Wake Up
It has been a week and a half since the battle of Sesshoumaru and Etui. Sesshoumaru had his brother brought from the castle and buried in his family's graveyard. Then had the castle and all its contents burned to the ground except a book of spells Kagome asked him to keep.
It has been a week and a half since Kasheru has opened her eyes. She lies sleeping in her bed growing paler by the day. Not eating. Not moving. All day for this as week and a half it's been the same. Kagome sits vigil at her daughter's side fearing that she may wake up when she is not there. No one can figure out why she won't wake up. Kagome has tried reading her mind but it is block off. He daughter is literally gone from the world. Sota and Ryu come in and put in fresh flowers or read stories but Kasheru can hear nothing. She is not sick. They've check with every priestess, priest, monk, and demon with the power to heal. They've done exorcisms but nothing happens. Kagome has tried countless spells, chants and exhausted her own power to the point she sleeps for days to get her daughter to wake but nothing. Not even a stir.
Sesshoumaru comes in the night and watches over Kasheru after putting Kagome and the boys to bed. He talks to her and tells her the things that he would never say when she was awake and asks her to wake up. Sometimes Rin or Shippo or both would come and give both parents a day or so off.
Tonight is no different.
A knock came on the door. "Father? It's me, Shippo."
"Come in Shippo." Sesshoumaru rose from the chair he had been sitting in. "What is it?" He asked when Shippo closed the door behind him.
"I'm worried about you and mom and Kashe. I don't understand why we can't wake her up. The elders said that they know nothing about this. They don't know how to break it. They don't know what to do. I don't know what to do. I wish she would wake up. This isn't her. She's like mom. She should be playing out in the sun. Laughing with us. Not laying here in bed unable to wake up." Shippo said on the verge of tears.
"Shippo, we must be strong for her. We haven't stop trying. I want her to wake as much as everyone. Maybe more. But she won't. That is why I sit here every night hoping that she will wake up one day. I don't understand anymore than you do. I have consulted with the best healers and we still haven't found out what was wrong with her." Sesshoumaru said desperately.
"I know I'm just scared. What if she never wakes?" Shippo cried.
Sesshoumaru then did something unexpected. He put his arms around Shippo in means of comfort. "We all are."
Rin knocked and opened the door. "Shippo? Are you in here?"
Sesshoumaru let go. "I'm here Rin."
Rin walked over to him. "The boys are asking for you. I think it's your turn to read them a story tonight." She smiled despite seeing his tears.
"It is. They wouldn't let me forget it all day. I'll see you later tonight, Father." He left when he saw Sesshoumaru nod his head.
Rin looked over at her sister. "No change?"
"Not even an eye movement." Sesshoumaru replied as he took his seat again.
Rin sat on the chair arm. "I don't get it papa. We've had the best of the best and there is still no change."
"I don't understand it either Rin."
"Inuyasha?" Kagome called as she knocked on his room door. "Are you awake?"
He and Tamoko decided that he should stay in case something happened. Inuyasha opened the door to see Kagome tear streaked face. "Kagome? What's wrong?"
"What else?"
"Do you need someone to stay with her tonight?" Inuyasha came out of his room and close the door.
"No. Sesshoumaru is doing that tonight. I wanted to talk to you."
"What is it?"
"I want to take Kashe to my time."
"But you don't know if the well will work for you or her."
"The well still works for me. I just don't know about her. And being that the jewel is inside of me, I don't think that jewel shards will work for her."
"I see. You want to know if your time can help her since everything we've tried here has failed. Am I right?"
"Yes. I can't stand to see her like this. She grows paler everyday. I have to do something. I think I have failed her as her mother if I don't try everything in my power."
"So when are you going to talk to Sesshoumaru?"
"Tonight or tomorrow. Tonight. I can't wait until tomorrow. I've been thinking about this since this morning. My time is more advanced this yours. We have more medicine."
"Kagome, there is just one problem with that."
"What?"
"You're a demon and so is your family. Now as far as I'm concerned there are no demons in your time."
