AN: All right, here's the last chapter to my sequel to my first fanfic published, which is celebrating its first anniversary today. Enjoy the below text, and review if you want to.

Where the Sun Rises

Chapter Twelve: Completion

"Lord Kazuki, there is an Inuyasha here to see you."

"Send him in."

The heavy wooden door opened and Inuyasha stepped inside. He held Tetsusaiga in his hand and a snarl on his face. "What brings you here?" Kazuki asked, rising from his chair.

"You know exactly why I'm here." As he spoke, he began to slowly round the table, his sword held out in front of him. "I'm here to kill you. You are the last one, and I'm not leaving until you are dead."

Kazuki looked at the hanyou curiously as he started to inch away from him. "What do you mean that I'm the last one? What about Yukito and Ryoma?"

Inuyasha continued to walk. "They're dead. I killed them three days ago. Didn't you think it was weird that they left and never came back?"

The boar leader shook his head. "They disappear sometimes and show up later. But... you killed them three days ago?"

"Yep, I fatally stabbed Ryoma, and I cut off Yukito's head. As you could tell, I didn't really like Yukito much. But it doesn't matter, you are the last one and I am about to take your life. I told you I wanted to rule here in the East and you wanted to test me to see how much I wanted it. Well, now you know."

Kazuki took a few steps back. "You're right. I did want to test you, and you passed. So, how about I just relinquish my power and let you take over. As the demon in power, I formally transfer my title to you. How do you like that? See, it's yours now. Will you let me go?"

Inuyasha stared at him, quietly observing. His lack of talking served as a sense of hope for the shaken demon, but when he saw Inuyasha frown and narrow his eyes, clearly the new Lord did not like his proposition. His hope was shot down. "I don't think I want to do that. Y'know, I don't trust you. You did keep company with Yukito, and that bastard didn't have an honest bone in his body. He was a fucking bastard, and I hated him. So to trust you doesn't seem to be in my best interests. And just to be sure about all of this, I think that having you dead would be the best way to go."

Concluding his answer, Inuyasha decided to advance his attack. He quickened his steps, and soon, Kazuki found himself back-pedaling quite fast trying to elude his pursuer. "Y-you really don't have to do this," he stammered, nearly tripping over a chair leg. "I-if you don't d-don't leave me alone, I-I'll call my guards!"

"You can do that, but I don't think they'll hear you," Inuyasha said, still chasing his prey around the long table. "I brought my friends with me, and I think your guards are a little tied up at the moment. So you have no one to help you. Does that scare you? Does that make you afraid? I would be; especially with a demon such as myself wanting this land as badly as I do."

"W-what are you going to do to me?" Kazuki gasped, falling backwards after tripping again on a chair leg. He landed on his back, and gazed up at the approaching demon.

Inuyasha stopped just beyond his trembling hooves. "I'm pretty sure I told you already. I'm going to kill you."

A squishing sound was heard, paired with a scream. Soon after there was quiet, then the door opened. Inuyasha came out, clutching the head of Kazuki in his clawed hand. "It's finally over," he sighed solemnly. "The Captains are dead, all of them. Now all that's left is to spread the word. Mizuki."

"Yes, my Lord. What do you wish of me?" the ferret immediately responded, hopping to the feet of his master.

"Tell every demon around that power over these lands have officially shifted to me. Tell them that they have nothing more to fear, and that their new Lord and Lady will be presented to them soon."

Mizuki bowed low. "Just as you wish, my Lord."

He watched his loyal servant scurry off, then turned to Sango. He dropped the lifeless head on the ground and gave it a kick, then stretched his arm to grab her hand. She took it and hugged him, lowering her head to his chest. "Sango... our new life is about to begin. Can't you feel it?"

"Yes, Inuyasha, I can. And it feels great."

"Good job, little brother," Sesshomaru cut in, saying his first words since he had joined the group days ago. "I will stay until you are presented to your subjects and your abode is built. But after that, I will be leaving."

Sango broke the embrace between her and Inuyasha and approached the youkai lord. She looked up at him and smiled. "Sesshomaru, I want to thank your for everything you've done for us. I appreciate you making sure I was safe while Inuyasha was away, and I also thank your for being here with us now. I am in your debt."

After she finished, his blank expression did not change. But his eyes gave her a tiny sparkle that said he accepted his words. "I will not hold you to a favor, but there is one thing that I want you to do."

"What is that?"

"Listen to your miko friend. She has something to tell you and you might want to listen this time."

Sango narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him for a moment and then turned to Kagome. "What do you have to tell me?"

Kagome took her turn to walk up to Sango and take her hands into her own. "I was going to say that Lord Sesshomaru decided to become mates and rule in the West. What do you think, isn't it great?"

Sango stood and gaped at her friend. "Why?"

"Well, it's quite simple, actually. I want a castle too, and Sesshomaru wants an heir. It all works out."

The demon slayer hung her head, still trying to understand. Then as quietly as she could utter words but still be heard, she said, "how dare you?"

Kagome's expression shot to surprise. "What?"

Sango raised her head again. "How dare you?" she repeated louder. "How dare you?" her voice rose again.

"What are you talking about?"

