Guardian Demon by Outlaw024

ALTERNATE ENDING

Authors Notes: Here's the alternate ending; it starts out after InuYasha and Kagome have said goodbye and Kagome went into the airport. Tell me which one you like better.

Alternate Ending

As the Lincoln drove away, InuYasha let out a heavy sigh; Sesshomaru turned around.

"What's wrong InuYasha?" he asked like a worried mother.

"Nothing." InuYasha stared out the window.

Inside the Airport

Now boarding rows 11 and 12. Rows 11 and 12 are now boarding. Kagome stood up with her ticket and wheeled her bag over to the gate. There had only been two seats left in the first class section of the plane. Not wanting some kind of commotion, Kagome offered to take a seat in the coach cabin.

She still had a chance to go back and say goodbye to InuYasha one more time. She wanted to go back and tell him how much she loved him. She wanted to share another tender embrace with him; she wanted to feel safe in his arms.

But before she could anything, the flight attendant at the gate tapped her on the shoulder. "You can get on the plane now."

On the Plane

Kagome sat next to the window and watched as the ground got farther and farther away. She sighed heavily.

BING "This is your captain speaking. The use of permitted electronic devices is now allowed. We will be cruising at an altitude of 36,000 feet for the next hour and a half."

Kagome shut the window and slid to the end of her row. The other two seats in her row were empty. She opened up the fold out tray and rested her arms on it. She sighed again. She could have told InuYasha she loved him but she never did. She didn't want to wait and tell him when she got back. She was angry with herself. She had had plenty of opportunities to tell him; why didn't she? She put her head down on her arms and cried softly.

"Who was he?" the man sitting behind her asked.

Kagome kept her head down in her arms. "He is the person I love. But I never told him I loved him." Kagome began spilling her heart, she was glad to finally be able to tell someone. "I know I'm going to see him again in a few weeks, but I just feel guilty. I mean, he's done so much for me. I know this may sound crazy, but he's the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. If I told my mom that, she'd probably think I was crazy or having some teen romance drama thing. But I know he is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. I love him."

The man sighed. "I know what you mean. The same thing happened to me. I knew I loved a girl, but I never told her that. I had so many opportunities but I didn't tell her. She's the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. She had to leave, had some kind of family problem. I don't know when I'll see her again."

"I want to tell him so much. I just wanted to say to him 'I love you'"

In the Lincoln

Death took out a silver flask filled with vodka and took a swig from it.

"Hey InuYasha, what do you have in that?" Sesshomaru asked him curiously.

"Oh just some vodka," Death replied. He took another swig and chuckled to himself.

On the plane

"And I just wanted to say to you that I love you Kagome," InuYasha told her.

Kagomes' head shot up from her arms and she quickly looked behind her. InuYasha smiled back at her. For a moment Kagome was completely stunned. She couldn't even think of what to say as InuYasha climbed over the seat and sat down next to her. "Hi," he whispered to her.

Kagome still didn't know what to say, but she embraced InuYasha in a hug; the feeling of security and comfort washed over her again. Then something popped into Kagomes' mind. "InuYasha, how did you get on the plane?"

"Well, first lets just say that Death can do a very, very good impression of me."

Kagome laughed as she snuggled closer to InuYasha.

"And then I had buy one of three seats still available in first class and a seat in coach. I sprinted for the ticket counter after I said goodbye to you. Death quickly took my place."

Kagome pulled away from InuYasha and looked his straight in eye. "I meant everything I said," she told him.

InuYasha looked right back at her and smiled. "I know. And I want to spend the rest of my life with you Kagome."

Kagome leaned against InuYashas' chest and closed her eyes. "I love you InuYasha."

"I love you Kagome."

END