Well here's yet another chapter. I know its a little short but its the moment that quite a bit of people have been waiting for. I hate to say that it ends with a cliffhanger though.
Newfie/B.C. Girl - I'm glad you downloaded the song. I hope you enjoyed it.
allin656 - yes I know it seems like there isn't much more to go on but because the readers wanted it I still have to explain the whole Sess/Kagura get togther. I'm reasoning about 10 more chapters left (I don't know how many times I've said that before but when I'm finished with the Sess/Kagura, I do an epilogue or two and I'm done).
whitemagemeister- From what I've seen so far, State College is a great place. I have been going to PSU but to a branch campus. I'm actually moving up to UP in the Fall. So it will be fun then. As for my grammer, I know it sucks but I want to get this out to my readers as soon as possible which means I don't take time to proofread.
Valdimarian - I am familiar with the term Shinken. It is used in the anime X. They refer to the Shinken as the divine sword, which pretty much means holy sword. I just never realized that Shinken was the actual translation. I thought it was just the name of the sword.
Jaden Blythe - Ahh the dispute of Inuyasha's true age. I can see where you are coming from about him being between 70-80 but according to what I've heard from the 3rd movie, IY is in fact over 200 years old. I guess even half demons age slower than regular humans. This is how I figure that Tetsusaiga is really old.
Rezol - Thank you for the link. I haven't had a chance to test it with work and all but I will. I have been told though about a 3rd Tetsusaiga attack and I've also seen things about Sess/Kagura.
Sango13 - Nope all the yakuza are dead so they won't be a problem anymore.
brlousee - You can tell me who you think Hiko is. I might even tell you if you are right or not. Let me know what you think.
Ks-Starshine - You know in all the times you reviewed, I've never really looked at you name and thought 'maybe this person is from Kansas.' Funny that you mention it though. One of my friends that I used to work with recently moved to Kansas and got married. What a small world we live in.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha but I saving my money up. :)
Chapter 46: A Heart Filled Talk
It had been a week since the final battle had ended. Kagome had shown Miroku and Sango around most of Tokyo and a bit of beyond it. They enjoyed their stay immensely. Unfortunately they knew that they couldn't stay forever and they must be going. They all sat around the table eating one last time before planning to leave. Kagome and Inuyasha were going to go back with their friend for a little bit and then return later that day since they had school the next day.
"I can't believe you're going back," Kagome said.
"I know what you mean, but we can't stay here forever," Sango said. "It's really nice of you to come back with us, even if it's only for a little while."
"Well it has been a while since we've gone back and had a chance to enjoy ourselves. Unlike the last time, where we were just training the whole time," Kagome said.
"Yes, I also would like to inform my father on the turnout of our battle," Inuyasha said.
"I forgot all about them. You mom must be worried sick wondering what happened," Kagome said.
"They might be a little worried but not too bad. I think they trust me and their training enough to know that I'll be okay," Inuyasha said.
"Well why don't we get going? The sooner we get back the more time we can spend there," Miroku added.
Inuyasha and Kagome were the last ones to come up out of the well. Inuyasha had done most of the work though carrying Kagome to the top. Miroku had carried a bag fully of stuff from Kagome's time that she had gotten for them such as hair products and other stuff for Sango, some junk food for Miroku, and she even brought back a bunch of kitten treats which Kirara had taken a liken to while there. Kagome mind giving them to Sango. Buyo was fat enough without the treats. The group made their way to Kaede's so as to see Inuyasha's parents.
"I see ye have return well," Kaede said greeting them from her herb garden.
"Yes, the fight went well," Kagome told them. "We even had help." She motioned towards Sango and Miroku.
"Well I was just about to make dinner, ye can tell me while I make it," Kaede said as they made their way to her hut.
"So where are my parents?" Inuyasha asked.
"Well they got tired of waiting for you to come back and decided to check out the area around here. That was a few days ago, so they should return sometime soon."
In the meantime, Inuyasha and Kagome took turns filling Kaede in on what happened in the future. Sango and Miroku had taken over to explain how they had gotten there. Many things had been left out such as Tai's true identity and even the part about Shippo and Souten since he lived so close to Kaede. Sango and Miroku had mentioned Kyo and Rika but only Inuyasha and Kagome knew the full truth about them. They had finished tell the battles events shortly after finished the food Kaede had prepared.
Afterwards Inuyasha was a little restless and spoke up. "I'm getting tired of sitting here. I need to get some fresh air. Would you like to come Kagome?" Inuyasha asked though it seemed like he wanted to talk to her in private.
"Yeah sure," Kagome said. She then turned to her friends. "We'll be back in a bit."
"So how are things going with those two?" Kaede asked as soon as they had left.
"They've gotten quite far. Inuyasha even openly admits that he's in love with Kagome now," Sango said. "I was quite surprised by his behavior but I'm glad they're finally happy together."
"And how goes things with ye two?" Kaede asked Sango and Miroku.
