Another chappy of luv! A wonderfully mellow chapter...not too eventful or important- just good fun...And I'm thinking of taking some advice and doing a one-shot (seperate of this story) on the year of Inuyasha's death- just basically focusing on Sango and Miroku's relationship....hmmmm....I'll think on it and get back to ya- Welps, Here goes- ENJOY!
Chapter 37
As the sun came up over the quiet village- things seemed to be running back into their smooth normality again. Kagome went about her daily chores of tending to the sick and injured in the village, keeping a close watch to fend off any demons that may arise- while Inuyasha stuck close by her side most of the day, yet wandered off now and then. Shippo helped with the chores as usual until finally Kagome insisted he go play with Kirara and Kohaku in the forest. The young kitsune was growing up fast- over the past year he had gotten a little taller, keeping his slim form as his hair began to grow out a little longer as well- his strength and speed had increased as he trained with Kohaku, who was also noticeably older. Kagome could hardly believe the things that had passed before her eyes in only a year's time.
Sango and Miroku had been married a little less than a year and a half, while their son had just passed his first birthday and was turning out to be a beautiful combination of his parents. Kasaku was already trying to walk and talk a little- having little success at either. Kouga and Ayame's son, Kota, seemed much older than Kasaku- even though he was in fact a bit younger, all due to his demon blood. He was already walking quite well and making the entire pack proud- Kouga's family of wolves looked after the young prince as though he was their own.
Kagome was currently out working in the fields- picking herbs and humming her mother's tune to herself as she listened to the wind return her calls- sending the sweet humble voice of her mother back through time to comfort her. "How did everything change so much in such a short amount of time?" She sighed, wondering how her family was doing as the breeze wisped its fingers through her silky strands of ebony hair. Her eyes diverted from her work as she stared aimlessly into the horizon. 'It was only a little more than a year ago that I was travelling back and forth between this world and my home...it seems like such a long tim ago- yet, its still so familiar....' Kagome deep thoughts were easily broken by Inuyasha's soft voice from behind.
"Kagome....." She smiled, turning her head toward him as he walked up- her deep chocolate hues taking in his prominent figure before her. "Inuyasha- is something wrong?" She smiled slightly as she picked up the herb basket to her side and stood up to face him with a pleased, but questioning glare. He sighed, not sure if he could find the right way to tell her what he was afraid was true- that she wanted, and needed, to go home. "ano...Kagome...we need to talk..." Kagome's expression turned even more confused than before- now with a little more concern for his slightly serious tone. "Inuyasha...what happened? What's wrong?"
"Kagome...I think you should go home..." It hit Kagome even more bluntly than it sounded, but she smiled slightly to play it off as Inuyasha awaited her response anxiously. "I know- I'm coming...I just need to take care of some things and I will be back before dinner..." Inuyasha shook his head as Kagome's words trailed off. "I meant your home Kagome...Back to your time..." Kagome's defenses immediately began rising as soon as everything he was saying began to sink in. "This is my home Inuyasha...there is no other time now..." She smiled- trying to deceptively pull his mind away from such thoughts by laying the basket aside and putting her arms around him, placing a chaste kiss on his lips and looking innocently into his honey orbs.
He was a little caught off guard by it, but immediately accepted the invitation and pulled her soft lips into a longer, delicate kiss- his ears laying back against his head until they twitched up once again- realizing what was going on. His hands pulled her back to face him as he broke the kiss. "Kagome- stop! I'm trying to talk to you!" Kagome sighed, pulling her eyes away from him as she realized it hadn't worked. "Listen to me....I just think you should go see your family for a few hours- Sango and Miroku said you haven't seen them since- before I died...its been over a year Kagome...and- I want to be with you...forever..." Kagome smiled slightly as Inuyasha pulled her into his chest, embracing her as his voice softened in explaination. "That's why you need to go back- I can see how much it hurts you, how much you miss them...how much you need them...I promise I will be here when you get back, and then- we can be together, just you and me...forever...just like it was meant to be..." Inuyasha felt her pull out of his grip as he looked down into her tear filled eyes.
