Chapter Nine
Miyu
Disclaimer: Don't own InuYasha. If I did then I would have plenty of money xD
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A few days passed and the new family began understanding each other, although no one was really getting any sleep. Sasuke had moved out of the room that he had been sharing with Sesshomaru, InuYasha and the new baby because he figured that mother and daughter would like to sleep on a bed. The fact that the crying was driving him insane didn't have anything to do with it. Lately, that's all she seemed to be doing; crying, crying and more crying.
InuYasha was currently pacing the room that he was alone in since Sesshomaru had gone back to the Feudal Era to fetch Rin. He sighed and gently patted his daughter's diapered bottom which had a hole for her snow white tail.
"Please, Miyu, just go to sleep." The baby just scrunched up her face and buried her little face in InuYasha's shirt. Kagome walked into the main room and saw the guys shoving cotton into their ears.
"Make her stop, Kagome!" Shippo wailed, covering his cotton-stuffed ears. Kagome smiled sympathetically and entered InuYasha's room. The hanyou looked up and Kagome really did feel sorry for him. He looked so downright exhausted and even a little frazzled.
"Kagome, I don't know what's wrong with her. She's got a fresh diaper; I already fed her and burped her." Kagome frowned a little.
"I have an idea that might work." InuYasha nodded, ready to try anything. He was probably going to end up permanently deaf from this. Kagome held out her hands and InuYasha gratefully handed over the baby to her.
Sitting down in the rocking chair that they had placed in the room, Kagome held the infant over her heart, rocking back and fourth, rubbing her back in small circles. InuYasha quietly sat down on the bed, watching his friend with his daughter and smiled as the crying slowly died down to a small whimper.
Soon, Miyu was out cold, her little hands clutching Kagome's pajamas and her breathing soft and even. InuYasha looked on in amazement.
"How'd you do that?" Kagome smiled, still rocking gently. She looked down at the top of the head of snow white hair, softly rubbing an ear.
"My mom told me that she would do this to me and Souta when we were little. Babies don't talk so all they can do is cry and it's our job to find out what's wrong and sometimes, it's not as obvious as being hungry or dirty. Babies are usually soothed by heartbeats since it is something familiar to them." InuYasha nodded a little and Kagome smiled, barely keeping her joy of having the little girl in her arms inside of her.
"She's so adorable, InuYasha." InuYasha smiled a sleepy smile and lay on the bed.
"Thanks." He murmured before falling asleep, perfectly content to let Kagome handle Miyu. Kagome yawned a little bit, not realizing just how tired she was and soon, she was asleep as well, holding Miyu protectively in her arms.
The next morning, a small little cry drew her back to the waking world and Kagome opened her groggy eyes to see the infant trying to get at her breast. With a light blush, she scooped her up and smiled.
"You're looking at the wrong source, sweet heart." She looked over at InuYasha, who was still sleeping and smiled, getting up and creeping out of the room. He needed his rest more than anybody and there were some pre-made bottles in the fridge that she could heat up for Miyu.
Kagome gently rocked the baby while the bottle heated up and she looked over at the guys who were pretty much still sleeping, except for Sasuke who was sitting up, looking disoriented with his hair all over the place. She giggled quietly at the sight of him.
"Morning." Sasuke looked over at her and nodded, slowly getting up.
"Morning." He responded, walking over slowly. He spotted the infant in her arms and a slow smile spread out across his face.
"No matter how noisy she is, she sure is cute." Kagome laughed and nodded in agreement, looking down at her. She was looking at Sasuke curiously, blinking occasionally but never taking her eyes off him.
"Those pink PJ's look good on her."
"Yeah. Hey, would you mind holding her for a minute? I got to check the bottle temperature." Sasuke nodded a little and took the infant from her.
"So, where's InuYasha?" Kagome smiled and let a few drops fall onto her wrist.
"Sleeping. He was really exhausted so I figure that I would let him sleep." Sasuke chuckled at the image of the half demon sleeping and offered his finger to Miyu. He winced as her sharp little teeth sank into his finger and he looked to Kagome.
"I think she's going to eat my finger." Kagome laughed and shook her head.
"I doubt it but you probably taste pretty interesting. You're not going to get anything out of that finger, missy." Miyu looked at Kagome as she continued to suck on Sasuke's finger, making little baby noises.
"Ouch. Those teeth of hers sure are sharp." Kagome stifled another laugh as she pried Sasuke's finger out of her mouth, slipping in the nipple of the bottle just as a cry rose up.
Sasuke looked at his now red finger with a frown but followed Kagome into the main room, sitting down on the chair next to her. He watched the pair for a minute.
