oh sorry about the ame I forgot Koga's girl was named Ame oh well, she'll just have to learn to share that name.
ok on to the end :,(( I will miss all of you.
Ch 26
She sat at the kitchen table running her thumb over a worn grey picture. " He was so handsome" she sighed deeply her eyes glazing over with new tears.
That is how he found her sitting at the table with a dreaming look on her face staring at an old photograph.
" Dear are you alright" Kagome's grandfather sat down across from Higirashi san.
" Oh yes father I was just thinking about Yoshi......he was so helpless when we found him all crumbled up at the bottom of the well.. bleeding from a wound in his leg......he never told me how he got that. " she looked back down at he picture tracing his features with the tip of her finger.
" Yes, and I remember all the fuss you spent over him, tending to his wounds, feeding him and doing everything you could to nurse him back to health." " You were quite taken by the boy weren't you" Higirashi san blushed covering her face with her hands, " oh dear, he was a handsome fellow.......and soon after we had gotten married and had Kagome" "yes, yes.......it was a wonderful moment" Ojiisan nodded patting his daughter's hands before pushing himself up from the table. - and if we are lucky I'll get a great grand child soon too- he smiled to himself leaving his daughter to ponder over the past.
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" Kagome!........." the group ran to her side concern in all their eyes even Ame's. " Are you ok what happened?" Inuyasha bent down to pick her up when he was stopped by a booming voice.
" PUT HER DOWN!"
Inuyasha turned to see Sesshomaru walking up to the group surrounding Kagome. He stopped a few feet away and watched as Kagome seem to regain her strength. - as I thought-
He walked closer until he was standing over her.
" Stand up" it was cold, but soft. He looked down his nose at her until she turned her head to look at him. She looked into his cold amber eyes and frowned. - what is wrong with him-
--nothing is wrong woman, look at yourself--
She was surprised at first, how did he hear her, and then she remember that time in the cabin when he showed her his neck. She looked down at her body and noticed something shining under her ripped kimono. - the medallion?-
She looked up at Sesshomaru, " yes....but...." then it caught her eye the same shimmer around her neck was also around Sesshomaru's.
" You.....you gave me part of your soul" " It seems as though we are even now Miko" a slight smile pulled at his lips and he reached a hand down to her.
- but this means I can never leave your side-
--yes it does.....this Sesshomaru only hopes that, this arrangement is suitable for you.......Kagome-
Her face lit up and her eyes shined, she threw her arms around him burying her face in his kimono. Tears slowly began to soak into his clothing.
The rest of the group looked on in confusion, all except Ame. The group looked over at her when they heard a soft dreamy sigh coming from her direction, she had a grin on her face as if she knew an inside secret........and she did.
"what?" Ame tried to plead innocent but it wasn't working they all knew she knew something big and she wasn't telling.
" Enough" they all turned to Sesshomaru who held Kagome close to his body. " We are leaving" he made something of a whistle and Au and Un landed in the clearing. He picked Kagome up and placed her on the two headed dragon.
" Wait where are you going" Inuyasha rushed up to the two headed dragon now carrying Kagome. Sesshomaru placed his hand up between Inuyasha and himself. " Inuyasha......you have other concerns" Inuyasha followed his brother's eyes to the blue haired demoness standing away from the group, she held her head down her eyes covered by thick blue bangs.
When he turned back around the two headed dragon and Sesshomaru were in the air and headed west.
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" I wonder if Kagome is alright" Shippou sat perched on a fence swinging his legs a lolly pop in his cheeks.
" If she is with Sesshomaru sama......you can bet she is" Rin leaned over the fence from her middle pulling the pedals off a flower.
" hey Shippou kun.......what is that" she pushed herself up dropping the flower and pointed to the stick in his mouth.
He pulled on the stick and pulled out a small red sphere, " you mean this" Her eyes widened as he showed her the small round jewel he had in his mouth. " here want to try it" Pink crept up into her cheeks and she nodded shyly.
"mmmm oiishi.........cherry" she ran from the fence to find Keada baa chan.
" Hey come back with that......that's my last one"
" Shippou chan..." he stopped mid run when her heard the wonderfully familiar voice.
" KAGOME!" he ran to her completely ignoring Au and Un and threw himself in her arms. " I know you know how to share Shippou chan........" she said playfully and smiled down at him hugging him to her body
" I missed you Kagome I was so worried" " I missed you too Shippou.......so have you been taking care of Rin chan while we were gone?"
