Chapter seven: End
me: the last chapter of my first fanfic is finally here!
Kikyo: this next fanfic is gonna be really good....after all, I AM helping Kagome write it...
me: it is gonna be really good. The InuYasha gang goes to Vegas! It's based on a 'Friends' episode.
Kikyo: that it is, that it is!
me: by the way, I know some of you are disappointed with the way my last chapter ended. I'm sorry if ya didn't like it, but I just didn't think this fanfic should have such a perfect ending. You get my point? Please read and review!
A single ray of sunlight peeked through Kaede's window. Miroku had been up for a while already. He had resisted to urge to wake up Sango....although it had been very hard. He snuck a peek at the sleeping demon exterminator....it would be so easy to just....
"Resist all temptation..." Miroku muttered, peeling his gaze off the sleeping Sango. He had more important things to worry about, like lifting the barrier from the well. The monk got up slowly, being careful not to wake Sango or Shippo. He walked quietly to the door, opened it, and stepped into the cool morning. He slowly made his way over to the ancient well, which was still emitting a blue light. Miroku examined the well, his eyes traveling over the old wood. He reached out and pulled one of the scrolls off. The light flickered, and the bright blue faded. Miroku repeated this process until the entire well was back to normal. With that, he turned back toward the cottage. He had to figure out a good reason as to why he had plugged up the well, a reason that InuYasha would not pound him for...
Back in modern-day Tokyo, Kagome was still asleep. InuYasha, however, was up in the tree, thinking over the events of the night before. He still couldn't believe that Kagome knew what he was thinking.... he had even admitted to himself that he was thinking of Kikyo. "Well she didn't have to go off like that!" InuYasha muttered. He stared at her window, the same thing he had been doing the past few hours. The sooner she woke up, the sooner he could get home, and get his mind off the embarrassment of last night. "Sesshomauru's phone number..." InuYasha said venomously. "What the hell is a phone?!"
About fifteen minutes later, Kagome awoke to the sound of her alarm clock. She sat up in bed, her eyes still blurry from sleep. Kagome winced as the events of last night came flooding back. She shook her head, trying to force the thoughts out. Last night was a thing of the past, and things in the past were no longer important....
Of course, that wasn't how InuYasha felt about Kikyo... she had died fifty years ago, and he still loved her...
Will you stop thinking about that?? Kagome ordered herself. It wouldn't help to dwell on Kikyo. She had more important matters to attend to, like getting InuYasha back to feudal Japan. Kagome got out of bed and went downstairs, careful not to wake the rest of her family. She crept out of her house and toward the well, which InuYasha was already standing by, obviously itching to go back to his own time. He flushed when he saw Kagome, the usual cocky look in his eyes fading away.
"Um....hi...." He said slowly.
"Hey." She answered. "You think it'll work this time?" Her voice had none of the anger that InuYasha had been anticipating.
"I think so.... its been almost two days since we last tried it." InuYasha said, his eyes searching the well for any sign of danger. Without another word, Kagome hoisted herself over the top of the well and plunged down into it. The familiar feeling of switching eras returned, as Kagome felt herself traveling to feudal times, with InuYasha right behind her.
Meanwhile, in the feudal era, Miroku, Sango and Shippo were waiting nervously by the well. "You never take the time to think, do you Miroku?" Sango asked testily. "InuYasha is never going to forgive you, or me for that matter! Do you need a babysitter or something?"
"If that babysitter was a certain youkai exterminator...." Miroku said slyly.
"You should spend less time thinking about things like that, and more time thinking about how much trouble we are going to get into! If you just-" Sango stopped abruptly.
"Hey you guys!" Kagome's voice cut into their conversation, making Miroku cringe. If Kagome was here, that meant....
"Why the hell was the well plugged up?!" InuYasha yelled as he climbed out of the well. Behind him, Kagome was doing the same. She looked at Sango and rolled her eyes.
"Well...I, uh...I just wanted to make sure you made up with Kagome...." Miroku answered uncertainly. "It usually takes some...time for you to actually go talk to her...."
"What the hell are you implying?" InuYasha asked angrily. "I am going to make sure you never do that again!"
"Oh really? I very much doubt that..." Miroku answered cooly.
"Are you saying I'm weak?!"
"Not exactly..."
"Not EXACTLY?!"
Kagome and Sango watched this scene with some interest. Sango turned to Kagome, a confused look on her face. "So, what happened with you and InuYasha?" She asked.
"Well...I found some things out that I shouldn't have...but I think I can live with them..." Kagome answered slowly.
"What do you mean?"
"I just figured out that there are some things that never change, no matter how much you want them too... and if you can't change them, well, then why worry about them?" Sango nodded like she understood.
"So, does that mean you like Koga?"
"No!"
Exactly one week later, Kagome found herself back in school, after having been out with 'the common cold.' It was definitely going to be hard, facing her friends. As Kagome entered the school yard, she was instantly surrounded by Ayumi, Yuka and Eri.
"I can not believe what a jerk that guy was!" Ayumi snarled, her eyes narrowed with anger.
"He totally does not deserve your affections, Kagome..." Yuka said airily. "Those are the kind of guys you should stay away from."
"Dump that pathetic loser!" Eri ordered. "Who on earth was he thinking of...? Oh....its his ex-girlfriend again, wasn't it?"
"What a jerk! Thinking of her in a time like that!" Yuka exclaimed.
"I'll bet you she isn't even very pretty!" Ayumi muttered.
"Yeah, she's probably some ugly high school girl who just thinks InuYasha is so great!"
"Ugly, huh?" Kagome laughed. If only they knew....