Chapter 8

Love Will Find a Way


Sesshoumaru was following the scent of blood. He knew the human girl's scent and was searching for her body. The demon had no idea why he was doing this, actually. Why did this pathetic mortal mean so much to Inuyasha? An even better question: why did this pathetic mortal mean so much to him? Sesshoumaru paused to think.

"That girl is better off in hell; trust Inuyasha to lose control and murder her." Sesshoumaru shook his magnificent head, the wind playing with his long silver hair.

Sesshoumaru smiled up at the sky.

"I hope you're happy Father." He whispered.

Sesshoumaru kept walking, the scent of blood getting stronger. He was not far from his destination.

There. Sesshoumaru looked down at a massacred village, burnt houses and dead bodies all over the ground. Sesshoumaru walked right past the corpses, not looking down once. They meant nothing to him. His golden eyes scanned the area. He studied the bodies. Not one had Inuyasha's scent on them. Sesshoumaru raised and eyebrow. Inuyasha was responsible for only one death?

How interesting.


Kagome fell to her knees. She was still crying from her little encounter. Ihsus knelt down next to her, speaking in a calm, soothing voice.

"Don't worry Kagome," She murmured, patting Kagome's shoulder gently. "It will get better soon."

Kagome looked up at Ihsus.

"I don't want to be here…" Kagome said in a hushed voice. "I want to be with him. I want my life back!"

Ihsus gave a small smile. Gazing up at the red sky Ihsus thought about Sesshoumaru.

How coincidental. Kagome wants her life back. Well, I think that can be arranged.

"Kagome," Ihsus spoke in a soft, but no-nonsense tone. "I thought you were angry with Inuyasha, I thought you said he was never to be forgiven."

Kagome held her head, hands gripping her hair.

"I am angry with him, I can't forgive him. I can't love him anymore Ihsus, I can't!"

A silence passed between the two girls.

"Then how could you live with him?" Ihsus challenged. "Neither of you will forget this anytime soon. But down here you have an eternity to forget it," She smiled. "And trust me; I think a few hundred years away from him will do you some good."

Kagome furrowed her eyebrows, thinking about what Ihsus said.

Sesshoumaru drew the Tenseiga.

Kagome wondered if she really did want her life back.

He brought the sword down and across the body.

Kagome thought about whether or not she had a choice. But then a strange feeling came over her. A warm feeling formed in her chest and spread throughout her entire body. She rose up in the air, golden mist surrounding her.

"What's happening to me?" Kagome cried out in alarm.

Ihsus smiled up at her. "You're going back."

A noise caught Kagome's attention. She placed a hand on her chest.

My heart. It's beating!

And then the world went black.

Kagome opened her eyes, and took in her blurry surroundings. She shook her head to clear her vision. But she noticed that she was not alone.

"Sesshoumaru?"


Inuyasha had involuntarily fallen asleep against a tree. His dreams were filled with nothing but Kagome. He wanted to see her happy again. He wanted her to say 'sit' to him again. He wanted her alive again. But what could he do?

You can't do anything, you good-for-nothing bastard. The voice in his head constantly nagged at him, it was driving him crazy. A new dream entered his head.

He was standing in a beautiful forest clearing. There was a sparkling waterfall close by, gently spraying his white dog ears.

Standing at the bottom of the waterfall, stood Kagome. She threw her raven hair back, eyes closed. Inuyasha could almost feel himself beginning to drool. Kagome turned and noticed him standing there. A coy smile on her lips, she motioned for him to join her.

Well, alright then. Thought the half-demon

When Inuyasha reached her, the first thing he did was wrap his arm around her slender waist and pull her close. The couple gazed into each other's eyes, before leaning in for a kiss.

Inuyasha sat up and blinked. His mind tried to register why he was still getting sprayed if he was awake. Then he realized; it had begun to rain. Inuyasha shook his head. Of course it had been a dream. Inuyasha stood up and made his way back to camp. He kept thinking about that dream.

If only you hadn't been so careless.

He paused to think. He wasn't the only person acting differently tonight. Why had Sesshoumaru been acting so sympathetic?

If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was brotherly instinct. He gave a small snort of laughter and started walking again.

Inuyasha noticed that things were getting brighter. Not quite sunrise, but very close. He sped up a little more. Sango, Miroku and Shippou would be missing him. Inuyasha sighed.

"If I can't bring her back, I'll give her a nice burial." He stopped at the base of a large hill. The camp was just on the other side. He looked up to see something unexpected.

