A/N: I do not own either Inuyasha or Ouran Host Club.
Summary: They finally defeated Naraku, but only one was left. Everyone else had died during the final battle except for Kagome. She goes to live with her father who never knew about her before this and goes to Ouran High School. Will the Host Club be able to mend her broken heart?
Chapter 1
It was the final battle. So far none of them had died. Shippo along with Rin were left with Kaede in the village, while the rest of them fought. Sesshomaru, Shippo, Kouga, and Kirara had adopted Kagome with a blood bond. Kouga had finally accepted that Kagome would never see him the way he wished her to. If he couldn't have Kagome as his mate, then he might as well find some way to attach her to himself and his pack.
Kagome now had bright red and gold streaks flowing throughout her raven hair (thanks to Shippo and Kirara) and blue with amber flecks in her eyes (from Kouga and Sesshomaru). She also now had elven ears and a silky black and red streaked tail with a gold tip. Because of the amount of demons that had adopted her, Kagome was now almost a full demon with only a small amount of human blood. She was also able to keep all of her priestess powers. A few months before the battle, Sesshomaru had joined their group saying that Kagome needed to be trained, as she would be the one to watch the Shikon Jewel after it was completed. It was during this time that he came to see Kagome as a younger sister.
It was a few days before the battle began that they had adopted Kagome. They had been fighting for almost a day and a half now and all of them were tired and starting to show signs of fatigue. As Kagome looked over to Kouga, she could see the tears in his legs where Kagura had ripped his jewel shards out. He was currently being helped by Ginta while Hakkaku was trying to fend off Naraku's horde of demons. As she looked over at Inuyasha, she could see one of Naraku's tentacles come up behind him. As if in slow motion, she watches as it ripped through his back and into his heart.
It was as if the whole world stopped in that moment as Kagome watched the hanyou she loved die. Kagome couldn't move, she was stuck in that one spot. She couldn't hear or see anything besides the fallen hanyou. She watched as, one by one, her friends slowly started to fall. It was in that moment that something inside of her broke and in that moment, her powers broke free and flooded the clearing. She watched as she killed, one by one, all of Naraku's detachments.
It was then that she came upon the vile hanyou that was Naraku. She watched as he laughed at her.
"Do you really think that you, a poor excuse of a priestess, could defeat me?"
Kagome just stood there. Her hair shading her eyes as Naraku continued to try and get a reaction out of her. As he grew impatient, he attacked her. One of his tentacles sped towards her and Kagome looked up. With her eyes rimmed red, Kagome grabbed the tentacle that was meant to kill her.
"Did you really think you could get away with everything? Today Naraku, is the day that you die."
Slowly, Kagome began to glow with a pink light. The light slowly crawled down her arms as Naraku tried to make the little miko to let go of him. Tried as he might though, her grip was crushing and would not falter. He lifted her up and smashed her into the surrounding trees, further expanding the clearing. But still, she did not let go. The light finally reached her hands and Naraku screamed as he started to slowly purify. When Kagome's purification had finally reached his heart, Naraku let out a final blood curling scream as he turned into dust, leaving behind more than half of the Shikon jewel.
Kagome slowly walked up to the cursed jewel. As she touched it, the dark tainted color slowly faded out of it to reveal a fully purified Shikon Jewel. She knew she had to do something to get rid of the jewel, but there was no purely selfless wish that she could make on the jewel to make it disappear without consequence. She turned and looked at the destroyed clearing.
They were all dead. None of them had survived. She looked to see Kirara's body. She had tried to protect her mistress and mistress' mate. A bit further behind her laid those she had tried to protect. Sango had died trying to protect Miroku as he had used his wind tunnel and sucked up one too many saimyosho. She looked over to see Sesshomaru pinned to a tree by his own sword. Naraku had somehow gotten a hold of Bakusaiga and used it against him. Because it was a demon sword and made from Sesshomaru himself, it was one of the only ways to kill him.
Ginta and Hakkaku had died trying to protect Kouga from the horde of Naraku's demons overwhelming them. It also happened that this horde had killed Kouga after getting rid of his protectors. And the last she saw was Inuyasha. Kagome felt as if her world was ending. The only ones she had left were her family, Shippo, and Rin.
