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Disclaimer: Trust me, if I owned either Inuyasha or Doctor Who, you would know.

—Epilogue—

When all was said and done, Kagome trekked down the path that led to the well one last time. Her time in the Feudal Era had come to pass. According to Midoriko, whose spirit had briefly appeared after the Shikon was complete and before it returned to Kagome's body, the well was only good for one more trip.

After a lot of thinking, she realized she didn't really belong here; though, if she was to be honest to herself, she didn't really belong back home either—not any more than she did here.

However… her family was home, and if she was to be stuck to remain in one place or the other, she would have to choose her family.

Sango and Miroku would miss her dearly, that much she was certain, but they had each other and soon they would have a family of their own.

Inuyasha… Oh, she would miss her best friend, but she knew he would be all right. She didn't miss the lingering looks and the red ears as a certain woman from the village passed by him. He'd be fine, and who knew, perhaps he'll live to her time and she'll see him there?

And Shippo… Leaving him was honestly the hardest part in her decision. She loved him like a younger brother—like a son, even. For a moment, she toyed with the thought of staying but he was, surprisingly, the voice of reason and rationality.

"As much as I want you to stay," he had told her, tears in his eyes and trailing down his cheeks, "I don't think you'll be happy here, Kagome, not really. I'll be okay, honest. After Sango and Miroku rebuild her village, I think I'll go to the Academy soon, continue my training. I mean, I'll miss you like crazy but I don't want you to stay for me. If you're going to stay, stay for yourself."

The fact that Shippo, her little Shippo, had grew up to be so mature to actually tell her that… She knew he'd be fine.

Just then, the well was in sight. Tears collected in the corner of her eyes as she approached, pausing at its side. She stared at the worn, chipped wood of the rim and she traced it fondly. Sniffling with a little sad smile on her face, she breathed out a sigh. "I'll miss this place…" she murmured to herself.

"But, what if you didn't have to?"

Kagome froze, instantly recognizing the voice that had called out to her. Blinking away at the tears in her eyes, she slowly turned just in time to see a tall, lanky man dressed up in a pinstriped suit and an overcoat step out from the shadows of the foliage at the side of the clearing.

Kagome exhaled sharply, feeling numb. The strap of her pack, which she was holding in her hand, slipped from her now slack fingers. It was the loud thump as it hit the ground the jolted out of her shock. "Doctor?"

The man gave her a wide, wild grin and wagged his eyebrows. "Hello!" he greeted, raising his hand and wiggling his fingers at her.

"How did—" Kagome cut herself short with a shake of her head, her lips curled in a bemused smile. "Right, no, stupid question. Why?"

The Doctor shrugged, slinging his hands into the pockets of his coat as he strolled on over. "Oooh, well, why does anyone do anything really?" When he realized that his answer wasn't going to work by the look of her face, he chuckled. "Well, if you wanted me to be honest," he went on in a playfully exasperated tone. "I thought, what a pity you didn't drop in when life was a little less hectic and you didn't have a megalomaniac bent on world domination dangling over your conscious." His lips quirked and he winked at her. "Then I just thought to myself, why not? So I skipped ahead."

"You skipped ahead," Kagome repeated in a slow, blank tone. A noise of disbelief passed through her lips. "How long has it been?"

"For me?" The Doctor's lips twitched. "Honestly? It's only been about, oooh, I dunno, a little under a week maybe?" He arched an eyebrow at her. "Want a lift back home? To your family? I'd imagine you're eager to see them to tell them the good news…"

Languidly, Kagome reached down to snag the strap of her pack and slung it over her shoulder, never tearing her eyes off him. She lifted an eyebrow. "And after that?"

The Doctor gave her a little grin.

o.O.o

"I once knew a princess in Germany with very long blonde hair, a serving girl in France who's missing glass slipper got her hitched to royalty, and an Italian noble lady who's step-mother was jealous of her looks—had to save her from a greedy huntsman."

For a moment, her mouth was opened in a perfect, small circle and her eyes were widened in awe. Until she blinked, that is. "Wait a second..." she muttered, her expression quick to becoming offended. She planted her hands on her hips and fixed him with a narrow-eyed stare. "Those are just fairy tales!"

The Doctor just grinned. "Well, all tales are based somewhat in truth. I mean, the authors had to get their inspiration from somewhere, hmm...? How else could someone write about something so fantastical, if it wasn't already experienced?"

"So you're saying the Grimm fairy tales are true? What about mermaids then—and Alice? Granted different authors but..."

The Doctor's lips twisted into a smirk. "You've seen demons. You've seen aliens. You're standing in a ship that can travel through space, time , and dimensions with a 900 plus Time Lord alien right before your eyes, and you're drawing the line at mermaids of all things?" he deadpanned, a teasing glint to his eyes.

Kagome let out a little laugh. "Well, when you put it like that..." she said, trailing off looking a little bit sheepish.

His grin widened as he spread out his arms in an all-encompassing gesture at the TARDIS' inside. "So Miss Higurashi," he began playfully, "Will you join me?"

Kagome took a moment to pretend to think it over, to which the Doctor used to wiggle his eyebrows at her and dangle his words like one would with bait to a fish. "You can choose when and where we go next. We can watch as history is written before our eyes—Ancient Greece or Rome—or jump to take a peek at the future. Or, I could surprise you—I am rather good at that." He winked at her before settling back against the console. "Your choice."

Kagome bit her lip before breaking out into a small grin. "Well, now how could anyone say no to an offer like that?"

The Doctor returned it with a bright, eager smile that could rival the sun. "Well then, what are we waiting for?" He whirled around and threw up a switch before moving on to a keyboard, fingers flying across the keys. "Where would you like to go, then? When? What do you want to see?"

Tracing the edge of the console, she winked back at the Doctor. "Surprise me. It's our first trip as official time skipping deviants. It's only fitting, right?"

"Oh, I know just the thing." The Doctor grinned at her and pulled down a lever. Grinding filled their ears as the Time Rotor churned. "Allons-y!"

And there ends that. I'm kinda really sad that it's ended, but on the other hand this is like the first actual long-ish, non-one-shot story I've actually finished. It makes me feel accomplished, heehee.

Though, I won't go as far as to actually say the story of Kagome and the Doctor and their adventures has actually ended per say. It is entirely in the realm of possibility that I will, in the future (be it near or distant), come back and post something like a sequel. However, I kind of doubt it would be something like this—an actual multi-chapter story. I'm toying with the idea of doing various one-shots, or two or three-shots, since I don't have an idea for a plot that calls for a lengthy sequel. But hey, who knows.

Anyways, thanks to all of you who have stuck with me and read, reviewed, and favorited this story. Thank you so, so much. I loved writing this story and hearing what you guys thought of it really makes me happy. I appreciated all of the lovely and frankly awesome comments, you guys are great!

And a big, big thanks to ArmyWife22079, for being an awesome friend, an amazing beta, and of course, for giving me this challenge in the first place. No, really, the fact that you gave the challenge in the first place is probably why I actually finally finished a story haha. I hope you enjoyed your story ;) Also, credit goes to her for writing the second scene about the fairytales with me during one of our rounds of fic tennis texting. Love yah, hon!

Till next time, guys!

-RainLily^^

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