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Chapter 8- Light at the End of the Tunnel

Bankotsu cut through the trees followed by Inuyasha, Shippou rididng on his shoulder.

"What do you want Inuyasha?"

"Feh, I know you are going to go try to find Naraku. He's mine to finish."

"I am, but not yet. I have other things to do first."

"Then I'm coming. It obviously has something to do with Kagome and I'll do anything to have her back."

"Even work with you."

"Fine do what you want."

Kagome opened her eyes. It was almost total darkness except for one small light. She stood up and began walking towards it somehow knowing this is what she's supposed to do. The closer she got the larger the light became. She saw other people walking towards it. She walked into it and was engulfed. It was so bright she had to close her eyes. She didn't stop. She knew that even if she tried she wouldn't be able to.

'Where am I going?'

Kagome asked it outloud but only heard it as a thought in her head. She knew she was at the other side when she could tell the lighting had gone back to normal. She opened her eyes and standing in front of her was the blond woman.

"I knew you would be lead here Kagome Higurashi."

"What happened to me?" She was glad to see she found her voice again. All of her memories came flooding back to her in an instance.

"You are dead Kagome. You made the right choice. And now you will spend all eternity here with me. It will be nice having someone here that shares my grief. Although are situations were different."

"What happened to you?"

"I was killed by the one I loved. The one I was bound to."

"That's so terrible. Who were you bound to?"

"No one that you've ever heard of. It was sad and in the end he was also killed. At least your love will keep living."

"I don't have a love."

"It is okay to admit it now that you are here."

"So, you can see all that's happening? All that will happen?"

"On rare occasions when it is necesarry."

"Can I see too?"

"Yes and you can do so whenever you like."

Kagome ran into the water she had been in before and moved her hand the same way the blond woman had. Slashing thorugh the forest with Inuyasha and Shippou was Bankotsu.

-vision-

"What do you want Inuyasha?"

"Feh, I know you are going to go try to find Naraku. He's mine to finish."

"I am, but not yet. I have other things to do first."

"Then I'm coming. It obviously has something to do with Kagome and I'll do anything to have her back."

"Even work with you."

"Fine do what you want."

-end vision-

"They can not find a way Kagome. They can never bring you back. The dead are meant to be that way."

"I know, but Bankotsu was revived."

"He is alive now, yes. He was lucky. Death is peacful Kagome. There is no eil here. No more fighting. No more killing."

"How did I end up in this place after I killed all of those people?"

"It wasn't really you that killed them it was Naraku. And most of them have been revived."

"How?"

"Look again."

Kagome did as she said and saw Sesshomaru was the one saving the poeple. (A/N: someone asked me if I was going to make Sesshy revive those ppl and i first I wasn't going to but I really liked the idea so thanx for it!)

"I guess he's not all bad."

"No he's not."

"What do we do now?"

"Enjoy the peace."

"Where do you think they are going?"

"I don't know, but we need to...burry K-kagome."

"NO WAIT!" Bankotsu came running through the trees. He had to come back when he realized he would need something from Kagome.

"What are you doing?"

"You can't understand, but if you try to stop me I will fight you."

He dug his halberd into Kagome's arm. Then he put his hand into the wound and broke off a bone. He then ran off into the forest.

"What the hell?"

"What do you think he did that for?"

"I have a theory."

"What is it?"

"We will talk abou tit later. We have to take care of the task at hand first."

"Okay let's do it."

Sango looked at the body Miroku was holding. Kagome looked like she was only sleeping.

'Maybe she is happy. Maybe she did find peace.'

"Sango?"

"Sorry, it's just hard to believe I'll never talk to her again."

"We'll meet up with Kagome some day."

"I hope so."

"We will and she'll be happy to see us."

Sango's eyes began to mist but she held the tears back.

"Yeah, come on. We need to get this done."

'Oh, no Bankotsu what are you doing?' (remember ' means thinking. sorry i just don't want ne one confused)

"What do you see Kagome? You look frightened."