She looked up as she heard someone approach her. It was a miko, but she didn't seem very familiar. Kagome had a distinct itch in that back of her head though declaring the opposite.
"What is your wish child?"
As Kagome looked closer at the miko, she noticed that she looked exactly like the statue of Midoriko, (hence the itch) just without a hole in her chest.
"There is no such thing as a selfless wish and if I am correct, I would rather go my whole life guarding the jewel, then be wrong and face the consequences."
Midoriko looked closely at Kagome as if she was looking for something. After a few moments, Midoriko slowly smiled.
"That is the correct answer."
Slowly, the jewel started to glow. It was then that the jewel seemed to shatter into millions of pieces and formed a pink cloud. The cloud then shifted to cover Kagome's form and was absorbed into her skin.
"You are now the Jewel. You are immortal and are to forever be the guardian of the jewel. You solved the riddle that has for years, plagued men. It is because of this that the Kami have seen fit to grant you one wish.
It was then that Kagome knew the perfect wish.
"I wish for those that have been killed by Naraku, who have not found peace in death, to once more become of flesh and bones and be as they once were."
Kagome watched as Midoriko smiled at her wish.
"It shall be done, but you will never again see your friends. You are needed somewhere else. You shall be going back to your time and live there till it is time to continue onto another journey."
"What do you mean another journey?" Kagome asked, confused.
"Do you really believe that you can go back to having a regular life after everything you have witnessed in this time? There is also the fact that you are immortal and almost impossible to kill. Do you think that no one will notice that you do not age? There are many worlds that need your help Kagome and it is only with your help that these people will be able to defeat their evils."
"So I will be forever going from world to world and time to time?"
"Yes, but the Kami have told me that you will not be alone forever. They have promised that among these worlds and times is your soul mate. They say he has and is still waiting to meet his One."
"When will I be able to meet him?"
"The Kami have not told me in which world or time you will find him, but they have told me that you will have many loves before you meet your true One. They told me that as you travel, these loves will seem more and more as if they are your One, but don't be fooled by your heart. When you meet your One, it will feel like nothing you will have ever experienced before and you will know for a fact that it is him. The Kami will not allow me to tell you anything else.
With each world or time you travel to, more abilities will be added to your arsenal. Some will disappear after leaving the world or time, but the strength that you gain in each will be transferred into another ability. In other word, you will only become stronger as your journey continues."
Kagome thought deeply on what Midoriko had just told her. Would she be able to keep herself sane till she will be able to meet her One? She would need a companion that would be able to keep her sane. There was also the problem of Shippo. She couldn't just abandon him, making him an orphan once again.
"Midoriko-sama, would I be able to bring Shippo with me through my travels? I do not wish to leave him parentless once again."
Midoriko looked as if she was having a conversation in her head… which she probably was. After a few minutes, Midoriko looked back at Kagome.
"The Kami have thought on your request. They believe that having Shippo accompany you through your journeys will ultimately bring good. They have decided to allow you this."
With that being said, Kagome watched as Midoriko slowly began to fade. When she was completely gone, Kagome looked around the battlefield, though it pained her to do so.
She didn't know how long it would take for them to come back, or even if they would come back at all. She made her decision then. She would have to carry them all back to Kaede's to make sure that none of them accidentally got buried alive. She would then go to collect Shippo before returning to her time.
After she had completed her self-appointed task, she could no longer hold the tears. This would be the last time she saw any of them and even then, she could not be sure if they would decide to live. She looked up to the sky and could see that dawn was upon her.
She decided to tarry no longer and headed towards Kaede's hut. As she entered, she could see the fear in both Shippo and Rin's eyes. They feared for those who fought as well as for themselves should the others fail.
They looked up as she entered and rushed into her arms, tears of relief in their eyes. Looking towards Kaede, Kagome sat down and started her explanation.
Kaede, after hearing of what Midoriko said, believed that the reason why none of the dead had returned yet was because Kagome had yet to return home. With that in mind, Kagome said a tearful goodbye to both Kaede and Rin before she picked up Shippo and left for the Bone Eaters well.
"Where are we going mama?" he asked her while shivering for the morning's cold.
"Home."