A/N: Well, here we are. the final chapter... well technically its the epilogue but wow. I cannot believe it. It seems like just yester day i started to write this story. Honestly, it's hard to believe it was only a little over 2 months ago that I was sitting infront of my computer writing a random story out of my head and then suddenly being bombarded with this plot bunnie and erasing that other one... which i wanna start writing again. lol.
but yeah. I'm getting all nestalogic here. im gonna cry... naw im not really. but i do feel kinda sad. I loved writing this story so much. I guess it's a good thing i decided to write a sequel huh?
speaking of the sequel I'll post a little something about it at the end of this chapter (which i believe will be short) along with all the Shout Outs and other stuff.
So without further adeux here is the Epilogue of Falling for the Guy in Room 1346 (come to think of it, i really should have thought of a shorter name! lol!)
Kouga stood before a full-length mirror, checking his appearance for the billionth time that hour. He was nervous. Never in his life had he felt like this before, not even when he would stand up in front of a group of complete strangers and tell them about something personal. Right now he felt like he was standing naked in the middle of Time Square with everyone stopping to look at him.
He sighed, knowing there was nothing wrong with the way he looked and pulled out a slip of paper from his jacket pocket. He unfolded it and looked at the words that he had written a few weeks before. He didn't really need to look them over again he knew them by heart. But he knew that when the time came for him to actually say them, he would be so flustered he would forget.
Five months had passed since he and Ayame made up and they couldn't be happier with each other. It had been a real shock to Ayame when he had purposed a mere month ago, but she had accepted right away. Though it was a short engagement, everything ran smoothly, and no one felt particularly rushed to get things ready on time. Mr. Ookami had closed the country club he owned for the occasion and Mr. Porter's company had built the alter and the benches for the ceremony. Kouga had chosen to have Miroku and Inuyasha as his best men, not being able to choose between the two. That worked out for the best really, seeing as Ayame was having Kagome and Sango as her maids of honour, not being able to choose between them either.
One thing Kouga could not understand is why Ayame had been so adamant about writing their own vows. It's not that he had minded, just that he had problems putting exactly how he felt about her into words appropriate for this type of occasion.
Kouga was pulled out of his thoughts as Miroku and Inuyasha walked into the room. They, like Kouga, were wearing normal black and white tuxes with black bow ties. Well, Miroku had the bow tie on, while Inuyasha was still trying to get his to tie right and was complaining to himself about what a stupid thing it was.
"Damn bow tie..." Inuyasha grumbled and he failed yet again to tie it right.
Kouga and Miroku chuckled and Miroku stepped forward. "Here," He said whacking Inuyasha's hands way from the untied cloth. "Kohaku could put on his bow tie, you would think that you, a full grown man, would be able to..."
Kouga snickered which earned a death glare from Inuyasha. "Keh, I bet Sango put it on for him," Inuyasha said, trying to reclaim some of his dignity.
Miroku laughed as he finished tying the bow tie and turned his back to Inuyasha. "Nope. I was there, he did it all by himself." Miroku stated. "Besides, Sango is with the bride getting ready." Miroku clapped a hand on Kouga's back. "How does it feel old chum, knowing that in a little over an hour from now you'll be a married man?"
"Seems almost unreal." Kouga said smiling at the thought of spending the rest of his life with Ayame. "I couldn't be happier..."
"And that's a good thing." Sango's voice drifted into the room. The guys all stopped and stared at her. "What?" She said looking at their blank stares.
"Not that it's not a pleasure to see you Sango," Miroku started still not moving from his spot in the room. "But, why are you here?"
"Ayame wanted me to make sure you boys were dawdling," She shrugged walking into the room.
"Could she have just come herself?" Inuyasha asked as he leaned up against the wall, his arms crossed. Everyone in the room just stared at him.
"It's bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding," Sango explained, shaking her head at his stupidity. "It's her wedding day, the biggest day of her life, she's not about to go and ruin it."
"Keh," was Inuyasha's oh so intelligent response.
"Well, it's good to see you got your bow tie on..." Sango muttered. Miroku and Kouga started to laugh.
"Not without Miroku's help he didn't," Kouga said between laughs as Inuyasha simply glared at them all.
Sango just smiled. "Whatever," she laughed, turning to leave the room. "Oh," She said turning back before she closed the door. "You guys only got half an hour." She winked and closed the door.
