A/N: I never thought I would make it to chapter 6! But I'm here so I will make it longer than chapter 5. Like Karen12 said to me, "The story writes itself." (Thanks for the inspirational words Karen...I owe you one) That phrase helped make the story longer. Lol. Well I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as the other ones (if you did enjoy them). Make plentiful reviews! Cause I love to read them.
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any other character in this story...but I do own puppets of them and a stage to make them act!
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Inuyasha looked over at Naraku, who had risen his hand in the air getting ready to suck the spirit out of Kikyou, and yelled, "Why are you bringing Kagome back? Last time we fought you killed her! You bastard. What kind of a fool do you take me for?"
Naraku looked over at Inuyasha and laughed as he crushed Kikyou's body and sucked the soul out. Kikyou made the most horrid noise that Inuyasha had ever heard. It almost made Inuyasha's eyes water, but he shook the feeling away. Kagome's soul was now free from Kikyou. The soul shot into Kagome lifting her up and surrounding her in a blinding white light. Inuyasha looked up to discover the soul that Kagome had lost just the day before. It shot into Kagome as well. Kagome's body lowered down to the ground as the light faded away. The young miko moved slightly. That was enough to get Inuyasha to come running over to her.
"Kagome! Kagome, are you alright?" Inuyasha asked passionately. Kagome opened her eyes and looked at Inuyasha.
Chapter 6- Happy reunion and tragic returns
"There's Inuyasha!" Sango shouted pointing at the hanyou's red blur as he passed by. Inuyasha stopped and waited up for the rest of the gang. "Is that Kagome on his back!" Shippou shouted excitedly standing up to look over Sango. Miroku studied the shadow on Inuyasha's back closely. "Hmmm. She has a nice figure, so it must be Kagome." Miroku said before getting clobbered in the face by Sango. Shippou turned around to see Miroku with a red hand print across his face and busted out laughing. Miroku smacked Shippou on the head and closed his eyes, "You would shut up if you knew what was good for you." Miroku said smirking. Shippou immediately stopped laughing and grabbed his head. "Idiot."
"Kirara! Over there!" Sango shouted as the cat demon landed beside Inuyasha. Right before Inuyasha could open his mouth to say Kagome was okay, everyone had jumped off Kirara and ran over to Kagome. Sango wrapped her arms around her best friend, "Kagome, I'm so happy you're alright. I thought I would never see you again."
"Eh? Never see me again? Of course you would have. I'm perfectly fine." Kagome said putting her hands on her hips. Before Sango could let Kagome go from her hug, Shippou had pounced on Kagome's shoulder almost knocking her over. "Kagome! You're alright! I missed you so much!" Shippou said hugging Kagome's neck.
"Once again, I'm fine. Everything was like a weird dream. When I got out of the well I went to where Inuyasha was fighting Naraku, all I remember is a sharp pain in my back, not being able to breath, and waking up with my head on Inuyasha's lap." Kagome said looking over at Inuyasha. His face had turned a bright red.
"It was only so you could wake up faster." Inuyasha said turning his back to Kagome and crossing his arms. Everyone stared at Inuyasha after Kagome had said 'head on Inuyasha's lap'. Miroku didn't even think about hugging Kagome, just because Sango or Shippou would think he was up to something perverted. So he just said, "Great to have you back Kagome."
Inuyasha stared up at the setting sun, 'I'm glad you're okay too Kagome. If you were unable to return, I would have gone crazy. Kikyou sacrificed herself to bring you back to me. And for that I am grateful.' Inuyasha thought before saying, "It's getting dark, time to head back to Kaede's." Everyone nodded and Sango, Shippou, Miroku, and Kagome climbed onto Kirara. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome. "Climb on my back." Kagome looked over at Inuyasha. Her eyes sparkled in the setting sun. Inuyasha smiled and looked away.
"Are you getting on or not?" He said kneeling down.
"Of course..." Kagome said getting off of Kirara and walking over to Inuyasha. Everyone took off in the direction of Kaede's hut.
...the others...
"Sounds like Inuyasha wanted some alone time with Kagome." Shippou said looking at Sango, who only smiled at the child. 'I can only imagine the pain he felt when Kagome died. I didn't think he could take seeing another women die after Kikyou's death.' Sango thought closing her eyes to get rid of the tears that had just formed, and re-opening them to have them fill with more tears. Miroku looked at Sango and studied her facial expression. 'Sango is beautiful. I do not know how I would live on if she died. I know Inuyasha's pain for Kagome, but how did he suppress the tears?' Miroku looked down at Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha looked almost satisfied. Kagome sat on his back like normal, as if nothing had happened. A sweet smile across her face.
