Kagome was now saying tearful goodbyes to everyone in the village. Inuyasha was walking next to her staring at the ground. Kagome said her final goodbyes to Kaede, Sango, and the other women. She was nervous, she hadn't even looked at Inuyasha yet, afraid if she did, she might not be able to control her tears.
Then they turned around to head to the well. This would be the last time, the last time she would see Kaede, Sango, Miroku, Shippou, and even–
"Kagome," started Inuyasha, "these past few years have been amazing. They were difficult and even a bit emotional, but they've been fun, and I'm happy I got to spend them with you."
Kagome looked up at him for the first time that day. She looked into his eyes then quickly looked at the ground. She blinked a few times to hold the tears in. Inuyasha started to talk again.
"You've taught me so many things," said Inuyasha, "there's too many to say all right now."
Kagome was still trying to hold her tears back.
"You've taught me to let people help, and friendship, but most importantly, you taught me how to love."
Kagome straightened up, her eyes widened and she couldn't hold back anymore, tears flowed down her cheeks. They had stopped walking but they could see the well from where they were. Inuyasha turned to Kagome, her eyes were already red from crying. Inuyasha lifted his hand and wiped the tears off her face, but more continued to cascade down her face.
"And that's why you can't stay here," said Inuyasha, "because I'm not going to risk you getting hurt ever again, because I love you, Kagome, and I always will, even once you're gone."
Kagome started crying hard, trying to hold it in, but it was too much. She looked into his eyes again, but she didn't turn away this time.
"I-Inuyasha," started Kagome, trying to talk through her tears, "I love you so much! You know that don't you?"
"Yes," answered Inuyasha.
"They why? Why do I have to go?"
Inuyasha closed his eyes, he did not know the answer, because he didn't want Kagome to leave.
"Because, I care about you! I don't want anything bad happening to you!" yelled Inuyasha, "If anything happened to you I wouldn't be able to forgive myself!"
Kagome understood what he was saying, but why? Why did she have to leave, what she knew was her one and only chance for true happiness? She felt so lost inside. Kagome took a deep breath.
"Okay, I'll go," said Kagome sadly, "but you have to promise me something."
Inuyasha did not want to hear her say that she'd leave, but he knew it's what she had to do.
"Anything Kagome," said Inuyasha without hesitation.
"Promise me, that when I leave here, you will never forget me–"
"I'll never forget you Kagome!" said Inuyasha, "there won't be a day I won't think about you!"
Kagome wasn't finished yet though.
"And promise me," continued Kagome, "that you'll make history." Inuyasha looked confused. "So that everyone will know the name Inuyasha. And then I can say 'I loved that man, and I always will' or, when I'm in my classes at school I can say 'The best years of my life were spent with him.'"
Inuyasha now understood what she was saying.
"I promise."
Those words meant everything to Kagome.
"Thank you, Inuyasha," said Kagome, she started to cry again, "Thank you for…thank you for everything you've done for me! And for everything that we've been through together. Good or bad, I'm just so happy I was with you."
Kagome threw herself into Inuyasha, he put his arms around her tightly. He was holding in his tears, fearing he might now be able to control himself.
"You must go now Kagome," said Inuyasha with sadness in his voice, "back to your era."
He held Kagome in his arms for the last time. It must have just hit him, that it was the last time he would ever hold Kagome in his arms, because he could not hold his tears back any longer. The tears fell down his cheeks, as he bit his lip. He took a deep breath and let her go slowly.
They walked the rest of the way to the well. Inuyasha stopped a few feet in front of it as Kagome continued to walk towards it slowly. She stopped right in front of it, put on foot on the edge, then closed her eyes. Her tears fell into the darkness of the well.
"Goodbye Inuyasha," she whispered softly, but he heard it.
"Don't forget me Kagome," he whispered back.
She leaned forward, to jump into the well, to leave this era forever–
She felt a hand on her shoulder, it pulled her around in Inuyasha's direction.
"Kagome…"
By the time she opened her eyes, all she could see was Inuyasha's face. She could feel Inuyasha's lips against hers, and her hand in his. She lifted her hands up around his back and pulled him closer to feel his warmth one last time…
They finally ended the kiss, though neither wanted to.
"Goodbye Kagome," said Inuyasha, Kagome turned to leave…forever…
"Goodbye Inuyasha," she said, as she felt she could finally leave with a little happiness.
Kagome jumped through the well for the last time. And the well was sealed forever.

"…Inuyasha was a half dog-demon, wanting to obtain the sacred jewel, yes. But there were many demons at that time wanting this jewel also. So what made this demon so special? Yes, Eri?" asked the teacher.
"Well," started Eri, "he went most of his life searching for a way to get to his love. I think its so romantic!"
"Um, thank you Eri. There is something else though," said the teacher, starting to read from the textbook, "In 1502, this Great Dog-Demon, Inuyasha, totally vanished. No one knows what happened to him," Kagome's eyes widened, "There aren't even any remains."…