Last Time...

"Since the contract was not fulfilled it falls to you to make your own wishes…" Midoriko said softly bringing a comforting hand to caress Rin's cheek wiping away her tears. "Show me what's in your heart child, and I will give it to you. You who have had so much ripped away are at least deserving of that." Midoriko gently kissed Rin's cheek before everything went black.

The blue eyed beauty suddenly sat up straight in her bed. She was a bit confused as to what had startled her so, but instead of musing on the subject she slipped out of bed and prepared for school. Stepping out of a steamy shower, the young woman wiped her hand across the mirror to get a good look at herself. For a moment she stared at her own eyes, a nagging voice asking if they had always been that blue.

"Of course they have…" She muttered to the dampened walls. She easily shook the feeling and continued preparing for the day. After getting dressed, she made her way downstairs. She practically tripped over Kirara who sat quietly in the middle of the den, her two tails flicking ever so often, as she watched the TV screen with almost a human interest.

"You strange little neko..." Rin cooed. She bent down for a moment and scratched the small cat behind her ears. She stared in a daze at Kirara's two tails. The same internal voice from earlier asked if they too had always been that way. Confused by her odd train of thought, she shook her head. She slowly stood up and called out for her sister.

After a few moments with no answer, Rin got a bit antsy. She turned the corner into the living room and was immediately calmed. Sango lay asleep snuggling together with Miroku on the sofa. The young woman was pressed against her lover's chest, arms flung haphazardly around his neck. He had a firm hold on her waist even as he slept.

"It's almost as if he is afraid she won't be here when he wakes up." Rin muttered as she grabbed a blanket out of a nearby closet and draped it over the couple. Sango muttered something in her sleep before hiding her face in Miroku's shirt and letting out a soft snore.

Rin smiled and hummed a light tune as she grabbed a pop tart and headed to school. On her way out, she walked past the clock and took a glance at the date. "October 31st... Isn't today some American holiday?" She stopped for a moment and shrugged before quietly exiting her house and making the short trip to school.

Almost immediately as she stepped on campus she was greeted by her friends. "Rin, please tell Toni he needs to get his eye checked out." Sakura groaned out while leaning on Toni's arm.

"I'll be fine; my vision in one eye has just been a bit blurry this morning…" The young man ground out while scratching his head. "Besides, glasses are overrated…"

"I don't know, Toni, Sakura maybe right…" Rin said with a smile as she waved over Takeshi and Mai. "Perhaps they'll give you a monocle since it is just one eye." Rin smirked.

"Come on, Rin, you're supposed to be on my side…" Toni whined.

Rin let out a light giggle before stopping, a weird feeling of déjà vu hitting her. "Hey, Takeshi…" She started as he came to a stop next to her. "Were we supposed to do something today? It's just all morning I have had this weird feeling…"

"Like you were forgetting something important?" Mai asked while tilting her head to the side. "Yeah, I got that too."

"I know I forgot to look for a place to attempt to do a documentary for the film festival. Even though I already got the grant to do it…" Toni muttered.

"Hey, if you pick something you should pay us to help you out." Mai interjected. "Rin could use a new laptop…"

"Very true, but I get the feeling that I'm forgetting something a bit more… important…" Toni said with a shrug.

"We're probably forgetting some test or something." Takeshi said lightly as the warning bell rung. "Don't worry about it."

"Yeah you're right." Rin sighed. "Well, homeroom calls. I'll see you guys later…" She said with a wave and headed to class. The day seemed to fly by and soon Rin found herself walking into her sixth period class.

"Aww Rin, my only student who is ever on time. Can you do me a favor and drop these papers off to Freshman Class D?" Her teacher asked. Rin nodded and carried the large stack down the hall way. She turned into the freshman class just as it started.

"All right class, settle down. We have some new students this morning… Would you two like to introduce yourselves?"

"I'm Inuyasha, this is Kagome. She's my fiancée. We are getting married after we leave this hell hole, so hands off." The silver haired boy said smugly before being cuffed on the back of the head by the now red-faced girl standing next to him.

Rin giggled before making her way towards the stunned teacher. "Some paperwork from my sensei…" Rin muttered to the freshman teacher before pushing the stack onto the woman's desk.

Suddenly the new girl grabbed Rin's arm. "Gomen… But do I know you?"

"I'm not sure…" Rin offered up. She could swear she knew the girl for a long time, but her mind was extremely foggy.

"I just thought… Oh, then maybe you know Inuyasha?" Kagome continued motioning to the silver-haired, dog-eared boy who had found an empty seat to plop down in.

For a moment, it seemed that time stopped. Rin and Inuyasha stared at each other - both contemplating, both trying to pull from their muddled minds exactly why the other was so familiar.

"Wrong shade of silver…" Rin muttered, surprising herself and the entire Freshman D Class with her odd words.

"Wrong shade of… wait, do you know Se…" Inuyasha started before Rin sped out of the room muttering an awkward goodbye as she fled with her now rosy cheeks.

Beyond that incident, the rest of the school day was uneventful and dull. Rin moved slowly as the other students rushed out of the school, all too anxious to be rid of the building if only for a few hours.

She had no idea why but something felt off, all day her mind seemed to be recognizing things and yet... She felt like she was forgetting something. It was almost as if she was empty.

Rin sighed for what she swore was the hundredth time that day before making her way out of the building.

