Wow…what a lot of reviews lol. Thanks so much you guys! I LOVE ALL OF YOU!! *hugs* ^___^ All of my A/Ns and stuff will be at the bottom of this chappy so I don't have to delay you any longer from reading this! ^_^ Here's the last update, hope it's the best!:

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I carried her body carefully and set it down to the side, out of the way of the battle. I brushed her bangs back to see Kagome's face one last time. She looked breathlessly beautiful, even now.

"…She died because she was weak." Naraku said scornfully to me. "She had a weakness in her heart…and you were the reason it was made that way. You shaped her heart to have that weakness. Pathetic fool, why do you regret? You were the one-"

"-Shut up." I said angrily to him. I turned back to the only one I had ever loved. "Kagome…desumo…don't leave me now."

Naraku scoffed indignantly. "First your father, now your wife."

"Onegai shimasu." I whispered in her ear. "I vow to bring revenge upon him for you no matter the cost."

"Stand up, you foolish taiyoukai. You'll meet her soon enough in the underworld." I heard a blade unsheathe in the distance. "I'll kill you the same way I killed your wife."

She looked so innocent, lying there. Did she ever deserve this? No. Kagome was too pure for death. But, here she was, clearly not alive. I folded her hands together and stood up. My rage boiled in my blood like an overflowing cauldron. I felt my eyes turn bloodshot…a glowing red. I roared in anguish and sprinted to Naraku with a speed that matched the lightning in the sky. The image of her white face unleashed all anger in me…my hatred for Naraku.

He smirked. "Yes…show me your pain, Sesshoumaru. Reveal your hatred that you have always kept towards me."

I swept at him quickly with my claws, but they only grazed his side. Naraku laughed evilly and held up his hand. Hundreds of youkai spawned from it. "Kill him." Naraku said monotonously. Without wasting a moment they turned their eyes upon me and swept down like a flood. My immediate concern was to protect Kagome's body from the horde of them, so I dove over and slashed them away while standing over her.

Suddenly, I felt more presences. "Nani!? What this hell is THIS!?" I looked over to see the rest of the part run over. They had several cuts and bruises, and it was plain to anyone that it was no easy task to fight what they must have fought. "Sesshoumaru!?" Inuyasha called.

Sango gasped. "Ka…Kagome!" They looked down at the floor to see her body slumped over.

"Kagome!!" The small Youkai named Shippo cried. He looked at her, terrified.

The girls rushed over to see Kagome, and the men stood by me in order to offer aid in fending off the hundreds of youkai. Naraku, I saw, became displeased over their entrance and the number of them increased from his hand.

It was becoming more and more obvious to me that a victory in this battle would not be won by me, but rather by Inuyasha and his Kaze no Kize. He took out the Tetsusaiga in frustration and performed the attack…the same one that was the key to bringing Kagome and I back to the real world.

The attack was successful, and the sky was cleared of all the small youkai…temporarily. More continued to fly out of Naraku's hand. "Miroku." I called to him. "Take care of these small youkai with Kikyo and Sango. My brother and I shall deal with Naraku. This has become a…personal thing." The monk nodded and motioned to the others to fight. I looked over to Inuyasha to see if he heard me.

He did. "Fine with me, Sesshoumaru…let's go!" Inuyasha leapt up, and I followed close behind.

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Naraku laughed again, and we would more that likely find out the reason why in a matter of seconds. This became true, as he unleashed energy in the form of a bright light from within himself. "Sesshoumaru, we need to get out of here!" Inuyasha shouted to me. But it was too late. The massive amount of energy enveloped both of us. When the light subsided I noticed we were trapped inside a barrier sphere. In here, no one could enter, and no one could leave.

"Now…" Naraku said to us. "Which brother will be the first to die? Such a hard choice…" He looked back and forth between Inuyasha and I. "…Or perhaps both at once?" He unleashed a small light beam from himself. It bounced with tremendous peed off the wall of the sphere barrier and headed straight to me. I dodged it narrowly—it left a measurable hole in my robe. Naraku chuckled. "A small sample of what I am capable of. Should I increase the number to ten? One hundred?" More of the beams shot from himself and down to us. It was all we could do to dodge them as they continued to ricochet off the barrier's walls.

