Binas: This is completely AU. It's one year after The Final Act (despite the fact I never watched it but working my way up). Be warned for errors and stuff like that. That's why I say AU. And sorry grandpa fans, but I decided to have him pass away from old age.
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Kagome was running home from college. She was late due to being stuck in study hall for awhile, preparing for a major test. She still couldn't believe Inuyasha decided to suck up his pride one year ago and come to live with her. She was so over joyed and they married one month later. And let's say the reception was really outlandish to him. Inuyasha never knew that feeding each other was part of a wedding. He accidently did it wrong and slammed cake into Kagome's face, leading to an all out cake fight. He was very glad he wasn't getting sat for starting a cake brawl and ended up laughing when Grandpa Higurashi slammed Mrs. Higurashi with cake in the face. He got so happy he made a soda fountain and sprayed Kagome with it as a joke. All Kagome could say that the reception was the best part, due to how much fun they were having.
Kagome passed a dark alley and sensed a verocious dark energy coming from it. There was also a faint light energy that felt friendly and happy but also sad. She went into the alley and saw a little girl no older than twelve dangling lifelessly from the source of the dark energy, black colored webs. Her brown hair was tangled. The girl looked like a street urchin with no home from the several tears in her clothes and how dirty she looked. Kagome gasped at the sight. Her skin was very pale, probably from the webs.
Kagome grabbed a nearby dull butcher knife and tried cutting the webs. The webbing would not submit to the knife. Kagome felt the dark energy rise each time she tried cutting the webs.
"Maybe this will work.", Kagome said and channeled some purifying power to the knife and tried cutting again.
The dark webs submitted and snapped, causing them to disintegrate. The girl fell to the ground and moaned a bit. She was still alive.
"I can't leave her here. I will take her home and see if mom can help nurse her back to health.", Kagome said and picked up the girl and started carrying her home.
"UGH! WHERE THE HECK IS KAGOME?! SHE SAID SHE WOULD BE HERE BY NOW! STUPID SCHOOL!", Inuyasha shouted looking out the window non stop.
"Inuyasha, maybe she ran into traffic. Japan now a days is pretty crowded, especially with all the tourists we get.", Sota said.
Inuyasha grumbled under his breath in annoyance.
"If you want, you can help me make dinner, Inuyasha.", Mrs. Higurashi said.
"Feh.", Inuyasha said and went to go help his mother-in-law.
"I hope it isn't anything like the last time...", Sota shuddered.
Everyone could agree that last week's dinner was a disaster. Inuyasha added too much Five Spice Seasoning and eggs on accident and made dinner taste really bad. They forced him into cooking classes after that, which he did NOT like. He unfortunetly got kicked out of cooking class after being there for four days. Kagome wasn't happy about that and sat him for it.
Inuyasha heard the doorbell ring. He went to the door and opened it to see Kagome holding a battered little girl. He looked at her then Kagome.
"You are late because of that runt?", Inuyasha asked with irritation visible.
"I found her in an alley tangled up in these strange webs. They seemed to be made out of darkness. I can assume she was attacked.", Kagome said.
"Why didn't you just leave her? She's not our problem!", Inuyasha yelled.
"How could you say that? I only found her because I sensed her and the webs she was trapped in!", Kagome shouted.
"Wait... What?! You sensed her? What's so special about her?", Inuyasha asked completely confused, "Were you just delusional or did we fail to destroy the Shikon Jewel?"
"I wasn't delusional and I didn't sense the jewel at all. What I did sense was a strange energy. It felt innocent.", Kagome said.
"You sensed something innocent? That's new.", Inuyasha huffed.
"I am going to go see if mom can help her.", Kagome said walking to the kitchen.
Sota saw the girl and saw how damaged she was, something Inuyasha ignored.
"And my hero fails me again...", Sota whispered.
"Mom, I found this girl and I think she needs help.", Kagome said once she reached the kitchen.
Mrs. Higurashi gasped when she saw the girl.
"Put her in the guest room and I will check on her as soon as I can.", Mrs. Higurashi said.
Kagome carried the girl into the guest room. She set the girl in the bed with care and covered her up. Kagome left the room to go find a rag to clean up the dirty girl.
Inuyasha peered into the room and sniffed the girl. He held his noes when he smelled her week old sweat and dirt mixed with some other things that were just as gross smelling.
'When was the last time this girl took a bath?! Oh great, now I sound like a hypocrite and Kagome! She has brushed off too much on me!', Inuyasha thought bitterly.
The girl opened her eyes slowly with a moan before stretching with a yawn. Her chocolate eyes scanned the room in confusion.
"Where am I? Who are you? Who am I? And why do you have dog ears?", The girl asked.
Inuyasha winced at the last two questions.
'She can't even remember who she stinkin' is! This makes things so much easier!', Inuyasha growled internally.
