Chapter 7

"It feels so good to be going home," Kagome says and stretches her arms above her head. Inuyasha fixes her bag on his shoulder and stares at her fixedly. She turns to him questioningly, but he just smirks at her. Sensing where his thoughts were headed, the young girl blushed and looked away.

"It was nice having you all. Don't be strangers, okay?" Kagura says and hold Kagome's hands in her own.

"I'm gonna miss you Shippou," Rin says with a sad look and pulls the kitsune into a tight embrace.

"I'll miss you, too," Shippou squeaks with the small amount of air he has.

"We'll see you soon. Good bye, Sesshoumaru. Thank you for everything you've done," Kagome says. The Taiyoukai nods once to her, but remains quiet.

"Good bye!" Rin yells while waving both her arms. The Inutachi wave back as they leave Sesshoumaru's lodge behind and head to Musashi.

"It was nice to take a break. And just think; it will be like this for the rest of our lives," Kagome says with a content smile. She slips her hand into Inuyasha's and he squeezes it in reassurance.

"Yep. Now is the time for us to truly settle down, my dearest. About those twenty children…" Miroku says with a sly look.

"Don't think I won't keep you in line, Monk. Just focus on one thing at a time," Sango says with a slight blush. Miroku puts his arm around her waist and attempt to kiss her. Kagome laughs at the couple while Shippou sticks out his tongue at the PDA. "You wouldn't think it were funny if the tables were turned, Kagome."

"But, that's not the case," Kagome singsongs and winks at the Taijya.

"I can change that," Inuyasha says and grabs the girl by her waist.

"That's okay. I'm fine, Inuyasha," Kagome says. She really was more than fine. Inuyasha had kept her up last night with very preoccupying activities. Kagome was sure that she didn't need to have sex for the rest of her life.

"What makes you say that, Kagome-sama? Have you had your fill of hanyou already?" Miroku asks in his perverted tone. Sango elbows him in the ribs and glares at him.

"Damn straight," Inuyasha mutters into the miko's neck. Judging by the way Sango was blushing madly and Miroku was giving her a knowing, perverted look, Kagome guessed that they had heard him. Why couldn't the Earth swallow her up?

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Kikyou waited patiently for her new apprentices to arrive.

Kagome had issued her a warning; one that Kikyou would not stand. This was not the end. The girl may feel brave, but it was obvious that she needed someone to knock her down a few pegs. No, she would not get away with the crimes she was committed.

"Are you alright?" a voice asks into the night. The man runs to her and kneels by her back. Kikyou moans weakly and turns to him. Yes. It's the young man she had chosen. He looked to be about 18. He had short hair, like the monk. He was just a regular villager, but Kikyou thought he would be most beneficial. "Who did this to you?" he asks delicately.

"It-it was a witch," Kikyou mumbles and coughs. The priestess was bleeding and looked quite pale.

"Come. I shall heal you," he says and lifts Kikyou's limp body.

"T-thank you," Kikyou says. Inwardly, Kikyou smirked. Everything was going according to plan. Kagome would get hers.

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Moi-Moi: God, what a sucky Christmas gift... I'm so sorry guys. This is late. I know. Yell at me for it. Also, it's not that great. But, I let myself get preoccupied. I have no idea when or if I'll finish this story. I just don't have the drive for fanfiction that I used to. I'm really gonna try to get back into it, but until then bear with me here. I want to thank you all in advance for sticking with me so far. I don't want to give this up. This would be a pretty sucky place to end it all… -_-