Kagome entered her house slowly…she peeled off her shoes in the genkan before continuing into the house; her destination was her room.

Passing by the kitchen, her mother called out to her,

"Kagome!"

"Konbanwa Okaa-san. Sorry I'm late, I was talking to a friend and I got caught up."

"A friend?" Her mother gave her a knowing look, and she wondered if she had seen Sesshomaru with her at the top of the stairs.

Kagome blushed wildly but calmly and softly answered, "Hai mama."

Mrs. Higurashi simply smiled, but said nothing further.

"Dinner will be in about half-n-hour."

"Okay," Kagome said, glad she had a reprieve and ran up the stairs to her room.

Reaching her room, she dropped her backpack down, and sat at the edge of her bed looking at the thick journal in her hand.

She settled back until her back hit the wall and once she was sitting Indian style, laid the big thick book in her lap.

Taking a deep breath, she opened up the book and read the first page.

My dearest Kagome,

Remember your old pal Miroku

It is I…although I'm no longer as young as I used to be…but I believe myself to still be relatively handsome….

Although when I tell Inuyasha or Shippo that, they fall on the floor having all types of laughing fits.

Darn demons.

I guess they may have a point though.

Thanks to your cleaning habits and things that you taught us, I have now lived to the grand ole age of 75.

Speaking of your beloved youkai son, I knew youkai grew slowly, but it's taken almost all of my life to watch Shippo grow the equivalent of five years, he only appears 10 years in age, but I know for a fact he's closer to about One hundred and thirty years of age. I wonder how he'll look like in your time?

Sango passed a few years ago, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to join her soon…but maybe I'll stay to grope a few more young ladies before joining her in heaven…

You don't think they'll let her take her boomerang there, do you? I don't want to walk through the gates and be slammed back down to earth do to her righteous fury for something as small as appreciating the female human body.

Inuyasha, who happens to be visiting today, told me to add – As if they'd let me in the heavens.

I tried to remind him that I was in fact a houshi – holy and all.

To which he just fell on the ground laughing at me once again.

I've said it before, I'll say it again – Darn demons.

Anyway, today I'm giving this big book full of letters from Sango & I, as well as a few from Inuyasha, Shippo, Kaede, Rin, & even Jinenji for you.

I just feel as if it's almost time for me to join with Sango, so I feel the ever-pressing need to get this into safe hands before I do. I'm sure knowing my luck, I'll live for another couple of years, but if so…then any of the letters that I write for/to you from now until then can be added later.

I have missed you very much, Lady Kagome…and my only regret is that I only knew you for a very short time.

And the gropes that I gave you were few and far between – darn hanyou.

Anyway, my beloved friend, I just wanted to tell you that – I have lived a good life, and I only wish I could have known you for a longer period – but if I'm lucky, I'll reincarnate in your time – and then watch out – for I'll have 500 years of groping to do.

Enjoy our letters; we've tried to keep you up to detail throughout the years.

Although you were far away from us, and for some, we knew we'd never get a chance to see you ever again; you were never far from our hearts or our minds.

Much love to you Lady Kagome, and may all the Kamis shine & shower you with fortune throughout the rest of your life for the joys you have given us.

I hope to see you in the next life, but if I don't, be sure that I will see you again in heaven.

Your lecherous houshi friend,

Miroku

After reading Miroku's letter, she couldn't help but laugh and then think about how much of a hentai he was.

Honestly, even he said it.

Smiling she shook her head softly.

'Well Shukke definitely is Miroku trying to get his kicks in. 500 years of pent up perversion is a lot of pressure I guess, but if he tries again, I'll sit him without that darn rosary.'

Looking through the rest of the book, she saw tons of letters to her.

'These will take me weeks to read,' she thought to herself, as she flipped to the very back of the book, for her friends had written the whole book backwards, so that the very beginning of their letters to her started in the back.

Hello Kagome,

It's Sango…you've only been gone about two weeks or so, but I so miss you…and then I remember that I'll probably never see you again, not even to thank you for helping us stop and destroy Naraku, or for helping to bring my little brother back to me.

If it hadn't been for you, we'd have both been dead and gone now…and now we have a chance to rebuild our village and live in relative peace.

Thank you so very much for everything.

I know you'd say it was nothing…and that you were happy to help, but I still feel I should thank you – so I did – and for once you can't argue with me.

I think I'm starting to like writing to you even more …

You can stick your tongue back in your mouth, cause I know you're doing it

Kagome laughed, cause she had just stuck her tongue out at the book. Sango's words were written with so much feeling; it was like she was just sitting in front of Kagome talking to her like usual.

Kagome shook her head at the thought and continued reading.

Anyway…I'm thanking you and I'm glad I knew you for a bit, but I still miss you something horribly.

The reason it took two weeks for me to write anything to you, is because we had to get this book specially made. Sesshomaru knew a demon who could make a large enough book for what we wanted…and Inuyasha, Miroku, and I supplied the details of what books looked like in your time. Who knew all the times you brought your books back to study would help us later on, huh?

Anyway, after we put in our input, Sesshomaru commissioned some youkai that he knew and he made the book you have in front of you. And although the pages fade, I believe he said that there was some sort of spell on the pages to prevent the writing from blurring, so that even if I were to sit outside and write to you in the rain, nothing would be lost or unreadable. Amazing huh? Both the fact of Sesshomaru-sama helping & the book itself, huh?

