Inu couldn't believe it… Naraku was finally gone… he just couldn't believe that he was really gone. His father had said that it had been a surprise to even him, since Naraku normally had a way to bring himself back to life in a sense… But, they were sure that he was gone… there were no remains… there was no doll or whatever Shippou had said to him…
Though, he wasn't complaining…
If Naraku was really gone, least, destroyed in the past than that would mean that he wouldn't have survived into the future… so that would mean that everyone would be alive… Inu couldn't help but to smile at the thought of seeing his mom again… his uncle… his grandmother… everyone. Right now, life was perfect…
Least, for the moment…
Sighing softly, the young teen looked at the river before him… just staring at it. They had returned to the village yesterday, they had a long journey back to the village before he, his father and Takai return to the future. Though, he also knew that he would be leaving so many people behind… Sango, Miroku… Shippou… Hana… Sighing softly, the young man didn't want to leave this place, he felt so at peace here… he could be what he was instead of hiding it when he went home…
But he also knew that he didn't belong here…
Staring at his reflection, he looked the same but the two birthmarks on his face had been coloured in when he had awakened to his true power… now, they won't fade away… it would be hard to hide them unless he just says they're tattoos that he had recently gotten… That would work… reaching up slowly, Inu ran his index finger over the stripe on his left cheek and frowned… the skin was too smooth to be a tattoo… it just felt like real soft skin..
"Then again, they don't have to even touch it…" Inu thought out loud…
"Inu, you okay?"
Blinking out of his thoughts, Inu turned around and saw his best friend walking over and taking a seat. They had been friends long enough to sense when the other was upset about something. Inu sighed as he said "I just don't know how to feel… I mean, we killed Naraku…"
"You mean you killed Naraku…"
"Whatever and I just feel so at peace here… at home here… I want to stay and learn more about my powers but I know that I don't belong here… I have to go back to my mom and make sure that she's okay."
"Inu, you belong in both worlds dude… think about it, your mother is from the future, and your father is from this time… the reason why you feel like you belong here, is not just because of the peace here but because you are of both." Calmly said Takai as he stared at his friend, his words did make Inu smile a little bit… now, if only Takai could not be a pervert and grope every girl he sees.
Sighing softly, Inu pushed himself up to his feet as he said "might as well say good bye…"
"It's Hana isn't it…? That's another reason why you don't want to leave."
"Yeah…"
"Dude, she knows that you love her…"
"She doesn't feel the same Takai… Who would love someone who is a half-demon? I was never accepted in our time why would I be accepted by a girl here? Let's just go…" Inu said before walking away… right now, he just wanted to go get his father and leave… he had to go home and see his family.
Though, as he walked he knew that the only good bye he'd be doing was to this world… Inu didn't think that he would be able to say good bye to anyone… mostly to Hana… the thought of saying good bye to her broke his heart… Inu just knew that if he even tried to say good bye that it would only hurt all the more for him… Looking up at the sky, the young man wondered if his life would get better or worse in the future…
Would he be able to control his urges to fight?
Would they get worse?
Sighing softly, Inu looked up and saw his father standing by the well… more like he was in his own world… Frowning, he walked over to Inuyasha as he asked "you okay dad?"
Turning his head, Inuyasha sighed as he said "yeah, fine… Just thinking on how much your mother had changed. I wonder if she still has feelings for me… or anything at all… Does she hate me for not coming back for fifteen years?"
"She still loves you dad… Mom never dated anyone… she waited for you and she'll always wait for you."
Inuyasha gave his son a soft smile only to sigh. "Kagome always was stubborn… she wouldn't let anything stop her that's for sure… and her love never stopped like her battling spirit." Laughing softly, Inuyasha messed his son's hair a bit before turning around for a moment. "Hm… Inu, you have a guest… me and Takai will go in and wait for you… I know you would want to be alone with her…" With that, Inuyasha grabbed Takai's shirt and jumped into the well with Takai screaming.
Inu just blinked in confusion, who would be here? Tilting his head, the young hanyou turned his head only to stare in shock when he saw Hana… standing there in the afternoon sunlight… she looked so beautiful... Blushing softly, he looked away trying to think on what he was to say… what could he say to her?
"Inu… weren't you going to say good bye to me?" Hana said with a choked up sob…
Inu didn't turn to face her… he could easily smell her tears, and knew that if he turned around… he would want to wrap his arms around her and hold her to his chest… never wanting to let go of her. Damn it why did he have to love her so much? Why? "I don't like good byes… the only good bye I was going to make, was to this timeline… I don't belong here."
"Do I mean nothing to you?"
Inu remained silent…
"Don't you care about me at all? Were those words you spoke to me… about loving me… a lie? Were you only saying that just to pull at my heart?" She said, tears starting to pool in her beautiful blue eyes… Inu knew she was crying… his body shook trying to fight his desire to wrap his arms around her and never wanting to let go of her… but, he had to remain strong or fear that she would get too attached to him. "You don't care about me! The only thing you wanted… was to stop Naraku right? I… I guess you got what you wanted… you never cared about me, it… it was all an act…"
That broke him… Inu turned and wrapped his arms around Hana and held her close to his chest. "Damn it… I didn't think it would be this hard…"
Hana looked up at him with confusion in her eyes. Inu had his head buried into her shoulder, not able to look at her… He took a deep inhale hoping that would calm his nerves… his body shook with the fear of leaving Hana and never seeing her again…
"I don't want to leave but I have too. I belong in my time… I… I don't want to leave because I care so much about you…" Shaking his head, Inu punched himself in the face as he said "no, I shouldn't say care… I… I love you. The words I spoke when I was… dying were true. I love you, I… I never loved anyone like you before…"
Pulling back, Inu stared at Hana, tears in his own eyes. He really didn't want to leave, but he knew that it was for the best… if he does return, maybe… maybe it would be possible to be with her… least, if she loved him just as much as he did her… Closing his eyes, Inu placed his forehead against Hana's as he whispered "I didn't think I could face you Hana… I love you, but I don't think I could handle it if you rejected me. I just couldn't face that, I know that if you rejected me that I would fall apart."
