Chapter Eighteen:
Endings and New Beginnings
Miyo heard a knock on her door, and rose to answer it. Standing outside of her front door was Takara, her human guise up.
"Takara-chan!" she exclaimed.
"Hello, Miyo-chan," Takara replied.
"Has everything been resolved?"
Takara nodded solemnly. "I have come to tell you that I will no longer be here. There is an important matter I must take care of elsewhere. I don't know how long I will be gone."
Miyo's face fell. "So…will I ever see you again, Takara-chan?"
"I do not know." She was silent for a moment. "Can you please tell Makoto-kun? I don't have time to go to his house as well."
"Of course, Takara-chan," Miyo said softly. Takara hugged her friend.
"Do not worry, Miyo-chan. No matter how long it takes, I will return to you. I promise."
Miyo nodded, and then forced a smile. "Good luck. Whatever you're doing."
Takara returned the smile. "Arigato. I must depart now."
She turned, and Miyo saw a younger girl wearing a hat behind her before closing the door with a sigh.
"Come, Rei-chan," Takara said. "It is time to go."
The younger demi-youkai nearly skipped from the excitement at being asked to accompany Takara on her journey.
"Where are we going, Takara-sama?" Rei asked. Takara looked straight ahead and answered,
"To find my otousan."
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A/N – Yes, that is the end. I know, I know, I'm horrible. But wait! There is a sequel coming! So keep an eye out, and I'll probably add a note here when I get it going.
Thank you thank you thank you to all of my reviewers! I realize that this wasn't your typical story; not many fans enjoy reading a fanfic that doesn't have any show characters in it. I promise the sequel will; you can probably guess who ;)
I realized that I didn't do a disclaimer in the beginning, so I'll do it now – Inuyasha doesn't belong to me, but everybody in this story does. There you go.
Just keep an eye out for the sequel, and I promise it won't have an ending like this one!
MunkimaCL is signing off.