At the mention of her name, Rin came running into the courtyard, " Sesshomaru sama!..........you have brought back Kagome san" She jumped up to Au and Un settling herself in Kagome's lap next to Shippou.
" We are all here than" Kagome nodded at Sesshomaru's questioned and the dragon lifted into the air.
" Sesshomaru......can we make a quick stop?"
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Inuyasha was still staring up at the sky where the large two headed dragon had taken off with Kagome.
- She's happy you know- Inuyasha turned around to find Ame walking up to him.
" yeah......I know" he looked back up at the sky one more time before looking into the eyes of the woman in front of him.
" thank you" Ame blinked at him her head cocked to the side, " what for?"
" you helped bring her back, you took her from Naraku's clutches...........you have really saved the day" Her face darkened into a pretty magenta and she waved her hands infront of her face, " NO NO I only did what I thought I could do....it was nothing really"
Inuyasha's eyes softened as he watched the delicate blue haired demoness act as if she had done nothing at all. He reached down taking her hand in his causing her to stop her rambling and look into his soft amber eyes. " come on, I have something to I want to show you"
He pulled her toward the forest and stopped just before entering, " Miroku.. Sango.....I'll meet you back at the village ok" then he and Ame disappeared into the cover of the trees.
Miroku had an all knowing grin on his face before he turned to Sango, " Shall we go" Sango quirt an eye brow at him," what was that for" " what was what for" he gave her his most innocent look and walked over to Kirara.
" You know that smirk........you don't think Inuyasha has a thing for Ame...do you" Miroku just shrugged and threw a leg over Kirara, " come on, I am sure Shippou would love to hear the good news about Kagome" Sango nodded and mounted Kirara behind Miroku. She heard him sigh when she settled in behind him. she smacked him on the head for she knew what he was hoping. " get over it Monk"
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" There it is........I am sure Mom wants to know I am ok" Kagome pointed down to the old well in the clearing. Sesshomaru commanded Au and Un to land. He helped Kagome off the two headed dragon and walked her to the well.
When they were out of ear shot of the children he spoke to her in a soft whisper. " Kagome, these medallions are what keep you alive.......and without part of your soul I can not enter in to your world"
Kagome thought on his words for a moment, " but that means...............if you can't go through........neither can I " Kagome sank to her knees and began to cry, " I'll never get to see my mother again.....or Souta....or Grandpa" " Is Kagome ok...." Shippou went to slip off the dragon's back when Sesshomaru stopped him, " Stay there kit.......she is fine"
Kagome looked up at Sesshomaru tears shining in her eyes, - what do I do.......I...- --sshh-- Sesshomaru picked Kagome up and set her on the lip of the well. " Listen Kagome.......it is true you can not live without these medallions, but.....you will live as long as I........you will see your family again" Her face brightened slightly, " but that won't be for another 500 years."
He let out a deep sigh and looked past Kagome into the well, " we can try to go back together, but if it fails you will have to remain here with me, I do not know if you will be able to come back if you go through by yourself" Kagome twisted her body around to looked down into the well, her face fell slightly, " is there anyway I can get a message to them.........wait Inuyasha could tell them" Sesshomaru growled slightly at her mention of his brother's name, but he knew she was his and no one else's.
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" Where are we going Inuyasha" Ame was being toted along on Inuyasha's back as he hopped from tree to tree. " you'll see" He knew she could read minds so he just kept thinking about her instead of where they were going. But maybe that wasn't the smartest thing to do, after awhile his simple images of her became more invovled. Ame blushed as she tapped into his mind. -I had no idea you felt that way Inuyasha-
He stopped suddenly setting her down. He did his best to shake the thoughts from his mind. He turned to her with a sheepish grin rubbing the back of his neck. " I'm sorry........they kind of went off on their own" He picked her back up and took off toward the old god tree.
He set her down again just feet away from the massive old tree, " this is where Kikkyou had me sealed for 50 years and this is also where Kagome freed me from that spell" he reached up and rested his hand on the trunk of the tree.
Ame looked at him thoughtfully and then to the tree, " she means a lot to you doesn't she" " yes, at first I thought her as just a replacement for Kikkyou, then I saw her for so much more.............and then I saw her go with my brother" He released a breathe he didn't realize he was holding and looked over to Ame.
" And you want to know if she is happy...........if he has feeling for her..........and if he will take care of her.................and....." her eyes widened when she caught his next thought, " and if she will forgive you for............being with another"
He let his arm fall from the tree to hang limp at his side. He slowlly walked over to her a look of loneliness in his eyes. Ame took a slight step back until she bumped into the tree behind her. He placed his hands on the tree trunk on either side of her face. There was pain, loss, longing, and something of a warmth in his eyes. She could tell he had been through so much. She reached up and place her hands on either side of his face and stroked his brow with her thumbs.