Her voice was soft as her chocolate hues traced up to meet his slowly, letting a few streaks of crystal escape down her cheek to die on her lips. "Inuyasha...you don't understand- I can't-" His fingers began wiping the traces of wetness from her cheeks gently as he sighed lightly. Her hand reached up, covering his own warmly as she continued with a small smile and regretful tone that told him something was wrong- there was something she wasn't telling him. "Baka...you know I love you...but I can't do this for you- its not- ...you just don't know what your asking..." She paused as his confused expression kept waiting for the reasons to pour from her mind, but she knew there was too much to explain. Finally, when she could no longer take the unsatisfied yet caring look in his golden orbs- she broke, walking around behind him with a roll of her eyes. "Take me to the well Inuyasha...." She folded her arms around his neck as he began to take off with her hugged to his back.
She rested her head on his shoulder as the short journey began to come to an end- Inuyasha's quick leaps high above the earth took only a few moments to cross the forest and fields to the sealed well. It finally came into view as they drifted down to earth, once his feet touched the solid earth, Kagome slid away and took a few steps toward the boarded up well, then paused. The same small breeze blew past, rustling Kagome's raven hair to her face until she pushed it away with a sigh. "Inuyasha....I never told anyone why I sealed off the well...they all assumed it was because I had decided to stay here for the rest of my days, and simply needed the entry way to my world to be closed off for safety- and yes- that was one of the reasons- but- " Inuyasha listened intently with a bit of suprise and concern, his honey hues shifting between Kagome and the old passageway he had so many times been through. "But what?"
She bit her lip- licking it slightly as she continued with a bittersweet tone and a regretful laugh to play off the blunt words. "It doesn't work anymore Inuyasha...it simply won't work..." Inuyasha's concern and suprise grew on his face. "What are you saying!?....the well doesn't let you pass now?" "That's exactly what I'm saying Inuyasha..." "But...Kagome...how do you know? When did this happen?" She blinked- another stray tear running down her face as her voice wavered slightly.
"It was...just after you died...I had already decided to stay here- make it my haimu, but...I wanted to go back and say goodbye...to explain things...but when I jumped down the well with the Shikon jewel around my neck- nothing happened...I climbed out and jumped in again but I was still here- I did it so many times I was almost unable to get out of the well again...so I sealed it off- decided to forget about everything- I figured I was being punished again- first losing you...then my family...." She felt his powerful arms gently fold around her, pulling her close. "Gomen ne Kagome...but I came back- and you'll get them back too...."
Her hands pressed against his chest as her face buried in his haori, hiding there a moment until she came around and detached herself from his presence- pulling away from him and wiping her tears. She sighed under her breathe as Inuyasha watched her walk up to the well uneasily- placing her hands along the old wooden boards. Finally, he shielded his eyes partially- laying his ears back as a bright light crackled on her fingertips- raising the seals from the wood and disintegrating them in a silvery dust. In the next moment, the light was gone and Kagome had pulled back the nailed boards covering the surface. He wlaked up to her as she stared down the long dark cavern that once led to her world.
"Will with me?" Her voice was hardly a whisper as she continued to stare down the dark well. Inuyasha nodded slightly as he peered over her shoulder into the darkness- then watched as she curiously climbed over the side- dangling her feet off the edge with a cautious awareness, giving Inuyasha a half smile before he took her hand and watched as she slipped from his fingers and faded into the darkness- where he himself followed only moments later.
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AHHHH!!!!!! Alright...I feel its my duty to tell you guys that I just found out some REALLY BIG Inu-news! OK....we all knew the last episode of Inuyasha was coming eventually- I mean it wasn't going to go on forever- but I just found out its here! Hai, thats right- announced that the very last episode of Inuyasha aired in Japan Sept 13, 2004. As soon as I heard, I rushed to read the episode summary of the two part ending. To be blunt- it was VERY dissappointing. It left alot of things undone and incomplete, which was quite unsatisfying. Of course- we sorta anticipated this from the start, since the creator has a history of unsatisfactory endings, but I've heard that even though the anime series is officially ending- the true completion of the journey will hopefully be told in manga, ova, and movies...we can only hope....R&R...
