Disclaimer: I do not own the Inuyasha characters. Sigh. Sad day… Oh, and I know I said that this would be an oneshot, but I changed my mind. This chappie starts out as if it's the Sango and Miroku story, but it really isn't once you get towards the middle.
After Kagome's suicide, everything changed. Whenever Kagome had been visiting Inuyasha's grave, before her suicide, Miroku and Sango secretly watched her. They were concerned for their friend.
The day that Kagome flung her body off of that cliff, Sango had gone into labor and she and Miroku had not seen their good friend commit her tragic suicide. The day after Kagome's suicide and Sango's labor, Miroku had gone to the familiar tree where he, his wife, and Kagome had buried his best friend. He waited for Kagome for two hours before he looked around the Sacred Tree for her.
Whenever he didn't see a single trace of Kagome, he went back to his home and told Sango that Kagome had not appeared. Sango was deeply confused. "That's not possible. Ever since Inuyasha's murder, Kagome's been visiting his grave and talking to his headstone all day," Sango said as she held her and Miroku's son, Daichi.
"I know, Sango, but I'm telling you, she wasn't there today," Miroku protested. "Sango, I'm afraid that something tragic might have happened yesterday. Like you said, Kagome wouldn't miss a single day 'talking' to Inuyasha. I think we should go check around the area of the Sacred Tree." Sango nodded.
Sango kindly asked her neighbors to look after Daichi while she and Miroku were gone. Their neighbors agreed as long as they weren't gone for too long. They promised to be back in an hour or two. Miroku and Sango headed for their friend's grave.
Miroku noticed Sango's trembling hand as they walked. He laced his fingers with hers so that her hand would stop shaking so violently. "It'll be okay, Sango. I'm almost positive that something even more tragic than Inuyasha's death must've happened in her time, and that's why she isn't here." Little did Miroku know what awaited Sango and himself.
Once the two loved ones reached the Sacred Tree, they looked everywhere around the area. They looked around the tree, in the tree, in the village nearby, and even in the bushes by the tree. They didn't find Kagome.
Sango was only walking around wasting time whenever she came upon the cliff Kagome had jumped off of. She looked up at the sun, and then down below her. What was on the ground made her scream in shock. After she screamed, she fainted. Miroku heard his wife's wails and ran to Sango. He gently awoke her.
"Sango? Sango, why did you scream?" Miroku asked. Sango was speechless. She grabbed Miroku's hand and led him to the cliff edge. She pointed down and started crying. Miroku looked down and almost threw up at what he saw. Kagome's mangled body was spread out on the floor below.
Miroku took Sango in his arms and turned her away from the horrible sight. After Sango had regained a little bit of composure, they walked down to Kagome's body. Miroku inspected Kagome's body while Sango cried for a little while longer.
"Sango?" Miroku asked. Sango looked at him through blurry eyes. "This wasn't an accident, honey. Kagome committed suicide." This distressing news made Sango weep even harder. Miroku took her in his arms once again. Sango asked between sobs how Miroku knew that Kagome had killed herself.
Miroku sighed. "Can I show you something?" he asked. Sango nodded. Miroku brought her over to Kagome wear Sango could see Kagome's face. "Kagome is smiling. If she had not have killed herself, she would not have been smiling as she died." Sango went over this sentence in her head and decided that it was true.
With the help from a few passing men, Sango and Miroku were able to carry Kagome's body to the Sacred Tree. They dug a grave next to Inuyasha's and buried their friend. Sango mourned all the way back to her and Miroku's hut. Sango retrieved Daichi from her neighbors. Whenever they asked why she was crying, she explained the situation. They sent their deepest regrets with Sango as she left their home.
Sango entered her own home and placed Daichi down for a nap. As Miroku sat down on the floor, he had no idea what to do next. Sango sat down next to her husband. "What do we do now?" she asked. Miroku shrugged.
"I guess we should tell someone," he pondered. Sango then asked who they should tell first. Miroku shrugged again. Miroku was very reserved at the moment. He was still waiting for the shock about Kagome's death to set in.
After a long time, Miroku finally said, "Koga would probably be a good place to start." Sango nodded. She was still crying but not as hard now. She stood from the floor. She grabbed her Hiraikotsu and called for Kirara.
"What are you doing, Sango?" Miroku asked as Sango went through the front door.
