A Bond Across Time
By: ChocolateEclar
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any other character from the anime/manga "Inuyasha." So don't try to sue me. ^___^
To Tinuviel: ^_^;; Yea, I think I went a little translating happy last chapter… I did put all the translations at the end of the chapter though. *shrugs* As for the 'how will I know if someone doesn't review' question…um-er-good question. I keep wishing I could have special powers and kick Naraku's arse, but since that's unlikely to ever happen, I think I'll just hope you guys review anyway. ^__- Thankies!
To heart of a fairy: ^.^ Thanks a bunch! I'm flattered.
To DarkWold535: I like the hanyou Inuyasha too. Maybe it's the fluffy dog-ears or something… As for Inuyasha and Kagome having kids, you'll find out in this chapter Anyhow, thanks for reviewing!
To Aarolye: Its not quite finished. This is actually the last chapter, but if you guys want, I'm more than willing to write a sequel. ^_- As for Midoriko, you were kinda right, but the 'basic' story is she was a powerful miko who many youkai feared because she could purify ten demons at a time. So the demons decided to make a wicked soul that was so powerful, it could stand up to Midoriko. To do this, they found a man who secretly yearned after Midoriko and they all possessed him and became one, which is kinda like what happened to Onigumo/Naraku. When the demons and Midoriko fought, the battle lasted for a week, but finally Midoriko reached the end of her strength and the demons devoured her body. However, when her soul was about to be sucked out of her, she used the last of her powers to steal the demon's soul and take it into her own and push it out of her body. Then both the demon and Midoriko died, but they left behind a crystallized soul, which became known as the Shikon no Tama. It's said that inside the jewel Midoriko's soul and the demon's soul are still battling. So the jewel can be either good or evil. In the hands of a demon, it becomes corrupted, but in the hands of a pure-soul it becomes purified. There's the usual version of the story. ^_^
A/N: This chapter's under Kagome's POV again.
Part 7: Inuyasha and Kagome's Children
"Hey, Inukoru," Shippou said to Inuyasha one day about two years later. We were all sitting in the living room of Inuyasha and my apartment. "I was thinking yesterday ("Wow," Inuyasha muttered sarcastically causing Shippou to frown) and I realized that before you made your wish you could've gone to the past through the well with the jewel and seen everybody."
"Why would I want to see myself?" Inuyasha snapped.
"Well," Shippou continued. "You could've told yourself what was going to happen in the future so you wouldn't be so depressed."
Inuyasha nodded, one of his eyebrows cocked.
I gripped his hand to keep him from retorting and said to Shippou, "So, how's Tessie?"
"Great!" Shippou exclaimed, his face brightening. "You liked her, right, Kagome?"
"Yea," I reassured the kitsune. "She seemed wonderful."
Shippou's smiled joyfully.
I could see Inuyasha eyeing my swollen stomach out of the corner of my eyes. He had been extra protective of me of late, never letting me go too far from him.
Because of my pregnancy, I soon wouldn't be able to work for atleast a few months so there wouldn't be any money for us to live off of considering Inuyasha didn't have a job. So I had searched for employment for him that didn't require a feasible education and wouldn't question Inuyasha, but still was a good job.
The only place that would do such a peculiar thing was found by Shippou. Naturally, Inuyasha's new employer, to the hanyou's horror, was Sesshoumaru.
Inuyasha had objected immediately, yelling, "I'm not workin' with that bastard!"
But with a little persuasion from me, he complied though somewhat resentfully. In the Zyunzi Corporation's Human Relations Department, Inuyasha's simply job was to examine the businesses that are under investigation for discrimination and find them innocent or guilty of the crime. Okay, it wasn't simple but atleast it was something. He barely even saw Sesshoumaru who, being the president of the department, was very busy.
Meanwhile, I was working as an elementary teacher at a small school in Tokyo. I enjoyed it and adored many of my students, hoping my own unborn bebii was like some of those dears.
