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Chapter 16: Life to the lifeless

A few hours past since they defeated Naraku. Kagome mourned over the loss of their dear friends Sango, Miroku, Kirara, and Shippo. Inuyasha lined the bodies up in a row. Kouga was helping him with this task. No one spoke in fear they would make it harder for themselves. They didn't want to believe everyone was dead. Sesshomaru was still there. He was holding Yuki to his chest. For the first time Sesshomaru showed despair and loss on his face.

"Sesshomaru." Inuyasha stood behind his older brother. He watched as Sesshomaru rocked his daughter back in forth in his arms. Kneeling next to him Inuyasha used his hand to brush away a stray hair. Looking in his eyes he noticed that Sesshomaru's eyes were glossy with unshed tears. Sesshomaru looked up into his brother's eyes.

"Inuyasha." Sesshomaru held on a little tighter to his mate. Inuyasha placed a finger on his lips.

"Shh! Don't say anything. I know it's hard, but…" he felt like choking on his words. "She's gone as the rest of them. I can't do anything to bring them back. My heart aches for my fallen friends and my family, Sess…" without thinking Inuyasha hugged his brother and sobbed on to his shoulder. Yuki was in-between them.

"Inuyasha." Sesshomaru didn't want to lose contact with him.There was asense of comfortwhen Inuyasha was hugging him. He buried his nose in his hair. Indeed Inuyasha lost a lot more than he had. It was unlike him to show any kind of emotion. He could hear his brother's mate sobbing in the background. The wolf started to howl again. The wolf pack that had howled and mourned with Kouga earlier was closer. Any moment they would be here. Inuyasha lifted his head. His eyes were red and his cheeks were puffy. It reminded him of the time when Inuyasha was a small pup. It was after his mother died. Inuyasha clung to his legs and begged him to stay with him.

'But I was an ass and pushed him away to fend for himself.' Sesshomaru mused. 'How funny it is now that when Inuyasha wanted to be comforted I denied him and now he was here comforting me and I did not ask for it.' Inuyasha stood up and walked over to his mate. Sesshomaru allowed himself to smile. The smile held no malice only a little bit of joy. To think their loved ones had to die before they both could put aside their differences. Sesshomaru planned on not letting them drift apart now that they were actually brothers.

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"Kagome…" Kagome looked up at him. "You know I love you." He wrapped his arms around her shoulders.

"Inuyasha, I love you, too." She kissed him on his forehead. It was sad to see everyone dead in front of them. They turned their heads to see Sesshomaru carrying Yuki walking towards them. He stopped and laid her next to the other bodies.

"Inuyasha, lay the fox cub next to them." He watched as Kagome hugged tighter to the little body in her arms. "Listen Tensiaga wishes to bring them back to life. If you want to see the fox a live again lay him down next to them."

Inuyasha nodded and scooped Shippo out of Kagome's arms. He laid him gently next to Yuki. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Kouga sit up right in a fetal position. The wolf watched them silently. He looked back at his brother. Sesshomaru circled the bodies. He stopped at Keiko's body. He grabbed Keiko by the neck and threw her corpse into a tree.

"Sesshomaru?" Inuyasha questioned.

"I despise that woman. I will not bring her back to life. I refuse. If you wish for her to buried so be it, but I shall not bring her back to life." Sesshomaru said with a lot of seriousness that left no room to argue. Inuyasha nodded his head and hugged his mate tighter. He placed his hand on Kagome's pregnant belly. A slight smile graced his lips as he felt his baby kick his hand.

Tensiaga pulsed in side of its sheath. Gingerly Sesshomaru placed his hand on the hilt and drew the sword. The sword pulsed once more. He closed his eyes for a brief moment. When he opened them he swung down his sword in a graceful arc before he sheath it again. A light had erupted from the sword and sliced each one of the dead bodies in half.

A moment passed. Everyone could hear their own heart beats in their ears. The first one took a breath. Then another and another took a breath. Shippo was the first to open his eyes. He sat up and looked around. His eyes landed on Kagome and Inuyasha. Tears formed in his eyes.

"Kagome! Inuyasha!" He ran to them and jumped in their arms. Tears renewed themselves in Kagome's eyes. She cried out of happiness instead of mourning.

Sango and Miroku both awoke at the same time. They looked around confused for a moment before they saw each other. They immediately hugged one another as if their lives depended on it. Kirara, the next to awake jumped on Sango's shoulder and mewed happily. Kohaku stirred and let out a moan. Sango saw her brother stand up. The joy she felt was immeasurable. She got out of Miroku's embrace and ran to hug her brother fiercely followed closely by Miroku. Gegin and Kai awoke and when they saw each other they both hugged each other and burst into tears.

