Disclaimer: I don't own it. .. duh!
A/N: Wow! Finally, TWG is coming to an end!! Hee hee!! I like this chapter. . .epilogue, cause it's the last chapter. YEAH!! So please, sit back, enjoy, and check out my next project, The Nun and the Sinner!
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Epilogue
Snow fell around the family dressed in black as they all stood around the newly planted gravesite. There was three headstones, now. Higurashi Rumiyo, Mama, and the father.
Kagome and Souta were dressed in fancy black clothes: Kagome in a black dress, and Souta in a black suit. Jichan was less than a casual. He wore what he usually wore.
The ex-social worker, who Kagome had, in fact, noticed his queerness while he was cooking breakfast that morning, was standing next to Jichan, preying with one hand and playing with Kagome's hair with the other one.
Kagome swatted him away a few times before giving up and letting him twirl her naturally straight hair into curls with his fingers.
It had been 3 weeks since they had buried Mama. She had been put to rest peacefully, with her best kimono as her burial clothing and a box of sacred belongings such as her wedding ring, her garter from her wedding (which her best friend had returned to her there after she had dropped it outside the church), a solo picture for each family member she had, and a picture from her wedding night: her husband with his arm around her and Mama patting her 3 month pregnant stomach (Kagome). Nothing like being pregnant on your wedding day.
Miroku, with Jichan's help, had discovered a foolproof plan of returning Sango, Shippou, and Miroku to the Sengoku Jidai. Although, it was rather from an inexperienced fools mind (Jichan) that got them back.
He accidentally pushed them down the well while Kagome was showing them how much was left of the jewel. Kagome, Sango, and Shippou had fallen through and when they hadn't come back through Miroku and Jichan assumed that they had made it through.
Inuyasha dozed for a long time everyday, complaining about his shoulder and how not having an arm made him look like a freak and how everyone looked at him whenever he tried to eat. Not that anyone noticed his handicap, seeing that his sleeves were so long and broad.
Time was mending all their wounds, even internal.
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Kagome opened her bedroom door, lightly scrubbing her hair with a towel, in her baggy pink button down pajamas and matching baggy pink pants with pink silk bottoms and sleeve cuffs.
She closed the door behind herself and quietly set her towel on the edge of her bed. Inuyasha was dozing, curled into a ball with his armless sleeve wrapped around his waist and his hair in a damp braid after taking a bath.
Kagome sat next to him and pushed his bangs away from his face, watching his peaceful face. After a moment of rubbing her thumb across his cheek she opted to laying her head on the palm of her hand and lying next to him, watching him more comfortably.
"Hey." He muttered.
Kagome almost jumped off the bed. "Wh-what?" she asked, sitting up as he did, and watched him rub his eyes.
He yawned before leaning against the wall and looking totally awake. Kagome just blinked with surprise at his sudden mosement.
"That's guy's an asshole." He muttered.
Kagome looked confused for a moment before realizing whom he was talking about. Mr. Queer. "I know." She said quietly, turning away. Remembering how he had chased Buyo out of the house because he had gotten sick on the kitchen floor. How he hit Kagome (tapped) on the butt with a broom when she argued back about something with him.
Inuyasha stared at her out of the corner of his eye. "Your such an idiot." He said, his voice mixed in with a sigh as he stood and walked to the open window. It was still freezing cold out but they both sat on the sill as they had done weeks before.
"But Souta needs *someone* to look after him."
"What about your grandfather. He isn't a jerk from what I've seen."
"How would you know what a jerk was like?" she asked, a giggle touching her voice.
His face pulled with annoyance. "Oh, you say it like *I'm* a jerk!"
She was silent and smiling before reaching over and touching his far cheek.
Inuyasha's annoyance slipped away into curiosity as she pushed his face towards hers and gave him a short, loving peck on the lips.
"You are, and that's how I like you."
He was stunned beyond words for a long while. Finally snapping out of it after a minute. "H-how. . ."
But Kagome was already off the topic.
"I think about him, more times than I wish." She said, twiddling her thumbs around her knees. She threw her head back, her long hair flying around her face. "but my best memory of him are. . .our winters!"
*Fin*
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Sniff. . .it was short and sweet but that's what epilogues are for. I planned this ending for so long. I made a big setting change and re worded a few things but I hope it was good.
I was planning on Kagome ending the chapter with Souta saying: "We've been running for a long time. Now. . .we've finally stopped for a pit stop. Maybe we'll enter the race again, but at least then we'd be together."
GAG!
Lol. But I like how this one ended, the kiss!! It wasn't major romance and stuff, but, y'know. . .it was good I think.