"That's right. We'll be the first in years, centuries even. Don't worry, Inuyasha. I learn a concealing spell from one of the books in the library. I've tried it a few times and it works." Kagome took a step back and chanted the spell and transformed hiding her demonic features. She looked as she did before she became a demon.
Inuyasha was shocked. She was right. It did work. "You look human again."
"That's the plan. Come with me when I talk to Sesshoumaru. You can go to her room. I'll be just a minute. I'm going to say goodnight to the boys."
Inuyasha knocked on Kasheru's door. "Come in Inuyasha."
Inuyasha walked in and close the door behind him. "How is it going in here?"
"Silent as ever."
"How are you doing, Sess?"
"I don't know. What are you doing here?"
"I'm meeting Kagome here. She wanted me to come with her to talk to you about Kashe."
Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed. "Why would she need you to talk to me?"
"I don't know. Who knows why she thinks up the things she do? You sleep next to her at night and you still haven't figured it out."
Right on cue Kagome comes in. "Oh. You're already here. Cool. Sesshoumaru-"
"Kagome, why have you asked Inuyasha here to talked to me?"
"Calm down, Sesshoumaru. I want to talk about Kasheru. I want to take her to my time and see if they can help her there." She said as she closed the door behind her.
"No," Sesshoumaru replied coldly.
"Come on Sesshoumaru. You didn't even listen to reason."
"I don't need to. I saw your time and I do not want her there. It is not safe."
"Why not? Because we're demons? Is that why? What if I told you that I've found a way to conceal our features?" Kagome said angrily.
"There isn't a way to do that. I have looked for one and there is not." Sesshoumaru said just as intense.
"I have found one." Kagome chanted and her body changed before his eyes. "Do you see now? I can do it to Kasheru. We will be fine. I want to do this for her Sesshoumaru. I feel like this is all we have left."
Sesshoumaru just stared at her. 'She looks so human.' "Fine. If it can work for all of us then we can go."
"Thank you Sess."
"But if it doesn't we are to stay here."
"I understand." Kagome walked over to her daughter and place a hand on her forehead and chanted. They all walked as Kasheru's marks vanished and her hair turned black like Kagome's. She was the spitting image of her mother right down to the smallest hair. "It works Sesshoumaru."
"I can see that. How long will it last?"
"I think it depends on how long you chant. This will probably last about half an hour."
"Fine. What is this chant?"
Kagome smiled and began to teach him.
The next morning, Kagome and Inuyasha had gone thru the well to tell her mother, grandpa and Sota the story and what to expect. They went back thru the well to gather up the boys, Rin, Shippo and Sesshoumaru holding Kasheru. One by one Kagome took the children thru the well and left them for the other. When everyone was thru, Kagome gathered them up and walked out of the well house. Her mother came outside to greet her new family. One by one Kagome introduced each to their grandmother.
"Mom, I'll start from the oldest. These two are Shippo and Rin. They are a year apart, with Shippo being the oldest of the two." Rin and Shippo bowed low to their elders.
"There will be none of that here." Kagome's mother said as she walked toward both them and pulled each one into a hug. "This is how we say 'hello' here."
Kagome giggled at the shocked look on Shippo's face but smiled at the warm smile Rin held. "Mom, these two are Sota and Ryuzo."
"Well, they are some interesting children Kagome. I'd love to meet them."
"What?" Kagome looked down to see two empty spaces in front of her and heard Sota (the older one) cry, "Mom!"
Kagome, her mom and the others rushed inside to see two silver strand heads sitting on top of her brother.
"Who are they? They just came out of nowhere and attacked me."
"They are your nephews, Sota and Ryuzo." Kagome informed them.
"You named him after me?" Sota cocked his head to the side at his namesake.
"I hope you don't mind because I can't change it." Kagome said.
"No, it's cool. I like it. I have my very own namesake." He said as he removed the twins off his torso and got up. "Now who's who?"
"Well, -"
The twin on the right said, "I'm Sota and this is my brother, Ryuzo."
"Cool stuff."
"Kagome, is that her?" Her ji-chan said from the corner in the kitchen.
