Mama Knows Best
Summary: Kagome was no expert on raising children, but she knew for a fact. She had to keep this child, no matter how scared she was...she would never abandon her child; she'd never be able to forgive herself. She wouldn't run and hide, not the way he did; not like him!
Anime: InuYasha/Gundam Wing
Pairing: Duo/Kagome
Rated: M for Mature content in later chapters, blood/gore, character death and Massacres
Genre: Romance/Family/Angst
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Chapter Ten
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Broken Memories
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"Hilde..." Kagome called softly to the girl across from her. It had been a little more than half a month, the Shinigami had been returned to her and the war had taken a sharp turn.
"Yes?" Hilde moved next to her.
Kagome was staring at the ship Libra on her laptop. Treize had sent some data, but not nearly enough. "Go to the Libra, sneak on board."
Hilde's eyes widened, "What!" She took Kagome's hand, "Kagome, I was supposed to stay by your side till you gave birth, I am not doing this any longer for Treize, but you! You can't expect me to leave with only two or so week's left!"
"Hilde, I need you to be with Duo right now; help him!" Kagome stood and turned the computer to face her younger sister. "You need to sneak on board the Libra and steal the Libra's data disk. Find the pilot's give it to them. This war can be easily decided with a few more moves."
"...If...if it will help put a stop to the war...will you be okay alone?"
"I'll talk to Sango or Miroku about staying with one of them until you get back."
Hilde sighed, "Alright then,"
"Take the small ship in the back; it'll be easier to sneak on board with an OZ ship."
"But by what name should I go by. I was terminated."
"Just enter under the guise, Soldier O-2zsd4. Throw a bunch of letters and numbers together, you used to be an OZ soldier, you know what to do."
"...alright."
Kagome handed her journal to Hilde before she had a chance to leave. "Give this to Duo...when you see him." Hilde nodded and took the journal from Kagome.
Hilde turned and left Kagome to her thoughts. Kagome had entered one last entry in her journal before she'd given the journal to Hilde, 'December 9th of year 195, the days are beginning to blur together...they are passing so quickly, it seems so unreal. Hilde will be fine, I have faith in her, and I know...somehow...if something goes wrong, Duo will be there for her. It's in him to protect his friends and loved ones...he'll keep her safe.
Duo, when you read this, you will know what I have wanted to tell you for so long...I had wanted so badly to tell you, in person...but I guess this is the best I can do. All I can do is hope you make it back to me...if you choose to come find me at all. I'm afraid of being alone, and I don't know if that emptiness is something I'm ready for. However, ready or not...I'm prepared to face it if you don't wish to return. Duo, I know my age doesn't give me full understanding of my feelings...but know this...no matter how you may feel about my choice, our night together or the child...I love you...and, I always will~
May you find happiness in whatever choice you make...'
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Hilde punched in her destination's coordinates, hovering in outer space a day after being told to sneak aboard the Libra. Here she was, only a few minutes away from the large ship. She could see returning ships and chose to use it best to her advantage.
'I'll get that data...Kagome...'
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Kagome looked out the window; right above her was Treize soldiers, fighting against Libra at this very moment. She was in a car on her way to a jet on Treize Khushrenada and Lady Une's request. She was being taken by Sango and Miroku who were to drop her off. They did so without questions. Kagome had only had time to grab a bag of her clothes, her pictures, photo album and camera. Everything else was left...
She felt horribly sick for some reason, as if she was about to do something she didn't want to do. She wanted to contact Hilde, and Duo...but both were busy...'Duo...' That's all she could think about. An hour later she was on a jet to America, and that's when it happened. When the jet was hit with turbulence; she looked through the window to see all of Japan gone. Nothing was left of it except for this large cloud of smoke. The jet was plummeting quickly and Kagome wasn't sure what the captain was doing. She stood carefully from her seat and moved to the captain cabin where blood now stained the control panel. The force of the blast had knocked him head first into the controls, and by the looks of it, he had died instantaneously. She sat down and manned the controls as much as possible with her fingers gripping hard against the plastic grips, blood causing her fingers to have a loose hold on them.
"Oh god..." She pulled back hard at the controls and managed to land the jet, but her abilities weren't able to keep her from crashing into the towering building before her. Her stomach ached painfully as her head whiplashed painfully against the wall of the Jet. The front engine was burning and she wouldn't survive if she didn't get out, that much was obvious. She stood, unaware of the bleeding between her legs as she made her way to her seat, grabbing her bag she struggled to get off the jet as someone on the outside opened it and she fell forward. Caught in strong arms, Kagome let the world around her fall dark.
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'It's so cold...'
~BEEP~
'What was that...'
~BEEP~
'My head hurts...I don't want to think about that sound.'
