A/N: Thank you guys so much for the reviews but sadly I do believe this will be the last chapter of my story so please read and enjoy!
(And Please Review!!)
Disclaimer: I do not own inuyasha……sadly TT
Chapter 20 confusion
The next day shippo had left the other village and is on his way to kaede's hut eagerly excited to see the others. On his way to kaede's hut he passed the field where
kaede gathered herbs, as he was passing a sound of a voice stopped him; he turned around to see none other than kaede.
"Oh, hi kaede you scared me, sorry for not coming back with the others."
"It's quit alright child besides I hear you have a new lady friend." Shippo blushed a little and nodded his head,
"you heard right, her names nozomi, she's a fox demon like me." Kaede smiled at the young kit, "um kaede do you know where everyone is?"
"Hmmmm, let me see I do believe sango and miroku are helping some villagers and I haven't see kagome or inuyasha there probably at goshinboku." Shippo waved
and said his thanks to kaede as he headed in the direction of the tree, to find kagome and inuyasha. He couldn't wait to see his friends he had missed them but had a
great time getting to know nozomi better. On his way to the tree a dark shadow casted over him, he looked up to none other than kirara and sango with miroku on
the back both carrying a bucket of water, miroku had a red hand print on the side of his face, and well let's just say sango was looking madder than ever. Shippo
shuttered and decided to talk to them later; they seemed really busy so he continued to head to the tree. From the top of the hill he could see kagome and inuyasha in the distance lying in the tree.
"KAGOME….,"
INUYASHA……,"
I'M BACK…,"
they didn't reply to shippo so he starting running down the hill a big smile on his face as he skidded to a stop up under the tree to only find
out that kagome and inuyasha was still asleep. Shippo looked up at the two and watched as kagome would breathe in then out till he figured he'd go see if kaede
could use anymore help. When he got up to the hut, he saw sango and miroku still there, "shippo when did you get back," asked sango with a big smile on her face
as she hugged the young kitsu.
The kitsune smiled at the demon slayer, "I just got back not too long ago, I didn't bother you guys because I thought you were busy so I came to ask kaede if there's anything I can do to help in the village." Miroku smiled at shippo and walked over to him patting him on the back still wearing a big smile on his face.
"We're all done now shippo, so we can back to the hut to make so lunch."
"Oh, what are you guys going to fix miroku,"
"I'd thought we could have some of that ramen stuff that kagome brings but sadly I don't see any so we'll have soup or something." "Could you go fetch inuyasha and kagome shippo,"
"ummmm…..I think there still asleep in the tree sango, I just got back from there."
Miroku had a sly grin appear on his face but it quickly disappeared when he saw sango look in his direction. "You can get those lecherous thoughts out of your head,"
"why my dear sango why would you accuse me of such thoughts, why I wasn't even thinking of anything like that."
"Sure you weren't," sango walked over to miroku grabbing his ear pulling him out of the hut.
"Shippo I'm going to take this perv and head to the village to see if kaede needs anything, and we'll fix lunch when inuyasha and kagome wakes up so let them know when they wake up that we'll be back."
"Okay sango," as sango and miroku left you could hear them bickering the whole way out, and then a slap. Shippo shook his head at the couple and went to kagome's back pack grabbing out one of the loll pops she had brought him.
With inuyasha and kagome
Inuyasha awoke hearing something call his name, he opened one eye and saw it was shippo; he saw kagome was still sleeping so he closed his eyes back hoping
shippo would go away. He heard the young kitsu get closer and then heard him start to run off in the direction he came from. Inuyasha smiled and wrapped his arms
around kagome tighter pulling her close to him. "Tonight's the night i'll go see kikyo, but I need kagome to go home first so she want see me talking to kikyo," thought
inuyasha. But he was soon interrupted of his thoughts when he felt kagome move, he opened his eyes once more and smiled down at kagome as she fluttered her
eyes open. He bent down towards her ear and whispered a good morning. Kagome smiled back up at inuyasha, snuggling further into his chest.
"Morning, how did I end up in the tree with you,"
"you were having a bad dream last night so I took you out here with me."
"Oh," kagome turned around to look inuyasha in the eyes.
