A/N: Last chappie. I can't believe I'm almost finished. I loved writing this story and getting those reviews! It really would change my mood. If I was bitchy, I would read a new review and get happy! (Now I sound peppy.) But this wont be the last you hear from me. I have a new story in mind ready to start writing. It's going to be called 'Lights, Camera, Flaws!' How 'bout that?

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters. Rumiko Takahashi does.

Chapter: It's not the grade that matters

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Kagome looked up smiling at Inuyasha. She twirled the chain of the Shikon no tama that hung around her neck. "Yes Inuyasha?"

"Will you stay by my side forever? Will you love me forever like I will?"

Kagome smiled at the serious face her boyfriend had on his face. "Of course Inuyasha. Love lasts forever, but ours will last an eternity."

Inuyasha hugged Kagome again. "I knew would say that. Now let's get help, get everything fixed up, and see how Sango's doing okay?"

Kagome nodded. "Hai, let's."

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Six weeks later

The sun was now nothing but a mystery for the past couple of days. The grass was like a myth to the teenagers, and flowers were even more far off then the grass in the people's idiotic minds. The snow fell freely from the grey clouds they were currently over head of young Kagome's head.

Though it was snowing, Kagome found it surprisingly warm. She pulled her grey gloves off her hands and put it in her matching coat. Life was getting better and better for the young women. Once the two had found some police and ambulances, Onigumo had been taken care of and is now going through court as she walked. He has already gone through seventeen surgeries to fix his stomach, but not completely but healed. Inuyasha was currently in community service, because of the accident with Naraku. The police practically over looked what happened since Naraku was such a bastard. Uichi Naraku was not to be missed. Kagome was also taking care of the small rounded jewel she never took off.

Kagome sighed as she twirled the tama around her neck. She couldn't get over how this all started with one little project. Inuyasha had been, and still is, a total sweetie and showed her what loved really meant. Kouga could have never showed her the way he did. Kouga was now doing okay. Yes, he was in the hospital and would be for a year or two. But he was fine. Kagome pulled a small envelope from the pocket on the inside of her coat. Kouga had sent a letter to Kagome apologizing for what he had done. And now he had sent one to Kagome to give to Sango. Kagome didn't hold a grudge against Kouga no more, neither then Sango. But after he was out of the hospital, he was to go to jail for a year. Kagome felt a little justice done for her best friend's welfare.

Kagome darted across the street waving at a man who had let her cross when she shouldn't have. She was heading off to Café Laga, a new coffee place that had just been built. Sango was just getting out of the hospital and she wanted to meet Inuyasha and Kagome there. Kagome was way past excited when she got the messaged and couldn't wait for the day.

Kagome stopped as she stared at the large Café filled with people. She smiled a little, happy her best friend was getting out and waiting for her. Kagome pulled the door open and rushed in. A bunch of people were sitting at tables all around. Kagome was searching for familiar magenta eyes and hair pulled into a low pony tail. "Kagome! Kagome Higurashi! Over here!" Kagome craned her head next to the side to where she heard her name being called.

Her eyes lit up as she saw Sango sitting in a seat waving her hands with a big smile on. Miroku waved a little from his seat next to his girlfriend too. Kagome practically jumped over chairs to Sango. "Sango!" Kagome raced over and engulfed her best friend into a tight hug. "I can't believe you were let out finally! It feels like forever!" Sango grinned. "Yes it has, hasn't it?"

Kagome pulled away and took her seat in front of Sango. "Wow, Sango you look great!" Sango shrugged it off a little, smiling some. "Yeah, yeah. That's all I've heard from Miroku."

"Don't tell me you don't like compliments." Miroku said casually. "Your face gets all red and you get all cute. I love giving you compliments."

Sango's face did indeed turn red. She punched Miroku hard in the arm. "Shut it!" Miroku rubbed his now sore arm, backing away from Sango a little, laughing nervously.

"Aw, you guys are so cute together." Kagome joked. Sango's face turned even more red.

