Howdy Howdy!!! Well, here it is...the last chapter!! I hope you all really enjoy it and please let me
know what you think.
Chapter 19: Always and Forever
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Twelve days after they started their trek, the group laid their eyes on Kaede's village. It was a
welcomed sight for all of them, all except for a hanyou dreading what he planned on doing. As the hut
came into sight with Kaede standing in the doorway, they all gave grateful sigh and picked up the pace.
Iliana was so ready to get out of her hindering clothes, she tore off the haori and threw it toward
her brother, which it landed on his head, and hastened to the hut. She stopped briefly to give Kaede a
big hug before running inside. By the time the rest of them had gotten to the hut and greeted Kaede,
Iliana was already dressed in her baggy camouflage pants and a white t-shirt.
She joined the group again, scratching her head. "I miss my hat," she sighed.
"You don't have to," Inuyasha said reaching into his inner kimono. He pulled out Iliana's black
bucket hat with the white stripe and plunked it down on her head.
"My hat!" She said grabbing at it. "But, how did you...?"
"I found it. Just holding on to it until you realized it was gone," he said smiling.
She wrapped her arms his neck and screeched happily. He had to flatten his ears, but he didn't
mind too much.
"Ok, enough with the love," Inuyasha said as she let him go. "I'm ready for some food."
"Ramen it is, Inuyasha," said Kagome as she past him up and got something out of her pack.
"Well hurry it up!" he said.
"Calm down!" she yelled.
"Here we go again," whispered Iliana to everyone else, who laughed lightly.
The rest of the day was filled with eating, resting, and playing around. Inuyasha refused to be
away from Iliana for more than a few minutes at a time. Kagome, Sango, and Iliana did take a trip to
the hot spring though, annoying Inuyasha a little knowing he couldn't be near Iliana, but Miroku was
quite happy, for the first part. Yet, when he saw Iliana spot him and wink at him, he winced a little,
remembering their first meeting, and quickly departed.
Once the girls returned and the sun began to set, they all headed in to Kaede's hut to eat.
Iliana, not being hungry, laid on her stomach next to her brother and scribbled away in her journal. She
ended up filling at least eight pages in her book. After she had written everything down, she reread her
passages and mumbled something about it seemed like something out of the Twilight Zone.
Inuyasha was unnaturally quiet. He stood and walked to the doorway, crossing his arms and
looking somber. He looked out to see the red sun set and the colors swirling around. Gazing at his
sister, he took a deep breath to steady his voice. "Hey Ili," he said, "come outside with me, watch the
sun set."
"Great!" she said scrambling up to her feet and running past the hanyou.
"That sounds fun," Kagome said standing up.
"No, everyone stay in here and leave us alone," Inuyasha said.
Kagome walked up to him and said, "But, that's not..." She was cut off when she felt a hand
on her shoulder. Turning over around, she saw it was Miroku, looking a little sad.
"Kagome, please, just let me be with my sister," he asked.
"O...ok, Inuyasha," she said quietly.
"Thank you." He turned and walked out the door to where Iliana was sitting on the ground.
She looked up at him and smiled and padded the ground next to her. He smiled back and sat
down, wrapping his arm around her. They sat silently for a few minutes, just watching the sun sink.
"This is just like when we watched the sun rise," Iliana said, breaking the silence.
"Why, yes it is." he said, forcing his words to come out smoothly.
"I still have that shard, safely tucked in the pages of my journal."
"That's good. I'm glad to hear that."
"I'd say so."
Again they fell silent. The sun was sinking lower. The orb eventually disappeared behind the
tree line, leaving only the sky fading colors into a dark blue.
'It's now or never, and I'm not going to loose her,' he though. "Ili?" he asked, this time not
able to hide the waver in his voice.
"Yes, Yashie?" she said looking at him, hearing his voice crack.
"I...I don't want to loose you. Because, I...I love you."
"I love you, too. And I don't want to loose you, either."
"I know. But, I can't...I can't keep you safe, here."
Iliana was beginning to see where he was heading with his speech. She started to become a
little frantic. "What do you mean, you can't keep me safe, here? I'm..I'm always safe with you!" she
said, choking back tears.
"Ili, please don't make this harder then it already is," he begged. He placed a hand on her
cheek and she leaned into it. "As long as Sesshomaru wants you, he will never stop coming. And, one
day I might not be able to stop him."
"But, I'm getting stronger and sooner or later I'll be able to stand up to him and...."
"No, Ili. You will become stronger, but not strong enough. I'm sorry Ili, but I can't loose you.
