They now realized that a good portion of adventures had been hazardous and perilous, but there was one incident that amused Raven in particular: "And then there was that time me and Sango were taking a bath in the hot springs and Miroku saw us." Kagome shot a dirty glare at Miroku who grinned sheepishly and whistled to fake innocence. "Now I know you just wanted to catch Sango naked." Kagome grinned evilly.

Miroku actually blushed at this "Yeah well Inuyasha saw you Kagome." Miroku attempted to defend himself.

Inuyasha looked highly affronted. "I WAS NOT! It was you who said 'oh that was a beautiful sight I just saw' you pervert." Miroku shook his head, and all the girls were laughing so hard there were tears in their eyes.

"Honestly you make it seem like I did something really bad." Miroku said insulted.

Sango gave him a wry grin. "You don't call spying on two unprotected totally nude girls bad?" Again Miroku faked innocence. Koga had stepped outside; he was gazing at the sky. He seemed lost in a void though, so Raven gently put a hand on his shoulder. He jumped out of his stupor, startled.

"Gomen." She apologized.

"Ah Raven, what are you doing out here?" Koga asked.

She smiled kindly up at him. "Checking on you, I think there's something nagging at the back of your head."

Koga sighed. "Are you going to return to your world, as Kagome did?"

She looked surprised "Me? Iie, I love being here with you." He took her hands, and they were face-to-face and very level. "I wanted to tell you that I do love you Raven." She bit her lip; she looked up in his expectant eyes. She knew she returned his feelings, but she was terrified. "If you're scared I'm going to leave you, I won't. I'm here until my dying day." She smiled "I do love you to Koga it's just…" She never got the chance to finish; he cut her off with a tender kiss. This wasn't a private moment as they thought, because they both nearly jumped out of their skins when they heard Kagome shout "HOW KAWAII! THAT IS SOOOO SWEET!" Raven let out a yelp and she could see Miroku was laughing heartily at her reaction. Now she really was beet red, and Koga was blinking as if in a daze. "You should've known better you stupid wolf." Inuyasha huffed.

Kagome who was still saying "kawaii" turned to him and glared "Oswari!" Inuyasha kissed the dirt and cursed Kagome under her breath. "That'll teach you to bust up a romantic mood!" She stuck out her tongue at him and headed back inside. Inuyasha brushed himself off, all the while muttering incoherently. Miroku finally quit laughing and followed Sango into the back chambers to help prepare beds for their guests. It was a rough night, especially for young Raven. Dreams of her long faded love danced around in her head. His voice echoed in her ears "I'm sorry but I must go." Her whole body was drowning in her own tears. She felt her heart explode and she hit the floor overcome by grief. Next she watched as he turned to ash. The rain beat upon her brow as she ran. She slipped and she watched the forest close in on her, as if to devour her. She screamed "NOOOOOOOO!" She panted when she awoke, the blankets twisted around her body as if some queer cocoon. She looked around; everyone else was still slumbering peacefully. It was the same nightmare, cold and clammy sweat was clinging heavily upon her body. She stole a glance at her lover, he was a sleep his dream undisturbed and congenial. She lay back down and tried to rid her mind of the thoughts that plagued her. She tried to stop her squirming insides and the blurry visions dancing before her cornea. It was all a feeble attempt, so she took a few breaths to steady her racing mind. Koga twitched and mumbled something inaudible. She snuggled close to him, his warmth was soothing and she felt safe with him near her. She closed her eyes and slowly, in very excoriating time, fell into the blackness of sleep. It's utterly amazing how shrill the sound of a wailing newborn is. She yawned irritably as Sanji awoke, alerting his parents of his discomfort. She could see Inuyasha and Kagome were absent, she assumed they had ventured to explore more of the slayer's village. Koga was faithfully waiting for her to arise and greeted her in his normal jaunty fashion. She gave him a quick kiss. Sango and Miroku were occupied with their infant son. It really did amaze the girl how helpless and dependant children were at this age. She had long since reached adulthood. She proceeded to fold up the blankets. She knew the posse would not care to stay to long, Miroku and Sango would be very busy. It was more a congratulations visit and a small reunion than anything. She took Koga's hand as he proceeded to show off his sprinting skills. She had to laugh, it had been awhile since he'd shown off, which he was most liable to do in the presence of a certain half dog demon. Inuyasha muttered "show-off" and she faintly heard Kagome stifle a giggle. They left Miroku and Sango almost as quickly as they had come. The feudal era was still filled with demons, but not half as threatening as when they'd been jewel shard hunters. Raven managed to steer Kagome aside for a moment, as Inuyasha did his favorite hobby, provoking Koga.

