Now and Later by lilangelchr

We are done

Chapter One - Now and Later

One beautiful day the sun was shining across the crystal blue lake. As Kagome looked down into it she saw a red blur in the lake and she knew that it was a sleeping hanyou in a tree across from the lake. Miroku was asleep sitting against the tree; Sango was curled up with Kirara. She was transformed in the bigger version and Shippo was asleep beside her.

They finally beat Naraku and the Shikon no Tama was finally whole. They were all so tired and only Kagome was still awake. Her miko powers would not let her go to sleep because the jewel needed to be protected and not being asleep so the demons can take it.

"What will he wish for?" Kagome whispered as she stared into the jewel of four souls. " What will become of us and our friends? I couldn't leave Sango, Shippo, Miroku, and Kirara. I don't want to leave them but I don't want toleave my mom, grandpa, and Souta what am I going to do."

Kagome was deep in thought and she didn't notice Inuyasha looking across the lake at her ' What will I wish for? either to be with Kikyo in hell or live with Kagome forever?' Inuyasha thought. ' I love Kagome but I promised Kikyo I would follow her to hell what will I do.'

Inuyasha sat up in the tree and his gaze remained on Kagome. How he loved her and never wanted to leave her side and how stupid he was to promise Kikyo to go to hell with her 'damn' Inuyasha darted from the tree down to were Kagome was sitting

"Kami, don't do that" Kagome jumped as Inuyasha set down

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you." Inuyasha's gaze seemed soft and sweet" I was just thinking about the jewel and what we all would wish for. I do not know what I would wish for I mean I want to stay here but what about mother, grandpa, and Souta." Kagome said with a depressed look in her eyes.

"I don't know, what I want" she said as she looked dazedly into his gaze.

His eyes were warm and inviting, she felt her cheeks grow warmer she turned her head away from his gaze. She looked out across the village at the rice fields the sun shown down and made the little village look more beautiful. how can I leave this there's no traffic, no trash, and no worries,' she thought as a gentle breeze blew across the land. Her hair moved gentle as the wind reached her.

Kami, she's so beautiful'

She heard a rustle from the body next to her "hai, kagome" she said sleepily.

"Hai, Sango, you hungry?"

"Very."

Kagome went over to the fire and grabbed a cup of romen from her bag and a bottle of water and she grabbed the pot and filled it with the water and put it over the fire.

"Well he's dead and the jewel is whole, what now" Sango said.

"I guess we all can make a wish" kagome said.

"What would you wish for kagome?"

"I don't know what I would wish for Sango I really don't know."

"Well I would wish for Kohaku to come back to life or maybe even my whole village, how's that sound." Sango said with a little grin

Shippo awoke and jumped on kagome's lap and eyed every one closely.

"Kagome do you want to know what I'd wish for?" Shippo said jumping in front of her.

"What would you wish for Shippo?"

"I would wish that you would never leave us and your family so the well will remain open" Shippo said. Kagome's eyes were blurry from the answer he had said

"Well thank you Shippo. I love you all and It would kill me if I couldn't see you any more." Kagome grabbed Shippo and hugged him tightly.

"Well we better wake up Miroku and get on our way to Kaede's village," Inuyasha said standing up, walking toward the lake and looking across at the trail.

"Miroku, wake up were leaving" Shippo announced.

Miroku looked around and stood up. "We're leaving already" he asked.

"Yeah Miroku. We're going to Kaede's village so we can make our wish" sango said as she climbed on Kirara and held out her hand to him.

Miroku climbed up on Kirara and kagome climbed up on Inyasha's back. Shippo jumped up on Kirara with Miroku and Sango, Kirara jumped into the air and started to run toward the way of Kaede's village. Inuyasha took off under Kirara. They hurryed off into the sunset.