Dreamstar: I can't believe it, the last chapter to this story.

Kaori: Could a shut up? There is a sequel coming up, right?

Dreamstar: Yeah, but it won't immediately come up. I have an inbetween story that has nothing to do with this story that I'm going to write before the sequel. Check the future stories part of my profile to find out what I'm talking about. Ok, our first review is from BlackDiamond07 from chapter 33. It reads:

your sory is s funny i sent some copies to my friends and they love it! they say they are thikin to becomin yo fans. gril u got skills! and can't wait for da sequel

(blushing) well, I'm flattered you think that way.

Kaori: Are you sure she has skills? It doesn't seem like she does.

Dreamstar (boiling mad): Shut up Kaori. Or else you won't be the star of the sequel anymore. (shuts Kaori up) Alright, the next review is from iamokibiinuyashaslover from chapter 33, it reads:

Kaori seems like she is picked on alot...i love you KAORI!
-Okibi

...looks like you have a fan Kaori.

Kaori: Great, you can start by doing the laundry for me (all sweat drop at her words).

Dreamstar: Uh, never mind. Just ignore her. Our next review is from EdElric4eva24 from chapter 33, it reads:

Coolness! I loved how you made the kids like versions off all the characters! AWESOME!

well, some of them yes and some of them no. They kind of have mixed personalities. Well, onto the last disclaimer for this story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha...but you knew that (sob...story is ending so soon)

Chapter 35

Epilogue: The End of a Beginning

Kenu stared into the cloudless sky as he lay perched on the only tree for miles. It had been 3 years since they moved into the castle (I'm skipping a lot of time, aren't I?). He really didn't like living at the castle. It is mostly open land with barely any trees. How does any demon survive without any trees? He jumped down from the tree, and started walking towards the castle. The gardens were full of beautiful flowers, but for some strange reason, there was only one tree! Why the heck is there only one tree?

"Hey, Kenu?" a voice from above said. Kenu sighed as he looked up to the person who interrupted his thoughts.

"Kaori, what the he- - are you doing up there? You know, you have to act more like the older sibling." Kenu insulted. Kaori pouted.

"Yeah, yeah. Insult me all ya want, but I know what you're thinking about." Kaori jumped down from the tree and faced him. "You're thinking of home, our real home."

Kenu grinned. "You always know what's on my mind."

Kaori stuck out her tongue. "That's cause we are twins, we have a connection to our brains. What's weird is that we don't look the same." Kaori examined her brother. Dark silver hair going down his back (unlike Inuyasha's who has light silver hair) with white furred dog ears on his head. His eyes were a very light brown and he was wearing the cloth of the fire rat kimono which the sleeves were cut shorter to make it look like a T-shirt.

Kenu also examined his sister. She was wearing her shirt the same way, but instead of hakama pants, she was wearing a skirt (modified by Kagome and Sango) made from the cloth of the fire rat. She had two fuzzy black dog ears on her and raven black hair down her back side. She had two piercing chocolate brown eyes that can make anyone break down to nothing (as in, they lie, she glares at them, they tell the truth, that kind of stuff).

"Well, I just can't stand it here. I mean, why the heck do we have to stay at a boring old castle. There aren't that many forests around, and there are hardly any other towns nearby. There are too many demons that hate hanyous. This is going annoying. I hate it!" Kenu yelled as he punched the castle wall. "Crap! This sucks, I really hate this!" Kenu said. Right where he had punched the wall, was a gigantic hole.

"Dang, this is one big hole. You are so dead now." Kaori pointed out. Just then, a rush of wind was heard behind them. Inuyasha's head came up from behind them and examined the wall.

"Well, if you can fix this hole before your mom shows up, you won't be dead. Just fix it before your mom shows up, and you'll be fine." Inuyasha said as he started sprinting off again.

"Well, good luck with that." Kaori said as she followed pursuit and ran for it.

"Hey, come back!" Kenu yelled. He sighed when he found his sister gone. He looked around for a complete idiot to come around. He got what he was looking for. A boy named Itsuki came up from the hallway, apparently looking for Kaori. This was the demon version of Hobo…err…Hojo.