...Kagome and Inuyasha...
Kagome looked at Inuyasha and smiled. 'Naraku took my body, and you came back for me even though I was dead.' Kagome thought letting out a small sigh. Inuyasha noticed Kagome staring at him and looked back at her from the corner of his eye. "Got a staring problem?" Inuyasha snapped. Kagome looked up at the sky.
"Thank you Inuyasha." She whispered knowing he would hear it. Inuyasha turned his head forward again and continued running. "Tch. Whatever." Inuyasha murmured. Kagome hadn't heard it because of how low he had said it, or else she would have let Inuyasha have it, with her infamous 'SIT BOY!'.
...Later at Kaede's...
"Kagome, I am so glad that ye are alright." Kaede said bowing.
"Eh...yeah, so am I Kaede. Thank you." Kagome said returning the bow. Inuyasha walked past Kagome and looked at her through the corner of his eye, as if he was signaling her to follow. It wasn't long before Inuyasha disappeared into the woods and Kagome had followed.
"I wonder where they are going...let's go see." Shippou said attempting to follow, but was stopped my Miroku who picked him up by the tail. "Hey! Put me down!" The little fox demon cried over and over.
Miroku grinned, "No can do. Inuyasha must need to talk to her."
"The last time we let them off by themselves he shoved Kagome down the well and tried to get rid of her. I can't lose Kagome again, I just can't!" Shippou yelled as he tried to free himself of Miroku's grasp.
"I don't think he will do that again Shippou. He finally realized that he needs her." Miroku said while letting Shippou go. Shippou sat on stump and crossed his arms.
"Whatever. But if he tries to get rid of her again, it's your fault for not trying to stop him." Shippou pouted.
...Inuyasha and Kagome...
Kagome soon found Inuyasha sitting on the edge of a cliff looking at the sky, but before she could say anything Inuyasha had stood up and walked over to her. "Kagome...we need to talk." He said looking directly into Kagome's dark brown eyes. 'Oh great. The one sentence that every girl hates to hear...' Kagome thought to herself while following Inuyasha back over to the cliff.
Inuyasha looked up at the sky then back to Kagome, "Kagome...when you died I didn't know what to do. I thought I would never see you alive again. I thought of how much we had gone through together and I knew things would never be the same." Inuyasha was looking directly into Kagome's eyes.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome managed to say before Inuyasha continued.
"I didn't protect you Kagome. Naraku hurt you and I couldn't do anything to save your life. You must hate me for that." Inuyasha said looking away from Kagome.
"I could never hate you Inuyasha..." Kagome whispered putting her hand on Inuyasha's shoulder, which made him look back at her. 'This is the first time Inuyasha has ever opened up to me...now I know things are getting weird.' Kagome thought to herself.
Inuyasha placed his hand over Kagome's. "I never for one second thought I could ever miss you as much as I did when you died. I was wrong Kagome. There's been something that I have wanted to tell you...but I never really found the 'right' time to say it." Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's waist and pulled her body up to his. Inuyasha's mouth was now next to Kagome's ear. "Kagome..I love you.." Inuyasha whispered to her. Tears filled Kagome's eyes, then ran down her cheek. Inuyasha felt the warmth of her tears as they landed on his neck.
"Inuyasha...I...I love you too." Kagome said looking into Inuyasha's beautiful amber eyes, which sparkled in the moonlight. 'I remember trying to tell him that right before I died.' Kagome thought still looking into Inuyasha's eyes. Inuyasha wiped the tears away from her eyes.
"Kagome...I need you..." Inuyasha moved his hand across Kagome's cheek and into her stunning black hair.
Kagome moved her hands up to Inuyasha's shoulder and tightened her grip. Kagome's silence gave Inuyasha a chance to finish talking. Kagome wasn't silent because she was waiting for Inuyasha to finish but because she was speechless.
"Naraku took your body after he killed you...and I was powerless to stop that, too. I'm so sorry Kagome. When I found him, I couldn't injure him. I am only stronger when you're around. Because I feel like I have someone to protect. Kikyou showed up and saved me. I felt powerless. Then...Naraku killed Kikyou in order to bring you back. And for that I am grateful. But I still cannot live on with the fact that you left this world. And for that, I will kill Naraku." Inuyasha grabbed his chest as his wound started to bleed again.
"Inuyasha you're bleeding!" Kagome said pulling Inuyasha's haori off his shoulder.
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Inuyasha said pulling it back onto his shoulder. Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha.
"You went through all of that trouble even though I was dead? Inuyasha...you could have gotten killed." Kagome's said burying her head in Inuyasha's chest. Inuyasha pulled Kagome closer to him and hugged her tightly.
