I don't own Inuyasha or anything having to do with this show. I make this only for entertainment purposes, (and an excuse to avoid my homework:). So don't sue and enjoy the fic!

Some comments: I usually use color when dealing with past and present in my stories, but on Fanfiction.Net. I can't do that. I'm sorry, I didn't realize how confusing that had made the story. I'll try this...

Kagome's Time: ************ This is Kagome's time between the stars ************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is Inuyasha's between the squiggly things. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Is that better?

The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again... By: Msmelanie

Chapter Five: Unsettling First Impressions

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sango looked out of the door to Kaede's hut but didn't wander from the warm fire. 'I know it's freezing, but maybe I should have gone with them still.' She sighed as she looked out toward the falling snow. Then, she started to see figures emerging. She stood up and recognized Shippou coming into view. 'He looks extremely happy. Did he get to hear Kagome after all?' Then she saw Miroku grinning like a cheshire cat. Now she knew something was going on. She looked behind him for Inuyasha, but instead saw a smaller figure emerge holding something. As it came closer she realized...

She ran out of the hut to meet them. "Kagome?!" she cried out in disbelief. She stopped as she reached Kagome. She realized she was cradling something in her strange futuristic cloak. As she moved closer, she noticed two small dog-like ears and silver hair was sticking out.

Her voice caught in her throat as she finally saw Inuyasha walking up to them.

Kagome looked at Sango.

Sango understood and started to walk along with her old friend.

As everyone came into the hut, Kagome walked over by the fire. Everyone stood around her as she gazed at her unconscious son with worry.

She stroked his ear, searching for a response. There was none.

She flicked his ear, knowing that it'd make him mad but she didn't care. She needed a response. Then, he twitched his ears.

Miroku grinned widely. "It seems your 'little' Inuyasha will be just fine."

Kagome looked up at Inuyasha, unable to read his strange expression. She had no clue what she should do. 'I never thought the well would ever allow me to come back. Now what am I supposed to say? What am I supposed to do?'

Inuyasha looked down at her. He couldn't believe what he seeing. He looked over toward the smaller version of himself. His human feelings had caused so many mixed emotions. Embarrassment for what happened, anger for not knowing, dissapointment for not being there, excitement that it wasn't anyone else's, even happiness for just seeing them. 'Now what am I supposed to say? What am I supposed to do?'

Kagome bit her bottom lip. "Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha glanced back at her. "What?"

Confusion, worry, anger and frustration raced through her mind. She had so much to say, so much she wanted explained but all she could blurt out was "He's yours."

Miroku grinned and pat him on the back.

Inuyasha ignored him and continued to look at her. "Yeah, I sort of figured that out."

'Aahhh!!' Shippou screamed in his mind. Yes he knew that Inuyasha and Kagome apparently had to talk, but so far they weren't saying much of anything.

He couldn't help it anymore and leaped in front of Kagome. "What happened?! When was he born?! What've you been doing?! Did you miss me?! Where've you been?! What do-?!"

Then he was yanked up by his tail. He turned to see an annoyed Inuyasha. "How's she supposed to answer her when you're bombarding her with questions?!"

Kagome smiled. A genuine smile. She had tried so hard not to remember all the happy events of the past because it had hurt so much. But now being back with her friends she felt like she was home. She allowed herself to share in the joy again. 'Shippou. Inuyasha. Miroku. Sango. Oh, how I've missed you all.'

"So, tell us already!" Sango said fed up with the silence. "What happened to you? Did you ever pass those things called 'tests'?"

Kagome laughed. "Yes, I did!" So long ago it was the first of many priorities that took her out of life's happiness.

"Yeah!" Shippou shouted flipping in the air. "I knew you could!"

"Then what happened?" Sango asked. "Besides taking care of Inuyasha's child?"

Inuyasha ignored the comment.

"Oh, well..." Kagome thought as she stroked Kawayou's hair. "I...I..." Then, it hit her. Since she had lost all contact with her friends her life became...nothing. Meaningless. The only thing left for her was Kawayou, but Sango had said besides him.