Kouga took a deep breath; the pre-wedding jitters were starting to kick in. Miroku noticed Kouga's sudden change in character and smiled. "Starting to set in now huh?" Kouga just nodded.
xxxxxxxx With The Girls xxxxxxxx
Sango entered the room that had been set-aside for the bride. Kagome was standing in front of the full-length mirror checking herself out, making sure she looked ok in the dress. Kagome's dress was almost identical to Sango's. It was a long with a small train and was loose around the neck. It was made of a fine midnight blue silk that looked absolutely fabulous on her. Sango's dress was the same style only it was a dark shade of magenta.
Ayame was sitting on a chair in front of another mirror, applying her make-up. Though usually, that would have been done professionally but Ayame had insisted that they don't spent any more money on something she could easily do herself. After all, Kouga had already paid for the bridesmaid dresses (hence the fine silk) even though she had protested, and he paid for the rings which were the most expensive white gold wedding bands on the market, hers having a row of small diamonds all the way around. Then there was the engagement ring. Oh my, don't even get her started. It was a simple white gold band with three stones. Two smaller ones were white diamonds, cut to perfection; the larger one was a pink heart shaped diamond, also cut perfectly. She swore it must have cost him a small fortune... enough to feed a small country for a month. She didn't like getting so spoiled, she wasn't use to it. Sure it was nice, but she was simple girl. She was still getting use to the whole billionaire thing.
Ayame put down the brush she had been using to put on a light layer of blush and stood up. She looked absolutely stunning. Her dress was sleeveless, with fine embroidery on the top part. The bottom half was poofed out with several layers of crinoline and on top was silk like material. It had a long train and her vial was just as long. Her hair was tied up into a large, tight bun at the top of her head, which her vial was attached to. Two small strands of her bangs had been curled into tiny ringlet's, framing her face beautifully. This dress had been her mothers and it was a perfect fit. Her make up complimented the look. Black eyeliner had been applied to the top lids, over shimmery white eye shadow that brought out the bone of her eyebrows. She had a thin layer of light pink blush applied to her cheeks, making them a soft rosy colour and her lips were a creamy red. Like I said, she looked stunning.
"So," She said, looking at Sango with a huge smile that she couldn't rid herself of. "Are the boys ready?"
"Yup, all dressed and ready to go," Sango confirmed.
Kagome looked at Sango in the mirror. "You mean Inuyasha actually got his bow tie on?"
Sango laughed, "Not without a little help from Miroku."
The girls laughed together then quieted into a comfortable silence, none of them really knowing what to say. Kagome and Sango, though thrilled for their friend, couldn't help but be a bit sad. They both knew, no matter how much Ayame denied it, things were going to change. They would see less of Ayame. But they knew, no matter what, they would remain friend, Ayame would see to that.
"Ayame..." Kagome said finally, her eyes watering slightly.
"Yeah?" Ayame replied, though she knew what was about to happen.
"Your getting married!" Kagome squealed giving her friend a bone-crushing hug.
"I know!" Ayame said hugging her back.
"Hey what about me!" Sango whined getting in on the hug.
The girls just stood there hugging for the longest time, ignoring everything else, shooing anyone who tried to interrupt them.
xxxxxxxx Outside at the Alter xxxxxxxx
Mr. Ookami stood off to the side, moving from person to person, chatting for a few minutes before moving on. After he had talked to just about everyone he stood by himself, admiring the altar. He was snapped out of his trance when a hand clapped his shoulder. He looked next to him and smiled seeing the older man. "Mr. Porter, it's been too long." He said shaking the Ayame's grandfathers hand.
"Indeed it has," Mr. Porter said with a smile. "Scotch?" He asked holding out a cup with scotch in it.
"Yes please," Mr. Ookami said taking the cup and taking a sip.
The two stood there silently, the same thought going through their minds. "You know, your son truly is a man of his word." Mr. Porter said finally.
Mr. Ookami smirked, knowing exactly what the elder man was talking about. "You know, I don't think they even remember that day...," he said thoughtfully.
"Nope, I'm sure Ayame would have said something by now if she did." The older mad agreed.
"Do you think we should tell them?" Mr. Ookami said, watching as his son and his two friends walked out of the building, heading towards him and Mr. Porter.
