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The Epilogue
'Gotta Run, gotta get away before he sees me.'
The little boy tried to run faster and faster, he had to get away from the older man. He ran under the yellow tunnel, up one slide and down another, around a tree and through some bushes. He heard the man behind him and got distracted, he never saw the roots that were gnarled up in the grass. He fell knees first, and waited a second for the pain to come. None came, but he knee started bleeding.
"DADDY!" the little boy cried. Tears dripped from his face as he hollered for his father.
"Daddy come get me! It hurts, It hurts!" he sobbed.
Coming through the bushes, Inuyasha looked down at his son and sighed. "Nobunaga I told you not to go so far away."
"But...but...I...want...ed...you...to...come...to..come...and...catch...meeee" Nobunaga cried.
Inuyasha sighed again and kissed his son's forehead. "Lets have a look."
He looked at Nobunaga's knee, expecting no worse than a small cut. And he was right. The boy had only skinned his knee a little and there were a few droplets of blood seeping through. It was just barely minor.
"Don't cry Nobunaga we'll fix it right up." Inuyasha smiled.
"How? Mom-my?" he asked
Inuyasha nodded. "Kagome!" he called.
From behind the bushes came a muffled reply.
"What is it!"
"We need a few napkins over here!" Inuyasha yelled.
Nobunaga started crying again. "NO! I need a band-aid!" he hollered.
Inuyasha sighed. "But you don't need a band-aid, it's only a little bit."
"I need a band-aid!"
"No you don't"
"Yes...I...do! Suikune say-says that if you don't put a band-aid on blood, you'll bleed to death and die! That means you won't come back! Like his goldfish." he cried.
Inuyasha raised an eyebrow. He had to tell Sesshomaru to stop teaching his son that stuff.
Kagome came through the bushes with a tiny first aid kit and sat down by Nobunaga.
"Lets see." she said softly."
Nobunaga showed her. "I fell Mommy and I'm going to die 'cause Daddy won't put a band-aid on it!"
Kagome laughed a little. Then opened the kit and put some Neosporin on it, following it with a band-aid. "There you go honey. See you won't die, you're fine." she kissed him on the cheek.
Nobunaga's tears were gone in an instant, and he was up and running back toward the playground again as if he were never hurt. Inuyasha sighed.
"Why am I always the bad guy with him?" he asked.
"Now cut that out you know he loves you. He's just spoiled is all."
"Yeah, because you spoiled him."
Kagome sighed. "Well then I'll let you spoil our little girl." she said.
Inuyasha smiled and helped her up off of the ground, then patted her belly. He felt a kick in response.
"Daddy's little girl, I like that." he said. "I'm glad we found out early that it's a girl. I don't know how I would deal with another little boy. And to think I used to be one!"
Kagome glared at him.
"But I would have loved him all the same..."
Kagome laughed. "Good save."
"Mommy, Daddy Come here I found a puppy! Can I keep him!" Nobunaga yelled from the playground.
The parents sighed. Inuyasha kissed Kagome on the cheek. "Guess we better hit the pet store on the way back." Inuyasha said.
"He is NOT keeping some dog that he found outside, it could have worms!" Kagome shot back.
"It aint that bad, we just take it to get shots..."
"No! Don't make me put cookie dough in your hair again!"
"It's just a dog! What does my hair got to do with anything!"
"I said no!"
"But..!"
"NO!"
And the argument continued on between the happy couple.
Nobunaga sat on the slide, patting his new friend. Watching in amusement.
If you were wondering what happened to everyone else...
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Koga and Ayame- Still live next door. They have two sons, twins Ginta and Hakakku, and as strange as that is, they are to still waiting one more month before they get married.
Sango and Miroku- They are on their first honeymoon as a married couple, and plan to stay there for a little while.
Sesshomaru and Rin- They celebrated their third anniversary last month. They continue to do outstanding work as doctors, and after Sesshomaru got the Doctor of the Year award, along with ten thousand dollars for his miracle operation on Kagome, he took his family: Rin, their little girl Sara, and their little boy Suikune- as well as Inuyasha's family and Ayame and Koga out on a Disney Cruise for a few weeks. (In case you were wondering when Kagome got pregnant-that was it)
Suare- Dubbed Co-owner of 'Smooth' Dance Company along the side of Kagome. Is currently in charge due to Kagome's absence in her pregnancy.
The Higurashi Family- Mrs. Higurashi has become a lot more of a mother ever since Kagome's accident. They have breakfast on Wednesdays every week. She got re-married to Kagome's original father, and they plan on telling Kagome this next week. Good Luck. Sota is in college out of state, and plans to come back for spring break soon.
Inuyasha's Family- Inuyasha lost contact with his sister Shiori after the death of their father last year. He heard from a bird that she was in college, studying to be a business woman on her own money, since their dad only left his money and estate to Sesshomaru, and Sesshomaru gave it to charity, and 'Smooth' to help it get started.
Kikyo- Currently the mother of four, two sets of twins. Married, divorced, re-married. Now she's in the process of a divorce.
Professor Myoga- Received Teacher of the year for three years after Kagome's graduation. Currently retired and lives with his wife near the beach.
Hojo- Got depressed when he heard news of Kagome's wedding and stalked her for a month. When he got caught, he was sent to a therapist, Dr. Judy. He then became obsessed with the therapist. The doctor moved to another country after he asked her to marry him. He is currently dating his girlfriend Sugar and raising three adopted little girls. He wakes up every morning wondering why they can't get married or have their own kids.
And today as parents, whenever someone recommends that Kagome and Inuyasha get a computer program for their son, to help him learn they refuse. They refuse to let their son use the computer.
The End