cold and the tiredness that overwhelmed him again and again, he went in search of Kagome again and again. He was afraid that something might have happened to her.
Miroku was the first to wake up. As he was about to leave his quarters, he noticed something white on the floor. It was a small piece of paper. He picked it up and realized it was a very short letter. It was from Kagome. Miroku read it through once and wanted to notify Inuyasha. But his hut was empty again. "Damn it! “It must have been a bit too loud because the others woke up from his cursing. “What's going on again, Miroku? “Sango asked sleepily. “Here, read this! “Miroku put the letter in Sango's hand. Sango read it out loud, “Please pass the enclosed letter on to Inuyasha. Thanks!Kagome “She looked at the letter and then looked at everyone in turn. “At least now we know that nothing happened to her and that she must have been here. But .. "She turned to Miroku," why did you swear so? “-“ I wanted to give Inuyasha the enclosed letter as it was there. But that just doesn't work if he's not here! “They looked at each other indecisively. "There he comes! There he comes! "Shippo shouted suddenly as he jumped up and down. Sango hurried to meet him with the letter. “Inuyasha! Look, Miroku found that in front of his hut this morning- ”Inuyasha snatched the letters from Sango's hand before she could finish the sentence. "WHAT?! When was she here ?! Los answers! He yelled, barely reading the few lines. “We don't know, Miroku found the letters on the floor in front of his hut! "Replied Sango just as vehemently. Inuyasha gathered herself together and reread the first, short letter.Then he picked up the letter that was for him. It was also not very long, but still a lot longer than the other. Inuyasha read it two or three times before he understood the lines. He clenched the hand in which he was holding the letter into a fist, looked at Sango, who was still standing expectantly next to him, and ran off. He did not notice that he had lost the letter in the process. Sango picked up the crumpled paper and read. "’ Dear Inuyasha, I have decided to go back to my time. Still, I want to see you one last time to say goodbye. Once I'm in my time we won't see each other again as I have no plans to come back here. Please come alone, because saying goodbye is already difficult enough for me. I'm fine, so nothing happened to me in the time I wasn't with you. Come as soon as you've read this letter. You know where to find me Your Kagome ’" Sango looked at the others.“We should obey their wish. It doesn't hurt if she's alone with Inuyasha, especially since she's been avoiding him lately anyway. It's a sad occasion, but I'm glad she wants Inuyasha to come to her. "Thought Miroku. "Yes that's true. “Said Sango.
Kagome stood a few yards from the fountain. "If he doesn't come soon, I'll leave without saying goodbye to him and without having seen him one last time .. even if it's so difficult for me .." she thought to herself. Slowly, step by step, she walked towards the well. They were only a few steps away from their time. She took another breath and gathered her last courage for the last and decisive step, whether she would see Inuyasha one last time or not. But the next moment she heard someone calling. “Kagome, don't! Wait! “She winced and looked back.Inuyasha ran towards her, out of breath. “Kagome, please ... please, don't go! He gasped. Kagome looked at him. "Why not? " she asked. "I just wanted to see you one last time .. before I- .. you guys .. I don't plan to come back ..." She quickly looked to the side, because she didn't want Inuyasha to notice her sad look . "Why do you want to go back to your time? “Kagome noticed the sad undertone in Inuyasha’s voice and looked at him. “Because I don't belong here ... my place is in my era and not here. “She was barely able to hold back the tears that had come to her eyes. "Kagome .. please don't leave me .. not forever! You do have a place here. “Inuyasha's voice began to fail. “You are wrong, Inuyasha. I don't belong here. I'm just supposed to help you track down the shards of jewels .. I don't mean more or less to you than the others.And you don't care about me either .. ways- "-" I know what you mean. But that's not true! You mean a lot more to me than you think, believe me. You mean about meeting with Kikyo, don't you? You are wrong this time, Kagome. The first meeting was not intended, if you understand ... and when you saw us the second time, I said goodbye to Kikyo .. "Inuyasha's eyes now welled with tears, but he did not hold her back. Kagome looked at him in amazement. "Why .. did you .." Kagome couldn't get out more. “Because I chose you, Kagome. “Inuyasha looked at Kagome with a slight smile, but still sad. She started to answer, but couldn't get around to saying a word. As soon as he had finished the sentence Inuyasha had taken her in his arms and held her tightly. Kagome hardly returned the hug. After a short while, while they just stood there, Kagome broke the silence. "Why?She asked softly. The words she heard the next moment echoed in her head for a long time. “Because I love you, Kagome. “At that moment Inuyasha wasn't afraid to tell Kagome, as long as she stayed with him. Kagome now fully returned the hug. She felt safe and secure with Inuyasha, but didn't want to admit it until now. Also, she never thought that Inuyasha would say what he had just said to her right in the face, as he had just done anyway. Kagome was happy that Inuyasha had confessed his feelings to her, and she didn't mind if one of the others should look at her.
