"Will you, Inuyasha take Kagome to be your lawful wedded wife? To have and to hold? For richer and for poorer? In sickness and in health. For better or for worst. As long as you both shall live?"

"I do."

"I now pronounce you man and wife. You made kiss the bride..." With that Inuyasha and Kagome shared the kiss that will bind them together forever in marriage "

I love you Inuyasha..."

"Ka-kagome...I lo-lov."

I woke up to see Kagome be engulfed in flame and a pink barrier. I tried to get up but I couldn't, I felt paralyzed like I had been poisoned with that tentacle that stuck me. I saw Kagome open her hands "You want these shards...well come get them!" then jumped in the air. Naraku tried to slash her but only to have his hand cut off by some kind of barrier she had formed around her. I manged to sit up and to see everyone around me laying on the ground, death was in the air. My head shot up see that she wasn't there anymore, but Naraku clutching his neck. I got to my feet and stated looking around, my wound was killing me. Kikyou wasn't far away, her face flat on the ground. I soon found Miroku, he was using all his strength to reach Sango who was laying a few feet way, with a two fur balls in her arms. I turned to see Sesshomaru getting to his feet as well, he didn't look any better. He was holding a little green ball in his hands he started to take out Tedsusaiga. A few bodies or two from him was Koga and whoever was left of his pack.

"What do you think your doing little priestess?" Naraku spoke "Do you really think you can defeat me?" I got out my sword, but then I didn't need it, he started disappearing right then, from the inside out. His miasma started to cover the whole area, he was screaming and clutching his chest. I had assumed that whatever Kagome was doing, it was hurting him greatly. With one last scream of pain Naraku's body melted away, I walked over to where he was and when the smoke clear I saw Kagome. She looked tried and her barrier was disappeared she was staring at me before she fainted. With all my strength I ran to her and held her in my arms. I tried to shake her awake, her eyes fluttered open and she smiled at me.

"Inuyasha...we..did it." she said opening her hand to reveal a completed jewel. "Here you can be a full demon now...You can -erg- be happy with Kikyou again."

"I'm already happy, you're alive."

she winced in pain "Not...for...long..."

"Wh-what do you mean?"

"I use all my power to purify the jewel and (wince)...and I won't last much longer."

"Kagome...no..." about to cry

"Inuyasha I'm sorry...I didn't mean to yell at you before. I don't hate you."

"Kagome I..."

"I love you Inuyasha I've always have...(wince) never forget..."

"Don't you dare start saying your goodbyes!"

"Never forget...I love you..." She said as she went limp in my arms. Kagome's ears, tails and fangs vanished and went back to normal. Not only did she use all her priestess powers, but her demon powers as well.

"Kagome? KAGOME!" shaking her but with no progress. I cried hard and loud. I didn't care who saw. I buried my face in her neck and continued to cry.

"Inuyasha?" I looked up to see a very hurt and dirty Kikyou. I she knelt down in front of me and Kagome, she lifted her hands with the jewel in it and covered my hand over it and then hers. "Pray Inuyasha, pray."

"Kikyou, what about the jewel, what will happen to it?"

"If the jewel is used for reason of good then it will be purified and cease to exists. If you wish for Kagome's life to be restored then the jewel will go back to where it belongs. Just make your wish, Inuyasha." So I did, I closed my eyes and I knew exactly what I wanted to pray for. 'I want Kagome to live and I want her to be happy. I want Kagome in my arms...with me and I want her to be happy...with me... ' From what I could see through my eyelids I saw some kind of bright light and then I felt a twitch in my arms. I shot my eyes open to see a missing Kikyou and a still dead Kagome. I shook her lightly "Kagome?" She woke up with a shock, gasping for air and grabbed my kimono like someone put something cold down her back.

"Inuyasha? Inuyasha!" she shouted hugging me tightly around my neck. I hugged her back. She pulled back and looked at me.."Inuyasha...your mother told me to give you a message...She said that's she's proud of you and is glad of the life you've chosen.." I said nothing but grabbed her again.

Our hug was interrupted by and bunch of scuffs and scraps across the ground from behind. The first one belonged to Miroku holding a dirty Sango, still with the two tiny fur balls, bridal style in his arms and a giant boomerang on his back. He brought Sango down near Kagome so they could hug.

"Miroku how's your hand?" I asked. He looked down and slowly took off the beads.

(gasps) "It's...it's...gone!"

I felt a hand on my shoulder, which belonged to Koga, "It's over...Congratulations mutt-Inuyasha, looks like the better demon won..." he held his hand out for me to shake.

I shook his hand "No, the better man won..." he nodded and looked at Kagome in my arms. He bent down and stroke her cheek.

"See ya around Kags, your one in a million." then he was off

The last scape was Sesshomanu's, he was turning around to leave,with a green ball in his arms. He just got done bringing back Koga's fallen comrades back and was leaving himself. I turned around "Sesshomaru!" I gently placed Kagome on the ground and walked over to him. I held my hand out. "Thank you." He looked down at my hand then back at me he, nodded and left.

I walked over to where Kagome was and picked her up bridal style. "Inuyasha I'm okay you don't have to carry me." she exclaimed. I ignored her and continued to walk.

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We made it back to the village around the time just before sunset. Kaede and the others villagers were all excited and celebrating the death of Naraku. They had a giant party ready for all of us and everyone else who helped, but the heroes weren't going any time soon, we had to patch up our wounds. Shippo and Kagome helped Kaede fix us up, well mostly Kagome dressed my wounds, which I didn't mind. I was laying down on the mat looking up at Kagome while she was fixing me up. The pain I felt in my chest was nowhere near the pain I felt knowing that I'd never be able to see Kagome again, 'Now that the jewel was gone, Kagome would probably have to go back to her own time. Most likely forever this time.'. Before I knew it I had reached my hand up to her face and was stroking her cheek with my thumb. "Inuyasha?" she said placing her hands in mine. I didn't say anything, I only smiled. She nuzzled my hands and put it down. "I need to finish,Inuyasha." Regardless if she was human or demon, she was still the most precious thing in the world to me...

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After everyone was patched up and feeling better to socialize, we were all sitting on a hill watching the rest of the sun to go down. "It's finally over." Miroku said breaking the silence. We all looked him and he was staring down at his hand. Sango scooted closed and intertwined their fingers together, "Yes it is..." Sango got up and took Miroku with her, it was just me, Kagome and Shippo, in Kagome lap. I knew that this would be the perfect time to tell Kagome how I feel, but I had to get rid of Shippo some how.

"Hey runt, I think Kaede wanted some help with something."

"Help with what?"

"I don't know go see..." he gave me a look and ran off.

"What was that all about Inuyasha?"

"I wanted to show you something that's why?" I got up and held my hand out for Kagome to get up. We walked down the hill and into the forest, hand in hand.

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When we finally made it to our destination, the Goshinboku. "What are we doing here Inuyasha?" she asked

I turned her round so she was facing me, and put both hands on her shoulders. "Do remember how we meet?"

"Yea you thought I was Kikyou and tried to kill me."

(sweat drop) "Yea well ever since then you've always been my side and I by yours. You've done things I've never seen before and you've become much much stronger. You're the bravest woman I've ever known. You cried for my sake, and protected me from danger many times..."

"Inuyasha what are you saying?"

"I'm saying Kagome that I love you too and it would be a please- no- an honor if you would agree to be my mate, my life partner, my lover, mine forever."