"Kaze no Kize!" Inuyasha shouted. The power from this attack had successfully nullified all the beams. "Sesshoumaru!" He shouted to me. "Now's you chance! Go, before Naraku creates more of those things!"

I nodded and leapt up to him. But Naraku wasn't done yet. "I wouldn't advise striking me, Sesshoumaru." He said to me calmly. Within the folds of his clothes Naraku pulled out the object of my desire—the glowing half of the Shikon no Tama. "Attacking me will also break this in the process. Is it worth the risk?" Naraku put it back inside one of his pockets. "We'll find out your answer soon enough…" He immediately after sent down more youkai to us. This time, however, the youkai did not leave the barrier. Instead, Naraku chose a new method of killing us—instead of attacking us, the small youkai quickly multiplied in number and soon the barrier sphere that we were enclosed in had quickly flooded with them at an amazing speed. If something wasn't done soon, there would be no options of either fighting back or escaping.

Suddenly I saw an arrow whiz by. It had a powerful energy beam as a tail that reminded me of Kagome's. The arrow shot right to the middle of the barrier and pierced through. The wall shattered and dispersed, leaving the youkai to scatter throughout the sky. If it didn't come from Kagome, then there could only be one other…

"Now's your chance!" Kikyo shouted to me. "Finish him!" I nodded to her.

"We can't!" Inuyasha shouted. "The Shikon no Tama-"

But even as he spoke, I noticed Sango and Shippo riding on Kirara up to Naraku. He drew a blade to attack, but Sango countered with her own Katana. The swords clanged briefly, and meanwhile Shippo took this distraction to his advantage and took the Shikon no Tama from him. Naraku saw this and immediately whipped the blade to him. Fortunately, Inuyasha was a step ahead and deflected the attack with the Tetsusaiga.

Leaping up, I extended my claws outward and sunk them deep into Naraku's flesh. "That…was for Kagome." I whispered harshly into his ear. Naraku's eyes widened in surprise. He coughed up blood to my face, but it quickly washed away in the rain. He weakly tried to reach for his sword, but I kicked it away effortlessly.

"This one's…for Kikyo!" Inuyasha rammed into him with a sudden surge of power. Naraku stumbled to the ground. We looked at each other and understood immediately. Our darkened figures stood over the pathetic youkai that lay before us.

"And for our father!" We attacked together with our claws at the same time for the final move that would slay him.

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"Kagome…" I muttered bitterly. If only she didn't save me. If only she didn't sacrifice herself. If only it were me instead. If only…

…But nothing could be done now. My sword was shattered, and with it, the only key I might've once had to save her. Without the Tensegia however, there was no way now. My rage boiled to an unbearable level, and I cursed myself harshly.

Kikyo approached me then. She looked at me with a face of kind understanding…and it was such a striking resemblance to Kagome that my hopes lifted. And rightfully so, as I was soon to find out.

"There is still a way to restore her." She said calmly. "There is a chance Kagome may yet come back…"

"What? There is!?" Sango asked hysterically between tears behind us. "Well then, hurry! Bring her back, Kikyo!"

The tiny fox youkai knelt down to my dead wife. He nuzzled his tiny head against her arm and waited for any response with immeasurable hope. However, Kagome made no movements and he howled quietly.

"Yes, there is a way." Kikyo said after witnessing this. "Young on, show me the jewel half you recovered from that foul youkai." He handed it to her. "Lord Sesshoumaru," she addressed me, "The other half is deep inside the castle in your own home, correct? If that is truly the case them you only need to put the two halves together and wish for Kagome to come back to life."

My eyes narrowed. "And then neither of us will be able to return home."

Kikyo nodded. "Yes, that's true. However, I think it's a small price to pay for your wife's life. Regardless…consider it well before deciding what you wish to do, Lord Sesshoumaru. Once you choose your path you cannot look back from it."

I nodded. "Then…leave me with her, for now." The six nodded sympathetically and left the roof.

