Chapter 3
Two years after Kagome is leaving all the gangs.
She's living normally now, but the temptation is still there. Once, she even sat on the edge and looked down into the depths of the well. Watching, dreaming, reminiscing... Kagome tries to distract herself with homework, friends, chores, anything. But the Feudal Era was a part of her. A part she wasn't so willing to let go of. Blending in more, now, she's dating Houjo. Yukka Ayumi and Eri are urging her to date him to forget about the demon that haunted her dreams.
"Wah…..beautiful night! The stars are so bright…" Kagome said to herself looking at the sky from her window. "Oh I am so tired reading all these books…" She has been studying for more than 3 hours. It's already Two o'clock in the at night. Oh no wonder I feel so tired. Better I take a break. She stares at the vast sky.
Small lights twinkle and remind her of sleeping on the hard ground. Eating charred fish and berries. "I wonder how they have been doing. For the last two years, I can't stop thinking about Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara and of course my love (ex!) Inuyasha."
She is missing them so much till sometimes she can't bear to hold her tears just to think about them.
I want to hug them. I bet they are all sleeping now after fighting with all the demons….or Naraku. Yes! That's it. This is the right time for me to visit them….while they are sleeping. I can just peep….can't I? It's no harm; I guess I just want to see them. Yes…. Kagome opens her drawer and takes the shard. It's glowing….it's still does all this time. It's mean I can still go there. I hope Inuyasha is not there….maybe he lives with Kikyo now.
Kagome is sneaking out from her house to go to the well nearby her house. She is surprised to see so many (charmed) papers are sticking on the well. Oji-Chan. Kagome smiles! She jumps quickly to the well. Yes…….it's still connecting.
At the Sengoku Jidai (Feudal Area)
She slowly climbed the well and looked around. Nobody was there.
It's still looking the same. Only it's getting older…I guess. She said to herself. She tried to walk slowly and not making any sounds towards Kaede's hut.
Here she is now in front of the hut. Should I go in or not? But I didn't want them to see me. Silly me. Kagome is regretting now why did she want to go there. Should I hide behind the tree till morning? No. Inuyasha will know. Hey! I can just peeping, can't I? Kagome is standing near the door at the hut and can see that only Miroku and Shippo are sleeping. Where are Sango and Inuyasha? Are they fine? Suddenly she felt worried about them. She is approaching where Miroku sleeping. Her hand finds his shoulder and she gently shakes him. She pauses for a moment to realize he isn't waking and how soft his robe is. She felt a hand reach to her bottom and stared, frozen in place.
"Is that you... mmm... Sango? Let's make babies now." He murmured, his eyes still shut. Kagome tried to keep away from his hand.
"Yes... I like it when you do that..." He smiles in his slumber.
Kagome urges herself not to scream. Shippo lies next to them, curled in a ball. She doesn't want to draw too much attention to herself. Not like this anyway. She was starting to regret coming and just wanted to leave quietly. Miroku's arms are tight around her torso. She manages to break his grasp by pushing her arm out, but her arm slips on the fabric and the tension releases on his face.
He awakens and punches Shippo.
"What are you doing! Why did you hit me? Shippo". Shippo got up immediately and starts hitting Miroku back.
"What's happen to you….you're the one who hit me first!"They both stop their arguments when suddenly they feel someone is there besides them. It's Kagome!
"What happen here? Am I dreaming?" said Miroku.
Shippo can't stand there any longer. He jumps to Kagome with tears.
"Kagome I miss you so much….Is it really you?" Kagome holds Shippo in her arms and kiss him on his head.
Yes it's me." She nods. In a burst of emotion, she grabs and holds the little fox boy tightly. Speaking into his hair, her eyes shut tightly, she confesses. "I missed you guys so much! I thought about you day and night! I'm sorry for leaving!"
Miroku can't hide his happiness to see Kagome and opened his arms then running towards her.
Miroku smiles and opens his arms wide and walks closer. The fox jumped from her grasp to Miroku's robe. "Stop it there….Miroku….I know what you are doing", Shippo screams at him.
Suddenly Miroku stopped and said to himself ..honestly I just want to hug her as a friend…I m not that low….Shippo!
Kagome gives a smile to Miroku….if only he knows what he is doing when he is dreaming! She said.
"How are you all? Sorry I come this late. Where is Sango? Is she okay and where is….." Suddenly it's so hard to ask about him. The name is kept on haunting her all this time.
"Sango is alright….don't worry. She has gone back to her village with Kirara to visit some friends. She'll be back in another 3 days", Miroku said to Kagome.
"How come you are letting her go alone…Miroku….you know Naraku….".
"He is dead…Kagome!" Shippo said suddenly.
"How!" she said.
"We did it!" Miroku said.
"After you were leaving… Kikyo helped us to kill Naraku. Kikyo and Inuyasha worked together to plan a trap for Naraku. When the Shikon No Tama was gathered, Kikyo made it pure again. Then Naraku's power was weakened", Miroku explained to Kagome then showed his hand to Kagome. It's no hole in there anymore. It's means. Everyone is safe now.
"Well….I am happy now…I think I should be going now. Tomorrow I have a test besides none know I am here. My family will be worried about me", Kagome said to them.
"Will you come again…Kagome?" Shippo asks desperately.
"Of course….I will bring your favourite food", Kagome said to him. She walks to the door.
"Wait…Kagome-sama…you don't want to know about Inuyasha?", Miroku said. After he saw the sadness in Kagome's eyes, he regretted why did he say that to her.
"Sorry"
"No….it's alright Miroku…I am over Inuyasha now…so it's doesn't bother me. He is alright, isn't he?".
"The last time I saw him…yes….", Miroku said calmly as he can.
"What do you mean last time?", asked Kagome so worried. She hated this feeling why would she still has feeling for that jerk!
"Well…he has changed Kagome ….after you left. He becomes so quite. Anyway, after Naraku's death, he had gone to see Kikyo and never came back till now".
I wonder whether he is fulfilling his promise to become human to be with Kikyo. Well…isn't that Kikyo's wish also with the Shikon no tama in the beginning. He is happy now with her. He doesn't need me by his side. Kagome tried to hide her emotion.
"I am happy to hear that at last he is with the girl that he loves, " Kagome announced. Fooling everyone but herself.
Miroku and Shippo are about to send her to the well, but Kagome insisted that she would be fine alone. They were saying goodbye to each other.
Well…it's finished now….there is no point for me in here anymore. The job is done. What left are only my friends. Goodbye again….my memory. Kagome said in tears. She can't believe it that two years ago she felt so sad leaving but this time the sadness is getting worse than ever since….she realised that she had lost her love….Inuyasha. It's fate! Suddenly she felt somebody is watching her from above. She knew it…because she is a miko….isn't she? Is it demon? No, it can't be….Naraku is dead so no more demon. Then what is this feeling. She stopped and looked up above her head. There her eyes met another eyes…that eyes which keeps on haunting her all this time. There is so much sadness in that eyes….she wanted to run but why suddenly her feets is so heavy. She can't breath because of her emotion is so overwhelming……..Yes! It's him. INUYASHA! What is he doing on top of tree…the way he looks at me as if as he want to put a blade into my heart. He didn't say anything just staring at me.
"Inuyasha………", she said almost whispering.
