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Epilogue

Green eyes peeked out from the outskirts of the clearing studying him as he made his way over to the animal.

The gray and white wolf sniffed the air before barking and leaping from the confines of the forest and into the clearing, meaning to greet him.

Koga had been working with this specific pack for almost a month now. The alpha male, who he had named Kiba, was a young and temperamental animal that reminded him much of his younger self. The animal was fast to connect with him and had introduced him to the remainder of his pack which was currently six wolves strong. The alpha female, Tsume, was pregnant with her first litter, and the pack had been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the new pups into their pack.

Koga scratched the wild animal behind the ear as a way of greeting, before the animal began barking frantically, alerting him to the birth of the puppies, making headway through the trees to proudly go and show him the litter.

Not sure Tsume is going to be okay with that. He thought to himself.

Kiba was young, and was apparently going to learn the hard way how females reacted to any intrusive visitation attempts on their newborn pups.

Give her some time. When they're a little older, she'll introduce them to the pack. It's not up to you.

Koga followed Kiba, keeping his distance as the alpha male made headway for the alpha female's den. Only a moment had passed before he heard vicious snarling followed by a frantic yipping. Kiba reappeared a few seconds later with his head down and a slight gash on his nose.

That's pretty much how that goes. Koga laughed.

The remaining members of the pack had started to come forward in greeting, wagging their tails.

Koga knelled down and allowed each of the wolves to approach him; they took turns, greeting him in order of their ranking within the pack.

In another week he would be taking the animals with him on a mock mission, the first of many training sessions he would be having with this special group. The animals were interested in the work, and seemed eager to please him.

My life has changed so much in this past month. Koga thought to himself, allowing himself to indulge in his newfound happiness as he watched the wolves before him.

Koga finally told General Yamada about the existence of wolf demons and admitted that he was one, explaining his clan's history and their current place within society. The information was passed along to the Intelligence department, and Yamada promised, on behalf of R.O.O.T, to try to help him to preserve his people in any way that he could. The revelation had actually been quite freeing as Koga no longer had to hide who he was, and that suited him just fine.

He had made several visits back to Japan, negotiating and reconnecting with the wolf demons in the police force. It felt nice to be with his people again, not as a leader, but as a part of their family. For the most part, the wolf demons were remorseful for their past actions against humanity and wanted a second chance to make things right. Koga was able to preposition the clan, inviting any member that wanted to assist in protecting the world, to contact him for possible placement in R.O.O.T.

Ginta had even been promoted to the new police commissioner, filling in the gap that was created by Ayame's death.

During his many trips, he had been slowly moving his things over to the apartment that he now shared with Kagome, which he considered to be his new home.

Unfortunately, Kagome was only able to take two weeks off before needing to return to work again. They spent the time that she did have doing anything and everything that normal couples would do. She took him around South Korea, exploring the sites, museums, parks and the food with him. Koga had managed to fill their apartment with numerous photos of the two of them from all of their touristic exploits.

With exception to his quick travels back to Japan, Koga worked with Mystic every day. The subconscious suppression exercises he had been doing had been extremely difficult, and left him with a splitting headache each time. However, he was getting progressively better at focusing his conscious mind and soon he would be involved in a training session with the team so that he could practice communicating with multiple people.

His knee had also completely healed and he would be officially starting his trial with the Alpha team in another week. For the first time in a long time he was a little nervous, but more excited over anything else.

Koga momentarily thought back upon his old life, wondering if he could even call it a life at all. He now knew he had been merely existing and trying to pass the time; welcoming death as a way to end his long and unsatisfying existence on Earth.

How long has it been since I felt so alive? He wondered.

A memory of him fighting the birds of paradise with a screaming Kagome under his arm came to mind, bringing a smile to his face.

Since I was last with her, over five hundred years ago. He answered. My life had always been and will always remain entwined with hers. He thought, devotedly.

And now she is going to be my boss. His mind grumbled at the realization.

I'll always be the boss in the bedroom though, so I'm sure it'll balance itself out. He smugly thought, as he chuckled to himself.

As if she had somehow been aware of his musings, his cell phone rang, earning him confused looks from his new wolf pack.

"Hey." He said, smiling, as he answered the phone.

"Where are you right now? I am free for the next two hours!" She whispered, seductively.

"Not far, I can meet you at home within twenty minutes." He said, his voice becoming a low and smooth whisper.

"See you then. Don't leave me waiting. I'll punish you for it." She threatened him with a hint of a smile in her voice, before she hung up the line.

Boss in the bedroom indeed. He thought to himself, grinning from ear to ear as he made his way back to his car, speeding off to get to her.

Here's to new beginnings.