Inuyasha and Kagome made their way back together. "Sango! Miroku! Come here! You have to see this! “Shippo was bouncing around so wildly on the little rock he was standing on that he slipped and landed on his stomach on the grass. Miroku and Sango emerged from one of the huts.“What is it, Shippo? Did something happen? “Asked Sango and looked for Shippo. When she saw that this was face first in the grass, she couldn't suppress a smile and a low giggle. Shippo got up and gestured silently towards the edge of the forest. They followed the instruction and looked to the edge of the forest. Miroku and Sango were startled at the sight they saw. Inuyasha and Kagome came up to her, holding hands and smiling. “So he did it after all. "Smiled Sango. "What do you think? “Said Shippo. “I had a little chat with Inuyasha recently about Kagome. And apparently he took my advice and talked to her. Judging by the situation, he managed to persuade Kagome to stay. "
When Kagome and Inuyasha reached the others, Shippo immediately jumped into Kagome’s arms. “There you are finally again! He exclaimed happily. Kagome laughed at this stormy greeting."But .. if it weren't for Inuyasha, I wouldn't be here anymore. So you should thank him. “Said Kagome and looked at Inuyasha with a smile. But he waved it off. "Oh ... you are exaggerating, Kagome. He just said and went to Kagome. "That was out of the question .. I would do anything for you, even if I had to go through hell. He whispered to her. It seemed to have been a bit too loud, though, because Shippo, Miroku and Sango just looked at each other with a grin. Inuyasha noticed that the others heard it too and blushed a little. But then Kagome took his hand, pulled him close and kissed him. Inuyasha looked at her puzzled and blushed even more. In the next moment, however, he collected himself and returned the kiss. Shippo kept cheering and squealing with joy. Sango and Miroku had to laugh at the reaction of the little Kitsunen, but they too were glad that Inuyasha and Kagome had made up again.The group talked well into the night, and Kaede had also joined them in the meantime. After a few hours, however, one after the other said goodbye because it was late and they were tired because they had been looking for Kagome all day. Only Inuyasha and Kagome remained awake. They sat next to each other in the meadow and stared at the almost completely black sky. After a while, Inuyasha spoke. "Kagome? He asked softly. “Yes, Inuyasha? “Kagome looked at Inuyasha. "Do you ... still plan to leave? “He hesitantly wanted to know. His voice sounded sad. Kagome was amazed at the question, but then smiled. "No. I stay here. I can't possibly go back to my time now. “She moved a little closer to Inuyasha. His face had brightened and he put an arm around Kagome’s shoulders. “I would love to never leave here again. Stay with you forever.“Kagome looked into Inuyasha’s eyes. He was still smiling and hugging her even tighter to his side. “I would like that too. “He said softly and looked up at the sky again. Again they were silent. After several hours, as it seemed to Inuyasha, he noticed that Kagome had fallen asleep next to him. Carefully he picked her up and carried her into her hut. However, he himself stayed awake. He was too excited and happy to sleep. Inuyasha jumped onto the next best tree. He went through the last events of the last few days, from the beginning, how everything had started, to the end. From the demons' attack on him and Kagome, to his encounter with Kagome at the well. How he persuaded her to stay. A few hours had passed and Inuyasha fell asleep thinking about his and Kagome’s reconciliation.