"I'm going to find Koga. I'll be back in a day or two. I trust that you can take care of Daichi. If you need help, ask the neighbors," Sango said softly but loudly enough for Miroku to hear. Miroku stood up and tried to stop his wife.
"Sango," he started. Sango stopped walking. She was afraid that Miroku wasn't going to let her leave. Sango had to do this. If Miroku tried to talk to Koga about Kagome, Miroku might sound harsh. Miroku could be soft at some times, but he couldn't some times, too. Sango just knew she had to do this and not her husband. "Just be careful, my love." Sango gave a small smile and nodded.
"Kirara, please find Koga," Sango ordered her demon cat. Kirara nodded and took to the sky with Sango on her back. Miroku watched his wife in the blue sky. He watched her until Daichi started crying. As he comforted his son, he wished to himself that Koga would believe Sango.
It did not take too long before Sango and Kirara reached Koga's wolf demon pack. The first demon who saw Sango, was Ginta. Ginta called to Hakkaku whenever he spotted Sango. "Hey Hakkaku, isn't that Kagome's friend?" he asked. Hakkaku looked up to see what Ginta was pointing at. Hakkaku nodded.
Sango landed in front of Ginta and Hakkaku. "Excuse me, but do either of you know where Koga the Wolf Prince is?" They started to point towards the den, but Koga showed up in front of Sango before Ginta and Hakkaku had a chance to raise their arms.
"Yo, girl, what's up? Didn't you call for me?" Koga asked in an annoyed tone. He sniffed the air and smiled wide. "My woman's here. Where is she girl?" Koga invaded Sango's privacy and got all up in her face. Sango gently pushed Koga back.
"Koga, I'm going to need you to sit down," Sango patiently said. Koga laughed.
"Why? Is this a joke? Are you going to bring Kagome out as soon as I 'cover my eyes' and count to ten?" he asked in a mocking voice. Sango sat Koga down and looked at him hard.
"Koga, Kagome was in an accident," she started. Koga was being more hard headed than usual though. Koga jumped up quickly. "What kind of accident? Will she be okay?"
Sango sat him back down. "Koga, you have to be quiet and listen to me. Kagome was in an accident. Well, not an accident really." Sango's eyes started to well up again. She took a deep breath before finishing her story. "Koga, Kagome was dearly upset after Inuyasha died, as you know. She was missing him so much she… she…"
"She finally got over him, right? Well, it's about damn time!" Koga exclaimed.
"Koga! Listen to me dammit!" Sango screamed. Sango was a little astonished at her own language at first but continued with, "Kagome killed herself okay! Kagome flung herself off of a cliff and died!"
Koga backed up. "No, that's not possible. Kagome can't be dead." Koga started trembling a little bit. "Kagome's not dead! I refuse to believe that!"
Sango yelled at Koga, "Do you want to see her mangled body?!" Sango's tears ran down her face again. "Do you want to see the look on her face?! Do you want to see the morbid smile on Kagome's cold, dead face?! Be my guest and dig up her body! That's the last time I try to tell you something about someone you care about!"
Sango swiped at her tears and jumped back on Kirara. "I hope you go to hell, Koga!" was the last thing she said to Koga before she left. Koga fell to the ground in disbelief. Ginta and Hakkaku spoke at once to try and convince Koga that he was right and Sango was wrong.
Koga didn't hear anything Ginta and Hakkaku were stuttering. All Koga could focus on were Sango's words. Why would Kagome's friend come to see me if this suicide information wasn't true? Can I bring myself to try and smell for Kagome? Could she really be dead? Koga asked himself.
"I'm going out on a run," Koga finally said. "I want you guys to stay here. I need some time to think." Ginta and Hakkaku were surprised that Koga didn't want them to follow him. This was the first time Koga had requested this, but they respected Koga's wishes.
Koga ran off in the direction of Sango's scent. He knew that he could find out about Kagome if he followed Sango. Ten minutes later, Koga had reached the Sacred Tree. He could strongly smell Kagome's scent near the tree. He stopped in front of two grave markers. On one grave marker, Inuyasha's name and scent was all over it. On the other, Kagome's name and scent was all over it. Koga re-smelled Kagome's head stone.
It's true. This is Kagome's grave. She really did kill herself, Koga thought. For the first time since Koga's childhood, tears slipped down Koga's cheeks. "It's not fair. Kagome was the only girl I ever loved." Koga's body heaved with sadness.
