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Kagome P.O.V ~Chapter 4~

I smiled as I watched Mikael, who was three years old now, pretend to fight with his father.

I was married to Inuyasha now, and we had built a cottage right here in the Feudal Era.

Miroku and Sango were happily married too. And they had three children.

Twin girls and Sango just had her son a few days ago.

I then saw Rin come running up to me, holding something. I gave her a curious glance.

"Good morning, Rin, isn't it a beautiful day?" I smiled at her. She grinned back.

It was so hard to believe how much she had grown.

"I made something for you, Lady Kagome! It took a while, but I finally made it. Here!" She handed me it, and I saw that it was a lavender kimono.

I smiled. "I love it! Thank you so much!"

She grinned. I saw Sesshomaru leaning against a tree at the edge of the clearing we were in. I noticed his eyes were on Rin.

"Well, I should be going. Goodbye, Lady Kagome!" She waved.

I waved too. "Goodbye, Rin!"

I noticed Inuyasha giving me a curious look.

"What?" I asked, confused.

"What did she give you?" He asked a little warily. I glared.

"What?" He demanded.

"You don't have to be so suspicious! She gave me a lavender kimono. Gosh, that's it. Sheesh." I stood up, and stormed off.

"Kagome, calm down, geez." Inuyasha said as he caught up to me easily.

I turned around. "I am calm. What're you talking about?"

He frowned, obviously confused. "But…you were like…Never mind. Are you gonna try on the dress?"

I nodded. "Yeah, why?"

He shrugged. "Just wondering."

"Okay." I headed inside the cottage, and as soon as I was in a closet, I slipped off my clothes, and changed into the kimono.

It fit me nicely, I noticed. I walked out, and Inuyasha immediately noticed.

"Hey, how do I—" I started, but Inuyasha cut me off by kissing me suddenly…and passionately.

He tightened his arms around me. We kissed fiercely for another long moment, until we pulled away slightly to gaze into each other's eyes.

He leaned down to whisper in my ear, "You're beautiful, always beautiful,"

I smiled. "I love you," I stroked his cheek with my fingertips.

"I love you too. Always." He smiled back.

"Daddy, c'mon let's fight! I bet you can't beat me!" Mikael said.

Inuyasha's brow twitched. "Oh yeah?" He teasingly growled. Mikael giggled.

Inuyasha pulled away from me and went back to play-fighting with our son.


Rin P.O.V

"Lord Sesshomaru, are we going to live here?" I asked.

"Yes. It's the castle I grew up in."

"Oh. Okay!" I said cheerfully. Lord Sesshomaru smiled faintly. But it quickly faded as he stiffened.

"What is it, Lord Sesshomaru?" I asked, fear rising inside of me.

"I can sense an evil presence nearby. Stay—No. Go inside the castle and stay there."

I nodded. "C'mon, Master Jaken!" We didn't stop running until we were safe in the castle.

When we got inside, we shut the huge door. I peered through the crack, worried for Lord Sesshomaru.

"Do you think he's going to be okay, Master Jaken?" I asked.

"I'm sure he'll be fine! He's very powerful after all."

"Yeah, true."

"And he's invincible!"

"Yeah…"

"You're too easily worried. I mean, it's not like you have feelings for him or anything. You're only a child."

I blushed but didn't say anything.

"After all," Master Jaken continued. "It's useless to feel that way toward him, coming from a woman's perspective."

"Are you saying you're a woman now, Master Jaken?" I giggled. I couldn't help it. I liked teasing him.

"Of course not! I'm merely remembering that time where a woman had fallen in love with Lord Sesshomaru. And he has not loved her back. Surely you remember that?"

"Yeah. I do." I sighed.

"Well. It just proves that he's—well, how do I put this?—not the type of…of man that can love."

"Shh! Master Jaken, he's fighting now!" I whispered frantically. "And I know that he's not that kind of being that can love."

"What is happening?" Jaken whispered.

