Sora: ah the last chapter well I hope it will be anyway depends on how well I piece this together. melani: and thank you to those who were nice and reviewed ego: yeah Sora was really happy when she got them Sora: so I'm giving you another chapter as a reward. id: she doesn't own them so don't sue her or anything Sora: on with the fic **************************************************************************** ******************************************************************** "Congratulations on your victory." Katsua gives the group an over exagerated bow before continuing, "And since you have fullfilled your purpose, it is time I gave you your reward." Inuyasha looks slightly depressed as he lowers his gaze to his feet, he speaks up so everyone can hear him, "I guess its time for you to go back to your mother, pup. Take care of yourself and your mom for me, ok." "Pops... Of course I'll take care of her, what kind of son would I be if I didn't." Yusuke also seems unhappy about having to leave. The rest of the group gives father and son some space to say their goodbyes. Katsua seems to be a bit confused, but after a while she gets an understanding look on her face. "What are you so upset about, I'm not sending the boy home right now." Now the entire group is confused, Yusuke and Inuyasha look up at the crazy demon standing before them and they get slightly angry, "What do you mean your not sending me home, wasn't that the deal. I help deal with Naraku and you send me home." "Yeah you crazy demon, I may not like the idea of my son leaving, but he has to get back to Kagome so he can protect her, especially since I can't." Katsua just smiles, "Oh he can go home, I'm just not sending him home." If they weren't confused before they are now. No one can figure out what she means. And when certain people get confused the tend to turn it into anger, "What the does that mean?" Katsua blinks in confusion and then shakes her head in understanding, "Sometimes you two are so much alike its scarey. What I mean is that I fixed the well, all you have to do is jump through it." As soon as she says this Inuyasha gets the biggest and happiest smile on his face that he's ever had, but Katsua continues, "However, Inuyasha, you can't actually stay on the other side. As much as you wish you didn't have to, you must reside on this side of the well. You can go and visit, but you must always return to this side." Angry, Inuyasha yells, "And why the hell not? Why can't I stay with my family? What purpose is there for me to stay on this side when I can be there for MY Kagome?" Shaking her head at the half-demon's foolishness before explaining, "Inuyasha, if you were allowed to stay on that side of the well it would create a time paradox. In time you won't need to go to the future becuase eventually Kagome will die of old age, she is only human after all. When Kagome dies the well will allow you one more trip and that trip will allow to return here to the fuedal era where you have things you are destined to do. You will play a pivotal role in the shaping of Japan as Yusuke and Kagome know it. Without you shaping history, its possible that Kagome could never be born and there fore you would never be unpinned from the godtree. This is necessary, Be glad that you can at least spend the rest of Kagome's life with her." Taken aback by the explaination, Inuyasha just stares at the green haired demon as she turns and walks away. ************************************************************************ Meanwhile Kagome has gotten the story of what happened to her son from Sesshoumaru and Shippou and now they are headed over to the Higurashi shrine to get Yusuke. Sesshoumaru and Shippou didn't tell Kagome the part about Inuyasha being able to come throught the well. Yusuke's friends also come, as they are curious to see how Yusuke dealt with meeting his father. Upon entering the shrine grounds they are met by a young man with dark brown hair wearing the robes of a priest. He is sweeping the courtyard when he looks up and sees the small crowd that has just come in through the shrine gate. "Hello, may I help you?" He asks as he looks over them. "We have simply come to meet someone." States Sesshoumaru as he, Shippou and Kagome head toward the well house. The young man tryies to stop them when he sees where they are headed. "You can't go in there. That part of the shrine is off limits." "Its alright, Souta. We just came to get my son and then we'll leave." Souta is taken aback, by the curt answer he received from the brown haired woman and by the fact that she knew his name. Needless to say he was confused. Ever since his grandfather's death and having to send his mother to a mental institute, Souta had taken care of the family shrine. He had restored the well and made it a personal shrine to his sister and her lover. He would have tried to find his sister to tell she could come back, but money was tight and he couldn't afford to higher anyone. And now here he stood staring at a woman he was sure he had never met thatnot only held a slight resemblance to his estranged sister, but also knew his name. "K... Kagome, is that really you?" She turns to him after his stuttered question, "Yes, Souta, its me. If you want me to leave I will as soon as I get my son." Joy is the one thing Souta can feel as he rushes to his sister and embraces her. He sobs quietly into her shoulder as he rambles out an apology, "Oh, Kagome. I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have let them kick you out. I missed you so much, things just haven't been the same since you left. I tried to find you afte grandpa died, but Mom wouldn't have anything to do with it. Eventually she went insane from the quilt of having ostrasized you and I had to have her committed because I couldn't afford to take care of her. Oh, sis, I'm so sorry, so sorry." Taken back by her brother's confession and the events of what happened to the rest of the family, Kagome can do nothing but try to comfort him. "Shh, its alright Souta, it wasn't your fault. You couldn't have done anything at the time." During this exchange, the rest of the group had gathered around bye the door to the well house. After Souta had had a chance to calm down, he looks to his sister's friends, but before he can say anything, they hear a loud crash and the cursing from two voices. "Goddamnit, why didn't that crazy bitch get rid of this thing when she fixed the well?" "Shit, pops you didn't have to smash me into it too, you coulda done it on your own." Everyone in that is standing in front of the courtyard is now staring at the well house, one thought going through their minds, 'What the hell is going on in there?' Finally Kagome gets up the nerve to see what's going on in the well house and walks up to the door to open it, but before she can it opens on its own. What is revealed shocks Kagome into a stupor, for on the other side of where the door had been stands Inuyasha. Yusuke is standing slightly behind and to the side of him, but Inuyasha is the one who has Kagome's full attention. "In... Inuyasha..." He looks down at her and smiles, "Yeah Kagome, its me." Kagome doesn't wait to hear another word, she simpley launches herself at Inuyasha and embraces him as if he would disappear at any moment. She doesn't even care that Shippou and Sesshoumaru knew about this and didn't tell her, she's just happy to have her Inuyasha back. "I missed you so much, Inuyasha." "Shhh, Kagome its alright I'm here and I'll stay with you, I won't ever leave you again." As he comforts Kagome he takes the time to look around. He spots Sesshoumaru and Shippou, as well as Kirara and nods at them. He also sees as his son is now talking to his friends about his adventures. Inuyasha sees Souta with a large smile on his face and an apologetic look in his eyes, nodding in acceptance of the apology Inuyasha goes back to comforting his mate. **************************************************************************** ******************************************************************** Sora: goodness gracious I almost cried writing this I hope you people liked it, don't plan on a sequel. ok for those of you that wanted me to let inuyasha and kagome reunite I hope your happy, yes he will have to leave when she dies and he'll go back to the fuedal era but I explained the paradox thing, I know inuyasha wouldn't really have understood all of that but hey this is a anfic so ha. reveiw I have another fic I'v got started and I should be posting it in a couple weeks.