Chapter 24
Shippo shows me the charm he has on that uses his fox magic to conceal his demon traits. I can't believe this, it is just amazing. Shippo takes his seat at the table beside Rin with a proud smile on his face.
For some reason I have a gut feeling that Shippo is not done with his surprises just yet. Before I can say anything Shippo smiles and says.
"Dad, I have a charm for you also that will hide everything but your silver hair."
He reaches into his jeans pocket and pulls out a almost identical charm, except this one is bigger. He gets up and walks around the table to Sesshoumaru.
He allows Shippo to place the charm around his neck and instantly the magic Shippo placed within it starts working. Sesshoumaru's crescent moon and all of his markings disappears along with his fangs and claws.
Sesshoumaru looks like a very sexy normal human man, except for his silver hair. Shippo takes his seat once again and I look back and forth between Sesshoumaru and him.
"Shippo how did you make these charms for you and your father." I ask.
"It was easy Mother, that's what my Father taught me to do before he got killed." He said.
"Well Shippo, that is a very good job."
"Thank you Mother."
"Your welcome, now lets eat."
"Okay."
So with that we all start to eat breakfast, sometime after we started I found myself taking a little of Sesshoumaru's food, which he doesn't seem to mind at all.
After everyone finish's breakfast Rin, Souta and Shippo help Sesshoumaru and I clear the table and take everything into the kitchen. I place the dirty dishes into the dish washer and start it up.
Souta runs upstairs to grab his back pack and I take Sesshoumaru upstairs quickly and get him to change out of his Hariko and hamika's, into a pair of very tight jeans and a white button down shirt.
I step back to look at my handywork and might I say I did a damn good job to. I grab clean clothes and run out into the hall and into the bathroom and take a 10 minute shower and get ready and am done in 20 minutes.
I go over to my dresser, I grab my purse, my phone and keys. Sesshoumaru and I walk out of our room, down the steps and into the small hallway.
Rin, Shippo and Souta are all waiting for us patiently by the door. Souta opens the door and we all head out the door and I look it, we walk across the courtyard, down the steps and over to my Comaro. Shippo, Rin and Souta climb into the back seat while Sesshoumaru climbs into the front seat and I get in the drivers seat.
I head straight for Souta's school, a couple blocks from his school my phone goes off in my purse. When the light in front of me turns red I stop and reach into my purse and pull my cell phone out and answer it.
"Hello."
"Kagome." It's my Mom and I can tell by her voice that she is crying,
"Mom, what's wrong?" I ask.
"I know you are probably taking Souta to school. Don't just come straight to the hospital."
"Mom, what's happening?"
"Your Grandfather has taken a turn for the worse, the doctor doesn't know how long he is going to last."
"Oh My God."
The tears start to flow down my cheeks and I can fell everyone eyes on my, this is defiantly not the news I wanted to hear from my Mother. I quickly make a left at the light and head straight to the hospital, I gun it to go faster.
"Mom, we will be there soon." I say.
"Okay Kagome." She says.
We hang up and I throw my phone back into my purse. I don't dare look at any one, I let the tears fall silently down my face. Sesshoumaru takes my one hand and squeezes it.
"Kagome what is wrong?" He asks.
"My Grandfather has taken a turn for the worse, the doctors don't know how much longer he will be here." I say.
I hear Souta gasp and he instantly starts to cry with me. In a few more minutes I pull into the parking lot of the hospital and take the first available space.
We all climb out of the car, walk across the parking lot and into the lobby. We all climb onto the elevator and Souta pushes the button for his floor.
A sudden thought hits me like a bullet train, if my Grandfather dies now he will never get to see his first great grandchild be born. That part saddens me the most because I have always dreamed of him holding the baby. Now he might never get to see or even meet his great grandchild.
The doors of the elevator open and we all walk out, Sesshoumaru takes my hand and squeezes it, trying to reassure me. I lead them all back through the halls to my Grandfather room.
We walk in, I know that I haven't had time to warn Rin and Shippo about what to expect and I wish I did now because they both gasp.
My Mother turns around from my Grandfather, who is shocked up to even more stuff then he was last night. She trys to look happy as she walks over to us.
"Hello."
She gives both Rin and Shippo hugs. She looks up at me and says.
"I thought Shippo was a fox Demon and you told me Sesshoumaru was a taiyoukai. Why do they both look like humans?"
"Shippo and Sesshoumaru are both wearing charms that Shippo made to hid their demon markings from everyone." I say.
My Mom looks back down at Shippo and says.
"Now Shippo you are a very smart young boy to do that."
"Thank you."
Shippo blushes at the complement. My Mother then talks to Rin for a little bit, then she looks up at Sesshoumaru.
"It's very nice to meet the man that makes my Daughter so happy." She says.
"It's also nice to meet you Mrs. Higurashi." He says.
As my Mother and Sesshoumaru talk I try to think up a way to tell my Mother about the baby. I know I should be thrilled to tell my Mother that she is going to be a Grandmother and we should be celebrating this joyful time, but with my Grandfather like this, it is hardly the time to be doing that. I break out of my thoughts to find my Mother looking at me.
"Kagome, Sesshoumaru just told me that there is something that you want to tell me." She says.
"Ya, I know this might not seem like the right time to tell you mom but I'm..." I say. I watch her reaction before I continue. "... I'm Pregnant."
I close my eyes, not really wanting to see her reaction. But I soon feel her embrace me in a hug.
"This is a great time Kagome." She says.
That makes me relax. ' I just wish I could tell Gramps.'
Hi everyone, Okay only one more chapter left till the Epilogue. I am kind of sad that it's coming to a end but as they say, all good things have to come to a end. Please review and tell me what you think about this chapter.
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