Wow…I am so sorry about not finishing this story…it's been a really long time. Well, here I am…this is the very last chapter of Dreaming of You…Sorry again…
Disclaimer: I don't own Inu-Yasha; I just used the characters for my own devious means.
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Last Time…
By the time Kagome got back to Inu-Yasha's study, Inu-Yasha was nowhere to be found. Kagome located Sango quickly, finding her within Miroku's room.
Sango had just dressed, along with Miroku, when Kagome came pounding upon the door. Sango was the one to answer the knock, ushering in a practically hysterical Kagome.
"I think I know who did this, Sango! Miroku, you remember Kura, right? The one that looked almost identical to me?" At Miroku's nod, she continued her theory.
"You recall how much she despised me, and how she would do anything to hurt me? Maybe this is her doing. Maybe this is her chance to see me torn apart in a way that I cannot be protected from. Inu-Yasha and you always shielded me from the brunt of her assaults, and now... nothing either of you can do can protect me." The clenching of Miroku's jaw told Kagome that she might have hit on something solid.
"Yes... She did like to try and hurt you. I'll kill her if she is the one behind this." The dangerous glint in Miroku's eye confirmed his threat.
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Together with Sango and Miroku, Kagome and Shippo searched the castle for Inu-Yasha.
"Dammit…where is he?!" Kagome yelled in a mixture of desperation and anger. Opening the last door, the door to the conservatory, Kagome almost fainted at the sight before her. Kura stood, holding Miyoko none-too-gently, watching gleefully as Inu-Yasha and Sesshomaru engaged in a heated battle.
"How could you, my own brother, my own flesh and blood, betray me by stealing away my child? What were you planning on? Killing her? Using her for blackmail? Why did you do it?!" With each sentence, Inu-Yasha swung his heavy sword at Sesshomaru, who blocked each attack.
"Why do you think I did it, Inu-Yasha? You were trying to marry beneath your station. Even you, a lack-wit hanyou, should see that you are so far above her, that marriage isn't an option. It doesn't matter if you bedded her, or that you impregnated her. Nobody would care one whit about that. But no, you had to go and 'fall in love' with your servant. I was simply going to use this child here as a bargaining chip to get your whore out of this castle and out of our lives. Then you will stop being such a disgrace to the crown." Just as Sesshomaru was going to deliver a crushing blow to Inu-Yasha, he heard a disgusted snort that he had grown so accustomed to. Turning, he saw Rin standing there, hands on her hips, a degrading sneer marring her features.
"Sesshomaru…I can't believe you would stoop so low. I knew you were a bit rough around the edges, but I never thought you would turn out to be so heartless. I wish I had never met you!" Turning, Rin fled from the scene, followed by an angry dog demon who had completely forgotten his current fight. Kura stood, looking nervously between Inu-Yasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo.
"Listen…I was only doing what Prince Sesshomaru told me to." Gathering courage, due to the fact she still had baby Miyoko in her grasps, she turned a taunting look to Kagome.
"Having those children did you no good. Being in love with Prince Inu-Yasha did you no good, either. He still impregnated another woman while you were here the last time…a princess, no less. He never lo-" Before she could finish her sentence, Inu-Yasha had run her through with his sword, scooping up Miyoko before she touched the ground. Kagome ran to him, gathering her daughter in her arms and rocked her gently to calm her. Inu-Yasha looked to Kagome, his eyes full of love for her.
"I have to do a few things, but I will return to you in a few hours. Please do not leave the castle." Upon receiving a reluctant nod from Kagome, Inu-Yasha raced out of the room, calling for someone to clean up the mess in the conservatory. Miroku and Sango helped a still distraught Kagome back to her room, where her other two children slept soundly. After making sure Kagome, Miyoko, and Shippo were settled in the room, Sango and Miroku went to their own room.
Just as promised, Inu-Yasha returned to Kagome after two hours. When he entered the room, he found Kagome lying on the bed with Miyoko, Mitsu, Matsu, and Shippo curled up around her, all five snoozing soundly. Although he didn't want to awaken Kagome, especially after all that she'd gone through because of him, he had some very important things to tell her. Shaking her gently, the eager hanyou woke up the sleepy mother.
"Kagome, I have some things to discuss with you. Things that, I think, will make our future together easier." As Kagome opened her mouth to speak, Inu-Yasha placed a clawed finger upon her lips. "Shh…let me do the talking.
First, I went to my father, and told him again that under no circumstances was I leaving you again. It didn't matter if he disowned or disinherited me, kicked us out, and/or never spoke to me again. You are my one and only love. The one I want to be with for the rest of our lives. I also told him of what Sesshomaru and Kura did, although we don't need to worry about Sesshomaru after seeing the way he ran so quickly after Rin." Inu-Yasha took a deep breath before continuing.
"I went to the doctor that examined Kikyo to verify that the child she carried was mine, but the doctor said that she was too far along for it to have been mine, and was more than likely trying to pass off the child onto me. So, even though I made a terrible mistake by sleeping with her, the child was already growing inside her before me. I will live with the regret of bedding her, but we can breathe a little easier knowing that the child she carried wasn't mine." Looking up at her, Inu-Yasha saw tears glistening Kagome's eyes, and his ears automatically flattened against his head. After removing Inu-Yasha's hand from her mouth, Kagome spoke to him.
"Inu-Yasha, I love you. I always have and I always will. I will not say that I am thrilled about the fact that you slept with Kikyo, even though I am relieved that the child was not yours. It will take a lot of time for me to forgive your past actions, but I cannot stand to be without you. I've loved you far too long to throw it all away now. I need to be with you Inu-Yasha." With those last words, Kagome threw herself into the arms of one deliriously happy hanyou.
"So that means you'll marry me?" Came the stupid question from the dazed demon.
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One Month Later
"You may now kiss the brides." Lifting the veils of their respective brides, Miroku and Inu-Yasha grinned as they kissed the blushing Sango, who had just found out she was pregnant, and equally blushing Kagome. As they walked down the aisle, Inu-Yasha lifted a startled Kagome into his arms and took off, leaving a laughing church hall as Kagome yelled to him.
"Inu-Yasha, what are you doing…" The rest trailed off as the pair ran off into the sunset for the beginning of their honeymoon, not even waiting for the reception.
END
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Wow…so sorry again for taking so long with this…but here it is…the end of this story. I just wanted a nice clean end, so this is what resulted. So anyway, R&R if you are still waiting for this end…and thanks so much for reading. Much love.
TK