Anyway, I can't believe it's over!! Thank you everyone for getting me to my goal. . .even if it didn't quite make it to 100+ reviews. I faith after this chapter I will get at least 103 reviews. At the least. Lol!
So, now to list every person that ever reviewed. Even if that person isn't reading any longer I just want to thank everyone!!!
Ks-Starshine (thank you for reviewing so much. Even where it was a bad chapter. ^_^)
K chan
Boss Lady (THANK YOU SO MUCH! For forcing me to finish chapters and giving me ideas. I couldn't've gotten here without you!!)
RyuuYasha (thank you for the encouragement)
Demon Zora (thanks for reviewing through most of the story! I appreciate it!!)
keeper-of-the-triforce
InuyashaForever
Shippou's Acorns (Love the name!! Lol)
Kawaii-Inu-Inutaishou
Fun-KillinReportCard
Mistress of Anime
CONSOI OF FANFICTION
Fate Bringer
Spikesfirstluv
DaVvY jOnEs LoCkEr
Deamon Drama Queen
AkuReiX
Puppkid
Mukyuu Tenshi
WhiteDragon354
Elvin-Goddess-Riona
KougasMyMan (Like the name!! ^_~)
Fetchboy84 (another original name! Shoot! People are so creative!!)
Dafafaeth Mechqua ('starteling revelations' like the words ^_~)
Inuyashafanaticlmv (so into the story. Kool!)
Animemistress419
Fae Ring
Ryguy5387
Namiko-Daughter of Sekhmet
Sweet Cherry Kisses (I'm glad I changed your course of pairings, even for a little bit. Sorry. . .didn't put Sesshy in it, though ¬_¬)
Yami Meko
Delonwethiel
Lord Sesshomaru
Ladyofthedragons1
The-SeVeReD-HaNd (weird name o_0 but kool!!)
Numbuh 291
Trinity
Queen Of Swords88
The Lady In Black 07
Sheila
Nite1
White-wings01
Anti [.] Poptarts
Madoka Makkura
Katzzatar
Keiko Ishimori, Youkai Megami
Phew!! That's all 'o them!! Lol!!
I look forward to having you as reviewers again in the near future. Please, if you wish, check out my next Project, The Nun and the Sinner!!
Peace my fellas!!
Luv yall!!
Kisses,
-Ritsuko // Herb-chan
V ~_^
A/N: Wow! Finally, TWG is coming to an end!! Hee hee!! I like this chapter. . .epilogue, cause it's the last chapter. YEAH!! So please, sit back, enjoy, and check out my next project, The Nun and the Sinner!
*--*--*
Epilogue
Snow fell around the family dressed in black as they all stood around the newly planted gravesite. There was three headstones, now. Higurashi Rumiyo, Mama, and the father.
Kagome and Souta were dressed in fancy black clothes: Kagome in a black dress, and Souta in a black suit. Jichan was less than a casual. He wore what he usually wore.
The ex-social worker, who Kagome had, in fact, noticed his queerness while he was cooking breakfast that morning, was standing next to Jichan, preying with one hand and playing with Kagome's hair with the other one.
Kagome swatted him away a few times before giving up and letting him twirl her naturally straight hair into curls with his fingers.
It had been 3 weeks since they had buried Mama. She had been put to rest peacefully, with her best kimono as her burial clothing and a box of sacred belongings such as her wedding ring, her garter from her wedding (which her best friend had returned to her there after she had dropped it outside the church), a solo picture for each family member she had, and a picture from her wedding night: her husband with his arm around her and Mama patting her 3 month pregnant stomach (Kagome). Nothing like being pregnant on your wedding day.
Miroku, with Jichan's help, had discovered a foolproof plan of returning Sango, Shippou, and Miroku to the Sengoku Jidai. Although, it was rather from an inexperienced fools mind (Jichan) that got them back.
He accidentally pushed them down the well while Kagome was showing them how much was left of the jewel. Kagome, Sango, and Shippou had fallen through and when they hadn't come back through Miroku and Jichan assumed that they had made it through.
Inuyasha dozed for a long time everyday, complaining about his shoulder and how not having an arm made him look like a freak and how everyone looked at him whenever he tried to eat. Not that anyone noticed his handicap, seeing that his sleeves were so long and broad.
Time was mending all their wounds, even internal.
*--*--*
Kagome opened her bedroom door, lightly scrubbing her hair with a towel, in her baggy pink button down pajamas and matching baggy pink pants with pink silk bottoms and sleeve cuffs.
She closed the door behind herself and quietly set her towel on the edge of her bed. Inuyasha was dozing, curled into a ball with his armless sleeve wrapped around his waist and his hair in a damp braid after taking a bath.
