Disclaimer: all original characters copyright to Rumiko Takashi.
Prophecy
Down in the fiery caverns of the earth, demons gathered. The Great Oracle, the seer of all was to speak and relay a message from the gods. The demons were quite excited and a large crowd formed.
The Great Oracle was a large, but old, withering demon. He had been blind all of his life, but to an advantage. He was supposed to see through the eyes of the gods and knew everything that went on in the world. Today, or rather, tonight, he said that his message was most urgent, a prophecy that was to be most useful to all demons.
For several moments the demons sat, waiting. They were impatient, and more than one demon was killed by those around from sheer annoyance.
Finally, the Oracle raised his hands and all were silenced. He spoke in a gravelly whisper. He only spoke what the gods told him, nothing else.
"When hanyou and human happily wed,
a great warrior and priestess is no longer two.
The prophecy is filled when first blood is shed,
Demons shall seek her, a great war will ensue
All to control the Feudal Diamond."
A great rumble of whispers passed through the crowd.
"Heed the prophecy and find the child. She will be powerful beyond all and a valuable asset. The gods tell me she will be born in three days, but you must be patient, wait until the child is older. That is all," and with that the Oracle fell silent, his head drooped and he was carried off to rest by his servants.
It was in the dead of night, one warm spring that she was born. Her father was a half-demon, her mother a human priestess. She came into the world surrounded by her parent's friends and family in a small hut in a village on the outskirts of Inuyasha Forest.
The door of the hut slid open and a woman's head stuck out. She looked either direction and called,
"Inuyasha! Come see your daughter!"
Inuyasha jumped at Sango's call, he couldn't believe it! A girl! He leapt from the tree where he had been perched, waiting. The village priestess, the aging Kaede had banned him from coming anywhere near the hut where his wife was giving birth.
His hair whipped behind him as he ran, barefoot, across the wet ground. It had been raining all night and everything was looking quite gloomy. Inuyasha came to the hut, its windows shining golden in the darkness. Sango opened the door and Kagome and Kaede stepped out. In Kagome's arms was a tiny bundle, precious as ever.
"Don't come out here!" Inuyasha protested, "The baby will get sick in the rain! Get inside!"
Kaede looked disappointed that it was still raining and said quietly to Kagome, "We'll take her to the tree tomorrow for the blessing Kagome, it will be fine."
Kagome smiled, she looked weary, "Sure. Inuyasha's right."
Inuyasha didn't have the faintest idea what Kaede meant by 'the blessing' but he savored the fact that they had declared him right. The small group stepped inside. The hut was warm and smoky from the fire burning in the center.
"Where's Miroku and the kids tonight Sango?" Inuyasha asked casually.
Sango looked playfully angry and turned on the hanyou, "Are you TRYING to put off seeing your daughter? Quit trying to make small talk!"
Inuyasha sighed and Kagome giggled. She held out the bundle of blankets and it made a small cry. Inuyasha took the baby and peeked at her face. Her eyes were wide, alert and a perfect replica of her mother's. Her hair, although no more than a fuzz was silvery white and the dog ears on top of her head were black and stubby. She was the perfect mix of both parents.
"She's-she's…," Inuyasha stuttered, "Beautiful."
Kagome leaned over and kissed Inuyasha, beaming. They stood together and couldn't help but stare at what their love had created.
A loud banging interrupted their quiet moment. Sango once again opened the door and Miroku stepped in, his arms quite full. Miroku carried the couple's three children, Kichiro 3 and the twins Daiki and Minako 18 months. As well, on Miroku's shoulder sat the demon fox Shippou and the tiny flea, Inuyasha's councilor, Myouga.
"Look who I ran into," Miroku said jokingly, depositing his passengers. The three babies ran (or in the twins case, crawled) to their mother who had been gone all night. Shippou went straight to Kagome and jumped into her arms, a vein appeared on Inuyasha's head. Myouga bounced to Inuyasha and greeted him with a happy suck on the nose. Inuyasha flicked the flea off.
"Master!" the flea said, obviously ticked off, (A/N: pun fully intended) "Tonight is for celebration! Let me see the child already!"
Inuyasha rolled his eyes and turned the baby so the flea could see her. The tiny demon's eyes grew wide and he happily exclaimed that Inuyasha's father would be proud.
Kaede, who had been sitting quietly making tea for everyone asked off handedly,
"Have you thought of a name yet?"
Everyone was slightly stunned by this, of course! A name! The most important thing! How could they have forgotten!
"We haven't really picked one out," Kagome said bashfully, "I like so many names."
Inuyasha, straight forward as always looked outside and said,
"Amaya."
Everyone agreed that would be a perfect name, considering her birthday and gathered around to drink tea. And although it was late at night, everyone was tired and the weather was terrible, as Myouga had said, it was a night of celebration.
Translation Note: (Concerning Sango/Miroku's children's names) Kichiro means "lucky son", Daiki means "great tree" and Minako means "beautiful child".
(Concerning Inu/Kagome's baby girl) Amaya means "night rain", get it?
Author's Note: Thank you for reading! Please review, I appreciate suggestions and critique!
