Hana: So this is your first fanfiction of Inuyasha?

Ichigo: Seriously? Do we have to do that?

Hana: Yes we do. You weren`t content with your last text, so I decided to do this instead.

Ichigo: *sigh* Since this is my first fanfiction and English is not my mother tounge I would be grateful if you could go easy on me. *to Hana* Happy now?

Hana: First disclaimer ever, yay! Ichigo sadly doesn`t own Inuyasha or any of its characters. Just her OCs and this storyline.

Ichigo: Anyway, enjoy the story!

Never and Forever

Prologue

Kagome sighted, looking at her computer screen and thinking about everything that happened. They had defeated Naraku, they had destroyed the Shikon no Tama and they had all survived, but unfortunately, she was not happy. Because he was not with her anymore. Even after all those years, three to be exact, she could not forget Inuyasha, the half demon with those wonderful soft puppy ears and mesmerizing honey eyes, who had stolen her heart. Together they had fought in countless battles, helped hundreds of innocent people, developed a strong bound that nobody could have ever torn apart, shared magical moments, gained their ultimate goal, and got separated in the end.

A small tear rolled from her right eye over her cheek, dripped onto her keyboard and disappeared between two keys. Soon, some more followed until Kagome couldn´t take it any longer and hid her face in her arms, sobbing softly into them. Why, why wouldn´t the well work anymore? Why couldn´t she see Inuyasha anymore? They had been together, the well had taken both of them back into the future and then, it took Inuyasha away without her. Far, far away into the past, a place she would never ever be able to visit again. Never.

This thought haunted her every night in her dreams, where she could see his pained face and she always knew that she could not reach him, comfort him. Yes, Kagome knew that the half demon had loved her, and so had she. Secretly, she had wished to live with him, she even had thought about an explanation she could give her family so she could stay in the past, but she never had the chance to use it. Never.

Afraid of losing her memories about him, the last prove that everything had happened; she had started to write down their story. She had created a cover name, Inu no hime, the dog princess, and each month she published a new chapter of it, gaining a lot of fans who often wrote her that they wished for Kagome and Inuyasha to become a couple in the end and stay together forever. Forever.

This single word was music in her ears, music that she only could listen to, imagine how someone sang it and invisible instruments played along, but she could never reach it, touch it. Never. Like she could never reach Inuyasha.

Over the years, Kagome had finished school and started to study botany. She wanted to remember every plant that could cure illnesses, help to make pain disappear, make people happy and brew wonderful tea, like the one she had prepared together with lady Kaede back in the past. It often hurt to think about what happened, but Kagome simply couldn´t just go on and pretend that her life with Inuyasha and the group never existed. So she tried her best to live a life as close as possible to her lost one.

Right now, she had finished one of the final chapters, she was getting close to the end, the part where they would be separated. Deep in her heart, she knew that she had to write a happy end, for her readers and for herself. She had to create an ending and a possible future that would make everybody happy. Even if this ending was not true, she could dream about it, right?

Next to her, her fat cat Buyo was fast asleep, a Shikon no Tama keychain with a deep red band between his soft paws. With a sad smile, she stroke one of his ears, remembering the feeling of Inuyashas white ons, equally soft like the cat´s ones. A small purr of approval was audible, the same as the dog demon had made when they got closer and he allowed her to touch them. How she wished to touch them now, to bury her hands into the soft white hair surrounding them and to look into his deep honey eyes, right before they would softly kiss. With another sigh she lifted the slightly protesting cat into her arms and walked to her window, gazing into the night sky. Here in the modern-day Japan, the stars were never as bright as they were in the past due to the light provided by all those lamppost and headlights of the cars. But she could still see them.

I wonder if Inuyasha often gazed into the sky like I do now. Did he miss me? Could he move on?

A small moving figure caught her eye. It was heading right into the direction of the sacred tree Goshinboku, stopping abruptly as it reached him. Kagome tried to get a better view of this person, but the night was to dark to see more than just the outline of this person. A small spark of hope formed inside of her body, but she dared not to think too much about it, afraid to fall into even deeper depression if her whish would not be fulfilled. As she walked downstairs, she grabbed her phone and a flashlight, as well as her coat since it was chilly outside at night.

She slowly opened the front door and gazed into the darkness, searching for the mysterious figure. It was still there, looking at the sacred tree. She turned on her flashlight and started to walk into the direction of the person. As the light caught it, two things happened. The fist was that Kagome felt a great ache inside her heart. This person was a woman. The second was, that she saw her beautiful brown, doe-like eyes, the long, silky hair that fell over her back past her putt and stopped right above her knees and the absolutely heartwarming smile that caught her attention. This woman looked exactly like Kagome had imagined an older Rin. Maybe she was her ancestor?

The woman started to walk towards Kagome, reaching with one hand for her shaky ones and never stopped smiling. As soon as she was right next to her, Kagome regained her ability to speak again.

"Who are you?" she whispered, "and what are you doing here in the middle of the night?" The woman smiled. Now Kagome was able to look directly at her. On her head, she wore a colorful band which showed lots of flowers, she wore a white jacket and very expensive looking shoes and jeans. On her right hand, which was covered by a white glove she recognized a small silver ring with small orange diamonds that formed a flower. Looking back at her face, Kagome once more thought about Rin and how similar they looked to each other.

"My name", the woman started with a beautiful soft voice, "is Rin Takahashi, and I´ve been searching for you."

