Afterwards, what happens then…
Chapter Five
The next morning Kagome and Inuyasha returned to the warring states era. Kagome had gotten packed in the morning, surprised that a certain hanyou wasn't angrier at her for taking so long.
But it wasn't that Inuyasha wasn't angry, it was that he was too tired from the night before to be angry. He hadn't slept that whole night, because he had been thinking of the kiss he received from Kagome.
When the two returned back to his time, they were greeted from Shippou, Miroku, Sango, and Kilala who were all sitting around or against the well for their appearance.
"Kagome!" Shippou jumped into Kagome's arms as he saw her come out of the well.
"Hey Shippou," Kagome said and looked at Miroku and Sango, "Sorry it took so long you guys, I had to do some shopping on the other side and a couple of exams."
"No worries miss Kagome." Said Miroku.
"Yes, don't worry about it."
Kagome walked over with Shippou still in her arms and Inuyasha behind her and sat down next to Sango on the fresh green grass. It was a magnificent day today and the smell of the grass overwhelmed them all. Kagome set Shippou down next to her and pulled her bag onto her lap.
She started to reach into her bag, looking for the items that she had bought for the group.
"I got everyone something when I had gone shopping…now only if I could…find them…"
"Don't worry about it Kagome, you really didn't need to get us anything." Said Sango.
"No, no I wanted to…oh here they are!"
Kagome put on a bright smile. Inuyasha looked over curious of what she had bought.
Did she get something for me?
Shippou hopped on Kagome's shoulder alert and also curious of what she had gotten.
"Kagome what did you get me?" he asked politely.
Kagome smiled even more and took out Shippou's gift, all of his new games and candies that she knew he would love so much.
"Aren't you spoiling him just a little too much?" asked Miroku, in shock of all the gifts given to him.
"Nah, here's yours Miroku." She said as she handed out Miroku's carbonated drinks and delicious snacks, along with some new beads for his wrist.
"Thank you Kagome, this is far too kind." Miroku said as he started to eat one of the bars that he so did love more than anything, well almost anything…
"Oh Sango and here's your gift."
Kagome raised her hands, still showing her purest smile on her lips, to Sango's face. In her hands were new cloths for her uniform, new outfits and other cloths for her casual clothing, and some carbonated drinks as well.
"Thank you Kagome, but you really should have." Sango said looking down at her gifts that were still in Kagome's hands.
"No, I wanted to so don't worry. Here." Kagome placed them on Sango's lap still smiling.
Inuyasha snorted and closed his eyes not wanting to look at everyone's gifts. He hadn't gotten one, and wasn't that surprised. He didn't need nor want it anyway so why should he care…but he really did care.
Kagome went back to searching in her bag which caught Inuyasha's attention. When he had heard her enter her bag once again he heart skipped a beat for she had gotten him something as well, but what was the question in his mind that kept playing over and over like a broken cassette player.
Inuyasha opened his eyes.
"And Inuyasha, this is for you. Yours took me the longest to find."
She handed him a wrapped box.
He quickly examined it and gently grabbed it from her grasp.
He wrapped the present as everyone stared to see what was inside. He was shocked to find a bunch of presents inside the box instead of just finding one. When he looked down at the first present on top his eyes enlarged in surprise.
It was some kind of metal that looked almost like glass. It looked really familiar to him, but he wasn't sure why or what it was. He took it out and looked up at the smiling Kagome.
"What…what is it?"
"That's what I thought at first when I saw it in the window of the store I bought it at. But the man who sold it to me told me the story behind it and I immiditely knew what it was. He had said that the owner was very strong and brave and could conquer anyone or anything that tried to hurt himself or his friends. But the owner had gotten into one fight that had ended the evilness of the past that was occurring and also destroyed his weapon in the same occurrence. Inuyasha…that piece of metal in your hands right now is the remaining pieces of the Tessiaga."
