By: Inuyasha4ev
Chapter 10: Arrival of the Pups and Spiderling/ Confrontation
Kikyo's eye glanced back and forth from her cousin's offspring to her exhausted, resting cousin. /My...Kagome's children do look a lot like her. And they're so exhausted. I swear, the father's must be handsome. I haven't seen any of them before. Hm. I bet those are some sexy little demons. I don't want to hurt Kagome, but the second I see them or talk to them, I am going to...\ Her sick thoughts were interrupted by the ringing of Kagome's phone. Strolling over, her lips curled into a smirk when she read the caller ID. "Hello, Naraku." She drawled in an attempt to be sexy.
Naraku nearly gagged when he heard the voice. /What wench has Kagome's phone? It matters not. I simply wish for her to stop speaking.\ But that didn't stop his curiosity. "Who are you?"
"Kiiiikyooo, Kaaagssyy's cousssin." She twitched when she heard Kagome's sheets move, obviously meaning that she had moved. Glancing over her shoulder, Kikyo was relieved to see her relative still sleeping. "And who are yoooou?"
Rolling his eyes, he replied, "Naraku, Kagome's love. Would you hand her the phone?"
"Why? You don't enjoy speaking with me?" /My sexy voice usually bags them all. He's simply playing hard to get.\
"No. Quite frankly, I do not. I wish to speak with my Kagome and only my Kagome." He was getting irritated quickly and wished he could reach through the phone and kill her.
Kikyo snorted. "You just say that because you have yet to see me."
"No. I've seen you. Kagome has pictures at her home of you. I do not see why. If I had a hideous, ignorant, disgusting cousin such as you, I would be sure to dispose of the photographs. I do not understand how such a dispicable creature could even be related to my tenshii. Give her the telephone, wench!" It was half yell, half whisper, but he was sure he got his message across. "Must I repeat myself."
Shocked, Kikyo gasped. Never before had she been turned down. But now that Kagome had grown up, she was being constantly ignored. When they went to the mall after Kagome's arrival, the boys and men and demons seemed to flock to her. /What does she have that I don't?\ Pouting, she said, "Kagome's tired. She's done a bit of work this morning."
"You have my 'Gome working?" He asked in anger.
"Actually, she brought this on herself. She just g-ow!" She stroked the side of her face, which a shoe had just been in contact with. Glaring around, she saw a pissed Kagome sitting up in bed. "Ka-kagome? You're up."
Narrowing her eyes, Kagome answered, "Yeah. I am. Who's on the phone?" /You were about to spill everything, so they better be filled in already.\
"Um, he said his name's Naraku, Kagsy. Here you go." She gave a fake smile and sat the phone in her cousin's hand. "I was just going to wake you."
"Uh huh." Kagome said sleepily, turning her attention to her phone. "Raku-kun?"
Naraku felt soothed immediately. "Koishii, my what an annoying pest she is. But she does not matter. Are you feeling well? You sound ill."
"Yeah, but I'll be perfectly fine soon." She had just been released from the hospital a few hours before and would be returning home by plane the day after. "And you?" She stroked her stomach. /I guess since they were demon babies, my figure just came right back. I love that. Now, no one will notice anything.\
"I am well. Painfully jaded without you, but well. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe you are returning tomorrow."
Kagome smiled. "You're correct. I'll be there by 6:00 pm tomorrow. Can you survive until then?"
Naraku sighed longingly. "Well, honestly, I'll force myself to live. I wouldn't want to just leave you to come back to a city that lacks Naraku."
"Yeah, I guess you're right. I'd hate to live in a city without you, Raku-kun. How is everything going in Japan?"
"Well enough." He rose to his feet and walked to his front door when he heard the doorbell. (I have never imagined Naraku having a house! I still can't! LOL) "Oh, the mutts are here." he said with a smirk, opening the door. "Inuyasha, Sesshomaru."
"Naraku." The brother's said together.
"What brings you here?"
Inuyasha shrugged. "We need to talk, about our Yakuzas and something else."
Naraku cocked a brow. "Ah, yes." Turning back to his phone, he said, "Kagome, I will speak with you upon your return."
"Whoa, you're talking to Kag! Lemme see the phone!" Inuyasha lunged to snatch it, only he was too slow, sending him crashing to the ground. "Grr, give me the damn phone, Kumo (spider) !"
Kagome groaned. "I have a headache, Naraku. Can you tell him to calm down?"
"Kagome wishes for you to shut it, mutt." He said cockily.
"I asked if he'd calm down, not shut it! Kami, you guys are unbearable!" Kagome yelled loud enough for even Inuyasha and Sesshomaru to hear.
Sesshomaru snatched Naraku's phone. "These mere children are ignorant, Kagome."
"Oh, hello, Sess-kun."