Kagome nodded sadly. "Yes, Her name is Kasheru. She looks just like her uncle Inuyasha." Kagome happily replied, pushing down the blanket from her face.
"Well, who's staying?" Her mother asked softly.
"Well, they were all kinda hoping to stay for dinner, and then Inuyasha was going to come back and take Shippo and Rin to Keade's village."
"Oh, wonderful. I was beginning to wonder how we were going to fit all of them. Well I guess the boys could have Sota's room and Sota could stay with your grandfather and you and Sesshoumaru could have my bed with Kasheru and Rin could have your bed."
"Oh mom. I couldn't take your bed. Where would you sleep?" Kagome asked.
"It wouldn't have been a bother. I could have slept on the couch."
"No way. Shippo and Rin are going back after dinner."
"Fine Kagome. Well, I guess I should get started on dinner. I'm thinking we'll be feeding horses tonight."
Kagome saw Sesshoumaru narrow his eyes a bit. "She didn't mean anything by it Sesshou, she just meant that the children would eat a lot and believe me, they will."
"Shippo, will take your brothers outside to play?"
"Sure momma. Come on Ryuzo, Sota." He grabbed their hands as soon as they ran past him.
"Sesshoumaru, come on. Let's put her down." Kagome led Sesshoumaru up to her room and he laid Kasheru on the bed.
"What are the healers like here?"
"Well, they're called doctors and they all specialize in different fields. What we're going to take her to see is someone called a pediatrician. They are doctors for children. Hopefully, we can figure out what's wrong with her there." Kagome brushed her daughter's bangs off of her forehead and sighed.
"What is it?"
"It's just that what if we can't find out what's wrong? What if she can't wake up or worse, what if… she doesn't want to wake up?" Kagome let her tears fall and Sesshoumaru wrapped his arms around her.
"Why do you question so much? We will wait and see and then if nothing happens you can start your what ifs but not before. Are we clear?" Sesshoumaru pulled back to looked at her face and she nodded. "Good. Your mother's coming."
"I know." Sure enough, a knock came on the door and her mother's head peeked in. "Hi mom."
"Hi 'Gome. I was wondering how you were going to hide your… features. You can't very well walk out there with ears like Spock and claws like an animal's. The doctors will either be scared or worry about your sanity."
"I've got it covered mom. Sesshoumaru?" Kagome and Sesshoumaru chanted together and everyone changed. They had found a way to say the chant once a make everyone transform. It kept them up till dawn but it was worth it.
Kagome's mother's eyes opened a full inch and a half wider than normal when she looked at her daughter and her son-in-law. Kagome looked as her mother remembered her at the beginning of her journey, but Sesshoumaru, while also sporting black hair, had hazel eyes with gold specks in them. (Once you're hot you never can be just like everyone else. I love hazel eyes on any man. On Sesshou they're even better.)"I wonder what the children look like." Kagome and her mother had a well-needed laugh.
Well, her mother did find out what they looked like. Shippo's red hair took on a darker shade and his eyes held their bright green color with hints of brown. The twins had jet-black hair with Ryuzo sporting gold eyes and Sota hazel. Her mother saw Kasheru before going downstairs and thought she looked exactly like Kagome as a girl.
'They look so human.' Kagome's mother thought. 'There is nothing that spells demon on them. No claws, fangs, markings. Perfectly human.' Kagome's mother did not like the way they looked now. They looked human but they were not. She found that she love they way they looked like before they changed. "Kagome, can you change everyone back? You look so much better as you truly are."
"I think so too. I mean, I enjoy seeing myself as I once was but it not who I am anymore. I'm sorry but I can't change them back either. We have to wait until the spell wears off." Kagome explained when her mother's face turned sad.
"Oh. Well, how long will that be?"
"Probably a half an hour at the most."
"Oh wait. We should take a picture as you are now and when the spell wears take another. That way I can see the way you look both ways. Wouldn't that be fun?"
"I guess mom. Let me get the kids." Kagome walked outside and called the boys and asked Sesshoumaru to come down but he wasn't having it so they all took the picture in Kagome's room with Kasheru in Kagome's lap and Ryu and Sota in Sesshoumaru's. A half hour later, they did the same thing only with lighter hair and eyes.