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I laid down and propped her head onto my stomach, stroking her hair gently…just as she had always liked me to do. The sun pierced the sky soon after the clouds had dispersed, which I had guessed could have only been a direct effect from Naraku's death. The thick poison had left the atmosphere and was replaced with a clean air. Golden rays fell upon her from above, and I smiled.

I leaned down and nuzzled her cheek affectionately, and a tremendous wave of grief immediately filled my heart. She was so close…yet out of my reach. "What would you have me do, Kagome? Help me decide…I cannot do this alone." I sat with her quietly for several moments, trying to choose our fate.

Suddenly, I felt Kagome's presence whisper her answer in my ear. I nodded in comprehension, then stood up and carried her body to the others. She had provided me with the key to our predicament. Now all I had to do was carry the task out. "Don't worry, Kagome." I whispered to her. "I won't fail you again."

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The others were waiting for me in the room directly below the roof. "I have decided." I announced to them. They looked up at me then, all with different emotions. The monk showed concern. His wife was in hysterics. Inuyasha and the dead priestess bowed heir head solemnly, and the fox and cat youkai simply stared at Kagome in disbelief. 'She would be grateful, if she were here.' I thought. 'All these people…they are truly her friends, both here and in the other world. I can't deny Kagome that.'

"Well?" Kikyo asked. "What is your choice, Lord Sesshoumaru? Revive Kagome and stay here permanently or return to your own time and hope things will become restored to the way they once were?"

All eyes were on me. "I know what Kagome would have wanted. She was…always afraid of staying here permanently and turning into something she's not. Kagome would not have wanted that…I feel it inside of me to be true."

"Kagome and I made a promise to each other right before we confronted Naraku alone. She insisted everything would set itself right again if we return, and now…I put my faith into this answer." I paused a little. "Kikyo, hand me the Shikon no Tama half. Inuyasha, prepare to use the Kaze no Kize attack. My answer is final."

They nodded silently. I picked up Kagome's body and took the other half from Kikyo. I stood off the side with determination.

Miroku bowed. "Farewell, my King. Thank you for taking care of the fair lady. She will make a safe passage back, I'm sure."

"You were truly worthy of each other. Goodbye, my Lord. Take good care of Lady Kagome." Sango said solemnly.

"My prayers are with you, Lord Sesshoumaru. You have our strength and support…always." Kikyo smiled.

This little fox youkai waved goodbye with a heavy heart, and the small cat mewed to us. I acknowledged all of this with a nod.

I turned to my brother. He held his sword up high. "You sure about this, Sesshoumaru?" I insisted that I was. "Feh, if you say so…" He said it very nonchalantly, but I knew inside Inuyasha did not want to do this. He would make a very fine leader for the demon land indeed, I thought. I tightened my grip on Kagome. With one last look around this unfamiliar world, Inuyasha swung his sword, and everything turned black.

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Slowly, I opened my eyes.

"Tadaima…"

I sat up. Underneath me was…grass? Of course—this was the exact spot we had fallen before transporting to the other world. But…that would mean…

Sure enough, a body rested against me. I peered down closer to see beautiful Kagome there. She lay…motionless. "…Ka…Kagome?" I whispered to her. "Kagome, why aren't you moving? Please, wake up now…it's alright, we're back…onegai, Kagome…"

"Bastard!! Get OFF of her!!" I heard Inuyasha shout. He leapt over to us and slashed his Tetsusaiga at me with a growl. "Damn you! Using Kagome as a shield like that…you're low, Sesshoumaru!" He knelt down next to Kagome with his ears dropped. "Kagome? Kagome!? You okay? I'm sorry I hit you with that…" He glared at me.

Suddenly, to my extreme delight, Kagome sat up. "Ugh…owww…" She rubbed her head for a minute, and then looked up at Inuyasha. "Wha-What just happened? I remember the Kaze no Kize…"

Inuyasha smiled with relief. "Glad to see you're okay, Kagome." His eyes turned cold suddenly. "Sesshoumaru used you as a miko shield for protection from my attack…in case you've forgotten." He growled quietly. Her eyes widened at the sudden memory of this.

