I know this has been a big upload...but I had a really hard time deciding what whould go next in the next chapter...Well read on!

Chapter 7: InuYasha realizes the Truth

Kagome was now in the well-house with one knee resting against the lid of the well. Inuyasha noticed there was some soft singing in the background.

Kagome thought:I have to return the sacred jewel shards.

She sounded like she was going to cry when she continued to think.

Kagome's thoughts:But I can't, I don't want to. I'm afraid. Once I give these back I won't be able to see Inuyasha again.

An image of Inuyasha on that night appeared. He had a sad look on his face and his voice was sad.

InuYasha Onscreen:I'm sorry Kagome. I've decided to go with Kikyo.

Kagome thought:Don't tell me that! It's just too.how could you? I wish Kikyo would disappear from our lives forever!

The music became louder as Kagome gasped, her eyes widened, and she put a hand to her face.

Kagome thought:No. Have I really turned into such a horrible person?

Kagome left the well-house.

Kagome's thoughts:It's true, right now I probably have a horrible look on my face. I can't let Inuyasha see me like this!"

Kagome stopped walking as the jewel shards in her hand shined and reacted to something.

Kagome thought:These shards.

Kagome looked over and saw the Goshinboku.

Kagome's thoughts:The sacred tree. Yes, this tree. Of course, this is where Inuyasha was sealed five hundred years ago. This is the very place where I first met Inuyasha!"

Flashbacks shot across the screen. There was a shot of Inuyasha when he was still pinned to the tree. Kagome was saying, "Kikyo! Kikyo! Whoever she is I'm not her because my name is Kagome!" More flashbacks shot across the screen and with each one Kagome said Inuyasha's name in a heartbroken tone. There was one with Inuyasha walking towards the Thunder Brothers, one of Inuyasha as a human, one where Inuyasha was rolling his eyes, there was one of Inuyasha hugging Kagome while in front of the well, and there were a couple more that were just Inuyasha. On the last one Kagome's voice seemed to break and she sounded very tearful.

Inuyasha watched the screen with rapt attention.

InuYasha:'She was going through all this while I was in my time deciding what to do.'

Kagome was crouched on the ground.

Kagome thinking:Why'd I ever meet him? If I knew it was going to hurt this much I wish I'd never laid eyes on him!

A couple of tears dropped onto Kagome's knee and splattered. Kagome looked up with tear filled eyes.

Kagome thought:But I want to see him. I can't deny it. I want to see Inuyasha once more!

Kagome put a hand to her tear-stained face.

Kagome's thoughts:It's clear now. I must be in love with him.

An image of Inuyasha flashed onto the screen.

Kagome:Before I knew it, I'd grown to love him so much."

Inuyasha sat in his chair with his mouth hanging open.

InuYasha:'She loves me?'

He wanted to watch the rest of the movie to see how Kagome ended her story. Kagome's mother appeared onscreen, holding bags with food in them.

Mom:Kagome?

Kagome ran to her mother and cried on her shoulder

Kagome:Oh mom!" Her voice broke as she cried louder and sobbed out"Mom!

Kagome and her mother were sitting on a bench below the Goshinboku.

Mom:Kagome,

Kagome looked up, a handkerchief to her face.

Kagome:Huh?

Mom:When you're close to the sacred tree don't you feel a strange kind of power? As though you feel truer to yourself, that somehow its presence makes your heart feel much more pure? This is the special place where your father proposed to me, and of course I loved him like no other, but the day before he had asked me to marry him we had some silly argument. It had made me seriously doubt if the two of us were truly meant to be together, but the instant I walked under this tree my mind cleared and I accepted his proposal. Which meant I was able to have you and Sota. It might sound funny but I feel grateful to this tree.

Kagome's mother put her arm around Kagome.

Mom:I won't ask you to say what the problem is but I have a lot of faith in you Kagome. I know you're a young woman who will ultimately choose the path that you believe to be right.

Kagome:You're the best. Thanks Mom."

Inuyasha was shown coming out into bright light, out to the clearing of the well. Kagome was sitting on the well and when she saw Inuyasha she turned her head.

Kagome:I went back to the present and thought it over, wondering about you and Kikyo, and about me.

Inuyasha Onscreen:Kagome. I'm so.

Kagome:It's ok. I understand how you feel and because of that I convinced myself that I couldn't stay here with you.

Inuyasha:Kagome, until I met you I never trusted a living soul, but I watched you shed tears for my sake. You've always stayed by my side. Whenever I'm with you I feel so peaceful and happy, but I.I'm not supposed to be all ease and cheerful. Kikyo.Kikyo came after me and lost her life. It's only right that I repay her with my own life.

Kagome:Mmhm. I can't compete with Kikyo, because after all, I'm still alive! I've given a lot of thought about Kikyo. She and I are completely different. There's been all this talk that I'm a reincarnation of her. Even if that's true, I'm still not Kikyo. You see? My heart belongs to me. Here's the thing, I do understand one feeling that Kikyo has. Something that we share! We're alike in our desire to be with you again.

Kagome turned her head and looked straight with a small smile on her face.

Kagome:Strange, you know? The moment it hit me that Kikyo and I were connected by this desire to be with you, I felt a little bit better! The desire to be with you gives us a common bond. That's how I was able to summon up the courage to come and see you."

Kagome's bangs shadowed her eyes so that they weren't visible.

Kagome:I want to be here with you Inuyasha. I tried to forget you but I can't.

The wind blew Kagome's hair out behind her. Kagome turned to Inuyasha.

Kagome:Inuyasha, may I ask you a simple question?

Kagome stood and walked over to Inuyasha.

Kagome:Inuyasha, will you let me stay?

Kagome's friends mumured next to Inuyasha:He has to say yes." "He's so gonna say yes." "Guys, shut up! You're ruining the moment!"

Inuyasha Onscreen:So, you'll stay with me?

Kagome:Mmhm.

Kagome's thoughts were voiced:I can never break the bond between Inuyasha and Kikyo, I understand that, but there's another thing I've come to realize Inuyasha. My meeting you was no coincidence, it's more than that. Deep down you must know I want you to live.

Inuyasha Onscreen:Kagome.

Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand.

Kagome:Well then, let's go!

They both began to walk away from the well.

kagome:I want you to be happy, I want you to laugh a lot. I don't know what exactly I'll be able to do for you.

Inuyasha's fingers grasped Kagome's.

Kagome's thoughts:.but I'll always be by your side.

Inuyasha and Kagome looked at each other, smiling, with their hair blowing in the wind.

The screen then changed so that the credits were rolling. Everyone in the theater(minus Inuyasha) stood up and clapped and shouted to each other how great the movie had been. The song Ai no Uta by Every Little Thing was playing along to the credits. Kagome's family and friends cheered when they saw the words, "Higurashi Kagome...Herself." They cheered louder when later on in the credits they saw, "Storyline written by Higurashi Kagome." The song changed to an lovely piano and flute song.(A/N: IY+K's theme.) All the good parts of the credits had already passed so everyone was leaving the theater. Sota nudged Inuyasha who stood up and followed everyone out of the theater.