Here's my next chapter, and this is one of the hardest to write…I beg your forgiveness on how I had to wrap up the end like this. My own personal beliefs…smile

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"Kagura and Kanna came after you? Just appeared and attacked?" Inuyasha said, sitting on all fours in front of Sango who leaned against a tree with her eyes closed.

"Yes, Kagura and Kanna. They were searching for Sesshomaru though," she replied.

"Of course they knew to come to you…" Miroku said quietly from his place across the fire.

Sango and Inuyasha stared at him for a moment before Inuyasha snapped his fingers in front of her face.

"Kagura and Kanna? That's it? No one else?" He questioned her.

"Yes Inuyasha," she said, grabbing his fingers to cease the snapping.

Kagome walked over to the two and squatted down next to Inuyasha. "Do you think this has anything to do with Kikyou's visit to us the other night?" She asked thoughtfully.

"Maybe," Sango replied, putting a finger to her own chin thoughtfully.

"Maybe it's time to kick Naraku's ass!" Inuyasha declared, slamming a clawed fist into his palm.

"Calm down, Inuyasha." Kagome said, putting a hand between his ears. She couldn't resist. Tweak, tweak.

"You said you'd stop that!" Inuyasha yelled, backing up.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She said, calmly putting her hands on the ground. "Anyways…"

Miroku came over to sit with them, crossing his legs Indian style, his arms folded together in his prayer posture.

"How much longer, Inuyasha, till we can fully take over Naraku and defeat him once and for all?" Miroku said, looking at Inuyasha only as he spoke.

"Who knows, monk. I'm just tired of sitting around here." Inuyasha replied, leaning back on his hands.

All four of them sighed heavily, knowing that whatever the future held, it was sure to be long and treacherous, whether one or many of them died.

Their adventures together as a group fighting for the jewel shard, the real truth behind all of the madness that had become by a simple need for maybe love. Just love was all Onigumo wanted perhaps. Love from Kikyou, but her heart was for another: A certain hanyou who wanted only to be more powerful, while Kikyou wanted all her power gone. I suppose she tired of watching over the jewel and just sought for its use to be good and whole. Instead, thanks to the desires of one such evil her whole world had been drained. The one she loved, loved another and that is the hardest thing to come by. Maybe if she had been in peace with it, it would have all worked itself out.

Kagome on the other hand, she respected Kikyou in a small sense and that maybe led her to be the one Inuyasha fell in love with…

After the defeat of Naraku, Inuyasha had taken the jewel and indeed used to it to become human, but not before begging Kagome to stay in the feudal era with him. Kagome knew she belonged in the future but she couldn't resist his offer. After begging her Mom to let her leave she kissed her Mother, Grandpa and Souta one last time. She knew she belonged with Inuyasha and if he was willing to use the jewel to become human and live with her, this was best. He didn't know the future well enough.

Their love was so apparent, and it became widely known. They lived in the same village as Kaede, their hut pretty much neighboring hers.

Miroku had gone to become a far better monk than he thought he could become. He lived with the man who had raised him since he was a child for many years, visiting many villages around the country trying to rid demons from their homes. He finally met up with Koharu again, the young woman who had promised him his first child when she became old enough.

They moved into a quite large home purchased from Miroku's skills at demon exterminating, if you will go by the term. In the end, he did have a happy life. Koharu gave him the son he wanted so long, and the daughter. They had many children, and discovered what a good father Miroku really was.

Sango had gone back to her village, telling Kagome she'd find her there. After praying over her father's grave she found that now that Naraku was gone she could be truly happy.

Sesshomaru had gone in search of Sango, having been with Inuyasha to fight to the end of the battle of all battles against Naraku. He, again, proposed to Sango hoping she'd still be willing to accept it having been almost a year since his first proposal.

"Of course I will, Sesshomaru-sama." Throwing her arms around him she promised herself to be his till the day either one died.

The only sadness to their love tale the two could find was that Sango was only human and Sesshomaru was demon. Her body would rot soon, and his would spend at least thousands of years wandering around.

"Lady Kaede?" Sango asked one cold night, rapping her hand upon the old woman's door. Kagome and Inuyasha were somewhere, probably gathering fruit or twigs. Healthy food and no more ramen for Inuyasha, though he thoroughly detested it.

"Come in, Sango. Come in." Kaede pulled back the cloth over the door and led her in. A small fire crackled in the center of the room and a sleeping Shippou, who Kaede had in a way adopted, lay in the corner snuggled tightly to the hut wall.

Kaede followed Sango's gaze to Shippou. "He is adorable when he sleeps, but a definite trouble maker awake."

Sango put her hand to her mouth and gave a chuckle. Shippou did always seem a lot more free spirited now that Naraku was out of the way and everyone was happy. After all, he hadn't been in it for Naraku, just for protection.

"Kaede, I need to discuss something with you. It has a bit to do with magic so maybe you can help me…" Sango said quietly so no one would hear. She pulled out parchment papers and leaned over to Kaede, unfurling the papers and showing her the writings on them.

After reading through them Kaede's one good eye widened and she leaned back, her hands forward on the paper. "Oh my, this is amazing, truly. Where on Earth did you uncover this artifact, Sango?"

"In my father's village. The elder had it hidden under his floor. He told me stories about it when I was younger but I never thought it to be true." She nodded her head, looking at the papers.

"Well, let us get to work soon then."

"Thank you, Kaede." Sango said, smiling at the old woman.

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Ahh! Runs away from flames!!! That is how I thought it should end if Sango and Sesshomaru are together.

Please review me on this and there IS another chapter to go, in case you're wondering! I have to explain the papers duh. Smirks, and hides under rocks.