~BEEP~
'So annoying...'
~BEEP~
Blue eyes fluttered open with no change in the machine next to her. She didn't understand how she did it, but the heart rate machine on her right hadn't fluctuated for even a second. 'Weird...'
"Hm?" The voice came from her left, and she looked to see a woman with blonde hair in two rolls on the side of her face to her shoulders and past them. She had green eyes from what she could tell, but other than that, it was all pretty indistinct. "Just like him..." The woman had said looking over at her.
"...who," Her voice was hurting terribly.
"Oh, a boy I had once ago come across. Tell me, can you remember your name?"
She thought it over, nothing came to mind. "...no..."
"Do you know of the War that is taking place?"
"War?"
"No; okay then...have you heard of the Gundam Mobile Suits?"
'"It's amazing!"
"...yeah...yeah it is..."
"It's beautiful..."
"Deathscythe will be my masterpiece!"'
"...Gundam...Mobile Suite?"
"Alright, can you feel your fingers?"
She moved her hands and pressed her fingers together before nodding, "I can..."
"Can you move your feet and toes?"
She looked down and wiggled her toes, moving her feet side-to-side. Again, she answered positive, "Yes..."
The woman nodded with a smile, "Can you sit up?"
She moved to sit up when a pain shot through her abdomen; her hands both moved to the pain and emptiness filled her. 'What...?' Tears began to sting at her eyes, and for the life of her she couldn't understand why. A warm hand on hers caused her to look up into the kind eyes of the woman who was asking her so many questions.
"They are okay."
"...who?"
She frowned before carefully helping her up, careful of her abdomen as she sat her in a wheel chair and took her down the hall of wherever they were. She was pushed into a room and against the wall there was a mahogany wood crib. A whimper escaped the wooden baby bed and she felt her heart soul call out to the child, her heart beat increased and she forced herself to stand, moving to the crib with pain coursing through her body with every step. She glanced over the railing of the crib and her heart fell from her chest. Two small babies; a little girl, with a head of chestnut brown and the most beautiful amethyst eyes she had ever seen, or maybe...she had seen them...once before...then, a little boy, with black hair and a mix of amethyst and deep blue. The baby who had whined was the little girl, her hands raised in the air towards her. The boy looked curiously, but kept quietly to himself.
"She has been like this since birth, always wanting to be close to you. The little boy is much mellower, but...they were born from you. I'm surprised...that either survived...though, thankful at the same time."
Her voice came back at the beautiful sight, "They...are mine?"
"Yes," The woman turned her and placed her hand in hers. "My name is Sally Po. Your name, according to the idea I found on you, is Kagome Higura. You are sixteen, and you're an orphan. We...also found some pictures and other items with you..."
Gravestone...
She frowned, her heart ached.
Gravestones...Solo, Father Maxwell, Sister Helen...
"You did this?"
Such a warm voice, so sad...yet warm...
"It was all I could do."
"Kagome..."
Something precious about that voice...
"Promise you won't leave me. Not like they did..."
"They didn't leave you. Their here now, with you..."
Her heart thumped against her chest...
"They will always be by your side, just like I will. I will never leave you...never. Solo, Father Maxwell, Sister Helen and I, we will be by your side as you fight for peace, for the colonies and for those you love and care for."
'Something important...someone...important...'
"Just promise, you'll always come back..."
"I have no memory of ever being pregnant...of ever loving anyone...anyone who could produce such beautiful babies. They are gorgeous, both of them..." She took the girl into her arms and cradled her head carefully, placing her forehead against the baby girls. "Despite this...I feel so right holding her, as I am sure any mother should. If my name is Kagome, then please...call me Kagome. But if I may name these two,"
"They are yours to name, Kagome."
"Helen...Helen Higura...and Solo Higura..."
Sally smiled, "Beautiful. Kagome, please allow me to help you care for your children until you are ready to live on your own. I have more than enough room at my place,"
"If I am not a burden, than please...at least until I can make it on my own, or remember something that could help me a little bit more to live on my own with these two beautiful babies."
"You are no burden, Kagome...you are a gift. Let me show you to the room which I placed your stuff."
"Could I have the crib moved in there?"
"Yes, of course, place Helen back with your son and I will move both in after you are in bed resting. You need more sleep."
"...I understand...thank you." Kagome laid the now sleeping baby girl back beside her brother and kissed both on the forehead before following Sally to her new room, her new home.
A whisper in her mind drew her from the children lying asleep...
No matter how you may feel about my choice, our night together or the child...I love you...and, I always will~
May you find happiness in whatever choice you make...
'What is it...that pulls at my heart...a makes me feel like crying? Is it something I have forgotten? Or...is it someone...that I have forgotten...'
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