InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Demon's Heart and Ultimate Sacrifice (Kag/Sess) ❯ Through The Well Again ( Chapter 24 )

It had been nearly three months since Kagome went back to her own time. InuYasha and Kikyo married and were finally living a peaceful life. Miroku and Sango were also happy. Kohaku began to come to terms with the evil that Naraku made him do. Though, he always had guilt over the death of his father. Miroku and Sango became his parents and did their best to provide him with a happy life.

Though InuYasha loved Kikyo dearly his thoughts often wondered to Kagome. He wanted to know if she was ok in her own time. One day he ventured to the well memories of the Kagome bringing a smile to his face. Out of curiosity he lowered himself into the well; to his utter astonishment he found himself in Kagome's shrine. He quickly got out and looked around. He heard the sound of children from the garden and went there. He jumped up into a nearby tree and watched as Kagome sat on the ground.

Sota was chasing a young dark haired girl and a small red headed boy. After watching for a few minutes he realized that the girl was Rin, and the boy was Shippou. He had expected to see Shippou, but not as a human.

"So that's what Sesshoumaru did with the jewel." He sat there watching for a few more moments and then felt something bump the branch he was sitting on. He fell to the ground and looked up to see a man staring him down. He did not recognize him but became angry at him for knocking him out of the tree. "Hello, brother." InuYasha's eyes nearly fell out of their sockets. It was Sesshoumaru! "Sesshoumaru, you're human!" InuYasha said with a voice full of incredulity. Sesshoumaru glared down at his brother "How I despise those words." He then broke into a slight smile and offered his hand to InuYasha.

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When Sesshoumaru and the children appeared in Kagome's shrine he quickly noticed the smell of humans. The sounds he heard were unfamiliar to him. He walked them both towards her home. A young boy noticed them and ran towards him.

"Are you Kagome's friend?" He stared at the young boy who held resemblance to Kagome. "Yes, I am a friend of Kagome's." The boy looked the demon lord over closely and asked, "Do you know InuYasha?" Sesshoumaru nodded his head, "I am his brother." The boy told them to wait right there and he ran off in a hurry.

Kagome heard Sota calling to her. "What is it?" "Kagome, there is a man out there looking for you. He says he is InuYasha's brother." Kagome jumped up and ran towards the door. Standing in her garden was Sesshoumaru; he had Rin and Shippou with him. She walked towards them slowly. The two children broke free of his hands and ran to her with fury. She gathered them into her arms and began to cry. Sesshoumaru approached her slowly, never taking his eye off of her.

The four of them sat in her garden that afternoon. He had not said much to her, but had let her know that the children needed her dearly. Sota returned and began to play with Rin and Shippou. Finally he spoke to her.

"Kagome, before I died you said something to me. Did you mean it?" She blushed slightly, and replied. "Yes, I did and still do." She really did love him. He had done so much for her in the short time they had been together. He had protected her, comforted her and even died for her. He had a serious look on his face.

"Would you spend your life with me, Kagome?" She felt tears come to her eyes. "I can't go back with you, Kikyo and I can't live in the same time." He gazed at her then stood and went to Shippou. He spoke to the cub and then moved back towards Kagome. "All I ask is you be honest with me, Kagome. If it were possible would you spend your life with me?" She nodded and he stepped towards her. "I made a promise to you. I told you I would protect you and I keep to my word." She hugged him and he again felt emotions towards her. "I also promised Rin that I would protect her, and she needs to be with you." She looked up at him confused by his words.

He ran his fingers over Kagome's cheek lightly, memories of her flooding his mind. The idea that she be here unprotected was unacceptable. Kagome felt her heart flutter as she gazed at Sesshoumaru. Never had she seen his face betray so much emotion. He slowly leaned towards her and let his lips gently grace hers. He pulled back and stared into her eyes. He then slowly pulled her close and brought his lips back to hers, this time with much more intensity. He felt her gasp when he ran his tongue over her lips, but she soon parted them allowing his tongue to caress her own softly. Finally, he broke their kiss and again looked at her. His mind in turmoil over the decision he was faced with. He then embraced her tightly, knowing that she had nearly died for him. Never in his life had any being, human or demon alike cared about him before.

He suddenly understood why his father had allowed himself to care for humans and take on a human mate. He fought off his demon arrogance and for the first time let his feelings make a decision for him.

