Chapter 20
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Back at Kaede's village, everyone was helping each other to tend individual's wounds. Thank goodness Kagome had brought more medical supplies from the future era. Kaede had gone out to get more herbs that will assist in healing wounds and prevent it from infection. Kagome was currently disinfecting Inuyasha's cut on his right arm.
"Be gentler!" Inuyasha roared as the pain speared through his cut. Kagome then said, "Can you please tolerate for a while? Can't believe you are afraid of pain."
"I am not afraid of pain!" Inuyasha argued back.
"So keep quiet and hold still!"
Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara looked at both of them, shook their heads and continued with what they were doing. Kagome was finally finished with Inuyasha and then, she turned towards the rest.
"Are you guys okay?"
"Yeah. This thing works miraculously." Sango said, holding up a flimsy piece of material. That is what we call a plaster.
Kagome grinned, "Well, the whole ordeal is over so what's your plan?" Suddenly, everyone seemed to have a lost look on their faces. It seemed that no one had even considered of their future of defeating Naraku. Kagome too had that look on her face. What is my plan? She thought.
"Maybe Sango and I will stay here in this village and start a family. If only she is willing too." Miroku said as he wrapped his right arm around Sango's shoulder. Sango then blushed and gave a nod. Then, she eyed the hand that was around her shoulder and looked at the cloth and rosary wrapping around the arm.
"Miroku, are you going to remove that?" Sango said as she pointed to his arm. Miroku turned his attention to his cursed arm and looked at it for a moment. It was not that he did not want to look at it but he was afraid to see if the Kazaana still existed on his palm.
"Are you going to check it?" Shippo piped up. Everybody in the room was filled with anticipation as Miroku untied the beads that bound the cloth on his wrist. Shippo out of the hut with Kirara, Inuyasha had transformed his Tetsusaiga, stuck it onto the floor and held Kagome and Sango did the same as Inuyasha but it was her Hiraikotsu. Miroku saw what they were doing and sweatdropped.
"You guys are supposed to support me!" He yelled.
"We are giving you mental support not physical support." Kagome said. Miroku frowned and continued untying the beads. He removed the beads and stared at the cloth.
"Oh, quickly remove the cloth already!" Inuyasha yelled as he was filled with anxiety. Miroku then looked at the cloth.
"Sango, I don't want you to be disappointed if the Kazaana is still there." Miroku said to Sango. Sango looked at him with teary eyes and agreed. Miroku took this cue as to remove the cloth.
"I am dead!" Shippo closed his eyes and yelled. Everyone gripped what they were supporting now. After a moment of silence, Sango opened her eyes and saw a stunned Miroku staring at his right palm. Her eyes did not locate any black hole on his palm. Tears swelled in her eyes as she tried to find her voice to speak.
"Oh my God! It's gone!" Sango said as she rushed over to hug Miroku who was still looking shocked. Inuyasha released Kagome and keep his Tetsusaiga. Shippo and Kirara returned to the hut. All of them were feeling glad for their friend, Miroku. Miroku stared at his hand, then to Sango and said, "It really gone?"
Sango looked up and nodded. Miroku smiled and jumped up, "It's gone! I thought I am going to die soon!"
"Speaking of death, how did you two survive in the maze when I had a feeling you all are going to be dead?" Kagome questioned. Sango and Miroku smiled as they explained what exactly happened.
Flashback
A youkai attacked her from the back. Sango felt a sharp pain piercing through her body. It was just like when Kohaku attacked her form the back. She felt limped all over and fell onto the ground.
"Sango! Are you okay?" Miroku yelled, still fighting off the youkai.
"Miroku. Live on. Don't worry about me." With that, she fainted.
"Sango!" Miroku yelled. There's only one way to do now. He removed the beads around his cursed hand.
"Kazaana!" Miroku yelled and he supported his right hand with his left. All the youkai were sucked into the void but there's a lot more. Soon, Naraku's poisonous insects appeared with the youkai. Miroku stood there, pondering whether he should close his Kazaana or not. However, he could not let the youkai kill Sango so he chose to remain there. The poisonous insects were sucked into the Kazaana together with the youkai. Miroku soon felt the poison inside of his body. He still stood there, sucking more youkai and poisonous insects into the Kazaana. His arm was turning purple and it had already reached his limit. Miroku's vision blurred as he closed his Kazaana. He fell on top of Sango and said, "I am sorry Sango."
"Miroku!" A young voice was heard as a neko youkai carried a young kitsune youkai in the sky.
"Kitsune-bi!" Shippo yelled as he shot fireballs at the youkai. Though it may not killed off all of them, but it could stall some time to get Sango and Miroku onto Kirara's back. "Sango, Miroku!" Shippo shouted as he shook his friends. Sango grunted and woke up and looked at Miroku whose hand was pulsing from the poison.
