Kagome almost flew out of the well when she went to talk to InuYasha. InuYasha was in the village, and when he saw Kagome, he almost cried for joy.

Kagome went into InuYasha's arms and InuYasha held her. They both knew this was the last time. "InuYasha . . ." Kagome said.

"Kagome. How come you came back?"

"You told me to. In the future. In the future, we will meet, InuYasha. You will live until my time and then use the Shikon No Tama to become a full human."

"But, Kagome. I love you now. You love me now. Why do we have to wait?"

"Because everyone here needs you. Everyone at home needs me. InuYasha, whatever happens, don't give up on me. Please. And in the future, you told me to tell you to stay with Sango and Miroku. Tell them to stay around these parts, too."

"Okay, Kagome. So, I won't see you for another five hundred years?"

"Yeah. I'm sorry, InuYasha, but this is the way it has to be."

"It's all right, Kagome. I love you. And I won't ever give up on you."

InuYasha held Kagome as close to him as he could. Kagome's eyes began to water because she knew InuYasha was different in the future. She loved him no matter who he was, but she loved him most from this time.

"InuYasha," Kagome said.

"Yeah?"

"Don't ever change," Kagome said.

"I won't," InuYasha said.

"I want to say bye to everyone," Kagome said.

Kagome and InuYasha went farther into the village until they found Kaede. Kagome said her last good-bye, and then went to go find Sango and Miroku.

"Kagome!" Sango said. She smiled and Miroku smiled, too.

Kagome hugged them both and said, "I'm going back to my time. And I probably won't be back."

"What about InuYasha?" Sango asked.

"Everything's settled with him."

"Is he going to stay with us?" Miroku asked.

"I think he will," Kagome said. "Where's Shippo?"

"He's been with Kirara a lot lately," Sango said.

"Where would that be?"

"Probably by the river," Miroku said.

Kagome went out by the river and found Shippo and Kirara.

"Kagome!" Shippo excitedly said. He jumped into Kagome's arms.

"Shippo, I may never be coming back," Kagome said.

"Why?" Shippo asked, his eyes beginning to fill with tears.

"I just need to be in my own time. InuYasha's fine with it."

Shippo jumped out of Kagome's arms and said, "Bye, Kagome."

Kagome said her bye and put Kirara one last time, then she went off.

By the well, InuYasha was waiting for Kagome. "Kagome," He said.

"Do you want me to take your rosary off?" Kagome asked, getting close to him and putting her hands on it.

When Kagome lifted the rosary up even a little, InuYasha grabbed her hands and kissed her. Kagome wasn't expecting it, but she rested her hands underneath InuYasha's hair and around his neck.

Eventually, Kagome's hands ended up on InuYasha's shoulders instead of his neck. InuYasha's hands shifted from her sides to her waist.

When Kagome tried pulling away, InuYasha pulled her back. "Don't go," He said.

Kagome didn't want to let go of InuYasha. She wanted to be here forever.

Night was approaching fastly and InuYasha was going to be living in the village and sleeping there.

"Kagome," He said. "I'll love you forever."

"I'll love you forever, too, InuYasha," Kagome said.

And with that said, InuYasha went back to the village, and Kagome - back down the well. InuYasha and Kagome in modern time had three kids. They also got married and when Kagome got out of school, they got their own house. And for the rest of their lives, InuYasha protected Kagome from anything that ever harmed her.

And the last shikon shard? Kagome, like Kikyo, had taken it to hell with her when she died. Kagome's reincarnation never knew it was in her. And so, the last shikon shard was passed from reincarnations until the end of the world.