"Nah," Mr. Porter said with a smirk of his own. "Not yet anyways. I plan on telling that story at the reception. Care to help me?"
Mr. Ookami smiled, "I most certainly will."
Kouga stopped in front of his father. "Hey dad," he said, sounding slightly nervous. "Mr. Porter," He nodded his head at his wife-to-be's grandfather.
"Kouga," Mr. Porter nodded in return. "If you'll all excuse me, I have a young woman to escort down the isle." He said, taking his leave.
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The string quartet they had hired began to play and everyone rose to their feet as the doors opened. Kouga held his breath. The first to walk out was Inuyasha's niece, Rin, as the flower girl. She threw red and pink rose petals across the isle as she made her way down, running out about halfway there. Next to emerge was Kohaku, Sango's little brother, whom Ayame had chosen to be the ring bearer. A few seconds later Sango stepped out, closely followed by Kagome, each of them holding a bouquet of flowers that matched the others dress.
Finally, Ayame appeared in the doorway as she held her grandfathers arm, his hand over hers as they began to head towards the altar. She smiled at Kouga, as his heart stopped momentarily. He had already forgotten his vows. In fact he wasn't sure he'd be able to speak.
Ayame finally reached the end of the Isle and stopped. He grandfather placed a kiss on her cheek, before turning to Kouga giving him a nod and a wink and sitting down in his designated spot. She stepped in front of her soon to be husband, still smiling like a fool.
The priest began his speech, when he got to the part with the vows he told Kouga to recite his first. Kouga pulled out the piece of paper, but never used it. He changed most of it anyways, telling her exactly how he felt at that moment. When he finished, the priest told Ayame to say hers and she did, making them up on the spot. They exchanged the rings and the priest pronounced them husband and wife. Kouga smiled down at her, never being as happy in his life as he was at that exact moment. He leaned down and captured her lips in their first kiss as a married couple.
The crowd burst into cheers and applause, as the couple headed back down the isle. The guest threw confetti into the air and a cage of doves was released. The two kept their eyes lock on each other, smiling till their jaws hurt.
THE END
A/N: OMG! I'm finished! I'm done! it's over! this is the last A/N i'll ever write in this story! OMG!!! I'm freaking out man!
EE! im so happy! and I did it I finished it in one weekend! DONT YOU LOVE ME!!
The Thank You's.
Frist of all, I would like to thank everyone who read this story from start to finish and reviewed. Thank you for your continuos support and encouragment. Honestly I would not have been able to finish this story if it weren't for you guys. I do this for you. I am nothing without you guys!
Next I have to thank my friend Charlotte who did help me with that one chapter and inspired many ideas along the way which I didn't gie you credit for. Wuv ya girl!
And finally to those of you who read this story but did not review. Though I do thrive off reviews, I don't see them as manditory, being one who had problems reviewing peoples stories myself. I'm just greatful that people read and hopefully enjoyed my story.
The Sequel.
Yes, I promised to give you all a sequel and garsh darnit I shall stay true to my word. Being the type of person I am, I always want to know what happens after the story and hopefully this will answer that question for this story.
The jist of it is what happens two years later. How Kouga and Ayame's married life it, how Sango and Miroku's relationship is and whether or not Kagome and Inuyasha finally hooked up or not. There will be three chapters, a slim (very slim) possibility of a fourth. Each chapter will be about each pairing. The order will be Sango/Miroku, Kagome/Inuyasha and finally Ayame/Kouga. If there is a fourth chapter, It would be about all three together.
So everyone be on the lookout for a story called New Beginnings, it should be out in a week, possibly two. I have a few stories I'm gonna be starting in that time too, for further details checkout my bio.
The Final Note.
Well, it's been a long two months and 5 days but fianlly, the story has come to an end. I know, I'm getting sentimantal again but, I really did love writing this story. Any reviews I get for this final chapter I will have the responses in the sequel. I hope you all enjoyed reading this story as much as i did writing it and I hope you all read the sequel.
Though this is the last chapter, I ask that everyone review. The more reviews I get, the greater the possibility I will post the sequel sooner. so Review Review Review!!
That's enough rambling from me. Goodbye dear readers. This is Erin, saying toodles for the last time (in this story anyways (; ). TOODLES!
Reall Goodchild