"Yo, Itsuki!" Kenu called. Itsuki faced Kenu and sighed.

"Made another hole did you. Did you really have to make my day harder?" Itsuki went towards the wall, hammer and boards were right beside the door (were there hammers back then?) so that he could begin working right away. Kenu then began walking away, ready to taste a great meal from his mom…and maybe his last.

(A/N Don't worry, there is still more to read. What? Do ya think I'd leave you at that on the last chapter? You'll see what's going on, just continue reading.)

During dinner…

"Master Kenu, Lord Inuyasha!" yelled a tiny voice. You can hear slurping noises and then a slap. Then, you see a paper shaped Myouga falling towards the table. "I have really important news. There is a town, a little ways from here, in need of a protector."

"What! But we don't have anybody that can go." Kagome said. Then Myouga looked up to Kenu. "Oh no, you're not thinking that Kenu is going. He is too young. He's only 13, you can't be serious." Kaori was shocked about this news. Myouga was thinking that Kenu should go and protect this village. Kaori was also about to protest, when Inuyasha lifted his hand.

"What protection do they need?" Inuyasha asked. Myouga cleared his throat to begin the long tale.

"Long ago, there was this powerful demon named Kenji. It is said that he is a demon that know one knows which type he is. That's how powerful this demon is, but he was concealed by a powerful demon, your father Inuyasha, your grandfather Kaori and Kenu." Kaori and Kenu were speechless. This was another tale about their grandfather that they were going to hear. They have never met their grandparents on their father's side, so they loved hearing tales about them as much as possible (weird is, they have a great grandpa…and he is still alive! Man, his tales are annoying though). "Anyways, countless demons attack the shrine that he was encased in after your father told a great priest to seal it in. Something or someone is trying to set free that spirit so that destruction can occur to the lands again."

"Well, sounds like a tough match. Kenu, you have to decide. Will you go help that village, or stay here and remember the terror that comes onto the world because of your decision." Inuyasha said.

"Inuyasha, that's bias! You can't make Kenu feel that it would be his fault that he didn't help the village." Kagome argued.

"I'll go." Kenu said. But it didn't look like anyone was paying any attention.

"I'm not being bias, I'm being realistic." Inuyasha argued back.

"Do you really want our son to die?" Kagome said, rage building up in her.

"No, I'm just telling him what might happen in the future-"

"Inuyasha, sit boy!" Inuyasha crashed down onto the ground. Kenu felt rage burning up inside of him.

"I said I'll fu- -ing go!" Kenu yelled. Everyone turned to him, shocked not because he said he would go, but the fact that he yelled for the first time in a long time. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at one another, embarrassed that they were arguing even though Kenu had already decided.

"Hey Kenu, you sure you want to do this?" Kaori asked before he raised his hand in front of her.

"By any chance, is this village surrounded by forests?" Kenu asked.

Myouga smiled. "It has a giant forest next to it where there are many rivers and wild plants for you to eat. The villagers are kind folk. They have a few hanyous in that village, so you will be able to get along just fine."

Kenu, finding this village would be paradise because he loved fighting and was going to be able to run in. With an added bonus, this was full of kind village folk, and it would have hanyous, so they couldn't be that cruel to him.

"So, when should I leave?" Kenu asked.

"As soon as possible." Myouga said. Kenu smiled, a smile he rarely ever showed.

"Then right after dinner." Kenu said as he began to stuff his face. Kagome and Kaori were worried.

"Must you really leave so soon? You haven't told everybody, including Roku and Shippo." Kagome said. Kenu just stared at her with his emotionless eyes.

"The longer I stay, the more chances of people getting hurt. And I won't let that village down. I have to go." Kenu said in a serious tone of voice.

"Ok, if you say so." Kagome said as she got up from the dinner table and started walking towards Kenu's room to start packing his bags and a lunch for tomorrow.

At the door before Kenu leaves…

"This stinks, how come Kenu is the only one that can go?" Kaori asked (cause you're in the sequel! (covers mouth) oops…wait, you all knew that…at least if you read my profile you did).

Kenu looked at his sister, his twin. "Only I can help, you'd just get in the way." he teased. Kaori pouted, but didn't argue. She just shrugged it off and smiled.

