"Kagome..." Everyone looked at the girl, who was waiting for her answer. "I'm waiting." "Of course, shall I explain, or would you like to Sesshoumaru?" "Ah...you can." "Very well. This whole tale begins when I first came down from the heavens." "Yeah, I've heard that story before. Cut to the part about who's children my sister and I are." "Right...may I ask, where have you heard that story?" "The legend of the Bamboo cutter, and the heavenly maiden from heaven. Its a very popular and well written novel in the future." "I see. Well then here goes. The truth is...I don't know if you are Naraku's or if you girls are Sesshoumaru's." "...oh." "I mean between being forcefully married to Naraku and willingly being with Sesshoumaru, alot of things happened and I lost track of alot as well." "Hm...I see." "One thing I do know for sure though, is that you are the maiden of heaven and Kikyo is the maiden of hell." "What does that mean anyway?" "Simple, its the same with my situation, you and Kikyo can never really die. Fore you girls are always protected by heaven and hell and by this world too it seems." Kagome nodded, trying to understand what her mother had said. "So, then...Kikyo can come back whenever?" "She has never left. You see, she resides in the south, where she can keep hidden, but now the two of you can do not have to hide any longer." Kagome smiled slightly as she thought of something terrible, to her that is. "Whats with the sadness in your eyes?" "Hm? Nothing...nothing at all..." "Are you sure?" The mother asked, Kagome nodded, "Yeah, its nothing...excuse me." She turned away. Sango nudged Inuyasha, "Go after her." "Why?" "Just go." "Fine." Inuyasha hurried after her.
"Hm...it seems as though they're still really close, eh? Sesshoumaru?" "Yes, they have been for a while now." "Hm...do you feel anything within her?" "Yes, but I'm not sure what exactly." "Hm..." Sunali turned to Miroku and Sango. "Hello, there, you must be Kara's Grandchild, and you Miyatsu's Grandson." "Ah...yes." "I'm glad to meet you. You Grandparents were wonderful people. They showed me that even humans can be kind." "Hm..." "You two are together, aren't you?" Both blushed "Yes, actually we're married." "I see. You two so remind me of Kara and Miyatsu, they were such great friends." "Hm..." "Will those two be alright?" "Yeah, they shuld be fine. No worries." "She's grown into a splendidly beautiful young woman." "Yes, she has." "I'm not surprised, she was always to be the strongest of the two." "Oh, she is. She is."
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"Kagome?" Inuyasha caught up with her at the edge a river. She was just sitting there in the sparkling moonlight, that made her hair look as shiny as a diamond. She was beautiful, strikingly beautiful and he realized that he'd never realized just how beautiful she was. "Kagome? Are you alright?" He knew that she was crying, he could hear the harsh sobs and he could smell the salt in her tears. He came up behind her and sat down beside her. "Kagome?" "Why'd you come after me for?" "HuH? Why wouldn't I?" "Aren't you going to go find Kikyo, now that you know that she isn't really dead?" "Kagome..." "I don't care if you do...I'm used to being tossed aside for her by now...uh..." Inuyasha pulled her into a strong embrace. "Kagome! Do you really think that I'd leave you, just like that?" "You have before, why should this time be any different?" "Kagome..." "Forget it. Forget...mmm!" "I will never forget, Kagome. I can't forget, not about the journey we all took to make the jewel whole, not travling back and forth to the future, not this journey right now and I will never and can never, nor would I ever want to forget about you." "Inuyasha...do...do you really mean it?" "Yes, I mean it. Kagome, I know I've never let on, nor have I treated you like you should be treated, but...I love you." Kagome's eyes went wide. "You...you what!" "I love you. I have for a long time, I just didn't realize it till I came so close to loosing you again." "Inu..." "I know that I can't take back the horrible things I made you go through, or the pain that I caused for you so many times, but I swear to you Kagome, I really, truly, love you." "Inuyasha...I..." "When that incident happened 50 years ago, I vowed to never trust another living soul, demon, hanyou and human...then I met you. You never pushed or rushed me into trusting you, you let me gradualy trust you, and Kagome I trust you with my entire being." Kagome smiled a bright smile. "I'm glad that you trust me so much." "Me too." "Inuyasha?" "Hm?" "Kiss me again." "Hm, k."