SF: This is the last chapter! Yippie! (sniff)
Epilogue: After The Mating Ceremony
"Kagome, you're ruining the moment again," Inuyasha whispered as he nuzzled against Kagome's neck.
She sighed and reached for one of his ears, scratching lightly.
"There you go," he purred and she giggled, shaking her head.
"Its so strange. I didn't know dog demons purred like cats."
"I'll show you strange."
Kagome squealed as he lifted her away from the window and threw her on the bed. She scrambled away just in time as he dived in the place she was previously occupying. He frowned.
"You weren't supposed to move."
"And let you crush me? Not today."
He reached for her foot and dragged her to his lap, her kicking and screaming bloody murder the whole way.
"Shh! Do you want everyone in the house to hear you? Not that I mind them knowing how good I am and all."
Kagome slapped his arm, blushing all the way up to her toes. "You are such a pervert!"
"Hey, I'm not the one jumping all over a man she hardly knows."
Kagome turned away from him as far as she could, her arms folded against her chest.
"To think, I had a crush on you when I was little."
Inuyasha grasped her chin and pulled her closer to his face, his lips brushing gently against hers. "It'd better be full blown infatuation by now."
"Big word, Inuyasha."
"I have bigger things, if you'd care to see."
Kagome blushed, darkening all the way up to her scalp. Inuyasha laughed, then cursed as someone tapped on the door. "Go away."
Shippou cleared his throat nervously. "There's something for you, Inuyasha."
"Go the fuck away, Shippou."
"It looks important."
Inuyasha sat Kagome down on the bed gently, kneeling beside her and tapping her nose gently. "We'll finish our conversation after I turn Shippou into a hat."
Inuyasha opened the door. Shippou stood there with a brown package in his hands.
"What is so important about this?"
Shippou ripped open the package, revealing the contents.
"What the hell?"
The Tetsusaiga's sheath glimmered back at him. A note was attached to it. Inuyasha picked it up and unfolded it.
Inuyasha,
Sorry about embarrassing you back at the castle. I hope by the time you get this, you and Kagome are already mated.
I had to be sure of your love for her, because of the hell you put her though so long ago. I couldn't stand to think that it was possible she'd spend her lifetime with you hurting her. But you know like I know that she would stay with you anyway.
Make her happy dog turd, or I'll rip your heart out and take her back myself.
Kouga
Inuyasha smiled and shook his head. "Return it to the Armory. Hopefully I won't need again."
Shippou sneered. "Not as long as Kagome's the kidnap magnet."
"I heard that."
Shippou cringed. "Sorry Mother."
Shippou nudged Inuyasha with is elbow. "Go get her Pop."
"I intend to as soon as you get your foot out of my door."
Shippou blushed and walked back down the hallway, wondering to himself if he would be like that when he found his mate.
Fin
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SF: That's it for this fic! Thanks to everyone who stuck with it, and 'Vengeance', 'Lands Divided' and 'Sango's Seduction'.
Inu-chan: Also this is most likely the last time you'll see me and Kagome together. The bird's planning on doing S/K stories now. Sucks.
SF: No it doesn't. If it helps any, I'll try as hard as possible to make sure you don't turn out to be a jerk. I'll even find you new love interests, I swear.
Inu-chan: I suppose that helps…some. It still sucks though.
SF: (sigh) There's no pleasing you. Anyway, thanks again to everyone who stayed with this fic. It's been a long, and definitely confusing road.
Responses:
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CometsChaos: Thanks a lot!
S1Cherry: I'm so sorry to end it so soon. I just have so much on my plate right now. I have at least three new fics coming out really soon, TBW is ending and the fics that are in their middle stages. I kinda like it when other authors add little scenes with characters we normally don't see too.
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Tokia: Hey! Koga had good reason to act the way he did...well, he did overdo it, but he meant well! Can't we give him a break for that? Thanks for the love!
Tessa3: ^.^ Once again, (because I said this in Tokia's review) Koga had really good reason to do what he did. But I'm sure you see that now. TBW will be ending in two chapters.