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Summary: Kagome is replaced by a living Kikyo. But she still helps, even though she is a shadow. After the final battle, Kagome gets transported to America near the Xavior Institute. Problems? She's blind. People are after her, and she still has to teach people what there truely is in the world.

A/N: Even though I do not like Kikyo, I think that it spoils a good fic when authors make really bad characters. Sorry, but there will not be much bashing.

Prologue

Kagome silently watched the group ahead of her as they joked around. Miroku being his perverted self again as Sango hit him with her giant boomerang. She looked over at Shippo as he stood on her shoulders and giggled while she laughed out loudly at their antics. Inuyasha just continued leading the group to where shards were rumored to be, as usual, bantering for them to hurry up.

Kagome knew that they were happy with her, and wondered why she couldn't bring herself to hate her.. Kagome let out a silent sigh, as she remembered how it all started…

Kagome had been sitting underneath a large oak tree as she watched Miroku get slapped once again from Sango. She stifled her laughter as she looked towards Inuyasha. He was trying hard not to bash Shippo on the head because Shippo kept asking endless questions.

It was then, that Kikyo showed up. But for the first time, Kagome saw Kikyo with a smile on her face, warmth emitting from her eyes. "Kikyo?" Inuyasha asked uncertainly as Kikyo walked closer to her.

"Yes, Inuyasha, I'm back." She said as she sat next to him, her head on his shoulder.

"But… but…" he tired to ask, but she interrupted him.

"Does it really matter, koi?" she asked as she looked at Shippo, who was growling softly at her.

"How cute!" she exclaimed as she hugged Shippo. At first, he tensed, but slowly he started to relax.

"Inuyasha, are you sure?" Sango asked, knowing what Inuyasha was thinking.

"Positive," he replied as he looked lovingly at Kikyo.

"But-"

"End of discussion," he said in a serious tone. Knowing that it was futile, Sango dropped the subject.

Kagome shook out of her revere as she realized that it was now night and the others were setting up camp. She carefully watched as Sango once again, started to teach Kikyo how to fight with a katana.

Kagome had been watching them lately, as each of the members would take turns to teach them things they knew.

"Mama, dinner's ready," Shippo said as he tugged on Kikyo's sleeve.

Kagome's heart clenched when she heard that. She accepted it, but no matter how much she tried to forget that Shippo used to call her that, she couldn't. And it hurt.

Night came, and as soon as the others slept, Kagome left, going towards the next village. Each night she did this, and added more allies to their ever-growing list. She knew the war was coming soon. She knew everything that was going around that the others didn't. She knew that something big was going to happen. She knew that Naraku was waiting in the next field. She knew that they would be allies with the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western lands. She also knew that if they didn't pick up the pace, Miroku would soon be enveloped by the hole in his hand.

Sighing, she wondered idly if this was really worth her time. To be just an empty shadow… just somebody who stayed near the back, helping when necessary but having another take credit. Was it really worth it, to see, but not to be seen? Was it really worth it, to see somebody else play your role, even better then you could? Was it really worth to feel the pain, as you saw the smiles of joy on their face? Looking back at their faces, Kagome decided. Yes, it was worth the pain.

Next day

It was midday the next day, when an arrow was shot, scratching Inuyasha's cheek. Ready to attack, he stopped when Kikyo put a hand on his arm. "What do you want?" she demanded as a Shadow Kitsune came towards them. "Forgive my troops," he said. "We mearly thought that you were one of Naraku's."

"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked.

"Lord Teki of the South, an ally for the final battle," he said as he studied each of their faces.

"But we made no arrangements," Miroku said as the others nodded in agreement.

Lord Teki looked past them and smiled softly. The others turned around to see what he was looking at, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. "Yes, you did." he said.

"Then who made it?" Sango asked, slowly forming into defense mode.

"A dear friend." was all the Kitsune said as he walked away.

Space break

It kept happening all day long, many coming to aid them. Kouga's pack joined, as well as Sesshomaru. Many mikos and other Demon exterminators joined, along with other youkai. And when questions were asked, each leader would look behind the group and say the same thing. "A dear friend."

Of course, this confused the others to no end, but they couldn't do anything about it. They had no friend that they knew (or remembered) of that would do such a thing for them.