" I can tell you that she is happy.......and that your brother does care for her.......and yes Kagome wants you to move on and be happy...........and"
" and.....I can tell you that...........I will not leave you" tears began to well up in her eyes until they began to over flow and spill over her lashes and down her cheeks.
He released one hand from the tree to wipe a tear away, " please don't cry........." He pulled her into a hug breathing in her soft scent of plumarias and ginger.Then another scent hit him it ws most distinctly Kagome and the salt of her tears. He lightly pushed Ame from his chest and held her at arms length, " Kagome is near by and she is .......crying.........I thought you said she was on we should atleast go check on her"
A slight frown pulled at Ame's lips, but she understood. He cared for her deeply and even she had to admit she was a bit concerned for the girl, why would she be crying.
Ame climbed up on Inuyasha's back and within seconds they were in the clearing where a two headed dragon, a little girl, a fox cub, and two taller figures stood near an old well.
" What did you do to her Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha set Ame down and walked over to his brother.
Sesshomaru turned red eyes to his brother, before calming. " I will let her tell you" He smoothed down her hair with his hand and walked over to the children.
She sat on the lip of well sobbing softly. " What happened Kagome........did he hurt you" " no.....no......Oh Inuyasha...I can't go home" she threw herself into his hidori and continued to cry.
He was at a loss for what to do to comfort her, so he patted her on the head and stroked her hair. " why can't you go home"
" I can't be too far away from Sesshomaru.......and he can't make it through the well.........I..I only have a small piece of my soul and he doesn't even have an ounce of mine....."
" so you see, I can't go back.......I can't tell my mother I am ok" she pushed her self out of Inuyasha's embrace and wiped her tears away. She heard a soft rumble coming from Inuyasha and she gave him a bewildered look. She heard a soft laugh coming from him and furled her brows at him, " this isn't funny Inuyasha" " Don't worry Kagome........I'll go tell you family, I'll be right back ok" He hopped over her and down into the well.
" WHAT THE!" Inuyasha's voice echoed up from the empty well, " hey why can't I go through. He jumped back up to several bewildered faces. " What happened Inuyasha why couldn't you go through" Shippou lept off Au and Un and over to the hanyou.
" If I knew that runt I wouldn't have asked." he popped Shippou on the head and then heard the all too familiar completely unwelcome phrase from Kagome,........ " Osuwari" He scrunched his eyes and awaited impact, but it never came. " hey what happened?" Inuyasha patted himself down still wondering why he didn't just kiss the ground.
" It seems as though Kagome has lost her hold over you.......her spirit has weakened and so has the hold over that rosary" Keada stepped out of the woods and into the clearing.
" Oh hello Keada baa chan what are you doing here" Shippou ran to greet her.
" I thought I might find you here....after what Miroku and Sango told me I had a feeling this might happen.........Kagome....you can't go through the well can you.?.....as that you are tied to Lord Sesshomaru."
Kagome shook her head, " no I can't.....and now neither can Inuyasha" "come with me" Keade turned from the group and they all followed her back to the village.
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They all sat around the fire discussing what action they should do now. Rin and Shippou were curled up in Kagome's lap. Miroku and Sango sat next to each other and so did Ame and Inuyasha. Sesshomaru was the only one standing off from the group. He looked across the room at Kagome. She sat cross legged the children curled up in her lap as she stroked their hair. - she really is beautiful........even as a human-
--she is more than just human Sesshomaru sama-- -Woman stay out of my mind, I did not invite you- --yes I know.....but you need to tell her how you feel.....she may be bound to you, but she will not be happy unless you tell her how you feel-- -I realize this woman- he shoved her from his mind, and pushed himself off the wall to walk over to Kagome.
-Kagome......my I speak with you- Kagome looked up at him and then down to the children, --ok hold on a sec-- she shifted her weight and slid the children off her lap. They were so tired they didn't even notice the loss of her warmth.
Kagome stood and followed Sesshomaru. Once they were out of the hut he picked her up and took off for the sky.
" Where are we going Sesshomaru" -you'll just have to wait and see- a slight smile pulled at his lips. The night was clear and the moon full. He landed near a spring being fed by a steady water fall. The moon light glistened off the falls making them appear as if liquid sliver.