And, if you are in your own time, I know you will be safe."
"No! I don't want to go back. I want to be here, with you! This is where I belong!" She ripped
away from him and ran from him, crying openly.
He chased after her and caught her easily. Spinning her around, he embraced her. She
wrapped her own arms around him and cried, this time he cried with her. After their tears subsided, he
took her chin in his hand.
"I know you belong with me. But, you also belong with Wesley, he's a good guy. You
wouldn't want to stay here all the time anyways. Kagome is always talking about 'school' and..."
"I don't go to school. I was one of those brainiac kids that graduate high school and sixteen and
college at nineteen. And, not many people want to hire a nineteen-year-old elementary school
teacher."
"Ah...ok.." he said, not a having a clue what she was saying, but not really caring at the
moment. "Besides that, I'm sure you have a lot of things you could do."
She sniffled a little and thought. "Well, I always wanted to write a novel. And, with all the
things I've seen I could come up with a pretty stellar sci-fi book," she said.
"Ah...right," he said, still lost in what she meant. But, still he didn't care, it seemed to work.
"Ok, Yashie. If that's what you think is best, that's what I will do," she said softly.
Happy she had finally agreed with him, he grabbed her and hugged her. They stayed that way
for what seemed like hours on end. In time, they did part and walk back silently to the hut, with his arm
lovingly around her shoulder, to tell everyone the news.
The next morning came too soon, everyone was somber and sluggish. Iliana and Inuyasha went
on one last walk before it was time fore her to depart. They walked without a word, just enjoying the
time they had together. When they returned, she grabbed her packed duffle and her new bo, wearing
her hat. Turning silently, she gave Kaede a hug and thanked her for everything she had done for her.
She walked outside to see them all waiting for her to accompany her to the bone-eaters-well.
All too fast, they were standing at the edge of the well. Iliana dropped her things and turned to
her friends, ones she would never forget.
Shippou jumped in her arms and hugged her tightly, "I'll miss you, Iliana!"
"I'll miss you too, X. And don't let Yashie pick on you too much." She than turned to Sango
and hugged her also. "And BB, stay strong. We need tough chicks around here," she said smiling.
Then, turning to Miroku, she winked and him and stretched out her arms. "Come on, Slick!" He smiled
and gave her a nice hug. She leaned in and whispered, "Don't forget to keep your hands in check."
She turned to Kagome and gave her a light hug. "I think I'll be seeing you soon, Ebony. Give
me a call whenever you are in the time wear there are phones."
"Will do," she said.
Finally, she came to her brother. She hugged him the longest. After she stepped back, she
reached into her pocket and pulled out something that flickered. "I guess you want this back?"
"No," he said placing his hand over hers, folding the shard into her hand. "I told you to hold on to
this, and that's what you will do. I will have to come and see you now, even if it's just to come on get
it."
She smiled and put the shard back in her pocket, pulling out something else unseen to the eye.
"Well, Yashie, I guess this is it," she said, seemingly 'playing' with the lining of his haori, secretly putting
something there. "But, if you ever want to converse with a sibling that you don't hate, you know where
to find me."
" I do," he said bringing her into him one last time.
He let her go slowly, and she gathered her things and made for the well. Slinging her legs over
the side, she gave one last look over her shoulder, letting a tear stroll down her face.
"Ili?" Inuyasha called.
"Yes?"
"I love you, Iliana."
She smiled. Right before she turned in and jumped in, she proclaimed, "And, I love you,
Inuyasha."
Iliana was gone. Letting a tear roll down his face, Inuyasha sighed and turned from everyone.
He felt a hand on his shoulder, a hand that happened to be Kagome. He nodded at her and she smiled.
Wiping away a tear, he let his hand drop to his side, brushing against his chest. "Huh?" he said filling
something in his haori. He reached in and pulled out a square looking sturdy paper with an image
imprinted on it.
The photo was of Iliana with her arms wrapped around Inuyasha's neck. His arm were wrapped
around her waist as they gladly sat against the wall of a hut. They were looking at each other, and
laughing. He laughed at the image, happy to have this memory of her. Then, he turned it over and it
had writing on it. Made out in perfect scripting, the message read:
'Thank you for helping me find where I truly belong. Until next we meet, my brother. I love
you. Always and forever, your little sister, Iliana'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Epilogue:
Ilaiana returned to her own time, to her little brick house, and began to write her book.