Sesshoumaru stood at the top of the hill. The wind played with his long hair. He golden eyes glowed against the rising sun. With the blink of an eye he was inches from Inuyasha. Without giving his brother a single glance, Sesshoumaru strode past.

"Don't be so stupid next time." Inuyasha's eyes widened. He turned around in shock, but Sesshoumaru walked on as if he hadn't said anything. Inuyasha was tempted to shout something after his brother, but curiosity stopped him. What had Sesshoumaru done?

Inuyasha ran up the hill and what he saw on the other side filled his heart with happiness and wonder. There, washed in the glow of the rising sun stood Kagome. Inuyasha slowly walked towards her. Part of him wanted to run and embrace her, but another part was afraid that she might still hate him.

Kagome stood perfectly still as the half-demon came closer. She took in every detail, inwardly screaming with joy.

"Kagome?" Inuyasha raised a tentative hand. "Is that really you?"

Kagome nodded, a smile inching its way across her cheeks. She was still angry with him for killing her in the first place, but that expression on his face almost made up for it. He just looked so happy to see her. She could tell that he was genuinely sorry.

Kagome slowly made her way towards him and stopped when she was only 3 feet away.

"I SHOULD still hate your guts right now." She said after a brief pause. Inuyasha's ears perked up. "But I'm going got be nice and-" Kagome stopped talking as she felt Inuyasha's arms wrap around her and pull her close. Before she could stop herself, she wound her arms around him.

"I'm sorry Kagome," The dog-demon whispered in her ear. Kagome gave a small gasp as he continued.

"I never realized what you meant to me until I almost lost you forever. I love you Kagome, and I'm never ever going to let anybody hurt you again."

Kagome looked into his golden eyes. This was a promise she knew he would keep. The couple was so entranced by one another that they didn't notice Sango watching them from camp.

Kagome's fingers reached up onto his face. Inuyasha placed a hand on the small of her back, pulled her towards him and kissed her. It was like their veins were filled with fire, and fireworks exploded in the background. In reality, there was an explosion in the background, but it wasn't fireworks.

"Kagome!" Sango cried, sprinting up the hill.

Kagome slowly broke the kiss and turned.

"Sango!" Kagome ran to greet her friend.

Sango threw her arms around Kagome's neck. "You're back!" She yelled, tears welling up in her eyes. "I didn't think we'd ever see you again!"

Kagome got tears in her eyes too. "Oh Sango, I have the best news,"

"Me too!"

"Inuyasha and I are together now!"

Sango squealed and jumped up and down. "Miroku and I are too!"

Kagome gasped. "It's about time!"

Sango nudged Kagome playfully. "Speaking of Miroku… MIROKU!"

Miroku sat up; he could have sworn somebody called him. Looking over, he saw his hysterical girlfriend running towards him, dragging somebody behind her. It looked strangely like…

"KAGOME IS BACK!" Miroku shook Shippou awake. "It's a miracle," Miroku whispered.

Shippou sat up and rubbed his eyes. "Kagome!" Shippou jumped into Kagome's arms. "Don't ever leave us again ok?"

She just giggled and gave him a hug.

"It's very good to see you Kagome," said Miroku, patting her on the back. Miroku wasn't too fond of public displays of affection.

Kagome winked at Miroku.

"Sango told me the big news. I can't believe I missed it." Miroku got a sly smile on his face.

"At least you won't miss this," Miroku knelt down at Sango's feet. "Sango, will you do me the honor of bearing my child?" Sango's face turned bright red, Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's arm and squealed with delight, Shippou rolled his eyes.

"I will. I definitely will!" Sango jumped on Miroku, causing him to fall backwards.

Kagome clapped her hands. "Oh my god, Sango, you're getting married!"

Miroku sat up. "Marriage? Who said anything about marriage?"

Sango furrowed her eyebrows. "Didn't you mean…? UGH!" Sango pushed Miroku off her and slapped him.

Miroku rubbed his cheek. "Come on Sango, I was joking!"

Inuyasha watched his friends argue, and then down at the beautiful girl holding his arm. Gently, he kissed her on the cheek.

Let Naraku have the jewel. He thought as Kagome kissed him back. As long as I have her, that's all I need.

Inuyasha froze as it finally dawned on him.

"Oh God… This means I have to thank Sesshoumaru…"


The End


A/N: Well, that's all folks. What did you think? Sorry I took so long updating, but I hope you enjoyed this. Thank you, to all my readers who reviewed almost every single chapter. YOU ARE the best! Please let me know what you thought. Thanks!

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