So there I was, face to face with Naraku, the man who murdered my parents, and stole my life. It would be simple for me, to kill him, but as panicked high school students ran between us in multicolored masses, I was in a tight pinch. As the numbers of people began to decrease in the gym, I realized that Sesshomaru was the only one standing beside me. A feeling of dread crawled in my stone like belly.

I could hear Inuyasha's weeping, and his angry calls. I could hear Kagome's labored breathing, and how she shook violently. I could smell the smoke of a bullet dressing her skin, coating her lovely prom dress in stench and scarlet blood. When Naraku had entered, he'd shot. Kagome being in the wrong place and the wrong time, leapt to save Inuyasha to what she'd thought as a 'fatal blow'. Now life was pouring from her, like her blood.

I saw red then, I not only had to avenge my mother and father, and I had Kagome's fleeting life in the form of ribbon strong as a wing of a butterfly. She would die, unless Inuyasha turned her into one of us. I could only prey he made the right choice. I also had myself to avenge, and my grandmother. All those angry nights I'd spent alone had eaten me raw with hatred, now as I began a sprint to the man that stole it all over a piece of green paper and white powder, I also felt in some way a form of thankfulness. Without all this violent misery and heartache, grief and regret, I'd have never met Sesshomaru, and I'd have never become who I am now, not just a vampire fledgling, but strong, dependent, and in love.

So as I held Naraku's head in my hands, and was about to break his neck, I felt a cold white hand on my shoulder. I didn't release Naraku, I didn't plan to. He would die tonight.

"Stop, Rin, if you kill him, you'll regret it forever. For us forever is a long time, let me kill the scum". Sesshomaru said, his voice almost sounded caring, it was a foreign tone to me, but I could learn to adapt. I nodded, backing away, and blending amongst the deflated balloons, and overturned tables.

I had words of thanks to utter to Naraku as he screamed in fear at Sesshomaru.

"Thank you Naraku, for returning me to my Lord"…

"What the hell are you"? Naraku screeched.

"I am death's pawn, and I'm going to make his job easier today". Then I heard a crunch, and then silence…. Sesshomaru returned to me, wiping his hands on some prom themed napkin and we hurried to Inuyasha and Kagome. Her life was fleeting, and she just wanted to close her eyes. You could see how much agony that one bullet lodged in the base of her heart was.

"I-I-Inuyasha, m-m-my love"… She then slumped.

"KAGOME"! Shouted Inuyasha, and then in a barbaric way he began to devour the white of her throat.

EPILOUGE

"My dearest Rin,

People die every day, from illness, old age, injury, or another man's mistake. Though when a life is lost, you must learn to forgive, do not hold onto your pain, let it free like the soul of your lost one. Death is not something to be afraid of, death is easy, peaceful, and life is hard. But do not be afraid, my gentle Rin, you will live your life and hopefully only die of old age. Live, love, and lose, it'll only make a greater dream, as you close your eyes for the last time, and see the pearly gates.

Love

Mother

Rin- I read this letter every day. It's almost as though my mom knew she was going to die, and wanted me to know death is not a frightening time, and as painful as it may be to others, it is true freedom. So as I sit in a white chair, dressed in white, surrounded by white lilies and a gentle breeze lifts my hair, a white hand touches the bareness of my own white shoulder. I look up to the love of my life and see nothing but golden warmth amongst the crisp white. Our love is different from Kagome and Inuyasha's colorful love, ours is white, silent, and our kind of love is golden, warm, and bright. Our kind of love is ignoramus, forever and Immortal, just as Sesshomaru and I are, together…

THE END