My Heart Will Go On
Chapter 22: The End
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Kagome was well enough to go home in about a week's time. Since she had woken up, because of her powers as a priestess she was able to heal more quickly than most humans could ever hope to. She was eager to see what changes they had made to her future, seeing as they were the ones who defeated Naraku when in the other reality it had been themselves who lost. Inuyasha was going to go with her, Souta as well obviously. Like hell he was going to let her go to her own era anymore after what happened the last time…
The young miko had all her things packed and fresh bandages on where they needed to go. Kaede and Sango had helped with that. Inuyasha had tried to once, he wanted to do something to help, but he ended up tying the bandage too tight, so he was shooed out of the room. Though it gave the others a laugh in the end.
Kagome approached the Bone Eater's well with Inuyasha and Souta close behind. Inuyasha had both Souta on his back and Kagome's and his things, so he had a heavier load then usual on his shoulders. Kagome stared down into the well's depths. "I wonder if anything's changed…" she thought out loud.
"There's only one way to find out, sis," Souta said as he climbed off Inuyasha's back and ran over to his sister. Why Inuyasha was carrying him was a mystery to Kagome in the first place. The kid probably just wanted a piggy back ride from his hero. No harm done to that right? Well, except maybe Inuyasha's back perhaps.
"You're right, Souta," Kagome said with a smile as she turned towards her hanyou. "Are you ready, Inuyasha?" she asked with a tilt of her head. Inuyasha grumbled as he brought over their luggage and nodded.
"Yeah yeah, you two jump in first!" he said and Kagome rolled her eyes but nodded, taking Souta's hand. They stood on the well's edge before jumping in, and slowly falling to the bottom. Inuyasha joined them soon after, and when the three looked up, there was a roof over their heads.
Kagome was so excited to see what was going on (as she could hear voices coming from just outside) and dragged Souta outside of the shrine, not even waiting for Inuyasha.
What she saw, what they both saw, made them stop in their tracks.
The police tape that had been around the broken shrine that said 'keep out' was no more, and the shrine looked as if it hadn't been touched at all. And, as they looked over further, they saw their grandfather talking to visitors at the shrine, and they could easily smell their Mama's cooking as it drifted through the open window.
"W-We did it, Souta.....we fixed....would you call it the future?" Kagome asked, not really sure what time it was. In the feudal era, they would have fixed the future... so would you call it the present? Kagome's mind was starting to hurt with this past, present, future thinking, so instead of thinking, she and Souta just raced over to the house.
"Mom! Grandpa! We're back!" Kagome called, acting like nothing ever happened, dragging Souta along with her.
Mama nearly dropped her utensils into the sink when she heard Kagome's voice and saw Souta with her too. She and her grandfather had no idea what happened before, because the future changed, but upon arriving home and finding both Kagome and Souta missing, she had had a very bad feeling that something was wrong.
Now her children were safe, and a family was reunited.
The moment the front door to the shrine was open, Kagome didn't even give her mother time to speak before she was hugged tightly, not to mention by both of her children.
"Mama, we missed you!" they both exclaimed.
Mama couldn't help but smile, but then it was time for mother-children questions.
"Where were you two?" she demanded. "I was so worried, you could've left a note or something! And you were gone for over a week, any longer and I would-"
"They were with me the whole time," Inuyasha suddenly spoke up, and her anger almost instantly faded and was replaced with relief. Surely if Inuyasha had been with both of them, the two had been safe. But wait....
"Both of them? But Souta can't-"
"Yes I can, mom! I have spiritual powers just like Kagome and grandpa now! I helped defeat that Naraku guy!"
At hearing this, Mama smiled until she realized what that meant, and fainted right after.
Kagome sweat dropped. 'I guess that was a little too much information at once?' she thought, looking over towards her hanyou, who was smirking in her direction.
'Well…everything's like it should be once again. And now, we've proven that the future can be changed. For the better.'
END A/N:
So, I say....
LATER DAYS!