" Why are we here Sesshomaru?" Kagome slid out of Sesshomaru's hold and tested her feet on the ground.
" There is something I need to show you" Kagome stepped away from him as the wind picked up around him. Slowly the transformation began and soon the great White Inu Youkai stood infront of her.
She was a bit startled to be standing infront of the massive demon, but she had seen him like this before. " I have seen you in this form Sesshomaru.......I don't understand" He snorted slightly as if to stifle a laugh.
--yes you have........I wish to remind you what you will be bounded to........I will stay by your side.....what ever you choose Kagome-
-what do you mean whatever I choose-
--We do not have to mate for this bound to last...........this Sesshomaru will be honored to stay be your side as a friend--
Tears began to glisten in her eyes, " it is ok Sesshomaru.....I understand if you do not wish to mate with human.....I will stay out of your way"
She heard a deep growl and then a flash of light. Before she knew it she was pinned to the ground by the now humanoid Sesshomaru.
" Damn it woman....you are so difficult" She looked up at him and blink back her tears, " ME.......... YOU'RE THE ONE BEING DIFFICULT!"
She heard another growl reverberate from his chest, just before he crushed his lips to hers. - Listen woman....this Sesshomaru has never had to tell anyone...his feeling.....but I am telling them to you now-
" Stay with me Kagome, not because you have to......because you want to" she stared up into soft warm amber eyes. She was not use to seeing such tenderness in those cold golden orbs.
She smiled up at him, she reached a hand up and brushed his hair aside. On his neck was still the mark she left weeks ago, she ran her fingers over it tracing its bumby surface. He closed his eyes at her touch, he only wish at that moment he could wipe the tears from her cheeks and brush her hair from his mark as well.
Kagome felt something pull at her heart and she was drawn to Sesshomaru's missing arm. She looked back up to his face his eyes still closed. -I wish I could help you- A voice deep inside her heard her wish and answered. --you only need ask it Kagome........I will return his arm-- -Midoriko- Kagome closed her eyes and smiled - I wish it- A soft light shot from her chest and engulfed Sesshomaru. He felt a sudden pull at his left side. His eyes snapped open as the light began to concentrate at the stub of his arm. - Kore wa- He watched in amazement as his arm regrew.
He flexed his claws a few times, it still felt strange to have it back. " You did this?" he looked down at Kagome. She smiled but shook her head 'no' " Midoriko ask me if I wished it back for you I told her I did"
His eyes left his arm and they fixed on Kagome. He reached his new arm down to her face and stroked her cheek. " Arigatou" She leaned into his touch as he tested the feeling in his fingers. - yes....I want to stay with you Sesshomaru -
His eyes widened as he heard her message. He became hopelessly focused on her rich brown eyes. He seemed to be lost, his eyes held uncertainty as he looked down apon her face. Then she answered the question swimming in his eyes " Yes, I am sure........I want to stay with you........forever".
His lips meet hers again and again that night, in the silver light of the moon, their boundage was complete.
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Ding Dong
"Coming" Higirashi san wiped her hands on her apron as she went to answer the door. When she opened it a tall figure with long silver hair and two fuzzy triangles perch ontop his head stood at her front door.
" Oh hello Inuyasha..........I'm sorry I am not use to seeing you in modern day clothes"
The young man looked at her his head cocked to the side, " what do you mean Obaasan.....I always wear these clothes"
" Obaasan?.........Inuyasha...don't you know who I am ..........I'm Kagome's mother and she is too young to have a child your age" The young man scratched his head a bit puzzled. " Ooooh you must mean my Uncle Inuyasha"
" Uncle?"
" Hi Mom" Kagome came up the steps behind her son.
Higirashi san looked past the tall inu hanyou to the woman and the tall man with the same colored hair as the boy infront of her. " Kagome?....." Her world went black and Inuyasha had to catch her before she hit the ground.
When she came to, a dark haired woman, and two tall men with silver hair stood over her, " Mom, mom are you ok" Kagome stood over her fanning her with her hand.
" Mom.......I would like you to meet my Husband Sesshomaru......and our son Inuyasha........named after non other than his uncle".
Ok I have decided to end it there, I hope all of you enjoyed my story. If any one is interested I am starting one of my own at I could really use the reviews. I just started it, but I have to get it together. I have to turn it in for a grade. Anyway, the title is Ookami I hope someone will read it and enjoy it to. I know writing this story has been a lot of fun and I am so happy and greatful for all those who read it and sent me reviews. minna san ga dai suki desu yo, Ja ne