Space break

As the group came up to the top of the hill, they were greeted with hundreds, maybe even millions of youkai, dead or alive. They all stood there, staring at each other, weapons ready. Nobody moved, each daring the other to make the first move. Silence was all ther was, until an arrow came by Sango's head. Soon, war cries were made and the battle began.

Sesshomaru went in, using his sword to kill each youkai that stood in his way. Kouga, not far behind, killing many as well. Both, trying to reach the same thing... Naraku.

The Kitsunes used their magic to create multiple copies as they attacked the low-leveled youkai. Sango kept throwing her boomerang at each group, destroying many, while Miroku would open his kazanna several times, but not for very long, in fear of harming their allies and the poisonous bees. Inuyasha kept using Testsusaiga, getting closer to the middle with each strike, Kikyo not far behind with her arrows.

But already in the middle, stood Naraku and Kagome. "Miko, so nice to see you."

"You die today Naraku," Kagome said as she drew her katana.

Ignoring her threat, Naraku continued. "I haven't seen you in a while. Seems that somebody else stands in you place."

Inwardly, Kagome winced. But on her face, it was still emotionless. Void of all emotions. "I could care less." Kagome stated as she attacked.

As soon as she did, several other Narakus came out. Each with the same look and each with the same ki.

"Quit playing games you coward," Kagome snarled as her miko energy flared around her.

"But it's so much fun, my dear Miko." the Narakus stated as they all attacked.

Kouga, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Kikyo came to the middle, arriving to a scene where several Narakus were attacking a young girl. Though she was dressed oddly, wearing black pants, with a black shirt. The couldn't see her face though because her back was turned to them.

As soon as they moved forward, Kanna and Kagura came up. "Stay out of the battle," Kagura said.

"Why should we listen to you!" Inuyasha yelled back.

"It is not your battle." Kanna said in her emotionless voice.

"Like hell it is isn't!"

"Interfere, and the Miko will die," Kagura said in a deadly voice.

"As if Kikyo will get hurt!" Sango said as she arrived, followed by Miroku.

"Kikyo?" Kagura asked, while Sesshomaru and Kouga's eyes narrowed as they realized who Kagura was talking about.

"No you fools," she spat out. "The fate of this battle resides within your previous Miko companion."

"Who?" Miroku asked, confused.

"The Miko girl from the future," Kagura said. "Kagome." Kanna finished for Kagura before turning around to see the battle.

"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha exclaimed as he held Tetsusaiga out, ready to strike. "We sent her back home! The well is sealed!"

"Kagome," Inuyasha said. "I want you to leave."

"What?" Kagome asked, fear in her eyes.

"Go home." he said more forcefully. "and don't come back!"

"But… why?" she asked, her voice wavering slightly.

"We don't need you anymore." Miroku said as he came out of Keade's hut.

"We always need to defend you. And you're always slowing us down," Sango added as she stood between Miroku and Inuyasha.

"Go away, Kagome." Shippo said as cold as he could.

"We have Lady Kikyo," Miroku explained as Kikyo stepped out of Kaede's hut.

Tears were spilling out of Kagome's eyes. Their hearts felt pangs of pain as they watched the tears spill. Shippo almost cried out as well, but he knew that if he did, Kagome would stay and she might die. He couldn't... wouldn't allow that to happen.

Together, the group had decided that if they pushed her away, she wouldn't come back.

"Kikyo can defend herself," Sango said.

"She doesn't slow us down by going back to her time," Miroku continued for Sango.

"She's better than you'll ever be," Inuyasha added, now more tears were spilling and there hearts shattered into more pieces as they watched how they watch temselves hurt their sister/mother/best friend.

"Go back home Kagome," Shippo said. "We have mama now," Shippo said as he jumped into Kikyo's arms. They're not as warm as Kagome's, he thought.

That just did it and Kagome fled from them and into Inuyasha's forest.

"Then you tell me who is fighting Naraku," Kagura said as they all turned to see Kagome up in the air, with Naraku's tentacles wrapped around her body, a few piercing either her shoulder, or stomach. Horror filled their eyes. "But… how?" Miroku asked the awaited question before quickly turning to kill the youkai that had approached him from behind.