Hana frowned as she listened to his words.
Only to smile as she said "I wouldn't do that… Because, I love you too Inuyasha, I fell in love with you when you saved me from that wolf demon."
Inu pulled back and stared at Hana in shock, she fell in love with him that soon? Why didn't he notice that? Or, was it because he didn't want to notice it at all? Knowing that if she did have feelings for him that it would have been because of his looks… but, she loved him because he saved her life? Least it was better than his looks, that's for sure. Looking down at Hana, Inu tried to think on what he should do… but, he knew that he had to leave; the well might not stay open for long…
Lifting her chin with his index finger, Inu leaned down and kissed her softly…
The kiss was amazing, no, it was more than that… he couldn't describe how amazing the kiss was but it made him feel like he was on cloud nine, maybe in heaven. He wasn't sure, only that he felt so happy and content in this one kiss. Inu knew that he didn't want this kiss to ever end… but sadly, Inu knew that he would have to end it if he was to get through the well in time. Sighing softly, he pulled back and stared at Hana with a sad gaze…
"Hana… I promise that I will come back to you." Inu smiled gently as he placed his hand on her cheek and rubbed his thumb against the soft skin… Leaning his forehead against hers, he whispered "I will come back; nothing will stop me from returning to you. My love for you is a burning flame that will never go out no matter what…" With that, he gave her one last deep, loved filled kiss before turning and jumping through the well.
As he passed through the well, Inu couldn't help but smile… all this time, he had been worried over nothing… Hana loved him as much as he loved her and he was just being a worry wart. Laughing gently, he landed at the bottom of the well and looked up. Noticing that instead of a sky, it was the roof of the well house.
He was home…
Taking a deep breath, Inu jumped up and landed outside of the well and stared at his father and Takai. "Ready to go home?" asked Inuyasha, Inu and Takai both nodded… Takai of course left to his own home saying he'll see Inu at school when they go back. Of course, Inu had a feeling that they had been gone for quite a while since when he first fell in, his uncle was yelling at him hoping to catch him…
So, he'd have to guess that he was gone for a week? Maybe longer… he wasn't sure at the moment, but what he did know was that his mom would be so happy to see his father was back and would be with them again.
As they jumped over buildings, Inu wondered how his mother would react to seeing him in a red robe that matched his fathers. Or… would she think that he was his father like… no, she had to know that it would be him instead since… the only difference between the two of them was that Inu had black stripes in his hair while his father's hair was pure silver, that and the blue stripes on his face.
Once they landed outside of the house, Inu stared at his father as he said "stay here… I'll bring mom out to see you." Inuyasha nodded before Inu ran on inside… looking around the house, the young man sniffed the air, he could easily smell the salt in the air… 'Mom's been crying all this time…' he thought to himself as a wave of guilt washed over him. 'Mom, I'm sorry that I made you cry…' Inu walked into the kitchen to see his mother sitting down at the table… her elbows on the table, her face buried in her hands as she sobbed softly…
"Mom…?"
Kagome's head lifted from her hands and stared over at Inu… He wasn't sure what she was going to do, he had expected her to yell at him… Instead, Kagome ran to Inu and wrapped her arms around him and cried… "Inu, you came back! My baby, what happened to you!"
Inu frowned, he hadn't been expecting that at all… he didn't think his mother would hug him like this but… sighing softly, Inu wrapped his arms around his mom as he said "I… I'm sorry that I've made you worry about me… but, I have a surprise for you."
Kagome pulled back and stared at Inu with confusion, which only served to make him smile all the more. Chuckling, the young man grabbed his mother's wrists and pulled her toward the door so they could go outside for her to see her gift. Looking over at his mother, he saw that she was still very confused not that he could blame her.
Once they were outside, Inu looked around wondering where his father could have gone now…
"Inu, I don't want to be outside right now, I have to clean up and make you some ramen…"
"Did someone say ramen?"
Looking around, Kagome tried to find the source of the voice, only to gasp when she saw Inuyasha jump down from the tree that was in their yard. He stared at Kagome with a soft and gentle smile. "You know how much I love the ramen you make for me…" Kagome just stared at him with wide eyes, unable to speak… it was as if she couldn't breathe at all… "Kagome… you're still as beautiful as the day we became one…"
Kagome moved from her son and slowly walked over to Inuyasha… Inu just smiled at his parents…
"Inuyasha… is… is that really you…?" Kagome said in a soft voice, slowly reaching toward Inuyasha with her hand, wanting to make sure that if he was really there or not. When her hand touched his cheek, Inuyasha only smiled at her… and gently wrapped his hand around hers… "You're… you're really here…" Kagome said before wrapping her arms around him and crying in his chest.
Inu smiled and looked up at the sky… everything was perfect… so far anyway… as he stared at the sky, Inu thought to himself 'Mom and dad are finally together again… she never gave up hope to be with her true love and… I just know that I shouldn't give up either, me and Hana will be together again no matter what… I just know, we'll be together again.'