"Nothing, I didn't see anything important."

Kagome waved her hand so Bankotsu's face faded back into water.

"Then why do you look so scared?"

"I, uh, I saw Naraku's face. He scares me."

"He scares alot of people."

"Yeah, he does. How come I can look whenever I want but you can't?"

"I made a deal with the gods. You see they control my sight. They do not control you. It was a bargain. I would help them here as long as when the time came I brought someone down here they would have no control over that soul. And they don't know I shared my gift with you."

"Won't you get into trouble?"

"They have no way of knowing. And I think it is more important that you see all of your friends. I know you miss them."

"Will I ever see them again? I mena, will I ever see and talk to them like me and you are now?"

"No, I'm afraid not. Their souls will go to heaven while we remain here in this world of our own."

Kagome sighed. She waved through the water again and saw Sango and Miroku burring her body.

"I look like I'm asleep."

"You were happy when you died. I could see you smiling."

"I did it for them. I wasn't really happy I was scared."

"Death is nothing to fear."

"I know that now."

"Come, Kagome. Do not linger in the past."

Kagome waded out of the water and stood beside the woman.

"It is sad to hear all of them called my past. But I guess that is what they really are now."

Bankotsu held his chest and took deep breaths.

"Damn it, I forgot now I actually have limits."

"Feh, wimpy human."

"I wouldn't say that. He's lasted longer than anyone else ever has. We've been running all day."

"Shut up Shippou. You haven't ran at all."

"Stop bickering, would ya? Let's just get some rest."

"I'll go get fire wood. Shippou you are going to help me."

They ran off back into the forest. Bankotsu tied the bone to his sash and then sat down. He set his halberd down beside him and closed his eyes. His back againnst a tree.

-dream-

When he opened them again he was in the same spot as before. Shippou and Inuyasha were no where to be seen. The fire was going and all was quiet.

"Wonder where those two got off to?"

He closed his eyes again. He heard crunching leaves and knew someone was coming towards him.

"Bought time you guys got back. I was about to leave you."

"Were you?"

His eyes shot open. He knew that voice but it wasn't Inuyasha's or Shippou's. Standing in front of him with a strange glow aorund her was Kagome.

"Kagome? How are you here alive?"

"I'm not alive. I snuck here into your dream."

"Always causing trouble."

"Yeah, I know I'm reckless. But I don't have much time so I'll get righ to the point. I came here to say I know what all of you are trying to do. You can't do it. It's not in our destiny."

"Sorry Kagome, I make my own destiny."

"Please, let me go. Enjoy your life."

"How can I when I know it cost you yours?"

"I told you not to feel guilty."

"I lnow but I never do what anyone tells me."

She sat down beside him and looked up into his eyes.

"You don't understand, if you go through with it, I didn't look to see what would happen, but the whole world could be destroyed."

"I don't care."

"I do." She leaned over and kissed his lips softly.

"I have to go now. Just remember whatI say: Let me go. Get married and be happy. Besides wenches like me don't interest you remember?"

"I was lying."

Kagome giggled. "Good because you hurt my feelings when you said that. Don't tell anyone you saw me. I have to go now."

She kissed him again. Then she stood up and began walking away.

-end dream-

"No, wait!" Bankotsu opened his eyes. His arms were both outstretche din front of him. He saw Inuyasha and Shippou looking at him form the other side of the fire.

Bankotsu out one finger on his lip and let his other arm fall to his side.

'I can't listen to you Kagome. I am sorry.'

"What the hell is your problem?"

"Nothin, weird dream. Let me ask you though, when you and Kagome said her time, what did you mean?"

"Kagome was form the future. The well was how we went back and forth."

"I always thought she dressed strange."

"Yeah she did wear funny clothes." Shippou said with sad eyes.

"Come on, I've rested long enough."

So what do ya think? I know it took me longer than ususal to update and I have alot of exscuses as to why, but I'm not an exscuse person. So I'll just say sorry fo rthe wait and hope it was worth it!!!