Koga stood and sighed deeply. He looked up at the skies and made his decision. He ran fast and hard off of the same cliff that Kagome had jumped off of. He landed on the ground, hoping to kill himself. Koga got very angry whenever his demon reflexes forced him to land on his feet. "Damn it all to hell! I lost Kagome, and I, too, want to die now! It's not fair!"
Out of nowhere, Ayame jumped in front of Koga. "Koga, don't do it! You cannot kill yourself," Ayame cried. "I know that you loved Kagome even though you promised me a long time ago that you would mate me, but I love you! Why can't you feel the same?!"
"Where did you come from, Ayame?" Koga asked.
"I was visiting from the mountains. I was hoping to say hello to you," Ayame explained. "That's not the point though. The point is that I care about you." Ayame's eyes welled up with tears. "You shouldn't have promised me that you would marry me if you knew you really weren't going to keep your promise."
"Ayame, it's not that I don't want to mate you. It's just that… Kagome was my mate already," Koga protested. Ayame scoffed.
"That's not how I heard it," Ayame said mostly to herself. "Koga, I'm tired of fighting like this. Please, either mate me or tell me to leave you alone." Koga had had enough of this nonsense also.
"Leave me alone, Ayame!" Koga yelled at her. "I'm tired of this, too, you know. I loved Kagome and not you. Get over it! Sheesh, you're acting like a wolf pup." At that moment, Ayame took Koga's hardly-ever-used sword out of its sheath. She stabbed Koga in the heart with tears flooding her cheeks.
"A-Ayame?" Koga gasped. He started to get upset but then started to smile. "Thank you, Ayame. Now I can… I can see Kagome." Ayame's face fell. She pushed the sword further into Koga's chest.
"How dare you, Koga! How dare you bring up Kagome while I'm killing you! It's not fair, Koga! It's not fair!" Ayame screamed. Ayame removed the sword, and Koga died on the spot. Ayame fell down on the ground next to Koga's lifeless body. Like Kagome, Koga was smiling about his death.
Ayame stood again and held up Koga's sword high above Koga. Ayame shouted, "I'm following you, Koga! Whenever I find you, you better not be making out with Kagome!" Ayame then plunged the sword into her own heart. She staggered backwards and noticed her white pelts were covered in her blood.
A lifeless Ayame fell on top of Koga's body. A few minutes later, Koga's spirit left his body. He looked around at the world around him. It doesn't look any different even though I'm dead now, Koga thought.
"Koga?" a girl's voice asked.
Koga turned around to see Kagome's spirit with Inuyasha's in front of the Sacred Tree. Koga's heart soared. At least, what was left of it did. "Kagome…" Koga whispered.
"Koga?" Ayame's voice asked.
Koga cringed as he turned around to see Ayame's spirit.
"Ayame, what are you doing here?" Koga asked. Ayame walked as she talked.
"I killed myself after I killed you because I knew that I couldn't live without you. Please accept my love for you now that we're in the afterlife," Ayame said quietly. Koga was about to laugh whenever Kagome put her hand on his shoulder.
"Koga, I think you're cool, but I love Inuyasha. Ayame has loved you since that day you saved her from that hoard of demons," Kagome said in her soothing voice. "Please love her. She can give you the love you have been wanting."
Koga was about to argue, but he couldn't get mad at Kagome. Kagome was right. Koga wanted someone who would love him, and that was all Ayame had been giving since she was little. Koga looked at Ayame with a different outlook.
"I'm sorry, Ayame." Koga took Ayame's hand. She gave a small smile. "Kagome has made me realize that you really do love me. I could learn to love you, just give me a little bit of time."
Ayame nodded. "Okay, Koga. How about we start with holding hands?" Ayame smiled. Koga blushed lightly at first but soon grasped Ayame's hand tightly. Inuyasha cleared his throat behind the new couple.
"Koga, Ayame, we need to get back to the netherworld," Inuyasha pointed out. Koga and Ayame looked at him. They agreed. Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand and walked towards the sunset, like before. Koga stopped Inuyasha before they reached the netherworld.
"Hey, Inuyasha?" Koga asked. Inuyasha looked at him. "Thanks for not calling me flea bag or any of those other names." Inuyasha smiled just a little bit.
"Sure, but just this once do you get that privilege," he responded. Koga nodded in agreement. Inuyasha and Kagome walked away into the netherworld.
Koga and Ayame took one last look at the area and followed their friends. The best part was that, now, Ayame's love was finally returned.