Recap:
Inuyasha's heart was nearly in tatters. He was watching his soon to be wife and kids slowly fading and being drawn into the well. A blinding light shot out from the old well.
"IINNUUYYAASSHHAA!!" screamed Kagome, along with the sounds of the infants wails.
When the light disappeared, Sango, Miroku, Shippo and Inuyasha found that Kagome and the triplets had gone with the sparkling light. Inuyasha fell to his knee's, tears streaming down his hansome face.
"They can't be gone...No...No! I won't beleive it!" he shouted within his mind.
"Inuyasha...the well...It's...It's filled with water!!" cried Miroku, trying his best to comfort Sango who had also broken down into tears.
Their tears of sorow were soon cut short. An evil arua was building it way up, and was surrounding the group. A wickedly evil laugh vibrated through the forest.
"She may have just escaped, but i can not say the same for the rest of you!!" said the hidden being.
Chapter one
"IINNUUYYAASSHHAA!!"
Miss Higurashi looked up from her book. She new that voice and what more she knew that name. Slamming her paper backed book onto the bed side table, she grabbed her dressing gown and rushed out of her room. On her way to the staircase she bumped into a very tired looking boy by the name of Sota.
"What was that noise, mum?" he asked, rubbing his left eye with a balled up fist.
"Nothing, sweetie, go back to bed." she replied as calm as she could as not to frighten him, while ushering her son into his room then making a dash for the stairs "Is it really you, Kagome? Have your finally come home?" she thought as she raced down the stairs.
Once on the lower level of her home, she walked into the kitchen and searched for the large torch that was hiding in one of the many drawers.
"Come on, where are you?" she asked to no one in particular "Aha!" she exclaimed, waving the torch before her face in a triumphant way.
Quickly making her way to the well house, that had been abandoned for over a year now, with the exception of a silver haired half-demon now and again. Opening the doors, she switched the torch on, that then flooded the well house in an eerie light, and practically leaped down the few steps that lead the the magical time portal, formally known as their dried up well.
"Kagome?" she called out into the darkness as she leaned over the rim of the ancient well and shinning the light down.
"M...Mum?" came a voice between sniffles and what sounded like the crying of children.
"Oh Kagome!! You've come home!" cried her mother, her eye's watering with tears of happiness.
"Mum...The well...Inuyasha...They need...I need to get back to him!!" sobbed the girl, still in the pit of the well surrounded by dirt and odd bits of bone that refused to decay.
"Lets get you sorted first, hmm?"
Only when Kagome didn't answer did she properly hear the cries of her grandchildren. Gasping lightly, she placed a hand onto her chest.
"Kagome, dear, are the children alright?!"
Yet again no answer came, but this time the sound of shuffling could be herd. Knowing from past experience, with Inuyasha, Miss Higurashi stepped back a ways and waited for her daughter to appear. She had heard from Inuyasha a couple of days after the well closed for her daughter, about the transformation Kagome had made. At first she was extremely upset, like any parent would be about never seeing your child again, but she knew in the deepest parts of her heart and mind that that would never be case. She had learned years back now that nothing was as simple as it seemed about her daughter or the magic that her daughter was involved in. After a while though, she could only think about how happy Kagome must be to be with the man she loves. Then when she heard she would become a grandmother, she couldn't wait to her her hands on those would-be adorable children, and she only hoped they would have ears like their fathers! Waiting a moment longer before she would call out, Miss Higurashi then watched in awe as Kagome leaped out from within the depths of the well gracefully, with three little bundles in her arms no less.
"There fine. Just a little scared." Kagome replied.
As Miss Higurashi took the new appearance of her daughter see couldn't help the smile that spread on her face. She looked like the Kagome she knew, except the fact that her hair was longer and was a different style than before, instead of nails she had what appeared to be tiny daggers at the tip of each finger and she was now sporting largish fangs compared to her usual canines. Plus she now had a tail and a pair of 'oh so touchable' ears that flickered now and then. She looked healthy and above all comfortable in her new body.