Eventually, she was able to get an elementary school teacher job and Wesley graduated law-school,
being offered a job at a prestigious firm. Once Wesley and Iliana were both making steady money,
they were married. Shortly after the wedding, Iliana finally published her novel. It was an instant
success.
Wesley and Iliana traveled all over the country for book-signings, always being asked the same
question:
How did she ever come up with her book?
Her detailed gang of misfits ranged from the leader who was a kind of a dog-man, an odd priest
that had a thing for the ladies, a little child-like fox, a woman that no one could compare to in battle
who had a pet cheetah with two tails, a bright young girl with uncanny tracker skills, and a kindly elderly
witch. The gang was complete with the entrance of the long lost sister of the dog-man.
Together, they fought against the evil force of the dog-man's older brother, a shape-shifter
dressed in a baboon's skin, a selfish enchantress that stole souls, and a giant wolf. Along with fighting
against the wicked beings, they were on a quest for a group of stones that, supposedly, when gathered
and set in a certain pattern could unleash a great power, all while trying to find a place where they could
fit in, be together, and happy. The characters and adventures they went on captured the minds of many
people of all ages.
When ever she was asked anything about her ideas, she would do the same thing. Iliana would
look lovingly over at Wesley, tug on the little glass-looking fragment that hung from a necklace, and
happily say, "My brother". All would just assume that she was talking about her deceased brother,
Emil. Showed what they knew!
After the first wave of excitement from her novel died down, she decided that her first book
would spawn into a series. Strangely enough, Iliana got the idea for a series right after she started
getting visits from a strange man every couple of months or so. He would always arrive and leave in the
early evening when no one usually was around, sometimes accompanied by a raven haired girl. And,
this stranger would always wear the same things; a pair a baggy blue jeans, a white bandana, sunglasses
even in the dark, no shoes, and a black t-shirt with white letters that read, 'Keep Watching! I Might Do
a Trick!'.
THE END
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Well, that's it! I'm all out of steam! That's the end! Hooray! I finished it before I had too much
homework! I'm so happy. I really liked this story mostly because, well, I put a lot of things that
happened to me into it. So, just pretty much for that reason I hope people liked it. Anyways, thanx to
everyone who read my very first fanfic! Please review and let me know what you thought of it ^_^
I hope you all enjoyed it just as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thank you everyone!
And as always Take it Easy!!!! ^_^
LittleFallenAngel
know what you think.
Chapter 19: Always and Forever
******************************************************************************
Twelve days after they started their trek, the group laid their eyes on Kaede's village. It was a
welcomed sight for all of them, all except for a hanyou dreading what he planned on doing. As the hut
came into sight with Kaede standing in the doorway, they all gave grateful sigh and picked up the pace.
Iliana was so ready to get out of her hindering clothes, she tore off the haori and threw it toward
her brother, which it landed on his head, and hastened to the hut. She stopped briefly to give Kaede a
big hug before running inside. By the time the rest of them had gotten to the hut and greeted Kaede,
Iliana was already dressed in her baggy camouflage pants and a white t-shirt.
She joined the group again, scratching her head. "I miss my hat," she sighed.
"You don't have to," Inuyasha said reaching into his inner kimono. He pulled out Iliana's black
bucket hat with the white stripe and plunked it down on her head.
"My hat!" She said grabbing at it. "But, how did you...?"
"I found it. Just holding on to it until you realized it was gone," he said smiling.
She wrapped her arms his neck and screeched happily. He had to flatten his ears, but he didn't
mind too much.
"Ok, enough with the love," Inuyasha said as she let him go. "I'm ready for some food."
"Ramen it is, Inuyasha," said Kagome as she past him up and got something out of her pack.
"Well hurry it up!" he said.
"Calm down!" she yelled.
"Here we go again," whispered Iliana to everyone else, who laughed lightly.
The rest of the day was filled with eating, resting, and playing around. Inuyasha refused to be
away from Iliana for more than a few minutes at a time. Kagome, Sango, and Iliana did take a trip to
the hot spring though, annoying Inuyasha a little knowing he couldn't be near Iliana, but Miroku was
quite happy, for the first part. Yet, when he saw Iliana spot him and wink at him, he winced a little,
remembering their first meeting, and quickly departed.
Once the girls returned and the sun began to set, they all headed in to Kaede's hut to eat.
Iliana, not being hungry, laid on her stomach next to her brother and scribbled away in her journal. She
ended up filling at least eight pages in her book. After she had written everything down, she reread her
passages and mumbled something about it seemed like something out of the Twilight Zone.
