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Chapter 5 Kagome joins the great circle of reincarnation

Rin died in the winter of 1561. At that time Kagome was 79 years old.   She was frail but Rin’s death hit her harder than she imagined.   Rin was the only other female in the village married to a dog demon. They had both been barren. While other women had children, and grandchildren, Rin and Kagome only had each other. Their husbands didn’t understand and so the women immersed themselves in their professions and cared for the populous as though the villagers were their children.

Kagome was sad and exhausted. Her heart sister was gone. She couldn’t keep up with all the villagers and had noticed that she was forgetting things. Kaede had too when she got older. That’s why Kagome and Rin took over full time.   Was there someone who would take care of the village for her like she had for Kaede? She and Rin had searched when they were younger but no one wanted to come to a village with demon dogs.

Kagome had actively searched for villagers to learn herbs or some basic first aid. They weren’t afraid of Inuyasha. Perhaps they would be interested in health. But no luck other than a farm wife, who lived several miles from the main village, and even then all she could offer was a little bit of time when her husband didn’t need her help farming.

The days crawled on and Kagome felt the cold in her bones. Inuyasha would wrap himself around her to keep her warm but still she shivered in her sleep.   Inuyasha picked up some warmer fabric and furs at the marketplace in Edo for her. It was an act of kindness and Kagome showed her husband that she appreciated the gift.   Intercourse had become painful to her because she had atrophied from loss of estrogen but she smiled and told him that he was wonderful and she loved him. He told her that he was tired from travel and just wanted to cuddle with her. With her new furs and fabric she warmed some.   Spring and summer helped her stay warm but when fall started the night shivers did too. Fall turned to winter. Winter was miserably cold, but passed quickly. Spring arrived again and with it beautiful flowers.

Nature has a way of granting mercy on those who love and respect it. Rin’s gravesite was beautiful and Kagome spent much time thinking there.

It was the second spring after Rin’s death that Kagome’s memory started failing noticeably. She was tired all the time. Inuyasha would find her napping with a cup of tea in her hands in front of the fireplace. He would wake her to put her to bed and then cuddle with her. She would open a wrinkled eyelid and smile at him. Her speech grew weaker and she didn’t speak as much as she used to. Kagome’s hair seemed even whiter and thinner. The bones of her frame seemed more prominent.

Kagome had developed a fascination for holding Inuyasha’s hand and running her fingers over the strong young skin down to the razor sharp nails.   Inuyasha stayed perfectly still then. One wrong move and he would hurt the frail old woman.   In Inuyasha’s eyes Kagome was still the young, vibrant woman he met all those 60 plus years ago. He treasured his wife and leaned in to give her a tender kiss.   She accepted the kiss but soon leaned back giggling like her teenage self as though she were reliving a very old memory. Her short term memories disappeared gradually.

One morning she screamed out in her sleep, “Sango! Sango! Where are you?”

Inuyasha had been in the kitchen refreshing the fire and cleaning the ash. Rushing to her side of the futon and kneeling, Inuyasha woke her gently.

“Kagome. Kagome. Wake my love. Koi, What’s wrong?” He pulled her to a sitting position.

“Sango is missing. We have to go find her.” The old eyes darted around the room as though looking for her friends and her bow and arrows.

“Sango died many years ago, Kagome,” Inuyasha told her as gently as possible. “Do you remember?”

Kagome’s eyes stopped darting and looked straight into Inuyasha’s eyes. Kagome’s eyes welled with tears.

“The dream, it was so real.   We were on a journey and she wasn’t there anymore. She just disappeared.” Tears tracked down the beautiful old woman’s face.

Inuyasha reached a hand to her cheek and wiped the tears, lingering on her cheek.

“I understand, Kagome. You have often told me that life is a journey and we are blessed with friends and family to accompany us. But for some, the journey is shorter and they leave us. So we have to treasure them for the time we have them.” The two exchanged a prolonged eye contact and suddenly clarity appeared on the wizened face.

“Inuyasha,   That’s right. That’s what Mama told me.   That’s why it’s really important you and your brother stand by each other so you will have someone on the rest of the journey with you. I can’t be there with you as long as I want but he can.   You must find him. Go now and search for him.   I’ll be okay.”

“No Kagome. I won’t leave you, not right now. I’ll search for him later. Right now I want you all to myself.” Tears welled in the inuhanyou’s golden eyes.

The woman smiled through her tears.

“I love you,” she smiled broadly.

“I love you too,” Inuyasha returned the smile.

The couple held each other until Kagome laughed.   “I have an old woman’s bladder. Help me up. I need to relieve myself. Perhaps you could make some tea for when I return.”

“I can walk you to the outhouse.”

“No dear, I have this.” Kagome smiled. “I do miss a good flush toilet with a bidet, but I can take care of my business without help.”

The two lovers laughed briefly as Inuyasha helped Kagome to her feet.

As she left the house to go to the outhouse Inuyasha started the tea.

She was longer coming back than Inuyasha had anticipated so he went to find her.

She was talking to a villager.

When he joined them, he heard the villager say, “Don’t worry about it Kagome. We all forget things.”

Kagome was silent as Inuyasha led her back to their home and the tea that was awaiting them.

After they finished their tea, Kagome sighed.

“Inuyasha, I’m tired again. Do you mind putting me back to bed?”

“Certainly, my Koi.”

He helped her into the futon and covered her with a number of blankets and furs.

“Are you comfortable?” he spoke softly.

“Thank you, Inuyasha.” And she closed her eyes.

Inuyasha had just started his day so wasn’t going to lay back down with her.   However, as he went to the fireplace to remove the kettle from the heat, he got the feeling he needed to be at Kagome’s side.
He climbed in the bed and cuddled his wife to his chest.

“I love you,” he whispered to her.

“I love you,” a weak voice echoed back.

As he laid there with his wife he reflected on their lives.

Eventually Inuyasha noticed Kagome was cooling so he attempted to rouse her, but to no avail. She had breathed her last and left this earthly plane.

Kagome hovered over the tableau only briefly and blew a kiss. Her spirit continued to rise even as she tried to reassure Inuyasha it was okay.   A hand grabbed her on the shoulder and she looked upward.

“He’ll be okay, Kagome. Come with me now.   We’ve been waiting for you.”

As Kagome looked upward she was greeted by the smiling faces of all of those she had known and loved.   Her face beamed and she noticed she was young, warm and strong again.
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