My Heart Will Go On

Chapter 12: Conversations and Thoughts

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"What?" Kagome asked with wide eyes as she looked over towards her younger brother. Kaede had just explained to him that the bone eater's well had awakened some spiritual powers that were inside him. They had been dormant all of these years, like Kagome's had been, and had only been awakened when she traveled through the well for the first time. It was possible of course, just hard for Kagome to believe. Her life was just getting stranger by the minute, or so she thought.

"Aye, and Souta will have to learn to control them, just like ye," Kaede told her. "Ye still have not had much training in controlling yer powers. If ye overused them even a tiny bit, it could end up hurting ye or anyone close to ye."

Kagome nodded in understanding. She certainly didn't want that to happen. "When will we start training, Lady Kaede?" she asked. It would also help them in the final battle with Naraku, with one more person with spiritual powers that would definitely give them an advantage. Especially when they both learned how to control their powers.

"Hm...how about ye start in five days? That way I can prepare for both of ye."

Kagome and Souta looked to one another, then back to Kaede, both nodding their heads. "That's fine," Kagome told her with a nod. Kaede smiled.

"Alright, ye both begin yer training . . . Friday." She said, since today it was Sunday. The siblings nodded again, Kagome snuggling in further to Inuyasha's warm embrace.

"Oh, Kaede, we met someone in Kagome's world," Inuyasha told her, looking over at the old priestess, who looked up at him, blinking. "Oh? Who could ye have possibly met there?"

InuYasha looked to Kagome, wondering if they should tell. Kagome nodded to him. They had to change the future.

"Sesshomaru."

Everyone looked to him, their eyes wide. "But how?" Miroku asked. Sango was just as equally just as confused.

"He's a full demon," He told them. "I guess he lived those 500 years. He told us how Naraku was defeated. He pretty much told us everything that happened."

Kaede looked over to him. "But that is messing with time. If ye mess with time, ye could drastically change events that are supposed to take place."

"But what if we could change things for the better?" Kagome demanded, tears welling in her eyes. Inuyasha tightened his grip on her, and she calmed down. She felt like crying again... all of her friends had died... and her love... she had lost her life too... they just had to change the future.

Everyone else noticed Kagome's change in behavior and frowned. "Did something bad happen, Kagome?" Sango asked her friend gently, who tensed up slightly. InuYasha sighed and rocked her back and forth. He decided that he would be the one to tell them all, it might . . . no, he knew it would be too hard for Kagome to tell them what happened.

When he was finished the tale, the others were silent. Both Kagome and Sango were crying. Inuyasha was rocking Kagome back and forth gently in his arms, an action which surprised everyone. Miroku had taken Sango into his lap, holding her as she cried, for once not doing anything lecherous.

'Kohaku killed himself...' Sango thought, already mourning him even though he was still around. 'He killed himself because he thought he had nothing left to live for...Oh Kohaku!'

She cried softly, burying her face into Miroku's chest. Miroku gently ran his fingers through her hair, and this calmed her a bit, though shocked her more than anything. Miroku was actually comforting her and not doing anything lecherous. . . it felt nice. To be loved.

'We just have to change this... all of this...' Kagome thought, burying her face into Inuyasha's chest. She was more calm than Sango was, but she was still crying none the less. After a while, both girls finally calmed down.

"Are you okay, Kagome . . .?" Inuyasha looked down to her, his face showing concern. She smiled nodding. He leaned down and kissed her forehead gently. This caused her to smile more.

Souta had been silent the whole while. They didn't mention anything about him. Does that mean he didn't go to the past? Did that mean his parents had somehow survived. . ? Ack! Everything was so confusing. He just gave up thinking, and walked out of the hut.

"Souta . . .!" Kagome's eyes widened when she saw him leave. It wasn't safe for him out. Inuyasha squeezed her reassuringly.

"Don't worry, I'll be able to sniff him out if he's in danger," he told her, and she nodded, calming down at that. Inuyasha was relieved she was no longer crying, he hated it when she cried. Actually, he hated it when any woman cried, but because he loved Kagome, it tore at his heart to see her so sad. And over something that didn't even happen yet.

Looking down at Kagome a few moments later, he blinked. She was asleep. He wasn't surprised actually. Today had been a really long day. For both her and Souta and everyone else.

"Shippou, will ye go and get Souta, make sure he doesn't get into any trouble," Kaede told the kitsune. "Go and bring him back to the hut. We all need some sleep."

"Yes, Lady Kaede!" he smiled and nodded, rushing out of the hut, sniffing out Kagome's brother.

Inuyasha moved to put Kagome into her sleeping bag, but she kept a tight grip on him. He blinked a few times. It was quite clear she didn't want him to put her down.

'Kagome. . .' he faintly smiled and pulled her into his arms, falling into sleep with her, laying in her sleeping bag for once with her, never once letting go.

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TBC

A/N: Hope ya enjoyed the chapter, and thanks for the reviews. ^.^