I ignored Inuyasha's gestures of hatred towards me and turned to face her. "Kagome, I'm glad you're back…you've returned to me."

She looked at me with a puzzled look. "…What're you talking about? Didn't you try to kill me just now?"

I groaned bitterly. Did this mean…? "Forget about that, Kagome. Just try to think…don't you remember? Our castle? Our land?"

Her confusion continued, however, much to my dismay. "I don't know what-"

"-He's trying to trick you, Kagome! Get back!" Inuyasha shouted.

She rolled her eyes. "I won't stoop to that level." She turned to me with kind eyes. "Do you need to have anything bandaged?"

I stared at her in amazement. "You would heal the same person who tried to slay you just a moment ago?"

Kagome shrugged. "I'm in a good mood. Well, do you have any?"

A wave of pain sank into me. "I have…no wounds…physically. Goodbye." I stood up and leapt away quickly, leaving them understandingly puzzled. "Kagome doesn't share the same feelings for me here." I said to myself bitterly. "She doesn't remember. And yet, I am the same. Why? Was it because of her death?" But I would NOT give up so easily. I circled around back to their campsite and landed on a nearby tree branch, watching over them. "I will still watch over her, no matter what. I am a taiyoukai." Even though our days as an involuntary King and Queen were over, I would still protect Kagome from all that dared to harm her. I vowed to myself in that moment that I would have her in my arms once more, no matter how long it would take. With a new face of determination I leapt off in the treetops to follow their path.

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Light fell upon the room. Kagome's eyes had blinked for a few moments…awake. She turned to the side and curled closer to the bare chest of her husband, who was sleeping peacefully. The sun glittered on their faces and slowly shined brighter and brighter in a soft glow.

Suddenly, she heard a knock on the door. "I'm sorry if I have awoken you, your Highnesses." A voice said on the other side. "However, your breakfast is waiting."

Kagome groaned and reached over to Sesshoumaru to wake him, but the arms that held her captive told her he was already a step ahead. She giggled and felt for his neck. "Time to get up, Sesshoumaru."

He breathed close to her shoulder sleepily. "I'm not sure if that would be wise—don't we have a few meetings to attend?"

She giggled again and tried to sit up, but the arms only tightened around her. Finally, she laid down in defeat once more and buried her head into his warm chest. "…Fine. Have it your way." He smiled triumphantly, and the two slept on.

Review Responses:

Rabid-Inu-Girl: Umm…maybe! ^___^' no j/k, I do that because, well…that's just the way I wanted it. *shrug*

deception-3: *pat* Well don't worry, she's alive now, see?

~OMFG~: ^__^ Gimme a linkie and I'd be happy to.

Sihara: lol he can't because it was broken, remember?

RoguesHeart: *sniffle* But…but I want chocolate! (and my soul would be nice…hehe).

fluffy sama 13: ^__^ Yep! She's fine and well. Lol sort of…

zeddy200: All good things must end, ne? *sniffle*

Hoshi-chan1: Meh, I dunno, it was the way I have been planning it for awhile…at least they're fine!

Tsuki Yume: Well Miroku and Kaede told them in the story, remember?

bloodbunny: *hides* _ uhhh…yeah? *runs*

Battousai Lover: o_O really!? Well uhh…sorry to have made you cried *hands over tissue* no she's not dead…

S.M.: Lol, wow you're an unusual one…got a grudge against her then?

AnimeAngel41: Glad to hear you're intrigued over it! ^___^ Hope this ending leaves some satisfaction…

Cutiepie99: lol, at the second to last chapter? Heh, well thank you nonetheless.

