Hi, everybody! I'm Deepbluejewel and it's my first Inuyasha fanfic.

I don't know if my concept is original (actually, I'm pretty sure something like that was done before), but, you know, there's more than 100k fanfics on this fandom, so… In any case, I'll try to make this story as entertaining as I can.

Disclaimer: I do not own a thing.

Chapter 1: Peaceful days

…So peaceful…

A young woman in miko garment looked around. The forest was green and fresh. Some birds were chirping happily. And of course, there were no bloodthirsty demons roaming around and killing everything they met, no thickening scent of blood and decaying flesh, no dead bodies… Well, it usually was like that after Naraku's death. There were some eventual demon attacks, but neither of them was serious.

How many years had already passed? Kagome stopped for a while, summing something. Three years from Naraku's defeat she had spent in her time and then two, no, nearly three years more after her return to Warring States Era.

'So much… It feels like it was yesterday…' thought the miko with slight smile as she recollected all her adventures as a teen, all occasional quarrels with Inuyasha, all funny and sad moments. Kagome couldn't help admitting that all those events actually helped her to become stronger and more mature.

"Kagome-sama!" a young voice called gaily, breaking the young woman's train of thought.

Kagome turned around and smiled, noticing some village children with baskets and bunch of flowers. Most of them had never seen an evil spirit or demon attacking innocent people, so they had no fear entering the forest without adults and playing there. They definitely were real children of this peaceful age. Kagome only hoped that this peace would last forever.

"Are you gathering herbs, Kagome-sama?" asked a little girl with some freckles. "Do you need some help?"

"No, thanks. I've already found everything I need," Kagome smiled. She often played with village children or told them some stories about her adventures with Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango and Shippo. It really didn't matter if the children thought they were interesting and sometimes scary fairytales. Maybe, it was all the better. There was no need to be afraid of demon attacks after all.

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Kagome had never actually thought before about those nearly three years, which had passed after her reunion with Inuyasha. Of course, sometimes she was reflecting about her family and friends left in the modern age. Ayumi, Yuka and Eri most probably had already married. Maybe, Hojo had actually managed to forget his first love and found his own happiness. Souta had to graduate next year. Well, it wouldn't be too hard for him as he had no reason to miss school as much as his elder sister. In any case, Kagome knew she would never learn the truth. No matter how much she missed her family she would never be able to visit them. The Bone eater well had been closed for good. Yet, it was Kagome's own choice. She had chosen to live in Warring States era together with the man she loved so much. Maybe it was actually her fate. In any case, the young woman had never regretted her decisions. She was happy with her current live.

Lost in thought, Kagome was roaming the forest near the village aimlessly before she somehow ended near the Bone eater well. It was quite funny that she actually came to the starting point of her long journey that later led her to the most fateful encounter in her life. Kagome sat down near the well remembering all that confusion and slight fear she felt during her first trip in the Warring States era. Suddenly the miko stood up and went to the direction of Sacred Tree, subconsciously following that time root. Yes, it was the place of her first meeting with Inuyasha, the place she held dear all this time.

Kagome had never expected to see Inuyasha under the tree, so she nearly laughed when she spotted her husband there. No wonder, as the hanyo was sound asleep. He had never let his guard down during their constant battles with Naraku, even if he was really exhausted sometimes. Well, it seemed everything had actually changed now. Or maybe it was due to the person who exhausted Inuyasha much more than Naraku ever managed.

Hikari, their little troublemaking daughter, their little ray of light like her name suggested. Kagome smiled noticing her beloved child cuddling up to her father and sleeping as well. It seemed they had spent together all day long.

Who would think that Inuyasha could be a good parent? Kagome still remembered everybody's doubts during her pregnancy. Shippo even joked that Inuyasha was a child himself and then, as usual, got hit from the hanyo. Kagome couldn't deny that had worried her for a while, yet her husband actually managed to surprise her all the time. He had never refused to play with Hikari or keep an eye on her when Kagome was busy. Moreover, Inuyasha even bore his little daughter tugging his ears which was quite a feat knowing his temper.

