A/N: Everyone wanted an epilogue, so I decided to comply. I guess it did end a little quickly, huh? Besides, Cutie Pie Hentai gave me several good ideas to work with and I loved them all…

Italics indicates flashbacks and thoughts. Most of the beginning will be flashbacks. Non italicized text within in a flashback will indicate thought although it will sometimes indicate a stressed word or phrase. Confused yet?

Reviewer Comments:

Fire - I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Yashafan1 - Eh! I didn't mean to send anyone through withdrawal! Gomen ne! Yes, Naraku's dead. I absolutely hate those horror/mystery movies where you think you've killed the bad guy and then as soon as you've let down your guard -boom- he's back! Mostly 'cause they scare the crap out of me when he/she shows up out of nowhere. So, yeah, Naraku's good and dead. He was shot like seven times with her spiritual powers. If you really are interested in some of my other stories, I have several. Mostly one shots, but there's two other chapter stories. They're all on my profile page.

Cutie Pie Hentai - Thank you for the ideas. I liked all of them so well that I used most of them.

Epilogue

Tokyo, Japan
In a way, she was glad that she had chosen to go with a Western styled wedding. The dress styles were so much more to choose from and she got to have bridesmaids and ushers…while a traditional wedding also had its perks, the Western styled ones were much more to her liking.

Very much to her liking, she decided as she turned her head to look up at the silver haired man beside her and smiled softly.

Rainbow Valley Retreat
The limo rolled slowly over the gravel driveway to the front of the retreat. Inside, lounging on the comfy leather interior, four youkai sat in utter silence. The red haired mind youkai shifted, slightly uncomfortable at the prospect of returning to the place where she had broken into and caused unrest to one of the occupants even though her sisters insisted that it was only because of Naraku and that all had been forgiven. Kanna was quiet, as usual, but relaxed as she skimmed through the contents of her history book. Starting school hadn't been such a tough task after all, she was glad to discover, and she had caught up to the other kids her age very quickly. Kagura, the wind youkai, was simply enjoying her newfound freedom and the hand that wrapped around hers which belonged to a very handsome inu youkai, the very reason the four of them had returned to Rainbow Valley Retreat.

As they came to a stop, all four stared at the door, which was quickly opened by the little toad youkai, still grumbling about the unseemly behavior being displayed by his boss. The quartet was greeted by an older woman with long graying hair and a little human child, dressed in her Sunday best, who stood waiting for them on the front porch of the retreat. There was a small suitcase to the side by the door and the child stood on the toes of her shoes in excitement.

Sesshomaru exited first and then Kagura, followed by Kanna and finally Varsha. As soon as she spotted the inu youkai, the little girl bound forward and latched onto his leg, smiling up at him with a gap tooth smile, her front top tooth recently missing. She tugged on the sleeve of his jacket until he had to bend down to her level and then leaned into his shoulder, her mouth by his ear.

"Will Rin really be staying with Takahashi-san now?" She whispered quietly. When he nodded, she squealed in delight. "May Rin call Takahashi-san as Sesshomaru-san since Rin will be living with him?" When he nodded again, she squealed louder.

"However, Rin must speak aloud if she is to stay with this Sesshomaru." He turned his passive look to her and watched her eyes widen before she finally nodded in submission. He stood again and pointed her towards Kanna and the others. "This Kanna and her sisters, Kagura and Varsha. Kanna will be your playmate."

Rin smiled broadly and rushed over to the albino youkai's side, gripping the taller girl's arm and tugged her down to her level. She would eventually begin to speak as Sesshomaru wanted her to, it was, after all, part of their deal. He would allow her to stay with him and care for her, but she would have to speak and she would have to speak. "Rin is glad to meet you. Rin and Kanna will have lots of fun together, ne?"

Kanna grinned. "Hai, we will."

Tokyo, Japan
Kagome bit her lip watched the preacher in anticipation, her eyes straying to Inuyasha every once in a while. He looked so handsome and sexy in a tuxedo and so sophisticated as she stood solemnly at the alter.

Inuyasha stifled a yawn. This wedding shit was majorly boring and he wondered when they'd get to the good part - the reception and the food. The preacher continued to drone on about love and commitment and a bunch of other crap that he had no interest in at the moment as his stomach growled. He really should have eaten before the ceremony.

Osaka General Hosptial
Osaka, Japan
"Oi sleepyhead, wake up already." She slid her hands along the rough stone of the cavern walls as she walked through the twisted paths to the belly of the cave. "Ugh, this is where you stayed for how many years? Geez, Inuyasha, you couldn't have a little light in here?"

