Hey guys! Here's the next one! Not much to say.

Oh the Harry Potter fanfic we're going to do next is called Darkened Hour. It won't come out for a little while. That'll be posted in between our Inu sequal, Can't Repeat the Past. HP is going to be slower moving.

Disclaimer: ChibiBean does not claim rights to InuYasha or any of it's characters, or Evanessance. Thank you.

The Last Night

"Never was and never will be.

Have you no shame?

Can't you see me?"

-Evanescence

The rest of the week passed slowly. InuYasha and Kagome bickered constantly; Azurine slept most of the time; Yuto and Sarah spent lots of time, together; Yukito worried over Azurine; Miroku was lecherous; and Shippo did…uh…Shippo things.

Thereforth, (which is not a word until it was recently invented by the Bean), Azurine woke from her latest long nap a day before the new moon. During her previous waking moments, she would just lie there thinking, but now she actually pushed herself up into a sitting position.

A thought suddenly struck her. Miroku and Shippo were the only one's who knew of Sade's upcoming visit. Wait! When is that? Please tell me I have more time!

Yukito entered the hut, as it was the beginning of his shift. He looked up when he saw Azurine sitting up. Before he could speak, however, Azurine cut him off.

"Yukito! What day is it?" she asked, panicking.

"Uh…I've lost track…the batteries in my angel died. I think it's a Saturday. Everyone seems to be tense about the new moon for some reason, 'cept Sarah and Yuto. The others must know something we don't."

"New moon? When is it going to be?" she asked as she pulled on her jacket and boots.

"Tomorrow night."

"Oh, thank god," Azurine gasped.

Footsteps approached and Sarah walked in with a tray of food for Yukito. Azurine looked hungrily at the food. "Oh, I see. Don't bring me anything," she joked.

Sarah nearly dropped the tray. "Azurine! You're awake!" She put the tray down and hugged her friend tightly. She then gave her a slight bop to the head. "I'd never forget you." She picked up the tray and pulled a second one from under it. Azurine now saw the large amount of food on the tray and knew her friend had planned ahead.

Yukito smiled. "Sarah's become quite the housewife. She cooks extra everything and cleans wounds in a flash. Someone's gonna be lucky to marry her."

Sarah blushed hard and Azurine thought she knew why. She smiled as she pictured Sarah sitting at a dinner table with Yuto beside her. Or was that why? She then forgot that question, blinked, and remembered her real problem. With sudden urgency that caught the others off guard, she asked them, "Can you guys get everyone in here?"

Sarah looked confused, still slightly pink. "What for?"

"Just trust me and do it. You to, Kito."

Sarah took off, but Yukito remained, looking quizzically at her.

"It's important. Everyone. Here. Now."

He left.

"Are you ready, Sadie? Mummy needs you to do this important job for her."

The little girl named Sadie looked up at her mother, Sade. "Do I really have to hurt the little fox boy? He's so cute."

"Yes, dear. If you don't do as your told, mummy will be very angry."

The little girl pouted at her mother. "O…okay. I'll do what I have to."

Azurine toyed with a piece of her blanket. The others were crowded around her, listening closely.

"You see…tomorrow evening…my mother is coming for me."

"TOMMORROW?" InuYasha yelled. "Do you know what tomorrow is?"

"The new moon?" Yukito guessed.

"Do you know what the new moon is?"

"A stage of the moon when it is not visible to us on earth because it's lit up side is facing away from us," Sarah stated, quoting her 11th grade Astronomy class.

(Chibi: True of myself. I took it last year and BOY was it boring. SO…MANY…NOTES!
Bean: Oh, boy. Here she goes.)

The others stared while Yukito and Azurine chuckled.

Miroku spoke up. "Yes, that is the technical explanation, but what it means to us is that it is InuYasha's human night. He loses all of his powers on that night and becomes mortal."

"Oh," said Azurine, Yukito, and Sarah in unison.

"This is bad," Azurine added.

"Yup," Shippo said.

It was hours after Azurine's announcement. Sarah and Yuto sat together by a lake, watching the sunset.

Sarah swallowed a few times, trying to bring herself to ask the question that had been on her mind for days. "H…hey, Yuto?"

"Hmm?" he asked, wrapping an arm securely around her.

"When Sade comes back, will you go with her?" she asked nervously, leaning on him.

He smiled and kissed her, softly, on top of her head. He breathed her in deeply before answering. "And leave you? Not for the world."

Sarah smiled, comforted.

"I have a question for you," Yuto said quietly. "Who will you choose? If it comes down to it, will you stay with me or go with Yukito?"

There was a long silence. "What do you mean?" she asked, not as casually as she'd wished.

"Sarah, don't' try to fool me. I've seen the way you look at him. You blush when he talks to you. I know you have feelings for him."

There was another pause before she answered. "It's funny. You're the only one who's noticed. I don't know if Azure even knows. Yes, I had a crush on Yukito since I met him. I asked him once, a long time ago, how he felt about me. He clearly didn't get it. To him, I'm like a sister. I gave up on him a year ago when he confessed how he felt about Azure to me."

"Then why do you…?"

"Because, you never forget your first crush. Even though it's been a year, I still think about it. What would have happened if he hadn't like Azzy? I don't know, but now it doesn't matter. I've got you to be by my side. And even if Yukito was free, I'd still choose you. Haven't you noticed? I look at you, too."

"Really?"

"Dummy, you can be dense sometimes."

