Here's another chapter, it's not as sad and the first. So go ahead and read on.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or and of the characters, Rumiko Takahashi does.
Chapter 2: Offering of Prayers
Shortly after Inuyasha and Kirara left the grave site, they came upon Kaede's village. He walked in slowly with his head down to where his hair hid his eyes, as Kaede turned to the sound of foot steps and only seen Inuyasha and Kirara.
"Inuyasha? What are ye doing here? Where are the others?" she asked.
"Kaede," his knees fell to the ground and put his hand in a fist as his tears rolled down off his face, "Kaede the others are gone, but that bastard Naraku is dead."
"Oh my." She lowered her head in a brief of grief and slowly walked towards Inuyasha, giving him a pat on the back. "They all knew that thy lives were on the line by going up against that great of a foe. They deserve a proper ceremony. Did ye burry them?"
"Hai, I did."
"They shall have a little shrine at thy burial site. But for now ye need to rest. Ye are weak and injured. I will aid to your wounds." Kaede gathered up some bandages and medicine.
He laid on his back by the warm fire. He closed his eyes, as Kaede was tending to his wounds; part of his mind replayed the horrid images of his friend's deaths as another part kept saying, 'NO! I got to think of how it was before, all of the good times.'
After a while of his mind arguing, he begun to picture when he met Kagome, Shippo, Miroku, and Sango; remembering picking on Shippo all the time and getting sat, even though that's one thing he won't miss or maybe he would. Miroku groping and trying to fondle Sango or other women, but ending up getting slapped. Trying to hide his feelings for Kagome. And all the fun they've had picking on one another.
He saw Kagome sitting on a rock by the river looking over to him. "Kagome?! Is it you?!" he said as he begun to walk towards her. "Yeah, I am. What's wrong?" she asked as he fell to the base of the rock. "Kagome, I'm sorry I didn't protect you how I was suppose to." She got off the rock and knelt down by his side, giving him a comforting hug. "It's alright; we all knew that we were putting our lives on the line, but Inuyasha don't beat yourself up about losing us, it's not your fault." "I know, but I was supposed to keep you from dying. You probably know how much I came to care for you and to love you. I didn't want to let go of you forever." He looked in her eyes sternly. "I do know 'cause over time I seen how you changed and your act changed by you hiding you feelings and the others has told me so many times. Inuyasha, it's almost time for me to go." "All ready?!" "Yes. Although you will not see me when you're awake, I'll always be with you and in your dreams." Their faces slowly inched in together to where there was no gap between their lips and shortly after parted. "Now I must go for now and don't forget to find me when the time changes." "I'll remember." "Bye Inuyasha." She said as she vanished from hi s grasp. "Bye." He whispered.
At that moment, he woke for his dream, sat up and looked around to see Kirara laying by him and Kaede pouring some stew in a bowl and giving it to him.
"Did ye rest well?"
"Yeah." He started to eat.
"After ye eat and dress, ye will lead the villagers and I to thy graves. The carpenters are building little shrines and will be done soon."
"Okay."
Once he was done eating, he put on his white under-shirt and the red jacket. He quietly walked out of the hut and through the crowd of the villagers, most carrying touches, as everyone followed him into the woods, to where the battle took place.
About twenty minutes later, he and everyone arrived at the sight. He stopped and turned to Kaede,"You and the others do what you need to do and I'll wait in a tree." He jumped up into a tree a few yards away. It hurt him being near the area.
The little shrines that were built were engraved with their names and what their purpose was. The carpenters placed the shrines at the head of the right graves and Kaede offered prayers of blessings as everyone joined her. They all gave their last words to the four that have died to save the future from the evil Naraku, whom would have brought chaos and turmoil, but not forgetting it was also Inuyasha's doing to bring that beast to a stop.
After a little while, villagers begun to head back. Inuyasha kept a close eye on all of them and walked back with Kaede.
Once getting to the hut, Inuyasha sat down in a corner, with a look that he's lost in deep thought, petting Kirara.
"Inuyasha, ye might want to get some rest, night." Kaede walked into her sleeping area.
"Night Kaede." Inuyasha said as he stared into the darkness of the empty room.
So I decided to make this chapter short. Well the next chapter will be better, I'll do a time gap so we won't be in the time period long. I know this chapter is kind of sad, but I think it will be the last one, I think. Well anyways it's time for me to go. Please get those reviews in, it'd be much appreciated. Okay gotta go see you next time. Ja ne.