---if you want to read the ep.summary- go to ending eps have screencaps to look at too, but from what i can tell- it has fluff, but no more than we are use to in the series and only alittle foreshadowing to tell you what is going to happen- so basically it leaves everything up in the air.
ano- er, ummm
Haimu- home
Gomen ne- sorry
Chapter 37
As the sun came up over the quiet village- things seemed to be running back into their smooth normality again. Kagome went about her daily chores of tending to the sick and injured in the village, keeping a close watch to fend off any demons that may arise- while Inuyasha stuck close by her side most of the day, yet wandered off now and then. Shippo helped with the chores as usual until finally Kagome insisted he go play with Kirara and Kohaku in the forest. The young kitsune was growing up fast- over the past year he had gotten a little taller, keeping his slim form as his hair began to grow out a little longer as well- his strength and speed had increased as he trained with Kohaku, who was also noticeably older. Kagome could hardly believe the things that had passed before her eyes in only a year's time.
Sango and Miroku had been married a little less than a year and a half, while their son had just passed his first birthday and was turning out to be a beautiful combination of his parents. Kasaku was already trying to walk and talk a little- having little success at either. Kouga and Ayame's son, Kota, seemed much older than Kasaku- even though he was in fact a bit younger, all due to his demon blood. He was already walking quite well and making the entire pack proud- Kouga's family of wolves looked after the young prince as though he was their own.
Kagome was currently out working in the fields- picking herbs and humming her mother's tune to herself as she listened to the wind return her calls- sending the sweet humble voice of her mother back through time to comfort her. "How did everything change so much in such a short amount of time?" She sighed, wondering how her family was doing as the breeze wisped its fingers through her silky strands of ebony hair. Her eyes diverted from her work as she stared aimlessly into the horizon. 'It was only a little more than a year ago that I was travelling back and forth between this world and my home...it seems like such a long tim ago- yet, its still so familiar....' Kagome deep thoughts were easily broken by Inuyasha's soft voice from behind.
"Kagome....." She smiled, turning her head toward him as he walked up- her deep chocolate hues taking in his prominent figure before her. "Inuyasha- is something wrong?" She smiled slightly as she picked up the herb basket to her side and stood up to face him with a pleased, but questioning glare. He sighed, not sure if he could find the right way to tell her what he was afraid was true- that she wanted, and needed, to go home. "ano...Kagome...we need to talk..." Kagome's expression turned even more confused than before- now with a little more concern for his slightly serious tone. "Inuyasha...what happened? What's wrong?"
"Kagome...I think you should go home..." It hit Kagome even more bluntly than it sounded, but she smiled slightly to play it off as Inuyasha awaited her response anxiously. "I know- I'm coming...I just need to take care of some things and I will be back before dinner..." Inuyasha shook his head as Kagome's words trailed off. "I meant your home Kagome...Back to your time..." Kagome's defenses immediately began rising as soon as everything he was saying began to sink in. "This is my home Inuyasha...there is no other time now..." She smiled- trying to deceptively pull his mind away from such thoughts by laying the basket aside and putting her arms around him, placing a chaste kiss on his lips and looking innocently into his honey orbs.
He was a little caught off guard by it, but immediately accepted the invitation and pulled her soft lips into a longer, delicate kiss- his ears laying back against his head until they twitched up once again- realizing what was going on. His hands pulled her back to face him as he broke the kiss. "Kagome- stop! I'm trying to talk to you!" Kagome sighed, pulling her eyes away from him as she realized it hadn't worked. "Listen to me....I just think you should go see your family for a few hours- Sango and Miroku said you haven't seen them since- before I died...its been over a year Kagome...and- I want to be with you...forever..." Kagome smiled slightly as Inuyasha pulled her into his chest, embracing her as his voice softened in explaination. "That's why you need to go back- I can see how much it hurts you, how much you miss them...how much you need them...I promise I will be here when you get back, and then- we can be together, just you and me...forever...just like it was meant to be..." Inuyasha felt her pull out of his grip as he looked down into her tear filled eyes.