Inuyasha was unnaturally quiet. He stood and walked to the doorway, crossing his arms and
looking somber. He looked out to see the red sun set and the colors swirling around. Gazing at his
sister, he took a deep breath to steady his voice. "Hey Ili," he said, "come outside with me, watch the
sun set."
"Great!" she said scrambling up to her feet and running past the hanyou.
"That sounds fun," Kagome said standing up.
"No, everyone stay in here and leave us alone," Inuyasha said.
Kagome walked up to him and said, "But, that's not..." She was cut off when she felt a hand
on her shoulder. Turning over around, she saw it was Miroku, looking a little sad.
"Kagome, please, just let me be with my sister," he asked.
"O...ok, Inuyasha," she said quietly.
"Thank you." He turned and walked out the door to where Iliana was sitting on the ground.
She looked up at him and smiled and padded the ground next to her. He smiled back and sat
down, wrapping his arm around her. They sat silently for a few minutes, just watching the sun sink.
"This is just like when we watched the sun rise," Iliana said, breaking the silence.
"Why, yes it is." he said, forcing his words to come out smoothly.
"I still have that shard, safely tucked in the pages of my journal."
"That's good. I'm glad to hear that."
"I'd say so."
Again they fell silent. The sun was sinking lower. The orb eventually disappeared behind the
tree line, leaving only the sky fading colors into a dark blue.
'It's now or never, and I'm not going to loose her,' he though. "Ili?" he asked, this time not
able to hide the waver in his voice.
"Yes, Yashie?" she said looking at him, hearing his voice crack.
"I...I don't want to loose you. Because, I...I love you."
"I love you, too. And I don't want to loose you, either."
"I know. But, I can't...I can't keep you safe, here."
Iliana was beginning to see where he was heading with his speech. She started to become a
little frantic. "What do you mean, you can't keep me safe, here? I'm..I'm always safe with you!" she
said, choking back tears.
"Ili, please don't make this harder then it already is," he begged. He placed a hand on her
cheek and she leaned into it. "As long as Sesshomaru wants you, he will never stop coming. And, one
day I might not be able to stop him."
"But, I'm getting stronger and sooner or later I'll be able to stand up to him and...."
"No, Ili. You will become stronger, but not strong enough. I'm sorry Ili, but I can't loose you.
And, if you are in your own time, I know you will be safe."
"No! I don't want to go back. I want to be here, with you! This is where I belong!" She ripped
away from him and ran from him, crying openly.
He chased after her and caught her easily. Spinning her around, he embraced her. She
wrapped her own arms around him and cried, this time he cried with her. After their tears subsided, he
took her chin in his hand.
"I know you belong with me. But, you also belong with Wesley, he's a good guy. You
wouldn't want to stay here all the time anyways. Kagome is always talking about 'school' and..."
"I don't go to school. I was one of those brainiac kids that graduate high school and sixteen and
college at nineteen. And, not many people want to hire a nineteen-year-old elementary school
teacher."
"Ah...ok.." he said, not a having a clue what she was saying, but not really caring at the
moment. "Besides that, I'm sure you have a lot of things you could do."
She sniffled a little and thought. "Well, I always wanted to write a novel. And, with all the
things I've seen I could come up with a pretty stellar sci-fi book," she said.
"Ah...right," he said, still lost in what she meant. But, still he didn't care, it seemed to work.
"Ok, Yashie. If that's what you think is best, that's what I will do," she said softly.
Happy she had finally agreed with him, he grabbed her and hugged her. They stayed that way
for what seemed like hours on end. In time, they did part and walk back silently to the hut, with his arm
lovingly around her shoulder, to tell everyone the news.
The next morning came too soon, everyone was somber and sluggish. Iliana and Inuyasha went
on one last walk before it was time fore her to depart. They walked without a word, just enjoying the
time they had together. When they returned, she grabbed her packed duffle and her new bo, wearing
her hat. Turning silently, she gave Kaede a hug and thanked her for everything she had done for her.
She walked outside to see them all waiting for her to accompany her to the bone-eaters-well.
All too fast, they were standing at the edge of the well. Iliana dropped her things and turned to
her friends, ones she would never forget.
Shippou jumped in her arms and hugged her tightly, "I'll miss you, Iliana!"
"I'll miss you too, X. And don't let Yashie pick on you too much." She than turned to Sango
and hugged her also. "And BB, stay strong. We need tough chicks around here," she said smiling.
Then, turning to Miroku, she winked and him and stretched out her arms. "Come on, Slick!" He smiled
and gave her a nice hug. She leaned in and whispered, "Don't forget to keep your hands in check."
