InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Guardian Angel of the Loved ❯ Where It All Began And Ended ( Chapter 1 )

~Guardian Angel of the Loved~

An InuYasha fan-fic

Chapter 1: Where It All Began and Ended

I stared out the darkening window, across the field was the willow tree he was to be buried, as I watched Miroku dig deeper into the soil I felt fresh tears run down my scarred face. My memory went back to last night...

...it seemed like it had happened years ago and I felt like I was another person, watching this horrible story unravel slowly and painfully. How could I let this happen to him. How could I let InuYasha die. The thought was burning in my mind as I wept there, InuYasha had fought so hard, I had tried everything to stop him...to stop Naraku. I reached up and ran my fingers across the scars on my face and arms. The scars Naraku had inflicted upon me, to remind me, it seemed. To make me never forget that he would never come back...

...I felt a gentle hand rest on my shoulder and jumped slightly, coming out of my thoughts. The hand belonged to Koga the wolf demon. He whispered,"I'm sorry...I know how much he meant to you, Kagome." I looked up at him in awe, Koga the proud wolf demon, was admitting to himself that I loved InuYasha. He smiled slightly,"He was a good person, a good fighter...he didn't deserve this..." he patted my shoulder lightly and walked away. I listened to his footsteps echo in the hallway and felt fresh tears burn my eyes, those footsteps could've easily been InuYasha's footsteps walking to get me...to hold me. "Oh InuYasha..."I whispered to the silence, crying myself to sleep.

I awoke hours later in the early, dark morning. I glanced out the window, watching fresh snow coat the ground surrounding InuYasha's gravesite. As I stared out of the window I felt someone watching me. I turned around to find Kikyou leaning in the doorway, watching me closely, a smirk playing on her lips. "Kagome...you've lost dear InuYasha...finally I can get rest as I watch you tremble," she said harshly, smirking evilly. She continued her smirk as she pulled something from behind her back, it was InuYasha's red fire rat kimono. "He would want the woman he loved to have this...to remember him," she said, her smile disappearing as she looked at me. "Th-then its yours..."I said quietly, but to my surprise, Kikyou shook her head. "No...I had died, Kagome, and we shared love once...but even as he kept his promise to always protect me, he fell in love...with you. You are the one who deserves this...you are the one he loved...most dearly." Fresh tears flowed down my face, tears of joy and sadness, InuYasha loved me...but he was gone...the man I loved was gone. Kikyou put the kimono on my shoulders and kissed my forehead gently, almost sisterly,"We share a bond, Kagome, you said it yourself once, the bond we have is by InuYasha. We both love him. We both will miss him. The difference between yourself and I is InuYasha chose you to love in the end." she smiled and left the room quietly, her feet not making a sound.

Wrapping the kimono around my body, slipping my arms through the sleeves, I creeped outside in the shadows. I walked up to InuYasha's grave, looking up at the familiar tree where we first met. I bowed my head, holding back tears, and whispered,"I love you...", as snow fell around me and in my hair. I suddenly lifted my head, remembering,"I can see him...one more time...", I glanced over at the small hut near the edge of the forest, where the dead were purified. I crept over quietly, walking inside, my breathing heavy as I stepped towards his body. I knelt down beside him, stroking his face and running my fingers through his hair. His expression was not his, he wasn't the same at all. I traced my fingers around his face,"Oh InuYasha....", I whispered into the silence, wishing with all my heart he would answer.

"Yea, what Kagome?", a familiar voice behind me said. I turned quickly, startled to see a black winged angel watching me, it was InuYasha. I ran into his arms, sobbing, as he kissed my forehead,"Don't cry...please don't...I only have a little bit of time...". I looked up at him trying to tell him how much I loved him, but the words wouldn't come out,"InuYasha...I...", but he shook his head, smiling,"I know Kagome...I love you too...".

It seemed we stayed there forever, him holding me in his arms, my head resting on his shoulder, running my fingers through his hair gently. InuYasha looked outside as the sun rose,"I have to leave now Kagome...I'm sorry...", but I held onto him, whispering,"Please InuYasha, I don't want to be alone again...". He looked into my begging eyes and kissed my forehead again,"You'll never be alone..." he whispered, singing gently to me, rocking me in his arms,"Hush now, my love, I'll see you soon, the waking birds will sing our tune; Never forget me, my sweet little babe, I love you always and I'll see you at the gates...I love you Kagome...so much." I nodded as we hugged and to my surprise, he kissed me deeply on the lips. He smiled and faded away into the darkness. As I crept back to my room, my hands were trembling. I slept peacefully the rest of the night and in the morning at his burial, even though I cried, I knew he would never leave me as his words echoed in my head,"You'll never be alone..." and I believed him.

When I was back in my time, one day later, sitting in school and talking to my friends, I felt his presence somehow. He would always be with me,"My guardian angel...InuYasha, I love you,"I whispered.

~You said you would light my way and you lit up my life, You said you would never leave me and your memory will never leave my mind, You said I'd never be alone and in my heart I never am...for your love fills me when you are gone.~