Her voice was soft as her chocolate hues traced up to meet his slowly, letting a few streaks of crystal escape down her cheek to die on her lips. "Inuyasha...you don't understand- I can't-" His fingers began wiping the traces of wetness from her cheeks gently as he sighed lightly. Her hand reached up, covering his own warmly as she continued with a small smile and regretful tone that told him something was wrong- there was something she wasn't telling him. "Baka...you know I love you...but I can't do this for you- its not- ...you just don't know what your asking..." She paused as his confused expression kept waiting for the reasons to pour from her mind, but she knew there was too much to explain. Finally, when she could no longer take the unsatisfied yet caring look in his golden orbs- she broke, walking around behind him with a roll of her eyes. "Take me to the well Inuyasha...." She folded her arms around his neck as he began to take off with her hugged to his back.
She rested her head on his shoulder as the short journey began to come to an end- Inuyasha's quick leaps high above the earth took only a few moments to cross the forest and fields to the sealed well. It finally came into view as they drifted down to earth, once his feet touched the solid earth, Kagome slid away and took a few steps toward the boarded up well, then paused. The same small breeze blew past, rustling Kagome's raven hair to her face until she pushed it away with a sigh. "Inuyasha....I never told anyone why I sealed off the well...they all assumed it was because I had decided to stay here for the rest of my days, and simply needed the entry way to my world to be closed off for safety- and yes- that was one of the reasons- but- " Inuyasha listened intently with a bit of suprise and concern, his honey hues shifting between Kagome and the old passageway he had so many times been through. "But what?"
She bit her lip- licking it slightly as she continued with a bittersweet tone and a regretful laugh to play off the blunt words. "It doesn't work anymore Inuyasha...it simply won't work..." Inuyasha's concern and suprise grew on his face. "What are you saying!?....the well doesn't let you pass now?" "That's exactly what I'm saying Inuyasha..." "But...Kagome...how do you know? When did this happen?" She blinked- another stray tear running down her face as her voice wavered slightly.
"It was...just after you died...I had already decided to stay here- make it my haimu, but...I wanted to go back and say goodbye...to explain things...but when I jumped down the well with the Shikon jewel around my neck- nothing happened...I climbed out and jumped in again but I was still here- I did it so many times I was almost unable to get out of the well again...so I sealed it off- decided to forget about everything- I figured I was being punished again- first losing you...then my family...." She felt his powerful arms gently fold around her, pulling her close. "Gomen ne Kagome...but I came back- and you'll get them back too...."
Her hands pressed against his chest as her face buried in his haori, hiding there a moment until she came around and detached herself from his presence- pulling away from him and wiping her tears. She sighed under her breathe as Inuyasha watched her walk up to the well uneasily- placing her hands along the old wooden boards. Finally, he shielded his eyes partially- laying his ears back as a bright light crackled on her fingertips- raising the seals from the wood and disintegrating them in a silvery dust. In the next moment, the light was gone and Kagome had pulled back the nailed boards covering the surface. He wlaked up to her as she stared down the long dark cavern that once led to her world.
"Will with me?" Her voice was hardly a whisper as she continued to stare down the dark well. Inuyasha nodded slightly as he peered over her shoulder into the darkness- then watched as she curiously climbed over the side- dangling her feet off the edge with a cautious awareness, giving Inuyasha a half smile before he took her hand and watched as she slipped from his fingers and faded into the darkness- where he himself followed only moments later.
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AHHHH!!!!!! Alright...I feel its my duty to tell you guys that I just found out some REALLY BIG Inu-news! OK....we all knew the last episode of Inuyasha was coming eventually- I mean it wasn't going to go on forever- but I just found out its here! Hai, thats right- announced that the very last episode of Inuyasha aired in Japan Sept 13, 2004. As soon as I heard, I rushed to read the episode summary of the two part ending. To be blunt- it was VERY dissappointing. It left alot of things undone and incomplete, which was quite unsatisfying. Of course- we sorta anticipated this from the start, since the creator has a history of unsatisfactory endings, but I've heard that even though the anime series is officially ending- the true completion of the journey will hopefully be told in manga, ova, and movies...we can only hope....R&R...
---if you want to read the ep.summary- go to ending eps have screencaps to look at too, but from what i can tell- it has fluff, but no more than we are use to in the series and only alittle foreshadowing to tell you what is going to happen- so basically it leaves everything up in the air.
ano- er, ummm
Haimu- home
Gomen ne- sorry