Happy Endings For All
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Grandpa Higorashi smiled. "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride!"
Inuyasha gently kissed Kagome on the lips and everyone clapped. Finally, they were married! This was what everyone had been waiting for since day one! Kagome hugged Inuyasha tight. "I love you."
"I love you, too. I really do Kagome," he whispered back.
At the reception, everyone was feisting on cake and ice cream that Kagome's mom had brought back from her era. Kagome and Inuyasha were staring out at the open medow. "What are you thinking about?" she asked.
Inuyasha smiled. "A few things..." He looked at her. "Kagome, I really love you... but--"
"--But you're worried about Kikyo, right?" She chuckled. "I know... Inuyasha, I'll never try to make you forget her. After all, she was your first love. Those are never forgotten."
He smiled. "Thanks Kagome... But that's not what I was thinking about." He looked back out at the medow. "I was just thinking about what might happen to her. After all, she's out there all alone. And I won't always be able to help or protect her."
Kagome smiled. "You know something? I think Kikyo's going to be just fine."
"You think so?"
"Yeah... Call it woman's intuition." Kagome recalled that day when they were walking through the village. She caught a brief glimps of Kikyo holding hands with Sesshomaru. She could tell that Kikyo didn't want to be seen by running away form them. And so, Kagome said nothing about it. She pulled on Inuyasha's hand arm, signaling to head back in the direction of the reception. "How about we go and get some of my mom's cake before Shippo and Kilala eat it all?"
The End