"Tessiaga?" Inuyasha said shocked.
"You mean to say…Kagome you mean to say that…" Sango said unable to finish her thought.
"Yes Sango, by what the seller told me, and by what Inuyasha holds in his hands, what I meant to say is that we defeat Naraku. We actually defeat him."
She said and smiled at the group. Everyone was in shock. Shippou was the first one to react to the good news. He started to jump and dance around and cheered "we win" or "Naraku's dead!". Kagome giggled. Sango and Miroku start to cheer with Shippou, but didn't join in with his dancing and prowling around.
Inuyasha just sat there in shock.
He looked up to Kagome.
"Inuyasha, you're going to win. We all are. We are going to defeat Naraku." She said and smiled his way.
Inuyasha smiled the purest smile that the group has ever seen. He started to laugh with the group's cheering.
Everyone stopped and looked at him.
"Inuyasha, I've never heard you laugh like that before…" said Miroku.
"Me too." said Sango.
"Hey! Inuyasha's smiling too!" said Shippou.
Kagome just smiled as the others examined the now flushed hanyou.
"Hey Inuyasha, there's something else in that box."
Inuyasha looked up at Kagome surprised that she had gotten him more than he had already received. The news that Naraku would die was enough for him. He looked down into the box to find an old looking plain brown book. He picked it up and stared at it blankly.
"What is it?" he asked as he took his gaze off the book to Kagome.
"At first I thought it was a normal journal, a book that you write you personal and deepest feelings and thought in, but then I asked the same seller and he said it was an ancient journal. Inuyasha, that's not any normal journal, it's…"
"My mother's journal." He finished. "But how…"
"The seller said it wasn't filled all the way and I figured that you could write in it and read what your mother had thought when she was in love with your father. But Inuyasha, that journal isn't only of your mother's secrets, but a long letter to her son, you. The seller told me so and said that it was one of his favorites."
Inuyasha started to growl. No one should have the right to read his mother's journal without his permission!
"Don't worry I didn't read it. And he didn't finish it either. He said it was written for her son and it was too… well you'll see."
"Wow Inuyasha." Said Miroku.
"Ya, wow." Said Sango.
"I hope you guys like the gifts."
She started to get up and gathered her bag."
"Where are you going Kagome?" asked Shippou.
"I got a gift for Kaede as well; I'm going to give it to her. Wait here, I'll be back soon."
She walked off to Kaede's hut leaving the others behind to fantasize each one's gifts. Inuyasha was still in shock and as Kagome reached out of sight he had realized that he forgot to tell her thank you. He picked up his gifts and ran from the others without saying a word towards Kagome.
"Inuyasha! Where are you going? Kagome said to wait here!" yelled Shippou.
"Let him go Shippou, I think he only wants to thank Kagome."
"Ya I agree with Sango."
Kagome entered Kaede's hut. The young miko looked around the hut, but she didn't see anyone's presence. Kaede wasn't there. She sighed and figured to give her gifts to her later on. She stared to walk out of the hut, but ran into Inuyasha as he tried to enter the hut.
"Oh Inuyasha, sorry about that. It seems like Kaede isn't here."
"Uh Kagome, uh I'd like to thank you. You gave me much more than I had expected and the gifts mean more to me than almost anything."
"Oh it's no problem. I saw it and knew you would want it."
She smiled, but it was soon interrupted with a gasp from her as Inuyasha pulled her into a tight hug. Kagome's blushed furiously as she felt his strong warm arms around her, protecting her.
"Thank you."
Kagome smiled and hugged him back. Then she pulled away and looked at him straight in the eyes.
"It was my pleasure. Let's get back to the others, ok?"
She said and grabbed his hand while walked out of the hut. Inuyasha looked down at her hand on his and his cheeks turned the same shade of red that was already on Kagome's cheeks. He squeezed her hand, and she turned around to face him and smiled.
Hand in hand they walked back to where the others were waiting.
