***Author's note: hey guys, this will be the epilogue, and I'm kind of sad that it's ending. Thanks for reading guys!
FYI: I don't own Inuyasha, but any characters I made but I do own.
Chapter 10
When Kagome got inside her house, holding Inuyasha's hand, her mother took one look at her bruises, and flipped.
"Kagome! What happened? How did you get those?" she demanded, going over and putting her hands on her daughters shoulders, checking her for any other bruises.
"Mom, Koga was hitting me," she told her, her voice shaking. She gripped Inuyasha's hand tighter. "But he's in jail now."
"Did you sue?" she asked, and when Kagome shook her head she went on. "I think you should. If you don't, I will."
"No," Kagome said. "I just want it to be over."
Her mother took one looked at her again, and nodded. "Are you moving back in?" she asked.
Kagome nodded. "Yeah, Inuyasha's helping me move my stuff upstairs."
Over the next couple of weeks, Kagome's life slowly started to return to normal, with one exception: Inuyasha was her new boyfriend.
Akemi was in love with the idea, she was so happy Kagome wasn't with Koga anymore, and she was so happy they were finally together. She helped Kagome heal the bruises, along with the help of her mother.
Inuyasha and Kagome spent a lot of time together, and a lot of time with their friends. They attended their classes, went to work, Inuyasha got a job, on the suggestion of Kagome, so he wouldn't hang out at the antique shop the whole time she was there, even though Akemi didn't mind, but he was a little distracting.
Inuyasha visited Kagome after he got out of work, and took her to and from work. He stayed over her house once or twice after she moved back into her mother's house, only because she was still having nightmares.
Everything was fine until Koga came back. He was out of jail, and going to college still. After class one day, in the class they all have together, Koga walked up to them, and Kagome and Inuyasha were holding hands.
"Let go of my girlfriend, mutt," he growled.
Inuyasha growled back. "She's not your girlfriend anymore, flea bag," Inuyasha snapped. "She hasn't been your girlfriend since she called the police on you."
Koga snarled, fangs bared. "She hasn't broken up with me."
"What do you call her turning you in?" Amaterasu snapped.
Kagome stepped in quickly, despite her fear. "Koga, I'm not your girlfriend anymore," she mumbled quietly.
"Yes, you are!" he growled. He was getting closer fast, and Inuyasha let go of Kagome's hand and stepped in front of her.
Koga was going to punch Inuyasha, but Inuyasha already expected it and caught his fist. He punched Koga.
"Get the hell away from us, Koga," Inuyasha growled. "Or do I have to call your parole officer?"
Koga growled, but stormed away.
Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's hand again, and pulled him toward her. He followed where she was pulling him, and then wrapped his arms around her.
"Are you okay?" he asked. He was looking down at her with a very concerned expression.
Kagome nodded. "Yeah, I'm okay."
Inuyasha put his chin on the top of her head. He didn't care that their friends were watching. "Do you want to go home?" he asked quietly.
He felt her shake her head. "No. Can we go back to your house?"
Inuyasha nodded. "Yeah."
He looked at their friends, who were trying to not pay any attention to them.
"Guys, we're going now," he told them. they nodded, and Inuyasha release Kagome, except for her hand.
He walked her to the car, and drove back to his house.
When they go there, Shippo was happy, and greeted Kagome with a big hug and let her run her hand through his hair and he fell asleep in her lap.
Inuyasha kept his arm around her waist, and she fell asleep against him. She woke up later, after Inuyasha fell asleep next to her, and he woke up.
Kagome looked into his eyes. "Inuyasha, I want to stay with you forever," she whispered. "I want to be mated to you, so Koga can't say I'm his girlfriend, and I want to be with you for forever."
"Kagome," Inuyasha said. "Why don't you think over this? You had a stressful day."
"Inuyasha, I've been thinking about mating you for a week. I'm sure, and Koga just made me even more sure. I want to be your mate, I want to marry you, and I want children with you."
Inuyasha did too, so badly, but he remembered she was human, and they had a rule. "We'll get married first," he told her. "After college."
Kagome was shaking her head. "I don't want to wait. Koga won't leave me alone until he knows I'm mated to someone else, and I want that person to be you."
Inuyasha sighed. He felt like he was going to be doing something wrong. He didn't know if she knew what she was talking about. "Kagome..."
Kagome's eyes started to fill with tears. He didn't need to smell it to know. "Oh. It's okay if you don't want to be mated to me. Nobody wants me," she said, looking away and starting to pull away.
Unbelievable. She thought he didn't want to be mated to her now. Inuyasha grabbed her wrist and pulled her back to him, pulling her close and wrapping his arms around her tightly. "Kagome, why do you think I stick around? If I didn't want to be mated to you I wouldn't stick around. I'm just making sure this is what you want."
Kagome sniffled into his shirt. "This is what I want."
"Okay," Inuyasha said.
Shippo wasn't on Kagome's lap anymore, and Kagome got up, dragging Inuyasha with her. She pulled him upstairs to his bedroom.
The next morning, it was so peaceful, and Kagome smiled, and buried her face into Inuyasha's shoulder. Inuyasha's arms tightened around her, and she looked up at him and found him watching her.
"I love you," she told him.
Inuyasha smiled. "You better not change you mind."
"I'm not planning on it. We'll grow old together eventually, have kids, and live happily ever after," she told him. She winced as she moved and her mate mark throbbed. Inuyasha leaned down and kissed it.
Well, I'll tell you my friend,
One day, this world's gonna end,
As your lies crumble down,
A knew life she has found.
****Author's note: Thanks for reading guys! I'm soo proud of this story, and I hope the ending is good for you all! Please review!