{Disclaimer: Inuyasha doesn't belong to me. }

What to Do When There Are Two

By Striking Falcon

Monday (again)

'I am so tired of waking up in strange rooms,' Kagome thought as she inspected her surroundings. She could see the outside from the glass doors in front of her. The city sparkled in the early morning sun. Kagome touched the satin sheets below her and sighed. An arm draped itself across her waist, pulling her gently backwards, and she froze. Kagome looked down her frame and saw a leg draped over her own. She remembered what had happened earlier, and thought of Alexander and how she spotted the spider shaped burn mark on Inuyasha's back. She turned over, trying not to disturb the arm around her so possessively and realized her head was resting on another arm. She gazed from the arm to the face and breathed a sigh of relief. Alexander was sound asleep, with his nose in her hair, the ancient rosary around his neck. Kagome reached up to stroke his face. He smiled and grasped her hand, his eyes never opening. He rested his forehead against hers.

"You ok, Kagome?" he asked. Kagome sighed and rubbed the back of her head.

"Yeah, I think I'll live."

Alexander smiled again. "Good, because it would really suck to cross both time, space and country for you and you die on me."

He opened his eyes, the sun glittering in their amber depths.

"Alexander, your eyes…"

"I told you death would not stop me, Kagome."

Kagome stared at him, total disbelief written on her face. Alexander narrowed his eyes for a moment, then lightly smacked his forehead. "How stupid of me! I forgot! The last time I said that I had these!"

Alexander pointed to the top of his head and Kagome looked up obediently. At first, nothing happened. Then Alexander started to shiver, and the black leaked out of his hair, the silver left behind flashing brilliantly in the morning light. Little white ears rose from the snowy depths. Kagome stared, open-mouthed, then let a sob escape her lips. She hid her face against his shirt as her body shook, tears streaming down her face. Alexander patted her head lovingly and wrapped his arms around her.

"How?" she asked, her voice watery, strained, but more relieved then it had been in the past couple of years.

"Myouga told you of his last night with me, right? Well, Naraku wasn't exactly dead. He managed to split my life energy in half, enough for him to bond with and assume my old form. When he died, I absorbed some of his energy as well as the rest of my own. That's why I can change back and forth so easily."

Kagome nodded her understanding, then she realized something. 'What I've wanted for so long is finally here. He's finally here.' She started to cry again, the heartbreak she suffered from leaving through her tears. Alexander wrapped himself around her, his mouth to her ear.

"I'm sorry you suffered so much while I was gone. I'm sorry it took me so long to find you. I'm sorry I didn't know you when I first met you and I'll never leave you again."

Kagome lifted her head, her sobs slacking as she looked in his eyes. Alexander closed his eyes and allowed the ears to slide back in their human positions and his hair to darken, his eyes staying the rare shade he'd come to recognize as his own.

"I love you, Kagome."

Kagome looked at him with love in her eyes and said his name for the first time in a year without tears.

"I love you too, Inuyasha."

FIN

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Well people. This fic is finished! Thanks to everyone who hung in there, and endured the confusion I created. I hope everyone is as thrilled as I am about how things turned out! See my bio page for a special announcement!

Love forever,

Striking Falcon ;)

Reviews:

Tenshi Chan: Damnit! I knew that was wrong, but my spell check is possessed! Oh well. Thank you for your review.

Aejavu: Yup, you're right! Naraku is a sick punk.

Leigh: I'm sorry, but this is the end. I loved writing this story, but at some point I have to leave the characters to their own businesses. Thanks for the love, though!

Sesshoumaru: Thanks for the love again. This is the last chapter! Thanks for hanging in there!

Animegirlll: Thanks! Tenshi Chan predicted the ending. She would have been a real help to have around when I was typing it, b/c I didn't know the ending until I typed it. The ending was supposed to be different. Oh well, I like this ending too.

Eartha: A lot of people were, so don't feel bad. Hell, to be honest, I was wrong when I wrote this.

Darkdestiny2000: Thank you so much! I like the twist too.

Jennadoggy: Fooled another one! That's great! I wasn't trying to make it predictable and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

Sauratos: Aww…you poor thing! We'll still be here, so don't worry!

Dark Millenia: I didn't go into the company and other stuff b/c he can change his form now. So who cares what happens to the company. He can still work.

Evil Bunny: Thanks so much for your time! I write just for you and anyone else that takes pleasure in reading the manifestations of my sleep-depraved mind.