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Sorry everyone. I'm really really sorry. I haven't been able to update since school is a bit more difficult than before. I know it's been about two months or something like that now, and I haven't updated. I am doing the best I can to update this story, and I won't stop writing this fanfic until I say that I will stop writing it. Thanks to everyone who stayed with my story even though I don't update very fast, and here's your chapter.

Chapter 18: To Be With You Is My……

Kagome continued to cry and wouldn't stop crying. "Everything was supposed to be better after we completed the Shikon Jewel, but everything's that's mostly been happening is bad. Especially for me…" Kagome said to herself. "And now Inuyasha's gone…"

As she continued to grieve, the Tetsusaiga continued to shake. "Huh?" Kagome looked at Tetsusaiga, as she finally felt it shake. "What is it… Tetsusaiga?"

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"Okay, let's try this again," Miroku said.

"I-I wasn't crying that time, just continue," Sango said.

"… Inuyasha is gone, and we're hoping Kagome won't go through another serious condition. It seems that bringing Inuyasha back to life is the best solution, but how?"

"Wh-what about…Waahhhhh!" Shippo started to cry again.

"How about you go outside for now Shippo? –sob-" Sango asked, and then brought Shippo outside.

"Wait a minute, wasn't Shippo going to suggest something?" Miroku asked.

"Yeah, I think he was going to mention a way to bring Inuyasha back to life," Sango said as she came back in wiping a tear off of her face.

"Didn't you bring the people of your village back to life?" Miroku asked.

"And I used my wish to do that… And if I'm right, Kagome hasn't used hers yet! She can bring Inuyasha back to life that way!" Sango exclaimed. "We should go tell her now."

"… For such a serious matter, we should've been able to think of that before, I wonder why we never thought of using our wishes…… Something just doesn't seem right…" Miroku thought.

Sango ran off to go tell Kagome about their solution.

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"Why was Tetsusaiga shaking? IS it trying to tell me something?" Kagome thought.

"Kagome!" Sango shouted.

"Huh? Sango?" Kagome answered as she wiped her tears off of her face.

"You can use your wish!" Sango shouted as she continued to run towards Kagome.

"What?" Kagome was confused.

"You can use your wish to bring Inuyasha back," Sango said as she stopped.

"Oh yeah. That's right, I haven't used my wish yet!"

"You can bring Inuyasha back now!"

"… Okay…… I wish… Inuyasha came back to life!"

A light surrounded Kagome for a little while, and then it disappeared. "What? Did anything happen?" Kagome asked.

"It didn't seem like anything happened," Sango answered.

After Sango finished, a giant wind blew by and a message started to become visible on the ground. "The one you call Inuyasha doesn't want to be brought back to life by this method… That's… what's written on the ground…" Kagome said. "But… why?"

"Kagome… I'm sorry, I thought it would work…" Sango said.

"Why doesn't Inuyasha want to come back? And by this method? This is the best method isn't it?"

"Kagome…"

"I don't understand Inuyasha, why?" Kagome held onto Tetsusaiga even tighter now. "Don't you want to come back now? Everyone wants you back Inuyasha, especially me…"

Kagome started to cry again and she ran off. "Kagome, wait!" Sango shouted as Kagome ran away. "…I should tell Miroku this…… huh?"

Another great wind blew by and another message was revealed. "The one that made that wish did not waste her wish, so she can use it for something else… That's not very helpful right now……" Sango said after reading the message.

Sango turned around and headed back towards the village. As Sango left too, the messages disappeared.

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"Do you think it worked?" Miroku asked.

"We will not know until either Sango or Kagome comes and tells us," Kaede answered.

"Something just doesn't seem right, though. That answer was right in front of us, but it seems too easy for some reason. For something to be solved with just a wish…"

"Miroku!" Sango came back into the hut. "This isn't good at all."

"What isn't good?" Miroku asked.

"The solution, the wish… It didn't work."

"I knew it…"

"Huh?"

"It just didn't seem right, for Inuyasha to be brought back with just a wish. Although it worked on the people of your village, it just didn't seem right for it to work on Inuyasha."

"Some message was shown to Kagome saying that Inuyasha didn't want to come back to life by a wish…"

"Inuyasha chose not to come back?"

"Yes, that's what the message said."

"Where's Kagome?"

"Kagome ran off. I don't know where she is now."

"For her wish not to work…"

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"Inuyasha… why? Why?" Kagome asked as she continued to run off. "Why didn't you want to come back by my wish? That's the only way we can think of! Inuyasha…"

Kagome stopped at another tree and sat down. "Inuyasha, please answer me…"

When Kagome said that, everything around her turned into a white space. Kagome ended up sitting in a completely white space with nothing around her. "Kagome," a voice called her name.

"What? Who is that?" Kagome answered.

"It's me," the voice said.

"That voice… Inuyasha? Is that really you Inuyasha?"

"Yeah, it's me all right," Inuyasha said as he stepped forward to become visible.

"Inuyahsa! It's really you, but how? Wait, why didn't you want to come back to life with my wish?"

"I didn't want to come back that way. Wasn't a message sent to you?"

"What? Why?"

"Because I didn't want to come back that way, that's my only reason. I know it's hard for you Kagome, but understand, that way doesn't seem right to me."

"But… but…" Kagome started to cry again.

"Tetsusaiga was shaking earlier right?"

"Yeah, it was, but how do you know?"

"I can tell when Tetsusaiga's acting up, and I'm sure it's trying to tell you something."

"But I can't tell what it's saying... … For know, I just want you to come back. Everyone wants you to come back to life…"

"There's another way for me to come back, that's as much as I know. What you need to do is figure what that way is, and it involves Tetsusaiga. I don't how, but if you want me to come back to life, you're gonna have to find that way."

"You will come back right? For sure?" Kagome couldn't hold her tears in any longer.

"I will, for sure," Inuyasha held Kagome as Kagome cried.

"I want to be with you so much, are you sure you can't tell me more about how to bring you back?"

"Yeah, I'm sure. Look, I want to be with you too, I know you'll find out how to bring me back. It'll take a little time, but you can figure it out. While I wait, I'll figure out a way to fulfill the things I promised you, so when I come back, everything will definitely turn for the better. Just you wait."

"…Okay, I'll try to figure it out as fast as I can."

"Feh, too bad I can't help you anymore than this."

"It's all right."

Inuyasha's image faded away and the white blank area turned back into the original scenery. "Alright, I'm gonna bring back Inuyasha as fast as I can, for everyone's sake," Kagome had a determined look on her face. "Tetsusaiga, just let me know what I have to do."

Okay, I'm gonna end the chapter here. I know you guys don't like cliffhangers, but everyone does it anyways don't they? This time I'll update soon for sure. I'm sorry again for the late update, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and that will review in the future!

Next Time: Hope Restored! Tetsusaiga, Lead The Way!