Pity we couldn't have a magic book that connects us, from our time to yours, so we could write back and forth in.

By the time you get this, I'll be long gone…. that's a sobering thought…however, it's not really a new concept…I'd have been long gone either way…500 years is an awfully long time – I only wish I could have gotten a chance to see you in your time, like Inuyasha did.

Anyway, enough of regrets…Miroku and I are getting married in three months time. We know that we should wait longer, but we figured that we have put our happiness on hold for far longer than most couples have. We're going to have it done like you described that one of your cousins in America had done. Just think – your foreign country isn't even there…or isn't like you told us it would be. Every time I think about that…it leaves me with a sense of awe…how lucky am I that Kami selected me and a few select others to get a glimpse of the future.

…I was telling you of our upcoming nuptials. Rin is going to be the flower girl and she is so very excited. She & Sesshomaru-sama, and of course where he goes, Jaken follows, have been coming to visit us every other week. Apparently we are pretty much neighbors…and you would believe it. Sesshomaru-sama has a castle. I know we never saw anything, and Inuyasha never once mentioned it…but Sesshomaru actually has a castle. When we asked him about it, he merely told us that he had not begun renovations on it and that's why he was never there.

I can only guess that it fell into ruins when his father died centuries ago & his mother, who he has stated is still alive somewhere, has a palace of her own to live in., so she didn't feel the need to upkeep that property.

You should ask him about it.

Can you believe I'm saying that?

Me…a taijya by trade…telling you to talk to a taiyoukai…? I guess it might be a shocking, but Sesshomaru has stopped calling us worthless ningens, although I'm not sure if he just tolerates us, or what, and he's very intelligent & supportive…especially since he's not threatening to kill us and all.

Who would have thought that I would be one of his supporters?

Not me…that's for sure. But, although he's still quiet, he seems somewhat softer…not as unapproachable as before…

Anyway, Sesshomaru brings Rin by because she wants to visit Kohaku. Apparently they traveled together for some time and Rin got used to him being around. So Sesshomaru brings her to visit us.

I have to say, even though Kohaku is still a pretty quiet young boy, he seems delighted to watch Rin run circles around him and bring him flowers.

I wonder if he likes her or if he gets the same sort of pleasure in her company that Sesshomaru-sama appears to have. For they act that much alike.

Run runs around and talks a mile a minute and both Sesshomaru & Kohaku just sit there. Kohaku usually watches Rin until he gets dizzy and then has to shake his head, but Sesshomaru usually stares at nothing or up at the sky.

Kaede is helping me with my dress. She said she wanted to do it for me, because you couldn't be there. Isn't that sweet?

Still, I wish you could be there.

Shippo wants to be the ring bearer…can you picture anything cuter than him & Rin together walking towards the priest?

Okay…well I have to go now…Kaede is giving me another fitting for my dress….and I have to fix dinner. Needless to say, I so wish you were still here. You and that Ramen…Inuyasha is forever griping about how much he misses Ramen and how he's going to have to wait 500 years just to be able to eat it again.

Can you imagine the drool he's sporting now? I'm sure you can.

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you what was going on…and you can best believe that I'll be writing you again…and soon. I miss our talks and our bath time…and as much as I hate to admit it, I know my darling hentai misses that time the most as well.

Farewell for now Kagome.

Love always,

Sango

Kagome sniffed and wiped away a stray tear that had fallen as she had read about her adopted sister.

'I miss them so much, but I'm so glad that they were happy.'

She looked at the next note and her eyes got very misty.

Hi Kagome-Okaasan,

It's me, Shippo.

Sango continued with your lessons and teached me to write even more. See…don't I rite good now?

I miss you!

I love you lots!

I'm going to rite you all the time…and then I'm going to grow big and strong and I'm going to live 500 years and see you again.

And you'll see me when I'm growed up…and I'll be big enough to bring you Pocky…. I miss Pocky, Okaasan.

Maybe when I see you again, I'll get some more? And some coloring books, and candy and I'll be able to hug you and kiss you and you can sit Inuyasha…cause he's been mean to me.

Please Okaasan…sit him good!

That'll teach him!

Anyway, I have to go…I'm helping Kaede, just like you told me to…see, I'm a good boy!

I love and miss you very much Kagome Okaasan!

Bye for now.

Oh, and Kirara says she loves and misses you too!

Love your son,

Shippo

PS Oh….and Miroku helped me with the punk-tu-a-shun, but not the spelling…he said that if I gets stuff rong…I'm going to have to learn it better.

How did I do Momma?

'You did great baby, just great' Kagome thought to herself.

As she was about to start the next letter, she heard her mother calling her down for dinner.

Composing herself, she hopped off her bed, setting the book down on it, and headed towards the door.

Reaching it, she looked back, briefly, and thought about how much she had to thank Sesshomaru for giving it to her.

No matter what he said, he was the reason she had the notes in the first place.

'I'll have to do something to thank him…although what?' she wondered.

Then her mind led her to the kisses that they had shared and she blushed hotly, for her mind had started to whisper that it liked doing that…and he had seemed to enjoy it as well.

Shaking her head firmly, more to dispel the voice so she could function, than trying to negate its words, she bounded down the stairs to eat with her family and then spend time with them for the rest of the night.

End of Chapter 9

A/N: Thanks for the reviews. You are all the greatest!