Abruptly Kagome took two steps backwards. Rin. This woman´s name was Rin! And the family name was Takahashi, the same name as the leader of the biggest company in Japan had. His first name, or any information about him in general, were never revealed, and nobody had ever seen his real face. The whole company was a mystery, but since they were rich and produced the most expensive cars, nobody really cared about that fact. And now, one of the Takahashis, probably the wife of the head of the company, stood right before her.

And her name is Rin!

"Come with me", misses Takahashi said with her soft voice and offered Kagome her gloved hand again. Somewhere, in the back of Kagome`s head, a small voice screamed that she should not follow some stranger, but the greater part of her was curious, and, dared Kagome to think about it, hopefull? This couldn´t possibly be Rin, she was human and had died hundreds of years ago, but still, maybe they were connected.

Rin lead them both away from Kagomes home, down the long stairs and to an extremely expensive looking car, one of the ones Takahashi-Industries produced. It was pure white, from the inside and from the outside. A stunning man in a white suit with long, braided white hair and honey eyes opened the door for both of them. His eyes were fixed on Rin, only leaving her body for a second to look at Kagome, revealing an amused gaze, which seemed to be inviting and scary at the same time.

He looks like a modern-day Sesshomaru without the markings and the fur!

As the door closed behind Kagome, she slightly jumped, looking for an exit. "You do not have to be afraid Kagome, this Sesshomaru knows how to drive and since my dear Rin and dear little brother care deeply for you, you do not have to be afraid of this Sesshomaru at all." Kagome couldn´t move a muscle.

Sesshomaru? Its it really you? And she looked at the woman next to the man, Is that really Rin? How?

The man's eyes met hers as he looked into the rear mirror. He looked highly amused, which send shivers down Kagomes spine.

"Besides that, we know each other, don´t we?"

She only managed to nod a little. "Are you", she whispered "Are you really Sesshomaru? The Sesshomaru?" The woman started to giggle softly. "How many Sessys do you know?" Kagome blinked a few times.

"Rin, would you be so kind and only call me like that when we are alone?", he questioned, sounding slightly annoyed. Rin giggled again. "Of course Fluffy."

After only what seemed like a second, the car stopped in front of a huge building, probably the company. Up till now, Kagome hadn´t even recognized that the car had moved, she was too focused on the demon in front of her and the small human that should have died ages ago. "Rin?", she asked with a shaky voice. "Yes?", came the cheerful answer. "Why are you here? Why did you take me here?" Rin smiled. "If a demon is not killed, he can nearly live forever. So do half demons, which explains why we are here." With that, she lifted her hair band, revealing two soft small brown puppy ears. Ears like Inuyashas.

"If a demon is not killed, he can nearly live forever. So do half demons, which explains why we are here."

"How?", she whispered, but her mind was already somewhere else. "Blood.", Sesshomaru simply answered. "Let us just say, if you want to safe a human from blood loss, you should not use demon ones, unless you want to create a half demon.", Rin finished the explanation. "So you became a half demon because of Sesshomaru?" Kagome looked in disbelieve at the half demon. She nodded. "But even if I wasn´t half demon, I would still be here, since I´ve married Sesshomaru hundreds of years ago. If you are married to one, you gain his lifespan." Kagome looked at Sesshomaru, who only had eyes for his small wife. She simply had to smile, the proud demon lord had soften after all.

So she was more than just a travel companion to you.

Her eyes widened. "Since you are together for such a long time, do you, you know…" "Have children?", Rin asked with a love filled voice. Kagome blushed and nodded. "Five" Her eyes snapped back to Sesshomaru, her mouth opening before she even could do something against it. "You two have five children?" "Why not, I am over 500 years old, so there is enough time for children." Rin just smiled like she always did and the younger woman tried hard to imagine Sesshomaru as a father, holding a small child in his arms.

"Enough about the two of us.", Rin said with a strong voice, "You can ask lots of questions later, right now there is someone waiting for you inside this building…"

"If a demon is not killed, he can nearly live forever. So do half demons, which explains why we are here."

"So do half demons."

"Half demons"

"Inuyasha", she whispered, her feet automatically leading her towards the entrance of the company. Rin and Sesshomaru followed her, signalizing the guards it was ok for her to enter. Inside, they lead her through lots of floors, which she barely recognized. Her mind was only focused on the image of Inuyasha.

Could he really be here? Is he still alive?

The couple stopped in front of a big white door, both looking at her with a promising expression. Kagome could only wonder why Sesshomaru was so nice to her, but time and marriage probably changed him. Maybe he even cared for his brother now. Or at least, more than before.

The door opened and Kagome had the feeling she could not breath anymore. Next to a desk sat a handsome looking young man with white hair and two puppy ears on his head. He did not wear a suit like Sesshomaru, but he was dressed in expensive looking clothes too, wearing a jacked in his favorite color. Red. And his eyes! They were honey-colored and looked at her filled with love and longing.

"Inuyasha", she whispered again and he nodded.

"Inuyasha!"

This time she shouted, running to the spot where his chair was. He stood up, holding his hands into her direction, inviting her to fall into his arms which she did. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she cried into his chest while calling his name again and again. He softly stroke her back, pulling her even closer to himself as she already was.

Now it was time for him to whisper. "Kagome."

Her brown eyes met his honey ones, filled with lots of tears and sorrow, which soon turned into love and hope.

"I thought I´d never see you again."

"I´ve been waiting for you, forever if I had to."