Calculating Life: A Nightmare of Disaster and Death
Memories of Kagome, Christmas.
SUMMARY: Sequel to Calculating Life: A Fairytale of Fire and Fantasy. After the "death" of Kagome, the Takahashi's adoptive daughter and InuYasha's fate-chosen mate, what will the world do? She had a power so divine that threatened the entire universe if wielded by the wrong hands, which is what Naraku is trying to do. When Naraku takes her body with those intentions, will he be able to destroy everything, or will Kagome's missing soul and the missing jewel cause problems for him? Can Kagome ever return to her one true love, InuYasha or will her soul not be able to return to her body like she had initially planned? Why are there so many recent murders in Tokyo? When the place Kagome called home for a short time is filled with such a nightmare of disaster and death, much like what happened to her prior home, the moon kingdom, what can she do? If Naraku controls her body with the power of his miasma, what will happen? Can the moon kingdom be restored to its original glory in such chaos?
DISCLAIMER: I do not own InuYasha and probably never will. :'(
"Is this some kind of horridly awful joke?" Izayoi Takahashi screamed as she looked through Kagome's funeral attendance book, seeing Kagome's name signed.
"What is it?" InuTaisho asked curiously, glancing over his beautiful wife's shoulder.
"Someone signed Kagome's name on the attendance book." she replied, tears pooling in her soft brown eyes as she thought about the awful tragedy that had taken place a mere week ago. It was now the twenty-first of December, almost Christmas; A Christmas they would have without Kagome around to cheer everyone up, to laugh with, to watch as her eyes glowed with excitement whilst opening presents. "I know she wouldn't want us to be sad, I know she is disappointed that we are. I can't help it though. I think about all of the times we are going to miss being with her, all of the times we are going to need her…all of the times we will feel like an incomplete family without her. I just can't seem to grasp the concept that she is really, really gone." Izayoi mumbled, her head buried in her husband's strong chest.
"There, there, love. I know how you feel, we all do. No one can seem to understand why this happened to someone as wonderful as our Kagome. It takes all of the control I have not to shed any tears. It's insane to think that such a young girl's life was cut so short for no good reason except it may have been 'her time'," InuTaisho replied, holding her closer. "Just know that she will never be forgotten or leave our hearts. She is up there, somewhere, watching us and wishing us the best in life. It may not be soon, but I am sure we will meet her again." he reassured as they sat on the sofa, by the warm crackling fire place by the large, twinkling Christmas tree, just thinking.
"I can't wait until Christmas!" announced Shippo, sitting on Kagome's lap, snuggling close to her.
"Christmas?" Kagome asked, not understanding the meaning of the word.
"The best holiday of the whole wide year! You get presents and eat a lot and decorate Christmas trees and look at the lights and Santa Claus comes!" he exclaimed, wide eyed just thinking about the excitement of the celebration.
"Santa Claus?" she questioned.
"He's an old, jolly guy in a red suit that flies with reindeer and a sleigh in the sky! He brings presents to the good girls and boys!"
"Really? That sounds too fun!" Kagome squealed, much like a child.
"Will you wait up with me on Christmas eve so we can try to see Santa?" he asked, his eyes twinkling.
"Of course! This will be so wonderful! When do we decorate the tree?"
"We can start right now," announced Izayoi, walking in with boxes of decorations followed by InuTaisho who was carrying a huge, dark green, fluffy tree. She took a red and white fuzzy hat of of the box and put it on Kagome's head. "Let's get into the holiday spirit!" she exclaimed, turning on Christmas music. Kagome smiled brightly and laughed. She put ornaments on the tree and all around the house with the rest of the family and friends.
InuYasha walked into Kagome's room, laying on her bed, face in her pillow. It smelled just like her. "Kagome…" he whispered. "Come back soon, we need you. I need you." he looked around. Everything is as she had left it. He saw a diary laying open on her night stand. He picked it up, skimming through it. "Well, I knew there was something strange going on, I just didn't know it was this strange," he muttered, placing it back down. He heard a noise and turned around quickly. "Kagome!" he shouted, seeing her sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Merry Christmas." she told him with a smile.
"I thought you were leaving for good. I miss you." he told her.
"Cannot…talk much.." she said weakly, fading a little.
"Don't leave yet. Just wait, please." he said, pulling her into an embrace. "Amazing. You are almost a solid figure," he mumbled, taking in her scent.
"I have to go. I will try to visit soon. Goodbye." she whispered, her energy quickly depleting. Her ghostly form shimmered and she disappeared, leaving a stack of presents in her place, all neatly wrapped, as well as cards.
"Dad!" InuYasha yelled, running into the hallway. InuTaisho came upstairs, and jogged down the hall.
"What is it?" he asked frantically.
"Look," InuYasha said, pushing the door open, reveling the presents sitting on the bed.
"Those are from Kagome…?" the older dog demon asked.