Naraku snarled, almost dog like, and reached to snatch his phone back, but Sesshomaru was too fast. "Sesshomaru, my phone."
"Hn." Sesshomaru ignored. He hardly enjoyed having the spider's phone so close to his person, but if he could hear Kagome's voice, it was worth it. "I take it you are well and will not return to me ill."
"Return to you?!" Inuyasha howled agrily. "She'll be returning to me, moron!"
Sighing, Kagome answered. "I am fine."
"You mutts claimed you wish to speak of the yakuzas and you are too busy trying to talk to that who is mine! Phone, now."
"Call me mutt again and your life is over, kumo." Sesshomaru hissed. "Good bye, Kagome. I will see you tomorrow evening."
Kagome smirked and answered, "Sure, I'll..."
"Kagome! A baby is crying!" Kikyo hollered.
Kagome quickly thought of something, answering, "K, Kik! I'll come check on Shippo!" She groaned, "Headache and you refuse to help, worthless cousin." Sitting up, she said, "Bye, Sess-kun. Tell Raku-kun and Inu-kin the same." She hung up and forced herself out of bed.
Sesshomaru frowned. As did Naraku and Inuyasha. Inuyasha, though, was the one to speak up. "Why would her cousin say 'a' baby? Shippo is the only one she has...right?"
Naraku thought for a moment, then replied, "Her cousin is ill in the head. She lies. She flirts. She's simply another mindless twit who does not belong in Kagome's family. So, what is it that you wish to speak off."
"Kagome, first."
"What of her?"
Inuyasha arrogantly plopped onto a couch. "She is officially mine."
Naraku snorted softly. "Is that so? What makes it that way?"
Her smirked. Now, had she been around, he'd have blushed. But now he was only with two guys. "I've had her. Physically."
"Intimately?" He questioned, slightly shocked, though he refused to show it.
"Oh yeah."
"Well, that makes two of us." Though he hated the thought of her and Inuyasha, he ouldn't help but smirk again at the red face Inuyasha had taken.
Sesshomaru's vision became tainted with pink. "Three of us."
"Oh hell no! Not you, the freaking human popsicle?!" Inuyasha howled. "And you! You evil bastard! You two had to have raped my Kagome or something!"
"She gave herself to me willingly." Sesshomaru found himself saying along with Naraku.
"No way in hell! She is mine, and you'll stay away from her!"
Sesshomaru glared mercilessly, "Halfbreed, you are obviously mistaken. Higurashi, Kagome belongs to this Sesshomaru."
Naraku's teeth clenched shut. "You heartless mutt, you're insane."
Inuyasha cracked his knuckles. "Kagome wants me. We love each other."
"Strange, I seem to recall her saying such to me." Narkau said with a sneer. "Sesshomaru."
"Hn."
"It doesn't matter! She's confused. When she comes back, she'll be ready for me and only me. You bastards can back off."
Sesshomaru growled, his eyes turning comepletely red as he clenched his fists shut. "You have lost one too many braincells, brother. This Sesshomaru always recieves what he wishes to. She will be mine."
Running a hand through his wavy black hair, Naraku interrupted, "Listen, pups, I propose a battle. When I win, I get Kagome. To be in my yakuza and to love."
Inuyasha nodded in agreement. "And when Sess and I win, we'll jsut battle each other until I win my Kagome."
"You would not win, halfbreed. But seeing as there is no way that I will lose, I agree. Tomorrow."
Naraku couldn't stop the sinister smile on his face. "Six 'o clock. She will be returning at that time. So by the time we finish, she will be waiting."
"Agreed." The Tashio bros (Oh, so kawaii) spoke. Inuyasha added, "In the woods. There's this large clearing. No one will interrupt us."
"Fine. You may go." He waved hishand nonchalantly.
"Prepare to lose, kumo, Onigumo." Inuyasha hissed, storming out with his brother gliding after him.
/Indeed. There may be a little blood shed, but I will have kagome.\ Naraku thought to himself.
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Kagome smiled down at her four children as she rocked with them in a hammock on her grandmothers porch. "I will miss you, my loves. Register my face in your minds. I want you to remember me, okay? Promise momma you won't just forget her. She needs to live on with you. I promise, I'll be with you every step of the way. if you need anything, momma will be there to give it to you. I swear." Try as she did, she couldn't keep her tears in her eyes, and they dropped onto the sleeping offspring. "Mommy loves you." She kissed them all, giving Shippo an extra kiss as he slept on.
Kaede walked slowly onto the porch. "Kagome, it is time." Her heart broke when he rgranddaughter turned to face her, her blue eyes glistening with tears. "Ye knew this was coming, child."