Kagome heard them as she turned her head to look at them. "I didn't leave," she stated. "I promised Shippo that I wouldn't leave him alone. I promised all of you that I would be there to the end and I will. Even if it costs my life."

Smiling, she looked at the group with tears in her eyes before turning back to Naraku.This is it... after this, it'll end my life. I can feel it...

Kagome started to chuckle.

She used the last of her miko energy to blast a hole in his stomach, where the whole Shikon no Tama laid.

"Foolish girl," Naraku spat out just before Kagome stuck her hand in the hole as the skin regenerated itself over her hand. She bit her lip as she felt the heat and pain going into her hand, slowly eating it away. But still she grabbed onto jewel and pulled her arm out as she winced.

Suddenly, Naraku screamed and several youkai started to leave his body. Slowly he started to disappear, starting with the skin. "If i die Miko, you will die with me." Naraku managed to gasp out as he took what remained of his poison and injected as much as he could into her body.

Kagome tried to scream out in pain, but couldn't, she was too weak to. All she felt was the pain, her inners felt like they were on fire... several hot needles poking them. Soon, Naraku's tentacles became nothing but ash, and Kagome fell to the ground. The others tried to run to her, but couldn't because of Kagome's barrier she put up so there would be no interference.

Suddenly, the dead youkai started to disappear as well as the barrier. They started to run towards Kagome, all shouting her name, but another barrier was put up. All they could do was to watched as Kagome tried to stand, but kept on falling to her knees."KAGOME! STOP!" Sango cried out, but Kagome didn't. She kept trying, before she managed to stand, leaning against her barreir. They could see blood pouring from her injuries, and the holes where Naraku's tentacles used to be.

She looked at each person carefully, trying hard to stay conscious as she tried to think of a wish. To…give everybody a second chance… to forget about the pain that Naraku has caused them and anything that would remind them about it. Yes, that's it.

She held the jewel out in her bloodied hand as she slowly started to fall, but stayed up. She could feel her energy starting to slip away even more. Tears streamed down her face once more as she realized that she would die by doing this. "I… I wish," she started to say. The others heard and realized what she was doing because they were all attacking the barrier, trying to stop her. "I wish that… that," she said as she shakily gasped for another breath. "I wish to give anybody who was affected by Naraku a second chance…" taking in another breath, but she coughed up some blood. Shippo will have his parents, Sango will have her village, Miroku will have his father and grandfather, Inuyasha will have Kikyo. She continued. "I wish for everybody to forget t... the pain that Naraku has caused them and..." Kagome breathed again. "anything that would remind them about it." Even if it means they have to forget me.

Many of their allies began to attack the barrier as they realized what it meant… what it would do. "Good-bye," Kagome whispered as the jewel disappeared and the barrier fell. Kagome smiled once more as she saw their faces once last time before she surrendered to the comforting darkness, and everything that it offered.

Space break

As soon as the barrier dropped, Shippo ran towards his mother. "Mama," he said as he poked her shoulder. "Mama," he cried out again as he started to shake her, but still she didn't wake. Tears started to roll of his face as he tried to wake her. "Mama!" he cried again as he shook her once more. The others, except for Sesshomaru and Kikyo, looked on with tears as he cried and shook her. "Mama! I'm sorry," Shippo cried. "I'm sorry that I told you to go away!" He shook her again. "I'm sorry that I called Kikyo mama! Please, don't go away!" His cries getting more desperate, his tears dropping onto Kagome's face, washing away the blood. "Please," he whispered. "Don't leave me alone. Come back!" he pleaded, but still she didn't move.

"Shippo, she's dead, you can't do anything." Inuyasha said, harsher then he meant.

"NO!" he cried as he clung to her. "NO! She promised!" he wailed. "She promised she wouldn't leave me!"

"Come on, Shippo," Sango said softly, her voice wavering, but Shippo wouldn't budge. "Let's go take her back to the village."

Just as Inuyasha was about to force Shippo away from Kagome, they heard a voice. "Leave him alone, Inuyasha." They looked around but still saw nothing.

"Who's there?" Miroku asked.

"Doesn't matter now," it replied.

"Kagome?" Shippo asked.

Laughter filled their ears. "Trust you to know," Kagome replied.