Kagome squatted beside Hikari stroking her long silver hair gently. As a quarter demon, her child inherited this trait from the father, together with beautiful golden eyes. It seemed to be her only youkai traits, but neither Kagome, nor Inuyasha was sure about it. First, Hikari was only two-years-old and nobody could tell if she became more demon-like with time. Second, the girl was probably first of her kind as hanyos actually tended to stay alone for a life.

Kagome frowned at the unpleasant thought. While Hikari would never be treated as the outcast inside her village, she surely would face some discrimination in the outside world. As a mother, the miko never wished such a fate for her only child, yet…

The young woman tried to shift her position swiftly without waking of her dearest people and nearly fell. Next moment, before Kagome even managed to understand what had happened, still sleeping Inuyasha wrapped his hands around her. The miko smiled, immediately forgetting about her worries. Really, Inuyasha had managed to find his own place in this world, so why his only daughter couldn't get her happiness as well?

Kagome liked it, to stay in her beloved man's arms, to listen to his heartbeat and calm breathing, yet, no matter how she hated that idea, it couldn't last forever. She tried to slip out of his embrace, however, Inuyasha only hugged her tighter and even growled.

'What a possessive hanyo!' Kagome thought struggling to hold back laughter. She smiled mischievously as the sudden idea got into her head.

The woman leaned closer to her husband and whispered into his ear:

"Inuyasha, demon's attack…"

Kagome regretted her little prank nearly immediately as the hanyo jumped up on to his feet, unsheathing Tessaiga and looking around him with furious glare. Not noticing any enemies, he sniffed the air and then looked at Kagome with slight confusion:

"Where's demons?"

"Nowhere," answered Kagome rubbing her now bruised back. "It was a joke".

"Not funny," growled Inuyasha, sheathing the sword. "What if there was actual attack?"

"I know, I know… That was stupid idea," the miko smiled apologetically picking up now awake Hikari who seemed as confused as her father moments ago. The child laughed happily embracing her mother.

"So, how was the day?" asked Kagome trying to change the topic. She didn't want to discuss any demons in her daughter's presence.

"Terrible," muttered Inuyasha, reaching out and taking away the baby from her. Next moment Hikari was sitting on his shoulders, tugging his ears mercilessly. "She's more like catastrophe than a child!"

Kagome hid a smile, noticing that her husband actually pretended to be angry. They were walking silently for a while with Inuyasha slightly ahead and Kagome following him.

"I just hope you won't became bad influence for poor little Hikari-chan," the miko broke the silence hiding her teasing with concern. Alas, the hanyo hadn't noticed her joking.

"Bad influence? Me?" he suddenly stopped and then turned around. "Do you know that this little imp was trying to sit me all day long?"

Now Kagome actually broke into laughter, looking at her sulking husband and imagining that situation.

"What do you mean?" she asked innocently, wiping a tear. She got an answer nearly immediately as Hikari yelled holding onto her father's ears:

"Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit!"

"See?" asked Inuyasha angrily. "Besides, I really need an explanation why her three first words were 'mama', 'papa' and 'sit'".

"Because you deserved it?" guessed Kagome. In fact, she never thought she sat the hanyo so often. Yet, Hikari seemed to notice it. Even her intonation matched her mother's.

"Whatever," Inuyasha huffed and walked towards the village. "Hikari, if I actually 'sit', you'll definitely fall down".

Kagome smiled. Well, she would definitely make up with her husband later. In any case, she enjoyed her current live. The miko hoped that those peaceful days would last forever…

A|N: So it was the first chapter. Please, read and review. I'm always open to suggestion and constructive criticism.

If there are any grammar mistakes, please bear in mind, that English isn't my native language. Actually, it's my third language after Ukrainian and Russian. Still, I know it better than German (learn in school), Latin (learn because of curiosity) or Japanese (start learning recently, mostly self-taught).

So, till the next time.