"Have a safe trip." Kaori said. Inuyasha and Kagome came from behind.

"Hey Kenu, I was thinking, are you ready to wield Tetsuisaiga?" Inuyasha asked. Kenu shook his head.

"Already tried Dad. I tried using it once, it shocked me, badly." Kenu said. "It was when I was 12, touched Tetsuisaiga once, and got burned for a week." Kaori's eyes went wide. 'So that's why his hand was burnt, and he made me promise not to tell Mom and Dad.' Kaori thought.

"That's strange, you don't care about protecting anyone, do you?" Inuyasha asked slyly. Kenu thought for a minuet…then, realizing what Inuyasha was asking turned around and bid farewell.

"Well, I'm off. Hope to see you soon Dad, Mom, Kaori." Kenu said as he sprinted off in the direction of town.

The next day…

"So, Kenu left huh?" Sakura said as she, Kaori, and Yuffie walked along the castle walls. Kaori nodded. Yuffie patted her back.

"Cheer up, he will be back someday, after he makes sure all of the demons stop coming after the village." Yuffie reassured her.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, but if he gets himself killed, it's his fault." Kaori says. At that moment something grasped Yuffie's backside.

"EEEEEE! PERVERT!" Yuffie yelled as she whacked Roku with her katana all the way to the other side of the castle. When he caught up to them after regaining conscientiousness, all the girls glared at him.

"What? My best friend has left me, I have no one to hang out with." Roku said. The girls rolled their eyes.

"Didn't Kenu usually leave you when he was still here?" Kaori asked, making all of the girls laugh.

"Well I-agh!" Roku fell to his knees. He was holding on to his right hand, the hand that was scarred in the same position as when Miroku's wind tunnel was. "What the heck is happening. AHHH!"

"Roku! If you are lying, you are so…" but before Sakura could finish, air was being pulled into Roku's right hand. "DAD! SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ROKU!" Sakura yelled. Miroku ran outside, to find his son looking into his very own wind tunnel. Miroku looked at his own hand, but there was no difference.

"Roku, put these on!" Miroku yelled as he took out his glove and beads. Roku quickly put them on, so that no one could be sucked in. Inuyasha, Kagome and, Sango ran as fast as they could to the scene. Sango looked at the damage to the garden, and her son clutching his right hand, the cause of all of the damage.

"What the he- - just happened?" Inuyasha asked. Miroku called the three adults inside, so that he can only tell them.

"Do you think…that what Roku has is what Miroku had when he was younger?" Yuffie asked. The girls looked at one another, then at Roku. What did this mean? Roku got up, then smiled.

"I guess this means that I'm ready to become a wandering monk." Roku said as he began walking towards the house. "If this is the Wind Tunnel that father had long ago, then it is my destiny to kill the one who brought this curse to me." Roku explained.

"But Roku, Naraku is already dead, who else could it be." Kaori said, remembering the tale their parents spoke of. The 4 stared at each other, but Roku looked away after a while.

"It is my duty as a monk to go and help those with my spiritual powers." Roku said as he began walking towards the castle to tell the adults his decision.

"What spiritual powers?" Yuffie asked. That brought a little humor to the situation, but Roku had made up his mind.

That night…

"Farewell to you all. I'll be back for a visit sometime, don't worry. I will find the demon that has done this to me, so that this curse will never harm anyone ever again." Roku said as he began walking, new staff in hand, along the road to a new journey.

"Everybody is leaving, aren't they?" Kaori said to Kagome and Inuyasha. They nodded.

"Kaori, you have to remember that, they will never leave you if you remember them in your hearts." Kagome said, which kind of cheered Kaori up. Kaori looked down the road where both Kenu and Roku had taken. 'There will come a time, when I too will take that road.' she thought, as she returned into the castle for bed.

Sniff...I guess that's it. The end of the story. The finale of the story. The end of The Life After the Story, blah blah blah...

Kaori: This can go on for days.

Dreamstar: Well, anyways, thanks for all of you who have supported this story. Please continue to read and review my stories. So for the last time, review the last chapter!