"I hear that all the time too. Don't people have lives to get to instead of stopping me in the street and saying 'I told you so?' Gods, it is so annoying!" Kagome laughed. Sango was the same old Sango. Kagome blessed each day her brunette friend was alive and with her, as she does with all her friends. And especially Inuyasha.

"Speaking of cute couples, how's your love life with Inuyasha going?" Now it was Kagome's turn to go red. Miroku laughed and Sango then joined.

"It's great. I love Inuyasha so much. And he better know it." Kagome's face regained it's normal colour as a waitress came up asking what they would want.

"Water." Kagome and Sango said at the same time. "A heated orgasm on the beach please." The waitress stared confused at Miroku but wrote it down and left.

"Miroku! It's not even noon!" Sango yelled, punching him once again in the same place.

"If you keep saying shit like that, people will start thinking your gay." Sango looked over at Kagome, then burst out laughing. Miroku rolled his eyes at the two laughing girls but began joining in anyway. The joke wasn't so funny, they were all laughing in relief. Relief that everything was going better these couple of weeks.

"So where is Inuyasha?" Sango asked after she quieted down some.

"He went to Kizuna to go get the grade on our marriage couple project." Kagome smiled as the waitress came back giving them what they ordered. "We didn't do such a good job I know. We didn't really have time since..." Kagome trailed off. Everyone became quiet drinking there drinks.

"So, um, where's Kagura?" Sango asked as she put her water down.

"She got a job." Miroku and Kagome both said.

"What!" Sango nearly jumped out of her seat. "Our Kagura, has, a job! Your kidding!"

Kagome laughed but shook her head. "Nope. She's a waitress at some huge fancy restaurant. She hasn't told her parents yet, so Kanna covering right now. But they both sent there love and will come to your house tomorrow they said."

Sango nodded understanding. "I just never thought... wow.." The three began chatting about what had been happening at school, their homework, junk like that when they heard the Café door open. Kagome turned around and smiled in delight as none other then her sexy boyfriend came waltzing in. "Inuyasha! Over here!" Inuyasha turned around and smiled and waved, walking over to the group.

"Hey Sango, feeling better?" Inuyasha leaned down at kissed Kagome on the cheek and sat down in a wooden seat next to his girlfriend.

Sango grinned and nodded. "Yup. You two are so cute!" She squealed. Inuyasha and Kagome both blushed a little. Inuyasha put a hand behind his head laughing. "Yeah, yeah, that's all I hear." He said.

"Oh sorry, we ordered without you." Kagome said, taking another sip of her water.

"S'ok, not really thirsty anyway. I have the grade. I think you will be pretty happy with it." Inuyasha pulled out the term paper in his pocket and handed it to Kagome. Kagome turned it to the back and her eyes widened.

"So, what did you get?" Miroku and Sango asked with anticipation.

"C." Kagome answered. "Better then failing I guess." Kagome put the paper on the table, then Sango picked it up and Miroku and her started reading it.

"Actually Kags," Inuyasha rubbed his neck. "We did fail. At first."

"Huh? What do you mean!"' Kagome yelled at her boyfriend. Inuyasha winced a little. "Our paper really sucked. But when I told Mrs. Philli we really did fall in love, she highered the grade. She said the grade doesn't matter as long as we are together, and you know what?" Inuyasha leaned over a little. "What?" Inuyasha grinned and pulled Kagome to him. "She's right."

The four began chatting over the paper and how miscalculated they had been. They wouldn't have been all that rich and If they had bought what they had bought, they would have been in the poor house in a year or two. They laughed over all the stuff they forgot, such as food and clothes.

"Oh, and I ran into Ayame." Inuyasha said out of the blue.

"You did? What did she say?" Kagome was almost afraid to ask.

"She realized how I hadn't changed as much as she thought. She was so sorry on what happened with the Uichi's... and such. And how she was so thankful everyone was alright. I also apologized and now she's throwing a party for the fact that were friends again!" Inuyasha grinned happily. "She wanted to know if you guys wanted to come?"

"Yeah! Of course!" The three yelled, causing Inuyasha to wince a little again. "Good. It's tonight a ten." The three nodded.