Sango and Miroku blushed a bit but Miroku still answered saying, "Things have been going rather well."
"As I can see," the old miko replied.
"I don't think Inuyasha just wanted fresh air," Miroku said trying to change the subject.
"I think he just wanted to be alone with Kagome for a time," Sango said.
"I agree but it also seems he has a lot on his mind. Do you know what is bothering him?" she asked but they just shook their heads.
Inuyasha and Kagome made their way though Inuyasha's Forest and they walked together hand in hand. Kagome could sense his nervousness and she was starting to get worried. It finally got to a point where she couldn't take it anymore. "What's wrong Inuyasha?"
"Ah.. um…" Inuyasha was unsure about how he could come out and talk to her.
"Just say it," Kagome urged him.
"Well… you see back when we stayed at my parents castle I got a chance to talk with my mother about some things and when Miroku and Sango showed up it reminded me about those things."
"Such as?"
"Well I was wondering, what do you plan on doing after you finish High School?" Kagome was caught off guard by this.
"To tell you the truth Inuyasha, I really don't know. I should have started submitting things for college already but I haven't. I'm not sure if I could even get in this year."
"But even if you do go to college, what do you plan on doing with your life after wards?"
Kagome was starting to get worried. Inuyasha seemed to have thought a lot of this over before talking to her. The fact that he had really thought this over meant something important. "I really don't know. With the traveling from here to my time I haven't really had much time to think about my future. What about you? Have you thought much about the future?"
"I have some what," Inuyasha admitted. "I personally don't like school that much which is why I really don't care to go to college. I really want to spend more time back here especially where I can see my parents a bit more."
"I understand, Inuyasha. You really never got to know your parents that well and I think it would be best to spend time here with them," Kagome said letting a little bit of sadness seep into her voice.
"There's only one problem. I don't want to leave you behind. If I come back I want you to come with me," Inuyasha said.
Kagome perked back up at this. "Inuyasha I'd love to come spend more time here with you. You act as if I don't want to come back here at all. If I did that I think I'd miss people too much besides its much more beautiful here," she said as she looked around.
Inuyasha seemed slightly relieve at her reply. "That reminds me. There's one place I want to show you," Inuyasha said as he led her on through the forest. They had been walking for quite a while so they had gone a long way but Inuyasha's Forest was big so it could take some time to get through.
Inuyasha had been so caught up in his conversation with Kagome and now showing her something that he failed to notice that they were being followed by two people. [I must ask myself, what is it with me and mystery people? lol]
"How much longer until we get there?" Kagome asked cause her feet hurt from walking.
"It's right up here," he said. Just then they reached the end of Inuyasha's Forest and what Kagome saw was simply breathtaking. There was a beautiful waterfall. "I take it you like it?" Kagome could only nod. Inuyasha led her over to a small section of the water that seemed to be cut off from the rest of the water. She soon noticed why. There was a hot spring near the bottom of the waterfall. "It's really hard to get to this place unless you come through the forest which I usually kept people out of anyway so I'd guess that no one has been here in a long time."
"This is what I like about this time. All of the area is so beautiful especially this," Kagome said. "You're really nice to keep showing me places like this."
"I knew you like it. That's why I brought you," he said. Inuyasha seemed to go tense again. "Another reason I brought you here was I wanted to continue talking to you and I thought here would be the best place."
Kagome waited but he didn't say anything. "Well?" she asked him. He said something but it was all mumbled and he wasn't looked at her when he said it. She then decided to find out what exactly he wanted. She walked up to him and grabbed his chin forcing him to look at her. "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"I wanted to ask you something," he said. She just looked at him to continue. Inuyasha swallowed and asked the hardest question ever. "I was wondering if you would be willing to spend the rest of your life with me?" As soon as he had said it he averted his eyes from Kagome. He didn't know what her answer would be but if it was bad he didn't want to be looking her in the eyes when she said it.
Kagome was totally shocked by his question. She figured the question had to do with them but she never expect this big of a question so soon. He was asking her to marry him or in his terms become his mate. In the back of her head, she knew this would come up sooner or later but she had expected them to talk about the idea before he actually popped the question. She noticed that Inuyasha wasn't looking at her and she felt less pressure because of that but she could also tell he was getting worried since she hadn't answered.
Inuyasha's ears peaked up as he heard her start to speak. "I would love to say yes, Inuyasha," she said. His heart almost sank at the way she said that. "But there's one problem."
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That's an evil cliffhanger isn't it? I know you probably hate me for that. I'll try to update soon. In the mean time here's a new fic that I just read today and its great. You should really check it out:
Alter Ego by FrameofMind storyid=1762642 - This story is just great. If you think my cliffhangers are bad just wait until you read this story. Luckily for you this story is just missing its epilogue so you don't have to worry about the cliffys that much. Please take the time to read this story. You won't be disappointed.
Anyway, that's all for today. Join me next time for:
Chapter 47: Smoothing Out the Wrinkles