Yuki awoke in her mate's arms. She looked up at him and caressed his cheek. She smiled. She felt the life within her start to move again. Sesshomaru before any words were said he captured her lips. They began to kiss passionately.

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Kouga's eyes widened as he watched them all come back to life. He watched silently as they each had their own happy reunions. A sharp pain stabbed at his heart as he saw Kagome kiss Inuyasha. He realized that he could never have her. He was in denial for so long. He began to feel out of place. During the battle he was of no help. He sighed.

"Kouga." A female voice spoke behind him. He turned around to see a wolf demoness with red hair. She had a white flower in her hair. Her furs were white as well.

"Ayame, I'm sorry." He buried his face in his knees. Ayame kneeled next to him she placed a hand softly on his shoulder.

"Come home with me, Kouga." She stood up and outstretched her hand. Wolves lined the trees and they let out small whining noises. He looked up and looked into Ayame's kind and loving eyes. He took her small hand in his own and followed her into the forest with the wolves trailing behind them.

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A hole was dug and Keiko's body was uncermonily dropped into the hole. They filled the hole halfway with dirt before Miroku stepped into the hole to put Kanna's mirror and Kagura's fan in the grave. Inuyasha and Yuki both laid Sakura's sword in the grave as well. The grave was filled with dirt and packed tightly. A small gravestone was placed on top of the mound. Miroku said a little prayer before slapping on a sacred sutra onto the stone.

"What do we do now?" Sango asked.

"We go are separate ways." Yuki replied.

"Sesshomaru, you still owe me an explanation!" Inuyasha shouted. He shook his fist.

"I promised didn't I?" He smirked.

"Everyone how about we meet at Keade's village when my baby's born. We can collect our thoughts and celebrate Naraku's death in our own ways before we gather." Kagome ruffled Shippo's hair.

"That's a great idea. Miroku, Kohaku, Kirara, and I can go pay our respects at my village." Sango smiled and hugged her little brother. She then grabbed Miroku's hand with a slight blush.

"In four cycles from now we will meet in that old priestess's village. It is agreed let us go now." Sesshomaru turned around with his arm around Yuki's waist and left. Gegin and Kai followed closely behind them.

Sango and Miroku said their good byes before they too left on Kirara. Their order was Kohaku, Sango, and then Miroku. Miroku winked at them. He had a perverted grin on his face.

"Kagome, Shippo, are you ready to go?" Inuyasha asked.

"Yes, we sure are!" Kagome smiled cheerfully.

"I can't wait to tell Keade of our adventure!" Shippo bounced. Both Kagome and Inuyasha smiled. They turned around and headed toward the village.

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"Lord Sesshomaru, you have returned and you're alright! Jaken didn't tell me where you were and I was so worried. I heard wolves howling this morning! Who's that woman? What's her name? Can I play with her? Who are those two behind you and…" Rin asked.

"Hush, Rin, let Lord Sesshomaru talk!" Jaken reprimanded. The woman laughed.

"Rin was it, well to answer your questions my name is Yuki and you can say I'm his wife. Yes, I will play with you and the two behind me are my servants, Gegin and Kai. Shall we go home now?" Yuki smiled at her. She walked over to Rin and held out her hand. Rin's smile could be describe going from ear to ear. Rin took her hand and they all went to the Sesshomaru's castle with Jaken fuming all of the way.

A/n: Well here's this chapter! How did you like it? There's one chapter left to go! Kagome and Inuyasha's baby will be born and Sesshomaru will talk. Tell me what you think!

Yukiouchi- That's one amazing feat if you read all of this in one sitting. I hoped you like this chapter!

Marsha a.k.a. Inuyasha- Hope you liked this chapter!

Dj- I agree with you that tragic endings are cool, but I think most people like happy endings or think that there is a happy ending.

Moondust Fireflash- Having a children with the evil woman Keiko is all Sesshomaru's fault. I read both of your stories!

SillyBlueMonkey- You missed me! Ha ha! Glad you liked the last chapter. I hope you like this chapter!

Hermione2be- As you can see Sesshomaru did use the Tensiaga. Bet you were cheering when Sesshy refused to bring Keiko back to life.

Danny'sGhostGirl- We are all a little weird in our own way. I hope you liked this chapter! About sixteen people died through out the whole story.

Marauder Megan- I didn't really mean to kill half of the people like Sango and Miroku, but I just got the urge to kill them off. So I did. I repented by bringing them back to life. One more chapter left to go!

SlummyRedDragon- Lol! We both killed our characters off and brought them back to life! Hope you liked this chapter!

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