Chapter 1: The End is Here

The morning sun dawned clear in the forest. It was going to be a warm summer day. However, this mornings birthing rays of sun was not met by the cheerful, carefree chirping of birds or the fuzzy song of katydids that inhabited the wooded surroundings. No where were there young creatures stirring from their restful night of uninterrupted sleep. Instead, the morning was dead silent, the only sound heard was the harsh breathing of a white-haired hanyou who had just destroyed the epitome of evilness in ancient Japanese demon world.

Inuyasha stood in the middle of the forest clearing, bleeding profusely from the wounds he had received in battle. All around him, the result of the ferocious battle he and the others had just finished lay open to the world to see. He took a deep breath and used Tetsusaiga to stabilize himself before taking inventory of what had just happened. His thoughts immediately turned to his traveling companions. He jerked up right and looked around anxiously, yet he needn’t look far.

To his left lay Shippo and Sango. The little kitsune was bleeding profusely from his leg, and he seemed to be in a complete daze. The demon exterminator was out cold, her lithe form unresponsive to the suns bright rays that beckoned her to awaken. Blood stained her black body suit and her boomerang was stuck in a tree trunk right above her head. To his right, Miroku was struggling to push his way off of the ground. The monk was badly beaten and the bruises were beginning to form at points on the skin that was exposed from the tears in his robes. The monk glanced around wearily, assessing the damage done to the group, and quickly spotted Sango’s unmoving form. Inuyasha watched as Miroku pushed himself up and went to Sango’s side, wincing and cursing under his breath as the movement jarred the already tender areas. The hanyou sighed and shook his head, realizing how close they had come to losing their lives. A low moan came from behind him. Inuyasha turned his head slowly, wincing as the cuts, abrasions, and wounds were forcefully moved and the congealed blood on his body was torn open. He gasped and felt his anger rise up again. Thrown against a large pile of boulders was the body of Kagome. She was lying on the boulders, not moving. There was blood on her forehead and her arm was turned at an awkward angle at her side. She didn’t move, and Inuyasha could not tell if she was even alive or not. He would have believed her dead already had it not been for the moan that had caught his attention only seconds before. He quickly prayed to whatever god there was that the girl was fine. He pulled his sword from the ground and began to walk over to the unmoving form of the reincarnated miko. He stopped suddenly when he heard her groan again. She finally pulled herself off of the boulders and shook her head, trying to clear the fuzziness that surrounded her vision. Inuyasha watched silently as the miko stood up and walked towards him.

“We’ve done it, Inuyasha.” she muttered weakly. “We finally did it. It’s all over now.” The young hanyou grimaced as the girl knelt down beside him. He felt woozy as the adrenaline that had flooded into him at the beginning of the battle began to thin in his bloodstream. He blinked rapidly and looked around. His stomach gave a violent lurch when the putrid smell of hot blood registered in his mind. All around him, bodies of the dead youkais were lying. Blood was everywhere. On rocks. On trees. In the ground. On him. It was all over. He shook his head and sighed heavily, willing himself not to pass out from the overwhelming smell of blood and the intense pain that seared through his body..

They had been ambushed in the clearing, neither Kagome or himself had sensed the evil intruders. It had been a bloody battle as Inuyasha and the others faced off against youkai and hanyou alike. Each one of the would be attackers fell to the ground in the end, until only one remained. Inuyasha had faced his demons, and won. By this time, everyone of Inuyasha’s group had been down, except for Kagome. She had managed to use her increased miko powers to shield herself and the downed forms of their companions from the onslaught of the attacks. When all of the attackers had been defeated, and only the master remaining, she had let the shield down due to complete exhaustion. Then, Inuyasha and Naraku had fought to the end. They were matched evenly, blow by blow. It had only been when Kagome remembered Naraku’s old respect for the priestess Kikyou that she figured out a way to make his guard slip.

She had thrown herself into the battle, unconscious of what the consequences would be. She waited until Inuyasha had retreated from the evil hanyou for a quick breath of air before she used what was left of depleted miko energy to change herself into a nearly exact replica of the dead priestess. She walked out of the security of the side lines and pulled her arrows from her pack. When she walked out into Naraku’s field of vision, he stared at her. She smiled as evilly as she could manage and pulled an arrow from her quiver. A soft pink light had enveloped the arrow from tip to tail, the power of the Shikon No Tama. Naraku, believing her to be the shade that was under his command, sent a boost of his own energy to the arrow that she had pointed at the growling Inuyasha. Naraku was so entranced at his soon to be victory that he had not picked up on the differences in Kagome’s and Kikyou’s smells. He had walked up to Kagome and glared at Inuyasha.

“It is over, you filthy hanyou. I’ve won.” he had muttered. “The Shikon no Tama will be mine.” Inuyasha growled and made for the foolish hanyou. At the same time, Kagome had spun around and sent the arrow into Naraku’s heart. The point blank range that the arrow had been shot at sent it completely through the body of the hanyou, purifying his soul and body; and effectively killing him for good. Suddenly, Kagome had lost Kikyou’s appearance and she stood before the dying Naraku with no form of defense. Her miko powers were so depleted that she had no energy left. In a last attempt to destroy the hanyou Inuyasha and human miko Kagome, Naraku sent a powerful wave of energy to the both of them. It had knocked the white-haired hanyou to the ground and sent the spent miko flying towards the pile of boulders she had just got up from.