"Come, lets get you inside." she said, placing her hand in the middle of Kagome's back and leading her up the stairs and into the family home "Before i have to chop your ears off and keep them for myself!" she added, to lighten the mood.
Kagome gave a little smile but that was it. She was confused and devastated that her peaceful life was being torn apart for a reason she did not know, nor did she like. That the well suddenly pulled her into the future along with her children but left everyone else behind. Silent tears still trailed down her cheeks, that were lightly flushed and puffy while her bangs shaded her eyes from view. Constantly loosing herself to her thoughts, Kagome almost missed the small step that lead to the front door of her old home.
"Oops, mind your step, sweetie." said her mother "Don't want you falling now do we?" she joked with a kind smile.
Once inside, Kagome's eyes scanned the place she had left over a year ago now. Not a lot had changed, except a few new photographs were placed here and there, but other than that everything was how she remembered it.
She sighed tiredly and then gazed down at her now sleeping babies for the umpteenth time since the departure of the well house. All the crying and excitement must have tired them out. Looking up to see where her mother was, she wasn't surprised at all when her mother spoke the answer to her unspoken question.
"I took some precautions and bought a large cot, in the hopes you could all come back and visit one day." she said with a warm smile gracing her lips.
"Thanks mum." replied Kagome, her voice small and frail.
Not saying a word more, Kagome walked silently to her old room and placed the babies in the cot, gently draping a blanket over them to keep them warm. As they slept, their ears and nose's were twitching slightly with the new sounds and scents that were filling their senses. Leaning down to kiss their foreheads, she then whispered "Good night". Moving so she was at her window she gazed out to the night sky. It was one of the many things she didn't miss about this era. With the tall buildings and the bright lights, you couldn't see the true beauty of the night sky with its millions of stars and its glistening orb of light, that was known as the moon. In the feudal era, there was nothing blocking the stars or the moon. They were free to shine and sparkle in all their wondrous glory. Hanging her head low, and pinning her ears back she started to cry.
"Inuyasha.." she whispered as she cried silent tears once again.
Hearing the bedroom door creak open, she snapped her head up and roughly wiped her tears way on the back of her hand. Clearing her throat and placing a weakly made smile of her face she turned to see her mother standing in the doorway with a sympathetic look on her face.
"I thought you could use some tea, dear." she said, signaling with her head to the tray she held in her hands "And some biscuits."
"Thanks mum."
Setting the tray on the desk, she then sat on the bed and waited for her daughter to speak. It was a motherly instinct really. She knew how upset her daughter was, the crushed look in her eyes told it all. So she sat, quietly and patiently waiting for Kagome to tell of what had happened. It didn't take long. Sighing the half-demon's shoulders slumped and her head hung low in a defeated manner.
"What am i gonna do, mum?" she asked quietly "What if the well won't let us back? Or let Inuyasha through? We can't live in this era, we just don't belong here, i don't belong here."
"Look, Kagome honey, you'll find a way. You've always found a way, and i'll be damned if you can't this time. Maybe there was a reason for this happening. What happened before you came back?"
"I was in the hot springs with Sango, but when i got out i was fading away. We called for the boys, but when they got there i was whisked away and ended up at the well. The triplets were at the base of it sleeping, until all of a sudden they started to cry. I couldn't reach them, my body just wouldn't move." she said slowly, sending a hurtful look towards the three sleeping half-demons then casting her tearful eyes to her mother "I was so scared. I was screaming within my mind to touch them, to hold them. And in a flash they were in my arms, fading away with me. The look on Inuyasha's face. I've never seen him so scared before in my whole life. Not even when Naraku was alive." she dropped to her knees and covered her face with her hands as she sobbed "Oh, Inuyasha..."
Kneeling beside her, Miss Higurashi hugged her daughter in hopes that she could draw at least some comfort from it. She looked so broken. So sad. Hushing her gently while rocking back and forth lightly, she spoke words that would hopefully calm her down. Hearing their mother's desperate cries, the triplets awoke, sending waves of tears of their own. Snapping her head up, Kagome used her demonic speed and seemed to materialize before the cot.
