Sorry this took so long I thought I'd get this up before Christmas, but
turns out that the place I went to vacation (FLORIDA, baby!) does not have
internet. So I just got back yesterday, and here's the final chapter!
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Inu Yasha sat in a tree watching as Kagome climbed from the well. She heaved her pack over the wall and dropped it there with a sigh, standing beside it. Then she looked up at him and motioned for him to come down to her. He leapt down, expressionless.
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'I bet she must hate me now, after the way I treated her the other night. . . She's just come to say that she's never coming back. . . but why the backpack, if so? Maybe-' Inu Yasha snorted to himself at his own hopes.
'Of course she's not coming back to you. Don't get your hopes up, dog! Why would a nice girl like Kagome be at all interested in a half-breed like me? Pah!'
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'Inu Yasha! I'm glad to see you- I want to talk to you. I'm really sorry about leaving so abruptly last time. . . you kind of gave me a shock, and I was tired. I was, uh, wondering if, um. . . well-' Kagome stopped and gulped, closing her eyes.
'Do- do you still want me?' she asked shyly. Inu Yasha halted his inner skeptical train of thought and stared. Kagome opened her eyes to look up at him, and winced at his gaze.
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'Oh, gods and ancestors- he doesn't! He doesn't want me anymore! No- no. . .' she thought, closing her eyes again to halt the tears that began to form. She felt her cheeks heat with a blush.
'He doesn't want me now, and I came back, thinking I could just barge in again and he'd take me, after the things I said last time! I- I called him old, and perverted, and- *sob* -he'll never want me now!'
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All these thoughts ran through her head in the time it took Inu Yasha to get over his shock and force words from his throat, which was beginning to close where a big lump had formed.
'W- Want you? You mean, you don't hate me? After the way I acted! You left! I thought that you were never going to come back. . . who'd want me after what I said? Do you mean you'd still, you know, help find the shards and stuff? I won't try anything else, I mean it! I-' he stopped, forcing himself to breathe slowly. After a moment he continued. 'If you still feel the way that you said you did, last time, then I understand, Kagome. I'm not the type to force myself upon you. We'll finish collecting the shards and then you can go home, free of any obligations. I'd never bother you again.'
'Inu Yasha, you're n-not answering the question!' Kagome said as steadily as she could, one tear escaping her thick lashes to roll down her cheek. Inu Yasha saw this and stepped forward carefully, and took her into his arms.
'Kagome, I have always wanted you. I- I think I always will. If you really don't want me, I'll keep it to myself, and never lay a hand on you after this moment. But I will never get over you.' The truth in his statement, and his overwhelming love for her shone out through his gorgeous eyes as he looked gently down at her.
Kagome gasped, her mouth falling slightly open- this was exactly what she had always wanted him to say! This was not the rude, callousness that he had used when he told her he'd force her to be his mate- this was something a gentleman would say, in those romantic novels and movies she'd read. Maybe he could be obnoxious occasionally, but here was the man that she loved, and all she had to do to make him hers forever was to tell him how she felt.
'I- I was hoping you'd say that. . . oh Inu Yasha!' she wrapped her petit arms around his lean, muscular torso. He stood in shock- this wasn't what he'd expected at all! He remained frozen as she released him and stood back, holding his clawed hands in her own small ones.
'Inu Yasha, I thought it over- there really isn't a place for me anymore, back there in the future. . . and I thought, well, maybe I would, you know, stay here with you. I'd still visit my family, but if you'd be willing to tolerate a silly little human girl around here, I'd like to see what it'd be like to live here. Permanently.'
This time the words actually penetrated his thick skull.
'OF COURSE!!!' Inu Yasha yelped, grabbing her up in a huge hug. He spun her around, smiling with joy, and then gently set her down. 'Uh, I mean, it'll be kinda annoying, after all you are just a silly little human girl, and-'
'WHAT! You, you! OH!!!' Kagome interrupted angrily, despite the fact that she had described herself with those exact words a moment before. She turned her back to him and crossed her arms, pointing her nose into the sky. Inu Yasha grinned mischievously and grabbed her from behind.
'EEP!!!' Kagome squeaked, jumping a little as his arms closed about her waist, hands on her hips, but she didn't struggle. Inu Yasha pushed his nose gently against the back of her neck, breathing softly into her hair.
'You didn't let me finish my sentence, Kagome.' He said huskily into her ear. She trembled a little, but didn't move to free herself. 'I was saying, you may be a silly little human girl, but you're so wonderful, it'll be worth having you around.' He thought over how that had sounded, and decided it hadn't come out right- he still wasn't explaining how he felt about her! He spun her around, and pulled her close to him, gently lifting her chin to make her look into his eyes.
'I can't live without you, Kagome.' He slowly knelt before her, holding her hand and gazing up into her hopeful face. 'Say that you'll stay with me forever, Kagome. Never leave me again.'
