Just to let you know, Izou is my character (obviously) and his name means legacy.
I am so sad that this is the last chapter (actually, it's more like an epilogue). This kind of jumps all over the place, but I think you can follow it. I'd love to write more in this story, but there's nothing more to write. I do hope you enjoyed it, and please review!
Inuyasha's Legacy
Kagome saw Inuyasha rush into the hut. He ran over to her with a worried expression, but then he saw everything was fine. Henoticed their child and he broke into a smile, "Our child Kagome."
"Yes Inuyasha, our son." She said proudly, holding him out for his father to hold.
"He's beautiful, just like his mother." Inuyasha commented.
"Actually, he seems to take after you a lot more than me." Kagome replied.
Their son was almost a clone of what Inuyasha had looked like before. Since he had been conceived before Inuyasha had turned human, he was a quarter youkai. He had Inuyasha's silver hair and ears. He also had Inuyasha's thick eyebrows. However, he had Kagome's soft features and her brown eyes.
"What should his name be?" Inuyasha asked after holding his son for awhile.
"There seems like there is only one name that fits. He is your legacy Inuyasha. He will always remind you of your younger days as a hanyou." Kagome hinted.
"Then his name will be Izou." Inuyasha stated with finality.
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The Shikon no Tama was completely purified that year, but that did not stop Kagome, Inuyasha, and their companions having adventures. In fact, just raising Izou was an adventure for them.
From the start Izou was into everything. He was always curious and always asking question. If one of his parents did not specifically forbid something then Izou would not hesitate to do it.
Once, when he was about five, Izou had gone up to the Goshinboku. He had seen the great tree from a distance, and he had always been awed by it. That was why he decided to climb it. He was about half the way up the tree, before his father had to climb up after them.
When they got back down Kagome was furious. Inuyasha, on the other hand was happy that his son was so much like him. All Izou wanted to know was what he had done wrong. Luckily, he did not have the temper that Inuyasha did; otherwise he would have shouted right back at his mother.
That was why everyone loved him. Kagome's mother, grandpa, and brother instantly adored Izou. Kagome had just been happy she could get back. Since Inuyasha had chosen to become human, the Bone Eater's Well had remained open. If he had chosen to become youkai, then the well would have closed. From the time Izou was born on, Kagome did not live in her time, but in the Feudal era. Nevertheless.She visited her family often, and usually brought her family.
Things hardly even changed for Kagome and Inuyasha,. They got their own hut, but they never married. Inuyasha could never truly think of himself as human, since he had been a hanyou for two hundred years. Even though they had there own hut, they still hardly spent time there. They normally were out slaying youkai, or saving villages with their friends.
One day, when they were staying in their own house, Inuyasha and Kagome carried Izou (he was still a baby at this point) up to the Goshinboku. With some effort, they climbed up into the tree and just sat there. Kagome and Inuyasha talked for hours about the four years of fighting against Naraku.
"You know Inuyasha, it's funny. Without the Shikon no Tama we never would have met. I would still be living in my old time period, and you would still be pinned to a tree. Izou wouldn't even have been born." Kagome stated, staring fondly down at her son.
"The Shikon no Tama destroyed my life, but then it brought me a new one. I think that whatever has happened in my life, the only thing that made it worthwhile was meeting you." Inuyashamuttered tenderly tohis mate.
Kagome looked at her mate and then looked at their son. 'There truly is no life I would rather be living.' Was what Kagome would have said, but there was no need for her to say it. As soon as she looked at Inuyasha he knew.
Together, Kagome's new family sat in the tree which had with stood hundreds of years. They watch the sun set. Then later they watched the moon rise. They sat high up in the tree until Izou was asleep, and she was sleepy herself. Without a word spoken, they carefully began to climb down.
The Shikon no Tama may have destroyed many lives, but it brought mine together. Kagome thought with infinite love for her mate and her son.
Wow, it's done. I really hope you liked it, but review if you did or not!
I do want to let everyone know that my other story "Rin's Quest." Is another of my stories, but it is set on the same timeline. It takes place six years after "A Hanyou's Legacy" began, or ten years after the beginning of the "Inuyasha" series.
It is not technically a sequel, but it does mention elements of "A Hanyou's Legacy." I'll warn you ahead of time that it pairs Sess and Rin together. I'm really enjoying it too, and I'd love to get more reviews about it. Anyways, thanks for reading my fanfic. Hopefully it was entertaining.