Months passed and a few times Sesshoumaru got on Inuyasha's nerves, which wasn't unexpected. I wondered what we should name our bebii as the bunbenki drew nearer. Inuyasha was little help saying it was my job.
I didn't know if our bebii was a boy or a girl though so I looked through various name books in an aimless manner. After a while I decided I would name him/her when I saw him/her.
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Finally the day arrived. Inuyasha was far from calm, fretting about the hospital room, wringing his wrists and casting anxious looks at me. The delivery was rather painful; I can't lie about that. Eventually, the bebii arrived with a loud wail.
It was a girl.
I think Inuyasha almost passed out from enthusiasm because as he held our bebii he looked rather sweaty. I held her soon afterwards, cradling her contentedly. To my relief we didn't have to explain how she had dog-ears or a tail, she looked thoroughly ninjen even though she was a quarter-youkai. Still, there was something untamed about her that made a flower come to mind.
The Wild Rose. The Nobara.
"Inuyasha, how about Nobara?" I asked the hanyou.
He looked at me curiously before studying the baby girl's features. Her eyes were closed so it was uncertain what color they were at the time, and her hair was just little wisps of black.
Soon he smiled and said, "It fits."
I nodded and grinned back at him warmly.
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As Inuyasha put Nobara's diaper on wrong for the fourth time I laughed. I took Nobara into my arms and said, "Now watch. This is the last time I'm showing you."
Nobara squirmed and tried to escape. She didn't like being still for very long, her golden eyes wandering and her little fists snatching at the cloth beneath her. Her dark hair was longer now, curling over her ears and down to her nape.
When I was done I picked her up and plopped her into Inuyasha's arms to his surprise. "Now," I said. "As I told you yesterday, I'm going out with some friends so you have to watch our mischievous koinu." I turned to leave the apartment, but stopped and kissed them both on their foreheads. "Don't let her out of your sight, Inuyasha," I added meaningfully. After all, Nobara couldn't crawl very well yet but that didn't mean she couldn't move.
I lingered for a few more moments watching as otousan and ojousan eyed each other and gold met gold. Nobara already looked a great deal like Inuyasha, from her eyes to her nose, but her blue-black hair was like my own.
Then, I left, smiling softly.
My hanyou and my koinu.
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"Okaasan! Mom!" a shrill young voice called. "You promised we could go visit Dad at Zyunzi!"
I looked up from cooking breakfast, a baby boy in my arms, and eyed the seven-year old Nobara with one cocked eyebrow. She was short, her dark-haired head barely reaching above the countertop. She grinned, showing extra pointed canine teeth that looked rather like fangs. Her messy mop of jet-black tresses was shoulder-length and her golden eyes were piercing.
"Onegaishimasu!" she pleaded.
I sighed and said, "Fine, fine. Get dressed, Koinu." We always called her 'Koinu' nowadays. The nickname 'puppy' suited the quarter inu youkai girl who was becoming rather like a small female version of Inuyasha.
Koinu's grin widened and she rushed away. She was mostly ninjen so that most of her senses were as 'dull' as mine. Her sense of smell was definitely as strong as Inuyasha, but her sight and hearing were normal. As for her ototo, Shirakaba, he was only a year old, white ringlets toped his small head and golden eyes. (A/N: Did anybody notice how a few characters from 'Inuyasha' had flower or tree names? I did so I named the newest baby 'Shirakaba,' which means 'white birch.')
She appeared again a few minutes later wearing a pair of light blue shorts and a mismatching teal shirt. Her hair was still a jumble. "I'm ready!" she shouted causing me to chuckle.
"Let me brush your hair and get another pair of shorts, Koinu," I told her.
She bounced in anticipation and rushed away again with me behind her.
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"Ooi, oji! Uncle Sesshoumaru!" yelled Koinu causing her uncle to eye her darkly over his desk.
