Some indeterminate amount of time later…
In the world of the dead, the princess was surrounded by the members of her tribe that died in the great destruction of the tiger demons. She returned with her mother and told her all about her adventures as she lived. She found out that her father had given his own life for her mother's and she laughed, "That's the same thing that I did. I'm so proud." She also met Inuyasha's mother who was very grateful for everything she had done for her son.
As for Inuyasha, he was visited by the princess in his dreams quite often. He was finally able to sum up the words to say his last goodbyes. His mother also told him that the princess would be well-taken care of and he was grateful to her for that. He told the princess of the progression of the tiger demon cubs under his and Koga's instruction. He held the bracelet often, as it reminded him of her.
Kagome, despite her absences, made it to high school. She enjoyed life in the feudal era as well as her own, even though Naraku had grown increasingly stronger since last encountering the princess. One day, however, a new student came to class. She sat next to Kagome and there was something familiar in her eyes. She asked, "Hi, what's your name?"
"It's Sen." She smiled, "and you are…"
"My name's Kagome."
"Kagome? That name sounds familiar to me." She wondered curiously as she blinked with her light blue eyes.
"Would you like to come to my house after school? I think there's someone I want you to meet."
"Sure, I'll follow you there." When they returned, Kagome had a feeling that something about Sen was familiar, no doubt about it. She told her to wait by the 1,000 year-old Sacred Tree as she headed down to the Bone-Eater's well.
Inuyasha returned with her, "What on earth is so important!"
"There's something I need to verify." He rushed out of the shrine and gasped. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Sen. He saw the familiar bracelet on her right hand. He approached her, almost breathless. "You… you're…"
Sen looked up and laughed. "Aw, what cute little ears." She leaned on her tip-toes to touch them. "Like dog ears, cool." She smiled and laughed. Not seeming to mind, Inuyasha just blinked, "You remind me of someone…"
"Um… maybe we knew each other in another life."
"That's what I thought." He asked, "This sounds like a weird request… but may I…" He approached her and put his arms around her. The familiar feeling of calmness she gave him verified his theory.
"What's your name?" She asked. He blinked, "Inuyasha."
"Inuyasha…" She thought aloud, "I've heard that name in my dreams. Maybe we have met in another life." He let go and stroked her cheek. "I hope you come by here often, Kagome's a good friend… to anyone that allows her company." She nodded. "Well, I'd better get going. It was nice meeting you… Inuyasha. See you tomorrow, Kagome." She smiled before taking off.
He headed back to the well. "Inuyasha!" Kagome chased after him, "What happened when you went to the Sacred Tree?"
"I can't explain it, Kagome. But I made a wish… and it came true. Now the princess can get the life she's always wanted and I won't stand in her way from reaching her full potential. What's done has been done and I'm glad it all worked out."
"Me too, Inuyasha… I think it'll all be okay."
"Yeah. Kagome, thanks for being there for me." She nodded. They sat down on the steps of the shrine, Inuyasha's arm wrapped around Kagome's shoulders as she leaned on him. "I can't quite explain how I feel about her. Sure, I didn't love her like, that kind of love, but I felt something. I just know that I wanted her to live her life the way she told me to live mine, to its fullest. The way I feel about her can't compare with the way I feel about Kikyo or… you, Kagome, but it's a special sort of love that I don't think I could ever feel for anyone ever again."
He took Kagome's hand and smiled as she smiled back. They looked up as the stars came out and watched those four stars shine brightly along with a brilliant full moon.
THE END
