Inuvember Day 26 Reflections

Kagome closes her eyes and breathes in the mixes of salty and earthy florals along the beach, relishing in the sedative nature they find themselves in on this lovely spring day. Winter had been harsh that year and early Spring no different with the icy grip spilling over into the new year. But finally, the weary homebounds could venture out without the need of a thick coat or boots and after little debate, the kids all wanted to come to the beach.

It was silly, the adults knew it, the water would still be too cold to swim, the kids would dip their feet, whine, and end up just playing on the shore. Course that wasn't a bad thing either. They all needed to get out and stretch their legs, especially when you have Inu Hanyo blood running through your veins. Kagome would be rich if she had a dollar for ever whine through that Winter. 'And that includes the husband', she chuckled lightly to herself. That was okay for her, they were good kids, a bit rambunctious, but nothing they'll need to worry about later.

The sounds of squealing lift her lids to check on the kids, but of course it was nothing more than their father chasing them around or the oldest playing keep away of a pretty shell because she could. Mayumi had been their surprise child 15 years ago. Well, not so much a shock that Kagome was pregnant, but of how quickly it had happened since she had only been reunited with Inuyasha for 3 months. Barely ready to be adults lets alone parents, but luckily with so much love and support on both sides of the well they weathered the first few years… and waited to have their next one 7 years later once they knew they could afford it.

Two more kids later and here they were, Tsukiko was now 8, and Ryota was 5. One big happy family. All of them were born with the Inu Hanyo traits, but only Mayumi ended up with the white hair and golden eyes. Miroku liked to tease that it had been because of 250 years of pent up seed screaming for an heir. Not that it mattered. Mayumi will always hold a special place as their first, but Inuyasha and Kagome loved all of their children equally.

Sometimes she was asked why not raise her family in the modern era but frankly, Kagome preferred the feudal time. It was so much more tranquil compared to the hustle and bustle of Tokyo with clean fresh air and better still, no having to hide her children's heritage. They had the benefit of travelling back and forth, though why it stayed open she would never understand, but it was a blessing nonetheless, and one they took advantage of on occasion… like today.

If there was one downside to living in the past it was transportation and in order to visit the beach, well, it was a lot easier to do so in the future with modern trains. Inuyasha is used to the 'strange moving machine' by now, and so are the girls who think nothing of getting on, but Ryota her youngest was in that fascination stage where such magical work must be at play. It was adorable to watch him plastered to the window for most of the ride, pointing out the scenery or talking his father's ear off about what he's seeing.