RATED M FOR A REASON;

This is no longer the last chapter.

Chapter 21

Love and Wars End

"I can't end it here? I know… but aren't I already dead?" Kagome looked down at her blood covered hands, wondering what was going on.

"You are not dead. This is the only time I have to speak to you." Midoriko's expression was intense. "You must make a wish, a pure wish. Do it now." Kagome's surroundings soon became clear, and she felt the odd feeling around the outside of her hand. Naraku's blood streamed down her arm as she shut her eyes tightly, taking another swing to the head. Her vision was blurry, making her think she was nearly losing sight. A wish. What wish? She wanted to talk to Midoriko again, but she had a feeling she couldn't. then it came to her, what she wanted to do. How she was going to end the war for the shard. She had to do this.

"I wish everyone… Inuyasha… and Kikyo… were alive again. I want them to be living once again." she shouted, grip tightening on the jewel as she pulled it out further when Naraku grasped her arm trying to stop her.

"No!" Midoriko's voice screamed in her head. "It will kill you! If Kikyo lives, you die."

"I know." tears streamed down Kagome's face. "It's pure, isn't it?"

"Well yes, but don't you want to live?!" Midoriko's voice panicked.

"Yes. But I want them to be alive more." she cried out, nobody around her understanding. She pulled and kicked; screaming constantly for Naraku to let her free, she waited for her wish to come true. She wanted it to end, to finish. Soon enough, she felt herself falling, with a shining jewel in her grasp and Naraku screaming in agony above her. Of course he was dying, her hand was inside his chest for a moment or two, and he was continuously being shot down by her allies. Below her, Sesshomaru was running to catch her.

"Kagome!" he growled.

Her surroundings went black. She felt bleeding, she felt the swollenness of her eyes. The dried up tears that had once been streaming down her face. She couldn't tell if she was crying more, because she couldn't feel. She couldn't smell the forest around her. This was death, and she had prepared for it as much as she could. Kagome could not breathe, she could not speak. Just think, in her mind alone. Suddenly before her, the life she once had flashed. The good times, and the bad. Her family, and her friends. The one she loved, and her enemies she had defeated, She didn't want to see this, she wanted to die already. She wanted it to be finished. Kagome wanted to finish disappearing from life; and she wanted to now.

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"Do you see that?" Voices hovered. "Those ears. Those marks." people gasped. The girl on the ground came to, and her eyes fluttered open; slightly swollen. Her vision was fuzzy at first, but things cleared. Birds. She heard birds, and it was sunny out. A man with silver hair kneeled over her, only she could see his face. He was crying. She couldn't tell if it was joy, or sadness. Who was she, and where was she?

"Kagome." gold eyes filled with tears looked down at her from under silver bangs. "Don't give up your life for someone else ever again." Kagome Higurashi. Destined to find the pieces of a jewel known as the Shikon Jewel and keep it safe. A priestess in love with a demon, who was once in love with that demon's brother. She killed that man. No, she brought him and the one he loved truly back to life in turn for her own. She should be dead.

"Kagome!" Shippo's loud childish voice cheered. "That voice, Midoriko gave you life because you did too!" Laughter came from behind Shippo, and Miroku came and leaned beside her.

"You frightened us. We thought you were dead. But Midoriko gave you life…" Miroku told her.

"Hey. Kagome! Don't forget me… I'm here too." Inuyasha said, walking over with Kikyo in his arms. For once, she felt no pain seeing the two so close. The voices seemed louder than usual, though. When she heard Inuyasha's voice she flinched. Her ears felt a little strange, but that was probably because she was just waking. She felt an embrace. Sesshomaru sat her upward and held her in his arms for a moment waiting for his own tears to dry.

"We can be together forever… Until we both meet our end. I will be with you, for hundreds of years to come." he whispered, completely inaudible to the people around her. But she heard. She lifted her arms, returning his embrace.

"Silly… aren't I only human?" Kagome sighed, tangling her fingers in her loved ones silver hair.

"No…" Sesshomaru would have continued but Shippo jumped up and down, and Kagome broke their embrace to smile softly at Shippo who was jumping up and down with a mirror.

"Why were you in my bag, Shippo?" Kagome raised an eyebrow slightly. She realized soon enough as she moved around more to face Shippo that her wounds were healed. She reached her arm out and grabbed the mirror from him, as Shippo's small arms held it outward to her. Kagome's eyebrows furrowed when she grabbed the mirror, she thought she saw purple marks on the sides of her wrists. She then brought the mirror to her face, making eye contact with her reflection. Her eyes were… gold.

Her gold eyes widened, examining the rest of her facial features. She had similar face marks to Sesshomaru, and the very similar crescent moon on her forehead. Her ears were pointed, as well. Kagome gasped, dropping the mirror as it hit the grounded, cracking.

"Sesshomaru, how is this possible?!" Kagome shouted in joy, but flinched at the sound of her own, louder voice.

"Midoriko gave you life. I demanded this kind. Demon." Sesshomaru stated as he put a loose hair behind his ear.

"Oh, Sesshomaru!" she jumped into his arms, knocking him over and falling to the ground with him. She planted a soft kiss on his lips. "So then, forever until we die?"

"Yes. Forever until we die, Kagome." Sesshomaru whispered, returning the favor by kissing her as well. She then noticed Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, Kirara, and Shippo were standing around her and she flushed red. Soon enough, she heard a low growl. Koga, she noticed. Standing above her, relatively pissed off was Koga.

"Sesshomaru let go of my woman!" he growled. Kagome's eyebrows furrowed. Sesshomaru was on the ground. Kagome was atop of him, and his arms were nowhere near being wrapped around hers. What was Koga pinning it on Sesshomaru for?