She turned to Kagome and gave her a light hug. "I think I'll be seeing you soon, Ebony. Give
me a call whenever you are in the time wear there are phones."
"Will do," she said.
Finally, she came to her brother. She hugged him the longest. After she stepped back, she
reached into her pocket and pulled out something that flickered. "I guess you want this back?"
"No," he said placing his hand over hers, folding the shard into her hand. "I told you to hold on to
this, and that's what you will do. I will have to come and see you now, even if it's just to come on get
it."
She smiled and put the shard back in her pocket, pulling out something else unseen to the eye.
"Well, Yashie, I guess this is it," she said, seemingly 'playing' with the lining of his haori, secretly putting
something there. "But, if you ever want to converse with a sibling that you don't hate, you know where
to find me."
" I do," he said bringing her into him one last time.
He let her go slowly, and she gathered her things and made for the well. Slinging her legs over
the side, she gave one last look over her shoulder, letting a tear stroll down her face.
"Ili?" Inuyasha called.
"Yes?"
"I love you, Iliana."
She smiled. Right before she turned in and jumped in, she proclaimed, "And, I love you,
Inuyasha."
Iliana was gone. Letting a tear roll down his face, Inuyasha sighed and turned from everyone.
He felt a hand on his shoulder, a hand that happened to be Kagome. He nodded at her and she smiled.
Wiping away a tear, he let his hand drop to his side, brushing against his chest. "Huh?" he said filling
something in his haori. He reached in and pulled out a square looking sturdy paper with an image
imprinted on it.
The photo was of Iliana with her arms wrapped around Inuyasha's neck. His arm were wrapped
around her waist as they gladly sat against the wall of a hut. They were looking at each other, and
laughing. He laughed at the image, happy to have this memory of her. Then, he turned it over and it
had writing on it. Made out in perfect scripting, the message read:
'Thank you for helping me find where I truly belong. Until next we meet, my brother. I love
you. Always and forever, your little sister, Iliana'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Epilogue:
Ilaiana returned to her own time, to her little brick house, and began to write her book.
Eventually, she was able to get an elementary school teacher job and Wesley graduated law-school,
being offered a job at a prestigious firm. Once Wesley and Iliana were both making steady money,
they were married. Shortly after the wedding, Iliana finally published her novel. It was an instant
success.
Wesley and Iliana traveled all over the country for book-signings, always being asked the same
question:
How did she ever come up with her book?
Her detailed gang of misfits ranged from the leader who was a kind of a dog-man, an odd priest
that had a thing for the ladies, a little child-like fox, a woman that no one could compare to in battle
who had a pet cheetah with two tails, a bright young girl with uncanny tracker skills, and a kindly elderly
witch. The gang was complete with the entrance of the long lost sister of the dog-man.
Together, they fought against the evil force of the dog-man's older brother, a shape-shifter
dressed in a baboon's skin, a selfish enchantress that stole souls, and a giant wolf. Along with fighting
against the wicked beings, they were on a quest for a group of stones that, supposedly, when gathered
and set in a certain pattern could unleash a great power, all while trying to find a place where they could
fit in, be together, and happy. The characters and adventures they went on captured the minds of many
people of all ages.
When ever she was asked anything about her ideas, she would do the same thing. Iliana would
look lovingly over at Wesley, tug on the little glass-looking fragment that hung from a necklace, and
happily say, "My brother". All would just assume that she was talking about her deceased brother,
Emil. Showed what they knew!
After the first wave of excitement from her novel died down, she decided that her first book
would spawn into a series. Strangely enough, Iliana got the idea for a series right after she started
getting visits from a strange man every couple of months or so. He would always arrive and leave in the
early evening when no one usually was around, sometimes accompanied by a raven haired girl. And,
this stranger would always wear the same things; a pair a baggy blue jeans, a white bandana, sunglasses
even in the dark, no shoes, and a black t-shirt with white letters that read, 'Keep Watching! I Might Do
a Trick!'.
THE END
******************************************************************************
Well, that's it! I'm all out of steam! That's the end! Hooray! I finished it before I had too much
homework! I'm so happy. I really liked this story mostly because, well, I put a lot of things that
happened to me into it. So, just pretty much for that reason I hope people liked it. Anyways, thanx to
everyone who read my very first fanfic! Please review and let me know what you thought of it ^_^
I hope you all enjoyed it just as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thank you everyone!
And as always Take it Easy!!!! ^_^
LittleFallenAngel