Chapter Thirty-four

Happily Ever After

InuYasha sat in the room where Kagome's body was being kept. Gobodō-sama and InuYasha both had refused to allow the miko's body be prepared for burial. The hanyo knew why he refused but he couldn't understand his grandmother's reasoning. But it didn't matter, nothing did.

InuYasha was brought from his dark musings when the pup he had refused to allow from his arms whimpered. He looked down at the baby girl that already resembled his beloved Kagome so much. Izayoi's eyes had yet to open making her blind as all Inu pups were at birth but her nose wiggled as she once more sought the scent of her mother only to be disappointed once more. The baby cried in distress at not having her dame near by.

InuYasha gently bounced the little girl in his arms to sooth her.

"Shh, its alright Izayoi, daddy's here, you're safe. You'll always be safe."

"You shouldn't promise such things my puppy."

The new father glanced to see his grandmother standing strong and proud with a happy smile on her face. InuYasha had never felt such fury. How could she smile when he had lost his mate and his daughter had lost her mother? It wasn't right it wasn't fair!

"Why are you smiling like that?" he growled not caring if this was his grandmother that had shown him nothing but love. His mate was gone and he would snap at whomever the hell he wanted to.

"Because a dear friend of mine had finally come from far away. He can help Kagome-chan."

InuYasha's ears perked as an old looking demon hobbled inside the room. the hanyo wasn't sure what kind of demon he was but when the stranger glanced to the vulnerable pup in his arms he gave a fierce warning growl.

"You have nothing to fear from me boy." The demon the turned to Kagome's corpse placing his hands on either side of her face as he sat on knees he closed his eyes and began to speak.

"Come home now child, ye are still needed here."

And with that Kagome's brown eyes shot open and she arched of the futon as she took her first breath in twelve hours.

InuYasha tensed as Kagome's soul was called from the netherworld and she took yet another breathe.

Gobodō-sama gently took Izayoi from her father's arms and he rushed to embrace his mate who was still confused as to what had happened.

"InuYasha?" she whispered hoarsely.

"You're okay now mate." He said as he kissed her deeply and nuzzled her face.

"I died." Kagome said only causing InuYasha to hold her tighter.

"Ye don't need to be worrying about death for a while yet Lady." The coupe looked to the elderly demon who had hobbled to Gobodō-sama's side.

"Ye were right, Katsumi, their bond is strong enough and I was able to bond their souls without needing anything from the boy."

"What?" InuYasha asked as he eyed his pup safely in her great grandmother's arms.

"Tamashi is an old friend of mine who is able to bond the souls of mates so that one will not die before the other. He has created a bond by using your aura to resurrect Kagome thus making her apart of you. She will not die before you do and if you should die her life span will carry out its natural course no matter how old she is when you pass on."

Gobodō-sama then handed Izayoi to the miko who took her with tears in her eyes. "Its time Izayoi meets her mama don't you think?"

Kagome sobbed happily as the baby's nose nuzzled her chest looking for her first meal.

"Come old friend," the wise demon woman said. "Lets leave the young family alone for now and inform the others of the joyous news."

Once the family was alone InuYasha helped Kagome pull her white yukata aside to allow Izayoi to nurse at her mother's breast and InuYasha smiled happily as he kissed her once more.

"I'm so glade you're okay." He whispered as he gently ran his hand over Izayoi's soft silver baby hair.

Kagome smiled.

"I am you know, I'm alright. I'm not even sore from the birth."

The hanyo nodded as he looked to his little girl once more. She was wrapped in a white blanket with a moon and a dog howling with two swords crossed behind it, the crest of the silver Inu tribe on it.

"She's perfect Kagome." he said softly as he kissed her head again. "Thank you so much."

Kagome laughed. "My pleasure InuYasha. I love you."

"And I you, always."

A/N: One more Chapter and its over! It will be the epilogue and I'll try to get it up sometime today but if not it'll be next weekend. Thanks to everyone who sent me a review thanks so much for reading my story it means a lot.

Disclaimer: I Do not own InuYasha!