Chapter 29

Squeals could be heard around Mattaki's home as four young pups jumped on an unsuspecting hanyou. InuYasha was instantly taken to the ground by the three humans and his younger sister; the children jumping on his back and pulling his ears.

Sango and Miroku laughed as their children played on their favorite uncle. The months chasing Kikyou had been hard on their children, and them. They had missed their children, just as their children had missed their parents…and InuYasha.

Five years have passed since the fall of the dead miko, and life has been kind to all of the pack. Immediately after Kikyou's death, Sango and Miroku had headed towards Edo with Kirara and Ah-Un to collect their three children and belongings.

They didn't want to be apart from Kagome any longer and, with Mattaki's permission, had moved into his home. The four adults watched as all four children grew and played together as a family.

InuYasha, who was grunting for help but getting ignored by not only Sango and Miroku, but by Kagome and his father as well, had taken Kikyou and his mother's death hard. He grieved for longer than most thought he would, and it took two years before he finally took Kanna as his mate.

Everyone was happy when it was announced, and with a few remarks about thinking he had begun to prefer the attention of males from his father and brother, his union to the void demon was blessed. They have been happily mated for three years now and would continue to be for some time.

Of course, the topic of InuYasha siring pups of his own was thrown around, and every time, InuYasha paled and flat out refused. He was in no way, shape, or form ready for children, and his mate, who was laughing at the scene in front of her, understood why. For the most part, every child liked to crawl all over him and pull his ears.

Hitomi had mated with Kai shortly after the fall of Kikyou, and they both now lived in his home. Every few months, they would come to visit Kagome and Mattaki to see how things were progressing in their lives. Kagome couldn't be happier that she now had her mother back in her life.

For the longest time, she thought she would never see her again, but now, they would never grow another day older, which Hitomi was insanely glad for. Souta worried them slightly, though.

About the same time InuYasha mated with Kanna, Souta had met Kohaku when he came for a visit to ask for Kirara back. They had trained together for a few months, and then Souta decided he wanted to see more of Japan. So, with permission from Sesshomaru, he had taken Ah-Un and joined Kohaku in helping any that needed it. Shippo also joined with them once he finished school, and the trio would stop by every year or so.

Mattaki had no worries for the boy. He knew that, eventually, he would find a demoness that would catch his attention and would settle down. For now, he was young, and in truth, he was too fascinated with demons to take a human.

Just then, Sesshomaru and Rin entered the sitting room and Keiko instantly jumped from InuYasha, yelling "Big Brother" and holding her hands up for Sesshomaru who instantly bent to pick up his now-five-year-old sister. Even at this age, she still had him wrapped around her finger.

Rin, who was holding her own infant pup, came to sit beside Kagome. Instantly, the miko took the boy from his mother and held him in her arms, thankful that her own swollen stomach gave more support to the infant.

Overall, their lives continued to move forward, children being born, bonds being formed, and many adventures for all of them to journey through as they learned about parenthood and life in general.

…Well, all expect for Jaken who had the unfortunate job of watching over all of the children at meetings like this. He would never admit it, but he loved it.

The pack was happy and healthy and growing every minute, and as Mattaki placed his hand on his unborn pup under his grandson, he couldn't be more proud of the way things turned out. He knew that, from this moment on, nothing could ruin what they had. All were content and happy, and it would remain so.

-sSs-

Yay! I didn't make you wait as long. This is the end of the story, and I want to thank everyone for reading along and putting up with my delays. Also, I thank any who reviewed my story. You're the reason I enjoy writing as I do. I hope you all enjoyed and hope I see some of you with my other stories.

Thank you, Kamilla Love, for the wonderful job you do with looking over my chapters. I couldn't have gotten a better beta.

Shout-outs:

LazuriteSix: It was mentioned quickly but she gave Kikyou a sleeping herb that made her sleep. Before Kikyou passed out, she shot Izayoi which is why she ultimately died.

HokusKaeru49: Thank you for your review, and I am glad you liked my pranks. If it had been one person to say they didn't like the pranks, it would have been ignored, but quite a few of my readers stated that they thought it was childish. I try to cater to my readers, however, I know that I can't make them all happy. I am glad that you and a few others liked what I did with the pranks though.

RedDrake323: I felt like InuYasha had more of a reason to kill Kikyou than anybody. She tricked him multiple times, and he needed to get his revenge. The new one will be posted shortly, I just have to come up for a summary for it.

Jazzmon: It always pays to read my author's notes. Lol. I tend to give hints about what is going to happen in future chapters or say if there is going to be an epilogue. So yes, there was one more chapter. Lol. I hope you enjoy it.

DogDemoness108: Thank you for your review, and I am glad that you liked the way I ended it. I agree with your statement and believed InuYasha should have killed her as well.

Victoria cullen34: I had thought about keeping Izayoi around, but I felt that it would cause problems between Kagome and Mattaki. The way I wrote it, Izayoi was still deeply in love with Mattaki, and that would not have ended well. InuYasha has always been strong and I believe, if this was real, he would have gotten over it like all the other times.

Whovian212: I am glad that you like this story, and I hope this chapter finishes it up for you nicely. I plan on writing for quite a long time. Not only do I enjoy it, it helps me to learn and better myself. All can see that if they read the first story I ever posted to the ones I am working on now.

Darkangel8605: Thank you for your review, and I am glad you loved my chapter.

LADY SILVERFOX: I actually do that all the time. Any time I am typing, I have either iTunes or YouTube up. So I completely agree with you.

Decadenceofmysoul: Thank you for your review, and because there wasn't much left for Kikyou to fight back with, I figured that a simple death would be best.

Motionless17: I hope this was soon enough for you. Lol. I'm glad you liked what I did with the last chapter, and I thank you for your review.

I do not own InuYasha.