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Set Me Free
Chapter Fifteen

One Year Later
"Sango! Miroku!" Kikyo called into their chambers, waiting for them to come out.

"Yes Miss Kagome?" Sango asked, coming out of their room, is there something you need?"

Kikyo handed her a medium sized brown envelope with "Sango and Miroku" written in neat script on it. "This was sent with a messenger this morning, he wouldn't tell who had sent him – he said he was instructed not to. All he disclosed was that he came from the Northern Woods."

"Who would be sending Miroku and me something? We are only slaves." Sango asked her.

Kikyo shrugged, "I don't know. But nevertheless, you have that – whatever it is. And if you could come to the drawing room in ten minutes, I need you help."

Sango bowed her head, "Of course Miss Kagome, I will be there shortly."

"Thank you Sango." Kikyo said before turning on her heel and exiting the room.

Sango sat down on the old sofa that sat in the middle of the room and opened the envelope. A small pouch fell into her lap and she opened it to find it full of gold pieces. She reached into the envelope again and pulled out a letter, sealed with the letters "K" and "I" intertwined. She broke the seal and read the letter.

Sango and Miroku,

I'm sorry that is has been this long that I have left you without word of my safety or well-being; but trust me when I say that life in the North is wonderful. We have been living in a small village outside of the castle in the Northern Woods, he is now working as the blacksmith to the King of the North and I am have been staying home taking care of our most difficult charge. Her name is Callie and she looks just like her father, with a much better temper thankfully.

Even in the North we hear all the good news about the court in the East so I trust that no one has discovered anything in my year of absence. I hope that Kagome is enjoying her married life with the man of her dreams and I hope nothing comes in the way of her happiness, for I know that out here nothing can come in the way of mine.

Enclosed is what we have been working for for the past year. This is 100 gold pieces. We want you to buy your freedom; I owe it to the two of you for everything you have helped me accomplish. You helped me through the hardest times in my life and now it is my time to repay you for your service to me. Take the money, free yourselves and join us in the north. Because of his favor with the king we are living quite comfortably in a large home and we have more than enough room to spare a room for the two of you; because I known by now you must be ready to be married.

I know that slaves are not permitted to marry, so that will be of highest priority once you join us here. We both hope to see you soon and we hope you make the journey easily and quickly so you can begin your new life as we already have. All the best to the two of you until then, you are in my thoughts always.

I give my best to Kagome, although she will never know it, it is too dangerous to send her a letter, even if she does not know who it is. I would hate to ruin the life she has now, because I am sure that married life is much better than the life she led before. When you leave her, be sure to not do it with malice, for I trust that she has treated the two of you well, it was the last thing I asked of her before I left.

With deepest regards and eager hope to see you soon,
Hikari Taisho
(You know who)

Sango read the letter over and over again, not comprehending what was happening. She had always held onto the hope that Kagome would eventually free them but she thought it was only shallow hope. She stood and ran into the room where Miroku was lying in bed, taking a quick nap before the king called on him again. She threw herself onto the bed and shook him, "Miroku! You need to wake up!" she yelled excitedly.

Miroku shot out of bed, scared of what was happening. "What? Sango?!"

She thrust the pouch and letter under his face and dropped them in his lap. "It's happening Miroku! It's finally happening!"

Miroku quickly read the letter and then pulled Sango into his arms. He held her tightly for a moment before he realized that they needed to ready themselves for leaving.

"Miss Kagome has asked me to go to the drawing room soon; I will give her the money then. It would not be that much to free ourselves; they must have sent us extra for the journey to the north. Take twenty five pieces out Miroku, hide them well. Pack everything that matters and nothing else, I will be back shortly."

Sango walked at a brisk pace to the drawing room where she saw Kikyo sitting at a table having her tea. She gripped the pouch in her hand and walked over to her.

"Miss Kagome?" she asked.

Kikyo looked up at her and smiled, "Yes Sango?"

Sango placed the pouch on the table in front of her, "This is 75 gold pieces, Miroku and I wish to buy our freedom."

Kikyo was surprisingly not surprised she looked up at Sango and smiled, "She has sent for you then?"

"Yes Miss Kagome."

"Where will you go?"

"The Northern Woods. There's a small village there where we can live and work. It certainly won't be as glamorous as working in the castle, but we will be free."

Kikyo took the pouch and tied it to the belt of her dress, "I wish you both the best Sango."

Sango nodded, "I wish you nothing but happiness Miss Kagome."

Sango left the room and walked back to her and Miroku's room where Miroku was already waiting, ready to leave. They stopped in the kitchen to get some food and they walked out of the castle and towards their future in the North.

Two Months Later
Kagome sat at the table, her daughter sitting in a "high chair" next to her. (A/n: yes I know they didn't have high chairs then, but work with me please.) She had a bowl of potatoes in front of her and was attempting to feed her.

"Just eat Callie, stop spitting it out all over yourself. Someone might question your upbringing." She said with a smile as her daughter finally took a bite and swallowed it. After a few more successful bites, Kagome decided that she was finished eating and took her into her and Inuyasha's bedroom to wash her off before putting her in her nightgown.

As Kagome brought a now-clean Callie out of the bedroom there was a knock on the door. She assumed it was someone from the castle calling on Inuyasha, who was currently sleeping after a particularly long day of work.

She opened the door and one of their neighbors was standing in the doorway.

"Miss Hikari?" he asked.

"Yes? Is there a problem?"

"These two say they know you and are staying with you. I wanted to be sure you knew them before sending them to your home." He stepped to the side and she saw Sango and Miroku, each holding a full pack on their backs.

"Yes, they are staying with me. Thank you for the concern Jiro."

"Of course Miss Hikari. Have a good night." He said, walking back to his house.

Kagome began to cry as Sango and Miroku walked into her house, closing the door behind them. Still holding Callie she hugged them both close to her.

"I was beginning to think that you weren't coming. I thought you hadn't gotten my letter." She said, still crying.

"We left the day we got it." Sango said, "We couldn't thank you enough, you saved us Kagome."

"No, you two savedme. It was the least I could do. Could you hold Callie for a second while I go get Inuyasha?" she asked, handing the now half-asleep girl to Sango.

She walked into the bedroom where Inuyasha was sleeping and gently shook him awake. "Inuyasha, you need to wake up, this is important."

"Does the king need me? Tell him to piss off." He said groggily, rolling over onto his side.

"No Inuyasha, this is more important, just get up and you'll see. It's worth it I promise."

He groggily got off of the bed, muttering that Kagome was in trouble if this wasn't important. She led him out of the bedroom and it wasn't until he was in the middle of the room that he realized what as going on. Although not as outwardly excited as Kagome was, he was very happy to see his old friends again after such a long time; and more than that he was glad that he had done something worthwhile for them to pay them back for their friendship. He hugged Sango and Miroku and Sango gave Callie back to Kagome.

"We set a room for you up upstairs. It's the first door to your left once you get to the top of the stairs." Inuyasha said, "We hope everything's all right. If you need anything else just let us know, okay?"

"All right, but I'm sure that everything is wonderful. Thank you again, so much" Sango said, a tear welling up in her eye.

Inuyasha wrapped his arm around Kagome and pulled her close. Kagome smiled brightly, "Welcome home."

The End.

Authoress' Note: yup, that's the end. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it and I hope that you will look at some of my other stories to read now that this one is finished. Thanks so much for all of your reviews and positive feedback; it was what made me keep writing. I love you all! Please review!