Hey! Welcome back for chapter 11! I hope that you liked the last chapter. And one of my friends told me this, so let me get this straight. When Inuyasha and Kagome were digging, they were digging through the ruble of the village. I'm having a sugar rush because I just ate two tubs of chocolate ice cream! I LOVE ICE CREAM! Well, I need to get on with the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any other characters related to Inuyasha except for Kimi.
Some Dreams Can Come True, Ya Know!
Chapter 11: Setting Things Right Again
"Well, what are you going to name her?" Inuyasha asked Kagome softly as she held their sleeping daughter in her arms.
"I think I'll name her Kia." Inuyasha smiled.
"That a pretty name Kagome."
"Yeah. Hey Inuyasha, do you want to learn how to hold her?" Kagome asked him.
"Uuuhhh, sure." Inuyasha said shrugging.
"Okay, now put your arm underneath her so that you can support her," Kagome told him, handing Kia to him as she used her other hand to show Inuyasha where to put his arms, "And then put your other hand behind her head to hold it up, and there you go!" Kagome said taking her hand away.
She sat back and looked at Inuyasha. He smiled as he looked at his daughter. Kia looked up at him and smiled. "Well, I need to go back to my time and tell my mom what's happened lately." Kagome said as she stood up. Inuyasha stood up after her and followed her as she walked outside with Kia in his arms.
"I'll be back in a little bit, okay?" Kagome told him.
"Well, I want you to…" Inuyasha said, but then his words turned into growling.
"Inuyasha? What's the matter?" Kagome asked him. He handed Kia to Kagome and looked at the forest. Kagome looked where Inuyasha's gaze led. She then saw a soul collector.
"A soul collector? What is one of those doing here? Unless…" Kagome thought.
"Kikyo!" Inuyasha growled at the woman that walked out of the forest. Kikyo looked at Inuyasha.
"So, you have killed Naraku." She said.
"Kikyo, look. We need to get something straight. Inuyasha is NOT going to go to He77 (Sorry, but I WILL NOT curse) with you." Kagome said, looking at Kikyo. Kikyo glared at her.
"Kikyo, she's right. I need to tell you something so that you can rest in peace." Inuyasha said. Kikyo looked at him.
"What is it then?" She asked with pure hatred in her eyes. Inuyasha sighed and walked over to her.
"I didn't kill you fifty-three years ago. Naraku disguised himself as me and slashed your shoulder. After he stole the jewel from you, he put it back in the spiritual room. He then disguised as you, and when I was running through the forest to go and meet you in the field so that you could give me the jewel, he shot some arrows at me so that I thought that you had betrayed me. I went to go and steal the jewel from the building. I took it, and ran. Then, you found me running through the forest and you shot me, pinning me to the tree. The point is Kikyo, I didn't kill you. Naraku did.
"I wish that you didn't die in the first place, but you did. There is no reason to hold a grudge against me now. Go to heaven in peace. You don't belong here. You belong in heaven." Inuyasha told her, hugging her.
"If you don't believe me, look into my memories of Naraku telling me that it was you, and my memories of what I, er, Naraku did to you." Inuyasha said.
"I almost believe you, but I'll look at the memories, just to make sure." Kikyo said. They then walked over to each other and their heads touched. Kikyo flew through memories of Inuyasha's past, dreams, and his memories of his present. She saw a memory of when Inuyasha was a little boy. He was running through a forest. He turned around to see three demons chasing him. Inuyasha tripped. He got up as fast as he could and started running again. He ran to the edge of the forest and came to a cliff. Inuyasha thought quickly and jumped to a ledge underneath the cliff. He was shaking with fear and rage. The demons looked at the cliff and then walked off. When Kikyo saw the memory, tears came to her eyes in the memory world and in reality.
Kagome saw this and wondered what Kikyo was crying about. Kikyo had reached the memory of when Inuyasha figured that Kikyo had betrayed him. Kikyo saw Inuyasha running along the edge of the forest.
"Inuyasha!" She heard someone yell. She looked to see that it was herself, fifty-three years earlier. Inuyasha stopped running to see who had called his name. He turned, and jumped out of the way just in time to dodge three arrows.
Then, she was speeding through Inuyasha's thoughts again. When she stopped, she saw the monk Miroku, Kagome, Shippo, and Inuyasha sitting under a tree.