"I...I know. I just never thought I'd love someone, or in my case, so many people that I just don't want to let them go. But I understand what I must do. And I am more than willing." She rose to her feet, lying Shippo back down before going into the house with her grandmother. Following slowly, she sat when they arrived to her grandmother's room of prayer. "What must I do?"
"We will pray and call out to Midoriko." Kaede replied, setting on the floor across from Kagome. "Repeat after me. Koko ni kite kudasai, Midoriko. (Come here (polite), Midoriko.)"
Wiping a tear away, Kagome said, "Koko ni kite kudasai, Midoriko."
"Again, my dear. Incessantly, child."
"Koko ni kite kudasai, Midoriko. Koko ni kite kudasai, Midoriko. Koko ni kite kudasai, Midoriko." She found herself crying harder with each word. She paused, only because she felt the spirit present and found a hand on her back. "Midoriko." She whispered.
"Yes, child." Midoriko whispered. "Why do you cry?"
She hesitated, but turned to face the beautiful spirit. "I will miss everyone, Midoriko-sama."
Midoriko gave her a sympathetic smile. "Don't worry. You will grow use to it, as I did after my untimely death."
"Why do I have to hand them over?" She sobbed.
"It is only so that I may watch them until you cross over. Then I will give them to their father's. I thought you understood, Kagome."
She frowned. "I do. I just don't want to. I've grown attached in such a short time. I can't, Mido-sama. Please don't make me."
"My child," Midoriko sat, wrapping her arms around the yound girl and her sleeping children, "you will get over it in time. I know you will. It will only be for a day or two. Then, your soul will honestly be able to watch over them. Kagome, the fate of this world is in your hands. What will you do with it?" Not saying a word, Kagome nodded and extended her arms, silently asking Midoriko to take them if she needed to. Midoriko took the babies and kissed Kagome's forehead. "In due time, little one, you will understand." She vanished, taking the pups with her.
Kagome's lip quivered. "Grandma."
"Hai, child." Kaede whispered softly. "I am here, Kagome."
"Oh, grandma! Why!" Kagome cried, lunging at her grandmother and sobbing into her open arms.
"Shh, child. It is for the best. It will be alright." Kaede tried to calm her. Ye poor child.
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"Come on, Shippo." Kagome whispered to her tired kit. A gentle smile washed onto her face when he stumbled to her sleepily. Scooping him up in her arms, she whispered, "Rest, Shippo." She walked out of the airport and out to a cab for a ride home. Sliding in, she told the driver her address and leaned back to think. She was back home, and still depressed over having to give up her babies so quickly. She wanted her babies. For a second, all she could think was, /To Hell with the World! My babies need me! Daddy needs me! Sota needs me! Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Naraku, Tai! They need me! I can't abandon them because this cruel world needs to be cleansed! They've done no wrong!\ But she continued to think more. Perhaps, if she did leave, she could make life better, easier, more valuable for them! Maybe, they could live strong, happy lives! She'd sacrifice for them. She'd be more than willing to lose herself for them to be secure. She could, should, and would.
"Mama." Shippo shook his mother, whom was completely oblivious to the fact that she had fallen asleep. "We're home."
Nodding, Kagome said. "You're right." Taking out a few thousand yen and handed them over. "Thank you, sir." She opened the door and carried Shippo and their luggage out, with a little help from the kit himself. She was surprised to see Hiten running her way. "Shippo, go inside."
"Okay, mama." he dragged his bag into the house.
"Hiten." Kagome ackowledges. "What are you hear for?"
he panted slightly. "I heard you had returned, and I...I thought you'd want to know that Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, and Naraku are having a battle to win your heart."
Her eyes widened. "Th-they're what now?"
"They're battling."
"Where?!"
He pointed towards the woods. "In there!"
"Take me to the exact place!" She grabbed his hand, sprinting behind him as he led her away.
"Kagome!" Sota screamed. "Where are you going?!"
She frowned. "To stopped those morons."
Sota's eyes widened. He had heard of the battle. "Kag, it isn't safe. Dad, I gotta go!" he ran after her. "Kagome, get back here!"
Kagome ignored him, eagerly running with Hiten. She kept running until they were deep in the forest. The sound of gunshots getting louder drummed through her ears, but she kept running. She stopped when she came to the clearing, her eyes widening when she saw what was happening. "Oh my Kami." There were atleast seven on each side, wounded and bleeding. Her heart clenched. "Stop it you idiots!" Their eyes cut to her, but otherwise, she went ignored. /Fine. They're going to ignore me! I'll show them.\ She started to run toward them, but Sota grabbed her. "Let me go! Now!"
"Kagome, no! You're going to get hurt!"
"I don't care! I won't let them kill themselves!" She broke free and kept running.
"Cease fire!" All three leaders screamed. But afterwards, two shots were heard.
Sota wrapped his arms around his sister. "Kagome!" He pushed her down on the ground.