Well, tomorrow's my cousin Sarah's birthday (Aug. 6). Sarah, her sister Aimee, and myself are really close. I think they're even starting to get close to my best friend (and koishii) Kuiya. I'm not sure if Kuiya feels the same, but that's a-okay. I drew a picture of us as anime people with some of our favorite sayings on the back. I feel so proud of it! (yay!) Anyway, Onward!

Chapter 4: Sayonara Feudal Days

Before Inuyasha, Kasumi, and Kagome made it to the wolf den, Koga met up with them. He held the baby within his arms and the two sat in the grass. He was startled to see the three.

"Hey," he greeted as he stood up. "What are you guys doing here?"

Kasumi lost all worry and went straight towards their baby. She gasped and said, "Hi sweetie. Did you have fun with Daddy?"

Koga handed the baby to her happily. Kagome saw and took out a little disposable camera she had in her pant pocket. She held it up to her eyes and pushed the button.

"Pictures are always best if it's caught unexpectedly," she pointed out; putting the camera back.

Koga shook his head and blinked repeatedly. The flash was too bright for him.

"What the hell was that?" he asked.

"It was just a camera," Kasumi replied; settling the baby on her hip. "It's kind of like the camcorder only it takes still photos."

Koga was still lost.

"Are we going to find Naraku or what?" Inuyasha asked impatiently.

Kasumi held up her hand and said, "First we need to find a name for our little pumpkin."

Kagome gasped. Her eyes went wide as she said, "You still don't have a name for him yet?!"

Koga and Kasumi awkwardly stared at the ground.

"No, but we'll figure one out!" said Kasumi.

"Let's see…" Koga pondered, rubbing his chin.

Kasumi did the same and said, "Times like this I wish I had a beard."

Koga set his hand on her shoulder and said, "Trust me, you'd look better without it."

Kasumi was disappointed. Even though it was just a joke, she made it seem like she meant it.

"I know!" she said.

Inuyasha and Koga jumped; startled.

"What?!" They both asked.

"Let's name him Tatsune!" she said.

Koga thought for a moment. "What exactly does 'Tatsune' mean?" he asked.

"Don't know, don't care," Kasumi replied quickly.

Inuyasha grunted in frustration. "Are we going to save Hoko or what?"

Kagome once again had to correct him. "For the last time, Inuyasha, it's Hojo!"

Koga walked passed him and said, "Yeah… Inutrasha."

Inuyasha tried to lunge at him, but Kagome held him back. "It's InuYAsha to you!" he yelled.

"Guys, guys, chill," Kasumi said. "I'm going to bring Tatsune to Hakkaku, and you two stay right here."

"But there's three of us here," Kagome pointed out.

Kasumi nodded. "I know. Mom, you're coming with me. We're gonna see how they get along by themselves."

Koga and Inuyasha asked angrily, "What?!"

"There's no way I'm gonna be alone with this flea-bag!" Inuyasha debated.

Koga clenched his fists tight and warned, "Who you calling 'flea-bag', mutt-face!"

Kagome stared blankly and asked Kasumi, "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

"Relax," Kasumi replied. "If Koga hurts Dad, no kisses from me."

"Oh, I see," Kagome said. "And if Inuyasha hurts Koga, then sit boy!"

Inuyasha came crashing to the ground. If she said plain 'sit', both Inuyasha and Kasumi would fall. And, if she said 'sit girl', only Kasumi would come down.

Inuyasha lay deep into the ground twitching. The spell hadn't worn off yet. Koga pointed his finger at him and laughed tauntingly.

"We're warning you two…" Kasumi said sternly. Her and her mother left.

After they were out of sight, Inuyasha was able to stand up again. Him and Koga stared at each other angrily for a good amount of time. Finally they turned their backs to each other.

Inuyasha said quietly, "Congrats to your new addition."

"Thanks," Koga replied in a humble tone.

"I mean, thanks for screwing my daughter…"

Koga turned back around and got in a fighting stance. "What did you just say, mutt-face?!"

"You heard me flea-bag!" Inuyasha screamed. He got in a fighting stance as well.

"Do you wanna fight?!"

"Bring it on!"

"Sit boy!" a voice called out.

Once again Inuyasha was on the ground.