After dinner Kagome went upstairs to check on Kashe when she heard her fretting in her sleep. Kagome went quickly to her side and put a hand on her cheek. "Kami, you're burning up." Kagome pulled the sheets down off her daughter moving form. When the sheets were completely off Kasheru's body began to glow and then flamed. Kagome mentally called Sesshoumaru and he was there in seconds.
"What happened?" He roared as he watch her moved for the first time since she'd fallen under.
"I don't know. I came to check on her and she was moaning in her sleep and moving and when I touched her she was burning up." Kagome cried desperately.
"Mama?" Sota and Ryu were standing in the doorway with glowing eyes; Ryu's blue and Sota's black.
"Boys, stay there." Kagome screamed
"She's calling to us." Sota insisted.
Kagome turned to look at them. "She's what?"
"She's calling us. She wants our help." Ryu restated.
"How is it that you are talking to her when your mother couldn't?" Sesshoumaru asked from behind Kagome.
"She didn't call for me." Kagome spoke for them. "She-" Kasheru screamed and miko flared so bright it lit the entire room.
"We must calm her down. Come in here Ryu, Sota." When they were in from of him he said, "Help your sister."
"Yes Father." They replied in unison. They walked to their mother's bedside and grabbed Kasheru's right hand in their left hands. "Kashe, we're here. What do you want us to do?" Their eyes flared brighter. "We will… Hurry Kashe… Stop her." They both cried out and fell to the floor.
Sesshoumaru as clueless as Kagome asked, "What happened?"
Kagome snapped out of her shock and moved to the as quickly as she could, sidestepping Sesshoumaru. She rolled each boy to their backs and check to see if they were still breathing. "They're asleep." She reached over to check Kasheru. "She's alive as well. Question is: what happened between them?" She looked up at Sesshoumaru's confused and slightly angry eyes.
'She didn't hear a word I said.' Sesshoumaru commented dejectedly.
"Sesshoumaru, did you heard me? We won't know anything until at least one of them wakes up. Can you please get Sota for me and take him to my brother's room?" Kagome asked desperately.
Since the event happened, neither child had moved from their sleeping forms. For Kagome it had been over an hour of driving herself insane. She cried for the better part of that hour, still unable to reach her daughter. Kagome and Sesshoumaru alone sat in Sota's room to keep watch over their sons. Another hour rolled by before one of them moved.
"Mama?" Sota called weakly.
"I'm here, Sota." Kagome reassured him. "How are you feeling, baby?"
"Like I got hit by uncle Yasha when we were fighting." Then his voice turned serious. "Mama, we have to take Kashe back."
"But Sota we have to get her check out here. We explained why we were here earlier."
"But mama, Kashe won't make it if we stay. She gets weaker by hour she stays here."
"Did Kasheru tell you that?" Sesshoumaru asked.
Sota turned to his father. "Yes, papa. She needed me and Ryu to tell you that she had to go back. She has to be where she was born. Etui didn't just take control of her; he put another soul in her. Now, she has to fight the soul for control of her body. The blast Kashe took in the castle allowed the soul to release itself from the prison Kashe put it in. Please, daddy, Kashe has to go back or she has no chance."
Sesshoumaru frowned at his son's title for him but had made up his mind. "Kagome, there seems to be no choice."
"But Sess, what if it's wrong?"
"Sota, did Kasheru speak to you directly?"
"Yes, father."
Sesshoumaru looked at Kagome. "We're going back. Now." Sesshoumaru got up walked out the room. He wanted to make sure Inuyasha had Rin and Shippo ready so that when they got back through the well they could leave.
Kagome hung her head and cried.
"Mama, this is the only way." Ryu said.
Kagome stared up at him; not only because she didn't know he had awoken yet but also because what she heard was Kasheru's voice speaking to her. "Kashe?"