"You hungry, it looks like we've been asleep for a while and I'm sure the others have been looking for us." Kagome nodded her head then wrapped her arms around inuyasha as he jumped out of the tree.
Instead of putting kagome down inuyasha picked her up bridal style and carried her off towards kaede's hut. "I wonder if he heard anything I said during my dream," inuyasha looked down to see kagome staring at him; she seemed to be in deep thought.
"You okay kagome," kagome shook her head and looked up at him, "Hmmm…oh, I'm fine inuyasha," inuyasha raised an eyebrow at her, "you sure, you look as if something's troubling you." "Yes I'm fine
inuyasha," "okay….," "there's definitely something bothering her, I wonder if it has to do with her nightmare last night."
When inuyasha and kagome got to the hut they could see shippo outside playing with kilala and the village children. "Shippo…….," "kagome…..," inuyasha put kagome
down as shippo jumped up on her giving her a big hug. Kagome hugged him back then placed him on the ground carefully, "when'd you get back," "hehehe I've been
back for a while now, I went up to the tree thinking you too were there but you were still asleep so I came back up to the hut to see if kaede needed any help." Kagome smiled at shippo, and then ruffled his hair a little,
"so where is everyone,"
"miroku and sango went down in the village to see if kaede needed any help, sango told me to tell you that they'd be back soon and we could fix lunch." Kagome nodded her head and stepped into the hut searching for her back pack, inuyasha came in behind her watching her every move.
"Whatcha doing kagome," "hmm…oh.. I figured that I'd go ahead and start cooking and have it ready for when they got back that way sango doesn't have to worry about fixing anything." "Want any help," "sure," kagome handed a empty pale to inuyasha, "could you go fill this up with water for me while I get the fire started."
Inuyasha nodded and took the pale from kagome but before leaving he gave her a kiss on the cheek. Kagome put a hand up to her cheek and smiled, "hehehe, I need
to start getting use to this." As she went through her book bag, she took out the last five ramen cups and placed them behind her; she looked back in her bag and
noticed it was almost empty. Kagome sighed,
"looks like I need to do some shopping and stock back up, well it'd be nice to see my mom and souta and gramps again. So much has happened since I'd last seen them." The earlier events started to occur through kagome's memory as she was thinking about all that's happened to her, then she took out a big gasp. At this point inuyasha was back and heard kagome gasp,
"what is it kagome?" "I just realized that my family doesn't even know me and you are engaged or even together," inuyasha took in what kagome had just said then realized what she said and that meant he had a good reason now for her to go home.
"I really need to go back home inuyasha my book bag is almost empty and that's the last of the ramen." Inuyasha nodded his head and walked over to kagome
hugging her, "I'll take you to the well this afternoon."
"Inuyasha I was wondering if when I went back if you'd come and tell them with me that we're together ," inuyasha got quiet and thought to himself, "I really can't go back with her, and I can't tell her no I mean I'd love to but then I'd have to stay then I'd never get to see kikyo."
"No wait there not going to be home because there's was suppose to be a festival today in my time so they wouldn't been in till late and we'd already be asleep, I
guess we could always tell them tomorrow, but I need to go back today and get the supplies we need though."
Inuyasha smiled, "perfect," "how bout I take you to the well this afternoon and tomorrow I'll meet up with ya and we can tell them, that way you wouldn't have to worry about hiding me." Kagome smiled and nodded her head,
"that's a great idea inuyasha," kagome looked over to the now boiling water and poured them into the containers. "There now all we have to do is just to wait for the noodles to cook then they'll be ready to eat,"
inuyasha smiled at his mate and pulled her down into his lap laying his head down on hers, holding her closer to him. Kagome happily plopped down into his lap
running her fingers through his, laying her head on his chest. Minute's later miroku and sango followed by shippo walked into the hut and saw kagome snoozing in
inuyasha's lap. Sango smiled at kagome and saw inuyasha point to the three ramen cuts by the fire, inuyasha didn't want to wake kagome nor did he want to get up
but his stomach was growling and kagome needed to eat to. He nudged her gently then watched her turn over on her side her face buried in his chest, then she looked up at him giving him a warm smile.
