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Itty Bitty Pretty One

Epilogue

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If he was going to die again, this time around he'd have no regrets. Many years had passed since those incidents. Naraku had been defeated. The Shikon Jewel purged from the world. All his friends and even himself had started their own families. After he'd recovered, he'd gone to find that strange little half-demon and her family – with Kaede's and his friend's blessings he'd offered them a place to stay in the village. A place where they'd be welcome even with a half-demon in tow. Sure enough, they'd been welcomed and eventually, Rin would come to stay at the village as well. Rin and Kenji eventually married – their union celebrated and their mutual love of those of demonic heritage bringing them close together. Eventually Emi found love in one of the boy's from the village and oddly, more half-demons began arriving having heard of a safe haven where they could live in peace – each bringing their own special gift. Sesshomaru - strangely or perhaps not - was never warm or affectionate but never tried to kill his brother again and eventually even tried to foster some type of familial relations.

The Shikon Jewel that had lived so long within the miko's body unexpectedly granted her the longevity of a half-demon. Inuyasha and his love lived a long prosperous life – living into the modern era where Kagome would be able to see her family once more – the well having closed after the jewel was purged from the world.

If they hadn't met the strange little half-demon able to shrink people down to size, hadn't tried to save her family…their love might've gone unspoken for much longer. Perhaps they would've gone their entire lives leaving their love unspoken –Kagome returning to her era and Inuyasha left to mourn her loss. But everything happened for a reason and ultimately, when he did die after almost a millennia, he died with no regrets.

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