Disclaimer: Lyrics to "The Last Song" belong to X Japan.

With the Shikon Jewel free of the spell of the ice queen, InuYasha could now summon up the Kongousouha and finally put a stop to her. Crystal shards began to appear around her and his sword, the Tessaiga. He lifted it over his head and yelled, "KONGOU..." More crystal shards appeared around the sword. "SOU..." They began to grow bigger and increase more in number. Then he swung the sword down over his head and sent them all forth towards the queen. "HAA!"

Juuroumaru, being the quickest one there, was perfect for the job of holding onto her so she couldn't get away. He was grasping her tightly, waiting for the moment were he would be able to dodge the oncoming blast and she would not. It came. He leapt out of the way, mere milliseconds before the impact. The shards sliced through KooriKisaki, cutting her up into tiny little fragments. The queen of the ice was gone. The ice that covered the room began to fade, too. So did the ice that covered most of Japan.

InuYasha dropped the Tessaiga on the ground and fell over. The others ran over and knelt down beside him. "She... gone...?" he gasped. The others nodded. "Oh good," he said, closing his eyes. He fell asleep right there on the floor.

"Aww," Jakotsu whispered.

The explosion made them all jump. All except for InuYasha of course, he was out. The far wall had been bashed down and standing there were Sekka and Bankotsu. Yura, Manten and the others were just outside of the fortress. "Where's KooriKisaki?" Sekka asked.

"She's dead," Juuroumaru answered. "Um..." He pointed at her.

"She's on our side," Bankotsu said, looking over at her and smiling. "Where's the Shikon Jewel?" Kagura had it. Midoriko had already explained everything to her. She walked over to Sekka, who had the final two shards, and handed it to her. The shards attached themselves to the jewel, making it complete. Then it floated up into the air. All who were still awake watched it as it reached about half way up to the roof. Then she appeared. Midoriko, the jewel's creator. She smiled as the jewel settled in her hand.

"Thank you all," she said, smiling. "Now that it is whole, I can return to the after world with it so that this will never happen again." And with that, she vanished, jewel and all. It was over. It was finally over.

They returned home and found that nearly everyone had fallen asleep. Myouga, Hamaya, Ginta, Hakkaku and Kyoukotsu had also all conked out. But Kagome, Sesshoumaru, Kageroumaru, Akizuki, Kanna and Kohaku were all still wide-awake, awaiting their friends' return. When they arrived back home, Kagome rushed into InuYasha's arms and kissed him. Kageroumaru leapt up and landed on his brother's shoulder. "Took you long enough," he muttered sarcastically. Kanna ran over to her sister and gave her a big hug. Kikyou and Renkotsu were waiting there too.

"You did really good," she said sweetly to Jakotsu. "Suikotsu'd be proud." She was right. He was. So was Kouga.

Am I wrong to be hurt? Am I wrong to feel pain? Am I wrong to be in the rain? Am I wrong to wish the night won't end? Am I wrong to cry? But I know, it's not wrong to sing The Last Song, 'cause forever fades.

When the morning begins, I'll be in the next chapter...

Sesshoumaru faded out his beautiful piano solo; at least one tear had been shed by everyone in the entire auditorium, including himself. He wrote that song especially for the occasion of defeating the Ice Army and now he had finally gotten a chance to perform it in front of an audience. He smiled as he left the stage. So much had happened since then; since the defeat of the Ice Army. Kikyou had given birth to a healthy baby boy named Kotake. Juuroumaru and Akizuki had been going steady pretty much since they returned from the fight. Bankotsu and Sekka seemed to be getting along quite well, too.And since Yura, Manten, Souten and Kouryuu had no place else to go, they were invited to join in the little clique they had going on. A little something could be seen happening between Souten and Shippou. Everyone was happy. Everything was going good. Everything... was coming to an end.

ChikaraEki: Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku, Hakudoushi and Rin, had become famous thanks to the Battle of the Bands contest and were touring around Japan. They were up there with the big ones like Shiina Nagano, Minami Takayama and that woman who sings the theme song to Dot Hack.

Yogore no Yurikago: Kikyou, Jakotsu, Bankotsu, Renkotsu, Hamaya (on drums) and Sekka (on keyboard) had been famous from the get go, because of their CD. But that was from the past, from the old days when the band was actually whole. It had been shattered into pieces, but those pieces were being put back together quite nicely. Quite nicely indeed. No one of course could take Suikotsu's place, but...

OmegaNihon: InuYasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippou, Nobunaga, Juuroumaru and Sesshoumaru. They had just been given a record deal by Mr. Sharp from Sharp Records to start their career.

(Excellent!)

Within the last few months, the three bands had barely said a single word to each other. They had almost completely lost touch, but that was to be expected as they were always off touring the country and the world. Finally, the plans of a reunion had been made.

"Well," InuYasha said as he and Kagome strolled up to the Rec. Hall, "Here we are."

"I'm so excited," she smiled, "We haven't seen these people in, what? It's been a few months now, right?"

The dog-boy nodded. They reached the front door, drew in a deep breath, and then went inside.

"Hiiiiiiii, InuYasha!!" Jakotsu came dashing over as soon as he heard the door open.

"Nice to know you haven't change a bit," InuYasha smirked. Pasted across Jakotsu's face was a wide grin.

Everyone else was here: the kids were playing video games in the entertainment area of the building (and guess what? Kohaku had gone back to his awful loosing streak again). Nobunaga and Tsuyu were in the lounge with Bankotsu and Sekka, talking about "good old times." Miroku and Sango were at the bar with Yura and Manten, getting to know each other better. All the others were strewn randomly throughout the building, playing matches or swimming or skating or surfing.

Kikyou, holding her baby in her arms, and Kagura joined them. "Hey, you made it!" Kikyou exclaimed.

"Oh," Kagome smiled, "Is this your son? Kotake?" Kikyou nodded as Kagome stood by her side. They walked away, making baby faces and noises. Kotake was giggling.

"He really is cute," InuYasha smiled.

"Thanks," Jakotsu smiled back.

"You know," Kagura mentioned, a somber look spreading across her face, "This may be the last time we're all together."

"Oh," InuYasha responded zealously, "I don't think so. It'll hafta be something really important to keep us from getting together again." He was right. It was they who had gone into the forest, chasing down Naraku and bringing an end to him. It was they who had gone into the arctic wasteland and had put an end to KooriKisaki. It was they who returned the Shikon Jewel to the other world. Not a heck of a lot could stand between them now. And yet, things really were changing. Maybe it would be the last time they were all together. They all smiled at each other, then walked slowly over to the bar.

Things really were coming to an end...

THE END