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Chapter 3: Crystal Flowers and KeyWord: Before

One..two..three seconds past when the veil finally fell on the ground reveilling a face they tought they would never see again.

Kagome.

"Kagome...InuYasha said as he stared at her, That's impossible, you're just faking it! Kagome died, I shall kill you for taking HER form!"

"I knew this would happen" The Kagome alike took out something out of her pocket...a crystal blue flower.

Everyone was shocked as they remebered...

FlashBack

Kagome went out of the well smiling. She told everyone too come to the hut. They all came. Then, she took out a big box.

"What is in there Kaasan?" Rin asked.

"You'll see" Kagome said smiling tenderly too the little girl.

She opened the box reveiling: 11 little crystal flowers.

She gave one too each, Kaede - White Jaken - Green Myouga - Orange Rin - Light Pink Shippou - Yellow Sesshoumaru - Black Sango - Fuschia ( A shade of Pink )
Miroku - Purple InuYasha - Red

and finally, her's was blue.

"Wow! So Pretty!" Rin yelled out!

Everyone thanked Kagome, except InuYasha, who just Feh'ed, but still, he kept the flower preciously.

"Keep this, Let it remind all of us of our Friendship! Friends Forever?" Kagome yelled.

"Friends forever!" The rest of the gang said except for Sesshoumaru and InuYasha who just sat there.

End FlashBack "KAGOME/KAASAN" The two little children yelled as they tackled Kagome.

"Kagome-Chan! How?" Sango asked as she hugged her friend and cried happy tears.

"Welcome back Lady Kagome, I assume you'll be explaining us how?" Miroku said careful not to slip his hand a little too far.

"Hi Guys! Yeah..it's a long story, but I'll tell" Kagome said cheerfully.

"Kagome..." InuYasha said still shocked.

Kikyou was still mad..she knew Kagome had came back, the soul had left her body, but she tought maybe it was just temporary...kinda like the InuYasha and full moon thing.

Eventually, everyone went back too camp and were sitting around the fire as Kagome explained them. Sesshoumaru had also returned.

"Ok..So..This is what happened..after I was killed and died, I arrived at this place, and I saw her, Midoriko. You guys remeber who she is right?" Kagome started.

Everyone nodded as they remeber when they entered Sango's village and into the cave where Midoriko died and the jewel was formed.

"Ok, well, she told me that the reason I died, even tough it wasn't meant too be that way, was so that I could train with her for a while. So she trained me. Over there, one week is an hour over here. So I trained for more than a month, and then, I came back here, I defeated Naraku, and got the shards." Kagome explained. Everyone understood that the part where she said 'Even tough it wasn't meant too be that way' mean that InuYasha wasn't the one that was supposed too kill her. Even InuYasha got the message.

"You mean you defeated Naraku yourself? Kagome-Sama?" Miroku asked.

"No, I had help from Kagura and Kanna, the only reason they were with Naraku was that he held their hearts, now they have their hearts in their body. As you can see, Kagura and Kanna are still alive and they decided too follow me. I sent Kagura out to the Eastern lands as we heard there was a jewel fragment over there, she will return tomorrow. Also, I found Kohaku and helped him remeber everything with my new and improved miko powers. Also, Good news, I have decided too stay here forever, with my adopted childrens, I decided too adopt Kanna and Kagura (Ok..suppose Kagura is a small child and that they are both 9 years old) and also, the ones I have now, Shippou and Rin." Kagome said.

After her story, everyone was congratulating her and she was beaming in pride. They were all happy too hear that she would stay here forever.

Night came as everyone fell asleep. Everyone besides Kagome, InuYasha and Sesshoumaru. Kagome tought that they were sleeping since their breathing were timed. She slipped out of her sleeping bag, and walked calmly into the InuYasha forest. Unkown to her, two Inu Youkai were following her. She walked out too a hot spring, checked around making sure no one was there, and stripped her clothes off. When all her clothes were off, you could see all the bruises and cuts she had. But those where minor. The important one was the one on her stomache. She had a huge cut there. That's probably why she declined earlier too go to the hot springs with Sango.

The boys watched her step in the water. Sesshoumaru was watching because he was making sure she didn't go and suicide or something. So as soon as he saw she was safe, he went back too camp. InuYasha tough, stayed there.

After a little while, InuYasha was still watching over Kagome.

"Come out InuYasha, I know you're there." Kagome said suddenly.
InuYasha came out since it was no use hiding when she knew where he was.
"What do you want?" Kagome asked not looking at him.
"I..Look at me Kagome!" He said.
She looked at him. What he saw pained him. He saw tears. He saw, in her eyes, anger, pain, betrayal, but most of all, fear.
"...You shouldn't walk in the forest alone." He said trying too ignore the jolt of pain he received each time he looked at her.
"What's it too you?" She replied cooly.
"Kagome...I...you need protection! You could have asked me too come with you. Do you know how dangerous it is too walk around the woods at night?" InuYasha asked her.
"I don't need your protection, give it too Kikyou" She replied dully. (Ok..I'm kinda tired so I'm just gonna do Inu: n Kag)
Inu: What do you mean you don't need my protection? You need it more than Kikyou!
Kag: I defeated Naraku, too remind you, wich means I know how too battle. I didn't die and train for nothing Inu: Kagome.. (Once he heard the word die, he immediatly felt another pang of pain) I'm..Gomen Kagome..I'm sorry for killing you.
Kag: I told you alredy, I forgive you. And anyways...It was needed in order for Midoriko too train me.
Inu: I'm not stupid Kagome. I know I wasn't the one supposed to...(He couldn't say it, it pained him too mcuh)
Kag: It's alright, I forgive you! Now go away, I need too change and go too sleep.

InuYasha left as Kagome changed. Then he came back and offered too carry her back but she refused. InuYasha was hurt by this. He liked carrying her. He would even go faster so that she would hold onto him tighter. Kagome was also sad that she hadn't accepted. She like it when he went fast and when he did, she would hold tighter. But she couldn't accept it. Not after all this happened. So the two walked back to camp as she went back to her sleeping bag. InuYasha was suprised by this. Before he had killed her, if ever she woke up in the middle of the night, she would come to his tree and sleep with him up there. But he knew why she didn't. The keyword is: Before. Before he had killed her. Now is AFTER he had killed her. She changed.
'I guess she doesn't trust me still...' He tought sadly as he went back up the tree.

MikoGirl: Still Running Away From InuYasha Pant Pant OUf! I lost him at last...what's his problem? God..it's only Ramen..

InuYAsha: Pops out of nowhere Did you say Ramen?

MikoGirl: What the hell! Didn't I seal you in that closet with Grandpa's scroll?

InuYasha: How many times to I have to tell you, the ol' man's scrolls' doesn't work!

MikoGirl: Sweatdrops GRANDPA!

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