'I will! I will, Inu Yasha, and I'll be your mate and everything. I love you! I always have!' cried Kagome, falling to her knees before him, and reaching out to hug him. He gently kissed her, then with more passion, laying her back on the grass with him atop. They continued the kiss for a very, very long time.
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(In the bushes at the edge of the clearing)
'YES! Kagome's staying!' Shippo grinned from ear to ear. Miroku just smiled happily, peering through the bushes at the couple making out.
'And Inu Yasha finally got the girl. Thank ancestors! And Kagome will be happy now.' Sango whispered joyfully, and sighed with contentment, glancing over at Miroku's handsome form beside her. She decided it was time to leave the two in the clearing alone for a time.
'Come on Shippo- Miroku, quit spying! Lets go home and tell Kaede. It's time to leave them alone.' She dragged Miroku away and the trio walked happily back to the village.
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Alright, that's the last chapter of this fan fiction, but don't worry, there's a sequel on the way! Please review, and then go read the sequel- though please no underage readers the sequel will be rated R. I hope you enjoyed reading my story, and thanks to everyone who submitted ideas.
And finally a special thanks to the cast and characters from Inu Yasha- lets have some final bows, everyone!
Inu Yasha: Yes, thank you, thank you, it's been great everyone, particularly this last scene- Kagome's a really good kisser! And wow is she soft. . . and well padded, and she has some nice-'
Kagome interrupts: THAT'S ENOUGH! (turns to readers) Thank you all for reading and reviewing. Please come back to read the sequel!
Sango: Thank you! It's been a pleasure.
Miroku: Yes it most certainly has. . . (winks) oh, and by the by, any female readers who would like to bear my children? I'd make it worth your while-'
Sango: MIROKU!!!
Miroku: Okay okay. Sess, it's your turn!
Sesshomaru: (bows) Glad to be here- though I did not appreciate having my arm cut off again! And yes I still have arms- they're just human arms, with shards to power them. (And now, for a character of my own invention!)
Shaman: (whining voice) HEY, hey, this was not a pleasure at all! I got annihilated~ why should I thank anybody?! After all, I was the one who set up all the magic for Sesshomaru, but of course, I am the expendable one, yeah that's it, I'm the one who-'
Kikyo: That's enough, rat! (to readers) Thank you for reading. Okay, runt, you're last and least!
Shippo: HEY! The author was saving the best for last! ME! (incredibly cute baby voice!!!) Thank yew all vewy much, I hope yew liked it. Pwease come again.
Okay I think that's everyone, goodbye for now! Sequel is on its way!
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Inu Yasha sat in a tree watching as Kagome climbed from the well. She heaved her pack over the wall and dropped it there with a sigh, standing beside it. Then she looked up at him and motioned for him to come down to her. He leapt down, expressionless.
*~*~*~*
'I bet she must hate me now, after the way I treated her the other night. . . She's just come to say that she's never coming back. . . but why the backpack, if so? Maybe-' Inu Yasha snorted to himself at his own hopes.
'Of course she's not coming back to you. Don't get your hopes up, dog! Why would a nice girl like Kagome be at all interested in a half-breed like me? Pah!'
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'Inu Yasha! I'm glad to see you- I want to talk to you. I'm really sorry about leaving so abruptly last time. . . you kind of gave me a shock, and I was tired. I was, uh, wondering if, um. . . well-' Kagome stopped and gulped, closing her eyes.
'Do- do you still want me?' she asked shyly. Inu Yasha halted his inner skeptical train of thought and stared. Kagome opened her eyes to look up at him, and winced at his gaze.
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'Oh, gods and ancestors- he doesn't! He doesn't want me anymore! No- no. . .' she thought, closing her eyes again to halt the tears that began to form. She felt her cheeks heat with a blush.
'He doesn't want me now, and I came back, thinking I could just barge in again and he'd take me, after the things I said last time! I- I called him old, and perverted, and- *sob* -he'll never want me now!'
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All these thoughts ran through her head in the time it took Inu Yasha to get over his shock and force words from his throat, which was beginning to close where a big lump had formed.
'W- Want you? You mean, you don't hate me? After the way I acted! You left! I thought that you were never going to come back. . . who'd want me after what I said? Do you mean you'd still, you know, help find the shards and stuff? I won't try anything else, I mean it! I-' he stopped, forcing himself to breathe slowly. After a moment he continued. 'If you still feel the way that you said you did, last time, then I understand, Kagome. I'm not the type to force myself upon you. We'll finish collecting the shards and then you can go home, free of any obligations. I'd never bother you again.'
'Inu Yasha, you're n-not answering the question!' Kagome said as steadily as she could, one tear escaping her thick lashes to roll down her cheek. Inu Yasha saw this and stepped forward carefully, and took her into his arms.
'Kagome, I have always wanted you. I- I think I always will. If you really don't want me, I'll keep it to myself, and never lay a hand on you after this moment. But I will never get over you.' The truth in his statement, and his overwhelming love for her shone out through his gorgeous eyes as he looked gently down at her.