"Mom, I can't hold on much longer. Etui made me drink a potion that smelled of sage and lavender. I need to go back to where I was born to stop this evil soul. I need to be connected. I need your help mama. This soul is very strong and it wants my body. I need you to get a spell that forces the soul out of the body." Ryuzo (Kasheru) explained.
"But Kashe, what would happened to you if that happened?" Kagome cried.
"Mama, the only way we find that out is if we try," Sota commented quietly.
"Kagome, what have you got to lose? The one you're trying to save is telling you to do this. Maybe you should trust her." Her mother said. She had gone upstairs to picks some clothes to wash and saw that Kasheru was glowing, literally glowing a light blue color. She had gone down to the kitchen to tell Sesshoumaru but couldn't find him so she went to Kagome and saw that she was talking to her daughter, or rather her daughter was talking to her, through Ryuzo.
Kagome looked toward Sota's room door. "Momma, how long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough, 'Gome, to tell you that maybe you should heed your daughter's advice. I did once and look at how happy everyone is." Her mother lectured.
"What are you saying, momma?"
"Take a chance, Kagome. Trust your daughter. Take her back." Kagome's mother walked away from the door.
"Mama, Kashe said she had a spell over her and that is why it's so hard to get the soul out. Etui made it so neither of them could leave. She's been trying to break the spell since she left the castle."
"Guys, I'll be back in a minute." Kagome got up and walked out the room. Sesshoumaru had just come back from the feudal era and she was going to meet him. "Sess, I spoke to her."
"She called to you?"
"Well, no but she spoke to me from Ryu. She told me a lot of things. Sess, we're going back." She finally made her decision.
"What did she tell you?"
"She told me that Etui did more than take control of her. Remember when we thought that Etui brought out her darker side? Well, he didn't." Kagome face turned grave. "Sesshoumaru, he put a soul in her and then he put up a barrier around her so that neither soul could get out."
Sesshoumaru eyes glowed red. 'Even from the grave you seek to haunt me.'
"Calm down, Sesshoumaru. She's trying to break the spell. She wants us to cast out both souls." Kagome looked at him seriously.
"But then she may not be able to return if she can cast out this other." He rationalized.
"I know. She thinks it may be the only way, with the barrier on her and all."
"Are you going to do it?"
'He's asking me for a decision? He's really scared then.' Kagome thought. "Well, I don't think we really have a choice. If we don't do it, then Kashe could very well die, but if we do, she might not be able to return to her body. I think we should trust our daughter. We should do it."
"You had better be right."
Together, they went back and the house. Kagome got Kasheru and Sesshoumaru carried the boys. They bid her mother goodbye and met Inuyasha on the other side of the well. They stayed the night at Kaede's village, much to Sesshoumaru's displeasure. Kaede looked over Kasheru and agreed that there was a strong spell on her and put together some herbs to help weaken it.
The next morning, the family started back to their home. Kasheru had been restless the whole trip. Her body would glow and grow hot and her power would seep from her so much that Sesshoumaru couldn't carry her anymore. They arrived at their home thankfully everything was still the same way it was. It seems Jaken was good for one thing. Tarioko had been waiting at the door for them and they deposited the twins on her and another servant.
They went straight the birthing room, where Kasheru, Sota and Ryuzo had been born. They laid her in the middle of the room on the bed and it was then that her power flared brightly.
"Kagome, do you know the spell of casting out souls?" Sesshoumaru asked in earnest.
"Unfortunately, yes. Sesshoumaru, what if it doesn't work? You know there are tons of souls around her just waiting for a body. What if she can't make it back-"
Sesshoumaru held up his hand, completely silencing her and said, "Do not start with your what ifs. Kagome, this is the only way. Say the damn spell and get it over with. When both souls are out, put a barrier around her body."
"Are you sure?"
Sesshoumaru gave her silence for a moment and then said, "No, but I don't have a choice and neither do you."
