Title An Announcement
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Warning none
Summary Inuyasha and Kagome face the council to announce Kagome's pregnancy.
They stood united before the council Inuyasha, Kagome, and their children, Mirkou, Sango and their children and Rin. By standing united when they announced Kagome's pregnancy they hoped to quash the rumors which had been floating around the village regarding Shiori and Inuyasha.
They had hoped to have Shiori with them, but she had been missing since Kagome had thrown her out of her home. Inuyasha would take all questions and Kagome would stand behind him. Miroku and Sango were there for moral support.
The flock of children was there to show the commitment of the Inutachi to the village. They were all strangers to the village. Yet they had chosen to raise their children here. Miroku and Sango had six. Inuyasha and Kagome two.
Rin was here because she had been the hand of Kaede. She provided the link to the mikos of the past. Kagome might have been Kikyou's reincarnation, but she was no Kikyou. Only Rin's vouching for her had allowed her to succeed Kaede.
Now Kagome was going to have another child there was a need for the council to send to the temple to perform Kagome's duties when she could not. Kagome did her best to reassure them that she would not need help for some time.
Rin stepped forward to explain that she could perform all the duties that Kaede performed which did not require miko powers. She had been Kaede's right hand over the last ten years when the old woman was failing.
The council discussed the matter. They were agreed that Kagome's pregnancy was a good thing would not affect the community so long as they brought in someone from the temple to handle Kagome's duties during her lying in.
They were still troubled about the rumors about Shiori and Inuyasha. Such an affair had the potential to split the entire community. Some thought they both should be expelled as hanyous. Then their miko would be free of the taint of a hanyou husband.
Others worried that Kagome might take her children and leave if the rumors of the affair were true. The village would then lose its miko and it strongest protector. Finally the headman was pushed forward to express the fears of the villagers.
"What about the bat girl? Why is she not here?"
Inuyasha looked at Kagome then answered " What about Shiori?"
"Are you having an affair with her?"
"Keh" Inuasha spat as he hugged his wife and children " These are mine and I would not do anything to hurt them"
"What about the rumors about you being seen at the God Tree with her in nothing, but your haori?"
Inuyasha puffed his chest out proudly " I was trying to see if she could fly. We discovered that she has wings which she never knew about. The wings which sprouted from her back as she fell tore her clothing. She is a bat demon who has never been taught to fly. She deserves to know about her heritage just as much as any of you. She does not pose a threat to anyone. Anyone who lays a finger on her will have to answer to me. I don't want to hear any more of these rumors from any of you."
The headman bowed " We defer to you in these matters as the village's protector, Lord Inuyasha"
Inuyasha snorted and led the Inutachi and their families out of the council chamber, but not before the more polite members, Rin, Sango, Mirokua and Kagome returned the bows. Inuyasha had won the day. The rumors would die and the village would get on the business of preparing for Kagome's new arrival.