"We'll leave your office as soon as you tell us where Inuyasha is, Sesshoumaru," I informed the inu youkai, holding Koinu's hand and carrying little 'Shi' at the same time.
Sesshoumaru was watching Koinu like a hawk to make sure she didn't touch anything. He replied, "Room four fifty-seven." He stood up and grabbed Koinu's reaching hand. She had been about to touch the sword hanging on the wall. I could tell it was his Tenseiga and smiled slightly, remembering. "Don't lay a hand on that, youjo," Sesshoumaru said in his usual emotionless drawl.
Koinu looked up at him, a small scowl imprinted on her face. Soon she went back over to me and I nodded. "Otsukaresama, Sesshoumaru," I said to the youkai.
He didn't say anything; he just sat back behind his desk and watched us go.
So we left and searched for the room Sesshoumaru had told us to go to. It was on the same floor, about five doors away from Sesshoumaru's office. We knocked and stepped inside. Koinu yelled, "Dad!" and ran to Inuyasha who was flipping through some papers searchingly.
He looked up as Koinu flung herself at his legs, hugging him tightly. He placed the papers down and kneeled down and picked up Koinu. "What are you three doin' here?" he asked.
"Just visiting," I answered. Shi was reaching out his tiny hands towards Inuyasha who took him from my arms so that each child was tucked in one of his arms.
"We saw Uncle Sesshoumaru," Koinu said causing Inuyasha to eye me.
"Well," I defended myself. "We didn't know which office was yours so we asked your boss."
"Feh."
"He wouldn't let me touch his sword!" complained Koinu.
"A sword isn't a toy, Nobara," I reprimanded her. It bothered her when we used her real name so she pouted slightly.
We stayed for about twenty minutes watching Inuyasha sort through the cases. Finally, Shi began to cry so we left, Koinu yelling, "Sayonara, Dad!"
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Later that day, Inuyasha returned home.
"Look, Dad! I made a picture of our family and friends!" Koinu yelled showing off the crayon drawing.
I looked over Inuyasha shoulder as he peered at the picture. "See, there's you and Momma, Shi, Uncle Souta, Obaasan, Hiijiji, Uncle Souta, Uncle Sesshoumaru, me, Shippou, and Kirara! Do ya like it?" Koinu explained proudly.
I smiled. It was a colorful childish doodle but it was still obvious who was who. Sesshoumaru had a scowl drawn on his face and Kirara was as fluffy as ever.
"Its beautiful, Koinu," I praised the little three-fourth ninjen, quarter-youkai.
"Dad?" Koinu asked, smiling happily from my compliment.
"Its great," Inuyasha replied smirking.
"Yippee!" yelled Koinu. "Do ya like it too, Shi?" she asked turning to her ototo.
The bebii let out a gleeful yelp and gurgled causing Koinu's grin to widen. She placed her picture down and hugged Shirakaba. The boy chortled and gave a bebii grin, his few teeth showing fully.
Two sets of youthful golden eyes looked at Inuyasha and I causing my chest to swell up with maternal affection.
My kodomotachi. My koinu and my bishounen. Nobara and Shirakaba.************************************************************************
A/N 1: I had a lot of trouble choosing the kids names, I hope you guys think they're okay. ^_^
A/N 2: Okay, I went a little overboard on the translating again, but oh well. Here are the translations:
Inukoru = Dog Turd or Dog Shit/Dog Face Bebii=babyBunbenki=time of delivery (of a child)
Nobara=wild roseKoinu=puppy
Otousan=father
Ojousan=daughter
Okaasan=mother
Onegaishimasu=please
Ototo=younger brotherShirakaba=white birch
Ooi=hey!
Oji=uncle (older than one's parent)
Kodomotachi=children
Youjo=little girl Otsukaresama=Thank you/many thanks Obaasan=grandmotherHiijiji=great-grandfather
Bishounen=handsome youth A/N 3: Don't forget to review! Bye!