"How can you mate Sesshomaru for such a selfish reason? Because you want a castle just because I'll have one? Is that all? Really?"

The questions fired at her confused Kagome. She couldn't understand why she was being attacked like this. "I... don't know. I can't figure out why you are so mad at me."

Sango pulled her hands from Kagome's. "Were you not paying attention during this whole thing? All that crap that me and Inuyasha had to go through to get here? Us being apart for months, fearing each other's death, killing demons left and right? Do you not understand?"

"...no."

"We went through hell to get here!" Sango yelled, her fists balling up. "You have no idea how many tears I cried because I was so worried about him! Every night I was hoping that I didn't get word that he was dead! But I never gave up on him because I loved him so much, and I knew he'd do all he could to make our dream come true. We earned what we are going to have together, and because of your jealousy, you are going to mate with a demon lord that you do not love. All just to get something as shallow as a big house to live in, just so you won't be left out. Just so you can say that you won too."

"Sango..."

"No, you listen Kagome. Finally, the inferior demon slayer gets to have her day. Sure, I may not be as beautiful and desirable as you are to random male demons we come across, but I found one demon who loves me for what I have inside, not just my face. I hope you have beautiful children with Sesshomaru, and I wish you all the best. And hey, you may grow to love him one day. But please, do not tell me this like it is good news."

Kagome could only stare after her as Sango stormed out of the hallway and down the staircase. Inuyasha glanced at her and Sesshomaru, then headed downstairs after his fuming mate. "Sango, please hold on a minute," he called after her, taking the steps a few at a time. He reached her just as she neared the door, and gently grabbed her arm. "What made you blow up like that?"

She turned to him with tears heavy on her eyelashes. "I thought that we were better friends than that. I never thought that she would do something like that just to break even with me. All that time she had demons chasing after and I had no one. And now that I do, she can't handle it. How could she do this and think I'd be happy for her?"

"Wow... I didn't think of it that way."

"Well, it's true. She wasn't happy when we got together, and now she wants be to forget about all that and be happy for her. Y'know what, I don't want her around me anymore. Tell your brother to take her away with him right now. He can drop her off and come back, whatever he wants to do, but I don't want her here anymore. Let me know when she's gone." She opened the door and left.

Within a month of the Captains being defeated, the castle was finally finished, and the new Lord and Lady were settling into their new dwelling. The pair even allowed many of the lands' demons occupy the numerous empty rooms, just like Lord Inuyasha's brother does in the West. At all hours of the day and night, there was hustle and bustle around the house, trying to set up elegant and elaborate decorations in the rooms and hallways. The dining hall was massive, and meals were always being prepared around the clock for whenever the Lord and Lady were hungry. Even Kirara had her own group of servants, and the neko was almost always found in her room, curled up in her blankets and being stroked, groomed or petted softly.

Currently, the Lord was resting in his colossal bedroom, lying sprawled out on the bed and snoring lightly. The Lady was in the next room over, connected by a short hallway, bathing. When she finished, she walked through the private hallway and into the bedroom. She saw him asleep on the bed, and she laughed under her breath. She thought that he was adorable when he slept, and even when he ate, just like the messy hanyou he was. She was amazed that even though they were considered royalty, neither one of them changed very much. Still, every once in a while they could be found chasing each other around the bedroom and collapsing on the bed, rolling around in giggles. And they could still be spotted spending a quiet afternoon walking through the colorful garden, holding hands and whispering to each other.

But even though she had everything she could possibly want, she sometimes wondered what Kagome was doing at that very moment. She hadn't seen the miko since the day the Captains were killed, and she never made a point of trying to see her, either. The only thing she knew about Kagome was that she was due to have a son a few months from now. 'Goodness, Sesshomaru didn't waste any time in producing an heir, did he?' she thought to herself with a smile as she sat on the edge of the bed.

She looked over her shoulder at the slumbering Inuyasha and wondered when she would be ready to have pups. He wanted to impregnate her a few days after he was named Lord of the East, but she said she wasn't ready yet. He said that he wouldn't rush her and that childbirth is a serious business. She agreed and said that she would let him know when she was ready. He had been so understanding and didn't pressure her about it at all, and she appreciated him for it. But lately, she had been thinking about it a lot. Was it time? She didn't know, but hoped it was soon.

She swung her feet onto the bed and drew her robe tightly around her as she rolled over. Her back was now to Inuyasha, and she stared out the window. She pushed her damn hair away from her face and relaxed into the soft, fuzzy blankets. Her eyelids began to droop and sleep started to creep up on her. It was temporarily delayed when she felt Inuyasha's arm drape over her and his hard chest press against her back. He mumbled something incoherent through his sleepy daze, and within moments, his soft snoring could be heard again. She smiled to herself and interlaced her fingers with his. "I love you too," she said, voice barely a whisper. "I love you too."

AN: Whew! Oh my goodness, I am finally finished! These last couple of days have been a doozy! I can't believe that I am done, but here I am. I want to thank everyone who read this and the prequel. I hope I didn't disappoint in cranking out these last chapters as fast as I did. But it's all good. Here's to my year anniversary to the day of when I published my first fanfic! Here's to a great year!