"You're pretty good at taking care of kids, Kagome." The dark-haired girl looked up at him and smiled.
"You think so?" Sasuke nodded.
"Yeah. You seem like a natural." Kagome blushed lightly but smiled, looking back down at Miyu who drank greedily, her golden eyes flicking between Kagome and Sasuke.
"Well, I helped my mom take care of my brother a lot." Sasuke smiled at the pair. Kagome smiled down at Miyu and looked up at Sasuke suddenly, an idea coming into her mind.
"Say, summer vacation starts today, doesn't it?" Sasuke nodded a little.
"Why?" Kagome just grinned.
"Well, I think InuYasha might like to go back to Feudal Japan for a bit." Sasuke frowned a little bit, not really understanding.
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InuYasha woke to the sun warming his face. He was so comfortable and everything was so quiet. Slowly, he opened his eyes, remembering the previous night and looking at the rocking chair where Kagome had been. With a frown, InuYasha sat up and yawned, stretching and walking out into the main room. Everyone was dressed and talking about something with excitement.
There was a blanket laid out on the floor and Miyu had been placed on it, Shippo and Kelala making her giggle. InuYasha smiled at his daughter's laugh, watching her tail wag back and fourth. Kagome looked up and smiled at him.
"Well, you're finally up." The hanyou arched a brow at her but nodded, walking towards them.
"Yeah. I guess I really needed to sleep." Kagome's smiled brightened.
"It's no problem. Miyu's been a very good girl. Haven't you?" Kagome looked at the baby on the blanket, laughing as she squirmed, squealing and gurgling happily. InuYasha arched a brow at this, sitting down on Miyu's blanket, tugging on her tail lightly.
"Oh, so you'll be an angel for her but all you'll do for me is cry." He chuckled when his daughter made babbling noises, her little hands and feet flailing all over the place.
"Hey, InuYasha, we were thinking about going to the Feudal Era for a little while. Summer break starts today so there's no school for a few weeks." InuYasha just shrugged. He was just as comfortable here with Kagome as he would be there, as long as he was with her. She just seemed to calm him and not to mention that she had a real knack for helping him with Miyu.
"Sounds fine to me. I guess Kaede wouldn't mind seeing her." Kagome nodded a little bit.
"I think Kaede would like that." Shippo looked up at InuYasha.
"Hey, maybe we'll run into Kouga." The hanyou's eye twitched and he grabbed Shippo.
"Want to run by me again, brat?" Shippo shook his head and he was dropped from the death grip. Kagome quickly explained about Kouga and Kaede and everyone nodded, now understanding the conversation.
"So what's it like?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Dangerous for the most part. Though I believe the most dangerous demon is now on our side." Kagome explained, referring to Sesshomaru. InuYasha gave his usual 'feh'.
"He's not that dangerous. I could beat him if I wanted to." Kagome rolled her eyes a little, not saying anything.
"Anyway, I guess we should start packing! I want to get there as soon as we can!" InuYasha arched a brow at her.
"If you missed it there so much, why'd you come here?" Kagome paused, looking at him but she didn't answer and just changed the topic. Miyu gurgled, managing to latch herself onto Shippo's tail and apparently had no intention of letting go.
The little fox squeaked a little, trying to pry it away from her. He pulled and pulled, finally yanking it away from the infant. InuYasha's ear twitched as Miyu's breath hitched, signaling a long cry. With a growl, he bopped the kit on the head, picking up his daughter.
"Ow! InuYasha! That hurt!" Shippo glared at the half demon and InuYasha just soothed his daughter.
"She's just a baby, Shippo." Kagome told him gently. Shippo frowned a little.
"But she had my tail." Kagome smiled, crouching down.
"It's not like she would hurt you, Shippo." The fox kit sighed a little bit, jumping up onto InuYasha's shoulder, turning around and offering her his tail again. Miyu blinked and grabbed onto the furry object with glee, her tears gone.
Shippo sighed but a smile slowly spread out onto his face. She sure was cute. He froze when he felt something very wet on his tail and he looked over his shoulder at Miyu who had the tip of his tail in her mouth.
"She's … sucking … on … my … tail … Kagome …" Kagome laughed a little and replaced Shippo's tail with a pacifier. Miyu blinked at the strange object but didn't complain. InuYasha raised a brow at this.
"Well, you're sure easy to please today." One of Miyu's snow white dog ears twitched at her mother's voice and she looked at InuYasha with her golden eyes. Miyu's eyes caught a loose bunch of hair and she reached up, her little fist clasping around it and she pulled. InuYasha winced a little bit but sighed, ignoring it.
"I guess we should pack your bag." Kagome smiled.
