The End is only the Beginning by Leonie

The End

The End is only the Beginning

I do not own Inuyasha or its characters. This fanfiction is written for my and the readers’ pleasure.

Chapter 1: The End

This was the end.

After years of fighting to rid the world of Naraku and to complete the Shikon jewel, it felt almost surreal that they had actually achieved both goals. It had already felt like a dream when Kagome stood on the battlefield with the complete jewel in her hands, ready to make the one truly selfless wish that would make the jewel disappear from the world for good this time.

She had known what that wish would be for a while and so she didn’t hesitate when the time came – you never knew when the next stupid demon crow would appear to snatch it away again. And so Kagome, the time-traveling Shikon Miko had whished for Inuyasha to become a human and for Kikyou to return back to life, with a human body and a soul of her own.

It meant heartbreak for herself but wasn’t that what selfless wishes were supposed to be like? Now Kikyou and Inuyasha could start again and live their life as it should have been without the interference of Naraku – and without the interference of Kagome herself. The realization that she was not supposed to be at Inuyasha’s side had hurt so much when it hit the young miko, but on the other hand it helped her with the decision of what to do after Naraku’s demise.

She would go home through the well and continue her life where she had left off while occasionally visiting her friends in the Feudal Era. Despite her assurances that she would come to visit, everyone knew that she would soon be too busy to do so and that she would not be a part of their lives anymore. The last farewell was long and tearful and only Kikyou and Inuyasha were afterwards allowed to walk with her to the well. It felt right for them to be there at the end when her destiny was finally fulfilled.

Kikyou’s face was impassive as always. It had lost the pallor of death but her skin was still lighter than Kagome’s and added to her tranquil beauty. Silence enfolded the small group when they stopped by the well and the resurrected miko was the first one to break it.

“What are you going to do once you reached your time?”

Kagome looked up from the well and faced her former rival.

“I’ll finish school. I have a lot of catching up to do but I hope I’ll eventually be able to graduate”

She took a big breath. Then she turned to Inuyasha, her first love, and hugged him.

“Goodbye. I’ll miss you. I wish you and Kikyou all the best. Be happy.”

There was not much more she could say. This was where their paths would separate and they both knew it. Now he would start his life as a human and husband and Kagome wondered how he would adjust to settling down and being part of a big community – huge changes for the former nomadic hanyou.

“We will. Goodbye, Kagome. Take care. “

Inuyasha was smiling slightly. It was a smile she hadn’t seen in all the time of their travels, it spoke of peace and contentment. Kagome was happy for him that he finally found his place in the world by Kikyou’s side. All the more reason to leave now before her jealousy got the better of her. She bowed to Kikyou, both women had never completely overcome their initial differences but Kikyou’s hatred and bitterness had subsided with her unnatural clay body.

After a last tearful smile, Kagome turned to the well and, after a short moment of hesitation, jumped into it.

Thump

“Ouch!!”

A/N: This fanfic is actually based on a text-based RPG that I and Myo-un-chan created at animexx.de. So the story is all there, I just have to translate everything from German to English and produce a nice FF text from our postings.