A Tale Of Kagsha
Epilogue
"Inuyasha!" Kagome pulled herself out of the well, her backpack hanging over her shoulder and an annoyed expression on her face. She had come home from school and found out that Inuyasha had come for her, then left.
"What do you want, wench?" Inuyasha walked across the clearing and grabbed her backpack before turning and walking away. Kagome ran after him intent on finding out why he had left.
10 minutes later
Inuyasha and Kagome walked out of the fringe of woods and began to cross a field to get to Kaede's village. "Wait..." Kagome stopped Inuyasha with a hand on his arm. "Something's wrong..."
Suddenly, a blinding flash of light spread throughout the clearing. When the light faded, both the hanyou and the human were staring at a girl, dressed in a black Inuyasha-style outfit with black doggy ears: Kagsha.
"Who...who are you?" Kagome stepped a bit forward, for some reason, she felt really close to this girl. She had the uncanny feeling that they'd met before.
"Someone from the past, and future. I have...news. Naraku is dead. The jewel is gone forever. It has been purified."
Kagome gasped. "But, the well! How can..?"
Kagsha grinned a bit. "Midoriko was willing to leave the wrinkle in time as it is. In her words, 'Erasing all those memories and re-adjusting everyone is not worth the trouble. Besides, they would still feel the pain of losing each other...' So the well will continue working." Kagsha stopped talking and winced. "I have to go. In time, we shall find each other again. I'm counting on you two to...I'm counting on you."
Inuyasha stepped forward. "For what? Why do you have to leave?" A faint memory was clawing at his brain. Kagsha ran to him and hugged him about the neck.
"I...I have to. I love you." She released Inuyasha to look at Kagome, then hugged her. "I love you both." Kagsha stepped away from them. "I'm sorry. I love you guys..."
As she reached the middle of the clearing, she looked at them and smiled, tears dripping down her cheeks. Another brilliant flash of light and she was gone.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome, who looked back. "That was...weird."
Kagome's eyes glittered with unshed tears as she nodded her agreement. "Did you get the feeling that she was somebody very precious to you that you had to protect?"
Inuyasha looked at her, clearly shocked. "You too, huh?"
Kagome nodded. "I don't know why, but I felt the need to protect her and...it hurt to see her cry. But... she was happy, wasn't she?"
Inuyasha nodded and startled her with a hug.
Twelve Years Later
"Kagsha! If you don't focus, you'll never be able to conjure a filtration barrier!"
The young Kagsha looked at her instructor, Miroku. "Uncle Miroku, I can already do that!"
"Hah! In your dreams! If you can do that, I will stop my son Kohaku from asking you out!"
"You're on!" Kagsha closed her eyes and the rippling green barrier appeared.
"How?!"
Kagsha's eyes flew open as she heard both Miroku and her father's voice. "Daddy!"
Inuyasha caught her and rubber her little black puppy ear. "How did you learn to do that?"
Kagsha shrugged. "I don't know. I just can. And for some reason, I can remember using your Tetsusaiga and combining it wit my youki and miko power..."
"Feh. It can't be done. Kagome and I have tried. You probably dreamt it... Let's go home?"
Kagsha nodded and latched on to Inuyasha's hand, racing towards home and Kagome. In the back of her mind, she could still see the clearing where Naraku had died. She could still feel her pain. She shuddered and looked at her father. Nah... he's right. I must have dreamt it. And what a dream it was... Or was it?
A/N
Yeah... That's the end. I promise. Maybe there'll be a one-shot someday. I doubt it though. I've run out of ideas...
Oh, and in case the wish wasn't clear, Kagsha wished for time to rewind to the day her mother had gotten pregnant, so that things could be re-done, with the minor changes of Naraku's death and the jewel gone.
For those who technical ones, the exact wish: She opened her eyes and stared at her father, memorizing his image one last time, then closed them.She smiled, tears falling down her cheeks. Midoriko...please, hear me. I cannot demand anything, for I have done nothing to deserve it, but please... let the time go back to the day my mom got pregnant. Keep the jewel away from them, from my family, forever. Kill Naraku. End his very existence. Please... I love them so much, and the jewel and Naraku have hurt them both. Please...give them the chance to be as happy as they should have been. Please... Then, a brighter flash than before engufed the area...
Child...do you understand what you ask for? Without the jewel, you may not ever live. It was a youkai in search for shards that brought about your conception. Are you willing to risk your very existance to give them a chance at happiness?
Yes.
Are you sure?
Yes...
Ok... Well, if you're sure.
I am... but, if it is possible...
Yes?
Can the well remain open?
Oh, that... Well, all those memories and re-adjusting everyone is not worth the trouble. Besides, they would still feel the pain of losing each other... I suppose I have no choice but to leave it open... Now go- tell them what has changed... But I warn you, if you tell them who you are, chances are, you'll never be born...
I understand...Thank you...
DISCLAIMER
Only Kagsha belongs to me. The rest belong to Rumiko Takahashi.
Besides, common sense dictates that if I were the ownler, I'd be publishing this in Japanese and as a manga, not on a FANFICTION site, right?