"Where are you?"

"I'm here, but you can't see me."

"Why not?"

"That's not important, but remember this, I'm sorry."

"Why?" Shippo asked before anybody else could.

"The wish... it has to do with that." Kagome replied sadly.

"What?" Shippo asked, before looking back at Kagome's body.

"You'll have to ask the others," Kagome said.

"Why can't you tell me?" Shippo asked, curiously.

"I just... it won't matter anyways," Kagome said, her voice wavering.

"But-" Shippo started.

"It won't matter, see so for yourself."

"What?"

"My body," Kagome said as they all looked to see her body slowly started to disappear.

"What's happening?" Shippo cried as he desperately tried to hang onto Kagome's body.

"It's going back to where it belongs… it's going back to fix time."

"You mean -" Miroku started but Shippo interrupted him.

"WHAT ARE YOU TALING ABOUT!" Shippo yelled out desperately, trying... hoping that what she was implying wasn't going to happen.

"You'll have to ask the others," Kagome said before the body completely disappeared. "And keep this, Shippo," Kagome said as a gold chain necklace appeared in Shippo's hands. On the chain were two golden medallions. One had a picture of a phoenix on the front, and a dragon on the back. Another one had a wolf on the front, and a fox on the back. "Keep them safe."

"I promise I will," Shippo said, but he got no answer. Instead, a gust of wind lifted Shippo up in the air, and he smiled when he felt a small pressure around his body like a hug. I'll always be with you in that piece, and mroe importantly in your heart, even if you can't remember a voice whispered as Shippo was gently let down.

"What are you talking about?" Shippo asked, but he recieved no reply. Instead, in the spot where Kagome was just in started to glow a bright white light.

"What's happening?" Inuyasha demanded.

"Idiot!" Kouga snapped as he hit Inuyasha on the head, the light slowly starting to get bigger. "Kagome's wish is coming true!"

"We're all going to forget," Sango whispered as she finally realized what was happening. "But... i don't want to."

"It's not our choice," Kikyo said as she watched the white light.

Slowly, it started to spread, surrounding them... slowly surrounding all of Japan. Many screams of what's happening could be heard, but only one voice seemed to be the one that everybody could here, Be happy and forget it all.

As the light disappered, so did the others who were at the clearing of the battle.

Space break

"Lord Sesshomaru, the Lord and Lady of the Northeast are here to see you," Jaken said as Sesshomaru appeared at the doorway to his castle.

He nodded his head to acknowledge the information, but he waited a little longer... as if expecting something. But nothing happened. Shaking his head, he went into his castle, still feeling that something was missing. It's nothing.

Space break

Inuyasha was found in his forrest as he hunted for food. Something's not right...

Space break

"Sango! There's a Neko Demon in rage attacking the nearest village!" Kohoku exclaimed as he started running. "Then what are we waiting for?"

Space break

Miroku stopped at a village, as he looked on longinly at the family that was playing in a feild. I wish i could have that, he thought as he continued on, something nagging in his mind telling him that he could have.

Space break

Kouga was standing in front of his den. "Kouga!" Ayame exclaimed as she hugged Kouga behind. "You're back!" Kouga looked at Ayame, feeling that something wasn't right... like something or someone was missing. "I know that," Kouga said as he continued to walk into the cave, only to be surrounded by the wolf cubs.

"Where's Kagome-mama?" the small white cub asked. The others looked at him weirdly.

"Who?" Kouga asked.

"Nothing," he replied, thinking that Kouga did not wish to speak of his Kagome-mama.

"Gerone, who are you talking about?"

"You know, Kagome... she gave me this," Gerone said as he held up a small locket that played music when he opened it.

"I don't know who you're talking about," Kouga replied. Gerone stared wide eyed at Kouga... thinking.

Space break

"Shippo! Get back in here! It's late!" his mother called from their home.

"Ok!" Shippo called as he looked at the medallions that hung around his neck... I'll find you, Kagome-mama, he thought. And the others... i'll bring them all back together again. With that vow, he scamperd into the cave.

A/N: What do you think? I hope it's good. Anyways, PLEASE UPDATE IT! The amount of updates, equals the speed of update. And please, no harsh flamers. I'm really sensitive.