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OKAY… I'm really sorry for what's been happening. Really really really sorry to everyone. My updates continue to be slow, but all of you stuck with me, I thank you all for that. I'm also sorry for leaving everyone with such a cliffhanger… I hope you continue to stick with me until the end. Enjoy! I'll do my best to update more often.

Chapter 17: You Were Everything To Me…

"Inuyasha… Please –sob-… say something –sob-…" Kagome said as she was crying. "Move, say something… Do anything to show that you're alive! Please…"

"Lady Kagome! Are you okay?" Miroku shouted from a distance.

"…" Kagome didn't answer and continued to cry.

"What's wrong with Kagome?" Sango asked.

"The demons suddenly pulled out. They must've either achieved their goal or they lost," Miroku answered. "The village doesn't seem to be damaged too much, so they were after something specific."

"What do you mean Miroku?" Shippo asked.

"Wait, isn't that Inuyasha resting on Kagome's lap?" Miroku noticed.

"And a dead body that's not far from them!" Shippo pointed out.

The three of them ran towards Kagome and noticed that she was crying. "What happened here Kagome?" Sango asked.

"…I-Inuyasha…" Kagome softly said as she continued to cry.

"What? What about Inuyasha? Isn't he okay?" Miroku asked. "That injury… it couldn't have hit him there, did it?"

"He…he……" Kagome couldn't say anything.

"He didn't… That dead demon… He couldn't have, could he?" Sango asked.

Kagome only nodded and continued to cry. "So the injury was through his heart… Even a demon couldn't survive a wound like that… I'm sorry Kagome. It looks like we couldn't come help him in time," Miroku said.

"N…no… it… -sob- it… was… my… -sob- fault…" Kagome said as tears continued to run down her face. "The demon… it was… after me…"

"Inuyasha did all he could Kagome… And he did it for you," Miroku said.

"……" Kagome didn't say anything and continued to cry.

Miroku and Sango had sad looks on their faces and Shippo was on the brink of crying. Rain started to pour onto the four of them, soaking all of them. Kagome grabbed hold of Tetsusaiga, and held it close to her as Inuyasha's head rested on her lap.

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On the next day, Miroku informed Kaede and the other villagers about what happened. Kaede asked to talk with Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kagome, ad all of them showed up except for Kagome.

"Waaah!" Shippo started to let out all of his tears. "Stupid Inuyasha! Why'd you have to go die!"

"Shippo, calm down. We all know that this is a very sad and upsetting event, but we also have to think about Kagome, she's probably worst off out of all of us. She may be at the doorway right now," Miroku said.

"I…I know, but… Waaah!" Shippo cried.

"Miroku's right. I hope Kagome's alright…" Sango said, and a tear made it's way down her face.

"Sango? Is that a tear? So I see, this is a lot for you to handle too. It's very hard for us to go through with this isn't it?" Miroku asked.

"! N-no! I'm fine…" Sango quickly wiped the tear off of her face.

"It's okay Sango. You can cry if you want to," Miroku said.

"I-I'm… not gonna…… -sob- -sob-" Sango cried and Miroku lightly held her.

"This is not very good. As it would seems, Kagome recovered form her condition, but Inuyasha has suffered a horrible fate," Miroku said.

"Kagome did not tell us anything did she?" Kaede asked.

"All she told us was that it was her fault that Inuyasha died. There seems to be two possibilities. Either Inuyasha sacrificed himself to heal Kagome or protect her from a strong demon. Since there was a demon's body near them, it would be easy to tell that he was killed in order to protect Kagome, but he also killed the demon before he died."

"This information does cover how he died, but it does not help us in any other way. Kagome just recovered from a serious condition and now that she saw Inuyasha's death, she may go through another serious condition. Let's all for now hope that she'll be okay."

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"Inuyasha…" Kagome said as she walked forward carrying Tetsusaiga with her towards the Bone Eater's Well. "…This is where I first came into the Feudal Era…"

Kagome then headed towards the giant tree. "…This… was the tree where I first met Inuyasha, isn't… it?" Kagome said to herself. "…-sob-…-sob……-sob-… Inuyasha… why… why did you… I wanted… so much……"

Kagome sat down leaning against the tree. "Inuyasha… after all we've been through… Finding the shards of the Shikon Jewel; meeting Sango, Miroku, and Shippo; fighting Naraku's incarnations; seeing your brother and Kikyo; and in the end fighting Naraku and completing the Shikon Jewel…"

Kagome wrapped her arms around her legs, put her head down and started crying. "Inuyasha… -sob- we've been through so much… we loved each other too… -sob sob- … I didn't want you to die… even if it was for me… I wanted to be with you still… -sob- … I don't know what to do now… I can't go back to my home like this… -sob- And… no matter what… -sob- I don't want to forget you… I don't want to forget anything about you… Our journeys, our arguments, the times we spent together… -sob- We were… supposed to be… together… forever… right? … I loved you, I loved you so much… -sob- …… You meant everything to me… You were the most important person in my life… -sob- … I have to… have to be with you… There is nothing more important than you… Inuyasha…"

Kagome continued to cry, and she couldn't stop. She remembered everything the two of them went through together. "There… -sob-There must be some way… some way to bring him back to life. -sob- Not like Kikyo, but return him to his half-demon self. To return everything to him, his flesh and half-demon blood…-sob- I want to be with him so badly…"

Kagome raised her head and held the Tetsusaiga. "Inuyasha's sword… It's almost as if part of his soul was in this sword… Inuyasha was able to draw incredible powers from this sword… He poured a lot of his strength into this sword……-sob- The sword that transforms when protecting a human, and can't be held by a demon…… Inuyasha's learned to wield it well……-sob-…… Inuyasha… please come back… this… this may be worse than when we had that argument… Instead of suffering from some horrible words I said… I lose you… it's like losing everything… Inuyasha... Please come back…… Please come back…"

Kagome lowered her head again while holding onto the Tetsusaiga. "There has to be a way… -sob-… There has to be a way… -sob- -sob- There… just has… to… Inuyasha can't die yet… he still has much to live for… I don't want him to leave me yet… He meant everything to me… -sob-… Everything… everything…"

Just as Kagome went silent and continued to cry, the Tetsusaiga started to shake in its sheath.

Okay, I'm going to end the chapter here. I'm sorry this chapter didn't get very far and it was very short. I'm sorry, I'm going to update the next chapter quickly to get things moving along. And don't be too harsh if Kagome did get annoying by talking a lot and repeating things… I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I'm going to start on the next chapter right away! I'm going to repay for my lateness. Thanks to everyone who reviewed, past reviewers and new ones!

Next time: To Be With You Is My………