"I did have light - for a little while." His growl echoed through out the pathways and caverns, making pinpointing his location difficult, but she didn't worry because she knew that somehow she would wind up in his cavern. "What the hell are you doing here?"

She made a face at the vast blackness in front of her. "You wouldn't come to me so I came to you. It's not like it was difficult or anything." She could feel him roll his eyes. It was strange to feel his every movement and every feeling. Had he been able to feel those things when he was in her forest? "So, what happened to your light? Why was it only for a little while and where is it now?" For a long moment she received no answer and she sighed, deciding he had chosen to ignore her. There were just some things he was not ready to share. "Okay, so answer this, what are you doing back here!"

"Hell if I know! You think I wanna be here? Look at this place. It's dull." She found herself in a small cavern with only a sliver of light coming from a small hole in the top. Within that sliver of light sat a hunched over figure with silver hair. "I'd rather be in class."

"Now if you could only think like that more often, your teachers would be impressed." She crossed her arms over her chest, smirking slightly when she realized she'd surprised him by sneaking up on him. "So, if you don't wanna be here then why don't you leave? I've been waiting for you to wake up, baka, and that hospital room's starting to get really boring."

He looked up and narrowed his eyes. "So go home. It ain't like I need you to stay there or nothing." He looked away from her. "It was dark after you left before, but I got used to it. The dark ain't so bad."

She frowned, confused at his muttered comment. "What do you mean, Inuyasha? Would it get dark if I left now?"

He shrugged. "Yeah, so?"

For once she was glad for the darkness surrounding her as a deep blush spread across her cheeks. She was his light, the idea seeped into her mind and she felt her stomach flutter slightly. "Well, you don't have to worry about it because you're coming out with me. You should be glad I remember the way out of this place." Before he could protest she grinned and grabbed his wrist, dragging him to a standing position and drug him behind her down the winding corridors.

Tokyo, Japan
Sango sighed happily as she sat forward in her pew, watching the wedding couple repeat their vows. Her sigh became a giggle when she saw Kanna and Rin shifting uneasily in their long dresses and hair bows. The children were obviously anxious to get this part over with so that they could go play. When a hand touched her arm, she jumped, but relaxed when she saw that it was only Miroku.

"Is this the sort of wedding you desire?" He whispered in her ear causing her to blush deeply. Their marriage was a ways off yet as they still had to get through graduation.

Tokyo University
Tokyo, Japan
She gasped when something landed on the book in front of her, shocking her out of her concentration. Taking her focus from the text, she saw that the object was a single, long stemmed, red rose.

"Even the beauty of a rose dims when compared to you, Sango-chan." Miroku grinned when she turned her brown eyes up at him and came to sit beside her at the library table. "Please forgive my interruption."

She shook her head, but could not help the smile that graced her features as she took the rose from her book and held it to her nose, inhaling its beautiful fragrance. "I couldn't concentrate anyway."

"You know that the grand opening for the new display at Tokyo's National Museum is on Friday, ne?" He questioned. "It will be the last time the four heirlooms will be shown in public for a very long time before they are taken private settings." She nodded and gave him a curious look, obviously wondering what that had to do with them. "I was hoping that you might attend the opening with me? After I've treated you to dinner, of course. I promise that I will be on my best behavior. My hands will not wander and my eyes will not stray."

She closed her book and pushed it aside before lightly batting his nose with the rose bud. "I'm holding you to that. Walk me to the dorm."

Tokyo, Japan
The couple finished their vows and the exchange of rings and the preacher turned them towards the guests. "I now pronounce you husband and wife," he announced in a booming voice. "I give to you Takahashi Sesshomaru and Takahashi Kagura."

Whoops and cheers came from the gathered crowd as little bells were rung by each individual and Kanna and Rin threw rose petals at the couple. All Inuyasha could think at that moment was to thank the kami that it was finished.

Food.

Kagome glanced over at him from her spot in the crowd and frowned slightly. If he thinks he's going to bury himself in that buffet instead of dancing with me, he's lost his mind.

Inuyasha caught her look and gulped knowing his fate was sealed. So much for the buffet…

Fin

A/N: giggles I feel wicked, oh so wicked...hehehe...reading back over it, I realized that you really don't know who is getting married till the end. It could've been Sesshomaru and Kagura (which it was) or it could have been Inuyasha and Kagome.