"I will never let anything like that happen to you again. I promise." Inuyasha moved Kagome's head in front of his and pressed his lips to hers. Kagome was shocked, but after everything that had happened that day, this was the most wonderful thing that had ever happened to her. Kagome closed her eyes and returned the kiss.
...the others...
"They sure have been gone a long time. I hope nothing happened." Shippou said standing up looking for them.
"I'm sure they're fine Shippou. Calm down." Sango said holding Kirara in her lap. Miroku was lying down on the ground in front of the fire that they had recently made.
"Inuyasha had a lot to say to Kagome." He responded, mainly talking to Sango (who nodded at the comment).
...Back to Inuyasha and Kagome...
Inuyasha ended the kiss by moving away. "Kagome... I love you...there is no doubt about it...but as much as it hurts me to say this..." Inuyasha paused and started walking towards the forest. ' What's he gonna say?' Kagome thought while standing up. Inuyasha continued, "Kagome...you got killed...and if he manages to kill you again, there's no possible way I can bring you back. I think it's best if you go home Kagome so you don't have that risk. And so my heart can rest easy not having to worry about you dieing." Inuyasha looked at the ground.
Kagome's eyes filled with tears again, accept this time, it was worse. "Inuyasha! You tell me you love me, then you tell me to leave you." Kagome fell to her knees and put her face in her palms to try and cover up her sobbing, which didn't help any. Inuyasha walked towards Kagome.
"Kagome...it's not like that. I will always love you. I just can't bear to see you die again. It's for the best." Inuyasha bent down and lifted Kagome's chin with his finger. He was now looking directly into Kagome's eyes again. Her beautiful dark brown eyes had turned red and puffy. Kagome had not a bit of sympathy in them for Inuyasha, as when he told her he loved her. Kagome pushed Inuyasha's hand away from her.
"Kagome...please don't be angry." Inuyasha reasoned.
"How can I not be when you are trying to put 500 years between us?" Kagome whispered under her breath. Kagome stood up and stormed past Inuyasha. "If you never wanted to see me again, why did you let Naraku bring me back? You could have been with Kikyou." Inuyasha's heart sunk to the bottom of his chest. 'Kikyou...NO! How can I be thinking of her when I just shattered Kagome's heart?' Inuyasha fell to the ground and stared up at the moon.
...Kagome...
Kagome walked through the woods without even caring to return to Kaede's hut to get her things. "If I go back, everyone will try to stop me from going. I can't stay now. Inuyasha doesn't want me here any longer. The nerve of that guy! What was he possibly thinking? Telling me he loves me and how much he cares about me...then sending me home. I got what I wanted. He told me his feelings, but he doesn't want me around." Kagome formed her hand into a fist and gritted her teeth. Kagome's eyes were still filled with tears. As Kagome approached the well, she felt a strong sense of sorrow fall upon her heart. 'Inuyasha...he finally tells me...and I have to go back..' Kagome's sadness turned into anger and she found herself yelling the cursed phrase.
"SIT BOY!" Kagome scram at the top of her lungs. She heard a thud and it satisfied her for a few moments.
...Inuyasha...
Inuyasha's face was in the ground and his leg was twitching, "oOoOwWwW." He said in agony.
...The others...
"What was that?" Shippou said standing up. Sango and Miroku had busted out laughing.
"Kagome must have 'sitted' Inuyasha." Miroku said between gulps of air.
...Back to Kagome...
"This is the last time I will ever be here." Kagome looked at the Tree of Ages one last time before she started to climb into the well. Just then, Kagome was struck in her back and flew out of the well. She struggled to open her eyes. But when she did manage to open them, Kagome discovered who her attacker was, and went into complete shock.
Continued Next Chapter...
A/N: Haha! I left you with a cliffy. Sorry about that. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Because I enjoyed writing it. Sadly, I only have a few more to go. At this part: Inuyasha ended the kiss by moving away. "Kagome... I love you...there is no doubt about it...but as much as it hurts me to say this... I almost put: Inuyasha ended the kiss by moving away. "Kagome... I love you...there is no doubt about it...but your breath is kickin' like Bruce lee on crack. I knew I couldn't though, because it would have ruined the whole story. But it would have been extremely funny...you know...since he had just kissed her. I know this chapter was sad. I had trouble writing it. I don't do 'sad'. But I hope you enjoyed it anyways. Please review!
Shel the Inuyasha Stalker- Lol. Yeah. Kikyou is dead. I HATE Kikyou. I had to make her die. –hugs you back- Thanks for the awesome compliment! It's hard keeping them in character.
Karen12- Yeah. I thought that was what he looked like too. I got a big kick out of it. Thanks for the amazing compliment!