Kagome sighed and began her chant. A series of words followed, flowing in and out of each other. Kagome's voice was soft and mesmerizing; so low that it was almost inaudible. Sesshoumaru focused on Kagome's face. Her eyes were close leaving her lashes spread across her skin and her small mouth moving slowly; pronouncing each word clearly. Sesshoumaru turned to look at his daughter. Her eyes were closed as well. He could clearly see that the soft coloring of blue around her body had been growing in color and size. It had been growing darker by the minute and was now a cerulean blue. Sesshoumaru looked between his mate and his child. Kagome's power had also come out and started to grow in size and color.
Kasheru began to rise into a sitting position. Kagome stopped chanting and waited. Kasheru's power flared twice before her body went limp and Kagome quickly put up a barrier around her. This told Sesshoumaru that both souls had been forced out but where they were now he didn't know.
"Kasheru, you have ten minutes." Kagome voice came hard in the silence. Kagome hoped she took heed to her warning. Even with her barrier up she couldn't stop the body from dying on it's own.
Kasheru knew her parents couldn't hear her or see her but she nodded her thanks anyway, and then proceeded to look for the little invader. She found still pretending to look like her.
"Are you still trying to get rid of that of which you are?" the little soul sneered.
"If you were me, then we wouldn't have split when we came from my body. But in seeing that we have, it is clear to me that you are not me. You are another plan Etui conjured up to make me his slave. Tell me, lost soul, what is it you want?"
"Isn't it obvious? I want what all souls want; a body. One as powerful as yours… and I shall have it now!" It screamed as it lunged for Kasheru.
Kasheru dodged it easily enough. She had always been more powerful as a soul alone than in a body, being that she, her mother and brothers harbor spiritual powers. "You would need more strength than that to defeat me." Kasheru molded her power into a powerful sword and watched as the little soul did that same. "Let us end it now." Kasheru went after her.
"Tarioko please let us go." Sota cried as he struggled against her for the fifth time. "We have to go the birthing room right now."
"No, you may not, princes. I was instructed to keep you two here in your room and that is exactly what I plan to do."
"But Kashe won't back to her body in time." Sota cried.
Tarioko stood still in shock. "What do you mean?"
"Momma had to cast out Kasheru soul to get the other soul out. Kasheru is battling the soul now for her body." Ryu explained for her.
"But now that her soul is out, her body's time is running out. Not even momma can preserve it in a barrier. All the soul has to do is waste time and deliver a blow so strong that it would take Kashe some time to recover and move into her body. If that happens, Kashe won't be able to get her body back." Sota finished.
"If it is originally the princess' body, then why shouldn't she be able to return?"
"It may have something to do with relative. The soul battling Kasheru is the soul of Father's mother. Etui knew what he was doing. Father's mother died before her time. It's only natural for her to want to return to living. Her soul hasn't been able to rest. If Kashe doesn't make it back to her body in time…" Ryuzo trailed off.
"How did you get this information?"
"They told us."
"What make you sure that Kasheru won't make it back to her own body?"
Sota sighed in frustration. 'This is getting us nowhere. She just keep asking us more questions.' "Look, we don't have time to talk about this now. Mom has already released Kashe's soul. She has less than ten minutes. We have explained enough. The rest will have to wait until later. Sorry Tarioko." Sota used his power to freeze her in place in case she tried to stop them again. "Come on Ryu."
Kasheru floated in the corner breathing hard. 'I don't get it. I'm supposed to be stronger than her but it seems like we're evenly matched. Also, as the minutes go by, I can feel the pull of my body dimming. I have to hurry.' Kasheru looked the soul opposite of her.
"It seems that this isn't what you expected. Your spiritual powers mean nothing as long you are dying with your body. I too can feel its pull lessen but it does not affect my strength because it is not originally mine. You grow weaker by the second, Kashe give up. " Her grandmother's soul spoke. "You can't possibly hope to defeat me as you are."
"Not a chance in hell, Lady. What do you take me for? I'm not going to let you have MY body. Yes, maybe the tables have evened out, I'm not going quit." Kasheru yelled. "Besides, you died a long time ago. Killed by your son. You should stay dead and join him in hell."
"Such harsh words from a little girl. No doubt from that half breed parasite."
"Inuyasha. His name is Inuyasha and don't you dare speak about him with such lies." Kasheru's eyes flashed and her voice was deadly calm and cold.