"Miroku!" Sango said as she hugged Miroku tightly. "Don't leave me."
"Sango." Miroku whimpered.
"You will be all right."
"Are you okay?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah. Don't waste your energy talking." Sango replied. Miroku then closed his eyes and Sango got infuriated.
"Let's go Kirara. Find Kagome and Inuyasha!" was Sango's command.
End of flashback
Shippo was feeling all proud and full of pride of himself.
"Not bad Shippo. You know how to rescue them." Kagome patted Shippo's hair. Shippo smiled and said, "Thanks, Kagome nee-san." Inuyasha gave a famous 'Feh!' but deep down, he was feeling really happy for Shippo. Everyone took turns in praising Shippo for his bravery. Kaede returned into the hut and started to boil the herbs.
"Kagome, when are you going to put the shards back together again?" Kaede said as she stirred the liquid in the pot.
"I don't know. It's incomplete due to the shards on Kouga's legs and Kohaku's back." Kagome said.
Sango froze and said, "Can you please not take Kohaku's shard?" Kagome was in a dilemma now. She had to restore the Shikon no Tama but she could not bear to kill her best friend's brother.
"That should be okay." Kagome said weakly.
"Thank you!" Sango said, happily. Inuyasha then ran out for no reason.
"Where is he going?" Shippo questioned. Kagome stared after him. He is not going to meet Kikyo, right?"
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In the night, everyone was about to turn in when Inuyasha came in, panting.
"What's with the noise?" Shippo yawned. Inuyasha walked to Kagome and handed her two Shikon shards. Kagome's eyes widened and asked, "Where did you get that back from?"
"From the baka Kouga of course." Inuyasha said sarcastically.
"With a fight?" Miroku said.
"No. I introduced him to ramen and he felled instantly in love with it. He asked for more but I won't give it to him. He said that he will exchanged anything for it so I traded it for the Shikon shards and that baka actually complied." Inuyasha explained. Everyone got stunned. Inuyasha did not fight with Kouga.
"Kaede! Something's wrong with Inuyasha!" Shippo yelled. Inuyasha conked Shippo's head with his fist to shut his mouth. Kaede came running in as she investigated what happened.
"Inuyasha didn't fight to get the Shikon shards." Miroku explained.
"Keep quiet!" Inuyasha yelled as he chased Miroku around the hut with the Tetsusaiga.
Kagome laughed till her stomach ached.
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Morning soon arrived and Kagome packed her stuffs into her backpack, making a mental note on what she needed to restock. Actually. There was not a need to do so since she was returning to the future era soon. However, she could not bear to leave them. Kagome sighed as she zipped her backpack.
"Nee-san." A familiar young boy's voice was heard. Everyone turned towards the door to see who was it. It turned out to be Kohaku. Sango ran towards the door and hugged her brother.
"Kohaku!" She sobbed. Kohaku hugged back to and that remained for a while before he pushed her away.
"Can you please remove the Shikon shard on my back?" He asked. Everyone got shock and Sango immediately said, "No. Never will I do that."
"Please do that to free me from my suffering. I killed our entire clan and I deserved to die. Please nee-san! I beg you to do so." Kohaku pleaded on his knee. Sango's tears dropped down like a string of pearls that had been broken. She could not kill her brother. However, her brother was not living happily either.
"Okay." She whispered. Sango hugged her brother for the last time before she drew out her dagger and took out the Shikon on his back. Kohaku gave a small yelp as he laid limp into Sango's arms. Sango cried out as she hugged Kohaku.
"Thank you." These were his last words before he slept for an eternity.
The group buried Kohaku and looked at the grave for one last time. Miroku was comforting Sango. Sango then smiled and said, "I freed him from sufferings." Miroku smiled and agreed. They then went back to the village.
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Kagome knelt in front of Goshinboku tree with her friends surrounding her. Kagome held all the Shikon no Tama shards in her hands and looked at it. Once this is formed, I will be gone. Kagome inhaled deeply as everyone circled her.
"Kagome." Sango said. Kagome nodded as she pressed her hand together. She felt something throbbing in her hand and a purple glow came out. Kagome held her hands closed tightly and closed her eyes. Everyone looked in awe as the Shikon no Tama shards formed itself back again. Soon, the throbbing and light ended. Kagome opened her eyes and hands. A purple ball was formed on her hand and it floated up into the air and flew in the direction of Midoriko's cave. Everyone looked at the ball flying away and felt a burden was lifted from them at last. However, this did not last long when the sky darkened and a gust of wind appeared and carried Kagome up.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she out-stretched her hand and Inuyasha grabbed it.
"Kagome!" Everyone yelled. The wind only got stronger and stronger, pulling Kagome away.