He then stepped back and looked down at the Shikon Jewel. It began to glow beautifully and she glanced at Shippou who began to change. It frightened her at first and she rushed to his side. Before her very eyes, he turned into an adorable little boy with bright red hair and freckles grazing his cheeks. She began to cry and held him to her. She grabbed Rin too, who watched Shippou's transformation in awe.

She then turned back to see Sesshoumaru had too changed. His beautiful silver hair had altered slightly. It was more of a platinum blonde. It appeared much more human, though not a drastic change. His markings were gone, and as he looked at his hands she noticed they no longer held claws. His ears were too now human.

He had an astonished look on his face. He began to feel slightly vulnerable. His senses had lessened considerably. He was no longer overpowered by the smell of humans, and his sight and hearing had dimmed considerably. She walked to him and looked into his face, his eyes remained amber and his features had not changed. She embraced him quickly and began to cry.

"You became a human for me?" He laughed slightly. "My intent when I came was to bring the children to you. But I couldn't just leave you here. There would be no honor in my life if I abandoned you and Rin" He pulled her closer and held her for awhile. He then looked down at her, with the desire to kiss her again. He again pulled her close and kissed her, until they were interrupted by the children at their feet.

Kagome noticed an immediate difference in Sesshoumaru. He did not take well to all of his human emotions, but he quickly learned to deal with them. Her mother was truly impressed with him, and welcomed him into their home. He never lost his dignity and still considered himself to be above many humans. He was very sensitive and fatherly to both Rin and Shippou.

He was even kind to her friends, who engulfed him the moment they sat eyes on him. He now had his hair cut and wore it in a braid that reached to the middle of his back. In modern clothes he was truly attractive and that did not slip by her friends. They giggled wildly when she told them that he was her fiancé. He immediately began schooling, as he would not settle for a lowly common job.

Then came the day that he saw his brother sneaking through the garden. He had not realized that InuYasha could still come through the well. Becoming human had softened him. He no longer despised his brother, and was amused at him crouching up in the tree.

Sesshoumaru snuck under the tree and gave the branch a shove. He watched his brother lose his footing and fall to the ground. InuYasha glared up at him, clearly not expecting to see him in a human form and did not recognize him. Before InuYasha began a tirade he spoke.

"Hello Brother." It took all of his control to keep his face straight when InuYasha realized that he, Sesshoumaru, was a human.

"Sesshoumaru, you're human." He did his best to keep a haughty demeanor. "How I despise those words." He then couldn't contain himself and smirked. He reached for his brother's hand and pulled him from the ground.

The two walked towards Kagome. The sight of InuYasha stopped her dead in her tracks, and then she ran towards him. She threw her arms around him and began to cry tears of happiness. Quickly Shippou too ran to InuYasha.

"Hey Shippou, where'd you hide your tail?" The young boy blushed and hugged InuYasha. He then went to stand by Sesshoumaru, whom he now regarded as his father. Kagome picked Rin up and held her tight. Sota was now at InuYasha's side asking him a million questions. No matter what happened Sota would always see InuYasha as his idol. Sesshoumaru and Shippou moved to stand near Kagome. They then invited InuYasha to stay for dinner.

He learned that Sesshoumaru had, himself, chosen to become human to remain with Kagome and the children. He had a twinge of jealously but saw just how much the two cared for each other. He told them about Kikyo. He then told them about Sango and Miroku. Miroku had become very nervous and protective of Sango now that she was pregnant. Kagome became sad hearing about her friends knowing she could never again see them. An idea struck her and she excused herself. She came back with a camera and quickly showed InuYasha how to use it. She asked him to take it with him and take pictures of everyone. She would also send pictures with him to give to them. She quickly wrote a letter to Sango, and InuYasha took it with him.

After InuYasha left, Sesshoumaru told Kagome that he had asked InuYasha to be at their wedding. She was truly happy that the brothers were finally being civil to one another.

After Kagome finished school, she and Sesshoumaru had a small wedding. InuYasha stood with Sesshoumaru as he vowed his eternal love to Kagome. He had already made large sacrifices for her. He had in fact died for her, then gave up his demon self and became the one thing he had always despised for her. InuYasha had no doubt that he would always protect her and that helped him go back to the feudal era with much more ease.