"From what I can tell, he's winning, so far." Oh please, Lord Sesshomaru, I thought. Please live.

Please survive.

"He will win," A voice said. I gasped and turned around to where the voice was coming from. It was Kagura.

"If he is willing to sacrifice a certain someone." She added.

Jaken gaped. "And just who might that certain someone be?"

"You. I'm speaking to the girl, not you, little demon. Rin must be willing to sacrifice herself in order for Lord Sesshomaru to win." She smirked.

I thought about it for a moment. "I'll do it," I said determinedly. "I'll sacrifice myself."

"You're crazy, Rin! Why would you do something like that?" Jaken demanded.

"So Lord Sesshomaru will survive. I'm sorry, Master Jaken, but I must. There's no other option. I want—no, I need—Lord Sesshomaru to survive.

"Besides, he's strong enough that he can go on without me. Who really cares about a girl like me? I can't even fight." I smiled cheerfully. Or as cheerfully as I could manage.

"Now, go on out there, Rin, and be a willing sacrifice for the demon." Kagura said.

I nodded, wiping a tear from my cheek, and opened the door and walked out. "Rin! Don't!" Jaken sobbed behind me.

I didn't answer. I saw the demon turn away from Lord Sesshomaru and face me. I saw anger in Lord Sesshomaru's eyes.

I gulped, and gave him one last cheerful smile.

"Why are you interrupting, little girl?" The huge demon monster growled.

"Don't focus on her, demon!" Lord Sesshomaru shouted. "Rin, get out of here! Why have you disobeyed me?"

I took a deep breath and said a little shakily, "I'm here to be a willing sacrifice for you," I said directly to the demon.

"Ah. Interesting. I don't get many of those," The demon monster said in that rumbling voice.

"RIN! Stop this nonsense!" Lord Sesshomaru demanded.

I gulped, wincing a little, and tried to summon the courage.

I said to Lord Sesshomaru, in a sincere tone, "I'm sorry, Lord Sesshomaru. But I must. I want you to win this battle, and survive. I…I want you to know that you're the most incredible full-demon I have ever met.

"I'm so, so sorry. But I must." The tears were already trickling down my cheeks.

But before the demon monster could kill me, Lord Sesshomaru killed it in one swipe.

He slipped his sword back in his sheath. He strode up to me. I shut my eyes and bowed my head.

"Go ahead." I whispered.

Silence. Then: "What do you mean, go ahead?" He asked.

"Go ahead and kill me. I was willing to be a sacrifice, and I disobeyed y-you. I deserve it."

Silence again. Then: "You don't deserve that, Rin. Why would I kill you?"

I didn't say anything. I opened my eyes, but stared down at the ground.

Tears dripped from my eyes. "I'm so sorry! I was stupid—I am stupid! I'm pathetic, and—"

"You're amazing, Rin. You're not stupid or pathetic. You're amazing."

My eyes widened as he suddenly swept me into his arms.

The faint smile he smiled these past few days grew a little.

Not quite a full smile, but not quite faint either.

His eyes were full of compassion.

He set me down, and kissed my hair. I blushed furiously.

"Come, Rin, we're going inside the castle now." He said seriously.

"Okay!" I said cheerfully.

We walked back to the castle, where we were going to stay for a while.

Emotions were always going up and down within me. I know; weird.


Kagome P.O.V

"Inuyasha, Mikael wants to go hunting, will you take him?" I asked absently as I tended the garden.

"Of course! C'mon, Mikael, let's go." Inuyasha said.

"Okay, Dad!" Mikael said, grinning. They left shortly thereafter.

I glanced up at the clear blue sky.

I missed my mom, and Sota, and Grampa.

But they knew I had Inuyasha to take care of me.

I just hoped they were doing well.

I focused on my garden again.

When I stopped working for the day, I went inside the cottage, and went in mine and Inuyasha's bedroom to take a nap…

…when I saw a silhouette lash out at me.

I slowly melted into unconsciousness.

My last thought was, Inuyasha

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