The wedding couldn't have been better; Sesshoumaru even showed up with Rin. After that, it was off to the future to have a wedding at the shrine at sunset. Surprisingly, not only did Kagome's three best human friends show up, but her 'cousin' Yusuke and some more family did as well. Inu Yasha and Kagome came back to the past that night, and the next morning, they started working on a small house for them to live in. They finished it within a week, with Sango and Mirouku helping out. The years went by peacefully, with Kagome helping the Assassins protect and maintain her father's lands while he stayed in the future with Suko, and that no demons attacked them for the Jewel. Rumors had spread that the Jewel was under the protection of both the Lord of the West and Lord of the South, so not many dared to challenge them. Tori's small seaside village grew into a large town full of professional demon slayers, lead by one of the last originals, Kohaku, with the occasional help from Sango and Mirouku, her husband. Keade's village became a safe place for good demons in peril to turn to, and were treacherous lands for evil demons to tread.
Soon after Kagome and Inu Yasha's wedding, Mirouku and Sango had theirs. Kagome and Sango both had their first children within a month of each other, a month or so after their one-year anniversaries. Kagome had a son whom they named Keitaro; he looked a lot like Kagome, but with all black hair and tail and Inu Yasha's golden eyes. Sango had a girl, much to the surprise of Mirouku, who they named Mai. She had her father's eyes, but her mother's looks. The children grew up well under the care of their parents, and were often seen together in Keade's village, since that is where Sango and Mirouku had settled down.
Kagome had another child when Keitaro and Mai were about five, but she had the new child in the winter, and named her Midori; partly after Midoriko, and partly because her eyes were pure green. She was a duplicate of Inu Yasha in every way except for her eyes. Midori was trained in the same ways as Keitaro, but she did not inherit much of Kagome's spiritual powers, although Keitaro did.
Keitaro, Mai, and Midori were almost constant companions, fighting with each other to enhance their skills. As time wore on, Kagome and Inu Yasha took their two children with them to the future, to meet their family. Souta had already graduated high school, and decided to live near the shrine, so he could still visit with his family, and still go to work. Souta was told about Tori and his demon heritage, but decided to live a normal life as a human. He now worked for an electronics company, helping make and design games. He created one which he called Feudal Adventures, which was a huge success and involved two human siblings growing up in a demon town. Of course, Souta was helped by Kagome and Inu Yasha; they told him about most of their adventures after the Jewel Shards.
Tori and Suko lived happily together, raising Souta and living peacefully through the modern times. When Souta was 25, Kagome 29, Tori and Suko had another child, a girl they named Yuki, who they decided to raise in the future, with occasional trips to the past. Tori helped his villagers occasionally when he was in the past.
Shippou stayed with Kagome and Inu Yasha, acting just like their son, and they treated him as such. When Keitaro came along, Shippou helped out as much as he could, mainly helping Inu Yasha with chores while Kagome tended to him, and watching over Keitaro when Midori was born. By that time, he'd grown beyond a few feet; he looked to be about 15, even though he was much older. He finally grew enough to turn into his demon form; he looked exactly like his father, but he had lighter gold fur on his paws. He stayed with his family for a while, but then moved out into the forest, far enough away from Kagome's house to not be seen from it, but close enough to hear any screams for help from the village or Kagome's house. Shippou helped watch his siblings often, most of the time in his demon form. He also helped Kagome gather herbs when she couldn't find it anywhere nearby.
Soon after Midori was born, Souten showed up again, to the surprise of the original gang. She had grown, as much as Shippou had, and had become a very beautiful demoness. Soon afterwards she left, but returned often, staying for a few days before going back to her home. Her visits continued for a year, and during that time she and Shippou had fallen in love. They were 'wed' and they lived together in her old home, even though Shippou still remembered her older brothers and how they slaughtered his father. Souten soon had a baby boy whom they named Makoto. He had his father's emerald eyes, but his mother's looks, taking after Hiten more than Shippou would have liked. Nonetheless, he loved him, and brought him to Keade's village on more than one occasion to play with Keitaro, Mai and Midori.
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Kagome was helping Keade in the village one day. After all, she was old and less able to move now-a-days. She was gathering herbs from her small garden, with Keade overseeing, when it happened. Kagome realized something.
As she thought over everything that had happened to her, from the almost forgotten memories from when she was a child, to growing up in the future, to falling through the well the first time, and all the adventures she's had since then, she knew her journey was over.
She lived peacefully near Keade's village, helping the elder miko often. She had two wonderful children, and lived with them and the only love in her life in a wonderful home in the forest. Her 'sister' Sango had married her love, and lived just a sprint away. Sango's village was rebuilding, with Kohaku taking his father's place wonderfully, although she could tell he wanted something more.
Naraku was gone, Takun was gone, and she knew her father, the man she wanted to meet since she forgot about him. Her mother was reunited with her love, and her eldest son had a wonderful mate and child. She couldn't have been happier.
Kagome looked up at the clear blue sky and smiled. It had been a perfect year, and she could already tell that it was going to be perfect for a long time still.
"Kagome? What is on ye mind?" Keade asked her, but she didn't really hear her.
"Nothing." She replied distractedly, her gaze dropping lower to look at the edge of the forest. She could see Souten and Shippou coming this way, with Makoto sitting on Shippou's shoulder. Keitaro was walking near them, Midori sitting on his head, and Inu Yasha walking next to him, arms crossed and a smile on his face. Kagome smiled even more. She realized then that she had the only thing she ever wanted for herself.
Happiness.
End
Finally! It's over! I do not like this story anymore, and I just found this again after my computer crashed.
I am not a big Inu Yasha fan anymore, and I do believe this to be my last Inu Yasha fan fiction. I am currently writing a new fiction that takes a complete turn away from this, which I hope to actually post here. It's a FullMetal Alchemist fan fiction that will not end up being a very happy story, as is the theme with the series. I don't want to give away much, but it will have the same angsty atmosphere as the first part of my other fiction, Ended in Tragedy. I need a beta-reader, so if anyone wants to, tell me somewhere, either in a review, a pm, or an email.
Good-bye everyone!
Kat