"What was that for?!" he asked. "I didn't even touch him!"

"You were about to!" Kagome argued. She helped him back up.

Koga looked next to Kagome where Kasumi stood. She had her arms crossed over her chest, tapping her foot. He could tell she was mad.

"Let's go," she said.

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They later arrived to the previous spot where Kasumi found Naraku and Hojo. Just as they thought. Hojo stood in front of Naraku. He had a blank expression on his face. But they had two others who were joining them. Kohaku and a little girl. Inuyasha and Kagome identified the girl as Kanna.

Inuyasha whispered to Kasumi, "I thought you got everyone associated with him."

Kagome realized something and explained, "Remember Inuyasha, Kanna is nothing. It's as if she's not even here."

Kasumi got chills up her spine. She said, "That kid's really starting to freak me out."

"Kasumi," said Naraku. "We meet again."

Kasumi growled. "I'm warning you Naraku. You better let Kohaku and Hojo go."

"And why would I want to do that?"

She took out the Shikon Jewel. "Then it's back in the Jewel for good."

"You set me free once, you'll do it again."

"Shut up, Naraku!" Inuyasha cut in. "We're getting real tired of your stupid games."

"Inuyasha," Naraku turned to him. "How was it with Kikyo? I heard you were with her for a while."

Kagome looked at him with fury. "That's where you were for two weeks?!"

"There's no time for this, Mom," said Kasumi. "Naraku, you're going in the Jewel."

"Surrender the Sacred Jewel," Naraku demanded. "Or say goodbye to your little sunshine."

Kasumi stared at him in confusion. Then she saw him. In Hojo's arms, he held Tatsune.

"How did you get him?" Kasumi asked through grit teeth.

Naraku moved aside and revealed Hakkaku. He was out cold. Koga tried to run to his son and comrade, but Kanna blocked his way. She began to take a bit of his soul to warn him of the consequences. Kasumi grabbed him and moved him out of the way. She could see that Koga had gotten weaker.

"Leave them out of this!" Inuyasha yelled.

Naraku grinned. "Hand me the Shikon Jewel."

"Never!" Kasumi replied angrily.

"Kill him," Naraku ordered.

Hojo nodded taking out a small dagger in his shirt. "Yes, Master Naraku."

"No!" Kasumi screamed. She ran to Hojo and knocked the knife out of his hands.

This was her chance. She summoned the Jewel's powers and took out all evil from Hojo. In doing so, she began to also take Kohaku's.

Naraku extended his arm and made a grab for the Jewel. Kasumi still had strength and warded him away.

Hojo then shook his head. The evil was drained. He jerked his head in all directions and wondered where he was. Koga quickly knocked him out, taking the baby from his grasp.

"There," he said victoriously.

Naraku tried to make another attempt to grab the Shikon Jewel, but Koga blocked him, jutting his arm straight through his chest. Koga screamed out in pain and fell to the ground.

"Koga, no!" Kasumi cried out worriedly.

He was in a lot of pain. Kasumi let the Jewel go back inside her body as she rushed to Koga's side.

Naraku extended his arm once more and tried to grab the baby. Kasumi didn't take notice until the last second. Luckily, Inuyasha took action and cut Naraku's arm off with his Tetsusaiga. He began to use his Wind Scar, but Naraku sensed the danger. Him and Kanna fled. He left Kohaku there. Enough evil had been drained to a point where it was beyond repair.

There goes a fine servant, Naraku thought; disappointed.

Inuyasha put the Tetsusaiga back in its sheath. He turned around to see Kasumi and Kagome comforting Koga. Luckily the baby was unharmed. But he was crying very loudly. Apparently, the baby noticed the danger and knew one thing to do, and that was to cry it all out.

Kagome took Tatsune in her arms and began to rock him back and forth, trying to shush him. Kasumi ripped a good amount of her shirt off and applied pressure to Koga's wound. He started screaming just as loud as his son.

Inuyasha knelt down next to Kasumi and asked, "Is he okay?"

"Does it look like he's okay?!" Kasumi screamed.

Tears fell from her eyes onto Koga's cheek. He had enough strength to bring his hand up to her face and wipe away the wetness from her face. Kasumi overlapped her hand with his and tilted her head into it, still applying pressure to the wound.