"Ah, so there is some of Sesshoumaru in you." The soul smiled.
"You're wasting time." Kasheru lunged at her again.
While they were battling in the air, Kagome and Sesshoumaru waited on the ground unable to either and then almost at the same time turned to the door as two small boys pushed their way in the room. "Kashe, we're here." Ryuzo shouted.
"Yes, and now explain yourselves." Sesshoumaru said as he stared at his sons.
"Um, Sota will." Ryuzo replied as he pushed his brother forward.
"Uh, Father, momma, we're here to help Kasheru. As you know, her body is dying, but what you may not know is that while her body is dying, so is her strength. She's not going to be able to last against grandmother any longer." Sota explained uncomfortable under Sesshoumaru's gaze.
Kagome broke concentration on the energy level in the room when she was floored by what Sota just said. "Grandmother?"
"Yes. Father's mother is the one battling Kasheru for her body." Ryu explained.
The only indication that Sesshoumaru reacted at all was the widening of his eyes. "How do you know this?"
"She told us." 'Do we have to go through this again?' Sota thought suddenly annoyed.
Kagome looked at Sesshoumaru as he turned his eyes to the air. "That explains one thing. Now for other, what are you doing here?"
"We have come to help."
"With what exactly?" Kagome raised a brow.
"With Kashe strength. You couldn't help her because you don't know what to do. She told us how and that is why we are here."
'What are they doing? Why is mom and dad keeping them from doing that?' Kasheru floated down to her parents and stood in front of them. Of course, they couldn't see of hear her but her brothers could. It was they who were staring at her. "Why aren't you doing it?"
"They won't let us, Kashe. They think we'll get in the way."
"Kashe?" Kagome gasped and looked in the direction her were.
"Please, Sota get through to them. I am hardly strong enough now to fight her head on. I have less than two minutes. If this doesn't happen, momma will be raising father's mother."
Sota relayed Kasheru's message to their parents and they looked somewhat shocked, but relented, nodding their approval. "Arigato Mother, Father." Sota and Ryuzo clasped their hands together and closed their eyes. Together, they release their spiritual power and let flow into Kasheru. Time was running out. Kasheru, feeling stronger by the second, released a powerful beam at her grandmother's soul.
Sota was breathing heavy and was very close to passing but before her did he whispered, "Hurry Kashe." His world went black.
With that last amount of strength Kasheru used, she was struggling to get back to her body.
A large gust of energy swept through the room, knocking everyone who was standing to their backs. Kasheru's body began to glow and then went limp. Kagome stood up and saw a rise and fall of her daughter's chest. She gave a sigh. "Well, we know that a soul resides inside, but which one." She cast a glance to Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru had stood as well, but hadn't been looking at her. He was looking at the bright light in the air. He watched as it floated down to him and stopped. "Okaa-san."
"Hai, my son. Your Otou-san was right about you. You have become a fine ruler."
"Okaa-san, but how?" Now, Sesshoumaru was taking some things out of Kagome's book but he was utterly speechless and barely managed to get out those few words.
"Your daughter made it so. Though, I don't think she realized that she did it. My soul has been restless my son, but now I can rest. Your brother has finally paid his price. I can be at peace." She then turned to her daughter. "Kagome, you have made a fine impact on my son and for that I bow to you." The soul bowed. "You have filled his heart where he can be at peace as well."
"Arigato, My Lady." Kagome bowed as well.
"Take care of them. My grandsons will be great with the right guidance. Kasheru, my granddaughter, she will be greater than any of us has seen in ages before your father, Sesshoumaru. Both of them. Take care of Kasheru especially. She is very fragile still. Be gentle but firm." With that, she lifted off into the air and disappeared with a flash of light.
"Well, that was unexpected." Kagome said with a light chuckle. "Wait did she just say both of them? Is that our future? To have another girl?"
"A very close future." Sesshoumaru said as he looked into her eyes.
"What do you mean?" Kagome asked.
"You are with child, Kagome."
Kagome looked at him wide eye. "What!"
