Love Knot

Love Knot

Chrysolite Heart

To all my reviewers, thank-you so much. Right now I'd also like to thank Dangerous BeautyxKikyou for your reviews and a special thank-you to Chaos Nightbringerer, who's last review made me decide to right you all an epilogue since I realize that I did leave you guys sort of hanging. It's going to be very short but I'll let you in on what happened after all the action.

Epilogue:

Kikyou smiled fondly at the ring on her finger. Engaged! Only the night before, Inuyasha had proposed to her. It had been months since their make-up and things were going better than ever. Inuyasha took a seat beside her on the couch. He had decided to stay in Japan. She looked up at him, the smile still on her face.

"What're you thinking about?" Inuyasha questioned as he followed her gaze to the ring.

"How life is going to be from now on," Kikyou answered honestly. Inuyasha chuckled, putting his arm around her.

"It'll be perfect, you don't have to work at that place anymore." Inuyasha's nose wrinkled in disgust of the thought. "You were an excellent student in highschool and it's not too late for university, 4 years of that and you can get a decent job…not that you'll really need one," Inuyasha told her with a smile.

Not long ago, Inuyasha's father had passed away. A large portion of what his father had owned had been willed to Inuyasha, they were quite wealthy with this inheritance and had been giving his father's blessing before the old man and left. They had later returned the apartment Kikyou and Kaede and been living in and had moved into Inuyasha's home with his mother.

"No, I won't feel good if I'm just letting you make all the money while I sit at home," Kikyou said quickly. Inuyasha was now of high position in his father's company and held 22 of the company's share hold. Inuyasha shrugged.

"It's not what you should be worrying about right now though, our wedding is coming up," Inuyasha reminded. Kikyou smiled happily at the thought.

"Yes…marriage,"

1 year later…

Inuyasha paced around nervously outside the hospital door. He bit his lip in worry, the worst thoughts filling his mind. He shook his head like a wet dog to get them out. Suddenly the door opened and out stepped a nurse. Her face was dull and Inuyasha felt his heart lurched. Had something happened to one of them? A soft hand was put on his shoulder and Inuyasha turned to face his mother who smiled at him encouragingly. Inuyasha took a deep breath and approached the nurse.

"How is it?" he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. The nurse turned her head and another nurse came out, holding a bundle of blankets tenderly in her arms.

"Congratulations, it's a boy," the nurse said with a smile. Inuyasha suddenly realized that the nurse's dull look had been from exhaustion not from disappointment. Inuyasha rushed over to the newborn, gently taking it from the middle-aged woman holding it.

"My boy," he repeated to himself, testing the words out. He smiled as they fit. He turned to his mother who had come to take a look.

"I have a grandson," Izayoi said proudly. Inuyasha turned to look back at the pair of nurses.

"What about my wife?" Inuyasha questioned, worry creased his forehead again. One of the nurses shook her head and smiled.

"She's fine, very weak, but she'll be alright," the second nurse responded. Inuyasha's eyes widened.

"Can I go and see her?" he asked. The nurses glanced at each other and then nodded.

"Yes, but it'll have to be short, she needs to rest," the first nurse informed him. Inuyasha nodded determinedly, still holding his newborn son gently, headed into the room where Kikyou was awaiting him.

"Kikyou?" he called out softly.

"Inuyasha," she replied, she was weak. Inuyasha strode over quietly and kneeled beside her bed, Izayoi came in after him. Kikyou smiled at her mother-in law and Izayoi returned the gesture.

"It's a boy, my love," Inuyasha told her, stroking her forehead and pushing damp, sweat-covered strands of hair away from her face. Kikyou smiled proudly.

"I know, I'm so happy," Kikyou whispered. The doctors and nurses left the room to give them some privacy.

"Me too," Inuyasha said and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"What do you want to call him?" Kikyou asked curiously as she stared at her baby. Inuyasha shook his head.

"I'm not sure, what do you think?" Inuyasha questioned after a pause. Kikyou shook her head as well.

"I don't know…mother?" Kikyou looked up at her mother-in law who was still watching them sweetly. Emotion filled her eyes. Inuyasha also turned to look at his mother.

"Would you like to name him?" Inuyasha asked, understanding his wife's meaning. Izayoi kneeled beside Inuyasha to take a better look at her grandson.

"How about…Ikoru?" Izayoi suggested after doing a little thinking. Inuyasha turned to look at Kikyou who smiled.

"Ikoru…" she repeated. She nodded. "I like it,"

"Then Ikoru it is," Inuyasha decided. Ikoru smiled up at the three pairs of eyes watching him adoringly and hiccupped. Three bright smiles turned to laughs at the small child and Ikoru 'gah!'ed along with them.

A/N: Are we all happy now? I hope so, thank-you so much everyone for all your support. Love ya!!