"…And he killed a priestess fifty years ago." Miroku said.
"Say what? He killed a priestess?" Inuyasha said, standing up.
"Tell me you monk!" Inuyasha demanded, grabbing the front of Miroku's kimono.
"Yes, Naraku killed a priestess." Miroku said.
Then, Kikyo was soaring through Inuyasha's thoughts. Then, she stopped for what she hoped to be the last time. She was starting to feel a bit sick from flying in Inuyasha's thoughts. Inuyasha was standing in a clearing of trees with Kagome, Kaede, Shippo, and Miroku standing behind him.
There was a man in a white baboon suit standing in front of Inuyasha.
"Naraku, why do you bare such a grudge against me?" Inuyasha asked him.
"Good question." Naraku replied.
"I suppose you want an answer to that question, else eternal rest will surely elude you in death." Naraku said. Then, the scene before her seemed to fast ford.
"Because the Priestess Kikyo was so powerless, the region teemed with demons. Her power had diminished because she had fallen in love with a worthless half demon. She submitted to her childish desires and attempted to use the Shikon Jewel for her own purposes.
"For that, she was punished. Inuyasha, you suffered the punishment as well." Naraku said.
"You kusoyaro! You are to blame for everything that happened! You deceived Kikyo and I! You tricked us into trying to kill one another!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Then tell me, how was it that the trust you held in each other was so easily destroyed?" Naraku asked Inuyasha. "What are you saying?" Inuyasha asked Naraku.
"It was anger and bitter anger that set you against one another. That Inuyasha, is the true legacy of the trust you supposedly held for one another. Even Kikyo could not comprehend it. She should have chosen to live and use the power of the sacred jewel so save her, instead she chose death. Had she pleaded for her life, her pathetic wretched wish would have been easily granted. Then she would have understood the ultimate truth of darkness. Foolish woman. It is claimed that the sacred Shikon Jewel grows more beautiful when it is tainted with malice." Naraku said.
Then Kikyo was slammed into her body back in reality. She pulled herself away from Inuyasha and looked at him. He was shaking.
"Now do you see? Now do you notice that Naraku had killed you and not I?" Inuyasha asked her, looking straight into those emotionless, chocolate brown eyes of hers.
"Yes Inuyasha. I notice. I must go soon to the other side." Kikyo said. She walked over to Inuyasha and gave him one last hug, followed by a genuine kiss. Inuyasha returned it, but not putting the passion into it like he did with Kagome. Kagome didn't even try to stop them, because she knew that this was the last time in their lifetime that they would ever see each other again. They broke away.
"I must go now. Farewell, Inuyasha." Kikyo said. A beam of light burst from Kikyo, making Inuyasha and Kagome shield their eyes. When they opened their eyes, all they saw was a pile of ashes, miko clothing, a Shikon jewel shard, and a ball of light.
"Kikyo's power?" Kagome asked. The ball of light floated toward Kagome, which made her gasp. She watched as it went into her chest.
"What was all that about?" Kagome asked, knowing that she wasn't going to get an answer.
"Here Inuyasha, hold Kia." Kagome said, handing Kia to Inuyasha. Kagome walked over to ashes. She picked up the clothes and draped them over her arm. She picked up the shard and put it in her pocket. Sango and Miroku showed up behind Inuyasha.
"What's going on?" Miroku asked as he looked at Inuyasha and Kagome. Inuyasha was still shaking from having his mind invaded. Kagome was bending over a pile of ash.
"It's nothing." Inuyasha said.
"Kikyo showed up." Kagome said.
"Kikyo?" Sango asked.
"Sango, hold Kia…" Inuyasha said, holding her out for Sango to take. As soon as Sango had taken Kia Inuyasha fell to his knees and started to weep. Kagome walked over to him and put her arm around him. "What's wrong Inuyasha?" Kagome asked him
"I…I loved…I loved Kikyo, and now she's gone, and there's nothing I can do about it." Inuyasha said as his amber eyes looked straight into Kagome's.
"Oh, Inuyasha! Your eyes have changed so much since we first met. When I first saw them, they were hard, and had hints of sadness and guilt added in. Now, they're soft and gentle. I changed those eyes, I changed them…" Kagome thought as she looked into his eyes.