"That's alright, InuYasha. We already packed a bag for Miyu." InuYasha smiled and shifted his daughter, gently running his claws through her hair.
"Thanks for taking care of Miyu this morning, Kagome. I really do appreciate it." Kagome smiled back at him and shook her head.
"It was nothing. She was a little angel this morning." The baby in question gurgled a little, happily sucking on the pacifier that Kagome had given her.
"I think she could use a bath, though." InuYasha nodded a little.
"All that baby stuff must be hard work, eh kid?" He held her up to eye level and Miyu giggled and squirmed. With a chuckle, InuYasha stood up, carefully cradling his daughter.
"Alright then, I'll go give Miyu a bath and then I'll come back to help you guys pack." Kagome nodded.
"Take your time." InuYasha waved lightly and walked down the hall to the bathroom. With a sigh and a yawn he turned the water on and began undressing his daughter. Once they were both undressed, he removed the pacifier from her mouth and stepped into the bathtub.
Miyu squirmed and whimpered, demanding to have her pacifier back but InuYasha just shook his head a little bit.
"You can have it back when you're all clean." As soon as the water touched her, Miyu instantly quieted and her eyes went wide. InuYasha rose a brow at her reaction.
"It's just water." Slowly, he lowered his arms, holding her in one arm. Miyu's eyes studied her mother, unsure of how to take this new event. InuYasha smiled a little, reaching over and dipping a cloth into the warm water and gently squeezing out the excess over his daughter's body.
Miyu's nose scrunched up a little and she let out a small whimper, reaching out her arms towards him. With a bit of a sigh, InuYasha drew her back to him and nuzzled her a little.
"Hush, Miyu. You're alright." Her little hands grasped his hair tightly and the crying got stronger and louder. InuYasha smiled again, his heart swelling at her needy actions towards him. He never realized it before but it was such an amazing feeling to be needed. Gently he ran the cloth over her little body and cupped water onto her hair.
Unconsciously, a soothing sound like a mixture between a growl and a purr rumbled in his chest, drawing Miyu's attention. Slowly, she quieted and looked at her mother curiously.
"See? I told you that you were fine." Miyu blinked a few times but closed her eyes, resting against her mother's chest. InuYasha shook his head a little but continued on bathing his daughter, even going so far as to use some of that awesome smelling shampoo that Kagome used.
Finally, he stepped out and quickly wrapped his daughter in a pink fluffy towel. Even though she was mostly demon, she was still young and vulnerable to sickness. Getting dressed, InuYasha picked up his now sleeping pink and white bundle and exited the bathroom.
Kagome came around the corner and smiled. "Hey, how did it go? We heard her crying." InuYasha put a finger to his lips and pointed down to the sleeping Miyu. Kagome nodded, showing she understood.
"It wasn't so bad though I don't think she'll develop a liking to it any time soon." Kagome bit back a laugh and nodded again.
"Everything is all packed so we can leave tomorrow if you want. I think it'll be good for Miyu to see her home." InuYasha frowned a little bit and looked down at his sleeping daughter.
"Kagome, I don't think I want to stay in the Feudal Era anymore." Kagome blinked a few times and shook her head, not believing what she had just heard.
"What? InuYasha, are you feeling alright?" The hanyou's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. Every time he wanted to be serious about something, everyone would think he was sick or something!
"I'm fine."
"Then why the sudden change of heart? I mean, usually you're complaining about how I stay here too long or something like that." He sighed a little and nodded.
"I know but … the Feudal Era is a really dangerous place and, even though she's not a half demon like me, she still won't be accepted anywhere and she may not even be as lucky as I was to find you and everyone." Kagome nodded and sighed.
"Well, do you think you could handle staying here? I mean, you could go back sometimes and I could always look after Miyu." InuYasha shook his head. He didn't want Miyu growing up without a mother. He didn't want his daughter to have the same childhood that he did. Gently, he nuzzled his sleeping daughter, tucking the pink fluffy towel around her some more.
"I'll do whatever I have to do in order to protect her. I want to give her everything that I never had." Kagome studied him for a minute but smiled.
"Alright then. I still think we should go back to visit sometimes, though. Miyu should know at least a little about her heritage." InuYasha looked at his friend and walked with her.
"You think so?" Kagome nodded.
"Definitely." He smiled and looked down at his sleeping daughter.
"Well, one thing's for sure; her life will never be boring."
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A/N: Alrighty now … what did you all think? Miyu's pretty cute eh?
Now, some of you may be wondering what she is since her parents are a full and a half demon. Believe me; I was wondering this, too. Someone finally cleared it up for me while I was on the bus with my friend. She would be a 3 quarter demon.
Thanks to:
Valinor's Twilight