"I began my career." She finally replied. "I left home and went closer to the inner city to join a software-" Then she looked at everyone and realized they had no cluse what she was talking about.

"What is an 'inner city'?" Shippo asked.

"What is a 'software'?" Sango asked.

She started to think about it when she started to feel claws on her shirt twitch.

She looked at Kawayou as he started to move.

Inuyasha watched him too. He was currently unsure if he should move up or move back.

Kawayou yawned and scratched his ear. He cuddled up closer to his mom. "Mom it's freezing! Why haven't you turned on the damn heater yet?!"

Sango, Miroku and Shippou looked back at Inuyasha.

"That sounds familiar." Sango said to Inuyasha. "Apparently rudeness must be in your genes."

Inuyasha didn't reply.

Soon, Kawayou opened his eyes and looked around. First, he noticed the fire in the middle of the room. Then he noticed Sango. "Why are you dressed like that?"

Sango looked at her clothing. She was actually dressed in a casual fashion for once. "What do you mean little one?"

Kawayou looked over at Miroku right before he looked up at his mom. "Hey. Where are we and who are all the freaks?"

"Freaks?" Sango questioned, "Aren't you the one with the canine ears?"

Kagome looked at Sango with a you-shouldn't-have-gone-there expression.

"Yeah?! I might have doggy ears, but at least I ain't stupid enough to carry some huge ugly old bent piece of wood on my back ya frigid chick!!" Kawayou barked.

Kagome looked at her son crossly.

"What? I didn't do anything!" he barked again. He pointed towards Sango. "She started it!"

Kagome sighed and avoided the subject. Something more pressing was on her mind. "Kawayou? Do you remember what happened?"

Kawayou looked up at his mom. 'What happened? That's right I-' "Are you okay? We're you hurt?! If it hurt you I'll rip my claws into it and tear it apart!"

Everyone looked at Kawayou.

"What is he speaking of?" Miroku asked.

Kagome ignored Miroku and looked seriously at her son. "We had visited the well and you suddenly started acting protective. Then you grabbed me and jumped into the well." she said trying to explain.

Kawayou looked at her annoyed. "You didn't answer me!"

"I'm fine." Kagome replied. "We are both fine since the well worked."

"Oh? So we're like, In the Sengoku Jidai?" he asked.

Kagome shook her head yes. She looked over to the side expecting to see Inuyasha. Now she knew why her son hadn't noticed him before. She looked in the back and saw him sitting in the farthest corner of the hut. He was looking at his claws, wondering what he should do.

"Inuyasha?" Kagome called out softly. Kawayou's ears shot up as he looked in the back of his mother.

Inuyasha looked at Kagome.

"You should come over here." Kagome said as she gestured with her head.

Inuyasha slowly started to get up, and Kawayou suddenly had the urge to hide himself inside his mom's long leather jacket as much as possible.

'Inuyasha?! My dad?! The guy with the huge claws that weren't even extended?!' Kawayou panicked. His heart beat had started to increase. 'How big are his claws when he extends them?! Oh man, oh man.' He started to chant to himself.

Inuyasha walked over and saw Kawayou's head completely buried in Kagome's strange cloak.

Kagome laughed nervously as she tried to pull her jacket from Kawayou's face. he was fighting equally hard to keep it into place. "Sorry. I guess he's feeling a little shy."

Everyone watched as Kagome unsuccessfully tried to pull away her jacket again and again.

Inuyasha looked at the tiny claws that had punched through the jacket. "You know, that might be the reason you can't get that weird clothing off."

Kagome gasped as she looked at Kawayou's claws. "Kawayou!! Did you just punch your claws into my new $300.00 leather jacket?!"

Kawayou suddenly stuck his head out. He had just pissed off his mom and was beginning to think the huge dog demon might be safer after all.

Inuyasha examined his face. 'Silver hair, gold eyes, twitchy ears...'

Kawayou in turn examined him. 'Huge dog ears...look at those claws...look at his fangs!'

Kagome stood up and took off her jacket. She tried to detangle her son's claws without ruining it further.

