." He said softly, brushing her hair from her face. He felt her hand catch his and hold it against her face. A small smile turned up the corners of his mouth. "Kagome..." He whispered, and then, with one strong pull, he had her in his arms and he pressed his face into the hollow of her throat. He deeply inhaled her light scent and felt the pain of everything that had happened overwhelming him.
He began to cry.
Kagome felt his shoulders begin to shake and wrapped her arms around him, rocking him back and forth. Her eyes teared up and she buried her head into his hair. "It's okay, Inuyasha..." She whispered. "It's okay, I'm here..."
"You just let go..." He whispered, his face pained. "And then you were gone...you never even gave me a chance to tell you I loved you back..." He whispered, his voice thick from emotion. "It felt like someone ripped me apart...like they reached right into my chest and tore out my heart..." He whispered, desperately clinging to her, as though if he loosed his grip, she'd drift away. "You dummy!" He whispered fiercely. "Don't you ever do something so stupid again!"
She held him, her tears falling down her face. "It's okay, Inuyasha...it's over now...It's over and we're together...everything's going to be okay..."
Inuyasha stood, holding her in his arms and lay her against the bed, then moved onto it beside her. "Can I stay like this?" He asked, rolling her so her back was against his chest and his arms were around her. He buried his nose into her hair, craving any hint of her scent.
She smiled, snuggling back against his chest. "I was hoping you would..."
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The next day was a Sunday.
Kagome woke slowly, feeling warm, complete. She tried to shift, but she was anchored very firmly by the two warm arms that were wrapped around her. She looked down, seeing that at some point, they had found their way into the haori and his hands were resting against her stomach. A light flush colored her face and she turned her head.
Inuyasha was still sleeping. His face was peaceful, a small smile turning up the corners of his lips.
She squirmed around so she was facing him and stared at his face for a long time. His eyebrows were smooth, his hair fell carelessly across his face and the dragon tails that framed either side of his face were tangled and matted. Her face softened. "You went through hell in your own way, didn't you...even before you actually came to get me..." She wrapped her arms around him, snuggling closer to his chest. "Oh, Inuyasha..." She whispered. "I missed you..."
"Kagome...?" He blearily opened his eyes and stared at her. Chestnut brown met striking violet and he leaned forward, resting his forehead against hers. "It wasn't a dream, then...you're alive..." A smile touched his lips and he looked into her eyes relieved. "You're here...with me...right where you belong."
She smiled, lifting her hand and caressed his face. "We should get cleaned up..."
He blushed. "Together?" He whispered, afraid to lift his voice any higher than that.
She flushed as well. "I...ifthat'swhatyouwant..." She whispered back, unable to speak louder. A tiny smile turned up the corners of her mouth and she caressed his face gently. "Oh, Inuyasha...I missed you so much..." She whispered, embracing him more tightly.
Slowly, reluctantly, the pair unwound themselves from each other and Inuyasha helped Kagome to her feet. He gently brushed her hair back from her eyes and gave her a weary smile. She smiled back, taking his hand and leading him towards the bathroom.
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When they emerged, both looked like they felt substancially better. They crept back towards Kagome's room and the girl quickly changed into a comfortable outfit. After being naked for five hundred years, she felt really strange wearing clothing again, and she idly wondered if she'd be able to continue on with school, having it been so long for her.
When they reemerged again, Kagome's mother was cooking a modest breakfast in the kitchen. She went to her teenage daughter and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. "Will you two be returning to the past again today?" She asked, giving the now human Inuyasha a once over. How she would miss those dog ears...
"Yes..." Kagome said, giving a small smile.
"We'll be back." Inuyasha said, not glancing towards Kagome. "Very soon...the mission is over, so there's no need to stay there..."
Kagome looked towards him in surprise. "We...?" Her eyes widened and she threw her arms around his neck enthusiastically. "Oh, Inuyasha!" She whispered, her eyes tearing up.
"Does that mean you intend to stay with us now?" Mrs. Higurashi arched a fine eyebrow, with-holding her smile. She watched the teenage boy nod, smiling at her daughter. "Well...I guess we'll just have to make up an extra room then...or you could share a room with Souta..."
Kagome lowered her eyes, somewhat disappointed.
"And of course, you'll have to be enrolled into school..."
Inuyasha gulped, looking down at Kagome. He stared at the top of her head and pulled her against his chest. "Fine. Whatever." He said, his voice rough. "Just as long as you're not going to forbid me from being with your daughter." He half-glared at the woman.
The woman nodded shortly. "I wasn't going to break my daughter's heart, Inuyasha." She said, smiling a bit.
Kagome pressed her face into Inuyasha yukatta to hide her blush. "Let's go now, okay? They should just be waking up..." Kagome lifted her face to smile at him and saw him wearing a relieved expression on his face. She gave her mom a quick hug and drug him from the shrine, towards the wellhouse. Shyly, she glanced up at his face. "Inuyasha...you really want to stay with me?"
"I said I did, didn't I!" He glared at her, blushing. "Damn, woman..." He looked away, hiding his small smile with his hair. He felt her enthusiastically hug him and blushed, turning to look at her.
"I love you so much!" She whispered. She felt his arms fold willingly around her and sighed happily. She bit her lip and raised her gase to stare up into Inuyasha's bright violet eyes. "What happened...with Kikyou?" She asked softly.
He gave her the tiniest of smiles. "I might have been a bit too harsh..." He looked at her from under his eyebrows, making him, to Kagome, even more cute. "But...we 'broke up'. That is what you called it, right?"
She felt her eyes tear up and she threw her arms even tighter around him.
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OWARI
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AN: Owari and stuff. I might do a sequel...I don't know...my sequels tend to never get finished. I'll see what I can do...maybe a long one shot about Kagome and Inuyasha and their friends response to their decision to stay in the future...or better yet, Inuyasha going to school! CACKLES THE TORTURE SHALL SOON RESUME!