"Hehehe I must of dozed off, is the ramen done," inuyasha smiled at kagome nodding his head,
"Sango and miroku are back to they went outside to eat and watch the sun go down together, I've already told them that I was taking you back home in a little
while." Kagome shook her head and got out of inuyasha's lap and handed him his ramen cup, "I'm surprised that you haven't eaten this already." "Hehe me too," after
everyone had finish eaten, kagome said her goodbyes then they left towards the well. It was now dark outside kagome and inuyasha walked arm and arm kagome's
head on inuyasha's shoulder as they walked. To inuyasha's left he could see a soul collector following them; inuyasha ignored it and turned his attention back to
kagome. Tonight might be the last night he'd see kagome again, but he hoped otherwise, as they approached the well inuyasha pulled kagome into a tight embraced
he hugged her as if that was going to be the last hug he'd be able to give her. Kagome return the embrace, then inuyasha pulled her back enough to where he could
see her face, he lowered his lips down to hers and gave her a passionate kiss. That was the longest kiss kagome and he'd ever had, they broke apart breathing
heavily. Inuyasha leaned down to kagome's ear and whispered "I'll always love you,"
kagome smiled at his words, "I'll always love you to inuyasha." With that said inuyasha finally let go of her so she could jump down the well, the last words inuyasha
said before she disappeared was "goodbye my kagome." Inuyasha look down towards the ground and let out a big sigh,
"I really hope that, that wasn't the last time I was going to see her."
"So she has finally left has she," inuyasha looked up to see kikyo standing by the sacret tree. Then she walked off into the forest, her soul collectors wrapped themselves repeatedly around inuyasha gesturing him to follow her.
On the other side of the well
"Hmmmm…..what's with him he was acting as if that was the last time he would get to see me, that's not like him and the whole time we were walking he looked like something was bothering him."
Then realization dawned on kagome, "he's going to go see kikyo tonight, that's why he wanted me to go home today. He's really going to go to hell with her and leave me; I can't believe it I didn't think I would lose inuyasha this soon."
Kagome sank down to the floor against the well holding her knees to her body while she cried. The doors to the shrine opened up to reveal kagome's mom looking down at kagome, "Kagome what's the matter dear,"
"oh mom," kagome laid in her moms arms crying even harder than before. Mrs. Higurashi soothed kagome good enough to where she could hear what the matter
was. "What should I do mom," "I think you should go talk to him before he goes." Kagome nodded her head in response to her mom and wiped away her tears,
Mrs. Higurashi noticed kagome's bag and picked it up for her. "Now you go talk with inuyasha and I'll refill your bag for you while you're gone."
Kagome smiled and hugged her mom, "thank you mom,"
"now go on and hurry." Kagome nodded her head and jumped down the well hoping she wasn't too late.
Kagome jumped out of the well and looked and franticly to see if there was any sign of kikyo or inuyasha. But sadly she didn't see any sign of them she couldn't
even feel here aura, she shook her head no to herself,
"no he can't be gone, he just can't be I know he's still alive somewhere….,"
tears started to well up in her eyes s she continued to look around some more. "Where are you inuyasha,"
then kagome felt herself being pulled into an embrace and looked up to see sango hugging her tears in her eyes.
"No…..no he can't be, inuyasha can't be gone," kagome choked out her words were horse and she kept shaking her head no holding her hands to her head breaking out o the hug from sango.
Kagome fell down to her knees sobbing taking in deep breathes, sango has never seen kagome this upset it hurt her but there was no way she could cheer her up.
"Kagome…,"
"no sango I want believe it he's not dead,"
"but kagome I saw him with my own eyes follow kikyo into the forest we all did."
"HE'S NOT DEAD I NO HE'S NOT……," kagome cries quieted a bit and she stood up tears following freely from her face and she turned her gaze up to sango. "Which direction did he go,"
"that way but there's no point in following kagome he's already gone and it's too dangerous for you to go alone."
"I don't care I'm going, I know he's not dead he told me that he'd never leave me, there's nothing you can say that would change my mind."
Kagome turned and her heel and started to run off in the direction sango pointed in put was stop by sango pulling her by the shoulder, kagome sighed and turned around to look sango in the eyes.