"Yea."
"She must have gotten them a few weeks ago…" InuTaisho murmured, walking into the room.
"Dad, she was in a coma-like state," InuYasha reasoned, following his father.
"I don't want to try to explain this, InuYasha, so please." he said, pinching the bridge of his nose. He picked them up, walking downstairs but not before whispering, "Thank you, Kagome."
"Thanks, Kagome." InuYasha said, walking out of her room and closing the door.
"You are welcome." Kagome whispered so quietly that even InuYasha couldn't hear it and returned to the dark abyss to regain her energy.
-CHRISTMAS EVE-
InuYasha went out to look at the Christmas lights, admiring them.
"I love you." he heard a girl say to her boyfriend as they walked along, looking at the lights.
"I love you, too." he heard the guy reply. This is when he noticed that there were nothing but couples surrounding him. He growled deep in his throat and trudged out of the park, then leaped from building to building. It began to snow as he arrived at the cherry blossom forest behind the Takahashi estate.
He ran towards the lake, which was frozen due to the cold temperatures. He sat by Kagome's grave. It looked like it had been disturbed recently seeing as though there was upturned soil on top. He began to dig, deeper and deeper with his claws until he hit her snow white casket. He felt bad about it, but he had to know. He opened the top, finding nothing there. There was no body in sight. He growled loudly, slamming the top shut and putting the dirt back.
"He already took my body." he heard a tiny voice behind him.
"This is ridiculous. I'm going to fucking kill him." InuYasha roared, his eyes flashing to a crimson color.
"InuYasha…do not worry. Okay? Promise me." she said, stepping closer to him.
"…I promise." he muttered as she grabbed his hand softly, leading him to the lake. They stepped onto the ice and skated around for a little while.
"Will you stay up with Shippou and Rin tonight? So they can see Santa?" she asked softly, looking up at him.
"There is no such thing as Santa." InuYasha laughed.
"You never know. I mean, my soul is skating on ice with you right now. But even so, please do it. I had promised them and I cannot fulfill my promise." she pleaded.
"Fine, i'll stay up with the brats," he smirked. She smiled, hugging him before fading away. He sighed and began his walk back to the estate.
"InuYasha," Shippou began, but was cut off.
"Yea, kid, i'll stay up with ya." InuYasha chuckled, sitting on the sofa.
-Christmas Day-
"Presents!" exclaimed Rin and Shippou who had fallen asleep an hour into their stakeout.
"Alright, alright," Izayoi said, smiling as she handed each a present from Kagome. They ripped the wrapping off.
Shippou got a baseball signed by players from the Tokyo Giants. "Awesome!" he exclaimed.
Rin unwrapped a music box. She twisted it and it began to sing Blue Moon in Kagome's voice. "So pretty…"
InuYasha unwrapped his next. It was a photo album. On the cover, it had her wearing the angel lingerie that they had bought at Victoria's Secret. He flipped through it, seeing pictures of them on vacation, them during school, him at football, her cheerleading, random photos, and her modeling. He smiled, it was a great gift full of memories. He went to the back page and found a ring. It was solid gold with rubies spotting around it. On the inside it said, 'Mate'.
Next, Sesshomaru opened his. It was a diamond encrusted gold men's bracelet from Kagome.
Souta got a new iPhone and a soccer ball signed by a famous Japanese soccer player named Shunsuke Nakamura. (From Kagome)
Kohaku got a new iPhone and a football signed by an American football player named Peyton Manning. (From Kagome)
Hakudoshi got a new iPhone as well with a basket ball signed by Michael Jordan. (From Kagome)
Izayoi opened hers. It was a flower shaped necklace with rainbow opal in the middle and diamond petals. (From Kagome)
InuTaisho opened his and it was a large diamond encrusted watch. (From Kagome)
Yuki opened his which was a blue sapphire and platinum ring. (From Kagome)
Damien's was a ruby and gold ring. (From Kagome)
Kouga got a Louis Vuitton belt. (From Kagome)
Kikyo and Sango got limited edition Louis Vuitton clutches. (From Kagome)
Lastly, Miroku got a big diamond earring for his piercing he had. (From Kagome)
They opened their cards, each saying something different, but the last paragraph mostly said the same thing.
"I hope you all enjoy these presents. Most of them were mine from…well, that isn't important ^^. I am honestly sorry that I have left you guys like this, but please understand. I love you all. Thank you so much for everything." it read.
"She knew she was dying…?" Izayoi asked.
"Yea." InuYasha said, feeling sick to his stomach. They were silent for a little while, but then decided to make Kagome happy by being cheerful and enjoying the holiday.
"It will all be okay…" Kagome quietly promised, watching them celebrate with a small smile.
It wasn't the most interesting chapter, but I PROMISE, the next will be awesome. I am going to write it now and update tonight. You should expect probably 2 more chapters today and tomorrow. (: Review? :D