Chapter 4: Talk Among Friends
They all went to Kaede's village so that Kagome could say goodbye to her. Kaede was surprised by what she had heard. It didn't make much sense to any of them that Kagome would just perish away like that. Miroku had said that maybe it was just meant to be that way and that Kagome was meant to die, not that he wanted her to, far from it. Inuyasha didn't want to accept it that way though. After Kagome, Shippo and Kirara had went to sleep the night they arrived, the others sat on the hut porch outside to talk.
"You know Sango, you didn't have to come out here with us, you can go and sleep if you need to," said Miroku looking over at Sango, who looked tired.
Sango shook her head, "I couldn't sleep anyway, even if I tried." Inuyasha grumbled to himself, he wasn't paying attention to the other two at the moment, he was thinking of some way to save Kagome. He had always protected her in the past when she was in trouble and he wasn't going to stop now. Miroku and Sango got quiet and looked over at their friend, 'Poor Inuyasha,' thought Miroku, 'losing the woman he loves dearly.'
"Inuyasha," said Sango hoping to pull him from his thoughts, it was doing him no good to dwell on something he couldn't help.
Then Inuyasha's face lit up and he jumped to his feet, "Ha, I've got it," he said excitedly as he punched one fist into the other hand in accomplishment.
"What do you mean Inuyasha," asked Miroku, he too had been thinking, but no matter how hard they denied losing Kagome, the others had faced the horrible truth.
"We make Sesshoumaru use tensaiga on Kagome after she dies, then she will live again," Inuyasha explained plainly.
Sango lowered her head and Miroku shook his, "No that won't work," he started then looked up at Inuyasha to see his reaction.
"Why not?" Inuyasha frowned clenching his fist and staring at Miroku expectantly.
"Because," Miroku started to explain, "What Kagome is dying from is not fatal injuries, it wouldn't be the same as if she was dying from an injury, even if Sesshoumaru could bring her back," but Sango finished, "Whatever she is dying from will only kill her again."
Inuyasha sat back down, his back facing them, he wasn't going to give up on her, even if that was the only solution he had come up with. Miroku and Sango looked at each other and back at Inuyasha; it was if they had a stubborn child that didn't want to accept the facts.
Kagome's face came to Inuyasha's mind again, 'I swear I will do everything in my power to save you Kagome.'
"Inuyasha," spoke Miroku.
Inuyasha didn't turn, but said, "Yeah, what?"
Miroku knew Inuyasha didn't like talking about Kagome's fate and frankly he didn't either, but it was important, "Inuyasha, it's important right now that Kagome has as much fun and happiness as we can give her right now, to up lift her spirit, moving on after death will be a lot easier for her that way and she deserves her last minutes to be special," Miroku wasn't only talking about Kagome like a worried monk, but as a friend or an older brother who wanted to see his little sister as happy as possible.
Sango nodded, "He's right, she has done so much for us and we want her to be happy."
Inuyasha glared at the two of them, "DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW ALL THAT," he barked before turning back around.
"No need to get angry with us Inuyasha," Miroku said standing up in a demanding fashion, "We are merely looking out for Kagome's best interest, you have been mopey around her and she needs you to be cheerful even if you don't feel it, she needs you to smile at her for all those times she has smiled at you, now you are carrying her back tomorrow to her own time so I suggest after she has time with her family that you spend time alone with her and make her days memorable," Miroku ordered fiercely.
Sango stared up at Miroku, speechless, "Miroku," she said shocked. She then smiled; he was such a good friend.
Inuyasha grumbled again and went inside the hut.
Miroku sat back down beside Sango, "We should give him some time alone," he said. Sango nodded and noticed Miroku staring at her. Then she saw him making a move, 'Oh great, here he goes again,' she thought. But instead of the butt touching she was so used to she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders. Sango looked at him blinking.
Miroku's eyes were serious, "Sango, I couldn't imagine if it was you, I couldn't bare it." Sango's eyes were huge with surprise, but then she smiled, 'that's the nicest thing he has ever said to me.'
"Miroku," she said softly expecting to say more, but no words come out and then she found herself putting her head on his shoulder, it was a hard time for them all, she was glad he was being sensitive instead of his usual perverted self, it calmed her and soon she had fell asleep on his shoulder. Miroku smiled as he heard her soft breathing sounds indicating sleep and laid his head on top of hers, 'Please don't ever leave me.'
Inside Inuyasha went over to Kagome quietly, hoping that he wouldn't wake anyone. He sat in front of her, just looking at her, making sure she was still with him. Ever since the day they had found out, Inuyasha had watched her sleep every night in the hopes he would be able to see her smile in the morning. His friends were right; he planned to make her last days very special. He had finally accepted the reality even though it was killing him.
He stroked her hair, which was another habit he had developed, "I promise you will have no regrets and you will get the memorable and happy times you deserve, because you're worth it." Inuyasha wasn't the mushy kind of person until recently and would never have admitted all those things if he wasn't alone, but as he sat there, gazing at Kagome, he knew he was in love, in love with someone he could never have.
A/N: ok, well how was it? If anyone has ideas for things they can do together, please share, I have an idea of how the story will go, but I still am unsure of how to make the time they spend together special, anyway, hopefully I can get some spark of creativity, please review;)