"Annoying wolf, go bother someone else. She belongs to me and I belong to her." Sesshomaru stated coldly.

Kagome sighed, she needed to tell Koga straight out so he would stop bothering her. "Koga," she started, getting his attention. "I'm…with Sesshomaru. Please stop trying so hard." she laid her head on Sesshomaru chest.

"…I understand, Kagome. Whenever that mutt hurts you, I'll be there…" Koga stormed off quickly into the woods.

Kagome sighed, still laying on Sesshomaru's chest. This was unbelievable, she was alive and able to stay with Sesshomaru so much longer.

"Kagome." Sesshomaru whispered to her. "Don't feel so joyful yet."

"What?" Kagome's head shot up, making eye contact with him.

"The jewel was your connection to get through the well. What about now, where will you stay forever?"

"Ah…" Kagome thought. "Can't you come with me?"

"I'm Lord of the Western Lands. I cannot." he frowned. "But I will be happy with whatever decision you make."

"I… want to be with my family, I couldn't live without them. But I couldn't live without you either." Kagome buried her face in his chest. "I…"

"I will always be in your heart, as you will be in mine. I would want you to be with your family as much as me. Please go." he frowned, getting up as he set her beside him.

So then, it was time for her goodbyes; she looked at her friends around her.

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He carried her, bridal style through the forest, nearing the well. Kagome smiled softly at the silver-haired demon who carried her. She had said her goodbyes and hugged everyone, and they were now nearing the well. She yawned, exhausted from earlier events. She forgot to ask one question through the entire time.

"Naraku.. Is dead right?" Kagome asked.

"Of course. You did most of the work, Kagome." Sesshomaru responded, setting her down as they continued to walk. Kagome stopped suddenly, and Sesshomaru turned as he smelled tears.

"Kagome?"

"I…Don't want to leave you but I know it's the better thing…" Kagome choked out, tears streaming quickly down her cheeks. Sesshomaru frowned, and walked over to her.

"Before you leave me… may I leave you something to remember me by?" he asked.

"How could I possibly forget you?" she asked. Her sobbing was stopped as he planted a kiss on her lips, and grabbed her hips closing whatever gap was between them. Kagome returned the kiss, deepening it as Sesshomaru's tongue begged for an opening into her mouth; which almost immediately he got. He explored every last inch of the wet cavern, until neither could breathe. Kagome gasped as she felt his cold hand slide up her shirt.

"S-Sesshomaru?" Kagome slightly moaned.

"Shh…" he picked her up and laid her on the ground softly, and began slowly lifting up her shirt, her uniform which they had cleaned for her. Once he had taken it off, his eyebrows furrowed at the sight of the bra she wore. To him, this item was peculiar and unusual. Blushing greatly, Kagome sat up and undid her bra, taking it off and setting it on the ground beside her. She used her arms to cover herself, and brought her knees to her chest. Sesshomaru frowned, and leaned over her, kissing her on the lips and then moving to her neck, and going further down as she tilted her head back and moaned. He slowly came down to her breasts and ran his tongue along her nipples, nipping at them once lightly making Kagome moan once again. Sesshomaru laid her down, and began pulling down her skirt, along with her panties. He smirked as Kagome blushed, panting lightly.

"Kagome… this is my way of saying goodbye." Sesshomaru stood up, removing his own clothing and armor; revealing his erected manhood. He kneeled down, spreading Kagome's legs as she blushed, her arms beside her head. He inserted one finger into her, soon followed by adding a second digit. Kagome bit her lip, trying not to moan. Sesshomaru removed the digits, and licked clean his fingers. He then smiled at Kagome whose face was red with nervousness, and her eyes were shut tight.

"Kagome," he leaned over her. "This might hurt a little. Kagome nodded, eyes still shut as Sesshomaru inserted his erected manhood inside of her slowly, pausing halfway and then going in completely and pausing for another minute to adjust as Kagome bit her lip at the pain. Kagome's eyes shot open and she arched her back as he began more movement, and she moaned in pleasure. The moans she continued to let out were muffled by Sesshomaru latching his lips onto hers and swallowing each of them, exploring her mouth more with his tongue. Finally, he needed to breathe and stop.

"Sesshomaru…" Kagome panted. "I love you…"

"I love you too…" he panted as well, thrusting once more into her with full speed and force. Kagome moaned.

"Sesshomaru!" she reached orgasm, as Sesshomaru released in her. He removed his member from her, dripping with cum. The two of them panted, as he laid beside her for rest.

After their rest they had both dressed, and Sesshomaru brought her over to the well. He frowned slightly, and embraced her.

"I will miss you, Kagome." he hugged her tightly.

"So…this is goodbye?" Her eyes watered a little.

"Yes. Please do not cry." He asked her. "I don't want you crying to be the last I see of you. Smile for me."

She smiled weakly, pulling from the embrace. "Goodbye." she jumped into the well, doing her best not to cry. This was the last time she could cross the well, and it depressed her.

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"What a long day." Kagome sighed, putting down her school books as she sat under the tree she had found Inuyasha under a year or two before. "Sesshomaru…" Kagome went over to the well, and put a loose hair behind her ear as she looked down it.

"I miss you… I'm always thinking about you." she sighed, her pointed ears picking up the sound of birds and cars. She leaned over the well and shut her eyes. "I love you still…" she whispered into it. Her cat came behind her and meowed, startling her and making her fall over the well as she screamed, hitting the bottom and smacking her head on one of the walls.

Being a demon as she was now, this didn't hurt as much but it was enough to knock her out. Her vision was fuzzy as she woke, and she smelled a familiar scent above her. The sweet scent of a forest, and flowers. Clear air that wasn't like her time. She smelled the familiar smell of the past.

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