"Sssshhh. It's okay, your alright." she cooed, sending her calm aura to wash over them, but still they cried "It's okay, your all safe. Mummy's here."
Miss Higurashi smiled warmly at the site of her daughter with her own children. Somewhere in her heart she wished that Kagome could have grown up like other girls her age, in her own era. That she would get a good eduction , a decent job then find a man she loved and then finally settle down with a family. But the life Kagome had now was obviously twenty times better. So she didn't actually finish school, nor live the rest of her teenage years in an environment that didn't mean she could be killed if she merely closed her eyes. But she did grow up happy and safe, well if Inuyasha had anything to do with it. And now she had a man, well half-demon, she loved with her entire being and three children to boot. Kagome had always had a motherly instinct. Hearing from Inuyasha how she treated Shippo for all those years proved it. Although she had given birth three months ago, she still had that motherly glow those pregnant had.
"Either that or she really is glowing!" thought Miss Higurashi smiling to herself "Kagome, dear?" she called.
Although she did not answer verbally, her mother knew she saw a curt nod that asked her to continue.
"Can i hold one?" she asked shyly.
Turning to face her mother, the half-demon gave her a dumbstruck look. Why would her mother even ask?! They were, after all, her grandchildren.
"You don't have to ask, you know." she replied, smiling lightly back.
Clapping her hands in excitement, she stood and made her way to the cot. Peering in, her smile grew at the site of the three adorable babies. She had never seen them before, and she wanted to remember this moment forever. She hadn't even learned of their names yet. Inuyasha had been in to much of a hurry to get back to them, that he only mentioned how many there were and their genders. That was it. Not how they looked, who they took after most, and above all their names!
"What are their names?" she asked quietly.
"Wha? You don't know them? I thought Inuyasha told you?" asked Kagome, her eyebrows quirked.
"No. He was in such a rush to get back to you, that he only told us their genders." she said, laughing lightly.
"Oh." she said sadly, but soon changed her attitude "Well this is Izayoi. She was named after Inuyasha's mother and was also born first." she said, letting said Izayoi clasp onto her pinkie.
"What a lovely name. She sure does look a lot like you did when you were a baby."
"Minus the ears and tail."
"Speaking of ears..." started Miss Higurashi.
Reaching up to her daughters head she gently rubbed her ears between her finger and thumb. At the sudden contact, the half-demon jumped and her ears shot upwards. Her tail bristled lightly but then she relaxed and enjoyed the feeling.
"I see you enjoy this as much as he does then!" giggled her mother.
Clearing her throat and trying her best to hide the cute blush that appeared on her cheeks, Kagome turned to her second child.
"This, mum, is Inutashio. Though most of the time we call him 'Tashio. He is named after Inuyasha's father." she said with a smile, as she began playing with his little mop of silver hair.
Her mother thought it best not to mention a certain half-demon to much. Instead she lightly trailed her finger tips along his side, watching him gurgle in an attempt to laugh.
"And who would this little one be?" she asked, poking the smallest of the three softly on the nose.
"This would be the youngest of the three. And a little monster at that. You'll understand why we named him after him." cooed Kagome, rubbing his tiny ears.
"So who is he named after?"
Not looking up from her baby, she spoke. A heart warming smile placed on her lips.
"Sota."
Miss Higurashi smiled and returned her attention to the babies. Izayoi was sucking on her thumb, her chubby fingers spread out. Inutaisho was staring blankly up at his grandmother, who up until now he had never seen. And Sota was trying as hard as he could to grasp a hold on the strands of hairs that fell over his mother's shoulder. Now she understood why he was called what he was. She could remember like it was only yesterday when her Sota was a baby. He would clench his fingers around any hair he could get a hold on and he would yank it so hard it would bring tears to your eyes. Just like her Sota, this one pulled hard on Kagome's hair. Miss Higurashi cringed at the thought of how much it could have hurt, especially when said baby was a half-demon. But Kagome didn't seem the slightest bit bothered.
"I guess when you fight demons on a daily basis and risk your life non stop, getting your hair pulled by a child doesn't compare.." she thought.