Kagome gasped, her mouth falling slightly open- this was exactly what she had always wanted him to say! This was not the rude, callousness that he had used when he told her he'd force her to be his mate- this was something a gentleman would say, in those romantic novels and movies she'd read. Maybe he could be obnoxious occasionally, but here was the man that she loved, and all she had to do to make him hers forever was to tell him how she felt.
'I- I was hoping you'd say that. . . oh Inu Yasha!' she wrapped her petit arms around his lean, muscular torso. He stood in shock- this wasn't what he'd expected at all! He remained frozen as she released him and stood back, holding his clawed hands in her own small ones.
'Inu Yasha, I thought it over- there really isn't a place for me anymore, back there in the future. . . and I thought, well, maybe I would, you know, stay here with you. I'd still visit my family, but if you'd be willing to tolerate a silly little human girl around here, I'd like to see what it'd be like to live here. Permanently.'
This time the words actually penetrated his thick skull.
'OF COURSE!!!' Inu Yasha yelped, grabbing her up in a huge hug. He spun her around, smiling with joy, and then gently set her down. 'Uh, I mean, it'll be kinda annoying, after all you are just a silly little human girl, and-'
'WHAT! You, you! OH!!!' Kagome interrupted angrily, despite the fact that she had described herself with those exact words a moment before. She turned her back to him and crossed her arms, pointing her nose into the sky. Inu Yasha grinned mischievously and grabbed her from behind.
'EEP!!!' Kagome squeaked, jumping a little as his arms closed about her waist, hands on her hips, but she didn't struggle. Inu Yasha pushed his nose gently against the back of her neck, breathing softly into her hair.
'You didn't let me finish my sentence, Kagome.' He said huskily into her ear. She trembled a little, but didn't move to free herself. 'I was saying, you may be a silly little human girl, but you're so wonderful, it'll be worth having you around.' He thought over how that had sounded, and decided it hadn't come out right- he still wasn't explaining how he felt about her! He spun her around, and pulled her close to him, gently lifting her chin to make her look into his eyes.
'I can't live without you, Kagome.' He slowly knelt before her, holding her hand and gazing up into her hopeful face. 'Say that you'll stay with me forever, Kagome. Never leave me again.'
'I will! I will, Inu Yasha, and I'll be your mate and everything. I love you! I always have!' cried Kagome, falling to her knees before him, and reaching out to hug him. He gently kissed her, then with more passion, laying her back on the grass with him atop. They continued the kiss for a very, very long time.
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(In the bushes at the edge of the clearing)
'YES! Kagome's staying!' Shippo grinned from ear to ear. Miroku just smiled happily, peering through the bushes at the couple making out.
'And Inu Yasha finally got the girl. Thank ancestors! And Kagome will be happy now.' Sango whispered joyfully, and sighed with contentment, glancing over at Miroku's handsome form beside her. She decided it was time to leave the two in the clearing alone for a time.
'Come on Shippo- Miroku, quit spying! Lets go home and tell Kaede. It's time to leave them alone.' She dragged Miroku away and the trio walked happily back to the village.
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Alright, that's the last chapter of this fan fiction, but don't worry, there's a sequel on the way! Please review, and then go read the sequel- though please no underage readers the sequel will be rated R. I hope you enjoyed reading my story, and thanks to everyone who submitted ideas.
And finally a special thanks to the cast and characters from Inu Yasha- lets have some final bows, everyone!
Inu Yasha: Yes, thank you, thank you, it's been great everyone, particularly this last scene- Kagome's a really good kisser! And wow is she soft. . . and well padded, and she has some nice-'
Kagome interrupts: THAT'S ENOUGH! (turns to readers) Thank you all for reading and reviewing. Please come back to read the sequel!
Sango: Thank you! It's been a pleasure.
Miroku: Yes it most certainly has. . . (winks) oh, and by the by, any female readers who would like to bear my children? I'd make it worth your while-'
Sango: MIROKU!!!
Miroku: Okay okay. Sess, it's your turn!
Sesshomaru: (bows) Glad to be here- though I did not appreciate having my arm cut off again! And yes I still have arms- they're just human arms, with shards to power them. (And now, for a character of my own invention!)
Shaman: (whining voice) HEY, hey, this was not a pleasure at all! I got annihilated~ why should I thank anybody?! After all, I was the one who set up all the magic for Sesshomaru, but of course, I am the expendable one, yeah that's it, I'm the one who-'
Kikyo: That's enough, rat! (to readers) Thank you for reading. Okay, runt, you're last and least!
Shippo: HEY! The author was saving the best for last! ME! (incredibly cute baby voice!!!) Thank yew all vewy much, I hope yew liked it. Pwease come again.
Okay I think that's everyone, goodbye for now! Sequel is on its way!