Kagome sat next to him and pushed his bangs away from his face, watching his peaceful face. After a moment of rubbing her thumb across his cheek she opted to laying her head on the palm of her hand and lying next to him, watching him more comfortably.
"Hey." He muttered.
Kagome almost jumped off the bed. "Wh-what?" she asked, sitting up as he did, and watched him rub his eyes.
He yawned before leaning against the wall and looking totally awake. Kagome just blinked with surprise at his sudden mosement.
"That's guy's an asshole." He muttered.
Kagome looked confused for a moment before realizing whom he was talking about. Mr. Queer. "I know." She said quietly, turning away. Remembering how he had chased Buyo out of the house because he had gotten sick on the kitchen floor. How he hit Kagome (tapped) on the butt with a broom when she argued back about something with him.
Inuyasha stared at her out of the corner of his eye. "Your such an idiot." He said, his voice mixed in with a sigh as he stood and walked to the open window. It was still freezing cold out but they both sat on the sill as they had done weeks before.
"But Souta needs *someone* to look after him."
"What about your grandfather. He isn't a jerk from what I've seen."
"How would you know what a jerk was like?" she asked, a giggle touching her voice.
His face pulled with annoyance. "Oh, you say it like *I'm* a jerk!"
She was silent and smiling before reaching over and touching his far cheek.
Inuyasha's annoyance slipped away into curiosity as she pushed his face towards hers and gave him a short, loving peck on the lips.
"You are, and that's how I like you."
He was stunned beyond words for a long while. Finally snapping out of it after a minute. "H-how. . ."
But Kagome was already off the topic.
"I think about him, more times than I wish." She said, twiddling her thumbs around her knees. She threw her head back, her long hair flying around her face. "but my best memory of him are. . .our winters!"
*Fin*
*--*--*--*
Sniff. . .it was short and sweet but that's what epilogues are for. I planned this ending for so long. I made a big setting change and re worded a few things but I hope it was good.
I was planning on Kagome ending the chapter with Souta saying: "We've been running for a long time. Now. . .we've finally stopped for a pit stop. Maybe we'll enter the race again, but at least then we'd be together."
GAG!
Lol. But I like how this one ended, the kiss!! It wasn't major romance and stuff, but, y'know. . .it was good I think.
Anyway, I can't believe it's over!! Thank you everyone for getting me to my goal. . .even if it didn't quite make it to 100+ reviews. I faith after this chapter I will get at least 103 reviews. At the least. Lol!
So, now to list every person that ever reviewed. Even if that person isn't reading any longer I just want to thank everyone!!!
Ks-Starshine (thank you for reviewing so much. Even where it was a bad chapter. ^_^)
K chan
Boss Lady (THANK YOU SO MUCH! For forcing me to finish chapters and giving me ideas. I couldn't've gotten here without you!!)
RyuuYasha (thank you for the encouragement)
Demon Zora (thanks for reviewing through most of the story! I appreciate it!!)
keeper-of-the-triforce
InuyashaForever
Shippou's Acorns (Love the name!! Lol)
Kawaii-Inu-Inutaishou
Fun-KillinReportCard
Mistress of Anime
CONSOI OF FANFICTION
Fate Bringer
Spikesfirstluv
DaVvY jOnEs LoCkEr
Deamon Drama Queen
AkuReiX
Puppkid
Mukyuu Tenshi
WhiteDragon354
Elvin-Goddess-Riona
KougasMyMan (Like the name!! ^_~)
Fetchboy84 (another original name! Shoot! People are so creative!!)
Dafafaeth Mechqua ('starteling revelations' like the words ^_~)
Inuyashafanaticlmv (so into the story. Kool!)
Animemistress419
Fae Ring
Ryguy5387
Namiko-Daughter of Sekhmet
Sweet Cherry Kisses (I'm glad I changed your course of pairings, even for a little bit. Sorry. . .didn't put Sesshy in it, though ¬_¬)
Yami Meko
Delonwethiel
Lord Sesshomaru
Ladyofthedragons1
The-SeVeReD-HaNd (weird name o_0 but kool!!)
Numbuh 291
Trinity
Queen Of Swords88
The Lady In Black 07
Sheila
Nite1
White-wings01
Anti [.] Poptarts
Madoka Makkura
Katzzatar
Keiko Ishimori, Youkai Megami
Phew!! That's all 'o them!! Lol!!
I look forward to having you as reviewers again in the near future. Please, if you wish, check out my next Project, The Nun and the Sinner!!
Peace my fellas!!
Luv yall!!
Kisses,
-Ritsuko // Herb-chan
V ~_^