A/N: *Drum roll* The final chapter is amongst us! It's been a great ride, with a few small hiatuses of course, but that's to be expected with all the chaotic stuff in my life right now, ne? I still find time for you guys and fanfiction though, cause I love writing! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Case Closed and Inuyasha aren't mine. Ariel Rachel Edogawa belongs to me, she is my creation and mine alone, Conan and Kagome's daughter. Like the name?

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Chapter Sixteen: Epilogue: Remembering

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-September 20th, 2006-

The sound of a baby's crying was the only thing that could be heard in the house at the time. The light was on in this child's room, and the mother was sitting next to it, trying to calm the child down the best she could. But she was tired herself. The baby had kept the new parents up for most nights now. They were just glad they didn't have to work for a while so they could catch up on some sleep once their newborn calmed down.

"Hush, little Ariel," Kagome said softly, running a finger through her daughter's brown locks. She had calmed down slightly, but was still crying. Though Kagome couldn't get mad at her, she had only been born a little over two weeks ago after all.

Kagome gently picked up Ariel in her arms, rocking her back and forth. She reached over into the grib, grabbing the pacifier if it was needed. She didn't want Ariel to wake Conan up, who was more tired than she was if that was possible.

At the sight of the pacifier, the baby looked at it then back at Kagome, as if deciding what it wanted. Her tear-stained cheeks and teary eyes were enough to make Kagome want to go 'awwww', because she was the cutest baby in the world. And her very own.

'Would you be proud of me, mama?' Kagome thought as she held Ariel, looking up at the window and through it to the sky and the dark moon. It was a chilly autumn night, and Kagome could see the trees blowing back and forth. 'I'm sorry you never got the chance to hold your granddaughter....I'm sorry for a lot of things.. I wish I could change them and bring you back, but then I might not've met Conan, and had Ariel.'

One bad thing tended to bring more good, or so that was what Kagome was told. It had been the scene of her family's death when she met Conan. She smiled thinking of the memory.

-Flashback-

"Mama, look out!" It was too late, there was no way to stop the crash from happening. Her mother tried her best, but her best wasn't good enough. The cars hit head on.

Kagome had fallen unconscious. Upon waking up, she noticed a fire around the car, and that she was perfectly fine, except for a bit of glass from the windshield and windows in her leg, making her unable to move.

She knew the fate of her mother and brother, there was no way for them to have survived. But she heard a voice over the roaring fire.

"Inspector Meguire! Over here!"

"Conan, out of the way you brat!"

That was the first time she heard the name Conan, the first time she laid eyes on her future husband, the time of her family's death.

-End flashback-

Kagome felt a tear fall down her face and blinked. '...Am I finally crying over your death, mama? Do you hate me for not doing so before? It's normal for little girls to cry over their parents death...I just hadn't realized at the time...'

When she noticed that Ariel had gone quiet, she looked down at her daughter and sighed. Fast asleep, and without the pacifier too. That was a plus.

She gently put Ariel back down in the crib, tucking the blankets to her chin. She made her way over towards the window, leaning against it and watching the sky.

This is how Conan found her about fifteen minutes later. Except for now she was sitting on the window sill, staring up at the moon.

He silently walked over to her, taking a glance at their daughter asleep in her crib and smiled softly. To think he'd be ever so lucky as to get a wife, even a daughter... he was truly happy.

He wrapped his arms around her from behind, making her jump, even if she already knew who was behind her. She, Conan and Ariel were the only ones who lived here.

"Sorry, did I scare you?" Conan whispered softly so as not to wake Ariel. Kagome nodded slightly.

"Just a little," she replied, leaning into him. Conan caught sight of the diamond engagement ring on her left ring finger that he had given to her two weeks ago and smiled. They would be married within a month's time, and he supposed that then he would be even happer than he was right now.

Kagome Edogawa...it had a nice ring to it.

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A/N: And that's the end! -tear- I might make a one-shot fic of their wedding, would you guys like that? I'll post the link to it, should I make it, both on my profile and in an added chapter to this story. The fic would contain of course...a long awaited lemon. Heheh. Sorry I didn't include one in this story, though. I had planned on it, of course, but there was no room for me to put it in.

I liked the name Ariel Rachel Edogawa, what about you? I thought it was sweet that they named their daughter after one of their friends, not to mention Jimmy's first love.

The one-shot, should most people agree I write it, would contain a whole wedding scene as best as I can write, a wedding kiss and all that sappy stuff, the lemon, and when they go off to their honeymoon. Haven't decided where that would be yet....any ideas? I'm obviously leaning towards somewhere outside of Japan.

Anyway, I'd like to thank all who reviewed and making it past the 50 mark! Enjoy my other fics! My Hotel Dusk ficcies could use some reviews...hint hint. Of course, if anyone likes that game. Does it make a difference if I say one of thems yaoi, and the other's a Case Closed crossover? XD I only update even if I get a simple two reviews, if I don't get one review after a while I delete the fic, that goes with any of the ones I put up.

^____^ Later Days!

Kohaku