"Kagome, the dirty rat is awake!", Inuyasha called out.
The girl looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm not a rat. If I were, I would be carrying the Black Death and you would be sick already.", The girl said confused.
Kagome entered the room with a wet rag to see the girl sitting up in bed looking at Inuyasha, who was now very irritated.
"Are you okay sir?", The girl asked.
"Inuyasha, please behave.", Kagome said before turning her attention to the girl, "Can you tell me who you are?"
"I don't remember.", The girl said clutching her head from trying to strain the memories out.
Kagome started cleaning the girl's face. The dirt was hard to get off her but it came off with time and elbow grease.
"Why don't we just give her a name. We can call her Wench.", Inuyasha said with no remorse.
Kagome's face darkened.
"Inuyasha! Sit boy!", Kagome shouted as Inuyasha face planted into the ground, "We can't do that to her! She needs a a real name!"
The girl looked at Inuyasha before getting up and poking him non stop with the eraser end of a pencil in the side.
"Is he sleeping?", The girl asked innocently.
"No I am not! Stop poking me!", Inuyasha growled as peeled away from the ground.
"I was just asking.", The girl said.
Kagome thought for a bit. And came up with one.
"How about Aki. How does that sound?", Kagome asked.
"I like it!", The girl said in pure delight.
"Make the girl happy with a random name. Go figure.", Inuyasha muttered to himself as he pouted from his sit.
"After four years and your still this immature, Inuyasha. I'd thought all of those sit commands would have taught you something.", Kagome said not realizing she accidently sat him.
"GAH!", Inuyasha shouted in complete annoyance, "STOP DOING THAT!"
"I'd think I would just get back into bed and try to go to sleep now...", Aki said awkwardly as she climbed into bed drifting into her subconscious.
{AN: Aki: Means autumn; bright in Japanese.}
Aki's dreams were bizarre. She saw images flashing before her eyes, too fast for her to keep up with. Some seemed to involve fighting, some involved becoming entangled in something black/dark gray, and very few involved happy times with what she assumed was the-person-she-was-dreaming-about's family. She couldn't make out the person at all due to the blur in front of all the images.
Aki suddenly woke up when she heard someone yell 'sit' and a loud thump.
Inuyasha was fuming in the living room, trash talking about the necklace in front of Kagome as he tried yanking it off.
"Come on! Kagome, we finished the Jewel and destroyed it! Can you please take them off?!", Inuyasha pleaded as he tugged on the rosary on his neck.
"No. You still have a lot to learn.", Kagome said.
"Like what?!", Inuyasha asked.
"Like improving your attitude, what language is appropriate, what not to do in public, to stop threatening people, and to appreciate what others do for you.", Kagome said listing the most common things she had been trying to get past Inuyasha's thick skull.
"You think I would improve how I behave? Forget it!", Inuyasha said rudely.
"Sit boy.", Kagome said, "I can't believe you are still this childish after getting married. And I was hoping you would improve so I could share the good news."
Inuyasha perked up when he heard Kagome say that.
"What good news? Removing the Beads of Subjection?", Inuyasha asked.
"You are such a simpleton. After I already said no, what makes you think I would change it to yes?", Kagome asked.
"Then what is the good news?", Inuyasha asked.
"Not gonna say it. You are going to have to wait now.", Kagome said as she walked away, "And while your at it, sit boy!"
Inuyasha went face first into the floor again and growled with his ears flat against his head. Aki poked her head out of the guest room and ran over to were Inuyasha was face planted.
"Is she your girlfriend or something? Cause I don't think this is how a relationship is suppose to go.", Aki said.
"Shut up Aki!", Inuyasha barked.
"Why would I want to?", Aki asked.
"Why you little smart aleck!", Inuyasha snarled and started chasing the laughing Aki everywhere, "Get back here! You're just as bad as Shippo!"
'I wonder if this is Shippo's reincarnation? I would be getting a lot of laughs out of this if she is.', Inuyasha thought as managed to grab Aki.
"Let go! That tickles!", Aki said in between laughs before managing to escape Inuyasha's grasp by licking his hand, leaving a lot of saliva on his hands.
"GAK! THAT IS NASTY AKI!", Inuyasha yelled shaking off the saliva.
Later at dinner time...
Aki dug into her curry, not caring that it was a bit spicy. Kagome whistled a bit to herself innocently.
"Why are you whistling Kagome?", Inuyasha asked.
Kagome smiled a bit at Inuyasha before turning to her mom, Sota, and Aki.
"I have news everyone. I am gonna have a baby! Inuyasha, your the daddy!", Kagome said.
Inuyasha went wide eyed and did a massive spit take all over the table and on to Mrs. Higurashi, Sota, and Aki. Well some payback served at Aki for the licking.
"WHAT?!", Inuyasha asked in shock.