Goodbye, But Not Lost
Chapter Fifteen

By Tadilau

 

Well, sorry you guys but I guess I’m going to have to write one about every two weeks, if your lucky one. It’s just that I got to an Art school and well I have double the homework most people have. Here ya go then.

 

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Seeing Miroku lying on the floor breathing slowly and softly Shrukin slipped in trying to make no noise.

 

“Father? Father, I will never let my void eat you, I love you too much to let it do that.”

 

Miroku did not move but words seemed to be coming out of his mouth, “Son, I just wanted to see your mother again, I love her has much as I love you. I will never get to see her again until her soul is released.  Please, now just go, if I move the poison will seep farther into my body and I would have no life left to raise you.”

 

“Yes father…..”

 

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Seeing Sango and Kirara carry Inuyasha out of his resting room and outside Kaede stood up and said, “What are ye doing?! Where are ye taking him??”

 

Sango didn’t look towards her she just responded with the sound of peace in her voice, “To his final resting place, he needs a nice one.”

 

Shippo shot out the room and shouted, “Wait for me Sango!” Shippo grabbed Kirara’s tail and was dragged along.

 

After watching them fly away Kaede sat back down and continued making the antidote for Miroku.

 

“Grandma Kaede? May I help to?”

 

“Yes Shrukin, ye may.”

 

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Bouncing along on Kirara’s tail for less then a minute Shippo was thrown on to Kirara right before she landed.

 

Ignoring Shippo Sango said to Kirara, “The god tree, the perfect resting place for my loved one. This loss in battle proves I should not try and be an emotional person until it’s time.” Sango placed her hand on her stomach before she started digging her lover’s grave.

 

After spending about 2 hours digging the grave with Shippo and Kirara, placing him inside and covering his body. Sango watched as a black rose bush emerged from the grave.

 

“Oooo- A black rose, a plant that only feeds upon dead in-human bodies. Hey, I wonder if that means….. Sango, I’ll be right back!” Shippo darted off towards the well

 

“Shippo! Meet us back at Kaede’s!”

 

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Running to the bone eater’s well Shippo hopped in and turned out on the other side. Hopping out, and opening the well’s door, Shippo looked towards the god tree, seeing it Shippo noticed a black rose bush in front of it with Kagome’s grandfather in confusion about it.

 

“What? How did this get here?”

 

“Grandpa, it just appeared, like it was supposed to be there.”

 

Walking out of the well’s resting place Shippo went over to Souta.

 

“Why, hello….. what is your name? Hey! Your from the same place Inuyasha is from aren’t you?!”

 

“I am a fox demon, a friend of Kagome’s.”

 

“Kagome?! How is she? Is she ok?”

 

“…..”

 

“WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?!”

 

“She….. Um….. she….. she-“ ‘bang!’

 

Shippo fell flat on the floor and got dragged into the Higurashi house.

 

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Finally up and walking Miroku started to tell his son stories about Kagome.

 

Getting back to Kaede’s Sango started to pitch in on some of the adventures (to make sure Miroku didn’t lie too much) and listen to some she didn’t know.

 

“Father, do you think mother’s soul will be released once we get our quest completed? I sure do hope so, I want to see her.”

 

“All we can do is hope son…..”

 

Looking over towards the sunset Sango interrupted their conversation, “You guys Shippo has been gone a long time, you don’t think anything could have happened to him do you?”

 

Looking over in the same direction Miroku responded, “Lets hope not, Shippo’s only 7 years old, he could get in a lot of trouble with people he didn’t know.”

 

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Pouring a bucket of water on Shippo’s head Grandpa Higurashi yelled into his little ears, “Wake up you stupid demon!”

 

Shaking the water off his head Shippo looked up to a man who looked like his head was going to explode.

 

“um sir….. Kagome was murdered…..by…..by…..Sesshoumaru Inuyasha’s brother…..Inuyasha was killed right after…..I’m sorry.”

 

“I knew some day this would happen, she died in the old world didn’t she?”

 

“Actually um sir sh-“

 

“She had to of, that half demon would never kill her on this side.”

 

“But si-“

 

“I must find that monk and ask him how everything happened!”

 

Grabbing onto the old man’s sleeve Shippo shouted, “She died on this side! Sesshoumaru is a full demon not half! Miroku could not stop him!”

 

“That means…..”

 

Letting go Shippo responded, “I’m s-sorry, she had a wonderful life. She was like a mother to me.”

 

Jumping down and walking under grandpa Higurashi and towards the well Shippo said softly, “Goodbye.”

 

Miss Higurashi ran up to Shippo and stopped right in front of him, “Wait! You have no mother? Father?” Shippo nodded to both, “Will you stay with us then? We don’t want you to be all alone, besides, we now have an extra room you could stay in.”

 

Looking over to Miss Higurashi with his mouth wide open Grandpa Higurashi was about to explode in that spot.

 

Looking over to him Miss Higurashi said firmly but softly, “He can stay.”

 

“Fine.”

 

Running over Shippo hugged Miss Hirgurashi and said, “I must go tell my friends, though I still want to help them on their journeys.”

 

Before she could stop him Shippo ran to the well and jumped down.

 

Looking back to her glaring family Miss Higurashi responded, “What? He’s to little to be out around their without supervision!”

 

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 End Chapter 15

 

Well I must stop here, or else I will lose where I left off writing, though I will write more soon. Hope you have enjoyed what I have so far!