As the days went by the night of the ball was quickly approaching and Kagome found herself even more confused then ever before. Inuyasha, Sesshomaru, and Ichiro are all great guys and treated her as if she was the only one in their lives. Every date they went on was perfect in their own way but she knew tonight has to be done.

Tonight will be her final decision.

All the females were with Kagome and Sonya searching for some dresses for tonight's ball.

"So how you feeling Kagome" Sango asked.

Sango noticed that after every date she came back from she was a little more depressed.

"Kagome dear" Sonya said coming up to her daughter. She knew that look all to well. Her heart was in turmoil and it's killing her.

Kagome looked to her mother with tears building up ready to break anytime now. Most women would kill to be her. To have 3 gorgeous men trying to win her heart but when you love all three then what.

"I know exactly how you feel" she said softly as the three sat down on the park bench watching Rin play in the sand box.

The two teens just listened to Sonya as she spoke.

"When I was about 17 I fell in love with the sweetest kindest and gorgeous guy in school. All the women hated me because he had feelings for me as I did him. They would try and try to break us apart but in the end it made us stronger. I thought that he was the man I was suppose to be with but one night over the summer I was home cleaning the house and that's the same day I met your father" she said with small smile.

"When I first saw your father I thought I was in heaven. He was beautiful but it didn't take me long to realize he was hurt so I asked no questions and immediately grabbed his arm and pulled him to the kitchen and began to tend to his wounds. The whole time I couldn't look up at him afraid he may think I was some idiot for helping a complete stranger but I just couldn't leave him the way he is. After about 10 quiet minutes I finally took a chance and looked up. He had the most beautiful violet eyes I have ever seen. Not many men could pull that off" she said with small laugh.

"I stood and introduced myself but he just stared at me as if he had little interest. I went to the fridge to get us some snacks. That's when he introduced himself. His voice gave me goose bumps. When he told me his story of he ended up in the well house the first thing I thought was that he was nuts but then he took off his concealing spell and showed me his demonic side. Most people would scream for help but me I screamed in joy when I saw his tail. It was so soft and fluffy I couldn't help but touch it. After that we began to talk more and more. At the same time I ended up putting my high school lover to the back of my mind. You father began visiting more and more till one day he should up on my door step to surprise. It was him. He came back to me. Akuma saw Hitachi and immediately became defensive and the same with Hitachi. I told Hitachi to stay in the house while I took Akuma out to the front. I explained that I met him over the summer when he was hurt and I tended to his wounds. I could see the heart break in his eyes when I told him I was beginning to get feelings for him as well. He didn't judge me and that's what hurt the most. To know that he still loved me even after that. He told me he'll give me two weeks and if I chose him to meet him in the park around dark" Kagome and Sango saw the single tear the slipped off her cheek.

"After time came I went to meet him. I was about to say something but when he saw me he smiled and he…" Sonya had to get herself together before she went on. This memory still hurt to remember.

"He proposed" she choked out softly.

"I could feel the tears slipping away and then I broke down when I told him I chose your father. Things stayed quiet as I held myself asking him to forgive me. When the rain started pouring he grabbed me into his arms and cried along with me. He told me he loves me and that will never change but he will never hate me for following my heart" she finished with a small sad smile. That was the last time she ever saw Akuma.

She turned to her daughter "I knew Hitachi was the one for me. I asked my self 3 important questions. Who? Who would I rather have a family with? Who would I want to see every morning and night right by my side? And who is worth all the pain and obstacles in life if it meant that we will be together forever. In the end it was always him… It was always Hitachi" she finished.

Kagome looked up at the sky and remembered what she told Kouga.

'That one person that makes your heart jump by the sound of their name. That one person that gives you goose bumps just from being near them. That one person that makes all the obstacles in life worth wild because in the end you're with that one person that will forever hold your heart'

She stood and wiped the tears away as a smile appeared on her face.

"Rin" she called out "Lets go we have to get ready for tonight"