Kawayou jerked his claws out but continued examining his dad. 'Red Kimono...that hair's never seen shampoo before...' Then he lost his air for a second as something new caught his eye. "A necklace with teeth on it? Who's teeth?!" The more he emamined Inuyasha the more he backed up to his mom.

Inuyasha was unaware of Kawayou's reactions and continued to look at his clothes. 'More strange clothes. Future people wear the strangest things...' He noticed that there were two straps with button-like metal objects clinked to the middle. 'Kagome never wore these things though...'He innocently reached out to touch one of the strange buttons.

Kawayou looked in horror at Inuyasha as his huge claws came at him. He yelled and and bounded up to his mom's sweater, accidently sinking his scared claws into her shoulders.

Everyone looked shocked.

"Kagome?!" Sango shouted running up to help her friend.

"Don't." Kagome warned quickly.

Her friends looked at her.

Kagome gently stroked Kawayou's hair and he relaxed his claws.

Kawayou looked up at his mom. "Sorry."

Kagome smiled at him. "I'm fine. Aren't I always?"

She looked over at Inuyasha. It'd been so long since they first met, she had forgotten how intimidating he'd looked.

Inuyasha looked at her annoyed. "What the hell did I do?!"

Suddenly, Kagome tensed up again, apparently in pain. She rubbed Kawayou's ears and relaxed.

"Sorry again." Kawayou whispered to her.

"Oh, I see." Miroku commented as he looked at Inuyasha. "He automatically extends his claws when he's scared."

Inuyasha frowned but didn't shout again since Kagome had apparently been 'clawed' twice already.

Kagome smiled down at her son. "Inuyasha would never hurt us Kawayou. He's your dad after all."

Kawayou looked unconvinced.

Kagome sighed and smiled at the same time. She would finally see if she still had her miko powers. "Okay, he looks a bit intimidating I know, but if I ever thought we were in danger all I would have to say is 'sit'."

Suddenly Inuyasha body slammed into the floor.

"What did you do that for wench?! I didn't do nothing!!" Inuyasha barked still recovering from the 'sit'.

Sango and Miroku laughed.

"Oh, I've missed that!" Sango laughed. "You have no idea how many times he needed to be 'sitted' while you were gone!"

Kawayou looked in disbelief at his dad. Seeing him kerplunk hard to the floor from one word his mom uttered had 'caused him to feel a little less afraid. 'Maybe that big lug kissing the ground won't be so bad after all.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Next time on The Feudal Fairy Tale Begins Again...

Kagome looked at him in surprise. "Shards? You mean you haven't collected them all yet?"

She looked at all the faces in the room. They had all read her expression clearly. Miroku and Sango looked sadly at their friend, Shippou's eyes started to water and Inuyasha's face was filled with mixed emotions. The strongest being shown was anger

Kawayou's ears twitched as he heard a sound wake him up. His vision was a little blurry but he became aware he was inside of a red kimono. 'When did mom get a kimono?'



Response to some Reviews:

To Inez: Thanks for your input. That was very helpful. Is this way less confusing for you now? Thanks for the compliment on my writing style. I know I lack in detail, and if you examine my other fanfictions they are the same way. I just don't do well in that department, although I am still trying. My expressive dialogue usually makes up for that fact though. I hope you get accustomed to it. As to Inuyasha and Kawayou's reaction to each other, now you know!

To Hope Hart: Thank you, I hope the next chapter is nice to you too.

To Vicki: Kawayou's adorable? Well, by looks but with his attitude... Wow, you love my story already? That's really nice, thank you!

To BJ: Well, now you know where Sango is but Naraku...(Grin) You'll never guess! But you can try if you want.

To Nea: Kagome being pregnant keeping her from traveling through? Wow, you know that was a really good guess! Keep reading and you'll find out.

To Angie: AAAAHHHH THAAAANK YOOU! Back to you. I don't usually write real, real long chapters, but maybe in the future I'll combine one for you okay? Thank you everyone for reviewing! I'm glad this story is already taking off so well.