Chapter 11

And so we live on...

The world around her turned different shades of blue as Kagome floated through space and time before she landed softly on her home soil. Kagome sighed a sigh of relief, grasping hold of the rope that she, herself, had tied there. Heaving herself up, she had barely breeched the top of the well when the door was flung open. Pulling herself up and lifting her head up she saw Inu-Yasha standing in the doorway, the sun at his back and the usual scowl on his face. "Where were you? We were worried sick!"

Kagome nearly fell flat on her face, having just climbed out of the well. She didn't know Inu-Yasha knew the word 'worry'. "You were worried about me?"

"Of course!" he barked. He walked down to meet her, his face softening only slightly. "When your mom told us that you had left already I went back to my time to check but you weren't there either. When your mother told us you had left during a lightning storm we all got really worried and then you didn't show up for two days." Inu-Yasha's face was a mixture of anger and concern. It actually looked kind of funny. Kagome tilted her head and smiled cutely. Inu-Yasha caught this and sent her a little sneer. "What are you smiling at?"

Kagome shook her head a little and then put on a bigger smile. "I'm just happy to be back were I belong."

A vein suddenly appeared on Inu-Yasha's forehead as he thought she meant being back in the present. It may not be a little while yet before Kagome would tell Inu-Yasha that she was happy because she was back by his side.

Inu-Yasha straightened up and folded his arms, trying to look like he didn't care. "So, are you ready?"

Kagome's face went back to her usual cheery self (usual when she's not fighting). "I just gotta freshen up." Kagome hurried up the stairs and to the doorway. She stopped for a moment, looking out at the grounds and at her house where she had grown up and then to the sacred tree: the same tree where Inu-Yasha had been sealed for 50 years. Only this tree knew how she really felt. Kagome's eyes sunk into a sincere smile.

Inu-Yasha's ears perked and he turned to see Kagome standing in the doorway. "What is it?" he asked, sounding worried again and leapt up to meet her face to face.

Kagome's smile became more sincere as she looked down. "You've already waited so long for my return, Inu-Yasha," Kagome looked up at Inu-Yasha, her smile much brighter now and pleasant, "but will you wait just a little longer for me?"

Inu-Yasha's ears perked again, looking a little surprised, but then his eyes softened and he shared her sincere little smile. "Sure."

The End

I hope you enjoyed my little story. I'm sorry it took so long but it's finished now. I poured all my feelings about Kikyo into this story as well as Kagome's and Inu-Yasha's. I hope you won't hate Kikyo as much as you do now. You can review now. I normally don't asked people to, but since this is the end of the story I reserve every right to ask. So please review so I can get feed back and hopeful write a better story next time.

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