She was not really paying attention to where she was going and somehow she wandered past her home and into a small forest. Rin snapped out of her daze and looked around. She was standing in a clearing surrounded by trees. Off a bit in the distance was a small well house set atop a hill.

Rin tilted her head slightly to the side as curiosity began to eat at her mind. She was just about to make the small hike up to the eerily familiar landmark when a hand reached out and touched her shoulder. Rin spun on her toes to come face to face with a ruby-eyed young woman. The woman, who seemed to be a handful of years older than Rin, tilted her head to the side as she looked Rin over.

"So you found your way back here, Rin?" The woman said softly as a gentle breeze lifted two feathers that adorned her hair away from her face.

"I… I know you?" Rin asked.

The woman giggled suddenly hiding the action behind a small fan. "He said something similar…" She mused. "I am Kagura, and you and everyone you saved has seemingly forgotten most of this. And the Shikon no Tama has made it easy for them by giving them a past here in this time…"

"What are you talking about?" Rin asked the wind witch who was now gazing upon her with a knowing look.

"We are all drawn together, you know…" Kagura said softly. "All of our destinies forever entwined. Of course, I would be like you if I hadn't had the pleasure of being constantly accompanied by Kanna, who seems to have a way with seeing the truth…"

Rin finally looked down near Kagura's leg to see a small pale girl clutching a mirror. The young child bowed at Rin and muttered softly, "He is waiting for you. He won't know why until he sees you. But he waits."

"He waits?" Rin said softly as her feet began to head towards the well house almost as if she were possessed.

"Those two, such an interesting love they have…" Kagura mused as she watched Rin break into a jog.

"A love to transcend memory and time, they will always find each other…" Kanna muttered as the two turned away and headed towards their home.

As Rin jogged into the clearing near the well house she was met with the sight of a young man staring at the sunset. His long silver tresses danced in the wind. And it was at that moment that she remembered everything. Tears begin to fall down her cheeks as she ran to him. He turned towards her just in time for her to tackle him to the ground.

"Sesshoumaru… Oh god, Sesshoumaru!" She cried before she pressed her lips against his. When she finally pulled away, he put a hand up to her cheek and wiped away her tears.

"Rin…" He said softly. He flipped her gently in the grass and towered over her. "I was waiting for you…"

"I know." She said happily. He bent down and captured her lips again. The two were so happy to be together again they were unaware of their audience.

Two ghostly apparitions stood next to each other near the edge of the woods. Lady Semishia smiled lightly as she watched her son and his mate embrace. She turned to Midoriko and smiled. "Thank you for allowing me to see this. I know not the type of magic you used to free me from the tomb long enough to capture this vision, but I am ever so thankful." The graceful woman bowed deeply.

"The pleasure is mine, my lady. I am just happy to see that they were able to find each other so quickly. The Shikon no Tama wiping their memories was not something I foresaw. But I suppose this way they could become situated in this environment without too much struggle. But then again, Inuyasha and Kagome found each other and do not have their past memories. How strange was that jewel that I am now free of…" The young miko mused turning away from the lovers before her and towards the First Lady of the West.

"It is only they who remember the past, and of course Kagura and Kanna… The second of whom I am not familiar…"

"Kanna was an image created by Naraku that never came to fruition. Kagura, who had no others in this world, received her as kin for this lifetime. At least, that is what I suppose. I am still not entirely sure as to how all these things came about. Perhaps the jewel truly understood Rin's desires, even more so than I, its true keeper."

"But I admit I'm curious, what did she desire most?" Lady Semishia asked curiously.

Midoriko smiled. "She simply wanted everything and everyone to be alright…" The miko turned to the demoness and placed her hands on the bloody chains. They immediately disintegrated, leaving a shocked Lady Semishia staring blankly. "Everyone… I believe you and I have lived long tiring lives; perhaps it is time we take a rest from this world?"

Lady Semishia could not hide her tears as she smiled. She had long ago given up on ever being able to find true peace because of her past sin. And here it was, casually offered to her. "I would like that very much…" She said softly as the two bowed to each other and then slowly faded away.

Rin pulled away from Sesshoumaru for air again and smiled. "Do you think everyone else will remember?"

"I'm unsure, but from what I have observed we are all gravitating towards each other once more…"

"And this time, the horizon is looking bright for all of us…" Rin smiled. "I love you, Sesshoumaru…"

"Hn. Then give me many pups now." He said with a dark grin as he began to rip off her clothing.

"Of course, all you had to do was ask…" She moaned as they made love in the grass.

Yeah... So this chapter is dedicated to BlueAngel326 who apparently likes having characters loss their memories... Because she is weird. Yeah... Those last like 2 lines... I blame her for those too. Honestly I wanted to kill everyone off but after 29 it wasn't really possible...

And to tkplover whose spam comments are the real reason I even finished this. Honestly, without that little push, this fic would be sitting one chapter away from done for the rest of eternity. So thank you bunches!

Some comments on the ending... I haven't been in a real love mood. I have a pile of love issues about 3 stories high... Which will probably be reflected in my next piece, Forbidden Lust. 10 Chapters in and no one has died tragically yet, lets see if we can change that. Because true love can't overcome a thing. And everything and everyone is forever doomed...

But my emotional issues aside thanks for reading. I liked that I got a nice fat giggle out of this ending. And it has been a really long time coming. So until next time, see you soon!