"I'm going with you kagome, like I said it's too dangerous for you to go by yourself and if you want to go look for him then I'll help as best as I can." Kagome smiled at sango through her tears and removed her hand from her shoulder,
"no sango this is something I have to do and……if I can't find him I can't promise that I'll be coming back."
With that said kagome ran off into the forest after inuyasha hoping she'd be able to find him and if she could she was prepared to follow him into death, "there's no point in living without inuyasha."
With inuyasha
Inuyasha walked through the forest following the soul collectors the only thought on his mind was his beloved kagome. The soul collectors lead him to a small
clearing where he saw kikyo laying in a tree staring up into the sky. The soul collectors fly over to kikyo lifting her out of the tree and placing her on the ground a few feet from inuyasha. She opened her eyes at inuyasha and smiled a small sweet sad smile.
"He's changed his mind about leaving with me; he's going to go against his will even though he doesn't want to leave her."
"I see, so you've changed your mind inuyasha," inuyasha eyes widened and looked kikyo in the eyes for the first time he saw for the first time in years the peaceful expression on her face there was no hate, no pain. "Kikyo…,"
"inuyasha you shouldn't make yourself leave; you love her she has done something even I couldn't have done." Kikyo took the silence from inuyasha as to continue speaking, "she healed the wounds in your heart that I could never do."
"Kikyo…," inuyasha looked down onto the ground again, kikyo walked over to the half demon and lifted his chin up so that his eyes met hers.
"Inuyasha you have kept your promise to me, you have revenged my death and helped me find peace, so go to her, be with kagome." "I'm merely here to tell you goodbye and thank you inuyasha I can finally rest in peace."
"Kikyo….," inuyasha pulled kikyo into an embrace and held her close; she returned the embrace, "thank you kikyo." Kikyo pulled back a little enough to see his face,
"I can now die as an ordinary woman inuyasha I am free and I can thank you and kagome for that, but before I go may I have one last kiss."
Inuyasha shook his head yes and lowered his lips down to meet kikyo's, "thank you so much kikyo may you rest in peace." As they parted kikyo slowly started to
turn to dust the souls she collected leaving her body and her soul collectors disappearing. Now it was just inuyasha standing by himself in the clearing his head
lowered with his bangs covering his face. One of the souls had gone behind inuyasha and into the forest path straight into kagome.
"The other half on my soul has returned to me that can only mean kikyo is gone."
More tears welded up into kagome's eyes as she ran faster into the woods, hoping that she was wrong about inuyasha being gone. Kagome saw a clearing in a
distance and someone dressed in red standing with their back to her. Kagome stopped and gasped, it was inuyasha she saw she smiled as more tears began to
fall. Inuyasha sniffed the air, smelling salt and knew all too well that it was kagome. Kagome ran up to the clearing where
inuyasha was, inuyasha turned around when he heard kagome call out his name. He looked up to see kagome running to him, then felt her wrap her arms around
him crying into his chest.
"Inuyasha…..I thought you…..were…..dead," kagome continued to cry harder into inuyasha's chest,
inuyasha looked down at kagome his eyes showing for the first time. He wrapped his arms around the crying girl and hugged her close to him, kagome looked up at
inuyasha when he hugged her tears falling down the sides of her cheeks, his eyes held a sadness yet happiness to them.
"Are you okay inuyasha," he smiled at kagome and hugged her tighter laying his head down on hers.
"I'm alright now kagome," kagome hugged inuyasha tighter and cried silently, "I thought I was going to lose you, I thought you were going to leave me." Inuyasha pulled kagome away from him slightly enough to see her face and gently wiped her tear stained cheeks lowering his lips down to hers.
Kissing her on the lips, he pulled back and held her once more, "I could never leave you kagome."
-THE END-
Special thanks to……
Black and white kirara
Shippo
kagome126
Enjiru
Miko in training
inuandkaglover15
AngelOf Writing99
And everyone else whose reviewed or put me in there favorites
A/N: well folks that's the end of this story if you guys wanna sequel let me know…..
And PLEASE REVIEW!!
Ending song: evanescence "anywhere"