"Well, you want to know what that ball of light was?" Kagome asked him.
"What was it?" Inuyasha asked her, wiping away some of his tears.
"It was the piece of soul that remained in her body after Urasue brought her back to life. It also has her powers in it. If you want to talk to Kikyo, all you have to do is ask me and I can use my miko powers to find her and you can talk to her, if that makes any sense." Kagome said.
"Really? Are you serious?" Inuyasha asked her.
"Yes I'm serious. I'll do it right now, if you want." Kagome said, closing her eyes. When she opened them and she spoke, it was Kikyo that was speaking, not Kagome.
"Hello Inuyasha. I thought that I would never be able to speak with you again." Kikyo said.
"Well, so did I. Not to be rude or anything, but could I have Kagome back now?" Inuyasha asked a bit shyly.
"Sure." Kikyo said with a smile.
"Wow, that was weird." Kagome said.
"Kagome? Is that you or Kikyo, because you were Kikyo just a second ago." Miroku asked Kagome walking over them.
"I'm Kagome. I can let Kikyo talk through me because I am her reincarnation. Does that make sense?" Kagome asked him.
"I guess that it does." Miroku said helping Kagome get up, then he helped Inuyasha.
"Well, I guess that there was two shards missing from the jewel, because there was one in Kikyo." Kagome said, holding up the shard that she found in the pile of ashes.
"Well, do you want to get the shard out of Kohaku?" Sango asked the two, handing Kia back to Kagome.
"Well, why not, I don't think that it'll hurt him anymore if we do because he healed properly with the jewel, right?" Kagome asked Sango.
"From what I can see, he's healed completely with the shard." Sango said.
Kagome stood trying not to wake Kia. "Miroku, could you go and find a jar for me?" Kagome asked him. "Sure, but why?" Miroku asked her curiously.
"To put Kikyo's ashes in." Kagome said simply as she helped Inuyasha up.
Miroku walked away from the group. When he came back about a minute or two later, he had a jar in his hand.
"Thank you." Kagome said, handing Kia to Inuyasha and taking the jar from Miroku. Kagome walked over to the pile of ashes and stopped.
She set the jar down and closed her eyes. She pointed her hand towards ashes and put some of her powers into it. She lifted the ashes and put all of them into the jar.
"There." Kagome said, picking up the jar.
"Let's go and complete the jewel." Inuyasha said, tickling Kia.
"Well, we set things right with Kikyo. She can now rest in peace. I wonder what else we'll do today…" Inuyasha thought as he followed the others back to their home.
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"Kohaku? Are you in here?" Sango asked softly as she knocked on the sliding door.
"Yes, come on in Sango." Kohaku said as he sat there looking at his weapon.
"Hey Kohaku, I need to see something on your back." Sango said.
"Sure." Kohaku said, pulling off the top part of his shirt off his shoulders.
"Just like I thought. He still has the shard in his left shoulder. I'll bring Kagome in and get her to get it out." Sango thought to herself.
"I'll be right back with Kagome, okay Kohaku?" Sango said.
"Okay." Kohaku said, picking up his weapon again.
Sango walked out of the room and walked a little way down the hall where Kagome was waiting.
"Okay Kagome, he's all yours. Just so that you know, it's in his left shoulder." Sango told Kagome. She nodded and walked to Kohaku's room. Sango decided to wait outside to until Kagome called her in.
"Hey Kohaku, can I talk to you for a sec?" Kagome asked Kohaku.
"Sure." He said and set his weapon down.
"There is a Sacred Jewel Shard in your left shoulder. I'm going to take it out with my miko powers, and it shouldn't hurt at all. Will you let me take it out?" Kagome asked him.
"I guess. You're sure that it shouldn't hurt?" He asked her.
"I'm positive." Kagome said.
"Okay Sango, you can come in and hold his hand if you want to." Kagome said. Sango slipped in without a word and made a beeline for Kohaku. She sat next to Kohaku and held out her hand in case Kohaku needed to hold something.
"All right, I'm starting." Kagome said as she took his shirt off of his shoulder. She saw where the jewel fragment was. Kohaku's hand gripped Sango's on instinct. Kagome placed her hand on top of the fragment and closed her eyes. Sango watched as the place where her hand was began to glow.
