Chapter 18
What happened?
Kagome's POV
I laid in bed for what felt like hours. Trying to remember what had happened. I lifted myself onto my elbows and scanned my body. No injuries, I was still in my shorts and red tank
top, which were filthy, but other than that everything was normal. I flopped back down on my bed. I closed my eyes, and thought real hard. It was no use, nothing was coming to
me. Why could I not remember anything? The only thing that I did remember was that Inuyasha had kidnapped me from Sango and Miroku, then after that is all but a blank. I got up
from laying on the bed to sitting on the edge. I placed my elbows on my legs then rested my head on them. What was going on? Why could I not remember anything? And when did I
come back? I lifted my head from my hands, well I'm not only to get answers just sitting here, I thought.
I got up from my bed then walked to my door. I stopped before I touched the knob. I listened carefully, trying to hear if I could anything. No sound. Weird I thought. Is mama not
home? I opened my door then walked to the top of the stairs. Something was not right here. My gut kept tightening telling me that. I slowly made my way down the stairs, cautious
with each step. Once I made it to the bottom of the stairs I looked around. I looked into the kitchen but found nothing. Same with the living room, nothing. Where was everyone? I
did a quick walk through of the first floor, again finding nothing. Mama should be home with the babies. Where is she? And grandpa, where is he? I made my way outside. The wind
blowing my hair all over the place, I tried to keep it tucked away behind my ears but it kept coming free.
I looked out over the horizon. It was peaceful, not a sound asides the blowing wind…wait a moment. No sound? This is Tokyo, it was always loud, but yet it was silent. I got a really
bad feeling at this point. I ran over to the shrine that housed the well, the connection between my world and Inuyasha's. I threw open the door and breathed a sigh of relief, the
well was still there. I ran down the stairs then leaped into the well. I landed on the ground of the well, with no passing through or the blue light engulfing me. I looked up; yup I was
still in my time. What was going on? I got out of the well and tried again. I got the same results as the last time I tried, nothing. I got out of the well and made my way back outside.
I sought comfort under the sacred tree. I sat at the base, trying to get a grasp of what was going on. First, it seemed that Tokyo was empty, me being the only human here. Second,
everyone of my family is gone. Third, I could not get through the well to Inuyasha. I grabbed my hair in frustration; all I wanted to know was what was going on? Where is everyone?
The bright sky turned gray all of sudden. As I looked up at the sky, it seemed to me that the gray of the sky was descending to the ground. I scrambled up from my spot on the
ground and tried to run towards the house. It seemed like I ran for hours trying to get away from the gray fogginess. I didn't make it to the house before the gray fogginess
surrounded me. I spun around trying to find a way out. The fog made me feel as if it was chocking me, I was hardly able to breathe. I fell to the ground, trying to find any fresh
source of air. I tried to crawl away from the fog but I soon became dizzy from the lack of clean oxygen. Just when I thought I was done for, that I would not make it out alive, the fog
lifted. I gasped in a huge breath of fresh air; I took in so much I ended up kind of chocking on it. Once the dizziness started to fade I was able to see more clearly.
As I looked around I knew I was no longer Tokyo. I was in what looked like a garden. I got up from the ground and wandered around. Where am I? All around me were flowers,
millions and millions of flowers of all different kinds to colors. They were beautiful. I noticed a pond over to the left, I slowly made my way over to it, and peering into it I noticed the
coy fish. They weren't like any coy fish I've seen, they were transparent. "They are no longer apart of the living." A voice said. I whipped around trying to find the owner of the voice.
I could not find anyone; I shrugged and turned back to the pound, it was just probably some trick my mind was playing on me. "Welcome Kagome." Okay that time I knew this was
no trick of the mind someone was actually here. I slowly turned around.
She stood in front of me; I've seen her a few times to recognize her, Midoriko. Just then I knew something was not right if I was here with Midoriko. Midoriko smiled. "You are correct
Kagome; you are in what you know it as limbo, the place between heaven and hell." Did I just hear her right I'm in Limbo? "How could I be in limbo? I never died" I asked, I was
really confused and shocked for that matter. "I'm sorry Kagome, but you are dead." Midoriko replied calmly. "WHAT?" I yelled. I could not believe this, I was dead. I looked to
Midoriko, "Kikyo killed me, didn't she?" I asked. Midoriko nodded. Rage started to build up within me; she took my life away, away from Inuyasha and my family. "What happened?" I
asked. I knew I didn't want to know, but I just had to.
I sat down on the ground, my legs had started to shake, and I feared that they would not hold me up much longer. "Kikyo started the ritual, where she then plunged a dagger into
your heart, leaving you to bleed to your death." Midoriko said. My eyes widened, "What about Kovin, he didn't die did he?" I asked all panicked. "Your mate Inuyasha saved him in
time." I breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Kovin was okay, I calmed down a bit. I looked out over the pond; I could see that the sun was starting to set. "Did Inuyasha kill Kikyo?" I
asked as I watched the sun start to drop. "Yes, when you were killed, both of us combined our souls into a dagger which then Inuyasha used to defeat Kikyo." I looked back to
Midoriko. "Why don't I remember any of this?" I asked her, I was puzzled as to why I was unable to remember. "Since you are in Limbo, you are allowed only selected memories of
your old life." Midoriko explained.
I thought about what she said, when I thought about Inuyasha I really only remembered the good times, the night we made love, the birth of the babies. All were good memories; I
knew I would hold onto the memories no matter what. "I wish I was able to say goodbye." I whispered. Tears were running down my face. "There is a way for you to go back."
Midoriko said. My gaze shot up to hers, I scrambled to my feet. "What? How?" I asked. I clasped my hands together and begged. "You were taken away from this world all too soon.
But know this Kagome, if you are to return, you will return to Tokyo, where you were born and raised. You will not be able to go to the past anymore." Midoriko explained. My heart
felt as if it was being ripped into two. If I went back, I would never see Inuyasha again, but I would be going back to my babies. No, we will find a way back to each other. I have to
have hope of that. I looked to Midoriko "I have faith that Inuyasha and I will find a way back to each other." I said to Midoriko I looked out to the pond. We were destined to be with
each that much I knew. We will be a family. I looked back to Midoriko. "Take me home." I said, and then a blinding light washed over me.