"Oh, I almost forgot." Kagome pulled out the letter she had put in her pants pocket, forgetting about it. "A letter from Kouga." Sango looked confused as she took the letter and began opening it. "I got one. He's going to apologize to you."

Sango ripped the letter and read it out loud. "Dear Sango, there's a lot of things I could say to you. I couldn't tell you I'll never do this again, or I'll never come near you again, but the fact is, I can't promise you that. I may do this again if my demon blood takes over. And I may come near you once I get out. But once thing I promise you is that I am sorry. And I know that means nothing to you, but it's the best I can come up with. I... I don't know what I was thinking when I attacked you. I could have paralysed you for life, but thank god your not. I can understand if you hate me for ever, I can understand if you rip this letter up. But, I just had to write this. I had to let you know I NEVER meant for this to happen. No words can describe what you went through, I know that but please remember, I got what I deserved, and justice will be served for what I did. I promise. Sincerely, Kouga."

Sango could feel tears pulling at her eyes but she wiped them before they could fall. "I do forgive him though, that's just it. I can't believe he wrote these letters to us. He didn't have too, but he did. My gods," Miroku wrapped his arm around his lover's shoulders and held her.

Inuyasha did the same and sighed. "Things will return back to normal. Not as normal as it ever was, but pretty close. We're just lucky were all here to sit and think about this."

Everyone nodded in agreement. "We shouldn't be in here crying, we should be out having a ton of fun! We should be celebrating your arrival back!" Kagome yelled while jumping up. Miroku and Inuyasha jumped up also. "Kagome's right! Sango, shall we assist you?"

Sango blushed a little as all the attention was brought to her. "Well uh.. sure! Why the hell not? We gots tons to celebrate!" Miroku twisted his arm in Sango's and walked away from the table and towards the door, Inuyasha following behind. "Kags, you coming?" Inuyasha asked. "I need to talk to you first." Sango and Miroku nodded understanding and proceeded outside.

Inuyasha walked up to Kagome and hugged her. "A love like ours only comes once in a life time." Kagome whispered in her chest. "True." Inuyasha said. "I will always love you, as will you." Inuyasha nodded. "True." Kagome voice became shaky at the last part. "And if one of us passes on, we will forget?" Inuyasha shook his head. "False." Kagome looked up at the man she loved. So much love and care was in his face at the moment. "Then what?"

"Kagome, If I die, I could never forget about you. Because where ever I go, you will always be with me. Always. A love like ours continues even after death, didn't you realize this yet?" Inuyasha whispered softly in her ear.

"I know. But we should be able to take a part of us everywhere. That was if we ever can't find each other, we will be in each other's heart, and a part of us will be with us." Kagome pulled away a little to get a better look of him.

"Like what? What could we both have?"

"Something that shares significance. Something we both have touched and shared a moment with." Kagome pulled the Shikon no tama off her neck and banged it three times on the table they had all sat at. On the third hit, the jewel broke evenly in half. Kagome was surprised it was so easy, but shrugged it off. She broke half of the long chain and tied the one on the one broken tama and hung it loosely around Inuyasha's neck while putting the other half on her own neck. "Will this do?"

Inuyasha smiled. Now, unless the jewel was back together, no one would get harmed by a wish they would make. Inuyasha brought the girl back in his arms and kissed her passionately. "Hai Serene, it will." Inuyasha began walking with the girls in his arms. "Now, let's enjoy life to the fullest, even if half jewels on our neck."

Kagome nodded. 'My whole life is waiting for me. My life with Inuyasha.' Kagome sighed contently as they exited the Café and watched as Sango began beating on Miroku for groping her. 'How perfect can my deformed life get?' Inuyasha laughed. "A love like there's is very rare!"

Kagome nodded. "Yeah, so's life these days." Kagome hugged Inuyasha tightly, not wanting to let go. Inuyasha smiled and stroked her cheeks tenderly. "True."

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A/N: The end! Dun, dun, dun! I want to tell everyone that I loved writing this chapter so much! The reviews, reactions, the twists and turns. And this is my first official finished story. Ever! Thank you for all who read, you guys are amazing! And that's the end of Yume-Chan!

...For now...