They sat for a long while, in silence. The sun was almost below the tree line when Yuto spoke again.

"You know, Sarah…?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

The girl sat up straight, more than a little surprised. She stared up at him. "You do?"

"More than anything."

"Anything?"

"Mm-hm."

She settled back down in his arms, glowing. "Yuto, I love you, too. More than anything."

They kissed, and this time, there was no stiffness or refusal from Sarah. She embraced him as the sky turned purple and crimson all around them.

"Hey, Miroku," Azurine sighed. "Look at that."

They watched Sarah and Yuto's forms disappear as the nighttime darkness enveloped them.

"They're cute together. I'm glad she found someone. She's been hurt so many times. I swear, though. If he hurts my little Tanpopo, I'll kill him."

Miroku chuckled. After a while he asked, "Azurine, are you scared?"

"Scared? Of course I am, no sane person wouldn't be!" She laughed a little. "I mean, me, you, and Sarah up against my own, all-powerful mother? Yukito and Kagome are just normal kids and no match for her; Shippo's only a child; InuYasha will be human; I'd try to get Sarah out of it to keep her safe, but I know she won't hear it. Come to think of it, the others won't listen, either. I can't let you use the wind tunnel. She is my mother. No matter how evil, I want her to have a proper burial, if we somehow manage to destroy her. This all seems just a little hopeless." She looked up, fighting against the tears spilling down her face.

Miroku wiped away her tears. "It's not hopeless. I'm here and I'll keep you safe. So will the others, no matter what you say to stop them." He paused a moment. "What about Yuto? You haven't mentioned him yet."

"Sade used to be his master, Miroku. He may be more of a burden in a fight against her. She knows all of his moves and I'm sure, no matter how good Yuto has become, Sade will have a way of getting him back, even if it's by force. I won't let him fight."

"I see…" Miroku leaned against a low stonewall.

Azurine sat on the same fence, turning her back on Sarah and Yuto who were now impossible to see from such a distance in the twilight.

"The 'bearing your child' thing, Miroku…"

He smiled at her hopefully. "Yeah?"

"I'll give you my answer in two days, if we survive." She kissed his cheek and jumped off the fence. "Keep you hopes up, okay?" She walked away in search of Yukito.

"Wow," mumbled Miroku as he touched his cheek. "I never thought my face could feel this good after a woman touched it." He smiled, dreamily, as he watched her slowly, retreating back.

Yukito sat against a tree as he watched Azurine approach. He smiled softly and waved to her. "Azure." He stood once she spotted him and brushed off his pants.

When she got close enough, she hugged him. "I'm sorry for all of this, Yukito. If I could make it so that none of this had happened, that I never fell down the well and things were back to normal, I would."

He patted her head awkwardly. "Heh, and leave Sarah without Yuto? That's a bit cruel, don't you think?" She laughed quietly. He paused before continuing. "Azure, after this is over, I'm going back home. I hope you and Sarah can be happy here."

"Oh," Azure said as she let go. "I'm going to miss you. Are you sure you won't stay here with us?"

"No. I miss my family. I need to be with them."

"How are you going to explain our absences? They'll know you're connected to us."

"I don't know where you two are. I've been out desperately searching for you two but no luck." He smiled.

"Nice."

"But before that, I need to know something, I really do."

"What's that?" she asked.

He studied her face closely. "Azurine…"

She blinked. Why did he look so sad?

"You see…the thing is…"

"Yukito! What is it?"

"I know you're in love, Azurine…you love Miroku, I know you do. Gram-Grandma Kaede said that I'm…I'm Miroku's reincarnation. I need to know. Who will you choose? Do you love me?" he asked, finally. " I mean, if I am his reincarnation, would you choose me or…or him?"

"Yukito…I…I can't…"

"Just tell me!" he yelled, his face turning red.

"I love you, Yukito, but not like that. You're one of my best friends, but…that's it."

"Oh." His eyes dulled for a moment. He then plastered a smile on his face. "That's okay. Well, I'm gonna go pack. See you." He walked away, letting the tears stream down his face. Goodbye, Azure.

She watched him leave, not seeing his tear-stained face. "Weird," she mumbled. She slowly walked after him, letting him get ahead. When she got back to camp, she went directly to bed.

Miroku watched Azurine's troubled sleep. He kept silent for a long time before turning to Yukito.

"Reincarnation, huh? That's interesting…let me see your right hand," he said.

Yukito, even with the knowledge that this was the man that Azurine chose over him, he didn't hold a grudge; it wasn't his style. It couldn't be helped. He decided to just grin and bear it. In response to Miroku, he lifted his hand, palm up, to the monk. A black, six-pointed star was set in his palm. "That's a birthmark that's been in my family for generations."

Miroku studied it a little longer. "Hm…descendant, too." He sighed, relieved. "Well, that's good, the curse stops somewhere."

Yukito withdrew his hand. "You mean I'm your times however many great grandson?"

"Well, yes, it seems so." He thought for a moment before tousling the boy's hair. "Got any siblings?"

"A little sister and twin older brothers," he answered.

"Cousins? Extended family?"

"Tons! Too many to count."

Miroku smiled and looked at Azurine. "Get some sleep, okay kid?"

Yukito nodded, confused by all of these strange questions, and turned in for the night.

There ya go! Two chapters for the wait of 1! Enjoy. I'll be back around the 15th of August. So expect the next chapter on the 19th. Bai-bai! Wish me 'Bon-Voyage!'