Kohaku came up behind Kasumi. He told her, "I could give the last of my life energy to help the wolf demon."

Kasumi turned around. "Kohaku, no."

"It's the only way he'll live. Besides, it's the least I could do after releasing me from Naraku's evil. I remember now. I remember everything about my sister. Naraku didn't erase all of my memories. But I can't live with them any longer."

Kagome and Inuyasha looked to Kohaku with sympathy. Tatsune stopped crying. Silence settled in.

Kohaku pressed his hand against Koga's wounded chest. His life was being drained, and Koga's wound disappeared. Soon enough, Kohaku disappeared as well. He was gone…

"Rest in peace, Kohaku," Kasumi said to herself.

The group decided to go back to their hut. None of them talked the entire way. But when they get home, they'd get a surprise of a lifetime.

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Inuyasha and the others walked into the hut. Sango lay with a baby in her arms. Miroku sat next to her. They all gasped.

"Sango! You had your baby!" Kagome said excitedly.

Sango smiled. "Yes, I did."

Kagome went into a pout. "And I missed it. I feel so bad now."

"It's perfectly fine, Kagome," said Miroku. "Kaede handled everything just fine."

"Well what is it?" Inuyasha asked as he set Hojo down gently on the ground. (He was still knocked out.)

Kasumi nodded. "Yeah. A boy or a girl?"

Sango looked at her child and said, "A baby girl."

They heard the newborn yawn and they all felt warmhearted. She seemed like a content little one. Tatsune on the other hand seemed to be a bit more reckless.

"We decided to name her Akira," Miroku announced.

Everyone surrounded the newborn. Kagome brought Tatsune to Akira and said, "Happy Birthday..."

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Later Kasumi and Kagome held a meeting at the bone-devouring well. Neither of them looked happy, so the others were worried.

"We've decided to go back to the present days now," said Kasumi.

Kagome sighed. "And we will not be returning…" she said solemnly.

Everyone gasped.

"What do you mean you're not coming back?!" Inuyasha asked.

Kasumi explained, "It's just too dangerous for Tatsune and myself to be here. I knew this would happen, and so now, we have to leave."

Shippo cried out, "No! You can't go!"

Koga approached Kasumi and kissed her on the lips. "Will I ever see you or my son again?"

Kasumi couldn't fight back her tears. Her voice choked as she said, "I don't know…"

Inuyasha then asked, "I'll be able to visit, right?"

"I'm sorry, Dad, but no," Kasumi replied. "I've decided to seal the well. Tatsune must never know about this era, about being a wolf and dog demon, nothing! Not even know about his father, grandfather, or anyone else!" Kasumi said.

Her crying became uncontrollable. Kagome tried to comfort her. Tatsune began to whimper. Soon enough, the others felt tears come as well. This very well could be the last time they'll see Kagome, Kasumi, or Tatsune.

"We will miss all of ye," said Kaede.

Kasumi handed her mother Tatsune as she tossed Hojo over her shoulders. With one final goodbye, the four leaped into the well.

Miroku, Sango, Akira, Shippo, and even Kirara and Kaede went back to the hut without another word.

Inuyasha and Koga stared at the well.

"I didn't even get a chance to say I loved her," Inuyasha said aloud. He meant to say it to himself, but it slipped.

"Tell who?" Koga asked curiously.

"Either of them."

"I'm sorry, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked back at Koga. "You said my name right."

"Yeah… I'm not in the mood to make wise-cracks," Koga replied.

"Thanks… Koga…"

With that, Inuyasha and Koga went their separate ways…

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This chapter's kinda sad. But it's not the end!! If anyone here thinks it's the end, you must be pretty damn stupid. Just teasin'. Heh, I guess Kikyo (in my fan-fic.) was right. With every birth, there's a death. Sango's baby was born, but Kohaku also lost his life. Horrible way to put it, but, you know. I had to carry out the saying somehow. (( cries )) Poor Kohaku! He was so cool! Not when he was evil, but you know what I mean! I can't believe I killed him off. Damn my sick and twisted mind. And damn Naraku! I'm saying damn too much aren't I? Well, I gotta get going. Time for bed. I've been doing an awful lot of writing past midnight, so yeah. Oyasumi-nasai!