Brother's Keeper

Epilogue & Final Thoughts

Kagome climbed back out of the well, but Sota stood there, at the bottom of the well, refusing to get out. Tears were everywhere in his eyes. "Sota, get your butt up here, now!" Kagome screamed. Sota still didn't move. He sat down and opened the floodgates. "I hate you! I hate you, Kagome!" he cried.
"I know how you feel, Sota.""No, you don't! You don't know anything!""Stop your bellyaching!" someone said. Sota gasped and looked up to find Inuyasha standing tall in front of him. His face lit up with astonishment. Kagome's face was filled with shock. "Inuyasha, what are you doing here?" she demanded."I'm here to make sure the little brat comes home with a sense of peace."Oh, how nice of you to do that, calling him a 'little brat.' Kagome thought.
"Don't be so hard on yourself, kid. I know that it's hard to say goodbye to your friends," Inuyasha explained. But after what he said hit Sota's, he was sent into a state of shock. Did he just call me his 'friend'? he thought. Kagome was also shocked when the echo hit her ears.
"Besides, with your new spiritual powers, we just might need your help one day. So, what do you say? It's time to come home."

Sota nodded his head and got on Inuyasha's back. Inuyasha then jumped out of the well, and dropped Sota off. "Ready to go, Kagome? Pretty soon, everyone's gonna find out I've left."
"What! You mean no one knows you left."
"So what? Let's head back."
"Sota, the Shikon shard, please?" He handed it over with sorrow on his face. Inuyasha turned to Sota, winked at him, and said, "See ya later, kid."

Kagome and Inuyasha jumped back into the well to resume their adventure. Sota walked over the well's edge, looked in, at reassured himself. Inuyasha's right. Someday, I will return.

Creating "Brother's Keeper" was a challenge for me. I had a lot of trouble trying to come up with a plot that was plausible, and not "out there." There is one person I would like to thank in helping me start my "career" in fan fiction writing, and that person is Inudewaruika. Thank you for guiding me and advising me while I came up with this story. I would also like to thank every last one of my readers. Because of you, I had a reason to continue writing when I was fresh out of ideas. You were an inspiration to me.

Thank you.

Do not worry. I will be back writing another story. In fact, it will be a sequel to "Brother's Keeper," and that's all I'm telling you. For now, I'm going to go on hiatus so I can get the plot figured out. Look out for my sequel between late July and early August. Until then, I remind you again to remember the three R's of fan fiction: Read, Review, and Recommend. Remember, don't let anything get in the way of your dreams, no matter how difficult it may seem. Someone will provide you the inspiration you need.

God bless each and every one of you.

Laxplaya

P.S. Inudewaruika can be found at Media Miner