"I know you want to hold one, but i'm really tired. I just want to sleep." the half-demon girl said "Sorry."
Straightening herself up, she turned to her daughter and hugged her tightly. Holding the back of her head with one hand and her back with the other, Miss Higurashi gave her a quick squeeze.
"Don't be. You've had a lot go on today. I'm sure i can wait until tomorrow." she said, reassuringly.
Embracing her back, Kagome whispered a 'Thank you' in her ear. Letting each other go, her mother then turned to the triplets.
"And i will see you three tomorrow. Sweet dreams." she said and kissed their heads "That goes for you as well. Don't worry. Things will sort themselves out. They always do, right?"
"MmmHmm."
"Get some rest." she said, planting a kiss to Kagome's forehead.
Watching her mother leave and close the door, she then sat on the bed. Sinking slightly into the mattress, she sighed and stood up. She wasn't use to sleeping on a squishy bed anymore. She was use to laying on a futon, snuggled up to Inuyasha while her babies slept in a large mosses bed that Inuyasha had brought back from the future. Thinking of Inuyasha and how things were just the night before made her eyes water and her chest clench in pain. What if those nights were all over? What if they were stuck in the future forever, never finding a way back? How would they even begin to have a life here? They weren't human. They had dog ears and dog tails, along with fangs and claws. To top it off they also had priestess blood in them, meaning they had spiritual powers amongst their demonic. They would never be able to go out in public, nor leave the house for many people came to the shrine for tourism. If found, Kagome was sure they would be locked away in some science lab to have millions upon millions of tests. There was no way in all of the seven layers of hell was she going to put her kids through that. Beginning to her frustrated, she opened the window and let the calming cool breeze flow over her. As she stood there she could hear the light breathing of her babies along with the soft thump of their hearts. Turning her head slightly to see them, she smiled sadly. She would often just sit and watch them sleep, the beating of their hearts and their gentle breathing calming her throughout while calming her nerves that they were in fact still there. She could remember the first night of their birth. She was so tired she could barely keep her eyes open, but she was determined not to take her eyes off of them, in fear they would disappear forever and she would wake to find this was all a dream. She was snuggled into Inuyasha's arms with the triplets sleeping soundly in their mosses bed beside them. Wrapping her arms around herself, she closed her eyes and tried imagining that it was him holding her instead. But try as she might she could never create the feeling of safety and warmth like he did. She could never reach up and kiss her own temple with such love and appreciation like he did. And to top it off she couldn't feel his touch, or send sparks of electricity through her veins with just one graze of his skin against hers like he did almost without knowing it. Again she could feel the stinging sensation at the backs of her eyes, but she refused to cry. She had done enough of that. Breathing in deeply to steal her nerves she then straightened her posture and gazed at the moon. It was the only thing, other than Inuyasha, that held power over her. With Inuyasha, all he had to do was look at her and she was completely under his spell and willing to submit to his every whim. It was the same with the moon. If the moon was disappear she would be rendered powerless. She was, in a way, a slave to the moon. But now she was in dept to it. It's night where it would disappear, the night of the new moon, was only days ago. Meaning that they had just under a month of full power before they turned humans for that one night. She remembered her first transformation. It felt like her powers were being drained from her body, and she didn't like it one bit. At first it was slightly pain full, the fact that her ears were being dragged down the the side of her head then changing completely, her nails were changing shape and the feeling she got when her tail disappeared was almost enough to make her wince. After turning human, again, she felt as if she could sleep for eternity, but the panic of a surprise attack kept her awake. She cried for over an hour into Inuyasha's arms when daylight returned along with her half-demon self. She honestly never knew how he could have lived with that feeling once a month for the whole if his life. Just that first night for her was enough! Soon enough,though, she was use to the feeling, and during those times she focused on training her priestess powers.
Flashback
Kagome sat with her legs crossed in a position of meditation. Her breathing was slow but controlled. She could feel her priestess powers slowly but surely strengthening, even if it was minutely. Taking another deep breath she readied herself for the second stage of her meditation. That was until someone came hollering into the clearing.
"Kagome! What the hell are you doing?!" yelled Inuyasha, in his human form.