Alexis Barnes: Arigato! Yeah I think that was one of my better chapters…

Pixy-Misa-Misao-Amano: Wow, trying saying that screename ten times fast! __ well anyways, thank you! ^_^

puffin: Heh, well they do, don't worry!

electricdragon: Nope! Kagome's alive and well…

Miko-Princess: ^___^ Hehe yeah everyone seemed to like that scene…;)

Miko-Princess (again): *confused* I make all of them 2,500 words, so it wasn't any shorter than the other ones…

Miko-Princess (again): He didn't absorb it, Naraku broke it! There's a difference lol

Satu-Chan: Aww, you like me too much to kill me! ^___^ lol well then you can hide me from all the angry reviewers I'm about to get…*hides*

Sapphire-StarLight: *shrug* who knows…meh, but everything was brought back to normal I guess.

trihn: ^__^' yeah I guess it was…well at least now it's complete, right?

Raye:SesshyFan: Yeah I like it too XD lol well thank you very much! ^_^

Vegetas4Life: *pat* All is right again.

Miko-Princess (again): *scratches head* meh…it needed to be done. Yeah I like how you can see stuff from Sesshy's POV now too.

maiyo-san: *gnarls on the cookie* ^____^ Cooookie…yeah I agree that last chapter was pretty sad.

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araumi: Okay, I will! Here ya go!

kitsune-chan3: *hides* ahhh, I'm sorry…*shields self*

Ashiteru until my dieing day: *confused* it's pretty hard to know what's going on if you haven't seen the show, lol.

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Cutiepie99 (again): ummm, I guess that'd be okay, as long as you give credit to me and e-mail me first so I'll know.

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ennui deMorte: lol, it's the same with all the other reviewers, I'm afraid. Well now you can find out! ^_^

Now for my final A/Ns for this story…

1) Okay, now I know what you're all thinking. That ending had pleasure and pain, ne? But you guys will hate me for leaving it like that, lol. Soooo…I need to know from you guys if I should write a sequel, or if I should leave it like that. Yes/no? THERE IS STILL HOPE!! THEY MIGHT BE TOGETHER YET!! No tears, ne? Anyways, gimme your thoughts for that…I think it was a pretty good ending but we'll see. Btw, in case you didn't 'get' the last scene. That was the REAL King and Queen waking up, not the one from the Feudal Era…if you'd notice, the servant who talked said the same thing as when they first entered the world. So that's how things should have been.

2) I NEED SOME BETA READERS! I'm always writing more stories, and a few extra opinions would be nice. Apply via review and/or e-mail. The only requirement that I have is that you must have at least one story with an average of ten reviews per chapter!! If you qualify and are interested, holla to me! And on a similar note…

3) I am also available for beta reading. I can pretty much beta read for any type of story. If you would like me to help you, ask! I'd be happy to help. Also, if you would like me to review for one of your stories I can do that too, but I'll only take requests that are in the form of a review, so that way I'll know you read one of my stories first. ^___^ Oh, and please provide a link or the name and series it's in (no spelling errors lol) so I'll know which one.

4) Works in the future: Well of course I'm writing my current fic, the Robin/Amon one for WHR. As for another possible Ses/Kag fic, well, we'll just have to see about that…at any rate, please visit my other fics! ^___^ Arigato!

5) I would like to thank the following people for the creation of this fic…

AnimaPrincess: For being my first reviewer! ^__^ *sniffle*

My lil' kitty: For being cute and rolling all over my notebook which I used to write this fic in so you could distract me! *sigh*

Satu-Chan: For reviewing every chapter! *clap clap clap*

My lava lamp: o_O For making all these weird shapes, which somehow gave me the solution to which direction I would next take the fic.

mandyfanforevr: *hugs* I don't know how you put up with me…lol.

Tea: You'll always be my coffee ^____^ *pets teh tea*

FF.net: Yeah, I guess I should thank you guys, even though…the site has been weird lately…lol oh well.

My pencil/notebook: Of course, couldn't write this during math class without you guys! =D

Okay, now I say this with complete honesty—there is like a billion other people I would like to thank but I just don't have time. _ I didn't forget you, really! THANK YOU ALL REVIEWERS. You guys are the most important part of the whole thing (no it's not me…it's YOU lol) so thanks for giving me the encouragement to finally finish this story!! *hugs all uh…400 some of them* ^___^'

Well I guess that's all…*sniffle* it's been fun, really! Hope to see you guys somewhere else, and I hope to read your stories too! For now, onto new things! Bye everyone!!