After about two or three minutes, Kagome opened her eyes and pulled her hand off of his back. When she did, it revealed a fragment of the sacred jewel.
"All done." Kagome said happily and patted Kohaku on the back. He opened his eyes and felt his back with his left hand.
Sango gasped and said, "Kohaku, can you let go of my hand? You're kind of hurting me!"
"Oh, sorry Sango." Kohaku said apologetically, letting her hand go. Kagome stood, the jewel shard still in her hand.
"Hey Sango, Kohaku? Do you want to come with me so that we can complete the jewel?" Kagome asked Sango and Kohaku.
"Okay." They both stood and started to follow Kagome out of the room.
"Kagome? Do you have any idea what we are going to wish for when the Sacred Jewel is complete?" Sango asked Kagome.
"I don't know…We will all have to figure that out together. We will also have to find out if there is one thing that we can wish for or if the Jewel will grant more than one wish." Kagome said.
They walked through the hallways of their home and found Inuyasha, Kimi, Kaede, Shippo, and Miroku in the kitchen discussing what they are going to do for dinner.
"No, I think that we should have boiled shrimp with fried vegetables!" Miroku was arguing.
"No, that stuff is disgusting! I want to have ramen noodles!" Inuyasha yelled back.
"Will they ever give it a rest?" Shippo said with a sigh.
"Ne, child. They will probably fight all night unless ye can think of something better to eat…" Kaede said with a sigh matching Shippo's.
"Uh, guys, do you want to complete the Sacred Jewel or not?" Kagome asked, a sweatdrop appearing on her forehead.
They both stopped in mid sentence and looked at Kagome with a curious look on their faces.
"Can we really complete it?" Kimi asked, now officially part of the gang.
"Yes, we can." Sango said, a happy look on her face.
"Then let's do it!" Inuyasha yelled shoving a fist in the air. He had totally forgotten about the argument over dinner with Miroku. Shippo gleefully hopped onto Kagome's shoulder, glad to get away from the yelling of the monk and the hanyou.
They all walked into the dinning room and moved the tables aside.
"Are all of you ready?" Kagome asked as they all sat down.
"Yes."
"Yup."
"Ready."
"Ready as can be."
"Yeah."
"Yuh-huh."
"Yeah, yes, and all righty!"
"Aye, child. Go right ahead." These were the answers that Kagome received.
"All right." Kagome said. She put the two jewel fragments and the almost completed Sacred Jewel. She closed her eyes and covered the jewel with her other hand. They all watched Kagome as her hands began to glow. It took her about five minutes. After about the third or fourth minute, sweat appeared on her head. After five minutes, she opened her eyes and took off her top hand to reveal and complete jewel (no mistakes this time).
"Well, what are we going to wish for?" Inuyasha asked after about five minutes of silence filled with awe.
"I don't know. We need to think about it together." Kagome said.
"All right." Shippo said. They all just sat there until Inuyasha and Miroku started to argue about dinner again.
"Some things never change…" Kohaku muttered with a sigh as a sweatdrop appeared on his head.
"You said it." Shippo agreed. Sango, Kaede, and Kagome just nodded and sighed. It was going to be a long afternoon with the lecher and the hanyou going at it. Finally, they decided to leave Inuyasha and Miroku fighting as they went to go make dinner without their input.
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mikouser638: I'm glad that you like it! And though you probably all ready figured this out, the baby's name is Kia. I did update!
kag'n'inu4ever: Glad you like it! I did write more! I'm glad that there wasn't that much competition to decide what the baby's name was, because I'm bad at choosing one thing from another.
inusgirlfriend123: I'm glad that you like it! And I did update, thank you very much!
inuluver3: I'm glad that you think that it's good. I took your suggestion for the baby's name. Thank you for the name! Everyone else liked it to!
zodiakwizard: No, I'm not a baka (baka is idiot in Japanese), I don't think that it's very funny. Like I said at the beginning of the chapter, they were digging through the ruble of the village. And one more thing. You never did tell me what the name was, so I didn't consider it. Sorry!
Well, that was chapter 11! I hope that you enjoyed it. For some reason, I thought that the chapter was dragging along. I hope that you didn't think so. Well, got to go and do some chores, so bye for now!
Join me next time for:
Chapter 12: The Wish and the Double Wedding