Sighing Kagome answered, but reframed from moving, or opening her eyes.
"What does it look like i'm doing? I'm meditating so i can strengthen my priestess powers." she replied, in a calm cool voice.
"Keh! No you ain't." he blurted grasping her by her upper arm "Your comin' back to camp, where i can keep an eye on you and make sure your safe!"
Opening her eyes, then sending him a death-like glare, she ripped her arm from his hold.
"I don't think so somehow. I'm staying right here, where its nice and quiet, until you came, so i can better protect us if there was an attack on a night like this!!" she snapped back.
Stepping back a way, Inuyasha gave his usual 'Keh' and folded his arms into his kimono jacket.
"You don't need to get stronger, cause i'm ere to protect everyone, idiot!"
Kagome's blood boiled and her eyes narrowed. Whether she was half-demon or not right now, she still had her usual temper. (Though she had it when she was still a human to begin with). Feeling rather uncomfortable, Inuyasha cast his grayish eyes onto the girl before him. It was then that he froze. She had that look that promised immense pain, and to him no less.
"Inuyasha..." she began, in an overly sweet voice.
"Y-yeah?" he replied, while taking another step back.
"SIT!!" she screamed, activating the The Beads of Subjugation that were dangling around his neck.
As the beads glowed, they plunged into the ground, bringing with them Inuyasha's face. Once his face made contact with the hard ground, she closed her eyes once again and began her meditation once more.
"What the fuck was that for?!" he yelled, once the spell wore off.
"You were annoying me, and insinuating i was in no way an equal in power on a night like this." she said, in a calm voice with a tinge of authority.
"Insinu-what??"
Loosing her perfect posture she sighed and head the bridge of her nose with her fingers.
"I meant that your saying, that on a night like this my powers are nothing to yours." she said leaning forward, resting her elbows on her knees "Which is stupid, seeing as the Tetsusaiga won't transform when your a human. Meaning that with you out of commission, my powers are our best bet."
"What d'you mean 'Out of commission'?!" he yelled "I ain't some toy that once a month breaks so it can't be used, y'know!"
"I didn't mean it like that, and you know it." she sighed, getting rather annoyed.
"Keh! Sure you didn't." he snorted, getting up and walking away.
"You know what?" she called out after him, making him turn to face her"You can be such a jerk sometimes!! All i wanted to do was build up my power so everyone can be protected better, and you yell at me for it!!" she yelled, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Don't cry about it!!" he replied, his voice sounding desperate "I didn't mean it! Stay here and build your powers up, it makes no difference!!"
"What do you mean it makes no difference?!" she snapped, her features turning angry once again "You saying that i'm still weak?!"
"N-no!"
"Urg! What ever! Just leave me alone!!" she yelled, then stood and left.
"It don't matter as your already strong!" he yelled back, surprising her "I-i don't want you to fight because i can't. I'm the one thats suppose to protect everyone, but on nights like this i can't! Thats why i was yelling, cause i was angry at myself, but i was taking it out on the wrong person. It's not right you fighting and me not..." he said, his head hung low.
End Flashback
"He never did like it when i did that. But i never did stop." she mumbled to herself "The fact that i could still fight, yet he couldn't. He hated it." she added, smiling weakly.
Rubbing her hands against her arms she then closed the window, as well as the curtains and sat on her bed, bringing her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around them. Being half-demon had one of it's many better deals. Now she could see perfectly in the dark.
"Honestly, we seem more like cats then dogs." she thought "Cats are suppose to climb trees. Not dogs. And i always thought cat used claws, and dogs would just bite. Guess not.." she added, her eye lids becoming heavy.
It wasn't long before she felt herself slip away into the bliss that was sleep. Her earlier worries were gone, and the only thing that occupied her mind was the blank darkness that accompanied it.
"Inuyasha..." she said lightly, falling deeper into slumber.
Hey guys! Well a lot of people had been asking me whether there was going to be a sequel to "Im You. Your Me.", so i decided to start on it. So here is the first chapter. Hope you like it, and please reveiw!!