"So when are you marrying Inuyasha?" Raven asked.

Kagome gave a very heavy sweat drop. "Um, we haven't exactly gotten that far yet."

Raven was a tad bit flabbergasted. "I figured he would have asked you by now." Kagome smirked, "I think his pride is getting in the way of asking me."

Raven gave a sadistic grin. "I know what you should do Kagome-chan, pretend you're leaving to your world for good. It'll freak him out so bad he'll ask you! Men can be quite stupid so you have to spell it out for them sometimes." Kagome and Raven burst into a fit of giggles, causing Inuyasha and Koga to incline their heads.

"I don't like the sound of that," Koga replied grimly.

Inuyasha huffed "She's probably going to sit me." Kagome didn't, well not just yet.

"Konban-wa Inuyasha." She smiled her sweetest smile.

"What are you up to woman?" He asked in his rudest voice.

"Why me? Nothing." Kagome faked innocence.

"Feh, since when have you never been planning nothing?"

This seemed to tick Kagome off "Oswari!" Inuyasha hit the dirt and Raven grabbed Koga's arm and sprinted ahead. She heard a furious yell of "KAGOME!" She smiled inwardly he was officially ticked off. Koga looked at her. It was obvious something hung heavily on his mind.

"Koga, is something up?" She looked up expectantly at him. Koga suddenly became fascinated with the ground. "

Iie, why do you ask?" Koga poundered. Well, it was for one her woman's intuition. He had been very remote and quiet for the last leg of the journey, which for Koga was highly unusual.

"You've been very quiet and unless something's bothering you, you usually aren't." Raven said.

He smiled, "I think you know me a bit too well." She gave herself an invisible pat on the back.

"Of course I do, I love you." She smirked. He pulled her tightly to him at this and smiled broadly.

"Well I suppose I can ask you now, we are alone." He said mysteriously.

She nodded "Fire away, ask me anything." Koga seemed to be bracing himself; he took awhile to get his bearings

"Would you consider marrying me?" He finally blurted out. She was quite taken aback by this question. "

You want me to marry you?" She repeated, her mouth suddenly cotton.

"Yes," Koga confirmed. He looked on edge and tense. She decided to ease his minds

"Hai." She grinned cheekily. He breathed a sigh of relief and again had a plastered grin.

"You had me a little bit frightened for a minute." Koga smiled.

She gave him a peck on the cheek. "Oh Koga don't be silly! You'd know I'd say yes." He gave a small laugh, as did she. At that moment Kagome and Inuyasha had caught up with them, Inuyasha still fuming from being sat.

"What did we miss?" Kagome asked slyly.

"Probably nothing but a bunch of mush." Inuyasha said with disgust. Kagome and Raven exchanged evil identical grins. They knew when Inuyasha was alone with Kagome he could be a lot mushier than any romance novel.

"Mushy hmm Inuyasha?" Kagome teased. Inuyasha turned to avoid his blush; he knew what Kagome was thinking. Koga rolled his eyes.

"You always think you know everything, eh mutt-face?" Koga chuckled. Inuyasha flailed a fist at him. Koga shot him a dirty look, but did nothing more. They parted ways, Kagome and Inuyasha near Kaede's village, and she and Koga went to the wolf caves. It seemed Sesshomaru had disappeared in a huff after he'd heard about the fate of the jewel shards. He hadn't been seen, which was fine with Inuyasha as he was usually out to kill him. As it turns out, Inuyasha and Kagome were going to get married, and Kagome's family was involved. She'd actually managed to finish school, and still went to her time when at all possible. It didn't take Raven and Koga long to get married either; it was on a nice spring day, by the waterfalls. An odd thing happened, Kagome and Raven got pregnant at the same time! It turned out to be twin girls, which Raven named Mieko and Lei. Kagome also had a girl, which she named Kameko. She finally managed to adjust to her life in the feudal era, often seeing her friends Sango and Kagome, who had a son, Ravi, two years after her daughter. There would be more in store for young Raven. Raven would also discover the changes of her own world, and with it the sweet raptured light that it brought.

Footnotes: Konban-wa mina-san! It's me Mako! This is as you can tell my Inuyasha fanfic grin. Anyhow I do not own Inuyasha, nor any of it's characters, I just write these for fun and because I love anime! I do not own Evanescence nor any of the songs used in this fic! I am thinking about doing a sequel to this fic when a brilliant idea strikes me! Anyhow I hope you enjoy it! It took me a long time to complete! Anyhow in case you're wondering this story is based on who I think should be together, I/K and S/M. Oh yes, in case your are wondering, I do not like Kikiyo! But that's all right Kagome will triumph! Ja-ne