"Miroku, Sango! Spend your life to the best! Shippo! Don't feel inferior about yourself. You can one day become a strong youkai!" Kagome yelled to her friends what she always had wanted to say to them.
"Kagome nee-san!" Shippo wailed.
"Inuyasha! I love you always!" Kagome yelled. Inuyasha held onto Kagome's hand tighter and regretted using his right arm, which was still recovering. The tug of the wind grew and it had reached their limit. Slowly, their hand got separated but they were still touching each other till only their fingertips.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome screamed as they finally let go of each other. The wind carried her away and she was gone. Inuyasha sank onto the ground and looked in the direction of where his lover had gone.
"I love you always, Kagome."
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Kagome did not struggled as she was carried away to the Bone-Eater's well. Tears streamed down from her eyes to her cheeks. She knew that this day would arrive but it was too fast. Too fast for her to register the cruel truth into her mind. Kagome closed her eyes as she fell into the well and got herself sink into the blue light.
Kagome landed in the end of the well. She climbed out of it and looked back. Vines were sprouting out of nowhere and it sealed the well. Kagome now knew that she could never see Inuyasha again. Silently, she walked out of the shed and got ready to begin a new chapter of her life.
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10 years later….
Kagome threw her graduation hat up in the air and smiled along with her friends. Finally, she had graduated out of college and was about to start a new life as a young workingwoman. Kagome ran to her family and hugged her mother. Her entire family felt proud of her.
"Have you found a job for me Mom?" Kagome asked as they walked to the car.
"Yes. In fact, it is the job I am sure you will enjoy." Mrs Higurashi smiled as she started the engine. Kagome knew that her mother was up to something.
Being a very diligent woman now, Kagome got dressed in her professional suit and left the house for her job interview.
"Bye Momma!" Kagome shouted.
"Good luck dear!" Mrs Higurashi saw Kagome leaving and immediately punched in some numbers. When the receiver on the other end picked up the phone, she hissed, "She on the way there now."
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Kagome reached to a building that looked very majestic and said to herself, "This is it." She walked in confidently and approached the receptionist.
"May I know where's your CEO office?" Kagome asked politely.
"He's on the rooftop. Please proceed there." The girl behind the counter smiled. Kagome then started to feel uneasy. Her interview. On the rooftop? Then, Kagome felt that something was going to happen there. She was going to meet someone who she knew long ago. Kagome shook off that thought and got into the elevator. She punched in the last floor button. Soon, she arrived there and walked up the long flight of stairs, mentally cursing the interviewer. When she got there, she pushed open the door and got a shock of her life.
In front of her consisted of different flowers put together in a heart shape and candles were being lighted along the walkway. Kagome was awed as she walked down the walkway, admiring the flowers. Kagome soon saw the creator of the surprise. He looked so familiar. Kagome thought. As she got closer, her memories of the past came rushing into her mind.
"Inuyasha"
"Hi, Kagome." Kagome smiled as she ran into the arms of the man whom she had missed for the past 10 years since their separation from the feudal era.
"Inuyasha." She muttered. Inuyasha pushed Kagome away and led her to the table with tea. They sat down and started talking.
"How can you travel through the Bone-Eaters' well? I remembered it is sealed." Kagome asked.
"I did not travel. I waited for 500 years for you." Inuyasha explained how he survived and how he received education from his brother, Sesshomaru and opened the company just recently. Kagome was surprised at his stories.
"Where are Sango and Miroku?" Kagome asked. Inuyasha had a frown on his face and said, "They had passed away peacefully a few hundred years ago." Kagome felt sad all of a sudden and remembered that they were humans.
"So you want to know what is your job here?" Inuyasha said suddenly as the tension was heavy. Kagome perked up and nodded. Inuyasha then revealed a diamond ring and showed it to Kagome. "Do you agree to be my wife?" Kagome's eyes turned teary as she looked at Inuyasha.
"Yes. I do!" Kagome said as her tears fell down. Inuyasha had gotten so happy and he lifted Kagome in a bridal style.
Soon, wedding bells were heard loud and clear as Inuyasha and Kagome walked hand-in-hand happily out of the chapel and drove into the sunset and to their honeymoon. To eternal happiness.
Despite the fact that their love was tested by setbacks and over time, it stood strong all along and it withstand the passage of time. Love will only be a happily-ever-after fairytale only if you believed in it and give chance for it to ripe. Kagome did not regret since day one when she met Inuyasha and she was sure Inuyasha felt that way too.
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This is it. The end of 'The chronicles of Inuyasha and Kagome'. I want to thank you all for reading my story and reviewing it. It certainly had helped me a lot. Please support my new story 'Suite Life' which is a humor. See you next time!