Inuyasha glanced down to the bloody, beaten, and broken body of the hanyou Naraku. A soft pink light was emanating from his chest. Kagome weakly picked up the remaining half of the Shikon No Tama and placed it with the others that hung form her neck.

When the two halves merged, soft pink light fell onto the clearing, bathing everything in an ethereal glow. With the power of the jewel pulsating wave after wave of pure energy around them, Inuyasha gathered Kagome in his arms and hugged her tightly.

“It’s over. It’s finally over...”

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Chapter 2

Setting - A few days have passed since the jewel was completed. Everyone is recovered and Inuyasha is ready to make his wish. So, on with the story.

Inuyasha and Kagome were walking along a beaten trail that led out of Kaede’s village. The sun was bright and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Kagome looked around and sighed contentedly. Around her neck was the completed Shikon no Tama. She and the hanyou walked hand in hand in silence, each one content to their personal thoughts. Hers were centered on the events of the past few days.

As they had recovered from the final battle with Naraku, Kagome had wondered what would happen to her now that the jewel was complete. She didn’t want to leave the Warring States forever. She had made too many friends during her years chasing jewel shards. And no one she had spoken with wanted her to disappear either. Her feelings for her friends were strong, but stronger was the love for a certain white-haired, half dog hanyou named Inuyasha. It was her feelings for him that had thrown her into a big rut.

It was true. She had somewhere, somehow fallen for the hanyou during their travels, and now things were getting complicated. She knew he cared strongly for her. She thought back to the day after they returned to Kaede’s village, beaten and badly in need of rest. However, he was soon to remedy her doubts.

-Flash back-

Kagome was washing in the nearby hot springs when the crackle of limbs brought her attention to the bank. She peered over intently, trying to determine the origin of the sound. She watched closely for a moment or so, but finally gave up and chalked to noise up to birds or squirrels. She was about to turn around when a flash of red and white caught her eye. She had smiled and continued to bathe as though she hadn’t noticed anything.

‘Leave it to Inuyasha to watch while I’m bathing.’ she had though. Her cheeks surged to a red crimson when she realized that her only covering was a two piece blue bathing suit. ‘Well, there goes any modesty I had left. Not that I had any left, thanks to Miroku and his peeping.’ she thought grimly. Another shifting of branches caught her attention and she turned around. ‘His stealth ability is weakened by the injuries.’ she thought. ‘ Any other time, I’d never know he was there.’ She wrung out her hair and stepped up to the bank. When she picked up her towel from a nearby bolder, she saw a set of golden eyes disappear into the foliage. She sighed in frustration and put her hands on her hips.

“Inuyasha,” she’s called, “you might as well come out. I know you’re there.” There was no answering movement. ‘So, he wants to be stubborn.’ she thought with a sadistic grin. ‘We can do that.’

“Inuyasha, if you don’t get out here right now, I’ll say the ‘s’ word.” she called out. “I know you’re still sore, healing powers or not. So don’t force me to make it worse.” She grinned when she heard a resounding growl emanate from a nearby bush. Slowly, a silvery-white mane of hair came out of the underbrush, glaring daggers at her.

“You really know how to take the fun out of things, don’t you?” he growled playfully.

“Well, I’m sorry to put a break on your little peep show.” she said. “It’s okay though, I’m used to it by now.”

“What?” he asked. Kagome smiled and shook her head.

“Please, I know you and Miroku have watched Sango and I bathe before. Thanks to that, I have very little, if any modesty left.”

“We didn’t watch all the time.” Inuyasha grumbled. “You done yet?”

“No, actually, I was going to swim a little longer. Want to join me?”

“Feh.” he answered. Kagome groaned and stepped back into the water.

“I’ll take that as a ‘yes’.” she said. She was almost waist deep in the warm water when Inuyasha tackled her into the water. She came up sputtering and pushing her hair out of her face.

“Inuyasha!!” she yelled. “You stinking dog!! What’d you do that for!!” She wiped her hair from her face and looked around. He was swimming out farther.

“Cause I could.” he teased. Kagome swam towards him. When she finally caught up, she grabbed his shoulder and spun him around.

“That’s not a very good….” her protest was cut off when she felt him pull her close and crush her mouth in a searing kiss that left her breathless……

And that night, when he took her for his own for the first time, it was her name he cried out, not Kikyou’s.

-End of Flashback-

Kagome grinned happily and ran her fingers down to where her neck and shoulder met on her left side. There were two small bumps on her creamy skin. Inuyasha had marked her as his mate. Now, she finally had the elusive hanyou, mind, body, spirit, soul, and heart. She couldn’t have been happier.

They walked for a while longer, eventually coming to rest under the boughs of a large cherry tree.

“Something the matter?” she questioned. The hanyou looked at her and fingered the jewel that hung around he neck.

“I think I’ve figured out what I want to wish for.” he said. Kagome nodded and waited for him to continue. He took a deep breath and looked at her intently. “I’ve given it thought, and I don’t want to be a full youkai, or a full human for that matter. I don’t care anymore, Kagome.” The girl smirked and hugged her hanyou lover.

“What do you want then?” she asked.

“I was thinking of bringing back all of the innocent people who were killed because of the shards. What do you think?” he asked, nuzzling her hair gently. Kagome smiled.

“I think that’s a wonderful idea.” she said. “It will make many people happy to have their loved ones back. That’s so thoughtful of you.”

“Well, I finally found out what it feels like to love, and be loved in return.” he said. “I’d hate to loose anyone I loved.” he said. “I’d hate to loose anyone I loved, and I can only imagine what those families must have been through.” Kagome nodded and hugged her boyfriend even harder.

“What gave you the idea for that wish?” she asked, really wanting to know his reasoning behind such an odd choice.

“Sango actually gave me the idea.” he admitted, hugging her close to him.

“Sango?”

“Yeah, I heard her tell Kaede one time that if she ever got married, she wanted her father there. But because of Naraku’s henchmen, he was killed along with all of the others.” he explained. Kagome nodded and looked lovingly up at him.

“When do you want to make the wish?” she asked.

“When we get back to the village.” he said. “I want to use the wish and put that blasted jewel to rest once and for all. It’s caused enough trouble.” Kagome nodded and they began to walk out of the forest and back towards the village. While in the shadows of the trees hid the one thing that would hinder the couple’s happiness. Masked by a covering scent, the emotionless entity had slipped by the hanyou’s sensitive nose, but it had heard the entire conversation, and quickly began forming its plan of revenge on the miko and hanyou.

A few hours later in the confines of Kaede’s hut, the Shikon jewel’s glowing pink light filled the room. Kagome, the keeper of the jewel focused all of her miko power into the crystal. Images of translucent people swam in front of her face, and then suddenly, the disappeared. One particular entity walked forward and bowed to her. He was an old man, clothed in flowing white robes.

“Who are you that enters into the spirit realm?” he questioned gravely.

“My mane is Kagome, and I am the keeper of the Shikon no Tama.” she answered.

“The jewel of the Four Souls.” he acknowledged. “What is your business here.”

“We have gathered the scattered shards together in order to grant our wish.

“What is you wish, miko?” the old man questioned.

“I and my friends, the others who searched for the shards, wish that every innocent that was directly or indirectly killed by Naraku before and during the search for the shards to be given their lives back.” The shade of the old man furrowed his brows and frowned.

“Do you realize your request, miko? I have not the power to grant that. Besides, there are those who will not want to go back to the land of the living.” Kagome nodded in understanding, but pressed on anyway.

“Then allow the ones who want to come back, to come back.” she said.

“Very well, my lady.” the old man said lightly. “Your wish will be granted. However, I am afraid that you are not going to like the consequences of your wish as much as you would think.”

“Excuse me?”

“There are those who were innocent when killed. However, now that they will be revived, they are not the same as before. During their time in this place, they have become bitter and cold.” Kagome looked at the man and was about to question him.

“But….”

“Good-bye, my lady.” The man disappeared and the next thing she knew, she heard Shippou’s excited howl, and Sango’s cry of relief as their beloved family members materialized in front of them. She was brought out of her daze when Inuyasha hugged her so tightly that she couldn’t breath.

She looked around and saw Shippo’s and Sango’s families embracing each other and crying their tears of happiness. The wish had taken much energy out of her and she snuggled up to Inuyasha with a smile on her face.

“I’m glad they’re back.” she murmured. Inuyasha only nodded, but Kagome could tell that he was pleased also. She fell asleep on her boyfriend with a contented mind. However, the spirit’s warning still hung in the back of her mind like a warning of things to come.

“I am too….” Inuyasha mumbled, looking out of a nearby window and into the forest that surrounded the village. “I am too…..”

MADE OF WIN.

That's all I can say. It's made of win.

This story is on FF.net...

So, we don't know if this is the original or not?

Nevertheless, it's a good story.

If you are the original author; well done.

If not, shame on you for plaguarism

Yup. Chi is right.

Person thing who posted this, are you the true author?
I highly doubt that.

I just sent a PM to the original author on FF.net.

Good.
I was going to do that, too.
:3

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*sigh*
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I'm disappointed to find that someone has once again high-jacked one of my stories without so much as an attempt at contacting me and asking for permission to post it elsewhere.
I would ask you, CharlieTaylor, to please cease and desist your posting of my story under your own name. If you would like to post the chapters on this site, then so be it. However, at least make it plain that you were not the one who originally created this particular work....it was myself.
Thank you,
A.A.
P.S. Much appreciation to Saku-Tatsuyu for letting me know about this.

MWA MWA MWA MWAAAAAA

Bad juju CharlieTaylor...*Slaps hand* You should be ashamed of yourself...

No problem.
I had to for the sake of letting people be confirmed of whether or not CharlieTaylor was you. As soon as I found out that you were also on FF.net; I had to contact you.